Mughal Empire: Polity, Administration & Economy GK MCQs With Answer & Explanation in English

1. Who was the superintendent of ports under the Mughals?

  1. Mutsaddi
  2. Mir-i-Bahar
  3. Tahvildar
  4. Mushrif

2. What is the correct meaning of the office of Qazi-ul-Quzat under the Mughals?

  1. Head of the Finance department
  2. Censor of Public morals
  3. Supreme Authority in Justice
  4. Incharge of charities

3. During the Delhi Sultanate, who were called the Barids?

  1. Craftsmen
  2. Bodyguards of the Sultan
  3. Officer-in-charge of state exchequer
  4. The spy / news reporters

4. The Mansabdari system was borrowed from which region?

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Turkey
  3. Mongolia
  4. Persia

5. Who among the following was appointed as the supreme authority in justice during the era of Mughal Emperors?

  1. Qazi-ul-Quzat
  2. Qazi-ul-Hazat
  3. Qazi-Faiz-ul-Islam
  4. None of these

6.Who introduced the Zabti system and Dahshala system?

  1. Raja Todar Mal
  2. Firuz Shah Tughlaq
  3. Raja Man Singh I
  4. Ibrahim Lodi

7. “Muazzama” was the title of which of the following Mughal Emperors?

  1. Shah Alam II
  2. Mohammad Shah
  3. Bahadur Shah Zafar
  4. Jahandar Shah

8. In which year did Akbar centralize the control and functioning of various mints?

  1. 1570
  2. 1572
  3. 1576
  4. 1578

9. Akbar had adopted the ‘Ray’ System of revenue assessment, which he later abolished. Who had introduced the ray system?

  1. Alauddin Khilji
  2. Balban
  3. Iltutmish
  4. Sher Shah Suri

10. Which term precisely defines the loans given to cultivators for seeds, farm implements, etc., in the Sultanate and Mughal period?

  1. Dams
  2. Dahsala
  3. Taqqavi
  4. Nasaq

Q11: Faujdar and Amalguzar were the chief officials of the ‘Sarkars’ (administrative divisions) in the Mughal Period. Amalguzar was related to which of the following operations?

1. Law & Order

2. Revenue Collection

3. Defence

4. Audit and Accounts

Q12: What was the main responsibility of Mir Bakshi during the Mughal Era?

1. All incomes and expenditures

2. Military department

3. Revenue department

4. Royal correspondence

Q13: Raja Todar Mal introduced standard weights and measures, a land survey and settlement system, revenue districts, and officers during Akbar’s reign. In whose reign as a finance minister did Raja Todar Mal develop his expertise?

1. Humayun

2. Akbar

3. Sher Shah Suri

4. Babur

Q14: Which among the following was a unit of Mughal Empire for the purpose of Administration and Revenue Collection?

1. Paraganas

2. Subahs

3. Parautis

4. Grama

Q15: Akbar’s administrative system was inspired by the administrative system of which of the following rulers?

1. Harsha

2. Vikramaditya

3. Sher Shah Suri

4. None of the above

Q16: During the reign of Akbar, the territories of the empire were divided into which of the following categories?

1. Jagir, Mansab, Iqta

2. Jagir, Khalisa, Inam

3. Jagir, Khalisa, Mansab

4. Iqta, Khalisa, Jagir

Q17: Which of the following was the supreme head of the administration during the Mughal administration?

1. Council of ministers

2. Wazir

3. Emperor

4. None of the above

Q18: Who acted as the principal link between the ruler and the administration during the Mughal administration?

1. Wazir

2. Mir Bakshi

3. Mir Saman

4. Council of Ministers

Q19: Who was the head of the revenue department during the Mughal administration?

1. The Emperor

2. Wakil

3. Wazir

4. Mir Bakshi

Q20: Recommendations for appointment to mansabs or for promotions were made to the emperor after being duly endorsed by which of the following?

1. Wazir

2. Mir Bakshi

3. Mir Saman

4. Wakil

Q21: Who was the head of the intelligence and information agencies of the Mughal empire?

1. Wazir

2. The Emperor

3. Wakil

4. Mir Bakshi

Q22: Who was the officer-in-charge of the royal household and royal karkhanas in the Mughal Empire?

1. Wazir

2. Mir Bakshi

3. Mir Saman

4. Wakil

Q23: During the Mughal era, who had the duty of maintenance of etiquette at the court?

1. Wazir

2. Mir Bakshi

3. Mir Saman

4. Wakil

Q24: Which of the following was the Qazi-ul-Quzat during Akbar’s reign?

1. Abdullah Sultanpuri

2. Abdun Nabi

3. Muhammad Fakhrul Islam

4. Abul Fazl

Q25: Akbar divided the empire into how many circles for purposes of grant of inam lands?

1. 6

2. 5

3. 10

4. 16

Q26: Who were appointed to ensure the general observance of the rules of morality during the rule of the Mughal Empire?

1. Mir Bakshi

2. Wakil

3. Muhtasibs

4. Wazir

Q27: During the reign of Akbar, the Mughal empire was divided into how many Subas?

1. 10

2. 11

3. 12

4. 13

Q28: Which of the following was not one of the provinces into which the Mughal empire was divided during the reign of Akbar?

1. Agra

2. Malwa

3. Kashmir

4. Lahore

Q29: Who was the head of a province during the Mughal Administration?

1. Wazir

2. Subedar

3. Faujdar

4. Muqaddam

Q30: Who was responsible for the maintenance of general law and order in a province during the rule of the Mughal empire?

1. Subedar

2. Faujdar

3. Mir Bakshi

4. Shiqdar

Q31: Who was responsible for maintaining the communication channel during the Mughal Era?

1. Sadar

2. Merwars

3. Darogai-i-Dak

4. Bakshi

Q32: Who was the chief revenue officer of a province under the Mughals?

1. Bakshi

2. Diwan

3. Sadar

4. None of the above

Q33: Which of the following were the functions of Diwan in the administration of Akbar?

1. Diwan had to supervise the revenue collection in the suba and maintain accounts of all expenditures.

2. He was also expected to increase the area under cultivation.

3. Sometimes taccavi or advance loans were given to peasants through his office.

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

1. Only 1 & 2

2. Only 2 & 3

3. Only 1 & 3

4. 1, 2 & 3

Q34: Who was the revenue collector during the Mughal rule?

1. Fauzdar

2. Zamindar

3. Amalgujar

4. Subedar

Q35: During the Mughal era, who had the duty to maintain all accounts and send the daily receipt and expenditure report to the provincial Diwan?

1. Faujdar

2. Amalguzar

3. Shiqdar

4. Muqaddam

Q36: At the level of Pargana, who was the executive officer in Mughal Administration?

1. Shiqdar

2. Kotwals

3. Muqaddam

4. Patwari

Q37: Which of the following kept all the records of land in the Pargana?

1. Shiqdar

2. Quanungo

3. Kotwals

4. Muqaddam

Q38: Which of the following were appointed mainly in towns by the imperial government and were in charge of law and order?

1. Shiqdar

2. Kotwals

3. Amil

4. Quanungo

Q39: Who was the village headman during the Mughal era?

1. Muqaddam

2. Patwari

3. Qiladar

4. Mutasaddi

Q40: The forts were placed under which of the following during Mughal rule?

1. Sipahasalar

2. Qiladar

3. Mutasaddi

4. None of them

Q41: What was the land revenue at the time of Akbar?

1. 1/2 of the average produce

2. 1/3 of the average produce

3. 1/4 of the average produce

4. 1/5 of the average produce

Q42: Which of the following introduced the Dahsala System?

1. Akbar

2. Humayun

3. Jahangir

4. Shahjahan

Q43: Which of the following describes the batais or ghallabakhshi?

1. Produce was divided between the peasants and the state in a fixed proportion.

2. Rough appraisement based on the inspection of the crops and past payments made by the village as a whole.

3. . Produce was divided between the ministers and the state in a fixed proportion.

4. None of the above.

Q44: What is the nasaq or kankut system?

1. System in which revenue was fixed on the average yield of land assessed on the basis of the past ten years.

2. System in which produce was divided between the peasants and the state in a fixed proportion.

3. System in which rough appraisement based on the inspection of the crops and past payments made by the village as a whole.

4. None of the above.

Q45: During Akbar’s rule, what was chachar land?

1. Never cultivated

2. Cultivated once a year

3. Cultivated once in 3-4 years

4. Cultivated in more than 5 years

Q46: Which of the following were responsible for the collection of a crore of dams and also audited the facts and figures supplied by the Qanungos?

1. Karoris

2. Khudkasht

3. Mutasaddi

4. None of the above

Q47: The peasants who owned the land they tilled were known as?

1. Qanungos

2. Amil

3. Khudkasht

4. Karoris

Q48: Which of the following is correct regarding the Mansabdari system?

1. The mansab rank was not hereditary.

2. The lowest rank was 10, and the highest was 5,000 for the nobles.

3. All appointments and promotions as well as dismissals were directly made by the emperor.

Choose the right option:

1. Only 1 and 3

2. Only 2 and 3

3. Only 3

4. All 1, 2, and 3

Q49: Which of the following were given in lieu of salaries and were transferable every three to four years?

1. Tankha Jagirs

2. Mashrut Jagirs

3. Watan Jagirs

4. Altamgha Jagirs

Q50: Which of the following were assigned to zamindars or rajas in their local dominions under the Jagirdari system?

1. Tankha Jagirs

2. Watan Jagirs

3. Mashrut Jagirs

4. Altamgha Jagirs

Q51: Which of the following were given to Muslim nobles in their family towns or place of birth?

1. Watan Jagirs

2. Tankha Jagirs

3. Mashrut Jagirs

4. Altamgha Jagirs

Q52: Which of the following jagirs were given on certain conditions under the Jagirdari system?

1. Tankha Jagirs

2. Mashrut Jagirs

3. Watan Jagirs

4. Altamgha Jagirs

Q53: Which of the following had hereditary rights over the produce of the land?

1. Wazir

2. Mir Bakshi

3. Jagirdars

4. Zamindars

Q54: Akbar abolished the jizyah tax in which of the following year?

1. 1550 CE

2. 1505 CE

3. 1562 CE

4. 1556 CE

Q55: Who was the Finance minister during the reign of Akbar?

1. Raja Birbal

2. Raja Todar Mal

3. Raja Man Singh

4. None of the above

Q56: Akbar bestowed which of the following with the title of Diwan-i-Ashraf?

1. Salim Chisti

2. Abul Fazl

3. Raja Todar Mal

4. Sheikh Muinuddin Chisti

Q57: Which of the following was also known as Khan-i-Azam?

1. Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan

2. Mirza Aziz Koka

3. Raja Man Singh

4. None of the above

Q58: Which Mughal emperor abolished the Rahdari tax and Chungi Tax?

1. Shah Jahan

2. Aurangzeb

3. Akbar

4. Jahangir

Q59: Which Mughal ruler abolished the Pandari tax?

1. Shah Jahan

2. Akbar

3. Jahangir

4. Aurangzeb

Q60: In which year did Aurangzeb issue an order forbidding the construction of new temples by the Hindus?

1. 1559 CE

2. 1659 CE

3. 1569 CE

4. 1695 CE

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