History

Medieval and Islamic History

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Medieval and Islamic history focuses on the political, cultural, and administrative developments during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire. Key topics include military campaigns, administrative reforms, court artisans, and architectural marvels like the Red Fort. This is a highly scoring subject for SSC and civil services preliminary exams.

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Medieval and Islamic History Questions

Multiple choice

Under the Delhi Suntanate, what was the job of the official called Shuhna?

  1. To check the expenditure of the State

  2. To officiate as the paymaster of the army

  3. To work as in charge of the Sultan’s household

  4. To supervise the police department

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In the administrative structure of the Delhi Sultanate, the Shuhna (or Shiqdar) was responsible for maintaining law and order and supervising the police department in a specific administrative unit.

Multiple choice

Which one of the following statements cannot be attributed to Firoz Tughlaq?

  1. He restored the rent free lands(Inam,Idrar) granted to theologians

  2. He abolished all taxes not sanctioned by Shara

  3. He raised the grants of teachers and stipends for students

  4. He forced Khuts, Muqaddams and Chaudharis to pay grazing tax and house tax
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Firoz Tughlaq was generally known for his concessions to the nobility and clergy. The statement about forcing Khuts, Muqaddams, and Chaudharis to pay grazing and house taxes is generally attributed to Alauddin Khilji, not Firoz Tughlaq.

Multiple choice

Which one of the following about Iqta system in Delhi Sultanate is not correct?

  1. Iqta was a territorial assignment

  2. Nizam-ul-Mulk emphasized Muqtis' right to collect and appropriate taxes

  3. All Sultans from Iltutmish onwards did not enforce the practice of transfer of Muqtis from in Iqta to another

  4. Balban ordered that excess amounts must be sent from Iqta to the Sultan's treasury
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The transfer of Muqtis was a standard administrative practice in the Delhi Sultanate to prevent local power bases from becoming entrenched. Therefore, the claim that they did not enforce this practice is incorrect.

Multiple choice

Khwand Mir's Humayunnamah refers to ahl-I murad as a category of people comprising which one of the following groups?

  1. The royal family and the nobility

  2. Men of learning and men of letters

  3. Artisans, money-lenders and cultivators

  4. Musicians, dancers and minstrels
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In Khwand Mir's Qanun-i-Humayuni (often associated with Humayun's reign), the term ahl-i-murad refers to the class of people associated with pleasure, including musicians, dancers, and minstrels.