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SSC CGL History – Early Medieval India and the Delhi Sultanate – Level 3 · Challenge – 10 questions, subject: History & Culture of India. 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.  
Chronological orderArrange chronologically:
1. Agra founded
2. Battle of Chandawar
3. Timur sacks Delhi
4. Alai Darwaza built

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

Explanation:

Battle of Chandawar (1194) → Alai Darwaza built (1311) → Timur sacks Delhi (1398) → Agra founded (1504)

2.  
Chronological orderArrange these Slave-dynasty rulers in order:
1. Balban
2. Razia
3. Qutbuddin Aibak
4. Iltutmish

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

Explanation:

Qutbuddin Aibak (1206) → Iltutmish (1211) → Razia (1236) → Balban (1266)

3.  
How many years did the Delhi Sultanate last (1206 to 1526)?

Correct Answer: A [320]

Explanation:

1526 − 1206 = 320.

4.  
Statement-basedWhich statements about Firoz Shah Tughlaq are correct?
I. He made iqtas hereditary.
II. He imposed jizya on brahmanas.
III. He introduced token currency.

Correct Answer: D [I and II only]

Explanation:

I ✓. II ✓. III ✗. Token currency – Muhammad bin Tughlaq.

5.  
How many statements are trueHow many of these pairs are correct?
I. Amir Khusrau – Khazain-ul-Futuh
II. Al-Biruni – Mahmud of Ghazni
III. Ibn Battuta – Alauddin Khalji
IV. Firdausi – Shahnama

Correct Answer: B [Only three]

Explanation:

I ✓. II ✓. III ✗. IV ✓. Ibn Battuta came under Muhammad bin Tughlaq.

6.  
Assertion–Reason
A: Iltutmish is called the real founder of the Delhi Sultanate.
R: He made Delhi the capital and organised the administration and nobility.

Correct Answer: C [Both A and R are true and R explains A]

Explanation:

R explains A.

7.  
Which pair is NOT correct?

Correct Answer: D [Paramaras – Khajuraho]

Explanation:

Khajuraho – Chandelas; Paramaras ruled Malwa (Dhar).

8.  
Who ruled briefly between Iltutmish and Razia?

Correct Answer: B [Ruknuddin Firuz]

Explanation:

Ruknuddin Firuz, Iltutmish's son, 1236.

9.  
For how many years did the Sayyid dynasty rule?

Correct Answer: A [37]

Explanation:

1451 − 1414 = 37 years.

10.  
Which of these was NOT one of Muhammad bin Tughlaq's projects?

Correct Answer: A [market control in Delhi]

Explanation:

Market control was Alauddin Khalji's.

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