delhi sultanate mcq set 8 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which Sultan of Delhi had established a separate agriculture department and had planned the rotation of crops?

a) Alauddin Khilji

b) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

c) Balban

d) Iltutmish

Question : 2

Which one of the following statements cannot be attributed to Firoz Tughlaq?

a) He abolished all taxes not sanctioned by Shara

b) He restored the rent free lands (inam, Idrar) granted to theologians

c) He forced Khuts, Muqaddams and Chaudharis to pay grazing tax and house tax

d) He raised the grants of teachers and stipends for students

Question : 3

The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was

a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

b) Sikandar Lodi

c) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

d) Iltutmish

Question : 4

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Administration under the Delhi Sultanate?

1. The military department was called Diwani Rasalat.
2. Diwani Rasalat was headed by chief Sadr.
3. The provinces were called iqtas.
4. The provinces were divided into ships.

a) 1, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 2, 3 and 4

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question : 5

When Ala-ud-din Khilji forbade his nobles the use of wine, intimate relations and abundance of wealth, and confiscated their endowments and inams, he aimed at

a) preventing the treachery of nobles

b) enhancing king’s dignity

c) gathering more wealth for himself

d) setting an example for his Hindu subjects

Question : 6

Which one of the following Sultans had close contact with the Jain scholars?

a) Alauddin Khilji

b) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

c) Balban

d) Qutbuddin Aibak