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Under Alauddin Khalji, the tax on cultivation called kharaj amounted to about what share of produce?Read the answer and worked solution →The Mongols under Genghis Khan invaded Transoxiana in:Read the answer and worked solution →Alauddin Khalji built which new garrison town for his soldiers?Read the answer and worked solution →To stop merchants overcharging his cash-paid soldiers, Alauddin Khalji:Read the answer and worked solution →Muhammad Tughluq sent the residents of old Delhi to his new capital at:Read the answer and worked solution →Muhammad Tughluq's token currency was made of:Read the answer and worked solution →The Sayyid and Lodi dynasties ruled from Delhi and Agra until:Read the answer and worked solution →Sher Shah Sur defeated which Mughal emperor to capture Delhi?Read the answer and worked solution →The Sur dynasty ruled for only:Read the answer and worked solution →Sher Shah's efficient administration became the model followed by:Read the answer and worked solution →Balban, who consolidated the Sultanate, ruled from 1266 to:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Sultanate dynastiesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop Alauddin's measuresRead the answer and worked solution →Run the Sultanate datesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the Sultanate wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Alauddin or MuhammadRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the SultansRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Delhi Sultans bingoRead the answer and worked solution →From their mother's side the Mughals were descendants of:Read the answer and worked solution →Babur succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1494 at the age of:Read the answer and worked solution →Babur seized Kabul in:Read the answer and worked solution →Babur defeated Rana Sanga and his Rajput allies in 1527 at:Read the answer and worked solution →Sher Khan defeated Humayun at Chausa in 1539 and at Kanauj in:Read the answer and worked solution →In exile, Humayun received help from the Shah of which dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →Akbar became emperor at the age of:Read the answer and worked solution →Akbar seized the Sisodiya capital of Chittor in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Mughals followed which custom of dividing inheritance among all sons?Read the answer and worked solution →Defeated Rajputs like the Sisodiyas got their lands back as assignments called:Read the answer and worked solution →Under the mansabdari system, rank and salary were fixed by a numerical value called:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Under Alauddin Khalji, the tax on cultivation called kharaj amounted to about what share of produce?

  1. 75 per cent
  2. 50 per cent
  3. 25 per cent
  4. 10 per cent
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Correct answer: B. 50 per cent

1. There were also taxes on cattle and houses. 2. Kharaj was about 50 per cent. 3. The state measured the land itself. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts II, Chapter 3, The Delhi Sultans._

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The Mongols under Genghis Khan invaded Transoxiana in:

  1. 1236
  2. 1299
  3. 1219
  4. 1206
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Correct answer: C. 1219

1. The Sultanate soon faced their onslaught. 2. Transoxiana was invaded in 1219. 3. Delhi was attacked in 1299 and 1302. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts II, Chapter 3, The Delhi Sultans._

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Alauddin Khalji built which new garrison town for his soldiers?

  1. Agra town
  2. Kol town
  3. Delhi fort
  4. Siri town
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Correct answer: D. Siri town

1. He raised a large standing army against the Mongols. 2. He built Siri for the soldiers. 3. Food came as tax from the Ganga-Yamuna lands. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts II, Chapter 3, The Delhi Sultans._

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