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Name of the Bengali poet who was conferred with the title of Gunraj Khan in the Sultanate period?

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  1. Maladhar Basu

  2. Rahim

  3. Chaitanya

  4. Jaydeva

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Maladhar Basu was a Bengali poet. He was a scholar of Sanskrit literature and Vaishnava theology. He was conferred with the title of Gunraj Khan in the sultanate period.

The Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum geographical limits during the reign of ________

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  1. Alauddin Khalji

  2. Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji

  3. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

  4. Firuz Tughlaq

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Correct Option: C

Which book described the Arab invasion of Sindh for the very first time?

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  1. Shahnama

  2. Baburnama

  3. Akbarnama

  4. Chachnama

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Chachnama is popularly known as Fateh Nama Sind. It is originally written in Arabic text and described the Arab invasion of Sindh for the very first time.

Which one of the following rulers laid the foundation of a new town where the modern city of Agra stands?

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  1. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

  2. Sikandar Lodi

  3. Akbar

  4. Shahjahan

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Sikandar Lodi was the sultan of Delhi between 1489 and 1517. He expanded Lodi territory into the regions of Gwalior and Bihar. In 1503 he commissioned the building of the present city of Agra. Agra was founded by him.

What is meant by "The Forty"?

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  1. The cream of Afghan nobles

  2. The pick of the intellectuals among the Khaljis

  3. The select body of the Turkish aristocracy

  4. The Ulema or the Muslim divines

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Answer- (C) - The select body of the Turkish aristocracy

Iltutmish set up an official nobility of slaves known as 'Chalisa', 'Chahalgani' or ' Group of Forty'. This group played an important role in the administration of Delhi Sultanate.

Who among the following constituted Turkan-e-Chihalgani ?

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  1. Qutubuddin Aibak

  2. Iltutmish

  3. Balban

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B

Consider the following statements :
1. By passing the role of the Caliph, Balban called himself the 'Shadow of God' and removed the Caliph's name from the Khutba and Sikka.
2. To pacify the ulema, Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq secured an investiture from the Abbasid Taliph.
3. Firoz Tughlaq secured the investiture twice from the caliph.
4. Iltutmish was the first of the Sultans to procure a manour of 'letter of investiture' from the caliph.

Which of these statements are correct?

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  1. All of these

  2. 1, 2 and 3

  3. 1, 3 and 4

  4. 2, 3 and 4

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Correct Option: D

Which one of the following works of Amir Khusrau deals with the military expeditions of Alauddin Khilji?

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  1. Khajain-ul-Futuh

  2. Miftah-ul-Futuh

  3. Nuh Siphar

  4. Quairanus Sadain

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Khusrau wrote the Khaza'in ul-Futuh (The Treasures of Victory) recording Ala ud-Din's construction works, wars and administrative service containing the conquest of Gujarat (1299), Ranthambhor (1301), Mewar (1303), Malva (1305), Devagiri (1307-08) Warangal (1309-10) and Dwarsamudra (1310-11). Hence, Option A is correct.
Among the rest, Miftah-ul-Futuh is also known as “Key to the Victories” was composed by Amir Khusrau in honour of Jalaluddin Firuz Khilji. Nuh Siphar described the events of Mubarak Shah Khalji's reign and Quaairus Sadain is a recitation of the quran. Hence, these are incorrect. 

The palas controlled vast areas of the  ________Gangetic plain.

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  1. northern

  2. southern

  3. eastern

  4. western

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Correct Option: C

The Palas ruled eastern India from ________.

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  1. Pataliputra

  2. Ujjain

  3. Kalinga

  4. Vajji

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Correct Option: A