The Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526)
Medieval Indian history from 1206–1526 AD highlights important rulers like Qutbuddin Aibak, Iltutmish, Razia Sultana, Balban, Alauddin Khalji, Muhammad bin Tughlaq and Firoz Shah Tughlaq, as well as important figures of the Delhi Sultanate like Ibn Battuta and Amir Khusrau, the Syed and Lodi dynasties, and the important invasions of Muhammad Ghori, Genghis Khan, Timur and Ahmad Shah Abdali.
Sultanate Period
The Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526)
1. Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign of –
Ans:- Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq. [SSC Tax Assist, 2008]
2. Where did the traveller Ibn Batuta come from?
Ans:- Morocco.
3. Amir Khusrau was a famous court poet of –
Ans:- Alauddin Khilji. [WB PSC (P), 2008]
4. Who appointed Ibn Batuta as the chief Qazi of Delhi?
Ans:- Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq. [CDS, 2005]
5. Amir Khusrau, the “Parrot of India’’ was born at –
Ans:- Patiali. [UP PCS (M), 2005]
6. Name one famous poet of the Delhi Sultanate, who was adorned with the title “Tuti-e-Hindustan” (The parrot of India) –
Ans:- Amir Khusrau. [WB PCS(P), 2007, 2008]
7. Who composed poems with the pen name “Gulrukhi”?
Ans:- Sikandar Lodi. [UP PCS (M), 2015]
8. The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler –
Ans:- Iltutmish. [SSC CPO SI, 2008]
9. Who was contemporary of Chingiz Khan?
Ans:- Iltutmish. [CPF Assit. Commat, 2008]
10. Who was the Delhi sultan when the threat of invasion by Mongols under Chingiz Khan loomed over India?
Ans:- Iltutmish. [NDA, 2006]
11. Who was the author of “Tarikh-i-Alai”, which contains the details of few years of Sultan Alauddin Khilji?
Ans:- Amir Khusrau. [NDA, 2009]
12. Who witnessed the reign of seven sultans of Delhi?
Ans:- Amir Khusrau. [UP PCS (M), 2005]
13. Who was the first real king of sultanate?
Ans:- Iltutmish. [WB PSC, 2007]
14. Who introduced Iqta system?
Ans:- Iltutmish. [WB PSC (P), 2008]
15. Who abolished Iqta system?
Ans:- Babar. [WB PSC (P), 2007]
16. When did Ikhtiyaruddin-bin-Bakhtiyar Khalji invade Bengal?
Ans:- 1206 AD. [WB PSC (P), 2008]
17. Who was the Muslim General to have conquered Bengal in 13th century AD?
Ans:- Ikhtiaruddin-bin-Bakhtiar Khalji. [WB PSC, 2007]
18. Who was the first ruler of the slave dynasty?
or
Who was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi?
Ans:- Qutubuddin Aibak. [47th BPSC, 2005]
19. Which sultan of Delhi was known as “Lakh Bakhsh” (giver of Lakhs)?
Ans:- Qutubuddin Aibak.
20. The Khalji sultans of Delhi were –
Ans:- Turks. [SSC Sec off.(Aud), 2007]
21. Alauddin Khalji captured the Delhi throne after securing fabulous wealth from –
Ans:- Deogiri. [CPF Assit. Commant, 2008]
22. The sultan who described himself as “Sikandar-i-Sani’’ (The second Alexander) was –
Ans:- Alauddin Khalji. [SSC Mat, 2008, NDA, 2008]
23. With reference to Sultan Alauddin Khalji, the following statements are correct –
Ans:
i) Alauddin Khalji fixed the prices of food-grains.
ii) Alauddin Khalji was the first sultan who paid his soldiers in cash.
iii) During Alauddin Khalji’s rule, the share of the land revenue to be paid by the peasant was raised to half of the produce.
24. Who was the first Muslim military commander who annexed Bihar and Bengal by overthrowing the Sena dynasty?
Ans:- Bakhtiar Khalji. [NDA, 2009]
25. Which Delhi Sultan is known for introducing market control mechanism?
Ans:- Alauddin Khalji. [NDA, 2003]
26. During the reign of Alauddin Khalji who were Amil?
Ans:- Government agents to collect land revenue.
27. Which sultan was advised by Qazi Mughisuddin to act according to the laws of Shariyat, but the sultan rejected his advice?
Ans:- Alauddin Khalji. [CDS, 2000]
28. In the Delhi sultanate, an administrative unit called Paragana was headed by an official known as –
Ans:- Amil. [CDS, 2002]
29. Malik Kafur was whose General?
Ans:- Alauddin Khalji. [CDS, 2008]
30. “When he attained kingship, he was quite independent of rules and orders of Shariat.” For which sultan Barani made this statement?
Ans:- Alauddin Khalji. [46th BPSC, 2004]
31. Who was the ruler of Deogiri at the time of Alauddin Khalji’s invasion?
Ans:- Ramchandra Dev. [47th BPSC, 2005]
32. Which rulers from Central Asia conquered North India in 1192?
Ans:- Shihabuddin Muhammad Gori. [UP PCS (M), 2004]
33. Who established “Diwan-i-Mustakharaj” (Department of Arrears)?
Ans:- Alauddin Khalji. [MP PSC, 2009]
34. Name the Sultan who introduced Rationing system in India –
Ans:- Alauddin Khalji. [WB PCS (P), 2008]
35. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq was proficient in –
Ans:- Calligraphy. [SSC Grad, 2004]
36. The largest standing army of the sultanate, directly paid by the state was created by –
Ans:- Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq. [SSC Mat, 2008]
37. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq changed his capital from Delhi to Deogiri because he wanted to –
Ans:- Escape from Mongol invasion.
38. “Madad-i-mash” grants were awarded to –
Ans:-
a) Men of learning.
b) Religious devotees.
c) Persons of noble lineage.
d) Destitute persons incapable of learning a livelihood.
39. The medieval ruler who was the first to establish a ministry of agriculture (Diwan-i-kohi) was -
Ans:- Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq. [CDS, 2001, JPSC, 2003]
40. In medieval India, what did the term Jital refer to?
Ans:- Coin. [CDS, 2008]
41. Which sultans of Delhi introduced measures for improving the quality of fruits?
Ans:- Firoz Tughlaq. [44th BPSC, 2001]
42. Which sultan had greatest number of slaves in his court?
Ans:- Firoz Tughlaq. [45th BPSC, 2002]
43. Which sultans provided employment to unemployed?
Ans:- Firoz Tughlaq. [45th BPSC, 2002]
44. In the sultanate period, the highest rural authority for land revenue was –
Ans:- Chowdhary. [46th BPSC, 2004]
45. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to –
Ans:- Daulatabad. [UP PCS (P), 2002]
46. Which sultan built the fifth storey of Qutub Minar?
Ans:- Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
47. The city of Jaunpur was founded in the memory of –
Ans:- Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
48. The Delhi sultan who wrote his memoir was –
Ans:- Firoz Shah Tughlaq. [UP PCS Special (P), 2008]
49. Who propounded the theory of “Niyabat-i-Khudai’’?
Ans:- Sultan Ghiyas-ud-Din Balban.
50. Who eliminated the power of “Turkan-i-Chahalgani’’?
Ans:- Sultan Ghiyas-ud-Din Balban.
51. Who revolted against Balban?
Ans:- Tughril Beg declared independence in Bengal in 1279. He revolted against Balban.
52. Who has been described by Elliot as the “Akbar of the sultanate”?
Ans:- Firoz Tughlaq. [WB PSC, 2007]
53. The battle of Tarain (1191 AD) was fought between Muhammad Gori and –
Ans:- Prithviraj Chauhan. [WB PSC(P), 2007]
54. Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?
Ans:- Mahamud Shah Tughlaq. [UPSC, 2004]
55. Who was the first woman ruler of medieval India?
Ans:- Razia Sultana. [UP PCS (M), 2004]
56. How did Sultan Qutubuddin Aibak die?
Ans:- He died after a fall from his horse while playing chaugan (polo). [UPSC, 2003]
57. The original name of changez (Genghis) khan was –
Ans:- Temuchin (Temujin). [UP PCS, 2014]
58. Coins of which Muslim ruler bore image of “Devi Laxmi”?
Ans:- Muhammad Ghori. [Utt. PSC (P), 2008]
59. Timur, the Lame invaded India during the reign of –
Ans:- Muhammad Shah Tughlaq. [UP PCS (P), 2002]
60. Which dynasties ruled over India after the invasion of Timur?
Ans:- Sayyid dynasty. [45th BPSC, 2002]
61. With reference to Delhi Sultanate, who was the founder of Sayyid Dynasty?
Ans:- Khizr Khan. [CDS, 2008]
62. Which sultans founded a town where now stands Agra?
Ans:- Sikandar Lodi. [44th BPSC, 2001]
63. Which sultans of Delhi had accepted the suzerainty of the Timurid ruler Mirza Shah Rukh?
Ans:- Khizr Khan Sayyid. [CDS, 2004]
64. Yahya bin Ahmad Sirhindi, the author of “Tarikh-i-Mubaraqshahi” lived in the period of –
Ans:- Sayyid. [Bihar SSC LDC, 2005]
65. The Lodi dynasty was founded by –
Ans:- Bahlol Lodi. [SSC Grad, 2010]
66. Which sultan of Delhi has been described by the historians as the mixture of opposites?
Ans:- Muhammad Tughlaq. [I.Tax & Central Excise, 1993]
67. The founder of the first Afghan rule in India was –
Ans:- Bahlul Lodi.
68. Who is known as “Hazar Dinari”?
Ans:- Malik Kafur, General of Alauddin Khilji.
69. Who introduced price control and rationing in sultanate period?
Ans:- Alauddin Khalji.
70. The sultan who called himself “Naib-i-khudai” or Deputy of the God, was –
Ans:- Balban.
71. The first Muslim ruler to formulate the theory of kingship similar to the theory of divine right of kings was –
Ans:- Balban.
72. Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroj in India?
Ans:- Balban. [I.A.S, 1993]
73. Who was the ruler of Chittor, when Alauddin Khalji attacked and conquered it in 1303 A.D?
Ans:- Rana Ratan Singh. [Assistant Grade, 1994]
74. Alauddin Khalji introduced market reforms –
Ans:- to maintain a large army economically.
75. Balban’s greatest achievement was –
Ans:- establishment of peace and security.
76. Which rulers in India challenged the authority of the Ulemas or Muslim clergy?
Ans:- Alauddin Khalji.
77. Under which sultan, khalisa land increased considerably?
Ans:- Alauddin Khalji.
78. The first Muslim conquest of the Hindu kingdom of Deccan was effected by the forces of –
Ans:- Alauddin Khalji.
79. Which sultans of Tughlaq dynasty issued copper coins instead of silver ones?
Or
Token currency was introduced for the first time in India by –
Ans:- Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
80. Which generals of Alauddin Khalji conquered Deccan a number of times?
Ans:- Malik Kafur.
81. Mohammad bin Tughlaq changed his capital from Delhi to Deogiri because he wanted to –
Ans:- Escape from the Mongol invasion.
82. Which ruler is most famous for building a large number of canals for irrigation?
Ans:- Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
83. Who was assigned the first Iqta in India by Mohammad Ghori?
Ans:- Qutubuddin Aibak.
84. The Durrani dynasty was founded by –
Ans:- Ahmed Shah Abdali.
85. The capital of Shashanka was –
Ans:- Karnasuvarna. [Railways, 1995]
86. During whose reign did the Mongols first invade India?
Ans:- Iltutmish.
87. Alauddin’s price control regulations were mainly directed against –
Ans:- Peasants.
88. Which was the major source of royal income in medieval north India?
Ans:- Jaziyah. [C.D.S, 1995]
89. The founder of the first Afghan rule in India was –
Ans:- Balban Lodi.
90. In early medieval India, a tax known as Turush-kadanda was collected by the –
Ans:- Pratiharas.