Insights Static Quiz -314, 2019–History

Solution: B

Sher Shah borrowed many ideas like the branding of horses from Alauddin
Khalji. He revived the system of Dagh and Chehra. Alauddin Khalji introduced the system of branding the horses ―Dagh and biometric information about the soldiers ―Chehra.

Sher Shah Suri built the Shahi (Royal) road to strengthen and consolidate his
empire from the Indus Valley to the Sonar Valley in Bengal.
This road was renamed the Grand Trunk (GT) road during the British period,
connecting Calcutta and Peshawar. At present, it extends from Amritsar to
Kolkata.

Sher Shah introduced a copper coin called ―Dam.

Solution: A

The Dīn-i Ilāhī was a syncretic religion propounded by the Mughal emperor
Akbar the Great in 1582 AD, intending to merge the best elements of the
religions of his empire, and thereby reconcile the differences that divided his
subjects. From the discussions he led at the Ibādat Khāna, Akbar concluded
that no single religion could claim the monopoly of truth. This inspired him
to create the Dīn-i Ilāhī in 1582. Various pious Muslims, among them the Qadi of Bengal and the seminal Sufi personality Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi,
responded by declaring this to be blasphemy to Islam.

The purported Din-i-Ilahi was more of an ethical system and Din-i-Ilahi
prohibits lust, sensuality, slander and pride, considering them sins.
Piety, prudence, abstinence and kindness are the core virtues. The soul is
encouraged to purify itself through yearning of God.
Celibacy is respected and the slaughter of animals is forbidden.

There are neither sacred scriptures nor a priestly hierarchy in this religion.
To commemorate Din-e-Ilahi, he changed the name of Prayag to Allahabad
(pronounced as ilahabad) in 1583. Din-i- Ilahi believed in one God.

Solution: D

Numismatics is the study or collection of coins, banknotes, and medals.
Epigraphy is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the
science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the writing and the writers.

Archaeology, or archaeology, is the study of human activity through the
recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists
of artefacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts and cultural landscapes.

Solution: D

All are important characteristics of Indus Valley civilization.

Solution: D

The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June 1576 between cavalry
and archers supporting the Rana of Mewar, Maharana Pratap; and the Mughal emperor Akbar’s forces, led by Man Singh I of Amber.