CTET PAPER II 2021 · PYQ · History / Delhi Sultanate · medium
Statement (A): The authors of 'tawarikhs' during the Delhi Sultans advised on preserving an ideal social order based on 'birthright' and 'gender distinctions'.
Statement (B): Their ideas were shared by everybody.
A.(A) is true but (B) is false.✓ Correct
B.(A) is false but (B) is true.
C.Both (A) and (B) are true and (B) is the correct explanation of (A).
D.Both (A) and (B) are true, but (B) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Explanation
Tawarikhs were written by learned men (ulama, scribes) under the Delhi Sultans and indeed advised rulers on maintaining a social hierarchy based on birthright and gender distinctions. However, these views were those of the elite authors and were not shared by everybody — many groups, especially the common people, did not share these ideas. So A is true and B is false.
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