Mughal Administration

🌟 Mughal Administration - MCQs with Answers

1. In Mughal era Duty of Mir Bakshi was

(A) Charged tax from farmers
(B) Maintaining accounts of income and expenses
(C) Justice
(D) Supervisions of land revenue officials

Answer: (D)

2. Who among the following was appointed as a physician in the Mughal service?

(A) Bernier
(B) Coreri
(C) Manucci
(D) Tavernier

Answer: (C)

3. What was ‘district’ known as during the Mughal administration?

(A) Ahar
(B) Vishyas
(C) Suba
(D) Sarkar

Answer: (D)

4. Which of the following was the head of the army in Mughal period?

(A) Shane-e-Peel
(B) Mir Bakshi
(C) Wazir
(D) Sawahenigar

Answer: (B)

5. In the Mughal administration ‘Muhtasib’ was

(A) Military Officer
(B) Head of Foreign Affairs
(C) An Officer-in-Charge of public morals
(D) Officer of Correspondence Department

Answer: (C)

6. In medieval India, Mansabdari system was introduced mainly for

(A) Making recruitment to the army
(B) Facilitating revenue collection
(C) Ensuring religious harmony
(D) Effecting clean administration

Answer: (D)

7. Which one of the following is not true about the Mughal Mansabdari System?

(A) There were 33 divisions
(B) They got conditional or Mashut rank
(C) Their ‘Sawar’ rank could exceed the ‘Zat’ rank
(D) All civil and military officers were given mansabs

Answer: (C)

8. What was the principal source of State Income in Mughal India?

(A) Booty
(B) Escheat
(C) Land Revenue
(D) Tax

Answer: (C)

9. In Mughal administrative vocabulary ‘Maal’ represents

(A) Land Revenue
(B) Selarried
(C) Allowance
(D) None of the above

Answer: (A)

10. The Mughal Emperor who prohibited the use of tobacco was

(A) Akbar
(B) Babur
(C) Jahangir
(D) Aurangzeb

Answer: (C)

11. ‘Madad-i-Mash’ indicates in Mughal administration

(A) Toll Tax
(B) Revenue freeland granted to learned person
(C) Pension provided to military officials
(D) Cultivation Tax

Answer: (B)

12. Who among the following rulers issued some coins with figures of Rama and Sita and Devanagari legend ‘Rama-Siya’?

(A) Bhoja
(B) Siddharaja Jayasimha
(C) Zain-ul-Abidin
(D) Akbar

Answer: (D)

13. During the Mughal rule, the copper coin was known as

(A) Rupee
(B) Dam
(C) Tanka
(D) Shamsi

Answer: (B)

14. The meaning of word Bantai during Medieval period was

(A) Religious Tax
(B) System of calculating revenue
(C) Wealth tax
(D) Property tax

Answer: (B)

15. Assertion (A): The Mansabdari system was existing during the Mughal period.
Reason (R): Mansabdars were selected on the basis of qualification.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Answer: (C)

16. Read the statements 1 and 2 below and choose the correct answer:
1. Not all the mansabdars were military officers.
2. Those who held high civil posts under the Mughals were also mansabdars and were graded accordingly.

(A) Both 1 and 2 are false
(B) Both 1 and 2 are true
(C) 1 is true, while 2 is false
(D) 1 is false, while 2 is true

Answer: (B)

17. Consider the following statements about Mughal Mansabdari:
1. ‘Zat’ and ‘Mansab’ designation were granted.
2. Mansabdars were hereditarily officials.
3. There were three classes of Mansabdars.
4. Their salary was paid by Diwan Office.

(A) Four statements are true
(B) Four statements are false
(C) Only 1, 2 and 3 are true
(D) Only 1 and 3 are true

Answer: (D)

18. Ahadis were those troopers who:

(A) 1, 3 and 4 are correct
(B) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(C) 2 and 3 are correct
(D) 1 and 4 are correct

Answer: (B)