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

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