Mock Test of History Unit II 1 for STGT
Marks-100 Time-50 Minute
Chung Sajak
1.Q. Who is regarded as the real founder of the Delhi Sultanate?
a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
b) Razia Sultan
c) Iltutmish
d) Balban
2.Q. During which period did Iltutmish rule Delhi?
a) 1206–1210 CE
b) 1211–1236 CE
c) 1220–1250 CE
d) 1236–1240 CE
3.Q. Who was Iltutmish’s master before becoming Sultan?
a) Balban
b) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
c) Ala-ud-din Khilji
d) Rukn-ud-din Firoz
4.Q. Iltutmish belonged to which dynasty?
a) Khilji Dynasty
b) Tughlaq Dynasty
c) Slave (Mamluk) Dynasty
d) Sayyid Dynasty
5.Q. Whom did Iltutmish defeat to gain control over Delhi?
a) Yildoz of Ghazni
b) Qubacha of Multan
c) Balban
d) Ala-ud-din Khilji
6.Q. Who defeated Qubacha of Multan?
a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
b) Iltutmish
c) Razia Sultan
d) Balban
7.Q. In which year did Chengiz Khan invade Central Asia?
a) 1211 CE
b) 1221 CE
c) 1236 CE
d) 1206 CE
8.Q. Who saved India from a Mongol invasion by refusing asylum to Khwarazm Shah?
a) Balban
b) Razia Sultan
c) Iltutmish
d) Ala-ud-din Khilji
9.Q. Which system of land revenue was introduced by Iltutmish?
a) Jagir system
b) Zamindari system
c) Iqta system
d) Mansabdari system
10.Q. Who received a letter of investiture (mansur) from the Abbasid Caliph?
a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
b) Iltutmish
c) Balban
d) Razia Sultan
11.Q. In which year did Iltutmish receive recognition from the Caliph?
a) 1229 CE
b) 1211 CE
c) 1236 CE
d) 1221 CE
12.Q. Which Sultan completed the construction of Qutb Minar?
a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
b) Iltutmish
c) Balban
d) Ala-ud-din Khilji
13.Q. Who introduced the silver tanka and copper jital coins?
a) Balban
b) Iltutmish
c) Razia Sultan
d) Ala-ud-din Khilji
14.Q. Which of the following titles was given to Iltutmish by the Caliph?
a) Sultan-e-Azam
b) Sultan-ul-Hind
c) Shahenshah
d) Malik-ul-Mulk
15.Q. Whom did Iltutmish nominate as his successor?
a) Rukn-ud-din Firoz
b) Balban
c) Razia Sultan
d) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
16.Q. What was the “Chahalgani” under Iltutmish?
a) Council of ministers
b) Group of 40 Turkish nobles
c) Tax collection officers
d) Religious scholars
17.Q. Where is Iltutmish’s tomb located?
a) Agra
b) Delhi (Qutb complex)
c) Lahore
d) Ajmer
18.Q. Who organized the Sultanate administration systematically?
a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
b) Iltutmish
c) Balban
d) Ala-ud-din Khilji
19.Q. Who shifted the capital permanently from Lahore to Delhi?
a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
b) Iltutmish
c) Balban
d) Ala-ud-din Khilji
20.Q. Which of the following was Iltutmish’s major economic reform?
a) Introduction of market control
b) Introduction of Tanka and Jital
c) Abolition of land tax
d) Minting of gold coins only
Q21. Iltutmish originally belonged to which region before becoming a slave?
a) Persia
b) Turkistan
c) Arabia
d) Afghanistan
Q22. Who appointed Iltutmish as the governor of Badaun before he became Sultan?
a) Balban
b) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
c) Razia Sultan
d) Nasir-ud-din Qubacha
Q23. How did Iltutmish come to the throne of Delhi?
a) He conquered it by war
b) He was nominated by Aibak
c) He was elected by nobles
d) He married Aibak’s daughter and seized power
Q24. Iltutmish’s rule marked the first stable government of Delhi after whose death?
a) Ghiyasuddin Balban
b) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
c) Muhammad Ghori
d) Ala-ud-din Khilji
Q25. The title “Shams-ud-din” means —
a) Light of the Faith
b) Glory of the World
c) Sword of the Faith
d) Sun of the Religion
Q26. Which ruler issued coins in both Arabic and Nagari scripts?
a) Balban
b) Iltutmish
c) Razia Sultan
d) Ala-ud-din Khilji
Q27. What was the capital of Iltutmish before Delhi?
a) Lahore
b) Ajmer
c) Badaun
d) Multan
Q28. Iltutmish’s empire included which of the following regions?
a) Delhi, Bengal, and Multan
b) Delhi, Punjab, and Gujarat
c) Delhi, Malwa, and Kashmir
d) Delhi, Sindh, and Deccan
Q29. Which ruler sent an embassy to Iltutmish recognizing him as Sultan?
a) The Caliph of Baghdad
b) The Sultan of Persia
c) The Mongol Emperor
d) The Chinese Emperor
Q30. The “House of Forty” or “Chahalgani” created by Iltutmish was —
a) A royal family council
b) A group of Turkish nobles
c) A judicial court
d) A military regiment
Q31. Which of the following monuments was built by Iltutmish?
a) Alai Darwaza
b) Qutb Minar (completion)
c) Tughlaqabad Fort
d) Hauz Khas
Q32. Which ruler’s tomb is considered the first example of true Islamic architecture in India?
a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
b) Iltutmish
c) Razia Sultan
d) Balban
Q33. What was the main language of Iltutmish’s administration?
a) Persian
b) Arabic
c) Turkish
d) Sanskrit
Q34. Iltutmish organized his army based on —
a) Tribal system
b) Iqta system
c) Cash payment system
d) Feudal system
Q35. Who among the following was NOT defeated by Iltutmish?
a) Yildoz
b) Qubacha
c) Razia
d) None of these
Q36. Iltutmish’s coinage reform standardized —
a) Gold currency
b) Silver and copper coins
c) Barter system
d) Paper currency
Q37. Who was Iltutmish’s immediate successor?
a) Balban
b) Razia Sultan
c) Rukn-ud-din Firoz
d) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
Q38. What major internal challenge did Iltutmish face during his reign?
a) Mongol invasion
b) Revolt of nobles
c) Famine in Delhi
d) Rebellion in Bengal
Q39. Which famous scholar visited India during Iltutmish’s reign?
a) Ibn Battuta
b) Alberuni
c) Minhaj-us-Siraj
d) Marco Polo
Q40. Iltutmish’s daughter Razia was known for being —
a) The first female ruler of Delhi
b) A famous poet
c) A general in the army
d) A religious scholar
Q41. Which river was important for Iltutmish’s capital, Delhi, for trade and defense?
a) Yamuna
b) Ganga
c) Indus
d) Sutlej
Q42. Which dynasty succeeded the Slave Dynasty?
a) Khilji Dynasty
b) Tughlaq Dynasty
c) Sayyid Dynasty
d) Lodi Dynasty
Q43. What was Iltutmish’s policy toward the Rajput chiefs?
a) Alliance
b) Harsh suppression
c) Non-interference
d) Tribute system
Q44. What was the main source of revenue during Iltutmish’s reign?
a) Trade tax
b) Land revenue
c) Customs duties
d) Religious tax
Q45. What was Iltutmish’s relation to Razia Sultan?
a) Brother
b) Father
c) Husband
d) Cousin
Q46. Iltutmish maintained friendly relations with which foreign power?
a) Abbasid Caliphate
b) Mongols
c) Chinese Empire
d) Persians
Q47. What was Iltutmish’s policy toward the Mongols?
a) Open war
b) Alliance
c) Diplomatic neutrality
d) Capitulation
Q48. The “Delhi Sultanate” officially began to function effectively under —
a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
b) Iltutmish
c) Balban
d) Razia Sultan
Q49. Who constructed Hauz-i-Shamsi in Delhi?
a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
b) Iltutmish
c) Ala-ud-din Khilji
d) Balban
Q50. What is Iltutmish’s greatest contribution to the Delhi Sultanate?
a) Expansion of territory
b) Foundation of administration and coinage
c) Introduction of market reforms
d) Building new cities
Q51. Who was Balban’s son and heir?
a) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
b) Prince Muhammad
c) Kaiqubad
d) Firoz Shah
Q52. Where did Prince Muhammad die fighting the Mongols?
a) Lahore
b) Multan
c) Delhi
d) Badaun
Q53. How did Balban react to his son’s death?
a) He abdicated the throne
b) He went into exile
c) He mourned deeply but continued ruling
d) He declared war on Mongols
Q54. Who succeeded Balban after his death?
a) Prince Muhammad
b) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
c) Kaiqubad
d) Jalal-ud-din Khilji
Q55. What was Balban’s policy toward the Mongols?
a) Expansionist
b) Defensive and preventive
c) Diplomatic alliance
d) Aggressive warfare
Q56. Which term best describes Balban’s style of rule?
a) Democratic monarchy
b) Military oligarchy
c) Autocratic monarchy
d) Feudal monarchy
Q57. What did Balban emphasize for the Sultan?
a) Simplicity
b) Equality
c) Majesty and authority
d) Religious tolerance
Q58. Which religion’s principles did Balban use to justify his rule?
a) Hinduism
b) Islam
c) Jainism
d) Buddhism
Q59. Which class feared Balban the most during his reign?
a) Merchants
b) Nobles and governors
c) Farmers
d) Religious scholars
Q60. When did Balban die?
a) 1270 CE
b) 1287 CE
c) 1290 CE
d) 1300 CE
Q61. Who was the founder of the Delhi Sultanate?
a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
b) Iltutmish
c) Balban
d) Ala-ud-din Khilji
Q62. Who was the real founder of the Delhi Sultanate?
a) Aibak
b) Iltutmish
c) Balban
d) Razia
Q63. Who was the only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
a) Razia
b) Jahanara Begum
c) Chand Bibi
d) Noor Jahan
Q64. Who destroyed the Chahalgani (Group of Forty nobles)?
a) Iltutmish
b) Razia Sultan
c) Balban
d) Ala-ud-din Khilji
Q65. Who completed the construction of the Qutb Minar?
a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
b) Iltutmish
c) Balban
d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Q66. Who issued the silver tanka and copper jital coins?
a) Balban
b) Razia Sultan
c) Iltutmish
d) Ala-ud-din Khilji
Q67. Which ruler introduced the policy of “Blood and Iron”?
a) Balban
b) Iltutmish
c) Ala-ud-din Khilji
d) Razia
Q68. Who introduced the concept of divine kingship in the Delhi Sultanate?
a) Iltutmish
b) Razia
c) Balban
d) Ala-ud-din Khilji
Q69. Who successfully maintained peace with the Mongols without direct conflict?
a) Balban
b) Iltutmish
c) Ala-ud-din Khilji
d) Razia
Q70. Who emphasized royal dignity through elaborate court ceremonies and strict etiquette?
a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
b) Iltutmish
c) Balban
d) Ala-ud-din Khilji
