MEDIEVAL INDIA MCQS SET 19

MEDIEVAL INDIA MCQS SET 19

1. The state-promoted canal irrigation system was initiated by
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
(c) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
(d) Firuz Tughluq
Ans: (b)

2. The most learned medieval Muslim ruler who was well versed in various, branches of learning including astronomy, mathematics and medicine was
(a) Sikandar Lodhi
(b) IItutmish
(c) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
(d) Alauddin Khalji
Ans: (c)
 
3. The largest administrative division in the Vijayanagar empire was
(a) Nadu
(b) Mandalam
(c) Rajya
(d) Kottam
Ans: (b)

4. The term Iqta means
(a) assignments of land as reward of pension
(b) revenue assignment of a particular area in lieu of cash salary
(c) an administrative grant or relief
(d) a unit of local government
Ans: (b)

5. The first Sultan to adopt the principle of measurement of cultivable land for
determining the land revenue was
(a) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Balban
Ans: (c)

6. Who from among the following was the founder of Bahmani kingdom in the Deccan?
(a) Mahmud Gawan
(b) Hasan Gangu
(c) Sikandar Shah
(d) Malik Ambar
Ans: (b)

7. The rulers of the Lodhi dynasty were
(a) Turks settled in Afghanistan
(b) Pure Turks
(c) Pure Afghan
(d) Timurid Turks
Ans: (c)
 
8. The Nobility of the Delhi Sultanate was largely composed of
(a) Afghans
(b) Arabs
(c) Turks
(d) Composite elements
Ans: (c)
 
9. The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by
(a) Balban
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
(d) Alauddin Khalji
Ans: (d)

10. The Mongols appeared for the first time on the banks of the Indus during the rule of
(a) Raziya
(b) Balban
(c) Iltutmish
(d) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
Ans: (c)