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MCQs on Medieval Indian History -15 1. Sijdah theoretically means: (A) Prostration before King (B) Prostration before God (C) Prostration before Diwan (D) Prostration before Imam     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (B)     2. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? Author                                     Book (A) Ebba Koch -               Mughal Architecture (B) John F. Richards -     The Mughal Empire (C) Andre Wink -             The History of Mughal Architecture (D) R. Nath -                    The immortal Taj Mahal: The evolution of                     ...

MCQs on Medieval Indian History -14 1. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below: i The provinces of the Gangetic plain, during the 17th century showed substantial rise in the lands classified as zabt. ii The zabt expansion increased the ability of the administration to deal directly with village elite. iii Steady growth in the measured area helped the  Mughal   State  to keep pace with rising agricultural production over the country. iv The cultivators turned to more valuable cash crops such as sugarcane or cotton. Codes: (A) i and ii (B) ii and iii (C) ii, iii and iv (D) i, ii, iii and iv     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (D)     2. Abdur Rahim Khan-i-khanan made important arch i tectural contributions at (A) Burhanpur (B)  Kabul (C) Lahore (D)  Agra     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (A)     3....

MCQs on Medieval Indian History -13 1. In respect of the reign of Sikandar Lodi which one of the following observations is correct? (A) Sikandar’s love for justice was remarkable and he provided speedy and impartial justice. (B) He persecuted the Hindus because of his religious intolerance. (C) Sikandar made  Agra  his second capital. (D) Both (A) & (C)     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (D)     2. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The process of urbanisation during the sultanate period led to social mobility among craftsmen in the urban centres. Reason (R): The artisans and craftsmen considered low caste in the Hindu social system could now live even in the vicinity of the ruling elite. In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct? (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation ...