Sultanate Period (1206-1526) The Delhi Sultanate MCQ: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

With reference to Delhi Sultanate, who was the founder of Sayyid Dynasty ?

AKhizr Khan
BMubaraq Shah
CMuhammad Shah
DAlauddin Alam Shah

Question 2 of 25

Which ruler founded the city of Agra ?

ASikandar Lodi
BAkbar
CFiroz Tughlaq
DShahjahan

Question 3 of 25

In medieval India, what did the term Jital refer to ?

Aweight
BDiet
CCoin
DGame

Question 4 of 25

Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to-

ADaulatabad
BKalinjar
CKannauj
DLahore

Question 5 of 25

The city of Jaunpur was founded in the memory of-

AGhiyasuddin Tughlaq
BMohammad - bin - Tughlaq
CFiroz Shah Tughlaq
DAkbar

Question 6 of 25

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

Question 7 of 25

Who was the ruler of Deogiri at the tie of Alauddin Khalji's invasion ?

ARamchandra Dev
BPrataprudra Dev
CMalik Kafur
DRana Ratan Singh

Question 8 of 25

Who was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi ?

AQutubuddin Aibak
BIltutmish
CRazia
DBalban

Question 9 of 25

Who has been described by Elliot as the 'Akbar of the Sultanate' ?

AIltutmish
BFiroz Tughlaq
CAlauddin Khalji
DBalban

Question 10 of 25

Who among the following composed poems with the pen-name 'Gulrukhi' ?

AFiroz Shah Tughlaq
BBahlol Lodi
CSikandar Lodi
DIbrahim Lodi

Question 11 of 25

Who of the following was the first woman ruler of medieval India ?

ARazia Sultan
BChand Bibi
CDurgavati
DNoorjahan

Question 12 of 25

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

Question 13 of 25

Name the Sultan who introduced Rationing system in India-

AGhiyasuddin Balban
BAlauddin Khalji
CMohammad-bin-Tughlaq
DFiroz Tughlaq

Question 14 of 25

The contemporary chronicle of Sayyid period is-

ATarikh-i-Mubaraqshahi
BWaqiat-i-Mushtaqi
CFutuh-us-Salatin
DMasalik-ul-Absar

Question 15 of 25

Coins of which Muslim ruler been image of Devi Lakshmi ?

AMuhammad Gori
BAlauddin Khalji
CAkbar
DNone of these

Question 16 of 25

Who was the Delhi Sultan when the threat of invasion bz Mongols under Cahingiy Khan loomed over India ?

AIltutmish
BBalban
CJalaluddin Khalji
DAlauddin Khalji

Question 17 of 25

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

Question 18 of 25

Alauddin Khalji captured the Delhi throne after securing fabulous wealth from-

AChanderi
BGujarat
CDeogiri
DMadurai

Question 19 of 25

Who was the first ruler of the slave dynasty ?

AQutubuddin Aibak
BIltutmish
CRazia
DBalban

Question 20 of 25

Timur, the Lame invaded India during the reign of-

AAlauddin Khalji
BMohammad - bin - Tughlaq
CFiroz Tughlaq
DMuhammad Shah Tughlaq

Question 21 of 25

Which one of the following rulers from Central Asia conquered North India in 1192 ?

AJalaluddin Mangbarni
BMahmud Ghazanvi
CShihabuddin Muhammad Gori
DChingiz Khan

Question 22 of 25

Name one famous poet of the Delhi Sultanate, who was adorned with the titlle Tuti - e - Hindustan (The parrot of India)-

AZiauddin Barani
BUtbi
CAlberuni
DAmir Khusarau

Question 23 of 25

Which of the following Sultans had greatest number of salaves in his court ?

ABalban
BAlauddin Khalji
CMohammad-bin-Tughlaq
DFiroz Tughlaq

Question 24 of 25

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

Question 25 of 25

Who Introduced the Iqta system ?

AMuhammad Gori
BQutubuddin Aibak
CIltutmish
DGhiyasuddin Balban