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

(a) Discuss the various proponents of Indian feudalism.

(b) Examine the defects in Alberuni's assessment of the Indian society.

(c) Discuss the importance of Sufic literature as an important source of history.

(d) What factors do you attribute for the decline of the Delhi Sultanate?

(e) The motive of Alauddin Khalji's agrarian policy was to curb the powers of the intermediaries. Examine the measures which he adopted to achieve his objective.