14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Delhi Sultanate)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 15/03/2026
1. Who was the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty?
2. Which ruler of the Slave dynasty started the tradition of Sijdah and Paiboos?
3. Who brought two Ashoka Pillars to Delhi from Topra and Meerut?
4. Who among the following Rajput rulers is known to have written a book on music?
5. When did the rule of the Delhi Sultanate begin in India?
6. Who among the following composed Taj-ul-Masir?
7. In 1306 CE which river served as the boundary between Mongol and Delhi Sultanate?
8. For whom did Alauddin Khilji introduce the price control policy?
9. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (Southern States and Rulers at the time of Alauddin Khilji's Invasion)
| States | Rulers |
| (a) Devagiri (Yadavas) | Ramchandra (Ramachandra Deva) |
| (b) Warangal (Kakatiyas) | Shankar Dev |
| (c) Hoysala (Hoysalas) | Vira Ballala (Veer Ballal III) |
| (d) Madurai (Pandyas) | Vira Pandya (Veer Pandya) |
10. Whom did the Caliph of Baghdad recognise as the ruler of the Muslim Kingdom of India?
11. Amir Khusrau played a pioneer role in the development of
12. Name the group established by Iltutmish?
13. Al-Biruni came to India with
14. Which sultan demanded half the crops on land after measurement as revenue?
15. Consider the following statements:
I. Alauddin Khilji held religious discourse with Acharya Mahasena.
II. Alauddin Khilji and Muhammad bin Tughluq demanded one-sixth of the agricultural produce as revenue from the peasants.
Which of the statements(s) given above is/are correct?
16. Ain-i-Mulk-Multani had not served under which among the following rulers?
17. The composer of Kirti-Stambh Prashasti was:
18. Which historian had written that Mubarak Shah sometimes used to come in a naked position at the royal court?
19. On whose coins was the name of the last caliph of Baghdad inscribed for the first time?
20. The term ‘Chakla’ has been used in Medieval Indian History sources. This was
21. Which Sufi Saint was put to death by Jalaluddin Khilji for attempting a rebellion?
22. In the Delhi Sultanate, an administrative unit called ‘Paragana’ was headed by an official known as
23. Which one of the following dynasties ruled over India after the invasion of Timur?
24. Between 1309 and 1311, Malik Kafur led two campaigns in South India. The significance of the expeditions lies in that:
I. they reflected a high degree of boldness and spirit of adventure on the part of the Delhi rulers. II. the invaders returned to Delhi with untold wealth. III. they provided fresh geographical knowledge. IV. Alauddin promoted Malik Kafur to the rank of Malik-naib or Vice-Regent of the Empire. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
25. The city of Jaunpur was founded in the memory of
26. Who among the following sultans of Delhi was the first to have paid to his soldiers in cash?
27. Which Delhi sultan built the maximum number of canals?
28. Which sultan in order to forestall conspiracies banned banquets and assemblies and prepared the country with his spies?
29. Which of the following was not one of the revenue and agrarian measures of Firuz Shah Tughlaq?
30. Who were called ‘Dastar-Bandan’?
31. Which of the following rulers of the Delhi Sultanate abolished the Iqtas?
32. Amir Khusrau, the ‘Parrot of India’, was born at
33. Who among the following sultans of Delhi assumed the title Sikandar-i-Sani?
34. Which Mongol leader’s ambassadors were respected and honoured by Balban during the reign of Nasiruddin Mohammad Shah?
35. Who introduced the system of Dagh (the branding of horses) and Chehra (descriptive role of soldiers)?
36. Match List I (Author) with List II (Work) and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
| List I (Author) | List II (Work) |
| A. Ziauddin Barani | 1. Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi |
| B. Hasan Nizami | 2. Tabaqat-i-Nasiri |
| C. Minhaj-al-Siraj | 3. Tarikh-i-Firuzshahi |
| D. Yahia-bin-Ahmad | 4. Taj-ul-Maasir |
37. With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statements is correct?
38. The statement, "India is not Arabia, it is not practically feasible to convert it into Dar-al-Islam", is associated with
39. Zawabit were concerned with
40. The historian Barani refused to consider the state in India under Delhi Sultans as truly Islamic because
41. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi had accepted the suzerainty of the Timurid ruler, Mirza Shah Rukh?
42. Who was the famous author of Kitab ul-Hind?
43. Who among the following sultans received the title of ‘Syed-us-salatin’ from the Caliph?
44. Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant
45. Amir Khusrau gives the first graphic description of Jauhar of Rajput women, after the victory of Alauddin Khilji over which Rajput state?
46. The Sultan of Delhi who was very concerned about charity and alms and established a department called ‘Diwan-i-Khairat’ for it, was
47. The term ‘Apabhramsa’ was used in medieval Sanskrit text to denote
48. The capital of the Slave dynasty under Qutbuddin Aibak was at
49. The earliest and most interesting example of Islamic architecture in India was the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque. What was the original construction at the site of this mosque?
