LUCKNOW PUBLIC SCHOOL

SUBJECT-SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS-VII
CHAPTER-THE MUGHAL EMPIRE
NCERT QUESTIONS
Q1) MATCH THE FOLLOWING
COLUMN A COLUMN B
a) mansab rank
b) Mongol Uzbeg
c) Sisodia Rajput Mewar
d) Rathore Rajput Marwar
e) Nur Jahan Jahangir
f) Subadar Governor

Q2) FILL IN THE BLANKS

a) Kabul
b) Bijapur & Golcunda
c) Cavalrymen/number of horses maintained
d) administration

Q3) What were the central provinces under the control of the Mughals?
Ans) The central provinces under the control of the Mughals were -Delhi,
Sindh, Kabul, Mewar, Marwar, Gujrat, Bihar, Orissa, Bengal and Deccan.

Q4) What was the relationship between the mansabdar and the Jagir?
Ans) The relationship between the mansabdar and the jagir was that the
mansabdars received salaries as revenue assignments called jagirs.

Q5) What was the role of the Zamindar in the Mughal administration?
Ans) Zamindars collected revenue from the lands and paid it to the royal
treasury.
2)They could keep a percentage for the purpose of collecting revenue.
3)They could maintain troops also for the purpose of collecting revenue.

Q6) How were the debates with the religious scholars important in the
formation of Akbar’s ideas on governance?
Ans) The debates with the religious scholars created division and disharmony
among his subjects. Therefore, he devised the idea of Sulh-i-kul or Din –I-ilahi
based on the idea of universal peace.
2)The idea of universal peace did not discriminate between people of different
religions and focussed on a system of ethics, honesty that was universally
applicable.

Q7) Why did the Mughals emphasise their Timurid and not their Mongol
descent?
Ans) The Mughals were proud of being belonged to Timurid and not Mongol
descent because of their great ancestor Timur who not only captured Delhi but
also ruled over it for few months where as Mongols memory was associated
with the mass killing of innumerable people.

Q8) How important was the income from land revenue to the stability of the
Mughal empire?
Ans) Land revenue was the main source of income for the Mughals.
2) Revenue could be paid in cash or kind, farmers could get loans from the
state.
3) Revenue demands increased in the second half of the 17th century which
made the Mughal officers more oppressive.
As a consequence, there were frequent peasant revolts in both North and
Deccan which challenged the stability of the Mughal empire.
Q9) Why was it important for the Mughals to recruit mansabdars from diverse
backgrounds and not just Turanis and Iranis?
Ans) It was important for the Mughals to recruit mansabdars from diverse
backgrounds and not just Turanis and Iranis because they wanted to recruit
officers of different origins who could work honestly and keep a fixed number
of cavalrymen in order to ensure a regular supply of troops to the emperor
whenever required.

Q10) Like the Mughal Empire, India today is also made up of many social and
cultural units. Does this pose a challenge to national integration?
Ans) To be discussed in the classroom

Q12) Peasants were vital for the economy of the Mughal empire. Do you think
that they are as important today? Has the gap in the income between the rich
and poor in India changed a great deal from the period of the Mughals?
Ans) Peasants were vital for the economy of the Mughal empire. They are
important today as well as they are the backbone of the Indian economy.
1) The gap in between the rich and poor has been reduced to some extent.
Today with the development of technology, new implements are being
provided to the peasants to increase agricultural production.
2) With an increase in agricultural production, their living conditions have
been improved to some extent.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
Q1) Who were the Mughals?
Ans) The Mughals were the descendants of two great lineages of rulers-Chengis
khan from mothers side and Timur from father’s side.

Q2) How did Babur establish Mughal dynasty?

Ans) Babur established the Mughal dynasty in the year 1526 after defeating
Ibrahim Lodhi at Panipat.

Q3) How did Humayun re-occupy his lost throne?

Ans) Humayun reoccupied his throne after defeating the Sur ruler, with the help
of Safavid Shah, ruler of Persia.
Q4) When was Akbar crowned as the emperor?
Ans) Akbar was crowned as the emperor at the age of 13 under the protection of
his regent, Bairam khan.

Q5) What was Jahangir’s rule known for?

Ans) Jahangir’s rule was known for achieving excellence in painting and for
providing justice to who ever approached him.

Q6) What were watan jagirs?

Ans) Some regional chiefs who were mainly Rajputs when surrendered before
the Mughals were granted jagirs that is hereditary rights over their own
territories.

Q7) Who was Akbar’s revenue minister? What was he known for?
Ans) Raja Todarmal was Akbar’s revenue minister. He was known for
introducing the Zabt system.
2)Under this system, careful survey of crop yields, prices and areas cultivated
for a ten year period was done.

Q8) Who was Abul Fazal? What did he write?

Ans) Abul Fazal was Akbar’s closest friend. He wrote on Akbar a book titled
‘Akbarnama’.

Q9) Why was the Ibadat Khana built up?

Ans) Ibadat Khana was built up to carry on religious discussions with the
ulama, Brahmans, priests and Zoroastrians.

Q10) What was Sulh-i-kul based on?

Ans) Sulh-i-kul was based on the principle of universal peace and tolerance.