The dahsala or zabti system of land revenue in Akbar's reign was framed by whom?
- A.Raja Todar Mal
- B.Abul Fazl
- C.Bairam Khan
- D.Raja Man Singh
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is A, Raja Todar Mal. Raja Todar Mal, Akbar's revenue minister, completed the dahsala or zabti settlement in 1580. It measured the cultivated land, classified it by how regularly it was cropped, and fixed the state demand in cash from the average produce and prices of the previous ten years, which is what dahsala means. Option B is wrong because Abul Fazl was the court historian who wrote the Akbarnama and the Ain-i-Akbari, the very book that records Todar Mal's system. Option C is wrong because Bairam Khan was Akbar's regent in his early years and the victor of the Second Battle of Panipat in 1556, not a revenue officer. Option D is wrong because Raja Man Singh of Amber was a general who led the imperial army at Haldighati in 1576. All four were figures of Akbar's court, which is why the question works.
Read the full article: Mughal Empire: Emperors, Administration and Decline
Practice Questions
View allWhich of the following options have the correct sequence of the Mughal emperors chronologically?
- A.Jehangir, Akbar, Humayun, Shah Jahan
- B.Humayun, Akbar, Jehangir, Shah Jahan
- C.Shah Jahan, Akbar, Jehangir, Humayun
- D.Akbar, Shah Jahan, Humayun, Jehangir
Show answer
The Mughal throne passed from Babur, who ruled from 1526 to 1530, to his son Humayun from 1530 to 1540 and again from 1555 to 1556, then to Akbar from 1556 to 1605, to Jahangir from 1605 to 1627, to Shah Jahan from 1628 to 1658 and to Aurangzeb from…
Read the full explanation →Who was the Mughal Emperor at the time of Battle of Plassey?
- A.Alamgir II
- B.Siraj-ud-Daulah
- C.Mir Qasim
- D.Shah Alam II
Show answer
The Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757 between Robert Clive of the East India Company and Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal.
Read the full explanation →Which Mughal emperor built the city called Maksudabad, later popularly known as Murshidabad?
- A.Bahadur Shah Zafar
- B.Shah Jahan
- C.Humayun
- D.Akbar
Show answer
The town on the Bhagirathi that later became Murshidabad was founded as Maksudabad in the reign of Akbar, and it kept that name until the Bengal governor Murshid Quli Khan shifted his seat there in the early eighteenth century and renamed it after himself.
Read the full explanation →Which Mughal emperor is known by the name of Rangila?
- A.Farrukhsiyar
- B.Rafi-ud-Darajat
- C.Muhammad Shah
- D.Rafi-ud-Daula
Show answer
Muhammad Shah, who ruled from 1719 to 1748, was nicknamed Rangila for his love of music, painting and pleasure while the empire fell apart around him.
Read the full explanation →Who was the Mughal emperor during the Third Battle of Panipat?
- A.Akbar II
- B.Shah Alam II
- C.Bahadur Shah I
- D.Bahadur Shah Zafar
Show answer
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between Ahmad Shah Abdali of Afghanistan and the Marathas, who were defeated.
Read the full explanation →