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CDS - Mughal Empire Test 1261
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CDS - Mughal Empire Test 1261

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  • Question 1/5
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    Akbarnama is written in which of the following languages?
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    It was written in Persian, which was the literary language of the Mughals, and includes vivid and detailed descriptions of his life and times. It followed the Baburnama, the more personal memoir by his grandfather, Babur, founder of the dynasty.

    Abul Fazl who was one of the nine jewels in Akbar's court wrote the book Akbarnama.

    Hence, Option B is correct.
  • Question 2/5
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    Which of the following statements is/are correct

    (1) Babur was descendant of Timur on his mother's side and changez khan on father's side.

    (2) Babur originally ruled over Ferghana

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     Babur was a descendant of Timur through his father's side and Genghis Khan through his mother's side. Hence, Statement 1 is incorrect.

    Babur ascended the throne of Fergana in its capital Akhsikent in 1494 at the age of twelve and faced rebellion. He conquered Samarkand two years later, only to lose Fergana soon after. In his attempt to reconquer Fergana, he lost control of Samarkand. Hence, Statement 2 is correct.

    Babur was invited to India by Daulat Khan Lodi, a rebel of the Lodi Dynasty to defeat Ibrahim Lodi. - He ascended the throne of Fergana (now Uzbekistan) in the year 1945 at the age of 12. 

    Hence, Option B is correct.

  • Question 3/5
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    Which of the following statement is incorrect?
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    Akbar won Gujarat in 1572. One noble invited the Mughal emperor Akbar to intervene in 1572 which resulted in the conquest of Gujarat by 1573 and Gujarat becoming the province of the Mughal Empire. In 1573, Mughal Emperor Akbar conquered Gujarat Sultanate (now Gujarat, India) taking advantage of young Gujarat Sultan Muzaffar Shah III and his quarrelling nobles. Muzaffar was held captive at Agra.

    Hence, Option D is incorrect.

  • Question 4/5
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    Which of the following statement is/are correct during the Reign of Akbar ?
    1) He introduced Bandobast system also known as Dahsala.
    2) Military system in reign of Akbar was based on Massabdari .
    3) The Persian translation of Mahabharat is titles as Razamanama.
    4) Akbar abolished Jizya.
    Solutions
    Under the reign of Akbar in the year 1580-82 the Dahsala or Zabti System was introduced to put a check on the problems that were arising due to fixed prices each year and settlement of revenue of the last year. Sometimes this system is called Todar Mal's bandobast. Hence, Statement 1 is correct. 

    The Mansabdari system was the administrative system introduced by Akbar in Mughal Empire during 1571. Hence, Statement 2 is correct.

    The Razmnama is a Persian translation of the Hindu epic poem Mahabharata, commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. In 1574, Akbar started a Maktab Khana or "House of Translation" in his new capital at Fatehpur Sikri. Hence, Statement 3 is correct.

    Jizya was abolished by the third Mughal emperor Akbar, in 1564. It was finally abolished in 1579. However, Aurangzeb, the sixth emperor, re-introduced and levied jizya on non-Muslims in 1679. Hence, Statement 4 is correct.

    Hence, Option D is correct.
  • Question 5/5
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    Which of the following structure was NOT built by Akbar?
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    Shalimar Gardens in Kashmir was built by Mughal Emperor Jahangir. It is also called the "Crown of Srinagar". Emperor Jahangir built his celebrated Shalimar Bagh, his dream project to please his queen. He enlarged the ancient garden in 1619 into a royal garden and called it 'Farah Baksh' ('the delightful'). He built it for his wife Nur Jahan ('light of the world').


    Akbar built many monuments in Delhi and Agra. Some were built for protection, like Agra Fort, and some were built due to his love of architecture like Fatehpur Sikri, Buland Darwaza, Humayun's Tomb, Jodhabai Palace, and Akbar's Tomb.

    Hence, Option B is correct.
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