History
Civics
History
Civics
Trivia
100
Who was Akbar's mentor?
Bairam Khan
100
What is marketing?
Marketing is a vital step that producers undertake before starting to manufacture products. It is a study of what a customer would prefer by way of quality, price, type of packaging, etc.
100
What was the title taken by Prince Khurram?
Shahabuddin Muhammed Shah Jahan
100
What are the services done by a wholesaler?
Buy in bulk from manufacturers and reassemble, repack, sort, clean and grade goods.
100
What is a barter system?
Exchange of goods without the involvement of money
200
Who is a Mir Bakshi in Akbar's Cabinet?
He was the paymaster of the army
200
Why do people prefer supermarkets?
People prefer supermarkets because of the availability of most things under one roof. So consumers can buy their monthly provisions and the weekly vegetables and fruits from one place.
200
Which British ambassador laid the foundation for British East India Company in India?
Sir Thomas Roe
200
What is a chain store?
A chain store usually sells goods of one kind and is normally managed by the manufacturers themselves or franchised. Eg. Bata, Kwality ice cream etc
200
Who were the foreign visiters who visited Shah Jahan's Court?
French travellers Barnier and Travernier, Italian traveller Nicolas Menucci and English visitors visited the court of Shah Jahan.
300
How can you say that Akbar was an ambitious person?
By 1601 CE, Akbar's empire stretched from Afghanistan to Bengal and from Kashmir to Deccan. He subjugated all his potential rivals in west, east, south and Northwest.
300
The main role of a retailer is to
1. Act as a link between the producer and the consumer by bringing in various goods under one roof and become a one-stop shop for the customer.
2. Retailers also attract customers by displaying products attractively.
What is the role of a retailer in the market?
300
What is the Mansabdari System?
Mansab in Arabic means 'rank. Every civil or military official (mansabdar) was given a jagir or piece of land according to his zat or rank. They drew their salaries from the revenue of the land and had to maintain a certain number of horses for the emperor's use.
300
What type of a shop is this?
Single line retailer
300
Who restored the Mansabdari system? What did he change in the system?
Shah Jahan. He cut the pay rates of the mansabdars and insisted on definite troops from them.
400
What is Dagh-wa-chehra? What is its significance?
Dagh-wa-chehra is the system of branding of horses and rolls with the description of the soldiers to avoid forgery.
400
What are the factors that determine the people's choice of markets? Name any 4 factors?
Availability, convenience, quality, prices and the kind of credit being given.
400
What is the Dashala system?
Land Revenue system.
quality of the land, divided into four groups based on its fertility and cultivation, State to be paid 1/3 of the average yield.
400
How does the location of a place play an important role in the market?
Convenience for the people, price
400
What is an after-sales service?
Even after the product has been sold, the manufacturer continues to be responsible to the consumer for the performance of the product. If the product develops defects or malfunctions, the producer is liable to replace the product or repair it.
500
How did Akbar gain the support of Rajputs and Sikhs?
Akbar gave important posts to Rajputs and other Hindus in his administration. He gave them complete freedom to follow their religion and also abolished the Jaziya tax on non-muslims.
500
Name any three differences between wholesaler and retailer?
Purchase, Quantity, Product line, Capital, Price
500
Why was there a bitter struggle between Sikhs and Mughals?
Jahangir executed Sikh Guru Arjan Dev and Aurangazeb executed Guru Tegh Bahadur
500
What are the different stages of a Product?
Marketing, production, transportation, storage, selling and after-sales service.
500
What was the Deccan policy of Aurangazeb?
Aurangzeb spent 26 years of his life and reign in the Deccan, but he could neither control nor ignore the Marathas under Shaji and Shivaji