HIST/IV/04 Student's Copy
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Pre-CBCS
4th Semester
HISTORY
FOURTH PAPER
History of the Mughals
Pre-revised
Full Marks 75
Time 3 hours
PART A—OBJECTIVE
Marks 25
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
SECTION—A
Marks 10
Tick the correct answer in the brackets provided 1×10=10
1. Who wrote Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri
Abul Fazl
Gulbadan Begum
Jahangir
2. The Battle of Khanua was fought between
Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
Babur and Jai Singh
Babur and Rana Sanga
/392 1 Contd.
3. Akbar divided his empire into
15 subahs
16 subahs
10 sarkars
4. The term 'mansab' refers to
soldier
rank or office
number of armed retainers
5. is a
revenue system
financial system
military system
6. What was the key weakness of the Mughal empire?
Absence of naval power
Absence of an efficient army
Poor administrative system
7. The Sikh military order termed as 'Khalsa' was instituted by
Guru Tegh Bahadur
Guru Arjan
Guru Govind Singh
8. The new religion promulgated by Akbar was called
Allah-Hu-Akbar
Din-i-Ilahi
Sulh-i kul
HIST/IV/04/ 2 Contd.
9. The main reason for the defeat of the Mughal forces at the hands of
Nadir Shah was
they were not prepared for the attack which came all of a
sudden
there were not enough resources with the Mughal emperor to gather an
adequate force
disunity, poor leadership, mutual jealousies and distrust among
themselves
10. Murshid Quli Khan was
the Mughal governor of Bengal
the Nawab of Awadh
the founder of the State of Hyderabad
SECTION—B
Marks 15
Answer any five of the following questions in not more than 5 sentences each
3×5=15
1. Mention the importance of Ain-i-Akbari as a source of Mughal history.
2. Who was Bairam Khan?
3. What is the system?
4. Who was Todar Mal?
5. Write a short note on Sati.
6. What is the distinction between and 'Khalisa' lands?
7. Write a short note on the Bhakti Movement.
8. Who were the 'Zamindars'
HIST/IV/04/ 3 Contd.
9. Write a short note on 'Jagirdari' system of the Mughals.
10. What do you understand by 'Successor States'
PART B—DESCRIPTIVE
Marks 50
The questions are of equal value
1. Describe the various sources for the reconstruction of Mughal history.
OR
Describe the circumstances leading to the foundation of the Mughal Empire
by Babur and its significance in India.
2. Describe the main features of Sher Shah's administration.
OR
Write an essay on the 'Mansabdari' system of the Mughals.
3. Attempt an overview of the trade and commerce during the Mughal period.
OR
Examine the status of women during the Mughal period.
4. Critically discuss Aurangzeb's religious policy.
OR
Discuss the development of architecture under the Mughals.
5. Discuss the different factors that led to the decline of the Mughal Empire.
OR
Discuss the 'Jagirdari Crisis' under the Mughals.