Indian History PYQ – Delhi Sultanate – Part 1 (Q 1–26)

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Indian History PYQ – Delhi Sultanate – Part 1 (Q 1–26) – 26 questions, subject: History. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
GSASO – 2020
Who was the first muslim invader of India?

Correct Answer: B [Muhammad-bin-Qasim]

Explanation:

The Arab commander Muhammad-bin-Qasim invaded Sind in AD 712 and is regarded as the first Muslim invader of India.

2.  
ARGS – 2020
________, the Moorish traveller wrote about the condition of Tamilnadu during Muhammed bin-Tughlak.

Correct Answer: A [Ibn-Batuta]

Explanation:

Ibn Batuta, the Moroccan traveller, visited India under Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq and described conditions in the south including Madurai.

3.  
AHGS – 2021
Amirkhusrau hailed which city as the "Second Heaven and a great centre of Justice".

Correct Answer: D [Delhi]

Explanation:

Amir Khusrau praised Delhi as a second paradise and great centre of justice.

4.  
GSCE – 2021
In the First battle of Tarain in 1191 A.D. Prithviraj Chauhan, the ruler of Ajmer

Correct Answer: A [defeated Muhammed Ghori]

Explanation:

In the first battle of Tarain (1191) Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Muhammad Ghori, who was defeated and wounded.

5.  
GROUP 1 – 2021
Which land distribution system adopted by sultans of Delhi?

Correct Answer: A [Iqtadari]

Explanation:

The Delhi Sultans followed the iqta system, assigning territories to officers called iqtadars who collected revenue and maintained troops.

6.  
GROUP 1 – 2022
Why Ulama's had great influence in Muslim society, politics, administration and religion?

Correct Answer: C [They were well-versed in Muslim theology and Fiqh]

Explanation:

The ulama were learned in Muslim theology and fiqh (law), so they alone could interpret Shariat, giving them influence in law, religion and politics.

7.  
GROUP 2 – 2022
Sikandar Lodi was responsible for the foundation of the ________ city in 1504 A.D.

Correct Answer: D [Agra]

Explanation:

Sikandar Lodi founded the city of Agra in 1504 AD.

8.  
GROUP 2 – 2022
Arrange the following territorial conquests of Alauddin Khilji in the correct chronological order
I. Ranthambor
II. Malwa
III. Chittor
IV. Gujarat

Correct Answer: A [IV, I, III, II]

Explanation:

Alauddin Khilji conquered Gujarat (1299), Ranthambhor (1301), Chittor (1303) and Malwa (1305): IV, I, III, II.

9.  
DPGS – 2022
Who among the following was first ruler to propound the Divine Right Theory of Kingship?

Correct Answer: B [Balban]

Explanation:

Balban first propounded the divine right theory of kingship, claiming to be the shadow of God, and introduced sijda and paibos.

10.  
CEGS – 2022
"Some rulers may have one or two children; for me, I have thousands of children, they are none other than my Turkic slaves. They are the rulers of my conquered provinces. They will certainly reverberate my name during Khutbas". Who said the above statement?

Correct Answer: C [Shihab-ud-Din Muhammad]

Explanation:

Muhammad of Ghur, who had no son, said his Turkic slaves were his heirs and would keep his name alive in the Khutbas.

11.  
EO GRADE III (HR&CE) – 2022
The first architectural construction made by Qutb-ud-Din-Aibak was the

Correct Answer: C [Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque]

Explanation:

The Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque in Delhi was the first building raised by Qutb-ud-din Aibak.

12.  
EO GRADE III (HR&CE) – 2022
The last dynasty of Delhi sultanate was

Correct Answer: B [Lodi Dynasty]

Explanation:

The Lodi dynasty was the last of the Delhi Sultanate, ending when Ibrahim Lodi lost to Babur at Panipat in 1526.

13.  
CBT – 2022
The greatest of Indo-Islamic poets lived during the reign of seven monarchs, and associated in the royal court of Alauddin for a long period. Who was he?

Correct Answer: A [Amir Khusrau]

Explanation:

Amir Khusrau, the great Indo-Islamic poet, lived under several Delhi sultans and long served in Alauddin Khilji's court.

14.  
CBT – 2022
Who narrated the tortures and execution committed by Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq?

Correct Answer: C [Ibn-Batuta]

Explanation:

Ibn Batuta stayed at Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq's court and narrated in his Rihla the sultan's harsh punishments and executions.

15.  
FA – 2022
Who was Qazi-I-Mumalik during rule of Delhi Sultanate?

Correct Answer: B [Chief Justice]

Explanation:

Qazi-i-Mumalik was the chief justice, head of the judiciary, in the Delhi Sultanate.

16.  
JAILOR – 2022
Khwaja Jahan was the Wazir of the following Sultan

Correct Answer: A [Mohamed Bin Tuglaq]

Explanation:

Khwaja Jahan (Ahmad Ayaz) was the wazir of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq.

17.  
JUNIOR REHABILITATION OFFICER – 2023
In whose reign did the Sultanate reach its maximum geographical limit?

Correct Answer: C [Muhammed-Bin-Tughlak]

Explanation:

The Delhi Sultanate reached its greatest extent under Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq (1325-1351), from Punjab to Madurai.

18.  
BURSAR – 2023
Which Sultan of Delhi imposed Jizya on the Brahmins?

Correct Answer: B [Firoz Tughlaq]

Explanation:

Firoz Tughlaq imposed jizya on Brahmins as well, who had earlier been exempt.

19.  
BURSAR – 2023
The price of a first grade horse fixed by Ala-ud-din was

Correct Answer: A [100 – 120 tankas]

Explanation:

Under Alauddin Khilji's price control, a first-grade horse was fixed at 100-120 tankas.

20.  
BURSAR – 2023
"The King was freed from his people and they from their King". On whose death did Badauni comment thus?

Correct Answer: A [Mohamed-bin-Tuqlaq]

Explanation:

Badauni remarked that on Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq's death (1351) the king was freed from his people and they from their king.

21.  
HEALTH OFFICER – 2023
Which one of the following mosque is best known for its tower of victory?

Correct Answer: B [Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque]

Explanation:

The Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque complex houses the Qutb Minar, the tower of victory, begun by Aibak and completed by Iltutmish.

22.  
FISHERY DEPT INSPECTOR – 2023
Name the Iltutmish's vizier who rebelled against Raziyya.

Correct Answer: A [Nizamul-mulk Junaydi]

Explanation:

Iltutmish's vizier Nizam-ul-Mulk Junaidi rebelled against Raziyya, opposing a woman on the throne.

23.  
GROUP 3A – 2023
Timur invaded India during the year

Correct Answer: B [1 3 9 8]

Explanation:

Timur invaded India in 1398 and sacked Delhi during the Tughlaq period.

24.  
LIBRARY SCIENCE – 2023
Iltumish administered by a governing class of nobility known as

Correct Answer: D [Turkan-i-chahalgani]

Explanation:

Iltutmish ruled through the Turkan-i-Chahalgani, a corps of forty loyal Turkish nobles.

25.  
LIBRARY SCIENCE – 2023
Amir Hasan Dehlvi was the Sufi Poet in the ________ king's court.

Correct Answer: A [Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq]

Explanation:

Amir Hasan Dehlvi, disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya and author of Fawaid-ul-Fuad, was a poet at Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq's court.

26.  
JSO – 2023
The province of Mohammed Bin Tughlaq's empire in the valley of the Tapti river was

Correct Answer: B [Khandesh]

Explanation:

Khandesh lay in the Tapti valley and was a province of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq's empire.

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