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4801.	Jonaraja, in II is Rajatarangini, continued the historical narration of Kalhana upto
A.	Jayasimha
B.	Sultan Sikandar
C.	Sultan Zainul Abidin
D.	Muhammad Shah
Answer» D. Muhammad Shah

Discussion

4802.	The land which directly yielded revenue to the Sultan was known as
A.	Khalisa
B.	Inam
C.	Waqf
D.	Iqta
Answer» B. Inam

Discussion

4803.	Which one of the following Sultans brought the Ashokan pillar to Delhi?
A.	Ghiasuddin Tughlaq
B.	Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
C.	Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D.	Alauddin Khilji
Answer» D. Alauddin Khilji

Discussion

4804.	Ijaradari system was first introduced in
A.	Khalisa lands
B.	Jagir lands
C.	Both [a] and [b]
D.	None of these
Answer» C. Both [a] and [b]

Discussion

4805.	Who among the following has given a detailed account of the postal system during the Sultanate period?
A.	Amir Khusro
B.	Ibn Battuta
C.	Sultan Firoz Shah
D.	Ziauddin Barani
Answer» C. Sultan Firoz Shah

Discussion

4806.	Who among the following Sultans of Delhi founded the city of Agra?
A.	Balban
B.	Alauddin Khilji
C.	Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D.	Sikandar Lodi
Answer» E.

Discussion

4807.	Who among the following Sultans introduced professional courses in education?
A.	Balban
B.	Alauddin Khilji
C.	Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D.	Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer» E.

Discussion

4808.	Who among the following historians was made prisoner by the Mongols?
A.	Hasan Nizami
B.	Minhaj-us-Siraj
C.	Amir Khusrow
D.	Ziauddin Barani
Answer» D. Ziauddin Barani

Discussion

4809.	Who established Diwan-i -Mustakharaj?
A.	Qutubuddin Aibak
B.	Razia Sultana
C.	Balban
D.	Alauddin Khilji
Answer» E.

Discussion

4810.	With which Sufi saint of Delhi is associated the famous saying 'Hanooz Dilli Door Ast'?
A.	Nizamuddin Aulia
B.	Sheikh Salim Chisti
C.	Bhakhtiyaruddin Kaki
D.	Mohammad Ghaus
Answer» B. Sheikh Salim Chisti

Discussion

4811.	Which Sultan of the Sultanate period introduced irrigation tax for the first time?
A.	Allauddin Khilji
B.	Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
C.	Muhammad Tughlaq
D.	Firoz Tughlaq
Answer» E.

Discussion

4812.	The Kirti-Stambha at Chittor was built by
A.	Rana Sanga
B.	Rana Kumbha
C.	Rana Pratap
D.	Rana Udaisingh
Answer» C. Rana Pratap

Discussion

4813.	Which one of the following Sultans had close contact with the Jain scholars?
A.	Qutbuddin Aibak
B.	Balban
C.	Alauddin Khilji
D.	Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Answer» E.

Discussion

4814.	According to historian Ziauddin Barani, the ideal Sultan of Delhi was
A.	Balban
B.	Alauddin Khilji
C.	Firoj Shah Tughlaq
D.	Bahlol Lodi
Answer» D. Bahlol Lodi

Discussion

4815.	Which one of the following Sultans is credited with the appointment of 'Amir-Sadah' in the provinces?
A.	Alauddin Khilji
B.	Muhammad Tughlaq
C.	Firoz Tughlaq
D.	Bahlol Lodi
Answer» C. Firoz Tughlaq

Discussion

4816.	The state language of India during the Turkish period was
A.	Arabic
B.	Persian
C.	Turkish
D.	Urdu
Answer» C. Turkish

Discussion

4817.	Who destroyed the Nalanda University in 1193 AD and burnt it down?
A.	Muizuddin Muhammad Ghori
B.	Ikhtiyaruddin Muhammad Bin Bakhtivar Khilji
C.	Mahmud Gliazni
D.	Qutubuddin Aibak
Answer» C. Mahmud Gliazni

Discussion

4818.	Which Muslim ruler played Holi for the first time in Medieval India?
A.	Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
B.	Humayun
C.	Akbar
D.	Jahangir
Answer» B. Humayun

Discussion

4819.	Which one of the following Sultans of Delhi for the first time banned (the visit of Muslim women to the tombs situated outside Delhi?
A.	Balban
B.	Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
C.	Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D.	Alauddin Khilji
Answer» D. Alauddin Khilji

Discussion

4820.	Who among the following issued coins with seated Lakshmi on one side and ruler's name in Devanagri on the other?
A.	Mohammad Ghori
B.	Mahmud Ghazni
C.	Jainul Abidin
D.	Akbar
Answer» B. Mahmud Ghazni

Discussion

4821.	What was the name of Jain saint with whom Muhammad Tughlaq held discussions?
A.	Rishabadeva
B.	Hemchandra
C.	Jinasena Suri
D.	Jinaprabha Suri
Answer» E.

Discussion

4822.	Which one of the following was not a currency in circulation under the Sultans of Delhi?
A.	Dam
B.	Tanka
C.	Jital
D.	Dogani
Answer» B. Tanka

Discussion

4823.	Who among the following scholars has been given the title of Hujjat-ul-Islam?
A.	Shah Wali Ullah
B.	Abu Yazid Al Bistami
C.	Shaikh Junaid
D.	Abu Hamid Mohammad Al-Ghazali
Answer» B. Abu Yazid Al Bistami

Discussion

4824.	Which one of the following works of Amir Khusro deals with the military expeditions of Alauddin Khilji?
A.	Null Siphar
B.	Khajain-ul-Futuh
C.	Miftah-ul-Futuh
D.	Quairanus Sadain
Answer» C. Miftah-ul-Futuh

Discussion

4825.	The statement. "India is not Arabia, it is not practically feasible to convert it into Qarul Islam." is associated with
A.	Iltutmish
B.	Balban
C.	Alauddin Khilji
D.	Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Answer» B. Balban

Discussion

4826.	With which Sultan of Delhi do you associate the compilation of Kingship theory and principles of administration called 'Vassayya"?
A.	Iltutmish
B.	Balban
C.	Alauddin Khilji
D.	Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer» C. Alauddin Khilji

Discussion

4827.	Which one of the following was not a slave of Muhammad Ghori?
A.	Ikhtiyaruddin Bakhtiyar Khilji
B.	TajuddinYaldauz
C.	Qutbuddin Aibak
D.	Shamsuddin Iltutmish
Answer» B. TajuddinYaldauz

Discussion

4828.	Amir Khusro wrote his famous masanavi 'Ashiqa' on the order of
A.	Alauddin Khilji
B.	Khizra Khan
C.	Rai Karan
D.	Rani Kamla Devi
Answer» B. Khizra Khan

Discussion

4829.	'Important aspect of the Turkish conquest of North India was the Urban revolution.' Who said this statement?
A.	K.A. Nizami
B.	M. Habib
C.	P.P. Tripathi
D.	Yusuf Hussain
Answer» C. P.P. Tripathi

Discussion

4830.	Nizamuddin Junaidi was the Wazir of
A.	Muizzuddin Ghori
B.	Qutubuddin Aibak
C.	Iltutmish
D.	Balban
Answer» D. Balban

Discussion

4831.	Kumardevi the Queen of Govindachandra Gahadavala. Constructed Dharmachakra-Jina-vihar at
A.	Bodhgaya
B.	Kushinagar
C.	Kannauj
D.	Sarnath
Answer» E.

Discussion

4832.	Ibn Battuta visited India during the reign of
A.	Jalaluddin Firoz Shah
B.	Alauddin Khilji
C.	Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
D.	Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Answer» E.

Discussion

4833.	Who among the following Sultans received the title of 'Syed-us-Salatin' from the Caliph?
A.	Iltutmish
B.	Balban
C.	Alauddin Khilji
D.	Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer» C. Alauddin Khilji

Discussion

4834.	Who founded Agra?
A.	Iltutmish
B.	Firoz Tughlaq
C.	Sikander Lodhi
D.	Ibrahim Lodhi
Answer» D. Ibrahim Lodhi

Discussion

4835.	The difference between Gaz-i-Sikandari and Gaz-i-Ilahi was
A.	39 : 41
B.	40 : 43
C.	42 : 45
D.	43 : 47
Answer» B. 40 : 43

Discussion

4836.	Shashgani was a small silver coin equal to
A.	4 Jitals
B.	6 Jitals
C.	8 Jitals
D.	10 Jitals
Answer» C. 8 Jitals

Discussion

4837.	Who among the following Sultans invoked Persian monarehical traditions and adjusted them to Indian milieu?
A.	Iltutmish
B.	Ruknuddin Firoz
C.	Alauddin Khilji
D.	Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Answer» D. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Discussion

4838.	The term 'Sondhar' as loans to peasants was used during the time of
A.	Balban
B.	Alauddin Khilji
C.	Muhammad Tughlaq
D.	Firoz Tughlaq
Answer» D. Firoz Tughlaq

Discussion

4839.	The Tibb-i-Sikandari', which was compiled from Sanskrit sources dealt with
A.	Astronomy
B.	Medicine
C.	Music
D.	Philosophy
Answer» C. Music

Discussion

4840.	The ethnic composition of the armies of Ghaznavids did not include the
A.	Arabs
B.	Indians
C.	Tajiks
D.	Greeks
Answer» E.

Discussion

4841.	Who shifted the Chahamana capital from Sambhar to Ajmer?
A.	Ajayaraja
B.	Arnoraja
C.	Vighraharaja
D.	Prithviraja III
Answer» B. Arnoraja

Discussion

4842.	Which one of the following sons of Alauddin Khilji was born of his wife Jhatyapali, the daughter of Raja Ramchandra Dev of Devagiri?
A.	Shihabuddin Umar
B.	Kliizra Khan
C.	Qutbuddin Mubarak
D.	Sadi Khan
Answer» B. Kliizra Khan

Discussion

4843.	Which one of the following Sultans was an off spring of Iltutmish, and was the last successor of his dynasty?
A.	Ruknuddin Firoz
B.	Razia Sultana
C.	Muizuddin Bahrain Shah
D.	Nasimddin Mahmud
Answer» E.

Discussion

4844.	Who among the following constituted Turkan-i-Chihalgani?
A.	Qutubuddin Aibak
B.	Iltutmish
C.	Balban
D.	None of these
Answer» C. Balban

Discussion

4845.	Which new department was started by Muhammad Bin Tughlaq for the development of agriculture?
A.	Diwan-i-Risalat
B.	Diwan-i-Ashraf
C.	Diwan-i-Kohi
D.	Diwan-i-Mustkharaz
Answer» D. Diwan-i-Mustkharaz

Discussion

4846.	During the time of Alauddin's invasion, Warangal was ruled by
A.	Chalukya dynasty
B.	Chola dynasty
C.	Kakatiya dynasty
D.	Yadava dynasty
Answer» D. Yadava dynasty

Discussion

4847.	Which one of the following was not constructed by Qutubuddin Aibak?
A.	Kubbat-ul-Islam mosque
B.	Qutub Minar
C.	Adhai Din Ka Jhopada
D.	Alai Darwaja
Answer» E.

Discussion

4848.	Which one of the following names was not included in the Khutba of Firoz Shah Tughlaq?
A.	Qutubuddin Aibak
B.	Balban
C.	Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khilji
D.	Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
Answer» B. Balban

Discussion

4849.	During the reign of which Delhi Sultan, the state department of translation was established for translating Sanskrit texts into Arabic-Persian and vice-versa?
A.	Sikandar Lodi
B.	Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khilji
C.	Mohammad Tughlaq
D.	Razia Sultana
Answer» B. Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khilji

Discussion

4850.	Which one of the following represented the royal secretariat during the Sultanate period?
A.	Diwan-i-Arz
B.	Diwan-i-Insha
C.	Diwan-i-Wizarat
D.	Diwan-i-Barid
Answer» C. Diwan-i-Wizarat

Discussion

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Ijaradari system was first introduced in

Who among the following has given a detailed account of the postal system during the Sultanate period?

Who among the following Sultans of Delhi founded the city of Agra?

Who among the following Sultans introduced professional courses in education?

Who among the following historians was made prisoner by the Mongols?

Who established Diwan-i -Mustakharaj?

With which Sufi saint of Delhi is associated the famous saying 'Hanooz Dilli Door Ast'?

Which Sultan of the Sultanate period introduced irrigation tax for the first time?

The Kirti-Stambha at Chittor was built by

Which one of the following Sultans had close contact with the Jain scholars?

According to historian Ziauddin Barani, the ideal Sultan of Delhi was

Which one of the following Sultans is credited with the appointment of 'Amir-Sadah' in the provinces?

The state language of India during the Turkish period was

Who destroyed the Nalanda University in 1193 AD and burnt it down?

Which Muslim ruler played Holi for the first time in Medieval India?

Which one of the following Sultans of Delhi for the first time banned (the visit of Muslim women to the tombs situated outside Delhi?

Who among the following issued coins with seated Lakshmi on one side and ruler's name in Devanagri on the other?

What was the name of Jain saint with whom Muhammad Tughlaq held discussions?

Which one of the following was not a currency in circulation under the Sultans of Delhi?

Who among the following scholars has been given the title of Hujjat-ul-Islam?

Which one of the following works of Amir Khusro deals with the military expeditions of Alauddin Khilji?

The statement. "India is not Arabia, it is not practically feasible to convert it into Qarul Islam." is associated with

With which Sultan of Delhi do you associate the compilation of Kingship theory and principles of administration called 'Vassayya"?

Which one of the following was not a slave of Muhammad Ghori?

Amir Khusro wrote his famous masanavi 'Ashiqa' on the order of

'Important aspect of the Turkish conquest of North India was the Urban revolution.' Who said this statement?

Nizamuddin Junaidi was the Wazir of

Kumardevi the Queen of Govindachandra Gahadavala. Constructed Dharmachakra-Jina-vihar at

Ibn Battuta visited India during the reign of

Who among the following Sultans received the title of 'Syed-us-Salatin' from the Caliph?

Who founded Agra?

The difference between Gaz-i-Sikandari and Gaz-i-Ilahi was

Shashgani was a small silver coin equal to

Who among the following Sultans invoked Persian monarehical traditions and adjusted them to Indian milieu?

The term 'Sondhar' as loans to peasants was used during the time of

The Tibb-i-Sikandari', which was compiled from Sanskrit sources dealt with

The ethnic composition of the armies of Ghaznavids did not include the

Who shifted the Chahamana capital from Sambhar to Ajmer?

Which one of the following sons of Alauddin Khilji was born of his wife Jhatyapali, the daughter of Raja Ramchandra Dev of Devagiri?

Which one of the following Sultans was an off spring of Iltutmish, and was the last successor of his dynasty?

Who among the following constituted Turkan-i-Chihalgani?

Which new department was started by Muhammad Bin Tughlaq for the development of agriculture?

During the time of Alauddin's invasion, Warangal was ruled by

Which one of the following was not constructed by Qutubuddin Aibak?

Which one of the following names was not included in the Khutba of Firoz Shah Tughlaq?

During the reign of which Delhi Sultan, the state department of translation was established for translating Sanskrit texts into Arabic-Persian and vice-versa?

Which one of the following represented the royal secretariat during the Sultanate period?