GK Questions and Answers on the Administration of Sher Shah Suri

Sher Shah Suri was benevolent ruler and introduced many reforms and on that basis Akbar built a superstructure of Mughal administration. Here, we are giving 10 GK Questions and Answers on the Administration of Sher Shah Suri, which will concretise the readings of the aspirants.

1. Sher Shah Suri divided his whole empire into ________ divisions called ‘Sarkars’ and these were again subdivided into smaller administrative units called ‘Parganas’.

A. 47

B. 48

C. 49

D. 50

Ans: A

2. How many central departments were established by Sher Shah Suri?

A. Six

B. Five

C. Four

D. Three

Ans: C

3. Who among the following headed the central department of Diwan-i-arz?

A. Dabir

B. Ariz-i-mamalik

C. Qazi

D. Monarch

Ans: B

4. Match the following

      Set I

a. Diwan-i-wijarat

b. Diwan-i-arz

c. Diwan-i-insha

d. Diwan-i-Rasalat

     Set II

1. Finance Department

2. Military Department

3. Royal Secretariat

4. Department for religious and foreign affairs

Code:

     a    b      c       d

A.  1    2      3       4  

B.  4    3      2       1

C.  1    4      2       3

D.  3    1      2       4

Ans: A

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5. Which was not the copper coin denomination introduced by Sher Shah Suri?

A. Dam

B. Half Dam

C. Quarter Dam

D. Aana

Ans: D

6. Consider the following

I. Peasants had to pay jaribana (survey charge) and muhasilana (tax collection charge).

II. The rates of these charges were 2.5 per cent and 5 per cent respectively.

Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct about revenue policy of Sher Shah Suri?

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I and II

D. Neither I nor II

Ans: C

7. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

A. Shikdar: maintain law and order.

B. Amin: collect revenue.

C. Munsif:  look after judicial matters

D. Shiqdar-i-shiqadaran: supervise the revenue collection

Ans: D

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8. Which of the following is correctly matched?

A. Dabir: Diwan-i-insha

B. Qazi: Diwan-i-insha

C. Munshife-i-munshifan: maintain law and order

D. All of the above

Ans: A

9. Consider the following statement related to the Sher Shah Suri coinage.

I. He introduced a system of tri-metalism which came to characterise Mughal coinage (Silver coin) which was called 'Rupia'.

II. Rupee is today used as the national currency in India, Indonesia, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka among other countries.

Code:

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I and II

D. Neither I nor II

Ans: C

10. Who among the following look after judicial matters at pargana level during Sher Shah reign?

A. Munsif

B. Shikdar

C. Amin

D. Qazi

Ans: A

Above 10 GK Questions and Answers on the Administration of Sher Shah Suri are designed for the aspirants of different competitive exams who can practice and evaluate their readings.

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