Chhattisgarh State Board Class 7 History Chapter 6 The Foundation of the Mughal Empire Exercise Fill in the Blanks, True or False , Questions and Answers here.
Fill in the blanks:
(1) The officials of the Mughal Empire were called ______
Ans. mansabdars.
(2) _______ write Akbarnama.
Ans. Ans Abul Fazl.
(3) The mansabdars had to maintain a troop of ______
Ans. Cavalry and infantry.
(4) The salaries of mansbdars were paid in the form of ______
Ans. collected revenue.
(5) The coin made of bronze is called ______ and coin made of silver is called ______
Ans. dam, rupiya.
II) Write the following are true or false:-
(1) Farmers had to pay taxes in form of grain during Akbar’s reign.
Ams. False.
(2) Officials measured the cultivated land of farmers before deciding the tax they had to pay.
Ans. True.
(3) Farmers had to give fourth of their harvest as tax.
Ans. False.
(4) The zamindars helped the officials to collect taxes.
Ans. True.
III. Answers the following questions:-
(1) What is the source of our information on the life of Babar?
Ans. Tuzuk-i-Babari, popularity known as Babarnama is the source of our information on the life of Babar.
(2) Why did Humayun flee from India?
ans. Humayun fled from India because he was defeated by Sher Shah, the Afghan Sardar of eastern India.
(3) Was Chattisgarh a part of Akbar’s empire?
Ans. No, Chattisgarh was not a part of Akbar’s empire. At that time, it was known as the Ratanpur kingdom and was ruled by the Kalchuri dynasty.
(4) Which art did Babar take steps to develop in India?
Ans. Babar was fond of gardens and had several gardens in the Mughal style laid out across his kingdom in India.
(5) Why did Rana Paratp not accept the authority of Akbar?
Ans. Akbar was not able to win the loyalty of Rana Paratp. So, he did not accept the authority of Akbar.
(6) Which policies of Akbar influenced the people most?
Ans. Akbar should adopt a policy of ‘peace and friend ship to all’. It was under this policy of religious tolerance that Akbar decided to do away with the Jaziys tax and the pilgrimage tax levied on Hindus. He gave permission to build temples and made donation to Hindu and Jain temples and mutts. He had epics like Ramayana, Mahabharath and Upanishadas translated into persian. He also adopted many values and practices from various religions in his personal life. He worshipped the sun daily, reduce his consumption of meat and liquor and celebrated festivals like Diwali and Navroz. These policies of Akbar influenced the people the most.
(7) Who appointed the mansabdars?
Ans. The emperor personally appointed the mansabdars.
(8) Why were the mansabdars routinely transferred?
Ans. Mansabdars were routinely transferred, so that they could not get too close to the people and revolt against the emperor.
(9) Describe the religious policies adopted by Akbar.
Ans. Akbar built a prayer room near the mosque in his capital Fatepur Sikri where he held discourseson religion with saints and believers of different faiths. He invited the maulvis of different Muslim sects as well as Hindu, Jain, Parsi and Christian yogis and priests to these discourses between the years 1575 and 1585. he eventually concluded that all religions preached the same value of truth and goodness. It was the will of god that was responsible for the the diversity we see in the world – with its differenmt cultures and religions. He firmly believed that earthly rulers must maintain this diversity and not to be intolerance to differences. They should adopt a policy of ‘peace of friendship to all’.
It was under this policy of religious tolerance that Akbar decided to do away with the jaziya tax and the piligrimage tax levied on Hindus. He gave permission to builty temples and made conation to Hindu and Jain temples and mutts. He had epics like Mahaharath, Ramayana and Upanishads translated into persian. he also adopted many values and practices from various religions in his personal life. He worshipped the sun daily, reduced his consumption of meat and liquor and celebrated festivals like Diwali and Navroz. His religious policies won him the support and loyalty of his people.
(10) Describe the main aspects of Akbar’s revenue system.
Ans. When Akbar became emperor the system of collecting taxes from farmers was weak and not well organized. Zamindars and minor officials exploited the farmers, collecting all kinds of taxes from them. Akbar ruled that the tax to be paid by the farmers would be decided by the acreage of land they cultivated and it would have to be paid in cash, not in kind. The normal rates were a third or one-half of the value of the crop. The local zamindars had to help the officers in tax collection and this revenue was used for the administrative expanses of the Mughal empire.
Bekar
the ans are correct but guide ans are opposite of them
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