41. Under the Mughals, in urban area the judicial powers were exercised by-
1. Kazis
2. Faujdar
3. Kotwal
4. Wazir
Option “3” is correct. Kotwals was a title used in medieval India for the leader of the fort. Kotwals often controlled the fort of a major town or an area of smaller towns on behalf of another ruler. It was similar in function to a British India Zaildar.
42. In the Mughal period the registers of the agricultural lands were maintained by-
1. Kotwal
2. Qanungo
3. Amin
4. Krori
Option “2” is correct. Qanungo was an officer who maintain the registers of the agricultural lands.
43. Who gave Gandhi the title “Mahatma”?
1. Rabindranath Tagore
2. B. G . Tilak
3. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Option “1” is correct. The title of Mahatma was bestowed on Gandhiji by Rabindranath Tagore.
44. When the Simon Commission visited India, the Viceroy was-
1. Lloyd George
2. Lord Irwin
3. Lord Reading
4. Lord Ripon
Option “2” is correct. On April 3, 1926 Lord Irwin was appointed 30th Viceroy and Governor-General of India. This was the most tumultuous period for the politics of India. During this period the important events were Visit of Simon Commission (1928), Nehru Report (1928), Jinnah’s 14 Points, Murder of Saunders in 1929 etc.
45. In opposition to which of the following was the ‘Independence for India League’ founded by the radical wing of the Congress party?
1. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact
2. The Home-rule Movement
3. The Nehru report
4. The Montford reforms
Option “3” is correct. In April 1928, the “Independence of India League” was formed with Jawahar Lal Nehru and Subhash Chandra Bose as Secretaries and S. Srinivasa Iyengar as President in opposition to the Nehru Report.
46. A resolution declaring Purna Swaraj (complete Independence as Indian’s political goal was passed in the ________ Congress of 1929.
1. Shimla
2. Lahore
3. Madras
4. Calcutta
Option “2” is correct. In the Lahore session of December 1929, Congress passed the Poorna Swaraj resolution. It was the same session in which Jawaharlal Nehru was elected as president of the Congress.
47. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
1. Jahangir : William Hawkins
2. Akbar : Sir Thomas Roe
3. Shah Jahan : Travernier
4. Aurangzeb : Manucci
Option “2” is correct. In January 1615, Sir Thomas Roe presented his credentials to the emperor Jahangir as the Ambassador of the King of England.
48. The famous ‘Jama-Masjid’ of Delhi was built by-
1. Humayun
2. Akbar
3. Shahjahan
4. Aurangzeb
Option “3” is correct. The Masjid-i Jahān-Numā , commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is one of the largest mosques in India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan between 1644 and 1656 . The mosque was completed in 1656 AD with three great gates, four towers and two 40 m high minarets constructed of strips of red sandstone and white marble.
49. Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare in medieval India?
1. Babur
2. Ibrahim Lodi
3. Sher Shah Suri
4. Akbar
Option “1” is correct. The Mughal military employed a broad array of gunpowder weapons larger than personal firearms, from rockets and mobile guns to an enormous cannon.Artillery was first used by Babur in Battle of Panipat .
50. What was the immediate aim of the Treaty of Purander in 1665?
1. To gain goodwill of Shivaji
2. To sow seeds of contention between Shivaji and Sultan of Bijapur
3. To deceive Shivaji
4. To make Shivaji a puppet of Mughals
Option “2” is correct. The Treaty of Purandar was signed between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Raja Jai Singh (on behalf of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb).There were some secret clauses in the treaty as well, which provided for Shivaji’s participation in the war against Bijapur on behalf of the Emperor.
