MCQ Chapter 3 Resistance and Resilience Class 9 Social Science

1. Which Sufi orders became prominent during the Delhi Sultanate?

Qadiriyya and Naqshbandiya

Chishti and Suhrawardi

Niranjani and Dadu Panth

Nirguna and Saguna

Question 1 of 20

2. What were Sufi khanqahs?

Fortified military outposts

Centres for collecting land revenue

Hospices that served as centres of religious and social life

Ships used for river warfare

Question 2 of 20

3. Section 6: Temples and Sacred Sites

at role did temples play beyond their religious functions?

They served as economic, educational, cultural, and social centres

They were used only for military training

They prevented the growth of towns

They had no connection with employment or trade

Question 3 of 20

4. Why did rulers patronise temples?

To eliminate all cultural activities

To prevent agricultural development

To discourage social integration

To strengthen their political legitimacy and authority

Question 4 of 20

5. Which temple is an example of a sacred institution that received extensive donations of gold, ornaments, and vessels?

Jagat Shiromani Temple

Brihadeeswara Temple at Thanjavur

Jagannath Temple at Puri

Govind Devji Temple at Vrindavan

Question 5 of 20

6. Which of the following was a function of temples as economic institutions?

Prohibiting all lending activities

Ending employment for artisans

Providing credit to cultivators, village assemblies, and merchant groups

Preventing the establishment of urban centres

Question 6 of 20

7. Which three places developed into prominent temple towns?

Thanjavur, Kanchipuram, and Puri

Delhi, Agra, and Lahore

Devagiri, Warangal, and Ajmer

Guwahati, Gwalior, and Jalore

Question 7 of 20

8. From which century onwards did many instances of temple destruction occur, particularly during the Ghaznavid and Ghurid invasions?

Seventh century

Eighth century

Ninth century

Eleventh century

Question 8 of 20

9. What was a distinctive feature of some temples constructed from the sixteenth century onwards?

All temples were built exclusively inside military camps

Some were built in less visible locations and resembled ordinary houses

Temples were no longer used for worship

All temples were constructed without entrances

Question 9 of 20

10. Who patronised the construction of the Jagat Shiromani Temple in Amer?

Rani Naiki Devi

Queen Kanakwati, wife of Man Singh I

Queen Rudrama Devi

Queen Abbakka Chowta

Question 10 of 20

11. Section 7: Agriculture, Trade, and Commerce

at was the main source of state income during this period?

Land revenue

Donations from foreign rulers alone

Income from printing presses

Revenue from modern industries

Question 11 of 20

12. During the reigns of Alauddin Khilji and Muhammad bin Tughlaq, land tax could reach what proportion of total agricultural production?

10 per cent

20 per cent

35 per cent

50 per cent

Question 12 of 20

13. Which irrigation technology helped improve agricultural production?

Printing press

Rope pulley and Persian wheel

Steam engine

Telegraph system

Question 13 of 20

14. What was a defining feature of the Vijayanagara economy's approach to irrigation?

Complete dependence on overseas food imports

Abandonment of cultivated land

Investment in small-scale irrigation

Prohibition of canal construction

Question 14 of 20

15. What was a hundi used for?

A financial instrument that facilitated commercial transactions and long-distance remittances

A type of defensive fort

A boat designed for river warfare

A military rank in the Mughal administration

Question 15 of 20

16. Who were the sarrāfs mentioned in connection with the hundi system?

Temple sculptors

Military commanders

Agricultural labourers

Money-changers

Question 16 of 20

17. What role did the banjaras play in the economy?

They commanded the Ahom navy

They helped connect rural regions with urban centres through trading networks

They appointed Mughal emperors

They established the Sikh Khalsa

Question 17 of 20

18. From the thirteenth century onwards, which development became increasingly significant?

The complete disappearance of inland markets

The end of all merchant activity

The growth of seaborne trade linking western India with the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea

The closure of all coastal settlements

Question 18 of 20

19. Which ruler emphasised maintaining ports, increasing oceanic trade, and treating foreign traders fairly in his work Amukthamalyada?

Krishnadevaraya

Babur

Aurangzeb

Rana Udai Singh

Question 19 of 20

20. How did economic strength contribute to resistance and resilience between 1000 and 1700 CE?

It prevented all forms of agricultural production

It eliminated the need for local communities

It forced every merchant to abandon trade

Agriculture, irrigation, markets, merchant networks, financial instruments, and trade provided resources to withstand instability

Question 20 of 20

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