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upsc-p1-history-mughal-empire MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1With reference to the weakening of Mughal central power, consider the following statements: 1. Deccan warfare intensified fiscal and logistical strain. 2. The jagirdari crisis encouraged competition among nobles for effective revenue assignments. 3. Regional successor states could retain Mughal legitimacy while becoming practically autonomous. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code below.
All three statements are correct and together show why a single-cause account of decline is inadequate. Long Deccan campaigns strained finance and logistics, scarce effective jagirs sharpened noble rivalry, and successor states combined formal Mughal legitimacy with practical autonomy.
Q2Consider the following statements about jagirdars and zamindars under the Mughals: 1. A jagirdar was an imperial assignee entitled to realise assessed revenue without acquiring full territorial sovereignty. 2. A zamindar was often a locally rooted hereditary intermediary with social authority and a share in produce. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code below.
Both statements are correct. A jagirdar held a transferable state revenue assignment, whereas a zamindar's claims were often hereditary and locally rooted. They could cooperate, compete or clash during collection, but they were not identical offices.
Q3With reference to Mughal revenue methods, consider the following statements: 1. Zabt worked best in stable and well-surveyed areas. 2. Batai was crop-sharing and suited areas where measurement was difficult. 3. Nasaq relied on past records and rough appraisal rather than precise measurement. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code below.
All three statements are correct. Zabt depended on measurement and cash rates in stable core regions; batai divided actual produce where measurement was difficult; and nasaq used past records and rough appraisal, not precise measurement.
Q4Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code below. List I (Revenue term) 1. Dahsala 2. Patta 3. Qabuliyat 4. Khalisa List II (Meaning) P. The cultivator's acceptance of the assessed demand Q. Revenue paid directly into the imperial treasury R. A document stating land details, rates and demand S. A 10-year average of produce and prices
Option A is correct. Dahsala used a 10-year average; patta stated the cultivator's land, rates and demand; qabuliyat recorded acceptance of that demand; and khalisa revenue went directly to the imperial treasury.
Q5Arrange the following Mughal administrative units from the highest territorial level to the lowest: 1. Pargana 2. Subah 3. Village 4. Sarkar Select the correct answer using the code below.
Option C gives the correct descending order: subah, sarkar, pargana and village. The subah was the province; sarkars and parganas formed lower layers before village-level arrangements.
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6Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code below. List I (Official) 1. Subahdar 2. Provincial diwan 3. Faujdar 4. Qanungo List II (Principal function) P. Preservation of local records Q. Executive and military authority in a subah R. Provincial revenue supervision S. Military-police functions in troubled areas
7With reference to Mughal central administration, consider the following statements: 1. The diwan-i-kul supervised revenue assessment, expenditure, khalisa receipts and jagir accounts. 2. The mir bakhshi handled military rolls, mansab appointments, muster, horse-branding and intelligence reports. 3. The khan-i-saman supervised the imperial household, stores and karkhanas. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code below.
8Consider the following statements about checks within Mughal administration: 1. Keeping the provincial governor and the provincial diwan separate served as a check at the subah level. 2. Despite strong central claims, daily rule depended on negotiation with zamindars, chiefs, merchants and village officials. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code below.
9Arrange the following events in chronological order, beginning with the earliest: 1. Aurangzeb reimposed jizya in 1679. 2. Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526. 3. Nadir Shah invaded Delhi in 1739. 4. The Second Battle of Panipat helped Akbar consolidate Mughal rule in 1556. Select the correct answer using the code below.