DELHI SULTANATE MCQS SET 08

DELHI SULTANATE MCQS SET 08

71) Match the following
Listl       List II
A. Khiraz      1. One-fifth of the spoils of war
B. Jaziya       2. Land tax from non-Muslims varying from
one-tenth to one half
C. Khums       3. Tribute realised from the subjugated
Indian chiefs
D. Awabs       4. Poll tax charged only from the non-Muslims
E. Khidmati     5. Miscellaneous kinds of taxes like the house tax,grazing tax,Irrigation tax etc

Below the codes is given in the A B C D E order
A) 1 4 3 2 5
B) 5 3 1 4 2
C) 2 4 1 5 3
D) 3 1 4 2 5

Answer: 2 4 1 5 3
   
72) With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statements is correct?
A) Alauddin Khilji first set up a separate Ariz's department.
B) Balban introduced the branding system of horses in his military.
C) Mohammad bin Tughiaq was succeded by his uncle to the Delhi throne.
D) Feroz Shah Tughiaq set up a separate Department of slaves.

Answer: Feroz Shah Tughiaq set up a separate Department of slaves.
   
73) Which one of the following Muslim rulers was hailed as the 'Jagadguru' by his Muslim subjects, because of his belief in secularism?
A) Hussain Shah
B) Zain-ul-Abidin
C) Ibrahim Adil Shah
D) Mahmud

Answer: Ibrahim Adil Shah
   
74) The story that Alauddin Khilji invaded Chittor to secure Padmini, the queen of Rana Ratan Singh of Mewar, was vividly described by
A) Amir Khusrau in Khazainul Futuh
B) Col J Todd in Annals and Antiquities of Raiasthan
C) Malik Mohammad Jayasi in the epic Padmavat
D) lbn Batuta in his Rehla

Answer: Malik Mohammad Jayasi in the epic Padmavat
   
75) Who was the last ruler of the Tughiaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?
A) Feroz Shah Tughiaq
B) Ghiyasuddin Tughiaq Shah II
C) Nasir ud din Mahmud
D) Nusrat Shah

Answer: Nasir ud din Mahmud

76) Which of the following administrative officers is not matched correctly with their duties?
A) Wakil-i-Dar : Controller of the royal household
B) Hamir-i-Hajib : Master of ceremonies at the court Hajib .
C) Akhurbek : Superintendent of royal houses .
D) Naib-i-Mulk :Deputy Prime Minister

Answer: Naib-i-Mulk :Deputy Prime Minister
   
77) Consider the following statements
1. Kitab i-Nauras, a collection of songs in praise of Hindu deities and Muslim saints, was written by Ibrahim Adil Shah II.
2. Amir Khusro was the originator in India of the early form of the musical style known as Qawali.
Which of the statement(s) given above Is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Both 1 and 2
   
78) Consider the following statements about Alauddin Khilji
1. The maximum number of Mongol invasions took place during his reign.
2. He was the first sultan to adopt the principle of measurement of cultivable land for determining land revenue.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Both 1 and 2
   
79) After the capture of Delhi and Ajmer by Mohammad Ghori the successor of Prithviraj Chauhan founded a new kingdom with its capital at
A) Mewar
B) Ranthambhore
C) Chittor
D) Aimer

Answer: Ranthambhore
   
80) Assertion (A) Mohammad-bin Tughiaq left Delhi for two years, lived in a camp called Swarga-dwari.
Reason (R) At that time, Delhi was ravaged by a form of plague and many people died.
In the question given above are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) In the context of the two statements, which of the following is/are correct?
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 the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A