History of Khilji Dynasty MCQs
During which years did Ala-ud-din Khilji sit on the Delhi throne?
- A. 1296–1333
- B. 1296–1320
- C. 1296–1316
- D. None of these
At which site is Ala-ud-din Khilji’s tomb found?
- A. Qutub Minar
- B. Peso Tower
- C. Jahangir’s Mausoleum
- D. Badshahi Mosque
Who succeeded Ala-ud-din Khilji on the throne right after his demise?
- A. Shihab-ud-din ‘Umar
- B. Khizar Khan
- C. Qutb-ud-din Mubarak
- D. Malik Kafur
Who murdered Shihab-ud-din ‘Umar and became Sultan in 1316?
- A. Giyas-ud-din Tughlaq
- B. Khusrau Khan
- C. Qutb-ud-din Mubarak Shah
- D. Khizar Khan
The title “Khalifatullah” was held by which ruler?
- A. Babur
- B. Balban
- C. Mubarak Shah
- D. Feroz Shah
Under whose command did Khusro Khan first serve?
- A. Balban
- B. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- C. Mubarak Shah
- D. Babur
Where were Ala-ud-din’s Jama Masjid at Khana and the Alai Darwaza built?
- A. Agra
- B. Delhi
- C. Lahore
- D. Gujarat
In which year was the Alai Darwaza completed?
- A. 1310 AD
- B. 1311 AD
- C. 1312 AD
- D. 1313 AD
Amir Khusrau’s work Khazain-ul-Futuh primarily details the campaigns of which Sultan?
- A. Shams-ud-din Iltutmish
- B. Giyas-ud-din Tughlaq
- C. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- D. Ibrahim Lodi
Who bore the title “Yamin-ud-Khalifa”?
- A. Shams-ud-din Iltutmish
- B. Giyas-ud-din Tughlaq
- C. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- D. Ibrahim Lodi
What was the capital city during Ala-ud-din Khilji’s reign?
- A. Siri
- B. Daulatabad
- C. Gujrat
- D. Lahore
Who introduced the army registration marks “Dagh” and “Chehra”?
- A. Feroz Shah Tughlaq
- B. Sikandar Lodi
- C. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- D. Khizar Khan
During Khilji’s rule, what did the department Diwan-e-Risalat oversee?
- A. Political affairs
- B. Religious duties
- C. Military matters
- D. None of these
Amir Khusrau was a contemporary of which ruler?
- A. Shams-ud-din Iltutmish
- B. Giyas-ud-din Balban
- C. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- D. None of these
Who is credited with inventing the sitar?
- A. Amir Khusrau
- B. Minhaj Siraj
- C. Zia-ud-din Barani
- D. None of these
Which ruler established the Diwan-e-Mustakhraj?
- A. Shams-ud-din Iltutmish
- B. Balban
- C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- D. Ala-ud-din Khilji
Which Delhi Sultan assumed the title “Sikandar-i-Sani”?
- A. Balban
- B. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- C. Giyas-ud-din Tughlaq
- D. Iltutmish
Who first refused to mention the Caliph’s name in the Friday sermon?
- A. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- B. Balban
- C. Iltutmish
- D. Sikandar Lodi
Who built the Hauz-i-Alai (Hauz-i-Khas) reservoir?
- A. Feroz Shah Tughlaq
- B. Sikandar Lodi
- C. Giyas-ud-din Balban
- D. Ala-ud-din Khilji
Who was responsible for constructing Siri Fort?
- A. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- B. Balban
- C. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
- D. Babur
About how long did the Khilji dynasty rule in India?
- A. 10 years
- B. 20 years
- C. 30 years
- D. 40 years
Who led the first Muslim invasion of the Deccan?
- A. Muhammad Ghori
- B. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- C. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
- D. Giyas-ud-din Balban
Which commander served Ala-ud-din Khilji in the Deccan campaigns?
- A. Zafar Khan
- B. Nusrat Shah
- C. Ulugh Khan
- D. Malik Kafur
Who was the most formidable ruler of the Khilji line?
- A. Jalal-ud-din Khilji
- B. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- C. Qutb-ud-din Khilji
- D. Shihab-ud-din Khilji
Which was the main source of royal revenue under the early Delhi Sultanate?
- A. Jizya
- B. Kharaj
- C. Zakat
- D. Kham
What standout economic reform did Ala-ud-din Khilji implement?
- A. Boosting foreign trade
- B. Strict price controls
- C. Minting new coins
- D. None of these
Why did Khilji introduce market regulations?
- A. Better governance
- B. Easier living costs
- C. Fund a large army
- D. Promote foreign trade
Amir Khusrau served as court poet to which Sultan?
- A. Muhammad Ghori
- B. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- C. Qutb-ud-din Khilji
- D. Iltutmish
Which Sultan first set up horse-breeding farms?
- A. Feroz Shah Tughlaq
- B. Sikandar Lodi
- C. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- D. Khizar Khan
Who did away with the Iqta system established by Iltutmish?
- A. Feroz Shah Tughlaq
- B. Sikandar Lodi
- C. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- D. Khizar Khan
Under which ruler was a price-fixed market policy introduced?
- A. Feroz Shah Tughlaq
- B. Sikandar Lodi
- C. Giyas-ud-din Balban
- D. Ala-ud-din Khilji
How many Sultans ruled in the Khilji line?
- A. Three
- B. Four
- C. Five
- D. Six
“Almas Beg,” better known as Ulugh Khan, served under which Sultan?
- A. Feroz Shah Tughlaq
- B. Chandragupta Maurya
- C. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- D. Ibrahim Lodi
The Battle of Kili against the Mongols occurred in which year?
- A. 1296 AD
- B. 1297 AD
- C. 1298 AD
- D. 1299 AD
Zafar Khan, killed at Kili, was what to Ala-ud-din Khilji?
- A. His son
- B. His general
- C. His brother
- D. General of Qutlugh Khwaja
In which year did Khilji’s army capture Chittor after an eight-month siege?
- A. 1301 AD
- B. 1302 AD
- C. 1303 AD
- D. 1304 AD
When did Ala-ud-din Khilji’s forces annex Gujarat?
- A. 1304 AD
- B. 1306 AD
- C. 1308 AD
- D. 1310 AD
Malik Kafur was a leading general under which Sultan?
- A. Feroz Shah Tughlaq
- B. Chandragupta Maurya
- C. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- D. Ibrahim Lodi
Who earned the nickname “Thousand Dinari” under Khilji’s rule?
- A. Nusrat Shah
- B. Zafar Khan
- C. Malik Kafur
- D. None of these
Who was the first Delhi Sultan to direct campaigns into southern India?
- A. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- B. Qutb-ud-din Khilji
- C. Iltutmish
- D. Giyas-ud-din Balban
To whom did Ala-ud-din Khilji entrust southern expeditions?
- A. Nusrat Shah
- B. Malik Kafur
- C. Zafar Khan
- D. Ulugh Khan
Who governed Malwa and Devagiri during Khilji’s reign?
- A. Nusrat Shah
- B. Ain al-Mulk Multani
- C. Zafar Khan
- D. Ulugh Khan
The Khilji era ended in 1320 AD at the hands of:
- A. Giyas-ud-din Tughlaq
- B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- C. Khusrau Khan
- D. None of these
Who assassinated Jalal-ud-din Khilji?
- A. Sidi Maula
- B. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- C. Shihab-ud-din Umar
- D. Qutb-ud-din Mubarak
Who was the second ruler in the Khilji line?
- A. Malik Kafur
- B. Qutb-ud-din Mubarak
- C. Shihab-ud-din Umar
- D. Ala-ud-din Khilji
What was Ala-ud-din Khilji’s relation to Jalal-ud-din Khilji?
- A. Son-in-law
- B. Nephew
- C. Former slave
- D. Both nephew and son-in-law
Before his accession, which province did Khilji govern?
- A. Badaun
- B. Kara
- C. Gujarat
- D. Badan
Which among these Delhi rulers was never a slave?
- A. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- B. Giyas-ud-din Balban
- C. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
- D. Iltutmish
Who set up the first permanent army in Delhi?
- A. Jalal-ud-din Khilji
- B. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- C. Qutb-ud-din Khilji
- D. Iltutmish
Which Sultan paid his troops in cash first?
- A. Balban
- B. Aibak
- C. Feroz Shah Tughlaq
- D. Ala-ud-din Khilji
Which Khilji ruler developed a spy network?
- A. Jalal-ud-din
- B. Ala-ud-din
- C. Qutb-ud-din Mubarak
- D. None of these
Who served as Wazir under Ala-ud-din Khilji?
- A. Nusrat Shah
- B. Malik Kafur
- C. Zafar Khan
- D. Ulugh Khan
Which Sultan defeated the Mongols decisively?
- A. Jalal-ud-din Khilji
- B. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- C. Qutb-ud-din Khilji
- D. Iltutmish
Which Delhi Sultan was first born of a Hindu mother?
- A. Mubarak Shah
- B. Nasir-ud-din Khusro
- C. Balban
- D. Feroz Shah
Who founded the Khilji dynasty in India?
- A. Muhammad Ghori
- B. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- C. Giyas-ud-din Tughlaq
- D. Jalal-ud-din Khilji
In which year was the Khilji house established in India?
- A. 1206 AD
- B. 1290 AD
- C. 1320 AD
- D. 1414 AD
Who dethroned the child ruler Kayumars in the Slave line?
- A. Ala-ud-din Khilji
- B. Jalal-ud-din Khilji
- C. Mubarak Shah
- D. None of these
The Khilji clan belonged to which ethnic group?
- A. Turks
- B. Mongols
- C. Fatimids
- D. Soomros
Which Sultan allowed Mongols to stay in India after they embraced Islam?
- A. Muiz-ud-din Qaiqabab
- B. Iltutmish
- C. Jalal-ud-din Khilji
- D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
What honorific did Jalal-ud-din Khilji adopt?
- A. Fateh Muhammad
- B. Shaista Khan
- C. Mad Monarch
- D. Sher Sultan
Which Mongol scion invaded during Khilji’s reign?
- A. Halaku’s son
- B. Abdullah
- C. None of these
- D. Ulugh Khan
Who was Sidi Maula in Jalal-ud-din Khilji’s court?
- A. His Prime Minister
- B. His son
- C. A dervish
- D. None of these
Which ruler was famed for clemency and non-violence?
- A. Muiz-ud-din Qaiqabab
- B. Iltutmish
- C. Jalal-ud-din Khilji
- D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Jalal-ud-din Khilji ruled from 1290 until which year?
- A. 1292 AD
- B. 1294 AD
- C. 1296 AD
- D. 1300 AD