Samacheer Class 7 Social Science - The Delhi Sultanate

1. A. Governor of Kara
2. B. Jalal-ud-din Yakut
3. C. Governor of Bengal
4. D. Governor of Sirhind

A
B
1. Tughril Khan
c) Governor of Bengal
2. Ala-ud-din
a) Governor of Kara
3. Bahlol Lodi
d) Governor of Sirhind
4. Razia
b) Jalal-ud-din Yakut
IV.State true or false:
1. Qutb-ud-din Aibak died of a mysterious fever.
False

2. Razia was an able and brave fighter.
True
3. The Turkish nobles chose Iltutmish, son of Aibak, as Sultan after the death of Aibak.
False

4. Firoz Shah Tughluq refused to accept an invitation from a Bahmani Prince to intervene in the affairs of the Deccan.
True
V.Match the statement with the reason.Tick (✓) the appropriate answer :
Question a)
Assertion:(A) : Balban maintained a cordial relationship with Mongols
Reason (R) : The Mongol ruler, a grandson of Chengiz Khan, assured that Mongols would not advance beyond Sutlej.
a) R is the correct explanation of A.
b) R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A and R are wrong.
d) A is wrong and R is correct.
a) R is the correct explanation of A.

Question b)
Find out the correct pair:
1. Hoysala – Devagiri
2. Yadavas – Dwarasamudra
3. Kakatias – Warrangal
4. Pallavas – Madurai
3. Kakatias – Warrangal
Question c)
Find out the wrong statement /statements:
1. After Ghori’s death in 1206, his slave Qutb-ud-din Aibak proclaimed himself the ruler of the Turkish territories in India.
2. Razia established the department of spies to gather intelligence about the conspirators and the trouble makers against her rule.
3. Balban built forts to guard his empire against the Mongol attack.
4. Ibrahim Lodi was defeated by Babur in 1526.
2. Razia established the department of spies to gather intelligence about the conspirators and the trouble makers against her rule.

VI.Answer the following in one or two sentences:

Chahalgani or the Forty was the Turkish nobility organized by Iltutmish with a select group of 40 nobles in order to counter the attack of Mongols.

Question 5
How did Ala-ud-din Khalji consolidate the Delhi Sultanate?
Alauddin, the nephew of Jalal – ud – din, and governor of Kara invaded and plundered south regions and returned with huge wealth.
He killed the ruler Jalal – ud – din with the support of nobles and commanders and declared himself as the Sultan of Delhi in 1296 and consolidated the Delhi Sultanate.

Firoz – shah Tughlag created charities for poor Muslims.
He built mosques, colleges, and hospitals.
He adopted many humanitarian measures.
He banned inhuman punishments and unrecognized taxes.
He promoted agriculture by constructing many canals, gardens, and cities.

Timur was a ruler of Samarkand in Central Asia. He saw the weakness of India.
So he raided India in December 1398 and plundered Delhi, Punjab, etc.
He carried huge wealth as gold, silver, jewels, and Indian carpenters and masons to work on monuments in Samarkand.

VIII HOTS:

Muhammad – bin Tughlag the sultan of Delhi was a “mixture of opposites”.
He was a learned man and a person of cruelty.
He dreamt of making the whole Indian empire. He introduced various plans.
But his plans were failed.
Change of Capital:
He shifted his capital from Delhi to Devagiri. Then he returned again to Delhi.
He found Delhi empty and many people left.
Tax in Doabregion:
Tughlug increased land tax in the Doab region. So the peasants were revolted against the Government.
Token Currency:
Due to inadequacy in silver and stock of coins, Tughlaq issued a Token Currency in copper.
This led the state to become bankrupt.

1. A. Rukn-ud-din-Firuz
2. B. Kaiqubad
3. C. Ala-ud-din
4. D. Sikandar Lodi

1. Qutb – ud – din – Aibak
e) Aram Shah
2. Iltumish
a) Rukn-ud-din-Firuz
3. Ghiyas – ud – din
b) Kaiqubad
4. Khalji Kingdom
c) Ala-ud-din
5. Bahlol Lodi
d) Sikandar Lodi

7th Social Science Guide The Delhi Sultanate Additional Important Questions and Answers

Bandagen
2. The Muslim slaves were posted as …………. in India.
Governors
3. Mamluk is an Arabic word which means ………………..
Slave

4. The general of Alauddïn Khalji was ………………..
Bakhtiar Khali
5. ……………. in Delhi Mosque is considered as the oldest Mosque in India.
Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid
6. ……………………laid the foundation for Qutb-Minar.
Qutb-ud-din-Aibak

7. Iltutmish granted ……………to the members of his army.
Iqtas
8. The Iqta holder is called the ………….or ………………A.D.
Iqtadar, Muqti

9. ……………….abolished the forty systems.
Balban
10. …………., grandson of Chengizkhan is a Mongol viceroy in Iran.
Hulagu Khan

11. Ala-ud-din established a system of forced ………….of food grains for Delhi.
procurement
12. …………..was another name of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq.
Jauna Khan

13. The new Daulatabad declared as an independent state as …………………..
Bahmani
14. …………………..besides the Delhi city, was the province suffered most by Timur’s raid.
Punjab

15. The representative of Timur was ……………
Khizr Khan