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| 1. |
Arrange the following in their chronological order - 1- Ruknuddin 2- Mubarak Khan 3- Firoz Shah Tughlaq 4- Alamshah Select the correct answer from the codes given below - |
| A. | 2, 1, 4, 3 |
| B. | 1, 2, 4, 3 |
| C. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| D. | 2, 1, 3, 4 |
| Answer» D. 2, 1, 3, 4 | |
| 2. |
Mention of which of the following clothes has been found in the Indus civilization? |
| A. | cotton |
| B. | silky |
| C. | Shatika |
| D. | poor |
| Answer» B. silky | |
| 3. |
Which one of the following Sultans established a city where Agra is now? |
| A. | Sikandar Lodi |
| B. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| C. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Bahlol Lodi |
| Answer» B. Firoz Tughlaq | |
| 4. |
Which one of the following is the correct chronology of the rule of the Afghan rulers on the throne of Delhi? |
| A. | Alexander Shah-Ibrahim Lodi-Bahlol Lodi |
| B. | Alexander Shah-Bahlol Lodi-Ibrahim Lodi |
| C. | Bahlol Lodi-Sikander Shah-Ibrahim Lodi |
| D. | Bahlol Lodi- Ibrahim Lodi- Sikandar Shah |
| Answer» D. Bahlol Lodi- Ibrahim Lodi- Sikandar Shah | |
| 5. |
What was Dar-ul-Shafa founded by Firoz Tughlaq? |
| A. | A library |
| B. | a guesthouse for pilgrims |
| C. | a charitable hospital |
| D. | a charity |
| Answer» D. a charity | |
| 6. |
Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to levy Haq-e-Sharb or Irrigation Tax? |
| A. | Mohammed bin Tughlaq |
| B. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| C. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| D. | Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» D. Alauddin Khilji | |
| 7. |
The first Indian ruler to arrange Haj at the cost of the state was- |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Aurangzeb |
| C. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| D. | Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» D. Alauddin Khilji | |
| 8. |
Which Sultan of Delhi imposed Jizya tax on Brahmins too? |
| A. | by Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| C. | Balban has |
| D. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| Answer» C. Balban has | |
| 9. |
During whose reign did Timur invade India? |
| A. | Firoz Tughlaq's |
| B. | of Nasiruddin Mahmud |
| C. | of Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | of Bahlol Lodi |
| Answer» C. of Alauddin Khilji | |
| 10. |
Who had brought two Ashoka Pillar inscriptions from Topra and Meerut to Delhi? |
| A. | Sikandar Lodi |
| B. | Muhammad Ghori |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Lothal is located at - |
| A. | in balochistan |
| B. | at the mouth of the Indus |
| C. | in the Gulf of Khambhat |
| D. | in the Rann of Kutch |
| Answer» D. in the Rann of Kutch | |
| 12. |
Which one of the following Sultans took measures to improve the quality of fruits? |
| A. | Sikandar Lodi |
| B. | Sher Shah Shuri |
| C. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| D. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| Answer» D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq | |
| 13. |
The Sultan of Delhi who took great care about donation-dakshina and established a department for this, Diwan-i-Khairat, was- |
| A. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| B. | Bahlol Lodi |
| C. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| D. | Iltutmish |
| Answer» D. Iltutmish | |
| 14. |
For the help of the unemployed, who among the following Sultans of Delhi established the Employment Exchange? |
| A. | by Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| C. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq | |
| 15. |
First Public Works Department was established by - |
| A. | by Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| C. | Iltutmish |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» C. Iltutmish | |
| 16. |
Which one of the following Sultans provided employment to the unemployed? |
| A. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| B. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| C. | Sher Shah Suri |
| D. | Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq | |
| 17. |
Which of the following Sultan had the maximum number of slaves in his court? |
| A. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| B. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» C. Alauddin Khilji | |
| 18. |
On the death of which Muslim ruler of Delhi, a historian said, the king got freedom from the subjects and he got freedom from the king - |
| A. | Sher Shah |
| B. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| C. | balban |
| D. | Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» C. balban | |
| 19. |
With reference to medieval Indian kings, which of the following statements is correct? |
| A. | Firoz Tughlaq established a separate department of slaves |
| B. | After Muhammad bin Tughlaq, his uncle sat on the throne of Delhi. |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji first established a separate Ariz department |
| D. | Balban started the method of firing the horses of his army |
| Answer» B. After Muhammad bin Tughlaq, his uncle sat on the throne of Delhi. | |
| 20. |
Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to participate in the public celebration of Holi festival? |
| A. | Ibrahim Lodi |
| B. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| C. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Sikandar Lodi |
| Answer» C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq | |
| 21. |
Evidence of couple burial in the Indus civilization has been received from which site? |
| A. | Lothal |
| B. | Kalibanga |
| C. | Made |
| D. | Alamgirpur |
| Answer» B. Kalibanga | |
| 22. |
The transfer of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad was ordered by - |
| A. | sultan mubarak |
| B. | Sultan Firoz Tughlaq |
| C. | Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| D. | Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Sign currency was first introduced in India by – |
| A. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| B. | by Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Akbar did |
| D. | Bahlol Lodi |
| Answer» B. by Alauddin Khilji | |
| 24. |
Amir-i-Kohi a new department was started by which Sultan? |
| A. | Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| B. | Sikandar Lodi |
| C. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» B. Sikandar Lodi | |
| 25. |
During whose reign Ibntuta, a traveler of the country of Moor, came to India? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| C. | Babar |
| D. | Mahmud Ghazni |
| Answer» C. Babar | |
| 26. |
Who has given a detailed description of the postal system in the Sultanate period? |
| A. | Sultan Firoz Shah |
| B. | Ibn Tuta |
| C. | rich happy |
| D. | Ziauddin Barani |
| Answer» C. rich happy | |
| 27. |
Deewane-e-Kohi is related to- |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| C. | Alauddin |
| D. | Muhammad Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Muhammad Tughlaq moved his capital from Delhi |
| A. | Kannauj |
| B. | Lahore |
| C. | Kalinjar |
| D. | daulatabad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Which of the following army chiefs of Alauddin Khilji became the first Sultan of Tughlaq dynasty? |
| A. | Ubeg Khan |
| B. | Malik Kafur |
| C. | zafar khan |
| D. | Ghazi Malik |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Which dynasty's sultans ruled the country for the longest time? |
| A. | slave lineage |
| B. | Lodi dynasty |
| C. | Tughlaq dynasty |
| D. | Lodi dynasty |
| Answer» D. Lodi dynasty | |
| 31. |
The Indus and Sumerian civilizations have the same |
| A. | Grain storage system |
| B. | Accommodation |
| C. | bull portrait |
| D. | drainage system |
| Answer» B. Accommodation | |
| 32. |
Market control practice was introduced by - |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | balban |
| C. | Jalaluddin Khilji |
| D. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| Answer» B. balban | |
| 33. |
Which one of the following Muslim emperors introduced the price control system for the first time? |
| A. | Sher Shah Shuri |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
The most learned ruler of Delhi Sultanate who was expert in many disciplines including astronomy, mathematics and medical science - |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Sikandar Lodi |
| D. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
What was the boundary between the Sultan of Delhi and the Mongols during the time of Alauddin Khilji after 1306 AD? |
| A. | Indus |
| B. | ravi |
| C. | Sutlej |
| D. | Diameter |
| Answer» B. ravi | |
| 36. |
Which of the following medieval rulers started the Public Distribution System? |
| A. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| B. | Balban has |
| C. | by Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | Mohammed bin Tughlaq |
| Answer» D. Mohammed bin Tughlaq | |
| 37. |
Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to levy Ghari or Home Tax? |
| A. | Mohammed bin Tughlaq |
| B. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» D. balban | |
| 38. |
During the reign of which Sultan Khalsa land was developed on a large scale? |
| A. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| B. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | Ghiyasuddin Balban |
| Answer» D. Ghiyasuddin Balban | |
| 39. |
That area of present Indian life is still taking inspiration from the Indus civilization - |
| A. | wood art |
| B. | sculpture |
| C. | city life |
| D. | Religion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Which of the following Sultan introduced market reforms? |
| A. | Muhammad Tughlaq |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | balban |
| D. | Jalaluddin Khilji |
| Answer» C. balban | |
| 41. |
Which sultan is said to have reduced the land-tax to 50% of production? |
| A. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» C. Firoz Tughlaq | |
| 42. |
Who was the ruler of Devagiri during the invasion of Alauddin Khilji? |
| A. | Ramchandra Dev |
| B. | Malik Kafur |
| C. | Rana Ratan Singh |
| D. | Pratap Rudra Dev |
| Answer» B. Malik Kafur | |
| 43. |
Who among the famous generals of Alauddin Khilji died while fighting against the Mongols? |
| A. | Ulugh Khan |
| B. | Nusrat Khan |
| C. | zafar khan |
| D. | alp khan |
| Answer» D. alp khan | |
| 44. |
Which sultan wanted a new religion but the Ulema people opposed - |
| A. | Muhammad Tughlaq |
| B. | Alauddin |
| C. | balban |
| D. | Iltutmish |
| Answer» C. balban | |
| 45. |
Rani Padmini's name is associated with Alauddin's conquest of Chittor, her husband's name is - |
| A. | Raja Maan Singh |
| B. | Ranjit Singh |
| C. | Rana Ratan Singh |
| D. | Maharana Pratap Singh |
| Answer» D. Maharana Pratap Singh | |
| 46. |
Which Sultan of Delhi assumed the title of Sikandar Sani? |
| A. | Mohammed bin Tughlaq |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Sikandar Lodi |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» C. Sikandar Lodi | |
| 47. |
When he attained the kingship, he was completely independent of the rules and orders of the Shariat, Barani has said this statement for which sultan - |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | balban |
| C. | Muhammad Tughlaq |
| D. | Iltutmish |
| Answer» B. balban | |
| 48. |
Evidence of plowing fields has been found from which of the following sites? |
| A. | dholavira |
| B. | Kalibanga |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Rangpur |
| Answer» C. Lothal | |
| 49. |
Who among the following sultans in his inscription on the walls of the mosque of Garhmukteshwar has called himself the assistant of the Caliph? |
| A. | Jalaluddin Khilji |
| B. | Kaikuism |
| C. | balban |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 50. |
Which of the following statements is not true about Balban? |
| A. | He suppressed the Bengal rebellion |
| B. | He started the Iqtadari system |
| C. | He propounded the principle of Niyamat-e-Khudai |
| D. | He ended the influence of Turkan-i-Chalgani |
| Answer» C. He propounded the principle of Niyamat-e-Khudai | |