delhi sultanate mcq set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Ibn Battuta visited India during the reign of

a) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

b) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

c) Alauddin Khilji

d) Jalaluddin Firoz Shah

Question : 2

With reference to the travellers, consider the following statements -

1. Ibn Battuta gave valuable information regarding Mohammad-binTughlaq’s reign.
2. Marco Polo and Athanasius Nikitin visited India during the regin of Rajputs.

a) 2 only

b) Neither 1 nor 2

c) 1 only

d) Both 1 and 2

Question : 3

Which of the following is correct?

a) The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Ulema.

b) The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Qazi.

c) The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Khalifa.

d) The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Sultan.

Question : 4

Consider the following statements:

1. Muhammad bin Tughlaq created a separate agricultural department, Diwani-i-Khalwat.
2. Gold coins or dinars became popular during the reign of Alauddin Khalji after his South Indian conquests.
3. The Indian classical work Ragadarpan was translated into Persian during the reign of Firoz Tughlaq.

a) 1 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 2 and 3

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 5

Which one of the following represented the royal secretariat during the Sultanate period?

a) Diwan-i-Wizarat

b) Diwan-i-Barid

c) Diwan-i-Insha

d) Diwan-i-Arz

Question : 6

Who was the founder of the Sufi order in India?

a) Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya

b) Sheikh Nasiruddin Mahmud

c) Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki

d) Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti