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Very Short Answer Type Questions
1. Why was it a difficult task for rulers of the Middle Ages to rule the Indian subcontinent?
Answer: It was because people of diverse backgrounds and cultures lived here.
2. Who was Genghis Khan?
Answer: He was the ruler of the Mongol tribes, China and Central Asia.
3. Who was Babur?
Answer: He was the first Mughal emperor and reigned from 1526 to 1530
4. Name the battlefield where Ibrahim Lodi was defeated by Babur?
Answer: Panipat.
5. To whom did Babur defeat at Chanderi?[V- Imp.]
Answer: Babur defeated the Rajputs at Chanderi
6. What forced Hwnayun to flee to Iran?
Answer: After being defeated by Sher Khan at Chausa in 1539 and Kanauj in 1540 Humayun fled to Iran.
7. At what age did Akbar become the emperor of the Mughal Empire?
Answer: Akbar became the emperor of the Mughal Empire at the age of 13.
8. Who was the regent of Akbar?
Answer: Bairam Khan.
9. How is Prince Khurram better known as in Indian History?
Answer: Price Khurram is better known as Emperor Shah Jahan in Indian History.
1o. Who was victorious in the conflict over succession amongst Shah Jahan’s sons?
Answer: Aurangzeb was victorious.
11. Who fought guerrilla warfare?
Answer: The Marathas fought guerrilla warfare.
12. What do you mean by the rule of primogeniture? [V. Imp.]
Answer: Under the rule of primogeniture the eldest son inherited his father’s estate.
13. What was the Timurid custom of coparcenary inheritance? [Imp.]
Answer: It was a division of the inheritance amongst all the sons.
14. What qualities of the Mughals enabled them to extend their influence over many kings and chieftains? [V. Imp.]
Answer: The careful balance between defeating but not humiliating their opponents enabled the Mughals to extend their influence over many kings and chieftains. is.
15 What does the term mansabdar refer to?
Answer: The term mansabdar refers to an individual who holds a mansab, te. a position or rank.
16. What was zat?
Answer: Mansabdar’s rank and salary were determined by a numerical value called zat The higher the zat, the more prestigious was the noble’s position in the court.
17. What was jagir?
Answer: Mansabdars received their salaries as revenue assignments known as jagirs.
18. What was zabt?
Ans. It was the revenue collected on the basis of the schedule of revenue rates for individuals crops.
19. With whom did Akbar hold a discussion on religion?
Answer: Akbar held discussions on religion with the Ulama, Brahmanas, Jesuit priests who were Roman Catholics, and Zoroastrians.
20. When did Mehrunnisa receive the title of Nur Jahan?
Answer: After Mehrunnisa got married to Emperor Jahangir, in 1611 she received the title of Nur Jahan.
21. What power did the nobles exercise during Akbar’s reign?
Answer: During Akbar’s reign the nobles commanded large armies and had access to large amounts of revenue.
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