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upsc-p1-history-delhi-sultanate MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Consider the following statements about Iltutmish: 1. Abbasid investiture gave him symbolic legitimacy but did not turn Delhi into a province of Baghdad. 2. The silver tanka and copper jital helped make sovereign authority visible beyond the court. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Both statements are correct. Caliphal investiture strengthened Iltutmish's symbolic standing in the Islamic world, but practical authority still rested on armies, revenue and local submission. His tanka and jital circulated the ruler's authority through everyday exchange.
Q2Arrange the following dynastic phases of the Delhi Sultanate in chronological order, from earliest to latest: (a) Tughlaq (b) Lodi (c) Mamluk or Early Turkish (d) Khalji Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option B is correct. The sequence is Mamluk or Early Turkish, Khalji, Tughlaq and Lodi. The Sayyid phase, not printed in the list, came between the Tughlaq and Lodi phases.
Q3Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Office) (a) Diwan-i Wizarat (b) Diwan-i Arz (c) Diwan-i Insha (d) Shahna-i Mandi List II (Function) 1. Military organisation 2. Market superintendence 3. Finance and revenue 4. Correspondence
Option C is correct. Diwan-i Wizarat handled finance and revenue; Diwan-i Arz dealt with military organisation; Diwan-i Insha managed correspondence; and Shahna-i Mandi supervised the regulated market.
Q4Arrange the following developments in chronological order, from earliest to latest: (a) Ibn Battuta reaches India and serves under Muhammad bin Tughlaq (b) Abbasid investiture of Iltutmish (c) Timur sacks Delhi (d) Beginning of Khalji rule Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option D is correct. Iltutmish received Abbasid investiture in 1229; Khalji rule began in 1290; Ibn Battuta reached India in 1333; and Timur sacked Delhi in 1398.
Q5With reference to sources for the history of the Delhi Sultanate, consider the following statements: 1. Court chronicles must be read with attention to patronage, moral instruction and elite concerns. 2. Persian chronicles make inscriptions, coins and surviving buildings irrelevant. 3. Ibn Battuta's Rihla helps reconstruct court culture, travel routes and postal arrangements under Muhammad bin Tughlaq. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Court chronicles contain valuable policy details but reflect their patrons and elite-moral concerns. Material evidence remains essential. Ibn Battuta's travel account supplies information on Muhammad bin Tughlaq's court, routes, postal arrangements and urban life.
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6With reference to Alauddin Khalji's policies, consider the following statements: 1. In the Deccan, tribute and submission were often accepted instead of full annexation. 2. Cash payment to soldiers made stable prices relevant to army maintenance. 3. His market controls became a permanent empire-wide planned economy. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7Consider the following statements about Muhammad bin Tughlaq's token currency: 1. Copper-brass tokens were assigned an official value comparable to silver. 2. Counterfeiting and weak control over minting forced the experiment's withdrawal and redemption at heavy cost. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
8Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Ruler) (a) Iltutmish (b) Balban (c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq List II (Association) 1. Canals and monument repairs 2. Tanka and jital 3. Spy system and strict noble control 4. Daulatabad shift and token currency
9With reference to the iqta system of the Delhi Sultanate, consider the following statements: 1. An iqta was an assignment of revenue from a territory to an officer. 2. It amounted to full private ownership of the assigned land. 3. Transfers of muqtis reduced the chance of their building local power bases. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
10With reference to the architecture of the Delhi Sultanate, consider the following statements: 1. Alai Darwaza is associated with the true arch, dome, red sandstone and marble. 2. Tughlaq buildings are associated with sloping battered walls and fortress-like strength. 3. Lodi garden-tombs are monuments of the Mughal phase. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.