B.A./ B.A. Sc PART I EXAMINATION 2020 SUBJECT ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CULTURE PAPER 1- HISTORY OF ISLAM IN ; SULTANATE AND MUGHAL PERIODS FULL MARKS 100

GROUP A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS MARKS 20X2=40

Answer the following questions

1. Who was the real founder of the Delhi Sultanate?

A Qutbuddin Aibak B Iltutmish C Aram Shah D. Balban

2. When did the first battle of Tarain take place?

A. 1191 A.D. B. 1192 A.D. C. 1206 A.D. D. 1210 A.D.

3. Which Sultan of Delhi introduced the silver tanka and the copper jital ?

A Balban B. Nasiruddin C. Iltutmish D. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq.

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4. Who introduced the Iqta System ?

A. Iltutmish B. Razia Sultan C. Muhammad Bin Tughluq D. Firuz Shah Tughluq.

5. Which Sultan of Delhi introduced the Persian customs of Sijda and Paibos?

A. Muhammad Bin Tughluq B. Balban C. Razia Sultana D. Nasiruddin

6. Who introduced the Market Control Policy?

A. Jalaluddin Khalji B. Mubarak Shah C. Alauddin Khilji D. Khwarazim Shah

7. Who was Malik Kafur?

A. Slave B. Poet C. Musician D. Writer

8. What is the meaning of the ‘Daagh System’?

A. Military Strategy B. Branding of horses C. Attendance D. Art of writing.

9. Which Sultan of Delhi ordered the transfer of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?

A. Alauddin Khalji B. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq C. Muhammad Bin Tughluq D. Khizr Khan Sayyid.

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10. When did the take place?

A. 1526 A.D. B. 1608 A.D. C. 1761 A.D. D. 1857 A.D.

11. Who wrote the ‘Tuzuk-i- Babari’ ?

A. B. Timur C. D. Gulbadan Begum

12. Between whom did the battle of Khanua take place?

A. and B. Sangha and Babur C. and D. and

13. Where is the tomb of Humayun located?

A. B. Agra C. Kabul D. New Delhi

14. Who was Todar Mal?

A. Army Minister B. Revenue Minister C. Law Minister D. Court Historian

15. Which Mughal Emperor introduced the Dahsala System?

A. B.

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C. Akbar D. Shahjahan 16. Who wrote the Akbarnamah?

A. Abul Fazl B. Abdul Hamid Lahori C. Faizi D. Nurjahan

17. Which Mughal Emperor abolished Jizya?

A. Jahangir B. Babur C. Humayun D. Akbar

18. Who built the Peacock Throne?

A. Nadir Shah B. Shahjahan C. Babur D. Abul Fazl

19. Which monument was built to commemorate Mughal victory of Gujarat?

A. B. Buland Darwaza C. D. Jama Masjid

20. Who wrote the Padshahnamah?

A. Shahjahan B. Farukkhsiyar C. Abdul Hamid Lahori D. Mahabat Khan

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GROUP B

Answer the following questions MARKS 6X10=60

1. Discuss briefly the achievements of Iltutmish. 2. Write a short note on the conquests of Alauddin Khilji 3. Explain the causes of the decline of the Delhi Sultanate 4. Write a short essay on the policy of Akbar. 5. Briefly explain the Mansabdari System of the Mughals 6. Discuss Mughal art and architecture.

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