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HISTORY: DELHI SULTANS FOR CLASS VII

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Under which kingdom was Delhi made the capital for the first time?

a)

Tomara

b)

Chahamana

c)

Slave Dynasty

d)

Mughal Dynasty

2.

Coins minted in Delhi, called TANKAS had a wide circulation.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

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)  

4.

The first king of the Slave Dynasty was (a)  

5.

The throne which succeeded the Slave Dynasty was

a)

Tughluq

b)

Sayyid

c)

Khalji

d)

Lodi

6.

The last dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate was

a)

Slave dynasty

b)

Tughluq dynasty

c)

Lodi dynasty

d)

Sayyid dynasty

7.

The language of administration under the Delhi Sultanate was (a)   .

8.

The authors of 'tawarikh' were slaves/ clients.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

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.

11.

Razziya Sultan was the daughter of _________.

a)

Iltutmish

b)

Qutubuddin Aybak

c)

Ghiyasuddin Balban

d)

Alauddin Khalji

12.

The chronicler who asserted that Razziya Sultan was more abled than her brothers was _______.

a)

Minhaj-i-Siraj

b)

Ibn-Battuta

c)

Fakhr-i-Mutabbir

d)

Kalhana

13.

The circle of justice means that everyone is happy because of proper governance and justice by the king.

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

Garrison towns are (a)  

15.

Controlling garrison towns in distant Bengal and Sind from Delhi was extremely difficult. The reasons were ________

a)

Rebellion by the local chiefs and war

b)

Bad weather

c)

Mongol invasions from Afghanistan

d)

Sultan's weakness

16.

During the internal frontier campaigns _______ (choose multiple options)

a)

Forests were cleared

b)

Hunter-gatherers were expelled from their habitat

c)

Miltitary expedition to South India started

d)

land was given to peasants and agriculture was encouraged

e)

sultanate captured elephants, horses, slaves and carried away precious metals

17.

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)

A mosque is called a 'dargah' in Arabic.

b)

Masjid means a place where a Muslim prostrates in reverence to Allah

c)

Namaz is the prayers of the Muslims.

d)

The sermon is known as Namaz delivered during the Friday prayer.

e)

During prayer, Muslims face the west known as the qibla.

18.

Mosques were built by the Delhi Sultans

a)

to develop community feeling

b)

to control over hinterland

c)

to collect taxes

d)

to demonstrate their claims as protectors of Islam

19.

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

a)

The bandagan were slaves

b)

Bandagan is an Arabic word

c)

Bandagan were descendants of nobles

d)

The Sultan could trust them and rely upon them

20.

Someone who is under the protection of another; a dependent or hanger-on. They are known as ________.

a)

muqtis

b)

iqtadars

c)

samantas

d)

clients

21.

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?

a)

Yes

b)

No

22.

The better ruler was _________

a)

Muhammad Bin Tughluq

b)

Alauddin Khalji

23.

Muhammad Bin Tughluq shifted his capital from Delhi to ________

a)

Thanjavur

b)

Daulatabad

c)

Siri

d)

Jahapanah

24.

Alauddin Khalji introduced token currency.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The construction of Qutub Minar was completed by ______

a)

Qutubuddin Aybak

b)

Iltutmish

c)

Ghiyasuddin Balban

d)

Razziya Sultan