Q130. Which dynasty was the last to rule the Delhi Sultanate?
[OSSC CGL, 2022]
A. Khalji
B. Tughlaq
C. Lodi
D. Mamluk
Answer: C. Lodi
Explanation: Lodi rule began with Bahlul in 1451 and ended with Ibrahim Lodi’s defeat by Babur at Panipat in 1526.
Q129. Who was the first ruler of the Lodi dynasty?
[OSSC BSSO, 2022]
A. Sikandar Lodi
B. Bahlul Lodi
C. Ibrahim Lodi
D. Daulat Khan Lodi
Answer: B. Bahlul Lodi
Explanation: Bahlul replaced the declining Sayyid dynasty in 1451 and established an Afghan ruling house that lasted seventy-five years.
Q128. Which Sultan planned a military expedition toward Khurasan and Central Asia?
[DSSSB Junior Secretariat Assistant, 2022]
A. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Iltutmish
D. Sikandar Lodi
Answer: A. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Explanation: Muhammad recruited a huge force for an ambitious Khurasan expedition, but the campaign was abandoned, making it another example of his costly unrealised schemes.
Q127. Who was the last Lodi ruler?
[OSSC CGL, 2022]
A. Bahlul Lodi
B. Sikandar Lodi
C. Ibrahim Lodi
D. Alam Khan Lodi
Answer: C. Ibrahim Lodi
Explanation: Ibrahim succeeded Sikandar in 1517 but faced severe conflict with Afghan nobles before being defeated by Babur in 1526.
Q126. In which year did Razia become Sultan of Delhi?
[RRB NTPC CBT-II, 2022]
A. 1206
B. 1211
C. 1236
D. 1266
Answer: C. 1236
Explanation: Following Iltutmish’s death and Ruknuddin Firuz’s short reign, Razia assumed sovereign power at Delhi in 1236.
Q125. The early Turkish or Mamluk rulers governed the Delhi Sultanate approximately during:
[SSC CGL, 2022]
A. 1206–1290
B. 1290–1320
C. 1320–1414
D. 1451–1526
Answer: A. 1206–1290
Explanation: The Mamluk dynasty began with Qutbuddin Aibak in 1206 and ended when Jalaluddin Khalji established Khalji rule in 1290.
Q124. Who established the Turkan-i-Chahalgani?
[SSC CGL, 2021]
A. Iltutmish
B. Balban
C. Razia
D. Aibak
Answer: A. Iltutmish
Explanation: The Forty consisted of leading Turkish nobles created as an elite political-administrative support group during Iltutmish’s consolidation of the Sultanate.
Q123. Under which Sultan did Balban serve as the dominant Naib or chief minister before becoming Sultan?
[SSC CHSL, 2021]
A. Nasiruddin Mahmud
B. Razia
C. Ruknuddin Firuz
D. Jalaluddin Khalji
Answer: A. Nasiruddin Mahmud
Explanation: Balban exercised enormous political authority during Nasiruddin Mahmud’s reign and succeeded him as Sultan in 1266.
Q122. Who was the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty?
[SSC MTS, 2021]
A. Sikandar
B. Bahlul
C. Ibrahim
D. Daulat Khan
Answer: C. Ibrahim
Explanation: Ibrahim Lodi was the third Lodi Sultan and died fighting Babur at Panipat, ending both the dynasty and the Sultanate.
Q121. In 1526, Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi at:
[SSC JE, 2021]
A. Khanwa
B. Panipat
C. Tarain
D. Chanderi
Answer: B. Panipat
Explanation: The First Battle of Panipat established Babur at Delhi and ended the political rule of the Lodi dynasty.
