1. Which Delhi Sultan constructed a New Garrison town named Siri for his soldiers?
a) Alauddin Khalaji
b) Muhammad Tughlaq
c) Ibrahim Lodi
d) Rajia Sultan
Answer. a) Alauddin Khalaji constructed a New Garrison town named Siri for his soldiers
2. Which of the following Delhi Sultan defeated the Mongol Army?
a) Alauddin Khalaji
b) Muhammad Tughlaq
c) Ibrahim Lodi
d) Rajia Sultan
Answer. b) Muhammad Tughlaq defeated the Mongol Army
3. Which of the following Delhi Sultan issued the "token Currency"?
a) Alaudin Khalaji
b) Muhammad Tughlaq
c) Iltumis
d) Rajia Sultan
Answer. b) Muhammad Tughlaq
4. What was "Dar-ul-Shafa" established by Feroz Tughlaq? (UPPSC 2013)
a) An Arm house
b) A free hospital
c) A Library
d) A Guesthouse of pilgrims
Answer. b) A free hospital
"Dar-ul-Shafa" was A free hospital that was established by Feroz Tughlaq. He also built the biggest network of canals in India.
5. During which Delhi Sultan, Changes Khan raided India?
a) Alauddin Khalaji
b) Muhammad Tughlaq
c) Iltumis
d) Rajia Sultan
Answer. c) Iltumis
During Iltumis Changes Khan raided India
6. Who shifted the Capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
a) Alauddin Khalaji
b) Muhammad Tughlaq
c) Iltumis
d) Rajia Sultan
Answer. b) Muhammad Tughlaq shifted the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad.
7. Who was the medieval king responsible for introducing the silver coin called "tanka" in North India? (UPPSC 2013)
a) Iltutmish
b) Razia
c) Alauddin Khalji
d) Mohammad Tughlaq
Answer. a) Iltutmish
Iltumish introduced two types of coins: Silver(Tanka) and jital (copper coin).
8. Who ascended the throne after the death of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq?
a) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
b) Mahmud Tughlaq
c) Alauddin Khalji
d) Sikandar Lodi
Answer. a) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
9. Which ruler founded the city of Agra?
a) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
b) Mahmud Tughlaq
c) Alauddin Khalji
d) Sikandar Lodi
Answer. d) Sikandar Lodi founded the city of Agra in 1504.
10. Who was called 'Dastar-Bandana? (UPPSC 2014)
a) Sufi saint
b) Khan
c) Malik
d) Ulema
Answer. d) Ulema
The collective of Ulema was called "Dastar-Bandana" during the Sultanate period.
Ulema is a respected Muslim man having specialist knowledge of Islamic sacred law.
Sufi Saints or Pir: Mystic people in Islam.
Khan: Muslim ruler or Pashtun people.
Malik or Ghatwala: Tribe in Pakistan of Arab origin.
11. What was the boundary between the Delhi Sultan and Mongols during the period of Alauddin Khilji after 1306 A.D.? (UPPSC 2014)
a) Beas
b) Ravi
b) Indus
d) Sutlaj
Answer. b) The Ravi River was the boundary between the Delhi Sultan and Mongols during the period of Alauddin Khilji after 1306 A.D.
12. Who among the following Delhi Sultanate rulers established the Diwan-i-Khairat?
a) Balban
b) Alauddin Khilji
c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
d) Iltutmish
Answer. c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq established the Diwan-i-Khairat to take care of orphans and widows.
13. Who among the following Delhi Sultanate rulers established the Diwan-i-Bundagan?
a) Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
b) Alauddin Khilji
c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
d) Iltutmish
Answer. c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq established the Diwan-i-Bundagan to take care of slaves, it is a department of slaves.
14. Who was the founder of the Slave Dynasty?
a) Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
b) Alauddin Khilji
c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
d) Iltutmish
Answer. a) Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
15. Which Delhi Sultan began the construction of Qutub Minar?
a) Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
b) Alauddin Khilji
c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
d) Ilitutmish
Answer. a) Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
16. Which Delhi Sultan completed the construction of Qutub Minar?
a) Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
b) Alauddin Khilji
c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
d) Iltutmish
Answer. d) Shamsuddin Iltutmish completed the construction of Qutub Minar.
17. Who was called a " slave of a slave’? (UPPSC 2016)
a) Mohmad Ghori
b) Qutubuddin Aibak
c) Balban
d) Iltutmish
Answer. d) Ilitutmish was called a "slave of a slave". He was also known as the real founder of the Delhi Sultanate.
18. Whose army was defeated by the army of Kakatiya rulers in 1303 at Warangal? ( UPPSC 2017)
a) Iltutmish
b) Balban
c) Alauddin Khalji
d) Muhammad Tughlaq
Answer. c) Alauddin Khalji.
19. Read Statements (A) and ( B) and choose the correct option.
Statement ( A): Under Alauddin Khalji the state brought the assessment and collection of land revenue under its control.
Statement ( B): The right of the local chieftains to levy taxes continued and they were exempted from paying taxes.
a) Both (A) and (B) are true.
b) (A) is true but ( B) is false.
c) (A) is false but ( A) is true.
d) Both (A) and ( B) are false.
Answer. b) (A) is true but ( B) is false.
The Sultan’s administrators measured the land and kept careful accounts. Some of the old chieftains and landlords served the Sultanate as revenue collectors and assessors. There were three types of taxes – (1) on cultivation called Kharaj amounting to about 50 percent of the peasant’s produce, (2) on cattle, and (3) on houses.
20. Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Turkish invasions on India were Successful.
Reason(R): There was no political Unity in North India.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below: ( UPPSC 2018)
Codes:
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
Answer. a) a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Mahmud Ghazni was the first Turkish to invade India in 1001 A.D.
Northern India faced political instability after Gupta and Harsha Vardhana.
21. Which of the following rulers issued copper coins named Jittal?
a) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
c) Iltutmish
d) Rajia Sultan
Answer. c) Iltutmish introduced the silver coins (tanka) and copper coins ( Jittal).
22. Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Many Sanskrit works on music were translated into Persian during the medieval period.
Reason (R): The early Chishti Sufis were fond of musical assemblies called, 'sama'.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below: ( UPPSC 2018)
Codes:
a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer. b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). During Akbar times, many Sanskrit works were translated into the Persian language. Sama is the musical ceremony of Sufi.
23. The silver coin introduced by Sher Shah Suri was called?
a) Dinar
b) Mohar
c) Rupiya
d) Tankah
Answer. c) Rupiya
24. Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched? (UPPSC 2018)
State Ruler
a) Devgiri : Shankar Dev
b) Warangal : Ramehandra Dev
c) Hoysal : Veer Ballal
d) Madura : Veer Pandya
Answer. b) Ramachandra Dev was feudal of Khalji and king of Devgiri.
25. Which dynasty of Delhi Sulatane ruled for the shortest time?
a) Slave Dynasty
b) Tughlaq
c) Khalji
d) Lodi
Answer. c) Khalji ruled 1290-1320 CE and ruled over 30 years.
26. Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched? (UPPSC 2018)
a) Adina Masjid - Mandu
b) Lal Darwaza Masjid - Jaunpur
c) Dakhil Darwaza - Gaur
d) Tin Darwaza - Ahmedabad
Answer. a) Adina Masjid - Mandu
27. Amir Khusrau was a famous poet in the court of?
a) Akbar
b) Ilitutmis
c) Aladdin Khalji
d) Ibrahim Lodhi
Answer. c) Aladdin Khalji
28. Which of the following is NOT the characteristic of the Iqta System: (UPPSC 2019)
a) Iqta was a revenue collection system.
b) Siyasamama was the source of information for the Iqta system
c) Revenue from Iqta was directly deposited in Sultan's account.
d) Muqti was supported to maintain troops out of the revenue collected from Iqta.
Answer. b) Siyasamama was the source of information for the Iqta system
Empire lands were divided into different Iqta and it was introduced by Iltutmis.
Siyasamama book was written by Nizam al-Mulk . It is a book of governance.
29. Diwan-I-Ariz was related to which department in the Delhi Sultanate?
a) Foreign Affairs
b) Department of Military
c) Slave department
d) Finance Department
Answer. b) Department of Military;
Diwan-i-Ariz: Department of Military
Diwan-i-Wazarat: Department of Finance
Diwan-i-insha: Department of Royal Correspondence
Diwan-i-Risalat: Department of Foreign Affairs
Diwan-i-Qaza: Department of Judiciary
Sadr-us-Sudur: Department of Religion
30. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched? (UPPSC 2019)
(Books) (Writers)
a) Tabaqat-i-Nasiri : Minhaj-us-siraj-juzjani
b) Tarikh-i-Forozshahi : Shams-i-siraj-Afif
c) Tughlaqnama : Ibn Battuta
d) Humayunnama : Gulbadan Begum
Answer. c) Tughlaqnama was written by Amir Khusrau and it is about Tughlaq.
31. Which of the following Mughal Period canals was constructed by restoring the Rajabwah of Firuz Shah? ( UPPSC 2020)
a) Shekhnu-Ni
b) Shahab Nahar
c) Nahr-i-Bihisht
d) Nahr-i-Agra
Answer. b) Shahab Nahar
Shahab Nahr was constructed by restoring the Rajabwah of Firuz Shah(1351 AD to 1388 AD).
32. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq was the governor of which province during the reign of Ala-ud-din Khalji?
a) Punjab
b) Kashmir
c) Rajasthan
d) Bengal
Answer. a) Punjab
33. Who among the following was the author of the book "Kitab-i-Nauras"?(UPPSC 2020)
a) Ibrahim Adil Shah II
b) Ali Adil Shah
c) Quli Qutab Shah
d) Akbar II
Answer. a) Ibrahim Adil Shah II
Ibrahim Adil Shah II was the author of the book "Kitab-i-Nauras" which was related to music.
34. Consider the following statements: (UPSC 2019)
1. In the revenue administration of Delhi Sultanate, the in charge of revenue collection was known as ‘Amil’.
2. The Iqta system of Sultans of Delhi was an ancient indigenous institution.
3. The office of ‘Mir Bakshi’ came into existence during the reign of Khalji Sultans of Delhi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer. a) 1 only
35. Qutub Minar was built in which century?
a) 10th
b) 11th
c) 12th
d) 13th
Answer. d) 13th
Construction of Qutub Minar was started by Qutub al-Din Aibak, however, it was completed by Iltutmis. It is a five-story building, that is about 238 feet high.
36. Concerning Indian history, consider the following statements: : (UPSC 2022)
1. The first Mongol invasion of India happened during the reign of Jalal-ud-din Khalji.
2. During the reign of Ala-ud-din Khalji, one Mongol assault marched up to Delhi and besieged the city.
3. Muhammad bin Tughlaq temporarily lost portions of the northwest of his kingdom to the Mongols.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3
d) 3 only
Answer. b) 2 only
37. Which Delhi Sultan built the Mosque called " Adhai-din-ka-Jhopara"?
a) Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak
b) Balban
c) Iltutmish
d) Abraham Lodi
Answer. a) Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak
38. Concerning Indian history, which of the following were known as "Kulah- Daran"? : (UPSC 2022)
a) Arab merchants
b) Qalandars
c) Persian calligraphists
d) Sayyids
Answer. d) Sayyids were known as Kulah- Daran
39. Consider the following statements : (UPSC 2021)
1. It was during the reign of Iltutmish that Chengiz Khan reached the Indus in pursuit of the fugitive Khwarezm prince.
2. It was during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq that Taimur occupied Multan and crossed the Indus.
3. It was during the reign of Deva Raya II of the Vijayanagara Empire that Vasco da Gama reached the coast of Kerala.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2
c) 3 only
d) 2 and 3
Answer. a) 1 only
40. Assertion (A): Muhammad bin Tughlaq issued a new gold coin which was called Dinar by Ibn Battuta.
Reason (R): Muhammad bin Tuhluq wanted to issue token currency in gold coins to promote trade with West Asian and North African countries.
Codes: (UPSC 2006)
a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
Answer. c) c) A is true but R is false. Statement A is correct, but R is false.
41. Who among the following was the first Sayyid ruler of Delhi?
a) Khizr Khan
b) Mubarak Shah
c) Muhammad Shah
d) Bahlol Sayyid
Answer. a) Khizr Khan
42. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the Afghan rulers to the throne of Delhi? (UPSC 2006)
a) Sikandar Shah – Ibrahim Lodi – Bahlol Khan Lodi
b) SIkandar Shah – Bahlol Khan Lodi - Ibrahim Lodi
c) Bahlol Khan Lodi - Sikandar Shah – Ibrahim Lodi
d) Bahlol Khan Lodi - Ibrahim Lodi - Sikandar Shah
Answer .c) Bahlol Khan Lodi - Sikandar Shah – Ibrahim Lodi
The correct chronological order of the Afghan rulers to the throne of Delhi is Bahlol Khan Lodi (1451 – 1489), Sikandar Shah (1489 – 1517), and Ibrahim Lodi (1517 – 1526).
43. Ghazi Malik was the founder of which dynasty?
a) Slave
b) Tughlaq
c) Sayyid
d) Lodi
Answer. b) Tughlaq
44. The first Muslim invader in India was? (UPPSC)
a) Qutbuddin Aybak
b) Muhammad Ghazni
c) Muhammad-Bin-Qasim
d) Muhammad Ghori
Answer. c) Muhammad-Bin-Qasim attacked India in 8th century. He was Arab.
45. The First Muslim invaders of India were? ( UPPSC)
a) The Ghznavids
b) The Ghurids
c) The Arabs
d) The Turks
Answer. c) The Arabs
46. Who was the court historian of Mahmud of Ghazni? ( UPPSC)
a) Hassan Nizami
b) Utbi
c) Firdausi
d) Chand Bardai
Answer. b) Utbi was the historian of the court of Mahmud of Ghazni.
47. Al-Beruni came to India in ? ( UPPSC)
a) 9th century AD
b) 10th century AD
c) 11th century AD
d) 12th Century AD
Answer. c) 11th century AD
Al-Beruni was a Muslim scholar. He was an expert in Sanskrit writing and he was also an expert in Trigonometry.
Al-Beruni was the first Muslim Scholar to study Puranas.
48. Who among the following issued silver coins with Sanskrit legend on one side? (UPPSC)
a) Muhammad-Bin-Qasim
b) Mahmud Ghazni
c) Sher Shah
d) Akbar
Answer. b) Mahmud Ghazni
49. Who defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first time?
a) Bhima II
b) Prithviraj Chauhan
c) Jai Chand
d) Prithviraj II
Answer. a) Ruler of Gujarat Raja Bhima Dev II defeated Muhammad Ghori.
50. To whom had Muhammad Ghori defeated in 1194 in the Battle of Chandawar?
a) Kumarpal
b) Jaichand
c) Govindraj
d) Bhim II
Answer. b) Jaichand of Kannauj of Garwal dynasty.
51. Muhammad Ghori granted the first Iqta in India to?
a) Tajuddin Yalduj
b) Qutbuddin Aybak
c) Shasuddin Iltutmish
d) Nazir-ud-din Qubacha
Answer. b) Qutbuddin Aybak
52. Which of the following conquered Bihar and destroyed Vikramshila Nalanda? ( UPPSC)
a) Qutbudin Aybak
b) Iltutmish
c) Bakhtiyar Khalji
d) Yaldauj
Answer. c) Bakhtiyar Khalji was ordinary slave of Muhammad Ghori.
53. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
a) 570 AD: Birth of Hazrat Muhammad
b) 632 AD: Death of Hazrat Muhammad
c) 711-172 AD: 1st Muslim Invasion in India by Muhammad Bin Qasim
d) 999-1027 AD: Plunder by Muhammad Ghori
Answer. d) 999-1027 AD: Plunder by Mahmud of Ghazni ( not by Muhammad Ghori)
54. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
a) 1175 AD: 1st invasion by Muhammad Ghori
b) 1178 AD: 1st defeat of Muhammad Ghori by Bhima II of Gujarat
c) 1191 AD: 1st battle of Tarai
d) 1192 AD: 3rd battle of Tarai
Answer. d) 1192 AD: 2nd battle of Tarai
55. Who introduced the Iqta system in India?
a) Mahmud Ghaznavi
b) Muhammad Ghori
c) Balban
d) Qutb-Ud-Din-Aybak
Answer. b) Muhammad Ghori introduced the Iqta system in 1192 AD. Qutb-Ud-Din Aybak was the first Iqta of Ghori.
56. Which of the Delhi Sultans died after falling from a horse while playing Chaugan (Polo)?
a) Mahmud Ghaznavi
b) Muhammad Ghori
c) Balban
d) Qutb-Ud-Din-Aybak
Answer. d) Qutb-Ud-Din-Aybak; was buried in Lahore.
57. Who was the founder of the Slave Dynasty? ( UPPSC)
a) Iltutmish
b) Alauddin Khalji
c) Balban
d) Qutbuddin Aybak
Answer. d) Qutbuddin Aybak
58. Which Sultan of Delhi is known as "Lakh Baksh"?
a) Iltutmish
b) Alauddin Khalji
c) Balban
d) Qutbuddin Aybak
Answer. d) Qutbuddin Aybak
59. Who among the following did not contribute to building the famous "Qutb-Minar"? ( UPPSC)
a) Qutbuddin Aybak
b) Iltutmish
c) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Answer. c) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
60. The capital of Qutbuddin Aybak was?
a) Ajmer
b) Lahore
c) Delhi
d) Agra
Answer. b) Lahore
61. Which Sultan of Delhi is said to have followed the policy of "Blood and Iron"?
a) Iltutmish
b) Balban
c) Firoz Shah Tulaq
d) Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji
Answer. b) Ghiyasuddin Balban ( 1266 -1287 AD)
62. Who was the first Delhi Sultan, who made Delhi the Capital?
a) Iltutmish
b) Balban
c) Firoz Shah Tulaq
d) Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji
Answer. a) Iltutmish
63. WHich Delhi Sultan was contemporary to Mongol invader "Genghis Khan"?
a) Iltutmish
b) Balban
c) Firoz Shah Tulaq
d) Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji
Answer. a) Iltutmish
64. Who introduced the Persian festival "Navroj" in India?
a) Iltutmish
b) Balban
c) Firoz Shah Tulaq
d) Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji
Answer. b) Balban
65. In which order did the following dynasties rule Delhi. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
1. Khalji
2. Lodi
3. Sayyid
4. Slave
Code:
a) 1,2,4,3
b) 1,2,3,4
c) 2,3, 4,1
d) 4,1,3,2
Answer. d) d) 4,1,3,2
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