History Practice Quiz 100

Q1.Which of the following individuals, appointed to high administrative posts by Sultan Muhammad Tughluq, was a wine distiller?

A. Firuz Hajjam B. Manka Tabbakh C. Aziz Khummar D. Ladha

Q2.Who among the following, a mid-fourteenth-century chronicler, criticized Sultan Muhammad Tughluq's appointments of people of humble birth to high administrative posts?

A. Amir Khusrau B. Ibn Battuta C. Ziyauddin Barani D. Minhaj-i Siraj

Q3.Ziyauddin Barani criticized Sultan Muhammad Tughluq's appointments of individuals like Aziz Khummar and Firuz Hajjam primarily because he viewed them as a sign of what?

A. The Sultan's progressive social reforms. B. The Sultan's loss of political judgement and incapacity to rule. C. The Sultan's efforts to decentralize administration. D. The Sultan's attempt to reduce the power of the nobility.

Q4.Which of the following dynasties appointed military commanders as governors of territories, according to the provided text?

A. Early Sultans and Khalji monarchs B. Khalji and Tughluq monarchs C. Tughluq and Sayyid monarchs D. Lodi and Khalji monarchs

Q5.What were the primary duties of the military commanders appointed as governors during the Khalji and Tughluq reigns?

A. Collecting taxes and managing trade routes B. Leading military campaigns and maintaining law and order C. Advising the Sultan on religious matters and judicial reforms D. Constructing public infrastructure and overseeing education

Q6.How did the military commanders appointed as governors receive their salary and pay their soldiers?

A. They received a fixed stipend directly from the Sultan's treasury. B. They were granted land ownership and collected rent from peasants. C. They collected the revenues of their assignments as salary and paid soldiers from these revenues. D. They engaged in trade and commerce to generate income for themselves and their soldiers.

Q7.Which of the following statements is true regarding the assignments given to military commanders as governors during the Delhi Sultanate period, according to the text?

A. Control over assignments was inheritable and permanent. B. Assignments were for life but not inheritable. C. Control over assignments was not inheritable and they were assigned for a short period. D. Assignments could be bought and sold by the commanders.

Q8.During the reigns of which two Sultans were the harsh conditions of service for military commanders rigorously imposed?

A. Iltutmish and Ghiyasuddin Balban B. Alauddin Khalji and Muhammad Tughluq C. Firoz Shah Tughluq and Sikandar Lodi D. Qutb al-Din Aibak and Razia Sultan

Q9.Under which Sultan did the state bring the assessment and collection of land revenue under its own control?

A. Muhammad Tughluq B. Iltutmish C. Alauddin Khalji D. Ghiyasuddin Balban

Q10.What was the primary role of the accountants appointed by the state during the Delhi Sultanate period?

A. To manage the Sultan's personal finances. B. To audit military expenses and soldier salaries. C. To check the amount of revenue collected by the governors. D. To assess land productivity for tax purposes.

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History Practice Quiz 100