1. A Mughal Queen whose name was written to all the Mughal farmans and inscribed on the coins was
(a) Maham Ananga
(b) Nur Jahan
(c) Mumtaz Mahal
(d) Mariam Makani
Ans. b
Ans. b
2. Which of the following contemporary sources of the Mughal period is especially useful for obtaining information on the agrarian conditions?
(a) Akbar namah
(b) Ain-I-Akbari
(c) Tarikh-I-Firista
(d) Muntakhab-ul-Lubab
Ans. b
Ans. b
3. The later Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II was actually known as
(a) Shahjahan
(b) Kambakhsh
(c) Ali Gauhar
(d) Alamgir
Ans. c
Ans. c
4. Where did the battle between the armier of the Mughal Emperor and Nadir Shah take place in February 1739?
(a) Delhi
(b) Karnal
(c) Lahore
(d) Panipat
Ans. b
Ans. b
5. The last Peshwa who became British Pensioner and lived for about thirty years at Bithur near Kanpur was
(a) Narain Rao
(b) Madhav Rao I
(c) Madhav Rao Narain
(d) Baji Rao II
Ans- d
Ans- d
6. Who among the following streamlined the Maratha administration after Sambhaji?
(a) Raja Ram
(b) Balaji Viswanath
(c) Gango bai
(d) Nanaji Deshmukh
Ans- a
Ans- a
7. The member of Shivaji’s Astha Pradhana who looked after foreign affairs was
(a) Peshwa
(b) Sachiv
(c) Pandit Rao
(d) Sumant
Ans- d
Ans- d
8. Who among the following had the most profound influence on Shivaji’s career?
(a) Dadaji Kondadeva
(b) Jijabai
(c) Shaji Bhonsle
(d) Both ‘a’ and b’
Ans-d
Ans-d
9. The Sikh Khalsa was founded by
(a) Guru Teg Bahadur
(b) Guru Nanak
(c) Guru Gobind Singh
(d) Guru hargobind
Ans. c
Ans. c
10.In medieval India, during the reign of Shivaji, the role of the official called ‘Chitnis’ was to :
(a) Be the incharge of king’s personal security guard
(b) Be the in-charge of intelligence/ espionage activity
(c) Be the master of ceremonies in the royal court
(d) Be assisting the king with his correspondence
Ans-d
