new social and Political groups

Which new technology made its appearance in irrigation during this period?

• Corn

• Persian wheel

• Firearms

• Spinning wheel

Which group of people claimed Kshatriya caste status and became important in this period?

• Jats

• Sikhs

• Marathas

• Rajputs

What qualities were attributed to Rajputs by their poets and bards?

• Extreme wealth and power

• Extreme strength and agility

• Extreme intelligence and cunning

• Extreme valour and a great sense of loyalty

What was the term applied more generally to a group of warriors who claimed Kshatriya caste status?

• Marathas

• Jats

• Rajputs

• Sikhs

What was the name derived from 'Rajaputra', the son of a ruler?

• Marathas

• Rajputs

• Jats

• Sikhs

What was the caste of scribes and secretaries that used the opportunities of the age to become politically important?

• Sikhs

• Marathas

• Ahoms

• Kayasthas

What was the gradual change that occurred in some areas during this period?

• Increase in forest cover and decrease in agriculture

• Introduction of new technologies in agriculture

• Clearing of forests and the extension of agriculture

• Decrease in population and increase in forest cover

What did changes in their habitat force many forest-dwellers to do?

• Start tilling the land

• Stay in the forests

• Migrate

• Become warriors

What did the new peasant groups gradually begin to be influenced by?

• Regional markets, chieftains, priests, monasteries, and temples

• Foreign invaders

• New technologies

• Nomadic tribes

What emerged amongst peasants as society became more differentiated?

• Religious harmony

• Unity and equality

• Political power

• Economic and social differences