Mughals0VIII

What term did international travellers use to describe the Mughal Empire's economic condition?

• Fabled land of poverty.
• Land of scarcity and famine.
• Land of wealth.
• Land of equality and prosperity.

What was the percentage of highest-ranking mansabdars out of the total number of mansabdars?

• 0.056
• 0.1
• 0.2
• 0.25

How much of the total estimated revenue of the Mughal Empire did the highest-ranking mansabdars receive as salaries?

• 0.105
• 0.255
• 0.5
• 0.615

How did the Mughal emperors and their mansabdars spend their income?

• They invested heavily in agriculture.
• They built extravagant palaces and monuments.
• They spent on salaries and goods, benefiting artisans and peasantry.
• They donated to charitable organizations.

Why did the poorest peasants and artisans have difficulty investing in additional resources?

• They lacked the necessary skills.
• They were uninterested in improving productivity.
• They could hardly make ends meet and lacked resources for investment.
• They were content with their current productivity levels.

Who profited the most in the Mughal economic world due to the spending of the elite?

• The poorest peasants and artisans.
• The merchants and bankers.
• The military commanders.
• The foreign traders and explorers.

How did the Mughal elite's wealth affect their power in the late seventeenth century?

• It weakened their influence in regional politics.
• It made them dependent on foreign powers.
• It caused internal conflicts among the elite.
• It made them extremely powerful.

In what way did the servants of the Mughal emperor emerge as powerful centres of power in the regions?

• They became independent rulers of different provinces.
• They formed a collective council to advise the emperor.
• They resisted imperial authority.
• They remained subservient to the emperor's commands.

By the eighteenth century, what had happened to the independent political identities of the provinces in the Mughal Empire?

• They merged into a single united entity.
• They became part of a larger confederation.
• They established diplomatic relations with foreign powers.
• They had consolidated their own identities.

What is the primary focus of Chapter 10, as mentioned in the text?

• The decline of the Mughal Empire.
• The rise of independent regional dynasties.
• The impact of foreign trade on the Mughal economy.
• The emergence of new economic classes.