VINAYAKA MISSIONS SIKKIM UNIVERSITY (Estd. by Sikkim Legislative Act vide VMSU Act No.11 of 2008) DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION NH 10-A, Tadong, East Sikkim-737102 www.vmsuniversity.in ::: E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 93323-67555/03592-232588 Programme: MA(History) Session: 2015-16 Full Marks: 10 Course/Subject Name: History of Mughals Course/Subject Code: SS 4204 Assignment No. 1 Last Date of Submission: 31st March 2016 NOTE : All Sections in the Assignments are compulsory to be attempted as per Instructions. Section -A Choose the correct option 0.5x10 = 5 1. Babar laid the foundation of Mughal Empire in 1526 by defeating : [A] Rana Sanga [B] Daulat Khan Lodi [C] Ibrahim Lodi [D] Alauddin Khilji 2. Who was the author of Tuzuk- Babari or Wakai-1-Babari? [A] Darya Khan Lohani [B] Daulat Khan Lodi [C] Ibrahim Lodi [D] Zahiruddin Mohammad Babur. 3.Rana Sanga was the ruler of : [A] Kandhar [B] Mewar [C] Kashmir [D] Sindh. 4. Akbar’s land revenue system was known as : [A] Todar mal’s revenue [B] Zabti system [C] Bandobast system [D] All of the above. 5. Among the following who was on exil for fifteen years; [A] Akbar [B] Humayun [C] Babar [D] Sher- Shah Suri 6. The most famous court-poet (in Hindi literature) of Akbar was: [A] Tulsidas [B] Abdur Rahim-Khan-i-Khanan [C] Ras khan [D] Surdas 7. Who was the first Muslim emperor who adopted the liberal religious policy for his Hindu subject: [A] Sher- Shah Suri [B] Akbar the Great [C] Aurangzeb [D] Jahangir? 8. Where was Ibadat Khana built: [A] Aurangabad [B] Ahmadnagar [C] Lahore [D] Fatehpur Sikari? 9. Who was village accountant during the Mughal period of Akbar among the following? [A] Amil [B] Ariz [C] Siddar [D] Patwari ? 10. What was meant by the word “SHARIAL”: [A] Fortunate [B] Common Law [C] Heaven [D] Place of heaven? Section -B Answer any FIVE within 50 words. (1x5 = 5) Marks 1. What are the main sources for the history of Mughal from 1526-1707? 2. What do you know about Din- E- Ilahi? 3. Lit out the main sources of central revenue of Mughal. 4. Write o note on Medini Rao of Chanderi. 5. Write a note on Battle of Haldighati 6. Narrate two causes for the fall of Bairam Khan. 7. Write a short essay on Nur- Jahan. VINAYAKA MISSIONS SIKKIM UNIVERSITY (Estd. by Sikkim Legislative Act vide VMSU Act No.11 of 2008) DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION NH 10-A, Tadong, East Sikkim-737102 www.vmsuniversity.in ::: E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 93323-67555/03592-232588 Programme: MA(History) Session: 2015-16 Full Marks: 10 Course/Subject Name: History of Mughals Course/Subject Code: SS 4204 Assignment No. 2 Last Date of Submission: 15th April 2016 NOTE : All Sections in the Assignments are compulsory to be attempted as per Instructions. Section -A Choose the correct option 0.5x10 = 5 1. Shivaji was a son of neglected wife named: [A] Jodha Bai [B] Jija Bai [C] Tuka Bai [D] Sanjukta Bai 2. During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to India? [A] Portuguese [B] Dutch [C] Danish [D] British 3. Akbar built the great Buland Darwaza to celebrate the victory of : [A] Orissa [B] Bengal [C] Delhi [D] Gujrat 4. The title of Hazrat-i-Ala related to which one of the following rulers? [A] Balban [B] Alauddin Khilji [C] Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq [D] Sher Shah Suri 5. Treaty of Purandhar was done in the year : [A] 1675 AD [B] 1665 AD [C] 1765 AD [D] 1656 AD 6. Who was Guru Angad: [A] Sikh Guru [B] Buddhist Guru [C] Sufi saint [D] Islamic Saint 7. In Feb 1649 Persians recvered Kandhar from : [A] Sher Shah [B] Shah Jahan [C] Aurangzeb [D] Jahangir 8. During Mughal period Chauser and Chouper were means of : [A] Marriage [B] Slavery [C] Taxation [D] Recreation 9. Which one of the following rulers first organize the Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state was: [A] Alauddin Khilji [B] Akbar [C] Humayun [D] Shahjahan 10. The tomb of Babur is located at : [A] Lahore [B] Kabul [C] Istanbul [D] Baghdad Section -B Answer any FIVE within 50 words. (1x5 = 5) Marks 1. What was the Rajput Policy of Akbar? 2. Write a note on Mumtaz Mahal. 3. Focus on dress and decoration of civilian during Mughal period. 4. What doyou know about Buland Darwaza and Jam-i-Maszid? 5. What significance do Shivaji have in the history? 6. What is meant by Din-E-Ilahi? 7. Write a note on Jahangir and the art of painting. VINAYAKA MISSIONS SIKKIM UNIVERSITY (Estd. by Sikkim Legislative Act vide VMSU Act No.11 of 2008) DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION NH 10-A, Tadong, East Sikkim-737102 www.vmsuniversity.in ::: E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 93323-67555/03592-232588 Programme: MA(History) Session: 2015-16 Full Marks: 5 Course/Subject Name: History of Mughals Course/Subject Code: SS 4204 Assignment No. 3 Last Date of Submission: 15th April 2016 Choose the correct option 0.5x10 = 5 1. Babar laid the foundation of mughal empire in 1526 by defeating : [A] Rana Sanga [B] Daulat Khan Lodi [C] Ibrahim Lodi [D] Alauddin Khilji 2. When Akbar was young, his guardian was : [A] Abul Fazal [B] Hemu [C] Faizal [D] Bairam Khan 3. Which one of the following rulers assumed the title of Hazrat-i-Ala? [A] Sher Shah Suri [B] Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq [C] Alauddin Khilji [D] Balban 4. Which of the following is built by Akbar? [A] Red Fort [B] Fort of Daulatabad [C] Agra Fort [D] Fort of Ahmednagar 5. Who was the ruler of medieval India who is credited with the building of the Grand Trunk Road? [A] Jahangir [B] Babar [C] Sher Shah Suri [D] Krishnadeva Raya 6.Who among the following lost his kingdom in Hindustan but retrieved it after about 15 years in exile? [A] Humayun [B] Ala-ud-din Khilji [C] Firoz Shah Tughlaq [D] Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq 7. During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to India? [A] Humayun [B] Ala-ud-din Khilji [C] Firoz Shah Tughlaq [D] Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq 8. The most famous court-poet (in Hindi literature) of Akbar was: [A] Tulsidas [B] Abdur Rahim-Khan-i-Khanan [C] Raskhan [D] Surdas 9. Where did Babar Die? [A] Lahore [B] Delhi [C] Agra [D] Kabul 10. Who wrote Padmawat: [A] Malik Mohammad Jaisi [B] Abdul Fazal [C] Kabirdas [D] Raskhan ____________________________________________________________________.