Q. What were the main cause of the defeat of the Rajputs by the Turks? 1. Isolation and insularity of their society. 2. The iniquitsous caste system. 3. Backward science and technology 4. Non violent and liberal policy of Indians. (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 3, and 4 (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) […]
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Q. Which one of the following sultans is credited with the appointment of ‘Amir – Sadah’ in the provinces? (a) Alaudding Khilji (b) Muhammad Tughlaq (c) Firoz Tughlaq (d) Bahlol Lodi Ans: (b) Muhammad Tughlaq
Q. What was the name of Jain saint with whom Muhammad Tughlaq held discussions? (a) Rishabadeva (b) Hemchandra (c) Jinasena Suri (d) Jinaprabha Suri Ans: (d) Jinaprabha Suri
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Q. Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s experiment of introducing token currency could not succeed on account of (a) rejection of token coins by foreign merchants (b) shortage of copper for minting token coins (c) large-scale minting of spurious coins (d) poor quality of token currency Ans: (c) large-scale minting of spurious coins Explanation: (c) large-scale minting of
Q. Who among the following was the author of Tarikh-i- Alai, which contains the details of the first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khilji ? (a) Ziauddin Barani (b) Shams Siraj Afif (c) Amir Khusrau (d) Yahiya Bin Ahmad Ans: (c) Amir Khusrau
Q. Which Sultan declared himself as Sikandar-i-Sani, the second Alexander? (a) Balban (b) Kaiqubad (c) Iltutmish (d) Alauddin Khalji Ans: (d) Alauddin Khalji
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Q. During the reign of Alauddin Khilji, who were amils ? (a) Local landlords at village level (b) Government agents to collect land revenue (c) Khurasani and Multani traders of foodgrains (d) Banjaras who carried the food-grains from villages to towns. Ans: (b) Government agents to collect land revenue Explanation: (b) Government agents to collect
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Q. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi was the first to have paid to his soldiers in cash ? (a) Iltutmish (b) Alauddin Khilji (c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (d) Feroz Tughlaq Ans: (b) Alauddin Khilji
Q. When Ala-ud-din Khilji forbade his nobles the use of wine, intimate relations and abundance of wealth, and confiscated their endowments and inams, he aimed at (a) enhancing king’s dignity (b) preventing the treachery of nobles (c) setting an example for his Hindu subjects (d) gathering more wealth for himself Ans: (b) preventing the treachery
Q. The chief achievement of Balban was (a) the consolidation of Turkish power and putting down rebellions by reorganising his army (b) suppression of ambitious nobles (c) establishing rapport with the people (d) administrative reforms Ans: (a) the consolidation of Turkish power and putting down rebellions by reorganising his army Explanation: (a) The consolidation of
