14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Delhi Sultanate)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 26/07/2026
1. Which among the following medieval ruler of India introduced the Iqta system?
2. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
3. Which Mongol leader’s ambassadors were respected and honoured by Balban during the reign of Nasiruddin Mohammad Shah?
4. The Delhi Sultan who transferred the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad (Devagiri) was
5. After consolidating his power, Balban assumed the grand title of
6. About the territorial extent of the Sultanate of Delhi under which sultan, it was said that “The rule of the Lord of the world extends from Delhi to Palam” (about 9 miles)?
7. Ibn Battuta, the Moorish traveller, visited India during the reign of
8. Who was the founder of the Sayyid Dynasty?
9. On whose coins was the name of the last caliph of Baghdad inscribed for the first time?
10. Who among the following did not contribute to the construction of Qutub Minar?
11. Who amongst the following sultans built the fifth storey of Qutub Minar?
12. 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?
13. India’s first tomb constructed in the Indo-Islamic style was
14. Nasiruddin Mahmud gave the title of Ulughu Khan to which among the following?
15. Who among the following composed poems with the pen name ‘Gulrukhi’?
16. Supreme rural officials of land revenue in the Sultanate period were known as
17. Who among the following had established the Diwan-i-Arz department under Delhi Sultanate?
18. The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was
19. The Khilji Sultan of Delhi were
20. Amir Khusrau gives the first graphic description of Jauhar of Rajput women, after the victory of Alauddin Khilji over which Rajput state?
21. Match the following (Architectural Style) with the Associated Dynasty.
| List I (Architectural Style Feature) | List II (Associated Dynasty) |
| A. ‘Lotus bud’ fringe on the underside of the arch. | 1. Sharqis |
| B. Emergence of octagonal tomb. | 2. Vijayanagara |
| C. Use of Bodegoi in the pillar. | 3. Khiljis |
| D. Massive entrance gate with inclined walls. | 4. Tughluqs |
22. Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babur to invade India was
23. Who was the author of Tabaqat-i-Nasiri?
24. In the Delhi Sultanate, an administrative unit called ‘Paragana’ was headed by an official known as
25. Which Delhi sultan built the maximum number of canals?
26. Which Sultan of Delhi had levied ‘Jizya’ on Brahmins?
27. Which Sultan had forbidden the nobles to hold banquets and festivities, and make marriage alliances without his permission?
28. "When he attained kingship, he was fully independent from the rules and order of Shariat”. For which sultan did Barani make this statement?
29. Which one of the following dynasties ruled over India after the invasion of Timur?
30. Father of the new Persian poetry style ‘Sabaq-i-Hind’ or Hindustani style was
32. Which Sultan was the first to proclaim that the state in India of the Delhi Sultanate cannot be a truly Islamic State?
33. Which among the following is a composition of Amir Khusrau?
34. Malik Kafur was General of
35. Who among the following was the author of Tarikh-i-Alai, which contains the details of the first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khilji?
36. Which one of the following is not the characteristic of ‘Iqta System’?
37. Which was the official language in the Delhi Sultanate?
38. Razia Sultan was the daughter of which ruler?
39. Which one of the following pairs (of dynasties and their founders) is not correctly matched?
| Dynasty | Founder |
| (a) Slave Dynasty | Balban |
| (b) Tughlaq Dynasty | Ghiyasuddin |
| (c) Khilji Dynasty | Jalaluddin |
| (d) Second Afghan Empire (Suri) | Sher Shah Suri |
40. Which of the following statements is/are correct about sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq?
41. Who introduced the market control policy?
42. Which of the following was not one of the revenue and agrarian measures of Firuz Shah Tughlaq?
43. What was the full name of Balban?
44. The sultans of which dynasty ruled the country for the longest period?
45. Which one of the following sultans of Delhi introduced measures for improving the quality of fruits?
46. 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 |
47. The statement, "India is not Arabia, it is not practically feasible to convert it into Dar-al-Islam", is associated with
48. Which medieval sultan has the credit of founding the city of Agra and making it the capital of the Sultanate?
49. Public works department was for the first time established by
50. Which sultan in order to forestall conspiracies banned banquets and assemblies and prepared the country with his spies?