Top Frequently Asked Questions
History - Sultan of Delhi
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. City of Jaunpur - Firuz Tughluq
2. City of
Ahamadabad - Ahmad Shah
3. Zain-ul-Abidin - The Akbar of Kashmir
4. Founder of
Khalji Dynasty in Malwa - Husain Shah
(A) 1, 2, 3 only (B) 2, 3 only
(C) 3, 4 only (D) 1 only
ANSWER A
Palaeo - Mongoloids live along the fringes of the Himalayas. Which of the following Tribes belong to the Palaeo - Mangoloids Tace?
I. Nagas
II. Chakmas
III. Lepcha
IV. Todas
(A), I, II and III only (B),
I, II and IV only
(C), II, III and IV only (D), I, III and IV only
ANSWER A
'Sufism' originated
and developed in
(A) Christianity
(B) Hinduism
(C) Islam
(D) Zoroastrianism
ANSWER C
Amirkhusrau hailed
which city as the "Second Heaven and a great centre of Justice".
(A) Mathura
(B) Agra
(C) Kashmir
(D) Delhi
ANSWER D
Who among the
following was first ruler to propound the Divine Right Theory of Kingship?
(A) Alauddin Khilji
(B) Balban
(C) Iltumish (D) Raziya
ANSWER B
Which Delhi Ruler
got himself free from "Khalifas"?
(A)
Quth-ud-Din-Aibak (B) Itutmish
(C) Balban (D)
Razia Begum
ANSWER B
Arrange the following territorial conquests of Alauddin Khilji in the correct chronological order
I. Ranthambor
II. Malwa
III. Chittor
IV. Gujarat
(A) IV, I, III, II (C) I, II, III, IV
(B) I, III, IV, II (D) IV, III, II, I
ANSWER A
Mahmud Gawan was
executed on the charge of
(A) Murder
(B) Adultery
(C) Forged charge
of Treason
(D) Theft
ANSWER C
"Some rulers
may have one or two children's; For me, I have thousands of my childrens, they
are none other than my Turkic slaves. They are the rulers of my conquered
provinces. The will certainly reverberate my name during Kutba's". Who
said the above statement?
(A) Baha-ud-Din
Gurshasp
(B) Mahmud of
Ghazani
(C) Shihabu-d-Din
Muhammad
(D) Qutbu-d-Din
Aybak
ANSWER C
Name the Sultan of
Delhi Sultanate at the time of Timur invasion
(A) Daulat Khan
Lodi
(B) Ghiyasuddin
Tughlaq
(C) Firoz Shah
Tughlaq
(D) Nasiruddin
Mohammad Shah Tughlaq
ANSWER D
Sikandar Lodi was
responsible for the foundation of the ……… city in 1504 A.D.
(A) Dholpur
(B) Gwalior
(C) Etawah
(D) Agra
ANSWER D
Who among the following was the founder of the Turkish Dominion in India?
(A) Qutub-ud-Din Aibak (C) Balban
(B) Iltumish (D) Ghiyas-ud-Din Mahmud
ANSWER A
Which of the following dynasities had the shortest reign?
A) Slave dynasty
(B) Khilji dynasty
(C) Tughlak dynasty
(D) Lodi dynasty
ANSWER B
Who was the first muslim invader of India?
(A) Muhammad of Ghur
(B Muhammad-bin-Qasim
(C) Muhammad-bin-suri
(D) Muhammad of Ghazni
ANSWER B
How was Sultans of Delhi called?
(A) Ashvapati (lord of horses).
(B) Gajapati (lord of elephants)
(C) Ganapati (lord of clans)
(D) Narapati (lord of men)
ANSWER A
Which year Bahlol Lodi occupied the throne of Delhi
(A) 1459 A.D. (B) 1451 A.D.
(C) 1457 A.D. (D) 1453 A.D.
ANSWER B
Who introduced many new ragas such as ghora and sanam?
(A) Amir Khusrau
(B) Pir Bhodan
(C) Raja Man Singh
(D) Firoz Tughlaq
ANSWER A
Mubarak Shah was
the ablest ruler of the Sayyid Dynasty
(a) He freed the
Delhi Sultanate from the Suzerainty of a foreign power
(b) He succeeded in
suppressing the revolts of his nobles and Jagirdars.
Which of the above
statement is correct
(A) (a)
(B) (b)
(C) (a) and (b)
(D) None of the
above
ANSWER C
