Delhi Sultanate NDA Questions

NDA Medieval Indian History

Delhi Sultanate MCQ Questions


1.
The foundation of the Delhi Sultanate is directly linked to the invasions of the Ghurid ruler Muhammad Ghori, who decisively defeated the Chauhan (Chahamana) ruler Prithviraj Chauhan at the:
A.
Battle of Panipat (1526)
B.
Battle of Chandawar (1194)
C.
First Battle of Tarain (1191)
D.
Second Battle of Tarain (1192)
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ANSWER :
D. Second Battle of Tarain (1192)
2.
In the First Battle of Tarain (1191), which preceded Muhammad Ghori's decisive victory, the outcome actually favoured:
A.
Prithviraj Chauhan, who defeated Ghori's forces
B.
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
C.
Jaichand of Kannauj
D.
Muhammad Ghori
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ANSWER :
A. Prithviraj Chauhan, who defeated Ghori's forces
3.
Following his victories in North India, Muhammad Ghori returned to his homeland, leaving the administration of his newly conquered Indian territories in the hands of his trusted slave-general:
A.
Iltutmish
B.
Balban
C.
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
D.
Alauddin Khilji
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ANSWER :
C. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
4.
Following the assassination of Muhammad Ghori in 1206, Qutb-ud-din Aibak declared himself an independent ruler, thereby establishing what is generally regarded as the beginning of the:
A.
Maratha Empire
B.
Delhi Sultanate
C.
Mughal Empire
D.
Vijayanagara Empire
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ANSWER :
B. Delhi Sultanate
5.
Qutb-ud-din Aibak, the founder of the Delhi Sultanate's first ruling dynasty, is credited with initiating the construction of an iconic minaret in Delhi, later completed by his successor, known as the:
A.
Jama Masjid Minaret
B.
Iron Pillar
C.
Qutub Minar
D.
Charminar
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ANSWER :
C. Qutub Minar
6.
Iltutmish, one of the most important rulers of the Slave Dynasty and a former slave/son-in-law of Qutb-ud-din Aibak, is credited with consolidating and stabilising the newly formed Sultanate, notably by introducing a regular, standardised system of:
A.
A permanent standing navy
B.
Land revenue collection exclusively
C.
A hereditary caste-based bureaucracy
D.
Silver and copper coinage (the Tanka and Jital)
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ANSWER :
D. Silver and copper coinage (the Tanka and Jital)