Medieval Indian History
July 27, 2017 November 28, 2023
31. Which of the following was the first in the four Sufi Silsilah to be established in Indian sub-continent?
[A] Chisti
[B] Suhrawardi
[C] Qadiriyahs
[D] Naqshbandis
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Correct Answer: A [Chisti]
Notes:
The Sufis were organised in Silsilahs (i.e., orders, which basically represented an unbreakable chain between the Pir, the teacher, and the murids, the disciples) by the 12th century. The four most popular Silsilahs among these were the Chistis, Suhrawardis, Qadiriyahs, and Naqshbandis.
32. Which of the following sultan converted the grave of Shaikh Nizamuddin into a shrine with a mosque?
[A] Iltutmish
[B] Feroz Shah Tughlaq
[C] Muhammad bin Tughlaq
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Muhammad bin Tughlaq]
Notes:
Shaikh Nizamuddin died in 1325 CE and according to his last wishes, his grave lay in a forested area, which was later converted into a shrine with a mosque by Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
33. In which of the following years Humayun defeated the Afghan forces which had conquered Bihar and Jaunpur?
[A] 1532 A.D.
[B] 1534 A.D.
[C] 1538 A.D.
[D] 1540 A.D.
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Correct Answer: A [1532 A.D.]
Notes:
Babur’s son Humayun succeeded him at the young age of 23 and had to cope up with number of problems left behind by Babur. Hamyuan defeated the Afghan forces which had conquered Bihar and Jaunpur in 1532 A.D. at Daurah.
34. Which of the following is the founder of the Sur dynasty?
[A] Sher Khan
[B] Sher Shah Suri
[C] Islam Shah
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Sher Shah Suri]
Notes:
Sher Shah Suri who ruled from 1486 to 1545 CE was the founder of the Sur dynasty. He was also the founder of second Afghan Empire after the Lodhis and his whose name was Farid.
35. Uzbeks declared which of the following as the emperor of Hindustan?
[A] Akbar
[B] Adham Khan
[C] Mirza Hakim
[D] Baz Bahadur
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Correct Answer: C [Mirza Hakim]
Notes:
Between 1561 and 1567 CE, Akbar was engulfed by a serious challenge from his Uzbek nobles. Uzbeks declared Mirza Hakim who was the governor of Kabul as the emperor of Hindustan.
36. In which year, Akbar abolished the pilgrim tax?
[A] 1561
[B] 1563
[C] 1569
[D] 1572
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Correct Answer: B [1563]
Notes:
Akbar abolished the pilgrim tax in 1563 when he noticed that the tax was imposed on people who come for search of light of God; and was collected arbitrarily based on rank and wealth of the pilgrim.
37. British visited Machlipatnam during the reign of which of the following?
[A] Akbar
[B] Jahangir
[C] Aurangzeb
[D] Shahjahan
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Correct Answer: B [Jahangir]
Notes:
The British visited Machlipatnam in south India during the reign of Mughal emperor Jahangir. Both Captain Hawkins (c.1608–11 CE) and Thomas Roe (c.1615–19 CE) visited his court.
38. The practice of putting up buildings in marble and decorating the walls with floral designs made of semi-precious stone started during the reign of which of the following?
[A] Shahjahan
[B] Aurangzeb
[C] Akbar
[D] Jahangir
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Correct Answer: D [Jahangir]
Notes:
Art and Architecture flourished during the reign of Jahangir. During the reign of Jahangir the practice of putting up buildings in marble and decorating the walls with floral designs made of semi-precious stones (known as Pietra Durra) also started.
39. Which Mughal ruler abolished Pandari tax?
[A] Shah jahan
[B] Akbar
[C] Jahangir
[D] Aurangzeb
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Correct Answer: D [Aurangzeb]
Notes:
Aurangzeb abolished the Pandari tax, which was some kind of local income tax.
40. Which of the following re-imposed the jizyah on the Hindus?
[A] Akbar
[B] Jahangir
[C] Aurangzeb
[D] Shahjahan
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Correct Answer: C [Aurangzeb]
Notes:
Aurangzeb who was the sixth sultan of the Mughal empire, re-imposed the jizyah on the Hindus in 1679 CE. It was abolished by Akbar and had not been re-imposed even by Jahangir or Shah Jahan before him.
