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Question 81. What was the religion of the king Krishnadeva Raya ?
  1.    Jainism
  2.    Buddhism
  3.    Shaivism
  4.    Vaishnavism
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Vaishnavism
Answer: (d)
Question 82. The state language of India during the Turkish period was
  1.    Turkish
  2.    Urdu
  3.    Persian
  4.    Arabic
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Persian
Answer: (c)The state language of India during the Turkish period was Persian.
Question 83. Name the Delhi Sultans born of Hindu mothers:

  1. Firuz Tughlaq

  2. Sikandar Lodi

  3. Nasiruddin Khusrau

  4. Balban

  5. Alauddin Khilji

  6. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq


  1.    1, 2, 4
  2.    1, 2, 3, 6
  3.    2, 4, 5
  4.    3, 4, 5, 6
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1, 2, 3, 6
Answer: (b)
Question 84. Which one of the following was not a slave of Muhammad Ghori?
  1.    Qutbuddin Aibak
  2.    Shamsuddin Iltutmish
  3.    Tajuddin Yaldauz
  4.    Ikhtiyaruddin Bakhtiyar Khilji
 Discuss Question
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.
Question 85.

  • Assertion (A): Amir Khusrau for the first time mentions jauhar in his work.

  • Reason (R): Rani Padmini of Chittor committed jauhar to save herself from disgrace.


  1.    Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
  2.    A is true but R is false.
  3.    Both A and R are true and R correctly explains A.
  4.    A is false but R is true.
 Discuss Question
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.
Question 86. Which one of the following was not a currency in circulation under the Sultans of Delhi?
  1.    Jital
  2.    Dogani
  3.    Tanka
  4.    Dam
 Discuss Question
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.
Question 87. Who built the city of Nagalapura?
  1.    Krishnadeva Raya
  2.    Virupaksha
  3.    Devaraya I
  4.    Bukka I
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Krishnadeva Raya
Answer: (a)
Question 88. His enterprises and novel experiments ended in miserable failures because they were all far ahead of their time. This description is about-
  1.    Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  2.    Raziya Sultan
  3.    Alauddin Khalji
  4.    Firoz Tughlaq
 Discuss Question
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.
Question 89. Who among the following constituted Turkan-iChihalgani?
  1.    Balban
  2.    None of these
  3.    Iltutmish
  4.    Qutubuddin Aibak
 Discuss Question
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.
Question 90. Who was the only converted Indian muslim to become the head of the Delhi Sultanate?
  1.    Nasiruddin Khusrau Shah
  2.    Kaikubad
  3.    Qaimurs
  4.    Masud Shah
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Nasiruddin Khusrau Shah
Answer: (a)

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