Alauddin Khilji

Q. Identify the three types of taxes levied during the rule of the Delhi Sultans.

1. Tax on Kharaj
2. Tax on cattle.
3. Tax on houses.
4. Tax on sales of grains.

Q. The Mongols invaded the Delhi Sultanate during the reign of _________.

1. Qutbuddin Aibak
2. Shamshuddin Iltutmish
3. Alauddin Khilji
4. Jalaluddin Khilji

Q. Malik Kafur was the prominent slave general of _______.

1. Shamshuddin Iltutmish
2. Jalaluddin Khilji
3. Qutbuddin Aibak
4. Alauddin Khilji

Q. Kharaj was around ______ percent of a peasant's produce.

1. 20
2. 30
3. 40
4. 50

Q. Malik Kafur began his campaign towards South India at Devagiri, where he defeated the .

1. Chalukyas
2. Yadavas
3. Cholas
4. Mughals

Q. Alauddin Khilji ______________.

1. paid salaries in the form of land grants to his soldiers and did not control prices in his markets.
2. paid salaries in cash to his soldiers and controlled prices in his markets.
3. paid salaries in cash to his soldiers and did not control prices in his markets.
4. paid salaries in the form of land grants to his soldiers and controlled prices in his markets.

Q. Under _________, the state brought collection of land revenue under its control.

1. Iltutmish
2. Alauddin Khilji
3. the Tomara Rajputs
4. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Q. Military expeditions of the Delhi Sultans to southern India started during the rule of ___________.

1. Iltutmish
2. Muhammad Tughluq
3. Raziyya
4. Alauddin Khilji

Q. Siri is the ____________ .

1. garrison town built by Balban
2. garrison town built by Muhammad Tughluq
3. garrison town built by Alauddin Khilji
4. garrison town built by Iltutmish

Q. __________ were appointed by the state to check the amount of revenue collected by the muqtis during the rule of Muhammad Tughluq and Alauddin Khilji.

1. Commanders
2. Royal family members
3. Nobles
4. Accountants

Q. Alauddin Khilji's administrative measures ________.

1. were successful
2. were a failure
3. failed to take off
4. were neither successful nor a failure

Q. The Samanthas were asked to ___________ .

1. accept the authority of Delhi Sultans
2. respect the authority of Delhi Sultans
3. accept the authority of Delhi Sultans if they liked the idea
4. respect the authority of Delhi Sultans if they liked the idea

Q.

The land given by the Khalji and Tughluq monarchs to the military commanders was known as

1. Iqtadar

2. Muqti

3. Iqta

4. Kharaj

Q. Write a note on the Chauhan dynasty. Who was the king known as Raipithora? What made him a notable Chahman ruler?

Q. The Delhi Sultans ___________ the rights of the local chieftains to pay taxes.

1. awarded
2. removed
3. enhanced
4. retained

Q.

Alauddin Khilji ruled between:

1. 1266 CE -1287 CE
2. 1451 CE -1489 CE
3. 1296 CE -1316 CE
4. 1206 CE -1210 CE

Q. Ali Gurshasp took on the title after he was crowned king.

1. Jalaluddin
2. Malik
3. Shihabuddin
4. Alauddin

Q. Lands allotted to military commanders for administration was called ___________.

1. bhuktis
2. mandalas
3. muktis
4. iqtas

Q. The Mongols invaded the Delhi Sultanate during the reign of _________.

1. Alauddin Khilji
2. Jalaluddin Khilji
3. Qutbuddin Aibak
4. Shamshuddin Iltutmish

Q. Ali Gurshasp took on the title after he was crowned king.

1. Jalaluddin
2. Malik
3. Shihabuddin
4. Alauddin

Q. Identify the three types of taxes levied during the rule of the Delhi Sultans.

1. Tax on Kharaj
2. Tax on cattle.
3. Tax on houses.
4. Tax on sales of grains.

Q. Malik Kafur began his campaign towards South India at Devagiri, where he defeated the .

1. Chalukyas
2. Yadavas
3. Cholas
4. Mughals

Q. The Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum territorial extent under which of the following rulers?

1. Alauddin Khilji
2. Khusrau Khan
3. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
4. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Q. Ali Gurshasp took on the title after he was crowned king.

1. Jalaluddin
2. Malik
3. Shihabuddin
4. Alauddin

Q. Under _________, the state brought collection of land revenue under its control.

1. Iltutmish
2. Alauddin Khilji
3. the Tomara Rajputs
4. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Q. The income of iqtadars working with the Delhi sultans was derived from __________.

1. king's treasury
2. revenue derived from their iqtas
3. revenue from traders only
4. foreign trade only

Q.

Explain te steps taken by Alauddin Khalji for collection of land revenue?

Q. The Delhi Sultans ___________ the rights of the local chieftains to pay taxes.

1. enhanced
2. awarded
3. removed
4. retained

Q. The Samanthas were asked to ___________ .

1. accept the authority of Delhi Sultans
2. respect the authority of Delhi Sultans
3. respect the authority of Delhi Sultans if they liked the idea
4. accept the authority of Delhi Sultans if they liked the idea

Q. Tax charged under the Alauddin Khalji's reign was _________.

1. forty percent
2. forty-five percent
3. fifty percent
4. fifty-five percent