This Indian History quiz on Delhi Sultanate puts 12 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic, 6 of them asked in real previous-year papers. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.
12 questions with answers and explanations
Which dynasty of Delhi Sultanate ruled for the shortest time?
The Khalji or Khilji dynasty held the throne of Delhi only from 1290, when Jalaluddin Khalji seized power, to 1320, when Khusrau Khan was overthrown by Ghazi Malik.
Read the full explanation →Which Sultan shifted the capital of the Delhi Sultanate from Lahore to Delhi and completed the Qutb Minar?
Shamsuddin Iltutmish, who ruled from 1211 to 1236, moved the seat of government from Lahore to Delhi, completed the Qutb Minar that his father-in-law had begun, issued the silver tanka and the copper jital, organised the iqta system of land assignments and formed the Turkan-i-Chihalgani, the corps of forty Turkish…
Read the full explanation →Which of the following rulers built the mosque called 'Adhai-din-ka-Jhopra'?
The Adhai-din-ka-Jhonpra stands at Ajmer in Rajasthan and was raised on the site of an earlier Sanskrit college by Qutbuddin Aibak, the founder of the Slave dynasty and the first Sultan of Delhi.
Read the full explanation →The dagh (branding of horses) and chehra (descriptive roll of soldiers) systems were introduced by which Sultan?
Alauddin Khalji, who ruled from 1296 to 1316, wanted a standing army paid directly by the state and under his own eye.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following type of tax was collected during the Delhi Sultanate?
Kharaj was the land tax on agricultural produce and the single largest source of revenue for the Delhi Sultanate. Alauddin Khalji raised the demand to half the produce in the doab and had land measured for assessment.
Read the full explanation →Which Sultan of Delhi introduced token currency made of bronze and copper?
Muhammad bin Tughlaq, who ruled from 1325 to 1351, issued bronze and copper coins that were to pass at the value of silver.
Read the full explanation →Which dynasty ruled Delhi immediately after the Khilji dynasty?
The Khalji dynasty ended in 1320 when Khusrau Khan, who had seized the throne after Mubarak Shah Khalji, was defeated by Ghazi Malik, the governor of Dipalpur.
Read the full explanation →Which foreign traveller visited India during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq and was appointed qazi of Delhi?
Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan traveller from Tangier who reached Delhi in the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq, was taken into royal service as qazi or judge of the capital and was later sent as an envoy to China.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following is the founder ruler of the Lodhi Dynasty?
Bahlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan noble and governor of Sirhind, took the throne of Delhi in 1451 after the last Sayyid ruler Alauddin Alam Shah withdrew to Badaun.
Read the full explanation →The Futuhat-i-Firozshahi, an account of a Sultan's own reign and policies, was written by which of the following?
The Futuhat-i-Firozshahi is an autobiographical record in which Firoz Shah Tughlaq, who ruled from 1351 to 1388, set down his own works and orders, including his canals, his charitable department the Diwan-i-Khairat, his hospital and his religious policy.
Read the full explanation →In the Battle of Khatoli (1517) Rana Sanga of Mewar defeated Sultan of Delhi, ______ Lodhi and imprisoned him and then released him after collecting ransom.
Ibrahim Lodi came to the throne in 1517 and almost at once faced Rana Sanga of Mewar at Khatoli, near the Rajasthan border, where the Lodi army was defeated and the Sultan's forces driven back.
Read the full explanation →In the administration of the Delhi Sultanate, the department called Diwan-i-Arz looked after which of the following?
The Diwan-i-Arz was the military department of the Delhi Sultanate, headed by the ariz-i-mumalik, who recruited soldiers, held the muster, inspected horses and equipment and arranged pay.
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