Prelims Marathon – Delhi Sultanate – II – January 5th– 2024

Consider the following statements regarding “Raziya Sultana “:
1.She was daughter of Iltutmish.
2.She ruled for fifteen years.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The term “mafruzi” was related to which of the following?

“Meos, a Muslim community from north-western region, living in the heavily forested region around Mewat were plundering the area with impunity” – who among the following controlled the Meos?

Ala-ud-din, a nephew and son in-law of Jalaluddin Khalji, who was appointed governor of Kara, invaded which of the following region and this campaign yielded a huge booty?

Consider the following statements regarding nobles during sultanate period:
1.In the Delhi Sultanate, nobles were drawn from different tribes and nationalities.
2.Iltutmish organized a Corps of Forty, all drawn from Turkish nobility.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following measure/s taken by Ala-ud-din khilji?
1.Ala-ud-din’s took decision to deprive the nobles of the wealth they had accumulated.
2.Marriage alliances between families of noble men were permitted only with the consent of the Sultan.
3.He ordered that villages held by proprietary right, as free gift, or as a religious endowment be brought back under the royal authority and control.
How many of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding administrative measures of Ala-ud-din khilji:
1.He collected land taxes directly from the cultivators.
2.The tax pressure of Ala-ud-din was on the rich and not on the poor.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding market reforms of Ala-ud-din khilji:
1.He was the first Sultan to pay his soldiers in cash.
2.He set up an elaborate intelligence network to collect information on black-marketing and hoarding.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The “Dudhwa National Park” is often seen in news located at?