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Consider the following statements:
1. Alauddin Khilji styled himself as the Second Alexander (Sikander-i-Sani).
2. Jalaluddin Khilji was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate to put forward the view that kingship should be based on the willing support of the governed.
3. lltutmish was the first sultan who requested and obtained letters of investiture from the caliph.
4. The token currency, tanka, introduced by Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq was made of bronze.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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Important Questions on Medieval History

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Consider the following:

1. Tughluqabad Fort

2. Lodhi Garden

3. Qutub Minar

4. Fatehpur Sikri

The correct chronological order in which they were built is:

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The historian Barani refused to consider the state in India under Delhi Sultans as truly Islamic because _____.
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Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the Afghan rulers to the throne of Delhi? 

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Which of the following statements about the creation of departments by various Sultans is not correct?
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In the questions given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). In the context of the two statements, which of the following is/are correct?

Assertion (A) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq left Delhi for two years, lived in a camp called Swarga-dwari.

Reason (R) At that time, Delhi was ravaged by a form of plague and many people died.

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In the questions given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). In the context of the two statements, which of the following is/are correct?

Assertion (A) At first, the Turkish administration in India was essentially military.

Reason (R) The country was parcelled out as 'lqtas' among leading military leaders.

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Alauddin Khilji's market control system died instantaneously with his death because _____.
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Two terms, The Muqta/Muqtai/Muqti and Iqtadars are used regarding the holder of th Iqtas. Which of the following statements clearly distinguishes the difference between the Muqta and Iqtadar?