The Delhi Sultans (Chapter-3)

Answer the following questions

1.      Why was Muhammed-bin-Tughlaq called an impractical ruler ?

2.      Write a short note on the administrative policies of the Sultanate.

3.      What measures were taken by the ruler Iltutmish to strengthen his kingdom ?

4.      What were Balban's policies which made him a strong ruler ?

5.      What were the reasons for the downfall of the Sultanate Period ?

6.      Name any two independent kingdoms which rose after the decline of Sultanate.

7.      Explain why the early rulers of Delhi Sultanate were called slave kings ?

8.      Mention any three important achievements of the founder of the slave dynasty ?

9.      Why could Razia Sultana not rule for a long time ?

10.    What steps did Balban take to restore the power and status of the King ?

11.    How did Ala-ud-din control the market for the benefit of common man ?

12.    What steps were taken by Ala-ud-din for establishing a strong empire in India ?

13.    Discuss about the campaign of "Malik Kafur'?

14.    How Delhi became an important city in the twelfth century ?

15.    Narrate the dynasties of Delhi Sultanate.

16.    Discuss sources of history of Delhi Sultanate.

Choose the correct answer

1.      He was the last Lodhi ruler of the Delhi
Sultanate –

          (A) Bahlul Lodhi         (B) Ibrahim Lodhi

          (C) Sikandar Lodhi

2.      He became the Sultan after the death of Muhammed-bin-Tughlaq –

          (A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

          (B) Feroz Shah Tughlaq

          (C) Balban

3.      Ghiyasuddin Balban became the sultan in –

          (A) 1230             (B) 1345

          (C) 1266

4.      In which century Delhi became an important city –

          (A) 10^th                         (B) 11^th

          (C) 12^th                         (D) 13^th

5.      Under which kingdom Delhi first became the capital –

          (A) Rashtrakuta           (B) Tomara          

          (C) Ananga Pal            (D) Chauhans

6.      How many stages are there for preparing a manuscript ?

          (A) One               (B) Two

          (C) Three            (D) Four

7.      Tarikh was written in –

          (A) Sanskrit                  (B) Persian

          (C) Urdu             (D) Prakrit

8.      Minhaj-i-Siraj wrote about which ruler –

          (A) Iltutmish                (B) Raziyya

          (C) Balban          (D) Firuz Shah

9.      Military expeditions into southern India started during the region of which ruler –

          (A) Alauddin Khalji

          (B) Khizr Khan

          (C) Bahlul Lodi

          (D) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq

10.    Which ruler purchased slaves for his military service ?

          (A) Muhammad Tughluq

          (B) Qutbuddin Aybak

          (C) Iltutmish

          (D) Jalaluddin Khalji

11.    Land given to governors were called as –

          (A) Igta                         (B) Muqtis

          (C) Kharaj           (D) Samanta

12.    Kharaj was a tax on –

          (A) Cultivation            (B) Houses

          (C) Cattle            (D) Forest

13.    Ibn Battuta a 14^th century traveler belonged
to –

          (A) China            (B) Morocco

          (C) Portugese               (D) Burma

14.    Mongol attacks on the Delhi Sultanate increased during the reign of –

          (A) Qutbuddin Aybak

          (B) Alauddn Khalji

          (C) Balban

          (D) Firuz Shah Tughluq

15.    Chengez Khan was a –

          (A) Mughal                  (B) Lodi

          (C) Mongol                  (D) Tughluq

16.    Which ruler constructed a new garrison town named Siri for his soldiers –

          (A) Prithviraj Chauhan

          (B) Raziyya

          (C) Bahlul Lodi

          (D) Alauddin Khalji

17.    Which ruler changed the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad –

          (A) Jalaluddin Khalji

          (B) IItutmish

          (C) Muhammad Tughluq

          (D) Khizr Khan

18.    Who introduced "token currency" –

          (A) Alauddin Khalji

          (B) Muhammad Tughluq

          (C) Balban

          (D) Raziyya

19.    Which Delhi sultan for the first time planned a campaign to capture Mongol territory –

          (A) Khizr Khan

          (B) Qutbuddin Aybak

          (C) Muhammad Tughluq

          (D) Alauddin Khalji

20.    Akbar followed the administrative model of –

          (A) Alauddin Khalji    (B) Sher Shah

          (C) Raziyya                  (D) Humayun

21.    Moth Ki Masjid was built in the reign of –

          (A) Akbar           (B) Jahangir

          (C) Sikandar Lodi        (D) IItutmish

22.    Qutub Minar was completed by –

          (A) IItutmish

          (B) Alauddin Khalji

          (C) Muhammad Tughluq

          (D) Qutbuddin Aybak

Fill in the blank

1.      ……………. was the tax imposed on nonmuslims.

2.      …………….. was the Moroccan traveller.

3.      Muhammed-bin-Tughlaq shifted the capital from ……………. to ……………….

4.      ……………… founded the Slave dynasty.

5.      ………….. was the daughter of IItutmish.

6.      Lakhbaksh means …………………..

State True or False

1.      IItutmish belonged to the Slave dynasty.

2.      Feroz Shah Tughlaq founded the Tughlaq Dynasty.

3.      Malik  Kafur attacked Madurai and Rameshwaram.

4.      Sikander Lodhi shifted his capital from Delhi to Agra.

5.      Ibrahim Lodhi was killed by Timur.

General Terms

1.  Mamluk : 'Slave' in Arabic.

2.  Lakhbaksh : Giver of lakhs, name given to Qutabuddin Aibak.

3.  Mausoleum : A large tomb.

4.  Doab : A land between two rivers.

5.  Ulemas : The muslim scholars trained in Islamic laws.