delhi sultanate mcq set 6 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

• Namdev was a tailor.
• Kabir was a weaver.
• Ravidas was a cobbler.
• Sena was a barber.

Namdev of Maharashtra was a saint of medieval India. He was not a servant of Lord Krishna, but His companion. Namdev was an Amsa (part) of Lord Krishna.

Kabir (also Kabira) was a mystic poet and saint, whose writings have greatly influenced the Bhakti movement. The name Kabir comes from Arabic al-Kabir which means 'The Great' – the 37th name of God in Islam.

Guru Ravidass Ji (also Raidas, Rohidas and Ruhidas in eastern India) was a North Indian Guru mystic of the bhakti movement who was active in the 15th century CE.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (d)

Iltutmish was the first sovereign real ruler of the sultanate of Delhi. He issued regular currency and declared Delhi the capital of his empire.

He created the Turkan-i-chalisa. He created the Turkan-i-chalisa. Iltutmish, also called Shams al Din Iltutmish, died April 29, 1236. Iltutmish was sold into slavery but married the daughter of his master, Qutab al-Din Aibak, whom he succeeded in 1211.

He was a Turk, who belonged to the Ilbari tribe. Iltutmish’s eldest son died before he died, and his other sons were incompetent. He gave an excellent education to his daughter Raziyya (Raziyyat al-Din) and desired that she should succeed him.

Answer: (c)

• Alberuni wrote the Tarikh-i-Hind.
• Hasan Nizami wrote the Taj-ul-Masir.
• Minhaj-us-Siraj had written the Tabquat-i-Nasiri.
• Amir Khusro wrote the Tughlaq Nama.

One such scholar was Alberuni (973-1048; another was Firdausi), "commissioned" by Mahmud of Ghazni to produce his monumental commentary on Indian philosophy and culture Kitab fi tahqiq ma li'l-hind. Khwaja Hasan Nizami (1879- 1955), a learned Sufi and a prolific writer, Nizami hailed from a family of hereditary custodians of the shine of the renowned and widely-venerated Chishti mystic, Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya in Delhi.

"Tabaqat-i-Nasiri" of Minhaj Uddin us Siraj is of immense importance to know about the history of this region. A Sufi mystic and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi, Amir Khusro was not only a notable poet but also a prolific and seminal musician. He wrote poetry primarily in Persian, but also in Hindavi.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (a)

Forthe first time, the token currency in India was introduced by Muhammad Bin Tughlaq. Muhammad Tughlaq decided to introduce bronze coins, which were to have the same value as the silver coins. Muhammad Tughlaq might have been successful, if he could prevent people from forging the new coins. He was not able to to do so and soon the new coins begain to be greatly devalued in markets.