History Medieval India - MCQs

History Medieval India - MCQs – Set 1

1. Who among the following had written Tughlaq Nama?

(a) Amir Khusrau

(b) Minhaj-us-Siraj

(d) Ziauddin Barani

2. The court of which of the following did Abdur Razzaq, ambassador of Timur’s son Shah Rukh of Herat, visit?

(a) Zamorin of Calicut

(b) Alauddin Khilji

(d) Muhammad bin Tughluq

3. Who ascended the throne of Delhi Sultanate after the death of Iltutmish?

(a) Rukn-ud-din Firuz

(b) Aram Shah

(d) Razia Sultana

4. When was Sayyid Dynasty of Delhi Sultanate founded?

(a) 1404 AD

(b) 1408 AD

(d) 1418 AD

5. Who among the following traced his descent to the Prophet?

(a) Khizr Khan

(b) Ghiasuddin Tughlaq

(d) Jalalud din Khalji

6. Who among the following was the first Muslim ruler to conquer South India?

(a) Alauddin Khalji

(b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

(d) Akbar

7. Who among the following had introduced the Dagh and Chehra system in administration?

(a) Balban

(b) Alauddin Khalji

(d) Sikander Lodi

8. Which Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate was responsible for introducing rationing system in India?

(a) Iltutmish

(b) Alauddin Khalji

(d) Ghiyasuddin Balban

9. Who among the following sultans love to style himself Sikander-i-Sani?

(a) Iltutmish

(b) Balban

(d) Alauddin Khalji

10. During the invasion of which kingdom, Malik Kafur, who later became Alauddin’s most important military general, was captured by army of the latter.

(a) Bengal

(b) Gujarat

(d) Gujarat

Answers

1-a: Tughlaq Nama (Book of the Tughlaqs) was written by Amir Khusrau. Tughlaq Nama describes the reign of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.

2-a: Abdur Razzaq was a Persian who was sent by Shah Rukh (reign 1405 – 1447) as ambassador to the Zamorin of Calicut. In April 1443, Abdur Razzaq also visited Vijayanagar during the reign of Devaraya II.

3-a: Rukn-ud-din Firuz was placed on the throne of Delhi Sultanate by the nobles of the court in deference to the wishes of the Slave Sultan Iltutmish who had nominated his daughter Razia as his successor before his death in April, 1236.

4-c: Khizr Khan was the founder of the Sayyid dynasty, the fourth and penultimate dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.

5-a: According to some historians, Khizr Khan traced his descent to the Prophet. That Khizr Khan traced his descent to the Prophet has been mentioned in Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi written by Yahiya bin Ahmad Sarhindi.

6-a: After annexation of North India, Alauddin embarked on a military expedition under the command of Malik Kafur for the subjugation of South India.

7-b: Dagh (branding of horse) and Chehra (full description of each soldier) were introduced by Alauddin Khalji.

8-b: Rationing system was one of the many administrative reforms by Alauddin Khilji.

9-d: Alauddin Khalji loved to style himself “the Second Alexander” (Sikander-i-Sani)

10-b: The prized capture during the Gujarat conquest by Alauddin Khilji was slave Malik Kafur (also known as hazardinari). The kingdom of Gujarat was then ruled by king Karna Dev of the Vaghela dynasty.

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