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1. The Battle of Haldighati was fought in

(A) 1756 A.D.

(B) 1576 A.D.

(D) 1576 B.C.

2. Who was the commander of Rana Pratap’s army in the Battle of Haldighati?

(A) Amar Singh

(B) Man Singh

(D) Shakti Singh

3. In which of the following place Akbar was enthroned on getting the information of Humayun’s death?

(A) Kabul

(B) Lahore

(D) Kalanour

4. The main aim of Akbar in fighting the Battle of Hadighati was

(A) To subdue Rana Pratap

(B) To polarise Rajputs

(D) Imperial policy

5. The first matrimonial alliance with the Rajputs was established by Akbar with the house of

(A) Bundelas

(B) Kachhwahas

(D) Sisodias

6. Which amongst the following families was the first to have a matrimonial alliance with Akbar?

(A) Rathod

(B) Sisodiya

(D) Chauhan

7. The Mausoleum (Dargah) of which Chishti Saint was visited by Akbar?

(A) Muinuddin Chishti

(B) Shaikh Nasimuddin Chirag Dehalvi

(D) Shaikh Farid Sanj-ai-Shakar

8. Who among the following was personally killed by Akbar?

(A) Adham Khan

(B) Bairam Khan

(D) Pir Muhammad Khan

9. Which of the following Rajputana state did not accept the supremacy of Akbar willingly?

(A) Amber

(B) Mewar

(D) Bikaner

10. Which Rajput ruler continued his struggle for independence against Mughals and did not surrender?

(A) Raja Rai Singh of Bikaner

(B) Rao Chandrasen of Marwar

(D) Maharana Amar Singh of Mewar

11. Durgawati, who fought against Akbar, was the queen of

(A) Mandla

(B) Mandu

(D) Ramgarh

12. Abul Fazl’s death was caused by

(A) Prince Salim

(B) Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan

(D) Prince Daniyal

13. Which one of the following factors is not conducive in establishing Akbar as a nationalist?

(A) Akbar had forsaken Islam

(B) Administrative unity and unity in Law

(D) Akbar’s religious policy

14. Who of the following Muslim rulers abolished the pilgrimage tax?

(A) Bahlul Lodi

(B) Sher Shah

(D) Akbar

15. Who among the following emperors may be called ‘an enlightened despot’?

(A) Babur

(B) Humayun

(D) Aurangzeb

16. Who among the following had ordered that a man should marry only one wife and could marry another only when the first wife was barren?

(A) Alauddin Khalji

(B) Sher Shah

(D) None of the above

17. The head of the military department under the recognised central machinery of https://himexam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Madhya-Pradesh-MP-PEB-Group-2-Sub-Group-4-Various-Post-Answer-Key-2021.jpgistration during Akbar’s reign was

(A) Diwan

(B) Mir Bakshi

(D) Bakshi

18. Military system in reign of Akbar was based on

(A) Mansabdari

(B) Zamindari

(D) Ain-i-Dahsala

19. The first person to be given proper status of the Diwan by Akbar was

(A) Asaf Khan

(B) Munim Khan

(D) Raja Todarmal

20. The Mansabdari System introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in

(A) Afghanistan

(B) Turkey

(D) Persia

21. Zabti system was introduced by

(A) Ghiyasudin Tughluq

(B) Sikandar Lodi

(D) Akbar

22. In which measures Todarmal achieved fame?

(A) Military campaign

(B) Land Revenue

(D) Painting

23. Which revenue system among the following is also known as the Bandobast System?

(A) Zabti

(B) Dahsala

(D) Kankut

24. Which among the following systems of levying land revenue in Deccan was prevalent during the reign of Akbar?

(A) Kankut

(B) Number of ploughs

(D) Ghallabhakshi

25. Todarmal was associated to

(A) Law

(B) Land Revenue Reforms

(D) Music

26. Who among the following was the connecting link between Sher Shah and Akbar in land revenue https://himexam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Madhya-Pradesh-MP-PEB-Group-2-Sub-Group-4-Various-Post-Answer-Key-2021.jpgistrative measures?

(A) Birbal

(B) Todarmal

(D) Bharmal

27. During Akbar period, land revenue system ‘Ain-i-Dahsala’ was developed by

(A) Shahnawaz Khan

(B) Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan

(D) Mulla Do Pyaza

28. Akbar launched ‘Din-i-Ilahi’ in the year …. .

(A) 1570

(B) 1578

(D) 1582

29. Which ruler had promoted ‘Din-iIlahi’?

(A) Babur

(B) Akbar

(D) Shah Jahan

30. Which historian said ‘Din-i-Ilahi’ is a religion?

(A) Abul Fazl

(B) Abdul Qadir Badauni

(D) Mohsin Fani

31. Who constructed Ibadat Khana?

(A) Aurangzeb

(B) Alauddin Khalji

(D) Firuz Tughluq

32. Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri was

(A) The mosque for the use of Royal Family

(B) Akbar’s private prayer chamber

(D) The room in which the nobles belonging to different religions gathered to discuss religious affairs

33. Which monument is not at Fatehpur Sikri?

(A) Golden Palace

(B) Panch Mahal

(D) Akbari Mahal

34. Which historical monument in Delhi is a synthesis of Persian and Indian styles of Architectures?

(A) Qutub Minar

(B) Lodi’s Tomb

(D) Red Fort

35. The theory of ‘Sulh-i-Kul’ was promulgated by

(A) Nizamuddin Auliya

(B) Akbar

(D) Shaikh Nasiruddin Chirag

36. The concept of ‘Sulh-i-Kul’ (universal peace and fraternity) adopted by Akbar was the result of

(A) Political generosity

(B) Religious tolerance

(D) All of the above

37. Against which Mughal Emperor was a ‘Fatwa’ issued from Jaunpur?

(A) Humayun

(B) Akbar

(D) Aurangzeb

38. Which of the following has built by Akbar?

(A) Buland Darwaza

(B) Jama Masjid

(D) Taj Mahal

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39. Which of the following Mughal Emperors introduced educational reforms?

(A) Jahangir

(B) Shah Jahan

(D) Akbar

40. The finest monuments constructed by Akbar is found in

(A) Agra Fort

(B) Lahore Fort

(D) Fatehpur Sikri

41. Which monument built by Akbar architected alike Buddhist Monastery?

(A) Panch Mahal

(B) Diwan-i-Khas

(D) Buland Darwaza

42. Akbar constructed in Fatehpur Sikri

(A) Moti Mahal

(B) Panch Mahal

(D) Heera Mahal

43. Jahangir Mahal is located at

(A) Delhi

(B) Aurangabad

(D) Lahore

44. Where is the Tomb of Akbar located?

(A) Sikandara

(B) Agra

(D) Fatehpur Sikri

45. Which of the following forts was not constructed in the reign of Akbar?

(A) Red Fort of Delhi

(B) Agra Fort

(D) Lahore Fort

46. The translation of the Mahabharat into Persian in the time of Akbar was carried out under the supervision of

(A) Utbi

(B) Naziri

(D) Faizi

47. Who among the following translated the Mahabharata into Persian?

(A) Abdul Qadir Badauni

(B) Abul Fazl

(D) Shaikh Mubarak

48. The Persian translation of the Mahabharat is titled as

(A) Anwar-i-Suhaili

(B) Razamnama

(D) Ayar Danish

49. Who translated the Ramayan into the Persian language in accordance with the wishes of Akbar?

(A) Abul Fazl

(B) Abul Qadir Badauni

(D) Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan

50. Who wrote Tabaqat-i-Akbari?

(A) Abul Fazal

(B) Abdul Qadir Badauni

(D) Nizam-ud-din Ahmed

51. Who of the following was awarded with the honour of ‘Zari qalam’ by King Akbar?

(A) Muhammad Hussain

(B) Muqammal Khan

(D) Mir Sayyid Ali

52. The Jain monk who stayed for a few years in the Court of Akbar and was honoured with the title of Jagadguru was

(A) Hemachandra

(B) Hari Vijay Suri

(D) Umaswati

53. Famous Jain Scholar who was respected by Akbar

(A) Chandraprabhu Suri

(B) Hari Vijay Suri

(D) Yashobhadra

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54. The famous painter of Mughal Emperor Akbar was

(A) Abul Hasan

(B) Daswant

(D) Ustad Mansoor

55. ‘Jaswant and Dasawan’ famous painters were courtier of Mughal emperor

(A) Akbar

(B) Jahangir

(D) Aurangzeb

56. Indian ruler, contemporary of Queen Elizabeth-I of England, was

(A) Akbar

(B) Shah Jahan

(D) Bahadur Shah

57. The medieval Indian writer who refers to the discovery of America is

(A) Malik Muhammad Jaisi

(B) Amir Khusrau

(D) Abul Fazl

58. First Englishman visited Akbar’s court was

(A) Ralph Fitch

(B) Sir Thomas Roe

(D) Peter Mundi

59. Akbar merged Bengal and Bihar in his empire

(A) 1590 A.D.

(B) 1575 A.D.

(D) 1572 A.D.

60. In the given map, the shaded part represents Akbar’s empire at a certain juncture, ‘1’ stands for an independent state and ‘2’ marks the site of city. Which one of the following alternative gives all correct information?

(A) Akbar in 1557 : (1) Golconda, (2) Lahore

(B) Akbar in 1557 : (1) Khandesh, (2) Multan

(D) Akbar in 1605 : (1) Gondwana, (2) Lahore

61. Causes of Akbar’s popularity were

1. Mansabdari customs

2. Religious policy

3. Land Revenue System

4. Social reforms

Select the correct answer by using code given below.

(A) 1 and 2

(B) Only 2

(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

62. Reign of Akbar is known for

1. Annexation of regions

2. Provincial https://himexam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Madhya-Pradesh-MP-PEB-Group-2-Sub-Group-4-Various-Post-Answer-Key-2021.jpgistrative system

3. Judicial https://himexam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Madhya-Pradesh-MP-PEB-Group-2-Sub-Group-4-Various-Post-Answer-Key-2021.jpgistration

4. His religious intolerance

Select correct answer by using code given below.

(A) 1 and 2

(B) 1, 2 and 3

(D) All of the above

63. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists.

List-I (Emperors)

(a) Babur

(b) Akbar

(d) Shah Jahan

List-II (Tombs)

1. Lahore

2. Agra

3. Kabul

4. Sikandara

Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 2 3 4

(B) 4 3 2 1

(D) 2 1 3 4

64. Match List-I (Mughal Ruler) with List-II (Place of Tomb) on the basis of code.

List-I (Mughal Ruler)

(a) Babur

(b) Humayun

(d) Jahangir

List-II (Place of Tomb)

1. Delhi

2. Kabul

3. Lahore

4. Sikandara

Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 2 3 4

(B) 2 1 4 3

(D) 4 3 2 1

65. Arrange the following events of Akbar’s regime in their chronological order.

1. Abolition of Jizya

2. Construction of Ibadat Khana

3. Singing of Mahzar

4. Foundation of Din-i-Ilahi

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

(A) 1, 2, 3, 4

(B) 2, 3, 4, 1

(D) 3, 4, 1, 2

66. Assertion (A): During the time of Akbar, for every ten cavalrymen, the mansabdars had to maintain twenty horses.

Reason (R): Horses had to be rested while on march and replacements were necessary in times of war.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A)

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

67. Consider the following statements.

Assertion (A): Constructed ‘Buland Darwaza’ at Fatehpur Sikri.

Reason (R): Akbar built this monument to commemorate the birth of his son Jahangir. Which one of the following is correct in reference of above?

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

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