Delhi Sultanate: Miscellaneous

21. Who were called 'Dastar-Bandan' ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

(a) Sufi Saint
(b) Khan
(c) Malik
(d) Ulema

Correct Answer: (d) Ulema

Solution:During the Sultanate period, high positioned or designated religious and judicial authorities honourables (Ulema) were collectively known as Dastar-Bandan, because they dressed with an official turban.

22. With reference to Indian history, which of the following were known as "Kulah-Daran" ? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2022]

(a) Arab merchants
(b) Qalandars
(c) Persian calligraphists
(d) Sayyids

Correct Answer: (d) Sayyids

Solution:In Islam, Sayyids, Pir etc. are important group of religious thinker. Pir, Sayyids appointed as religious and legal officers, collectively were called Dastar-Bandan ie, one who wears a cap or Kulah. Among them Sayyids used to wear pointed cap and were known as "Kulah-Daran".

23. The earliest reference of the use of magnetic compass in the Indian seas was by - [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Marco Polo
(b) Ibn Battuta
(c) Sadruddin Muhammad "Aufi"
(d) Nicolo Conti

Correct Answer: (c) Sadruddin Muhammad "Aufi"

Solution:The earliest reference of the use of magnetic compass in the Indian seas was given by Sadiduddin Muhammad Ibn Muhammad 'Aufi'. The names of his books were Lubab-ul- Albab and Jawami-ul-Hikayat. It is Jawami-ul-Hikayat in which he gave the reference of magnetic compass.

24. The following persons ruled in India at different periods of time. Select the correct chronological order of their rule from the coding scheme given at the end : [U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]

1. Sher Shah

2. Akbar

3. Alauddin Khalji

4. Raziyya Sultan

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	4	1	3	2
(b)	1	2	3	4
(c)	4	3	1	2
(d)	3	4	1	2

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:

Ruler	Period
A. Raziyya	1. 1236-1240
B. Alauddin	2. 1296-1316
C. Sher Shah	3. 1540-1545
D. Akbar	4. 1556-1605

25. Match the List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from codes given below : [U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2017]

Battle	Year
A. Battle of Chandawar	1. 1398
B. Attack of Taimur	2. 1194
C. Battle of Talikota	3. 1529
D. Battle of Ghaghra	4. 1565

Code :

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	2	3	4	1
(c)	1	4	3	2
(d)	2	1	4	3

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:Correctly match list is as follow :

Battle	Year
A. Battle of Chandawar	1. 1194
B. Attack of Taimur	2. 1398
C. Battle of Talikota	3. 1565
D. Battle of Ghaghra	4. 1529

26. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Bahadur Shah - Gujarat
(b) Chand Bibi - Oudh
(c) Raziyya Sultan - Delhi
(d) Baz Bahadur - Malwa

Correct Answer: (b) Chand Bibi - Oudh

Solution:Chand Bibi was a Muslim woman warrior from medieval India. She acted as a Regent of Bijapur and Regent of Ahmednagar. She was a daughter of Hussain Nizam Shah-1 of Ahmednagar. Thus, option (2) is not correctly matched while the rest of the options are correctly matched.

27. Consider the following events : [I.A.S. (Pre) 2000]

1. Reign of Krishna Deva of Vijayanagara

2. Construction of Qutb Minar

3. Arrival of Portuguese in India

4. Death of Firuz Tughluq

The correct chronological sequence of these events is :

(a) 2, 4, 3, 1
(b) 2, 4, 1, 3
(c) 4, 2, 1, 3
(d) 4, 2, 3, 1

Correct Answer: (a) 2, 4, 3, 1

Solution:The correct sequential order is 2, 4, 3, 1. The construction of Qutb Minar was started by Aibak and completed by Iltutmish, the death of Firuz Tughluq in India in 1388 A.D., the arrival of Portuguese (Vasco-da-Gama) in 1498 A.D. and the reign of Krishnadeva Raya of Vijayanagara from 1509 to 1529 AD is the correct chronological order. So, option (a) is the correct answer.