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| 201. |
Who was the first ruler of the slave dynasty? |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Razia |
| D. | Balban |
| Answer» B. Iltutmish | |
| 202. |
Who among the following sultans was advised by Qazi Mughisuddin to act according to the laws of Shariat, but the Sultan rejected his advice? |
| A. | Alauddin Khalji |
| B. | Jalaluddin khalji |
| C. | Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| D. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| Answer» B. Jalaluddin khalji | |
| 203. |
With reference to Sultan Alauddin Khalji, consider the following statements 1. Alauddin Khalji fixed the prices of food-grains.2. Alauddin khalji was the first Sultan who paid his soldiers in cash.3. During Alauddin Khalji's rule share of the land revenue to be paid by the peasant was raised to half of the produce.Which of these statements are correct ? |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 1 and 3 |
| C. | 2 and 3 |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 204. |
Who among the following appointed Ibn Batutaas the Chief Qazi of Delhi? |
| A. | Ghiyasuddin Balban |
| B. | Alauddin Khalji |
| C. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| D. | Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 205. |
Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq,Changed his capital from Delhi to Deogiri because he wanted to |
| A. | improve trade in the Deccan |
| B. | spread Islam in the Deccan |
| C. | Punish the people of Delhi |
| D. | escape from the Mangol invasion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 206. |
Who among the following Sultans of Delhi had accepted the Suzeraintz of the Timurid ruler Mirza Shah Rukh? |
| A. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| B. | Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| C. | Khizr Khan Sayyid |
| D. | Sikandar Lodi |
| Answer» D. Sikandar Lodi | |
| 207. |
Consider the following statementsAssertion (A) : Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq's scheme of token currency was a failure.Reason (R) : Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq had no proper control over the issuance of coins.Select the correct answer using the code given below Codes |
| 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» B. Both A and R are true but R is not a Correct explanation of A | |
| 208. |
Assertion (A) : Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq left Delhi and, for two years dived in a camp called swarga-dwari.Reason (R) : A t that time, Delhi was ravaged by a form of plague and many people died.Code : |
| A. | Both A and R are true 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» B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A | |
| 209. |
Which of the following Kingdoms was annexed by Bahlol Lodi, the Sultan of Delhi, in A.D.1484? |
| A. | Kashmir |
| B. | Jaunpur |
| C. | Agra |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» C. Agra | |
| 210. |
Which one of the following dynasties ruled over India after the invasion of Timur? |
| A. | Lodi dynasty |
| B. | sayyid dynasty |
| C. | Tughlaq dynasty |
| D. | Khalji dynasty |
| Answer» C. Tughlaq dynasty | |
| 211. |
Which one of the following statements is NOT true about Balban? |
| A. | He propounded the theory of |
| B. | He introduced the Iqtadari System |
| C. | He eliminated the power of Turkan-i-Chahalgani |
| D. | He quelled the down the revolt of Bengal |
| Answer» C. He eliminated the power of Turkan-i-Chahalgani | |
| 212. |
The contemporary chronicle of Sayyid period is |
| A. | Tarikh-i-Mubaraqshahi |
| B. | Waqiat-i-Mushtaqi |
| C. | Futuh-us-Salatin |
| D. | Masalik-ul-Absar |
| Answer» B. Waqiat-i-Mushtaqi | |
| 213. |
Ibn batuta visited India during the reign of |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Alauddin Khalji |
| C. | Balban |
| D. | Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 214. |
Who was the ruler of Deogiri at the time of Alauddin Khalji's invasion? |
| A. | Ramachandra Dev |
| B. | Prataprudra Dev |
| C. | Malik Kafur |
| D. | Rana Ratan Singh |
| Answer» B. Prataprudra Dev | |
| 215. |
The Delhi Sultan who wrote his memoir was |
| A. | Iltumish |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Alauddin Khalji |
| D. | Firoj Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 216. |
Which Sultan of Delhi assumed the title of |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Sikandar Lodi |
| Answer» C. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq | |
| 217. |
Who of the following was the Sultan of Delhi at the time of |
| A. | Daulat Khan Lodi |
| B. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| C. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 218. |
On whose coins, the name of the last |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | Alauddin Masud Shah |
| Answer» E. | |
| 219. |
Which Muslim ruler played Holi for the first time in |
| A. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» B. Humayun | |
| 220. |
Which Sultan of Delhi imposed |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| C. | Allauddin Khilji |
| D. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| Answer» C. Allauddin Khilji | |
| 221. |
Who among the following died while playing |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Alauddin Khiljii |
| C. | Mohammad Tughlaq |
| D. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 222. |
Who of the following Sultans of Delhi had abolished the tax on grain (also called |
| A. | Aluddin Khilji |
| B. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| C. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Sikandar Lodi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 223. |
Which one of the following Sultans is credited with the appointment of |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | Muhammad Tughlaq |
| C. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| D. | Bahlol Lodi |
| Answer» C. Firoz Tughlaq | |
| 224. |
Amir Khusro |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | Khizra Khan |
| C. | Rai Karan |
| D. | Rani Kamla Devi |
| Answer» B. Khizra Khan | |
| 225. |
Who among the following Sultans invoked |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Ruknuddin Firoz |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| Answer» B. Ruknuddin Firoz | |
| 226. |
Which type of work was looked after by the department of |
| A. | Aagriculture |
| B. | Army |
| C. | Justice |
| D. | Royal correspondence |
| Answer» B. Army | |
| 227. |
According to historian |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Firoj Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Bahlol Lodi |
| Answer» D. Bahlol Lodi | |
| 228. |
The state language of India during the |
| A. | Arabic |
| B. | Persian |
| C. | Turkish |
| D. | Urdu |
| Answer» C. Turkish | |
| 229. |
Which one of the following was not a slave of |
| A. | Ikhtiyaruddin Bakhtiyar Khilji |
| B. | Tajuddin Yaldauz |
| C. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| D. | Shamsuddin Iltutmish |
| Answer» B. Tajuddin Yaldauz | |
| 230. |
With which Sultan of Delhi do you associate the compilation of |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| Answer» C. Alauddin Khilji | |
| 231. |
The statement |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| Answer» B. Balban | |
| 232. |
Who among the following scholars has been given the title of |
| A. | Shah wali Ullah |
| B. | Abu Yazid A1 Bistami |
| C. | Shaikh Junaid |
| D. | Abu Hamid Mohammad A1-Ghazali |
| Answer» B. Abu Yazid A1 Bistami | |
| 233. |
What was the name of Jain saint with whom |
| A. | Rishabadeva |
| B. | Hemchandra |
| C. | Jinasena Suri |
| D. | Jinaprabha Suri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 234. |
Which one of the following was not a currency in circulation under the |
| A. | Dam |
| B. | Tanka |
| C. | Jital |
| D. | Dogani |
| Answer» B. Tanka | |
| 235. |
Which of the following represented the |
| A. | Diwan-i-Arz |
| B. | Diwan-i-Insha |
| C. | Diwan-i-Wizarat |
| D. | Diwan-i-Barid |
| Answer» C. Diwan-i-Wizarat | |
| 236. |
Shashgani |
| A. | 4 Jitals |
| B. | 6 Jitals |
| C. | 8 Jitals |
| D. | 10 Jitals |
| Answer» C. 8 Jitals | |
| 237. |
The bone of contention between Bahmani and |
| A. | Kavery delta |
| B. | Malabar parts |
| C. | Krishna delta |
| D. | Krishna-Tungabhadra doab |
| Answer» E. | |
| 238. |
Balban failed |
| A. | None-co-operation of nobles |
| B. | Resistance of the Rajputs |
| C. | Fear of Mongol invaders |
| D. | Revolt of his son |
| Answer» D. Revolt of his son | |
| 239. |
Which one of the following was not constructed by |
| A. | Kubbat-ul-Islam mosque |
| B. | Qutub Minar |
| C. | Adhai Din ka Jhopada |
| D. | Alai Darwaja |
| Answer» E. | |
| 240. |
Which one of the following names was not included in the |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Qutubuddin Mubarak Shah Khilji |
| D. | Mohammad Bin Tughlaq |
| Answer» B. Balban | |
| 241. |
Which new department was started by |
| A. | Diwan-i-Risalat |
| B. | Diwan-i-Ashraf |
| C. | Diwan-i-Kohi |
| D. | Diwan-i-Mustkharaz |
| Answer» D. Diwan-i-Mustkharaz | |
| 242. |
Which one of the following sons of |
| A. | Shihabuddin Umar |
| B. | Khizra Khan |
| C. | Qutbuddin Mubarak |
| D. | Sadi Khan |
| Answer» B. Khizra Khan | |
| 243. |
Most authoritative account of |
| A. | Amir Khusro |
| B. | Hasan Nizami |
| C. | Minhaj |
| D. | Ziauddin Barani |
| Answer» B. Hasan Nizami | |
| 244. |
Which one of the following Sultans had close contact with the |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 245. |
'Important aspect of the |
| A. | K.A. Nizami |
| B. | M. Habib |
| C. | R.p. Tripathi |
| D. | Yusuf Hussain |
| Answer» C. R.p. Tripathi | |
| 246. |
Nizamuddin Junaidi |
| A. | Muizzuddin Ghori |
| B. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| C. | Iltutmish |
| D. | Balban |
| Answer» D. Balban | |
| 247. |
Who among the following historians had accompanied |
| A. | Hasan Nizami |
| B. | Minhaj |
| C. | Amir Khusro |
| D. | Ziauddin Barani |
| Answer» D. Ziauddin Barani | |
| 248. |
Who among the following were called |
| A. | Mongols |
| B. | Indian Muslims |
| C. | Tazikh |
| D. | Abyssinians |
| Answer» B. Indian Muslims | |
| 249. |
About which |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Qutbuddin Mubarak Khilji |
| D. | Mohammad Bin Tughlaq |
| Answer» B. Alauddin Khilji | |
| 250. |
Who among the following constituted |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Balban |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Balban | |