Question 2 :
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What were the central provinces under the control of the Mughals?
Question 3 :
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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.
Question 5 :
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The capital of Mirza Hakim, Akbar’s half-brother, was __________.
Question 7 :
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The five Deccan Sultanates were Berar, Khandesh, Ahmadnagar, __________ and __________.
Question 8 :
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If zat determined a mansabdar’s rank and salary, sawar indicated his __________.
Question 12 :
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How was water supplied to the city of Thanjavur?
Question 13 :
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Hampi was the capital of the ________ Empire.
Question 14 :
State whether true or false:
Merchants preferred to travel individually rather than in caravans.
Question 15 :
State whether true or false:
Kabul was a major centre for trade in elephants.
Question 16 :
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The Rajarajeshvara temple was built in __________.
Question 17 :
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The Dutch established a settlement at ___________ in Andhra Pradesh.
Question 18 :
State whether true or false:
Surat was an important trading port on the Bay of Bengal.
Question 19 :
State whether true or false:
We know the name of the architect of the Rajarajeshvara temple from an inscription.
Question 20 :
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Ajmer is associated with the Sufi saint ______________.