delhi sultanate mcq set 5 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)

Answer: (b)

• Alauddin Khilji built the Siri Fort.
• Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq established Tughlaqa-bad.
• Feroz Shah Tughlaq established Hiaar.
• Sikander Lodi established the Agra city.

Siri Fort, in the city of New Delhi, was built during the rule of Ala-Uddin Khalji of the Delhi Sultanate to defend the city from the onslaught of the Mongols.

Tughlaqabad Fort is a ruined fort in Delhi, stretching across 6.5 km, built by Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq, the founder of Tughlaq dynasty, of the Delhi Sultanate of India in 1321, as he established the fifth historic city of Delhi, which was later abandoned in 1327.

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: (a)

Answer: (b)

Devaraya II, the king of Vijayanagar, started to recruit Muslim fightersin the army. Since Vijayanagar was a multi-cultural country, Muslims also joined the army. Theirstrength increased from Devaraya II time and peaked in the time of Aliyaramaraya.