The Deccan and the Mughals (up to 1657) UPSC Questions

The Deccan and the Mughals (up to 1657)

The Deccan and the Mughals (up to 1657) MCQ Questions

7.
During the middle of the _____ century, the rulers of the Deccan states embarked upon a definite policy of winning over the Marathas to their side.
A.
17th
B.
16th
C.
15th
D.
12th
ANSWER :
B. 16th
8.
Ibrahim Adil Shah of _____ ascended the throne in 1555.
A.
Naldurg
B.
Gwalior
C.
Deccan
D.
Bijapur
ANSWER :
D. Bijapur
9.
The title of Peshwa was accorded to a brahmana, Kankoji Narsi by the rulers of _____.
A.
Golconda
B.
Vijayanagara
C.
Ahmadnagar
D.
Lahore
ANSWER :
C. Ahmadnagar
10.
After the decline of the _____ Sultanat, Manu Sufi saints and persons in search of employment had migrated to the court of the Bahmani rulers.
A.
Delhi
B.
Lahore
C.
Gujarat
D.
Uzbekistan
ANSWER :
A. Delhi
11.
After the conquest of Malwa and Gujarat in the 60s and the early 70s, the Mughals could hardly have kept themselves aloof from _____ politics.
A.
Malwa
B.
Deccan
C.
Lahore
D.
Bannihatti
ANSWER :
B. Deccan
12.
In _____, a Mughal army invaded Khandesh, and compelled the rulers of Khandesh to submit.
A.
1545
B.
1555
C.
1560
D.
1567
ANSWER :
D. 1567