delhi sultanate mcq set 3 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following measures were taken by Balban for reestablishing the prestige and power of the crown?

1. He claimed his descent from the mythical hero Afrasiyab.
2. He copied the court etiquettes of the Iranian Court.
3. He instituted rigid formalities in the harem
4. He reorganised the boundaries of provinces of the kingdom.

a) 1 and 2

b) 2 and 4

c) 2 and 3

d) 3 and 4

Question : 2

Who among the following historians had accompanied Alauddin Khilji in his Deccan campaign?

a) Amir Khusro

b) Ziauddin Barani

c) Minhaj

d) Hasan Nizami

Question : 3

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 3 4 1 2

c) 2 1 3 4

d) 4 2 1 3

Question : 4

The city of Jaunpur was founded in the memory of

a) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

c) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

d) Jalaluddin Khilji

Question : 5

Consider the following statements:

1. Guru Nanak was interested in all the major forms of contemporary religious beliefs and practices whether ‘Hindu’ or ‘Muslim’.
2. Guru Nanak was soft on the Jain monks.
3. He considered the ritual reading of scriptures as a waste of time.
4. During the last fifteen years of his life, Guru Nanak settled at Kiratpur.

a) 1 and 4

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 2 and 4

Question : 6

Which of the following are true about Sikandar Lodi?

1. He tightened the espionage system.
2. He took a keen interest in the development of agriculture and regularly examined the price schedules for the markets.
3. He made his younger brother Jalal the independent ruler of the Jaunpur region, formerly ruled by the Sharqis.
4. His descendants preferred to call themselves the chaghatayids originating from Chengiz khan’s second son, Chaghatay, who ruled Transoxiana.

a) 1 and 2

b) 2, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) 1 and 3