14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Delhi Sultanate)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/04/2026
1. Who broke the power of ‘Chahalgani nobles’?
2. Which dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate ruled for the shortest period?
3. Which one of the following sultans of Delhi introduced measures for improving the quality of fruits?
4. Who among the following appointed Ibn Battuta as the Chief Qazi of Delhi?
5. Who among the following sultans of Delhi was the first to have paid to his soldiers in cash?
6. Match the following (Monuments) with their Builder.
| List I (Monuments) | List II (Builder) |
| A. Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque | 1. Alauddin Khilji |
| B. Hauz Khas in Delhi | 2. Iltutmish |
| C. Adilabad Fort | 3. Muhammad bin Tughluq |
| D. Jama Masjid in Budayun (Badaun) | 4. Qutbuddin Aibak |
7. Consider the following statements.
I. In the revenue administration of Delhi Sultanate, the in-charge of revenue collection was known as ‘Amil’. II. The Iqta system of Sultans of Delhi was an ancient indigenous institution. III. The office of ‘Mir Bakshi’ came into existence during the reign of Khilji Sultans of Delhi. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
8. Which sultan of the Delhi Sultanate broke the sacred images of the Jwalamukhi temple at Naga Kot and ordered the temples of Mathura to be destroyed?
9. Who of the following has given a detailed description of the postal system during the Sultanate period?
10. Which of the following annexed the Sharqi dynasty?
11. Who was the first Muslim ruler to formulate the ‘theory of kingship’ similar to the ‘theory of divine right of the kings’?
12. Who among the following composed Taj-ul-Masir?
13. The first sovereign ruler of Delhi, Iltutmish was also known as
14. Which city was chosen by Iltutmish as the capital of the Delhi Sultanate?
15. 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?
16. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the Afghan rulers to the throne of Delhi?
17. Which of the following Sultan introduced ‘Gaz-i-Sikandari’ for measurement of land which was later used by Sher Shah and Akbar?
19. Which Delhi sultan built the maximum number of canals?
20. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi had accepted the suzerainty of the Timurid ruler, Mirza Shah Rukh?
21. For the first time, the token currency was introduced in India by
22. Who among the following sultans succeeded in finally breaking and destroying the power of Turkan-i-Chihalgani?
23. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
24. Qutbuddin Aibak’s death in 1210 CE happened during the playing of which sport?
25. Which of the following indicates taxes levied on the land product?
I. Kharaj II. Khums III. Ushr IV. Muktai
Select your answer from the following codes.
26. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to participate in the public celebration of Holi?
27. What is Adhai Din Ka Jhopra?
28. For whom did Alauddin Khilji introduce the price control policy?
29. Consider the following statements.
I. Kitab-i-Nauras, a collection of songs in praise of Hindu deities and Muslim Saints, was written by Ibrahim Adil Shah II. II. Amir Khusrau was the originator in India of the early form of the musical style known as Qawwali. Which of these statements is/are correct?
30. Which among the following was the first woman ruler of India?
31. Who among the following was the author of Tarikh-i-Alai, which contains the details of the first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khilji?
32. The Sultan of Delhi who was very concerned about charity and alms and established a department called ‘Diwan-i-Khairat’ for it, was
33. Who among the following was responsible for terminating Razia Sultan from the throne of the Delhi Sultanate?
34. Who brought two Ashoka Pillars to Delhi from Topra and Meerut?
35. Who was the author of Tabaqat-i-Nasiri?
36. Who was the last ruler of the Slave dynasty?
37. On whose coins was the name of the last caliph of Baghdad inscribed for the first time?
38. The most rulers (amirs) and sultans of the Sultanate period belonged to the class
39. Ibn Battuta, the Moorish traveller, visited India during the reign of
40. Amir Khusrau played a pioneer role in the development of
41. Which sultan in order to forestall conspiracies banned banquets and assemblies and prepared the country with his spies?
42. Which Sultan of Delhi had established a separate agriculture department and had planned the ‘rotation of crops’?
43. Ibn Battuta’s work, Rihla, completed in 1355, is
44. Who was the last ruler from Tughlaq dynasty to rule over the Delhi Sultanate?
45. India’s first tomb constructed in the Indo-Islamic style was
46. Nasiruddin Mahmud gave the title of Ulughu Khan to which among the following?
47. Which Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate built Hauz Khas, a pleasure resort and also built the Kotla Fort?
48. Which Sultan was the first to proclaim that the state in India of the Delhi Sultanate cannot be a truly Islamic State?
49. Who among the following was not a noble under Alauddin Khilji?
50. The capital of the Slave dynasty under Qutbuddin Aibak was at
