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Mughal period - Test Set 8

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  1. Question 1

    SSC CHSL, 2019
    In which battle did Aurangzeb defeat Dara Shikoh decisively?
    1. Battle of Samugarh
    2. Battle of Dharmat
    3. Battle of Deorai
    4. Battle of Khanwa
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  2. Question 2

    Which battle in 1529 consolidated Babur’s power against Afghan forces?
    1. Battle of Chanderi
    2. Battle of Ghaghra
    3. Battle of Panipat
    4. Battle of Khanwa
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  3. Question 3

    RRB Group D, 2018
    Who was the main adversary of Akbar in the Battle of Haldighati in 1576?
    1. Rana Pratap
    2. Rana Sanga
    3. Sher Shah Suri
    4. Hemu
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  4. Question 4

    SSC CGL, 2020
    Which battle marked the defeat of Humayun by Sher Shah Suri in 1540?
    1. Battle of Chausa
    2. Battle of Kannauj
    3. Battle of Panipat
    4. Battle of Ghaghra
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  5. Question 5

    UPPSC, 2018
    In which year was the Third Battle of Panipat fought, involving the Mughals and Marathas?
    1. 1707
    2. 1739
    3. 1761
    4. 1857
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  6. Question 6

    WBCS Preliminary, 2020
    Who led the Mughal forces in the Second Battle of Panipat under Akbar’s regent?
    1. Bairam Khan
    2. Raja Man Singh
    3. Tansen
    4. Todar Mal
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  7. Question 7

    Which Mughal emperor’s conquest of Gujarat in 1572 was noted by foreign travellers?
    1. Babur
    2. Humayun
    3. Jahangir
    4. Akbar
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  8. Question 8

    SSC CGL, 2018
    What was the ‘mansabdari system’ introduced by Akbar?
    1. Land revenue system
    2. Military and administrative ranking
    3. Religious policy
    4. Trade regulation
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  9. Question 9

    WBCS Preliminary, 2019
    Who introduced the ‘Zabti’ system of land revenue assessment?
    1. Sher Shah Suri
    2. Akbar
    3. Aurangzeb
    4. Jahangir
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  10. Question 10

    UPSC Prelims, 2019
    What was a ‘jagirdar’ in the Mughal administration?
    1. Revenue collector
    2. Landholder for services
    3. Religious leader
    4. Court poet
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  11. Question 11

    Which Mughal emperor introduced the ‘Duh-Aspah Sih-Aspah’ system?
    1. Akbar
    2. Shah Jahan
    3. Aurangzeb
    4. Jahangir
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  12. Question 12

    What was the term ‘Mahsul’ in Mughal land revenue administration?
    1. Tax on trade
    2. Military rank
    3. Revenue collected
    4. Religious tax
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