Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Kings and Chronicles

Question:

Read the passage and answer the five questions that follow.

Mughal chronicles, especially the Akbar Nama, written by Abu'l Fazl, have bequeathed a vision of empire in which agency rests almost solely with the emperor, while the rest of the kingdom has been portrayed as following his orders. Yet if we look more closely at the rich information, these histories provide information about the apparatus of the Mughal State from which we may be able to understand the ways in which the imperial organization was dependent on several different institutions to be able to function effectively. One important pillar of the Mughal State was the nobility.

Which chronicle says that the entire kingdom has to follow the king's orders?

Options:

Urdu Akhbar

Badshah Nama

Akbar Nama

Kitabkhana

Correct Answer:

Akbar Nama

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - Akbar Nama

As mentioned in the passage:

Mughal chronicles, especially the Akbar Nama, written by Abu'l Fazl, have bequeathed a vision of empire in which agency rests almost solely with the emperor, while the rest of the kingdom has been portrayed as following his orders.