The Delhi Sultanate Part IV: Key MCQs with Answers

  1. Who was the last ruler of the Delhi Sultanate before the Mughal Empire’s establishment?
    a) Sikandar Lodi
    b) Ibrahim Lodi
    c) Babur
    d) Daulat Khan Lodi
    Answer: b) Ibrahim Lodi
  2. Which ruler introduced the system of ‘Dagh’ (branding of horses) and ‘Chehra’ (identity verification of soldiers)?
    a) Alauddin Khalji
    b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    c) Balban
    d) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
    Answer: a) Alauddin Khalji
  3. Who established the Lodi Dynasty?
    a) Bahlol Lodi
    b) Sikandar Lodi
    c) Ibrahim Lodi
    d) Daulat Khan Lodi
    Answer: a) Bahlol Lodi
  4. Which Sultan was known for shifting the capital from Delhi to Agra?
    a) Iltutmish
    b) Sikandar Lodi
    c) Alauddin Khalji
    d) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
    Answer: b) Sikandar Lodi
  5. Who introduced Persian as the official language of administration during the Delhi Sultanate?
    a) Iltutmish
    b) Balban
    c) Alauddin Khalji
    d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    Answer: a) Iltutmish
  6. Which ruler promoted agriculture and established an efficient irrigation system?
    a) Balban
    b) Alauddin Khalji
    c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    d) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
    Answer: c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
  7. Which battle marked the end of the Delhi Sultanate?
    a) Battle of Panipat (1526)
    b) Battle of Talikota
    c) Battle of Khanwa
    d) Battle of Ghaghra
    Answer: a) Battle of Panipat (1526)
  8. Which ruler abolished the tax ‘Jizya’ on non-Muslims?
    a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    b) Aurangzeb
    c) Akbar
    d) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
    Answer: c) Akbar
  9. Which ruler is known for introducing the silver ‘Tanka’ and copper ‘Jital’ coins?
    a) Alauddin Khalji
    b) Iltutmish
    c) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
    d) Balban
    Answer: b) Iltutmish
  10. Who was the first ruler to implement market control policies in the Delhi Sultanate?
    a) Balban
    b) Iltutmish
    c) Alauddin Khalji
    d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    Answer: c) Alauddin Khalji
  11. Who among the following was defeated in the First Battle of Panipat?
    a) Sikandar Lodi
    b) Ibrahim Lodi
    c) Humayun
    d) Sher Shah Suri
    Answer: b) Ibrahim Lodi
  12. Which ruler constructed the famous Hauz Khas water reservoir?
    a) Balban
    b) Alauddin Khalji
    c) Iltutmish
    d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    Answer: d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
  13. Who was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate to assume the title of ‘Sultan’?
    a) Balban
    b) Razia Sultan
    c) Iltutmish
    d) Qutubuddin Aibak
    Answer: c) Iltutmish
  14. Which Sultan was known for being a strong patron of Persian literature?
    a) Alauddin Khalji
    b) Balban
    c) Iltutmish
    d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    Answer: b) Balban
  15. Who was responsible for constructing the city of Agra?
    a) Sikandar Lodi
    b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    c) Iltutmish
    d) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
    Answer: a) Sikandar Lodi
  16. Who was the Delhi Sultan when Timur invaded India in 1398?
    a) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
    b) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
    c) Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud
    d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    Answer: c) Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud
  17. Which Delhi Sultan is credited with implementing a secret intelligence system?
    a) Alauddin Khalji
    b) Balban
    c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    d) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
    Answer: b) Balban
  18. Which ruler expanded the Delhi Sultanate to the Deccan region?
    a) Balban
    b) Alauddin Khalji
    c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    d) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
    Answer: b) Alauddin Khalji
  19. Which Sultan was known for issuing bronze coins as token currency?
    a) Balban
    b) Alauddin Khalji
    c) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
    d) Iltutmish
    Answer: c) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
  20. Who among the following was the first and only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
    a) Razia Sultan
    b) Chand Bibi
    c) Jahanara Begum
    d) Noor Jahan
    Answer: a) Razia Sultan

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