Q. Delhi first became the capital of a kingdom under which dynasty
A) Tomaras
B) Chauhans (Chahamanas)
C) Slave (Mamluk) dynasty
D) Tughlaq dynasty
Answer: A) Tomaras
Q. Who succeeded the Tomaras dynasty in Delhi?
A) Chauhans
B) Pallavas
C) Cholas
D) Pratiharas
Answer: A) Chauhans (Chahamanas)
Explanation: The Tomaras were an early dynasty that ruled over Delhi. They were succeeded by the Chauhans (Chahamanas) in the 12th century. The Chauhans, under rulers like Prithviraj Chauhan, made Delhi a prominent center before the Turkish invasions.
Q. Who succeeded the Chauhans as rulers of Delhi?
A) Tomaras
B) Slave dynasty
C) Tughlaqs
D) Khilji
Answer: B) Slave (Mamluk) dynasty
Q. Which of the following shows the correct chronological arrangement of the dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate?
A) Slave dynasty → Khalji dynasty → Tughlaq dynasty → Sayyid dynasty → Lodi dynasty
B) Khalji dynasty → Slave dynasty → Tughlaq dynasty → Lodi dynasty → Sayyid dynasty
C) Slave dynasty → Tughlaq dynasty → Khalji dynasty → Sayyid dynasty → Lodi dynasty
D) Slave dynasty → Khalji dynasty → Sayyid dynasty → Tughlaq dynasty → Lodi dynasty
Answer: A) Slave dynasty → Khalji dynasty → Tughlaq dynasty → Sayyid dynasty → Lodi dynasty
Q. Match the following dynasties with their founders:
1. Slave (Mamluk) dynasty a) Jalaluddin Khalji
2. Khalji dynasty b) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
3. Tughlaq dynasty c) Khizr Khan
4. Sayyid dynasty d) Bahlul Lodi
5. Lodi dynasty e) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Options:
A) 1-a, 2-b, 3-e, 4-d, 5-c
B) 1-b, 2-e, 3-a, 4-c, 5-d
C) 1-b, 2-a, 3-e, 4-c, 5-d
D) 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-e, 5-c
Answer: C) 1-b, 2-a, 3-e, 4-c, 5-d
Q. Which of the following shows the correct chronological order of rulers of the Slave (Mamluk) dynasty?
A) Qutb-ud-din Aibak → Iltutmish → Razia Sultan → Balban
B) Qutb-ud-din Aibak → Razia Sultan → Iltutmish → Balban
C) Iltutmish → Qutb-ud-din Aibak → Razia Sultan → Balban
D) Razia Sultan → Qutb-ud-din Aibak → Balban → Iltutmish
Answer: A) Qutb-ud-din Aibak (1206 – 1210) → Iltutmish(1210–1236) → Razia Sultan(1236–1240) → Balban(1266–1287)
Q. Which of the following shows the correct chronological order of the main rulers of the Khalji dynasty?
A) Alauddin Khalji → Jalaluddin Khalji → Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji
B) Jalaluddin Khalji → Alauddin Khalji → Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji
C) Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji → Alauddin Khalji → Jalaluddin Khalji
D) Alauddin Khalji → Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji → Jalaluddin Khalji
Answer: B) Jalaluddin Khalji (1290–1296 CE) → Alauddin Khalj i(1296–1316 CE) → Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji (1316–1320 CE)
Q. Which of the following shows the correct chronological order of main rulers of the Tughlaq dynasty?
A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq → Firoz Shah Tughlaq → Muhammad bin Tughlaq
B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq → Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq → Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq → Muhammad bin Tughlaq → Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq → Muhammad bin Tughlaq → Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Answer: C) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq(1320–1324) → Muhammad bin Tughlaq (1324–1351)→ Firoz Shah Tughlaq(1351–1388)
Q. Which of the following shows the correct chronological order of the rulers of the Sayyid dynasty?
A) Mubarak Shah → Khizr Khan → Muhammad Shah → Alauddin Alam Shah
B) Khizr Khan → Mubarak Shah → Muhammad Shah → Alauddin Alam Shah
C) Khizr Khan → Muhammad Shah → Mubarak Shah → Alauddin Alam Shah
D) Muhammad Shah → Khizr Khan → Alauddin Alam Shah → Mubarak Shah
Answer: B) Khizr Khan (1414–1421)→ Mubarak Shah (1421–1434) → Muhammad Shah (1434–1445)→ Alauddin Alam Shah (1445–1451)
Q. Which of the following shows the correct chronological order of the rulers of the Lodi dynasty?
A) Sikandar Lodi → Bahlul Lodi → Ibrahim Lodi
B) Bahlul Lodi → Ibrahim Lodi → Sikandar Lodi
C) Bahlul Lodi → Sikandar Lodi → Ibrahim Lodi
D) Ibrahim Lodi → Bahlul Lodi → Sikandar Lodi
Answer: C) Bahlul Lodi (1451–1489)→ Sikandar Lodi (1489–1517)→ Ibrahim Lodi (1517–1526)
Q. Who was the first woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
A) Razia Sultan
B) Noor Jahan
C) Rani Durgavati
D) Chand Bibi
Answer: A) Razia Sultan
Q. Who among the contemporary chronicler visited during the reign of Razia Sultan?
A) Minhaj-i-Siraj
B) Ziauddin Barani
C) Alberuni
D) Ibn Battuta
Answer: A) Minhaj-i-Siraj
Q. Match the following women rulers with their respective kingdoms:
1. Razia Sultan a) Ruler of Kashmir
2. Rudramadevi b) Delhi Sultanate
3. Didda c) Kakatiya Dynasty
Options:
A) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
B) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
C) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
D) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c,
Answer: A) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
Q. Which language was primarily used in administration during the Delhi Sultanate?
A) Sanskrit
B) Persian
C) Arabic
D) Prakrit
Answer: B) Persian
Q. Histories written by medieval chroniclers are known as:
A) Fables
B) Tarikh
C) Shastras
D) Vedas
Answer: B) Tarikh
Explanation: Tarikh (plural: Tawarikh) is the term used for historical chronicles written by medieval Muslim historians.
Q. Who were the authors of Tawarikh?
a) Rural villagers who lived in farmlands and earned by agriculture
b) Learned men who lived mainly in cities and earned by service to rulers
c) Merchants who lived in towns and earned by trade
d) Saints who lived in forests and earned by alms
Answer: b) Learned men who lived mainly in cities and earned by service to rulers
Q. Why did many writers of Tawarikh praise rulers excessively?
a) To maintain historical accuracy
b) Because they were religious leaders
c) As they depended on royal patronage for livelihood
d) Because they disliked other nobles
Answer: c) As they depended on royal patronage for livelihood
Q. What was the main limitation of the Tawarikh as historical sources?
a) They were based only on oral traditions
b) They ignored the perspectives of common people
c) They were written in local vernacular languages
d) They focused mainly on geographical descriptions
Answer: b) They ignored the perspectives of common people
Q. The lands adjacent to a city or port that supply it with goods and services are called ____.
(a) Garrison Town
(b) Doab
(c) Hinterland
(d) Delta
Answer: (c) Hinterland
Q. What is garrison town?
a) A town of merchants and traders that grew around markets
b) A fortified settlement where soldiers were stationed
c) A religious town where saints and scholars lived
d) A town built only for peasants and farmers
Answer: b) A fortified settlement where soldiers were stationed
Q. Why did the Delhi Sultans establish garrison towns?
a) To promote trade and commerce in villages
b) To control newly conquered territories through stationed soldiers
c) To provide shelter to peasants during floods
d) To encourage pilgrimage and religious activities
Answer: b) To control newly conquered territories through stationed soldiers
Q. What was the main purpose of the Delhi Sultans’ campaigns along the internal frontier?
a) To capture trade routes and ports from foreign merchants
b) To expand agriculture and bring new land under cultivation
c) To conquer distant kingdoms like Bengal and Gujarat
d) To establish friendly relations with neighboring rulers
Answer: b) To expand agriculture and bring new land under cultivation
Q. What was the main aim of the Delhi Sultans’ campaigns along the external frontier?
a) To bring forested land under cultivation
b) To expand into southern kingdoms like the Deccan and beyond
c) To establish new markets in Central Asia
d) To protect Delhi from Mongol invasions
Answer: b) To expand into southern kingdoms like the Deccan and beyond
Q. Who were the authors of Tawarikh (histories), where did they live, and how did they earn their livelihood?
a) Rural villagers who lived in farmlands and earned by agriculture
b) Learned men who lived mainly in cities and earned by service to rulers
c) Merchants who lived in towns and earned by trade
d) Saints who lived in forests and earned by alms
Answer: b) Learned men who lived mainly in cities and earned by service to rulers
Explanation: The authors of Tawarikh were mostly learned Persian-speaking men (scribes, scholars, administrators). They lived in cities close to royal courts and wrote histories under the patronage of rulers, nobles, or elites. Their livelihood depended on service, gifts, or salaries from these patrons.
Q. In which language were most of the Tawarikh written during the Delhi Sultanate?
a) Sanskrit
b) Persian
c) Arabic
d) Prakrit
Answer: b) Persian
Explanation: The Tawarikh were mostly written in Persian, which was the official language of administration and court culture under the Delhi Sultans.
Q. What was the main limitation of the Tawarikh as historical sources?
a) They were based only on oral traditions
b) They ignored the perspectives of common people
c) They were written in local vernacular languages
d) They focused mainly on geographical descriptions
Answer: b) They ignored the perspectives of common people
Explanation: The Tawarikh were court-centered and written for rulers/nobles, so they largely excluded the lives and concerns of peasants, women, and ordinary people.
Q. Why did many writers of Tawarikh praise rulers excessively?
a) To maintain historical accuracy
b) Because they were religious leaders
c) As they depended on royal patronage for livelihood
d) Because they disliked other nobles
Answer: c) As they depended on royal patronage for livelihood
Explanation: The authors earned salaries and rewards from rulers and elites, so they often glorified their patrons while ignoring their failures.
Q. Which of the following best describes the audience of Tawarikh?
a) Village farmers and artisans
b) Sufi saints and yogis
c) Rulers, nobles, and elites of cities
d) Local traders and merchants
Answer: c) Rulers, nobles, and elites of cities
Explanation: The Tawarikh were composed mainly for educated elites connected to the court, not for common villagers or traders.
Q. Who were Tawarikh?
a) Peasants, who lived in villages and earned by farming
b) Learned men, who lived in cities and earned by service to rulers and nobles
c) Merchants, who lived in towns and earned by trade
d) Saints, who lived in forests and earned by alms
Answer: b) Learned men, who lived in cities and earned by service to rulers and nobles
Explanation: The authors of Tawarikh were educated men, often Persian scholars and scribes. They lived mainly in cities near royal courts and were supported by rulers, nobles, or elites, from whom they received patronage in the form of salaries, gifts, or offices.
Q. What was the main aim of the Delhi Sultans’ campaigns along the external frontier?
a) To bring forested land under cultivation
b) To expand into southern kingdoms like the Deccan and beyond
c) To establish new markets in Central Asia
d) To protect Delhi from Mongol invasions
Answer: b) To expand into southern kingdoms like the Deccan and beyond
Explanation: The external frontier referred to areas beyond the core Delhi Sultanate. The Sultans carried out campaigns into the Deccan and southern India to expand their political control and collect tribute.
Q. Match Alauddin Khilji’s expeditions
List I (Expeditions/Regions) List II (Outcomes):
1. Gujarat a) 1303
2. Ranthambore b) 1299
3. Chittor c) 1301
Options:
a) 1–b, 2–c, 3–a
b) 1–c, 2–a, 3–b
c) 1–a, 2–b, 3–c
d) 1–a, 2–c, 3–b
Answer: a) 1–b, 2–c, 3–a
Q. Match the kingdoms with the year of Alauddin Khilji’s expedition.
1. Yadavas of Devagiri a) 1311 CE
2. Kakatiyas of Warangal b) 1310- 11 CE
3. Hoysalas of Dwarasamudra c) 1308 CE
4. Pandyas of Madurai d) 1311 CE
Options:
a) 1–b, 2–d, 3–c, 4–a
b) 1–a, 2–c, 3–d, 4–b
c) 1–d, 2–b, 3–a, 4–c
d) 1–c, 2–a, 3–b, 4–d
Answer: d) 1–c, 2–a, 3–b, 4–d
Q. Who started the bandagan (slave) system in the Delhi Sultanate?
a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
b) Iltutmish
c) Alauddin Khilji
d) Balban
Answer: b) Iltutmish
Q. Who were the bandagan during the Delhi Sultanate period?
a) A group of merchants who controlled trade routes
b) Slaves purchased, trained, and appointed as loyal military and administrative officers by the Sultans
c) Rajput chiefs who paid tribute to the Sultan
d) Sufi saints who spread Islam in villages
Answer: b) Slaves purchased, trained, and appointed as loyal military and administrative officers by the Sultans
Q. Who is credited with starting the Iqta system in the Delhi Sultanate?
a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
b) Iltutmish
c) Alauddin Khilji
d) Balban
Answer: b) Iltutmish
Q. What was the main purpose of the Iqta system during the Delhi Sultanate?
a) To distribute land to peasants for cultivation
b) To grant land revenue rights to nobles and officers in return for military service
c) To establish trade centers in towns
d) To collect taxes directly from temples
Answer: b) To grant land revenue rights to nobles and officers in return for military service
Q. Who was responsible for collecting revenue and maintaining troops under the Delhi Sultanate?
a) Qazi
b) Muqti or Iqtadar
c) Wazir
d) Sufi saints
Answer: b) Muqti or Iqtadar
Q. Which ruler brought the assessment and collection of land revenue under the state’s direct control?
a) Alauddin Khilji
b) Akbar
c) Bahlul Lodi
d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Answer: a) Alauddin Khilji
Q. Which of the following was a key feature of Alauddin Khilji’s administrative policy?
a) Granting large Iqtas to nobles without supervision
b) Market control and price regulation of goods
c) Ignoring revenue collection from peasants
d) Allowing nobles to maintain independent armies
Answer: b) Market control and price regulation of goods
Q. Which ruler of the Delhi Sultanate shifted the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
a) Alauddin Khilji
b) Muhammad bin Tughluq
c) Balban
d) Iltutmish
Answer: b) Muhammad bin Tughluq
Q. Which of the following correctly combines Muhammad bin Tughluq’s notable policies?
a) Token currency, capital shift, increased land revenue, strict army supervision
b) Price control, abolition of taxes, independent nobles, market reforms
c) Permanent Iqta grants to peasants, decentralization, weak army
d) Free trade, laissez-faire policy, token currency, religious reforms
Answer: a) Token currency, capital shift, increased land revenue, strict army supervision
Q. During whose reign did the Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta come to India?
a) Iltutmish
b) Alauddin Khilji
c) Muhammad bin Tughluq
d) Firoz Shah Tughluq
Answer: c) Muhammad bin Tughluq
Q. From which region did the Delhi Sultanate face a serious threat in the northwest during its early period?
a) Deccan
b) Mongols
c) Rajputs
d) Pandyas
Answer: b) Mongols
Q. Who among the following started the construction of the Qutub Minar?
a) Iltutmish
b) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
c) Alauddin Khilji
d) Firoz Shah Tughluq
Answer: b) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Explanation: Qutb-ud-din Aibak, the founder of the Mamluk dynasty, began the construction of Qutub Minar in 1199 CE. His successor Iltutmish completed most of it, and later rulers like Firoz Shah Tughluq repaired and added parts after damage.
Q. The different storeys of the Qutub Minar were built by different rulers. Which of the following is the correct pairing?
a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak – first storey, Iltutmish – next three storeys, Firoz Shah Tughluq – fifth storey
b) Qutb-ud-din Aibak – first two storeys, Iltutmish – last three storeys, Alauddin Khilji – repaired fifth storey
c) Iltutmish – started construction, Alauddin Khilji – completed it, Firoz Shah Tughluq – added dome
d) Qutb-ud-din Aibak – entire Minar, Iltutmish – only repaired
Answer: a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak – first storey, Iltutmish – next three storeys, Firoz Shah Tughluq – fifth storey
Q. Who built the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque near the Qutub Minar in Delhi?
a) Iltutmish
b) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
c) Alauddin Khilji
d) Balban
Answer: b) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Q. Which two rulers enlarged the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque after its initial construction by Qutb-ud-din Aibak?
a) Alauddin Khilji and Balban
b) Iltutmish and Balban
c) Iltutmish and Firoz Shah Tughluq
d) Iltutmish and Alauddin Khilji
Answer: d) Iltutmish and Alauddin Khilji
Q. Who among the following built the city of Jahanpanah in Delhi?
a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
b) Iltutmish
c) Alauddin Khilji
d) Muhammad bin Tughluq
Answer: d) Muhammad bin Tughluq
Explanation: Muhammad bin Tughluq built Jahanpanah (“Sanctuary of the World”) in the 14th century.
Q. The Moti ka Masjid was built during the reign of which ruler?
a) Iltutmish
b) Alauddin Khilji
c) Muhammad bin Tughluq
d) Sikandar Lodi
Answer: d) Sikandar Lodi
Q. The place where a Muslim prostrates in reverence to Allah is called—
a) Minar
b) Masjid
c) Dargah
d) Madrasa
Answer: b) Masjid
Q. The direction towards which Muslims stand while praying, facing Mecca, is called—
a) Qibla
b) Minar
c) Mosque
d) Kaaba
Answer: a) Qibla
Q. What was the reign period of Sher Shah Suri?
a) 1530 – 1540 CE
b) 1540 – 1545 CE
c) 1545 – 1550 CE
d) 1550 – 1555 CE
Answer: b) 1540 – 1545 CE
Q. Sher Shah Suri’s administration was largely borrowed from—
a) Alauddin Khilji
b) Iltutmish
c) Balban
d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Answer: a) Alauddin Khilji
Q. Who continued and followed Sher Shah Suri’s administrative system after him?
a) Babur
b) Humayun
c) Akbar
d) Jahangir
Answer: c) Akbar
Q. The concept of the “Three Orders” (those who pray, those who fight, those who work) was formulated in?
a) Italy
b) France
c) Germany
d) Rome
Answer: b) France
Q. Match the Three Orders of medieval European society with their main functions:
1. Those who pray a) Provide protection and military service
2. Those who fight b) Perform religious duties and maintain the Church
3. Those who work c) Cultivate land and provide food
Options:
a) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
b) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
c) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
d) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
Answer: b) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c