Delhi Sultanate Questions & Answers | Delhi Sultanate GK MCQs

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1. Who among the following Sultan introduced Dagh and Huliya system?
  1. Qutbuddin Aibak
  2. Bahram Shah
  3. Alauddin Khalji
  4. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Answer: Alauddin Khalji

2. The Diwani Rasalat headed by Sadr was related to which department?
  1. Religious affairs
  2. Military affairs
  3. Political matters
  4. Revenue affairs

Answer: Religious affairs

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3. During which, Sultan time was Ragadarpan, an Indian classical composition, translated into Persian?
  1. Qutbuddin Aibak
  2. Firuz Tughlaq
  3. Alauddin Khalji
  4. Ghiyasuddin Balban

Answer: Firuz Tughlaq

4. Which among the following is not a category of land during the sultanate period?
  1. Iqta
  2. Khalisa
  3. Inam
  4. Mansab

Answer: Mansab

5. Who among the following Sultan constructed the famous Alai Darwaza?
  1. Ziauddin Barani
  2. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
  3. Alauddin Khalji
  4. Ghiyasuddin Balban

Answer: Alauddin Khalji

6. What were the provinces called during the sultanate period?
  1. Hizr
  2. Iqtas
  3. Muqaddam
  4. Inam

Answer: Iqtas

7. Ibrahim Lodi fought with whom in the first battle of Panipat?
  1. Babur
  2. Balban
  3. Maharana Pratap
  4. Akbar

Answer: Babur

8. Diwan-i-kohi was related to which department during the Delhi sultanate period?
  1. Land
  2. Revenue
  3. Agriculture
  4. Justice

Answer: Agriculture

9. Who was known as Ulugh Khan?
  1. Qutbuddin Aibak
  2. Bahlul Lodi
  3. Alauddin Khalji
  4. Ghiyasuddin Balban

Answer: Ghiyasuddin Balban

10. In the Battle of Khatoli (1517) Rana Sanga of Mewar defeated Sultan of Delhi, ______ Lodhi and imprisoned him and then released him after collecting ransom.
  1. Bahlul Khan
  2. Qutb-ud-din
  3. Ibrahim
  4. Sikandar

Answer: Ibrahim

11. He was the governor of Multan and founded Sayyid Dynasty?
  1. Muhammad Shah
  2. Bahram Shah
  3. Khizr Khan
  4. Alam Shah

Answer: Khizr Khan

12. Where was the capital of Bihar in the Tughlaq period?
  1. Patliputra
  2. Gaya
  3. Bihar Sharif
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: Bihar Sharif

13. During the rule of which of the following dynasties did Timur or Tamerlane invade India in 1398 AD?
  1. The Khalji dynasty
  2. The Tughlaq dynasty
  3. The Slave dynasty
  4. The Sayyad dynasty

Answer: The Tughlaq dynasty

14. Which among the following was the most powerful post during the sultanate period?
  1. Naib
  2. Wazir
  3. Ariz
  4. Sadr

Answer: Naib

15. Amir Khusro (1253-1325) was a prolific classical poet, musician, and scholar who is often regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons in Indian history. What was the real name of Amir Khusro?
  1. Salman bin Abdul Azim Khusro
  2. Muhammad Mohar Khusro
  3. Abul Hasan Yaminuddin Khusro
  4. Tamim bin Hamad Al Khusro

Answer: Abul Hasan Yaminuddin Khusro

16. Despite being uneducated, Alauddin Khalji supported poets such as Amir Khusrau and Amir Hasan. He created a new capital at Siri and built the Alai Darwaza, a well-known entrance. _________ was the founder of the Lodi Dynasty.
  1. Sultan Ibrahim
  2. Ala-ud-din Lodi
  3. Ibranhim Lodi
  4. Bahlul Lodi

Answer: Bahlul Lodi

17. Balban was the slave of which of the following Delhi Sultans?
  1. Qutbuddin Aibak
  2. Iltutmish
  3. Nasiruddin Mahmud
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: Iltutmish

18. Who among the following is known as Lakh Baksh in the Delhi sultanate?
  1. Qutbuddin Aibak
  2. Iltutmish
  3. Alauddin Khalji
  4. Ghiyasuddin Balban

Answer: Qutbuddin Aibak

19. Who among the following sultan shifted his capital from Lahore to Delhi?
  1. Qutbuddin Aibak
  2. Iltutmish
  3. Alauddin Khalji
  4. Ghiyasuddin Balban

Answer: Iltutmish

20. Which dynasty of Delhi Sultanate ruled for the shortest time?
  1. Khilji
  2. Tughlaq
  3. Sayyid
  4. Lodi

Answer: Khilji

21. Ushr, a type of tax, was levied on whom during the sultanate period?
  1. Hindu
  2. Muslim
  3. Zamindars
  4. lower caste

Answer: Muslim

22. Who introduced the Nowruz festival celebration in his regime?
  1. Mahmud Shah
  2. Aibak
  3. Alauddin Khalji
  4. Ghiyasuddin Balban

Answer: Ghiyasuddin Balban

23. Among the following, which Sultan founded the Khalji dynasty?
  1. Qutbuddin
  2. Jalaluddin Khalji
  3. Alauddin Khalji
  4. Ghazi Malik

Answer: Jalaluddin Khalji

24. Diwan-I-Ariz was related to which department in the Delhi Sultanate?
  1. Foreign affairs
  2. Royal correspondence
  3. Department of Military
  4. Finance Department

Answer: Department of Military

25. Which of the following department headed by Ariz-i-Mumalik during the Delhi sultanate period?
  1. Revenue
  2. Land
  3. Military
  4. Justice

Answer: Military

26. Who among the following sultan is famous for his large standing permanent army?
  1. Balban
  2. Iltutmish
  3. Alauddin Khalji
  4. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Answer: Alauddin Khalji

27. After the name of which Sufi saint, the construction of Qutub Minar starts?
  1. Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar
  2. Nizamuddin Auliya
  3. Khwaja Muniuddin Chishti
  4. Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

Answer: Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar

28. Who was ruling the Delhi sultanate when Chengiz khan invaded central Asia?
  1. Jalaluddin Khalji
  2. Iltutmish
  3. Alauddin Khalji
  4. Aibak

Answer: Iltutmish

29. The Sharqi Empire, even after its decline, left a lasting legacy in the cultural and architectural heritage of Northern India, particularly in the region around Jaunpur. It was founded by Khwaja Jahan Malik Sarwar in Jaunpur in
  1. 1384
  2. 1484
  3. 1358
  4. 1394

Answer: 1394

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