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1
Which of the following Mughal King reign during the large scale famine in Gujarat and Deccan?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
On the one hand we hear of several famines which caused untold sufferings and on the other hand we hear the Golden Age of Shah Jahan.
2
The reputed musician duo, Tansen and Baiju Bawra, flourished during the reign of
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Baiju Bawra (Baijnath Mishra) he was the drupadh singer of Medieval period. Miyan Tansen was the Mystical court singer of Mughal emperor Akbar.
3
During the Mughal rule the finance minister was known as
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
During the Mughal rule, the status of Diwan in the province was equal to the status of a modern day finance minister. His main responsibilities were collection of taxes on behalf of the emperor.
4
Which of the following is wrongly matched?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Dantidurga (735–756 CE), also known as Dantivarman or Dantidurga II was the founder of the Rashtrakuta Empire of Manyakheta.
5
Battle for Delhi was fought in the year __________
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The Battle of Delhi also known as the battle of Tughlaqabad was fought between Hemu (the General of Adil Shah Suri) and the Mughal forces led by Tardi Beg Khan in the year 1556. Hemu won the battle and over took Delhi.
6
Who said the given statement - "I came alone and I am going alone. I have not done well to the country and the people, and of the future there is no hope"
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Aurangzeb said the given statement - "I came alone and I am going alone. I have not done well to the country and the people, and of the future there is no hope".
7
Name the Indian king who warmly received the Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama when he landed at Calicut
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The king of Calicut, Zamorin welcomed Vasco-da-gama when he landed at calicut in 1498.
8
Who among the following attacked the Somnath temple?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The prominent Turkic ruler Mahmud of Ghazni raided Gujarat, plundering the Somnath temple and breaking its jyotirlinga despite pleas by Brahmins not to break it. He took away a booty of 20 million dinars.
9
Name the language that was designated as the 'Camp Language' during the Medieval Period
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Urdu was designated the camp language of Medieval India. The word Urdu is a Turkish word that means military camp 'a Lashkar'. Urdu language was developed due to contact of Hindu, Turkish and Afghan soldiers.
10
Who among the following Mughal Emperors was half Rajput?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Among the given options, the Mughal Emperors who were half Rajput were Akbar and Jahangir.

Akbar (Option B) was the son of Humayun (a Mughal emperor) and Hamida Banu Begum (a Persian princess), but his grandmother was a Rajput princess named Bibi Daulat Shad.
Jahangir (Option B) was the son of Akbar and Mariam-uz-Zamani, who was a Rajput princess.

The other options do not include Mughal Emperors who were half Rajput.

Therefore, the correct option is Option B: Akbar Jahan & Jahangir, as both Akbar and Jahangir had Rajput ancestry through their mothers.