Q70. Who commanded Alauddin Khalji’s South Indian expeditions?
[TNTET Social Studies, 2013]
A. Malik Kafur
B. Balban
C. Ghazi Malik
D. Bahlul Lodi
Answer: A. Malik Kafur
Explanation: Malik Kafur led campaigns against Warangal, Dwarasamudra and the Pandya territories, securing enormous tribute for Alauddin’s government.
Q69. Who was the first Khalji Sultan to launch an attack on Ranthambore?
[RSMSSB PTI, 2013]
A. Jalaluddin Khalji
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Mubarak Khalji
D. Khusrau Khan
Answer: A. Jalaluddin Khalji
Explanation: Jalaluddin’s campaign against Ranthambore did not result in lasting conquest; Alauddin later captured the important Rajput stronghold in 1301.
Q68. Alauddin Khalji attacked and captured Chittor in:
[Rajasthan 3rd Grade Teacher, 2013]
A. 1301
B. 1302
C. 1303
D. 1311
Answer: C. 1303
Explanation: Chittor’s capture formed part of Alauddin’s systematic expansion across Rajasthan following his successful campaign against Ranthambore.
Q67. Balban’s concentration of power in his own hands was intended primarily to:
[UPPCS Mains, 2013]
A. Strengthen central monarchy amid noble and frontier threats
B. Establish provincial independence
C. Abolish the army
D. Restore Rajput confederacies
Answer: A. Strengthen central monarchy amid noble and frontier threats
Explanation: Powerful nobles, rebellions and the Mongol danger convinced Balban that survival of the Sultanate required disciplined and highly centralised monarchical authority.
Q66. Genghis Khan’s forces reached India’s north-western frontier during the reign of:
[Chhattisgarh PSC Prelims, 2013]
A. Iltutmish
B. Balban
C. Razia
D. Alauddin Khalji
Answer: A. Iltutmish
Explanation: Genghis pursued the Khwarazm prince Jalaluddin Mangburni toward India in 1221; Iltutmish avoided provoking the powerful Mongol leader.
Q65. Who was the last ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
[WBCS Prelims, 2012]
A. Alam Shah
B. Ibrahim Lodi
C. Bahlul Lodi
D. Sikandar Lodi
Answer: B. Ibrahim Lodi
Explanation: Ibrahim died fighting Babur at Panipat in 1526, terminating more than three centuries of Delhi Sultanate political rule.
Q64. At Khatoli, Rana Sanga defeated:
[RAS/RTS Prelims, 2012]
A. Bahlul Lodi
B. Sikandar Lodi
C. Ibrahim Lodi
D. Babur
Answer: C. Ibrahim Lodi
Explanation: The defeat demonstrated Ibrahim’s difficulties in maintaining Lodi military prestige while simultaneously confronting serious opposition from Afghan nobles.
Q63. Which Sultan received formal recognition from the Abbasid Caliph and strengthened it through his coinage?
[UPPCS Prelims, 2012]
A. Iltutmish
B. Aibak
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: A. Iltutmish
Explanation: Caliphal investiture gave Iltutmish valuable external legitimacy and strengthened his position as the recognised sovereign of the Delhi Sultanate.
Q62. How many principal dynasties ruled the Delhi Sultanate between 1206 and 1526?
[APPSC Group IV, 2012]
A. Four
B. Five
C. Six
D. Seven
Answer: B. Five
Explanation: They were the Mamluk, Khalji, Tughlaq, Sayyid and Lodi dynasties, ruling successively from 1206 until Babur’s conquest in 1526.
Q61. The term Masahat in Sultanate administration referred to:
[HPPSC, 2012]
A. Land measurement
B. Horse branding
C. Intelligence network
D. Royal succession
Answer: A. Land measurement
Explanation: Alauddin used systematic land measurement to strengthen revenue assessment and direct state control over agricultural surplus and rural intermediaries.
