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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. The construction of the Qutb Minar was begun by _____________ and completed by _____________.
   2. Raziya married _____________, the governor of _____________.
   3. _____________ forced people to do the sijdah in his presence.
   4. _____________ became the first sultan to extend his kingdom south of the Narmada.
   5. The poet _____________'s epic poem, _____________, immortalised Alauddin Khalji's siege of Chittor.
   6. Muhammad bin Tughlaq tried to transfer his capital from _____________ to _____________.
   7. _____________ had the Ashoka Pillars at Meerut and Topra brought to Delhi.
2. 2.

   Tick the sentences that are true. Correct the others.

   1. Qutbuddin Aibak was the founder of the Slave Dynasty.
   2. Balban rewarded those nobles who helped maintain peace by giving them land.
   3. Alauddin Khalji was unsuccessful in subduing the Mongols.
   4. Alauddin Khalji made his nobles more powerful.
   5. Firuz Shah Tughlaq was a great builder.
   6. Muhammad bin Tughlaq's scheme to issue copper instead of gold coins was a great success.
   7. Timur's invasion struck a deathblow to the Tughlaq Dynasty.
3. 3.

   Multiple choice questions.

   1. The Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque was built by:
      1. Iltutmish
      2. Qutbuddin Aibak
      3. Alauddin Khalji
      4. Balban
   2. The king who faced the challenge of the Mongol Genghis Khan was:
      1. Iltumish
      2. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
      3. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
      4. Ibrahim Lodi
   3. Markets for different goods were set up in Delhi by:
      1. Raziya Sultana
      2. Balban
      3. Alauddin Khalji
      4. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
   4. The last Khalji ruler was:
      1. Khusro Khan
      2. Qabacha
      3. Sikandar 
      4. Daulat Khan
   5. He was known as the 'King who never smiled':
      1. Balban
      2. Firuz Shah Tughlaq
      3. Muhammad Ghori
      4. Babur
4. 4.

   Match the following.

   1. Persian crown prince	a. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
   2. Raziya	b. Alauddin Khalji
   3. Hauz Khas	c. Ibrahim Lodi
   4. Ulegh Khan	d. Jalaluddin Mangbarni
   5. Babur	e. Altunia

    

5. 5.

   Why was the dynasty established by Qutbuddin Aibak also called the Slave Dynasty?
6. 6.

   What were the main conquests of iltutmish?