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What is the correct chronological sequence of the following rulers?
1. Muizuddin Bahram Shah
2. Iitutmish
3. Raziya
4. Ruknuddin Firoz
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  1. 1, 2, 3, 4

  2. 2, 4, 3, 1

  3. 3, 2, 4, 1

  4. 4, 3, 1, 2

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Answer - (B) - 2,4,3,1

The correct chronological sequence of the ruler:
ltutmish (1211-1236)

Rukhnuddin Firuz (30 April 1236- 20 Nov 1236)
Raziya (Nov 1236-1240)
Muizuddin Bahram Shah (1240-1242)

Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and to declare Delhi as the capital of his empire?

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  1. Balban

  2. Aram Shah

  3. Nasiruddin Mahmud

  4. IIitutmish

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Answer- (D) - Iltutmish

  • Iltutmish was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire. He was the third ruler of the Delhi Sultanate (1211 – 1236), belonging to the Mamluk dynasty.

The first Sultan of Delhi who had introduced the Practice of Sijda was _________.

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  1. Balban

  2. Alauddin Khalji

  3. Iltutmish

  4. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sijdah means bowing down and touching the head to the Sultan's feet to show salutations. It was introduced by Balban.

Who is the author of "Shahnama"?

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  1. Utbi

  2. Firdausi

  3. Hasan Nizami

  4. AI-Beruni

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Answer - (B) - Firdausi

Shahnama is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Firdausi between 977 and 1010 CE. It is the national epic of greater Iran. It tells mainly the mythical and to some extent the historical past of Persian empire from the creation of the world until the Arab conquest of Iran in the 7th century. 

Who among the following witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans?

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  1. Ziauddin Barani

  2. Shams-i-siraj Afif

  3. Minhaj-us-siraj

  4. Amir Khusrau

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Amir Khusrau is regarded as 'Father of Qawwali.' He was an Indian musician, Scholar & poet. He was an iconic figure in the cultural history of Indian Subcontinent. He is said to have witnessed the reign of eight Delhi Sultans from Balban to Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.

Who wrote famous book Kitab-ul-hind?

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  1. Abul Fazl

  2. Amir Khusrau

  3. Al Biruni

  4. Firdausi

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The famous book 'Kitab-ul-Hind' was written by Al Biruni. It is a famous Arabic text wherein he comments on Indian Sciences, Hindu religious beliefs, customs and Social organisation.

Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz?

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  1. Alauddin Khalji

  2. IItutmish

  3. Balban

  4. Firuz Tughlaq

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Nauroz is the Iranian and Persian New Year; it is the first day of spring, this festival was introduced by Ghiyas ud din Balban. Later on, Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb abolished the celebration of Nauroz.

The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was ________.

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  1. Amir Khusrau

  2. Mirza Ghalib

  3. Bahadur Shah Zafar

  4. Al-Beruni

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amir Khusrau, was a Persian musician, poet, and scholar associated with the rulers of Delhi Sultanate. Besides being the first writer to use Urdu as a medium of poetic expression, He also wrote poetry primarily in Persian, Hindi, and Urdu.

Who wrote Tughlaqnama?

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  1. Abu Nasr Utbi

  2. Amir Khusrau

  3. Abul Fazl

  4. Hasan Nizami

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The famous Sufi poet, Amir Khusrau wrote a historic masnavi (or poem) “Tughlaq Nama (Book of the Tughlaqs)” about the reign of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq and other Tughlaq rulers.

In the Delhi Sultanate period an administrative unit called Pargana was headed by ________.

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  1. Shiqdar

  2. Barid

  3. Ariz

  4. Amil

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In the Delhi Sultanate an administrative unit called paragana was headed by an official known as Amil.