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UPSC CDS Medieval Indian History — practice questions — page 10

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Babur succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1494 at the age of:Read the answer and worked solution →Babur seized Kabul in:Read the answer and worked solution →Babur defeated Rana Sanga and his Rajput allies in 1527 at:Read the answer and worked solution →Sher Khan defeated Humayun at Chausa in 1539 and at Kanauj in:Read the answer and worked solution →In exile, Humayun received help from the Shah of which dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →Akbar became emperor at the age of:Read the answer and worked solution →Akbar seized the Sisodiya capital of Chittor in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Mughals followed which custom of dividing inheritance among all sons?Read the answer and worked solution →Defeated Rajputs like the Sisodiyas got their lands back as assignments called:Read the answer and worked solution →Under the mansabdari system, rank and salary were fixed by a numerical value called:Read the answer and worked solution →A mansabdar's military duty was to maintain a specified number of:Read the answer and worked solution →Mansabdars received their salaries as revenue assignments called:Read the answer and worked solution →Akbar's revenue minister who surveyed crop yields and prices for ten years was:Read the answer and worked solution →The Mughal revenue system fixing cash tax per crop after Todar Mal's survey was called:Read the answer and worked solution →Zabt could not be applied in which provinces where land surveys were not possible?Read the answer and worked solution →Abul Fazl's three-volume history of Akbar's reign was the:Read the answer and worked solution →Mughal provinces were called subas and each was governed by a:Read the answer and worked solution →Mehrunnisa married Jahangir and received the title Nur Jahan in:Read the answer and worked solution →Akbar's religious discussions with ulama, Brahmanas, Jesuits and Zoroastrians took place in the:Read the answer and worked solution →Akbar's idea of universal peace was called:Read the answer and worked solution →Bijapur was annexed by Aurangzeb in 1685 and Golconda in:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Mughal emperorsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Mughal officersRead the answer and worked solution →Run the Mughal accession yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the Mughal termsRead the answer and worked solution →Akbar or AurangzebRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the early Mughal cluesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Mughal Empire bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The Nayanars of the Tamil bhakti movement were saints devoted to:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Babur succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1494 at the age of:

  1. 30
  2. 12
  3. 18
  4. 22
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Correct answer: B. 12

1. The Uzbegs drove him from his ancestral throne. 2. He was only 12 years old. 3. He seized Kabul in 1504. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts II, Chapter 4, The Mughal Empire._

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Babur seized Kabul in:

  1. 1504
  2. 1494
  3. 1526
  4. 1527
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Correct answer: A. 1504

1. It followed years of wandering. 2. Kabul fell to him in 1504. 3. Panipat came in 1526. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts II, Chapter 4, The Mughal Empire._

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Babur defeated Rana Sanga and his Rajput allies in 1527 at:

  1. Chausa
  2. Khanua
  3. Panipat
  4. Chanderi
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Correct answer: B. Khanua

1. Panipat against Ibrahim Lodi was in 1526. 2. Khanua was fought in 1527. 3. Chanderi followed in 1528. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts II, Chapter 4, The Mughal Empire._

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