Mughal Empire NDA Questions

Mughal Empire MCQ Questions

13.
Sher Shah Suri, who ruled North India during the interregnum between Humayun's reigns, is particularly remembered for his significant and lasting administrative reforms, including a systematic:
A.
Land revenue system based on careful measurement of land
B.
Complete decentralisation with no central administration
C.
System of hereditary, unquestioned nobility with no merit-based appointments
D.
Abolition of all taxation
ANSWER :
A. Land revenue system based on careful measurement of land
14.
Sher Shah Suri is credited with constructing and improving a major highway connecting Bengal in the east to the Indus region in the west, which came to be known as the:
A.
Golden Quadrilateral (a modern highway project)
B.
Silk Route (an ancient trade route, not built by Sher Shah)
C.
Grand Trunk Road
D.
Rajpath
ANSWER :
C. Grand Trunk Road
15.
Sher Shah Suri introduced a standardised silver currency, which laid the foundation for a coin later continued and refined under Mughal and British rule, known as the:
A.
Tanka
B.
Dinar
C.
Mohur
D.
Rupiya (Rupee)
ANSWER :
D. Rupiya (Rupee)
16.
Sher Shah Suri also established a network of rest houses (inns) along major roads to facilitate trade and travel, known as:
A.
Sarais
B.
Madrasas
C.
Gurdwaras
D.
Khanqahs
ANSWER :
A. Sarais
17.
Akbar, widely regarded as one of the greatest Mughal emperors, ascended the throne in 1556 at a young age, following the death of his father:
A.
Babur
B.
Humayun
C.
Jahangir
D.
Sher Shah Suri
ANSWER :
B. Humayun
18.
Akbar's rule was consolidated in its early years partly due to the crucial military victory at the Second Battle of Panipat (1556), fought against the Hindu general:
A.
Ibrahim Lodi
B.
Rana Pratap
C.
Rana Sanga
D.
Hemu (Hemchandra Vikramaditya)
ANSWER :
D. Hemu (Hemchandra Vikramaditya)