Life Under the Delhi Sultanate

1. Why was the aristocracy the most powerful social group during the Sultanate period?

2. During whose reign did the life & conditions of the peasants improve?

3. What was the chief source of revenue for the government during the Sultanate period?

4. Why did some Hindus convert to Islam?

5. How do we know that women during the Sultanate period were oppressed?

6. What is the characteristic feature of the Sultanate architecture?

7. Which two styles of music influenced the development of Hindustani music?

8. By whom were qawwalis popularised?

9. Which style of painting was patronized by the Lodhi sultans?

10. How did the Turkish rulers gradually become Indianized?

11. What effect did the several centuries of interaction between traditional Indian culture and Islamic
culture have on the Indian society?

12. Describe the main features of the society during the Sultanate period with reference to:
(a) aristocracy

(b) the peasants

13. Discuss the distinctive features of the Sultanate architecture.

14. Music and dance during the Sultane period was the outcome of the fusion of Indo-Islamic culture.
Explain.

15. Explain how new customs and practices changed the traditional lifestyle of the Indians.
 Rise of The Vijaynagar & Bahamani Kingdoms

1. How did the collapse of the Sultanate impact North India?

2. What was Krishnadeva Raya’s contribution to literature and art?

3. What is the significance of the Battle of Talikota?

4. What measures did the Vijayanagar rulers take to develop agriculture?

5. Why were there no major social or cultural changes in the Vijayanagar kingdom?

6. Give one example to show that the Vijayanagar kings were tolerant and liberal.

7. Name nay one foreign traveller whose observations are an important literary source of information
about the Vijayanagar kingdom?

8. What was the extent of the Bahamani Kingdom?

9. Give one example to show that Mahmud Gawan was a patron of learning.

10. What did Krishnadeva Raya do to make the Vijayanagar kingdom powerful and prosperous?

11. Mention two important features of each of the following in the Vijayanagar kingdom:
(a) Central Government

(b) Provincial Government

3. Vijayanagar was one of the wealthiest kingdoms in the 15 th and 16th centuries CE. Explain.

4. Describe:

(a) the importance of trade in Vijayanagar

(b) the position of women in society

5. Briefly discuss the conflict between the Vijayanagar and Bahamani kingdoms over the Raichur Doab

6. Give an account of the achievements of Mahmud Gawan.

7. What was the actual position of the Bahamani kings in the administrative set up?

8. What did the Bahamani rulers do to patronize Islam?

9.Why were the sultans of the Deccan easily overpowered by the Mughal emperors of the north?
 Directive Principles of State Policy
1. Define a welfare state.

2. What are Directive Principle of State Policy?

3. Ntion the categories into which Directive Principles can be classified.

4. Mention any one Directive Principle that seeks to promote economic equality between men and
women?

5. What is the significance of the Right to Education Act of 2009?

6. Why can you not seek justice in a court of law if the government does not give you a job?

7. Why did the framers of the Constitution not establish a welfare state in India in 1949? What steps did
they take to help future governments to achieve the goal of a welfare state?

8. State one Directive Principles with reference to each of the following:

(a) development of villages

(b) health
Babar, Humayun & Shah Jahan
Akbar
Jahangir, Shah Jahan & Aurangazeb
Bhakti & Sufi Movements