delhi sultanate mcq set 5 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

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: (b)

The Vijaynagar city was located on the bank of river Tungabhadra. The ‘Raichur Doab’ region situated between the rivers of Krishna and Tungabhadra. The Ancient City of Vijayanagar was the urban core of the imperial city and the surrounding principalities of the capital of the Vijayanagar empire during the 14th century to 16th century CE.

Notes by foreign travellers such as Abdur Razzak, the Persian who visited Vijayanagara in 1440, mention six fortifications before the gates to the royal palace. The large area between the first and third fortifications contained agricultural fields, gardens and residences.

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: (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)