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Which Delhi Sultan, allotted doab region to farmers for agriculture cultivation?

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  1. Balban

  2. Firoz Shah Tughlaq

  3. Alauddin Khilji

  4. Razia Sultan

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Balban was the ninth sultan of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi. He laid great emphasis on improving agriculture and crop productivity. In this process to increase the cultivation, Balban allocated doab region to farmers for farming.

It was in the fourteenth century that charkha began to be used in India. Indians adopted this technology from the _________.

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  1. Arabs

  2. Europeans

  3. Americans

  4. Chinese

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The charkha is a small, portable, hand-cranked wheel, ideal for spinning cotton and other fine fibres. There is evidence that spinning wheels had already come into use in both China and the Islamic world during the eleventh century. From China,the technology spread to different parts of Asia including India.

The first European people who came in India were

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  1. The English

  2. The Portguese

  3. The French

  4. The Dutch

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Portuguese were the first European community to discover a direct sea route to India. On 20th May 1498, a Portuguese sailor named Vasco da Gama arrived at Calicut, an important seaport of South-West India. He was cordially received by King Zamorin, the local ruler, and was offered certain privileges. Vasco da Gama stayed in India for a period of three months. On his return, he carried with him a rich cargo and sold it in the European market at an enormous price.

Pushti marg is a Vaishnav sect of the Hinduism was founded by?

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  1. Shankaracharya

  2. Ramanujacharya

  3. Vallabhacharya

  4. Nimbarkacharya

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Vallabhacharya was born in Varanasi. He propounded the path of nirgun bhakti which came to be known as Pushti Marg. He gave the philosophy of Shuddhadvaita which forms the basis of Pushtimarg.

Market control had been first introduced in Medieval India by ___________.

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  1. Iltutmish

  2. Ghiyasuddin Balban

  3. Alauddin Khalji

  4. Firuz Shah Tughluq

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Alauddin Khalji was the first ruler who introduced Market control policy. Under these, he fixed prices of foodgrains, clothes and other essential commodities. He was strict about prices and weight. Those who did not follow the orders were severely punished. He also introduced a subsidised rationing system especially in times of scarcity.

Who introduced Jalali, the silver coin and Ilahi, the gold coin?

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  1. Akbar

  2. Aurangzeb

  3. Babur

  4. Balban

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Akbar was the third ruler of the Mughal empire. He ruled from 1556 to 1605. In 1577 the emperor undertook the reform of the coins and currency. He issued a square shaped rupee coins, called Jalali. Jital was the lowest copper coin and Ilahi were gold coins which were commonly used during Mughal rule.

Ullookh and Dava were _______ systems in medieval India.

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  1. Election

  2. Postal

  3. Marrige

  4. Agricultural

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Ullookh and Dava were the postal systems that prevailed in India. In Ullookh horses were used for carrying posts, while in Dava foot runners were used. There were three collection and distribution centers within a distance of one mile.

Historical sources of Chola period confirms that there were _____ types of farm lands.

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  1. 3

  2. 4

  3. 5

  4. 6

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The Chola dynasty was the most civilized and one of the longest ruling dynasties in the history of southern India. The types of farm lands during this period were as below:
  1. Brahmadeya: These were the lands gifted to Brahamanas. 
  2. Vellanvagai: Land of non-Brahamana peasant proprietors.
  3. Devadana: Land gifted to temples.
  4. Pallichchhandam: Land donated to Jaina institutions.

Which Delhi Sultanate ruler, allotted money in advance to the peasants for digging wells to facilitate irrigation?

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  1. Balban

  2. Firoz Shah Tughlaq

  3. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

  4. Alauddin Khilji

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The rulers of the medieval period provided many facilities for farmers to increase crop production and improvise agriculture. Therefore Firoz Shah Tughlaq who ruled over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388, presented money in advance to the farmers for digging wells to facilitate irrigation and increase the crop productivity.

Who wrote the book 'Kitab-ul-Rihla'?

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  1. Marco Polo

  2. Abdul Razzak

  3. Al Beruni

  4. Ibn Battutta

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The book 'Kitab-ul-Rihla' was written by Ibn Battuta. It is a form of travel literature based upon his experiences. He travelled for nearly 30 years and covered most of the Islamic world during 1304-1369 C.E and ater dictated his account in this book.