1. The Delhi Sultanate was established in?
A) 1192
B) 1206
C) 1210
D) 1290
Answer: B) 1206
Explanation: After Muhammad Ghori’s death (1206), his slave and general Qutbuddin Aibak declared himself Sultan of Delhi, founding the Slave (Mamluk) Dynasty.
2. The founder of the Delhi Sultanate was?
A) Balban
B) Iltutmish
C) Qutbuddin Aibak
D) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Answer: C) Qutbuddin Aibak
Explanation: He was Muhammad Ghori’s slave and commander, became the first Sultan in 1206.
3. Qutbuddin Aibak was also known as?
A) Lakh Baksh (giver of lakhs)
B) Zil-e-Ilahi
C) Sher Shah
D) Sidi Maula
Answer: A) Lakh Baksh
Explanation: He earned this title for giving liberal donations.
4. Which monument was started by Qutbuddin Aibak?
A) Alai Darwaza
B) Qutub Minar
C) Hauz Khas
D) Tughlaqabad Fort
Answer: B) Qutub Minar
Explanation: He began Qutub Minar (after Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki), completed by Iltutmish.
5. The Slave dynasty is also called?
A) Ilbari dynasty
B) Khilji dynasty
C) Lodi dynasty
D) Afghan dynasty
Answer: A) Ilbari dynasty
Explanation: Because rulers were from Ilbari Turkish tribe.
6. Who is regarded as the real founder of the Delhi Sultanate?
A) Qutbuddin Aibak
B) Iltutmish
C) Balban
D) Alauddin Khalji
Answer: B) Iltutmish
Explanation: He consolidated the Sultanate, introduced administrative institutions like Iqtadari system, and secured recognition from Caliph.
7. Iltutmish made Delhi the capital instead of?
A) Ajmer
B) Lahore
C) Multan
D) Gwalior
Answer: B) Lahore
Explanation: Aibak had Lahore as capital; Iltutmish shifted it to Delhi.
8. Which Delhi Sultan introduced the silver tanka and copper jital?
A) Balban
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Iltutmish
D) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Answer: C) Iltutmish
Explanation: His coinage became the basis of modern rupee.
9. The Chalisa or Turkan-i-Chahalgani (group of 40 nobles) was created by?
A) Balban
B) Iltutmish
C) Qutbuddin Aibak
D) Raziya
Answer: B) Iltutmish
Explanation: To assist the Sultan, but later became too powerful.
10. Who was the first and only woman ruler of Delhi Sultanate?
A) Razia Sultana
B) Chand Bibi
C) Rani Durgavati
D) Nur Jahan
Answer: A) Razia Sultana
Explanation: Daughter of Iltutmish, ruled 1236–1240.
11. Razia Sultana was opposed mainly because?
A) She was incompetent
B) She was a woman
C) She was from slave dynasty
D) She married a Hindu
Answer: B) She was a woman
Explanation: Nobles did not accept a female ruler despite her competence.
12. Who was the last ruler of the Slave Dynasty?
A) Razia
B) Nasiruddin Mahmud
C) Ghiyasuddin Balban
D) Kaiqubad
Answer: D) Kaiqubad
Explanation: He was weak; overthrown by Jalaluddin Khalji in 1290.
13. Balban was the most powerful Sultan of Slave dynasty. His real name was?
A) Ghiyasuddin Balban
B) Nasiruddin Balban
C) Zafar Khan
D) Malik Kafur
Answer: A) Ghiyasuddin Balban
Explanation: He ruled 1266–1287 and introduced strong monarchy.
14. Balban’s policy was known as?
A) Blood and Iron
B) Market Control
C) Doab reforms
D) Destruction of Mongols
Answer: A) Blood and Iron
Explanation: He crushed nobles and rebellions with severity.
15. Balban broke the power of?
A) Chahalgani (group of 40 nobles)
B) Hindu chiefs
C) Mongols
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Explanation: He destroyed Chalisa, strengthened monarchy, and fought Mongols.
16. Which Delhi Sultan called himself Zil-e-Ilahi (shadow of God)?
A) Iltutmish
B) Razia
C) Balban
D) Alauddin Khalji
Answer: C) Balban
Explanation: He emphasized king’s divine status.
17. Which Sultan organized Diwan-i-Arz (military department)?
A) Balban
B) Iltutmish
C) Qutbuddin Aibak
D) Nasiruddin
Answer: A) Balban
Explanation: For military affairs and army inspection.
18. Who was the famous Mongol leader who invaded India during Balban’s reign?
A) Chengiz Khan
B) Hulagu
C) Changez’s successors (Chagatai Turks)
D) Timur
Answer: C) Chagatai Turks
Explanation: Mongols attacked frequently but Balban defended Delhi.
19. The Sultanate army was stationed at which place to check Mongols?
A) Lahore
B) Multan
C) Delhi
D) Amroha
Answer: B) Multan
Explanation: Frontier posts were fortified against Mongols.
20. Who succeeded Balban?
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Kaiqubad
C) Jalaluddin Khalji
D) Firoz Tughlaq
Answer: B) Kaiqubad
Explanation: His grandson, weak ruler → end of Slave dynasty.
21. Who was known as “slave of a slave”?
A) Qutbuddin Aibak
B) Iltutmish
C) Balban
D) Razia
Answer: B) Iltutmish
Explanation: Iltutmish was slave of Aibak (who himself was a slave of Ghori).
22. Who shifted the capital from Lahore to Delhi?
A) Aibak
B) Iltutmish
C) Balban
D) Alauddin Khalji
Answer: B) Iltutmish
Explanation: He developed Delhi as political center.
23. Which Sultan introduced Paibos (prostration before Sultan)?
A) Balban
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Iltutmish
D) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Answer: A) Balban
Explanation: To emphasize Sultan’s supremacy.
24. Who completed the construction of Qutub Minar after Aibak?
A) Iltutmish
B) Balban
C) Razia
D) Jalaluddin Khalji
Answer: A) Iltutmish
Explanation: He finished its construction and also built mosques.
25. The real founder of Sultanate’s administrative machinery (Iqtadari, coins, recognition by Caliph) was?
A) Qutbuddin Aibak
B) Iltutmish
C) Balban
D) Alauddin Khalji
Answer: B) Iltutmish
Explanation: His reforms gave stability to the Sultanate.
26. Who founded the Khalji dynasty?
A) Jalaluddin Khalji
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Mubarak Shah Khalji
D) Qutbuddin Aibak
Answer: A) Jalaluddin Khalji
Explanation: Jalaluddin Khalji deposed Kaiqubad in 1290, ending Slave dynasty.
27. The Khaljis were originally of?
A) Afghan origin
B) Turkish origin
C) Arab origin
D) Mongol origin
Answer: B) Turkish origin
Explanation: Though of Turkish origin, they had lived long in Afghanistan, so considered Afghans by Turks.
28. Jalaluddin Khalji was known for his policy of?
A) Harsh punishments
B) Blood and Iron
C) Mildness and tolerance
D) Market reforms
Answer: C) Mildness and tolerance
Explanation: Unlike Balban, he followed lenient policies.
29. Who succeeded Jalaluddin Khalji after assassinating him?
A) Mubarak Shah Khalji
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: B) Alauddin Khalji
Explanation: His nephew and son-in-law Alauddin killed him in 1296 and seized the throne.
30. Alauddin Khalji’s first major conquest after becoming Sultan was?
A) Ranthambore
B) Gujarat
C) Chittor
D) Devagiri
Answer: B) Gujarat
Explanation: In 1299, he captured Gujarat; Malik Kafur was taken into service.
31. Who was the slave-general of Alauddin Khalji who led Deccan campaigns?
A) Balban
B) Malik Kafur
C) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
D) Ulugh Khan
Answer: B) Malik Kafur
Explanation: He conquered Devagiri, Warangal, Dwarasamudra, and Madurai.
32. Alauddin Khalji defeated the Yadava ruler of Devagiri named?
A) Prataprudra
B) Ramachandra
C) Harihara
D) Bukka
Answer: B) Ramachandra
Explanation: Ramachandra of Devagiri was defeated (1296) and later treated kindly.
33. Which Rajput ruler of Chittor was defeated by Alauddin Khalji?
A) Prithviraj Chauhan
B) Rana Ratan Singh
C) Rana Sanga
D) Rana Kumbha
Answer: B) Rana Ratan Singh
Explanation: In 1303, Alauddin conquered Chittor; story of Rani Padmini (Jauhar) is linked.
34. The most famous southern expedition of Malik Kafur was against?
A) Vijayanagar
B) Hoysalas of Dwarasamudra
C) Kakatiyas of Warangal
D) Both B and C
Answer: D) Both B and C
Explanation: He raided Warangal (Kakatiya) and Dwarasamudra (Hoysala), also Madurai.
35. Which Delhi Sultan called himself Sikandar-i-Sani (Alexander the Second)?
A) Iltutmish
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Balban
D) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Answer: B) Alauddin Khalji
Explanation: Due to his military successes.
36. Who was the first Sultan to conquer the Deccan and South India?
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Balban
C) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: A) Alauddin Khalji
Explanation: Through Malik Kafur’s campaigns, his empire extended to Madurai.
37. Alauddin Khalji introduced Market Control System to?
A) Raise revenue
B) Maintain large army at low cost
C) Stop hoarding
D) Encourage trade
Answer: B) Maintain large army at low cost
Explanation: Fixed prices of food, cloth, horses, slaves → to pay soldiers low salaries.
38. The officer in charge of Alauddin’s market regulation was?
A) Shahana-i-Mandi
B) Diwan-i-Riyasat
C) Diwan-i-Arz
D) Barid
Answer: B) Diwan-i-Riyasat
Explanation: Controlled prices, prevented black marketing.
39. Alauddin Khalji fixed the prices of all commodities for?
A) 5 years
B) 10 years
C) 20 years
D) Entire reign
Answer: B) 10 years
Explanation: His strict price control worked effectively for a decade.
40. Alauddin Khalji was the first Sultan to?
A) Introduce standing permanent army paid in cash
B) Build canals
C) Establish Iqtadari system
D) Appoint Ulemas in court
Answer: A) Introduce standing permanent army paid in cash
Explanation: He maintained ~4,75,000 soldiers, salary in cash, not land grants.
41. To prevent corruption in the army, Alauddin Khalji introduced?
A) Dagh (branding of horses)
B) Huliya (descriptive roll of soldiers)
C) Both A and B
D) None
Answer: C) Both A and B
Explanation: Prevented false claims of soldiers/horses.
42. Alauddin Khalji’s revenue system was based on?
A) Half of the produce (50%) as land revenue
B) Fixed cash rents
C) Free grants
D) Jagirdari
Answer: A) Half of the produce
Explanation: Collected directly from cultivators without intermediaries.
43. Alauddin Khalji ordered measurement of land for revenue by?
A) Chain method
B) Bamboo sticks
C) Jaribs (measuring ropes)
D) Estimation only
Answer: C) Jaribs
Explanation: Land measured to assess tax.
44. Alauddin Khalji prohibited?
A) Social gatherings of nobles
B) Drinking liquor
C) Marriage alliances without permission
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Explanation: To crush nobles’ power and conspiracies.
45. Which Mongol leader’s invasion was successfully repelled by Alauddin Khalji?
A) Genghis Khan
B) Qutlugh Khwaja
C) Timur
D) Chengiz’s grandson
Answer: B) Qutlugh Khwaja
Explanation: Mongols invaded several times, Alauddin’s army defeated them.
46. Which of the following was not a measure of Alauddin Khalji?
A) Market control
B) Cash payment to soldiers
C) Abolition of Iqtadari system
D) Chain of justice
Answer: D) Chain of justice
Explanation: This was started by Firoz Shah Tughlaq, not Alauddin.
47. Alauddin Khalji’s empire extended from?
A) Punjab to Bihar only
B) Himalayas to Deccan (Madurai)
C) Delhi to Bengal
D) Gujarat to Orissa
Answer: B) Himalayas to Deccan (Madurai)
Explanation: First Sultan to control nearly whole of India (except east).
48. Alauddin Khalji was succeeded by?
A) Mubarak Shah Khalji
B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
C) Balban
D) Nasiruddin Mahmud
Answer: A) Mubarak Shah Khalji
Explanation: His son took over but was weak and later killed by Khusro Khan.
49. The Khalji dynasty ended with?
A) Alauddin Khalji’s death
B) Khusro Khan’s murder by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
C) Mongol invasion
D) Timur’s invasion
Answer: B) Khusro Khan’s murder by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Explanation: Tughlaq founded the new dynasty in 1320.
50. Alauddin Khalji’s famous general who later tried to establish his own kingdom in Gujarat was?
A) Nusrat Khan
B) Zafar Khan
C) Alp Khan
D) Malik Kafur
Answer: D) Malik Kafur
Explanation: After Alauddin’s death, Malik Kafur became regent, but was later killed.
Tughlaq Dynasty (1320–1414)
51. Who founded the Tughlaq dynasty?
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (Ghazi Malik)
C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Explanation: After killing Khusro Khan in 1320, Ghiyasuddin established the Tughlaq dynasty.
52. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq built which city?
A) Siri
B) Tughlaqabad
C) Firozabad
D) Jahanpanah
Answer: B) Tughlaqabad
Explanation: A fortified city near Delhi, later abandoned.
53. Muhammad bin Tughlaq is famous as?
A) Wisest fool
B) Lion Sultan
C) Lakh Baksh
D) Shadow of God
Answer: A) Wisest fool
Explanation: Due to his ambitious but failed experiments (token currency, shifting capital, etc.).
54. Muhammad bin Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to?
A) Agra
B) Devagiri (Daulatabad)
C) Lahore
D) Gwalior
Answer: B) Devagiri (Daulatabad)
Explanation: He forced people to migrate; policy failed.
55. The main reason for Muhammad bin Tughlaq shifting his capital was?
A) To control South India
B) To escape Mongol invasions
C) Both A and B
D) To punish Delhi nobles
Answer: C) Both A and B
Explanation: Daulatabad was more central and safe from Mongols, but relocation failed.
56. Muhammad bin Tughlaq introduced token currency in?
A) Silver
B) Bronze and copper
C) Gold
D) Iron
Answer: B) Bronze and copper
Explanation: It was easily counterfeited; scheme failed.
57. Which Sultan increased land tax in the Doab region, leading to peasant revolts?
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Balban
Answer: B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Explanation: He raised taxes in Doab during famine, causing discontent.
58. Who was the first Sultan to introduce an agricultural loan system (Takavi)?
A) Iltutmish
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Explanation: Provided loans to farmers for cultivation, but poorly implemented.
59. Who established the Diwan-i-Kohi (department of agriculture)?
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Balban
Answer: B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Explanation: For agricultural reforms, but project failed.
60. Which Sultan restored Jizya as a separate tax (even on Brahmins)?
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Sikandar Lodi
Answer: C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Explanation: He was orthodox and re-imposed Jizya strictly.
61. Which Sultan built canals for irrigation and promoted agriculture?
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D) Ghiyasuddin Balban
Answer: B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Explanation: He constructed canals from Yamuna and Sutlej.
62. Which Sultan transferred Ashokan pillars (from Topra & Meerut) to Delhi?
A) Balban
B) Iltutmish
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Alauddin Khalji
Answer: C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Explanation: Erected Ashokan pillars at Delhi.
63. Who set up Diwan-i-Khairat (charity department) and Diwan-i-Bandagan (department of slaves)?
A) Iltutmish
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Answer: C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Explanation: For welfare measures and maintaining slaves.
64. Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty?
A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq II
B) Nasiruddin Mahmud Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Answer: B) Nasiruddin Mahmud Tughlaq
Explanation: He ruled till 1414, when Sayyids took over.
Sayyid Dynasty (1414–1451)
65. Who founded the Sayyid dynasty?
A) Khizr Khan
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Bahlul Lodi
Answer: A) Khizr Khan
Explanation: Appointed governor of Delhi by Timur; founded dynasty in 1414.
66. Sayyid rulers considered themselves vassals of?
A) Abbasid Caliphs
B) Timur and his successors
C) Ottoman Caliphs
D) Mughals
Answer: B) Timur and his successors
Explanation: They ruled in name of Timur’s dynasty.
67. The last ruler of Sayyid dynasty was?
A) Khizr Khan
B) Mubarak Shah
C) Muhammad Shah
D) Alauddin Alam Shah
Answer: D) Alauddin Alam Shah
Explanation: He gave up throne voluntarily in 1451, paving way for Lodis.
Lodi Dynasty (1451–1526)
68. Who founded the Lodi dynasty?
A) Sikandar Lodi
B) Bahlul Lodi
C) Ibrahim Lodi
D) Alauddin Alam Shah
Answer: B) Bahlul Lodi
Explanation: Afghan noble, established dynasty in 1451.
69. The Lodi dynasty was of which origin?
A) Turkish
B) Afghan (Pashtun)
C) Arab
D) Persian
Answer: B) Afghan
Explanation: First Afghan dynasty to rule Delhi.
70. The most powerful Lodi ruler was?
A) Bahlul Lodi
B) Sikandar Lodi
C) Ibrahim Lodi
D) Khizr Khan
Answer: B) Sikandar Lodi
Explanation: Expanded empire, founded Agra in 1504.
71. Who founded the city of Agra in 1504?
A) Akbar
B) Babur
C) Sikandar Lodi
D) Alauddin Khalji
Answer: C) Sikandar Lodi
Explanation: It became a Mughal capital later.
72. Which Lodi Sultan introduced strict market control like Alauddin Khalji?
A) Bahlul Lodi
B) Sikandar Lodi
C) Ibrahim Lodi
D) None
Answer: B) Sikandar Lodi
Explanation: Regulated prices, improved agriculture.
73. The last Sultan of Delhi was?
A) Sikandar Lodi
B) Bahlul Lodi
C) Ibrahim Lodi
D) Daulat Khan Lodi
Answer: C) Ibrahim Lodi
Explanation: Defeated by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat (1526).
74. The First Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between?
A) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
B) Babur and Daulat Khan
C) Babur and Rana Sanga
D) Babur and Humayun
Answer: A) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
Explanation: Babur’s victory ended Delhi Sultanate, established Mughal Empire.
75. The main reason for Ibrahim Lodi’s defeat at Panipat was?
A) Weak leadership
B) Afghan disunity and betrayal
C) Babur’s use of artillery (guns & cannons)
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Explanation: Afghan nobles betrayed Lodi; Babur’s artillery and tactics proved decisive.
76. The Delhi Sultanate ruled India from?
A) 1192–1526
B) 1206–1526
C) 1206–1540
D) 1191–1520
Answer: B) 1206–1526
Explanation: The actual Delhi Sultanate was founded in 1206 when Qutbuddin Aibak, a slave and general of Ghori, declared himself Sultan after Ghori’s death.The Delhi Sultanate ended in 1526 with the First Battle of Panipat, where Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi, paving the way for the Mughal Empire.
77. The Delhi Sultanate period is often described as the beginning of?
A) Mughal rule in India
B) Islamic political dominance in North India
C) Maratha supremacy
D) European colonization
Answer: B) Islamic political dominance in North India
Explanation: It laid the foundation for Islamic rule that lasted till the Mughals.
78. The Delhi Sultans introduced which new system of land revenue collection?
A) Zamindari
B) Iqtadari system
C) Ryotwari
D) Mahalwari
Answer: B) Iqtadari system
Explanation: Land was divided into iqtas granted to nobles who collected revenue in return for military service.
79. The official language of the Delhi Sultanate was?
A) Hindi
B) Persian
C) Arabic
D) Urdu
Answer: B) Persian
Explanation: Persian became the court and administrative language.
80. The Delhi Sultanate gave rise to which new composite culture?
A) Indo-Persian culture
B) Dravidian culture
C) Indo-European culture
D) Aryan culture
Answer: A) Indo-Persian culture
Explanation: A fusion of Indian and Islamic traditions in art, architecture, music, and language.
81. The famous scholar Amir Khusrau lived during the reign of?
A) Iltutmish
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Balban
Answer: B) Alauddin Khalji
Explanation: He was a court poet, musician, and Persian writer.
82. Amir Khusrau is credited with the introduction of which musical forms?
A) Qawwali and Khayal
B) Dhrupad only
C) Rabindra Sangeet
D) Bhajan
Answer: A) Qawwali and Khayal
Explanation: He blended Persian and Indian styles.
83. The language that gradually evolved during Delhi Sultanate combining Hindi and Persian vocabulary was?
A) Sanskrit
B) Urdu/Hindustani
C) Prakrit
D) Pali
Answer: B) Urdu/Hindustani
Explanation: Emerged as a common language for masses and army.
84. The Alai Darwaza in Delhi was built by?
A) Qutbuddin Aibak
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: B) Alauddin Khalji
Explanation: It is noted for its true arch and dome style.
85. Who built the Hauz Khas reservoir in Delhi?
A) Balban
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Iltutmish
Answer: B) Alauddin Khalji
Explanation: To supply water to Siri city, later beautified by Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
86. Which Sultan is credited with building Firozabad and several canals?
A) Balban
B) Iltutmish
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Alauddin Khalji
Answer: C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Explanation: He focused on public works and welfare.
87. The Delhi Sultanate contributed to the growth of which style of architecture?
A) Indo-Islamic architecture
B) Mughal architecture only
C) Vijayanagara style
D) Dravidian temple style
Answer: A) Indo-Islamic architecture
Explanation: Fusion of Islamic arches, domes with Indian decorative motifs.
88. Which Sultanate ruler is associated with the introduction of jizya as a separate tax on non-Muslims?
A) Balban
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Bahlul Lodi
Answer: C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Explanation: He strictly imposed jizya, even on Brahmins.
89. The Delhi Sultanate’s decline was hastened by which invasion?
A) Chengiz Khan
B) Timur (1398)
C) Babur (1526)
D) Nadir Shah
Answer: B) Timur (1398)
Explanation: His invasion destroyed Delhi, weakening Tughlaq rule.
90. Timur’s invasion in 1398 occurred during the reign of?
A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C) Nasiruddin Mahmud Tughlaq
D) Khizr Khan
Answer: C) Nasiruddin Mahmud Tughlaq
Explanation: The last Tughlaq ruler; invasion broke the Sultanate.
91. The most important economic activity during Delhi Sultanate was?
A) Industry
B) Agriculture
C) Trade
D) Banking
Answer: B) Agriculture
Explanation: Land revenue was the main source of income for the state.
92. Which Sultanate ruler tried to maintain large granaries to prevent famines?
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Balban
Answer: A) Alauddin Khalji
Explanation: His market reforms also regulated grain supply.
93. The coins introduced by Iltutmish were?
A) Rupiya and Dam
B) Tanka (silver) and Jital (copper)
C) Mohur (gold)
D) Pice
Answer: B) Tanka (silver) and Jital (copper)
Explanation: They became standard currency for centuries.
94. The title “Second Alexander” (Sikandar-i-Sani) was assumed by?
A) Balban
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D) Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: B) Alauddin Khalji
Explanation: Due to his vast military conquests.
95. The Delhi Sultanate is considered important in Indian history because?
A) It established centralized administration in North India
B) It introduced Indo-Islamic culture
C) It prepared the ground for Mughal Empire
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Explanation: It left deep political, cultural, and economic impact.
96. The decline of Delhi Sultanate was mainly due to?
A) Weak rulers after Alauddin and Firoz
B) Internal rebellions and Afghan–Turkish rivalry
C) Invasions of Timur and Babur
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Explanation: Multiple causes led to its fall.
97. Which Sultan patronized the historian Ziauddin Barani?
A) Balban
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Explanation: Barani wrote Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi describing the Sultanate.
98. The Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi was written by?
A) Amir Khusrau
B) Ziauddin Barani
C) Minhaj-us-Siraj
D) Ibn Battuta
Answer: B) Ziauddin Barani
Explanation: A major source of Delhi Sultanate history.
99. Who among the following travellers visited India during Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s reign?
A) Ibn Battuta (Morocco)
B) Marco Polo
C) Domingo Paes
D) Nicolo Conti
Answer: A) Ibn Battuta
Explanation: He served as Qazi at Delhi; wrote Rihla.
100. The Delhi Sultanate finally ended in?
A) 1398 with Timur’s invasion
B) 1451 with Sayyid dynasty fall
C) 1526 with First Battle of Panipat
D) 1565 with Battle of Talikota
Answer: C) 1526 with First Battle of Panipat
Explanation: Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi → end of Sultanate, beginning of Mughal rule.