Delhi Sultanate Administration MCQs with Answers

Delhi Sultanate Administration MCQs with Answers

The Delhi Sultanate marked a significant phase in medieval Indian history, introducing a centralized administrative system, revenue reforms, and military organization. Departments such as Diwan-i-Arz, Diwan-i-Wizarat, and Diwan-i-Risalat played crucial roles in governance. Coins like the Tanka and Jital, along with taxes such as Kharaj and Ushr, reflected the Sultanate’s economic structure. These MCQs on Delhi Sultanate Administration will be useful for UPSC, State PSC, SSC, Railways, Defence, and other competitive exams.

1. The most rulers (amirs) and sultans of Sultanate period belonged to class__________

(A) Turkish
(B) Mongols
(C) Tatars
(D) Arabs

2. ‘Diwan-E-Arj’ department was associated with__________

(A) Royal correspondence
(B) Foreign
(C) Defence
(D) Finance

3. Supreme rural officials of land revenue in Sultanate period__________

(A) Chaudhary
(B) Ravat
(C) Malik
(D) Patwari

4. ‘Sharb’ was a tax levied on__________

(A) Trade
(B) Irrigation
(C) Non-Muslims
(D) Industry

5. Zawabits were concerned with__________

(A) State laws
(B) Law regulating mansab system
(C) Laws regulating mint house
(D) Agricultural taxes

6. Hadis is__________

(A) Islamic Law
(B) Settlement Law
(C) Tax of Sultanate period
(D) Mansabdar

7. The highest judicial officer of the Delhi Sultanate was called__________

(A) Qazi-ul-Quzat
(B) Kotwal
(C) Muhtasib
(D) Barid

8. Who was responsible for maintaining law and order in towns during the Delhi Sultanate__________

(A) Qazi
(B) Muhtasib
(C) Kotwal
(D) Barid

9. The post of ‘Muhtasib’ in the Delhi Sultanate was related to__________

(A) Collection of land revenue
(B) Market regulation and moral policing
(C) Maintenance of roads and irrigation
(D) Defence administration

10. The land revenue collected from non-Muslims in addition to Kharaj was called__________

(A) Khums
(B) Zakat
(C) Jizya
(D) Sharb

11. Which medieval king of India introduced the ‘Iqta system’?

(A) Iltutmish
(B) Balban
(C) Alauddin Khalji
(D) None of the above

12. Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant__________

(A) Extra payment to the nobles
(B) Revenue assigned in lieu of salary
(C) Excess amount paid to the exchequer by the Iqtadars
(D) Illegal exactions extracted from the peasants

13. Who among the following started ‘Tanka’ silver coin?

(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Qutbuddin Aybak
(C) Iltutmish
(D) Balban

14. Who was the medieval king responsible for introducing the silver coin called ‘Tanka’ in North India?

(A) Iltutmish
(B) Razia
(C) Alauddin Khalji
(D) Muhammad Tughluq

15. Coins-Tanka, Shashgani and Jital of Sultanate period was made of which of the following metals?

(A) Silver, Copper
(B) Gold, Silver, Copper
(C) Silver, Zinc, Copper
(D) Gold, Zinc, Copper

16. On whose coins the name of the last Caliph of Baghdad appeared for the first time?

(A) Qutbuddin Aybak
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Alauddin Khalji
(D) Alauddin Masud Shah

17. Find out the two main currencies of the Sultanate period from the code given below.

1. Dam
2. Jital
3. Rupiya
4. Tanka
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 2 and 4

18. The Sultan’s deputy who looked after the entire administration in his absence was known as__________

(A) Naib-i-Mulk
(B) Ariz-i-Mumalik
(C) Barid-i-Mumalik
(D) Muqti

19. The espionage and intelligence system of the Delhi Sultanate was supervised by__________

(A) Muhtasib
(B) Barid-i-Mumalik
(C) Qazi-ul-Quzat
(D) Ariz-i-Mumalik

20. The officer in charge of military administration under the Delhi Sultanate was called__________

(A) Wazir
(B) Kotwal
(C) Ariz-i-Mumalik
(D) Muqti

21. Which of the following officers was the chief of the royal correspondence (state letters and documents)?

(A) Diwan-i-Insha
(B) Diwan-i-Wizarat
(C) Diwan-i-Risalat
(D) Diwan-i-Arz

22. Alauddin Khalji appointed officials known as Shahna-i-Mandi primarily for__________

(A) Supervision of irrigation
(B) Control of markets
(C) Military recruitment
(D) Espionage

23. The officer responsible for maintaining the royal seal and official records in the Delhi Sultanate was called__________

(A) Dabir
(B) Qazi
(C) Kotwal
(D) Muhtasib

24. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

(A) Diwan-i-Bandagan – Tughluq
(B) Diwan-i-Mustakhraj – Balban
(C) Diwan-i-Kohi – Alauddin Khalji
(D) Diwan-i-Arz – Muhammad Tughluq

25. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(A) Diwan-i-Mushtakharaj – Alauddin Khalji
(B) Diwan-i-Amir Kohi – Muhammad Tughluq
(C) Diwan-i-Khairat – Firuz Tughluq
(D) Diwan-i-Riyasat – Balban

26. The historian Baruni refused to consider the state in India under Delhi Sultans as truly Islamic because_______

(A) The majority of the population did not follow Islam
(B) The Muslim theologists were often disregarded
(C) The Sultan supplemented the Muslim law by framing his regulations
(D) The religious freedom was accorded to non-Muslims

27. Which one of the following dynasties saw the heyday of the Wizarat?

(A) The Ilbari
(B) The Khalji
(C) The Tughluq
(D) The Lodi

28. In the revenue administration of the Delhi Sultanate, land was measured and assessed generally on the basis of__________

(A) Number of ploughs used
(B) Produce of the land (sharing system)
(C) Caste of the cultivators
(D) Ownership of the land

29. Match List-I and List-II and choose your answer from the code given below.

List-I:

(a) Diwan-i-Arz
(b) Diwan-i-Risalat
(c) Diwan-i-Insha
(d) Diwan-i-Wizarat

List-II:
1. Dealt with religious matters
2. Dealt with state’s correspondence
3. Dealt with Finance Dept.
4. Dealt with Military Dept.

Code:
(A) 1 3 4 2
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 4 1 2 3

30. Which of the following indicates taxes levied on the land product?

1. Kharaj
2. Khums
3. Ushr
4. Muktai

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 1, 2 and 3
(D) Only 1, 3 and 4