Q. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the Afghan rules to the throne of Delhi? (a) Sikandar Shah-Ibrahim Lodi-Bahlol Khan Lodi (b) Sikandar Shah-Bahlol Khan Lodi- Ibrahim Lodi (c) Bahlol Khan Lodi- Sikandar Shah- Ibrahim Lodi (d) Bahlol Khan Lodi-Ibrahim Lodi- Sikandar Shah Ans: (c) Bahlol Khan Lodi- Sikandar Shah- […]
Q. Who was the last ruler of the Tughluq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate? (a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (b) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq Shah II (c) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud (d) Nasrat Shah Ans: (c) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Explanation: Nasiruddin Mahmud was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty who ruled from 1394 to 1412. In the following years, the
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Q. How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah’s reign come to an early end? (a) He was deposed by his Wazir (b) He died due to a slip while climbing down steps (c) He was defeated by his nephew in a battle (d) He died of sickness due to too much consumption of wine Ans:
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Q. How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah’s reign come to an early end? (a) He was deposed by his Wazir (b) He died due to a slip while climbing down steps (c) He was defeated by his nephew in a battle (d) He died of sickness due to too much consumption of wine Ans:
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Q. Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babur to invade India was : (a) an uncle of Ibrahim Lodi and a pretender to the throne of Delhi (b) a cousin of Ibrahim Lodi who was illtreated and expelled from the country (c) the father of Dilawar Khan to whom cruel treatment was meted out
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Q. How did Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak die? (a) He was treacherously stabbed to death by one of his ambitious nobles (b) He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din Yildiz, the ruler of Ghazni who entered into a contest with him over the capture of Punjab (c) He sustained injuries while besieging the fortress of
Q. Assertion (A): Muhammad bin Tughlaq left Delhi, and, for two years lived in a camp called Swargadwari. Reason (R): At that time, Delhi was ravaged by a form of plague and many people died. (a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and
Q. Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message? (a) Dadu (b) Kabir (c) Ramananda (d) Tulsidas Ans: (c) Ramananda Explanation: Ramananda was a devotional poet and saint of the Vaishnava sect in the region of Northern India. He was the first saint to compose
Q. The motive behind Shahjahan’s Balkh campaign was to (a) secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered Kabul (b) conquer Samarqand and Farghana, the Mughal homelands (c) fix the Mughal frontier on the ‘scientific line’, the Amu Daria (d) expand the Mughal Empire beyond the subcontinent Ans: (a) secure a friendly ruler
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Q. With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statements is correct? (a) Alauddin Khilji first set up a separate Ariz’s department (b) Balban introduced the branding system of horses of military (c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq was succeeded by his uncle to the Delhi throne (d) Firoz Tughlaq set up a separate
