201. The Delhi Sultanate was founded by:
A. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
B. Muhammad Ghori
C. Iltutmish
D. Balban
Ans: A

202. Qutb Minar was completed by:
A. Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Ans: B

203. The first female ruler of Delhi was:
A. Durgavati
B. Rani Rudramma
C. Razia Sultana
D. Nur Jahan
Ans: C

204. The administrative system Iqta was introduced by:
A. Iltutmish
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Balban
D. Muhammad Ghori
Ans: A

205. Who introduced Diwan-i-Arz to maintain the army?
A. Iltutmish
B. Balban
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Ans: C

206. Alauddin Khalji’s market reforms were administered by:
A. Qazi-ul-Mulk
B. Malik Kafur
C. Barani
D. Diwan-i-Riyasat
Ans: D

207. Muhammad bin Tughlaq shifted the capital from Delhi to:
A. Lahore
B. Bengal
C. Devagiri
D. Jaunpur
Ans: C

208. The token currency experiment failed during the reign of:
A. Alauddin Khalji
B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C. Balban
D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Ans: D

209. Firoz Shah Tughlaq is credited with:
A. Abolishing jizya
B. Translating Sanskrit texts
C. Starting irrigation canals
D. Promoting Sufism
Ans: C

210. The Lodi dynasty was founded by:
A. Sikandar Lodi
B. Bahlul Lodi
C. Ibrahim Lodi
D. Daulat Khan
Ans: B

211. The last ruler of the Delhi Sultanate was:
A. Bahlul Lodi
B. Ibrahim Lodi
C. Daulat Khan
D. Nasiruddin Shah
Ans: B

212. The first battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between:
A. Babur and Rana Sanga
B. Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
C. Babur and Humayun
D. Ibrahim Lodi and Sher Shah
Ans: B

213. The historian Barani lived during the reign of:
A. Razia
B. Balban
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Ans: D

214. The concept of Sulah-i-Kul was later adopted by:
A. Iltutmish
B. Akbar
C. Firoz Shah
D. Sher Shah
Ans: B

215. The Chahalgani or “group of forty” nobles was created by:
A. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Balban
D. Nasiruddin Mahmud
Ans: B

216. Who crushed the power of the Chahalgani?
A. Alauddin Khalji
B. Balban
C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Ans: B

217. The founder of the Khalji dynasty was:
A. Jalal-ud-din Khalji
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Malik Kafur
D. Mubarak Shah
Ans: A

218. Who led the first successful expedition to South India under the Sultanate?
A. Iltutmish
B. Malik Kafur
C. Balban
D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Ans: B

219. The Mongol invasions during the Delhi Sultanate were successfully repelled by:
A. Alauddin Khalji
B. Iltutmish
C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Ans: A

220. The Zabt revenue system was a precursor to:
A. Iqta
B. Ain-i-Dahsala
C. Jagirdari
D. Chauth and Sardeshmukhi
Ans: B

221. Amir Khusrau, a poet and musician, was in the court of:
A. Iltutmish
B. Razia
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Firoz Shah
Ans: C

222. The Sufi saint associated with Ajmer is:
A. Nizamuddin Auliya
B. Moinuddin Chishti
C. Sheikh Bahauddin Zakariya
D. Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
Ans: B

223. The Bhakti saint who preached in Maharashtra was:
A. Ramanuja
B. Vallabhacharya
C. Tukaram
D. Namdev
Ans: D

224. Kabir was a disciple of:
A. Ramananda
B. Namdev
C. Chaitanya
D. Gorakhnath
Ans: A

225. The philosophy of Kabir emphasized:
A. Idol worship
B. Caste rituals
C. Monotheism and Nirguna Bhakti
D. Temple donations
Ans: C

226. The founder of the Lingayat movement was:
A. Tukaram
B. Basava
C. Dnyaneshwar
D. Ramdas
Ans: B

227. The Bhakti poet-saint of Bengal was:
A. Surdas
B. Tulsidas
C. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
D. Vallabhacharya
Ans: C

228. Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitmanas in:
A. Brajbhasha
B. Maithili
C. Avadhi
D. Sanskrit
Ans: C

229. The Sufi silsila known for strict adherence to Islamic law was:
A. Chishti
B. Suhrawardi
C. Naqshbandi
D. Qadiri
Ans: C

230. Nizamuddin Auliya belonged to which Sufi order?
A. Chishti
B. Naqshbandi
C. Suhrawardi
D. Qadiri
Ans: A

231. The poet-saint Mirabai was a devotee of:
A. Shiva
B. Rama
C. Krishna
D. Ganesha
Ans: C

232. Malik Muhammad Jayasi wrote Padmavat in which language?
A. Sanskrit
B. Persian
C. Urdu
D. Awadhi
Ans: D

233. The city of Jaunpur became a cultural center under:
A. Lodi dynasty
B. Sharqi dynasty
C. Tughlaq dynasty
D. Bengal Sultans
Ans: B

234. The architectural style of true arch and dome was introduced by:
A. Rajputs
B. Turks
C. Mughals
D. Pandyas
Ans: B

235. The Alai Darwaza in Delhi is an example of:
A. Rajput architecture
B. Indo-Islamic architecture
C. Dravidian style
D. Jain architecture
Ans: B

236. The term Jizya refers to:
A. Land tax
B. Religious tax on non-Muslims
C. Customs duty
D. Royal grant
Ans: B

237. The military campaign in South India by Malik Kafur reached as far as:
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Rameswaram
D. Andhra
Ans: C

238. The Delhi Sultan who patronized irrigation through canals was:
A. Alauddin Khalji
B. Balban
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Bahlul Lodi
Ans: C

239. The book Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi was written by:
A. Amir Khusrau
B. Ziauddin Barani
C. Ibn Battuta
D. Minhaj-us-Siraj
Ans: B

240. Ibn Battuta visited India during the reign of:
A. Alauddin Khalji
B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Sikandar Lodi
Ans: B

241. The Diwan-i-Insha was responsible for:
A. Military affairs
B. Land revenue
C. Correspondence and state documents
D. Charity
Ans: C

242. The term Bandagan refers to:
A. Landholders
B. Slave officers
C. Soldiers
D. Merchants
Ans: B

243. The concept of blood and iron policy is attributed to:
A. Alauddin Khalji
B. Balban
C. Muhammad Ghori
D. Razia
Ans: B

244. The important commercial port on the west coast during the Sultanate period was:
A. Surat
B. Cambay
C. Broach
D. Calicut
Ans: B

245. The term Shuhna during the Sultanate period meant:
A. Police officer
B. Tax collector
C. Judge
D. Feudal lord
Ans: A

246. The Bhakti saint who composed Abhangas was:
A. Surdas
B. Dnyaneshwar
C. Tukaram
D. Namdev
Ans: C

247. The Suhrawardi Sufi order was established in India by:
A. Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
B. Bahauddin Zakariya
C. Nizamuddin Auliya
D. Shaikh Hamiduddin
Ans: B

248. The poet-saint Surdas was a devotee of:
A. Rama
B. Krishna
C. Shiva
D. Vishnu
Ans: B

249. The Lodi Garden in Delhi contains the tombs of rulers from:
A. Tughlaq dynasty
B. Lodi dynasty
C. Mughal dynasty
D. Sharqi dynasty
Ans: B

250. Who compiled the Futuhat-i-Firoz Shahi?
A. Firoz Shah himself
B. Amir Khusrau
C. Barani
D. Afif
Ans: A