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51
Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare in medieval India?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Babur was the first to make use of artillery and gunpowder fire arms in warfare during the first Battle of Panipat in 1526.
52
During the Mughal rule in India tobacco was first cultivated in
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Tobacco manufacture can scarcely have started in India during Akbar's reign. Firstly in the province of Gujarat, where the leaf was obtainable in the 1613.
53
The second Battle of Panipat was fought between
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Second Battle of Panipat was fought between the forces of Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, popularly called Hemu, the Hindu king who was ruling North India from Delhi, and the army of Akbar, on November 5, 1556. It was a decisive victory for Akbar's generals Khan Zaman I and Bairam Khan.
54
The most important feature of the Mughal building was the
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The most important features of the Mughal monuments in India are the bulbous domes with constricted necks, the slender minarets with cupolas at the four corners, large halls, massive vaulted gateways and delicate ornamentation. Red Sandstone was amply used in Mughal monuments.
55
During Mughal rule, excellent cotton goods were woven in which one of the following centres?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
During Mughal rule, excellent cotton goods were woven in Agra. The manufacture of cotton cloth was the principal industry.
56
Which of the following Mughal monarchs has vividly described Indian flora & fauna, seasons, fruits etc. in his diary?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Both Mughal Emperor Babur and Emperor Jahangir have visibly described Indian flora, fauna and season & fruit in his diary. But option 'C' is more accurate.
57
Under the Mughals the Governor was popularly known as
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The principal officer was the governor, called sipah salar under Akbar and nazim under his successors, but popularly known as subahdar and later only as subah.
58
Who was the last Mughal emperor?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar, also known as Bahadur Shah or Bahadur Shah II (October 1775 - 7 November 1862) was the last of the Mughal emperors in India, as well as the last ruler of the Timurid Dynasty. He was the son of Akbar Shah II and Lalbai, who was a Hindu Rajput.
59
Who among the following rulers abolished Jiziya?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Jizya was abolished by the third Mughal emperor Akbar, in 1564. It was finally abolished in 1579.
60
What is the correct order (first to last) of states annexed under the policy of "Doctrine of Lapse"?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tore and Arcot (1855) and Udaipur (Chhattisgarh) under the terms of the doctrine of lapse. Oudh (1856) is widely believed to have under the Doctrine of Lapse.