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With respect to Muhammad Bin Tughalq, consider the following statements.
1. He set up Diwan-I Riyasat to control market forces.
2. He set up an agricultural department Diwan-i- Amir Kohi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Alauddin Khilji created Diwan-i-Riyasat and Shabha-i-Mandi to regulate fixed market prices. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq set up an agricultural department Diwan-i-amir-i-kohi to improve cultivation. 

Consider the following pairs:
1. Rabia Durrani Tomb:Jahangir
2. Red Fort, Agra:Akbar
3. Purana Qila:Sher Shah
Which of the pair/pairs given above is/are correct?

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  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Rabia Durran tomb - Aurangzeb - built in 1678, it is an imitation on a reduced scale of the Taj Mahal at Agra.
Red Fort - Akbar- was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal dynasty for nearly 200 years, until 1856.
Purana Qila - Sher Shah - one of the oldest forts in Delhi.

Whom of the following persons played a great role in spreading Annie Besant Home Rule League?
1. Arundale
2. C.P. Ramaswamy Aiyar
3. B.P. Wadia
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  1. 1 only

  2. 3 only

  3. 1 and 2

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The home rule leagues were based on Irish Home Rule Leagues which represented a new trend of aggressive politics. Its pioneers were Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant. Besant’s home rule league began in 1916, Arundale, C.P. Ramaswamy Aiyar, and B.P. Wadia were her lieutenants who carried out most of the work.

Which of the statements given below is/are correct?
1. Vasco De Gama was the first European to reach India by sea in 1498.
2. He was the national of Spain.
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  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vasco De Gama was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. It was under King Emmanuel, Vasco de Gama started his expedition in 1497 and landed on the Indian soil (Calicut) in May 1498. He received a hero’s welcome back in Portugal, and was sent on a second expedition to India in 1502, during which he brutally clashed with Muslim traders in the region.

Consider the following statements:
1. Mullah Shah Badakhshi was the spiritual mentor of Dara Shukoh.
2. He belonged to the Qadiri order of Sufism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  2. 2 only

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mullah Shah Badakhshi was a famous  17th-century Muslim Sufi. He belonged to Qadriya order of Sufism. He was the spiritual mentor of the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh Qadri (1615 – 1659) and his sister Princess Jahanara Begum. 

Consider the following pairs:
1. Khudkasht: Land owner
2. Amil : Head of pargana
3. Abwabs: Illegal cesses
Which of the pair/pairs given above is/are correct?

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  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Khudkasht - Peasant who owned the land and paid revenue at customary rates.

Amil - Head of Pargana (unit of land administration)
Abwabs - Illegal/additional taxed which began in the reign of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq.

With respect to Mughal administration "Ahadis" were ______________.

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  1. Foot soldiers

  2. Military officials

  3. Land revenue officials

  4. Gentlemen troopers

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

With respect to Mughal administration "Ahadis" were gentlemen troopers. They were directly recruited by the Mughal emperor himself, mainly from the emperor's own blood relatives and tribesmen. They had their own pay roll and pay master, and were better paid than regular hormen sowars.

Consider the following statements:
1. The forty or the Chahalgani were the group of Turkish noble in the medieval India.
2. The wazir of Muhammad bin Tughluq was Nizam-ul-Mulk-Junaidi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  2. 2 only

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Iltutmish created a group of forty of his close associates known as Turk-e-chahalgani, group of Turkish noble. However, after Iltutmish’s death, the group of powerful Turkish nobles (sometimes called ‘the forty’ or the Chahalgani) ignored his will and ensured that Ruknuddin Firoz, another son of the Sultan, occupied the throne. Nizam-ul-Mulk-Junaidi was the wazir of Muhammad bin Tughluq.

Who among the following were included in Saiyid brothers title during Mughal Period?
1. Syed Abdullah Khan
2. Syed Hassan Ali Khan
3. Sir Syed Ahmad
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  2. 2 only

  3. 1 and 2

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sayyid brothers referred to Syed Abdullah Khan and Syed Hassan Ali Khan, who were powerful Mughal Army generals during the early 18th century, and had overpowering control over the state of affairs. They became highly influential in the Mughal Court after Aurangzeb's death and became king makers during the anarchy following the death of emperor Aurangzeb in 1707.

Consider the following statements:
1. The state of Hyderabad was founded by Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah in 1724.
2. He waged wars, concluded peace, conferred titles and gave Jagirs and offices without reference to Delhi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  2. 2 only

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  4. Niether 1 nor 2

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The state of Hyderabad was founded by Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah in 1724 A.D., during the reign of Muhammad Shah Rangila, the 12th Mughal emperor (1719 A.D.-1748 A.D.). He waged wars, concluded peace, conferred titles and gave Jagirs and offices without reference to Delhi. He never openly declared his independence from the Central government but in practice he acted like an independent ruler.