What was the main function of Shahna-i-Mandi in Alauddin Khalji's market system?
Correct answer: B
Shahna-i-Mandi was an officer of market control. Exam tip: connect Alauddin's economic offices with their functions.
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Medieval Indian History
मध्यकालीन भारतीय इतिहास
In Class 10 General Knowledge under the Indian History chapter, this topic introduces Medieval Indian History, covering the major political developments, dynasties, administrations, cultural traditions, architecture, and social changes that shaped India during the medieval period. Students gain a focused understanding of how regional kingdoms and larger empires influenced the country’s historical and cultural development.
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- Distributing religious charity
- Supervising markets and prices
- Stopping foreign travellers
- Building fort walls
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- Intelligence and information system
- Land measurement system
- Horseshoe system
- Temple tax system
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- Cavalry training
- State accounts and records
- Foreign treaties
- Sufi music
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- Auditing revenue accounts
- Repairing sea ships
- Court dance
- Religious sermons
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- Ban on temple visits
- Ban on Rajput marriages
- Control over nobles' feasts and marriages
- Arrest of all merchants
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- The plan was abandoned before execution
- Ships sank in it
- It destroyed Vijayanagara
- The English did not help in it
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- Bengal delta
- Himalayan region
- Gujarat coast
- Rajasthan desert
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- To mint coins
- To manage slaves
- For foreign envoys
- For measuring peasants' land
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- Reducing extra power of local chiefs
- Starting European trade
- Building new temples
- Saving the Bahmani kingdom
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- Balban
- Alauddin Khalji
- Firoz Shah Tughlaq
- Sikandar Lodi
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- Collection of Bhakti hymns
- Sufi music manual
- Medieval political historical chronicle
- Mughal painting guide
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- Administering a province or Iqta
- Performing temple music only
- Painting court portraits
- Removing maritime tax
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- Iltutmish
- Nasiruddin Mahmud
- Razia Sultan
- Alauddin Masud
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- He made a permanent treaty with the Mongols
- He abandoned Delhi
- He strengthened the army and frontier defence
- He sent the Mongols to Deccan
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- Both were maritime trade taxes
- Both were religious sects
- Both were painting styles
- Both involved territorial rights linked with revenue collection
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- Reducing military corruption through horse branding
- Giving grants to temples
- Stopping maritime trade
- Training painters
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- Patta was land details and Qabuliyat was peasant's acceptance
- Patta was soldier salary and Qabuliyat horse identity
- Patta was temple tax and Qabuliyat donation
- Patta was port and Qabuliyat ship
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- Persian art and culture influenced the Mughal court more strongly
- Persian ended in Mughal administration
- Mughal painting completely stopped
- The Mughals abandoned Deccan
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- He ran Sufi Khanqahs
- He dealt with the army and records of Mansabdars
- He built temples
- He made maritime laws
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- Local revenue records and customary information
- Maintenance of artillery
- Naval command
- Court music
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- Assisting in land measurement and assessment
- Acting as foreign envoy
- Writing poetry on coins
- Offering Sufi chadar
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- Person's religious education
- Number of cavalrymen to be maintained by the Mansabdar
- Height of a fort
- Irrigation of land
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- Person's rank and salary level
- Colour of horse
- Village boundary
- Port income
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- Only as a military chief
- As divine light and a just ruler
- As head of a merchants' guild
- Only as a religious priest
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- Critical viewpoint
- Fully admiring viewpoint
- Silent viewpoint
- Merchant viewpoint
In the Sultanate period Barid-i-Mumalik was related to which system?
Correct answer: A
Barid-i-Mumalik was linked with intelligence and information. Exam tip: remember administrative posts separately.
In the Delhi Sultanate Mushrif-i-Mumalik was mainly connected with what?
Correct answer: B
Mushrif-i-Mumalik was an officer related to accounts. Exam tip: identifying financial officers is important.
The work of Mustaufi-i-Mumalik in the Delhi Sultanate was related to what?
Correct answer: A
Mustaufi-i-Mumalik was linked with auditing revenue accounts. Exam tip: remember the difference between Mushrif and Mustaufi.
Which social restriction did Alauddin Khalji impose to reduce the power of nobles?
Correct answer: C
Alauddin controlled nobles' gatherings and marriage alliances. Exam tip: link his policy with preventing rebellions.
Why is Muhammad bin Tughlaq's Khurasan policy considered unsuccessful?
Correct answer: A
Preparations were made for the Khurasan campaign but it was not fully executed. Exam tip: remember the outcomes of Tughlaq's ambitious plans.
Muhammad bin Tughlaq's Qarachil expedition is associated with which region?
Correct answer: B
The Qarachil expedition was related to the Himalayan region and failed in difficult terrain. Exam tip: connect Tughlaq campaigns with regions.
Why did Firoz Shah Tughlaq establish Diwan-i-Bandagan?
Correct answer: B
Diwan-i-Bandagan was a department for managing and maintaining slaves. Exam tip: remember Firoz Shah's special departments.
What was the main aim of Alauddin Khalji's policy toward zamindars and khots?
Correct answer: A
Alauddin tried to reduce the economic power of local chiefs. Exam tip: connect revenue policy with centralisation.
Amir Khusrau's historical work Khazain-ul-Futuh is connected with the victories of which ruler?
Correct answer: B
Khazain-ul-Futuh describes Alauddin Khalji's victories. Exam tip: connect literary sources with the correct ruler.
Ziauddin Barani's Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi is mainly what type of source?
Correct answer: C
Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi is an important source for Sultanate political history. Exam tip: identify the nature of sources.
What was the main role of a Wali or Muqti in the Delhi Sultanate?
Correct answer: A
A Muqti looked after administration and revenue of an Iqta or province. Exam tip: link the Iqta system with administration.
Under which Sultan did Ghiyasuddin Balban play an influential role as Naib-i-Mamlakat?
Correct answer: B
Balban became powerful as Naib under Nasiruddin Mahmud. Exam tip: also remember roles before rulers became kings.
Which statement best describes Alauddin Khalji's Mongol policy?
Correct answer: C
Alauddin strengthened the army and defence against Mongol attacks. Exam tip: also connect his military preparation with market policy.
What was the general similarity between the Iqta system and the Jagir system?
Correct answer: D
Both Iqta and Jagir involved revenue rights. Exam tip: remember both their similarity and differences of period and form.
What was the main administrative benefit of Sher Shah Suri's Dagh system?
Correct answer: A
The Dagh system ensured horse identification and reduced fraud. Exam tip: link military reforms with administrative efficiency.
What is the correct meaning of Patta and Qabuliyat in Sher Shah Suri's land revenue reform?
Correct answer: A
Patta contained land and revenue details and Qabuliyat was the cultivator's acceptance. Exam tip: keep revenue terms clear.
What cultural impact is associated with Humayun's Persian exile?
Correct answer: A
Humayun's Persian contacts influenced Mughal art and culture. Exam tip: note cultural effects of political events too.
Why was the role of Mir Bakshi important in Akbar's administration?
Correct answer: B
Mir Bakshi was a key officer for military appointments and the Mansab system. Exam tip: remember functions of central Mughal posts.
In Akbar's revenue system the role of Qanungo was related to what?
Correct answer: A
Qanungo maintained local revenue records and customary information. Exam tip: study village and pargana level posts.
In the Mughal period the Amin's function in revenue administration was related to what?
Correct answer: A
Amin was an officer related to land measurement and revenue assessment. Exam tip: remember smaller roles in revenue administration too.
What did the Sawar number indicate in Akbar's Mansabdari system?
Correct answer: B
Sawar indicated the cavalry obligation of the Mansabdar. Exam tip: keep the difference between Zat and Sawar clear.
What did the Zat number mainly indicate in Akbar's Mansabdari system?
Correct answer: A
Zat was related to the Mansabdar's personal rank and salary level. Exam tip: remember Zat and Sawar separately.
How did Abul Fazl ideologically present Akbar's kingship?
Correct answer: B
Abul Fazl linked Akbar with divine light and just kingship. Exam tip: understand the perspective of court historians.
Badauni's writing is known for which viewpoint regarding Akbar's religious experiments?
Correct answer: A
Badauni took a critical view of Akbar's religious experiments. Exam tip: understanding bias in sources is important.
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