Q. When Timur invaded India about the close of the 14th century the dynasty that ruled the Sultanate of Delhi was(a) Lodhi(b) Sayyid(c) Tughlaq(d) KhiljiAns: (c) Tughlaq Explanation: In 1398, Timur invaded northern India, attacking the Delhi Sultanate ruled by Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah ...

Q. Which of the following formed the eastern limit of the Sultanate in 1335?(a) Jajnagar(b) Peshawar(c) Kalanaur(d) MalwaAns: (a) Explanation: The correct answer is (a) Jajnagar. In 1335, during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq, Jajnagar formed the eastern limit of the Delhi Sultanate. ...

Q. The southern kingdoms were annexed to the Delhi Sultanate under(a) Alauddin Khilji(b) Mubarak Khilji(c) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq(d) Muhammad TughlaqAns: (b) Mubarak Khilji

Q. Who was appointed the first Governor of Deogiri after its annexation by the Sultanate?(a) Rai Ram Chandra Dev(b) Malik Kafur(c) Mubarak Khilji(d) Khusro KhanAns: (b) Malik Kafur

Q. Of the places given below pick up the one first conquered by Alauddin Khilji as the sultan of Delhi?(a) Devagiri(b) Malwa(c) Gujarat(d) MalabarAns: (c)

Q. Mongols of central Asia were a menace that threatened the Delhi Sultanate time and again. Arrange the following events chronologically: Jalaluddin Mangbani’s return Halagu’s envoy to India Mongols domestic troubles in Transoxiana Chengiz Khan’s death Choose the correct code:(a) 1, ...

Q. The works of the following travelers refer to a dynasty/ kingdom in India Athaanasius Nikitin that of the Bahamanis Nicolo Conti that of Vijaynagar Ibn Batuta that of Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq Marco Polo that of Mongol emperor Kublai Khan Select the code bychoosing the correct ...

Q. Amir Khusro was one of the greatest writers and poets of early medieval India. His account covers five sultans. Point out the one he does not cover:(a) Balban(b) Alauddin Khilji(c) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq(d) Mohammad-bin TughlaqAns: (d) Mohammad-bin Tughlaq

Q. Which Sultan of Delhi brought Ashoka’s pillar to Delhi?(a) Qutab-ud-din Aibak(b) Jalaluddin Khilji(c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq(d) Mohammad-bin-TughlaqAns: (c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq. Firoz Shah Tughlaq, the Sultan of Delhi from 1351 to ...

Q. Which of the following contemporary Muslim writers criticizedAlauddin for his disregard of religion?(a) Barani(b) Amir Khusro(c) Alberuni(d) Minhaj SirajAns: (a) Barani Explanation: Alauddin does not receive religious criticism in Barani's first version. However, in his second ...

Q. Which king of the slave dynasty was an expert calligraphist and spenthis leisure time copying the Quran?(a) Balban(b) Iltutmish(c) Nasir-ud-din(d) Bahram ShahAns: (c) Nasir-ud-din Explanation: An intensely religious-minded person, Nasir-ud-din spent his leisure times in copying the Quran.

Q. Who was the first Indian ruler to face the invasions of Mahmud ofGhazni?(a) Jayachandra of the Gahadavala dynasty(b) Prithvi Raj Chauhan(c) The Shaka King, Jaipala(d) none of the aboveAns: (c) Explanation: The correct answer is (c) The Shaka King, Jaipala. The first Indian ruler to ...