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Early Invasions & Delhi Sultanate Quiz 02
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Q1. The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the
A.
14th Century AD
B.
10th Century AD
C.
9th Century AD
D.
12th Century AD
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Correct Answer:
A
The Charkha was introduced to India during the 14th century, significantly boosting the handloom industry.
Q2. Which Sultan has mention of his name in the literary work ’Padmavat’?
A.
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
B.
Balban
C.
Alauddin Khilji
D.
Sikandar Lodhi
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Correct Answer:
C
Malik Muhammad Jayasi's 'Padmavat' describes Alauddin Khilji's siege of Chittor to capture Queen Padmini.
Q3. According to Al-Beruni, the antyajas were
A.
Hadi/Dom/Chandala
B.
Eight guilds below Sudras
C.
Foreigners
D.
Prostitutes
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Correct Answer:
B
Al-Beruni noted that eight guilds (like weavers and shoemakers) were regarded as 'Antyaja' (born at the end) and lived outside the main town.
Q4. What is meant by â€The Fortyâ€?
A.
Afghan nobles
B.
Khalji intellectuals
C.
Turkish aristocracy
D.
Muslim divines
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Correct Answer:
C
Known as 'Chahalgani', it was an elite corps of forty Turkish slave-officers created by Iltutmish.
Q5. To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I Nasiri was built in the region of
A.
Qutub-ud-din Aibak
B.
Iltutmish
C.
Ruknuddin Firoz Shah
D.
Jalal-id-din Khilji
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Correct Answer:
B
Iltutmish was a patron of learning and established this famous madrasa in Delhi.
Q6. Who introduced ’Chehra’ and ’Daag’ as a major Military reform?
A.
Iltumish
B.
Balban
C.
Razia Sultan
D.
Alauddin Khilji
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Correct Answer:
D
Alauddin Khilji introduced the descriptive roll of soldiers (Chehra) and branding of horses (Daag) to prevent corruption.
Q7. ‘Sijdah’ theoretically means:
A.
Prostration before Diwan
B.
Prostration before King
C.
Prostration before God
D.
Prostration before Imam
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Correct Answer:
C
While Balban forced nobles to perform Sijdah before him, in Islamic theology, it refers specifically to prostration before God.
Q8. Who was the Delhi Sultan to impose Jizya even on the Brahmins?
A.
Balban
B.
Firoz Tughluq
C.
Ala-ud-din Khilji
D.
Muhammad Tughluq
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Correct Answer:
B
Firoz Shah Tughluq was the first to break the tradition of exempting Brahmins from the Jizya tax.
Q9. Who wrote Tughlaqnama?
A.
Abu Nasr Utbi
B.
Amir Khusrau
C.
Abul Fazl
D.
Hasan Nizami
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Correct Answer:
B
Amir Khusrau wrote this historic poem to commemorate the victory of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.
Q10. The first Sultan who started the work of translation of Hindu Religious texts into Persian was –
A.
Iltutmish
B.
Alauddin Khilji
C.
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D.
Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq
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Correct Answer:
C
Firoz Shah Tughlaq established a dedicated department for translating Sanskrit works into Persian.
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