ACHIEVE IAS 2016 TEST 6

Which of the following temples were built by cholas
1. Thanjavur temple
2. Gangaikondacholapuram
3. Muvendavelan
4. Nishumbhasudini

dwarasamudri was one of the ancient language of which of the following region

Which of these parties involved in "tripatitic struggle"?

Match the following:

a. Abul Fazl 1. Revenue minister
b. Todar Mal 2. Revenue system
c. Diwan 3. Akbarnama
d. Sulh-i- kul 4. Finance minister
e. Zabt 5. universal peace

Which ruler built the pillars of Qutub Minar
1. Iltutmish
2. Firuz shah tuglaq
3. Balban
4. Allaudin khilji

choose correct matching
a. al idrisi 1. arab geographer
b. minhaj e siraj 2. persian chronicler
c. amir khusrau 3. 14th century poet

choose correct option
languages regions
a.gauri 1. eastern UP
b. awadhi 2. west bengal
c. hindavi 3. around delhi

Q. Consider the following statements:

a. The Mughals did not believe in the rule of primogeniture, where the eldest son inherited his father’s estate. Instead they followed the Mughal and Timurid custom of coparcenary inheritance, or a division of the inheritance
amongst all the sons.

b. The five Deccan Sultanates were Berar, Khandesh, Ahmadnagar, Bijapur & Golcunda.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

a. The main source of income available to Mughal rulers was tax on the produce of the peasantry.

b. Mansabdars received their salaries as revenue assignments called jagirs which were somewhat like iqtas.

c. From a small nucleus of Turkish nobles (Turanis) they expanded to include Iranians, Indian Muslims, Afghans, Rajputs, Marathas and other groups. Those not joining Mughal service were enrolled as mansabdars.

Choose the correct statement/statements from the above.

Consider the following :
a. The Ain-i Akbari deals with Akbar’s administration, household, army, the revenues and geography of his empire.

b.The empire was divided into provinces called subas, governed by a
subadar who carried out both political and military functions.

Choose the correct statements from the above.

Q. Match the following:

a. mansab 1. Marwar
b. Mongol 2. governor
c. Sisodiya Rajput 3. Uzbeg
d. Rathor Rajput 4. Mewar
e. subadar 5. rank

It is "praise" of valor of warrior. It is often composed by priest in Sanskrit. These have description of Samudraguta of Gupta Dynasty, Nagabhatta of Pratihara dynasty and many other kings. These are called:

statement 1 - shia muslims believed prophet mohammed son in law ali was legitimate leader of muslim community
statement 2 - sunni muslims accepted the authority of the khalifs

who explained that he was the ruler of a vast empire that stretched from bengal in the east to the ghajni in afganisthan and included all of south India

Work of Al-Biruni is recorded in

The discussions on religion with the ulama, Brahmanas, Jesuit priests who were Roman Catholics, and Zoroastrians in Akbar's reign took place in the ibadat khana.

Which is true
1. Chalukyans were initially subordinate to rashtrakutas
2. Rashtrakutas were subordinate to chalukyas.
3. Gurjara pratiharas were brahamanas

Chauhan rulers ruled over which of the following regions
1. Ajmer
2. Delhi
3. Gujarat
4. Haryana

Which of the following is wrong statement regarding Mahmud o f Ghazni.
1. He kept alburni and ibn batuta as his record keepers.
2. He defeated Prithvi raj chauhan in 1191.
3. He ruled over parts of Central Asia, Iran, Turkey and the north-western part of the subcontinent.
4. He consulted Sanskrit scholars to keep account of his records.