Question : Who among the following Sultans of Delhi claimed to be a descendant of the ancient hero Afrasiyab to show his noble birth?
Option 1: Alauddin Khalji
Option 2: Iltutmish
Option 3: Qutb ud-din Aibak
Option 4: Balban
Correct Answer: Balban
Solution : The correct answer is Balban.
Balban traced his descent to the ancient hero Afrasiyab to claim a noble birth. Balban belonged to the slave dynasty. He reigned from 1266 to 1287. He established the military department Diwan-i-Arz. He also introduced the Persian festival Nowruz.
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Question : Which Khalji ruler killed his father-in-law to ascend the throne of Delhi?
Option 1: Qutb ud-Din Aibak
Option 2: Jalal-ud-Din Khalji
Option 3: Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughluq
Option 4: Alauddin Khalji
Question : Who among the following was the commander of Muhammad Ghori, who also founded the slave dynasty in India?
Option 1: Iltutmish
Option 2: Ghiyas ud din Balban
Option 3: Aram Shah II
Option 4: Qutb ud-Din Aibak
Question : ________ was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi.
Option 1: Akbar
Option 2: Shah Jahan
Option 3: Qutb ud-Din Aibak
Question : The Delhi sultan, who succumbed to injuries as a result of his fall from a horse was _____.
Option 2: Balban
Option 3: Behram Shah
Question : Who among the following Sultans tried to prohibit sati?
Option 2: Muhammad bin Tughluq
Option 3: Jalal-ud-din Khalji
Option 4: Firuz Shah Tughlaq
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