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WorksheetsDelhi sultanate
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Which class was the most influential in the society during the Sultanate period?
Nobility and high officials
Ulemas and Hindu priests
Officials, merchants, and artisans
Peasantry
Who advised the Sultan on how to carry on his administration in accordance with the sacred law?
Nobility and high officials
Ulemas and Hindu priests
Officials, merchants, and artisans
Peasantry
Which category of people lived on land grants given by the Sultan and gifts offered by the common people?
Nobility and high officials
Ulemas and Hindu priests
Officials, merchants, and artisans
Peasantry
Which category of people consisted of officials, merchants, and artisans?
Nobility and high officials
Ulemas and Hindu priests
Officials, merchants, and artisans
Peasantry
Which category of people formed the bulk of the population during the Sultanate period?
Nobility and high officials
Ulemas and Hindu priests
Officials, merchants, and artisans
Peasantry
What was the position of women during the Sultanate period?
They were educated and had equal rights
They were denied education and had to remain in purdah
They had high social status and were respected
They had the freedom to choose their own profession
Which practice was prevalent during the Sultanate period where women burned themselves on the funeral pyre of their husband?
Child marriage
Sati
Purdah
Caste system
Who mentioned the prevalence of sati in different regions of the country?
Nobility and high officials
Ulemas and Hindu priests
Officials, merchants, and artisans
Moroccan traveller Ibn Batuta
What did the Moroccan traveller Ibn Batuta witness regarding sati?
A woman burning herself on the fire of her dead husband
A woman refusing to marry
A woman becoming a ruler
A woman becoming a scholar
What were the common people during the Sultanate period often burdened with?
Heavy taxes and land revenue
Gifts from the Sultan
Luxurious lifestyle
Natural calamities
