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WorksheetsHISTORY: DELHI SULTANS FOR CLASS VII
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 11mins
Under which kingdom was Delhi made the capital for the first time?
Tomara
Chahamana
Slave Dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
Coins minted in Delhi, called TANKAS had a wide circulation.
True
False
The transformation of Delhi into a capital that controlled vast areas of the subcontinent started with the foundation of the Mughal Empire in the beginning of the thirteenth century. Is the statement true?
(a)
The first king of the Slave Dynasty was (a)
The throne which succeeded the Slave Dynasty was
Tughluq
Sayyid
Khalji
Lodi
The last dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate was
Slave dynasty
Tughluq dynasty
Lodi dynasty
Sayyid dynasty
The language of administration under the Delhi Sultanate was (a) .
The authors of 'tawarikh' were slaves/ clients.
True
False
The authors of tawarikh were learned men: secretaries, administrators, poets and courtiers, who both recounted events and advised rulers on governance, emphasising the importance of just rule.
True
False
The authors of tawarikh advised rulers on the need to preserve an “ideal” social order based on (a) and gender distinctions. Their ideas were not shared by everybody.
Razziya Sultan was the daughter of _________.
Iltutmish
Qutubuddin Aybak
Ghiyasuddin Balban
Alauddin Khalji
The chronicler who asserted that Razziya Sultan was more abled than her brothers was _______.
Minhaj-i-Siraj
Ibn-Battuta
Fakhr-i-Mutabbir
Kalhana
The circle of justice means that everyone is happy because of proper governance and justice by the king.
Yes
No
Garrison towns are (a)
Controlling garrison towns in distant Bengal and Sind from Delhi was extremely difficult. The reasons were ________
Rebellion by the local chiefs and war
Bad weather
Mongol invasions from Afghanistan
Sultan's weakness
During the internal frontier campaigns _______ (choose multiple options)
Forests were cleared
Hunter-gatherers were expelled from their habitat
Miltitary expedition to South India started
land was given to peasants and agriculture was encouraged
sultanate captured elephants, horses, slaves and carried away precious metals
A mosque is called a masjid in Arabic, literally a place where a Muslim prostrates in reverence to Allah. In a “congregational mosque” (masjid-i-jami or jama masjid) Muslims read their prayers (namaz) together. Members of the congregation choose the most respected, learned male as their leader (imam) for the rituals of prayer. He also delivers the sermon (khutba) during the Friday prayer. During prayer, Muslims stand facing Mecca. In India this is to the west. This is called the qibla.
Read the paragraph and check the correct option:
A mosque is called a 'dargah' in Arabic.
Masjid means a place where a Muslim prostrates in reverence to Allah
Namaz is the prayers of the Muslims.
The sermon is known as Namaz delivered during the Friday prayer.
During prayer, Muslims face the west known as the qibla.
Mosques were built by the Delhi Sultans
to develop community feeling
to control over hinterland
to collect taxes
to demonstrate their claims as protectors of Islam
Rather than appointing aristocrats and landed chieftains as governors, the early Delhi Sultans, especially Iltutmish, favoured their special slaves purchased for military service, called bandagan in Persian. They were carefully trained to man some of the most important political offices in the kingdom. Since they were totally dependent upon their master, the Sultan could trust and rely upon them.
Choose the correct option
The bandagan were slaves
Bandagan is an Arabic word
Bandagan were descendants of nobles
The Sultan could trust them and rely upon them
Someone who is under the protection of another; a dependent or hanger-on. They are known as ________.
muqtis
iqtadars
samantas
clients
Control over muqtis was most effective if their office was not inheritable and if they were assigned iqtas for a short period of time before being shifted. Is this statement true?
Yes
No
The better ruler was _________
Muhammad Bin Tughluq
Alauddin Khalji
Muhammad Bin Tughluq shifted his capital from Delhi to ________
Thanjavur
Daulatabad
Siri
Jahapanah
Alauddin Khalji introduced token currency.
True
False
The construction of Qutub Minar was completed by ______
Qutubuddin Aybak
Iltutmish
Ghiyasuddin Balban
Razziya Sultan
