delhi sultanate mcq set 5 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Answer: (d)

In the beginning, they converted temples and demolished other structures into mosques. For example, the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque near Qutab Minar in Delhi was built by using the materials obtained from destroying many Hindu and Jain temples. But later, they began to construct new structures.

The most magnificent building of the 13th century was the Qutab Minar which was founded by Aibak and completed by Iltutmish.

This seventy-one-metre tower was dedicated to the Sufi saint Qutbuddin Bakthiyar Kaki. The balconies of this tower were projected from the main building and it was proof of the architectural skills of that period. Later, Alauddin Khalji added an entrance to the Qutab Minar called Alai Darwaza. The dome of this arch was built on scientific lines.

Answer: (d)

The Vijayanagar empire was divided into six provinces (Mandalam or Rajya). These provinces were placed under a governor, who was responsible for its overall administration. The provinces were further divided into ‘Nadu’ and ‘Grawa’. Villages were governed by hereditary officials.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (b)

Muhammad Bin Tughlaq appointed Ibn Battuta as the Chief Qazi of Delhi. Ibn Battuta has discussed his travels and incursions in contemporary Islamic world and documented them in Rihla. He was appointed as Qazi by Muhammad Tughlaq and was also appointed ambassador to China.

Answer: (b)

The sultans who measured the land for fixing land revenue were Alauddin Khalji, Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq and Muhammad bin Tughlaq. There were four categories of land.

The first was the iqta. For the purpose of administration and revenue collection, the state was parcelled out into tracts called iqtas under iqtadars on muqtis. Three types of land revenues were levied from the farmers. Kharaj-e-Jiziya, Charai and Ghari.

He got the whole land measured and then fixed the share of the state on the basis of a pattern called Vishva. According to Barni, Charai was levied from cows and other milchy animals.

Farishta states that a pair of oxen, a pair of buffaloes, two cows and ten goats were free from the tax-net. In addition, Ghari was a less important tax which was levied from time to time on some special occasions.