Q170. Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of Delhi?
[MP Police SI, 2026]
A. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
B. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
C. Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah Tughlaq
D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Answer: C. Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah Tughlaq
Explanation: Nasiruddin Mahmud ruled during the final phase of Tughlaq decline. Timur’s devastating invasion of Delhi in 1398 occurred during his reign.
Q169. Which of the following ruler-reign pairs is correctly matched?
[SSC CGL Tier-II, 2026]
A. Qutbuddin Aibak — 1206–1210
B. Alauddin Khalji — 1320–1325
C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq — 1296–1316
D. Ibrahim Lodi — 1451–1489
Answer: A. Qutbuddin Aibak — 1206–1210
Explanation: Aibak ruled from 1206 to 1210. Alauddin ruled 1296–1316, Muhammad bin Tughlaq 1325–1351 and Ibrahim Lodi 1517–1526.
Q168. In which year did Babur defeat Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat?
[SSC CGL Tier-II, 2026]
A. 1524
B. 1525
C. 1526
D. 1527
Answer: C. 1526
Explanation: Babur defeated and killed Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat on 21 April 1526, ending the Delhi Sultanate and beginning Mughal political supremacy in North India.
Q167. Which Lodi Sultan founded Agra and introduced the Gaz-i-Sikandari as a measurement standard?
[Delhi Police Head Constable Ministerial, 2026]
A. Bahlul Lodi
B. Sikandar Lodi
C. Ibrahim Lodi
D. Daulat Khan Lodi
Answer: B. Sikandar Lodi
Explanation: Sikandar Lodi founded Agra and strengthened administrative centralisation. The Gaz-i-Sikandari was used as a standard unit for measuring cultivated land.
Q166. Approximately how long did Jalaluddin Khalji rule Delhi?
[OSSC CGLRE Mains, 2026]
A. 3 years
B. 6 years
C. 12 years
D. 20 years
Answer: B. 6 years
Explanation: Jalaluddin Khalji founded the Khalji dynasty in 1290 and ruled until 1296, when his nephew and son-in-law Alauddin Khalji assassinated him and seized power.
Q165. Which southern kingdom was NOT invaded by Alauddin Khalji or Malik Kafur?
[SSC CPO, 2025]
A. Devagiri
B. Warangal
C. Dwarasamudra
D. Vijayanagara
Answer: D. Vijayanagara
Explanation: Vijayanagara was founded only in 1336, after Alauddin’s reign. His southern campaigns targeted Yadava, Kakatiya, Hoysala and Pandya territories.
Q164. The Turkan-i-Chahalgani was organised during the reign of:
[SSC CPO, 2025]
A. Qutbuddin Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Firoz Tughlaq
Answer: B. Iltutmish
Explanation: Iltutmish created this influential body of forty Turkish nobles to consolidate his rule, though its members later intervened extensively in succession politics.
Q163. Which ruler reigned from approximately 1266 to 1287?
[SSC CHSL, 2025]
A. Balban
B. Firoz Tughlaq
C. Bahlul Lodi
D. Jalaluddin Khalji
Answer: A. Balban
Explanation: Ghiyasuddin Balban became Sultan in 1266 after serving as the dominant noble and Naib under Nasiruddin Mahmud, ruling until the late 1280s.
Q162. Which dynasty ruled Delhi approximately from 1320 to 1414?
[DSSSB TGT, 2025]
A. Khalji
B. Tughlaq
C. Lodi
D. Mamluk
Answer: B. Tughlaq
Explanation: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq founded the dynasty in 1320. Its later authority weakened considerably after Firoz’s death and Timur’s invasion before ending in 1414.
Q161. Which was NOT characteristic of Bahlul Lodi’s policy toward Afghan nobles?
[MP Police Constable, 2025]
A. Conciliation
B. Respect for tribal equality
C. Sharing political responsibility
D. Unrestricted grants of enormous wealth without obligations
Answer: D. Unrestricted grants of enormous wealth without obligations
Explanation: Bahlul depended on Afghan tribal chiefs and generally treated them as political partners, using accommodation rather than the rigid ceremonial absolutism associated with Balban.
