History Practice Quiz 284

Q1.What did the Brahmanas do to prevent the young widow from running away during the sati?

A. Tied her hands and feet B. Chained her to the wood C. Gave her a sedative D. Surrounded her with guards

Q2.According to Ibn Battuta, who communicated information to the female scavengers appointed by the emperor?

A. Slave girls B. Nobles' wives C. Palace guards D. Merchants

Q3.According to the source, which of the following activities did women from merchant families participate in?

A. Agricultural production only B. Commercial activities and taking mercantile disputes to court C. Non-agricultural production only D. Domestic chores exclusively

Q4.What does the source suggest about the confinement of women to private spaces?

A. Women were strictly confined to private spaces B. It seems unlikely that women were confined to private spaces C. Only upper-caste women were confined D. Travellers confirmed women were confined

Q5.According to the source, what shaped the observations of travellers like Ibn Battuta and Bernier?

A. The languages they spoke B. The contexts from which they came C. The number of years they travelled D. The mode of transport they used

Q6.Which aspect of social life did travellers often fail to notice, according to the source?

A. The lives of kings and queens B. Many aspects of social life C. The geography of the region D. The economic policies of the state

Q7.What does the source say about the experiences of men and women from the subcontinent who travelled to distant lands?

A. They are well-documented in historical records B. They are relatively unknown C. They were recorded by travellers like Ibn Battuta D. They focused only on trade routes

Q8.Which traveller from Uzbekistan visited India in the tenth-eleventh centuries?

A. Muhammad ibn Ahmad Abu Raihan al-Biruni B. Ibn Battuta C. Marco Polo D. François Bernier

Q9.Which traveller from Morocco visited India in the fourteenth century?

A. Ibn Battuta B. Abd al-Razzaq Kamal al-Din ibn Ishaq al-Samarqandi C. Afanasii Nikitich Nikitin D. Duarte Barbosa

Q10.Which traveller from Russia spent years in India during the fifteenth century?

A. Afanasii Nikitich Nikitin B. Abd al-Razzaq Kamal al-Din ibn Ishaq al-Samarqandi C. Seydi Ali Reis D. Peter Mundy

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History Practice Quiz 284