delhi sultanate mcq set 3 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Regarding the Qutub Minar its radius decreases after each storey it’s a five-storeyed structure. It has a diameter of 14.32 m at the base and about 2.75 m on the top with a height of 72.5 m.

It consists of a rectangular courtyard enclosed by cloisters, erected with the carved columns and architectural members of 27 Hindu and Jaina temples which were demolished by Qutb-ud-din Aibak as recorded in his inscription on the main eastern entrance.

Qutb-ud-din Aibak, the first Muslim ruler of Delhi, commenced the construction of the Qutub Minar in 1200 AD, but could only finish the basement. His successor, Iltutmush, added three more storeys, and in 1368, Firoz Shah Tughlak constructed the fifth and the last storey.

Answer: (d)

The causes for the downfall of Hindu states have to be analysed historically. The most important cause was that they lacked unity. They were divided by factions. The Rajput princes exhausted one another by their mutual conflicts.

Secondly, many Hindu states were declining in power. The Muslims soldiers had better organization and able leaders.

Their religious zeal and their greed for the greater wealth of India provided the stimulus to them. Among the Hindus, the duty of fighting was confined to a particular class, the Kshatriyas. Moreover, the Hindus were always on the defensive, which was always a weak position.

Answer: (b)