Challenge Prelims V1.0 – Day 33 – GS Paper (Medieval History)

1. With reference to the Firuz Shah Tughlaq, consider the following statements:

1. He extended the principle of heredity to the army.
2. During his reign, Jizyah became a separate tax.
3. He took steps to have Hindu religious works translated from Sanskrit into Persian.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statement with reference to the market control and agrarian policy of Alauddin:

1. He fixed the cost of a wide range of commodities.
2. He prohibited hoarding and regrating.
3. He set up a common market for all commodities.
4. He set up warehouses to stock food grain to supply during shortfalls.

How many of the statements given above is/ are correct?

3. With reference to Ulugh Khan or Balban, consider the following statements:

1. He introduced the Chahalgani system.
2. He began an era of decentralized government for the first time.
3. He appointed spies to keep himself well informed.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. With respect to Delhi Sultanate, consider the following statements:

1. Delhi became the capital of a kingdom for the first time under Qutub-ud-dinAibak.
2. Mongol attacks on the Delhi Sultanate increase during the reign of Qutub-uddin-Aibak and ended forever during the reign of Iltutmish.
3. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq was the first ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

5. With respect to Muhammad bin Tughlaq, consider the following statements:

1. He defeated Mongols near Jhelum and extended power beyond Indus up to Peshawar.
2. Ibn Batuta visited India during his reign.
3. He set up diwan-i-amir-i-kohi (department of agriculture) to boost cultivation in the doab region.
4. Great Sufi Saint Shaikh Nizamuddin Aulia was his contemporary.

How many of the statements given above is/ are correct?

6. Consider the following statements in reference to the legal system during Delhi Sultanate:

1. Civil laws were administered based on Muslim Laws (Sharia) for Muslims and Hindu laws for Hindus.
2. Qazis only administered Sharia Law while panchayats and guilds administered Hindu Laws.
3. Criminal Law was based on regulations framed for the purpose by the rulers.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

7. How many of the following events is/are associated with the Muhammad bin Tughlaq?

1. Transfer of capital from Delhi to Kolkata
2. Successful invasions of Qarachil region and Qandahar
3. Establishment of the Diwan-i Kohi

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8. “This Moroccan traveler was born in Tangier and traveled to India in the fourteenth century. The then Sultan, Muhammad bin Tughlaq, appointed him as qazi of Delhi. His account is often compared with that of Marco Polo, as both visited China. He also wrote a book of travels in Arabic called ‘Rihla’.”

Which of the following travelers is being described in the above passage?

9. Consider the following pairs:

Military designation: Role

1. Asatvar: Cavalryman
2. Ariz-imamalik: Commander-in-chief of the army
3. Barids: Intelligence agents

How many of the following pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

10. With respect to the history of medieval India, consider the following pairs:

Term: Meaning

1. Diwan-iInsha: state revenue department
2. Khalisa: state-administered lands
3. Mamluks: slave soldiers

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

11. Consider the following pairs:

1. Masahat system: Measurement of land revenue
2. Dagh system: Branding of horses
3. Huliya system: Descriptive list of soldiers
4. Chehra system: Facial recognition

How many of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

12. He was a Turkish adventurer who is believed to have risen in the service of a Brahmana. He was the founder of the Bahmani Empire.

Which of the following personalities has been referred to in the passage given above?

13. Consider the following statements with respect to Jizyah in Delhi Sultanate:

1. Hindu subjects were subjected to Jizyah as a tax paid in lieu of military service by the sultan and armies.
2. Jizyah was separated from land revenue by Alauddin Khilji.
3. Jizyah was imposed on Brahmins, who were earlier exempted, by Firoz Shah Tughlaq.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

14. How many could have been the possible reasons for the Delhi Sultans to covet the Gujarat and Malwa region?

1. Fertility of the land
2. Accumulated wealth of local rulers
3. Supply of horses

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15. Which of the following is/are correct regarding the social conditions during the Sultanate period?

1. Women did not enjoy any property rights.
2. Forced religious conversion to Islam was widespread.
3. There was a complete ban on the construction of temples.

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