________was the second stronghold of Ala-ud-din Khalji's expanding Kingdom

(a)

Dauladabad

(b)

Delhi

(c)

Madurai

(d)

Bidar

The establishment of __________ empire changed the administrative and institutional structures of South India.

(a)

Bahmani

(b)

Vijayanagar

(c)

Mughal

(d)

Nayak

Krishnadeva Raya was a contemporary of _________.

(a)

Babur

(b)

Humayun

(c)

Akbar

(d)

Shershah

Vascodagama reached the west-coast of India in________

(a)

1490

(b)

1560

(c)

1498

(d)

1500

In the south, a Sultanate was established in_________

(a)

Tuticorin

(b)

Nagapattinam

(c)

Madurai

(d)

Palani

The Kakatiyas ruled from___________

(a)

Devagiri

(b)

Belur

(c)

Warangal

(d)

Bijapur

The battle of Talikota was fought in the year__________

(a)

1560

(b)

1512

(c)

1565

(d)

1575

'Nayakas' were __________officers.

(a)

Administritive

(b)

Special

(c)

Military

(d)

Police

Assertion (A): Specialized production by skilled craftsmen was required for an external market.
Reason (R): Craftsmen worked in larger manufacturing units called Karkhanas.
A is correct; R explains about A
A is wrong; R is correct
A and R are wrong
A is correct; R does not explain about A

(a)

A is correct; R explains about A

(b)

A is wrong; R is correct

(c)

A and R are wrong

(d)

A is correct; R does not explain about A

Statement (i): Non-agricultural production refers to both processed agricultural products and craft production.
Statement (ii): Processed agricultural products are maize, tobacco, Papaya, pineapple.

(a)

(i) is correct (ii) wrong

(b)

(i) and (ii) are wrong

(c)

(i) and (ii) are correct

(d)

(i) is wrong, (ii) is correct