7th scert Flashcards

1
Q

the famous words of Khafi Khan, a courtier of Emperor _____

A

Aurangzeb

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2
Q

types of lands gift ed by the Chola
kings

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1.Vellanvagai - land of non-brahmin
proprietors
2.Brahmadeya - land gift ed to Brahmins
3.Shalabhoga - land for the maintenance
of a school
4.Devadana - land gift ed to temples
Pallichchandam - land donated to Jaina
institutions

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3
Q

Tiruvalangadu plates of

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Rajendra
Chola I

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4
Q

Anbil plates of

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Sundara Chola

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5
Q

Uttiramerur inscriptions
in

A

Kanchipuram district

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6
Q

Khajuraho monuments

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(Madhya Pradesh)

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7
Q

Konark

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(Odisha)

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8
Q

Dilwara

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(Mt.Abu, Rajastan)

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9
Q

(Brihadeshwara),

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Thanjavur

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10
Q

Vitala and Virupaksha temples at Hampi similarly speak of the contribution of

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Vijayanagara rulers (15th century).

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11
Q

Charminar (Hyderabad)

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(Hyderabad)

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12
Q

who had stamped the figure of Goddess Lakshmi on his gold coins and had his name inscribed on it.

A

Muhammad Ghori

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13
Q

who introduced by Iltutmish,

A

Silver Tanka

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14
Q

Forty-eight jitals were equal to

A

1 silver tanka.

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15
Q

which was known as the period of devotional literature

A

Chola period

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16
Q

Periyapuranam

A

Sekkizhar’s

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17
Q

Nalayira Divyaprabhandham, composed by ____ and compiled by ____

A

12 Azhwars
Nathamuni,

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18
Q

Devaram composed by________ and compiled by_____

A

Appar, Sambandar and Sundarar
Nambiyandar Nambi

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19
Q

Thiruvasagam

A

Manikkavasakar’s

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20
Q

Gita Govindam (12th century)

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Jayadeva’s

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21
Q

Madura Vijayam and Amuktamalyatha were poems composed by

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Gangadevi and Krishnadevaraya

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22
Q

Chand Bardai’s

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Prithiviraj Raso

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23
Q

Rajtarangini (11th century).

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Kalhana’s

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24
Q

____ is an Arabic word meaning generations or centuries.

A

Tabakat

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25
Q

_____ is a Persian word meaning autobiography

A

Tuzk

26
Q

Tarikh or Tahquiq are Arabic words meaning

A

history.

27
Q

Minhaj-us-Siraj, patronised by Sultan Nazir-ud-din Mahmud of Slave Dynasty, wrote

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Tabakat-i-Nasiri(The compendium deals with the period from the conquest of Muhammad Ghori to A.D. (CE) 1260)

28
Q

Hasan Nizami, a migrant from Ghazni wrote. _______towards the end of Iltutmish’s rule.

A

Taj-ul-Ma’asir

29
Q

Zia-ud-Barni, a courtier of Muhammad Tughluq, wrote_____________ in which he dealt with the history of Delhi Sultanate from Ghiyas-ud-din Balban to the early years of the reign of Firoz Shah Tughluq.

A

Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi,

30
Q

Ferishta’s_____– deals with the history of the rise of the Mughal power in India.

A

Tarikh-i-Frishta (16th century)

31
Q

Babur Nama

A

Babur’s

32
Q

Ain-i-Akbari and Akbar Nama

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Abul Fazal’s

33
Q

Tuzk-i-Jahangiri,

A

Jahangir

34
Q

Tabakat-i-Akbari,

A

Nizam-ud-din Ahmad

35
Q

Tarikh-i-Badauni (Badauni’s History)

A
36
Q

Marco Polo, a Venetian traveller, visited when the Pandya kingdom was becoming the leading Tamil power in the

A

13th century

37
Q

Al-Beruni (11th century) accompanied

(Mahmud’s Somnath expedition)

A

Mahmud of Ghazni

38
Q

In his book Tahquiq-i-Hind,__________discussed the Indian conditions, systems of knowledge, social norms and religion.

A

Alberuni

39
Q

Ibn Battuta (14th century), an Arab-born Morocco scholar His travelogue ________

A

(Rihla [The Travels])

40
Q

Vijayanagar had many foreign visitors who left behind their detailed accounts of the state.

A

An Italian named Nicolo Conti came in 1420.

Abdur-Razzaq came from Heart (the court of Great Khan in Central Asia) in 1443.

Domingo Paes, a Portuguese traveller, visited the city in 1522.

41
Q

chronicler

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a person who writes accounts of important historical events

42
Q

repositories

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the places, buildings where materials are stored or kept

ளஞ்சியங்க ள்

43
Q

substantiate

A

to prove with evidence

44
Q

_________ provides information about the first Sultan of Delhi.

A

Taj-ul-Ma’asir

45
Q

_____ contained 3.6 grains of silver

A

A jital

46
Q

Slave Dynasty

A

(1206 - 1290)

47
Q

Muslim rule in India was established by_________ in 12th century A.D. (CE).

A

Muhammad Ghori

48
Q

ghori nurtured special slaves called _______- (a Persian term used for slaves purchased for military service)

A

bandagan

49
Q

the foundation of the Slave Dynasty by_____. This dynasty is also known as Mamluk dynasty.

A

Qutb-ud-din-Aibak

50
Q

Qutb-ud-din-Aibak year

A

(1206 - 1210)

51
Q

Qutb-ud-din-Aibak began his rule by establishing _______ as the capital of his kingdom. Later he shifted his capital to .

A

Lahore

Delhi

52
Q

Aibak built the ________(mosque) in Delhi

A

Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid

52
Q

who laid the foundation of the Qutb-Minar,

A

Qutb-ud-din-Aibak

53
Q

Qutb-Minar, finished by

A

Iltutmish

54
Q

Aibak died of injuries received during an accidental fall from a horse, while playing polo in

A

1210.

55
Q

Iltutmish years

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(1210 - 1236)

56
Q

Aibak’s son

A

Aram Shah

57
Q

In order to counter the possible attack of the Mongols, Iltutmish organised Turkish nobility into a select group of 40 nobles known as

A

chahalgani or The Forty.

58
Q

-___– granted iqtas (land) to members of his army. Iqta is the land granted to army officials in lieu of a regular wage

A

Iltutmish

59
Q

The iqta holder is called the______who had to provide the Sultan with military assistance in times of war.

A

iqtadar or muqti

60
Q
A