Here are 70 important Multiple-choice Questions with Answers on the: Delhi Sultanate

Who was the founder of the Delhi Sultanate?

a) Iltutmish

b) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

c) Alauddin Khilji

d) Balban

Ans: b) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

Which dynasty ruled first during the Delhi Sultanate period?

a) Khilji Dynasty

b) Tughlaq Dynasty

c) Slave Dynasty

d) Lodhi Dynasty

Ans: c) Slave Dynasty

Who is known as the ‘real founder’ of the Delhi Sultanate?

a) Alauddin Khilji

b) Razia Sultan

c) Iltutmish

d) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

Ans: c) Iltutmish

Who was the first and only female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?

a) Razia Sultan

b) Noor Jahan

c) Mumtaz Mahal

d) Chand Bibi

Ans: a) Razia Sultan

Which ruler of the Delhi Sultanate introduced the silver coin ‘Tanka’?

a) Alauddin Khilji

b) Iltutmish

c) Balban

d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Ans: b) Iltutmish

Which Sultan shifted the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?

a) Alauddin Khilji

b) Iltutmish

c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Ans: c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Who established the Khilji Dynasty?

a) Alauddin Khilji

b) Jalal-ud-din Khilji

c) Iltutmish

d) Balban

Ans: b) Jalal-ud-din Khilji

Who was the ruler during the Mongol invasion led by Genghis Khan?

a) Iltutmish

b) Alauddin Khilji

c) Balban

d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Ans: a) Iltutmish

Who was known for market reforms and price control measures?

a) Balban

b) Alauddin Khilji

c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Ans: b) Alauddin Khilji

Who among the following Sultans called himself ‘Sikander-i-Sani’ (Second Alexander)?

a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

b) Alauddin Khilji

c) Balban

d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Ans: b) Alauddin Khilji

Who introduced token currency in India?

a) Alauddin Khilji

b) Iltutmish

c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Ans: c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Who built the famous Qutub Minar in Delhi?

a) Alauddin Khilji

b) Iltutmish

c) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

d) Balban

Ans: c) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

The rule of which Sultan is known as the ‘Period of Rebellion’?

a) Alauddin Khilji

b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

d) Balban

Ans: b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Which Sultan adopted the title ‘Zil-i-Ilahi’ (Shadow of God)?

a) Balban

b) Iltutmish

c) Alauddin Khilji

d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Ans: a) Balban

Who founded the Sayyid Dynasty?

a) Khizr Khan

b) Bahlul Lodi

c) Sikandar Lodi

d) Ibrahim Lodi

Ans: a) Khizr Khan

Which ruler is credited with the construction of the city of Agra?

a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

b) Sikandar Lodi

c) Ibrahim Lodi

d) Bahlul Lodi

Ans: b) Sikandar Lodi

Which Delhi Sultan introduced irrigation reforms and built many canals?

a) Alauddin Khilji

b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

d) Balban

Ans: c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

The Battle of Tarain was fought between whom?

a) Prithviraj Chauhan and Qutb-ud-din Aibak

b) Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori

c) Prithviraj Chauhan and Alauddin Khilji

d) Prithviraj Chauhan and Babur

Ans: b) Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori

Who was the last ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?

a) Alauddin Khilji

b) Ibrahim Lodi

c) Sikandar Lodi

d) Babur

Ans: b) Ibrahim Lodi

The Delhi Sultanate came to an end after which battle?

a) First Battle of Panipat

b) Battle of Plassey

c) Battle of Khanwa

d) Second Battle of Tarain

Ans: a) First Battle of Panipat

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Who was the first Sultan of the Tughlaq Dynasty?

a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

d) Alauddin Khilji

Ans: b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Which Sultan is known for establishing the ‘Iqtadari’ system?

a) Iltutmish

b) Alauddin Khilji

c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

d) Balban

Ans: a) Iltutmish

The capital of the Delhi Sultanate was shifted to Delhi by which ruler?

a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

b) Alauddin Khilji

c) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

d) Iltutmish

Ans: c) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

Who commissioned the construction of the Firoz Shah Kotla?

a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

c) Alauddin Khilji

d) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

Ans: a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Which ruler is known for the ‘Sikandar’ campaign against the Rajputs?

a) Iltutmish

b) Alauddin Khilji

c) Balban

d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Ans: b) Alauddin Khilji

Which Sultan is famous for the establishment of the ‘Hindu’ market system?

a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

c) Alauddin Khilji

d) Iltutmish

Ans: c) Alauddin Khilji

The term ‘Zamindar’ refers to what during the Delhi Sultanate?

a) A tax collector

b) A soldier

c) A ruler

d) A merchant

Ans: a) A tax collector

Which Sultan faced the revolt of the ‘Chahalgani’?

a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

b) Iltutmish

c) Balban

d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Ans: a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Who was the founder of the Lodhi Dynasty?

a) Bahlul Lodi

b) Ibrahim Lodi

c) Sikandar Lodi

d) Khizr Khan

Ans: a) Bahlul Lodi

The city of Delhi was fortified by which Sultan?

a) Iltutmish

b) Alauddin Khilji

c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Ans: b) Alauddin Khilji

The term ‘Diwan-i-Wazarat’ refers to which department?

a) Military

b) Finance

c) Agriculture

d) Judiciary

Ans: b) Finance

Which ruler was known as the ‘Iron Man’ of the Delhi Sultanate?

a) Balban

b) Iltutmish

c) Alauddin Khilji

d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Ans: a) Balban

Who was the famous poet during the reign of Alauddin Khilji?

a) Amir Khusro

b) Iqbal

c) Faiz Ahmed Faiz

d) Ghalib

Ans: a) Amir Khusro

Which Sultan was known for the introduction of ‘Bakhshish’?

a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

b) Alauddin Khilji

c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

d) Iltutmish

Ans: a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

The ‘Jizya’ tax was imposed on which community?

a) Muslims

b) Hindus

c) Christians

d) Buddhists

Ans: b) Hindus

Who was known as the ‘Shah Jahan of the Tughlaq Dynasty’?

a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

d) Sikandar Lodi

Ans: a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Which battle marked the beginning of the decline of the Delhi Sultanate?

a) Battle of Panipat

b) Battle of Khanwa

c) Battle of Talikota

d) Battle of Tarain

Ans: a) Battle of Panipat

Who was the author of the historical text ‘Tughlaqnama’?

a) Zia-ud-din Barani

b) Amir Khusro

c) Al-Biruni

d) Ibn Battuta

Ans: a) Zia-ud-din Barani

Who succeeded Iltutmish as the ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?

a) Razia Sultan

b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

c) Balban

d) Alauddin Khilji

Ans: a) Razia Sultan

The Tughlaq architecture is characterized by which feature?

a) Red sandstone

b) Arches and domes

c) Wooden structures

d) Mud and thatch

Ans: b) Arches and domes

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The Sultanate that ruled from 1414 to 1451 is known as the:

a) Slave Dynasty

b) Tughlaq Dynasty

c) Sayyid Dynasty

d) Lodhi Dynasty

Ans: c) Sayyid Dynasty

Which ruler was known for his religious tolerance and encouraged Hindu-Muslim unity?

a) Alauddin Khilji

b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

d) Ibrahim Lodi

Ans: b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Who introduced the ‘Diwan-i-Ariz’ (Military Department)?

a) Balban

b) Iltutmish

c) Alauddin Khilji

d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Ans: c) Alauddin Khilji

Who is known for the construction of the Tughlaqabad Fort?

a) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

d) Alauddin Khilji

Ans: a) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Who defeated Muhammad Ghori in the Second Battle of Tarain?

a) Prithviraj Chauhan

b) Alauddin Khilji

c) Iltutmish

d) Balban

Ans: a) Prithviraj Chauhan

The term ‘Ain-i-Dahsala’ refers to which system?

a) Revenue system

b) Military system

c) Judicial system

d) Trade system

Ans: a) Revenue system

The famous Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya was a contemporary of which ruler?

a) Iltutmish

b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

c) Alauddin Khilji

d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Ans: c) Alauddin Khilji

Who built the ‘Jama Masjid’ in Delhi?

a) Alauddin Khilji

b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

d) Ibrahim Lodi

Ans: a) Alauddin Khilji

Who is considered the first important historian of the Delhi Sultanate?

a) Zia-ud-din Barani

b) Amir Khusro

c) Ibn Battuta

d) Al-Biruni

Ans: a) Zia-ud-din Barani

Which Sultan’s reign is marked by the construction of the Hauz Khas?

a) Iltutmish

b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

c) Alauddin Khilji

d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Ans: b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Who was the first ruler to defeat the Mongols in India?

a) Balban

b) Alauddin Khilji

c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

d) Iltutmish

Ans: a) Balban

The term ‘Mansabdari’ system was introduced by which ruler?

a) Iltutmish

b) Alauddin Khilji

c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

d) Akbar

Ans: d) Akbar

The ‘Shariat’ law was primarily promoted by which Sultan?

a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

c) Iltutmish

d) Alauddin Khilji

Ans: c) Iltutmish

Which Sultan was known for his vast architectural projects, including the construction of numerous canals?

a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

c) Iltutmish

d) Alauddin Khilji

Ans: b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Which ruler initiated the practice of ‘Nizam-i-Mulk’?

a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

c) Alauddin Khilji

d) Iltutmish

Ans: a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

The ‘Qutub Minar’ was built in honor of which Sufi saint?

a) Nizamuddin Auliya

b) Qutb al-Din Bakhtiyar Kaki

c) Amir Khusro

d) Baha-ud-din Zakariya

Ans: b) Qutb al-Din Bakhtiyar Kaki

The famous ‘Gulbadan Begum’ was related to which dynasty?

a) Slave Dynasty

b) Tughlaq Dynasty

c) Mughal Dynasty

d) Lodhi Dynasty

Ans: c) Mughal Dynasty

Which Sultan was known for his extensive library and patronage of scholars?

a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

b) Alauddin Khilji

c) Iltutmish

d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Ans: d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

The practice of ‘Khilji’ was associated with which aspect of administration?

a) Tax collection

b) Military service

c) Land revenue

d) Religious affairs

Ans: b) Military service

The ‘Chahalgani’ was a council of how many nobles?

a) 12

b) 10

c) 14

d) 40

Ans: b) 10

Who was the first ruler of the Khilji Dynasty?

a) Alauddin Khilji

b) Jalal-ud-din Khilji

c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Ans: b) Jalal-ud-din Khilji

The Tughlaq architecture is known for its use of:

a) Red sandstone

b) Grey stone

c) Marble

d) Brick

Ans: b) Grey stone

Which Sultan established the ‘Sarai’ system for travelers?

a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

c) Alauddin Khilji

d) Iltutmish

Ans: a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

The term ‘Mewat’ refers to:

a) A tax system

b) A region near Delhi

c) A type of coin

d) A military unit

Ans: b) A region near Delhi

The ‘Delhi Sultanate’ refers to the period of Muslim rule in India from:

a) 1206 to 1526

b) 1206 to 1707

c) 1250 to 1600

d) 1300 to 1550

Ans: a) 1206 to 1526

Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty?

a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

d) Ahmad Shah Tughlaq

Ans: d) Ahmad Shah Tughlaq

The famous ‘Paharganj’ area in Delhi was established during the reign of which Sultan?

a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

b) Iltutmish

c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

d) Alauddin Khilji

Ans: c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

The period of which Sultan is known as the ‘Golden Age’ of the Delhi Sultanate?

a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

b) Alauddin Khilji

c) Iltutmish

d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Ans: b) Alauddin Khilji

Which Sultan was known for his harsh measures against the nobility?

a) Iltutmish

b) Alauddin Khilji

c) Balban

d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Ans: c) Balban

The major architectural legacy of the Delhi Sultanate includes:

a) Mughal Gardens

b) Forts and Citadels

c) Temples

d) Churches

Ans: b) Forts and Citadels