delhi sultanate mcq set 5 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Answer: (d)

Razia Sultan was the first woman ruler of medieval India. Sultan Iltutmish had nominated his daughter Razia Sultan asthe next Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate. She was much more able and qualified than any of her brothers. Thusshe became the first woman ruler of medieval India.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (b)

Muftis were exponder of law. Barid were Agents of intelligence. Kotwal was the head of city administration. Arz-i-mamalik were the minister of incharge of Army. The barid-i-mumalik was the head of the central office, and his agents sent in reports from all over the country.

This system was of great importance in controlling local governments. Kotwals often controlled the fort of a major town or an area of smaller towns on behalf of another ruler. It was similar in function to a British India Zaildar. During his time the army was directly recruited by the army minister (ariz— mamalik). It was paid in cash form the royal treasury.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (a)

Amir Khusrow is known as the parrot of India. It was he, who himself called Tuti-e-Hind’(parrot of India). ‘To speak the truth, I am an Indian Parrot. If you want to listen from me some subtle verses, ask me then to recite some of my Hindwi poems.” He himself did not collect and preserve his Hindwi poems but made a gift of them to his friends. His poem, Kaliq Bari is a lexicon composed of synonymous words, from four languages, Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Hindwi.