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#	Question	Subject and topic	Difficulty
121	According to Ibn Battuta, slaves in the Delhi Sultanate were:	History Women, slaves and social life	Easy
122	Some female slaves in the Sultan's service were employed as spies. What does this show?	History Women, slaves and social life	Medium
123	Why did European travellers write a lot about sati?	History Women, slaves and social life	Medium
124	A historian wants to study women's work in medieval India. Why would relying only on travellers' accounts of …	History Women, slaves and social life	Hard
125	The Alvars were devotees of:	History Alvars and Nayanars	Easy
126	The compositions of the Alvars were compiled as the:	History Alvars and Nayanars	Easy
127	Andal and Karaikkal Ammaiyar are significant in bhakti history because they were:	History Alvars and Nayanars	Medium
128	The Alvars and Nayanars came from many castes, including those considered "untouchable". How do some historia…	History Alvars and Nayanars	Medium
129	Why did Chola rulers grant land and build grand temples for Shiva at places like Thanjavur?	History Alvars and Nayanars	Hard
130	Who led the Virashaiva movement in twelfth-century Karnataka?	History Virashaivas	Easy
131	The compositions of the Virashaivas, in Kannada, are called:	History Virashaivas	Easy
132	Why do Lingayats bury their dead instead of cremating them?	History Virashaivas	Medium
133	Which practice disapproved of in the Dharmashastras was encouraged by the Lingayats?	History Virashaivas	Medium
134	Lingayat ideas won many followers among groups marginalised in the Brahmanical order. What best explains this…	History Virashaivas	Hard
135	The Sufi hospice where a shaikh lived with his disciples was called a:	History Sufism	Easy
136	Whose dargah at Ajmer is among the most revered Sufi shrines in India?	History Sufism	Easy
137	In Sufi terminology, a "silsila" refers to:	History Sufism	Medium
138	Why is the death anniversary of a Sufi shaikh called "urs"?	History Sufism	Medium
139	A khanqah ran a community kitchen open to all, supported by unasked-for gifts. What does this reveal about th…	History Sufism	Hard
140	Who compiled the Adi Granth Sahib?	History Kabir, Guru Nanak and Mirabai	Easy