Delhi Sultanate 

SSC Exams

⬥ Qutub Minar is an example - Indo - Islamic architecture 

⬥ The number of floors in Qutub Minar is - 5

⬥ Qutub Minar is located - In Delhi

⬥ Diwan - i - Insha was a department in the Delhi Sultanate - Of the royal correspondence 

⬥ Diwan - i - Insha was headed by – By Dabir - e - Khas 

⬥ A tax of one-fifth was levied on mines , treasures and war loot , it was - Do the Khāms

⬥ Balban was a slave in the Delhi Sultanate - of Iltutmish 

⬥ The first Sultan of Delhi ( founder of the Slave Dynasty ) was - Qutubuddin Aibak

⬥ Which Sultan of Delhi annexed Bengal to the Delhi Sultanate and appointed his son Bughra Khan as the governor – Balban said

⬥ The author of the book Tarikh - e - Firozshahi related to the Delhi Sultanate was – Ziauddin Barani

⬥ The influence of the Iqtadari system of the Delhi Sultanate was - On the Bahmani and Vijayanagara Empires

⬥ Iqtadari system was launched - By Shamsuddin Iltutmish 

⬥ The real founder of Delhi Sultanate was - Iltutmish 

⬥ Diwan - e - Insha was the head of the department - Dabir - e - Khas 

⬥ The head of the information and intelligence department under the Delhi Sultanate was - Barid - e - Mumalik

⬥ The term associated with ' learned theologians and jurists ' was - Ulema

⬥ A religious tax called Zakat was imposed under the Delhi Sultanate - On rich and prosperous Muslims in India

⬥ '' Tabakat - e - Nasiri '' was written in Persian language - By Minhaj - e - Siraj 

⬥ Anang Pal Tomar ruled before Prithviraj Chauhan - In Delhi

⬥ Author of Tarikh - e - Mubarak Shahi - Yahya bin Ahmad Sirhindi 

⬥ Special slaves purchased for military service were called - Bandagan

⬥ It was the land or land revenue assigned to a person on special conditions - Iqta

⬥ The officers responsible for collecting revenue in the Delhi Sultanate were - Nazir

⬥ State Correspondence Department in Delhi Sultanate was called used to go - Diwan - e - Insha

⬥ In the Delhi Sultanate, the justice department was called - Diwan - e - Qaza - e - Mamalik 

⬥ The military department in the Delhi Sultanate was called - Diwan - e - Ariz 

⬥ The first and only female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate was - Razia Sultan 

Railway Exams

⬥ The rule of the Kakatiya dynasty was ended - By the Delhi Sultanate 

⬥ Ghiyas - ud - din Balban ascended the throne of Delhi and ruled - Till 1266 -1287

⬥ 'Amir - al - Khayal ' was an Arabic title meaning ' Commander of the Faithful ' - To Jamal - ud - din Yaqut 

⬥ The second Sultan of Delhi Sultanate was - Aaram Shah 

Police Exams

⬥ Tax levied on agricultural land of non-Muslims during the Delhi Sultanate - Tax

⬥ It was said that Razia is more capable and competent to be the Sultan of Delhi Sultanate than all her brothers - Minhaj - By A. Siraj

⬥ Ziauddin Barani wrote his first account - In 1356 

⬥ The victory of the Turks in the second battle of Tarain laid the foundation - of the Delhi Sultanate

⬥ Tarikh - e - Mubarak Shahi is the history of Persian language - of the Delhi Sultanate

⬥ The author of Tarikh - e-Mubarak Shahi was - Yahya bin Ahmad Sirhindi 

⬥ Special slaves purchased by the Sultans of Delhi for military services were called - Bandagan 

⬥ The language of administration under the Delhi Sultans was - Persian 

⬥ During the reign of Delhi Sultans , there was a need to create manuscripts - four steps 

⬥ Delhi first became the capital of a state - Under Tomar Rajputs 

⬥ The coins minted in Delhi under the Tomars were called - Delhiwal

⬥ The number of dynasties that ruled Delhi during the Sultanate period (1206 AD – 1526 AD ) is - five 

⬥ Delhi Sultanate was established - In 1206

⬥ In the Delhi Sultanate , the land allotment to the holder was called ' Iqta ' - Freedom 

⬥ Fatehpur Sikri was built by – By Akbar 

Defence Exams

⬥ The father of Qawwali , also known as " Parrot of India " ( Tooti - e - Hind ) , is - Ameer Khusro 

⬥ Establishment of Vijayanagara Empire ( 1336 A.D. ) time when the sultan of Delhi was - Muhammad bin Tughlaq 

⬥ Delhi Sultanate was established - In 1206

⬥ During whose reign was the fifth storey of the Qutub Minar constructed? - of Firoz Shah Tughlaq 

State PCS Exams

⬥ " Muqaddam or Chaudhary " was used during the Delhi Sultanate - For the village head