UPPSC Prelims History 2011 Paper (Part 4 of 8)
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- What was ‘Jihat’ in the Mughal land-revenue administrative terminology?
- A cess over fixed rates
- A Religious-tax
- A Toll-tax
- None of the above
- Which Fort ceded by Shivaji to the Mughals by the terms of the ‘treaty of Purandhar’ (1665 A. D.) could not be won back by Shivaji?
- purandhar
- Mahuli
- Lohagadh
- Shivneri
- Who was the ‘Peshwa’ during Shivaji՚s reign?
- Moropant Pingley
- Dattaji Trimbak
- Niraji Raoji
- Ramchandra Nilkanth
- In which one of the following expeditions did Ahmad Shah Abdali ravage Mathura-Vrindaban alongwith Delhi?
- First, 1748 A. D.
- Second, 1749 A. D.
- Third, 1751 A. D.
- Fourth, 1756 A. D.
- What was the percentage (of the total revenue charged) of the extra tax charged by Sher Shah for the use of general welfare in calamities and emergencies?
- 7.5%
- 5.0%
- 2.5%
- 1.5%
- Roshaniya movement in India during the 16th century was started by
- Miyan Bayazid Ansari
- Akhund Darwiza
- Miyan Mustafa Gujarati
- None of the above
- Which one of the following is not true about the Mughal Mansabdari System?
- That, there were thirty-three (33) divisions of Mansabdars.
- That, they (Mansabdars) could be assigned ‘Mashrut’ or conditional Rank.
- That, it put the Mughal transport system on a sound-footing.
- That, the Masabdars were hereditary officers.
- The preachings of which medieval saint are collected in ‘Abhangas’
- Dadu
- Kabir
- Namdev
- Tukaram
- Who is the writer of ‘Kitab-ul-Yamini’
- Al-Beruni
- Utbi
- Firdausi
- Barani
- Which one of the following was not true about the terms of the ‘treaty of Chittor’ (1615 A. D.) ?
- Jahangir did not want to destroy old Rajput dynasties.
- Mewar, including Chittor were restored to the Rana.
- Rana could not repair or re-fourtify Chittor.
- Rana had to be personally present at the Mughal Court.
- Whom did Ahmad Shah Abdali proclaim the Emperor of India before leaving after his victory in the third Battle of Panipat?
- Ahmad Shah
- Shahjahan III
- Shah Alam II
- Akbar II
- Assertion (A) : Akbar constructed the Buland-darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri.
- Reason (R) : Akbar desire to commemorate his victory.
- In the context of these two statements, which one of the following is correct?
- Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- (A) is true, but (R) is false.
- (A) is false, but (R) is true.
- A figure of Mother Goddess made of bone from the upper Palaeolithic context was discovered from
- Godavari Valley
- Narmada Valley
- Son Valley
- Bealn Valley
- Which one of the followings is the largest Harappan site in India?
- Banawali
- Kalibangan
- Lothal
- Rakhigarhi
- The city is Vijaynagar was located on the banks of the river
- Wain-Ganga
- Kaveri
- Tungabhadra
- Krishna