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Multiple choice history government, society and culture under the delhi sultanate life under delhi sultanate arab invasions and delhi sultanate royal dynasties of rajasthan and mughals

What is the correct chronological sequence of the following rulers?
1. Muizuddin Bahram Shah
2. Iitutmish
3. Raziya
4. Ruknuddin Firoz
Select the correct answer using the codes which are given below:

  1. 1, 2, 3, 4

  2. 2, 4, 3, 1

  3. 3, 2, 4, 1

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

Answer - (B) - 2,4,3,1

The correct chronological sequence of the ruler:
ltutmish (1211-1236)

Rukhnuddin Firuz (30 April 1236- 20 Nov 1236)
Raziya (Nov 1236-1240)
Muizuddin Bahram Shah (1240-1242)

Multiple choice history government, society and culture under the delhi sultanate life under delhi sultanate arab invasions and delhi sultanate royal dynasties of rajasthan and mughals

Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and to declare Delhi as the capital of his empire?

  1. Balban

  2. Aram Shah

  3. Nasiruddin Mahmud

  4. IIitutmish
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Answer- (D) - Iltutmish

  • Iltutmish was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire. He was the third ruler of the Delhi Sultanate (1211 – 1236), belonging to the Mamluk dynasty.

Multiple choice history government, society and culture under the delhi sultanate life under delhi sultanate arab invasions and delhi sultanate royal dynasties of rajasthan and mughals

The first Sultan of Delhi who had introduced the Practice of Sijda was _________.

  1. Balban

  2. Alauddin Khalji

  3. Iltutmish

  4. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sijdah means bowing down and touching the head to the Sultan's feet to show salutations. It was introduced by Balban.

Multiple choice history government, society and culture under the delhi sultanate life under delhi sultanate arab invasions and delhi sultanate royal dynasties of rajasthan and mughals

Who is the author of "Shahnama"?

  1. Utbi

  2. Firdausi

  3. Hasan Nizami

  4. AI-Beruni
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Answer - (B) - Firdausi

Shahnama is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Firdausi between 977 and 1010 CE. It is the national epic of greater Iran. It tells mainly the mythical and to some extent the historical past of Persian empire from the creation of the world until the Arab conquest of Iran in the 7th century. 

Multiple choice history government, society and culture under the delhi sultanate life under delhi sultanate arab invasions and delhi sultanate royal dynasties of rajasthan and mughals

Who among the following witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans?

  1. Ziauddin Barani

  2. Shams-i-siraj Afif

  3. Minhaj-us-siraj

  4. Amir Khusrau
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Amir Khusrau is regarded as 'Father of Qawwali.' He was an Indian musician, Scholar & poet. He was an iconic figure in the cultural history of Indian Subcontinent. He is said to have witnessed the reign of eight Delhi Sultans from Balban to Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.

Multiple choice history government, society and culture under the delhi sultanate life under delhi sultanate arab invasions and delhi sultanate royal dynasties of rajasthan and mughals

Who wrote famous book Kitab-ul-hind?

  1. Abul Fazl

  2. Amir Khusrau

  3. Al Biruni

  4. Firdausi
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C Correct answer
Explanation
The famous book 'Kitab-ul-Hind' was written by Al Biruni. It is a famous Arabic text wherein he comments on Indian Sciences, Hindu religious beliefs, customs and Social organisation.
Multiple choice history government, society and culture under the delhi sultanate life under delhi sultanate arab invasions and delhi sultanate royal dynasties of rajasthan and mughals

Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz?

  1. Alauddin Khalji

  2. IItutmish

  3. Balban

  4. Firuz Tughlaq
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Nauroz is the Iranian and Persian New Year; it is the first day of spring, this festival was introduced by Ghiyas ud din Balban. Later on, Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb abolished the celebration of Nauroz.

Multiple choice history government, society and culture under the delhi sultanate life under delhi sultanate arab invasions and delhi sultanate royal dynasties of rajasthan and mughals

The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was ________.

  1. Amir Khusrau

  2. Mirza Ghalib

  3. Bahadur Shah Zafar

  4. Al-Beruni
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Amir Khusrau, was a Persian musician, poet, and scholar associated with the rulers of Delhi Sultanate. Besides being the first writer to use Urdu as a medium of poetic expression, He also wrote poetry primarily in Persian, Hindi, and Urdu.

Multiple choice history government, society and culture under the delhi sultanate life under delhi sultanate arab invasions and delhi sultanate royal dynasties of rajasthan and mughals

Who wrote Tughlaqnama?

  1. Abu Nasr Utbi

  2. Amir Khusrau

  3. Abul Fazl

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

The famous Sufi poet, Amir Khusrau wrote a historic masnavi (or poem) “Tughlaq Nama (Book of the Tughlaqs)” about the reign of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq and other Tughlaq rulers.