Humayun and Sher Shah

Total Questions: 31

1. Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order [U.P.R.O/A.R.O. (Mains) 2017]

I. Battle of Daurah

II. Battle of Kanauj

III. Battle of Samugarh

IV. Battle of Chausa

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

Correct Answer: (b) I, IV, II, III
Solution:The correct chronological order of the above-mentioned events is battle of Daurah (1532 A.D.), Battle of Chausa (1539 A.D.), Battle of Kanauj (1540 A.D.) and Battle of Samugarh (1658 A.D.). Humayun defeated Mahmud Lodi in battle of Daurah.

Sher Shah defeated Humayun in the Battle of Kanuaj. The Battle of Samugarh was fought between Dara Shikoh and his two younger brothers Aurangzeb and Murad Baksh. Battle of Chausa was fought between Sher Shah and Humayun.

2. Who among the following has constructed mausoleum for his emperor husband ? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1991]

Correct Answer: (b) Haji Begum
Solution:Haji Begum constructed mausoleum for her husband Humayun at Delhi in 1565-1572 A.D. as 'tomb of Humayun.' Mirak Mirza Ghiyash, a Persian, was the architect, employed by Haji Begum for this tomb. It is the first double dome mausoleum of Mughal Architecture A garden is surrounded outwards of the tomb.

3. Who introduced coin of silver ? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1991]

Correct Answer: (b) Sher Shah
Solution:Sher Shah is honoured for the establishment of the reformed currency system which circulated in the Mughal period and became the basis of British currency. He introduced pure gold, silver and copper coins as well as abolished currency coins of mixed metal which had fixed-rate and size.

His silver rupee coins weighed 178 grains of which 173 grains were pure silver. Sher Shah's name title and place of mint were invariably inscribed on the coins in Arabic language and Devanagari script.

4. What was the exchange rate of silver's rupiya ? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2006]

Correct Answer: (d) 64:1
Solution:The currency system of Sher Shah was well developed. He introduced pure silver's Rupiya (Rupee) (178 grains) and Coppers Daam (380 grains). At that time the exchange rate of Rupiya and Daam was 64: 1.

5. The pure silver "rupiya" was issued by [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (b) Sher Shah
Solution:The currency system of Sher Shah was well developed. He introduced pure silver's Rupiya (Rupee) (178 grains) and Coppers Daam (380 grains). At that time the exchange rate of Rupiya and Daam was 64: 1.

6. With reference to Sher Shah Suri, which of the following statement is/are correct ? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2021]

1. He was the architect of a brilliant administrative system.

2. However his qualities as a ruler were not more remarkable than his victories on the field of battle.

Select the correct answer from the code given below :

Correct Answer: (a) Only 1
Solution:A brave warrier and a successful conqueror, Sher Shah was the architect of a brilliant administrative system. In fact, his qualities as a ruler were more remarkable than his victories on the battlefields.

His brief reign of five years was marked by the introduction of wise and salutary changes in every conceivable branch of administration. Hence, the first statement is true while the second statement is false.

7. Death of Sher Shah Suri occurred in :- [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1993]

Correct Answer: (b) Kalinjar
Solution:Sher Shah Suri died on May 22, 1545 during the siege of the Kalinjar Fort of Rajputs. When all the tactics to subdue this fort failed, he ordered the walls of the fort to be blown up with gunpowder. He was seriously wounded by the explosion The Kalinjar was the last campaign of Shershah.

8. Last expedition of Sher Shah Suri was against which of the following States ? [U.P.R.O/A.R.O. (Mains) 2016]

Correct Answer: (a) Kalanjar
Solution:Sher Shah Suri died on May 22, 1545 during the siege of the Kalinjar Fort of Rajputs. When all the tactics to subdue this fort failed, he ordered the walls of the fort to be blown up with gunpowder. He was seriously wounded by the explosion The Kalinjar was the last campaign of Shershah.

9. With which medieval ruler would you associate the statement 'I would have lost the empire just for a handful of millet' ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]

Correct Answer: (c) Sher Shah
Solution:Sher Shah Suri was extremely impressed by chivalry and courage of Rajputs during the battle of Marwar that he expressed his feelings in the above statement.

Sher Shah Suri, originally named Farid Khan, was born in 1486 in Sasaram, Bihar. He was the emperor of north India (1540-45) in the Islamic Sūr (Afghan) dynasty. Sher Shah fought extensive wars with the Rajputs, expanding his empire.

  • He conquered Punjab, Malwa, Sind, Multan, and Bundelkhand. His empire included all of North India except Assam, Nepal, Kashmir, and Gujarat.
  • He established a long-lasting bureaucracy accountable to the ruler and a carefully calculated revenue system.
  • He efficiently administered the army and tax collections and built roads, rest houses, and wells for the people.
  • He was generally tolerant of non-Muslims, except for his massacre of Hindus following Raisen's surrender. His tomb at Sasaram is among the most magnificent in India.

10. From which place Jayata and Kumpa were associated who impressed Shershah with their valour ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2022]

Correct Answer: (d) Marwar
Solution:In the Battle of Sammel with Sher Shah Suri, Maldeo Rathore lost. His Army Generals Jaita and Kumpa gave a tough fight with just a few thousands men against bigger army of Sher Shah.

Due to the valour and courage of Jaita and Kumpa Sher Shah Suri's army suffered heavy losses Sher Shah is said to have commented that "for a few grains of bajra (Millets), I almost lost the entire kingdom of Hindustan".