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Multiple choice history expansion of the delhi sultanate sultanate of delhi expansion of delhi sultanate delhi during the medieval period

During the reign of which ruler Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta visited India?

  1. Aurangazeb

  2. Akbar

  3. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

  4. Alauddin Khilji
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Answer - Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan traveller who widely travelled the medieval world. Ibn Battuta visited the court of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq who patronised various scholars.

Multiple choice history delhi during the medieval period sultanate of delhi expansion of delhi sultanate expansion of the delhi sultanate

Arrange the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate in chronological order of their reign and choose the correct answer.
$1$. Qutubuddin Aibak
$2$. Balban
$3$. Iltutmish
$4$. Nasiruddin.

  1. $4, 1, 3, 2$
  2. $1, 3, 4, 2$
  3. $1, 2, 3, 4$
  4. $3, 1, 4, 2$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • Qutubuddin Aibak - He was the first slave ruler of the slave dynasty He became the Sultan of Delhi in 1206 AD after the death of Muhammad Ghori
  • Ittutmish - He was the son-in-law of Qutubuddin Aibak. After Aibak's death, he became the Sultan of Delhi in 1210 AD.
  • Nasiruddin- After the death of Raziya Sultan he became the Sultan of Delhi in 1246 AD
  • Balban- He became the Sultan of Delhi in 1266AD.
Multiple choice history expansion of the delhi sultanate sultanate of delhi expansion of delhi sultanate delhi during the medieval period

Which of the following Sultans of Tughlaq dynasty issued copper coins instead of Silver ones?

  1. Firoz Shah Tughlaq

  2. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

  3. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

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

Muhammad bin Tughlaq had imposed taxes on Doab region but the time was wrong and his plan got failed. Along with this his plan of shifting capital got failed. 

Due to the failure of these plans and his generosity, the shortage of silver was found in his kingdom so he decided to issue bronze and copper coins as a token currency.

Multiple choice history expansion of the delhi sultanate sultanate of delhi expansion of delhi sultanate delhi during the medieval period

Alauddin Khilji introduced market reforms.

  1. To administer his subjects well

  2. To east the peasants living

  3. To maintain a large army economically

  4. To remove mediators
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Alauddin Khalji was an ambitious ruler. He needed a large army to complete his ambitious conquest. In order to maintain his large army, required money. For that, he fixed the prices of all commodities from the smallest to the biggest things. Besides price control, he kept an eye on prices or weight.

Multiple choice history expansion of the delhi sultanate sultanate of delhi expansion of delhi sultanate delhi during the medieval period

Which of the following generals of Alauddin Khilji conqured Deccan a number of times?

  1. Ulugh Khan

  2. Nusrat Khan

  3. Malik Kafur

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

After conquering northern India Alauddin Khalji sent his army to conquer southern India under the leadership of Malik Kafur. Malik Kafur defeated Yadavas of Devagiri, Kakatiyas of Warangal, Hoyasalas of Dwarasamudra and the Pandayas of Madurai.

Multiple choice history expansion of the delhi sultanate sultanate of delhi expansion of delhi sultanate delhi during the medieval period

The extent of the Delhi Sultanate empire was the greatest during the reign of __________.

  1. Alauddin Khilji

  2. Iltutmish

  3. Balban

  4. Mohammad bin Tughlaq
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Alauddin Khilji was the only Muslim ruler who built the imperial empire in India. He extended the boundaries of Delhi sultanate beyond the Vindhyas up to the Deccan.  In the North, he conquered Gujarat, Malwa, Ranthambhore, Chittoor, and Jalore. In the south, his general Malik Kafur defeated rulers of Devagiri, Warangels, Hoysalas and Pandyas.

Multiple choice history expansion of the delhi sultanate sultanate of delhi expansion of delhi sultanate delhi during the medieval period

Which of the following statements are true regarding Muhammad bin Tughlaq?
$1$. He introduced measures to regulate markets.
$2$. He introduced monetary reforms.
$3$. He increases the taxes paid by the people of the doab region.
$4$. He invited leaders of different faiths for religious discussions.

  1. $1$ and $2$
  2. $2$ and $3$
  3. $3$ and $4$
  4. $1, 2$ and $4$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Muhammad bin Tughlaq introduced monetary reforms. During his reign, there was a shortage of silver so he decided to issue bronze and copper coins as a token currency. Later it was proved a blunder of his ruler life.

The Doab region was the most fertile region. It yielded good quality crops. He raised the land tax in the Doab region for the increasing revenue collection.

Multiple choice history expansion of the delhi sultanate sultanate of delhi expansion of delhi sultanate delhi during the medieval period

Mohammad bin Tughlaq changed his capital from Delhi to Deogiri because he wanted to ______.

  1. Improve trade in the Deccan

  2. Spread Islam in the Deccan

  3. Punish the people of Delhi

  4. Escape from the Mongol invasion
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Mohammad bin Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to Deogiri in 1327 and renamed it as Daulatabad. There were two reasons behind this step:-

(1) The centralised location of Daulatabad
(2) The threat of Mongol raid on Delhi.
Very soon he realised that it was difficult to keep an eye on northern frontiers from the new capital so he issued orders to reshift his capital to Delhi.

Multiple choice history expansion of the delhi sultanate sultanate of delhi expansion of delhi sultanate delhi during the medieval period

The Buddhist universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila in Bihar were destroyed during the invasions of

  1. Mahmaud of Ghazni

  2. Muhammad Ghori

  3. Bakhtiyar Khalji

  4. Ali Mardan Khalji
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Nalanda and Vikramshila were the two most important centers of learning in India during the Pala Empire. But in 1193  army led by the Turkish leader Bakhtiyar Khilji who was the general of Qutubuddin Aibak destroyed them.

Multiple choice history expansion of the delhi sultanate sultanate of delhi expansion of delhi sultanate delhi during the medieval period

The only known ruler in the history of India to have fixed the prices of different commodities, who rigidly enforced quality control and ensured easy availability of essential commodities was ______.

  1. Iltutmish

  2. Alauddin Khilji

  3. Raziya

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

Alauddin Khilji was the most powerful ruler of the Khilji dynasty. His Deccan policy and the battle of Chittor were famous in history. He was the first ruler who fixed the prices for articles and enforced them strictly. In his reign, each and every commodity were priced. This system was known as Market Control Policy.  He also started a subsidized rationing system.