Political Science · Indian Political Thought
Which is Not correct about Ziya al-Din Barani?
- 1. His Fatwa-i-Jahandari was advice to a Muslim ruler on statecraft in a non-Muslim land like India
- 2. He prescribed a secular law called Zawabit
- 3. He prescribed dynastic principles, a hierarchical social structure and differential justice
- 4. He abhorred the low-born and the ignoble
A1, 2 and 3
B1, 2, 3 and 4 ✓ Correct
C1, 3 and 4
D1, 2 and 4
Correct answer: (B) 1, 2, 3 and 4 — The source treats all four statements as describing Barani, so the keyed answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Explanation
★The source treats all four statements as describing Barani, so the keyed answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
★His Fatwa-i-Jahandari advised Muslim rulers on statecraft in India.
★He prescribed the Zawabit, the state law alongside the Sharia.
★He prescribed dynastic principles and a hierarchical social order.
★He held harsh, exclusionary views about the low-born.
★The source presents these as the full set of his ideas.
★So the keyed response here is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
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