1. The Sultans of which dynasty ruled the country for the longest period?[UP Lower Sub. (Spl)(Pre) 2008]
(A) Khalji dynasty
(B) Lodi dynasty
(C) Slave dynasty
(D) Tughluq dynasty
Correct Answer: (D) Tughluq dynasty
2. The most learned ruler of the Delhi sultanate who was well versed in various branches of learning including Astronomy, Mathematics and Medicine was[UPPCS (Mains) 2012]
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(D) Sikandar Lodi
Correct Answer: (C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
3. Who amongst the following Generals of Alauddin Khalji, ultimately became the first Sultan of Tughluq dynasty?[UPPCS (Pre) 1999]
(A) Ghazi Malik
(B) Malik Kafur
(C) Zafar Khan
(D) Ubigh Khan
Correct Answer: (A) Ghazi Malik
4. Ghazi Malik was the founder of which dynasty?[MPPCS (Pre) 2017]
(A) Tughluq
(B) Khalji
(C) Sayyid
(D) Lodi
Correct Answer: (A) Tughluq
5. Which Sultan introduced new Department ‘Aamir-e-Kohi’?[UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2004, Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2003]
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(D) Sikandar Lodi
Correct Answer: (C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
6. Which Sultan of Delhi had established a separate Agriculture Department and had planned the ‘rotation of crops’?[UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004, 2008]
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Balban
(C) Alauddin Khalji
(D) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
Correct Answer: (D) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
7. Diwan-E-Kohi is associated with[MPPCS (Pre) 1991]
(A) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(B) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(C) Akbar
(D) Alauddin Khalji
Correct Answer: (A) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
8. Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq had transferred his capital from Delhi to[UPPCS (Pre) 2002]
(A) Daulatabad
(B) Kalinjeb
(C) Kannauj
(D) Lahore
Correct Answer: (A) Daulatabad
9. The transfer of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad was ordered by[Tamil Nadu PSC (Pre) 2017, UPPCS (Pre) 2004]
(A) Sultan Firuz Tughluq
(B) Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
(C) Sultan Mubarak
(D) Sultan Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
Correct Answer: (D) Sultan Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
10. For the first time the token currency was introduced in India by[UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 2004, UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]
(A) Akbar
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Bahlol Lodi
(D) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
Correct Answer: (D) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
11. Ibn Battuta, the Moorish traveller, visited India during the reign of[Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2013, UPPCS (Pre) 1994]
(A) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(B) Babar
(C) Akbar
(D) Mahmud Ghazni
Correct Answer: (A) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
12. Who of the following has given a detailed description of the postal system obtaining during the Sultanate period?[Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2002, UPPCS (Pre) 2000]
(A) Amir Khusrau
(B) Ibn Battuta
(C) Sultan Firuz Shah
(D) Ziyauddin Barani
Correct Answer: (B) Ibn Battuta
13. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to participate in the public celebration of Holi?[UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2004]
(A) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(C) Sikandar Lodi
(D) Ibrahim Lodi
Correct Answer: (B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
14. On the death of which Muslim ruler a historian said ‘the king was freed from his people and they from their king’?[MPPCS (Pre) 1997]
(A) Balban
(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(C) Alauddin Khalji
(D) Sher Shah
Correct Answer: (B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
15. Which one of the following sultans provided employment to the unemployeds?[45th BPSC (Pre) 2001]
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(C) Firuz Tughluq
(D) Sher Shah Suri
Correct Answer: (C) Firuz Tughluq
16. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi established an ‘Employment Exchange’ to help the unemployed?[UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2010, UP UDA/LDA (Spl)(Mains) 2010]
(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(D) Firuz Shah Tughluq
Correct Answer: (D) Firuz Shah Tughluq
17. The Sultan of Delhi who was very concerned about charity and alms and established a department called ‘Diwan-i-Khairat’ for it, was[RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Firuz Tughluq
(C) Ghiyasuddin Shah
(D) Bahlol Lodi
Correct Answer: (B) Firuz Tughluq
18. Which of the following Sultan had most numbers of slaves in his court?[40th BPSC (Pre) 2001]
(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(D) Firuz Tughluq
Correct Answer: (D) Firuz Tughluq
19. With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statements is correct?[IAS (Pre) 2002]
(A) Alauddin Khalji first set up a separate Ariz’s department
(B) Balban introduced the branding system of horses of his military
(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq was succeeded by his uncle to the military
(D) Firuz Tughluq set up a separate department of slaves
Correct Answer: (D) Firuz Tughluq set up a separate department of slaves
20. Public Works Department was primarily established by[UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2006, UPPCS (Pre) 2000]
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Balban
(C) Alauddin Khalji
(D) Firuz Shah Tughluq
Correct Answer: (D) Firuz Shah Tughluq
21. The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was[IAS (Pre) 1998]
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
(C) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(D) Sikandar Lodi
Correct Answer: (C) Firuz Shah Tughluq
22. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to have levied ‘Haqq-i-Sharb’ or irrigation tax?[UPPCS (Mains) 2010, UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(D) Firuz Tughluq
Correct Answer: (D) Firuz Tughluq
23. Which Sultan of Delhi had levied ‘Jizya’ on Brahmins?[UPPCS (Pre) 2011]
(A) Balban
(B) Firuz Tughluq
(C) Alauddin Khalji
(D) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
Correct Answer: (B) Firuz Tughluq
24. Which one of the following Sultans of Delhi introduced measures for improving the quality of fruits?[Andhra Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2016, 44th BPSC (Pre) 2000]
(A) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(B) Firuz Tughluq
(C) Sikandar Lodi
(D) Sher Shah Suri
Correct Answer: (B) Firuz Tughluq
25. Who brought two Ashoka Pillars to Delhi from Topra and Meerut?[UPPCS (Pre) 1996]
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(C) Muhammad Ghori
(D) Sikandar Lodhi
Correct Answer: (B) Firuz Shah Tughluq
26. Which Sultan of Delhi brought Ashoka’s Pillar to Delhi?[UPPCS (Mains) 2009]
(A) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(B) Jalaluddin Khalji
(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(D) Qutbuddin Aibak
Correct Answer: (A) Firuz Shah Tughluq
27. Which Sultan of Delhi established a ‘Translation Department’ to help both communities to understand each others’ ideas better?[UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2004]
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Firuz Tughluq
(C) Iltutmish
(D) Sikandar Lodi
Correct Answer: (B) Firuz Tughluq
28. The first Indian ruler to organise Haj pilgrimage from the State Exchequer was[UPPCS (Pre) 1998, IAS (Pre) 1994]
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Firuz Tughluq
(C) Akbar
(D) Aurangzeb
Correct Answer: (C) Akbar
29. What was ‘Dar-ul-Shafa’ established by Firuz Tughluq?[UPPCS (Pre) 2013, 53rd to 55th BPSC (Pre) 2011]
(A) An almshouse
(B) A free hospital
(C) A library
(D) A guest house for pilgrims
Correct Answer: (B) A free hospital
30. Who was the last ruler of the Tughluq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?[IAS (Pre) 2004]
(A) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(B) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq Shah-II
(C) Nasiruddin Mahmud
(D) Nusrat Shah
Correct Answer: (C) Nasiruddin Mahmud
31. In whose reign did Timur invaded India?[UPPCS (Pre) 2002]
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Bahlol Lodi
(C) Firuz Tughluq
(D) Nasiruddin Tughluq
Correct Answer: (D) Nasiruddin Tughluq
32. In which year did Timur Lung attack India?[Kerala PSC (Pre) 2018, MPPCS (Pre) 2005]
(A) 1210 A.D.
(B) 1398 A.D.
(C) 1492 A.D.
(D) 1526 A.D.
Correct Answer: (B) 1398 A.D.
33. Which one of the following dynasties ruled over India after the invasion of Timur?[45th BPSC (Pre) 2001]
(A) Lodi Dynasty
(B) Sayyid Dynasty
(C) Tughluq Dynasty
(D) Khalji Dynasty
Correct Answer: (B) Sayyid Dynasty
34. Ain-ul-Mulk Multani did not serve under which of the following rulers?[MPPCS (Pre) 2017]
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(C) Firuz Tughluq
(D) Iltutmish
Correct Answer: (D) Iltutmish
35. Consider the following statements. Assertion (A): The scheme of the token currency of Muhammad Tughluq proved unsuccessful. Reason (R): Muhammad Tughluq did not have the proper control over currency issue. Choose the correct answer from the code given below.[UPPCS (Pre) 2006]
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Correct Answer: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
36. Assertion (A): Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq issued a new gold coin which was called Dinar by Ibn Battuta. Reason (R): Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq wanted to issue token currency in gold coins to promote trade with West Asian and North-African countries.[IAS (Pre) 2006]
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Correct Answer: (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
37. Arrange the following in their chronological order 1. Rukn-ud-din 2. Mubarak Khan 3. Firuz Shah Tughluq 4. Alam Shah Select the correct answer from the code given below.[UPPCS (Mains) 2003]
