Available Answers

1. 1.

   Choose the correct answer:

   1. Under the Delhi Sultanate, the aristrocrats / the priests / the peasants were the most powerful class in the society.
   2. The brahmanas / The ulema / The merchants were the chief advisors to the sultans.
   3. The life of the peasants / the  nobles / the priests was one of drudgery and poverty.
   4. The caste system was followed strictly /  sometimes followed / ignored by Hindus.
   5. Amir Khusrau is believed to have invented the harmonium / sitar / veena.

2. 2.

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

3. 3.

   During whose reign did the life and conditions of the peasants improve?

4. 4.

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

5. 5.

   Why did some Hindus convert to Islam?

6. 6.

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