Q1. Where did the traveller Ibn Batuta come from ?
- AMorocco
- BPersia
- CTurkey
- DCentral Asia
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Answer: A) Morocco
Sultanate Period (1206-1526) The Delhi Sultanate MCQ
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Q2. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq was proficient in-
- AArt
- BMusic
- CCalligraphy
- DPhilosophy
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Answer: C) Calligraphy
Q3. The Khalji Sultans of Delhi were-
- AMongols
- BAfghans
- CTurks
- DA jat tribe
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Answer: C) Turks
Q4. The Sultan who described himself as Sikandar-i-Sani (The Second Alexander) was-
- ABalban
- BAlauddin Khalji
- CMohammad-bin-Tughlaq
- DSikandar Lodi
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Answer: B) Alauddin Khalji
Q5. The largest standing army of the Sultanate, directly paid by the State was created by-
- AIltutmish
- BAlauddin Khalji
- CMohammad-bin-Tughlaq
- DSikandar Lodi
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Answer: C) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
Q6. Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign of-
- AIltutmish
- BAlauddin Khalji
- CBalban
- DMohammad-bin-Tughlaq
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Answer: D) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
Q7. The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler-
- AQutubuddin Aibak
- BIltutmish
- CFiroz Shah Tughlaq
- DAlauddin Khalji
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Answer: B) Iltutmish
Q8. The Lodi dynasty was founded by-
- AIbrahim Lodi
- BSikandar Lodi
- CBahlol Lodi
- DKhizr Khan
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Answer: C) Bahlol Lodi
Q9. Yahya bin Ahmed Sirhindi, the author of "Tarikh - I - Mubaraqshahi" lived in the period of-
- AKhalji
- BTughlaq
- CSayyid
- DLodi
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Answer: C) Sayyid
Q10. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq changed his capital from Delhi to Deogiri becausehe wanted to-
- Aimprove trade in the Deccan
- Bspread Islam in the Deccan
- Cpunish the people of Delhi
- Descape from the Mongol invasion
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Answer: D) escape from the Mongol invasion
Q11. The contemporary chronicle of Sayyid period is-
- ATarikh-i-Mubaraqshahi
- BWaqiat-i-Mushtaqi
- CFutuh-us-Salatin
- DMasalik-ul-Absar
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Answer: A) Tarikh-i-Mubaraqshahi
Q12. Amir Khusrau was a famous court poet of-
- AAkbar
- BAlauddin Khalji
- CMahmud Ghazanvi
- DNone of these
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Answer: B) Alauddin Khalji
Q13. Alauddin Khalji captured the Delhi throne after securing fabulous wealth from-
- AChanderi
- BGujarat
- CDeogiri
- DMadurai
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Answer: C) Deogiri
Q14. Who of the following was a contemporary of Chingiz Khan ?
- AMahmud Ghazanvi
- BIltutmish
- CAlauddin Khalji
- DMohammad-bin-Tughlaq
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Answer: B) Iltutmish
Q15. With reference toSultan Alauddin Khalji, consider the following statements-n1. Alauddin khalji fixed the prices of food'grains.n2. Alauddin Khalji was the first Sultan who paid his soldiers in cash.n3. During Alauddin Khaljićs rule, the share of the land revenue to be paid bz the peasant was raised to half of the produce.nWhich of these statements are correct ?
- A1 and 2
- B1 and 3
- C2 and 3
- D1, 2 and 3
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Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3
Q16. Who among the following Delhi Sultans is known for introducing market control mechanism ?
- AIltutmish
- BBalban
- CAlauddin Khalji
- DFiroyshah Tughlaq
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Answer: C) Alauddin Khalji
Q17. Who was the Delhi Sultan when the threat of invasion bz Mongols under Cahingiy Khan loomed over India ?
- AIltutmish
- BBalban
- CJalaluddin Khalji
- DAlauddin Khalji
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Answer: A) Iltutmish
Q18. Dueing the reign of Alauddin Khalji, who were Amil ?
- AGovernment agents to collect land revenue
- BLocal landlords at village level
- CKhurasani and Multani traders of food'grains
- DBanjaras who carried the food-grains from village to towns
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Answer: A) Government agents to collect land revenue
Q19. Who among the following was the author of 'Tarikh-i-Alai', which contains the details of first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khalji ?
- AZiauddin Barani
- BShams Siraj Afif
- CAmir Khusrau
- DYahiya - bin - Ahmed
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Answer: C) Amir Khusrau
Q20. Who among the following was the first muslim Military Commander who annexed Bihar and Bengal by overthrowing the Sena dynasty ?
- AMahmud Gawan
- BBakhtiyar Khalji
- CAdil Shah
- DShamsuddin
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Answer: B) Bakhtiyar Khalji
Q21. Who among the following sultans was advised by Qazi Mughisuddin to act according to the laws of Shariat, but the Sultan rejected his advice ?
- AAlauddin Khalji
- BJalaluddin Khalji
- CMohammad-bin-Tughlaq
- DFiroz Tughlaq
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Answer: A) Alauddin Khalji
Q22. Consider the following statements-nMadad - i- mash grants were awarded to-n1. Men of learningn2. Religious devoteesn3. Persons of noble lineagen4. Destitute persons incapable of earning a livelihoodnWhich of these statements are correct ?
- A1, 2 and 3
- B2, 3 and 4
- C1 and 4
- D1, 2, 3 and 4
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Answer: D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q23. Assertion (A) : Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to deogiri (Daulatabad).nReason (R) : There were repeated Mongol invasions on Delhi during his reign.
- ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- BBoth A and R are true, but R is the not a correct explanation of A
- CA is true, but R is false
- DA is false, but R is true
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Answer: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Q24. The medieval ruler who was the first to establish a ministry of agriculture (Diwan - I Kohi) was-
- AAlauddin Khalji
- BMohammad - bin - Tughlaq
- CSher Shah
- DAkbar
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Answer: B) Mohammad - bin - Tughlaq
Q25. In the Delhi Sultanate, an administrative unit called Paragana was headed by an official known as-
- AShiqdar
- BBarid
- CAriz
- DAmil
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Answer: D) Amil