Deck 1: History and Literature of Islamic India

Question 1

What is the meaning of Ilm-al-tarikh in Arabic?

A)geography
B)alchemy
C)historiography
D)metallurgy

Answer 1

historiography

Question 2

The Ghurian conquest of North India happened in

A)12th century
B)18th century
C)16th century
D)17th century

Answer 2

12th century

Question 3

Who wrote Jami-at-Tawarikh?

A)mihaj-us siraj
B)rashid-ud-din
C)ahmad shah
D)abdu`r razzaq

Answer 3

rashid-ud-din

Question 4

Tajul Maasir written by Hasan Nizami deals with the biography of

A)iltutmish
B)muhammad shah
C)qutbuddin aibak
D)balban

Question 5

The author of Tabaqat-i Nasiri is

A)minhaj siraj
B)hasan nizami
C)abul fazl
D)none of the above

Question 6

Amir Khusrau compiled the Khazainul Futuh, devoted to the achievements of

A)firoz shah
B)alauddin khalji
C)muhammad bin tughlaq
D)ibrahim lodi

Question 7

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

A)the futuh-us salatin of isami is a versified history of the muslim rulers of india.
B)it begins with the account of sultan mahmud of ghazna's reign (999-1030 a.d.)
C)isami's ancestors served the delhi court since the time of sultan iltutmish
D)all above

Question 8

Which of the following statements regarding Amir Khusru is incorrect

A)he modified raga dhrupad and added persian tunes and beats to it.
B)he was born in kabul
C)he created qawali on the likes of bhajans.
D)the poems he wrote were in persian and a combination of bhojpuri and persian.

Question 9

The Mughal Empire was founded in

A)a.d. 1556
B)a.d. 1876
C)a.d. 1256
D)a.d. 1526

Question 10

Who announced Din-i-Ilahi, a syncretic religion?

A)balban
B)akbar
C)iltutmish
D)shahjahan

Question 11

Name the author of Humayunnama.

A)isami
B)gulbadan bigam
C)minhaj us siraj
D)akbar shah

Question 12

Author of Padsahnamah

A)abdul-hamid lahori
B)hassan gangu
C)bahman shah
D)itimad-ud-daula

Question 13

What are Karkhanas?

A)royal kitchen
B)courtyard
C)harem
D)royal workshops

Question 14

Diwan-i-Wizarat is the department of

A)finance
B)passport
C)slaves
D)army

Question 15

Ziriat is the tax on

A)non-muslims
B)roads
C)cultivation
D)horse

Question 16

With which dynasty did Indian Muslims start entering into positions of power?

A)tughluqs
B)ilbaris
C)khaljis
D)sayyids

Question 17

Which tax was not permitted by the shariat?

A)agriculture tax
B)tax on non-muslims
C)commercial tax
D)marriage tax

Question 18

Which was not true about jizya?

A)it was a tax on non-muslims.
B)brahmins were generally exempted from it.
C)the first ruler to collect it in india was firoz tughluq.
D)it never yielded any substantial revenue.

Question 19

The iqtadars during the period of the Delhi sultanate were also known as

A)maliks
B)muqtis
C)mamlatdars
D)munhias

Question 20

Diwan-i-kohi, created by Muhammad Tughluq, looked after

A)revenue collection
B)agriculture
C)public welfare
D)crown land

Question 21

Who introduced token currency in China before Muhammad Tughluq introduced it in India?

A)qublai khan
B)chengiz khan
C)timur
D)gai khatu

Question 22

Who was a shahna?

A)military commander
B)spy
C)district head
D)market superintendent

Question 23

Who completed Qutub Minar?

A)qutub-ud-din aibak
B)raziya
C)iltutmish
D)balban

Question 24

Charai was a tax on

A)hindus
B)houses
C)milch cattle
D)craftsmen

Question 25

In which language did Babur write his memoirs, called Tuzuk-i-Baburi?

A)persian
B)arabic
C)mongol
D)turkish