Q100. Ibrahim Lodi was killed by whom in the First Battle of Panipat?
[RRB Group D, 2018]
A. Timur
B. Babur
C. Rana Sanga
D. Sher Shah
Answer: B. Babur
Explanation: Babur defeated and killed Ibrahim Lodi in 1526, bringing the Delhi Sultanate to an end and founding Mughal rule.
Q99. Which period broadly represents the Delhi Sultanate?
[RRB Group D, 2018]
A. 1000–1206
B. 1206–1526
C. 1290–1556
D. 1320–1605
Answer: B. 1206–1526
Explanation: The Sultanate began with Aibak’s independent rule in 1206 and ended with Ibrahim Lodi’s defeat in 1526.
Q98. The First Battle of Panipat was fought in:
[RRB Group D, 2018]
A. 1498
B. 1504
C. 1526
D. 1556
Answer: C. 1526
Explanation: The 1526 battle was politically decisive because it ended Lodi rule and established Babur as master of Delhi and Agra.
Q97. Razia Sultan belonged to which dynasty?
[RRB ALP, 2018]
A. Slave/Mamluk
B. Khalji
C. Lodi
D. Tughlaq
Answer: A. Slave/Mamluk
Explanation: Razia was Iltutmish’s daughter and ruled during the Mamluk phase from 1236 to 1240.
Q96. Who introduced a strict market-control policy to support his military establishment?
[WBCS Prelims, 2018]
A. Firoz Tughlaq
B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Sikandar Lodi
Answer: C. Alauddin Khalji
Explanation: Alauddin regulated prices, merchants and supplies so a massive standing army could be supported without exceptionally high cash salaries.
Q95. Which early Sultan adapted Persian monarchical ideas while consolidating the Delhi Sultanate?
[UGC NET History, 2018]
A. Qutbuddin Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Ibrahim Lodi
D. Jalaluddin Khalji
Answer: B. Iltutmish
Explanation: Iltutmish combined Persian-Islamic political traditions with practical Indian conditions while establishing a stable and legitimate Sultanate monarchy.
Q94. Which dynasty had the shortest rule in the Delhi Sultanate?
[MPPSC Prelims, 2017]
A. Khalji
B. Tughlaq
C. Lodi
D. Mamluk
Answer: A. Khalji
Explanation: Khalji power lasted from 1290 to 1320, approximately thirty years, despite reaching exceptional military strength under Alauddin.
Q93. Ghazi Malik founded which dynasty?
[MPPSC Prelims, 2017]
A. Khalji
B. Tughlaq
C. Lodi
D. Sayyid
Answer: B. Tughlaq
Explanation: Ghazi Malik defeated Khusrau Khan and became Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq in 1320, inaugurating the Tughlaq ruling house.
Q92. Which Sultan’s price-control system is generally considered remarkably effective while he remained in power?
[UPPCS Mains, 2017]
A. Alauddin Khalji
B. Balban
C. Bahlul Lodi
D. Firoz Tughlaq
Answer: A. Alauddin Khalji
Explanation: Alauddin enforced fixed prices with rigorous inspection, intelligence and punishment, helping sustain a large army and prevent profiteering.
Q91. Who established the Diwan-i-Amir-Kohi for agricultural development?
[UP RO/ARO Prelims, 2017]
A. Alauddin Khalji
B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C. Firoz Tughlaq
D. Sikandar Lodi
Answer: B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Explanation: The department attempted to bring wasteland under cultivation and promote agriculture, reflecting Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s interventionist approach to state administration.
