Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (ICSE) · History and Civics
Chapter: Chapter 8 — Chapter 8: The Delhi Sultanate
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. When did the Delhi Sultanate begin? [1]
(A) 1206 CE
(B) 1526 CE
(C) 1000 CE
(D) 1700 CE
2. Who founded the Delhi Sultanate? [1]
(A) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
(B) Akbar
(C) Babur
(D) Muhammad of Ghor
3. What was the first dynasty? [1]
(A) The Slave Dynasty
(B) The Mughal Dynasty
(C) The Khilji Dynasty
(D) The Lodi Dynasty
4. Who was Alauddin Khilji? [1]
(A) A notable Sultanate ruler
(B) A Mughal emperor
(C) A Gupta ruler
(D) A Maratha leader
5. What did Alauddin Khilji implement? [1]
(A) Market reforms
(B) Only warfare
(C) No reforms
(D) Only religious changes
6. What challenge did the Sultanate face? [1]
(A) Mongol invasions
(B) No challenges at all
(C) Only peaceful relations
(D) Only trade issues
7. What monument represents Sultanate architecture? [1]
(A) The Qutub Minar
(B) The Taj Mahal
(C) The Red Fort
(D) The India Gate
8. When did the Delhi Sultanate end? [1]
(A) 1526 CE
(B) 1206 CE
(C) 1000 CE
(D) 1800 CE
9. When did the Delhi Sultanate begin? [1]
(A) 1206 CE
(B) 1526 CE
(C) 1000 CE
(D) 1700 CE
10. Who founded the Delhi Sultanate? [1]
(A) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
(B) Akbar
(C) Babur
(D) Muhammad of Ghor
11. What was the first dynasty? [1]
(A) The Slave Dynasty
(B) The Mughal Dynasty
(C) The Khilji Dynasty
(D) The Lodi Dynasty
12. Who was Alauddin Khilji? [1]
(A) A notable Sultanate ruler
(B) A Mughal emperor
(C) A Gupta ruler
(D) A Maratha leader
13. What did Alauddin Khilji implement? [1]
(A) Market reforms
(B) Only warfare
(C) No reforms
(D) Only religious changes
14. What challenge did the Sultanate face? [1]
(A) Mongol invasions
(B) No challenges at all
(C) Only peaceful relations
(D) Only trade issues
15. What monument represents Sultanate architecture? [1]
(A) The Qutub Minar
(B) The Taj Mahal
(C) The Red Fort
(D) The India Gate
16. When did the Delhi Sultanate end? [1]
(A) 1526 CE
(B) 1206 CE
(C) 1000 CE
(D) 1800 CE