Worksheet-4.1 Answers
Q1. Give two reasons why Babur invaded India.
Babur invaded India because he was attracted to the wealth. Secondly, the Sultanate was
under the rule of Ibrahim Lodi who was extremely unpopular and there was political chaos.
Babur was invited by Daulat Khan, the Governor of Punjab and Rana Sangha of Mewar to
depose Ibrahim Lodi.
Q2.
Give three reasons why Babur’s army won in the First Battle of Panipat.
Firstly, Babur’s army had better weapons and firearms. Secondly, Babur was a military
genius and carefully deployed his artillery. The Lodi army had never seen guns. Also, the
elephants in the Lodi army panicked at the sound of the guns and trampled their own army.
Q3. Give three instances to show that Akbar was extremely tolerant towards all religions.
Akbar abolished the pilgrim tax and the jiziya tax which only non-Muslims had to pay. He
started a new religion called Din-i-llahi. He did not force people to convert to this religion.
He participated in the festivals of other religions and did not differentiate between Muslim
and non-Muslim subjects.
Q4.
Q5.
Write down the importance of these dates.
a. 1526 CE: 1st Battle of Panipat
c. 1530 CE: Death of Babur
e. 1576 CE: Battle of Haldighati
b. 1527 CE: Battle of Khuna
d. 1539 CE: Battle of Chausa
Give one word answers.
i.He introduced the silver rupiya: Sher Shah Suri
ii.He was defeated in the Battle of Haldighati: Maharana Pratap
iii.He introduced the Mansabdari system: Akbar
iv. Akbar’s finance minister: Raja Todar Mal
v.The new religion introduced by Akbar: Din-i-llahi
vi.Jahangir’s autobiography: Tuzk-e-Jahangiri
vii.He moved the capital from Agra to Delhi: Shah Jahan
viii.The prayer hall built by Akbar: Ibadat Khana
ix.He fought against the Sikh gurus: Aurangzeb
x.The Mughal queen who took administration in her hands: Nur Jahan