Class 9 Social Science — Chapter 12: Resistance and Resilience (1000–1700 CE)
72 practice questions · 24 Easy · 24 Medium · 24 Hard
Practise the most important Class 9 Social Science questions from Chapter 12, "Resistance and Resilience (1000–1700 CE)" — 72 NCERT-aligned multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. The set is split into 24 Easy, 24 Medium and 24 Hard, so you can warm up on the fundamentals and then push into the exam-level problems that separate top scorers in CBSE Board exams.
"Resistance and Resilience (1000–1700 CE)" is one of the chapters where dates, cause-and-effect reasoning and map/source interpretation really pays off. Each MCQ on this chapter is timed and uses exam-grade marking (+4 correct, −1 wrong, 0 skipped), training the same negative-marking accuracy-under-pressure that real papers demand. Every question carries a short explanation, so a wrong answer becomes a quick lesson rather than a dead end — the fastest way to close gaps before a test.
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Key concepts: Resistance and Resilience (1000–1700 CE) (Class 9 Social Science)
Between 1000 and 1700 CE India saw invasions, new ruling houses and the rise of the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal empire, alongside strong regional kingdoms. This chapter follows that political history together with the social, religious and cultural changes of the period.
- Delhi Sultanate
- A succession of five dynasties ruling from Delhi between 1206 and 1526, beginning with the Slave dynasty.
- Administration under the Sultanate
- Provinces called iqtas were assigned to nobles who collected revenue and maintained troops, a system prone to becoming hereditary.
- Alauddin Khalji's reforms
- Market price controls, a large standing army paid in cash, and revenue assessed directly, designed to fund defence against Mongol invasions.
- Muhammad bin Tughlaq's experiments
- The transfer of the capital to Daulatabad and the issue of token currency, both well-intentioned and both unsuccessful.
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Between 1000 and 1700 CE India saw invasions, new ruling houses and the rise of the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal empire, alongside strong regional kingdoms. This chapter follows that political history together with the social, religious and cultural changes of the period. Key ideas include Delhi Sultanate, Administration under the Sultanate, Alauddin Khalji's reforms, Muhammad bin Tughlaq's experiments.
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It covers 72 NCERT-aligned MCQs on "Resistance and Resilience (1000–1700 CE)" — 24 Easy, 24 Medium and 24 Hard — each with a timed quiz and an instant explanation, suitable for CBSE Board exams.
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Start with the Easy quiz to confirm your fundamentals, then attempt Medium and Hard for application-level practice. Review each explanation, retry the questions you miss, and track your accuracy on this chapter until it is consistently high.
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