Delhi Sultanate Questions with Solutions

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The Delhi Sultanate ruled much of northern India from 1206 to 1526 under five dynasties: the Slave (Mamluk), Khalji, Tughlaq, Sayyid and Lodi dynasties. This topic covers its rulers, administration, market and revenue reforms, architecture and the foreign invasions of the period. Typical questions cover the founder of each dynasty, Alauddin Khalji's market reforms, Muhammad bin Tughlaq's token currency and transfer of the capital, and Firoz Shah Tughlaq's public works. The First Battle of Panipat (1526), in which Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi, ended the Sultanate. Keep the five dynasties in order with their founders. Practise the Delhi Sultanate questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.

  1. Q1.

    The Delhi Sultanate was established in the year:

    A. 1206B. 1320C. 1192D. 1290
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  2. Q2.

    Which Sultan of Delhi was the first to send military expeditions into South India?

    A. Firoz Shah TughlaqB. Alauddin KhaljiC. IltutmishD. Balban
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  3. Q3.

    Ibn Battuta was appointed as the Qazi (judge) of Delhi by:

    A. Alauddin KhaljiB. Muhammad bin TughlaqC. Ghiyasuddin TughlaqD. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
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  4. Q4.

    Muhammad bin Tughlaq transferred his capital from Delhi to:

    A. AgraB. JaunpurC. LahoreD. Daulatabad (Devagiri)
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  5. Q5.

    The title 'Lakh Bakhsh' was awarded to whom?

    A. Qutubuddin AibakB. Razia SultanC. TughlaqD. Timur
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  6. Q6.

    Who was the first woman ruler of medieval India who ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1236 to 1240 CE?

    A. Razia SultanB. Nur JahanC. Rani DurgavatiD. Ahilyabai Holkar
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