ster Ill) rnkind : xil (Seme Short History of Ma Aurangzeb’s time the a ted to different proving, provincial rulers th ial architecture, f ivities from (viii) with the decline of cultural act iat dispersed from the Delhi cou 7 capitals. Thus under the patror is developed the tradition of regio example, in Punjab, Bikanir, etc. g 1 The Mughals also made a positive contribution in th rought with him two Persian painters and this der Akbar. Of the painters of Akbar’s time ecial mention. It may be noted here that inting was also introduced in the Mughal gress under Jahangir and Shahjahan However, Aurangzeb’s reign saw a decline in painting and dispersal of the painters from the Mughal court. These painters migrated to different regiona kingdoms where they received encouragement and support. This gave ris to different schools of paintings such as : Rajput painting, Kangra schoo and others. Tansen of ‘Akbar’s court was the greatest musician of the Mughal period. ers 41 | 1. First Muslim invader of India was (a) Muhammad-bin-Kashem (b) Al Hazzwaz (c) Alaptagin (d) Subaktogin Who was the king of Sindh Province during the invasion of Sindh by the Arabs {e) Mughal Paintin, field of painting. Humayun b art made great progress un Daswant and Jaswant deserve SP! during Akbar’s time European pai court. Painting made steady pro 2. (a) Alhazzaz (b) Dahir (c) Dharmapala (d) Laxman Sen 3. Sultan Mahmud invaded India in (a) 1000 AD (b) 1010 AD (c) 999 AD (d) 1020 AD 4. Fill in the blanks : Sultan Mahmud invaded India —-—— times. (a) 16 (b) 17 (o) 18 () 19 5. The real name of Muhammad Ghuri was (a) Alauddin (b) Shihabuddin (c) Gi c) Giyasuddin it 6. Who was known as Batsikan? aoe (a) Muhammad-bin-Kasem b) si (c) Muhammad Ghuri 7 titan — ‘ (d) Alhajjwas . The first battle of Tarain took place (a) 1191 AD (b) 1192 ap (c) 1213 aD (d) 1206 ADThrough the eyes of the travelers 41 g, When did Mohammad Ghuri defeat and kill Chauhanraj Prithiraj Chauhan (a) 1191 AD (b) 1192 AD (c) 1213 AD (d) 1206 AD g, The Delhi Sultanate was founded in 1206 AD by (2) Muhammad Ghuri (b) Kutubuddin Ibak — (c) IItutmis (d) Giyasuddin tbak 40, The real founder of Delhi Sultanate was (a) Kutubuddin Ibak —(b) IItutmis (c) Giasuddin Balban (d) Alauddin Khalji 11. To which king’s kingdom did Al-Masudi travel during 10" AD? (a), Dharmapala (b) Ind ra-itt (c) Gopal (d) Laxman Sen 42. Which Rastrakuta king was called the ‘greatest king’ by the Arab traveller Sulyman? fa) Dhruba (b) Gobinda-I () Dantidurga (d) Amoghborsha-I 13. Albiruni and Utbi were poets in whose court? (a) Mahmud Gazni {b) Suboktogin (c) Shahbuddin Mahmud (d) Khoyarjomi Shah 14. Who wrote the famous book ‘Kitab-ul-Hind’? . (a) Isami (b) Iban Batuta {c) Alberuni (d) Utbi 15. Who is called ‘Father of Modern Geodesy’? (a) Iratothenis (b) Alberuni (c) Al Masudi (d) Plutemy 16. Where Alberuni born in Central Asia {a) Khoyarism (b) Tazikistan (c) Armenia (d) Kazakstan What is the other name of the book ‘Kitab-ul-Hind’? 17. (a) Hasan Nizami (b) Minhaj-us-Siraj —(c). Al-Beruni (d) Shams-e-Siraj-Afif 18. The language in which Al-Beruni wrote Kitab-ul-Hind | (a) Sanskrit (b) Greek (c) Arabic (d) Urdu 19, Al-Beruni learned the language in India (a) Sanskrit (b) Greek {c) Arabic (d) Urdu 20. Where had Qutubuddin Aibak throned in 1206 AD? (a) Delhi (b) Lahor (c) Karachi (d) Gajni 21, Match the column A with column B : Column _A (Dynasty) Column B (Reign) 1, Mamluk Dynasty ‘A. 1451-1526 AD 2. Tughlok Dynasty B, 1320-1413 AD 3. Khalji Dynasty C. 1414-1451 AD 4. Lodi Dynasty D. 1290-1320 AD 5. Saiyad Dynasty E, 1206-1290 AD (b) 1-8, 2-C, 3-A, 4-E, 5-D {a) 1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D, 5-E (d) 1-£, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A, 5-C (c) 1-£, 2-D, 3-B, 4-C, 5-A, ‘story of Mankind XII (Sem 3): 4ee A Short Hi tory of Mani id : XII (Semester II!) fe rill in the Blanks (22-23) + the Sultanate period, the first four dynasty sultans were in the nation of — lane {c);farin (4) Parsian guttans of the ruling dynasty at the entl of the Sultanate period were in the nati 22. during (a) Afgan the Lodi of ———— {a) Afgan (b) Turki (c) lamini (d) Parsian 24, Which Sultan started the construction of the Qutub Minar Memorial ? {a) Riliya (b) Kutubuddin Aibak (c) lItutmis (d) Giyasuddin Balban 25, Who completed the construction of Qutub Minar ? (a) Rijiya (b) Kutubuddin Aibak (c) Itutmis (d) Giyasuddin Balban 26. Who among the following witnessed the reign of Seven Sultans of Delhi ? (b) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya (a) Amir Khusrau (d) Both (a) and (b) {c) Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti Khusrau lived at the court of (b) Itutmish (d) Qutbuddin Aibak 27. The famous poet Amir (a) Alauddin. Khalji () Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq 28, Amir Khusrau was a (2) Poet (b) Historian (c) Musician (a) sAll of. these. 29, Match List with List-ll and select the correct answer from the code given below : List-l List-It (A) Tarikh-e-Hind 1, Ibn Battuta (8) Tarikh-e-Delhi 2. Minhaz (C) Ribla 3, Al-Beruni (0) Tabgat-e-Nasiri 4, Khusrau Code : a re B3, C-2, D-4 (b) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 (c) A, 1 a” B-4, C-4, D-2 (d) A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1 .. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi who introduced regular coins and declared Delhi i ae sgular coins and declared Delhi the capita {a) Nasiruddin Mm: lahmud i ones (b) lati ia 6 wore sisting (d) Nesiruddn Mamud ia path eler Ibn Batuta cameto India? tekaNGiench (b) Mahammad-bin-Tughlaq BY {d) Alauddin Khilji L ate was the poet Amir Khusrau born? hi (b) Patiala, Etah (c) Badayun (d) Me leerutThrough the eyes of the travelers be 43 33. 34. 36. 37. 38. 39, 41. 42. Alberuni’s book Tahkik-i-Hind has been translated into English by (a) Sachau (b) Yule (c) Nuniz (d) Ralph Fitch Which foreign traveler has been called “Prince of Medieval travelers” ? {a) Ibn Batuta (b) Abdur Razzaq (c) Marco Polo Ibn Batuta compiled his memoirs and named it (d) Nicolo Conti (a) Travel in India (b) Mukujul Jabab ——(c)_Rehla (d) None of these Qutub-ud-din Aibak cannot be called the sovereign ruler of the Sultanate because he (a) did not assume the title of Sultan (b) did not issue coins and Khutba was not read in his name {c) both (a) and (b) (d) instead of Delhi, he mostly stayed in Lahore. Who was the first among the Delhi Sultans who requested and obtained letters of investiture from the Caliph? fa) Balban (b) titutmish {c) Jalaluddin Khalji (d) Firuz Tughlag Who claimed to be the descendent of Afrasiab? (a) Raziya (b) IItutmish (c) Balban (d) Aibak Rariya’s claim to fame lies in the fact that she was (a) The Muslim woman ruler in Medieval India (b) The only ruler to ascend the throne with the support of the people {c) All the above (d) Accepted as a ruler against Islamic injunctions Raziya was close to which of these nobles (a) Qabacha (b) Jalaluddin Yakut (©) Nasiruddin Mahmud (d) None of these The Chalisa or the Group of Forty was the nickname of the (a) Forty great scholars at the court of Iitutmish (b) Turkish nobility created by IItutmish (©) Turkish commanders of IItutmish (d) Forty leading slave officers of itutmish mamtuk dynasty? What is the correct chronological sequence of the Delhi sultans 0 th 1. Raziya 2. Nasiruddin Muhammad eittmish 4, Kaiqubad 5. Qutubuddin Aibak Choose the correct answer group 4 (123458 3, 543624 (0223645 0) 5, 6.4%scl a4 A Short History of Mankind : XIl (Semester II!) 43. “Chahalga” or “Chalisa” came into existence during the reign of (a) Balban {b) Raziya Sultan (c) ttutmish (d) Nasiruddin Muhammad 44. Who was the founder of the city of Agra? (a) Firuz Tughlaq (b) Sikander Lodhi (c) Alauddin Khalji (d) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq 45. Name the Sultan of Delhi who were born to Hindu Mother ? 1. Firuz Tughlaq 2. Sikander Lodhi 3.‘Nasiruddin’ Khasru | 4. Balban 5. Aluddin Khilji 6. Giyasuddin Tughlaq : Choose the correction answer group : (a) 24,5 (b) 1,2, 4 () 3, 4,5, 6 (d) 1,2, 3,4 46. Which of the following rulers did not belong to the IIbari tribe? {a) Qutbuddin Aibak (b) Itutmish (c) Nasiruddin Mahmud (d) Ghiyasuddin Balban 47. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq introduced a token currency in lieu of the prevalent silver Tanke Identify the metal used for making the Token currency. (a) Bronze (b) Brass (c) Copper (d) Nickel 48. Who was the ruler of India when Changez Khan invaded India? (a) Qutbuddin Aibak ....(b) IItutmish (c) Balban (d) Alauddin Khalji 49. Who was the first lady Sultan of Delhi? (a) Chandbibi (b) Raziya Sultan (c) Nur-e-Jahan (d) Mumtaz. Mahal 50. Who was the ruler when Taimur invaded India? {a) Itutmish 7 } (b) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq | (c) Masiruddin Mohammad (d) Firuz tughlag 51. Who was the Sultan to make Amir Khusro as his court poet? (a) Firuz Tughlag (b) Sikander Lodhi (c) Alauddin Khalji (d) Balban 52, Who was the ruler of India when Nadir Shah invaded India? (a) Ahmad Shah (b) Muhammad Shah (c) shah Alam (d) Bahadur Shah 53. When Taimur invaded, which dynasty ruled over India? (a) Lodhi (b) Tughlag (c) Saiyyid (d) Khai 54. Shershah is considered to be the fore-runner of Akbar in administration because (a) his administrative policies Were adopted by Akbar (b) he ruled before Akbar (c) he trained Akbar in administration (d) he supervised Akbar’s administration,55. 56. 57. 58. 61. 65. 67. Through the eyes of the travelers 45 In 1576, the Mughal army fought the battle of Haldighat with (a) Prithvi Raj Chauhan(b) Maharana Pratap (c) Udai Singh (a) Man Singh Who was the founder of Saiyyid dynasty? (a) Bairam Khan (b) Khijra Khan (c) Mubarak Shah —(d) Mohammad shah When did the Arabs first invade Sindh? (a) 710 AD (b) 712 AD (c) 714°AD (d) 716 AD To whom did Alauddin Khilji entrust the mission to conquer South? (a) Ulugh Khan (b) Malik Kafur (c) Khijra Khan (d) Ghazi Malik . When did Mahmud Ghaznavi first invade India? {a) 1012 AD {b) 1021 AD {c) 1025 AD () 1030 AD ). Where was Akbar born? (a) Agra (b) Dethi {c) Amarkot (d) Lahor When did Taimur invade India? (a) 1350 AD (b) 1380 AD (c) 1398 AD {d) 1399 AD . Put the dynasties in chronological order : ‘1LKhalji 2. Tughlaq 3. Saiyyad 4. Ghulam Select from the following : (a) 4,1,3,2 (b) 1,4,2,3 (c) 1,2,3,4 (a) 4,1,2,3 Where was Malik Kafur captured by Alauddin? (a) Gujarata (b) Devagiri (c) Siwana (d) Malwa . Who regarded himself as the second Alexander? {a) Jalaluddin Khalji (b) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq (c) Alauddin Khalji (d) Mubarak Khalji A Persian historian of the Sultanate period who accompanied Alauddin Khalji on his expedition to Chittor was (a) Shams-i-Siraj Afif (b) Ziauddin Barani (c) Amir Khusrau (a) Minhaj-us-Siraj Who built the fort city of Siri? (a) Muhammad-bin Tughlaq (b) titutmish (c) Jalaluddin Khalji (d) Alauddin Khalji Which of the contemporary historian was appointed as the Chief Qazi of Delhi by Sultan Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq? (a) tbn Batutah (b) Ziauddin Barani (c) Shams-i-Siraj, Afif (d) None of these What we can learn about India's. social, economy, religion and philosophy in the thirteen Century from the accounts of a foreign traveler. Who is the travellers? (a) Al Beruni (b) Marco. Polo (c) Bernie (d) Abdur Razzaq| iil) 46 A Short History of Mankind : XII (semester II!) ? 69, tn which country was Marco Polo Bom {dh Franet . (a) tah (b) Portugal (a) Italy 70, Marco Polo was born "” 1250 AD » (chAZs2rA9) h 7 fel ms {a) 1200 AD Marco Polo first visit the court of Kublai Khan, the ruler of China? 71, At what age did (b) 6 years (¢) 7. years (d) 8 years 1 [Link], gue of Marco Polo : lo 72. The name of the travel {b) The periplus of the Erythraean Sea (a) Indica pe (c) Travels in Mogul India (d) 1! Milione 73. Marco Polo came to India (a) In the latter part of the thirteenth century AD (b) In the latter part of the fourteenth century AD (c) In the latter part of the fifteenth century AD (d) In the letter part of the sixteenth century AD 74, How many times did Marco Polo visit India? {a) 2 times (b) 3 times (c) 4 times (d) 5 times 75. Who recorded the travelogue after hearing it from Marco Polo? {a) Rasticelo (b) Myafio Polo (c) Nicolo Polo (d) Al Buruni 76. Marco Polo came to India during the South Indian dynasty + 4 (a) Pandya Dynasty —_(b) Chalukya Dynasty (c) Gupta Dynasty (d) Maurya Dynasty, 77, It was the main food in [Link] Marco Polo's travels to India : (a) Wheat (b) Paddy (c) Sorghum (d) Millet 78. According te, Marco Polo's agcount Pandyas were the main source of revenue for the kingdom (2) Cultivation (b) War. (c) Supply of pearl (d) Artcraft 79, Pandya was the principal export of the kingdom : (a) Fish (b) Pearl (c) Cotton (d) Spice 80. According to Marco Polo. what was the main import of Indians? (a) Sandalwood (b) Arabian horse (c) Sapphire (d) Wwory 81. Which traveler descr . is i ileal ler describes the dance-songs of the Devadasis in the temples of the Pandy, (a) Marco Polo (b) Abdur Razzak ——(c) Barnie (d) A-Masudi 82. According to the account of Marco Polo, the social customs: prevailing in the women’s society 5; " Ve 7 ailing i | (a) The Practice of widow remarriage {b) Satidah Practice (¢) Autonom ne Vy (d) Kaulinya tradition . lo tells the story of the diamond treasure of the place : (a) Gujarat (b) Golconda (c) Delhi (d) Keral; erala84. 85. 90. 93, 94. ss 97. Through the eyes of the travelers SS According to Marco Polo, the trading centre Port Kayal (Kayalpatnam) was famous 'S for (a) Pearl for sale (b) Diamond for sale (c) Gold for sale a (4) Sik for sale according to Marco Polo, which state produced large quantities of excellent blue dyes lyes? (a) Khambat (b) Mabar (c) Kayal (4) Quiton he natives of some region loved to eat betel leaves with camphor and aromatic sic S 3 (a) Malabar (b) Murphili {a) Gujarat {b) Punjab (a) Ibn Batuta (b) Marco Polo (a) Lion (b) Horse Marco Polo return to Venice in (a) 1295 AD (b) 1296 AD Where did Ibn Batuta lived? {a) Tanginia city of Morocco (c) City of Venice, Italy Ibn Battuta came to Indi (a) In the fourteenth century AD (c) In the sixteenth century AD Who was called ‘Traveller of Islam’? (a) Al Beruni (b) Ibn Batuta Ibn Batuta composed the famous book : (a), kitab-ul-Rahelah (c) Traveller of Mughal India (c) Kayal (d) Gujarat | In which state were the leather mats worked with gold and silver found? (c) Uttar Prodesh (d) Golkonda indians slept at night on cane beds and used mosquito nets—who observed? . The animal worshiped by the Indians according to Marco Polo's account : (c) Al Masudi (d) Al Beruni (c) Cow (a) Bull (c) 1297 AD (d) 1298 AD (b) Khorezm province in Central Asia (d) Paris city of France (b) In the fifteenth century AD (d) In the seventeenth century AD (c) Al Masud (a) Marco Polo (b) Arthasastra (d) Tahgiq-e-Hind Ibn Battuta came to India during the reign of sultan (2) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (c) Alauddin Khalji . Who among the following persons was appointed by Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlag or Judge of Delhi? (a) tbn Battuta he means Sultan : (a) Alauddin Khalji (¢) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (b) Abdur Razzak According to Ibn Battuta, the Sultan was both an ocean of kind (b) Nasiruddin Mahmud (d) Giyasuddin. Tughlag ol (¢) Mareo Polo (c) Al Beruni iness and bloodthirsty. Here (b) Giyasuddin Balban (4) Nasiruddin Mahmud438 A Short History of Mankind : Xil (Semester II!) 98. The city in Bengal where Ibn Battuta first appeared : (a) Murshidabad (b) Kolkata (d) Chittagong (Sudkawan) (c) Dhaka 99. Ibn Battuta wrote about a lot of paddy production.—Where? (a) Malabar (b) Calicut (c) Maldwip (d) Bengal 100, Abdur Razzak came to the Vijaynagar Empire during the reign of king = (a) Bukka 1 (b) Devray tI (c) Harihar Ut (d) Devray II 101. According to Abdur Razak, how many ports were there in Vijayanagara? {a) 200 (b) 250 (c) 300 (d) 350 102. Assertion (A): Slave Sultans are also called ‘Ilbari Turks’. Reason (R): Ilbari in Arabic language means ‘The owned’. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A (c) Ais true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true j 103, Assertion (A): The nobility under Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq. was a highly homogenous one. Reason (R): Royal Intervention in the. Iqta system was at its peak under Muhammad-bi Tughlag. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true 104, Assertion (A): Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq’s policy of introducing token currency was not completely miscalculated idea. ‘ Reason (R): Prior to Muhammad,’ the token Currency was also successfully experimented Ghai Khatu of Iran and: Qublai Khan of China. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and:R are true but)R is not the correct explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false _ (d) Ais false but R is true 105. Assertion (A): Muhammad Tughlaq introduced token currency. Reason (R): He wanted to devalue the coins to: safeguard the economy, (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is ‘true106. 107. 108. 109. 110., 111. 1122, 113, Through the eyes of the travelers 49 Assertion (A): The Iqta system went long way in establishing Islam in north India. Reason (R): The Sultans, through this institution, wanted to control the Turkish nobles. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true Assertion (A): Raziya was opposed by the nobles during her reign. Reason (R): No one accepted a woman Sultan. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A {b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but Assertion (A): The reign, of the Khalj's reduced the importance of the Turkish nobility. Reason (R): Strict measures kept the nobility under. check. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true Arrange the following historians of the Muslim period in the chronological order : true (i) Firdausi (ii) Abu Baker (iii) Amir Khusrau (iv) Barani (v) Hasan Nizami_ “Choose the answer from the codes given below : {a) iii, fi, i, iv, and v (b) ii and iv (©) iv, i, y, ii and ii (d) ii, i, iy, iii and v What is the descending order of the following ranks of the nobility under the Delhi Sultans? (i) Amir (ii) Khan (iii) Sar-i-Khail (iv) Malik Select the answer from, the codes given, below : (a) iii, i, fi and iv (b) i, i, iii and iv (c) iv, ti, Hand i (d) ii, iy 1 and ili During the reign of which Delhi Sultan was the power of the chahalgani ‘destroyed? {a) ttutmish (b) Balban (¢) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud (d) Raziya Point out the Sultan who died while playing chaugan from:among the following : (a) Itutmish (b) Ala-ud-din Khalji {c) Muhammad Tughlug (a) Qutub-ud-din Aibak Diwan-i-khairat was a separate department of {a) public works and welfare (b) slaves {c) agriculture (d) foreign affairs50 A Short History of Mankind : XII (Semester II!) 114. During whose reign did Chengiz Khan, the famous Mongol, attack India’s borders in pursuit of Jalal-ud-din, the fugitive Khwarazmi prince? (a) Ala-ud-din Khalji {c) Muhammad Tughluq g Delhi Sultans of the Mamluk dynasty (iii) Mtutmish (b) Balban (d) ttutmish 115, Arrange the followin; in chornological order (i) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud (ii) Kaiqubad (iv) Raziya (v) Qutub-ud-din Aibak — (vi) Balban Select the answer from the codes given below : (a) vi, iti, vi, iv and ii (b)' vy, ii, iv, i, vi and ii (c) i 116, Arrange the following historians of the Mu (i) Firdausi (i) Abu Bakr (ii) Amir Khusrau (iv) Barani (v) Hasan Nizami (d) Iv, fi, i, vi, v and iif iy, i, i, v and vi slim period in the chronological order Choose the answer from the codes given below : (a) iii, ii, i, iv and v (b) ii, i, vy iii and iv (c) iv, i, vy, ii and iii (d) ii, i, iv, iii and v 117. What is the descending order of the following ranks of the nobility under the Delhi Sultans? (i) Amir (ii) Khan (iii) Sar-i-Khall (iv) Malik Select the answer from the codes given below : (a) iii, i, ii and iv (b) i, ii, iii and iv {c) iv, iii, i and ii (d) ii, iv, i and iii 118, Which of the following statements about the Arab conquest of Sind are true? (i) At the time of the Arab conquest of Sind, the caliphate was headed by Khalifa Walld of the Umayyad dynasty. (ii) The Arab governor of Iraqat the time was Hajjaj who secured the permission from his caliph to conquer Sind. (it) The first two Arab campaigns under the leadership of Ubaidullah and Budail respectively failed to conquer Sind. (iv) Muhammad bin qasim, the person who was successful in conquering Sind in 711-12 was the son-in-law of Haljaj. (v) In 715 Muhammad bin qasim was recalled from India and executed by the new Khalifa, Sulaiman. Choose the answer from the codes a below = (a) All of these (b) i, i iii and Ww (c) ti, th and iv (@) i, hand 119. Who among the following Delhi Sultans were born to Hindu mothers? tu Ala-ud-din. Khali (i) Nasir-ud-din Khusrau (il) Balban N) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq (v) Firoz Tughlaq (vi) Sikandar Lodhi Choose the answer from the codes given below : (a) All of these (b) fi and iv only. (c) ii, vv and vi (d) i, tiv and vi120. 121. 122. 123. 124, Through the eyes of the travelers 51 The historical works of which two historians of the Delhi Sultanate have Tarikh-i-Firozshahi as ia of the Delhi St ikh-i-F Oe neat Zia-ud-din Barani (ili) Shams-i-Shiraj Afif (iv) Minhaj-us-Siraj rom the codes given below : (a) 7 and ii (b) i and itt (c) iii and iv (d) i and iii Which of the following statements about Mahmud Ghazni are true? (i) He is said to have invaded India nineteen times in all. (ii) His last raid in India was aimed at. plundering the wealth of the Somanatha temple in Gujarat. (iii) He never met any reverses in his invasions of India. (iv) Al-Beruni who visited India in the wake of Mahmud’s invasions made no critical comments about the raids. Choose the answer from the codes given below : (a) i, i and iii (b) ii and iii (c) ii, iii, iv and v_ (d) All of them Razia was (i) nominated by her father, lItutmish, to succeed him. (ii) successful in coming to the throne immediately after her father’s death. (iii) not only the only woman ruler of the Delhi sultanate but also the only daughter to be preferred to sons by any ruler of India. (iv) very favourable to an Abyssinian slave, Yaqut Khan, and in turn received invaluable assistance from him. (v) finally deposed by the nobles and murdered by some bandits in Khaital. Of these statements : (b):i, ii, iti and iv are true iv and v are true (a) all are true | iv and v are true (d) i, tii, In order to improve the armed forces, Ala-ud-din Khalji introduced (i) Branding of horses (i) Descriptive roll of soldiers (ii) Regular muster of the army (iv) Organisation of the army on the decimal system (v) Abolition of the iqtas of royal troopers Choose the answer from the codes given below : (a) All of these (b) i, i, itt and iv” (co), i i and v—(d) ti, it Ww and v Ala-ud-din (i) reduced the prices of various essential commo for those goods. (ii) reduced land revenue demand of the state by eliminating all middlemen. (iil) resumed several types of land grants such as inams, and waafs. {iv) reduced the state’s share of the war booty to 20 per cent from 80 pe (\) prohibited matrimonial alliances among nobles without his prior permission. Select the answer from the codes given below : (a) i, fi and iii (b) i, iii and iv (0) i, ii and v (d) i, iv and v ities and established separate markets r cent,52 A Short History of Mankind : XII (Semester II!) 125. Firoz Tughluq (i) set up an employment bureau and introduced the practice of granting pension to olg People. Ai) ordered the inclusion of the names of all the previous Delhi Sultans, expect that of Aibak, in the khutba, (ill) withdrew the exemption of Brahmins from payment of jizya and collected 10 per cent of the gross produce from peasants as irrigation tax. iv) abolished about 23 taxes or cesses (abwab) like house tax, salt tax, [Link] the ground of their un-Islamic nature. (v) conquered Jainagar or Orissa and founded the city of Jaunpur. Select the answer from the codes given below : (a) All of these (b) i, ii, tii and iv (0) ii, ii and wv =~ (d) i, iii and v 126. Which of the following Delhi Sultans sought and secured the ‘letter of investiture’ from the caliph? (i) Qutub-ud-din Aibak (ii) Ala-ud-din Khalji (iii) Iltutmish (iv) Muhammad Tughlug (v) Firoz Tughlug Select the answer from the codes given below : (a) i, ii and ti (b) ii, iii and Ww (c) i, iv and vd) i, fii and v 127. During the period of the Delhi sultanate, majlisi-am or majilis-i-khalawat, meaning council of ministers, was formed by ‘Munalik (i) Wazir (ii) Amir-i-Kohi ) Ar (iv) Sadr-us-Sudur (v) Amir-i-Hajeb (vi) Amir Munshi Choose the answer from the codes given below ; (2) i, i, iii and iv (b) i, ii, iv and vi (c) ii, iy Vand vi (d) All of these 128, Which of the following new techniques in the cotton textile industry were introduced in India by the Turks? (i) Spinning jenny (ii) Spinning whee! (ii) Water frame (iv) Cotton-carder’s bow (v) Weaver's treadles Choose the answer from the codes given below: (a) All of these (b) 5, ii and ili The following words are ascribed to which Delhi Sultan? ‘Sovereignty is not conferred upon every man but is placed on the elect’. (b) tutmish (d) Firoz Tughlug 129. (a) Ala-ud-din Khalji (c) Muhammad Tughluq53 Through the eyes of the travelers 430, Which Delhi Sultan had the above (b) Firoz Tughlug lowing is correctly matched? ruler by Muhammad of Ghur han by Muhammad of Ghur Prithviraja Chauhan by Muhammad of Ghur fe words as his motto or guiding maxim? {a) Balban (c) Ala-ud-din Khalji (¢) Muhammad Tughluq 131, Which one of the fol (a) Battle of Waihind-Defeat of the Hindu Shahi (b) Battle of Tarain I-Defeat of Prithviraja Chau (c) Battle of Tarain lI-Defeat of Muhammad of Ghur by (d) Battle of Chandwar-Defeat of jayachandra of Kanauj and select the answer from the codes given below : 432. Match Column-I with Column-Il Column-1 Column-t {i) Mbaris (A) Abu Bakr (ii) Khaljis (8) Nizam Khan (C) Aram Baksh Tughlugs (iv) Savyids (0) Qutub-ud-din Mubarak (v) Lodhis (E) Shah Alam (a) FA, iC, iii-D, ive, v-B (b) iB, I-A, TiFE, iv-C, wD (c) FC, itD, vB (d) i-C, I-A, iii-D, iv-E, v-B mm the codes given below. 133, Match Column-1 with Column-lI and select the answer fror Column-t Column-Hl {i) Dagh (A) Kissing the Sultan's feet (ii) Chahra (8) Branding of horses (iii) Paibos (C) Prostration in front of the Sultan (iv) Nauroz (0) Persian New Year (v) Sijada (€) Descriptive roll_of a soldier (a) i-B, iE, ii-C, iv-D, vA (b) +B, ii-E, (c) i-€, ii-B, Ii, Wv-C, v-D (a) FE, 434. Match Column-1 with Column-ll and select the answer using the codes given below : Column-1 Column-It (i) Sikka (A) Letter of investiture (ii) Khutba (B) Muslim theologian (iii), Mansur (©) Infidel or unbeliever (iv) Alim (0) Coin (v) kafir (€) Friday Prayer (a) i-D, ii-€, ii-A, iv-B, v-C (b) i-D, iE, ili-A, iv-c, v-B (c) +E, ii-D, iii-B, iA, v-C (d) i-E, ii-D, iii-c, iv-B, WA54 A Short Histo! ry of Mankind + XII (Semester Ml) 135. Match the following : List-1 List-Il booty, treasure trov of war booty, es, (i) Kharaj (A) State's traditional one-fifth share mins: yf the gross produce ing to 10 per cent of (ii) Zakat (8) Irrigation tax amounting i nepal (iii) jizay (C) Land: revenue amounting to ‘one-third to ee ia 2, paid Initially by the Hindu peasants only, but i i its {iv) Shir (0) Land tax paid by Muslim peasants — ing to one t (v) Khums (E) Religious tax paid by propertied Muslims, amounting enth of the Total value of their property ! a (vi) Ushar (F) Poll-tax paid by the Hindus because of the zimmi status in an Islamic_state (c) iC, ii-E, ili-, iv-D, 136. Consider Column-I and Colum: Column-1 (a) FD, ii-F, iii-A, iv-c, {b) i-D, -C, iti-F, iv-E, v-B, VFA vE, vi-B (d) iC, ii-€, iii, iv-B vA, vi-D vA, vB Column-Il (i)_Hadis Sayings and doings of the prophet (ii)_Zawabit Islamic Law Fatwa Islamic _legal_decision (iv) Farman Rules and regulations framed by the Sultans (W) Shariat Royal order Which of the above are incorrectly matched? Select the answer from the codes given below’: (2) i, ii and (b) ii, iti and iv (0) ii, iv and v (d) i, iit and v 137. Consider Column-I and Column-ll : Column-1 Column-tt (i) titutmish The first Delhi Sultan to acquire a Mansur (ii) Balban The only Delhi Sultan to acquire two mansurs (iil) Firoz Tughluq Called himself the shadow of god i Tughi Re d thi of i il (iv) Muhammad Tughluq ‘lemoved the name of the caliph from the sikka and Khutba | Which of the above are correctly paired? Select the answer from the codes given below : (a) i, ii and iii (b) |, iv and v (c) ii, iv and v (4) Ww and v 138. Match the following : Column-1 Column-t (ii) Kaiqubad (i) Qutub-ud-din Aibak (A) Minor when he became ruler (B) Slave when he became rulerThrough the eyes of the travelers 55 Column-! Column-tt (i) Ala-ud-din Khalji (C) The only Indian convert to become the Sultan (iv) Nasir-ud-din. Khusrau | (D): He, was a paralytic (v) Muhammad Tughluq _| (E) He expressed ignorance of the Islamic law (a) iC, B, iv-A, v-D (b) FA, i-B, ifi-C, iv-D, v-E (c) i-B, iC, iii-E, iv-D, vA {d) 1-8, iD, f-E, iv-C, vA 139. Which of the following is correctly paired? ft (a) Diwan-i-Mustakhraj - Balban (b) Diwan-i-Kohi - Ala-ud-din Khalji (c) Diwan-i-Arz — Muhammad Tughluq (d) Diwan-i-Bandagani — Firoz -Tughluq 140. Match Column-I with Column-II and select the answer using the codes given below : Column-1 Column-H (i) Diwan-i-Risalat (A) Department of Ecclesiastical Affairs (ii) (8) Military Department (iii) Diwan-i-Wazarat |. (C) Finance Department (iv) Diwan-i-Arz (D) Agricultural Department (v) Diwan-i-Kohi (E) Department of Slaves (vi) Diwan-i-Bandagani | (F) Department of Records and Correspondence (a) FF, IFC, Tii-A, ive, v-B, vi-D (b) -A, FF, i-C, iv-B, HD, v-E (0) FA, iF, iii-C, iv-D, v-E, vB (d) +B, iA, ii-D, iv-F, VC, vi-E 141. Match the following : Column-1 Column-It (i) Mushrif-i-Mumalik | (A) Head of Records Department (ii) Mustauf-i-Mumalik (B) Head of Intellingence Department (iii) Barid-i-Mumalik , | (C) Head of Religious Department {iv) Amir Munshi (D) Accountant-General (V) Sadr-us-Sudur {E) Auditor-General (a) 1-8, iC, fi-A, WD, v-E (b) iE, iD, ifi-A, Wv-C, v-B (c) FE, i-D, iii-B, iva, vc (d) -D, i-€, i-B, eA, -C 142. Match Column-| with Column-Il and choose the answer from the codes given below : Column-t Column-ll (i) lata (A) Crown lands whose revenues were meant for the maintenance of the Sultan and his household (B)Land assigned to religious persons or institutions - (C)land whose revenues were assigned to an official in lieu (iv) Madad-i-Maash | (D)Land assigned to an artist |) Dar-ulHarab | (E)Land of infidels56 A Short History of Mankind : XII (Semester II!) Codes: (2) FC, ThA, TLD, vB, WE Neen (6) A, iC, fi-B, vd, WE (d) FD, iB, TiKA, iv, VC 143. Match Column-! with Column-II and select the ariswer from the codes given below. Colurn-t Column-tl (i) Barid (A) Warrior class (ii) Qazi (B) Ulema and writers (iii) Shahna (C) intelligence agent (iv) Anl-i-Saif (D) Market superintendent (V) Ahl-i-Qalam | _(E) Civil Judge (a) i-D, ii-€, iii-C, iv-B, v-A (b) i-B, ii-A, iii-C, iv-D, v-E (c) i-C, ii-E, ii-D, iv-B, v-A (d) i-C, ii-€, ili-D, iv-A, v-B 144. Which of the following is correctly matched? (a) Hauz Khas - Firoz Tughlug (b) Siri Fort - ttutmish () Qutub Minar - Muhammad Tughluq (d) Tughlugabad - Ala-ud-din Khalji 145, Match the following : Column-1 Column-I (i) Ibn Battutah (A) Futuh-us-Salatin (ii) Al-Beruni (8) Kitab-i-Hind (iii) Isami (C) Tughlug Namah (iv) Amir Khusrau} (D) Tabaqat-i-Nasiri (v)_Minhaj (E)_Kitab-ul-Rahla (a) +8, A, iv-D, -E (b) i-A, ii-D, ii-E, iv-c, v-B (c) FE, ii-B, ii-D, iv-c, v-D (d) -E, ii-8, iD, iva, Vic 146. Who among the following travellers came to India in the 17% century? (a) Antonio Monserrate (b) Ibn Battuta (c) Marco Polo (d) Francois Barnier 147. Who said, “Francois Barnier was the prince of travelers”? (a) Darashuko (b) Alberuni (c) Abdur Razzak (d) Modavest Count 148. Who is the author of the book ‘Travels in the Mughal Empire’? (a) Peter Mandy (b) Barabosa Duarte (c) Francois Barnier (d) Marco Polo 149. after falling into the hands of robbers, Barnier accepted a job as a physician under @ Mughal emperor in a destitute state. (a) Humayun (b) Akbar (c) Jahangir (d) Aurangzeb 150. “A man must either be of the highest rank or live miserably”. Who made this statement about the Mughal Social system? (a) Bernier (b) Tavernier () Al Masudi (d) Marco Polo151, 152. 153. 154, 155. 156. 157. 158. 159, 160. 161, 162. 163, Through the eyes of the travelers 57 Fill in the blanks : Babur wrote his memoirs, called Tuzul —— language. (a) Persian (b) Arabic (c) Mongol (4) Turkish In which language did Babur write his memoirs, called Tuzuk-i-Baburi? {a) Persian (b) Arabic (c) Mongol (d) Turkish Hemu, the general who led the Afghan forces against the Mughals in the second battle of Panipat, was the general of which of the following Sur rulers? i-Baburi in — {a) Islam Shah (b) Muhammad Adil Shah (c) Sikandar Shah (d) Sher Shah Who led the Mughal forces in the battle of Haldighati against Pratap Singh Rana of Mewar? (a) Akbar (b) Prince Salim (c) Pir Muhammad (d) Man Singh Who among the following murdered Abul Fazl, the official historian of Akbar, at the instigation of Prince Salim in 1602? (a) Mirza Ghiyas Beg (b) Bir Singh Bundela (c) Rajal Todar Mal (d) Raja Bhagawan Das What was the original name of Nur Jahan? (a) Zeb-un-nisa (b) Fatima Begum — (c) Mihr-un-nisa —(d) Jahanara Who among the following Englishmen was given the title of ‘Khan’ by Jahangir? (a) Thomas Roe (b) Ralph Fitch {c) Hawkins (d) Newbery What was duaspa-sihaspa and who introduced it? {a) A revenue system introduced by Akbar, {b) A decoretive method introduced by Shah Jahan. (c) A special rank having higher sawa than zat introduced by Aurangzeb. (d) A subrank of sawar introduced by Jahangir. Who among the following Mughal ministers was the paymaster-general as well? (a) Diwan (b) Mir Bakshi (c) Khan-i-Saman — (d) Vakil Who were the harkaras of the Mughal period? (a) Enforcers of public morals (b) News writers and reporters (c) Secret letter writers and informers (d) Spies and special couriers How many Mughal provinces were there under Akbar and Aurangzeb respectively? (a) 15 and 21 (b) 17 and 19 (c) 14 and 20 (d) 16 and 19 Which of the following revenue systems were Akbar’s own innovations? (i) Batai (ii) Kankut (ili) Nasaq (iv) Zabti (v) Dahsala Select the answer from the codes below : (@) i and iv (b) fi and v (0) ili and iv (d) iv and v Which of the following were the main items of export of India during the Mughal period? (i) Cotton textiles (ii) Indigo and saltpeter (ii) Bullion and horses (iv) Raw silk and sugar (v) Opium and pepper (vi) Metals and perfumes Mistry of Mankind XI (Sem 3) : 5 aA Short History of Mankind : XII (Semester III) 58 — Select the answer from the codes below : (a) i, ii, iii and iv (b) i, ji, iv and v (0) i, iti, iv and vi (4) i, ii, v and yj 164. Match the Column-1 and Column-4l and select the answer from the codes given below Column. Column-tt (i) Mir--arz (A) Head of the artilary (ii) Mir-i-Mal (B) In-charge of royal Quarters (iii) Mir-i-Tozak (C) In-charge of royal ceremonies (iv) Mir Atish (D) in-charge of privy purse (v)_ Mir Manzil (E) in-charge of petitions (a) i-C, 1-8, iia, ive, v-D (b) iE, i-D, iii-B, iv-A, v-C (c) FE, i-D, ii-C, iv-B, v-A (d) FA, iFB, iii-C, iv-D, v-E 165. Who was the Persian ruler who helped Humayun with 12,000 troops? (a) Chengiz Khan (b) Timur (c) Nadir Shah (d) Shah Tahmasp 166. Which Sikh guru helped the rebel prince, Khusrau, with money and prayers? (a) Hargovind (b) Arjun Dev (c) Tez Bahadur (d) Govind Singh 167. Who was the first Englishman to visit Jahangir’s court? (a) William Edwards (b) George Barlow —_(c) Thomas Roe (d) Hawkins 168. Akbar laid the foundation of the new city at Fatehpur Sikri in honour of (a) Babur (b) Moin-ud-in Chisti (c) Salim Chisti (d) Nizam-ud-din Auliya 169. Akbar is reputed to have been a good player of {a) veena (b) sitar (c) pakhawaj (4) nakkarah 170. During the reign of which great Mughal was tobacco introduced in India? {a) Jahangir (b) Akbar (c) Shah Jahan (d) Aurangzeb 171. Which great Mughal is credited with prohibiting sati unless the widow herself, of her own free will, persistently desired it? (a) Akbar (b) Babur {c) Humayun (d) Jahangir 172. Akbar’s enlightened religious policy was based on his philosophy of sulh-i-kul which meant (a) universal tolerance (b) universal peace (c) enlightened benevolence (d) unity of godhead 173. The ‘chain of justice’ is associated with (a) Humayun (b) Akbar (c) Jahangir (d) Shah Jahan 174. who among the following was an illiterate? (a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shah Jahan (d) Aurangzeb 175. Todar Mal was a brilliant revenue officer who first served under : i (b) Sher Shah (c) Humayun (a) Baz \Bahadur (a) Bhagawan Das176. 177. 178. 179. 180. 181. 182. Through the eyes of the travelers 59 Who imposed the taxes like jaribana (surveyor’ ; syor’s fee), mahi . insurance tax on the cultivators? }, mahasitana (tax collector's fee) and {a) Sher Shah (b) Akbar (c) Shah Jahan The land grants made to the scholarly men were known as (d) Aurangzeb {a) inam (b) wagf (c) sayur (d) madad-i-maash Taj Mahal was designed by (a) Ustad Isa (b) Ustad Mansur (c) Ustad Rahim (d) Ustad Shansher Of the buildings built during the time of Shah Jahan, which one had the famous peacock throne? (a) Rang Mahal (b) Diwan-i-khas (c) Diwan-i-Am (d) Jama Masjid The subject matter of Hamza Namah is (a) architecture (b) painting (c) music (d) philosophy The master of portrait painting was (a) Mansur (b) Sannad Beg (c) Mir Hussain (d)_Daswant Which one of the following Mughal emperors is credited with the composition of many Hindi songs? (a) Humayun (b) Babur (c) Akbar (d) Jahangir101. i. 121, 141, 151, 161. mm. 181, 2. (b) 42. (d) 22. (b) 32. (b) 42. (c) 52. (b) 62. (d) 72. (d) 82. (b) 92. (a) 102. (a) 112. (d) 122. (d) 132. (c) 142. (a) 152. (d) 162. (d) 172. (b) 182. (d) panewnrs | Unit 1.1 3, (a) 4. (by). 5. (b) 6 (b) 7, (a) 13. (a) 14. (c) | 15. (b) 16. (a) 17. (c) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (c) | 26. (d) » 27. (a) 33. (a) 34. (c) 35. (c)_ 36. (c) , 37. (b) 43. (c) 44. (b) 45. (d) 46. (a) 47. (a) 53. (b) 54. (a) 55. (b) |. 56. (b) 57. (b) 63. (a) 64. (c) 65. (c) 66. (d) _ 67. (a) 73. (a) 74. (a) 75. (a) 76. (a) 7. (b) 83. (b) 84. (a) 85. (d) 86. (c) 87 (a) 93, (b) 94. (a) 95. (a) 96. (a) 97. (c) 103, (b) 104. (c) 105. (c) 106. (c) 107. (c) 113, (a) 124. (4) 115. (b): 446. (b) 117. (A) 423, (c) 124. (c) 125. (a) 126. (c) 127. (b) 433, (b) 134. (a) 135. (a) 136. (€) 137. (0) 143, (d) 144. (a) 145. (c) 146. (0) 147, () 153. (b) 154. (d) 155. (b) 156. (c) 157. (c) 163. (b) 164. () 165. (a) 166. (b) 167. (d) 474, (a) 175. (b) 176. (a) 177. (c) 173. (c) Unit 1.2 » 18. 28. 48. 58. 68. 73. (b) 49. (b) 59. (b) 69. (c) 79. (b) 89. . (d) 99. . (b) 109. . (a) 119. . (d) 129. . (d) 139. . (c) 149. . (d) 159. . (c) 169. . (a) 179. 180. (b)