BA Second Year (Sem 3 & 4) History – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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Which Delhi Sultan introduced the silver coin 'tanka' and the copper coin 'jital'?
Chapter 2: Unit I · Foundation of the Delhi Sultanate: Qutbuddin Aibak and Iltutmish
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Answer: C. Iltutmish
Iltutmish standardised Sultanate currency with the silver tanka and the copper jital.The 'blood and iron' policy (khun aur faulad) is associated with which Sultan?
Chapter 3: Unit I · Razia Sultan and Balban: Blood and Iron Policy, Theory of Kingship
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Answer: A. Balban
Balban crushed rebels and enemies ruthlessly with his 'blood and iron' policy to restore the Sultan's authority.Alauddin Khilji's system of branding army horses to stop fraud at musters was called:
Chapter 4: Unit II · Alauddin Khilji: Administrative Reforms, Theory of Kingship, Market Control
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Answer: B. Dagh
Dagh was the branding of horses (with huliya, descriptive rolls of soldiers) so that inferior horses could not be substituted.Muhammad bin Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to which place?
Chapter 5: Unit II · Muhammad bin Tughlaq's Experiments and Firoz Shah Tughlaq's Administration
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Answer: D. Daulatabad (Devagiri)
He moved the capital to Devagiri, renamed Daulatabad, to control the Deccan better; the move failed and was reversed.The Chishti Sufi order (silsila) was established in India by:
Chapter 9: Unit III · The Sufi Movement: Principles, Major Saints, Impact on Society
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Answer: B. Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti founded the Chishti order in India with his centre at Ajmer; Bahauddin Zakariya founded the Suhrawardi order at Multan.The Vijayanagara Empire was founded in 1336 by:
Chapter 10: Unit IV · Vijayanagara Empire: Political Achievements and Relations with the Bahamani Kingdom
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Answer: C. Harihara and Bukka
The brothers Harihara and Bukka of the Sangama dynasty founded Vijayanagara in 1336.In the First Battle of Panipat (1526), Babur defeated:
Chapter 13: Foundation of the Mughal Empire
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Answer: A. Ibrahim Lodi
Babur's victory over Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat in 1526 laid the foundation of the Mughal Empire.Which ruler introduced the silver coin called the 'rupiya'?
Chapter 14: Sher Shah Sur and His Administration
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Answer: D. Sher Shah Sur
Sher Shah Sur issued the silver rupiya, a coin that later Mughal rulers continued.In Akbar's mansabdari system, the 'sawar' rank showed:
Chapter 16: Mughal Administration
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Answer: B. the number of horsemen the mansabdar had to maintain
Zat was the personal rank (and pay); sawar fixed the number of cavalrymen and horses he had to keep.Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's coronation took place in 1674 at:
Chapter 20: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the Rise of the Marathas
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Answer: D. Raigad
Shivaji Maharaj was crowned Chhatrapati at Raigad in 1674.
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