MCQs
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Answer: Option D. -> Vaishnavism
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option C. -> Persian
Answer: (c)The state language of India during the Turkish period was Persian.
Answer: (c)The state language of India during the Turkish period was Persian.
Answer: Option B. -> 1, 2, 3, 6
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)
Answer: Option D. -> Ikhtiyaruddin Bakhtiyar Khilji
Answer: (d)Ikhtiyaruddin Bakhtiyar Khilji was a Turkish military general of Qutubuddin Aibak. He was not a slave of Muhammad Ghori.
Answer: (d)Ikhtiyaruddin Bakhtiyar Khilji was a Turkish military general of Qutubuddin Aibak. He was not a slave of Muhammad Ghori.
Answer: Option B. -> A is true but R is false.
Answer: (b)
Khusro was born in 1253 A.D. in Patiyala, India. His paternal ancestors belonged to the nomadic tribe of Hazaras from Transoxiana, who crossed the river Indus and migrated to India in the thirteenth century. Khusro's father served the Sultan of Delhi, Shamsuddin Il-tutmish, in a high position, and Amir Khusro was educated in theology, Persian and the Quran.
From his mother who was of Hindustani origin and from his maternal grandfather he acquired both, an intimacy with the local languages as well as a rooting in the immediate cultural ambience. When his father died, Khusro was only eight, he came under the care of his maternal grandfather.
Answer: (b)
Khusro was born in 1253 A.D. in Patiyala, India. His paternal ancestors belonged to the nomadic tribe of Hazaras from Transoxiana, who crossed the river Indus and migrated to India in the thirteenth century. Khusro's father served the Sultan of Delhi, Shamsuddin Il-tutmish, in a high position, and Amir Khusro was educated in theology, Persian and the Quran.
From his mother who was of Hindustani origin and from his maternal grandfather he acquired both, an intimacy with the local languages as well as a rooting in the immediate cultural ambience. When his father died, Khusro was only eight, he came under the care of his maternal grandfather.
Answer: Option D. -> Dam
Answer: (d)‘Dam’ was not a currency in circulation under the Sultans of Delhi. It was circulated during Sher Shah, made up of copper, equal to 1/40th of one rupee coin.
Answer: (d)‘Dam’ was not a currency in circulation under the Sultans of Delhi. It was circulated during Sher Shah, made up of copper, equal to 1/40th of one rupee coin.
Answer: Option A. -> Krishnadeva Raya
Answer: (a)
Answer: (a)
Answer: Option A. -> Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Answer: (a)
Muhammad bin Tughlaq was a very attractive character in the history of medieval India owing to his ambitious schemes and novel experiments.
His experiments ended in miserable failures because they were all far ahead of their time. He was very tolerant in religious matters. He maintained diplomatic relations with far off countries like Egypt, China and Iran. He also introduced many liberal and beneficial reforms. But all his reforms failed.
Contemporary writers like Isami, Barani and Ibn Battutah were unable to give a correct picture of his personality. But, Muhammad bin Tughlaq was the only Delhi Sultan who had received a comprehensive literary, religious and philosophical education.
Answer: (a)
Muhammad bin Tughlaq was a very attractive character in the history of medieval India owing to his ambitious schemes and novel experiments.
His experiments ended in miserable failures because they were all far ahead of their time. He was very tolerant in religious matters. He maintained diplomatic relations with far off countries like Egypt, China and Iran. He also introduced many liberal and beneficial reforms. But all his reforms failed.
Contemporary writers like Isami, Barani and Ibn Battutah were unable to give a correct picture of his personality. But, Muhammad bin Tughlaq was the only Delhi Sultan who had received a comprehensive literary, religious and philosophical education.
Answer: Option C. -> Iltutmish
Answer: (c)Iltutmish constituted Turkan-i-Chihalgani (Chargan). It was a group of forty Turkish slaves. With the help of this group, he ran his administration.
Answer: (c)Iltutmish constituted Turkan-i-Chihalgani (Chargan). It was a group of forty Turkish slaves. With the help of this group, he ran his administration.
Answer: Option A. -> Nasiruddin Khusrau Shah
Answer: (a)
Answer: (a)