Q. During the time of Alauddin’s invasion, Warangal was ruled by (a) Chalukya dynasty (b) Chola dynasty (c) Kakatiya dynasty (d) Yadava dynasty Ans: (c) Kakatiya dynasty Explanation: During the time of Alauddin Khilji's invasion, Warangal was ruled by the (c) Kakatiya dynasty. ...

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 ...