OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
(Sultanate Period)
Q. Qutb-ud-Din Aibak cannot be called the sovereign ruler of the sultanate because he:
A. Did not assume the title of Sultan and issued no coins nor the Khutba was read in his name.
Q. The part of Delhi where Qutb-ud-Din Aibak laid the foundation of the first so-called “Seven Cities” of medieval Delhi, was:
A. Mehrauli
Q. Which of the following was not a chronicler of the history of the sultanate?A. Abbas Khan Sharwani.
Q. Why is the description of the dynasty founded by Qutb-ud-Din Aibak as “Slave Dynasty”.
A. Because technically only Qutb-ud-Din Aibak started his career as a slave.
Q. The Sultans of the so-called Slave Dynasty are also sometimes known as “ilbari Turks” because they belonged to the tribe ILBARI in Turkestan. Which of the following rulers did not belong to Ilbari tribe?
a. Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
b. Iltumish
c. Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud
d. Ghiyas-ud-Din Balban
A. Qutb-ud-Din Aibak.
Q. The first sovereign ruler of the Sultanate of Delhi was:
A. Iltumish
Q. The first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declared Delhi as the capital of his empire was:
A. Iltumish.
Q. The Chalisa or the Group of Forty was the nick name of the:
A. Forty leading slave officers of Iltumish.
Q. From the death of Iltumish till the accession of Balban the actual power was wielded by:
a. The army
b. The nobility
c. The theologians
A. The nobility
Q. The Sultan who called himself Naib-e-Khuda or Deputy of the God, was:A. Balban
Q. The Diwan-e-Arz or the department of military affairs was created by:A. Balban
Q. The greatest contribution of the Balban was/were:
a. He propounded the theory of Kingship.
b. He restored peace in the Doab.
A. Both (a) and (b) above.
Q. Which of the following was the low caste (parwari) Hindu convert who usurped the throne from the Khilijis before the establishment of the succeeding Taghluq dynasty?
a. Malik Kafur.
b. Khusru Khan
c. Amir Khusrau
d. Qutb-ud-Din Mubarak.
A. Khusrau Khan
Q. Which of the following came to the throne immediately after the death of Nasiruddin Mahmud, the last ruler of Taghluq dynasty.
Ans. Daulat Khan Lodi.
Q. During whose reign did Timur (Tamerlane), a Central Asian Turk, invade India and sack Delhi:
Ans. Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Taghluq.
Q. The dynasty founded by Khizr Khan, Timur’s nominee, is known as the Syed dynasty, because:
Ans. Khizr Khan was a descendant of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.).
Q. The rulers of the Lodi Dynasty were:Ans. Pure Afghans.
Q. The reign of which of the following Sultans is said to mark the highest point of territorial expansion of the Sultanate.
a. Ala-ud-Din Khilji.
b. Muhammad bin Taghluq.
c. Firuz Taghluq.
d. Sikandar Lodi.
Ans. Muhammad bin Taghluq.
Q. Spot the most controversial of the following:
a. Ghiyas-ud-Din Balban.
b. Ala-ud-Din Khilji.
c. Muhammad bin Taghluq.
d. Firuz Taghluq.
Ans. Muhammad bin Taghluq.
Q. Who founded the fortress city of Taghluqabad near Delhi?
Ans. Giyas-ud-Taghluq.
Q. The “Chalisa” or the Group of Forty was liquidated by:
Ans. Balban.
Q. To streamline the working of the Military Department Ala-ud-Din Khilji introduced:
a. Preparation of the regular muster of the armed forces.
b. Introduction of the system of branding (dagh) of horses.
c. Payment of cash salaries to soldiers.
Ans. All of the above.
Q. Which of the following was not one of the long-term benefits of the transfer of capital by Muhammad bin Taghluq to Daulatabad.
Ans. It resulted in a new process of cultural interaction between North and South India.
Q. Ala-ud-Din Khilji captured the throne after securing fabulous wealth form:
Ans. Devagiri.
Q. The token currency introduce by Muhammad bin Taghluq was the tanka of inferior metal in place of the prevalent silver tanka. Which of the following metal did he use for issuing the token currency?
Ans. Bronze.
Q. The original name of Ala-ud-Din Khilji
Ans. Ali Gurshap.
Q. Ala-ud-Din theory of kingship was based on the concept that:
a. ‘Kingship knows no kinship’
b. As a ruler he was a law unto himself.
c. The good of the state and the benefit of the people is the highest ideal.
Ans. All of the above.
Q. Who selected the site for the city of Agra as his capital?
Ans. Sikandar Lodi.
Q. In a formal sense, which of the following correctly describes the nature of the state during Sultanate period in India.
Ans. Autocracy.
Q. The Sultan who styled himself the Second Alexander was:
Ans. Ala-ud-Din Khilji.
Q. Which of the following was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate to put forward the view that kingship should be based on the willing support of he governed?
Ans. Jalal-ud-Din Khilji.
Q. The first Sultan who requested and obtained letters of investiture from the Caliph was:
Ans. Iltumish.
Q. The Sultan who refused to recognize the authority of the Caliph was:
Ans. Qutb-ud-Din Mubarak.
Q. To prevent the frequent occurrence of rebellion Ala-ud-Din Khilji ordered:
a. Appropriation off all pensions and endowments to the state.
b. Establishment of an efficient intelligence system.
c. Total prohibition on the sale of intoxicants.
Ans. All of the above.
Q. The main motive of Ala-ud-Din Khilji in introducing market control measures or economics regulations was:
Ans. General welfare of the people.
Q. The decisive factor in the succession to the throne was:
Ans. Law of primogeniture.
Q. The nobility of the Sultanate was largely composed of:
Ans. Turks.
Q. A group of officers to be collectively known as umarahs were:
Ans. Nobles.
Q. Which of the following was the most well known powerful and the earliest nobility created during the Sultanate period?
Ans. Turkan-e-Chahalgani.
Q. Who were the bands?
Ans. The news reporter and the secret spies.
Q. The Diwan-e-Wizarat had under it other minor departments, each under a district officer of its own. Which of the following heads of departments did not help the wazir in the management of state finances?
Ans. Dewan-e-Riyasat or department incharge, public grievances, weights and measures, markets etc.
Q. The main factors that went into the making of the administrative policy and organization of the Sultanate was/were:
a. The model of the government of Caliph and the Persian government.
b. The practices and conventions of the race to which the Sultans belonged.
c. The machinery of the government already existing in the country.
Ans. All of the above.
Q. A Persian Historian of the Sultanate period who accompanied Ala-ud-Din Khilji on his expedition to Chittor was:
Ans. Amir Khusrau.
Q. The story that Ala-ud-Din Khilji invaded Chittor to secure Padmini, the Queen of Rana Ratna Sing of Mewar was vividly described by:
Ans. Malik Muhammad Jayasi in his epic Padmavat.
Q. The fiscal policy of the Sultanate was modeled on the theory of finance of the Hanfi School of Muslim jurists. From whom did the Sultans borrow this system?
Ans. The Gaznavids.
Q. The provincial governors during the Sultanate period were designated as:
a. Wali.
b. Muqti or Muqtai
c. Naib
Ans. All of the above.
Q. The administrative officer whose functions and duties are not matched properly is:
Ans. Naib-ul-Mulk, Deputy Prime Minister.
Q. The maximum number of Mongol invasions took place during the reign of:Ans. Ala-ud-Din Khilji.
Q. The first Sultan to adopt the principle of measurement of cultivable land for determining land revenue was:
Ans. Ala-ud-Din Khilji.
Q. Ala-ud-Din Khilji’s market control system died instantaneously with his death because:
Ans. It was based on the principle of demand and supply and the whole system was kept alive by the use of brute force.
Q. Several types of IQTAS were granted during the Sultanate period. Which of the following was the most important Iqta?
Ans. The administrative Iqta in the form of military grant.
Q. Which of the following was the most important contribution of Balban in the evolution of Iqta system?
Ans. The principle of hereditary Iqta was completely rejected by him.
Q. Which of the following fundamental changes in the Iqta system was introduced by Sultan Ghiyas-ud-Din Taghluq?
Ans. A drew a line between allotment of the revenues within in an iqta for the personal income of the muqta and that for the payment of salaries to the troops placed under his charge.
Q. To curb hoarding and black marketing Ala-ud-Din Khilji ordered that:
a. Land revenue should be collected in kind.
b. Cultivator should sell the harvested crops on the field only.
c. Merchants should sell all commodities in the open.
Ans. All of the above.
Q. The Sultan who is said to have raised the land revenue to one half of the produce was:
Ans. Ala-ud-Din Khilji.
Q. Why did Ala-ud-Din Khilji enjoin collection of land revenue in kind in lieu of cash?
Ans. It ensured the availability of food grains in the towns and helped him in his economic regulation or market control.
Q. What was the overall objective of the changes and reforms introduced by Ala-ud-Din in agrarian system?
Ans. On political and military consideration.
Q. At the time of Ala-ud-Din Khilji’s accession, the revenue department was notorious for corruption and bribery. Which of the following measures were taken by him to eradicate corruption from the revenue department.
Ans. The barids (secret spies) were instructed to report every case of corrupt practices of revenue official.
Q. Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi ascended the throne of Ghazni in ……Ans. 998 A.D.
Q. Mahmud Ghaznavi invaded the sub continent for:
Ans. 17 times.
Q. Mahmud Ghaznavi launched his 1st invasion of Indo-Pakistan in …….
Ans. 1000 A.D.
Q. Mahmud’s third expedition was directed against the ruler of Bhira:
Ans. Baji Rao.
Q. Mahmud’s fourth expedition was directed against Abdul Fateh Daud who was the ruler of:
Ans. Multan.
Q. After conquering Multan, Sultan Mahmud appointed …….as the Governor of Multan.
Ans. Sukhpal.
Q. Mahmud Ghaznavi attacked Gwalior in ……
Ans. 1021 A.D.
Q. The first battle of Tarain was fought between Muhammad Ghouri and……in…..
Ans. Pirthvi Raj, 1191 A.D.
Q. The second battle of Tarain took place in……
Ans. 1192 A.D.
Q. Sultan Qutb-ud-Din Aibak founded the…….dynasty in indo-Pakistan.
Ans. Slave.
Q. Sultan Qutb-ud-Din Aibak died in……when he fell from the horse while playing polo.
Ans. 1210 A.D.
Q. Chengiz Khan led an attack of Mongols on Indo-Pakistan in…….
Ans. 1221 A.D.
Q. Balban suppressed the revolt of……in Bengal and appointed……..as governor.
Ans. Tughni Khan, Bughre Khan.
Q. In 1290 A.D……..ascended the throne of Delhi.
Ans. Jalal-ud-Din Khilji.
Q. Malik Kafur was the favorite minister of……..
Ans. Jalal-ud-Din Khilji.
Q. Muhammad Taghluq shifted his capital to Daulatabad from…….
Ans. Delhi.
Q. Ibne Batuta was a famous traveler from Africa. He was born at……in……Ans. Tangier, 1304 A.D.
Q. Ibne Batuta visited Indo-Pakistan in……
Ans. 1333 A.D.
Q. Muhammad Taghluq was succeeded by:
Ans. Firuz Shah Taghluq.
Q. In which the year Taimur the leader of Chagtai Turks, invaded Indo-Pakistan……
Ans. 1398 A.D.
Q. Which of the following was the greatest contribution of Ala-ud-Din Khilji in the field of agrarian administration.
Ans. He was first to introduce the system of measurement of land for the assessment of revenue.
Q. Which of the following agrarian measures was not taken by Ghiyas-ud-Din Taghluq?
Ans. He made a large reduction in the scale of revenue fixed by Ala-ud-Din and brought it down to one-sixth of the gross produce.
Q. Muhammad bin Taghluq created the Diwan-e-Kohi or department of agriculture primarily to:
Ans. Introduce state promoted irrigation.
Q. Ghiyas-ud-Din Taghluq attempted to improve agricultural production by:
a. Discarding the system of measurement of land for the assessment of land revenue.
b. Encouraging the cultivators to bring the unclaimed lands under the plough.
c. Giving up the oppressive methods for the collection of land revenue.
Ans. All of the above.
Q. The state promoted canal irrigation system was initiated by:
Ans. Muhammad bin Taghluq.
Q. The conquest of South India was completed during the reign of:
Ans. Ghiyas-ud-Din Taghluq.
Q. The credit for completing the conquest of South India goes to:
Ans. Muhammad Jauna Khan.
Q. Which of the following was not one of the revenue and agrarian measures of Firuz Taghluq?
Ans. He retained only four kind of taxes sanctioned by the Quran (Kharaj, Zakat, Jeziah and Khums).
Q. The sultan who first formulated the Famine Code to provide relief to famine-affected people was:
Ans. Muhammad bin Taghluq.
Q. The most learned medieval Muslim ruler who was well versed in various branches of learning including astronomy, mathematic and medicine was:
Ans. Muhammad bin Taghluq.
Q. Muhammad bin Taghluq’s experiment of introducing token currency failed on account of:
Ans. Large scale minting of spurious coins.
Q. What was Babur’s mother tongue?
Ans. Turkish.