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Multiple choice history government, society and culture under the delhi sultanate life under delhi sultanate arab invasions and delhi sultanate royal dynasties of rajasthan and mughals

Muhammad bin Tughlaq's experiment of introducing token currency could not succeed on account of _____________.

  1. poor quality of token currency

  2. shortage of copper for minting token coins

  3. large-scale minting of spurious coins

  4. rejection of token coins by foreign merchants
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Muhammad bin Tughlaq's token currency failed because the government could not prevent the public from minting their own coins at home. This led to a massive influx of counterfeit currency, devaluing the official token coins.

Multiple choice history government, society and culture under the delhi sultanate life under delhi sultanate arab invasions and delhi sultanate royal dynasties of rajasthan and mughals

Which crops were not cultivated in India during the Sultanate period?
1. Potato
2. Barley
3. Sesame
4. Maize

 Select your answer using the codes given below:

  1. 1, 4

  2. 1, 2, 3

  3. 3, 4

  4. 1, 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ibn Battuta's accounts say that the soil was so fertile that it could produce two crops every year, rice being sown three times a year. Sesame, sugarcane, and cotton were also grown. They formed the basis of many village industries, such as oil pressing, the making of jaggery, weaving, etc. A variety of crops were grown, including food crops such as wheat, rice, and barley, and non-food cash crops such as cotton, indigo, and opium. Potato and maize were introduced from the Americas, much later with the colonization by the British. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the options include potato(B, D) or maize(C), hence, incorrect. 

Multiple choice history government, society and culture under the delhi sultanate life under delhi sultanate arab invasions and delhi sultanate royal dynasties of rajasthan and mughals

Timur invaded India in order to

  1. Get acquainted with different parts of India

  2. Extend his influence outside his empire

  3. Plunder the wealth of India

  4. Help and strengthen the weak Tuglaq Sultan Mahamud of Delhi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

C.  Plunder the wealth of India


Timur invaded India in order to plunder the wealth of India. The huge wealth of Hindustan had attracted his attention. Delhi Sultanate was tottering and this gave an opportunity to the Turkish conqueror to fulfill his ambition. Timur had no intention of conquering Hindustan or ruling over it.

Multiple choice history government, society and culture under the delhi sultanate life under delhi sultanate arab invasions and delhi sultanate royal dynasties of rajasthan and mughals

The chronicle written by Baruni was

  1. Tariq-E-Yamini

  2. Tariq-ul-Hind

  3. Tariq- e- Firozshahi

  4. Futuhat-e-Firozshahi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mohammad Ghazni’s court had a famous scholar called Alberuni. He was a philosopher, mathematician, geographer and writer. He wrote a book called ‘Tariq-ul-Hind’ dealing with Indian social, economic and religious topics. 

Multiple choice history government, society and culture under the delhi sultanate life under delhi sultanate arab invasions and delhi sultanate royal dynasties of rajasthan and mughals

The humiliating tax imposed on Hindus in the period of Sultnate was

  1. Ushr

  2. Kharaj

  3. Jaziya

  4. Zakat
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Kharaj was a land tax imposed on the non-Muslims, Ushra was an agricultural tax imposed on Muslims, zakhat was a property tax on Muslim subjects,  whereas jizya was a religious tax on Hindus.