Mughal Period : Miscellaneous

Total Questions: 38

11. Mughals adopted "Navroj" festival from - [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2001]

Correct Answer: (a) Zoroastrians
Solution:Navroz festival was adopted from Persia (Iran). It was a national festival which was celebrated nineteen days. It had great significance during the Mughal period. The preparation of the festival used to begin quite long back. Abul Qadir Badauni stated Navroz as "Navroz-i-Jalali."

12. During the Mughal period, the Madarsa which was specialized in the teaching of 'Muslim Jurisprudence,' was located in - [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (a) Lucknow
Solution:The teaching of 'Muslim Jurisprudence' was specialized in Lucknow Madrasa during Mughal period. Mulla Nizamuddin born in Sihali, (Lucknow) was the originator of 'Darse Nizami, the new curriculum which included Tafsir (exegesis of Quran), Hadith (tradition of Prophet Muhammad) and Figh (Islamic Jurisprudence).

13. Arrange the chronological order of the following options and find out the correct answer with the help of the given codes : [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]

1. Ahilya Bai

2. Durgawati

3. Padmini

4. Tara Bai

Code :

Correct Answer: (b) 3, 2, 4, 1
Solution:Padmini was the queen of Chittor and the wife of King Rana Ratan Singh. In the battle, Khalji defeated Rana Ratan Singh at Chittor. After killing Rana Ratan Singh, Khalji wanted Rani Padmini to make his own by force.

After that, Padmini decided to take 'Jauhar which was similar to the Sati system. Rani Durgavati was a great Hindu warrior queen of Gondwana. After being defeated by Akbar in the war, she daggered and killed herself.

Tara Bai Bhonsle was the queen of Chhatrapati Rajaram, She was acclaimed for her role in keeping alive the resistance against the Mughal occupation of Maratha territories after the death of her husband. Ahilya Bai was the Holkar Queen of the Maratha-ruled Malwa kingdom. Indore was occupied by the Holkar dynasty.

14. Which one of the following is correctly matched ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

List-IList-II
(a) Khuldabad1. Tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti
(b) Fatehpur Sikri2. Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daula
(c) Agra3. Tomb of Aurangzeb
(d) Delhi4. Tomb of Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan
Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:The famous Dargah or Tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti is located in Fatehpur Sikri. Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daula is located in Agra and the tomb of Aurangzeb is situated at Khuldabad (Aurangabad). The tomb of Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan is situated in Delhi. Therefore, option (d) is correctly matched.

15. With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following statements : [I.A.S. (Pre) 2018]

1. White marble was used in making Buland Darwaza and Khankah at Fatehpur Sikri.

2. Red sandstone and marble were used in making Bara Imambara and Rumi Darwaza at Lucknow.

Which of the following given above is/are correct ?

Correct Answer: (d) Neither I nor 2
Solution:Buland Darwaza is constructed using red sand stone along with white marble to decorate it. It is situated in Fatehpur Sikri in Agra. However white marble was not used in the construction of Salim Chishti Khanqah, instead it was used in making his tomb.

Bara Imambara and Rumi darwaza both are situated in Lucknow and were built by Asaf-ud-daula. Its roof is built using just bricks and without beam or garter. Bricks and lime was used in its construction instead of stone or marble.

Rumi darwaza which is main entrance gate was built using lime plaster and lime molding along with Lakhori bricks. Hence neither statement 1 nor statement 2 is correct.

16. Which of the following pair (building of Mughal period and place) is not correctly matched ? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (c) Jahangiri Mahal - Burhanpur
Solution:Jahangiri Mahal was built by Akbar in Agra. Rest of the options are correctly matched.

The palace was built by Akbar for his Hindu wives. It is one of the earliest surviving buildings of Akbar's reign. Jahangir in his memoirs stated that the buildings were erected by his father Akbar but did not take any credit for the construction of Jahangiri palace or Mahal. During the reign of Jahangir, it is believed to be the residence of his wife, Jagat Gosain, the Princess of Marwar and mother of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.

17. Arrange the following monuments in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

I. Rabia Daurani's Tomb, Aurangabad

II. Sher Shah Suri's Tomb, Sasaram

III. Humayun's Tomb, Delhi

IV. Atala Mosque, Jaunpur

Codes :

ABCD
(a)IIIIVIII
(b)IVIIIIII
(c)IIIIIIIV
(d)IIIIVIII
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:Atala Mosque of Jaunpur was built by Ibrahim Shah Sharqi around 1408 A.D. Sher Shah Suri (1540-45 AD) built his own tomb in Sasaram. Humayun's tomb of Delhi was built under the supervision of Hazi Begum during 1565-72 A.D. Aurangzeb built a tomb at Aurangabad in the memory of his wife Rabia Daurani.

18. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the list : [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Pre) 2010]

List-IList-II
A. Babur1. Jama Masjid (Sambhal)
B. Humayun2. Din Panah
C. Akbar3. Jahangiri Mahal
D. Jahangir4. Itmad-ud-Daula's Mausoleum

Code :

ABCD
(a)1234
(b)4321
(c)3412
(d)2143
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows -
List-IList-II
A. Babur1. Jama Masjid (Sambhal)
B. Humayun2. Din Panah
C. Akbar3. Jahangiri Mahal
D. Jahangir4. Itmad-ud-Daula's Mausoleum

19. Match the following building and rulers - [Chhattisgarh P.C.S (Pre) 2013]

List-IList-II
A. Qutb Minar1. Muhammad Adil Shah
B. Gol Gumbad2. Iltutmish
C. Buland Darwaza3. Aurangzeb
D. Moti Masjid4. Akbar

Code :

ABCD
(a)2413
(b)3241
(c)4213
(d)2143
(e)4321
Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows -
List-IList-II
A. Qutb Minar1. Iltutmish
B. Gol Gumbad2. Muhammad Adil Shah
C. Buland Darwaza3. Akbar
D. Moti Masjid4. Aurangzeb

20. Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order : [U.P.R.O/A.R.O. (Mains) 2016]

I. Battle of Kannauj

II. Battle of Chausa

III. Battle of Talikota

IV. Battle of Khanwa

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

Codes :

ABCD
(a)IVIIIIII
(b)IVIIIIII
(c)IVIIIIII
(d)IIIVIIII
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:
List-IList-II
A. Battle of Kannauj1540 A.D.
B. Battle of Chausa1539 A.D.
C. Battle of Talikota1565 A.D.
D. Battle of Khanwa1527 A.D.

hence correct option is option (a)