UPSC History Delhi Sultnat (Gulam, Khilji, Tughlak, Sayyed, Lodhi) Question Bank

done Delhi Sultanate / Chandelas / Others Total Questions - 201

• question_answer1)
  What was the main objective of Sultan Mahmud's Indian conquests?
  A)
   Propagation of Religion done clear
  B)
   Extension of Empire done clear
  C)
   Acquisition of Wealth done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Who destroyed the Nalanda University in 1202 AD?
  A)
   Muhammad Ghori done clear
  B)
   Bakhtiyar Khalji done clear
  C)
   Mahmud of Ghazni done clear
  D)
   Qutbuddin Aibak done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Which of the following sources provides a vivid description of Sindh?
  A)
   Khazainul Fuluh             done clear
  B)
   Tarikh-i-Firo-Shahi                     done clear
  C)
   Insha-i-mehru                done clear
  D)
   Chachnamah done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Who shifted the Chahamana capital from Sambhar to Ajmer?
  A)
   Ajayaraja                      done clear
  B)
   Arnoraja                       done clear
  C)
   Vighraharaja                 done clear
  D)
   Prithviraja III done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Kumardevi the Queen of Govindachandra Gahadavala. Constructed Dharmachakra-Jina-vihar at
  A)
   Bodhgaya                     done clear
  B)
   Kushinagar                    done clear
  C)
   Kannauj                        done clear
  D)
   Sarnath                        done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Who among the following issued coins with seated Lakshmi on one side and ruler's name in Devanagri on the other?
  A)
   Mohammad Ghori         done clear
  B)
   Mahmud Ghazni                        done clear
  C)
   Jainul Abidin                 done clear
  D)
   Akbar               done clear
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• question_answer7)
  The Kirti-Stambha at Chittor was built by
  A)
   Rana Sanga                  done clear
  B)
   Rana Kumbha   done clear
  C)
   Rana Pratap                  done clear
  D)
   Rana Udaisingh done clear
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• question_answer8)
              Jonaraja, in II is Rajatarangini, continued the historical narration of Kalhana upto
  A)
   Jayasimha                    done clear
  B)
   Sultan Sikandar done clear
  C)
   Sultan Zainul Abidin       done clear
  D)
   Muhammad Shah          done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Who built the Khajuraho temples?
  A)
   Holkars            done clear
  B)
   Scindias                        done clear
  C)
   Bundela                        done clear
  D)
   Chandela          done clear
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• question_answer10)
              Which of the following pairs is/are correct matched?

  1. Madanvarma	Chandella
  2. Sindhuraja	Chahmana
  3. Vakpati	Parmara
  4. Cliandradcva	Gahadavala

  Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
  A)
   1, 2 and 4 done clear
  B)
   1, 3 and 4 done clear
  C)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  D)
   2, 3 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  Assertion [A]: King Dhanga after living for more than hundred years drowned himself in the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna.

  Reason [R]:   Suicide at Prayaga had religious sanction and was considered meritorious.

  A)
   Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A done clear
  C)
   A is true, but R is false done clear
  D)
   A is false, but R is true done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Who was the first ruler of the Slave dynasty?
  A)
   Qutubuddin Aibak          done clear
  B)
   Iltutmish done clear
  C)
   Sultan Mahmud II done clear
  D)
   Balban done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Who abolished Iqta system?
  A)
   Qutubuddin Aibak          done clear
  B)
   Iltutmish done clear
  C)
   Balban                         done clear
  D)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
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• question_answer14)
  The ruler of Bundelkhand defeated by Qutubuddin Aibak was
  A)
   Parmardi Deva                          done clear
  B)
   Lakshman Sen  done clear
  C)
   Uday Singh                   done clear
  D)
   Malayvarma Deva                     done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Which Sultan of Delhi founded and built the Fort of Siri?
  A)
   Iltutmish done clear
  B)
   Balban done clear
  C)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
  D)
   Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Who among the following Amirs was the one publicly flogged by the orders of Sultan Balban?
  A)
   Haibat Khan                 done clear
  B)
   Imaduddin Raihan         done clear
  C)
   Sher Khan                     done clear
  D)
   Malik Baqbaq    done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Who was the Governor of Kara-Manikpur to have e revolted against Sultan Jalaluddin Firoz Khilji?
  A)
   Arkali Khan                   done clear
  B)
   Almas Beg                    done clear
  C)
   Jawna Khan                  done clear
  D)
   Malik Chajju                  done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Who among the following were called 'Neo-Muslims' during the reign of Jalaluddin Firoz Khilji?
  A)
   Mongols           done clear
  B)
   Indian Muslims              done clear
  C)
   Tazikh             done clear
  D)
   Abyssinians       done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Which sultan of Delhi made a rule that, in any given year, the land revenue can be increased only nominally, viz. one-tenth or one-eleventh of the fixed revenue?
  A)
   Balban                         done clear
  B)
   Alauddin Khilji   done clear
  C)
   Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq     done clear
  D)
   Firozshah Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Tarikh-e-Ferozshahi was written by
  A)
   Al-Utbi          done clear
  B)
   Barni & Afif      done clear
  C)
   Roomi           done clear
  D)
   Amir Khusro      done clear
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• question_answer21)
  The Turkish brought with them musical instruments.
  A)
   Rabab and Sarangi  done clear
  B)
   Sitar and Flute done clear
  C)
   Veena and Tabla     done clear
  D)
   Tanpura and Mridanga done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Who of the following was responsible for the murder of his father?
  A)
   Balban            done clear
  B)
   Mohammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   Alauddin Khilji     done clear
  D)
   Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Which of the following works of Amir Khusro deals with the military expeditions of Alauddin Khilji?
  A)
   Qairanus Sadain            done clear
  B)
   Miftah-Ul-Futuh done clear
  C)
   Null Siphar                    done clear
  D)
   Khazain-Ul-Futuh done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Who among the following foreign historians is considered an authority on the history of the Delhi Sultanate?
  A)
   Richard Fox                  done clear
  B)
   Peter Jackson    done clear
  C)
   Aden Southall               done clear
  D)
   Chris Bayly       done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Which Sultan of Delhi categorized the Ulema into 'Ulma- i-Akhiral' and 'Ulma-i-Duniya' and praised the former?
  A)
   Qutubuddin Aibak          done clear
  B)
   Iltutmish                       done clear
  C)
   Balban                         done clear
  D)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
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• question_answer26)
  About which Sultan of Delhi did Barani write that he had his Amirs murdered silently?
  A)
   Balban done clear
  B)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
  C)
   Qutbuddin Mubamk Khilji done clear
  D)
   Mohammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Who was the author of Futuhat-i-Firozshahi?
  A)
   Shams-i-Siraj Afif           done clear
  B)
   Isami                done clear
  C)
   Ziauddin Barani             done clear
  D)
   Sultan Firoz Shah done clear
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• question_answer28)
  The city of Jaunpur was founded by
  A)
   Mohmmad Bin Tughlaq  done clear
  B)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   Ibrahim Lodi            done clear
  D)
   Sikandar Lodi done clear
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• question_answer29)
  The first Silver Tanka of Delhi Sultanate was issued by
  A)
   Qutubuddin Aibak          done clear
  B)
   Iltutmish done clear
  C)
   Razia Sultan        done clear
  D)
   Ghiyasuddin Balban done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Which one of the following represented the royal secretariat during the Sultanate period?
  A)
   Diwan-i-Arz                   done clear
  B)
   Diwan-i-Insha                done clear
  C)
   Diwan-i-Wizarat             done clear
  D)
   Diwan-i-Barid done clear
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• question_answer31)
  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 done clear
  B)
  Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khilji done clear
  C)
   Mohammad Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Razia Sultana done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Which one of the following names was not included in the Khutba of Firoz Shah Tughlaq?
  A)
   Qutubuddin Aibak done clear
  B)
   Balban done clear
  C)
   Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khilji done clear
  D)
   Mohammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Balban failed to expand his territories because of
  A)
   Non-co-operation of nobles done clear
  B)
   Resistance of the Rajputs done clear
  C)
   Fear of Mongol invaders done clear
  D)
   Revolt of his son done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Which one of the following was not constructed by Qutubuddin Aibak?
  A)
   Kubbat-ul-Islam mosque done clear
  B)
   Qutub Minar done clear
  C)
   Adhai Din Ka Jhopada    done clear
  D)
   Alai Darwaja done clear
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• question_answer35)
  During the time of Alauddin's invasion, Warangal was ruled by
  A)
   Chalukya dynasty          done clear
  B)
   Chola dynasty   done clear
  C)
   Kakatiya dynasty           done clear
  D)
   Yadava dynasty            done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Which new department was started by Muhammad Bin Tughlaq for the development of agriculture?
  A)
   Diwan-i-Risalat              done clear
  B)
   Diwan-i-Ashraf done clear
  C)
   Diwan-i-Kohi                 done clear
  D)
   Diwan-i-Mustkharaz        done clear
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• question_answer37)
  Who among the following constituted Turkan-i-Chihalgani?
  A)
   Qutubuddin Aibak          done clear
  B)
   Iltutmish done clear
  C)
   Balban                         done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Which one of the following Sultans was an off spring of Iltutmish, and was the last successor of his dynasty?
  A)
   Ruknuddin Firoz done clear
  B)
   Razia Sultana done clear
  C)
   Muizuddin Bahrain Shah done clear
  D)
   Nasimddin Mahmud done clear
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• question_answer39)
  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         done clear
  B)
   Kliizra Khan                   done clear
  C)
   Qutbuddin Mubarak       done clear
  D)
   Sadi Khan                     done clear
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• question_answer40)
  The ethnic composition of the armies of Ghaznavids did not include the
  A)
   Arabs                           done clear
  B)
   Indians             done clear
  C)
   Tajiks                           done clear
  D)
   Greeks              done clear
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• question_answer41)
  The Tibb-i-Sikandari', which was compiled from Sanskrit sources dealt with
  A)
   Astronomy                    done clear
  B)
   Medicine                       done clear
  C)
   Music               done clear
  D)
   Philosophy                    done clear
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• question_answer42)
  The term 'Sondhar' as loans to peasants was used during the time of
  A)
   Balban            done clear
  B)
   Alauddin Khilji               done clear
  C)
   Muhammad Tughlaq      done clear
  D)
   Firoz Tughlaq    done clear
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• question_answer43)
  Who among the following Sultans invoked Persian monarehical traditions and adjusted them to Indian milieu?
  A)
   Iltutmish           done clear
  B)
   Ruknuddin Firoz done clear
  C)
   Alauddin Khilji     done clear
  D)
   Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer44)
  Shashgani was a small silver coin equal to
  A)
   4 Jitals                         done clear
  B)
   6 Jitals             done clear
  C)
   8 Jitals                         done clear
  D)
   10 Jitals                        done clear
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• question_answer45)
  The difference between Gaz-i-Sikandari and Gaz-i-Ilahi was
  A)
   39 : 41 done clear
  B)
   40 : 43 done clear
  C)
   42 : 45 done clear
  D)
   43 : 47 done clear
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• question_answer46)
  Who among the following Sultans received the title of 'Syed-us-Salatin' from the Caliph?
  A)
   Iltutmish                       done clear
  B)
   Balban             done clear
  C)
   Alauddin Khilji               done clear
  D)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq                    done clear
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• question_answer47)
  Who founded Agra?
  A)
   Iltutmish                       done clear
  B)
   Firoz Tughlaq                done clear
  C)
   Sikander Lodhi done clear
  D)
   Ibrahim Lodhi done clear
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• question_answer48)
  Ibn Battuta visited India during the reign of
  A)
   Jalaluddin Firoz Shah done clear
  B)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
  C)
   Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer49)
  Which one of the following Sultans' currency continued as the medium of exchange till the time of Akbar?
  A)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  B)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   Bahlol Lodhi            done clear
  D)
   Ibrahim Lodhi done clear
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• question_answer50)
  'Important aspect of the Turkish conquest of North India was the Urban revolution.' Who said this statement?
  A)
   K.A. Nizami                  done clear
  B)
   M. Habib done clear
  C)
   P.P. Tripathi done clear
  D)
   Yusuf Hussain   done clear
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• question_answer51)
              Nizamuddin Junaidi was the Wazir of
  A)
   Muizzuddin Ghori           done clear
  B)
   Qutubuddin Aibak                      done clear
  C)
   Iltutmish                       done clear
  D)
   Balban             done clear
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• question_answer52)
  Who among the following historians had accompanied Alauddin Khilji in his Deccan campaign?
  A)
   Hasan Nizami done clear
  B)
   Minhaj done clear
  C)
   Amir Khusro done clear
  D)
   Ziauddin Barani done clear
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• question_answer53)
  Amir Khusro wrote his famous masanavi 'Ashiqa' on the order of
  A)
   Alauddin Khilji               done clear
  B)
   Khizra Khan                  done clear
  C)
   Rai Karan                     done clear
  D)
   Rani Kamla Devi            done clear
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• question_answer54)
              Which one of the following was not a slave of Muhammad Ghori?
  A)
   Ikhtiyaruddin Bakhtiyar Khilji done clear
  B)
   TajuddinYaldauz done clear
  C)
   Qutbuddin Aibak done clear
  D)
   Shamsuddin Iltutmish done clear
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• question_answer55)
  The statement. "India is not Arabia, it is not practically feasible to convert it into Qarul Islam." is associated with
  A)
   Iltutmish done clear
  B)
   Balban done clear
  C)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
  D)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer56)
  With which Sultan of Delhi do you associate the compilation of Kingship theory and principles of administration called 'Vassayya"?                                           
  A)
   Iltutmish                       done clear
  B)
   Balban                                     done clear
  C)
   Alauddin Khilji               done clear
  D)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq         done clear
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• question_answer57)
  Which one of the following works of Amir Khusro deals with the military expeditions of Alauddin Khilji?          
  A)
   Null Siphar                    done clear
  B)
   Khajain-ul-Futuh           done clear
  C)
   Miftah-ul-Futuh              done clear
  D)
   Quairanus Sadain   done clear
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• question_answer58)
         Who among the following scholars has been given the title of Hujjat-ul-Islam?               
  A)
   Shah Wali Ullah                          done clear
  B)
   Abu Yazid Al Bistami                     done clear
  C)
   Shaikh Junaid                                       done clear
  D)
   Abu Hamid Mohammad Al-Ghazali                done clear
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• question_answer59)
  Which one of the following was not a currency in circulation under the Sultans of Delhi?                    
  A)
   Dam               done clear
  B)
   Tanka                                      done clear
  C)
   Jital                             done clear
  D)
   Dogani                   done clear
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• question_answer60)
              What was the name of Jain saint with whom Muhammad Tughlaq held discussions?                              
  A)
   Rishabadeva        done clear
  B)
   Hemchandra     done clear
  C)
   Jinasena Suri       done clear
  D)
   Jinaprabha Suri done clear
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• question_answer61)
  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 done clear
  B)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
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• question_answer62)
  Which Muslim ruler played Holi for the first time in Medieval India?
  A)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  B)
   Humayun done clear
  C)
   Akbar                done clear
  D)
   Jahangir done clear
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• question_answer63)
  Who destroyed the Nalanda University in 1193 AD and burnt it down?
  A)
   Muizuddin Muhammad Ghori done clear
  B)
   Ikhtiyaruddin Muhammad Bin Bakhtivar Khilji done clear
  C)
   Mahmud Gliazni done clear
  D)
   Qutubuddin Aibak done clear
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• question_answer64)
  Which one of the following Sultans is credited with the appointment of 'Amir-Sadah' in the provinces?
  A)
   Alauddin Khilji               done clear
  B)
   Muhammad Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   Firoz Tughlaq      done clear
  D)
   Bahlol Lodi done clear
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• question_answer65)
  The state language of India during the Turkish period was
  A)
   Arabic                          done clear
  B)
   Persian             done clear
  C)
   Turkish            done clear
  D)
   Urdu                done clear
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• question_answer66)
  According to historian Ziauddin Barani, the ideal Sultan of Delhi was
  A)
   Balban                         done clear
  B)
   Alauddin Khilji   done clear
  C)
   Firoj Shah Tughlaq         done clear
  D)
   Bahlol Lodi done clear
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• question_answer67)
  Which one of the following Sultans had close contact with the Jain scholars?
  A)
   Qutbuddin Aibak    done clear
  B)
   Balban done clear
  C)
   Alauddin Khilji     done clear
  D)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer68)
  Which one of the following is an octagonal tomb?
  A)
   Tomb of Sikandar Lodi done clear
  B)
   Tomb of Balban done clear
  C)
   Tomb of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Tomb of Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer69)
  Which Sultan of the Sultanate period introduced irrigation tax for the first time?
  A)
   Allauddin Khilji    done clear
  B)
   Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   Muhammad Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Firoz Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer70)
  With which Sufi saint of Delhi is associated the famous saying 'Hanooz Dilli Door Ast'?
  A)
   Nizamuddin Aulia          done clear
  B)
   Sheikh Salim Chisti        done clear
  C)
   Bhakhtiyaruddin Kaki     done clear
  D)
   Mohammad Ghaus        done clear
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• question_answer71)
  Who established Diwan-i -Mustakharaj?
  A)
   Qutubuddin Aibak done clear
  B)
   Razia Sultana done clear
  C)
   Balban done clear
  D)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
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• question_answer72)
  Who among the following Sultans of Delhi founded the city of Agra?
  A)
   Balban                 done clear
  B)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
  C)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Sikandar Lodi done clear
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• question_answer73)
  Who among the following historians was made prisoner by the Mongols?
  A)
   Hasan Nizami                done clear
  B)
   Minhaj-us-Siraj  done clear
  C)
   Amir Khusrow                done clear
  D)
   Ziauddin Barani done clear
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• question_answer74)
  Who among the following Sultans introduced professional courses in education?
  A)
   Balban                         done clear
  B)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
  C)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer75)
  Who among the following has given a detailed account of the postal system during the Sultanate period?
  A)
   Amir Khusro                  done clear
  B)
   Ibn Battuta                   done clear
  C)
   Sultan Firoz Shah          done clear
  D)
   Ziauddin Barani done clear
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• question_answer76)
  Which type of work was looked after by the department of Diwan-i-Kohi under Muhammad Tughlaq?
  A)
   Agriculture        done clear
  B)
   Army done clear
  C)
   Justice              done clear
  D)
   Royal correspondence done clear
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• question_answer77)
  The land which directly yielded revenue to the Sultan was known as
  A)
   Khalisa                         done clear
  B)
   Inam                done clear
  C)
   Waqf                done clear
  D)
   Iqta                              done clear
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• question_answer78)
  Ijaradari system was first introduced in
  A)
   Khalisa lands                 done clear
  B)
   Jagir lands                    done clear
  C)
   Both [a] and [b] done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer79)
  Which one of the following Sultans brought the Ashokan pillar to Delhi?
  A)
   Ghiasuddin Tughlaq done clear
  B)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
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• question_answer80)
  Who among the following died while playing Chaugan?
  A)
   Iltutmish           done clear
  B)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
  C)
   Mohammad Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Qutubuddin Aibak done clear
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• question_answer81)
  Who of the following Sultans of Delhi had abolished the tax on grain (also called Zakat on grain)?
  A)
   Alauddin Khilji               done clear
  B)
   Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Sikandar Lodi done clear
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• question_answer82)
  At the time of Qutubuddin Aibak's death, Iltutmish was the Subedar of
  A)
   Delhi done clear
  B)
   Gwalior done clear
  C)
   Badayun done clear
  D)
   Lahore done clear
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• question_answer83)
  Which of the following places was named as Khizrabad during the Sultanate period?
  A)
   Agra done clear
  B)
   Chittor done clear
  C)
   Jaunpur done clear
  D)
   Devagiri done clear
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• question_answer84)
  Who of the following was the Sultan of Delhi at the time of Timur's invasion?
  A)
   Daulat Khan Lodi done clear
  B)
   Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Nasimddin Mahmud Shah Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer85)
  On whose coins, the name of the last Calipha of Baghdad appeared for the first time?
  A)
   Qutubuddin Aibak          done clear
  B)
   Iltutmish done clear
  C)
   Alauddin Khilji               done clear
  D)
   Alauddin Masud Shah done clear
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• question_answer86)
  Which Sultan of Delhi imposed Jaziya on the Brahmins also?
  A)
   Balban             done clear
  B)
   Firoz Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   Allauddin Khilji     done clear
  D)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer87)
  Which Sultan of Delhi assumed the title of Alexander the Great?
  A)
   Balban                 done clear
  B)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
  C)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Sikandar Lodi done clear
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• question_answer88)
  Which Sultan of Delhi had established a separate agriculture department and had planned the rotation of crops?
  A)
   Iltutmish           done clear
  B)
   Balban done clear
  C)
   Alauddin Khilji     done clear
  D)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer89)
  Who amongst the following Sultans built the fifth storey of Qutub Minar?
  A)
   Qutbuddin Aibak           done clear
  B)
   Iltutmish                       done clear
  C)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq        done clear
  D)
   Sikandar Lodi done clear
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• question_answer90)
  Which medieval king of India introduced the Iqta system?
  A)
   Iltutmish                       done clear
  B)
   Balban             done clear
  C)
   Alauddin Khilji               done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer91)
  What was 'Dar-ul-Shafa' established by Firoz Tughlaq?
  A)
   An alms house   done clear
  B)
   A free hospital done clear
  C)
   A library        done clear
  D)
   A guest house for pilgrims done clear
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• question_answer92)
  Who were instrumental in deposing Raziya Begum?
  A)
   Afghans           done clear
  B)
   Mongols                        done clear
  C)
   Turkish            done clear
  D)
   Arabs done clear
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• question_answer93)
  For the first time, the token currency in India was introduced by
  A)
   Iltutmish                       done clear
  B)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
  C)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Sher Shah Suri done clear
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• question_answer94)
  Which Muslim ruler enforced price control system for the first time'?
  A)
   Iltutmish                done clear
  B)
   Balban done clear
  C)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
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• question_answer95)
  Which of the following was not established by Firoz Tughlaq?
  A)
   Diwan-i-Mustakharaj done clear
  B)
   Diwan-i-Khairat done clear
  C)
   Diwan-i-Bandagan done clear
  D)
   Darul Shafa done clear
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• question_answer96)
  Who among the following Sultanate rulers himself encouraged bribery in administration?
  A)
   Balban                         done clear
  B)
   Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   Firoz Tughlaq      done clear
  D)
   Ibrahim Lodi done clear
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• question_answer97)
  Which of the following works describes the qualities of an ideal Muslim ruler?
  A)
   Taj-ul-Masir                   done clear
  B)
   Tabqat-e-Nasiri  done clear
  C)
   Khazain-ul-Futuh            done clear
  D)
   Fatwa-e-Jahandari done clear
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• question_answer98)
  Which one of the following Sultans assumed the title 'Umdat-ul-Niswan' on the coins?
  A)
   Razia Sultana                done clear
  B)
   Balban             done clear
  C)
   Alauddin Khilji               done clear
  D)
   Firoz Tughlaq    done clear
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• question_answer99)
  Who was the ailer of Devagiri at the time of Alauddin Khilji's invasion?
  A)
   Pratap Rudra Dev          done clear
  B)
   Ramchandra Dev           done clear
  C)
   Malik Kafoor                 done clear
  D)
   Rana Ratan Singh done clear
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• question_answer100)
  The transfer of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad was ordered by Sultan
  A)
   Mubarak Shah Khilji done clear
  B)
   Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer101)
  Which Sultan of Delhi was the first to charge Ghari or House tax?
  A)
   Balban                 done clear
  B)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
  C)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer102)
  Ibn Batutta visited India during the reign of
  A)
   Ghayasuddin Tughlaq done clear
  B)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Bahlol Lodi done clear
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• question_answer103)
  Which one of the following kings of the medieval India began the 'Public Distribution System'?
  A)
   Balban done clear
  B)
   Mohammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
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• question_answer104)
  Which Sultan of Delhi is said to have followed the Policy of "Blood and Iron"?
  A)
   Jalaluddin Khilji             done clear
  B)
   Alauddin Khilji   done clear
  C)
   Balban                         done clear
  D)
   Iltutmish done clear
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• question_answer105)
  For whom did historian Badayuni commented on his death "Sultan got freedom from his masses and the masses from the Sultan"?
  A)
   Iltutmish                       done clear
  B)
   Balban done clear
  C)
   Alauddin Khilji     done clear
  D)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer106)
  Which Sultan of Delhi was a contemporary of the Mongol leader Chengiz Khan?
  A)
   Iltutmish                       done clear
  B)
   Razia                done clear
  C)
   Balban            done clear
  D)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
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• question_answer107)
  Who among the following established Delhi as the capital of Sultanate?
  A)
   Qutubuddin Aibak          done clear
  B)
   Ilulmish            done clear
  C)
   Razia                done clear
  D)
   Muizzuddin Ghori done clear
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• question_answer108)
  Who of the following was the first woman ruler of medieval India?    
  A)
   Razia Sultan done clear
  B)
   Chand Bibi done clear
  C)
   Durgavati done clear
  D)
   Noorjahan done clear
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• question_answer109)
  The city of Jaunpur was funded in the memory of 
  A)
   Jalaluddin Khilji done clear
  B)
   Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer110)
  Which of the following was not built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq?
  A)
   Palace Fort of Firozabad done clear
  B)
   Kotla Firoz Shah done clear
  C)
   City of Jahanpanah       done clear
  D)
   Hauz-i-Khas done clear
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• question_answer111)
  Which of the following Sultans had greatest number of slaves in Ins court?
  A)
   Balban                         done clear
  B)
   Alauddin Khilji   done clear
  C)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer112)
  Who among the following appointed Ibn Battuta as the Chief Qazi of Delhi?  
  A)
   Ghiyasuddin Balban done clear
  B)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
  C)
   Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq            done clear
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• question_answer113)
  Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?          
  A)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
  B)
   Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   Nasiruddin Mahmud done clear
  D)
   Nusrat Shah      done clear
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• question_answer114)
  Who was the founder of Sayyid dynasty?  
  A)
   Khizr Khan done clear
  B)
   Mubarak Shah   done clear
  C)
   Muhammad Shah done clear
  D)
   Alauddin Alam Shah done clear
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• question_answer115)
  The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was      
  A)
   Iltutmish done clear
  B)
   Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq     done clear
  C)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Sikandar Lodi done clear
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• question_answer116)
  The term used for the measurement of land in the Delhi Sultanate period was
  A)
   Kisma-i-Ghalla   done clear
  B)
   Masahal done clear
  C)
   Ghalla Bakshi    done clear
  D)
   Ghori               done clear
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• question_answer117)
  Which of the dynasties ruled for the shortest period of time during the course of Delhi Sultanate?          
  A)
   Slave dynasty done clear
  B)
   Khilji dynasty done clear
  C)
   Sayyid dynasty done clear
  D)
   Lodi dynasty done clear
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• question_answer118)
  The Sultan who desecrated the Puri Jagannath temple and Jwalamukhi temple at Kangra was
  A)
   Balban                         done clear
  B)
   Alauddin Khilji   done clear
  C)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Sikandar Lodi    done clear
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• question_answer119)
  The Lodi dynasty was founded by
  A)
   Bahlol Lodi done clear
  B)
   Mubarak Shah done clear
  C)
   Sikandar Lodi done clear
  D)
   Ibrahim Lodi done clear
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• question_answer120)
  Who was the first real king of Delhi Sultanate?
  A)
   Qutubuddin Aibak          done clear
  B)
   Iltutmish                       done clear
  C)
   Balban                         done clear
  D)
   Alauddin Khilji   done clear
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• question_answer121)
  Muhammad Bin Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to
  A)
   Lahore done clear
  B)
   Kalinjan done clear
  C)
   Kannauj done clear
  D)
   Daulatabad done clear
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• question_answer122)
  The famous poet Amir Khusro was associated with the court of
  A)
   Qutubuddin Aibak done clear
  B)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
  C)
   Sikandar Lodi done clear
  D)
   Akbar done clear
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• question_answer123)
  Which of the following Sultans of Delhi was known as Lakh Bakhsh?
  A)
   Qutubuddin Aibak done clear
  B)
   Balban done clear
  C)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
  D)
   Jalaluddin Khilji done clear
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• question_answer124)
  Who has been described by Elliot as the Akbar of Sultanate?
  A)
   Iltutmish done clear
  B)
   Balban done clear
  C)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
  D)
   Firoz Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer125)
  In the Delhi Sultanate, an administrative unit called paragana was headed by an official known as
  A)
   Amil done clear
  B)
   Ariz                              done clear
  C)
   Shiqdar done clear
  D)
   Band done clear
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• question_answer126)
  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 Khilji         done clear
  B)
   Jalaluddin Khilji done clear
  C)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer127)
  Malik Kafur was the General of
  A)
   Balban                done clear
  B)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
  C)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
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• question_answer128)
  In the Sultanate period, the highest rural authority for land revenue was
  A)
   Rawat done clear
  B)
   Malik done clear
  C)
   Chaudhary done clear
  D)
   Patwari done clear
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• question_answer129)
  Who was the Muslim General to have conquered Bengal in 13th century AD?
  A)
   Malik Kafur done clear
  B)
   Nusrat Khan done clear
  C)
   Muhammad Ghori done clear
  D)
   Ikhtiaruddin Bakhtiar Khilji done clear
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• question_answer130)
  Who among the following witnessed the reign of Seven Sultans of Delhi?
  A)
   Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti done clear
  B)
   Shams Siraj Afif done clear
  C)
   Amir Khusro           done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer131)
  Who was the last ruler of Jaunpur State?
  A)
   Muhammad Shah done clear
  B)
   Hussain Shah done clear
  C)
   Mubarak Shah done clear
  D)
   Ibrahim Shah done clear
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• question_answer132)
  Zain-ul-Abdin, who prohibited cow slaughter, was a ruler of
  A)
   Bengal done clear
  B)
   Gujarat done clear
  C)
   Malwa done clear
  D)
   Kashmir done clear
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• question_answer133)
  Who of the following Rajput rulers gave donation for the reconstruction of a mosque?
  A)
   Mihir Bhoja                   done clear
  B)
   Bhoj Pamiar      done clear
  C)
   Prithviraj III                   done clear
  D)
   Jaisingh Siddharaj                      done clear
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• question_answer134)
  Jonaraja, in his Rajatarangini continued the narration of Kalhana up to
  A)
   Jayasingh                     done clear
  B)
   Sultan Sikandar done clear
  C)
   Sultan Zainul Abidin       done clear
  D)
   Muhammad Shah done clear
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• question_answer135)
  Sugandhadevi, who issued coins with the figure of seated Lakshmi was a Queen of
  A)
   Karnataka done clear
  B)
   Kashmir done clear
  C)
   Orissa done clear
  D)
   Saurashtra done clear
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• question_answer136)
  The capital of the Sharqi dynasty was
  A)
   Jaunpur                        done clear
  B)
   Banaras done clear
  C)
   Kara Manikpur               done clear
  D)
   Zafarabad done clear
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• question_answer137)
  Which one of the following works of Amir Khusro deals with the military expedition of Alauddin Khilji?
  A)
   Qairanus Sadain            done clear
  B)
   Miftah-ul-Futuh done clear
  C)
   Nuh Siphar                   done clear
  D)
   Khazain-ul-Fuluh done clear
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• question_answer138)
  Who is known as the Parrot of India?
  A)
   Abul Fazi                      done clear
  B)
   Raskhan done clear
  C)
   Amir Khusro                  done clear
  D)
   Mirabai done clear
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• question_answer139)
  Who was called the Akbar of Kashmir?
  A)
   Shihabuddin        done clear
  B)
   Sultan Sikandar done clear
  C)
   Hussain Shah       done clear
  D)
   Zainul Abidin done clear
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• question_answer140)
  Gita Govinda was written by
  A)
   Jayant             done clear
  B)
   Jayadeva done clear
  C)
   Jayasimha                    done clear
  D)
   Jayachandra done clear
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• question_answer141)
  Amir Khusro played a pioneer role in the development of
  A)
   Khari Boli         done clear
  B)
   Awadhi done clear
  C)
   Bhojpuri           done clear
  D)
   Maithili done clear
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• question_answer142)
  Which of the Sultans measured the land for fixing land revenue?

  1. Alauddin Khilji

  2. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

  3. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

  4. Sikandar Lodi

  Select the correct answer from using the codes given below:
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   1 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1, 2 and 3 only              done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer143)
  Consider the following statements-

  Assertion (A): Alauddin Khilji built the Siri fort.

  Reason (R):  He wished to safeguard Delhi from Mangol invasions.

  Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  A)
   Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. done clear
  C)
   A is true but R is false. done clear
  D)
   A is false but R is true. done clear
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• question_answer144)
   Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by from codes given below:

  List-I	List-II
  A. Alberuni	1.  Tabquat-i-Nasiri
  B. HasanNizami	2.  Taj-ul-Masir
  C. Minhaj-us-Siraj	3. Tarikh-i-Hmd
  D. Amir Khusro	4. Tughlaq Nama

  A)
  A-3       B-2       C-1       D-4 done clear
  B)
  A-2       B-3       C-1        D-4 done clear
  C)
  A-3       B-1       C-4       D-2 done clear
  D)
  A-4        B-2      C-3        D-1 done clear
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• question_answer145)
  Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from codes given below:

  List-I	List-II
  A. Amir Khusro	1. Futuh-us-Salatin
  B. Ziauddin Barani	2. Rehia
  C. Ibnabatuta	3. Ashika
  D. Isami	4. Tarikh-i-Firozshahi

  A)
  A-4       B-3       C-2       D-1 done clear
  B)
  A-3       B-4       C-2      D-1 done clear
  C)
  A-3       B-4        C-1      D-2 done clear
  D)
  A-4                   B-3        C-1                  D-2 done clear
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• question_answer146)
  Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  List-I	List-II
  A. Diwani-Mushtakhraj	1. Jalaluddin Khilji
  B. Diwan-i-Amirkohi	2. Firozshah Tughlaq
  C. Diwan-i-Khairat	3. Muhammad Tughlaq
  D. Diwan-i-Wakuf	4. Alauddin Khilji

  A)
   A-4      B-3       C-2       D-1 done clear
  B)
   A-3      B-4       C-2       D-1 done clear
  C)
   A-1      B-2       C-3       D-4 done clear
  D)
   A-2      B-1       C-4       D-3 done clear
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• question_answer147)
  Which one of the following was not a reason for Balban abandoning the policy of conquest and adopting the policy of consolidation?
  A)
   Threat of external invasion. done clear
  B)
   Internal revolts done clear
  C)
   Indian kings willing to throw off the Turkish rule. done clear
  D)
   His weak nature done clear
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• question_answer148)
  Which of the following is correct?
  A)
   The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Khalifa. done clear
  B)
   The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Ulema. done clear
  C)
   The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Qazi. done clear
  D)
   The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Sultan. done clear
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• question_answer149)
  Consider the following statements:

  Assertion (A): Bahlol's theory was "kingship is kingship".

  Reason (R):  Bahlol respected Afghan tribal sentiments.

  Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  A)
   Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. done clear
  C)
   A is true, but R is false. done clear
  D)
   A is false, but R is true. done clear
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• question_answer150)
  Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:      

  List-I	List-II
  A. Alberuni	1. Tarikh-i-Fakhruddi
  B. Ainul Mulk Multani	2. Khazan-ul-Futuh
  C. Amir Khusro	3. Insha-i-Mahru
  D. Fakhre Mudabbir	4. Tarikh-i-Hind

  A)
  A-1       B-2       C-3       D-4       done clear
  B)
  A-4       B-3       C-2       D-1       done clear
  C)
  A-1       B-3       C-2       D-4       done clear
  D)
  A-2       B-1       C-4       D-3       done clear
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• question_answer151)
  Consider the following statements:

  Assertion (A): Balban inscribed coins in the memory of the deceased Khalifa.

  Reason (R): The destruction of the Baghdad Khilafat was the heaviest blow on the muslim power.

  Select the correct answer from the codes given below:         
  A)
   Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.       done clear
  C)
   A is true, but R is false. done clear
  D)
   A is false, but R is true.   done clear
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• question_answer152)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. Alauddin Khilji styled himself as the second Alexander. (Sikandar-i-sani)

  2. Jalauddin Khilji was the first ruler of Delhi Sultanate to put forward the view that kingship should be based on the willing support of the government.

  3. Iltutmish was the first sultan, who requested and obtained letters of investiture from the calipha.

  4. The token currency tanka introduced by Mohammad- bin-Tughlaq was made of bronze.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2                        done clear
  B)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  C)
   1, 3 and 4                     done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer153)
  Consider the following:

  1. Tughlaqabad Fort	2. Lodhi Garden
  3. Qutub Minar	4. Fatehpur Sikri

  The correct chronological order in which they were built
  A)
   3, 1, 4, 2                      done clear
  B)
   3, 1, 2, 4          done clear
  C)
   1, 3, 2, 4                      done clear
  D)
   1, 3, 4, 2          done clear
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• question_answer154)
  Consider the following statements about Iltutmish.

  1. He was the first sovereign real ruler of the Sultanate of Delhi.

  2. He was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire.

  3. He created the Turkish nobility called the Turkan-i- chalisa.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2                        done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 done clear
  C)
   1 and 3                        done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
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• question_answer155)
  Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  List-I	List-II
  A. Muftis	1.   Intelligence of Agents
  B. Barid	2. Exponder of Law
  C. Kotwal	3. Minister of In charge of Army
  D. Arz-i-mamalik	4.  Head of City Administration

  A)
    A-2     B-4       C-1       D-2 done clear
  B)
  A-1       B-2       C-3       D-4 done clear
  C)
  A-2       B-1       C-4       D-3 done clear
  D)
  A-4       B-3       C-2       D-1 done clear
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• question_answer156)
  Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the list:

  List-I	List-II
  A. Qazi-ul-Quzat	1.  Revenue and Finance
  B. Muhatsib	2.  Army Organization
  C. Diwan-i-kul	3.  Custodian of Public Morals
  D. Mir Bakshi	4.  Administration of Justice

   
  A)
   A-1      B-2       C-3       D-4 done clear
  B)
  A-3       B-4       C-2       D-1 done clear
  C)
  A-4       B-3       C-1       D-2 done clear
  D)
  A-2       B-1       C-4       D-3 done clear
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• question_answer157)
  Consider die following statements:

  Assertion (A): Alauddin Khilji conquered the southern states, but did not annex them.

  Reason (R):  He wanted to expand his empire but not add to Ills responsibilities.

  Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  A)
   Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. done clear
  C)
   A is true, but R is false. done clear
  D)
   A is false, but R is true. done clear
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• question_answer158)
  Arrange the following programmes of Mohammad Bin Tughlaq in their chronological order.

  1. Transfer of capital

  2. Increase of Taxation in Doab

  3. Promulgation of Token Currency

  4. Khurasan Expedition

  Select the correct answer from the codes given below;
  A)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
  B)
   2, 1, 3 and 4 done clear
  C)
   2, 3, 1 and 4 done clear
  D)
   3, 2, 1 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer159)
  Consider the following statements about the Qutub Minar:

  1. Its radius decreases after each story.

  2. It is a five storeyed structure.

  3. It was completed by Iltutmish.

  4. It has characteristics of both Hindu and Islamic architecture.

  Which of the above statements about Qutub Minar are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  B)
   1 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1, 3 and 4 only done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer160)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Sultan.

  2. Khajain-ul-Futuh dealt with the military expeditions of Alauddin Khilji.

  Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only                          done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2                 done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer161)
  Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  List-I	List-II
  A. Alauddin Khilji	1. Agra
  B. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq	2. Siri Fort
  C. Feroz Shah Tughlaq	3. Tughlaqabad
  D. Sikander Lodi	4. Hissar

  A)
    A-1     B-2       C-3       D-4 done clear
  B)
   A-2      B-1       C-3       D-4 done clear
  C)
   A-2      B-3       C-4       D-1 done clear
  D)
   A-2      B-4       C-3       D-1 done clear
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• question_answer162)
  Which crops were not cultivated in India during the Sultanate period?

  1.   Potato	2.   Barley
  3.  Sesame	4.  Maize

  Select your answer using the codes given below:
  A)
   1, 2, 3                          done clear
  B)
   1, 2 done clear
  C)
   1, 4                              done clear
  D)
   3, 4 done clear
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• question_answer163)

  DIRECTION: Read the following statements carefully and answer the questions accordingly.

  Assertion [A]: The Turks brought the technique of constructing the true arch on a massive scale. Reason [R]: The Turks introduced into India the technique of preparing lime-mortar.

  A)
   Both A and R are true and R correctly explains A. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true but R does not explain A. done clear
  C)
   A is true but R is false. done clear
  D)
   A is false but R is true. done clear
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• question_answer164)

  DIRECTION: Read the following statements carefully and answer the questions accordingly.

  Assertion [A]: Muhammad bin Tughlaq wanted to punish the peasants. Reason [R]: Muhammad bin Tughlaq raised the tax in the Doab region.

  A)
   Both A and R are true and R correctly explains A. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true but R does not explain A. done clear
  C)
   A is true but R is false. done clear
  D)
   A is false but R is true. done clear
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• question_answer165)

  DIRECTION: Read the following statements carefully and answer the questions accordingly.

  Assertion [A]: Firoz Tughlaq prohibited Muslim women from worshipping at the graves of the saints. Reason [R]: Firoz Tughlaq persecuted a number of Muslim sects which were considered heretical by the theologians.

  A)
   Both A and R are true and R correctly explains A. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true but R does not explain A. done clear
  C)
   A is true but R is false. done clear
  D)
   A is false but R is true. done clear
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• question_answer166)

  DIRECTION: Read the following statements carefully and answer the questions accordingly.

  Assertion [A]: Sikander Lodi reimposed the Jeziah on the Hindus. Reason [R]: Sikander Lodi was an orthodox and a bigoted king.

  A)
   Both A and R are true and R correctly explains A. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true but R does not explain A. done clear
  C)
   A is true but R is false. done clear
  D)
   A is false but R is true. done clear
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• question_answer167)

  DIRECTION: Read the following statements carefully and answer the questions accordingly.

  Assertion [A]: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq changed the capital from Delhi to Devagiri. Reason [R]: Muhammad Tughlaq needed a place from where he could control the Southern provinces better and which was more centrally located than Delhi.

  A)
   Both A and R are true and R correctly explains A. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true but R does not explain A. done clear
  C)
   A is true but R is false. done clear
  D)
   A is false but R is true. done clear
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• question_answer168)

  DIRECTION: Read the following statements carefully and answer the questions accordingly.

  Assertion [A]: Promotion of agriculture was the greatest achievement of Firoz Shah Tughlaq's reign. Reason [R]: Iqtas were assigned on hereditary basis to the military and civil officers during Firoz Shah's reign.

  A)
   Both A and R are true and R correctly explains A. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true but R does not explain A. done clear
  C)
   A is true but R is false. done clear
  D)
   A is false but R is true. done clear
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• question_answer169)

  DIRECTION: Read the following statements carefully and answer the questions accordingly.

  Assertion [A]: Amir Khusrau for the first time mentions jauharin his work. Reason [R]: Rani Padmini of Chittor committed jauhar to save herself from disgrace.

  A)
   Both A and R are true and R correctly explains A. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true but R does not explain A. done clear
  C)
   A is true but R is false. done clear
  D)
   A is false but R is true. done clear
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• question_answer170)

  DIRECTION: Read the following statements carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
  Match the following:
  [A] Balban	(1) reimposed Jaziya
  [B] Allauddin Khalji	(2) Sondhar loans
  [C] Muhammad bin Tuglaq	(3) sizda and paibos
  [D] Firoz Shah Tughlaq	(4) sarai-i-adl

  A)
  A-3       B-2       C-4       D-1 done clear
  B)
  A-2       B-4       C-3       D-1 done clear
  C)
  A-3       B-4       C-2       D-1 done clear
  D)
  A-2       B-3       C-4       D-1 done clear
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• question_answer171)
  Consider the following statements about Alauddin Khalji's market policy:       

  1. He placed markets under the control of a high officer called 'Shahna' for strictly controlling the shopkeepers and prices

  2. In order to ensure a regular supply of cheap food grains he ordered the land revenue from Doab region to be paid directly to the State.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2 done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer172)
  The Rihla was written in
  A)
   Arabic in the Fourteenth Century by Ibn Battuta done clear
  B)
   Persian in the Fifteenth Century by Abdur Razzaq done clear
  C)
   Persian in the Thirteenth Century by Ibn Battuta done clear
  D)
   Italian in the Thirteenth Century by Mareo Polo     done clear
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• question_answer173)
  Ibn Batuta's work. Rihia completed in 1355 is
  A)
   an autobiography done clear
  B)
   an account of the Delhi Sultans from Aibak to Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   a religious text   done clear
  D)
   an account of trade with Morocco            done clear
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• question_answer174)
  Between 1309 and 1311. Malik Kafur led two campaigns in South India. The significance of the expeditions lies in it that             [NDA 2013-1]

  1. They reflected a high degree of boldness and spirit of adventure on the part of the Delhi rulers.

  2. The invaders returned to Delhi with untold wealth.

  3. They provided fresh geographical knowledge.

  4. Alauddin promoted Malik Kafur to the rank of Malik- naib or Vice-Regent of the empire.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below
  A)
   1 and 3 done clear
  B)
   1, 2 and 4         done clear
  C)
   2 and 4 done clear
  D)
   All of the above done clear
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• question_answer175)
   Who among the following Sultanate rulers were of Afghan origin? [UP-PCS (M) 2016]
  A)
   Khalji done clear
  B)
   Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   Sayyid done clear
  D)
   Lodi done clear
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• question_answer176)
  Who amongst the following Sultans of the Sultanate was the first to shift his capital to Delhi? [UP-PCS (M) 2016]
  A)
   Aram Shah done clear
  B)
   Balban done clear
  C)
   Iltutmish done clear
  D)
   Qutb-ud-din Aibak done clear
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• question_answer177)
  Barindra Ghosh was associated with which of the following: [UP-PCS (M) 2016]     
  A)
   Sadhana Samaj done clear
  B)
   Anushilan Samiti done clear
  C)
   Abhinava Bharat done clear
  D)
   Swadesh Bandhav Samiti done clear
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• question_answer178)
  English traveller William Hawkins visited India during the time of which Mughal emperor? [Bihar J. Service 2016]
  A)
   Shah Jahan                  done clear
  B)
   Akbar   done clear
  C)
   Aurangzeb                     done clear
  D)
   Jahangir done clear
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• question_answer179)
  Recently Arehaeo logical Survey of India cleaned up Hauz- e-Shamsi that allowed arrival of Jal Murgi, a Himalayan bird. Who built Hauz-e-Shamsi?
  A)
     Qutb-ud-dinAibak   done clear
  B)
    Iltutmish done clear
  C)
     Akbar done clear
  D)
    Balban done clear
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• question_answer180)
  Consider the following sentences with reference to Razia Sultan.

  1. Razia Sultan was the Fourth Mamluk Sultan.

  2. She was the only woman ruler during both the sultanate and the Mughal Period.

  3. She established complete law and order under her rule.

  A)
   1 Only                          done clear
  B)
   2 Only done clear
  C)
   2 and 3                        done clear
  D)
   All of the above done clear
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• question_answer181)
  Consider the following sentences with reference to Ibrahim Lodhi.

  1. Ibrahim Lodhi was the first ruler of the Lodhi dynasty.

  2. He could not match his ability as a ruler, and did not have good relations with die nobles.

  3. No Sultan of India except Sultan Ibrahim had been killed on the battle field.

  Which of the above sentence(s) is/are true?
  A)
   Only 1 done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 done clear
  C)
   1 and 2 done clear
  D)
   All of the above done clear
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• question_answer182)
   Consider the following sentences.

  1. The Indian classical work 'raagdarpan' was translated into Presian during the reign of Feroz Tughlaq.

  2. Amir Khusm introduced many new ragas such as ghora and sanam.

  3. Amir Khusm is known for the invention of the Tabla.

  Which of the above sentence(s) is /are true?
  A)
   Only 1                          done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 done clear
  C)
   1 and 2                        done clear
  D)
   All of the above done clear
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• question_answer183)
  Dhangdev was the ruler of which dynasty? [MP-PSC (F) 2017]
  A)
   Chandelas of Jejakabhukti done clear
  B)
   Parmar of malwa done clear
  C)
   Kalchuri of Mahishmati done clear
  D)
   Kalchuri of Tripuri done clear
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• question_answer184)
  Ghazi Malik was the founder of which dynasty? [MP-PSC (F) 2017]
  A)
   Tughlaq                        done clear
  B)
   Khilji done clear
  C)
   Sayyid                         done clear
  D)
   Lodi done clear
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• question_answer185)
  Whom had Muhammad Ghori defeated in 3194 in the Battle of Chandawar?  [MP-PSC (F) 2017]
  A)
    Kumarpal                     done clear
  B)
   Jaichand              done clear
  C)
    Govindraj                    done clear
  D)
   Bhim II done clear
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• question_answer186)
  Which dynasty of Delhi Sulltanate ruled for the shortest period?           [MP-PSC (F) 2017]
  A)
    Khilji              done clear
  B)
   Tughlaq done clear
  C)
     Sayyid                       done clear
  D)
   Lodi done clear
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• question_answer187)
  'Diwan-E-Arj" department was associated with- [BPSC (P) 2017]
  A)
   Royl correspondence       done clear
  B)
   Foreign done clear
  C)
   Defence                        done clear
  D)
   Finance done clear
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• question_answer188)
  Who was the first Muslim Conqueror of Bihar? [BPSC (P) 2017]
  A)
    Malik Ibrahim               done clear
  B)
   Iltumish done clear
  C)
     Bakhityar Khalji           done clear
  D)
   Ah Mardan Khalji done clear
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• question_answer189)
  Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by-      [BPSC (P) 2017]
  A)
   Baktiyar Khalji done clear
  B)
   Qutubddin Aibak done clear
  C)
   Muhammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Alauddin Khalji done clear
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• question_answer190)
  Regarding the Revenue System in the Sultanate period, consider the following statements:

  1. Revenue system was generally realized at 1/5 of the total produce.

  2. The Sultans like Ala-ud-Din Khilji and Muhammed Tughlak raised it to 1/2 of the produce.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only                          done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2                 done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer191)
  The Horse-Shoe are was first introduced in the- [UK-PSC 2016]
  A)
   Tomb of Iltumish done clear
  B)
   Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   Alai Darwazah done clear
  D)
   Qinvwat-ul-islam Mosque done clear
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• question_answer192)
   Sultan who raised the land revenue to fifty per cent of the produce was-     [UK-PSC 2016]
  A)
   Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq done clear
  B)
   Alauddin Khilji done clear
  C)
   Firoz Shah Tughlaq done clear
  D)
   Balban done clear
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• question_answer193)
  Who was the founder Panwar Dynasty? [UK-PSC 2016]
  A)
   Ajai Pal                        done clear
  B)
   Kanak Pal done clear
  C)
   Kanak Rao                    done clear
  D)
   Jagat-Pal done clear
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• question_answer194)
  Which one of the following was the capital of the sultanate during the reign of Iltutmish?          [UP-RO 2016]
  A)
   Agra                 done clear
  B)
   Lahore done clear
  C)
   Badaun                        done clear
  D)
   Delhi done clear
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• question_answer195)
  Which one of the following kings was defeated by Muhammad Ghori in the battle of Chandawar? [UP-RO 2016]
  A)
    Prithviraj Chauhan        done clear
  B)
    Jai Chand done clear
  C)
    Kumarpala                   done clear
  D)
   Bhima II done clear
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• question_answer196)
  In which battle Mohammad Ghori defeated Jaichand?                     [UP-PCS 2008]
  A)
   Battle of Tarain (1191 AD) done clear
  B)
   Battle of Tarain (1192 AD) done clear
  C)
   Battle of Chandawar (1194 AD) done clear
  D)
   Battle of Kannauj (1194 AD) done clear
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• question_answer197)
  Which medieval Indian ruler started the system of "Patta" and "Qabuliyat"?        [UP-PCS 2008]
  A)
   Alauddin Khalji done clear
  B)
   Mohammad Bin Tughlaq done clear
  C)
   Sher Shah Suri done clear
  D)
   Akbar done clear
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• question_answer198)
  Upnishads were translated into Persian during the reign of                                [UP-PCS 2009]
  A)
   Aurangazeb                   done clear
  B)
   Shahjalian done clear
  C)
   Jahangir           done clear
  D)
   Akbar done clear
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• question_answer199)
  Who among the following rulers is famous as "Prithvi Raj Chauhan"?      [UP-PCS 2010]
  A)
   Prithvi Raj I                   done clear
  B)
   Prithvi Raj II done clear
  C)
   Prithvi Raj III                 done clear
  D)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer200)
  What was the boundary between the Delhi Sultan and Mongols during the period of Alauddin Khiliji after 1306 A.D.?          [UP-PCS 2014]
  A)
   Beas               done clear
  B)
   Ravi done clear
  C)
   Indus                done clear
  D)
   Sutlaj done clear
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  The original name of Changez (Genghis) khan was: [UP-PCS 2015]
  A)
   Khasul Khan                  done clear
  B)
   Yesugai done clear
  C)
   Temujin (Tenurjin)          done clear
  D)
   Ogadi done clear
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