| DIRECTION: Read the following statements carefully and answer the questions accordingly. |
| Assertion [A]: Sikander Lodi reimposed the Jeziah on the Hindus. Reason [R]: Sikander Lodi was an orthodox and a bigoted king. |
A) Both A and R are true and R correctly explains A.
B) Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
C) A is true but R is false.
D) A is false but R is true.
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
Sikandar Lodi was an orthodox and bigoted king indeed. He reemployed jaziya on the Hindus and even executed a Brahmana who stated that both the Hindu and the Muslim scriptures are sacred. He also for bade die Muslim women from carrying out activities not mentioned under sharia, for instance, their going out to pray to the graves of their saints. Sikandar Lodi, due to Ills religious beliefs, also demolished many Hindu temples, one of them being the Hindu temple at Nagarkot.
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