Delhi Sultanate

1. The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was (UPSC / IAS 1998)

2. ‘The king was freed from his people and they fromtheir king’. On whose death did Badauni commentthus? (UPSC / IAS 1999)

3. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? (UPSC / IAS 2001)

4. A: Muhammad bin Tughlaq left Delhi, and for two yearslived in a camp called Swarga-dwari.

R: At that time, Delhi was ravaged by a form of plagueand many people died. (UPSC / IAS 2002)

5. With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which oneof the following statements is correct? (UPSC / IAS 2002)

6. The Historian Barani refused to consider the state inIndia under Delhi sultans as truly Islamic because (UPSC / IAS 2002)

7. Who was the last ruler of the Tughluq dynasty of theDelhi Sultanate? (UPSC / IAS 2004)

8. Assertion (A): Muhammad bin Tughluq issued a new gold coin which was called Dinar by Ibn Battuta.

Reason (R): Muhammad bin Tughluq wanted to issuetoken currency in gold coins to promote trade with WestAsian and North African countries. (UPSC / IAS 2006)

9. Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant (UPSC / IAS 1998)

10. How did Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak die? (UPSC / IAS 2003)

11. The Mongols under Chengez Khan invaded India duringthe reign of (UPSC / IAS 2001)

12. Consider the following statements: (UPSC / IAS 2019)

1) In the revenue administration of Delhi Sultanate, the in-charge of revenue collection was known as ‘Amil’.

2) The Iqta system of Sultans of Delhi was an ancient indigenous institution.

3) The office of Mir Bakshi came into existence during the reign of Khalji Sultans of Delhi.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?