1. Who founded the Delhi Sultanate?
A. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Muhammad Ghori
D. Balban
Answer: A. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
2. The Delhi Sultanate was established in:
A. 1192 CE
B. 1206 CE
C. 1290 CE
D. 1320 CE
Answer: B. 1206 CE
3. Which dynasty was the first ruling dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?
A. Khalji
B. Tughlaq
C. Slave (Mamluk)
D. Lodi
Answer: C. Slave (Mamluk)
4. Who completed the construction of the Qutub Minar?
A. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Balban
D. Alauddin Khalji
Answer: B. Iltutmish
5. Who was the first woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
A. Noor Jahan
B. Razia Sultan
C. Chand Bibi
D. Rani Durgavati
Answer: B. Razia Sultan
6. Who introduced the “Iqta System” on a large scale in India?
A. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Balban
D. Alauddin Khalji
Answer: B. Iltutmish
7. Balban is known for introducing the policy of:
A. Din-i-Ilahi
B. Blood and Iron (Severity and Justice)
C. Sulh-i-Kul
D. Mansabdari
Answer: B. Blood and Iron (Severity and Justice)
8. Which Sultan introduced market control measures?
A. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Balban
D. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: B. Alauddin Khalji
9. Alauddin Khalji successfully resisted the invasions of:
A. Greeks
B. Mongols
C. Portuguese
D. Huns
Answer: B. Mongols
10. Who was the court poet of Alauddin Khalji?
A. Amir Khusrau
B. Al-Biruni
C. Ziauddin Barani
D. Minhaj-us-Siraj
Answer: A. Amir Khusrau
11. Who shifted the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
A. Balban
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D. Sikandar Lodi
Answer: C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
12. Muhammad bin Tughlaq introduced:
A. Silver currency only
B. Token currency
C. Paper currency
D. Gold coins only
Answer: B. Token currency
13. Which Sultan is known as the “Prince of Moneyers” because of his coinage experiments?
A. Alauddin Khalji
B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C. Balban
D. Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
14. Firoz Shah Tughlaq is famous for:
A. Token currency
B. Building canals and public works
C. Market reforms
D. Conquest of Gujarat
Answer: B. Building canals and public works
15. Which Sultan established the Diwan-i-Khairat?
A. Alauddin Khalji
B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C. Balban
D. Bahlul Lodi
Answer: B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
16. The Sayyid dynasty ruled Delhi after the:
A. Slave Dynasty
B. Khalji Dynasty
C. Tughlaq Dynasty
D. Lodi Dynasty
Answer: C. Tughlaq Dynasty
17. The founder of the Lodi dynasty was:
A. Sikandar Lodi
B. Ibrahim Lodi
C. Bahlul Lodi
D. Daulat Khan Lodi
Answer: C. Bahlul Lodi
18. Which Sultan founded the city of Agra?
A. Bahlul Lodi
B. Sikandar Lodi
C. Ibrahim Lodi
D. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: B. Sikandar Lodi
19. The Delhi Sultanate came to an end after the:
A. First Battle of Panipat (1526)
B. Second Battle of Panipat (1556)
C. Battle of Khanwa (1527)
D. Battle of Talikota (1565)
Answer: A. First Battle of Panipat (1526)
20. Ibrahim Lodi was defeated by:
A. Sher Shah Suri
B. Humayun
C. Babur
D. Akbar
Answer: C. Babur
21. Who among the following is known as the “Father of Indo-Persian Music”?
A. Amir Khusrau
B. Tansen
C. Kalidasa
D. Abul Fazl
Answer: A. Amir Khusrau
22. The famous traveller Ibn Battuta visited India during the reign of:
A. Alauddin Khalji
B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Balban
Answer: B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
23. Who wrote the book Rehla (Rihla) describing India?
A. Marco Polo
B. Ibn Battuta
C. Al-Biruni
D. Nicolo Conti
Answer: B. Ibn Battuta
24. Which Sultan declared himself the “Shadow of God” (Zil-i-Ilahi)?
A. Iltutmish
B. Balban
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Sikandar Lodi
Answer: B. Balban
25. Which dynasty introduced the practice of branding horses (Dagh) and maintaining descriptive rolls (Chehra) in the army?
A. Slave Dynasty
B. Khalji Dynasty
C. Sayyid Dynasty
D. Lodi Dynasty
Answer: B. Khalji Dynasty
26. Which Sultan abolished the practice of nobles meeting each other freely to prevent conspiracies?
A. Balban
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D. Bahlul Lodi
Answer: B. Alauddin Khalji
27. Match the ruler with the dynasty:
- Qutb-ud-din Aibak – Slave Dynasty
- Alauddin Khalji – Khalji Dynasty
- Firoz Shah Tughlaq – Tughlaq Dynasty
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: D. 1, 2 and 3
28. Arrange the dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate in chronological order:
A. Slave → Khalji → Tughlaq → Sayyid → Lodi
B. Slave → Tughlaq → Khalji → Sayyid → Lodi
C. Khalji → Slave → Tughlaq → Lodi → Sayyid
D. Slave → Khalji → Sayyid → Tughlaq → Lodi
Answer: A. Slave → Khalji → Tughlaq → Sayyid → Lodi
29. Consider the following statements:
- Razia Sultan was the first woman ruler of Delhi.
- Muhammad bin Tughlaq introduced token currency.
- Sikandar Lodi founded Agra.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: D. 1, 2 and 3
30. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
| List I | List II |
| 1. Iltutmish | Silver Tanka |
| 2. Alauddin Khalji | Market Reforms |
| 3. Muhammad bin Tughlaq | Token Currency |
| 4. Firoz Shah Tughlaq | Canal Construction |
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1, 2 and 4 only
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: D. 1, 2, 3 and 4