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Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban controlled Assam, Manipur and Kashmir.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
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Ghiyas ud din Balban was the ninth sultan of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi. He was the ruler of a vast empire that stretched from Bengal (Gauda) in the east to Ghazni (Gajjana) in Afghanistan in the west and included all of south India (Dravida). This was mentioned in a Sanskrit prashasti which praised him for his achievements.

Which of these is one of the early Turkish rulers Known to India?

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  1. Qutbuddin Aibak

  2. Prithviraj Chauhan

  3. Khizr Khan

  4. Bahlul Lodi

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Correct Option: A
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  • Qutubuddin Aibak was the founder of the Slave dynasty. He was a Turkish of the Aybak tribe and was the sultan for only four years, 1206-1210.
  • Prithiviraj Chauhan was a Rajput king of Rajasthan.
  • Sayyid Khizr Khan ibn Malik Sulaiman (reigned 28 May 1414 – 20 May 1421) was the founder of the Sayyid dynasty,
  • Bahlul Khan Lodi was the chief of the Pashtun Lodi tribe founder of Lodi dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate upon the abdication of the last claimant from the previous Sayyid rule. Bahlul became sultan of the dynasty on 19 April 1451.

Balban belonged to the ____________.

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  1. Khilji dynasty

  2. Tughlaq dynasty

  3. Slave dynasty

  4. Suri dynasty

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Correct Option: C
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c. Slave Dynasty


Ghiyas ud din Balban was the ninth sultan of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi. Ghiyas ud Din was the wazir and heir of the last Shamsi Sultan, Nasir ud-Din. He reduced the power of the treacherous nobility and heightened the stature of the sultan. In spite of having only a few military achievements, he was the most powerful ruler of the sultanate between Shamsuddin Iltutmish and Alauddin Khilji.

The King known for transferring the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad was

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  1. Firoz Tughlaq

  2. Ghiyas- ud- din Tughlaq

  3. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

  4. Muhammad Bin Oasim

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Correct Option: C
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He shifted his capital to Devagiri near modern Aurangabad and renamed it Daulatabad. He did it for the following reasons:

i) Daulatabad was centrally located from where he could control the Deccan territories;
ii) Delhi was in the grip of severe famine;
iii) Delhi was constantly threatened by the Mongol invasions.

The construction of Qutub Minar was completed by

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  1. Nasiruddin

  2. Iltutmish

  3. Qutubuddin Aibak

  4. Balban

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Correct Option: B
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B. Iltutmish

In 1200 AD, Qutb al-Din Aibak, founder of the Delhi Sultanate, started construction of the Qutb Minar. In 1220, Aibak's successor and son-in-law Iltutmish added three storey’s to the tower. 

Which of the following statements is not correct regarding Firoz Shah Tughlaq?

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  1. He banned painting

  2. He abolished hereditary Iqta System

  3. He patronised many Arabic Scholars

  4. He included Zakat on his list of regular state demands

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Under the Iqta System, the land of the empire was divided into several large and small tracts called Iqta and assigned these Iqtas to his soldiers, officers and nobles. In the beginning, an Iqta was based upon salary. Later, under Firoz Shah Tughlaq it became hereditary. Alauddin Khilji suddenly abolished the system of small Iqtas with a stroke of the pen and brought them under the central Government (thus called Khalsa land). This was regarded as one of the most important agrarian reforms of Alauddin Khilji.

Who was the first Muslim ruler to conquer South India?

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  1. Alauddin Khalji

  2. Sher Shah

  3. Babur

  4. Aurangzeb

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
In 1303, the first attempt by Alauddin to conquer Warangal ended in a disaster as the army of the Kakatiya dynasty defeated him. The Kakatiya king, Prataparudra II, raised a well-equipped army and Alauddin's army, which was led by Malik-ud-din and Jhaju. Six years later, Malik Kafur invaded Warangal for the second time.

The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by ______.

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  1. Balban

  2. Iltutmish

  3. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

  4. Alauddin Khalji

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The reign of Alauddin Khalji is considered significant due to his military reforms. Alauddin was the first sultan of Delhi to have a standing army. He abolished the Iqta System and paid salary to his soldiers in cash.

Which Sultan of Delhi Sultanate tried to control the prices by fixing them?

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  1. Muhammed bin Tughlaq

  2. Firoz Shah Tughlaq

  3. Allauddin Khilji

  4. Jalaluddin Khilji

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Allauddin Khalji ruled from 1296 to 1316. When he ascended the throne the kingdom was in complete disorder, trade and agriculture were paralyzed, and prices of commodities were soaring.
He took strong steps to check inflationery price rise and reduce prices. These were :
(1) Prices of most commodities were fixed e.g. for grain, pulses, meat , fish, vegetables, sugarcane, dry fruit, cloth, cattle and horses, needles, etc.
(2) Strict action was taken against hoarders, speculators, and black marketeers. On receiving any complaint about violation of these regulations, thorough investigation was made and harsh punishment given to violators of these regulations.

Which Sultan of Delhi had plundered the famous Jagannath temple of Puri?

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  1. Balban

  2. Raziya

  3. Firoz Shah Tughlaq

  4. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In 1360 A.D. Puri had been invaded and plundered by Feroz Shah Tughluq, the Muslim ruler of Delhi. At the time of invasion the King Bhanudeva – III was not in his capital. By the time the King got the news on the invasion and returned to Puri, Feroz Shah returned to Delhi via Jajnagar (Jajpur).