Q. Which Sultan of Delhi categorized the Ulema into ‘Ulmai- Akhiral’ and ‘Ulma-i-Duniya’ and praised the former? (a) Qutubuddin Aibak (b) Iltutmish (c) Balban (d) Alauddin Khilji Ans: (c) Balban Explanation: The Sultan of Delhi who categorized the Ulema into 'Ulmai-Akhiral' and ...

Q. Who among the following foreign historians is considered an authority on the history of the Delhi Sultanate? (a) Richard Fox (b) Peter Jackson (c) Aden Southall (d) Chris Bayly Ans: (d) Chris Bayly

Q. Who of the following was responsible for the murder of his father? (a) Balban (b) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq (c) Alauddin Khilji (d) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq Ans: (b) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq

Q. Which sultan of Delhi made a rule that, in any given year, the land revenue can be increased only nominally, viz. one-tenth or one-eleventh of the fixed revenue? (a) Balban (b) Alauddin Khilji (c) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (d) Firozshah Tughlaq Ans: (c) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Q. Who was the Governor of Kara-Manikpur to have revolted against Sultan Jalaluddin Firoz Khilji?  (a) Arkali Khan (b) Almas Beg (c) Jawna Khan (d) Malik Chajju Ans: (d) Malik Chajju Explanation: The Governor of Kara-Manikpur who revolted against Sultan Jalaluddin Firoz ...

Q. Who among the following Amirs was the one publicly flogged by the orders of Sultan Balban? (a) Haibat Khan (b) Imaduddin Raihan (c) Sher Khan (d) Malik Baqbaq Ans: (d) Malik Baqbaq

Q. Why did Mohammad-bin Tughlaq shift his capital from Delhi to Deogiri? (a) Because he was fed up with Delhi. (b) As a punishment for the people of Delhi. (c) Because he wanted to extend his empire to the south. (d) Because the new capital occupied a central and strategic location. ...

Q. Who abolished Iqta system? (a) Qutubuddin Aibak (b) Iltutmish (c) Balban (d) Alauddin Khilji Ans: (d) Alauddin Khilji Explanation: The Iqta system was abolished by (d) Alauddin Khilji. Alauddin Khilji, the second ruler of the Khilji dynasty in the Delhi Sultanate, ruled ...

Q. Which Lodhi ruler was originally named as Nizam Khan? (a) Bahlul Lodi (b) Sikandar Lodhi (c) Ibrahim Lodhi (d) Dilawar Khan Lodhi Ans: (b) Sikandar Lodhi Explanation: After the death of Bahlol Lodi in 1488 A.D. he was succeeded by his son Sikandar Lodi. His real name was Nizam ...

Q. Which of the dynasties ruled for the shortest period of time during of course of the Delhi Sultanate? (a) Slave dynasty (b) Khilji dynasty (c) Sayyid dynasty (d) Lodhi dynasty Ans: (b) Khilji dynasty Explanation: The Ilbari Turk or Slave dynasty was the first dynasty of the ...

Q. The Bahmani Sultanate came into being during the reign of which Sultan? (a) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (b) Ibrahim Lodhi (c) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq (d) Feroz Shah Tughlaq Ans: (c) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq Explanation: The Bahmani Sultanate came into being during the reign of (c) ...

Q. Which sultan had a dispute with Sufi Saint Nizamuddin Auliya? (a) Jalaluddin Khilji  (b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (c) Feroz Shah Tughlaq (d) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq Ans: (b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq Explanation: Ghiyassuddin Tughlaq was the Sultan of Delhi Sultanate who had a dispute ...