________ are the writings engraved on solid surfaces such as rocks, stones, temple walls and metals.

______ was the land gifted to temples.

_______period was known as the period of devotional literature.

_____ provides information about the first Sultan of Delhi.

________ , an Arab-born Morocco scholar, travelled from Morocco to India.

__________ inscriptions provide details about administration in a Brahmadeya village.

_______ had stamped the figure of Goddess Lakshmi on his gold coins and had his name inscribed on it.

3.6 grains of silver amounted to a________.

________ was patronised by Sultan Nazir-ud-din Mahmud of Slave Dynasty.

An Italian traveller _________ visited Vijayanagar Empire in 1420.

Pallichchandam was the land donated to Jaina institution.

The composition of metal coins gives us information on the political condition of the empire.

The high cost of copper made palm leaf and paper cheaper alternatives for recording royal orders and events in royal courts.

Assertion(A) :- Muhammad Ghori’s gold coins carried the figure of Goddess Lakshmi.
Reason (R) :- The Turkish invader was liberal in his religious outlook.
a) R is the correct explanation of A.
b) R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is wrong and R is correct.
d) A and R are wrong.

1. Madura Vijayam - Gangadevi
2. Abul Fazal - Ain-i-Akbari
3. Ibn Battuta - Tahquiq-i-Hind
4. Amuktamalyatha - Krishnadevaraya

Inscriptions, Travelogues, Monuments, Coins

Who compiled Nalayira Divyaprabhandham?

What does the word Tuzk mean?

Name Jahangir’s memoir.

Name the two different types of sources for the study of history.

List out the important mosques and forts constructed during the medieval times.

Mention the important foreign travellers who visited India during the medieval period.

Describe the different types of coins introduced by the rulers of Delhi Sultanate.

The composition of metals in coins is indicative of the economic prosperity of the empire – Substantiate.