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Delhi sultanate - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    WBCS Mains 2020
    Diwan-i-Khairat a Ministry of Charity was organised by
    1. Alauddin
    2. Ghiyasuddin
    3. Firuz Shah
    4. None of the above
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  2. Question 2

    WBCS Mains 2019
    The largest standing army of the Sultanate directly paid by the state was created by
    1. Iltutmish
    2. Alauddin Khilji
    3. Muhammad Bin tughlaq
    4. Sikandar Lodi
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  3. Question 3

    WBCS Mains 2017
    The Iqtadaras during the Sultanate period were also known as
    1. Maliks
    2. Muqtis
    3. Mamlatdars
    4. Munhias
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  4. Question 4

    WBCS Mains 2017
    During the reign of which Delhi Sultan was 'Jizya' collected even from the Brahmins?
    1. Ghiyas-ud-din-Tughlaq
    2. Balban
    3. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
    4. Firuz Tughlaq
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  5. Question 5

    WBCS Mains 2017
    An elite body formed by the slave officer of which Delhi Sultan is popularly known in history as 'Crop of Forty' (Chahalgani/Chihalgani)?
    1. Qutubuddin Aibak
    2. Iltutmish
    3. Raziya
    4. Balban
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  6. Question 6

    WBCS Mains 2016
    During the reign of which Sultan of Delhi did the Chahalgani or Chalisa came into existance?
    1. Balban
    2. Raziya
    3. Iltutmish
    4. Ala-ud-din Khilji
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  7. Question 7

    WBCS Mains 2015
    Who introduced the famous Persian fastival of Nauroz?
    1. Alauddin Khilji
    2. Iltutmish
    3. Balban
    4. Firuz Tughlaq
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  8. Question 8

    SSC CGL 2018
    Who was the founder of the Slave Dynasty?
    1. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
    2. Iltutmish
    3. Balban
    4. Razia Sultan
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  9. Question 9

    SSC CHSL 2019
    Who was the first woman ruler of Delhi Sultanate?
    1. Razia Sultan
    2. Nur Jahan
    3. Rani Durgavati
    4. Chand Bibi
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  10. Question 10

    RRB Group D 2019
    Who built the Qutub Minar?
    1. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
    2. Iltutmish
    3. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    4. Alauddin Khilji
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  11. Question 11

    SSC CGL 2016​
    Which Sultan established Diwan-i-Mustakhraj?
    1. Alauddin Khilji
    2. Balban
    3. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    4. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
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  12. Question 12

    SSC CHSL 2017
    Which Sultan is known for his failed experiments, including token currency?
    1. Alauddin Khilji
    2. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    3. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    4. Balban
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  13. Question 13

    SSC CGL 2019
    What was ‘Dar-ul-Shafa’ established by Firoz Shah Tughlaq?
    1. An alms house
    2. A free hospital
    3. A library
    4. More than one of the above
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  14. Question 14

    RRB Group D 2019
    Which ruler built the mosque called ‘Adhai-din-ka-Jhopra’?
    1. Balban
    2. Ibrahim Lodi
    3. Iltutmish
    4. Qutub-ud-Din Aibak
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  15. Question 15

    SSC CGL 2020
    In the Battle of Khatoli (1517), Rana Sanga of Mewar defeated which Sultan of Delhi?
    1. Bahlul Khan
    2. Qutb-ud-din
    3. Ibrahim
    4. Sikandar
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  16. Question 16

    Who among the following is said to have caused wanton destruction of universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila?
    1. Qabacha
    2. Yalduz
    3. Bakhtiyar Khalji
    4. Iltutmish
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  17. Question 17

    Which battle did Jaitra Singh, ruler of Mewar, win against the forces of Iltutmish?
    1. Battle of Nadole
    2. Battle of Hinduwat
    3. Battle of Bhutala
    4. Battle of Singoli
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  18. Question 18

    In which year was Razia Sultan removed from the throne of the Delhi Sultanate?
    1. 1244
    2. 1240
    3. 1238
    4. 1236
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  19. Question 19

    Which of the following types of tax was collected during the Delhi Sultanate?
    1. Ryotwari Tax
    2. Income tax
    3. Mahalwari tax
    4. Kharaj tax
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  20. Question 20

    Who wrote “Tughlaq Nama”?
    1. Al-Biruni
    2. Amir Khusrau
    3. Ibn Battuta
    4. Firdausi
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