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Important Questions on Medieval History

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Which Sikh Guru was born in Patna?
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Consider the following observations relating to the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar:
  1. Akbar strengthened his control on the nobility and the army by introducing the mansabdari system.
  2. Under the mansabdari system, every officer was assigned a rank (mansab).
  3. The ranks were divided into three: zat, sawar and chehra.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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Abul Hasan was one of the most eminent painters of Jahangir's reign. He painted the well known Mughal Darbar scene describing:
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Consider the following statements.
  1. Akbar Nama and Badshah Nama are the important illustrated Mughal official histories.
  2. While Akbar Nama was written by Abdul Hamid Lahori, Badshah Nama was authored by Abul Fazl.
  3. The Akbar Nama is divided into three books,  of which the third book is the Ain-e-Akbari. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Patta was the writtten agreement between the 
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Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists

List I (Classification of Land Under Akbar) List II (Explanation)
A. Polaj 1. Uncultivated for five years and more.
B. Parauti 2. Remain fallow for three or four years.
C. Chachar 3. Left out of cultivation for a time so that it may recover its strength.
D. Banjar 4. Annually cultivated for each crop in succession and never allowed to lie fallow.

CODE- A, B, C, D:

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The famous historical book 'Travels of the Mughal Empire', was written by:
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Which of the following statements about Humanyun is/are correct?

A. He built a new city in Delhi, which he named Din panah.

B. The autobiography of Humanyun, 'Humayun -Nama', was written by his sister, Gulbadan Begum.

Select the correct answer using the code given below: