Q: The famous poet Amir Khusrau was associated with the court of ____________.

Amīr Khusrow was born in 1253 at Patiyali near Etah in modern-day Uttar Pradesh. He served as courtier, royal poet and court musician under Turkish Sultans. He was a prolific classical poet associated with the royal courts of more than seven rulers of the Delhi Sultanate. He is also associated with the courts of Alauddin Khilji. He wrote the "Khaza'in ul-Futuh" (The treasures of victory) recording Alauddin's construction works, wars, administrative services.

Q: Who was called Zinda Pir (living saint) in Mughal India?

Aurangzeb was called 'Zinda Pir" due to his simple living and high thinking. He was the sixth ruler of Mughal Empire and is also referred to as Alamgir meaning conqueror of the world. His reign lasted for 49 years and is widely considered the last effective Mughal emperor. The Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent, ruling over nearly all of the Indian subcontinent during his reign.

Question 1

The third Battle of Panipat was fought between ________.

Accepted Answer

The third battle of Panipat which was fought between the Marathas and Ahmad Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan. It took place on 14 January 1761, at Panipat. The heavy mounted artillery of Afghans proved much better in the battlefield than the light artillery of Marathas. The result of the battle was the halting of further Maratha advances in the north, and a destabilisation of their territories.

Question 2

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTION Why did Karl Marx want to overthrow capitalism?

Accepted Answer

Karl Marx was dead against capitalism. He argued that industrial society was based on capitalism. Capitalists owned the capital invested in factories and the profit of capitalists was produced by workers. The conditions of workers could not improve as long as this profit was accumulated by private capitalists. Hence, it is essential to overthrow private capitalists. This would finally destroy the rule of private property. Marx wanted the workers to construct a radically socialist society where all property was socially controlled. This was the only way through which they would free themselves from capitalist exploitation.

Question 3

Kabuliyat and Patta was introduced by ________.

Accepted Answer

Sher Shah Suri measured and classified the land in terms of the produce and introduced Kabuliyat and Patta as instruments of settlement. A kabuliyat or consent was given by the concerned raiyat if he accepted the offer. Patta was an institution under which a zamindar used to issue a letter on behalf of the state offering a bloc of land to a raiyat under certain terms and conditions.

Question 4

The introduction of token currency by Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq did not succeed because __________.

Accepted Answer

Muhammad bin Tughluq was the Sultan of Delhi from 1325 to 1351. In 1330, after his failed expedition to Deogiri, he issued token currency, that is coins of brass and copper were minted whose value was equal to that of gold and silver coins. Use of token coins can be successful when the government alone makes them and takes people into confidence, but Tughlaq failed to check counterfeiting of currrency.

Question 5

Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded India several times between 1748 and 1757. During which of his campaigns was he defeated and put to fight?

Accepted Answer

Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded India eight times between 1748 and 1757. He raided India in 1748 for the first time. His army was defeated at the Battle of Manupur and he had to return home in failure. The Battle of Manupur was fought between the Mughal Empire and the Durrani Empire in 1748.

Question 6

The famous poet Amir Khusrau was associated with the court of ____________.

Accepted Answer

Am&#299;r Khusrow was born in 1253 at Patiyali near Etah in modern-day Uttar Pradesh. He served as courtier, royal poet and court musician under Turkish Sultans. He was a prolific classical poet associated with the royal courts of more than seven rulers of the Delhi Sultanate. He is also associated with the courts of Alauddin Khilji. He wrote the &#34;Khaza'in ul-Futuh&#34; (The treasures of victory) recording Alauddin's construction works, wars, administrative services.

Question 7

Adi Shankaracharya established four mathas. These mathas are situated at ________.

Accepted Answer

Shankaracharya was an early 8th century Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta. He established four major mathas in different regions of India - Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri. He established them to propagate the philosophy of advaita vedanta and to promulgate the concept of Sanatana dharma.

Question 8

Who among the following ministers in the eight member council (Ashtapradhan) of Shivaji held the charge of finance?

Accepted Answer

Ashta Pradhan was a council of eight ministers that administered the Maratha empire. It was an administrative and advisory council set up in 1674 by the Maratha leader Shivaji. The eight officials were called Peshva, Amatya, Waqia-Navis, Samant, Sachiv, Pandit Rao, Sar-i-nabuat, and Nyayadhish. The charge of finance was held by Amatya.

Question 9

Who was called Zinda Pir (living saint) in Mughal India?

Accepted Answer

Aurangzeb was called 'Zinda Pir&#34; due to his simple living and high thinking. He was the sixth ruler of Mughal Empire and is also referred to as Alamgir meaning conqueror of the world. His reign lasted for 49 years and is widely considered the last effective Mughal emperor. The Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent, ruling over nearly all of the Indian subcontinent during his reign.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about the creation of departments by the various Sultans is not correct?

Accepted Answer

Feroz Shah Tughlaq established a new department called Diwan-i- Khairat (Department of Charity) to take care of orphans and widows. Free hospitals like Dar-ul-Shafa and marriage bureaus for poor Muslims were also established. He has also created the department of slaves or Diwan-i-Bandagan.