'Zawabit', during the medieval history of India, referred to which of the following?
They were instruments used for land measurements for revenue assessment during the Mughal period.
They were new techniques of irrigation developed during the Delhi Sultanate.
These were the regulations framed by Delhi Sultans to supplement the Muslim Law.
These were the regulations declared by Allauddin Khalji to regulate the markets.
• In a formal sense, the state was Islamic. The Sultans were keen to emphasize the Muslim character of the state and to follow the Holy Law (Sharia) as far as possible.
• However, the Sultans did not allow the Muslim divines to dictate the policy of the state.
• The Sultans had to supplement the Muslim law by framing their own regulations (Zawabit). Alauddin Khalji told the leading Qazi of the city that he did not know what was lawful or unlawful, but framed laws according to the needs of the state. This is why the historian Barani refused to consider the state in India as truly Islamic, but one based on worldly or secular considerations (Jahandari).
A spherical balloon of radius r subtends angle 60° at the eye of an observer. If the angle of elevation of its centre is 60° and h is the height of the centre of the balloon, then which one of the following is correct?
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The main source of energy in Sun is :
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Match the underlined word in each of the sentences with the correct parts of speech and indicate your response on the answer sheet accordingly. Oh no! I am getting late for the function.
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The first and sixth sentences are given as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly S1: Our Constitution makers were fully conscious of the fact that the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes had been oppressed and underprivileged sections of our society over the centuries and they deserved a special dispensation so that their condition may be vastly improved. P: Similarly, they were also sensitive of the difficulties and problems which were likely to be faced by the persons belonging to the Anglo-Indian community in the country. Q: One such provision related to the reservation of seats for these communities in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies. R: This provision found place in Article 330 and Article 332 of the Constitution. S: For this purpose, several special provisions were incorporated in our Constitution. S6: Consequently, adequate safeguards were provided for these communities in our Constitution. The correct sequence should be:
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