The rise of independent States

Aspirants should have a good grip on some prominent events of the past that gave shape to the current constitution

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 we’d be focusing on the Mughals.

Decline of the Mughal empire (The rise of independent autonomous States)

1. Consider the following statements about the Treaty of Chittor:
i. Mewar, including Chittor, were restored to the Rana
ii. Rana had to be personally
present at the Mughal Court
iii. Rana could not repair or
refortify Chittor.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) i only b) i and ii only
c) i and iii only d) i, ii and iii
Ans: c

Explanation: Regarding the treaty of Chittor, Mewar including Chittor, was restored to the Rana. The treaty between Amar Singh and Mughal King Jahangir had some obligations that the fort of Chittor would not be repaired and Mewar would have to keep a contingent of 1000 horses in the Mughal service besides Amar Singh would not have to be present at the Mughal Darbars.

2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the list:
List-I (Traveller) List-II (Country)
A. Barbosa 1. Persian
B. Nicolo Conti 2. Italian
C. Abdur Razzaq 3. Russian
D. Nikitin 4. Portuguese
a) A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
b) A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
c) A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3
d) A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
Ans: c
Explanation: Duarte Barbosa (C. 1480, Lisbon, Portugal — May 1, 1521, Philippines), was a Portuguese writer and Portuguese India officer between 1500 and 1516- 1517, with the post of scrivener in Cannanore factory and sometimes interpreter of the local language (Malayalam). Niccolo de’ Conti (1395-1469), was a Venetian merchant and explorer, born in Chioggia, who travelled to India and Southeast Asia, and possibly to Southern China, during the early 15th century. Kamal-ud-Din Abdur-Razzaq ibn Ishaq Samarqandi, (1413-1482), was Uzbek chronicler and Islamic scholar. He was the ambassador of Shah Rukh, the Timurid dynasty ruler of Persia to Calicut, India, from January 1442 to January 1445. Afanasy Nikitin (died 1472) was a Russian merchant from Tver and one of the first Europeans to travel and document his visit to India.

3. Arrange the following in chronological order and the find correct answer from the codes given below:
1. Ahilya Bai 2. Durgawati
3. Padmini 4. Tara Bai
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
a) 1, 2, 3, 4
b) 3, 2, 4, 1
c) 3, 4, 1, 2
d) 2, 1, 3, 4
Ans: b

Explanation: The correct chronological order is: Padmini, Durgawati, Tara Bai, Ahilya Bai. Rani Padmini (Padmavati) (died 1303 CE), wife of King Rawal Ratan Singh and the daughter of the contemporary Sinhala king was the queen of Chittor. She features in Padmavat, an epic poem written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi in 1540 CE. Rani Durgavati Maravi (October 5, 1524 — June 24, 1564), was born in the family of famous Rajput Chandel Emperor Keerat Rai. She is acclaimed for her role in keeping alive the resistance against Mughal occupation of Maratha territories after the death of her husband in 1700. Maharaul Ahilya Bai Holkar ( May 31, 1725 — August 13, 1795), was the Holkar queen of the Maratha ruled Malwa kingdom, India.

4. Match the following
A) Acquisition of the fort of Torna I) 1666
B) First clash with Mughals II) 1660
C) Sack of Surat III) 1664
D) Attack on Shaista Khan IV)1657
E) Shivaji’s visit to Agra V) 1646
a) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV, E-V
b) A-V, B-IV, C-III, D-II, E-I
c) A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-V, E-I
d) A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV, E-V
Ans: b

5. Match the following members of the Maratha confederacy with their territorial limits?
A) Bhonsle I) Indore
B) Gaekwar II) Berar
C) Holkar III) Poona
D) Scindia IV) Baroda
E) Peshwa V) Gwalior
a) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV, E-V
b) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-V, E-IV
c) A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-V, E-III
d) A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-V, E-I
Ans: c

Regarding the treaty of Chittor, Mewar including Chittor, was restored to the Rana. The treaty was between Amar Singh and Mughal King Jahangir

 

To be continued…

 

K Aloke Kumar,
Director,
Telangana State BC Study Circles