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MCQs on Achievements of Prominent Sultanate Rulers

20 Multiple Choice Questions on the Achievements of Prominent Sultanate Rulers

  1. Which Sultanate ruler is credited with the construction of the Qutub Minar in Delhi?

    • a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
    • b) Iltutmish
    • c) Alauddin Khalji
    • d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  2. Who established the Slave Dynasty, the first Muslim dynasty in the Indian subcontinent?

    • a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
    • b) Balban
    • c) Jalal-ud-din Khilji
    • d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
  3. Which Sultanate ruler introduced the Iqta system, a form of land revenue system?

    • a) Alauddin Khalji
    • b) Balban
    • c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    • d) Sher Shah Suri
  4. Who is known for founding the Tughlaq dynasty and shifting the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?

    • a) Iltutmish
    • b) Alauddin Khalji
    • c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    • d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
  5. Which Sultanate ruler is renowned for his market reforms, including the introduction of market control mechanisms?

    • a) Alauddin Khalji
    • b) Balban
    • c) Sher Shah Suri
    • d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  6. Who is credited with establishing the Delhi Sultanate after the defeat of Prithviraj Chauhan in the Battle of Tarain?

    • a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
    • b) Muhammad Ghori
    • c) Iltutmish
    • d) Balban
  7. Which Sultanate ruler initiated the construction of the Alai Darwaza, the southern gateway of the Qutub Minar complex?

    • a) Alauddin Khalji
    • b) Iltutmish
    • c) Balban
    • d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  8. Who introduced the practice of 'Chehra' in revenue administration, where the actual produce was collected instead of fixed revenue?

    • a) Balban
    • b) Alauddin Khalji
    • c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    • d) Sher Shah Suri
  9. Which Sultanate ruler is known for his military campaigns, including expeditions to South India and the Deccan?

    • a) Alauddin Khalji
    • b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    • c) Sher Shah Suri
    • d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
  10. Who built the Hauz Khas, a reservoir in Delhi, and also established the Madrasa-i-Mahid in Delhi?

    • a) Alauddin Khalji
    • b) Balban
    • c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    • d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
  11. Which Sultanate ruler is known for his policy of 'blood and iron' and strengthening the military system?

    • a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
    • b) Alauddin Khalji
    • c) Sher Shah Suri
    • d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
  12. Who is credited with the construction of the famous Siri Fort in Delhi?

    • a) Iltutmish
    • b) Balban
    • c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    • d) Alauddin Khalji
  13. Which Sultanate ruler introduced the token currency system in the Delhi Sultanate?

    • a) Alauddin Khalji
    • b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    • c) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
    • d) Sher Shah Suri
  14. Who is known for his administrative reforms, including the establishment of a postal system and revenue reforms?

    • a) Alauddin Khalji
    • b) Balban
    • c) Sher Shah Suri
    • d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  15. Which Sultanate ruler is credited with the construction of the famous Shalimar Bagh in Srinagar?

    • a) Alauddin Khalji
    • b) Balban
    • c) Sher Shah Suri
    • d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
  16. Who is known for his architectural marvels, including the construction of the famous 'Alai Minar' in Delhi?

    • a) Alauddin Khalji
    • b) Iltutmish
    • c) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
    • d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  17. Which Sultanate ruler is renowned for his policy of 'Sulh-i-kul', promoting religious tolerance and inclusivity?

    • a) Balban
    • b) Alauddin Khalji
    • c) Akbar
    • d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  18. Who is credited with the construction of the famous 'Hauz-i-Khas' reservoir and madrasa in Delhi?

    • a) Balban
    • b) Alauddin Khalji
    • c) Sher Shah Suri
    • d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
  19. Which Sultanate ruler introduced the 'Begar' system, a form of forced labor for public works?

    • a) Balban
    • b) Alauddin Khalji
    • c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    • d) Sher Shah Suri
  20. Who initiated the compilation of the famous 'Fatawa-i-Jahandari', a comprehensive legal code during the Sultanate period?

    • a) Balban
    • b) Alauddin Khalji
    • c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    • d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq

Multiple Choice Questions - Answers

  1. a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
  2. a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
  3. b) Balban
  4. c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  5. a) Alauddin Khalji
  6. a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
  7. a) Alauddin Khalji
  8. b) Alauddin Khalji
  9. b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  10. d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
  11. b) Alauddin Khalji
  12. c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  13. b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  14. d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  15. d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
  16. a) Alauddin Khalji
  17. a) Balban
  18. b) Alauddin Khalji
  19. c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  20. d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq