UPSC Practice Question Paper of History

282. Which of the following is incor­
rect?
(a) Fatwa-a legal decision ac­
cording to the Islamic law
(b) Maj/is-meeting place or coun­
cil
(c) Dar-u/-harab-land of infidels
(d) Madad-i-mash-pension to
scholars and saints by the
Sultans
283. In which order did the following
dynasties rule Delhi?
I. Slave II. Khalji
Ill. Lodi IV. Sayyid
V. Tughlaq
(a) I, II, V, IV, III (b) I, II, III, IV, V (c) II, III, IV, V, I (d) IV, V, III, II, I
284. The official language of the Delhi sultanate was
(a) Urdu (b) Arabic
(c) Persian (d) Hindi
285. Who was the general who helped Ala-ud-din Khalji to consolidate his power in Devagiri?
(a) Nusrat Khan (b) Malik Kafur (c) Alp Khan (d) Ulugh Khan
286. Which of the following statements
is false?
(a) First to adopt the title of
Sultan-Balban
(b) Tried to make monarchy he­
reditary-Iltutmish
(c) First Sultan to be born of a
Hindu mother-Nasir-ud-din
Khusrau
(d) First Sultan to invade south
India-Ala-ud-din Khalji
287. The Sultanate coins-fita/,
Shashgani and Tanka-were respec­
tively made of
(a) copper, silver, silver
(b) gold, copper, lead
(c) silver, gold, copper
(d) silver, gold, silver
288. Who was the first monarch in the
Delhi Sultanate to start direct
..
relations with the cultivators to know the actual amount they paid as land revenue?
(a) Balban
(b) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq (c) Ala-ud-din Khalji
(d) Sikandar Lodi
289. Which of the contemporary histo­rians was appointed as the chief qazi of Delhi by Sultan Muhammad-bin- Tughlaq?
(a) Thn Batutah
(b) Zia-ud-din Barani (c) Shams-i-siraj Afif (d) None of them
290. Muhammad-bin- Tughlaq is said to have shifted his capital to the Deccan in 1327. What was the name of this place?
(a) Gulbarga (b) Daulatabad (c) Lakhnauti (d) Kana
291. In spite of being fully indepen­dent sovereigns, the Sultans of Delhi looked to the Calipha as the source of political authority in order to
(a) give legitimacy to their rule. (b) secure respectability in the
Islamic world.
(c) satisfy the conscience of their
Muslim subjects.
(d) enhance their status and au­
thority.
292. Which one of the following state­ments about the impact and fu­sion of the Hindu and Muslim cultures during the Sultanate pe­riod is false?
(a) There were major changes in
the social institutions.
(b) The hold of the caste system
on the society did not loosen
in any way.
(c) The concept of a separate community or nationality of Hindus and Muslims was absent.
(d) A mingling of the two cul­tures took place although not at every level.
293. Which one of the following archi­tectural features was not brought by the Turkish conquerors?
(a) The dome
(b) The vault
(c) The arch
(d) Decorative figures
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294. Match the following.
A. Decorative 1. Lodi dynilsty
enamelled
tiles
B. Appearance
of true arch
C. Solemn and
severe
character
D. Decorative 4. Slave dynasty
devices
(a) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4 (b) A-I, B-4, C-2, D-3 (c) A-I, B-4, C-3, D-2 (d) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-l
2. Tughlaq
dynilsty
3. Khalji
dynasty
295. Which of the following is not correct?
(a) Alai Darwaza-Ala-ud-din
Khalji
(b) Jamait Khana Masjid-Balban (c) Qutb Minar-lltutmish
(d) Hissar-Firuz Shah Tughlaq
296. I. Jahanpanah
II. Mubarakabad
III. Khizrabad
IV. Siri
V. Qila-i-Rai Pithora
VI. Tughlaqabad
VII. Firuzabad
Which of the following gives the seven cities of Delhi in the chro­nological order of their construc­tion?
(a) I, II, III. IV, V, VI. VII (b) V, IV, VI, I, VII, II, III (c) I, III, IV, V, VI, VII, I
(d) III, IV, V, II, I, VII, VI
297. Match the following.
A. Dinapanah 1. Slave Dynasty B. Khizrabad 2. Khalji dynasty
C. Siri 3. Tughlaq Dy­
nasty
4. Sayyid Dy­
nasty
D. Qila-i-Rai
Pithora
E. Jahanpanah
(a) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-2, E-4 (b) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-3, E-4 (c) A-I, B-4, C-2, D-I, E-3 (d) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-l, E-l
298. Which of the following acquired the double dome for the first time? (a) Tomb of Sikandar Lodi
(b) Tomb of Khizr Khan
(c) Tomb of Ala-ud-din Khalji (d) Tomb of Balban
299. The Persian style of Sabaq-i-Hindi was adopted by
(a) Amir Khusrau
(b) Zia-ud-din Barani
(c) Shaikh Jamali Kambo
(d) Malik Muhammad Jaisi