Test: Indo Islamic Culture - 1 - UPSC MCQ

Islam and Hinduism coexisted together since the Muslims used peaceful means to try and convert the Hindus. After they discovered that the Hindus were many and thus could not be easily converted, they adopted to tolerate them. It contributed to its growth intermixing and assimilation of the cultural traditions.
 

B is the correct option.In Hindu thought, some suffering is self-caused (karma in this life or past life, either intentionally or from ignorance), some caused by evilness of others. The Islamic tenets of brotherhood and equality expose some of the evils of Hinduism.

B is the correct option.Enver's influence is said to have brought Turkey into the war. But the invasion and the threatened partition of the country led to the rise of Artisans.

Historians say that purdah in India started much before Babur heralded the Mughal rule in 1526 AD. They say that purdah was a status symbol of the higher classes in medieval India. According to historians, during the Delhi Sultanate Period, the practice of keeping women in seclusion and asking them to veil their faces in the presence of outsiders became widespread among the upper class women. Perhaps, the most important factor for the growth of purdah was social- it became a symbol of the higher classes in society. And all those who wanted to be considered respectable tried to copy it.

The correct option is D.
 All the following rituals are followed by both hindus and muslims.

The correct option is D.
 All the statements are correct.

Although Islam does not recognize any castes, Muslim communities in South Asia apply a system of social stratification. It developed as a result of ethnic segregation between the foreign conquerors (Ashraf) and the local converts (Ajlaf). The Muslims who came to the subcontinent during the 12th century Muslim conquests on the Indian subcontinent were already divided into social classes such as priests, nobles and others. Further, a racial segregation demarcated the local Muslim converts from those of foreign origin. The foreigners claimed a superior status as they were associated with the conquerors, and categorized themselves as Ashraf ("noble").

• Quwwat-ul-Islam, the first mosque in Delhi was built by Qutub-ud-din-Aibak, the founder of the Slave dynasty. It is the oldest existing example of Islamic architecture in India.
   
• Sultan Ghari was the first Islamic Mausoleum (tomb) built in 1231 AD for Prince Nasiruddin Mahmud, eldest son of Iltumish, in the "funerary landscape of Delhi" in the Nangal Dewat Forest, Near Nangal Dewat Vasant Kunj).

C is the correct option. Iltutmish - He introduced the silver tanka and the copper jital - the two basic coins of the Sultanate period, with a standard weight of 175 grains.
Mohammed-bin-Tughlaq introduced the "token currency system". Since money is merely a medium of exchange, token currencies do not have to depend on the supply of gold and silver. 
The  silver rupee was issued by Sher Shah Suri from the mint Ujjain during the Hijri Year 949.
The Vijayanagara kings issued a large number of coins in gold, silver and copper. 

The Lodhis used the Rajasthani-Gujarati style in their balconies, kiosk and caves.