281. Which of the following statement is/are correct?
- A. Akbar founded the city of Fatehpur Sikri to commemorate the victory of Gujarat
- B. The Buland Darwaza or the gateway to the Jama Masjid in Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar to commemorate his victory of Gujara
- C. Both 'a' and 'b'
- D. Neither 'a' and 'b'
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282. With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statements is correct?
- A. Alauddin Khilji first set up a separate ariz's department
- B. Balban introduced the branding system of horses in his military
- C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq was succeded by his uncle to the Delhi throne
- D. Firoz Tughlaq set up a separate department of slaves
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283. Which of the following was not one of the reasons for the vast majority of artisans joining the guilds?
- A. The membership of a guild provided social status
- B. It offered a degree of general security
- C. It was difficult for them to complete as individuals against the guilds
- D. Without the membership of a guilds, the craftsmen were not eligible for various concessions offered by the state
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284. Which of the following statements about the Mauryan relations with Sri Lanka is not correct?
- A. The coming of Mahendra and Sangha Mitra to Sri Lanka was the first official contact between the two countries
- B. The King of Sri Lanka,Tissa, adopted the title of Devanapiya and appears to have modelled himself on Ashoka
- C. There were frequent exchanges of gifts and envoys
- D. Tissa, the Sinhalese King, accepted Buddhism and appears to have made it the state religion
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285. Which of the following regarding the ownership of land during the Sultanate period is not true?
- A. The peasant was the proprietor of the soil
- B. The king or his jagirdars had a claim only on a share of its produce
- C. The state enjoyed only usufructuary rights and not proprietary rights
- D. With the coming of the Turks the basic concepts regarding the ownership of land materially changed
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286. Which of the following non-Aryan social beliefs has been continuing in Tamil Nadu since the Sangam Age?
- A. Children wearing an ornament on which the five weapons of Tirumala are punched
- B. Wearing of tali by bride or married woman
- C. Shaving the head of the windows
- D. Offering a ball of cooked rice of the departed soul
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287. Which of the following statements about Antamahatta is not correct?
- A. These officers worked among the frontier and less civilised tribes
- B. They were responsible for acquanting the border people with the principle of Dhamma
- C. In times of emergency they worked as wardens of frontiers
- D. It is quite likely that their duties included the collection of toll duties
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288. The main targets of Mahmud Ghazni's attacks were large towns and temples because
- A. victory over them would have given him greater renown
- B. destruction of large towns and temples shattered the morale of Indian people
- C. they were repositories of immense wealth
- D. All of the above
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289. Which of the following was not a result of the impact of Turkish conquest on India?
- A. It broke the isolation of the Indian society
- B. It paved the way for the liquidation of the multi-state system in India
- C. It led to an urban revolution and develop-ment of trade and commerce
- D. It helped in the growth of liberal religions reform movement in Hindusim
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290. One consistent feature found in the history of Southern India was the growth of small regional kingdoms rather than large empires because of
- A. the scarcity of manpower
- B. the absence of vast areas of fertile land
- C. the absence of minerals like iron
- D. too many divisions in the social structure
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