delhi sultanate mcq set 8 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Answer: (a)

The correct chronological order is

• Qutub Minar,
• Tughlaqabad Fort,
• Lodhi Garden,
• Fatehpur Sikri.

Qutub Minar in red and buff sandstone is the highest tower in India. It has a diameter of 14.32 m at the base and about 2.75 m on the top with a height of 72.5 m. Qutbu'd-Din Aibak laid the foundation of Minar in AD 1199.

Tughlaqabad Fort is a ruined fort in Delhi, stretching across 6.5 km, built by Ghiyasud-din Tughlaq, the founder of Tughlaq dynasty, of the Delhi Sultanate in 1321.

Lodhi Garden was set up in between the 15th and 16th centuries by the Sayyid and Lodhi rulers.

The city was founded in 1569 by the Mughal Emperor Akbar and served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585.

Answer: (c)

Iltutmish was the first to introduce a purely Arabic coinage. The credit of introducing the silver Tanka weighing 175 grains and the copper Jital, the two basic coinage of the Sultanate.

Answer: (a)

In 1504, Sikandar Shah Lodi foundedAgra. He transferred the capital from Delhi toAgra. He wasthe most capable monarch of the Lodi dynasty. He sacked the temples of Mathura and converted the buildings to muslim uses. He charged Jaziya and pilgrim’s tax from the Hindus with severity. He was against taking out tazias in procession during Muharram.

Answer: (c)

Bahlol’s theory was “ Kingship is Kingship” because of Behlol respected Afghan tribal sentiments. The Lodis were Afghans and the character of their kingship strongly reflected the tribal set-up of the frontier people.

For instance, the army of the sultanate changed from a king’s army to a sort of locally recruited tribal units. It was not centrally recruited, maintained or even administered, and hence lacked uniformity. The privilege of using elephants, which was earlier reserved for sultans came to be commonly practised by nobles, who kept and fought on elephants.

It was also during this period that the hub of power began to gradually drift towards Agra; from where it was found that regions of both Doab and Marwar could be better administered.

Answer: (c)