UGC NET History Practice Question

In the Bahmani Kingdom, administrative reforms dividing the kingdom into eight provinces (Tarafs) were instituted by which minister?

Mahmud Gawan ✓

Malik Ambar

Yusuf Adil Shah

Mir Jumla

Mahmud Gawan, the capable and famous Bahmani prime minister, reorganized the kingdom into eight Tarafs (provinces) as part of a broader set of administrative and military reforms — his career is a standard example of effective Deccan Sultanate statecraft.

Malik Ambar, who introduced effective revenue administration reforms and guerrilla warfare (Bargigiri) in the Deccan, was Prime Minister of:

Ahmadnagar Kingdom ✓

Bijapur Kingdom

Golconda Kingdom

Bidar Kingdom

Malik Ambar served as the de facto ruler/prime minister of Ahmadnagar, implementing effective land revenue reforms (modeled on Todar Mal's system) and pioneering the guerrilla warfare tactics later famously adapted by Shivaji against the Mughals.

Under the Mughals, who was the chief provincial revenue collector directly reporting to the imperial Diwan?

Diwan-i-Subah ✓

Bakshi

Faujdar

Kotwal

The Diwan-i-Subah headed revenue administration at the provincial level, reporting to the central imperial Diwan — running parallel to, but administratively separate from, the Subahdar (provincial governor), a deliberate check-and-balance in Mughal provincial government.

What was the main duty of the Faujdar at the Sarkar level during Mughal rule?

Executive administrative head maintaining law, order, and police force ✓

Assessment of land revenue

Keeping financial record of village lands

Auditing religious endowments

The Faujdar was the district (Sarkar) level executive officer responsible for maintaining law and order and commanding local military/police forces — the district-level counterpart to the Kotwal's urban policing role.

In the Mughal monetary system, what was the metal purity standard of silver Rupiya?

High purity standardized coin weighing ~178 grains ✓

Alloy coin mixed with 50% copper

Variable weight coin minted locally

Token tin-plated currency

The Mughal silver Rupiya, following the standard Sher Shah Suri established, was a high-purity coin of roughly 178 grains — its consistency across the empire supported trade and taxation on an unprecedented scale for the period.

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