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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
For 1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty, which option correctly gives the "Chahalgani"?
A. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Ghiyas ud din Balban
D. Razia Sultan
Correct Answer: B
Chahalgani: Iltutmish. Iltutmish organized the corps of forty Turkish nobles.
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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
For 1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty, which option correctly gives the "Qutub Minar completion"?
A. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
B. Razia Sultan
C. Iltutmish
D. Ghiyas ud din Balban
Correct Answer: C
Qutub minar completion: Iltutmish. Iltutmish added major storeys to the Qutub Minar.
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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
For 1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty, which option correctly gives the "Qutub Minar start"?
A. Iltutmish
B. Ghiyas ud din Balban
C. Razia Sultan
D. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Correct Answer: D
Qutub minar start: Qutb-ud-din Aibak. Aibak began the Qutub Minar; later rulers, especially Iltutmish, continued it.
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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
For 1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty, which option correctly gives the "Balban"?
A. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
B. Razia Sultan
C. Iltutmish
D. Ghiyas ud din Balban
Correct Answer: D
Balban: Ghiyas ud din Balban. Balban strengthened royal authority and emphasized court ceremony.
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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
For 1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty, which option correctly gives the "female ruler"?
A. Razia Sultan
B. Iltutmish
C. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
D. Ghiyas ud din Balban
Correct Answer: A
Female ruler: Razia Sultan. Razia ruled Delhi from 1236 to 1240.
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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
For 1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty, which option correctly gives the "second major ruler"?
A. Ghiyas ud din Balban
B. Razia Sultan
C. Iltutmish
D. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Correct Answer: C
Second major ruler: Iltutmish. Iltutmish consolidated the Sultanate and received recognition from the Abbasid caliph.
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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
For 1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty, which option correctly gives the "founder"?
A. Razia Sultan
B. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
C. Ghiyas ud din Balban
D. Iltutmish
Correct Answer: B
Founder: Qutb-ud-din Aibak. Aibak established independent rule in Delhi after Muhammad Ghori's death.
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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
The Slave Dynasty ruled Delhi approximately during which period?
A. December 2007
B. 23 September 1965
C. 1206-1290
D. March 1977
Correct Answer: C
The Mamluk or Slave Dynasty is conventionally dated from 1206 to 1290.
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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
Which dynasty replaced the Slave Dynasty in Delhi in 1290?
A. Safavid dynasty
B. Khilji dynasty
C. Sayyid dynasty
D. Abbasid Caliphate
Correct Answer: B
The Khiljis replaced the Mamluk rulers in 1290.
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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
Which ruler organized the powerful group of forty Turkish nobles known as the Chahalgani?
A. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
B. Razia Sultan
C. Ghiyas ud din Balban
D. Iltutmish
Correct Answer: D
Iltutmish organized the corps of forty Turkish nobles.
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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
Which ruler substantially completed the early stages of the Qutub Minar after Aibak?
A. Razia Sultan
B. Ghiyas ud din Balban
C. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
D. Iltutmish
Correct Answer: D
Iltutmish added major storeys to the Qutub Minar.
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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
Who began construction of the Qutub Minar?
A. Iltutmish
B. Razia Sultan
C. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
D. Ghiyas ud din Balban
Correct Answer: C
Aibak began the Qutub Minar; later rulers, especially Iltutmish, continued it.
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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
Which Slave Dynasty ruler is associated with a highly centralized monarchy and strict court etiquette?
A. Ghiyas ud din Balban
B. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
C. Iltutmish
D. Razia Sultan
Correct Answer: A
Balban strengthened royal authority and emphasized court ceremony.
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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
Who was the famous woman ruler of the Slave Dynasty?
A. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
B. Ghiyas ud din Balban
C. Razia Sultan
D. Iltutmish
Correct Answer: C
Razia ruled Delhi from 1236 to 1240.
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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
Which ruler consolidated the early Delhi Sultanate and obtained formal investiture from the Abbasid caliph?
A. Iltutmish
B. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
C. Ghiyas ud din Balban
D. Razia Sultan
Correct Answer: A
Iltutmish consolidated the Sultanate and received recognition from the Abbasid caliph.
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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
Which achievement best explains Iltutmish’s historical importance?
A. He founded the Mughal Empire
B. He transformed a fragile conquest into an organized Delhi Sultanate
C. He defeated Babur
D. He introduced token currency
Correct Answer: B
Iltutmish provided territorial stability, dynastic legitimacy, coinage and administrative structures that made the Sultanate durable.
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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
The Slave Dynasty ended when Jalaluddin Khalji came to power in:
A. 1266
B. 1287
C. 1290
D. 1320
Correct Answer: C
Jalaluddin Khalji overthrew the last Mamluk regime in 1290 and established the Khalji Dynasty.
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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
The last effective ruler of the Slave Dynasty is generally identified as:
A. Kaiqubad
B. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
C. Razia
D. Nasiruddin Mahmud
Correct Answer: A
Muizuddin Kaiqubad was the last effective Mamluk sultan; the child Kayumars briefly remained as a nominal claimant before the Khalji takeover.
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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
Who defeated Tajuddin Yildiz at Tarain in 1216?
A. Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Balban
D. Razia
Correct Answer: B
Iltutmish defeated Yildiz, a rival claimant to Ghori’s inheritance, helping establish Delhi’s independence from Ghazni.
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1206-1290 - Delhi Sultanate Period - Slave Dynasty
The administrative assignment of land revenue to officials and soldiers was known as:
A. Iqta
B. Jagir under mansabdari
C. Zabt
D. Ryotwari
Correct Answer: A
The iqta system assigned revenue rights in return for administrative and military service and was consolidated under Iltutmish.