CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
The jagirdari crisis refers to
A. Shortage and instability of suitable revenue assignments
B. A naval mutiny
C. A religious debate
D. A shortage of coins only
Correct Answer: A
Growth of mansabdars and pressure on assignments weakened the system.
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1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb's revenue assignments to mansabdars were called
A. Jagirs
B. Subahs
C. Mahals only
D. Khalisas only
Correct Answer: A
Jagirs assigned revenue for official remuneration.
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1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
A major cost of Deccan expansion was
A. Fiscal and military overextension
B. Immediate European conquest
C. End of taxation
D. No administrative strain
Correct Answer: A
Long wars drained resources and stretched administration.
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1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb's empire reached its greatest territorial extent in
A. The late seventeenth century
B. The early sixteenth century
C. After 1857
D. During Babur's reign
Correct Answer: A
The empire expanded across most of the subcontinent.
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1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
The Rathor resistance is associated with
A. Durgadas Rathor
B. Raja Todar Mal
C. Birbal
D. Raja Man Singh
Correct Answer: A
Durgadas led resistance to Mughal control in Marwar.
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1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
Which Rajput state became a major source of conflict after 1678?
A. Marwar
B. Amber only
C. Bundi
D. Jaisalmer only
Correct Answer: A
Succession in Marwar triggered prolonged conflict.
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1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa in
A. 1699
B. 1675
C. 1707
D. 1658
Correct Answer: A
The Khalsa was founded at Anandpur in 1699.
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1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb's conflict with the Sikhs included the execution of
A. Guru Tegh Bahadur
B. Guru Nanak
C. Guru Arjan under Aurangzeb
D. Guru Gobind Singh
Correct Answer: A
Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed in Delhi in 1675.
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1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
Shivaji was crowned in
A. 1674
B. 1666
C. 1680
D. 1707
Correct Answer: A
He was crowned Chhatrapati in 1674.
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1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
Shivaji escaped from confinement in
A. Agra
B. Delhi
C. Lahore
D. Ajmer
Correct Answer: A
He famously escaped from Agra.
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1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
The Maratha leader who met Aurangzeb at Agra was
A. Shivaji
B. Baji Rao I
C. Balaji Vishwanath
D. Nana Fadnavis
Correct Answer: A
Shivaji visited the Mughal court in 1666.
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1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb's major Deccan opponent was
A. The Maratha movement
B. Portuguese Bengal
C. Rajput Amber only
D. Sikh Empire under Ranjit Singh
Correct Answer: A
The Marathas became the most persistent military challenge.
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1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
Golconda was annexed in
A. 1687
B. 1679
C. 1658
D. 1707
Correct Answer: A
Golconda fell in 1687.
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1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
Which Deccan sultanate was annexed in 1686?
A. Bijapur
B. Golconda
C. Ahmadnagar in 1707
D. Mysore
Correct Answer: A
Bijapur was annexed in 1686.
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1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb spent the last decades of his reign mainly in the
A. Deccan
B. Punjab
C. Bengal
D. Kashmir
Correct Answer: A
He personally directed prolonged Deccan campaigns.
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1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
Fatawa-e-Alamgiri was compiled by
A. A group of Islamic jurists under imperial patronage
B. Aurangzeb alone in one year
C. Abul Fazl
D. Dara Shikoh
Correct Answer: A
A team of scholars prepared it.
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1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb's compilation of Hanafi law is known as
A. Fatawa-e-Alamgiri
B. Ain-i-Akbari
C. Akbarnama
D. Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri
Correct Answer: A
It was a major digest of Hanafi jurisprudence.
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1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb reimposed jizya in
A. 1679
B. 1658
C. 1669
D. 1707
Correct Answer: A
He restored jizya in 1679.
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1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb's formal coronation took place in
A. 1659
B. 1658 only
C. 1666
D. 1679
Correct Answer: A
A grand second coronation was held in 1659.
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1658-1707 - Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb imprisoned Shah Jahan at
A. Agra Fort
B. Red Fort Lahore
C. Gwalior Fort
D. Daulatabad
Correct Answer: A
Shah Jahan spent his final years confined in Agra Fort.