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school-lecturer-p2-history-t06 MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Match the Bhakti figures with the stream most closely associated with them: List I 1. Kabir 2. Guru Nanak 3. Tulsidas 4. Mirabai List II a. Nirguna Bhakti b. Saguna Bhakti Select the correct code.
Nirguna Bhakti taught devotion to a formless God and is associated here with Kabir and Guru Nanak. Tulsidas and Mirabai belong to the Saguna stream, which centered devotion on a personal God.
Q2Consider the following statements about Jahangir's reign: 1. Nur Jahan exercised marked influence at court. 2. The reign is associated with the embassies of Captain Hawkins and Sir Thomas Roe. Which of the statements is/are correct?
Jahangir's reign is noted for Nur Jahan's influence at court and for the arrival of Captain Hawkins and Sir Thomas Roe as English envoys. Treating either feature as belonging only to another reign misplaces the chronology of early seventeenth-century Mughal diplomacy.
Q3Arrange the following developments in correct chronological order: Humayun's recovery of the empire; Akbar's Second Battle of Panipat; Sher Shah Suri's victory at Kannauj; Aurangzeb's death.
The correct order begins with Sher Shah Suri's defeat of Humayun at Kannauj in 1540, followed by Humayun's recovery in 1555 and Akbar's victory over Hemu at the Second Battle of Panipat in 1556. Aurangzeb's reign ended much later, with his death in 1707.
Q4For a source-critical study of Akbar's administrative institutions, including revenue arrangements such as dahsala, which Mughal text is the most directly relevant?
The Ain-i-Akbari, written by Abul Fazl, is the most direct text for studying Akbar's institutions, including revenue arrangements and the mansabdari structure. The Baburnama, Humayun-nama and Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri are important Mughal texts, but their principal focus lies with Babur, Humayun and Jahangir respectively.
Q5Which pairing correctly identifies the Nirguna stream of the Bhakti movement?
Nirguna Bhakti taught devotion to a formless, attribute-less God and is represented by figures such as Kabir and Guru Nanak. Tulsidas, Surdas and Mirabai belong to the Saguna stream, while Chishti belongs to Sufism and Din-i-Ilahi to Akbar's courtly religious experiment of 1582.
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6Consider the following statements about using Abul Fazl for Akbar's reign: 1. He was part of Akbar's courtly circle and wrote from within the imperial establishment. 2. His Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari are therefore court chronicles, not neutral eyewitness reports detached from power. Which of the statements is/are correct?
7Consider the assertion and reason about Shah Jahan's reign. Assertion: Shah Jahan's reign is often associated with the age of Mughal architecture. Reason: The Taj Mahal, the Red Fort and Jama Masjid of Delhi, and the Peacock Throne are associated with his reign, while Bernier and Tavernier visited his court. Which option is correct?
8In the Mughal mansabdari-jagirdari structure, what did a jagir primarily mean?
9Which statement most accurately describes the shared historical significance of the Bhakti and Sufi movements in medieval India?
10For a source-critical study of Jahangir's court, which pairing is the most appropriate?
11Which statement best describes the usual mode of remunerating Mughal mansabdars?
12Which of the following is incorrectly matched with Jahangir's reign?
13With reference to Akbar's mansabdari system, which pairing of rank component and meaning is correct?
14For source-criticism of Humayun's reign, which pairing is correctly associated with the Humayun-nama?
15Which of the following is the most defensible source-critical caution when using the Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari to study Akbar's religious policy?