The Delhi Sultanate virtually ended due to the invasion of:
(a) Chengiz Khan
(b)Babar
(c) Nadir Shah
(d) Timur
The ‘Shahnama’ was written by:
(a)Al Beruni
(b) Firdausi
(c) Amir Khusrau
(d)Abul Fazal
Which of the following battles was fought in 1192 A.D.?
(a)First Battle of Tarain
(b)Second Battle of Tarain
(c) Battle of Talikota
(d) Battle of Kanwah
The most important feature in the economic measures pursued by Alauddin Khilji was:
(a) Foreign trade
(b)Market control
(c)Minting of new coins
(d) Development of agriculture
The founder of the first Afghan dynasty in India was:
(a) Ibrahim Lodhi
(b) Bahlol Lodhi
(c) Sikandar Lodhi
(d)Sher Shah Suri
Which of the following statements is false?
(a) First to adopt the title of Sultan-Balban
(b) Tried to make’monarchy hereditary-iltutmish
(c)-irst Sultan to be born of a Hindu mother -Nasir-ud-Din Khusrau
(d) First sultan o invade South India-Ala-ud-Din Khilji
The extent of the Delhi Sultanate empire was the greatest during the reign of.
(a) Alauddin Khilji
(b)lltutmish
(c) Balban
(d)Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
Which of the contemporary historians was appointed as the chief qazi of Delhi by Sul- tan Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq?
(a) 1bn Batutah
(b)Zia-ud-Din Barani
(c) Shams-i-Siraj Afif
(d) None of these