Please refer to Kings and Chronicles Class 12 History Important Questions with solutions provided below. These questions and answers have been provided for Class 12 History based on the latest syllabus and examination guidelines issued by CBSE, NCERT, and KVS. Students should learn these problem solutions as it will help them to gain more marks in examinations. We have provided Important Questions for Class 12 History for all chapters in your book. These Board exam questions have been designed by expert teachers of Standard 12.
Class 12 History Important Questions Kings and Chronicles
Very Short Answer Questions :
Question. What do you mean by Kitab Khana?
Ans: It was place to keep the chronicles who were also prepared in Kitab Khana.
Question. Who is the author of Humayunama ?
Ans: Gulbadan Begum.
Question. Which was the new capital of Shahjahan
Ans: Shahjahanabad ( Delhi )
Question. What was Chahar taslim and sijida ?
Ans: It was the method of salutation.
Question. What is Razmnma ?
Ans: Razmnama is the traslated book of the Mahabharata.
Question. Who wrote Akbarnama?
Ans: a) Abul Fazl wrote Akbarnama
Question. In which languge Baburnama was written
Ans: Turkish.
Short Answer Questions :
Question. Describe in brief about the ideal of Din-i-Ilahi.
Ans: a) Introduced by Akbar as the state religion.
b) God is one and Akbar is the representative of the prophet.
c) To Utter-Allah-Hu-Akbar.
d) The followers deemed the fire as sacred and worshipped the Sun God.
e) Vegetarian followers.
f) They looked up on all religions with a sense of respect.
g) Performed their obituaries during their lifetime.
Question. What was meant by ‘Kitabkhana’?
Ans: a) Kitab Khana means place where different process of production of books like making paper, printing, binding etc. were done.
b) It was a place where the emperor’s collection of Manuscripts were kept and produced.
Question. Write in brief about the Religious Policy of Akbar.
Ans: Akbar believed in the equality of all religious.
a) Secular outlook.
b) Interaction with people of different faiths.
c) Freedom to all religious sects.
d) Grants and support to all religions.
e) Introduced Sulh-i-Kul.
Question. What was the composition of the ruling class in India during the Mughal Period?
Ans: a) Mughal nobility was recruited from diverse ethnic and religious groups.
b) It was like a bouquet of flowers.
c) Turani, Irani, Rajput, Indian Muslims.
Question. What are the Mughal Chronicles ?
Ans: a) Commissioned by the Mughal place where different process of production of books like making paper, printing, painting, binding etc. were done.
b) They are important source for studying the empire and its court.
Question. Who wrote Akbarnama? Describe its content in brief.
Ans: a) Abul Fazl wrote Akbarnama.
b) Content – It is divided into three books.
c) Ain-i-Akbari the first volume contains the history of mankind from Adam to one celestial cycle of Akbar’s life.
d) Second volume closes in the forty sixth regional years (1601) of Akbar.
e) To provide a detailed description of Akbar’s reign.
f) It gives a synchronic picture of all aspects of Akbar’s empire – geographic, social, administrative and cultural.
