What was the paik system in the Ahom kingdom?
- AA tax collection method
- ✓A military and labour service system
- CA trade network
- DA religious ritual
Answer: B.
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Which battle marked the end of the Vijayanagara Empire?
- ✓Battle of Talikota
- BBattle of Panipat
- CBattle of Haldighati
- DBattle of Saraighat
Answer: A.
View full solution →What was the jizya tax imposed on during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal periods?
- AMuslim subjects
- BTraders
- ✓Non-Muslim subjects
- DFarmers
Answer: C.
View full solution →Which ruler introduced the mansabdari system in the Mughal administration?
- ABabur
- ✓Akbar
- CAurangzeb
- DShah Jahan
Answer: B.
View full solution →What was the primary reason for the establishment of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh?
- ATo promote trade
- BTo build temples
- CTo conquer new territories
- ✓To defend Sikhism against persecution
Answer: D.
View full solution →Assertion (A): Aurangzeb’s policies contributed to the decline of the Mughal Empire.
Reason (R): His prolonged Deccan campaigns drained the treasury.
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Reason (R): His prolonged Deccan campaigns drained the treasury.
Codes:
- ✓Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- BBoth (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- C(A) is true, but (R) is false.
- D(A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: A.
View full solution →Assertion (A): The iqta system helped the Delhi Sultanate maintain its army.
Reason (R): Nobles collected taxes and sent a share to the Sultan’s treasury.
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Reason (R): Nobles collected taxes and sent a share to the Sultan’s treasury.
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- ✓Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- BBoth (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- C(A) is true, but (R) is false.
- D(A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: A.
View full solution →Assertion (A): The Ahom kingdom successfully resisted Mughal expansion in the 17th century.
Reason (R): The Ahoms used their knowledge of Assam’s forests, hills, and rivers, along with the paik system, to defeat the Mughals in battles like Saraighat.
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Reason (R): The Ahoms used their knowledge of Assam’s forests, hills, and rivers, along with the paik system, to defeat the Mughals in battles like Saraighat.
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- ✓Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- BBoth (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- C(A) is true, but (R) is false.
- D(A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: A.
View full solution →Assertion (A): Akbar’s reign was more stable than that of the Delhi sultans.
Reason (R): Akbar used diplomatic strategies like marriage alliances and sulh-i-kul, while the Delhi sultans relied heavily on military conquests and faced frequent violent successions.
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Reason (R): Akbar used diplomatic strategies like marriage alliances and sulh-i-kul, while the Delhi sultans relied heavily on military conquests and faced frequent violent successions.
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- ✓Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- BBoth (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- C(A) is true, but (R) is false.
- D(A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: A.
View full solution →Assertion (A): The Vijayanagara Empire resisted the Delhi Sultanate’s expansion for centuries.
Reason (R): Its strategic location in Hampi, strong military under rulers like Krishnadevaraya, and cultural unity helped it remain independent.
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Reason (R): Its strategic location in Hampi, strong military under rulers like Krishnadevaraya, and cultural unity helped it remain independent.
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- ✓Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- BBoth (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- C(A) is true, but (R) is false.
- D(A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: A.
View full solution →Rani Durgavati fought against the British Empire.
The hundi system was a precursor to modern banking.
The Vijayanagara Empire was founded by Krishnadevaraya.
Akbar abolished the jizya tax and promoted religious tolerance.
The Delhi Sultanate was ruled by five successive dynasties of Turkic-Afghan origin.
Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed by ______ for refusing to convert to Islam.
The Battle of ______ was fought between the Ahoms and the Mughals in 1671.
The ______ system enabled merchants to transfer funds without carrying currency.
Aurangzeb was the Mughal emperor who reimposed the ______ tax on non-Muslims.
The ______ Empire was established by Harihara and Bukka after rejecting Delhi’s authority.
Name the Sikh Guru who compiled the Guru Granth Sahib.
What does sulh-i-kul mean?
Who built the Kumbhalgarh Fort?
What was the significance of the Battle of Panipat in 1526?
Name the five dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate.
How did Akbar’s policies differ from Aurangzeb’s?
Explain the significance of the Battle of Saraighat.
Why did Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s token currency fail?
Describe the economic role of temples in medieval India.
How did the mansabdari system strengthen the Mughal administration?
Compare the resistance strategies of the Ahoms and the Rajputs against the Mughals. How did geography influence their methods?
Analyse the factors that contributed to the decline of the Delhi Sultanate. Discuss political, economic, and military aspects.
We saw above that Delhi sultans’ average reign lasted about nine years. This figure becomes 27 years in the case of Mughal emperors up to Aurangzeb; and 16 years if we consider all Mughal rulers, up to the end of the empire in the 19th century. What do you make of these numbers of years of reign?
Why do you think Akbar employed different strategies to expand his empire, while the earlier rulers of Delhi relied mostly on military might?
What strikes you in Babur’s impressions of India? Discuss in groups.
Imagine you are an artist in the court of Krishnadevaraya tasked with designing a panel for the Vitthala temple. Describe a scene depicting daily life in Vijayanagara, including at least three elements (e.g., people, activities, objects). Explain how your design reflects the culture and prosperity of the empire.
Create a timeline of five key events from the chapter between 1192 and 1699, and briefly describe the importance of first battle of Panipal
As a member of Akbar’s court, you are tasked with explaining to a visiting scholar how his policies strengthened the Mughal Empire. Provide three reasons with examples from the chapter.
You are a historian studying the resistance of regional kingdoms against the Delhi Sultanate. Analyse why the Eastern Ganga kingdom and the Hoysalas were able to resist for so long, using ewdence from the chapter.
Compare the resistance strategies of the Ahoms and the Rajputs against the Mughals. How did geography influence their methods?
Babur left a candid autobiography of great historical value, Baburnama (‘Babur’s Memoirs’). In it, he comes out as cultured and intellectually curious, with a keen appreciation for architecture, poetry, animals (birds in particular, many of which he lists in some detail) and flora (fruit trees especially). But he was also a brutal and ruthless conqueror, slaughtering entire populations of cities, enslaving women and children, and taking pride in erecting ‘towers of skulls’ made from the slaughtered people of plundered cities.
Babur was nostalgic about Central Asia and found India to be a ‘country of few charms’; at the same time, he acknowledged, “Hindustan is a large country and has masses of gold and silver. Through the rainy season, the air is remarkably fine, not to be surpassed for healthiness and charm. There are countless artisans and workmen of every sort in Hindustan.” Perhaps for the last reasons, especially India’s wealth, he decided to stay and build his empire in India rather than return to Central Asia.
Q.1. What is the Baburnama, and what does it rexeal about Babur?
Q.2. How does the source show the dual nature of Babur’s character?
Q.3. Why might Babur have stayed in India despite finding it less charming than Central Asia?
Babur was nostalgic about Central Asia and found India to be a ‘country of few charms’; at the same time, he acknowledged, “Hindustan is a large country and has masses of gold and silver. Through the rainy season, the air is remarkably fine, not to be surpassed for healthiness and charm. There are countless artisans and workmen of every sort in Hindustan.” Perhaps for the last reasons, especially India’s wealth, he decided to stay and build his empire in India rather than return to Central Asia.
Q.1. What is the Baburnama, and what does it rexeal about Babur?
Q.2. How does the source show the dual nature of Babur’s character?
Q.3. Why might Babur have stayed in India despite finding it less charming than Central Asia?
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| Column A | Column B |
| Q.1. Ala-ud-din Khilji | (i) Introduced mansabdari system |
| Q.2. Akbar | (ii) Called himself ‘Sikander Sani’ |
| Q.3. Guru Gobind Singh | (iii) Ahom militaiy commander |
| Q.4. Todar Mai | (iv) Established the Khalsa Borphukan |
| Q.5. Lachit | (v) Revenue system reforms |
| Column A | Column B |
| Q.1. First Battle of Panipat | (i) Established the Khalsa |
| Q.2. Krishnadevaraya | (ii) Moved capital to Daulatabad |
| Q.3. Sustainable use of natural resources | (iii) Marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire |
| Q.4. Rana Kumbha | (iv) Composed Amuktamalyada |
| Q.5. Muhammad bin Tughlaq | (v) Built Kumbhalgarh Fort |
(b) 1 - (v), 2 - (iv), 3 - (i), 4 - (iv), 5 - (ii)
(c) 1 - (iii), 2 - (iv), 3 - (i), 4 - (v), 5 - (ii)
(d) 1 - (iv), 2 - (v), 3 - (iv), 4 - (i), 5 - (ii)
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