Mock Test of History Unit II 2 for STGT
Marks-100 Time-50 Minute
Chung Sajak
1. Who built the Qutub Minar?
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Qutb-ud-din Aibak and Iltutmish
C) Balban
D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
2. What is the height of Qutub Minar?
A) 63 meters
B) 73 meters
C) 83 meters
D) 93 meters
3. Which is the first mosque of India?
A) Adhai Din ka Jhonpra
B) Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
C) Begumpuri Mosque
D) Jami Masjid, Delhi
4. Who built the Alai Darwaza?
A) Balban
B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C) Alauddin Khalji
D) Iltutmish
5. Which dynasty built Tughlaqabad Fort?
A) Slave dynasty
B) Khalji dynasty
C) Tughlaq dynasty
D) Lodi dynasty
6. Who built the tombs in Lodi Gardens?
A) The Mughals
B) The Lodi rulers
C) The Tughlaqs
D) The Khaljis
7. Which ruler built Siri Fort in Delhi?
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Iltutmish
C) Balban
D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
8. Who built the Hauz Khas reservoir?
A) Balban
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Iltutmish
9. Whose tomb is known as the ‘Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din’?
A) Ghiyas-ud-din Balban
B) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Iltutmish
10. Who introduced true arches and domes in India?
A) The Rajputs
B) The Mughals
C) The Turks
D) The British
11. Which style developed during the Sultanate period?
A) Mughal style
B) Indo-Islamic style
C) Dravidian style
D) Nagara style
12. Which material was commonly used in Sultanate buildings?
A) Marble
B) Granite
C) Red sandstone
D) Limestone
13. Which mosque was built by Qutb-ud-din Aibak?
A) Begumpuri Mosque
B) Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
C) Jami Masjid, Delhi
D) Adhai Din ka Jhonpra
14. Which gateway is an example of a horse-shoe arch?
A) Alai Darwaza
B) Tughlaqabad Gate
C) Sher Shah Gate
D) Bara Gumbad Gate
15. Name one military fort built by the Tughlaqs.
A) Siri Fort
B) Tughlaqabad Fort
C) Red Fort
D) Purana Qila
16. Which structure is called the ‘Victory Tower’?
A) Charminar
B) Qutub Minar
C) Firoz Shah Kotla
D) Alai Minar
17. Who attempted to build Alai Minar?
A) Iltutmish
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Balban
D) Sikandar Lodi
18. What was the chief decoration used in Sultanate architecture?
A) Floral motifs
B) Calligraphy and geometric patterns
C) Animal carvings
D) Human sculptures
19. Which Sultan built Adilabad Fort?
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
D) Balban
20. What is a Mihrab in a mosque?
A) A tower
B) A dome
C) A niche showing direction of Mecca
D) A pulpit for sermons
21. What is a Minbar?
A) Pulpit for sermons in a mosque
B) Prayer hall
C) Dome top
D) Entrance gate
22. Who built the Jami Masjid at Delhi?
A) Balban
B) Iltutmish
C) Alauddin Khalji
D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
23. Name one mosque built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
A) Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
B) Kotla Mosque
C) Begumpuri Mosque
D) Adhai Din ka Jhonpra
24. Whose tomb is in Lodi Gardens?
A) Bahlul Lodi
B) Sikandar Lodi
C) Ibrahim Lodi
D) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
25. Which Sultan introduced glazed tiles in buildings?
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Balban
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Sikandar Lodi
26. Who built the Hauz Khas Madrasa?
A) Iltutmish
B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C) Alauddin Khalji
D) Balban
27. Which dynasty is known for simple architecture?
A) Khalji dynasty
B) Slave dynasty
C) Tughlaq dynasty
D) Lodi dynasty
28. Whose tomb is octagonal in shape among Lodi rulers?
A) Bahlul Lodi
B) Sikandar Lodi
C) Ibrahim Lodi
D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
29. Which Sultanate ruler built the Begumpuri Mosque?
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C) Balban
D) Iltutmish
30. Who built the Jami Masjid at Ajmer?
A) Iltutmish
B) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
C) Alauddin Khalji
D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
31. What are the three main styles of Indo-Islamic architecture?
A) Mughal, Dravidian, Nagara
B) Imperial, Provincial, Hindu-Islamic
C) Indo-Saracenic, Gothic, Roman
D) Rajput, Persian, Turkish
32. Where is the tomb of Iltutmish located?
A) Agra
B) Delhi (near Qutub complex)
C) Ajmer
D) Gulbarga
33. Who built the Khirki Mosque in Delhi?
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C) Balban
D) Sikandar Lodi
34. Who built Moth ki Masjid?
A) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
B) Sikandar Lodi
C) Ibrahim Lodi
D) Iltutmish
35. Which Sultan’s tomb is in Daulatabad Fort?
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Sikandar Lodi
36. What is the unique feature of Tughlaq tombs?
A) Domes without minarets
B) Sloping walls
C) Use of marble
D) Circular base
37. Which Sultan built the Feroz Shah Kotla fort?
A) Balban
B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C) Alauddin Khalji
D) Iltutmish
38. What was Hauz Khas used for?
A) Royal garden
B) Water reservoir
C) Palace
D) Tomb
39. Name one example of provincial Sultanate architecture.
A) Adina Mosque (Bengal)
B) Jama Masjid (Delhi)
C) Tughlaqabad Fort
D) Hauz Khas Madrasa
40. Which dynasty introduced double domes later?
A) Slave dynasty
B) Khalji dynasty
C) Tughlaq dynasty
D) Lodi dynasty
41. What is the architectural significance of Alai Darwaza?
A) Use of marble
B) First use of true arch and dome
C) Use of glazed tiles
D) Largest gateway
42. What is the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque famous for?
A) Largest dome
B) Built from temple remains
C) Use of marble carvings
D) Use of calligraphy
43. Name the unfinished tower near Qutub Minar.
A) Alai Minar
B) Firoz Minar
C) Victory Tower
D) Sultan Tower
44. Who built the tomb of Balban?
A) Iltutmish
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) His son Kaiqubad
D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
45. Which mosque has four gateways and is called the ‘Mosque of Arches’?
A) Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
B) Khirki Mosque
C) Jami Masjid
D) Begumpuri Mosque
46. Which Sultan introduced Ashokan pillars in his buildings?
A) Balban
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Iltutmish
47. What type of script was used for inscriptions?
A) Sanskrit
B) Arabic and Persian calligraphy
C) Brahmi
D) Prakrit
48. Which ruler’s tomb has a garden around it?
A) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Sikandar Lodi
D) Balban
49. Where is the tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq located?
A) Agra
B) Tughlaqabad, Delhi
C) Gulbarga
D) Ajmer
50. What was the chief feature of Lodi architecture?
A) Sloping walls
B) Double domes and gardens
C) Absence of arches
D) Multi-storey towers
51. What was the court language of the Delhi Sultanate?
A) Hindi
B) Sanskrit
C) Persian
D) Arabic
52. Who wrote Tabaqat-i-Nasiri?
A) Amir Khusrau
B) Zia-ud-din Barani
C) Minhaj-us-Siraj
D) Ibn Battuta
53. Who wrote Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi?
A) Amir Khusrau
B) Zia-ud-din Barani
C) Yahya-bin-Ahmad Sirhindi
D) Abul Fazl
54. Who wrote Fatwa-i-Jahandari?
A) Amir Khusrau
B) Zia-ud-din Barani
C) Minhaj-us-Siraj
D) Badauni
55. Who was known as the ‘Parrot of India’?
A) Amir Khusrau
B) Zia-ud-din Barani
C) Al-Biruni
D) Ibn Battuta
56. Who is called the father of Qawwali?
A) Kabir
B) Amir Khusrau
C) Bulleh Shah
D) Mir Taqi Mir
57. Who introduced Sitar and Tabla in India (according to tradition)?
A) Amir Khusrau
B) Tansen
C) Zia-ud-din Barani
D) Alauddin Khalji
58. Who wrote Khazain-ul-Futuh?
A) Zia-ud-din Barani
B) Amir Khusrau
C) Yahya-bin-Ahmad Sirhindi
D) Ibn Battuta
59. Who wrote Nuh Sipihr?
A) Amir Khusrau
B) Zia-ud-din Barani
C) Minhaj-us-Siraj
D) Yahya-bin-Ahmad Sirhindi
60. Who wrote Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi?
A) Amir Khusrau
B) Yahya-bin-Ahmad Sirhindi
C) Barani
D) Minhaj-us-Siraj
61. Who wrote Sirat-i-Firoz Shahi?
A) Amir Khusrau
B) Barani
C) Anonymous court writer
D) Isami
62. Who was the court poet of Alauddin Khalji?
A) Zia-ud-din Barani
B) Amir Khusrau
C) Isami
D) Hasan Nizami
63. Who wrote Futuh-us-Salatin?
A) Minhaj-us-Siraj
B) Isami
C) Barani
D) Nizam-ud-din Auliya
64. Who wrote Tarikh-i-Masudi?
A) Abul Fazl Bayhaqi
B) Amir Khusrau
C) Barani
D) Isami
65. Who wrote Tarikh-i-Alai?
A) Isami
B) Amir Khusrau
C) Hasan Nizami
D) Barani
66. Who translated the Mahabharata into Persian?
A) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
B) Sultanate scholars under Sultan’s orders
C) Amir Khusrau
D) Ibn Battuta
67. Which Sultan patronized Persian literature the most?
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Balban
C) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
68. Who wrote Taj-ul-Maasir?
A) Hasan Nizami
B) Isami
C) Barani
D) Amir Khusrau
69. Who wrote Kitab-ul-Hind?
A) Al-Biruni
B) Amir Khusrau
C) Ibn Battuta
D) Firuz Shah
70. Who wrote Shahnama-i-Islam?
A) Amir Khusrau
B) Barani
C) Hasan Nizami
D) Isami
71. Which language developed from Persian, Arabic, Turkish, and Hindi?
A) Sanskrit
B) Urdu
C) Punjabi
D) Bengali
72. Which Sultan encouraged translation of Sanskrit texts?
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Balban
73. Who was Amir Hasan Sijzi?
A) Historian
B) Sufi Saint
C) Poet
D) Musician
74. Who wrote Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi?
A) Barani
B) Yahya-bin-Ahmad Sirhindi
C) Hasan Nizami
D) Amir Khusrau
75. Which Persian historian wrote about Alauddin Khalji’s market reforms?
A) Zia-ud-din Barani
B) Amir Khusrau
C) Isami
D) Ibn Battuta
76. Which saint spread Islam through poetry in regional languages?
A) Sufi saints
B) Jain monks
C) Buddhist monks
D) Arya Samaj leaders
77. Which movement influenced regional literature?
A) Bhakti and Sufi movement
B) Jain movement
C) Buddhist movement
D) Reform movement
78. Who wrote the poetry collection Diwan-i-Khusrau?
A) Isami
B) Amir Khusrau
C) Hasan Nizami
D) Barani
79. Who wrote Masnavi Duwal Rani Khizr Khan?
A) Amir Khusrau
B) Hasan Nizami
C) Isami
D) Barani
80. Who wrote Kitab-ul-Rehla (Travels)?
A) Al-Biruni
B) Ibn Battuta
C) Amir Khusrau
D) Isami
81. Who was appointed Qazi of Delhi by Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq?
A) Amir Khusrau
B) Ibn Battuta
C) Zia-ud-din Barani
D) Hasan Nizami
82. Who wrote Kitab-ul-Fatawa?
A) Firoz Shah Tughlaq’s scholars
B) Amir Khusrau
C) Zia-ud-din Barani
D) Isami
83. Which Sultan himself was a scholar and wrote books?
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Balban
84. Who wrote Lataif-i-Ashrafi?
A) Amir Khusrau
B) Abdul Haqq
C) Barani
D) Isami
85. Who composed Padmavat in Awadhi?
A) Kabir
B) Malik Muhammad Jayasi
C) Amir Khusrau
D) Tulsidas
86. What is Amir Khusrau’s contribution to Indian music?
A) Introduction of new ragas
B) Creation of Veena
C) Translation of Sanskrit hymns
D) Founding of Sufi dance
87. Who wrote Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi?
A) Isami
B) Abbas Khan Sarwani
C) Barani
D) Amir Khusrau
88. Who was the author of Sirat-i-Muhammadi?
A) Amir Khusrau
B) Unknown Persian writer
C) Hasan Nizami
D) Barani
89. Who wrote Ashiqa?
A) Amir Khusrau
B) Barani
C) Isami
D) Malik Jayasi
90. Who was Amir Khusrau’s spiritual master?
A) Baba Farid
B) Nizamuddin Auliya
C) Nasiruddin Chiragh
D) Ashraf Simnani
91. Which Sufi saint’s teachings were recorded in Malfuzat?
A) Nizamuddin Auliya
B) Baba Farid
C) Moinuddin Chishti
D) Nasiruddin Chiragh
92. Who wrote Siyar-ul-Auliya?
A) Amir Khurd
B) Amir Khusrau
C) Barani
D) Isami
93. Which Bhakti saint composed verses in simple Hindi during the Sultanate period?
A) Surdas
B) Kabir
C) Tulsidas
D) Jayasi
94. Who was the first major Hindi poet of the Bhakti era?
A) Kabir
B) Amir Khusrau
C) Surdas
D) Jayasi
95. What is ‘Masnavi’ in Persian literature?
A) Religious hymn
B) Narrative poem
C) Prose chronicle
D) Moral story
96. Which Sufi poet wrote in Bengali?
A) Kabir
B) Chandidas
C) Jayasi
D) Amir Khusrau
97. Who wrote the historical chronicle Miftah-ul-Futuh?
A) Barani
B) Isami
C) Amir Khusrau
D) Ibn Battuta
98. Which ruler patronized Zia-ud-din Barani?
A) Alauddin Khalji
B) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq and Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C) Balban
D) Sher Shah Suri
99. Who wrote the Persian grammar text Nuh Sipihr?
A) Amir Khusrau
B) Barani
C) Isami
D) Hasan Nizami
100. What was the greatest literary contribution of the Sultanate period?
A) Rise of Sanskrit texts
B) Growth of Persian literature and rise of Urdu
C) Development of Tamil works
D) Spread of Buddhist literature
