delhi sultanate mcq set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Mamluk was the Quranic term for slave. Qutbuddin Aibak was a slave of Muhammad Ghori, who made him the Governor of his Indian possessions.

He set up his military headquarters at Indraprastha, near Delhi. He raised a standing army and established his hold over north India even during the lifetime of Ghori. I

ltutmish belonged to the Ilbari tribe and hence his dynasty was named as Ilbari dynasty. He shifted his capital from Lahore to Delhi.

Answer: (c)

The correct chronological order of the rulers of Kashmir is; Avantivarman, Didda, Harsha, Jayasinghe. Utpala dynasty founded by Avantivarman followed the Kakrotas. His successor Shankaravarman (885–902 CE) led a successful military campaign against Gurjaras in Punjab. Political instability in 10th century made the royal bodyguards (Tantrins) very powerful in Kashmir. Under the Tantrins, civil administration collapsed and chaos reigned in Kashmir till they were defeated by Chakravarman.

Queen Didda, who descended from the Hindu Shahis of Kabul on her mother's side, took over as the ruler in the second half of the 10th century. After her death in 1003 CE, the throne passed to Lohara dynasty.

Answer: (a)

Muhammad Adil Shah the Bahmani rulers built the famous ‘Gol Gumbaj’ at Bijapur. The most amazing part of this monument is its huge dome, constructed in the year 1656, the dome is 44 metres in diameter, which made it the second largest dome in the world when it was constructed.

Answer: (d)

All the given statements regarding the sultan of Delhi are correct. Alauddin Khilji was the sultan of Delhi He ruled for about twenty years from 1296 to 1316. Jalaluddin Firoz Khilji (died 20 July 1296) was the first sultan of the Khilji dynasty, who reigned from 1290 to 1296.

Born and raised in Afghanistan, Jalaluddin went to build his capital at Kilughari, a few miles from the city of Delhi and completed the unfinished palace and gardens of Sultan Qaiqabad.

Iltutmish belonged to the slave dynasty and succeeded to the throne after Qutub-Uddin-Aibak. He was one of the leading rulers of the Delhi Sultanate and played a key role in extending the empire to a large part of the country.

Muhammad bin Tughluq was the Turkic Sultan of Delhi from 1325 to 1351.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (a)