Indian Society During Medieval Times

Q. If I was a farmer in the medieval age and I owned a piece of Mughal land, what would I be called?

1. Pahi-Kashta
2. Zamindar
3. Khud-Kashta
4. Deshmukh

Q. Assertion (A): With the economic progress, medieval Indian society flourished by treating everyone equally.

Reason (R): The upper, middle, and lower classes equally enjoyed the power over each other.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. A is false but R is true.
4. Both A and R are false.

Q. Which of the following groups had the largest population in medieval India?

1. Peasants
2. Mansabdars
3. Slaves
4. Kings

Q. The middle class of medieval society consisted of which of the following?

1. Landlords
2. Kings
3. Craftsmen
4. Mansabdars

Q. I am a ranked officer in Mughal empire. I govern the empire and command the army. Who am I ?

1. Trader
2. Landlord
3. Mansabdar
4. King

Q. Arrange the different classes of people existed during the medieval period in ascending order.

1. Farmers
2. Landlords
3. Mansabdars
4. Kings

Q. Why is the development of the scholar-gentry system a significant development during the Han Dynasty?

1. For one of the first times, it created a government based on merit, not birth
2. It excluded the emperor from any, and all, decision making in China
3. It promted a break from the practice of filial piety
4. It ended the belief in the Mandate of Heaven
5. It created a political system that was considered worse than previous systems

Q. What were the Zamindars belonging to the higher castes called?

1. Kahi-Kashta
2. Pahi-Kashta
3. Mansabdars
4. Deshmukh

Q. Who dominated the agricultural sector during the Mughal period?

1. Peasants
2. Zamindars
3. Labourers
4. Kings

Q. A majority of the population during the medieval times consisted of peasants.

1. True
2. False