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Question (11)
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Malik Kafur's military campaigns mainly helped the Delhi Sultanate by
  • (A) establishing overseas colonies
  • (B) bringing enormous plundered wealth from southern kingdoms
  • (C) introducing democracy
  • (D) abolishing taxes

Correct Answer: B
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Question (12)
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Which of the following was attacked during Malik Kafur's southern campaigns?
  • (A) Nalanda
  • (B) Srirangam
  • (C) Taxila
  • (D) Amaravati Stupa

Correct Answer: B
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Question (13)
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Muhammad bin Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad mainly because
  • (A) Delhi had become a port city
  • (B) Daulatabad was believed to offer better control over the empire
  • (C) silver mines were found there
  • (D) Mongols permanently occupied Delhi

Correct Answer: B
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Question (14)
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Which outcome best explains why Muhammad bin Tughlaq's capital-shifting policy failed?
  • (A) People refused to build roads.
  • (B) The long-distance movement caused hardship and later had to be reversed.
  • (C) Delhi became too small for administration.
  • (D) Daulatabad was conquered immediately by the Portuguese.

Correct Answer: B
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The forced movement over long distances caused hardship, and the capital had to be shifted back to Delhi.

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Question (15)
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Muhammad bin Tughlaq introduced token currency by declaring
  • (A) copper coins equal in value to silver or gold coins
  • (B) gold coins equal to copper coins
  • (C) shells as official currency
  • (D) paper notes as legal tender

Correct Answer: A
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Question (16)
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Why did Muhammad bin Tughlaq's token currency create economic problems?
  • (A) Gold disappeared from India.
  • (B) Traders refused to use all coins.
  • (C) Counterfeit copper coins became common, creating confusion in trade.
  • (D) Foreign trade stopped completely.

Correct Answer: C
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Counterfeit copper coins reduced confidence in the currency and disrupted trade.

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Question (17)
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Which combination correctly identifies the main sources of wealth enjoyed by the Sultan and the court elite?
  • (A) Tourism, mining and exports only
  • (B) Plunder, taxes and slave trade
  • (C) Agriculture alone
  • (D) Donations from neighbouring kingdoms only

Correct Answer: B
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Question (18)
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The destruction of religious images for ideological reasons is known as
  • (A) secularism
  • (B) iconoclasm
  • (C) federalism
  • (D) pilgrimage

Correct Answer: B
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Question (19)
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Jizya was
  • (A) a tax collected only from traders
  • (B) a tax imposed on non-Muslim subjects for protection and exemption from military service
  • (C) a tax collected only from soldiers
  • (D) a land revenue collected from all farmers equally

Correct Answer: B
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Question (20)
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A historian concludes that a ruler imposed jizya because it placed an economic burden on non-Muslims and encouraged religious conversion. This conclusion is mainly supported by which purpose of the tax?
  • (A) Promoting maritime trade
  • (B) Encouraging military recruitment of all communities
  • (C) Creating financial and social pressure on non-Muslim subjects
  • (D) Reducing agricultural production

Correct Answer: C
Explanation:

Jizya created financial and social pressure on non-Muslim subjects, which could encourage conversion.

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