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Post Questions from previous papes (sultanate period)

QUESTIONS FROM PREVIOUS PAPERS
(SULTANATE PERIOD)



Q. Who is Hoysals?
Ans. A kingdom of south during Ala-ud-Din Khilji’s period.

Q. What is Raja Tarangini?
Ans. It is a book on history of Kashmir written by Pandit Kachan.

Q. What is Kashak-e-Siri?
Ans. This was the name of palace of Ala-ud-Din.

Q. What is iqta?
Ans. A piece of land granted by the ruler to some his subjects for their services.

Q. Who was Malik Kafur?
Ans. He was General of Ala-ud-Din Khilji.

Q. Who was Kaiqubad?
Ans. He was a son of Bughra Khan.

Q. Who constructed Alai Darwaza?
Ans. Ala-ud-Din Khilji constructed it near Qutb Minar.

Q. What is Chachnama?
Ans. This is a book of history of Arab conquest written by Hamid Kafi.

Q. What was alar?
Ans. It was capital of Raja Jai Chand.

Q. Where is located Mathura and why it was famous?
Ans. It is the birth place of Lord Krishna. It is located between Delhi and Agra.

Q. What is Tabakat-e-Nasiri?

Ans. It is a book of history written by Minhaj-us-Siraj.

Q. Who was Tughril?
Ans. During Balban period he was governor of Bengal and he revolted against Balban.

Q. Who was Hazrat Baha-ud-Din Zakiriya?
Ans. He was a great saint of Suhrwardi branch of mysticism and flourished in Multan.

Q. Who Sadi Muta?
Ans. He was a saint of Jalal-ud-Din Khilji’s period and executed on charges of political treason.

Q. What was Deogiri?
Ans. It was the capital of Raja Ram Chander Dev in Deccan. Later on it was conquered by Ala-ud-Din Khilji and named Daulatabad by Muhammad Taghluq.

Q. Who was Jauna Khan?
Ans. Jauna was the original name of Muhammad bin Taghluq.

Q. Who wrote “Tarikh-e-Mubarak Shahi”?
Ans. It is a book of history on Syed dynasty written by Yahya Sirhindi.

Q. Where is Uch and why it is famous?
Ans. It is place near Bahwalpor district; it is famous because of Makhdoom Jahanian.

Q. Who wrote “Fatuhat-e-Firuz Shahi”?
Ans. It was written by Firuz Shah Taghluq.

Q. Who was Shiqdar?
Ans. This was a revenue officer who managed a revenue division called Shiq.

Q. Who wrote “Fatwa-e-Jahandari”?
Ans. This was written by Zia-ud-Din Barhi.

Q. Who was the Shams Siraj Atif?
Ans. The author of “Tarikh-e-Firuz-Shah”.

Q. What is “Fawaid-ul-Faud”?
Ans. This is a book written by Amir Hasan Ala Sijzi about the talks of Hazrat Nizam-ud-Din Aulia.

Q. What is Amiri Trab?
Ans. This is entertainment tax leased before the period of Firuz Shah Taghluq.

Q. Who was Shaikh Jamali?
Ans. He was the author of “Siyar-ul-Arifin” and he was also the tutor of Sikandar Lodi.

Q. What was the famous Forty?
Ans. This term refers to the forty slaves of Iltumish who played important role in contemporary politics.

Q. Why Panipat is famous?
Ans. This is a famous town near Delhi. Three important battles were fought on this ground.
1. First between Babur against Ibrahim Lodi in 1520 A.D.
2. Second was between Bairam against Hemu in 1556 A.D.
3. The third was between Ahmad Shah Abdali versus Marhata leaders in 1761 A.D.

Q. Who Khawaja Moeen-ud-Din Ajmeri?
Ans. He was a great saint of Chishti sect of Islamic Mysticism.

Q. Who was Firdausi?

Ans. He wrote Shahnama and was also a court poet of Mahmud of Ghazni.

Q. Who was Baghat Kabir?
Ans. He was founder of Bakhti movement and flourished in 15th century.

Q. What is Masjid Jamat Khana?
Ans. This is the name of a Mosque located in the Khangah of Hazrat Nizam-ud-Din Aulia at Delhi.

Q. What is Jainism?
Ans. This is a religious movement started by Mahavirs.

Q. Who was Khusrau Khan?
Ans. Khusrau Khan was low born Hindu who became the governor of Deccan.

Q. Who wrote “Tarikh-e-Firuz Shahi”?
Ans. This was written by Zia-ud-Din Bami.

Q. Who was Qutb-ud-Din Aibak?
Ans. He was a great commander of Muhammad Ghouri who laid the foundation of Slave Dynasty.

Q. Who was Ghari Malik?
Ans. This was the original name of Ghiyas-ud-Din Taghluq.

Q. What is Daulatabad?
Ans. Deogiri was given the name of Daulatabad by Muhammad Taghluq.

Q. Who was Malik Ayaz?
Ans. Ayaz was favorite slave of King Mahmud of Ghazni.

Q. What was Kandesh?
Ans. This was the name of a small kingdom during Sultanate period.

Q. Who was Sabuktgin?
Ans. He was ruler of Ghazni. He ruled Ghazni from 977 to 997 A.D.

Q. Who was Bakhtiyar Khilji?
Ans. He was a celebrated slave of Mahmud Gaznavi. He conquered Bengal.

Q. Where is located Tarain, why it is famous?
Ans. Tarain is located 14 miles away from Thanesar. It is now called Tarqwari and is famous for the battle of Tarain.

Q. Who was Ibn-e-Batota?
Ans. He was a famous African Traveler who stayed in the court of Muhammad bin Taghluq for several years. He traveled over the quarter part of the world from China to India.

Q. What is Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque?
Ans. This is the name of a Mosque built by Qutb-ud-Din Aibak near Qutb Minar at Delhi.
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