50 leaked questions on History (Joking)

(Political History: Medieval Period)

1. Which of the following rulers belonged to Slave Dynasty?

(a) Iltutmish (b) Humayun

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2. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi has been described by the historians as the ‘mixture of opposite ? (Max. & Central Excise, 1993)

(a) Balban (b) Alauddin Khilji

3. Match the following:

A.	Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulial.	Introduced price control and rationing
B.	Malik Kafur	2.	Mongol leader
C.	Alauddin Khilji	3.	Overthrew the Slave dynasty
D.	Jalaiuddjn	4.	Also known as ‘Hazar Dinari’
		5.	Sufi saint
	ABCD		ABCD

(a) 5 4 1 3 (b) 1 2 3 4

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4. The founder of the first Afghan rule in India was

(a) Ibrahim Lodi (b) Bahlul Lodi

5. Who amongst the following was the ruler of Chittor, when Alauddin Khilji attacked and conquered it in 1303 A.D. ? (Assistant Grade,94)

(a) Rana Sanga (b) Rana Kumbha

6. The dynasty that succeeded the Chalukyas in Western India was that of the (EngineeeringServices,93)

(a) Cholas (b) Kakatiyas

7. The Sultan who called himself Naib-i-Khudai or Deputy of the God, was

(a) Iltutmish (b) Alauddin Khilji

8. The extent of the Delhi Sultanate empire was the greatest during the reign of

(a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Iltutmish

9. Market control was first introduced in medieval India by

(Assistant Grade, 1994)

(a) Ghiasuddin Balban (b) Firozeshah Tughlaq (c) Iltutmish (d) Alauddin Khilji

10. Which of the following are correctly matched? (I.E.S.1993)

Persons Event

1. Sultan Mahmud -Sack of Somnath

2. Muhammad Ghori -Conquest of Sind

3. Alauddin Khilji -Revolt in Bangal

4. Muhammad bin Tughlaq-Changiz Khan’s invasion

(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 only

11. Vatapi was the capital of the (N.DA. 1994)

(a) Pallavas (b) Rashtrakutas

12. Which of the following is correctly matched?

(a) Chauhans-Delhi (b) Tomars-Ajmer

13. The first Muslim ruler to formulate the theory of Kingship similar to the theory ofaivine right of Kings was

(a) Qutbuddin Aibak (b) Alauddin Khilji

14. Alauddin Khilji introduced market reforms

(a) To administer his subjects well.

(b) To easy the peasants’ living.

(d) To remove mediators.

15. Which of the following Sultans of Tughlaq dynasty issued copper coins instead of silver ones?

(a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (c) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (d) Mahmud Tughlaq

16. Choose the set of correct chronological order of dynasties (C.D.S.1992)

(a) Lodi, Slave, Tughlaq, Khalji

(b) Slave, Tughlaq, Khalji, Lodi

(d) Slave, Khalji, Tughlaq, Lodi

17. Who among the following introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroj in India? (I.A.S.1993)

(a) Balban (b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

18. Balban’s greatest achievement was (U.D.C.93)

(a) Curbing of the power of nobles.

(b) Establishment of peace and security.

(d) Suppression of revolts.

19. Token currency was introduced for the first time in India by

(a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

20- Which of the following rulers in India challenged the authority of the Ulemas or Muslim clergy?

(a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Balban

21. Which of the following generals of Alauddin Khilji conquered Deccan a number of times?

(a) Ulugh Khan (b) Nusrat Khan

22. Name the metals of the coins Tanka, Shashgani and Jital of the Sultanate period (Teacher’s Exam, 94)

(a) Silver, gold, copper (b) Gold, silver, copper

23. Arrange the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate in chronological order of their reign and choose the correct answer

1. Qutubuddin Aibak 2. Balban 3. Iltutmish 4. Nasiruddin

(a) 4,1,3,2 (b) 1,3,4,2

24. Which of the following were not included in the market regulation introduced by Alauddin Khilji? (C.D.S. 1990)

1. The Sultan fixed the prices of foodgrains far below the usual rates.

2. He imported the necessaries by relaxing import duties.

3. He followed a non-intervention policy as far as the civil supplies were concerned.

4. Advances were given to merchants if they did not possess enough capital,

(a) 1 and 4 (b) 2 and 3

25. Delhi Sultanate was a

(a) Democracy (b) Bureauracy

26. The most important feauture in the economic measures pursued by Alauddin Khilji was

(a) Foreign trade (b) Market control

27. Mohammad bin Tughlaq changed his capital from Delhi to Deogiri because he wanted to (Assistant Grade, t991)

(a) Improve trade in the Deccan

(b) Spread Islam in the Deccan

(d) Escape from the Mongol invasion

28. During the early medieval period, the Rashtrakutas were a party to the tripartite struggle for power. The other two parties were (C.D.S.1994)

(a) Sanas and Palas (b) Cholas and Chalukyas

29. Who was assigned the first Iqta in India by Mohammad Ghori? (Teacher’s Exam, 1994)

(a) Shamsuddin Iltutmish (b) Qutbuddin Aibak (c) Tajuddin Yalduz • (d) Nasiruddin Qubacha

30. Arrange the following dynasties in choronological order and choose the correct sequence:

1. Tughlaq 2. Khilji 3. Pallava 4. Kushana

(a) 3,4,2,1 (b) 3,4,1,2

31. Alauddin’s price control regulations were mainly directed against

(a) Middlemen (b) Hindu merchants

32. Who among the following rulers is most famous for building a large number of canals for irrigation?

(a) Qutbuddin Aibak (b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

33. Which of the following statements are true regarding Muhammad bin Tughlaq? (I.F.S.93)

1. He introduced measures to regulate markets.

2. He introduced monetary reforms.

3. He increased the taxes paid by the people of the doab region.

4. He invited leaders of different faiths for religious discussions,

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3

34. The Durrani dynasty was founded by

(a) Murshid Quli Khan (b) Husain Ali Khan (c) Ahmad Shah Abdali (d) Chin Qilich Khan

35. The last ruler of the Lodhi dynasty was

(a) Sikandar Lodhi (b) Bahlul Lodhi

36. Under which Sultan, Khalisa land increased considerably?

(a) Ghiasuddin Balban (b) Alauddin Khilji

37. Which of the following is not one of the features of the economic regulations of Alauddin Khalji? (C.D.S 1995)

(a) Use of correct measures

(b) Prices fixed being calculated on the basis of production cost

(d) Organisation of separate markets for separate commodities

38. Razia succeeded Sultan

(a) Bahram (b) Qutbuddin Aibak

39. Which of the following pairs of kings and the dynasties is correctly matched?

(a) Amoghavarsha- Pratihara(b) Bhoja -Chauhan (c) Dharmapala -Rashtrakuta(d) Pulakesin-Chalukya

40. For his unbounded generosity, who amongst the following Sultans was styled by all writers of the time as ‘lakh baksh’ or giver of lakhs?

(a) Nasir -ud- din Mahmud (b) Balban

41. During whose reign did the Mongols first invade India?

(a) Ala-ud-din Khilji (b) Ghiyas -ud-din Balban

42. Who among the following were famous jurists of medieval India?

(I.A.S. 1995)

1. Vijnanesvara 2. Hemadri 3. Rajasc – hara 4. Jimutavahana (a) 1 and 4 (b) 1 ,2 and 3

43. Which of the following was the major source of royal income in medieval north India? (C.D.S.95)

(a) Jaziyah (b) Kharaj

44. The Sultan who called himself ‘Naib -i- Khudai or ‘Deputy of the God’ was

(a) Ibrahim Lodi (b) Balban

45. The capital of Shashanka was (Railways, 1995)

(a) Suvarnagiri (b) Mahasthangarh

46. Which of the following Sultans established diplomatic, relations with China? (C.D.S. 1995)

(a) Ibrahim Lodi (b) Jallaluddin Khalji

47. Which of the following pairs of kings & dynasties is correctly matched?

(a) Pulakesin -Chalukya (b) Bhoja -Chauhan

48. The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler (SSC C.P.O. 2008)

(a) Qutub-ud-din Aibak (b) Iltutmish

49. During which Gupta King’s reign did the Chinese traveller Fa-hien visit India?

(a) Chandra Gupta I (b) Samudra Gupta

50. With reference to Delhi Sultanate, who was the founder of Sayyid Dynasty? (C.D.S. 2008)

(a) Khizr Khan (b) Mubarak Shah

ANSWERS

I. (a) 2 (c) 3.(a) 4.(b) 5(c) 6(d) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9 (d) 10. (c)

11 (c) 12. (a) 13. (d) 14. (c) 15 (b) 16.(d) 17(a) 18.(b)

19(d) 20. (a) 21 (c) 22(b) 23.(b) 24.(c) 25(d) 26.(b)

27(d) 28.(c) 29 (b) 30. (c) 31. (c) 32 (b) 33. (b) 34. (c)

35.(d) 36.(b) 37(d) 38.(c) 39(d) 40.(c) 41. (c) 42 (c)

43.(a) 44.(b) 45.(d) 46.(b) 47. (a) 48 (b) 49. (c) 50. (a)