Economic Life-Patterns and Prospects UPSC Questions

History-Medieval History

Economic Life-Patterns and Prospects MCQ Questions


7.
When speaking of the economic and cultural developments during the Mughal empire, regarding food, _____ formed the staple diet.
A.
Rice
B.
Millets
C.
Pulses
D.
All the above
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ANSWER :
D. All the above
8.
In North India, _____ made of wheat or coarse grains, with pulses and green vegetables were common.
A.
Dosa
B.
Chapatis
C.
Idly
D.
Puri
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ANSWER :
B. Chapatis
9.
The common people, it is said, ate their main meal in the _____, and chewed pulse or other parched grain in the day.
A.
Evening
B.
Morning
C.
Afternoon
D.
Night
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ANSWER :
A. Evening
10.
_____ was/were much cheaper relative to food grains then and seem to have been a staple part of the poor man's food.
A.
Ghee
B.
Oil
C.
Both a and b
D.
Chapati
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ANSWER :
C. Both a and b
11.
What were those food items that were expensive?
A.
Salt
B.
Sugar
C.
Wheat
D.
Both a and b
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ANSWER :
D. Both a and b
12.
With more grazing land, they could keep more cattle, so that _____ must have been easily available.
A.
Milk and milk products
B.
Wheat
C.
Fodder
D.
grains
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ANSWER :
A. Milk and milk products