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The Delhi Sultans

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was a piece of land given to a noble called by the rulers ?

a)

iqtas

b)

masjid

c)

tawarikh

d)

bandagan

2.

Name of slaves in Persian language.

a)

Bandhagan

b)

Gangaban

c)

Chalgan

d)

Tanka

3.

Chronicler of Khalji dynasty

a)

Ibn - Battuta

b)

Barani

c)

Alauddhin Khalji

d)

Khusrau

4.

Fortified towns with the presence of soldiers known as ______________.

a)

Garrison town

b)

Chalgans town

c)

Kharaj town

d)

Sultanate

5.

In which century Delhi became an important city?

a)

Thirteenth

b)

Eleventh

c)

Twelfth

d)

Fourteen

6.

Who was the first sultan of Delhi?

a)

Shamsuddin Iltutmish

b)

Qutbuddin Aibak

c)

Ghiyasuddin Balban

d)

None of the above

7.

What is the other name for land tax?

a)

Iqta

b)

Kharit

c)

Jaziya

d)

Kharaj

8.

Who was the second ruler of the Slave dynasty?

a)

Razia

b)

Qutb-ud-din

c)

Ibrahim

d)

Iltutmish

9.

Kharaj the tax on cultivation amounted to how much of the peasant's produce

a)

30 percent

b)

40 percent

c)

50 percent

d)

60 percent

10.

Ibn-Battuta was a traveler from which country?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Morocco

c)

Egypt

d)

China

11.

Who was the court poet of Alauddin Khalji

a)

Ibn Battuta

b)

Tansen

c)

Amir Khusrau

d)

Khirz Khan

12.

Who invaded India and sealed the fate of Tughlaq dynasty in 1398?

a)

Genghis khan

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Babur

d)

Timur

13.

Who was the chronicler during Raziya Sultan's regime?

a)

Barid-al Fateh

b)

Ibn Batuta

c)

Minhaj-i Siraj

d)

Khusrao

14.

During whose reign Sultanate faced maximum Mongol invasion?

a)

Muhammad Tughluq

b)

Firuz Shah Tughluq

c)

Alauddin Khalji

d)

Ghiyasuddin Balban

15.

Who made the plans to capture Mongol territory but failed?

a)

Raziyya

b)

Illtutmish

c)

Muhammad bin Tughluq

d)

Qutbuddin Aibak

16.

When did Raziya Sultan lose control of Delhi?

a)

1340 AD

b)

1240 AD.

c)

1230 AD

d)

1236 AD

17.

Who commenced the construction of the Qutab Minar?

a)

Qutb-ud-din Aibak

b)

Niktin

c)

Ibn-Batutah

d)

Amir Khusraw

18.

First ruler of the Lodi Dynasty

a)

Ibrahim Lodi

b)

Bahlul Lodi

c)

Khizr Khan

d)

Razia

19.

_______ was called hinterland

a)

A fortified settlement with soldiers.

b)

The land between two rivers

c)

The lands that supply goods and services

d)

Alauddin Khalji's city

20.

Who were appointed to check the amount of revenue collected?

a)

Accountants

b)

Soldiers

c)

Governors

d)

Slaves