The Delhi Sultanate: 18 MCQs

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Warm-up · 6 questions

Q1. How many dynasties ruled the Delhi Sultanate between 1206 and 1526?

Beginner

A Five

B Seven

C Three

D Two

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Q2. Who founded the Slave dynasty in 1206?

Beginner

A Muhammad bin Tughlaq

B Babur

C Alauddin Khalji

D Qutb-ud-din Aibak

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Q3. Which dynasty introduced price controls and cash salaries for soldiers?

Beginner

A Sayyid dynasty

B Lodi dynasty

C Khalji dynasty

D Slave dynasty

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Q4. The iqta system assigned land revenue to military elites in lieu of what?

Beginner

A Tax exemption

B Salary

C Religious duty

D Trade rights

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Q5. Which language was used at the Sultanate court and in administration?

Beginner

A Persian

B Turkish

C Arabic

D Sanskrit

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Q6. The Delhi Sultanate was ruled by **five dynasties** — Slave, Khalji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, and Lodi — between **1206 and 1526**.

Beginner

A True

B False

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Building up · 7 questions

Q7. A student says the Delhi Sultanate was one empire under one ruler. What is wrong with this claim?

Intermediate

A It was ruled by the Mughals throughout.

B It had no capital city at all.

C It was five separate dynasties with different origins and reach.

D It was a republic with elected rulers.

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Q8. Why did Muhammad bin Tughlaq's capital shift to Daulatabad fail?

Intermediate

A Babur captured Daulatabad first.

B The Mongols destroyed the new capital.

C It drained the treasury and could not be sustained.

D Daulatabad was never actually built.

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Q9. Alauddin Khalji could repel Mongol invasions and expand into the Deccan mainly because he:

Intermediate

A built a navy to control the seas.

B signed a treaty with the Mongols.

C strengthened fiscal and administrative control.

D moved the capital to the Deccan.

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Q10. Which dynasty ruled the Sultanate when it reached its greatest territorial extent?

Intermediate

A Tughlaq dynasty

B Lodi dynasty

C Slave dynasty

D Khalji dynasty

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Q11. What did the interaction of Persian, Arabic, and local dialects during the Sultanate produce?

Intermediate

A Turkish

B Pali

C Hindustani

D Sanskrit

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Q12. Which event in 1398 weakened the Sultanate irreversibly?

Intermediate

A The founding of the Sayyid dynasty

B The Mongol repulsion by Alauddin

C Timur's invasion

D The First Battle of Panipat

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Q13. Which dynasty was the last to rule the Delhi Sultanate?

Intermediate

A Khalji

B Sayyid

C Lodi

D Tughlaq

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Topper level · 5 questions

Q14. The Sultanate's formal legal framework was Sharia, but in practice administration was shaped by:

Advanced

A a written constitution

B a council of elected nobles

C local custom and customary practice

D Mongol law codes

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Q15. Why is 1526 treated as the end date of the Delhi Sultanate?

Advanced

A The Lodis voluntarily handed power to the Mughals.

B Babur's victory at Panipat replaced it with the Mughal Empire.

C Timur captured Delhi and abolished the Sultanate.

D The last Sayyid ruler died without an heir.

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Q16. Which statement best explains why the iqta system did not create hereditary lordship at first?

Advanced

A It tied revenue to military service rather than permanent land ownership.

B It was abolished by Qutb-ud-din Aibak.

C It gave land only to religious scholars.

D It applied only to the Deccan region.

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Q17. Evaluate the impact of Alauddin Khalji's reforms on the military structure of the Delhi Sultanate. Which of the following statements best captures the essence of his military strategy?

Advanced

A He decentralized military power by granting land to local nobles.

B He established a standing army directly loyal to the crown, funded by fixed prices and cash salaries.

C His military strategy focused on expanding territory without concern for fiscal management.

D He relied solely on feudal levies to maintain military strength.

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Q18. Analyze the consequences of Muhammad bin Tughlaq's policies on the stability of the Delhi Sultanate. Which of the following outcomes best illustrates the impact of his capital shift to Daulatabad?

Advanced

A It caused widespread discontent and logistical challenges for the administration.

B It strengthened military alliances with southern kingdoms.

C It successfully centralized power and reduced regional autonomy.

D It led to a significant increase in agricultural productivity in the Deccan.

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