Medieval Indian History Test 34

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The king was freed from his people and they from their king. On whose death did Badauni comment thus?

A
Balban

B
Alauddin Khilji

C
Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq

D
Feroz Shah Tughlaq

Solution

The answer is C, Mohammad -bin- Tughlaq. It was on his death , that Badauni commented that 'The king was freed from his people and they from their king'. He had been a man of controversies and crisis. He faced attacks of Mongols, dissension within his own support group, and rebellions from a very large and diverse population. In an effort to adapt to his growing empire, he attempted to shift his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad, which was supposed to be a more central location, but it was a disastrous decision and was costly. His reign was full of problems and hardships.
Question 2
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Which one among the following statements is not true about Bahadur Shah Jafar II?

A
The rebels of 1857 proclaimed their loyalty to him

B
He was killed by Lt Hodson, a cavalry officer in Delhi

C
He was reluctant to lead the Revolt of 1857 in the beginning

D
He was a poet
Question 3
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Which British traveller remarked that Agra and Fatehpur Sikri were larger than London?

A
Thomas Roe

B
William Leeds

C
Ralph Fitch

D
Mendeleslow
Question 4
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Consider the following statements about IItutmish.
1. He was the first sovereign ruler of the Sultanate of Delhi.
2. He was the first sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire.
3. He created the Turkish nobility called the Chalisa or the group of forty.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
1 and 2

B
Only 3

C
2 and 3

D
All of the above

Solution

The answer is D , all of the above. The statements are :
1) He was the first sovereign ruler of the Sultanate of Delhi.
2) He was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare delhi as the capital of his empire.
3) He created the Turkish nobility called the chalisa or the group of fourty.
Question 5
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Which of the given statements is/are correct?

A
During the reign of Nasiruddin Mahmud Tughlaq, Timur (Timurlang), a central Asian Turk, invaded India and sacked Delhi

B
The dynasty founded by Khizr Khan, Timur's nominee, is known as the Sayyid dynasty because Khizr Khan was a descendant of the prophet

C
Both 'a' and 'b'

D
Neither 'a' nor 'b'
Question 6
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How did Sultan Qutbuddin Aibak die?

A
He was treacherously stabbed to death by one of his ambitious nobles

B
He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din Yildiz, the ruler of Ghazni, who entered into a contest with him over the capture of Punjab

C
He sustained injuries while besieging the fortress of Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and succumbed to them later

D
He died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan

Solution

Qutubuddin Aibak died of injuries he received from falling off his horse while playing a game of Chaugan. He was buried in Lahore, Pakistan. His successor, Iltutmish, basing his power on the conquests of Qutubuddin Aibak, was able to establish the independence of the Delhi Sultanate under the Mamluk dynasty.
Question 7
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The historian Barani refused to consider the state in India under Delhi Sultans as truly Islamic because __________.

A
the majority of the population did not follow Islam

B
the Muslim theologists were often disregarded

C
the Sultan supplemented the Muslim law by framing his own regulations

D
religious freedom was accorded to non-Muslims

Solution

The historian Ziauddin Barani (1285–1357) was a political thinker of the Delhi Sultanate during Muhammad bin Tughlaq and Firoz Shah's reign. He was best known for composing the Taarikh-i- Firoz Shahi a work on medieval India. He refused to consider the state in India under Delhi Sultans as truly Islamic as the Sultan supplemented the Muslim law by framing his own regulations.
Question 8
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The Sultan who refused to recognize the authority of Caliph was __________.

A
Alauddin Khilji

B
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

C
Mohammad bin Tughlaq

D
Qutubuddin Mubarak

Solution

After Malik Kafur's murder, the nobles offered the post of regent to Mubarak Shah. However, Mubarak Shah believed that as a regent, his life would be in constant danger. Initially, he rejected the offer and instead requested to be allowed to flee to another country with his mother. Nevertheless, the nobles persuaded him to accept the regency. Mubarak Shah thus became the regent of his younger step-brother Shihabuddin.
Question 9
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Which of the following is correctly matched?

A
Umarah-Group of officers called nobles

B
Barids-The news reports and secret spies

C
Majlis-i-Am or Majlis-i-Khalawant-Council of friends and trusted officers of the sultan, which he consulted on important affairs of state

D
All of the above

Solution

The answer is D , all of the above.
1) Umarah - Group of officers called nobles.
2) Barids - The new reports and secret spies.
3) Majilis-i- Am or Majilis -i-Khalawant - Council of Friends and trusted officers of the sultan , which he consulted on important affairs of state.
Question 10
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The introduction of token currency by Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq did not succeed because __________.

A
the scarcity of silver for minting the silver Thanka was over

B
merchants refused to accept the token currency

C
extensive counterfeiting of token currency

D
foreign trade suffered badly

Solution

Muhammad bin Tughluq was the Sultan of Delhi from 1325 to 1351. In 1330, after his failed expedition to Deogiri, he issued token currency, that is coins of brass and copper were minted whose value was equal to that of gold and silver coins. Use of token coins can be successful when the government alone makes them and takes people into confidence, but Tughlaq failed to check counterfeiting of currrency.

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Question 1

Balban

Alauddin Khilji

Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq

Feroz Shah Tughlaq

Solution

Question 2

The rebels of 1857 proclaimed their loyalty to him

He was killed by Lt Hodson, a cavalry officer in Delhi

He was reluctant to lead the Revolt of 1857 in the beginning

He was a poet

Question 3

Thomas Roe

William Leeds

Ralph Fitch

Mendeleslow

Question 4

1 and 2

Only 3

2 and 3

All of the above

Solution

Question 5

During the reign of Nasiruddin Mahmud Tughlaq, Timur (Timurlang), a central Asian Turk, invaded India and sacked Delhi

The dynasty founded by Khizr Khan, Timur's nominee, is known as the Sayyid dynasty because Khizr Khan was a descendant of the prophet

Both 'a' and 'b'

Neither 'a' nor 'b'

Question 6

He was treacherously stabbed to death by one of his ambitious nobles

He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din Yildiz, the ruler of Ghazni, who entered into a contest with him over the capture of Punjab

He sustained injuries while besieging the fortress of Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and succumbed to them later

He died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan

Solution

Question 7

the majority of the population did not follow Islam

the Muslim theologists were often disregarded

the Sultan supplemented the Muslim law by framing his own regulations

religious freedom was accorded to non-Muslims

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Question 8

Alauddin Khilji

Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Mohammad bin Tughlaq

Qutubuddin Mubarak

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Question 9

Umarah-Group of officers called nobles

Barids-The news reports and secret spies

Majlis-i-Am or Majlis-i-Khalawant-Council of friends and trusted officers of the sultan, which he consulted on important affairs of state

All of the above

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Question 10

the scarcity of silver for minting the silver Thanka was over

merchants refused to accept the token currency

extensive counterfeiting of token currency

foreign trade suffered badly

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