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NEW AGE IAS BPSC 65TH CRASH COURSE

Delhi Sultanate: Past year and Probable Questions

1. The transfer of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad was orders by Sultan

(a) Mubarak Shah Khilji (c) Muhammed bin Tughlaq
(b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

2. Which Sultan of Delhi was the first to charge Ghari or House tax
(a) Balban (c) Muhammed bin Tughlaq
(b) Alauddin Khilji (d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

3. Ibn Batutta visited India during the reign of

(a) Ghayasuddin Tughlaq (c) Firoz shah Tuglaq
(b) Muhammed Bin Tughlaq (d) Bahlol Lodi

4. Which one of the following kings of medieval India began the ‘Public distribution system’?
(a) Balban (c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(b) Mohammed Bin Tughlaq (d) Alauddin Khilji

5. Which sultan of Delhi is said to have followed the policy of “Blood and Iron”?
(a) Jalaluddin Khilji (c) Balban
(b) Alauddin Khilji (d) Iltumish

6. For whom did historian Badayuni commented on his death “Sultan got freedom from his masses and masses
from the Sultan”?
(a) Iltumish (c) Aluddin Khilji
(b) Balban (d) Muhammed Bin Tughlaq

7. Which of the following Sultan of Delhi was known as Lakh Bakhsh?

(a) Qutubuddin Aibak (c) Alauddin Khilji
(b) Balban (d) Jalaluddin Khilji

8. Who has been described by Elliot as the Akbar of Sultanate?

(a) Iltumish (c) Alauddin Khilji
(b) Balban (d) Foroz tughlaq

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9. In the Delhi Sultanate, an administrative unit called paragana was headed by an official known as
(a) Amil (c) Shiqdar
(b) Ariz (d) Barid

10. Who among the following Sultans was advised by Qazi Mughisuddin to act according to the laws of Shariat
but the sultan rejected his advice?
(a) Alauddin Khilji (c) Muhammed Bin Tughlaq
(b) Jalauddin Khilji (d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

11. Malik Kafur was the General of

(a) Balban (c) Muhammed Bin Tughlaq
(b) Alauddin Khilji (d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

12. The Lodi dynasty was founded by

(a) Bahlol Lodi (c) Sikander Lodi
(b) Mubarak Shah (d) Ibrahim Lodi

13. Who was the first real king of Delhi Sultanate?

(a) Qutubuddin Aibak (c) Balban
(b) Iltumish (d) Alauddin Khilji

14. Muhammed Bin Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to

(a) Lahore (c) Kannauj
(b) Kalinjan (d) Daulatabad

15. Who of the following was the first women ruler of medieval India?
(a) Razia Sultan (c) Durgadevi
(b) Chand bibi (d) Noorjahan

16. The city of Jaunpur was founded in the memory of

(a) Jalaluddin Khilji (c) Muhammed Bin Tughlaq
(b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

17. Which of the following was not built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq?
(a) Palace Fort of Firozabad (c) City of Jahanapanah
(b) Kotla Firoz Shah (d) Hauz –i-Khas

18. Which of the following Sultan had greatest number of slaves in his court?
(a) Balban (b) Alauddin Khilji

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(c) Muhammed Bin Tugh laq (d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

19. Who was called the Akbar of Kashmir?

(a) Shihabuddin (c) Hussain Shah
(b) Sultan Sikander (d) Zainul Abidin

20. Gita Govinda was written by

(a) Jayant (c) Jayasimha
(b) Jayadeva (d) Jayachandra

21. Amir Khusrow played a pioneer role in the development of

(a) Khari Boli (c) Bhojpuri
(b) Awadhi (d) Maithili

22. ‘Diwan –E-Arj’ department was associated with

(a) Royal Correspondence (d) Finance
(b) Foreign (e) None of the above/more than one of the
(c) Defence aboe

23. Ghazi Malik was the founder of which dynasty?

(a) Tughlaq (c) Sayyid
(b) Khilji (d) Lodi

24. Which dynasty of Delhi Sultanate ruled for the shortest period?
(a) Khilji (c) Sayyid
(b) Tughlaq (d) Lodi

25. Which of the following rulers got Jantar Mahal of Mandu constructed?
(a) Mahmud Shah Khilji (c) Bhoj Parmar
(b) Aluddin Khilji (d) Gyasuddin Khilji

26. Ain - ul - Mulk Multani did not serve under which of the following rulers?
(a) Alauddin Khilji (c) Firoz Tughlaq
(b) Muhammed Bin Tughlaq (d) Iltumish

27. The original name of Chengez (Genghis) khan was

(a) Khasul Khan (c) Temujin (Tenurjin)
(b) Yesugai (d) Ogadi

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28. Which Sultan demanded half the crops on land after measurement as revenue?
(a) Iltumish (d) Muhammed Bin Tughlaq
(b) Balban (e) None of the above/More than one of the
(c) Alauddin Khilji above

29. Who among the following rulers “divided his troops into units of two hundred, two hundred fifty and five
hundred
(a) Bhahlul Lodi (c) Sher Shah
(b) Sikander Shah (d) Islam Shah
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

30. Which medieval Indian ruler started the system of “Patta” and “Qabuliyat”?
(a) Alauddin Khilji (c) Sher Shah Suri
(b) Muhammed Bin Tughlaq (d) Akbar

31. Upanishads were translated into Persian during the reign of

(a) Aurangazeb (c) Jahangir
(b) Shajahan (d) Akbar

32. Who among the following rulers is famous as “Prithvi Raj Chauhan”?
(a) Prithvi Raj I (c) Prithvi Raj III
(b) Prithvi Raj II (d) None of the above

33. What was the boundary between the Delhi Sultan and Mongols during the period of Alauddin Khilji after
1306 A.D.?
(a) Beas (c) Indus
(b) Ravi (d) Sutlej

34. Which one of the following kings was defeated by Muhammed Ghori in the battle of Chandawar?
(a) Prithviraj Chauhan (c) Kumarpala
(b) Jai Chand (d) Bhima II

35. In which battle Muhammed Ghori defeated Jaichand?

(a) Battle of Tarain (1191 AD) (c) Battle of Chandawar (1194 AD)
(b) Battle of Tarain (1192 AD) (d) Battle of Kannauj (1194 AD)

36. The Horse – Shoe arch was first introduced in the –

(a) Tomb o Iltumish (c) Alai Darwazah
(b) Tomb of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (d) Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque

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37. Sultan who raised the land revenue to fifty per cent produce was-
(a) Muahmmed Bin Tughlaq (c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(b) Alaudddin Khilji (d) Balban

38. Who was the first Muslim conqueror of Bihar?

(a) Malik Ibrahim (c) Bakhityar Khalji
(b) Iltumish (d) Ali Mardan Khalji

39. Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by-

(a) Baktiyar Khalji (c) Muhammeed Bin Tughlaq
(b) Qutubuddin Aibak (d) Alauddin Khalji

40. Ghazi Malik was the founder of which dynasty?

(a) Tughlaq (c) Sayyid
(b) Khilji (d) Lodi

41. Whom had Muhammed Ghori defeated in 1194 in the battle of Chandawar?
(a) Kumarpal (c) Govindraj
(b) Jaichand (d) Bhim II

42. Recently Archaeological Survey of India cleaned up Hauz-e-Shamsi that allowed arrival of Jal Murgi, a
Himalayan bird. Who built Hauz-e-Shamsi?
(a) Qutubuddin Aibak (c) Akbar
(b) Iltumish (d) Balban

43. Consider the following sentences with reference to Razia Sultan

1. Razia Sultan was Fourth Mamluk Sultan.
2. She was the only women ruler during both the sultanate and Mughal Period.
3. She established complete law and order under her rule.
(a) 1 Only (c) 2 and 3
(b) 2 Only (d) All of the above

44. Consider the following sentences wit reference to Ibrahim Lodhi

1. Ibrahim Lodhi was the first ruler of Lodhi dyanasty.
2. He could not match his ability as a ruler, and did not have good realtions with nobles.
3. No Sultan of India except Sultan Ibrahim had been killed on the battel field.

Which of the above sentences is /are true?

(a) Only 1 (c) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3 (d) All of the above

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45. Who among the following Sultanate rulers were of Afghan orgin?
(a) Khalji (c) Sayyid
(b) Tughlaq (d) Lodi

46. Who amongst the following Sultans of the Sultanate was the first to shift his capital to Delhi?
(a) Aram Shah (c) Iltumish
(b) Balban (d) Qutubuddin Aibak

47. Ibn Batuta’s work, Rihla, completed in 1355, is

(a) An autobiography (c) A religious text
(b) An account of the Delhi Sultans from (d) An account of trade with Morocco
Aibak to Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

48. Between 1309 and 1311, Malik Kafur led two campaigns in South India. The significance of the expeditions
lies in it that
1. They reflected a high degree of boldness and spirit of adventure on the part of Delhi rulers.
2. The invaders returned to Delhi with untold wealth.
3. They provided fresh geographical knowledge.
4. 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

(a) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 4
(b) 1,2 and 4 (d) All of the above

49. Who destroyed the Nalanda University in 1202 AD?

(a) Muhammed Ghori (c) Mahmud of Ghazni
(b) Bakhtiyar Khlaji (d) Qutubuddin Aibak

50. Which of the following sources provides a vivid description of Sindh?

(a) Khazainul Futuh (c) Insha-i-mehru
(b) Tarikh-i-Firoz-Shahi (d) Chachnamah

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ANSWERS:

1-C 11-B 21-A 31-B 41-B

2-B 12-A 22-C 32-C 42-B

3-B 13-B 23-A 33-C 43-C

4-D 14-D 24-A 34-B 44-B

5-C 15-A 25-D 35-C 45-D

6-D 16-C 26-D 36-C 46-D

7-A 17-C 27-C 37-B 47-D

8-D 18-D 28-C 38-C 48-C

9-A 19-D 29-E 39-A 49-B

10-A 20-B 30-C 40-A 50-D

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