Climax and Crisis of the Mughal Empire UPSC Questions

Climax and Crisis of the Mughal Empire MCQ Questions

13.
Aurangzeb gain to be regarded as a _____ or "a living saint".
A.
Zinda pir
B.
Purohit
C.
Mansab
D.
None of the above
ANSWER :
A. Zinda pir
14.
Aurangzeb did not hesitate in issuing secular decrees called _____
A.
Mansab
B.
Kalma
C.
Shara
D.
Zawabit
ANSWER :
D. Zawabit
15.
A compendium of Aurangzeb's decrees had been collected in a work called _____
A.
Kalma
B.
Zawabit-i-Alamgiri
C.
Shara
D.
Zinda pir
ANSWER :
B. Zawabit-i-Alamgiri
16.
Aurangzeb discontinued the festival of Nauroz as it was considered a _____ practice favoured by the Safavid rulers of Iran.
A.
Christianity
B.
Hinduism
C.
Zoroastrian
D.
Jainism
ANSWER :
C. Zoroastrian
17.
_____ officials were asked to see that people lived their lives in accordance with the shara.
A.
Muhtasibs
B.
Zawabits
C.
Zinda pir
D.
Mansab
ANSWER :
A. Muhtasibs
18.
Aurangzeb discontinued the practice of _____ or showing himself to the public from the balcony since he considered it a superstitious practice and against Islam.
A.
Mansab
B.
Jharoka darshan
C.
Purohit
D.
None of the above
ANSWER :
B. Jharoka darshan