Mughal Empire - Study Mode

[#76] Akbar's son and successor Salim, on becoming the emperor, assumed the name of
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(D) Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir

Explanation

Solution: Akbar's son and successor Salim, on becoming the emperor, assumed the name of Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir.

[#77] Akbar defeated Durgawati and captured
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(C) Gondwana

Explanation

Solution: In 1562 CE, Akbar defeated Baz Bahadur and brought the region of Malwa under Mughal dominion. Simultaneously, Asaf Khan, a Mughal general, conquered Rewa, which lay north of Rani’s kingdom. Thus, Garha-Mandla now touched the boundaries of both Rewa and Malwa, which were under the Mughals. An attack from either of them was imminent.

[#78] The Akbar of Kashmir who reconstructed and rehabilitated all the temples and asked Jonaraja to continue further Kalhana's Rajatarangini was
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(C) Zain-ul-Abidin

Explanation

Solution: The Akbar of Kashmir who reconstructed and rehabilitated all the temples and asked Jonaraja to continue further Kalhana's Rajatarangini was Zain-ul-Abidin.

[#79] Hakim Mirza, the younger brother of Akbar was the viceroy of
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(A) Kabul

Explanation

Solution: Shahzada Mirza Muhammad Hakim, sometimes known simply as Mirza Hakim, short: Mirza, was the second son of Mughal emperor Humayun. He ruled Kabul in Afghanistan, and often conflicted with his elder brother emperor Akbar. Mirza Hakim later on mended ways with Emperor Akbar. He is the son of Mah Chuchak Begum. He is known for writing Tajdar-e-Haram.

[#80] The French East India Company was founded in
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(C) 1664

Explanation

Solution: Jean-Baptiste Colbert founded the French East India Company in 1664.