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Delhi Sultanate – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 1

Basic Delhi Sultanate GK, from Aibak and Raziyya to Alauddin Khalji's campaigns, Muhammad Tughluq's Daulatabad move, the Lodis, the iqta system and the Qutb Minar.

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About this test

Delhi Sultanate GK Practice Quiz Level 1: Rulers, Dynasties and Buildings

This Level 1 set builds core recall of the Delhi Sultanate, the medieval Indian state ruled from Delhi by Turkish and Afghan dynasties. It covers the main rulers from Qutbuddin Aibak to the Lodis, along with Sultanate administration and architecture. Aptitude360 explains the answer to every question, so the basic facts are easier to remember.

Delhi Sultanate topics covered in this Level 1 set

  • Early Sultans: Aibak's rise after Muhammad Ghori's death, Iltutmish and his rival Qubacha, and Raziyya's reign
  • The Forty, Balban's court ceremonials and Iltutmish's policy towards the Mongols
  • Alauddin Khalji: the attack on Chittor, Malik Kafur's southern campaigns, Devagiri, cash salaries and Siri
  • The Tughluqs: Ghiyasuddin, Muhammad Tughluq's shift to Daulatabad and Ibn Battuta's posting
  • Administration: iqtas and muqtis, the wazir's department, shiqs and Persian as the court language
  • Buildings and sources: Qutb Minar, Quwwat al-Islam mosque, Moth ki Masjid, the true arch and Persian tarikh histories

Key Delhi Sultanate concepts to revise

  • The order of dynasties: Mamluk (Slave), Khalji, Tughluq, Sayyid and Lodi
  • The relationship between Iltutmish, Aibak and Raziyya
  • What an iqta was and how a muqti used its revenue
  • Who wrote Khazain-ul Futuh and what it describes

Revision tips for medieval Indian history basics

  • Make a one-line card for each Sultan with one reform, one campaign and one building
  • Link each monument to the ruler who built it, such as Siri with Alauddin Khalji
  • Learn administrative terms in pairs, for example iqta with muqti and shiq with shiqdar

Who should take this Delhi Sultanate quiz

Beginners preparing the General Awareness or history section of SSC, banking and state-level exams, and school students revising the Delhi Sultans chapter, can use this Level 1 set as a first pass.

FAQs about Delhi Sultanate – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 1

Who founded the Delhi Sultanate?
Qutbuddin Aibak, a Turkish slave general of Muhammad Ghori, became Sultan after Ghori's death. The line he began is often called the Mamluk or Slave dynasty.
What are the dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate?
The Delhi Sultanate was ruled in turn by the Mamluk (Slave), Khalji, Tughluq, Sayyid and Lodi dynasties.
Who was the first woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
Raziyya, the daughter of Iltutmish, was the first and only woman to rule as Sultan of Delhi. She was removed from the throne by nobles who disliked her independent rule.
What was the language of administration in the Delhi Sultanate?
Persian was the language of administration under the Delhi Sultans, and the court histories called tarikh were also written in Persian.

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Delhi Sultanate GK Level 15025 min

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