Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Ala-ud-din Khilji was the first Indian ruler of the Delhi Sultanate.
  2. One of the major reasons of the decline of Ala-ud-din's dynasty was the invasion of Mongols.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both of these

  4. Neither of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Jalal-ud-din Firuz Khilji was founder of the Khilji dynasty. The most distinguishing part of Ala-ud-din's reign was the fact that he repeatedly defeated the Mongol invaders. Not only did he defeat them, but also raided their strongholds. So much was his fear that the Mongols spared India after that.

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