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(156) Akbar built the Panch Mahal, noted for its various types of pillars, at:
[A] Fatehpur Sikri
[B] Delhi
[C] Lahor
[D] Agra

Comment

Answer: Option [A]

Akbar built the Panch Mahal, noted for its various types of pillars, at Fatehpur Sikri

(157) During the decline of the Mughal empire the Jats were organized into a political force by:
[A] Badan Singh
[B] Rajaram
[C] Churaman
[D] Surajmal

Comment

Answer: Option [A]

During the decline of the Mughal empire the Jats were organized into a political force by Badan Singh. Marharajah Badan Singh was the formal founder of the princely state of Bharatpur. He was nephew of Churaman. Badan was born in Jat family.

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(158) At the time of Shah Jahan’s illness Aurangzeb was the viceroy of:
[A] Afghanistan
[B] Bengal
[C] Deccan
[D] Gujarat

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

At the time of Shah Jahan’s illness Aurangzeb was the viceroy of Deccan.

(159) Which of the following Englishmen was honored by Jahangir with title of ‘Khan’ ?
[A] William Hawkins
[B] Sir Thoas Roe
[C] Edward Terry
[D] None of the above

Comment

Answer: Option [A]

Captain William Hawkins was a representative of the English East India Company. He was the commander of the first company ship to anchor at Surat named Hector. He reached in India on 24 August 1608 and went to the court of Emperor Jahangir in 1609. The emperor granted a commission for an English factory at Surat but later revoked under the Pressure of the Portuguese.

(160) Sher Shah is well known for his administrative skill, especially his:
[A] law and order
[B] mansabdari system
[C] land revenue system
[D] maker control steps

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

Sher Shah is well known for his administrative skill, especially his land revenue system. Sher Shah aimed at introducing a system of land revenue where the cultivator (ryot) was asked to pay, primarily in kind, one-third of the expected produce of the crop from the land under cultivation. Under Sher Shah's rule land was measured and records were maintained.

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