Explore topic-wise MCQs in Medieval History.

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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 statements
Assertion (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