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Who among the following Sultans was advised by Qazi Mughiauddin to act according to the law of Shariat, but the Sultan rejected his advice?

  1. Jalaluddin Khilji

  2. Alauddin Khilji

  3. Muhammad - bin - Tughlaq

  4. Firoz Tughlaq
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Alauddin Khilji famously asserted that he ruled according to the needs of the state rather than the strict interpretation of Shariat, rejecting the advice of Qazi Mughiauddin.

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Muhammad-bin-Tughluq transferred his capital from Delhi to Devagiri (which he named Daulatabad) because ______.

  1. Delhi was insecure on account of Mongol invasions

  2. Devagiri was more centrally located

  3. from Devagiri he wanted to complete the conquest of the South

  4. Both A & B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Muhammad bin Tughlaq transferred his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad primarily because of two reasons:

    • Daulatabad was centrally located and equidistant from Delhi and other important places.
    • Because Delhi was within the reach of the Mongols, Daulatabad appeared to be at a safe distance from the possible Mongol attacks in the future.

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The Sultan who completed the conquest of the South and broke the political barriers between the North and the South was ______.

  1. Alauddin Khilji

  2. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

  3. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

  4. Firoz Tughlaq
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Muhammad bin Tughluq was the Sultan of Delhi from 1325 to 1351. He conquered greater part of south India and annexed it to the Delhi Sultanate. During his reign, he captured Kondhana or Singhara from Nag Nayak. Also, he was the first sultan who attempted for the administrative and cultural unity of the north and south India.

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The most important aspect of Sultan Firoz Tughluq's constructive policy was _______.

  1. opening of a large number of Karkhanas

  2. the digging of canals and wells

  3. foundation of cities and construction of colleges, mosques, hospitals etc

  4. promotion of horticulture
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B,C Correct answer
Explanation

Mohammad-Bin- Tughlaq was succeeded by his cousin, Firoz Shah Tughlaq. He was an orthodox Muslim. He decided not to waste money on wars. He ruled according to Islamic law. He followed constructive policies. He was a great builder. He got repair work done and dug a number of canals from the Sutlej and the Yamuna rivers. He built a number of dams. Hundreds of wells were sunk. He set up hospitals for free treatment and built rest houses. He built a hundred sarais for the travellers and merchants.

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Alauddin Khilji rigidly enforced 'market control' or economic regulations for _____.

  1. building up a large and contented army with small salaries

  2. curbing dishonest merchants and traders

  3. both (a) and (b) above

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Alauddin Khilji maintained a large standing army. He managed to raise such a large army by paying relatively low salaries to his soldiers and introduced market price controls to ensure that the low salaries were acceptable to his soldiers. 

He introduced 4 markets in Delhi viz.
  • For Grains
  • For cloths, sugar, dry fruits, oil & butter
  • For horses, slaves & cattle
  • For miscellaneous commodities
  • Each market was under the control of a high officer called “Shahna-i-Mandi”.
  • Secret agents ” Munhiyans” were appointed to report functioning of these markets to sultan.
  • He was the only known ruler in the history of India to have fixed the prices of different commodities, rigidly enforced quality control and ensured easy availability of essential commodities & if anyone found cheating, he was measured with harsh punishment.

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Though endowed with extraordinary intellect and industry, he lacked practical judgment and common sense. Who is referred to in the above statement?

  1. Babar

  2. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq

  3. Ibrahim Lodi

  4. Balban
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Muhammad bin Tughlaq Shah received a good liberal education and was highly gifted and accomplished. He was well versed in logic, philosophy, mathematics, astronomy and physical sciences also had the knowledge of medicine and dialectics but he lacked practical common sense. 

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The Sultanate of Delhi reached the height of its power during the reign of _____.

  1. Balban

  2. Alauddin Khalji

  3. Firoz Tughlaq

  4. Raziya
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Alauddin Khalji was the most powerful and successful ruler of Khalji dynasty. He was the first ruler of the Sultanate period who not only established his empire in the north but also in the south. During his reign sultanate reached its farthest extent.  In North he conquered Gujarat, Chittor, Ranthambhore etc. and in South, he conquered Devagiri, Warangal, Dwarasamudra, Madura etc.

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The only Sultan of Delhi to conquer Chittor the capital of Mewar was _____.

  1. Iltutmish

  2. Balban

  3. Alauddin Khalji

  4. Sikandar Lodhi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

On 26th August 1303, Alauddin Khilji of the Khilji Dynasty attacked and captured Chittorgarh by defeating Ratan Singh in a historic battle. This was an unequal battle since Khilji’s army was much bigger than Ratan Singh’s army. After winning Khilji handed over the Chittorgarh to his son Khizr Khan.

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The Sultan of the Sultanate of Delhi, who transferred his capital from Delhi to Agra, was _____.

  1. Khizr Khan

  2. Bahlol Lodi

  3. Sikandar Lodi

  4. Ibrahim Lodi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Sultan Sikandar Lodi who moved his capital from Delhi to Agra in the year 1506. The first Mughal emperor to crown Agra as the capital of Mughal empire was Akbar in the year 1526. The capital of the Mughal empire was changed from Agra to Delhi by Shah Jahan in the year 1638.