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The 'Sur Sagar' is:
(a)A medieval treatise on music composed by Tansen
(b)A poetic work of Surdas
(c)Memories of Bahadur Shah Zafar
(d)None of the above

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Important Questions on Medieval History
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- Akbar strengthened his control on the nobility and the army by introducing the mansabdari system.
- Under the mansabdari system, every officer was assigned a rank (mansab).
- The ranks were divided into three: zat, sawar and chehra.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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- Akbar Nama and Badshah Nama are the important illustrated Mughal official histories.
- While Akbar Nama was written by Abdul Hamid Lahori, Badshah Nama was authored by Abul Fazl.
- 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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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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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:
