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Q1. Balban's policy of 'Blood and Iron' was primarily directed against:
Explanation
Balban's 'Blood and Iron' policy aimed at suppressing internal revolts, destroying the power of the Chahalgani (Group of Forty nobles), and eliminating lawless elements especially the Mewatis around Delhi. He also ruthlessly dealt with the robbers in the Doab region.
Q2. Firoz Shah Tughlaq established the Diwan-i-Khairat for:
Explanation
Firoz Shah Tughlaq established Diwan-i-Khairat (Department of Charity) for the marriage of poor Muslim girls, help for widows and orphans, and welfare of the destitute. He also set up employment bureaus for unemployed people.
Q3. Alauddin Khilji's market control reforms included all of the following EXCEPT:
Explanation
Alauddin Khilji's market reforms (c. 1303) involved strict price control, appointing Shahna-i-Mandi and Diwan-i-Riyasat, creating three separate markets (grain, cloth, horses/cattle/slaves), and maintaining a spy network. He did NOT abolish taxes on merchants.
Q4. Which Sultan established the 'Diwan-i-Kohi' (Department of Agriculture)?
Explanation
Muhammad bin Tughlaq established the Diwan-i-Kohi to promote agriculture by providing loans (taccavi) to farmers, bringing new land under cultivation, and experimenting with crop rotation. This was one of his more progressive policies.
Q5. Ibrahim Lodi, the last Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, was defeated in the First Battle of Panipat by:
Explanation
Ibrahim Lodi was defeated and killed by Babur at the First Battle of Panipat on 21 April 1526. Babur's superior use of gunpowder weapons and field fortifications (tulughma tactics) defeated the numerically larger Lodi army, marking the end of the Delhi Sultanate and the beginning of the Mughal Empire.
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Q6. Alauddin Khalji's market reform system ultimately collapsed because:
Q7. Which Delhi Sultan of the Slave Dynasty is known for reorganising the 'Diwan-i-Arz' (military department)?
Q8. Iltutmish introduced which coin system in India?
Q9. Alauddin Khilji's market control system (Diwan-i-Riyasat) involved:
Q10. Qutbuddin Aibak is credited with the construction of which of the following?
Q11. The famous Vittala Temple with its stone chariot at Hampi was built during whose reign?
Q12. Ibn Battuta visited India during the reign of:
Q13. The Tughlaqabad Fort in Delhi was built by:
Q14. Which Sultan of Delhi is credited with building five canals including the Rajabwah canal?
Q15. Muhammad bin Tughlaq introduced token currency made of:
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