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[#66] Assertion (A): Akbar's official historian Abul Fazl neither gives the prices of slaves nor does he mention slave markets. Reason (R): Akbar prohibited slave trade in his empire
Correct Answer
(C) A is true but R is false
Explanation
Solution: Far more than today, women then lived in a man’s world. In peace time they existed within the constraints of religious dogma and ritual, accentuated among the Hindus by the rigid caste system. In war, if they were not slaughtered ― and sometimes they were ― they became the bounty of the victor or were taken into slavery.
[#67] The portion of the actual produce fixed as state's share under the Zabti System of Mughals was __________
Correct Answer
(B) One-third
Explanation
Solution: One-third of the average produce was the state share. In this system, the produce was divided between the peasants and the state in fixed proportion.
[#68] What was the most important cause of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni?
Correct Answer
(B) To gain possession of the wealth of India
Explanation
Solution: The two main reasons that led to the conquest of India by Mahmud Ghazni was firstly, to accumulate the vast amount of wealth that existed in India, and secondly, to spread Islam.
[#69] Ghazni was a small principality in
Correct Answer
(D) Afghanistan
Explanation
Solution: Ghazni historically known as Ghaznin or Ghazna, is a city in central Afghanistan with a population of around 270,000 people. The city is strategically located along Highway 1, which has served as the main road between Kabul and southern Afghanistan for thousands of years.
[#70] Who built the Khajuraho temples?
Correct Answer
(D) Chandela Rajputs
Explanation
Solution: The temples of Khajuraho were commissioned by the Rajput rulers of Chandella Dynasty who ruled over central India from the 10th to the 13th Century CE. The temples were built over a period of 100 years and it is believed that each Chandela ruler commissioned at least one temple in the complex during his lifetime.