Q-1
Name the great Mughals.
Ans- The great Mughals were Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan
and Aurangzeb.
Q-2 Why did Mughals prefer
Timurid dynasty ?
Ans- They were descendants
of Genghis khan from mother side and descendants of Timur from father side.
Timur got a chance to win
Delhi in 1398.
Genghis Khan was
associated with Massacre of many people and other group of mongols were their
enemies.
Q-3 How did the Mughal ‘s
maintain their relations with other Kings?
Ans- 1 – Maintained friendly relations with them.
2- By Matrimonial relationships.
3- War and occupying their Areas.
Q-4 What were the central
provinces under the control
Of the Mughals?
Ans-Panipat, Ajmer, Amber,
Delhi, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri ,
Mathura etc.
Q-5 Who were mansabdars? What
were their duties?
Ans- Mansabdars were the rank holders
or position holders. It was a grading system not hereditary.
Their duties were-
1- To arrange horses and soldiers.
2- To train soldiers for
war.
3- To collect revenue
from their areas.
Q-6 What was the role of zamindars in Mughal administration?
Ans- 1- They collect the taxes from
local people and deposit the same with the king.
2- They were the intermediaries
between the people and the king.
3-They might be local headmen or
powerful chieftains.
4-They tried to solve minor disputes
of their village.
Q-7 What was the
relationship between mansabdar and jagir?
Ans-1- Mansabdars received their
salaries as jagirs.
2-But they did not live in the areas
of their jagirs.
3-They only collected revenue
themselves or by their servants.
4-They themselves served in other
part of the country.
Q-8 What was zabt?
Ans-1- Zabt was a system to collect
revenue .
2-It was suggested by Todar Mal.
3-According to this tax was fixed for
each crop in cash.
4-Each province was divided into
circles and revenue rates were different for each crop.
Q-9- How were Mansabdars
kept under control?
Ans-
1- They were not allowed to reside in particular areas.
2-
They were regularly inspected.
3-Their
posts were not hereditary.
4-Their
horses were branded also.
Q-10- Write a note on
Akbarnama?
Ans-
1- It was written by Abul Fazl in three volumes.
2-It
deals with Akbar’s administration,households,revenues etc.
3-Ain-i-akbari
is an important part of this.
Q-11- How was Administration
of Mughal empire under Akbar?
Ans- 1- The empire was divided into
provinces called Subas under control of subadar.
2- Each Province had a diwan for
financial matters.
3-Other officers were Bakhshi,
Kotwal, faujdars etc.
Q-12- How were the debates
with religious scholars important in the formation of Akbar’s ideas on
governance?
Ans-
1-Akbar started interacting the people of different religions at Ibadatkhana.
2-He
realized that the heads were often bigots.
3-Their
rituals created disharmony among the people.
4-He
started a new religion with the good points of each religion.
5-This
religion was based on the ideas of honesty, justice and peace etc.
Q-13-Why was mnasabdars of
different background recruited in place of Turanis and iranis?
Ans-
1- Turanis and Iranis had little knowledge of India.
2-
They should not rebel against the Mughal king.
3-Local
mansabdars were able to understand the needs of the common people.
4-They
had more knowledge about the areas and cultures.
5-It
was necessary to establish friendly relations with the local people.
Q-14-How important was the
income from land revenue to the stability of the Mughal empire?
Ans-
The revenue was helpful in the following ways-
1- To raise large standing
army.
2- To build forts and palaces.
3- To improve agriculture.
4- To improve trade relations
with other countries.
5- To pay salaries to the
soldiers.
