Mughal Empire & its Decline Mock Test

1. Who among the following had given the title of Khan-i-khanan during the reign of Humayun?

2. Consider the following statements regarding the Qanungos, who were the hereditary holders of lands during the Mughal reign of Akabar:

I. The Qanungos, who were hereditary holders of land as well as local officials conversant with local conditions, were ordered to report on the actual produce, state of cultivation, local prices, etc.
II. The Qanungos were dishonest and often concealed the real produce of the land.
III. The Qanungos were considered as the most faithful and loyal officials towards their Mughal rulers.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

3. Consider the following statements regarding the system of ‘Dahsala’ instituted by Akbar:

I. Under this system, the average produce of different crops as well as the average prices prevailing over the last ten (dah) years were calculated.
II. One-third of the average produce was the state share and the state demand was stated in cash.
III. The produce of a bigha of land under share was given in maunds but on the basis of average prices, the state demand was fixed in rupees per bigha.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

4. Which of the following Mughal rulers built the Shalimar Bagh at Srinagar?

5.Consider the following statements regarding the mansabdari system:

I. Under this system, every officer was assigned a rank (mansab).
II. The lowest rank was 10, and the highest was 5000 for the nobles towards the end of the reign it was raised to 7000.
III. Princes of the blood received higher mansabs.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

6. At which of the following battles was Humayun defeated by Sher Shar Suri?

7. The peasants who owned the land were called_________.

8. Consider the following statements regarding the appointment of Hindu into the nobility by Akbar during his reign:
   I.    From the time of Akbar, Hindus also began to be recruited into the nobility on a regular basis and the largest section among them was that of the Rajputs.
   II.    According to a modern calculation, the proportion of Hindus in the nobility under Akbar in 1594 was about 16 percent only.
   III.    The Rajputs who were recruited to the nobility were either hereditary rajas or belonged to aristocratic families related to or allied to the raja.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?