Afzal ud daula MCQs Telangana History - Modern Period - Asaf Jahi Dynasty History - History of Hyderabad State

Telangana History - Modern Period - Asaf Jahi Dynasty History - History of Hyderabad State - Afzal ud daula MCQs

Multiple Choice Questions on Afzal ud daula Asaf Jah V Mir Tahniyat Ali Khan Siddiqi

General Information & Rule

1. When was Asaf Jah V born?
   a) 11 October 1827
   b) 26 February 1869
   c) 17 August 1866
   d) 2 May 1860

Answer: ✅ a) 11 October 1827

2. What was the period of Asaf Jah V's reign as the Nizam of Hyderabad?
   a) 1827–1857
   b) 1857–1869
   c) 1846–1860
   d) 1869–1884

Answer: ✅ b) 1857–1869

3. How was Asaf Jah V’s realm administratively structured?
   a) Divided into 10 provinces
   b) Divided into 5 subahs and 16 districts
   c) Managed directly from Hyderabad without subdivisions
   d) Divided into 3 military zones

Answer: ✅ b) Divided into 5 subahs and 16 districts

4. Who was responsible for managing the districts in Asaf Jah V’s reign?
   a) Subedar
   b) Qiladar
   c) Taluqdar
   d) Dewan

Answer: ✅ c) Taluqdar

 

Reforms & Developments

5. Which institution was established by Asaf Jah V in 1846?
   a) Dar-ul-Uloom
   b) Hyderabad Medical School
   c) Osmania University
   d) Chaderghat High School

Answer: ✅ b) Hyderabad Medical School

6. What was the Hyderabad Medical School later known as?
   a) Nizam’s Medical University
   b) Osmania Medical College
   c) Afzal Gunj Hospital
   d) Hyderabad Institute of Medicine

Answer: ✅ b) Osmania Medical College

7. What was the Nizam’s Rubath?
   a) A medical facility in Hyderabad
   b) A postal service for Hyderabadis
   c) An accommodation for Hyderabad State pilgrims in Mecca
   d) A trading center in Saudi Arabia

Answer: ✅ c) An accommodation for Hyderabad State pilgrims in Mecca

8. How many buildings did the Nizam’s Rubath originally consist of?
   a) 25
   b) 35
   c) 42
   d) 50

Answer: ✅ c) 42

9. Which key reforms were introduced during Asaf Jah V’s reign?
   a) Establishment of a postal service
   b) Construction of the first rail and telegraph networks
   c) Creation of a governmental central treasury
   d) All of the above

Answer: ✅ d) All of the above

10. Which prestigious honor was awarded to Asaf Jah V in 1861?
    a) Victoria Cross
    b) Star of India
    c) Order of the British Empire
    d) Empress of India Medal

Answer: ✅ b) Star of India

11. What was the first regular educational institution set up in Hyderabad in 1854?
    a) Osmania University
    b) Dar-ul-Uloom
    c) Nizam’s College
    d) Hyderabad Public School

Answer: ✅ b) Dar-ul-Uloom

 

Personal Life & Family

12. Who was the father of Asaf Jah V?
    a) Mir Osman Ali Khan
    b) Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV
    c) Mahboob Ali Khan
    d) Sultan-ul-Mulk

Answer: ✅ b) Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV

13. Who was the mother of Asaf Jah V?
    a) Dilawar-un-Nisa Begum
    b) Allah Rakhi Begum
    c) Hussaini Begum
    d) Mahbub Begum

Answer: ✅ a) Dilawar-un-Nisa Begum

14. How many times was Asaf Jah V married?
    a) Once
    b) Twice
    c) Thrice
    d) Four times

Answer: ✅ c) Thrice

15. Who was the mother of his successor, Mahboob Ali Khan?
    a) Mahbub Begum
    b) Allah Rakhi Begum
    c) Hussaini Begum
    d) Dilawar-un-Nisa Begum

Answer: ✅ b) Allah Rakhi Begum

 

Children & Descendants

16. Which of the following was NOT one of Asaf Jah V’s daughters?
    a) Hussain-un-Nisa Begum
    b) Jahandar-un-Nisa Begum
    c) Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
    d) Parvarish-un-Nisa Begum

Answer: ✅ c) Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

17. Who was Hussain-un-Nisa Begum married to?
    a) Nawab Bashir ud-Daulah
    b) Iqbal-ud-Daulah
    c) Vazier Ali Pasha
    d) Khurshid Jah Muhammad Muhi-ud-Din Khan Bahadur Tegh Jang

Answer: ✅ d) Khurshid Jah Muhammad Muhi-ud-Din Khan Bahadur Tegh Jang

18. Who was Parvarish-un-Nisa Begum married to?
    a) Nawab Bashir ud-Daulah Asman Jah Bahadur
    b) Iqbal-ud-Daulah Viqar-ul-Umara
    c) Siraj-un-Nisa Begum
    d) Salar Jung I

Answer: ✅ a) Nawab Bashir ud-Daulah Asman Jah Bahadur

19. Who was Siraj-un-Nisa Begum married to?
    a) Nawab Bashir ud-Daulah
    b) Vazier Ali Pasha
    c) Sultan-ul-Din Khan
    d) Mahboob Ali Pasha

Answer: ✅ b) Vazier Ali Pasha

 

Death & Titles

20. When did Asaf Jah V pass away?
    a) 17 August 1866
    b) 26 February 1869
    c) 2 May 1860
    d) 29 August 1911

Answer: ✅ b) 26 February 1869

21. Where was Asaf Jah V buried?
    a) Chowmahalla Palace
    b) Falaknuma Palace
    c) Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad
    d) Golconda Fort

Answer: ✅ c) Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad

22. What was the full title of Asaf Jah V?
    a) His Highness Sir Nizam-ul-Mulk, Afzal ad-Dawlah, Nawab Farooqi Mir Tahniyat Ali Khan Bahadur, Asaf Jah V, GCSI, Nizam of Hyderabad
    b) His Majesty The Grand Sultan of Hyderabad, Mir Tahniyat Ali Khan Bahadur, Asaf Jah V
    c) Supreme Leader of Hyderabad, Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur
    d) Nawab Sir Mir Mahboob Ali Khan Bahadur, Sipah Salar, Fath Jang, Nizam of Hyderabad

Answer: ✅ a) His Highness Sir Nizam-ul-Mulk, Afzal ad-Dawlah, Nawab Farooqi Mir Tahniyat Ali Khan Bahadur, Asaf Jah V, GCSI, Nizam of Hyderabad