Khilji Dynasty Top 100 MCQs With Answer and Explanation

1. The Khilji dynasty ruled India during?
A) 1206–1290
B) 1290–1320
C) 1320–1414
D) 1414–1451

2. Who was the founder of the Khilji Dynasty?
A) Alauddin Khilji
B) Jalal-ud-din Khilji
C) Ghiyasuddin Balban
D) Mubarak Shah

3. The Khiljis belonged originally to which ethnic group?
A) Arabs
B) Afghans (Turk-Afghans)
C) Persians
D) Rajputs

4. The last ruler of the Slave dynasty (defeated by Khiljis) was?
A) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
B) Razia Sultan
C) Kaiqubad
D) Balban

5. Jalal-ud-din Khilji’s reign was noted for?
A) Harshness
B) Mildness and leniency
C) Economic reforms
D) Expansion to South India

6. Jalal-ud-din Khilji shifted the capital from Delhi to?
A) Lahore
B) Kilokhari
C) Agra
D) Jaunpur

7. Who succeeded Jalal-ud-din Khilji?
A) Alauddin Khilji
B) Mubarak Shah
C) Khusro Khan
D) Balban

8. Alauddin Khilji assassinated Jalal-ud-din at?
A) Kara (near Allahabad)
B) Delhi
C) Kilokhari
D) Chittor

9. Jalal-ud-din Khilji is often described by historians as?
A) Harsh conqueror
B) Idealist, but too mild for the times
C) Founder of reforms
D) Destroyer of Mongols

10. Which dynasty immediately followed the Khiljis?
A) Slave Dynasty
B) Tughlaq Dynasty
C) Sayyid Dynasty
D) Lodi Dynasty

11. The Khilji Dynasty faced continuous invasions from?
A) Persians
B) Afghans
C) Mongols
D) Arabs

12. Who led the Mongol invasion during Jalal-ud-din Khilji’s reign (1292)?
A) Chengiz Khan
B) Qutlugh Khwaja
C) Taimur
D) Hulegu

13. Jalal-ud-din Khilji’s policy towards Mongols was?
A) Aggressive military confrontation
B) Diplomatic and conciliatory
C) Complete surrender
D) Expansion into Mongol territory

14. The Khilji nobles opposed Jalal-ud-din’s accession because?
A) He was too young
B) He was considered Afghan, not a “true Turk”
C) He lacked military experience
D) He was not from royal blood

15. Which was Jalal-ud-din’s biggest weakness as Sultan?
A) Harsh taxation
B) Harshness towards nobles
C) Excessive leniency
D) Overexpansion

16. The Khilji dynasty came to power by overthrowing?
A) Mamluks (Slave Dynasty)
B) Tughlaqs
C) Sayyids
D) Lodis

17. Who assassinated Jalal-ud-din Khilji in 1296?
A) Balban
B) Alauddin Khilji
C) Khusro Khan
D) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

18. The early Khilji rulers faced maximum resistance from which group inside the Delhi Sultanate?
A) Hindus
B) Rajputs
C) Turkish nobles
D) Marathas

19. Jalal-ud-din Khilji’s reign is remembered in history for?
A) Religious orthodoxy
B) Peaceful rule but weak foreign policy
C) Major conquests in South India
D) Market reforms

20. Alauddin Khilji was originally governor of which place before becoming Sultan?
A) Kara (near Allahabad)
B) Lahore
C) Bengal
D) Gujarat

21. The Khilji Dynasty lasted for how many years?
A) About 50 years
B) About 30 years
C) About 80 years
D) About 100 years

22. The Khiljis marked which phase of Delhi Sultanate?
A) Expansionist and militarist phase
B) Decline and disintegration
C) Foundation and consolidation
D) Revival of Hindu kingdoms

23. The Khiljis first consolidated power in which region?
A) Punjab
B) Delhi–Agra region
C) Kara–Jaunpur region
D) Bengal

24. The Khilji dynasty is particularly remembered in Indian history for?
A) Religious policies
B) South Indian conquests & economic reforms
C) Persian literature
D) Naval expeditions

25. Which Khilji ruler is considered the true consolidator of the dynasty?
A) Jalal-ud-din
B) Alauddin Khilji
C) Mubarak Shah
D) Khusro Khan

26. Alauddin Khilji ruled during which years?
A) 1266–1287
B) 1296–1316
C) 1316–1320
D) 1320–1335

27. Which title did Alauddin Khilji assume after becoming Sultan?
A) Ghiyasuddin
B) Sikandar Sani (Second Alexander)
C) Zia-ud-din
D) Shah-i-Shah

28. The first major military campaign of Alauddin Khilji was against?
A) Gujarat
B) Malwa
C) Devagiri (Yadavas)
D) Chittor

29. Alauddin Khilji’s conquest of Gujarat (1299) was led by his generals?
A) Malik Kafur and Nusrat Khan
B) Ulugh Khan and Ghazi Malik
C) Qutlugh Khwaja and Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
D) Amir Khusrau and Ain-ul-Mulk

30. The famous Jain temples at Somnath were plundered by Alauddin’s forces under?
A) Nusrat Khan
B) Malik Kafur
C) Ghazi Malik
D) Zafar Khan

31. Who was captured during Alauddin Khilji’s conquest of Gujarat and later rose to prominence?
A) Amir Khusrau
B) Malik Kafur (Hazar Dinari)
C) Nusrat Khan
D) Zafar Khan

32. Alauddin Khilji captured Ranthambore in 1301 by defeating?
A) Rana Kumbha
B) Rai Karan
C) Hamir Deo (Rajput ruler)
D) Rana Pratap

33. The Battle of Chittor (1303) was fought between Alauddin Khilji and?
A) Rana Sanga
B) Rana Kumbha
C) Rana Ratan Singh
D) Rana Pratap

34. Which romantic tale is associated with the siege of Chittor by Alauddin Khilji?
A) Chandravati and Kumbha
B) Padmavat (Rani Padmini)
C) Noorjahan
D) Razia Sultan

35. Alauddin Khilji captured Malwa in?
A) 1301
B) 1305
C) 1308
D) 1310

36. The Mongol invasion during Alauddin Khilji’s reign (1299) was defeated at?
A) Chanderi
B) Siri Fort, Delhi
C) Kili (near Delhi)
D) Ranthambore

37. Alauddin Khilji built the new capital city of Delhi at?
A) Mehrauli
B) Kilokhari
C) Siri
D) Firozabad

38. Which Khilji general conquered Devagiri again in 1307–08?
A) Nusrat Khan
B) Malik Kafur
C) Ghazi Malik
D) Zafar Khan

39. The famous southern expeditions of Alauddin Khilji were carried out by?
A) Zafar Khan
B) Nusrat Khan
C) Malik Kafur
D) Ain-ul-Mulk

40. Malik Kafur’s Deccan campaigns included the conquest of?
A) Yadavas of Devagiri
B) Kakatiyas of Warangal
C) Hoysalas of Dwarasamudra
D) All of the above

41. The Kakatiya ruler of Warangal defeated by Malik Kafur was?
A) Prataparudra Deva II
B) Rudradeva
C) Rudrama Devi
D) Ganapati Deva

42. Malik Kafur’s expedition against Hoysalas led to capture of?
A) Hampi
B) Halebidu (Dwarasamudra)
C) Mysore
D) Vijayanagara

43. Malik Kafur also plundered Madurai in?
A) 1305
B) 1310–11
C) 1314
D) 1320

44. The famous Koh-i-Noor diamond was acquired by Alauddin Khilji during the conquest of?
A) Gujarat
B) Devagiri
C) Warangal
D) Malwa

45. Alauddin Khilji never attempted to conquer?
A) Malwa
B) Bengal
C) Gujarat
D) Warangal

46. Which famous Mongol leader was captured and executed by Alauddin Khilji?
A) Qutlugh Khwaja
B) Targhi
C) Ali Beg and Tartaq
D) Taimur

47. Alauddin Khilji established his frontier defense system against Mongols by?
A) Fortifying Siri and Delhi
B) Stationing large standing army
C) Using spy system
D) All of the above

48. Which historian praised Alauddin Khilji as the first Delhi Sultan to build a true empire in India?
A) Ziauddin Barani
B) Amir Khusrau
C) Ibn Battuta
D) Ferishta

49. Alauddin Khilji’s conquests of South India paved the way for?
A) Establishment of Bahmani Kingdom
B) Rise of Vijayanagara Empire
C) Both A and B
D) Maratha power

50. Which of the following best describes Alauddin Khilji’s military achievement?
A) He was first Sultan to expand rule deep into South India
B) He permanently annexed all southern kingdoms
C) He abandoned frontier defense
D) He failed to check Mongols

51. Alauddin Khilji’s administrative system is especially remembered for?
A) Religious reforms
B) Market control and economic reforms
C) Naval expeditions
D) Alliance with Mongols

52. Alauddin maintained a large standing army mainly to?
A) Defend against Mongol invasions
B) Expand into Bengal
C) Fight Rajputs only
D) Maintain internal peace

53. The army under Alauddin Khilji was paid?
A) In land grants (iqtas)
B) In cash (regular salary)
C) By sharing loot
D) Through jagirs

54. To check corruption in the army, Alauddin introduced?
A) Rotation of commanders
B) Dagh (branding of horses) and Chehra (descriptive rolls of soldiers)
C) Abolition of jagirs
D) Recruitment of foreign soldiers

55. Alauddin Khilji appointed which officer to control the market system?
A) Shahna-i-Mandi
B) Amir-i-Akhur
C) Diwan-i-Riyasat
D) Kotwal

56. The officer who supervised the supply of grain and food in Delhi was?
A) Diwan-i-Riyasat
B) Shahna-i-Mandi
C) Barid-i-Mandi
D) Muhtasib

57. The chief officer in charge of the overall market control system was?
A) Shahna-i-Mandi
B) Diwan-i-Riyasat
C) Barid-i-Mandi
D) Kotwal

58. The main purpose of Alauddin’s price control system was?
A) Welfare of people
B) To prevent inflation and maintain cheap supply for soldiers
C) To increase state revenue
D) To attract merchants from abroad

59. Alauddin Khilji fixed the price of essential commodities in Delhi by?
A) Issuing farmans
B) Setting up regulated markets (mandis)
C) Using secret spies
D) All of the above

60. Alauddin Khilji’s revenue reforms included?
A) Direct collection from peasants
B) Abolition of intermediaries (zamindars and nobles)
C) Standard measurement of land
D) All of the above

61. Alauddin ordered measurement of cultivable land in?
A) Gujarat
B) Doab region (between Ganga–Yamuna)
C) Bengal
D) Punjab

62. The land revenue under Alauddin Khilji was fixed at?
A) One-fourth of produce
B) One-third to one-half of produce
C) One-fifth of produce
D) Half in cash and half in kind

63. Alauddin abolished which practice among nobles to strengthen Sultan’s control?
A) Iqta system
B) Grant of pensions
C) Giving private gifts and presents
D) None of these

64. Alauddin abolished the practice of?
A) Pilgrimage tax
B) Free grants (charities) to nobles and clergy
C) Minting of silver coins
D) Land revenue collection

65. Alauddin Khilji did not impose which of the following taxes?
A) Kharaj (land tax)
B) Zakat (charity tax)
C) Ushr (irrigated land tax)
D) Jizya (on Hindus)

66. To maintain strict control, Alauddin introduced a system of?
A) Espionage and intelligence
B) Fortifying towns
C) Dividing provinces into iqta
D) Both A and C

67. The “Mustakraj” in Alauddin’s administration referred to?
A) Officer collecting land revenue arrears
B) Officer maintaining army horses
C) Officer supervising markets
D) Officer in charge of royal mint

68. Alauddin Khilji banned the sale of liquor and intoxicants because?
A) He was a strict Muslim
B) He feared conspiracies by drunk nobles
C) It reduced tax collection
D) To encourage agriculture

69. The secret reports from provinces and markets during Alauddin Khilji’s reign were sent by?
A) Barids (intelligence officers)
B) Kotwals
C) Shahna-i-Mandi
D) Nobles

70. Alauddin’s taxation policy had a major impact on?
A) Nobles became more powerful
B) Peasantry became very poor
C) Ulema gained power
D) Revenue declined

71. Alauddin’s economic reforms were designed primarily to?
A) Increase trade with Arabs
B) Maintain large standing army at low cost
C) Abolish feudalism completely
D) Enrich ulema and nobles

72. Which contemporary historian gave detailed description of Alauddin Khilji’s market regulations?
A) Ziauddin Barani
B) Amir Khusrau
C) Ibn Battuta
D) Abul Fazl

73. Amir Khusrau, who lived in Alauddin’s court, was famous as?
A) Historian
B) Poet and musician
C) General
D) Revenue officer

74. Alauddin’s taxation and administrative system resembled later reforms of?
A) Sher Shah Suri and Akbar
B) Balban
C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D) Aurangzeb

75. Which of the following best describes Alauddin’s administration?
A) Harsh, centralized, militaristic and revenue-oriented
B) Liberal and tolerant
C) Religious and orthodox
D) Decentralized and feudal

76. Alauddin Khilji died in?
A) 1314
B) 1315
C) 1316
D) 1320

77. Who succeeded Alauddin Khilji?
A) Mubarak Shah
B) Malik Kafur
C) Khusro Khan
D) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

78. Mubarak Shah Khilji was assassinated by?
A) Malik Kafur
B) Khusro Khan
C) Ghazi Malik
D) Zafar Khan

79. Khusro Khan’s short rule ended when he was defeated by?
A) Alauddin Khilji’s sons
B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (founder of Tughlaq dynasty)
C) Balban
D) Mongols

80. The Khilji dynasty ruled for approximately?
A) 20 years
B) 30 years
C) 50 years
D) 100 years

81. The main cause of the decline of Khilji dynasty was?
A) External invasions
B) Weak successors after Alauddin Khilji
C) Economic collapse
D) Rajput resistance

82. The most important legacy of Alauddin Khilji was?
A) Religious tolerance
B) Market regulations and strong centralized administration
C) Naval expeditions
D) Patronage of Buddhism

83. Which poet-musician was a contemporary of Alauddin Khilji?
A) Tulsidas
B) Kabir
C) Amir Khusrau
D) Badauni

84. Alauddin Khilji’s policy towards nobles aimed at?
A) Increasing their power
B) Restricting their power through harsh measures
C) Abolishing iqta system
D) Making them hereditary rulers

85. Which Khilji ruler declared himself as “Naib-i-Khudai” (Deputy of God)?
A) Jalal-ud-din Khilji
B) Alauddin Khilji
C) Mubarak Shah
D) Khusro Khan

86. The famous romantic epic Padmavat, associated with Alauddin’s Chittor campaign, was composed by?
A) Amir Khusrau
B) Ziauddin Barani
C) Malik Muhammad Jayasi
D) Abul Fazl

87. Which Khilji ruler took the title of “Hazrat-i-Ala”?
A) Jalal-ud-din Khilji
B) Alauddin Khilji
C) Mubarak Shah
D) Khusro Khan

88. The Khilji dynasty faced maximum invasions from?
A) Rajputs
B) Mongols
C) Afghans
D) Marathas

89. Alauddin’s conquest of South India was significant because?
A) It brought huge wealth to Delhi
B) It weakened southern dynasties
C) It paved way for Vijayanagara and Bahmani kingdoms
D) All of the above

90. Alauddin Khilji’s administrative measures were praised by which historian?
A) Amir Khusrau
B) Ibn Battuta
C) Ziauddin Barani
D) Ferishta

91. The Khilji dynasty marked which phase of Delhi Sultanate?
A) Foundation
B) Expansion
C) Decline
D) Revival

92. Alauddin’s harsh revenue measures particularly affected?
A) Nobles
B) Peasantry
C) Ulema
D) Traders

93. The famous “Siri Fort” in Delhi was built by?
A) Jalal-ud-din Khilji
B) Alauddin Khilji
C) Mubarak Shah
D) Khusro Khan

94. Alauddin Khilji’s conquest of Chittor led to which cultural event?
A) Jauhar of Rajput women led by Rani Padmini
B) Rise of Vijayanagara
C) Construction of Alai Darwaza
D) Adoption of Din-i-Ilahi

95. The Alai Darwaza in Delhi was built by?
A) Iltutmish
B) Alauddin Khilji
C) Balban
D) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

96. The Khilji dynasty ended with the rise of?
A) Sayyid dynasty
B) Lodi dynasty
C) Tughlaq dynasty
D) Mamluk dynasty

97. Which Khilji ruler was described as “a great pioneer in centralization of power”?
A) Jalal-ud-din
B) Alauddin Khilji
C) Mubarak Shah
D) Khusro Khan

98. The Khilji dynasty contributed most significantly in which field?
A) Literature in Persian
B) Architecture and administration
C) Sea trade expansion
D) Buddhist revival

99. The Khilji dynasty represents which trend in Delhi Sultanate?
A) Afghan vs. Turk struggle for power
B) Hindu revival
C) European influence
D) Rise of Marathas

100. The Khilji dynasty’s legacy in Indian history is?
A) Short-lived but highly impactful in military, administration, and economy
B) Religious tolerance and peace
C) Scientific development
D) Naval expeditions to Arabia