Which minister of Maharana Pratap is remembered for offering his personal wealth to revive the struggle against the Mughals?
- A.Hakim Khan Sur
- B.Bhamashah
- C.Rana Punja
- D.Panna Dhai
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Bhamashah. Bhamashah served Maharana Pratap as minister and is remembered for placing his own treasure at the Maharana's disposal when the struggle seemed finished after Haldighati. With those resources Pratap raised troops again, won the battle of Dewair in 1582 and recovered most of Mewar apart from Chittorgarh.
Option A is wrong because Hakim Khan Sur was the Afghan commander who fought and died on Pratap's side at Haldighati. Option C is wrong because Rana Punja was the Bhil chief whose men gave Pratap his hill fighters. Option D is wrong because Panna Dhai belongs to the previous generation: she was the nurse who saved the child Udai Singh from the usurper Banbir.
In matching questions these four names appear together, so attach one role to each: Bhamashah the minister with the treasure, Hakim Khan Sur the Afghan commander at Haldighati, Rana Punja the Bhil chief, and Panna Dhai the nurse who saved Udai Singh.
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- A.Rana Hammir
- B.Rana Kumbha
- C.Rana Sanga
- D.Udai Singh II
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- A.Bahadur Shah of Gujarat
- B.Mahmud Khalji of Malwa
- C.Alauddin Khalji of Delhi
- D.Babur
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Read the full explanation →The battle of Khanwa, fought in 1527, was between Babur and which Rajput ruler?
- A.Rana Kumbha
- B.Rana Sanga
- C.Maharana Pratap
- D.Rana Hammir
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Read the full explanation →Who founded the city of Udaipur, and in which year?
- A.Rana Sanga in 1509
- B.Udai Singh II in 1559
- C.Maharana Pratap in 1572
- D.Amar Singh I in 1615
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Udai Singh, saved in childhood by the nurse Panna Dhai from the usurper Banbir, founded a new capital in the valley beside Lake Pichola in 1559, moving the seat of Mewar away from the exposed hill fort of Chittorgarh.
Read the full explanation →The battle of Haldighati between Maharana Pratap and the Mughal army was fought in which year?
- A.1568
- B.1572
- C.1576
- D.1582
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The battle was fought on 18 June 1576 in the narrow pass of Haldighati near Khamnor, between Maharana Pratap of Mewar and Akbar's army.
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