DELHI SULTANATE MCQS SET 07

DELHI SULTANATE MCQS SET 07

61) Consider the following statements
1. Alauddin Khilji styled himself as the Second Alexander (Sikander-i Sani)
2. Jalaluddin Khilji was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate to put fonlvard 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 Caliph.
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 4
B) 1,2 and3
C) 1, 3 and 4
D) All of the above

Answer: All of the above
   
62) How did Sultan Qutubuddin Aibak die?
A) He was lreacherously stabbed to death by one of his ambitious nobles
B) He was killed in a battle with Taj u din Yildiz, the ruler of Ghazni, who entered into a contest
with him over the capture of Punjab
C) He sustained injuries while besieging the fortress of Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and succumbed to them later
D) He died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan

Answer: He died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan
   
63) The Sultan who refused to recognize the authority of Caliph was
A) Alauddin Khilji
B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
C) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
D) Qutubuddin Mubarak

Answer: Qutubuddin Mubarak
   
64) Consider the following
1. Tughlaqabad fort
2. Lodhi garden
3. Qutub Minar
4. Fatehpur Sikri
The correct chronological order in which they were built is
A) 3, 1, 4, 2
B) 3, 1, 2, 4
C) 1, 3, 2, 4
D) 1, 3, 4, 2

Answer: 3, 1, 2, 4
   
65) Which one of the following is correctly matched?
A) Umarah-Group of officers called nobles
B) Bands-The news reporters and secret spies
C) Majlis-i-Am or Majlis-i-KhalawantCouncil of friends and trusted officers of the sultan, which he consulted on important affairs of state
D) All of the above

Answer: All of the above
 
67) The most hard-earned conquest of Alauddin Khilji. in which he gained success after nearly a year long campaigning was of
A) Ranthambhor
B) Gujarat
C) Chittor
D) Devagiri

Answer: Gujarat
   
68) The historian Barani refused to consider the state in India under Delhi Sultans as truly Islamic because
A) The majority of the population did not follow Islam
B) The Muslim theologists were often disregarded
C) The Sultan supplemented the Muslim law by framing his own regulations
D) religious freedom was accorded to non Muslims

Answer: The Sultan supplemented the Muslim law by framing his own regulations
   
69) Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the Afghan rulers to the throne of Delhi?
A) Sikander Shah Ibrahim Lodhi Bahlol Khan Lodhi
B) Sikander Shah BahIol Khan Lodhi Ibrahim Lodhi
C) Bahlol Khan Lodhi Sikandar Shah Ibrahim Lodhi
D) Bahlol Khan Lodhi Ibrahim Lodhi Sikander Shah

Answer: Bahlol Khan Lodhi Sikandar Shah Ibrahim Lodhi
   
70) Which of the following statements about the creation of departments by the various Sultans is not correct?
A) Diwan-i-Mustakhraj or the Department of Revenue to realise the areas was created by Alauddin Khilji
B) Diwan-i-Amirkohi or the Department of Agriculture became more prominent during the reign of Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Diwan-i-Bandagan or the Department of Slaves was created by Feroz Shah Tughlaq
D) Diwan-i-Khairat or the Department of Public Charities was created by Sikander Lodhi

Answer: Diwan-i-Khairat or the Department of Public Charities was created by Sikander Lodhi