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Indian History and World History (Part-18)

📆 December 9, 2024

MUGHAL PERIOD

Total Questions: 50

31. Whose administration became a model that was followed by Akbar when he consolidated the Mughal Empire? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 17.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Sher Shah Suri
Solution:Akbar followed the administration model of Sher Shah Suri. Sher Shah Suri established a powerful state.

Explanation:

  • Sher Shah Suri's administration was highly efficient and well-organized.

  • When Akbar later consolidated the Mughal Empire, he adopted many ideas from Sher Shah's system.

  • Key systems that Akbar adapted:

    • Land revenue system (measurement of land, classification, and taxation)

    • Road building and communication system (like Grand Trunk Road)

    • Currency system (standardized coins: Rupiya, Dam, Mohur)

    • Administrative divisions (provinces, districts, villages)

32. Who was Babur's son? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 10.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) Humayun
Solution:Babar had four sons and a daughter [Gulbadan Begam]

1. Humayun [in 1520 Babar captured Badakhshan and gave it to Humayun]

2. Kamran Mirza [in 1522 Babar captured Kandahar and gave to it Kamran]

3. Hindal Mirza [Humayun appointed Hindal as a ruler in Mowat]

4. Askari [Humayun appointed him as a ruler in Sambal]

33. Hamideh Banu Maryam Makani was the wife of Mughal emperor________. [S.S.C. Online C.H.S.L. (T-I) 06.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Humayun
Solution:Hamideh Banu Maryam Makani was the wife of the Mughal emperor Humayun.

Hamida Banu Begum was chief and most favourite consort of the second Mughal emperor Humayun and the mother of his successor, the third Mughal emperor Akbar.

She is also known for the title Maryam Makani, which was given by her son, Akbar.

34. The Suri king to________ was defeated by Humayun regain his kingdom. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 7.06.2019 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) Sikandar Suri
Solution:The Suri king Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun to regain his kingdom in 1538.

Explanation:

  • After the death of Sher Shah Suri and his successor Islam Shah Suri, the Sur dynasty weakened.

  • Sikandar Suri became one of the claimants to the throne.

  • When Humayun returned from exile with the help of the Persian king, he defeated Sikandar Suri.

  • After defeating Sikandar, Humayun regained Delhi and Agra in 1555, re-establishing Mughal rule in India.

35. Jama Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 27.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (a) Fatehpur Sikri
Solution:The Jama Masjid (Friday Mosque) is a 17th-century mosque with a World Heritage Site tag at Fatehpur Sikri, Agra.

The Mughal emperor Akbar personally supervised the construction of the building of the Jama Masjid (Great Mosque; 1571), which stretches some 540 feet (165 metres) in length.

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36. Humayun's heir, was born in exile and was only 13 years old when his father died. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 7.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Akbar
Solution:Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor was the heir to the Mughal Empire after the death of his father, Humayun.

He was born on 15 October 1542 in Umerkot located in Sindh which is in present-day Pakistan.

During Humayun's exile, Akbar was brought up in Kabul during his early childhood.

After the death of his father, he succeeded the throne with the help of regent Bairam Khan who helped in his administration.

37. What was Akbar's age when he became emperor? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 14.10.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) 13
Solution:Akbar's age was 13 when he became emperor.

Akbar was the third Mughal emperor of India and established a sprawling kingdom through military conquests, but he is known for his policy of religious tolerance.

38. Akbar (1556-1605) was the ruler of which dynasty? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Mughal
Solution:Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (October 1542-27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar I, also as Akbar the Great (Akbar-i-azam), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605.

39. Who amongst the following succeeded the Mughal throne in the year 1556? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 6.06.2019 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (a) Akbar
Solution:Akbar succeeded to the Mughal throne in the year 1556 after Humayun.

Explanation:

  • After Emperor Humayun died in 1556 (due to an accidental fall from the stairs of his library in Delhi), his 13-year-old son Akbar succeeded him.

  • Akbar became the third Mughal emperor at a very young age.

  • Bairam Khan, a trusted general, acted as Akbar's regent and helped him consolidate the empire in the early years.

40. When was the battle of Haldighati fought? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 25.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) 1576
Solution:Akbar's main objective behind the Haldighati battle was to bring Rana Pratap under his control.

The Battle of Haldighati was fought on 18 June 1576 between:

Side 1Side 2
Maharana Pratap (ruler of Mewar, Rajput hero)Mughal forces led by Man Singh I (general under Emperor Akbar)

  • Haldighati soil has a yellowish color — that’s why it's called "Haldi" (turmeric) Ghati (valley).

  • Maharana Pratap's horse Chetak is famous for his bravery — he was wounded but still saved Pratap’s life by carrying him away from the battlefield.

  • Although outnumbered, Maharana Pratap fought fiercely and refused to surrender to the Mughals even after the battle.

  • He continued guerrilla warfare and later recovered much of his kingdom.

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