Delhi Sultanate: Key Historical Questions & Answers

  1. Who established the Diwan-i-Mustakharaj, responsible for revenue collection?
    a) Qutubuddin Aibak
    b) Razia Sultan
    c) Balban
    d) Alauddin Khalji
    Answer: d) Alauddin Khalji
  2. Which battle marked the beginning of Mughal rule in Delhi?
    a) Battle of Haldighati
    b) Second Battle of Panipat
    c) Third Battle of Panipat
    d) First Battle of Panipat
    Answer: d) First Battle of Panipat
  3. Which dynasty’s rulers were of Turkish origin?
    a) Khalji
    b) Lodi
    c) Sayyid
    d) Tughlaq
    Answer: a) Khalji
  4. Which ruler is credited with shifting the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
    a) Iltutmish
    b) Balban
    c) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
    d) Alauddin Khalji
    Answer: c) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
  5. What was the highest rural authority for land revenue during the Sultanate period?
    a) Chaudhary
    b) Patwari
    c) Malik
    d) Rawat
    Answer: a) Chaudhary
  6. Who was the first real ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
    a) Qutubuddin Aibak
    b) Iltutmish
    c) Balban
    d) Alauddin Khalji
    Answer: b) Iltutmish
  7. Who introduced a system of token currency that ultimately failed?
    a) Firoz Tughlaq
    b) Sher Shah Suri
    c) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
    d) Alauddin Khalji
    Answer: c) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
  8. Which battle led to the downfall of the Vijayanagar Empire?
    a) Battle of Talikota
    b) Battle of Khanwa
    c) Battle of Panipat
    d) Battle of Takkolam
    Answer: a) Battle of Talikota
  9. Prince Khurram later became known as which Mughal emperor?
    a) Jahangir
    b) Akbar
    c) Shah Jahan
    d) Babur
    Answer: c) Shah Jahan
  10. Which ruler promoted agricultural improvements, including fruit cultivation?
    a) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
    b) Firoz Tughlaq
    c) Sikandar Lodi
    d) Sher Shah Suri
    Answer: b) Firoz Tughlaq
  11. Who visited India during the reign of Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq?
    a) Marco Polo
    b) Fa-Hien
    c) Ibn Battuta
    d) Al-Biruni
    Answer: c) Ibn Battuta
  12. Which structure was built during the 17th century?
    a) Gol Gumbaz
    b) Qutub Minar
    c) Red Fort
    d) Charminar
    Answer: a) Gol Gumbaz
  13. Which empire’s remains can be found in Hampi?
    a) Mughal
    b) Vijayanagar
    c) Maratha
    d) Gupta
    Answer: b) Vijayanagar
  14. Who was responsible for building a group of monuments at Hampi?
    a) Harihara and Bukka
    b) Udayin and Shishunaga
    c) Mahendravarman and Sirmara
    d) Devavarman and Vainya
    Answer: a) Harihara and Bukka
  15. The Lodi dynasty was founded by whom?
    a) Sikandar Lodi
    b) Ibrahim Lodi
    c) Bahlol Lodi
    d) Khizr Khan
    Answer: c) Bahlol Lodi
  16. Dara Shikoh was defeated and killed by whom?
    a) Shah Jahan
    b) Babur
    c) Aurangzeb
    d) Jahangir
    Answer: c) Aurangzeb
  17. Who was the contemporary of Genghis Khan?
    a) Alauddin Khalji
    b) Balban
    c) Iltutmish
    d) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
    Answer: c) Iltutmish
  18. Which dynasty ruled in the following order?
    a) Khalji – Tughlaq – Lodi
    b) Lodi – Tughlaq – Khalji
    c) Tughlaq – Khalji – Lodi
    d) Khalji – Lodi – Tughlaq
    Answer: a) Khalji – Tughlaq – Lodi
  19. Who founded the medieval ministry of agriculture (Diwan-i-Kohi)?
    a) Akbar
    b) Sher Shah Suri
    c) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
    d) Alauddin Khalji
    Answer: c) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
  20. Which Mongol leader invaded Transoxiana in 1219?
    a) Timur
    b) Nadir Shah
    c) Ahmed Shah Abdali
    d) Genghis Khan
    Answer: d) Genghis Khan

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