Indian History PYQ – Delhi Sultanate – Part 2 (Q 27–51)

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Indian History PYQ – Delhi Sultanate – Part 2 (Q 27–51) – 25 questions, subject: History. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
JSO – 2023
What was the original name of Alauddin Khilji?

Correct Answer: D [Ali Gurshap]

Explanation:

Alauddin Khilji's original name was Ali Gurshasp.

2.  
GEOLOGY – 2023
Assertion [A]: Firoz Shah Tughlaq did not levy Jizya tax.
Reason [R]: His influential Minister Khan-i-Jahan Maqbul was a converted Hindu

Correct Answer: D [[A] is false but [R] is true]

Explanation:

Firoz Tughlaq did levy jizya, even on Brahmins, so the assertion is false, though his minister Khan-i-Jahan Maqbul was indeed a converted Hindu.

3.  
COMBINED RESEARCH ASSISTANT – 2023
Which policy weakened the central authority of the Delhi Sultanate?

Correct Answer: A [Jagir system]

Explanation:

The jagir (iqta) system, assigning land to officers, let them build local power and weakened the sultan's central authority.

4.  
GROUP 1C (DEO) – 2023
Match the following:
Historians – Books
(a) Alberuni – 1. Qiran-Us-Sa'Dain
(b) Minhaj Siraj – 2. Tarikh-I-Firoshahi
(c) Amir Khusrau – 3. Tabaqat-I-Nasiri
(d) Barani – 4. Tarikh-I-Hind

Correct Answer: D [4 3 1 2]

Explanation:

Alberuni wrote Tarikh-i-Hind, Minhaj Siraj Tabaqat-i-Nasiri, Amir Khusrau Qiran-us-Sa'dain and Barani Tarikh-i-Firozshahi: 4 3 1 2.

5.  
GROUP 1C (DEO) – 2023
Choose the right matches among the following:
(1) The Forty – The Chalisa
(2) Razia Begum – Ruknuddin
(3) Diwan-i-ariz – Finance Minister
(4) Balban – Barids

Correct Answer: D [(1), (2) and (4) are correct]

Explanation:

Diwan-i-ariz was the military department, not finance, so statement 3 is wrong; the Forty (Chalisa), Razia-Ruknuddin and Balban-barids pairs are right.

6.  
ACF – 2023
The agriculture department Diwan-i-Kohi was constituted by

Correct Answer: B [Muhammad-bin Tughlak]

Explanation:

Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq created Diwan-i-Kohi, the agriculture department, and gave loans to cultivators.

7.  
ACF – 2023
Choose the right answer. Which of the following statements are true about Qutub-ud-din?
(i) He was the real founder of the Turkish dominion in India
(ii) He organised the 'Group of Forty'
(iii) He started the construction of Qutub Minar

Correct Answer: D [(i) and (iii) only]

Explanation:

Aibak was the real founder of Turkish rule in India and began the Qutb Minar, but the Group of Forty was organised by Iltutmish.

8.  
ASSISTANT TRAINING OFFICER TEXTILE DEPT – 2023
Choose the wrong matches type: Which of the following is incorrectly paired?
  1. Qutbuddin Aibak – Lak Baksha
  1. Iltumish – Malik Kafur
  1. Muhammad bin Tughlaq – Token currency
  1. Firoz Tughlaq – The forty system

Correct Answer: A [(2) and (4)]

Explanation:

Malik Kafur was Alauddin Khilji's general, not Iltutmish's, and the Forty system was Iltutmish's, not Firoz Tughlaq's, so pairs 2 and 4 are wrong.

9.  
MASS INTERVIEWER – TN HEALTH DEPT – 2023
During the rule of the Khalji dynasty, the merchants had to bring all their goods for sale to

Correct Answer: A [Sarai-e-Adl]

Explanation:

Under Alauddin Khilji's market reforms, merchants had to bring goods for sale to Sarai-i-Adl in Delhi at fixed prices.

10.  
COMBINED ACCOUNTANT – TREASURY DEPT – 2024
Alam Shah was the Last Sultan of Sayyid Dynasty. What was the original name of Alam Shah?

Correct Answer: B [Ala-Ud-Din Shah]

Explanation:

The last Sayyid sultan was Alam Shah, whose original name was Ala-ud-din; he handed Delhi to Bahlul Lodi.

11.  
AAO & AHO – 2024
________ dynasty is known as the Mamluk dynasty.

Correct Answer: A [Slave]

Explanation:

The Slave dynasty is also called the Mamluk dynasty, since mamluk means owned slave and Aibak, Iltutmish and Balban began as slaves.

12.  
COMBINED TECHNICAL (IV POST) – 2024
Which one of the following is correctly matched?

Correct Answer: B [Ala-ud-din Khalji – (1296-1316)]

Explanation:

Alauddin Khilji ruled from 1296 to 1316, which is the correct pairing; Jalaluddin ruled 1290-1296.

13.  
COMBINED TECHNICAL (IV POST) – 2024
Assertion [A]: Alaudin khalji imposed price control in Delhi
Reason [R]: He wanted to pay lower wages to artisans building his palaces in Delhi

Correct Answer: C [[A] is true, but [R] is false]

Explanation:

Alauddin's price control aimed to maintain a large army on low pay against the Mongol threat, not to pay artisans lower wages, so the reason is false.

14.  
COMBINED TECHNICAL (NON IV POST) – 2024
Kharaj means

Correct Answer: A [Land tax from non-Muslims]

Explanation:

Kharaj was the land tax levied on non-Muslims, whereas Muslim farmers paid ushr.

15.  
COMBINED TECHNICAL (NON IV POST) – 2024
Choose the wrong matches. Contemporaries of Alauddin Khilji
(1) Ramachandra Deva – Warrangal
(2) Prataparudra Deva – Devagiri
(3) Vira Ballala III – Dwarasamudra
(4) Vira Pandiyan – Madurai
(5) Ravi Varma – Kollam
(6) Banu Deva – Orissa

Correct Answer: A [(1) and (2) are wrong]

Explanation:

Ramachandra Deva ruled Devagiri (Yadavas) and Prataparudra Deva ruled Warangal (Kakatiyas), so pairs 1 and 2 have their capitals swapped.

16.  
GROUP 1 & 1A – 2025
Arrange the Conquests of Iltutmish in Chronological order:
(1) Bengal
(2) Bilsa Fort
(3) Gwalior
(4) Ranthambhor

Correct Answer: C [(4), (1), (3), (2)]

Explanation:

Iltutmish took Ranthambhor (1226), then Bengal (1230), Gwalior (1232) and Bilsa (1234-35): (4), (1), (3), (2).

17.  
GROUP 2 & 2A – 2025
Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about Khilji building?
(i) K.S. Lal observes that with the enthronement of Alauddin Khilji, a new era was ushered in architecture in the Hindu Muslim style
(ii) Marshall writes "Hauz-i-khas is one of the most treasured gems of Islamic architecture."
(iii) Percy Brown remarks the entrance gateway of the mosque of Alauddin Khilji occupies a key position in the evolution of Islamic architecture in India.

Correct Answer: C [(i) and (iii) only]

Explanation:

Khilji architecture marked a new era in Indo-Muslim style, and the Alai Darwaza is praised as a gem of Islamic architecture, not Hauz-i-Khas, so (ii) is wrong.

18.  
GROUP 1 – 2026
Assertion [A]: A medieval Historian Zia-ud-din Barani encouraged the inclusion of Neo-Muslims into Aristocracy.
Reason [R]: Balban's son Prince Muhammad valued knowledge and talent than noble-birth.

Correct Answer: C [[A] is false and [R] is true]

Explanation:

Barani favoured high birth and opposed raising low-born and new Muslims to high posts, so the assertion is false, while Prince Muhammad valued talent over birth.

19.  
GROUP 1 – 2026
Choose the wrong matches:
(1) King of Coin Reform – Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
(2) Akbar of Delhi Sultanate – Firuzshah Tughlaq
(3) Diwan-i-Kohi – Alauddin Khalji
(4) Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque – Iltutmish

Correct Answer: D [(3) and (4)]

Explanation:

Diwan-i-Kohi was set up by Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq and the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque was built by Aibak, so pairs 3 and 4 are wrong.

20.  
ADGS – 2021
The term 'Zorrab Khana' denotes

Correct Answer: C [Mint]

Explanation:

Zarrab Khana was the mint where coins were struck.

21.  
ADGS – 2021
Who was the author of a book "Tabqat-i-Nasiri"?

Correct Answer: B [Minhaj-us-Siraj]

Explanation:

Tabaqat-i-Nasiri was written by Minhaj-us-Siraj and is a key source for the early Delhi Sultanate and Muhammad Ghori's invasions.

22.  
GROUP 1 – 2022
Choose the correct match:
  1. Ariz-I-Mumalik – Minister for Defence
  1. Mushrif-I-Mumalik – Accountant General
  1. Dabir-I-Mumalik – Minister for public grievance
  1. Mustaufi-I-Mumalik – Auditor General

Correct Answer: C [1, 2 and 4 only]

Explanation:

Ariz-i-Mumalik headed defence, Mushrif-i-Mumalik was accountant general and Mustaufi-i-Mumalik auditor general, but Dabir-i-Mumalik headed royal correspondence, not public grievances.

23.  
HEALTH OFFICER – 2023
During the Medieval Indian period the term Diwan – i – Arz refers to

Correct Answer: A [Military Department]

Explanation:

Diwan-i-Arz was the military department of the Delhi Sultanate, headed by the Ariz-i-Mumalik.

24.  
COMBINED ENGINEER – 2024
Match the following :
Post Name – Nature of Work
(a) Qaziul - Quzat – 1. Chief City Magistrate
(b) Muqaddam – 2. Legal Interpreter
(c) Mufti – 3. Chief Justice
(d) Amir-i-dadh – 4. Village Headman

Correct Answer: A [3 4 2 1]

Explanation:

Qazi-ul-Quzat was chief justice, muqaddam village headman, mufti legal interpreter and amir-i-dad chief city magistrate: 3 4 2 1.

25.  
GROUP 2 & 2A – 2024
Haque-i-Sharb (or) Hasil-i-Sharb means

Correct Answer: B [Irrigation Tax]

Explanation:

Haq-i-Sharb was the irrigation tax charged by Firoz Shah Tughlaq on farmers using his canals.

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