Rewinding some prominent events of the past

These questions focusing on history will aid in your preparation for the upcoming Telangana State government recruitment exams. In the previous article we had introduced the Medieval Indian history and here is the continuation to it.

Medieval Indian history: The Delhi Sultanate
1. The terms muqta and iqtadar are used for the holders of the iqtas. Which statement distinguishes the difference between the two?

a) The muqta had to give details of all revenue transactions, whereas the iqtadar had
no such liability to the central exchequer
b) The muqta was an administrator of the area which was given to him, whereas the iqtadar had to only take care of the interests of his assignments
c) The muqtas were holders of large iqtas, whereas the
iqtadar represented small
assignments
d) The muqta was in-charge of the territories only for a short period, but in case of the iqtadar it had become hereditary
Ans: a

2. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following Pratihara rulers?

i) Nagabhata ii) Nagabhata II
iii) Vatsaraja iv) Mahendrapala
v) Mahipala vi) Mihira Bhoja
Choose the answer from the codes given below:
a) iv, i, ii, iii, v, vi b) i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi
c) iii, i, iv, v, vi, ii d) i, iii, ii, vi, iv, v
Ans: d

3. Match the works with their authors

A. Futuh-us-Salatin i. Isami
B. Zafarnama ii. Sharafuddin Yazdi
C. Rehla iii. Minhaj-us-Siraj
D. Tabaqat-i-Nasiri iv. Ibn Batutah
a) A-i, B-iii, C-iv, D-ii
b) A-iii, B-i, C-ii D-iv
c) A-i, B-ii, C-iv, D-iii
d) A-i, B-iii. C-ii D-iv
Ans: c

4. Baji Rao I secured the friendship of Jas Singh II Sawal of Amber and Chhatrasal Bundela and marched on to the vicinity of Iyethi in 1731. The Mughal Emperor summoned the Nizam-ul-Mulk for help. The two rivals met near Bhopal and the Nizam-ul-Mulk was defeated. What was the significance of the victory?

a) The authority of Nizam-ul-Mulk in the Deccan was
extinguished
b) Maratha supremacy established a de facto control of a part of Hindustan and became the
de jure authority
c) It led to a total disintegration of the Mughal
authority in India
d) It strengthened the hold of Baji Rao on his feudatory Maratha Sardars
Ans: b

5. Why were the Treaty of Surat annulled and the Treaty of Purandhar (1776) concluded by the English with the Poona authorities, in spite of the English army defeating the Poona troops on the plains of Arras?

a) Because Raghoba went back upon some of his promises
b) Because the Poona authorities offered better terms to the English
c) Because the Treaty of Surat was signed by the Bombay Government without any
orders from the Supreme Council in Calcutta
d) Because Nana Phadnavis asked for and received French assistance which made the English reconsider the whole matter
Ans: c
To be continued…

K Aloke Kumar,
Director, Telangana State BC Study Circles