7th Social - History Term-1 Lesson 4 The Delhi Sultanate

 The Delhi Sultanate 

I. Choose the correct answer

1. _________ laid the foundation of ‘Mamluk’ dynasty.

1. Mohammad Ghori
2. Jalal-ud-din
3. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
4. Iltutmish

Ans : Qutb-ud-din Aibak

2. Qutb-ud-in shifted his capital to Delhi from _________.

1. Lahore
2. Poona
3. Daulatabad
4. Agra

Ans : Lahore

3. _________ completed the construction of the Qutb-Minar.

1. Razia
2. Qutb-ud-din-Aibak
3. Iltutmish
4. Balban

Ans : Iltutmish

4. _________ laid the foundation of the city Tughluqabad near Delhi.

1. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq b)
2. Firoz shah Tughluq
3. Jalal-ud-din
4. Ghiyas–ud-din

Ans : Ghiyas-ud-din

II. Fill in the Blanks.

1. _________ was the founder of Tughluq dynasty.

Ans : Ghiyas-ud-din-Tughluq

2. Muhammad–bin-Tughluq shifted his capital from Delhi to _________.

Ans : Devagiri or Deaulatabad

3. _________ patronized the famous Persian poet Amir Khusru.

Ans : Balban

4. Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid in Delhi was built by _________.

Ans : Qutb-ud-din-Albak

5. The threat of Mongols under Chengizkhan to India was during the reign of _________.

Ans : Iltutmish

III Match the following

1. Tughril Khan	Governor of Kara
2. Ala-ud-din	Jalal-ud-din Yakut
3. Bahlol Lodi	Governor of Bengal
4. Razia	Governor of Sirhind
Ans : 1 – C, 2 – A, 3 – D, 4 – B

IV. State true or false.

1. Qutb-ud-din Aibak died of mysterious fever. ( False )

Ans : Qutb-ud-din Aibak died of mysterious injuries received during an accidental fall from a horse, while playing polo.

2. Razia was an able and brave fighter. Ans: True

3. The Turkish nobles chose Iltutmish, son of Aibak, as Sultan after the death of Aibak. ( False )

Ans : The Turkish nobles chose Iltutmish, son-in-law of Aibak, as Sultan after the death of Aibak.

4. FirozShah Tughluq refused to accept an invitation from a Bahmani Prince to intervene in the affairs of the Deccan.  ( True )

V. Match the statement with the reason. Tick ( √ ) the appropriate answer.

a) Assertion (A) : Balban maintained cordial relationship with Mongols

Reason (R) : The Mongol ruler, a grandson of Chengiz Khan, assured that Mongols would not advance beyond Sutlej.

1. R is the correct explanation of A.
2. R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. A and R are wrong.
4. A is wrong and R is the correct.

Ans : R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Find out the correct pair.
1. Hoysala – Devagiri
2. Yadavas – Dwarasamudra
3. Kakatias – Warrangal
4. Pallavas – Madurai

Ans : Kakatias – Warrangal

c) Find out the wrong statement.

1. After Ghori’s death in 1206, his slave Qutb-ud-din Aibak proclaimed him self the ruler of the Turkish territories in India.
2. Razia established the department of spies to gather intelligence about the conspirators and the trouble makers against her rule.
3. Balban built forts to guard his empire against the Mongol attack.
4. Ibrahim Lodi was defeated by Babur in 1526.

Ans : Razia established the department of spies to gather intelligence about the conspirators and the trouble makers against her rule.