Question 1.
Which of the following was NOT the king of the Rajput Dynasty?
(a) Tomaras
(b) Ananga Pala
(c) Prithviraj Chauhan
(d) Bahlul Lodi
Answer
Answer: (d) Bahlul Lodi
Question 2.
Which ruler first established his capital at Delhi?
(a) Chauhans ruler
(b) Tomara Rajput ruler
(c) Turkish ruler
(d) Khalji dynasty
Answer
Answer: (b) Tomara Rajput ruler
Question 3.
Who was the first slave king of Delhi Sultanate?
(a) Qutbuddin Aybak
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Raziyya Sultan
(d) Alauddin Khalji
Answer
Answer: (a) Qutbuddin Aybak
Question 4.
Who was successor of Muhammad-bin Tughluq?
(a) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
(b) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(c) Ibn Battuta
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (b) Firuz Shah Tughluq
Question 5.
What was the language of administration under the Delhi Sultans?
(a) Urdu
(b) Persian
(c) Hindi
(d) English
Answer
Answer: (b) Persian
Question 6.
The position of standing facing Mecca during namaj is known as
(a) Khutba
(b) Qibla
(c) Sijdah
(d) Kharaj
Answer
Answer: (b) Qibla
Question 7.
In whose reign did the Sultanate reach its i farthest extent?
(a) Tomara Rajput
(b) Raziyya
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Muhammad-bin Tughluq
Answer
Answer: (d) Muhammad-bin Tughluq
Question 8.
Who was Ulema?
(a) A slave purchased for military service
(b) A ruler
(c) A scholar of Islamic learning
(d) An invader
Answer
Answer: (c) A scholar of Islamic learning
Question 9.
A fortified settlement with soldiers was
(a) hinterland
(b) garrison town
(c) jagir
(d) none of these
Answer
Answer: (b) garrison town
Question 10.
Which was NOT the kind of taxes during Delhi Sultanate?
(a) Kharaj
(b) Tax on cattles
(c) Tax on houses
(d) Bandagans
Answer
Answer: (d) Bandagans
Question 11.
Kharaj was a type of tax on
(a) houses
(b) cattle
(c) trade
(d) cultivation
Answer
Answer: (d) cultivation
Question 12.
Which Mughal emperor followed Sher Shah Suri’s idea of administration?
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Babur
(d) Aurangzeb
Answer
Answer: (b) Akbar
Match the contents of Column A with that of Column B:
Column A | Column B |
1. Dehliwal | (a) Traveller from Morocco |
2. Shamsuddin Iltutmish | (b) Coins minted in Delhi |
3. Sanctuary of the world | (c) Mongol invader |
4. Ibn Batuta | (d) Jahanpanah |
5. Genghis Khan | (e) Early Turkish Ruler |
Answer
Answer:
Column A | Column B |
1. Dehliwal | (b) Coins minted in Delhi |
2. Shamsuddin Iltutmish | (e) Early Turkish Ruler |
3. Sanctuary of the world | (d) Jahanpanah |
4. Ibn Batuta | (a) Traveller from Morocco |
5. Genghis Khan | (c) Mongol invader |
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
1. …………. dynasty ruled Delhi before the Tughluqs.
Answer
Answer: Khalji
2. Tarikh or Tawarikh were written in ………….
Answer
Answer: Persian
3. ……….. was built by two rulers Qutbuddin Aybak and Iltutmish.
Answer
Answer: Qutb Minar
4. …………. is a sermon during Friday prayer in the Mosque.
Answer
Answer: Khutba
5. Leader of the Namaz is ……………
Answer
Answer: Imam
6. Raziyya Sultan ruled from ………… to 1240 AD.
Answer
Answer: 1236
State whether the given statements are true or false:
1. Delhi became an important city under the rule of Tomaras and Chauhans.
Answer
Answer: True
2. Minhaj-i-Siraj was in favour of Queen’s rule in Delhi.
Answer
Answer: False
3. Delhi’s authority was challenged by Mongols’ invasions.
Answer
Answer: True
4. The iqtadars were called Samantas.
Answer
Answer: False
5. Jalaluddin established the Lodi dynasty.
Answer
Answer: False
6. Dehli-i-Kuhna was oldest of four cities of Delhi and was established by Muhammad Bin Tughluq.
Answer
Answer: True