Forest guard exam general study quiz- 8

1. The ‘vishti’ prevalent in the Mauryan period was-

(A) Religious tax

(B) Land tax

(C) Irrigation tax

(D) free labor

ANS. (D) Free Labor

2. When was the famous turmeric-valley war fought between Akbar and Maharana Pratap?

(A) 1570 A.D.

(B) 1572 A.D.

(C) 1575 A.D.

(D) 1576 A.D.

ANS. (D) 1576 A.D.

3. Babur wrote his autobiography 'Tujk-e-Babri' in which language

Was written in?

(A) Persian

(B) Turkey

(C) Urdu

(D) Hindi

ANS. (B) Turkey

4. Which Sultan of Delhi wrote his autobiography?

(A) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

(B) Sikandar Lodi

(C) Firoz Tughlaq

(D) None of the above

ANS. (C) Firoz Tughlaq

5. Who wrote 'Humayunama'?

(A) Roshan Ara

(B) Abul Fazal

(C) Badauni

(D) Gulbadan Begum

ANS. (D) Gulbadan Begum

6. Who started the practice of 'standing army'?

(A) Iltutmish

(B) Razia

(C) Alauddin Khilji

(D) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

ANS. (C) Alauddin Khilji

7. Who introduced the 'Sijda' and 'Pabos' systems?

(A) Razia

(B) Aram Shah

(C) Balban

(D) Alauddin Khilji

ANS. (C) Balban

8. Harshavardhan was the capital of?

(A) Thaneshwar

(B) Kannauj

(C) Ujjain

(D) Pataliputra

ANS. (B) Kannauj

9. Which Sultan assumed the title of 'Sikandar Sani' or 'Second Sikandar'?

(A) Alauddin Khilji

(B) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

(C) Ferozeshah Tughlaq

(D) Sikandar Lodi

ANS. (A) Alauddin Khilji

10. Whose capital was 'Vatapi'?

(A) Chola

(B) Cher

(C) Pandya

(D) Chalukya

ANS. (D) Chalukya