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Alauddin Khilji introduced market reforms.

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  1. To administer his subjects well

  2. To east the peasants living

  3. To maintain a large army economically

  4. To remove mediators

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Alauddin Khalji was an ambitious ruler. He needed a large army to complete his ambitious conquest. In order to maintain his large army, required money. For that, he fixed the prices of all commodities from the smallest to the biggest things. Besides price control, he kept an eye on prices or weight.

Which of the following generals of Alauddin Khilji conqured Deccan a number of times?

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  1. Ulugh Khan

  2. Nusrat Khan

  3. Malik Kafur

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

After conquering northern India Alauddin Khalji sent his army to conquer southern India under the leadership of Malik Kafur. Malik Kafur defeated Yadavas of Devagiri, Kakatiyas of Warangal, Hoyasalas of Dwarasamudra and the Pandayas of Madurai.

The extent of the Delhi Sultanate empire was the greatest during the reign of __________.

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  1. Alauddin Khilji

  2. Iltutmish

  3. Balban

  4. Mohammad bin Tughlaq

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Alauddin Khilji was the only Muslim ruler who built the imperial empire in India. He extended the boundaries of Delhi sultanate beyond the Vindhyas up to the Deccan.  In the North, he conquered Gujarat, Malwa, Ranthambhore, Chittoor, and Jalore. In the south, his general Malik Kafur defeated rulers of Devagiri, Warangels, Hoysalas and Pandyas.

Which of the following statements are true regarding Muhammad bin Tughlaq?
$1$. He introduced measures to regulate markets.
$2$. He introduced monetary reforms.
$3$. He increases the taxes paid by the people of the doab region.
$4$. He invited leaders of different faiths for religious discussions.

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  1. $1$ and $2$

  2. $2$ and $3$

  3. $3$ and $4$

  4. $1, 2$ and $4$

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Muhammad bin Tughlaq introduced monetary reforms. During his reign, there was a shortage of silver so he decided to issue bronze and copper coins as a token currency. Later it was proved a blunder of his ruler life.

The Doab region was the most fertile region. It yielded good quality crops. He raised the land tax in the Doab region for the increasing revenue collection.

Mohammad bin Tughlaq changed his capital from Delhi to Deogiri because he wanted to ______.

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  1. Improve trade in the Deccan

  2. Spread Islam in the Deccan

  3. Punish the people of Delhi

  4. Escape from the Mongol invasion

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Mohammad bin Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to Deogiri in 1327 and renamed it as Daulatabad. There were two reasons behind this step:-

(1) The centralised location of Daulatabad
(2) The threat of Mongol raid on Delhi.
Very soon he realised that it was difficult to keep an eye on northern frontiers from the new capital so he issued orders to reshift his capital to Delhi.

The Buddhist universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila in Bihar were destroyed during the invasions of

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  1. Mahmaud of Ghazni

  2. Muhammad Ghori

  3. Bakhtiyar Khalji

  4. Ali Mardan Khalji

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Nalanda and Vikramshila were the two most important centers of learning in India during the Pala Empire. But in 1193  army led by the Turkish leader Bakhtiyar Khilji who was the general of Qutubuddin Aibak destroyed them.

The only known ruler in the history of India to have fixed the prices of different commodities, who rigidly enforced quality control and ensured easy availability of essential commodities was ______.

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  1. Iltutmish

  2. Alauddin Khilji

  3. Raziya

  4. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Alauddin Khilji was the most powerful ruler of the Khilji dynasty. His Deccan policy and the battle of Chittor were famous in history. He was the first ruler who fixed the prices for articles and enforced them strictly. In his reign, each and every commodity were priced. This system was known as Market Control Policy.  He also started a subsidized rationing system.

The first known ruler to introduce canal irrigation in India was _____.

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  1. Krishnadevaraya

  2. Firoz Tughlaq

  3. Akbar

  4. Tipu Sultan

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was Firoz Shah Tughlaq . Canal system of Firoz Shah Tughlaq. To support the newly founded city of Hissar-i-Firoza, in 1355, he constructed a double system of canals from Yamuna to Sutlej.

The medieval ruler who was the first to establish a ministry of agriculture was _______.

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  1. Alauddin Khilji

  2. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

  3. Sher Shah Suri

  4. Akbar

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Muhammad bin Tughluq was the Sultan of Delhi from 1325 to 1351. He created a department of agriculture known as Diwan-i-Kohi. The main object of the department was to increase the land under cultivation.

The first Sultan of Delhi to cross the Narmada and move to the south was

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  1. Iltutmish

  2. Balban

  3. Alauddin Khilji

  4. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Alauddin Khilji was one of the powerful rulers of the Khiliji dynasty. He was the first sultan of Delhi who conquered southern India along with Northern part of India. He sent his large army under his able general, Malik Kafur to conquer the Southern part of India. From 1306 to 1311 A.D. Malik Kafur defeated, the Yadavas of Devagiri, the Kakatiyas of Warangal, the Hoyasalas of Dwarasamudra and the Pandyas of Madurai. The rulers of southern states were allowed to keep the throne on conditions of paying tribute to the sultan and accept his supremacy.