DELHI SULTANATE MCQS SET 10

DELHI SULTANATE MCQS SET 10

91) Which of the following was the greatest contribution of Alauddin Khilji in the field of agrarian administration?
A) He brought the peasant in direct relation with the state
B) He tried to curb and check the intermediaries
C) He was the first to introduce the system of measurement of land for the assessment of revenue
D) The records of the village accountant were audited

Answer: He brought the peasant in direct relation with the state
   
92) Who among the following was not a nobleunder Alauddin Khilji?
A) Ain ul Mulk Muitani
B) Zafar Khan
C) Nusrat Khan
D) Munim Khan

Answer: Munim Khan
   
93) Which of the following agrarian measures was not taken by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq?
A) He discarded measurement in favour of sharing
B) The chiefs and headmen of villages were given back their perquisites
C) The basis of the demand by the government was to behasil (actual recovery) with enough provision for crop failures
D) He made a large reduction in the scale of revenue fixed by Alauddin and brought it down to one sixth of the gross produce

Answer: He made a large reduction in the scale of revenue fixed by Alauddin and brought it down to one sixth of the gross produce
   
94) Which of the following was not one of the revenue and agrarian measures of Feroz Shah Tughlaq?
A) He retained only four kinds of taxes sanctioned by the Quran (kharaj. zakat, Jaziya, and khums)
B) He undertook revaluation of land to certain its assessment
C) Religious endowments which had reverted to the state under previous rulers were returned to the earlier holders or their descendants
D) He was generous in granting land to civil and military officers and in farming out land

Answer: He retained only four kinds of taxes sanctioned by the Quran (kharaj. zakat, Jaziya, and khums)
   
95) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Sultan Mohammad-bin Tughlaq?
A) He was the first sultan to formulate the 'Famine code' to provide relief to famine affected people
B) He was the most learned Muslim ruler who was well versed in various branches of learning including astronomy, mathematics and medicine
C) He granted Sondhar loan to the poor for promoting agriculture
D) All of the above

Answer: All of the above

96) Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq transferred two Ashokan pillars from their original sites and got them installed in Delhi. The two original sites from where the pillars had been brought to Delhi were
A) Balrat and Kalsi
B) Sarnath and Sankisha
C) Prayag and Sarnath
D) Ambala and Meerut

Answer: Ambala and Meerut
   
97) Match the following
Listl       Listll
A. Balban       1.Fleimposed Jaziya
B. Alauddin Khilji       2. Gaz-i Sikandari
C. Sikander Lodhi       3. Sizda and Paibos
D. Feroz Shah Tughlaq      4. Sarai i Adal
Below codes are in the A B C D order
A) 1234
B) 4213
C) 3421
D) 1342

Answer: 3421
   
98) Match the following
List-I       Llst ll
(Term)      (Meaning)
A. Ariz-l-Mumalik       1. Headol the Military departments
B .Diwan-i-Risalat       2. Head of State News Agency
C. Diwan-i-lnsa       3. Controller of the royal household
D. Barid i-Mumalik       4. It dealt with the religious matter
E. Wakil-i-Dar      5. lt dealt with the state correspondence
Below codes are in the A B C D E order

A) 1 5 2 4 3
B) 4 5 1 3 2
C) 1 4 5 2 3
D) 1 2 3 4 5

Answer: 1 4 5 2 3
   
99) Which one of the following pairs (of dynasties and their founders) is not correctly matched?
Dynasty Founder
A) Slave Dynasty : Balban
B) Tughlaq Dynasty : Ghiyasuddin
C) Khilji Dynasty : Jalaluddln
D) Second Alghan Empire, : Sher Shah Suri

Answer: Slave Dynasty : Balban
   
100) Which of the following was not one of the contributions of Alauddin Hussain Shah of Bengal?
A) The creative genius of the people of » medieval Bengal reached its zenith
B) The Bengali literature made a tremendous advance
C) He liberally conferred high posts upon the Hindu subjects
D) He was a great poet of Bengali language

Answer: He was a great poet of Bengali language