delhi sultanate Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (b)

Sikandar Lodi was the Sultan of Delhi between 1489 to 1517 AD. He was a laborious, generous and just ruler. Owing to a transient shortage of maize, he abolished the Zakat on grain and it was not renewed by any subsequent Sultan. The prices of all necessary articles remained low during his period.

Answer: (c)

Alauddin Khalji built the Siri Fort because he wished to safeguard Delhi from Mangol invasions. Siri was built by Sultan Alauddin Khilji (ruled 1296-1316 AD), one of the most eminent rulers of the Khilji Dynasty.

Alauddin was a militaristic ruler, never the one to shy away from wars and almost always victorious in the battlefield. He subjugated most of India and brought parts of Bengal, Deccan and Odisha under the control of Delhi Sultanate.

Besides being a competent general, Alauddin was also a confident man whose ambitions knew no bounds – early in his life he wanted to start a religion in his own name and spread it by the strength of his sword, infused with his numerous victories he disregarded Allah and he proclaimed that his authority to rule superseded the priest’s sermons and the religious command.

Answer: (b)

Jaya Singh Siddharaja,Chalukya king of Gujarat wasthe son of Kama and ascended the throne in 1094 A.D. He gave shelter to many scholars of different religion and castes. He was a Rajput ruler who gave donation of one lac Baltoras (coins) for rebuilding a mosque in Cambay.

Answer: (d)

In Vijayanagar empire, the Hindu kingdom of medieval India, the image of deity Tirupati or lord Venkateshvara has been depicted on its gold coins.

Answer: (a)

Firoz Shah Tughlaq was the first Sultan to impose irrigation tax. But at the same time, he dug irrigation canals and wells. The longest canal was about 200 kilometres from Sutlej to Hansi.

Another canal was between Yamuna and Hissar. There were about 1200 fruit gardens in and around Delhi yielding more revenue. The tenor of his policy was very different from that of Muhammad- bin Tughluq. He made the iqtas hereditary.

The land assigned to an official could be taken back along with his official position prior to Firuz Shah Tughlaq but now they functioned like hereditary holders.