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Alauddin's price control regulations were mainly directed against ________.

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  1. Middlemen

  2. Hindu merchants

  3. Peasants

  4. New Mussalmans

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Correct Option: C

Who was assigned the first Iqta in India by Mohammad Ghori?

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  1. Shamsuddin Iltutmish

  2. Qutbuddin Aibak

  3. Tajuddin Yalduz

  4. Nasiruddin Qubacha

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Qutbuddin Aibak was assigned as the first iqta of India by Mohammed Ghori who after the death of Mohammed Ghori ascended the thrown. It was the start of the slave dynasty. And later he became the first sultan of Delhi

For his unbounded generosity, who amongst the following Sultans was styled by all writers of the time as 'lakh baksh' or giver of lakhs?

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  1. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud

  2. Feroz Tughlaq

  3. Qutb-ud-din-Aibak

  4. Balban

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Writers call Qutb-ud-din-Aibak who was the founder of the Mamluk or the Slave Dynasty as "Lakh Baksh" meaning "giver of lakhs"  because when he was the Sultan of the Sultanate of Delhi he donated a large sum of money in charity and he was very generous to his people. 



Balban's greatest achievement was ____________.

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  1. Curbing of the power of nobles

  2. Establishment of peace and security

  3. Defence against the Mongols

  4. Suppression of revolts

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Correct Option: B

The Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum geographical limits during the reign of ________

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  1. Alauddin Khalji

  2. Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji

  3. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

  4. Firuz Tughlaq

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Correct Option: C

What is meant by "The Forty"?

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  1. The cream of Afghan nobles

  2. The pick of the intellectuals among the Khaljis

  3. The select body of the Turkish aristocracy

  4. The Ulema or the Muslim divines

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Answer- (C) - The select body of the Turkish aristocracy

Iltutmish set up an official nobility of slaves known as 'Chalisa', 'Chahalgani' or ' Group of Forty'. This group played an important role in the administration of Delhi Sultanate.

Who among the following constituted Turkan-e-Chihalgani ?

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  1. Qutubuddin Aibak

  2. Iltutmish

  3. Balban

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B