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1. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi has been described by the historians as the ‘Mixture of opposites’?
A. Balban
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D. Ibrahim Lodi
ANSWER: C.Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
SOLUTION :Historians have used various epithets while estimating Muhammad Tughlaq. Barani and Ibn-Batuta, his contemporaries found him a ‘complex person’, a ‘mixture of opposites.’ He had virtues and vices of extreme intensity. While he was generous, humble and kind, He was very narrow- minded, stubborn and most cruel. He gave gifts to all those whom he liked, he put to death who opposed him.
2. Muhammad – Bin – Tughlaq was proficient in _________.
A. Art
B. Music
C. Calligraphy
D. Philosophy
ANSWER: D.Philosophy
SOLUTION:Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was the Turkish Sultan of Delhi. He was known as a ‘MAN of knowledge’ as he had a great interest in different subjects like, philosphy, mathematics, religion and poetry.
3. Which of the following Sultans of Tughlaq dynasty issued copper coins instead of silver ones?
A. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
B. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Mahmud Tughlaq
ANSWER : B.Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
SOLUTION:Tughlaq found it difficult to maintain the supply of gold (dinars) and silver (adlis) coins on a large scale. So, he introduced a token currency system and minted vast quantities of new copper and brass coins (tankas) that could be exchanged for fixed amounts of gold and silver.
4. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq transferred his capital from______.
A. Delhi to Warangal
B. Delhi to Devagiri
C. Delhi to Madurai
D. Delhi to Vijayanagar
ANSWER: B.Delhi to Devagiri
SOLUTION:Muhammad bin Tughlaq was the second ruler of Tughlaq dynasty who ruled from 1324–1351.He shifted the capital from Delhi to Devagiri, because it was difficult for him to control South India from there. When the capital was shifted, he now found it difficult to control the North India and went back to Delhi. This step led to nothing but declared him wise fool king in the history.
5. Presently Daulatabad where Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq had transferred the capital from Delhi is situated near _________.
A. Mysore
B. Nizamabad
C. Aurangabad
D. Bhopal
ANSWER: C.Aurangabad
SOLUTION:In 1327, Tughluq passed an order to shift the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad (in present-day Aurangabad, Maharashtra) in the Deccan region of India.
6. Which emperor shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
A. Aurangzeb
B. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
C. Sher Shah Suri
D. Genghis Khan
ANSWER: B.Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
SOLUTION:Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq transferred his capital from Delhi to Devagiri (Daulatabad) near Aurangabad Maharastra
7. Muhammad – Bin – Tughalak was a failure because _____.
A. He was mad
B. He was not a practical states man
C. He transferred the capital
D. He waged war with China
ANSWER: B.He was not a practical states man
SOLUTION:Muhammad Bin Tughlaq is known as a “Man of Ideas” and can be said one of the most striking sultan of medieval India. He was a trained intellectual, akeen student of Persian poetry and a philosopher, lover of science and mathematics. He is known for the idea of a Central Capital and experiments with a nominal token Currency. These ideas were all good, but he was in hurry and impatient of the slow adoption of his measures. All those who could not keep pace with his imagination, became victim of his wrath and were punished severely. The result was that Muhammad Bin Tughlaq, as a sultan proved himself a complete failure before the history of forces toppled him.
8. Which Tughlaq sultan founded the city of Tughlaqabad?
A. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
B. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
C. Firaz Shah Tughlaq
D. Ghiyaddin Tughlaq Shah II
ANSWER: B.Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
SOLUTION:Gaining power after the ruler’s death in ad1320, Ghiasuddin Tughlaq, during his short reign (ad1320–24), built Tughlaqabad, the second fortified city, spanning across nearly 6.5 km, over a period of only four years.
9. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq ruled the Delhi Sultanate during which of the following periods?
A. 1125 – 51 CE
B. 1225 – 51 CE
C. 1325 – 51 CE
D. 1025 – 51 CE
ANSWER: C. 1325 – 51 CE
SOLUTION:Muhammad bin Tughluq (Persian pronunciation: [mohæmmæd bon tuɡluq]; 1290 – 20 March 1351), also named Jauna Khan as Crown Prince, also known by his epithets, The Eccentric Prince, or The Mad Sultan, or The Wisest Fool was the eighteenth Sultan of Delhi. He reigned from February 1325 until his death in 1351.
10. To which of his sons did Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq bestow the title of Ulugh Khan?
A. Malik Fakhruddin Juna Khan
B. Bahram khan
C. Mahmud Khan
D. None of the above
ANSWER: A.Malik Fakhruddin Juna Khan
SOLUTION: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq bestowed the title of Ulugh Khan to his son Malik Fakhruddin Juna Khan. He was the eldest of the five sons of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.
