1. Who united all the Sikhs and founded a kingdom in the Punjab?
(a) Gum Nanak
(b) Guru Gobind Singh
(c) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(d) Guns Teg Bahadur
Ans : c
2. The Mansahdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system in
(a)Turkey
(b) Persia
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Mongolia
Ans : d
3. Which of the following is wrongly matched with his contemporary Mughal king?
(a) Rana Sanga -Babar
(b) Prithvi Raj Chauhan -Akbar
(c) Jujhar Singh -Shahjehan
(d) Jaswant Singh -Aurangzeb
Ans : b
4. In 1662 A.D., Mirjumla, the Mughal Viceroy of Bengal led a successful expedition to
(a) Astern
(b) Tibet
(c) Orissa
(d) Avadh
Ans : a
5. In reforming land revenue system, Sher Shar Sun took which of the following steps?
1. He did away with the authority of the middle- men and established direct relations with the tenants.
2. He abolished jagirs and zamindari system.
3. He fixed the government’s share of produce at less than one third of the produce.
(a) l, 2 and 3 (b) l and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) l and 3
Ans : a
6. Which of the following ports was the biggest port during the Mughal Period?
(a) Hoogly
(b) Chittagong
(c) Balasore
(d) Surat
Ans : d
7. The East India Company was founded in India during the reign of
(a) Jehangir
(b) Akbar
(c) Shahjehan
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans : b
8. The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was
(a) Patiala
(b) Amritsar
(c) Lahore
(d) Kapurthala
Ans : c
9. The Sikh Guru who fought Mughals was
(a) Gum Nanak
(b) Gum Arjun Dev
(c) Gum Gobind Singh
(d) Guru Teg Bahadur
Ans : c
10. When Akbar was young, his guardian was
(a) Hemu
(b) Faiji
(c) Abul Fazal
(d) Bairam Khan
Ans : d
11. Akbar assumed actual control over the administration of his empire in
(a) 1556
(b) 1562
(c) 1558
(d) 1560
Ans : a
12. Babar won the Bank of Panipat mainly because of
(a) his cavalry
(b) his military skill
(c) Tulughma system
(d) Afghan’s disunity
Ans : b
13. Who consolidated the Mughal Empire and gave it a unique multi-religious culture? (a) Akbar
(b) Humayun
(c) Jehangir
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans : a
14. During the Mughal period, under the Zabti sys tem, land revenue was assessed and was required to be paid
(a) in cash or kind
(b) only in cash
(c) only in kind
(d) by the Zamindar on the behalf of the peasants
Ans : a
15. The British allowed Ranjit Singh to rule over the territories west of the Satluj because
(a) they were afraid of his French trained army.
(b) he proved to be a faithful ally.
(c) he was amenable to British pressure.
(d) they needed his help in conquering Afghanistan.
Ans : a
16. In the Mughal administration, military recruit men was being looked after by the
(a) Wazir
(b) Kotwal
(c) Bakshi
(d) Diwan
Ans : c
17. Which of the following Rajput dynasties did not surrender to Akbar?
(a) Parmar
(b) Pratihara
(c) Rathor
(d) Sisodiya
Ans: b
18. Who, among the following Mughal emperors, annexed Bijapur and Golconda to the Mughal Empire?
(a) Jahangir
(b) Akbar
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans: d
19. Guru Gobind Singh sent Banda Bahadur to Punjab
(a) to establish Sikh empire.
(b) because he was a great warrior.
(c) to crush the enemies of Khalsa.
(d) to defeat the Hindus.
Ans: c
20. Zawabits are concerned with
(a) state laws
(b) laws regulating mansab system.
(c) laws regulating mint house.
(d) Agricultural taxes.
Ans: c
21. The main object of introducing the Mansabdari system was to
(a) placate the nobility
(b) improve the judicial administration
(c) organize the army
(d) improve the land revenue system
Ans : c
22. Akbar collected a very valuable library of manuscripts on all subjects because
(a) he was a voracious reader
(b) he wanted to write Akbarnapza
(c) he had a great hunger for knowledge
(d) he wanted to start a new religion,
Ans : d
23. Which of the following was the main function of the Peshawar under Shivaji‘s administration?
(a) He was to look after the general interest and welfare of the state.
(b) He advised the king about foreign affairs.
(c) He was to fix dates for religious ceremonies.
(d) He was in charge of all public finance and accounts of the kingdom.
Ans : a
24. When did Vasco da Gama come to India?
(a) 1492
(b) 1498
(c) 1398
(d) 1542
Ans : b
25. The Maratha Chief, Sambhaji, was executed during the reign of
(a)Jahangir
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Mahabat Khan
Ans : c
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