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.