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13001
Under Sher Shah, the empire was divided into:
A. Subahs
B. Sarkars
C. Iqtas
D. Mandals
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The empire was divided into administrative units called 'Sarkars', which were further divided into 'Parganas'.
13002
The 'Patwari' system (village accounts) was formalized by:
A. Akbar
B. Sher Shah Suri
C. Todar Mal
D. Aurangzeb
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Sher Shah is credited with formalizing the Patwari system for maintaining village land records, a system that still exists in South Asia.
13003
Who was the ruler of Marwar defeated by Sher Shah?
A. Rana Sanga
B. Maldeo Rathore
C. Udai Singh
D. Prithviraj Chauhan
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Raja Maldeo was the powerful ruler of Marwar whom Sher Shah fought in 1544.
13004
The Battle of Chausa was fought in which year?
A. 1538
B. 1539
C. 1540
D. 1545
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The Battle of Chausa was fought on June 26, 1539, where Sher Khan defeated Humayun.
13005
Which official was responsible for the collection of revenue at the Pargana level?
A. Shiqdar
B. Munsif
C. Amin
D. Fotdar
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The Shiqdar was the executive officer in charge of the Pargana, responsible for law and order and assisting in revenue collection. (Note: The Amin/Munsif was the judicial/revenue assessment officer).
13006
How many 'Sarais' (rest houses) did Sher Shah reportedly build?
A. 500
B. 1000
C. 1700
D. 2500
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He is credited with building around 1,700 Sarais along the major roads for travelers, which also served as Dak Chowkis (postal stations).
13007
The Suri dynasty belonged to which ethnic group?
A. Turks
B. Mughals
C. Afghans (Pashtuns)
D. Persians
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The Suris were ethnic Afghans (Pashtuns) of the Sur tribe.
13008
Sher Shah revived which military system of Alauddin Khilji?
A. Dagh and Chehra
B. Guerilla Warfare
C. Naval Power
D. Mansabdari
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He revived the practice of 'Dagh' (branding horses) and 'Chehra' (descriptive rolls of soldiers) to prevent corruption.
13009
The measurement unit 'Sikandari Gaz' used by Sher Shah consisted of how many digits?
A. 32
B. 39
C. 41
D. 30
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Sher Shah used the Sikandari Gaz (previously used by Sikandar Lodi) which was approximately 32 digits or 30 inches.
13010
During the campaign of Marwar, Sher Shah famously said:
A. I have conquered the world.
B. Delhi is still far away.
C. I had nearly lost the empire of Hindustan for a handful of millet.
D. War is the sport of kings.
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After a very difficult victory against the Rajputs of Marwar, he remarked that he had almost lost his entire empire for the barren, millet-producing land of Marwar.
