1. Jahangir's younger brothers died during Akbar's lifetime due to which cause?
2. Which prince rebelled shortly after Jahangir's succession to the throne?
3. Jahangir defeated Khusrau's rebellion in a battle fought near which city?
4. Consider the following statements regarding Jahangir's early reign:
(I) Jahangir succeeded to the throne without difficulty.
(II) Khusrau's rebellion proved to be long-lasting.
(III) Jahangir himself had earlier rebelled against his father, Akbar.
Which of the above is/are correct?
5. Which Mughal governor of Bengal was recalled to court by Akbar towards the end of his reign?
6. Jahangir appointed which noble to Bengal in 1608 to deal with the Afghan rebellion?
7. Islam Khan was the grandson of which Sufi saint?
8. Islam Khan fixed his headquarters at which strategically located city to fight the Bengal rebels?
9. The Afghan confederates led by Musa Khan in Bengal were collectively known as the:
10. Besides Musa Khan, which other Afghan chief in Bengal was defeated by Islam Khan?
11. Who was Nur Jahan's first husband, killed in a clash with the Mughal governor of Bengal?
12. In which year did Nur Jahan marry Jahangir?
13. Nur Jahan's father, who was made joint diwan by Jahangir, is known by which title?
14. Nur Jahan's brother, appointed khan-i-saman, was:
15. What title was conferred on Nur Jahan at the Mughal court?
16. Consider the following statements about Nur Jahan:
(I) Coins were issued in her name.
(II) She was a good rider and joined Jahangir on hunting expeditions.
(III) She was the first Mughal woman to be appointed diwan.
Which of the above is/are correct?
17. What was the immediate cause of Shah Jahan's rebellion against Jahangir?
18. Shah Jahan was defeated in battle near Delhi by forces led by:
19. Which contingent's valiant stand saved Shah Jahan from complete defeat near Delhi?
20. During his rebellion, Shah Jahan formed an alliance with which Deccani ruler once again at war with the Mughals?
21. In which year was the agreement ending Shah Jahan's rebellion concluded?
22. As part of the 1626 agreement, which two sons of Shah Jahan were sent to the Mughal court as hostages?
23. Consider the following statements regarding Shah Jahan's rebellion:
(I) It kept the empire distracted for four years.
(II) It resulted in the loss of Qandhar.
(III) It ended with Shah Jahan's permanent exile from Mughal territories.
Which of the above is/are correct?
24. Shah Jahan crossed the Deccan into which territory, taking its governor by surprise, before bringing Bengal and Bihar under his control?
25. Mahabat Khan seized Jahangir while the royal camp was crossing which river en route to Kabul?
26. Mahabat Khan came to the court with a trusted body of which soldiers to carry out the seizure of Jahangir?
27. How did Nur Jahan manage to get close to Jahangir after Mahabat Khan seized him?
28. After abandoning Jahangir and fleeing the court, Mahabat Khan eventually joined which prince in the Deccan?
29. Consider the following statements on the Mahabat Khan episode:
(I) Mahabat Khan had played a leading role in dealing with Shah Jahan's rebellion.
(II) Nur Jahan escaped across the Jhelum when Jahangir was seized.
(III) Mahabat Khan's Rajput soldiers grew increasingly popular at court, strengthening his position.
Which of the above is/are correct?
30. In which year did Jahangir die, near Lahore?
31. Which noble, appointed wakil by Jahangir, prepared the ground for Shah Jahan's succession and made Nur Jahan a virtual prisoner?
32. After attaining the throne, Nur Jahan lived a retired life until her death, and was buried at:
33. Which three powerful empires established themselves in Trans-Oxiana, Iran, and Turkey following the break-up of the Timurid empire?
34. The Uzbeks were natural enemies of the Mughals primarily because they had:
35. The Ottoman Turks derived their name from their first ruler, Usman, who died in which year?
36. Which title, in addition to "Sultan of Rum," did the Ottoman rulers later assume?
37. Consider the following statements on Mughal foreign policy considerations:
(I) The Mughals refused Uzbek proposals for a tripartite Ottoman-Mughal-Uzbek alliance against the Persians.
(II) The Mughals were wary of closer relations with Turkey since they would not accept the Ottoman sultan's claim to caliphal superiority.
(III) The Uzbeks and Mughals were both Shia powers, which united them against Persia.
Which of the above is/are correct?
38. In 1572-73, Abdullah Khan Uzbek seized which region, which had served as a buffer between the Mughals and the Uzbeks?
39. In 1577, Abdullah Khan Uzbek sent an embassy to Akbar proposing to:
40. Which Timurid prince, ousted from Badakhshan by his own grandson, was given refuge at Akbar's court?
41. Which of Akbar's close friends was killed in a battle in the Khyber Pass during operations against Uzbek-instigated frontier tribesmen?
42. Akbar annexed Kabul to his dominions in 1585 following the death of which half-brother?
43. The Mughal-Uzbek agreement reached during Akbar's reign fixed which natural feature as the boundary between the two powers?
44. In which year did Akbar complete his objective of a defensible northwest frontier by acquiring Qandhar?
45. Consider the following statements on Akbar's Uzbek policy:
(I) Akbar rejected Abdullah Uzbek's appeal for a joint expedition against Shia Iran.
(II) Akbar left Lahore for Agra only after the death of Abdullah Khan Uzbek.
(III) After Abdullah Uzbek's death, the Uzbeks remained united and continued to threaten the Mughals.
Which of the above is/are correct?
46. Qandhar was ruled by Babur's cousins, the rulers of Herat, until they were ousted by the Uzbeks in which year?
47. Qandhar came under Babur's control in 1522, but was later captured by which Safavid ruler taking advantage of the confusion following Humayun's death?
48. In which year did Qandhar pass into Persian hands after Shah Jahan failed to march promptly to its relief?
49. Shah Jahan induced which Persian governor of Qandhar to defect to the Mughal side in 1638?
50. Shah Jahan's Balkh campaign was launched primarily to counter the recurrent attacks of which power on Kabul?
51. Which ruler of Balkh appealed to Shah Jahan for help after his son Abdul Aziz rebelled against him?
52. Which Mughal prince was first deputed with a large army to help Nazr Muhammad at Balkh in 1646?
53. Consider the following statements on the Balkh campaign:
(I) Prince Murad marched on Balkh without waiting for instructions from Nazr Muhammad.
(II) Nazr Muhammad fled the fort of Balkh, uncertain of the prince's intentions.
(III) Prince Murad was later replaced by Prince Aurangzeb.
Which of the above is/are correct?
54. Abdul Aziz, son of Nazr Muhammad, mustered an Uzbek army across which river to challenge the Mughals?
55. In which year did the Mughals rout the Uzbeks under Abdul Aziz outside the gates of Balkh?
56. In which month and year did the Mughals finally withdraw from Balkh due to lack of supplies and approaching winter?
57. According to the chapter's assessment, what was the main political outcome of the Balkh campaign for the Mughals?
58. The Persians recaptured Qandhar from the Mughals in which year, following the setback at Balkh?
59. Which Mughal prince led the first attempt (with an army of 50,000) to recover Qandhar after its loss in 1649?
60. Which prince led the most grandiloquent and final Mughal attempt to recover Qandhar in 1653?
61. Consider the following statements on the Mughal attempts to recover Qandhar:
(I) Aurangzeb led two separate campaigns to recover Qandhar.
(II) Dara's attempt used two of the largest guns in the empire to try to breach the fort.
(III) All three Mughal attempts to recover Qandhar succeeded in retaking the fort, though at heavy cost.
Which of the above is/are correct?
62. Which Persian ruler insulted the Mughal envoy and threatened invasion in 1668, before dying shortly after?
63. Under Akbar, at what average rate per annum per sawar was a mansabdar paid for maintaining his contingent?
64. Under Jahangir, this per-sawar rate was reduced to:
65. What percentage of the total salary bill of sawars was a mansabdar allowed to retain for contingent expenses?
66. Jahangir introduced which system allowing selected nobles to maintain a larger quota of troopers without raising their zat rank?
67. Under Shah Jahan's reign, a noble was normally expected to maintain what fraction of his sawar rank in actual troopers?
68. The "jama-dami," or assessed income register maintained for jagir assignments, calculated income at what rate of dams to a rupee?
69. Mansabdars preferred to be paid through a jagir rather than in cash mainly because:
70. Consider the following statements on the mansabdari month-scale system:
(I) A noble's salary and troop obligations could be scaled down to as little as 5 months.
(II) The month-scale reduction was applied only to nobles paid in jagirs, not those paid in cash.
(III) Most Marathas inducted into Mughal service were assigned mansabs on a 5-monthly basis or even less.
Which of the above is/are correct?
71. What were individual troopers directly recruited by the Mughal emperor, receiving higher salaries than ordinary troopers, called?
72. How many ahadis did the Mughal army number during Shah Jahan's reign?
73. The royal bodyguards who served on foot in the citadel and palace, though themselves cavalrymen, were called:
74. Matchlock-bearing infantry soldiers in the Mughal army were known as:
75. The French traveller who accompanied Shah Jahan to Lahore and Kashmir and admired the "artillery of the stirrup" was:
76. Consider the following statements on the Mughal army under Shah Jahan:
(I) The cavalry numbered about 2,00,000, excluding men serving under faujdars in the districts.
(II) The infantry, excluding non-fighting personnel, was placed at about 40,000.
(III) European travellers' criticism of the Mughal army's inefficiency was mainly directed at the cavalry.
Which of the above is/are correct?
77. To what figure did Mughal cavalry strength rise under Aurangzeb?
