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51. The de facto successor of Alauddin Khilji immediately after his death was__?
[A] Shihabuddin Umar
[B] Khizr Khan
[C] Qutbuddin Mubarak
[D] Malik Kafur

show answer Answer: [A] Shihabuddin Umar Explanation: The Delhi Sultanate – The Khilji Dynasty: »Malik Kafur defeated the yadava king ramachandra of devagiri in 1307.He gave his daughter Jhatyapali in marriage to Alauddin khilji. »In 1316, after the death of Alauddin, Malik Kafur presented a will of Sultan and enthroned the 5 years old Prince Shihabuddin Umar as Sultan and became the defacto ruler of the empire.

52. Balban abandoned the policy of conquest and adopted the policy of consolidation. The reasons to do so were__:
1. Threat of external invasion
2. Internal revolts
3. Indian Kings willing to throw off the Turkish rule
4. His weak nature
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 & 2
[C] Only 1, 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4

show answer Answer:[C] Only 1, 2 & 3 Explanation: The Delhi Sultanate – The Slave Dynasty: Ghiyas-ud-din Balban(1265-1287), a Turkish slave noble, was the “ruler with an iron hand” who is considered the last ruler of the Slave Dynasty. Balban adopted a policy of consolidation rather than expansion. He was the 1st sultan who strive to make monarchy hereditary. Balban provided the Sultanate with an iron-willed ruler who aimed at consolidating the hinterlands. The fourth option is not correct in this question.

53. Which among the following office was held by the superintendent of port under the Mughals ?
[A] Mutsaddi
[B] Mir-i-Bahar
[C] Tahvildar
[D] Mushrif

show answer Answer:[B] Mir-i-Bahar Explanation: Administration under Akbar: The Mir-i-Bahar was incharge of customs and boats and ferry taxes, and port duties in coastal towns.

54. During the reign of Shershah Suri, Qazi Fazilat was __?
[A] The Qazi of Bengal
[B] The Chief Qazi of the Afghan Empire
[C] The Governor of Bengal
[D] None of the above

show answer Answer:[C] The Governor of Bengal Explanation: Qazi Fazilat (in office: 1541–1545) was the governor of Bengal. He was appointed by Sher Shah Suri during his reign in Delhi.

55. With reference to Delhi Sultanate, the Turkan-e-Chihalgani was constituted by __?
[A] Qutubuddin Aibak
[B] Iltutmish
[C] Balban
[D] None of these

show answer Answer: [B] Iltutmish Explanation: The Delhi Sultanate – The Slave Dynasty: Iltutmish (1210-1236 AD) was the third ruler of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi of Turkic origin. He constituted a corp of 40 loyal slaves Amirs Known as Turkan-i-Chihalgani. A select body of Turkish nobility originally slaves of Iltumish which came into existence during the period of Iltumish to be destroyed by Balban later .

56. Which among the following was a new department of agriculture started by Muhammad-bin- Tughlaq?
[A] Diwan-i-Risalat
[B] Diwan-i-Ashraf
[C] Diwan-i-Kohi
[D] Diwan-i-Mustkharaz

show answer Answer: [C] Diwan-i-Kohi Explanation: The Delhi Sultanate – The Tughlaq Dynasty: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq created a department of agriculture known as Diwan-i-Kohi . The main object of the department was to increase the land under cultivation.

57. Jonaraja in his Dvitīyā Rājataraṅginī , continued the narration of Kalhana upto which among the following rulers of Kashmir?
[A] Jaya Singh
[B] Sultan Sikandar
[C] Sultan Zainul Abidin
[D] Muhammad Shah

show answer Answer:[C] Sultan Zainul Abidin Explanation: Rajatarangini (“The River of Kings”) is a metrical historical chronicle of north-western Indian subcontinent, particularly the kings of Kashmir, written in Sanskrit by Kashmiri Brahman Kalhana in 12th century CE. Jonaraja in his Dvitīyā Rājataraṅginī, continued the narration of Kalhana upto Sultan Zainul Abidin (1423-1474), who was a sultan of Kashmir.

58. Who among the following was first initiated diciple of Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi ?
[A] Birbal
[B] Bhagwan Das
[C] Man Singh
[D] Surjan Rai

show answer Answer:[A] Birbal Explanation: The theory of Din-i-Ilahi was introduced by Mughal Emperor Akbar. It is based on Monotheism(believe in one God).(Chief priest : Abul Fazal).The first initiated disciples of Din-i-ilahi during emperor Akbar the Great’s time included Birbal, Prince Salim and Abu’l-Fazl ibn Mubarak

59. Who among the following was the Sultan at Delhi when the Vijayanagar empire was founded?
[A] Firoz Tughlaq
[B] Sikandar Lodi
[C] Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
[D] Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

show answer Answer: [D] Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq Explanation: Vijayanagar was a South Indian Hindu empire, founded in 1336 by Harihara and Bukka during the region of Sultan of Delhi Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq.

60. Which among the following monuments was not constructed by Qutubuddin Aibak ?
[A] Kubbat-ul-Islam mosque
[B] Qutub Minar
[C] Adhai din Ka Jhopada
[D] Alai Darwaja

show answer Answer:[D] Alai Darwaja Explanation: Qutub-ud-din Aibak laid the foundation of ‘Qutub Minar’ which was completed by Iltumish and constructed two Mosques : a) Kubbat-ul-Islam mosque (1195- 1199 A.D.) Near Rampithor Fort, Delhi. b) Adhai din Ka Jhopada (1208 A.D.) Ajmer. The Alai Darwaza of Delhi is located in the Qutub Complex of Delhi ,was built by Ala-Ud-Din Khilji.

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