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1
Q

Among the following, who was not a proponent of
Bhakti cult

A

Tukaram, Tyagaraja and Vallabhacharya belonged to
medieval Bhakti movement while Nagarjuna was the founder
of ‘Nihilism’ in the third centuries B

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2
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Mughal painting reached its zenith under

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Jahangir

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3
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When was the 3rd Battle of Panipat fought?

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14 January, 176

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4
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Which Hindu State has been mentioned by Babur in
his Babur Nama

A

Mewar

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5
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A. Tarikh-e-hind 1. Ibn Battuta
B. Tarikh-i-Delhi 2. Minhaj
C. Rihla 3. Al-Biruni
D. Tabqat-i-Nasiri 4. Khusrau
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 2 3 1
U

A

The correctly matched list is as follows :
Tarikh-i-Hind Al-Biruni
Tarikh-i-Delhi Khusrau
Rihla Ibn Battuta
Tabqat-i-Nasiri Minhaj-i-Siraj

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6
Q

Nastaliq was

A

Nastaliq was a Persian script used in medieval India during
the Mughal period. The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was an
expert in writing Nastaliq script

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7
Q

Which one of the following Sultans of Delhi introduced
measures for improving the quality of fruits?

A

b) Firuz Tughluq

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8
Q

Who among the following was the governor of Deccan
for the major part of Shah Jahan’s Reign

A

Aurangzeb

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9
Q
  1. Aurangzeb defeated Jaswant Singh, the King of
    Jodhpur in the battle of Dharmat in 1658. Dharmat
    situated in which state?
A

Madhya Prades

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10
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Jahangir Mahal is located

A

Jahangir Palace is
one of the top examples of Mughal architecture with intricate
Hindu and Islamic motifs. The architecture of Jahangir palace
is inspired by the palace of Man Singh of Gwalior.

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11
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Agra Fort is the earliest example of

A

Akbari style

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12
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Akbar had built
more than 500 buildings in the fort by r

A

Rednstone

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13
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The poet heart King, who wrote praising verses for
Lord Krishna under the name of Nagri Das was –

A

Nagri Das (Servant of Radha) was the nickname of Raja
Sawant Singh (17th-18th century) of Kishangarh state, Ajmer.
He wrote many verses in praise of Lord Krishna. The rulers
of Kishangarh patronized the Nimbarka sec

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14
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famous poet Amir Khusrau lived at the cour

A

Alauddin Khalji

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15
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  1. Arrange the following events of Akbar’s regime in their
    chronological order :
  2. Abolition of Jizya
  3. Construction of Ibadat Khana
  4. Singing of Mahzar
  5. Foundation of Din-i-Ilahi
    Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
    (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 3, 4, 1
    (c) 1, 3, 2, 4 (d) 3, 4, 1, 2
    U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (P
A

(a)
Akbar abolished Jizya in 1564. The construction of Ibadat
Khana occurred in 1575 whose main purpose was to facilitate
philosophical and theological discussions. The declaration of
Mahzarnama was held in 1579 which was prepared by Shaikh
Mubarak, the father of Abul Fazl. Akbar founded Din-i-Illahi
in 1582 for religious harmony.

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16
Q

Every year a fair is held at the tomb of famous Sufi
saint Haji Waris Ali Shah a

A

c)
Every year a fair is held at the tomb of famous Sufi saint Haji
Waris Ali Shah at Deva Sharif which is situated 12 kms. away
from Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh

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17
Q

which battle did Maharana Sanga defeat Ibrahim
Lodi?

A

The battle of Khatoli was fought between Maharana Sanga
and Ibrahim Lodi in 1518. Ibrahim Lodi was defeated badly
by Maharana Sanga

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18
Q

Which of the following was the head of the army in
Mughal period ?

A

During the Mughal period, the head of the military was called
Mir Bakshi, who was appointed from the leading nobles of
the court. Mir Bakshi was in charge of intelligence gathering
and also made recommendations to the emperor for military
appointments and promotions.

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19
Q

Which one of the following, wrote the famous works
‘Ram Chandrika’ and ‘Rasik-Priya’ ?

A

Ramchandrika’ and ‘Rasik-Priya’ was written by Keshavdas
(1555-1617). He was a Sanskrit scholar and Hindi poet, best
known for his ‘Rasik Priya’ a pioneering work of the Ritikaal
of Hindi literature

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20
Q

The transfer of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad was
ordered by

A

Sultan Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

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21
Q

Which one of the following foreign travellers
elaborately discussed about diamonds and diamond
mines of India?

A

Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605-1689) was a 17th century
French gem merchant and traveller. He elaborately discussed
about diamonds and diamond mines of India.

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22
Q

The word ‘Hindu’ as a reference to the people of Hind (India) was fi rst used by

A

The Arabs

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23
Q

First successful Muslim attack on India occurred in the yea

A

712 A.D

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24
Q

Muhammad - Bin - Qasim conquered Sindh in

A

712 A.

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25
Q

Out of the given invaders namely : The Ghaznavids, The Ghurids, the Arabs, who were the fi rst Muslim invader

A

Arabs

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26
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Out of the given invader namely : Qutbuddin Aybak, Muhammad Ghazni, Muhammad-BinQasim and Muhammad Ghori who was the fi rst Muslim invader in Indi

A

Muhammad Bin Qasim

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27
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Muhammad-Bin-Qasim was a

A

Arab

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28
Q

The founder of Ghaznavid dynasty wa

A

Alptigin

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29
Q

Prime Minister recently inaugurated the new Circuit House near Somnath temple at Veraval. Following statements are correct regarding Somnath temple

A

Somnath temple is one of the Jyotirlinga shrines- A description of Somnath temple was given by Al-Biruni- Pran Pratishtha of Somnath temple (installation of the present day temple) was done by President Dr. Rajendra Prasad

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30
Q

¾ The court historian of Mahmud of Ghazni was

A

Utbi

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31
Q

The Chandela king who faced Mahmud Ghaznavi -

A

Vidyadhar

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32
Q

The Chandela king who faced Mahmud Ghaznavi -

A

Vidyadhar

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33
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The ruler who reconstructed Somnath Temple after the invasion of Mahmud Ghaznavi

A

Bhimdev-I

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34
Q

The author of Shah-nama, Firdausi was associated

A

With the Court of Mahmud Ghazanavi

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35
Q

The famous historian who visited India with Mahmud of Ghazni was

A

Al-Beruni

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36
Q

Al-Beruni came to India i

A

11th Century A.D.

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37
Q

The fi rst Muslim who studied Puranas waas

A

Al-Beruni

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38
Q

The ruler who issued silver coins with Sanskrit legend on one side

A

Mahmud Ghazni

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39
Q

The ruler from Central Asia who conquered North India in 1192 is

A

Shihabuddin Muhammad Gho

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40
Q

Muhammad Ghori was defeated for the fi rst time by

A

Mularaja-II

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41
Q

Muhammad Ghori defeated Jayachandra in

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Battle of Chandawar (1194 A.D.

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42
Q

Bakhtiyar Khalji who conquered Bengal and Bihar was

A

The slave of Muhammad Ghor

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43
Q

‘Nalanda Vihar’ was destroyed by

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Bakhtiyar Khalj

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44
Q

Real founder of Turk rule in Bihar was

A

Ibn Bakhtiyar Khilj

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45
Q

The true statement regarding Turkish invasion of India is

A

Turkish invasion of India was successful because there was no political unity in North India.

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46
Q

The inscription that reveals information about silk weavers guil

A

Dashpur Inscription

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47
Q

Panahi’ and ‘Upanah’ were mentioned in the ¾ medieval time in context of

A

Shoes

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48
Q

The founder of slave dynasty wa

A

Qutbuddin Aybak

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49
Q

The Sultan of Delhi Sultanate (Although has not adopted of Title of Sultan) who is known as ‘Lakh Baksh

A

Qutbuddin Aybak

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50
Q

he contribution to the construction of famous ‘Qutb-Minar’ was given b

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Qutbuddin Aybak, Iltutmish, Firuz Shah Thughluq

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51
Q

The Qutub Minar was completed by

A

Iltutmish

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52
Q

Qutbuddin Aybak had built ‘Adhai Din ka Jhonpara’. It is situated in

A

Ajmer (Rajasthan

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53
Q

The capital of Qutbuddin Aybak wa

A

Lahore

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54
Q

The ruler who established Delhi as the capital of Sultanate

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Iltutmish

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55
Q

The fi rst sultan of Delhi who introduced regular coins and declared Delhi the capital of his empir

A

Iltutmish

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56
Q

The fi rst Muslim ruler of Delhi wa

A

Iltutmish

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57
Q

The Muslim ruler among Balban, Razia, Iltutmish and Nasir-ud-Din, whose empire was regarded as a part of Dar-ul-Islam was

A

Iltutmish

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58
Q

A slave of slave’ wa

A

Iltutmish

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59
Q

Among Tajuddin Yeldoz, Nasiruddin Kubacha, Ali Mardan and Malik Altunia, the person who was not the rival of Iltutmish

A

Malik Altunia

60
Q

Mongol invader Genghis Khan came through the North-West Frontier of India

A

During the reign of Iltutmish

61
Q

The original name of Changez (Genghis) Khan was

A

Temuchin (Temujin

62
Q

The nobles behind the dethroning of Raziya Begum were

A

Turkish

63
Q

The full name of Sultan of Delhi, Balban was

A

Ghiyasuddin Balban

64
Q

The Sultan of Delhi who is said to have followed the policy of ‘blood and iron

A

Balban

65
Q

The fi rst Muslim ruler who formulated the theory of kingship ‘similar to the theory’ of divine right of the kings

A

Balban

66
Q

The true statements regarding Balban are:-

A

Balban made his government fi rm, stable and centralized all authority in his hands. - He wanted to protect North-West frontier against Mongol invasions

67
Q

After consolidating his power, Balban assumed the grand title of

A
  • Zil-e-Ilahi
68
Q

In India the famous Persian Festival ‘Navroz’ was introduced by

A

Balban

69
Q

Balban

A
70
Q

Helper of a caliph

A

Balbban

71
Q

Diwani-Arz in Delhi Sultanate

A

Balban

72
Q

The Mughal Text ‘Masir-A- Alamgiri’ was written b

A

Saqi Mustad Kha

73
Q

Tughril Khan raised a standard of revolt during the reign of

A

Balban

74
Q

The sultan who wanted to launch a new religion but Ulemas opposed the move -

A

Alauddin Khal

75
Q

The sultan of Delhi who assumed the title of Alexander the Second

A

Alauddin Khalji

76
Q

The dynasty of Delhi sultanate which ruled for the shortest period

A

Khalji

77
Q

The famous army-commander of Alauddin Khalji who died fi ghting against Mongols

A

Zafar khan

78
Q

Padmini is associated with Ala-ud-Din’s conquest of Chittor. Her husband’s name

A

Rana Ratan Sing

79
Q

He was known as Hazar-Dinari

A

Malik Kafur

80
Q

The purpose of Alauddin’s Deccan expeditions wa

A

Financial Ventures

81
Q

Chronological order of conquest of Alauddin Khilji (among Ranthambore, Gujarat, Warangal and Chittor)

A

Gujarat (1299 A.D., Ranthambaor, (1301 A.D.), Chittor (1303 A.D.) and Warangal (1310 A.D.)

82
Q

The ruler of Devagiri at the time of Alauddin Khalji’s invasion was

A

Ramachandra Dev

83
Q

Ranthambore

A

Hamirdev

84
Q

Chittor

A

Ratan singh

85
Q

Devgiri

A

Raja Ramchandra

86
Q

Gujarat

A

Karn Dev

87
Q

The army that was defeated by the army of Kakatiya rulers in 1303 at Warangal was associated with

A

Alauddin Khalj

88
Q

Khalisa land developed on a large scale during the regime of sultan

A

Alauddin Khalji

89
Q

The Sultan who is said to have raised the land revenue to one-half of the produce wa

A

Alauddin Khalji, Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

90
Q

The Sultan who is said to have raised the land revenue to one-half of the produce was

A

Alauddin Khalji, Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

91
Q

The sultan who introduced “Market Reforms” was

A

Alauddin Khalj

92
Q

The attempt of Alauddin Khalji to control the market prices wa

A

Highly successful

93
Q

The true statements connected with Alauddin Khalji ar

A

He collected revenue by measuring the cultivated land.- He abolished the powers of provincial Governors.

94
Q

The king of the medieval India who began the ‘Public Distribution System’

A

Alauddin Khalji

95
Q

Devagiri

A

Ramchandra dev /Shankar Dev

96
Q

Warangal

A

Prataprudradev-II

97
Q

Hoyasala

A

Veer Ballal

98
Q

Madurai

A

Veer Pandaya

99
Q

The ruler of Delhi Sultanate who declared himself as ‘Khalifa’

A

Mubarak Khalj

100
Q

Price control was introduced in Delhi by

A

Alauddin Khalji

101
Q

The sultan of Delhi who was the fi rst to charge ‘Ghari or House Tax

A

Alauddin Khalji

102
Q

Chehra system was introduced

A

Alauddin Khalji

103
Q

Chehra system was related to

A

Identity card system for every soldier

104
Q

The Dagh system to brand horses selected for war, was started

A

Alauddin Khal

105
Q

Ravi River

A

Boundary btw mongal and delhi sultante during the period of aluddin khilji

106
Q

Out of the given Sultans namely: Iltutmish Nasiruddin Mahmud, Balban, and Alauddin Khalji who appointed a special army to protect the boundaries of the empir

A

Alauddin Khalji

107
Q

The General of Alauddin Khalji who ultimately became the fi rst Sutlan of Tughluq dynasty

A

Ghazi Malik (Ghiyasuddin Tuqhluq

108
Q

The General of Alauddin Khalji who ultimately became the fi rst Sutlan of Tughluq dynasty

A

Ghazi Malik (Ghiyasuddin Tuqhluq

109
Q
A

Tughluq Dynasty

110
Q

Out of the given dynasties namely : Khalji Dynasty Lodi Dynasty, Slave Dynasty, Tughluq Dynasty which ruled the country for the longest period

A

Tughluq Dynasty

111
Q

The most learned ruler of the Delhi sultanate who was well versed in various branches of learning including Astronomy, Mathematics and Medicin

A

Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

112
Q

The sultan who introduced the new Department ‘Diwan-i-Aamir Kohi’

A

Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

113
Q

The sultan of Delhi who had established a separate Agriculture department and had planned the ‘rotation of crops

A

Muhammad-Bin-Tughlu

114
Q

Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq had transferred his capital from Delhi to

A

Daultabad

115
Q

For the fi rst time the token currency was introduced in India b

A

Muhammad-Bin-Tughlu

116
Q

Ibn-Battuta, the Moorish traveller, visited India during the reign o

A

Muhamamd-Bin-Tughluq

117
Q

The person who has given a detailed description of the postal system prevailing during the Sultanate period, is

A

Ibn-Battuta

118
Q

The fi rst Sultan of Delhi who participated in the public celebration of Hol

A

Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

119
Q

The king, was freed from his people and they from their king. On whose death Badayuni commented

A

Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

120
Q

The Sultan of Delhi who established an ‘Employment Exchange’ to help the unemployed

A

Firuz Shah Tughluq

121
Q

The Sultan of Delhi who was very concerned about charity and alms and established a department called ‘Diwan-i-Khairat’ for it, was

A

Firuz Shah Tughlu

122
Q

The sultan who had most number of slaves in his court

A

Firuz Tughluq

123
Q

Public Works established by

A

Firuz Shah Tughluq

124
Q

The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India w

A

Firuz Shah Tughluq

125
Q

With reference to digging canals for enriching agriculture, the credit of being the fi rst ruler of 14th century is given to

A

Ghiyasuddin Tughluq

126
Q

Haqq i shrab or irrigation tax

A

Firuz tughlaq

127
Q

Sultan of delhi who levid jaziya on brahmin

A

Firuz tughlaq

128
Q

Sultan of delhi intro the quality of fruit

A

Ft

129
Q

The Sultan of Delhi who established a ‘Translation Department’ to help both community understand each other’s ideas better, was

A

Firuz Shah Tughluq

130
Q

The fi rst Indian ruler who organised Haj Pilgrimage from the State Exchequer was

A

Firuz Shah Tughlu

131
Q

Dar-ul-Shafa’ established by Firuz Tughluq wa

A

A free hospit

132
Q

The last ruler of the Tughluq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate wa

A

Nasiruddin Mahmud

133
Q

Timur Lung attacked India in the year -

A

1398 A.

134
Q

Timur Lung attacked India in the year

A

1398 A.D

135
Q

Timur invaded India during the reign of

A

Nasiruddin Mahmud

136
Q

The dynasty that rule over India after the invasion of Timur was

A

Sayyid Dynasty

137
Q

Out of the given rulers namely : Alauddin Khalji, Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq, Firuz Tughluq, Iltutmish, under whom Ain-ul-Mulk Multani did not serve

A

Iltutmish

138
Q

Out of the given Sultanate rulers namely: Khalji,Tughluq, Sayyid and Lodi, which was of Afghan origin

A

Lodi

139
Q

The correct chrologocial order of the Afghan rulers to the throne of Delhi is

A

Bahlul Khan Lodi (1451-1489 A.D.)- Sikandar Lodi (1489-1517 A.D.)- Ibrahim Lodi (1517-152

140
Q

Maharana Sanga defeated Ibrahim Lodi

A

In the Battle of Khatoli (1518 A.D.)

141
Q

The medieval Sultan who has the credit of founding the city of Agra and making it the capital of the Sultanate

A

Sikandar Lodi

142
Q

The ruler who composed poems with the penname ‘Gulrukri

A

Sikandar Lodi

143
Q

The Sultan who is known for having abolished the tax on grain

A

Sikandar Lodi

144
Q

The correct chronological order of dynasties ruling over Delhi is

A

Slave Dynasty, Khalji Dynasty, Tughluq Dynasty, Sayyid Dynasty, Lodi Dynasty

145
Q

Out of the given rulers namely : Balban, Iltutmish, Qutbuddin Aybak, Ibrahim Lodi who was not from the slave dynasty

A

Ibrahim Lodi

146
Q

Out of the given rulers namely : Balban, Iltutmish, Qutbuddin Aybak, Ibrahim Lodi who was not from the slave dynasty

A

Ibrahim Lodi

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