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Medieval Indian History Test 25

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    Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?
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    Which of the following are true about Alauddin Khilji?
    Solution
    Alauddin Khalji, arguably the most prominent leader of the Khalji dynasty, wanted to increase the revenues of the Sultanate and invaded the South to serve this purpose. He did not annex the South Indian kingdoms and only asked them to pay tribute and accept his suzerainty.
    He did not let ulemas interfere in the administrative matters and did not apply Muslim sharia law as it is in all matters and rather used discretion. He never applied for Manshur by the Caliph.
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    Which Mongol leader's ambassadors were respected and honoured by Balban in 1529, during the reign of Nasiruddin Mohammad Shah?
    Solution
    Halaku followed a diplomatic and military approach towards the Mongols. When he was a naib under Nasiruddin Mohammad Shah, he sent an embassy to Halaku who, apart from the Oghtai-Chaghtai branch of Mongols ruling in Transoxiana, was one of the important successors of Changez khan and was Khan of Persia. Balban used military approach later on when he himself became Sultan. By then, Halaku had also died.
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    Which one of the following was the most marked change in the institution of marriage?
  • Question 5
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    The term used for measurement of land in the Delhi Sultanate Period was _____.
    Solution
    Masahat was the term used for measurement of land in the Delhi Sultanate period. Rulers like Alauddin Khalji and Mohammad bin Tughlaq utilized this to create a system of assessment of land revenue by measurement in order the maximize and streamline revenues of the Empire.
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    Which one of the following is a special feature of the Chola Polity?
    Solution
    The Chola dynasty was one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of southern India. Its administration was very well organised and efficient. Village was the basic unit of administration. There was remarkable autonomy at the village level. The the assemblies called the ‘Ur’ and the ‘Sabha’ or ‘Mahasabha’ were the gatherings of the adult male members of the Community.
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    What was Abwab?
    Solution
    In Mughal India, all temporary and circumstantial (miscellaneous) taxes and impositions levied by the government over and above regular taxes were called abwabs. It meant all irregular impositions like house tax, grazing tax, irrigation tax etc. To meet unforeseen exigencies, the government used to levy temporary taxes, all collectively known as abwab.
  • Question 8
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    Consider the following statements
    1. Alauddin Khilji increased the interference of central bureaucracy into the provincial matters.
    2. He did a number of military reforms.
    3. He has a better control over the nobility class, the restriction over their meetings matrimonial relations.
    4. Alauddin was the first Sultan to strictly enforce bureaucratic accountability.
    Which of the following statements are correct?
    Solution
    Alauddin Khalji was the ablest leader of the Khalji dynasty. He introduced a system of measurement and appointed officials to oversee revenue administration. This increased the interference of central bureaucracy into provincial matters and decreased the powers of local zamindars. He also strictly enforced bureaucratic accountability and punished the offenders.
    He carried out military reforms and introduced the system of branding of horses (dag) and collecting information about soldiers (chehra).
    Alauddin also diversified the nobility and controlled the nobility, with restrictions being placed over their meetings and matrimonial relations.
  • Question 9
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    Which Sultan ordered the beautiful wall paintings in his palace to be erased?
    Solution
    Firoz Shah Tughlaq was a benevolent leader during the initial few years of his reign. He became very orthodox in later years of his reign. He started following Sharia strictly. He ordered the beautiful wall paintings, which were considered un-Islamic according to sharia, to be erased.
  • Question 10
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    Who among the following Chola kings reigned as Kulottung Chola?
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