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Which of the following would not be an example of religious toleration under Muslim rule?

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  1. Granting non-Muslims status as protected people

  2. The millet communities in the Ottoman empire

  3. The jizya tax imposed by Aurangzeb

  4. The syncretic "divine faith" of Akbar

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Correct Option: C

Shah Abbas revitalized the Safavid regime by all of the following means EXCEPT:

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  1. Defeating the nomadic Uzbeks.

  2. Forging alliances with the Ottomans against Europeans.

  3. Expelling the Portuguese from Hormuz.

  4. Reforming administrative and military institutions.

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Correct Option: B

The Safavid empire began with the reign of Shah Ismail, who claimed legitimacy by ___________________.

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  1. Seizing the Peacock Throne.

  2. Marrying the daughter of Sleyman the Magnificent.

  3. Tracing his ancestry back to a Sufi religious leader.

  4. Killing off competitors from the Mughal royal families.

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Correct Option: C

A major reason for the decline in the Islamic empires was ______________.

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  1. The refusal to accept new ideas and technologies from the West.

  2. An abandonment of religious toleration as a state policy.

  3. The decline in military leadership.

  4. The rigidity of the religious leaders.

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Correct Option: A

The battle of Chandwar took place in which of the following year?

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  1. 1192

  2. 1193

  3. 1194

  4. 1195

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Correct Option: C

The first Muslim expedition in India took place in

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  1. 716 A.D.

  2. 719 A.D.

  3. 712 A.D.

  4. 720 A.D.

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Correct Option: C

At the Battle of Chaldiran in 1514,

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  1. The Safavid qizilbash defeated the Ottoman Janissary forces.

  2. The Sunni Ottomans defeated the Shiite Safavids.

  3. An alliance of Safavids and Ottomans defeated European crusaders.

  4. European forces turned back the Ottoman advance into central Europe.

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Correct Option: B

Prophet Muhammad went to Madina in which of the following year?

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  1. 598 A.D.

  2. 602 A.D.

  3. 610 A.D.

  4. 622 A.D.

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Correct Option: D

The second Tarian war took place in ___________.

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  1. 1193 A.D.

  2. 1198 A.D.

  3. 1199 A.D.

  4. 1192 A.D.

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Correct Option: D

Muhammad Prophet was born in which of the following year?

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  1. 540 A.D.

  2. 570 A.D.

  3. 580 A.D.

  4. 545 A.D.

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Correct Option: B