21. Which of these books is / are works by Amir Khusrau ?
1. Qiran-u-Sadain
2. Tahqiq-i-Hind
3. Miftah-ul-Futuh
4. Nur-i-Sipihar
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1, 2 & 3
[B] Only 1, 3 & 4
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Answer:[B] Only 1, 3 & 4 Explanation: Tahqiq-i-Hind is a composition of Al-Biruni . |
22. Which among the following was the work of Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq?
[A] Fautuhat-i-Ferozshahi
[B] Fatawa-i-Jahandari
[C] Tarikh-i-Ferozshahi
[D] Tughlaqnama
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Answer:[A] Fautuhat-i-Ferozshahi Explanation: Fautuhat-i-Ferozshahi was authored by Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq himself. He was a Turkic Muslim ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388 A.D. |
23. Who among the following is the author of Kitab-ur-Rehla?
[A] Maulana Sharafuddin Ali Yazid
[B] Amir Timur
[C] Ibn-i-Batuta
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Answer:[C] Ibn-i-Batuta Explanation: Ibn batutta was an Arab traveler and adventure frm Morocoo. His book is a primary source of history of the region of Muhmmad bin Tughluq it throws ligh on the socio-political condition of his times. |
24. The irrigation tax was charged on the farmers for the first time by which among the following Sultans?
[A] Alauddin Khilji
[B] Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
[C] Mohammad Tughlaq
[D] Firoz Tughlaq
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Answer:[D] Firoz Tughlaq Explanation: Firoz Shah Tughlaq was the cousin brother of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq, and became the ruler of Delhi on 23rd march 1351 A.D. He imposed only four taxes sanctioned by Islamic viz., kharaj (land tax), khams (1/5 of the looted property during wars), Jizya (religious tax on the Hindus), and Zakat (2½per cent of the income of the Muslims which was spent for the welfare of Muslim subjects and their religion). He imposed irrigation tax after getting it sanctioned from the Ulema. |
25. Which among the following Sultans of Delhi abolished the ‘Zakat’ on grain ?
[A] Alauddin Khilji
[B] Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
[C] Firoz Shah Tughlaq
[D] Sikandar Lodi
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Answer:[D] Sikandar Lodi Explanation: The Delhi Sulatanate – Lodi Dynasty : Sikandar Lodi was the Sultan of Delhi between 1489 to 1517 AD. He was a laborious, generous and just ruler. Owing to a transient shortage of maize, he abolished the zakat on grain and it was not renewed by any subsequent Sultan. The prices of all necessary articles remained low during his period. |
26. The commander of Alauddin Khilji’s forces during his Deccan Campaigns was __?
[A] Malik Kafur
[B] Ainul Mulk Multani
[C] Nusrat Khan
[D] Ulugh Khan
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Answer:[A] Malik Kafur Explanation: The Delhi Sulatanate – Khilji Dynasty : Malik Kafur was the commander of Alauddin Khilji’s forces during his Deccan Campaigns. |
27. Ibn Batuta was a traveler from which among the following current nations?
[A] Algeria
[B] Morocco
[C] Tunisia
[D] Libya
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Answer:[B] Morocco Explanation: Ibn Batuta was a Moroccan and Berber explorer. He is known for his extensive travels, accounts of which were published in the Rihla. |
28. The minister of the Gahadvala King Govindachandra and author of Kalpadruma was __?
[A] Apararka
[B] Chandesvara
[C] Lakshmidhara
[D] Vijnanesvara
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Answer:[C] Lakshmidhara Explanation: THE GAHADVALA DYANSTY – descendants of Suryavansha of Ayodhya . »The Gahadvala, or Gaharwar, was a Hindu and Buddhist Indian dynasty that ruled the kingdom of Kannauj for approximately a hundred years, beginning in the late eleventh century. »The founder of the Kannauj Gahadvala dynasty was Chandradeva, who took control of Kannauj at the end of the 11th century (1090A.D.) »During the rule of his successor, Govindachandra, from 1114–1154, the state of Gahadvala reached the pinnacle of its power,»His minister, Lakshmidhara, was the author of several legal works, including Kalpadruma. |
29. During the invasion of Mohammed Bin Kasim, many Hindus in Sindh were forcibly converted to Islam. They were recoverted to Hinduism by the authority of __?
[A] Devala Smriti
[B] Narada Smriti
[C] Visnu Smriti
[D] Yajnavalkya Smriti
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Answer:[A] Devala Smriti Explanation: During the invasion of Mohammed Bin Kasim in ad 712 many Hindus in Sindh were converted to Islam through questionable means. All of them were reconverted to Hinduism on the authority of Deval Smriti written by Deval Rishi. Deval smriti writes down rules for reconversion into Hindu fold of the Hindus forcibly converted into Islam if someone showed his or her desire to be reconverted to Hinduism with due atonement. |
30. In which century, the Rajatarangini of Kalhana was composed?
[A] The eleventh century
[B] The twelfth century
[C] The thirteenth century
[D] The tenth century
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Answer: [B] The twelfth century Explanation: The 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. |
