India’s earliest contact with Islam came through:
(a) Arab invasion of Sindh in 7th century
(b) Turkish invasions in 11th century
(c) Sifi saints
(d) Arab merchants on Malabar coast
Which of the statements is false?
(a)Diwan-i-Khairat-created by Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(b) Diwan-i-Mustakhraj-created by Iltutmish
(c) Diwan-i-AziZ-created by Balban
(d)Diwan-i-Kohi-created by Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Timur invaded India during the reign of
(a)Alauddin Khilji
(b)Bahlol Lodi
(C) Firoz Tughlaq
(d) Nasiruddin Mehmud
Consider the following statements:
Amir Khusrau was a contemporary of Ala-ud-Din Khalji
Amir Khusrau invented the musical instrument sitar
Dara Shikoh translated the Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita into Persian.
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1,2 and 3
With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Alauddin Khilji first set up a separate ariz department
(b) Balban introduced the branding system of horses of his military
(c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq was succeeded by his uncle to the Delhi throne
(d) Firoz Tughlaq set up a separate department of slaves
Who laid the foundation of the first independent Turkish kingdom in India?
(a) Mohammad bin Qasim
(b) Qutubuddin Aibak
(c)Ghiasuddin Balban
(d)Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
Who among the following was not a slave before he became a king?
(a) Ala-ud-Din Khilji
(b) Balban
(c) Qutub-ud-Din Aibak
(d) lltutmish