1. Whom did Shah Jahan nominate as his successor (wali-ahd) after recovering from his 1657 illness?
2. To what rank was Dara's mansab raised by Shah Jahan on his nomination as wali-ahd?
3. Near which city did Sulaiman Shikoh's army defeat Shuja in February 1658?
4. At which battle of the Mughal war of succession was Raja Jaswant Singh of Marwar defeated by the combined forces of Aurangzeb and Murad?
5. Which of the following battles was fought on 29 May 1658, between the forces of Dara Shikoh and Aurangzeb?
6. How did Aurangzeb force Shah Jahan's surrender at the Agra fort?
7. For how many years was Shah Jahan confined in the Agra fort after his surrender?
8. Which daughter of Shah Jahan voluntarily chose to live with him in confinement at the Agra fort?
9. Aurangzeb raised Jahanara's annual pension from twelve lakh rupees to how much?
10. Where was Murad imprisoned by Aurangzeb after their agreement to partition the empire was broken?
11. In which pass was Dara Shikoh captured by a treacherous Afghan chief and handed over to Aurangzeb?
12. Sulaiman Shikoh, son of Dara, was handed over to Aurangzeb by the ruler of which region?
13. Shuja was finally hounded out of India into which region by Mir Jumla?
14. At whose instance was Siphir Shikoh, son of Dara, released from prison in 1673 and married to a daughter of Aurangzeb?
15. Izzat Bakhsh, who was released, given a mansab, and married to a daughter of Aurangzeb, was the son of which prince?
16. In 1669, Jani Begum, daughter of Dara, was married to which son of Aurangzeb?
17. Aurangzeb sent an army to Bikaner to enforce Mughal authority, but he took what further action?
18. Which ruler's state, Palamau in Bihar, was mostly annexed by Aurangzeb after he was accused of disloyalty?
19. Champat Rai, the rebel Bundela chief hunted down by Aurangzeb, had earlier been what to him?
20. Which official secular decrees issued by Aurangzeb, collected in the *Zawabit-i-Alamgiri*, supplemented the sharia?
21. Aurangzeb forbade the kalma from being inscribed on coins for what reason?
22. Which festival did Aurangzeb discontinue, considering it a Zoroastrian practice favoured by the Safavid rulers of Iran?
23. Officials called muhtasibs were appointed by Aurangzeb primarily to ensure what?
24. In which year of his reign did Aurangzeb introduce a set of measures later called "puritanical"?
25. As part of the 1669 puritanical measures, Aurangzeb forbade singing in the court but continued which of the following?
26. Aurangzeb discontinued jharoka darshan, the practice of showing himself to the public from the balcony, considering it what?
27. Aurangzeb forbade which ceremony that involved weighing the emperor against gold, silver, and other articles on his birthday?
28. The famous Somnath temple, which Aurangzeb ordered destroyed early in his reign, was one where what had earlier happened?
29. The temple of Vishwanath at Banaras and the temple of Keshava Rai at Mathura were destroyed following Aurangzeb's orders issued in which year?
30. The temple of Keshava Rai at Mathura, destroyed under Aurangzeb, had been built by whom during Jahangir's reign?
31. Which contemporary chronicler wrote the *Maasir-i-Alamgiri* and described the destruction of the Keshava Rai temple at Mathura?
32. During the 1679-80 hostilities with which Rajput states did many old temples get destroyed at their respective capitals?
33. Aurangzeb's zeal for large-scale temple destruction abated after which year, with no major destruction reported in the south between 1681 and his death?
34. Which Mughal emperor had earlier abolished the jizyah, which Aurangzeb later revived?
35. In which year of his reign did Aurangzeb finally reimpose the jizyah?
36. Which categories of people were exempted from paying jizyah under Aurangzeb?
37. Proceeds from the jizyah collected under Aurangzeb were earmarked for use by whom?
38. In 1705, Aurangzeb suspended the jizyah for what stated reason?
39. In which year was the jizyah formally abolished by Aurangzeb's successors?
40. Which of the following statements regarding Aurangzeb's motives for reimposing jizyah is correct?
(I) It was primarily meant as economic pressure to force conversions to Islam.
(II) It was meant to rally Muslims for the defence of the state against the Marathas and Rajputs.
(III) The proceeds went directly into the royal treasury to meet a financial crisis.
Which of the above is/are correct?
41. Which of the following statements about Aurangzeb's temple policy is/are correct?
(I) He reiterated that long-standing temples should not be demolished but no new temples be built.
(II) He ordered general destruction of all temples across the empire from the start of his reign.
(III) His stated position on temples reaffirmed what had existed since the Sultanat period.
Which of the above is/are correct?
42. In which year did the Mughals, with Kuch help, first occupy the western Assam valley up to the Bar Nadi?
43. The 1638 treaty between the Mughals and the Ahoms fixed which river as the boundary between them?
44. Who was appointed governor of Bengal by Aurangzeb and led the campaign that annexed Cooch Bihar and invaded the Ahom kingdom?
45. Mir Jumla occupied which Ahom capital and held it for six months during his campaign?
46. The humiliating treaty forced upon the Ahom king by Mir Jumla in 1663 extended the Mughal boundary from the Bar Nadi to which river?
47. Which Rajput ruler commanded the Mughal forces against the Ahoms for a long period after Mir Jumla's death, but ultimately could not stop the loss of Guwahati?
48. Who succeeded Mir Jumla as governor of Bengal and built a navy to defeat the Arakanese (Magh) pirates?
49. Shaista Khan captured which island as a base of operations against Chittagong before its capture in 1666?
50. In which region did Shaista Khan's naval campaign against the Arakanese pirates open the seas to free commerce, benefiting trade and cultivation?
51. Who led the first Jat rebellion of 1669 in the Mathura region against Aurangzeb?
52. The Satnami uprising of 1672 took place near which town, not far from Mathura?
53. During the Satnami uprising, which group of local Hindu zamindars sided with the Mughals against the Satnamis?
54. Who led the second Jat uprising of 1685, which used guerrilla warfare combined with plunder?
55. Which Kachhwaha ruler was appointed faujdar of Mathura and granted the area in zamindari to crush the second Jat uprising?
56. In the conflict between Jats and Rajputs over zamindari rights in the Mathura region, the primary cultivating zamindars were Jats while the intermediary revenue-collecting zamindars were which group?
57. By which year were Rajaram and his successor Churaman compelled to submit to Mughal forces?
58. Taking advantage of Mughal civil wars in the eighteenth century, which Jat leader carved out a separate Jat principality and ousted the Rajput zamindars?
Which of the following statements about the Jat and Satnami uprisings is/are correct?
(I) The Satnamis did not observe distinctions of caste and rank or between Hindus and Muslims.
(II) Local Rajput zamindars supported the Satnami rebels against the Mughals.
(III) The Jat uprisings ultimately culminated in a state where Jat chiefs formed the ruling class.
Which of the above is/are correct?
59. Which close friend and confidant of Akbar lost his life fighting the Afghan tribesmen?
60. In 1667, which Yusufzai tribal leader proclaimed a person named Muhammad Shah as king and himself as wazir?
61. Which religious revivalist movement, emphasizing strict ethics and devotion to a chosen pir, provided ideological background to the Afghan uprisings under Aurangzeb?
62. Which Mughal chief bakhshi was deputed by Aurangzeb to clear the Khyber Pass and crush Bhagu's uprising?
63. In 1671, which Rajput ruler was appointed thanedar of Jamrud to watch over the Afghans after the first uprising was crushed?
64. Who led the second Afghan uprising of 1672, proclaiming himself king and closing the Khyber Pass?
65. Amir Khan suffered a disastrous defeat in the Khyber Pass in 1672, losing how many men along with looted cash and goods worth two crores?
66. Which Pathan chief and poet, a sworn enemy of Aurangzeb who had earlier imprisoned him, joined the Afghan uprising after Amir Khan's defeat?
67. Which Rajput force rescued Mughal noble Shujaat Khan after his disastrous rout in the Khyber in 1674?
68. Aurangzeb personally went to Peshawar in 1674 and remained in the region until when to restore peace with the Afghans?
69. Which Sikh Guru was executed by Aurangzeb in 1675 after refusing to recant his faith?
70. Ram Rai, who intrigued against successive Sikh Gurus at the Mughal court, was granted land by Aurangzeb to build his gurudwara at which place?
71. Before returning to Delhi, Guru Tegh Bahadur served for several years in Assam with which Mughal commander?
72. In which year did Guru Govind Singh found the military brotherhood known as the Khalsa?
73. Before founding the Khalsa, Guru Govind Singh made his headquarters at which foothill town of the Punjab?
74. In 1704, whose combined forces attacked Guru Govind Singh at Anandpur, later pressing the Mughal government to intervene?
75. Which Mughal faujdar of Sirhind was ordered to aid the hill rajas against Guru Govind Singh and later attacked the guru's forces after promising safe conduct?
76. Which Rajput ruler of Marwar died towards the end of 1678 without a surviving male issue, triggering a succession dispute?
77. Under the longstanding Mughal tradition, what happened to a Rajput state when there was a disputed succession?
78. Which queen of Jaswant Singh initially objected to handing over charge of Jodhpur to the Mughals, calling it the watan (homeland) of the Rathors?
79. Aurangzeb initially awarded the tika of Jodhpur to Inder Singh, the grandson of Jaswant Singh's elder brother, in return for a succession fee of how much?
80. According to the contemporary Rajasthani work *Hukumatri-Bahi*, which two parganas did Aurangzeb offer to continue as Ajit Singh's jagir?
81. Who led the Rathor sardars in rejecting Aurangzeb's proffered compromise and later helped Ajit Singh escape from Agra?
82. Aurangzeb set aside Inder Singh's claim to Jodhpur on what stated ground?
83. Which Rajput state entered the war on the side of Ajit Singh after Rana Raj Singh became alienated from Aurangzeb?
84. In November 1679, Aurangzeb attacked Mewar, and a strong Mughal detachment even raided the camp of which rana, who had retreated into the hills?
85. Which son of Aurangzeb rebelled against him in January 1681, marching on Ajmer in alliance with Durgadas, but was forced to flee to Maharashtra?
86. After Rana Raj Singh's death, Aurangzeb patched up a treaty with which successor rana of Mewar, who surrendered some parganas in lieu of jizyah?
87. In which year was Ajit Singh finally recognised as the ruler of Marwar, though the Mughals retained control of Jodhpur's capital?
Which of the following statements about the Marwar-Mewar breach is/are correct?
(I) The breach weakened the Mughal alliance with the Rajputs at a crucial time.
(II) Large numbers of Marathas continued to be allowed entry into the Mughal nobility even after 1679.
(III) The breach reflected a fixed Mughal determination to subvert Hinduism.
Which of the above is/are correct?
