Economic Life-Patterns and Prospects UPSC Questions

History-Medieval History

Economic Life-Patterns and Prospects MCQ Questions


13.
In medieval India, the designations 'Mahattara' and 'Pattakila' were used for
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A.
military officers
B.
Village headmen
C.
Specialists in Vedic rituals
D.
Chiefs of craft guilds
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ANSWER :
B. Village headmen
14.
The standard of living ultimately depends upon _____
A.
Income
B.
Wages
C.
Both a and b
D.
Clothing
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ANSWER :
C. Both a and b
15.
The village artisan were paid for their services by means of _____ which were fixed by custom.
A.
Wages
B.
Commodities
C.
Income
D.
Tax
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ANSWER :
B. Commodities
16.
Examine the following statements and choose the options carefully.
Statement 1: The peasant who did not have his won ploughs and bullocks often tilled the land of zamindars or the upper castes.
Statement 2: So, they could eke out a bare existence. Peasants of this type were called Pahis.
A.
Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true. Statement 2 doesn't relate to statement 1.
B.
Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true. Statement 2 relates to statement 1.
C.
Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.
D.
Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true.
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ANSWER :
B. Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true. Statement 2 relates to statement 1.
17.
In medieval India, the term "Fanam" referred to:
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A.
Clothing
B.
Coins
C.
Ornaments
D.
Weapons
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ANSWER :
B. Coins
18.
The 16th century Hindi poet, _____ has said that this type of cultivation where peasants tilling the land of zamindars was a source of misery.
A.
Valmiki
B.
Agathiyar
C.
Vedha vyasar
D.
Tulsidas
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ANSWER :
D. Tulsidas