Q . Delhi Sultanate

With reference to Indian history, who of the following were known as “Kulah-Daran”?

a) Arab merchants
b) Qalandars
c) Persian calligraphists
d) Sayyids
Answer: d
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements:
 1. The first Mongol invasion of India happened during the reign of Jalal-ud-din Khalji.
 2. During the reign of Ala-ud-din Khalji, one Mongol assault marched up to Delhi and besieged the city.
 3. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq temporarily lost portions of north-west of his kingdom to Mongols.
 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3
d) 3 only
Answer: b
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

Consider the following statements:
 1. It was during the reign of Iltutmish that Chengiz Khan reached the Indus in pursuit of the fugitive Khwarezm prince.
 2. It was during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq that Taimur occupied Multan and crossed the Indus.
 3. It was during the reign of Deva Raya II of Vijayanagara Empire that Vasco da Gama reached the coast of Kerala.
 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2
c) 3 only
d) 2 and 3
Answer: a
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

Consider the following statements:
 1. In the revenue administration of Delhi Sultanate, the in-charge of revenue collection was known as ‘Amil’.
 2. The Iqta system of Sultans of Delhi was an ancient indigenous institution.
 3. The office of ‘Mir Bakshi’ came into existence during the reign of Khalji Sultans of Delhi.
 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: a
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

After consolidating his power, Balban assumed the grand title of

a) Tute-i-Hind
b) Kaisr-i-Hind
c) Zil-i-Ilahi
d) Din-i-Ilahi
Answer: c
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

The head of the military department under the reorganised central machinery of administration during Akbar’s reign was

a) Diwan
b) Mir Bakshi
c) Mir Saman
d) Bakshi
Answer: b
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

Assertion (A): Muhammad bin Tughluq issued a new gold coin which was called Dinar by Ibn Batutah.
 Reason (R): Muhammad bin Tughlaq wanted to issue token currency in gold coins to promote trade with West Asian and North African countries.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
Answer: c
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the Afghan rulers to the throne of Delhi?

a) Sikandar Shah – Ibrahim Lodi – Bahlol Khan Lodi
b) Sikandar Shah – Bahlol Khan Lodi – Ibrahim Lodi
c) Bahlol Khan Lodi – Sikandar Shah – Ibrahim Lodi
d) Bahlol Khan Lodi – Ibrahim Lodi – Sikandar Shah
Answer: c
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  •   Bahlol Khan Lodi: 1451-1489
  •   Sikandar Shah: 1489-1517
  •   Ibrahim Lodi : 1517-1526
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?

a) Firuz Shah Tughluq
b) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq Shah II
c) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
d) Nasrat Shah
Answer: c
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

How did Sultan Qutub-ud-din Aibak die?

a) He was treacherously stabbed to death by one of his ambitious nobles
b) He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din Yildiz, the ruler of Ghazni who entered into a contest with him over the capture of Punjab
c) He sustained injuries while besieging the fortress of Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and succumbed to it later
d) He died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan
Answer: d
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

The Historian Barani refused to consider the state in India under Delhi sultans as truly Islamic because

a) the majority of the population did not follow Islam
b) the Muslim theologists were often disregarded
c) the Sultan supplemented the Muslim law by framing his own regulations
d) religious freedom was accorded to non-Muslims
Answer: c
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statements is correct?

a) Allauddin Khalji first set up a separate Ariz’s department
b) Balban introduced the branding system of horses of his military
c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq was succeeded by his uncle to the Delhi throne
d) Feroze Tughlaq set up a separate department of slaves
Answer: d
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  •   Firoz Tughlaq set up a separate department of slaves known as ‘Diwan-i-Bandagan’.
  •   It looked after approximately one lakh eighty thousand slaves.
  •   Mohd Bin Tughlaq was succeeded by his cousin Firoz Tughlaq.
  •   Alauddin Khalji introduced the branding system of horses in his military.
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

1. A: Muhammad bin Tughlaq left Delhi, and for two years lived in a camp called Swarga-dwari.
 2. R: At that time, Delhi was ravaged by a form of plague and many people died.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
Answer: a
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  •   Muhammad bin Tughlaq was the Sultan of Delhi from 1325 to 1351CE.
  •   A severe famine in this period worsened the situation.
  •   He tried to provide relief to affected people and made efforts to improve and extend cultivation.
  •   He left Delhi and lived in a camp called swargadwari near Kanauj on the bank of river Ganga.
  •   He set up a separate department called diwan-i amir-i kohi to extend cultivation by providing loans.
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

The Mongols under Chengez Khan invaded India during the reign of

a) Balban
b) Feroze Tughlaq
c) Iltutmish
d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Answer: c
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  •   Mongol leader Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire.
  •   Chengez khan invaded India during the reign of Iltumish.
  •   The Mongols invaded Indian subcontinent from 1221 to 1327 several times.
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

a) Dewan-i-Bandagani : Tughlaq
b) Dewan-i-Mustakhraj : Balban
c) Dewan-i-Kohi : Alauddin Khalji
d) Dewan-i-Arz : Muhammad Tughlaq
Answer: a
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

The given map refers to the kingdom of

a) Akbar at the time of capture of Khandesh in 1601
b) Akbar at the time of his death in 1605
c) Aurangzeb at the time of capture of Hyderabad
d) Aurangzeb at the time of his death in 1707
Answer: a
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  •   The given map shows the territory of Akbar after the victory over:

o  Sind in 1591;

o  Qandhar in 1596 and

o  Khandesh in 1601 AD.

  •   Akbar’s empire extended from Himalayas in North to Narmada river in the South.
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

Consider the following events:
 1. Reign of Krishna Deva Raya of Vijayanagara
 2. Construction of Qutub Minar
 3. Arrival of Portuguese in India
 4. Death of Feroze Tughlaq
 The correct chronological sequence of these events is:
a) 2, 4, 3, 1
b) 2, 4, 1, 3
c) 4, 2, 1, 3
d) 4, 2, 3, 1
Answer: a
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

“The king was freed from his people and they from their king.” On whose death did Badauni comment thus?

a) Balban
b) Allauddin Khalji
c) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
d) Feroze Shah Tughlaq
Answer: c
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

To which Lodi Sultan does the given map relate and what town does the site marked A on the map represent?

a) Bahlol Lodi, Jaunpur
b) Sikandar Lodi, Aligarh
c) Ibrahim Lodi, Jaunpur
d) Ibrahim Lodi, Aligarh
Answer: a
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant

a) Extra payment made to the nobles
b) Revenue assigned in lieu of salary
c) Excess amount paid to the exchequer by the iqtadars
d) Illegal exactions extracted from the peasants
Answer: c
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was

a) Iltutmish
b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
c) Feroze Shah Tughlaq
d) Sikandar Lodhi
Answer: c
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  •   Feroze Shah Tughlaqis credited to have built the biggest network of canals in India during the Sultnate period.
  •   He constructed a double system of canals from Yamuna to Sutlej to support the newly founded city of Hissar-i-Firoza, in 1355 CE.
  •   Some of the canals he built were: Sirsa to Hansi, and Dipalpur to Sirmaur.
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

1. A: At first, the Turkish administration in India was essentially military.
 2. R: The country was parceled out as Iqtas among leading military leaders.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
Answer: a
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was
a) Iltutmish
b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
c) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
d) Sikandar Lodi
Answer: c
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

After consolidating his power, Balban assumed the grand title of:

a) Tute-Hind
b) Kaisr-I-Hind
c) Zil-I-Ilahi
d) Din-I-Ilahi
Answer: c
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  •   Zil-I-Ilahi – Balban
  •   Tut-e-Hind – Amir Khusrau
  •   Kaisr-i-Hind – Mahatma Gandhi
  •   Din -i- Ilahi – Akbar
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

1. Consider the map given below:
       The route indicated in the map was followed, during the course of his military exploits, by:

a) Chandragupta II
b) Harshavardhana
c) Rajendra Chola
d) Malik Kafur
Answer: d
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans?

a) Ziauddin Barani
b) Shamsi Siraj Afif
c) Minhajus Siraj
d) Amir Khusrau
Answer: d
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

The Mausoleum of Sher Shah is at

a) Rohtas
b) Agra
c) Sasaram
d) Lahore
Answer: c
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

Who among the following Sultans declared himself as a lieutenant of Caliph?

a) Balban
b) Iltutmish
c) Ferozeshah Tughlaq
d) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Answer: d
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

Alauddin Khilji maintained control on price during his reign because

a) He wanted to keep large army at lower expenses.
b) He had mercy with poor people.
c) He wanted to gain popularity.
d) All of the above
Answer: a
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

Who inscribed the name of Khalifa of Baghdad on his coins?

a) Alauddin Khilji
b) Iltutmish
c) Qutub-ud-din
d) Balban
Answer: b
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

Which of the following statements about Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq is correct?

a) He introduced paper currency
b) He introduced the postal system
c) He was the ablest man among the crowned heads of the medieval age
d) None of the above
Answer: c
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

The following are the rulers of the slave dynasty:
 I. Ghiyas-ud-din Balban
 II. Iltutmish
 III. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
 IV. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
 The correct order in which these sultans ruled over India is:

a) II, III, I, IV
b) I, IV, II, III
c) IV, I, II, III
d) III, II, IV, I
Answer: d
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

What is the correct chronological order of the following events?
 1. A. Shifting of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad
 2. B. First Battle of Panipat
 3. C. Second Battle of Tarain
a) A, B, C
b) C, A, B
c) C, B, A
d) A, C, B
Answer: b
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

The succession of Delhi Sultans to the throne was generally

a) Hereditary
b) After fight between brothers
c) By killing the father
d) Invasion
Answer: b
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

Which statement about Amir Khusrau is not true?

a) He worked for the Hindu-Muslim Unity
b) He was a great poet
c) He was a great historian
d) He wrote poetry in Hindi and Urdu
Answer: a
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

Why did Md-Bin-Tughlak change his capital from Delhi to Hyderabad/Deogiri?

a) Because he wanted to improve trade in Deccan
b) Because he wanted to spread Islam in the Deccan
c) Because he wanted to punish the people of Delhi
d) Because he wanted to escape from Mongolian invasion
Answer: d
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

Sultanates of Delhi have taken which of the following in their buildings from the ancient architecture?

a) Mehrab
b) Gumbaj
c) Arched openings
d) Decoration figures
Answer: c
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Q . Delhi Sultanate

Which of the following Muslim rulers enforced price control system?

a) Alauddin Khilji
b) Mohd. Tughlaq
c) Iltutmish
d) Balban
Answer: a
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