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What was the religion of Malik Kafur before he entered the service of Alauddin?

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  1. Zoroastrianism

  2. Hinduism

  3. Buddhism

  4. Jainism

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Malik Kafur was a prominent slave-general of the Alauddin Khalji. Kafur was Marhatta Hindu before entering the service of Khilji. He was captured by Alauddin's general Nusrat Khan, during the 1299 invasion of Gujarat, and get him converted to Islam.

Token currency had been introduced for the first time in India by ________.

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  1. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq

  2. Firuz Shah Tughluq

  3. Alauddin Khalji

  4. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Token currency was introduced in India for the first time by Muhammad bin Tughluq who was the eldest son of Ghiyas -ud -Din -Tughlaq founder of the Tughluq dynasty. The token currency had inscriptions marking the use of new coins instead of the royal seal and so the citizens could not distinguish between the official and the forged coins.

The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by _______.

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  1. Balban

  2. Iltutmish

  3. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq

  4. Alauddin khalji

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Alauddin Khalji was an ambitious and powerful ruler. To fulfill his ambition he needed a very large and strong army so he made some reforms to maintain his army.

(1) He maintained a descriptive roll of every soldier.
(2) Branding of horses was also introduced
(3) Regular salaries were given to the soldiers directly by the state.
(4) Soldiers were kept well equipped with arms and weapons.
(5) Training for soldiers was arranged.

Which Sultan had been named Lakh Baksh, or the giver of lakhs, for his unbounded generosity?

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  1. Balban

  2. Qutub-ud-din Aibak

  3. Iltutmish

  4. Nasiruddin Mahmud

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Qutub-ud-din Aibak was known as Lakh Baksh or giver of lakhs. He was called so because of his generosity and gave liberal donations.

The first Muslim ruler to conquer southern India was ____________.

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  1. Babar

  2. Mohammad Ghuri

  3. Aurangzeb

  4. Alauddin Khalji

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Alauddin Khalji was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi sultanate to conquer southern India. Under the leadership of his general, Malik Kafur, he conquered Devagiri, Warangal, Dwarasamudra, and Madura.

Who is known as the "slave of a slave"?

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  1. Muhammad bin Qasim

  2. Mahmud of Ghazni

  3. Iltutmish

  4. Qutbuddin Aibak

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Iltutmish is known as the "slave of a slave" as he succeeded Qutubuddin Aibak founder of slave dynasty in India. Iltutmish is called the real founder of the slave dynasty.

'Chahalghani' means _______________.

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  1.  Turkish nobles under Iltutmish

  2. Slaves inherited by him from his predecessors

  3. General cadre of slaves

  4. Thee elite cadre of slave officers under him

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Answer- (A) Turkish nobles under Iltutmish

Iltutmish the real founder of the slave dynasty founded 'Chalisha', Turk-i-Chahalghani and Chahalgani system. It was a group of 40 nobles who played an important role in the administration of Delhi Sultanate. It was a selected body of Turkish nobles.

During the reign of which ruler Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta visited India?

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  1. Aurangazeb

  2. Akbar

  3. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

  4. Alauddin Khilji

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Answer - Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan traveller who widely travelled the medieval world. Ibn Battuta visited the court of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq who patronised various scholars.

Arrange the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate in chronological order of their reign and choose the correct answer.
$1$. Qutubuddin Aibak
$2$. Balban
$3$. Iltutmish
$4$. Nasiruddin.

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  1. $4, 1, 3, 2$

  2. $1, 3, 4, 2$

  3. $1, 2, 3, 4$

  4. $3, 1, 4, 2$

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Qutubuddin Aibak - He was the first slave ruler of the slave dynasty He became the Sultan of Delhi in 1206 AD after the death of Muhammad Ghori
  • Ittutmish - He was the son-in-law of Qutubuddin Aibak. After Aibak's death, he became the Sultan of Delhi in 1210 AD.
  • Nasiruddin- After the death of Raziya Sultan he became the Sultan of Delhi in 1246 AD
  • Balban- He became the Sultan of Delhi in 1266AD.

Which of the following Sultans of Tughlaq dynasty issued copper coins instead of Silver ones?

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  1. Firoz Shah Tughlaq

  2. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

  3. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

  4. Mahumud Tughlaq

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Muhammad bin Tughlaq had imposed taxes on Doab region but the time was wrong and his plan got failed. Along with this his plan of shifting capital got failed. 

Due to the failure of these plans and his generosity, the shortage of silver was found in his kingdom so he decided to issue bronze and copper coins as a token currency.