Which statement about the mansabdari system under Akbar is incorrect?
Only Turani Muslims could be appointed as mansabdars; all Rajputs and Indian Muslims were excluded.
The third statement is incorrect. Akbar broadened imperial service to include Rajputs, Indian Muslims and other groups. A mansab was a rank, while a jagir was a revenue assignment used to remunerate many mansabdars; jagir assignments did not disappear under Akbar.
Important Questions from Political Developments
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq changed his capital from Delhi to:
The Mughal emperors wanted to control the nomadic pastoral tribes of Sind because:
With regard to education, which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Iltutmish founded the Nasiriyya madrasa at Delhi in memory of his son prince Nasir-ud din Mahmud
(B) Razia appointed Minhaj Siraj as its principal
(C) The Firoz Shahi madrasa was founded by Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq on the banks of Yamuna ata Ghiyaspur
(D) The aristocracy engaged male and female tutors for their sons and daughters
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following statements are correct about parvanchas of the Mughal period?
(A) It was the official term for the rescripts of the ministers, grandees of the Mughal empire.
(B) It does not require the royal seal.
(C) They were issued in accordance with a previous order of the emperor.
(D) During the early period of the Mughal dynasty parvanchas were not issued for the stipulated salaries of the Begums and Princes.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Match List I with List II:
List I
List II
(Source)
(Deals with)
(A) Ghunyat-ul Munyah
(I) A treatise on music compiled during Firuz Tughlaq’s reign
(B) Fatawa-i Jahandari
(II) Deals with system of political philosophy
(C) Adab-ul Harb wa Shujaat
(III) Deals with the art of war-fare
(D) Khazain-ul Futuh
(IV) Account of Alaudding Khalji’s Deccan campaign
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
