HIST/IV/EC/04 Student's Copy
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CBCS
4th Semester
HISTORY
FOURTH PAPER
History of the Mughals
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 fought the Battle of Kanauj in 1540?
Babur and Sher Shah
Humayun and Sher Shah
Humayun and Mahmud Lodi
Babur and Rana Sanga
2. Who wrote Akbarnama?
Babur
Akbar
Abul Fazl
Faizi
/329 1 Contd.
3. Mughal painting reached its zenith under which Emperor?
Akbar
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb
4. Who among the following was considered the ablest writer in Persian
during Akbar's period?
Abul Fazl
Badauni
Utbi
Faizi
5. Which of the following spices was unknown during the Mughal period?
Pepper
Clove
Capsicum or Chilli
Ginger
6. What was the most important role of women under the Mughals?
Giving moral and cultural tone to society
Serving their husbands
Played no role in the society
Played an active role in politics
7. 'Chhatrapati' was the title of
Ranjit Singh
Shivaji
Arjun Singh
Shaista Khan
8. The new religion promulgated by Akbar was called
Allah-Hu-Akbar
Sulh-i-Kulh
Ibadat Khana
Din-i-Ilahi
HIST/IV/EC/04/329 2 Contd.
9. Which of the following historians made a serious attempt to study the
structural flaws of the Mughal system with a view to understanding the
decline of the Mughal empire?
Irfan Habib
Satish Chandra
William Irvine and Jadunath Sarkar
M. Athar Ali
10. Murshid Quli Khan, the Mughal Governor of Bengal was originally
a Persian
an Iraqi
an Afghan
a South Indian Brahmin
SECTION—B
Marks 15
Answer 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.
OR
Why was Sher Shah regarded as the forerunner of Akbar?
2. Who were the Khanazads?
OR
What is the difference between Jagir and Khalisa lands?
3. What was the dagh system?
OR
Who were the Irani and Turani nobles?
4. What was the Maratha Confederacy?
OR
Write a note on the Treaty of Purander.
HIST/IV/EC/04/329 3 Contd.
5. Explain the misls of the Sikhs.
OR
Write a note on the invasions of Ahmad Shah Abdali.
PART B—DESCRIPTIVE
Marks 50
The questions are of equal value
1. Describe the circumstances leading to the foundation of the Mughal empire
by Babur and its significance to India.
OR
Make an assessment of the administration of Sher Shah Suri.
2. Examine the various interpretations regarding the nature of the Mughal
State.
OR
Write an essay on the architecture and painting which developed during the
Mughal period.
3. Examine the social structure of the Mughal society with reference to the
nobility of the Zamindars.
OR
Attempt an overview of trade and commerce during the Mughal period.
4. Discuss Akbar's relation with the Rajputs. How far was it responsible for
the consolidation and expansion of the Mughal empire?
OR
Discuss Aurangzeb's relation with the Deccan States. How far was the
Deccan Policy of Aurangzeb responsible for his downfall?
5. What were the various factors that led to the decline of the Mughal empire?
OR
Give an account of the emergence of various regional States in the
eighteenth century.