CUET Subject – History Unit VI: The Mughal Court: Reconstructing Histories through Chronicles
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CUET (COMMON UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE ENTRANCE TEST)
Subject
– History
Unit
VI: The Mughal Court: Reconstructing Histories through Chronicles
1.
What was the
original name of the king Babur?
Ans. Zahiruddin Babur
2.
Who was the
successor of the Babur, expanded those frontiers but lost to Sher Shah and went
to exile?
Ans. Humayun
3.
Who is known
as greatest of all the Mughals, who not only expanded the empire but also
consolidated making it richest and strongest empire of that time?
Ans. Akbar
4.
Translations
of Sanskrit texts such as the Mahabharata and the Ramayana into Persian were done
by the Mughal emperors. What was the name of translated version of Mahabharata
book?
Ans. Razmnama
5.
Who are
involved in the making of Manuscripts?
Ans. Paper makers,
Gliders, Painters & Book Binders
6.
Mir Sayyid
Ali, and Abdus Samad were the two famous painters; which emperor brought them
from Iran?
Ans. Humayun
7.
Who was the
founder of Asiatic Society of Bengal, which was formed in 1784 A.D?
Ans. Sir William Jones
8.
The enormous
arched gateway, Buland Darwaza was built to commensurate of the Mughal victory
over which kingdom?
Ans. Gujarat
9.
When did the
emperor Akbar take decision to transfer his capital to bring the north-west
under greater control?
Ans. 1585 A.D
10.
During the
Mughal period, who held the position of governor in the Provincial
administration?
Ans. Subadar
11.
Which
language was used as an official language for the purpose of administration
during the Mughal Empire?
Ans. Persian
12.
Which Mughal
emperor sent a diplomatic envoy to the court of Shah Abbas to plead the Mughal
case for retaining Qandahar?
Ans. Jahangir
13.
The pilgrim
centre of Mecca and Madina was under the control of which empire?
Ans. Ottoman
14.
Who gifted
the illustrated Badshah Nama to King George III in 1799 A.D?
Ans. Nawab of Awadh
15.
Who was the
successor of the emperor Zahiruddin Babur?
Ans. Nariruddin Humayun
16.
In which
language the book Akbar Nama was written?
Ans. Persian
17.
In which
language the book Babur Nama was written?
Ans. Turkish
18.
Which style
of calligraphy was the favorite of the emperor Akbar?
Ans. Nastaliq
19.
Muhammad
Husayn was the finest calligraphy in the Akbar’s court. He was from which
place?
Ans. Kashmir
20.
Who is the
author of the book Badshah Nama?
Ans. Abdul Hamid Lahori
21.
Who revised
the first two volumes of Badshah Nama?
Ans. Sadullah Khan
22.
In which year
did the Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded?
Ans. 1784 A.D
23.
Who
translated the Akbar Nama to the English language?
Ans. Henry Beveridge
24.
Who was Abul
Hasan during the Mughal court?
Ans. Painter
25.
Which ruler
has re-imposed the jizya?
Ans. Aurangzeb
26.
Which ruler
replaced the highest form of submission sijda with chahar taslim and zaminbos?
Ans. Shah Jahan
27.
During the
reign of which Mughal emperor, the fort of Agra was constructed?
Ans. Akbar
28.
Where the dargah
of Sheikh Muinuddin Chishti is located?
Ans. Ajmer
29.
Who
commissioned construction of a white marble tomb for sheikh Salim Chishti next
to the majestic Friday Mosque at Sikri?
Ans. Akbar
30.
In which year
the court, army and household moved from Agra to the newly completed imperial
capital, Shahjahanabad?
Ans. 1648 A.D
31.
Who
introduced the concept of Jharoka Darshan?
Ans. Akbar
32.
Which
festival was not celebrated by the Mughal Kings?
Ans. Turkish New Year
33.
Which title
was accrded by Emperor Aurangzeb to the nobles Jai Singh and Jaswant Singh?
Ans. Mirza Raja
34.
Who wrote the
book Humayun Nama?
Ans. Gulbandan Begum
35.
Who was
Ramdas during the Mughal court?
Ans. Painter
36.
Who was the
finance minister during the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar?
Ans. Raja Todar Mal
37.
In which year
did the Babur memoirs was translated into the Persian language?
Ans. 1589 A.D
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