SSC Medieval History Set- 2
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 28/10/2026
1. During whose reign did the Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta visit India in the 14th century?
2. With reference to the administration of Delhi Sultanate, which of the following was the department of State Correspondence?
3. The official language of the Delhi Sultanate was?
4. Which Sultan established a separate department (Diwan-i-Amir Kohi) to take care of agriculture?
5. In which year did Timur Lang invade India?
6. Which Delhi Sultan planned for a Mongol region for the first time in the Sultanate?
7. In the context of state and administration in the Delhi Sultanate, the term 'muqti' means :
8. Who was the first and last woman ruler of Delhi Sultanate?
9. Which Indian ruler appointed Ibn Battuta as the qazi or judge of Delhi?
10. ____ was the first Muslim ruler whose empire covered almost the whole of India up to its extreme south.
11. Which of the medieval Indian rulers is known for his policies of market control?
12. In which of the following cities is the Quwwat al-Islam Mosque located?
13. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq changed his capital from Delhi to:
14. ______ organized his trusted nobles into a group of forty known as Turkan-i-Chahalgani.
15. Who among the following was one of the Governors during the reign of Alauddin Khilji?
16. When did Ibrahim Lodi become the Sultan of Delhi?
17. Muhammad bin Tughlaq introduced a copper coin called __________ in place of the silver coin.
18. 'Siri', the second city of Delhi, was built by ___.
19. Who among the following was the founder of Khilji dynasty?
20. Who among the following introduced the Daag and Hulia system and cash payment system for soldiers in the Delhi Sultanate?
21. _____ made Agra the capital of his empire.
22. The silver coin ‘tanka’ was introduced by………
23. During the rule of which of the following dynasties did Timur or Tamerlane invade India in 1398 AD?
24. During the reign of Alauddin Khilji, the textile market was known as……..
25. In which monument of Khilji dynasty of Delhi, red sandstone has been used?
26. The ______ sultanate was ruled by the Sharqi dynasty.
27. Fatehabad district derives its name from the eponymous headquarters town founded by ______ in the 14th century, who named it after his son Fateh Khan.
28. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi Sultanate to launch a military campaign in Southern India?
29. Which emperor shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
30. Who among the following sultans of the Delhi Sultanate appointed Ghiyasuddin Balban as his/her Prime Minister?
31. Who among the following was the last ruler of Lodi dynasty of Delhi?
32. Who founded the Sayyid dynasty?
33. How many storeys does Qutub Minar have in Delhi?
34. The invasion of Delhi by Timur in_____A.D marked the end of the Tughlaq empire.
35. Ibn Battuta was a................who wrote about his travels to India in the fourteenth century.
36. In the context of the Delhi Sultanate administration, the State Correspondence Department was known by which of the following names?
37. Which of the following Sultans of Tughluq issued copper coins instead of silver ones?
38. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the rulers of the Tughlaq dynasty, who ruled Delhi from the year 1320 to 1414?
39. Which of the following Sultans of the Sultanate of Delhi transferred his capital from Delhi to Agra?
40. Foreign traveler Ibn Battuta who came to India during the medieval period, had come from:
41. To ensure adequate supply of goods, which officer under Alauddin Khilji was required to maintain a register of traders?
42. Who was the last ruler of the Vaghela Dynasty of Gujarat after whose defeat the kingdom was passed to Alauddin Khilji?
43. During the rule of which of the following dynasties, Timur or Tamerlane attacked India in 1398 AD?
44. An agricultural department known as ‘Diwan-i-Kohi’ was created by:
45. Zafar Khan was a famous general of which of the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate?
46. Who was the ruler of Delhi Sultanate when Ibn Battuta came in India?
47. Who among the following was the head of the Diwan-i-Insha department under the Delhi Sultanate?
48. During the reign of Iltutmish, special slaves were bought for military service, known as––.
49. Which of the following was a travel book written by Ibn Battuta in Arabic in the 14th century?
50. Which dynasty was started by Khizr Khan?
