Practice Questions: Delhi: 12th to 15th Century | Social Studies (SST) Class 7 PDF Download

Q1. Rudramadevi ruled Kakatiya dynasty from:
(a) 1262 to 1289
(b) 1130-1145
(c) 1165-1192
(d) 1414-1451
Ans: (a)

Q2. The Delhi Sultans were dependent upon:
(a) Trade, tribute or plunder for supplies
(b) Taxes from tourists
(c) Taxes from Artisans
(d) None
Ans: (a)

Q3. Name of the first mosque built by Sultans in Delhi is:
(a) JamaMasjid
(b) Moth ki Masjid
(c) Quwwat al-Islam
(d) Jamali Kamali Masjid
Ans: (c)

Q4. Who built the mosque Quwwat al-Islam?
(a) Ghiyasuddin Balban
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Raziyya Sultan
(d) Alauddin Khalji
Ans: (b)

Q5. Which mosque is “Sanctuary of the World”?
(a) Begumpuri Mosque
(b) Moth Mosque
(c) Neeli Mosque
(d) Jamali Kamali Mosque
Ans: (a)

Q6. Ziyauddin Barani was:
(a) An archaeologist;
(b) A warrior;
(c) Sultan
(d) A Muslim political thinker of the Delhi Sultanate
Ans: (d)

Q7. Ibn Battuta belonged from:
(a) Iran
(b) Morocco
(c) Afghanistan
(d) China
Ans: (b)

Q8. Sher Shah Suri started his career as:
(a) Accountant
(b) Soldier
(c) Manager
(d) Traveller
Ans: (c)

Q9. Ghiyasuddin Balban was Sultan of dynasty:
(a) Khalji
(b) Tughluq
(c) Sayyid
(d) Turkish
Ans: (b) 

Q10. A Garrison town is:
(а) A fortified settlement, with soldiers
(b) A settlement of peasants
(c) A settlement of ruler
(d) A settlement of town where special river was carried
Ans: (а)

Q11. What was the duty of the muqtis?
(a) To lead rulers
(b) To lead military campaigns
(c) To lead country
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
The duty of the muqtis was to lead military campaigns and maintain law and order in their iqtas.

Q12. Kharaj was a type of tax imposed on what?
(a) Houses
(b) Trade
(c) Cattle
(d) Cultivation
Ans: (d)
Kharaj was a type of tax imposed on cultivation and amounting to about 50per cent of the peasant’s produce.

Q13. Who introduced token currency?
(a) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
(b) Alauddin Khalji
(c) Raziyya
(d) Khizr Khan
Ans: (a)
Muhammad Tughluq paid his soldiers cash salaries. But instead of controlling prices, he usedb token currency, somewhat like present-day paper currency, but made out of cheap metals, not gold and silver.

Q14. What is the direction that the Muslims face during prayer?
(a) Khutba
(b) Ulema
(c) Kharaj
(d) Qibla
Ans: (d)
During prayer, Muslims stand facing Mecc(a) In India this is to the west. This is called the qibl(a)

Q15.What is fortified settlement of soldiers is known as?
(a) Hinterland
(b) Garrison town
(c) The Masjid
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
Garrison town is a fortified settlement with soldiers.

Q16. What were Garrison towns?
(a) Fortified settlements with soldiers
(b) Fortified settlements with rulers
(c) Fortified settlement with Persian
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
Garrison towns were fortified settlements with soldiers.

Q17. Name the mosque built in the reign of Sikandar Lodi?
(a) Moti ki masjid
(b) Begumpuri Mosque
(c) Jama masjid
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
Begumpuri Mosque built in the reign of Muhammad Tuglaq and Moth ki Masjid built in the reign of Sikandar Lodi.

Q18. Name the mosque built in the reign of Muhammad Tugluq?
(a) Moti ki masjid
(b) Begumpuri Mosque
(c) Jama masjid
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
Begumpuri Mosque built in the reign of Muhammad Tuglaq and Moth ki Masjid built in the reign of Sikandar Lodi.

Q19. Why was Raziyya removed from the throne?
(a) Raziyya was not qualified
(b) Raziyya was under age
(c) Raziyya was women
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
Though Raziyya was more able and qualified than her brothers but being a woman ruler she was not favoured by anyone and finally dethroned in 1240.

Q20. Which ruler first established his or her capital at Delhi?
(a) Tomara Rajputs
(b) Angpal
(c) Patwari
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
The Tomara Rajputs were the first rulers who established their capital at Delhi.