Mughal Period : Miscellaneous

Total Questions: 38

21. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list : [U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 2010]

List-I	List-II
A. Alai Darwaza, Delhi	1. Alauddin Khalji
B. Buland darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri	2. Akbar
C. Moti Masjid, Agra	3. Shah Jahan
D. Moti Masjid, Delhi	4. Aurangzeb

Code :

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	3	2	1	4
(c)	4	1	2	3
(d)	1	4	3	2

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:Alai Darwaza was built by Alauddin Khalji while Buland Darwaza was built by Akbar in Fatehpur Sikri. Moti Masjid (Agra) was built by Shah Jahan and Moti Masjid (Delhi) was built by Aurangzeb.

22. During the Mughal period 'Muallim was - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above

Solution:Muallim or navigator was an employee on Indian merchant ships. He used to hold a spherical device on the ship to identify the position of stars and the sun. It helped him to identify the correct position of his ship. In the given options, option (d) seems to be near to the answer, but it is not an appropriate answer as Muallim was an employee/worker, not a ship.

23. Banjaras during the medieval period of Indian history were generally [I.A.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Agriculturists
(b) Warriors
(c) Weavers
(d) Traders

Correct Answer: (d) Traders

Solution:Banjaras during the medieval period of Indian history were traders. They used to move from one place to another, sometimes with thousands of oxen, laden with food grain, salt, ghee and other daily stuff. They were specialized in Caravan trading and also in textile embroidery, etc.

24. In context of medieval India, the term "SARAIS" refers to [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

(a) A land given to religious places which was tax free
(b) Type of tax imposed on peasants
(c) A place meant to provide temporary accommodation to Indian and Foreign travellers, pilgrims, merchants, traders, etc.
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (c) A place meant to provide temporary accommodation to Indian and Foreign travellers, pilgrims, merchants, traders, etc.

Solution:A hugely interesting feature of medieval India was the 'Sarais" which ringed cities and dotted the vast space of the Indian sub-continent. Sarais were largely built on a simple square or rectangular plain and were meant to provide temporary accommodation to Indian and Foreign travellers, pilgrims, merchants, traders, etc. In effect, sarais were public domains which thronged with people of varied cultural backgrounds. This led to cross-cultural interaction, influences and syncretic tedencies in the cultural mores of the times and at the level of the people.

25. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

(a) Dam - Copper coin
(b) Desai - Revenue Collector
(c) Diwan - Revenue Chief of a province
(d) Jarib - A type of tax

Correct Answer: (d) Jarib - A type of tax

Solution:Shershah Suri promulgated copper coin 'Dam'. During Mughal period one Rupiyah (silver coin) was equal to 40 dam.

Desai was revenue collector at district level during Maratha period.

Diwan was revenue chief of a province in Mughal period. Jarib was a land measurement unit during Mughal period. Hence (d) is not properly matched.

26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists : [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2016]

List-I	List-II
A. Hawkins	1. 1615-1619
B. Thomas Roe	2. 1608-1611
C. Manucci	3. 1585-1586
D. Ralph Fitch	4. 1653-1708

Code :

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	2	1	4	3
(c)	1	2	4	3
(d)	2	1	3	4

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above

Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows :

List-I	List-II
A. Hawkins	1. 1608-1611
B. Thomas Roe	2. 1615-1619
C. Manucci	3. 1585-1586
D. Ralph Fitch	4. 1653-1708

27. Select the correct chronological order for the following Muslim rulers from the codes given below the names : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2003, 2001, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2002]

1. Ahmad Shah Abdali

2. Muhammad Shah

3. Jahangir

4. Bahadur Shah-II

Code :

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 3, 2, 1, 4
(d) 2, 1, 3, 4

Correct Answer: (c) 3, 2, 1, 4

Solution:The correct chronological order of the above-mentioned Muslim rulers is as follows. Jahangir ruled from 1605 to 1627 A.D. Muhammad Shah ruled from 1719 to 1748 A.D. Ahmad Shah Abdali, an Afghan invader, fought in the third battle of Panipat (January 14, 1761). The reign of Bahadur Shah-II 'Zafar' was from 1837 to 1857 A.D.

28. Arrange the following four foreign invasions in chronological order and find the correct answer from the codes given below : [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

1. Ahmad Shah Abdali

2. Genghis Khan

3. Nadir Shah

4. Timur

Code :

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 2, 4, 3, 1
(d) 2, 4, 1, 3

Correct Answer: (c) 2, 4, 3, 1

Solution:The correct sequence of the foreign invaders is Genghis Khan, Timur, Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali. Genghis Khan attacked during the reign of Iltutmish (1211-1236 A.D.), Timur invaded during the reign of Nasiruddin Mahmud in 1398. Nadir Shah invaded during the reign of Muhammad Shah in 1739 A.D. and the year of the invasion of Ahmad Shah Abdali was 1748-69.A.D.

29. Which of the following statements are correct ? [U.P.P.S.C (GIC) 2010]

1. Ahmad Shah Abdali fought the third battle of Panipat.

2. Babur established the Delhi Sultanate.

3. Shah Jahan fought the war of succession.

4. Jahangir was a lover of beauty and nature.

Code :

(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(b) 1 and 3 are correct
(c) 1 and 4 are correct
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct

Correct Answer: (c) 1 and 4 are correct

Solution:The third battle of Panipat was fought between Ahmad Shah Abdali and Marathas in 1761 A.D. Qutbuddin Aibak was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate and also the founder of the Slave dynasty, Shah Jahan did not fight the war of succession while it was fought among his sons (Shah Shuja, Dara Shukoh, and Aurangzeb) and Jahangir was a lover of beauty and nature.

30. Match the following events with their respective years : [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]

List-I	List-II
A. Massacres in Delhi by Nadir Shah	1. 1739
B. First battle of Panipat was fought between Babur and Ibrahim Lodi	2. 1526
C. Second battle of Panipat was fought between Hemu and Akbar	3. 1556
D. Third battle of Panipat was fought between Ahmad Shah Abdali and Marathas	4. 1761

Code :

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	4	3	2
(b)	3	1	4	2
(c)	4	2	1	3
(d)	1	3	2	4

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The battle of Karnal (1739 A.D.) was fought between the forces of Nadir Shah, an Iranian adventurer and Muhammad Shah, the Mughal emperor of India, at Karnal, north of Delhi in which Mughals suffered a decisive defeat. Nadir Shah massacred the populace. The first battle of Panipat was fought between Babur and Ibrahim Lodi on 21 April, 1526 in which Babur was victorious and laid the foundation of the Mughal empire. The second battle of Panipat was fought between Hemu and Akbar on 5 November, 1556 in which Hemu was defeated. The third battle of Panipat was fought between Ahmad Shah Abdali and Marathas on 14 January 1761 in which Marathas were badly defeated.

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Mughal Period : Miscellaneous

21. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list : [U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 2010]

22. During the Mughal period 'Muallim was - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

23. Banjaras during the medieval period of Indian history were generally [I.A.S. (Pre) 2016]

24. In context of medieval India, the term "SARAIS" refers to [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

25. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists : [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2016]

27. Select the correct chronological order for the following Muslim rulers from the codes given below the names : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2003, 2001, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2002]

28. Arrange the following four foreign invasions in chronological order and find the correct answer from the codes given below : [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

29. Which of the following statements are correct ? [U.P.P.S.C (GIC) 2010]

30. Match the following events with their respective years : [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]

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