G. S.–Medieval History-1

 v The first invasion of India by Sultan Mahmud Ghazni was in – 1000 A. D.

v Muhammad Ghori was defeated by Prithviraj Chauhan in the battle of – Tarain

v The Arab merchant, Suleiman, came to India in 9^th century in the kingdom of – Mihir Bhoja of Pratihara dynasty

v The city of Dehillika (Delhi) was founded by the –Tomars

v Firdausi, the author of Shah Namah, was the poet-laureate at the court of – Mahmud of Ghazni

v The first Muslim ruler of Delhi – Qutbuddin Aibek

v The first among the Delhi Sultans who requested and obtained letters of investiture from the Caliph – Iltutmish

v The Lodi rulers were – Pure Afghans

v A Persian historian of the Sultanate period who accompanied Alauddin Khilji on his expedition to Chittor was – Amir Khusrau

v Abwab was – Miscellaneous kinds of taxes like the house taxes, grazing tax, irrigation tax etc.

v Qutbuddin Aibak cannot be called the sovereign ruler of the Sultanate because:

(i)                   He did not assume the title of Sultan 

(ii)                 He did not issue the  coins nor the Khutba was read in his name

v The Sultans of the so-called Salve Dynasty are also sometimes known as ‘Ilbari Turks’ because  they belonged to the tribe of Ilbari in Turkestan. Which of the following rulers did not belong to Ilbari tribe:

(i)                   Qutbuddin Aibak

(ii)                 Iltutmish

(iii)                Nasiruddin Mahmud

(iv)               Ghiyasuddin

                                                                             [Ans. (i)]

v The contemporary historians was appointed as the chief Qaji of Delhi by Sultan Muhammad-bin Tughlaq—                                  Ibn Batutah  

v The administration divisions of the empire in descending order is--- Provinces, shiqs, paraganas, and villages

v The term used for measurement of land in the Sultanate period was – Masahat

v The metal used for making the token currency by Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq in lieu of the prevalent silver tanka from AD1329 to 1330---- Bronze

v The land revenue-yielding territories of the Sultanate were divided into Khalisa or Crown lands and Iqta

v “Chahalga” or “Chalisa” came into existence during the reign of –Iltutmish

v In pursuit of Jalaluddin, the fugitive Khawarizmi prince, Chengiz Khan, the famous Mongol warrior, came to India’s border in the reign of --- Iltutmish

v The reign of eight Delhi Sultans was witnessed by –  Amir Khusrau

v The founder of city of Agra – Sikander Lodi

v The Delhi Sultans born of Hindu mothers –               Firuz Tughlaq, Sikander Lodi, Nasiruddin Khusrau and Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

v The two historians of Delhi Sultanate period, whose works had the same title, Tarikh-i-Firuzshahi – Shams-i-Siraj Afif and Ziauddin Barani

v Diwan-i-Risalat – Department of Ecclesiastical Affairs,  

                              Public Charities and Foreign Affairs

v Diwan-i-Kohi – Agriculture Department

v Diwan-i-Arz – Military Department

v Diwan-i-Bandagani – Department of slaves

v Diwan-i-Wazarat – Finance Department

v Diwan-i-Insha– Department of Records and Correspondences

v The motifs used by the Delhi Sultans in their constructions which were borrowed from the Hindus – Bell, Lotus and Swastika