pyq/2018/history-optional-i/5

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each (10 marks each, 150 words each).

(a) "The battles of Tarain and Chandawar laid the foundations of Turkish rule in India". Elaborate. (10 marks, 150 words)

(b) Discuss evidence on slavery provided by Ibn Batuta with special reference to female slaves. (10 marks, 150 words)

(c) Discuss the advancement made in Textile Technology under the Delhi Sultans. (10 marks, 150 words)

(d) "Akbar wished to assert his strong belief in God, but his concept of the way God is to be worshipped was independent of either orthodox Islam or Hinduism". Comment. (10 marks, 150 words)

(e) Discuss the literature written in Hindi in Mughal India. (10 marks, 150 words)