81. | Which Sultan gave state patronage to Jain scholars like Rajshekhar and Jinprabha Suri? |
A. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq | |
B. Alauddin Khalji | |
C. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq | |
D. Firoz Tughlaq |
82. | Which Sultan imposed only 4 taxes instead of 24 onerous taxes? |
A. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq | |
B. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq | |
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq | |
D. None of these |
83. | Who among the following ordered the payment of salaries through ‘wajeh’ (authority to collect land tax) or ‘italaq’ (letter for money orders) by abolishing the system of paying salaries to the army? |
A. Alauddin Khalji | |
B. Balban | |
C. Firoz Tughlaq | |
D. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
84. | Which Sultan wrote his autobiography (Fatuhat-e-Firozshah)? |
A. Balban | |
B. Alauddin Khalji | |
C. Firoz Tughlaq | |
D. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq |
85. | Which Sultan imposed a new tax called ‘Hasil-i-Sharv’ / ‘Haq-i-Sharb’ (irrigation tax)? |
A. Firoz Tughlaq | |
B. Ghiyasuddin Khalji | |
C. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq | |
D. Alauddin Khalji |
86. | What was the Dar-ul-Shafa established by Firoz Tughlaq? |
A. A charity | |
B. A charitable hospital | |
C. A library | |
D. A guest house for pilgrims |
87. | Who introduced the scale of land measurement ‘Ganj-e-Sikandari’? |
A. Sikandar Lodi | |
B. Sikandarshah Sur | |
C. Alexander the Great | |
D. None of these |
88. | Which Muslim ruler’s coins have the figure of Goddess Lakshmi made on them? |
A. Muhammad Ghori | |
B. Alauddin Khalji | |
C. Akbar | |
D. None of these |
89. | Who had a hand in overthrowing Razia Begum? |
A. Of the Turks | |
B. Of the Afghans | |
C. Of the Mongols | |
D. Billions of |
90. | Consider the following statements about the famous traveler Ibn Battuta 1. He was a traveler from Morocco. 2. While traveling in this subcontinent in the fourteenth century, he wrote ‘Kitab-ul. Gave an account of his experiences in Hind. 3. He was sent to China as an envoy of the Sultan of Delhi. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
A. 1, 2 and 3 | |
B. 1 and 3 only | |
C. only 3 | |
D. 1 and 2 only |