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Which of the following was the major source of royal income in medieval north India?

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  1. Jaziyah

  2. Kharaj

  3. Zakat

  4. Tarkat

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Correct Option: C

Who said, "India was the final destination for all the gold and silver that got exchanged through trade all over the world. The gold and silver amassed by the Europeans from the American continent reached Turkey and Persia and finally from there to the Hindustan."

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  1. Ibn Battuta

  2. Marco Polo

  3. Giovanni Serari

  4. Megasthenes

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Giovanni Careri was a seventeenth-century Italian adventurer and traveler. He was the first Europeans to tour the world on ships involved in the trade; he travels mainly for pleasure rather than profit. According to him, India was the central point where the exchange of the gold and silver took place.

The single most important factor responsible for the transformation of Ancient Indian society into medieval society was the _________.

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  1. practice of land grants

  2. decline of trade

  3. proliferation of castes

  4. rigidity of the caste system

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Correct Option: A

The historical sources of the Chola period confirms that there were four types of farm land. Match the following types of farm lands.

1. Brahmadeya a. The land donated to temples
2. Devadana b. The land owned by peasants
3. Vellan vakai c. The land donated to Jain institutions
4. Pallichandam d. The land received by Brahmins as gift
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  1. 1-b, 2-d, 3-a, 4-c

  2. 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c

  3. 1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a

  4. 1-a, 2-d, 3-b, 4-c

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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.

Abul Fazl's book 'Ain-i-Akbari' attests that _____ varieties of crops were cultivated in Agra.

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  1. 32

  2. 39

  3. 52

  4. 69

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ain-i Akbari (in short the Ain,) authored by Akbar’s court historian Abul Fazl. It  tells that the Mughal provinces of Agra produced 39 varieties of crops and Delhi produced 43 over the two seasons. Bengal produced 50 varieties of rice alone.

The earliest reference to Charkha can be found in _________ written by Ismai in 1350 A.D.

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  1. Futuha-I-Salatin

  2. Din-I-Akbari

  3. Al-Tasrif

  4. Qitab-ul-Hind

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Futuha-I-Salatin is a poetic history of the Muslim conquest of India beginning from Sultan Mahmud down to the end of the rule of Sultan Muhammad bin tughlaq of Delhi. In this book, Isami has described that the Charkha was used during the Islamic rule for spinning cotton and other fine, short-staple fibers

What does the book 'Qitab-ul-Rihla' tells about Indian agriculture during medieval period?

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  1. There were three harvests in a year in medieval India

  2. Paddy, wheat, barley, sugarcane, cotton, oilseeds and indigo were the major crops of medieval India

  3. The rulers provided all facilities for agricultural progress

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ibn-i-Batuta wrote the famous book Kitab-ur-Rehla. In that, he had mentioned that there were three harvests in a year and Paddy, wheat, barley, sugarcane, cotton, oilseeds and indigo were the major crops of medieval India. Also, the rulers of the medieval period provided all facilities to increase crop production and improvise agriculture.

The most important event in the social life of early medieval India was/were _________________.

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  1. assimilation of foreigners into the Hindu society as Rajputs

  2. rigidity of the caste system

  3. birth, occupation or profession and place of residence as new determinants of caste

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D

The earnings of the kings in the Medieval age were mostly derived from ______.

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  1. Offerings made at the temples

  2. Trade

  3. Land revenue

  4. Industrial production

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Land revenue was the major source of the income in the Medieval age. Several measures were taken to increase the land revenue. It was generally the 1/5 of the total production but later on, raised to 1/2 of the produce.

In which century paper began to be used in India?

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  1. 6th century CE.

  2. 10th century CE.

  3. 13th century CE.

  4. 17th century CE.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Paper spread to India in the 7th century. However, the use of paper was not widespread. Paper manufacture was introduced to India in the 13th century by Muslim merchants, from then it replaced traditional writing materials like metal plates, cloth etc , and began to be used widely in various areas.