The Creation of an Empire -
The Mughal Dynasty
NCERT Textbook Solutions and Q & A
Q1: Match the following:
Answer:
1. Mansab - (f) Rank
2. Mongol - (c) Uzbeg
3. Sisodiya Rajput - (d) Mewar
4. Rathor Rajput - (a) Marwar
5. Nur Jahan - (e) Babur
6. Subadar - (b) governor
Q2: Fill in the blanks.
(a) The capital of Mirza Hakim, Akbar's Half brother, was __________
(b) The five Deccan Sultanates were Berar, Khandesh, Ahmadnagar, ___________ and ___________.
(c) If zat determined a mansabdar’s rank and salary, sawar indicated his ____________ .
(d) Abul Fazl, Akbar’s friend and counsellor, helped him frame the idea of ____________________ so that he could govern a society composed of many religions, cultures and castes.
Answer: (a) Kabul
(b) Bijapur, Golconda
(c) Cavalrymen
(d) Sulh-i-kul (or universal peace)
Q3: What were the central provinces under the control of the Mughals?
Answer: The central provinces under the control of the Mughals were:
Q4: What was the relationship between the mansabdar and the jagir?
1. Mansab | (a) Marwar |
2. Mongol | (b) Governor |
3. Sisodiya Rajput | (c) Uzbeg |
4. Rathor Rajput | (d) Mewar |
5. Nur Jahan | (e) Babur |
6. Subadar | (f) Rank |
Answer:
1. Mansab - (f) Rank
2. Mongol - (c) Uzbeg
3. Sisodiya Rajput - (d) Mewar
4. Rathor Rajput - (a) Marwar
5. Nur Jahan - (e) Babur
6. Subadar - (b) governor
Q2: Fill in the blanks.
(a) The capital of Mirza Hakim, Akbar's Half brother, was __________
(b) The five Deccan Sultanates were Berar, Khandesh, Ahmadnagar, ___________ and ___________.
(c) If zat determined a mansabdar’s rank and salary, sawar indicated his ____________ .
(d) Abul Fazl, Akbar’s friend and counsellor, helped him frame the idea of ____________________ so that he could govern a society composed of many religions, cultures and castes.
Answer: (a) Kabul
(b) Bijapur, Golconda
(c) Cavalrymen
(d) Sulh-i-kul (or universal peace)
Q3: What were the central provinces under the control of the Mughals?
Answer: The central provinces under the control of the Mughals were:
- Lahore,
- Panipat,
- Delhi,
- Agra,
- Mathura,
- Amber,
- Ajmer,
- Fatehpur Sikri,
- Chittor,
- Ranthambhore and
- Allahabad.
Q4: What was the relationship between the mansabdar and the jagir?