Q. With reference to the travellers, consider the following statements - 1. Ibn Battuta gave valuable information regarding Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq’s reign. 2. Marco Polo and Athanasius Nikitin visited India during the regin of Rajputs. Which of the above is/are correct? (a) 1 only ...

Q. Which of the following are true about Sikandar Lodi? 1. He tightened the espionage system. 2. He took a keen interest in the development of agriculture and regularly examined the price schedules for the markets. 3. He made his younger brother Jalal the independent ruler of the Jaunpur ...

Q. Consider the following statements on the reform of Ala-ud-din Khilji - 1. Confiscation of all grants of tax-free land. 2. Introduction of daag and chehra and in his military. 3. Abolition of iqtas of big nobles and military commanders. 4. Banning the sale of liquor and drugs. ...

Q. Which of the following statements are true with regard to Alauddin Khilji? 1. He restructured the agrarian system to maintain his army and to stabilize his political power. 2. He forbade his nobles from taking wine. 3. All pensions and endowments were appropriated to the state. 4. ...

Q. Why is the term ‘Slave Dynasty’ regarded as misnomer? Consider the following statements : 1. Except for Qutub-ud-din Aibak no other ruler was a slave. 2. Only three rulers of this dynasty were slaves and even they were manumitted by their masters. 3. Technically only Qutub-ud-din ...

Q. What were the main cause of the defeat of the Rajputs by the Turks? 1. Isolation and insularity of their society. 2. The iniquitsous caste system. 3. Backward science and technology 4. Non violent and liberal policy of Indians. (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 3, and 4 (c) 1, 2 and 3 ...

Q. Which one of the following sultans is credited with the appointment of ‘Amir - Sadah’ in the provinces? (a) Alaudding Khilji (b) Muhammad Tughlaq (c) Firoz Tughlaq (d) Bahlol Lodi Ans: (b) Muhammad Tughlaq

Q. What was the name of Jain saint with whom Muhammad Tughlaq held discussions? (a) Rishabadeva (b) Hemchandra (c) Jinasena Suri (d) Jinaprabha Suri Ans: (d) Jinaprabha Suri

Q. Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s experiment of introducing token currency could not succeed on account of (a) rejection of token coins by foreign merchants (b) shortage of copper for minting token coins (c) large-scale minting of spurious coins (d) poor quality of token currency Ans: (c) ...

Q. Who among the following was the author of Tarikh-i- Alai, which contains the details of the first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khilji ? (a) Ziauddin Barani (b) Shams Siraj Afif (c) Amir Khusrau (d) Yahiya Bin Ahmad Ans: (c) Amir Khusrau