Question No:1
Who established Diwan-i-Mustakharaj (Department of Arrears) ?
A. Qutubuddin Aibak
B. Razia
C. Balban
D. Alauddin Khalji
Question No:2
Which one of the following statements is NOT true about Balban ?
A. He propounded the theory of Niyabat-i-Khudai
B. He introduced the Iqtadari System
C. He eliminated the power of Turkan-i-Chahalgani
D. He quelled the down the revolt of Bengal
Question No:3
Who abolished Iqta system ?
A. Babur
B. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
C. Iltutmish
D. Alauddin Khalji
Question No:4
Who was the Muslim General to have conquered Bengal in 13th century AD ?
A. AfzalKhan
B. Ikhtiarudddin – bin – Bakhtiar Khalji
C. Chinghiz Khan
D. Temuchin
Question No:5
Who has been described by Elliot as the ‘Akbar of the Sultanate’ ?
A. Iltutmish
B. Balban
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Firoz Tughlaq
Question No:6
Who’was the first real king of Sultanate ?
A. Qutubuddin Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Balban
D. Alauddin Khalji
Question No:7
Name one famous poet of the Delhi Sultanate, who was adorned with the titlle Tuti -e – Hindustan (TJae parrot of India)—
A. Ziauddin Barani
B. Utbi
C. Alberuni
D. Amir Khusarau
Question No:8
The battle of Tarain (119AD) was fought between Muhammad Gori and—
A. Rana Sanga
B. Rana Pratap
C. Prithviraj Chauhan
D. Rana Hammirdeva
Question No:9
Who introduced the Iqta system ?
A. Muhammad Gori
B. Qutubuddin Aibak
C. Iltutmish
D. Ghiyasuddin Balban
Question No:10
Name the Sultan who introduced Rationing system in India—
A. Ghiyasuddin Balban
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Mohammad – bin – Tughlaq
D. Firoz Tughlaq
Question No:11
When did Ikhtiyaruddin – bin — Bakhtiyar Khalji invade Bengal ?
A. 1194 AD
B. 1199 AD
C. 1202 AD
D. 1206 AD
Question No:12
Assertion (A) : Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq left Delhi, and, for two years dived in a camp called swarga-dwari.
Reason (R) : At that time, Delhi was raveged by a form of plague and many pleople died.
Code:
A. Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Question No:13
How did Sultan Qutubuddin Aibak die ?
A. He died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan (Polo)
B. He was treacherously slabbed to death by one of his ambitious nobles.
C. He was killed in a battle with Tajuddin Yildiz, the ruler of Ghazni who entered into a contest with him over the capture of Punjab
D. He sustained injuries while besieging the fortress of Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and succumbed to them later
Question No:14
Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate ?
A. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
B. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq II
C. Mahmud Shah Tughlaq
D. NasaratShah
Question No:15
Who got the monumental Rayagopurams in front of the temples at Hampi, Tiruvannamalai, Chidambaram, Sri Rangam, Tirupati etc constructed ?
A. Vidyaranya
B. Krishnadeva Raya
C. Harihara
D. Rajaraja
Question No:16
The rulers of Vijayanagar promoted—
A. Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit
B. Malayalam, Tamil and Sanskrit
C. Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit
D. Telugu, Urdu and Sanskrit
Question No:17
Who among the following Bahmani rulers built the famous Gol Gumbaj at Bijapur ?
A. Muhammd Adil Shah
B. Mahmud Gawan
C. Yusuf Adil Shah
D. Ismail Adil Shah
Question No:18
Bijapur is known for its—
A. Heavy rainfall
B. Rock Temple
C. Gol Gumbaj
D. State of Gomateshwara
Question No:19
The Bahmanis of the Deccan rose to prominence in which of the following centuries ?
A. 13th century
B. 14th century
C. 15th century
D. 16th century
Question No:20
The most important cause of the downfall of the Vijayanagar empire was—
A. Rivalries within the empire
B. Unity among the Muslim rulers of Bijapur, Golconda and Ahmednagar
C. Rebellion of the Hindu feudatories
D. Weak successors of Krishnadeva Raya