Class 7 History Chapter 4 Question Answers - The Mughal Empire

Q1: Who were the Mughals descendants of?
Ans: Descendants of Genghis Khan from their mother’s side and Timur from their father’s side.

Q2: What was the Mughal policy of inheritance called?
Ans: Coparcenary inheritance.

Q3: Who was the mother of Jahangir?
Ans: A Kachhwaha princess, daughter of the Rajput ruler of Amber.

Q4: Who was the mother of Shah Jahan?
Ans: A Rathor princess, daughter of the Rajput ruler of Marwar.

Q5: What was the term used for Mughal nobles who held a position or rank?
Ans: Mansabdars.
Q6: What was the numerical value that determined a noble's rank and salary called?
Ans: Zat.

Q7: What were the revenue assignments given to mansabdars called?
Ans: Jagirs.

Q8: Who was Todar Mal?
Ans: Akbar’s revenue minister.

Q9: What was the revenue system implemented by Todar Mal called?
Ans: Zabt.

Q10: What was the policy of sulh-i kul?
Ans: Policy of universal peace and tolerance towards all religions. 

Q11: What was the impact of Mughal administration on the peasantry?
Ans: The peasantry suffered due to heavy taxation and exploitation by zamindars.

Q12: What was the role of zamindars in Mughal administration?
Ans: They collected taxes from peasants and acted as intermediaries.

Q13: Who wrote the Akbar Nama?

Ans: Abul Fazl.

Q14:What was the third volume of the Akbar Nama called?

Ans: Ain-i Akbari.

Q15:What was the significance of the Ain-i Akbari?

Ans: It provided detailed information about Akbar’s administration, household, army, revenues, and the culture of the people.

Q16: Who was Nur Jahan?

Ans: Wife of Jahangir and a powerful figure in his court.

Q17:What was the title given to Nur Jahan after she married Jahangir?

Ans: Nur Jahan Padshah Begum.

Q18:What was the farman issued by Nur Jahan?

Ans: An order issued by Nur Jahan, indicating her authority.

Q19: What was the main source of income for Mughal rulers?
Ans: Tax on the produce of the peasantry.

​Q20: What was the relationship between the Mughals and the Rajputs?
Ans: Many Rajputs joined the Mughal service through marriages and received high positions, but some resisted.

Q21: What was the role of cannons in Mughal warfare?
Ans: Cannons were an important addition to sixteenth-century warfare, used effectively by Babur.

Q22: Who was Babur?
Ans: The founder of the Mughal Empire, who seized Kabul in 1504 and later defeated Ibrahim Lodi in 1526.

Q23: What was the Mughal policy towards defeated rulers?
Ans: Defeated rulers were treated honorably and given their lands back as assignments.

Q24: What was the impact of Mughal military campaigns on the empire?
Ans: The empire expanded, and diverse groups were recruited into the Mughal service.

Q25: How did the Mughals recruit their nobles?
Ans: From a diverse group including Turks, Iranians, Indian Muslims, Afghans, Rajputs, Marathas, and others.