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1320-1414 - Delhi Sultanate - Tughlaq Dynasty
For 1320-1414 - Delhi Sultanate - Tughlaq DYnasty, which option correctly gives the "Timur invasion"?
A. 1398 CE
B. 1397 CE
C. 1414
D. 1393 CE
Correct Answer: A
Timur invasion: 1398 CE. Timur's invasion and sack of Delhi in 1398 severely weakened the Sultanate.
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For 1320-1414 - Delhi Sultanate - Tughlaq DYnasty, which option correctly gives the "Firozabad"?
A. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
B. Jayapala
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Correct Answer: C
Firozabad: Firoz Shah Tughlaq. Firoz Shah established Firozabad as a new urban center.
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For 1320-1414 - Delhi Sultanate - Tughlaq DYnasty, which option correctly gives the "canals"?
A. Sikandar Lodi
B. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Correct Answer: C
Canals: Firoz Shah Tughlaq. Firoz Shah promoted irrigation, canals and public works.
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For 1320-1414 - Delhi Sultanate - Tughlaq DYnasty, which option correctly gives the "Doab taxation"?
A. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
B. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D. Al-Walid I
Correct Answer: C
Doab taxation: Muhammad bin Tughlaq. His revenue policy in the Doab became deeply unpopular.
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For 1320-1414 - Delhi Sultanate - Tughlaq DYnasty, which option correctly gives the "token currency"?
A. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C. Jayachandra
D. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
Correct Answer: A
Token currency: Muhammad bin Tughlaq. Muhammad bin Tughlaq introduced token currency, but counterfeiting undermined the experiment.
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For 1320-1414 - Delhi Sultanate - Tughlaq DYnasty, which option correctly gives the "capital transfer"?
A. Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik
B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
D. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Correct Answer: B
Capital transfer: Muhammad bin Tughlaq. Muhammad bin Tughlaq ordered a controversial shift of the capital to Daulatabad.
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For 1320-1414 - Delhi Sultanate - Tughlaq DYnasty, which option correctly gives the "founder"?
A. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D. Razia Sultan
Correct Answer: A
Founder: Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq established the dynasty after the Khiljis.
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The Tughlaq Dynasty is conventionally dated from 1320 to which year?
A. 1424
B. 1414
C. 1398 CE
D. 1412
Correct Answer: B
The Tughlaq period in Delhi is generally dated 1320-1414.
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Which dynasty followed the Tughlaqs in Delhi in 1414?
A. Khilji dynasty
B. Tughlaq dynasty
C. Habbarids
D. Sayyid dynasty
Correct Answer: D
The Sayyids succeeded the weakened Tughlaq line in 1414.
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In which year did Timur invade Delhi during the decline of Tughlaq power?
A. 1400 CE
B. 1398 CE
C. 1408 CE
D. 1414
Correct Answer: B
Timur's invasion and sack of Delhi in 1398 severely weakened the Sultanate.
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Which ruler founded the city of Firozabad near Delhi?
A. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C. Bahlul Lodi
D. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Correct Answer: D
Firoz Shah established Firozabad as a new urban center.
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Which Tughlaq ruler is known for building and restoring canals and public works?
A. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C. Ibrahim Lodi
D. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
Correct Answer: B
Firoz Shah promoted irrigation, canals and public works.
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Which ruler is associated with increased taxation in the Doab during a difficult agricultural period?
A. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C. Malik Kafur
D. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
Correct Answer: A
His revenue policy in the Doab became deeply unpopular.
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Who experimented with token copper currency in the Delhi Sultanate?
A. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
B. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Correct Answer: D
Muhammad bin Tughlaq introduced token currency, but counterfeiting undermined the experiment.
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Which Tughlaq ruler attempted to transfer the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
A. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C. Al-Walid I
D. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Correct Answer: B
Muhammad bin Tughlaq ordered a controversial shift of the capital to Daulatabad.
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1320-1414 - Delhi Sultanate - Tughlaq Dynasty
Which factor most contributed to the decline of the Tughlaq Dynasty?
A. Only foreign trade
B. Rebellions, succession disputes, decentralization and Timur’s invasion
C. The rise of the East India Company
D. A permanent peace with Mongols
Correct Answer: B
The dynasty weakened through repeated provincial revolts, failed experiments, hereditary decentralization, weak successors and the shock of Timur’s invasion.
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Which dynasty succeeded the Tughlaqs in Delhi in 1414?
A. Khilji
B. Sayyid
C. Lodi
D. Mughal
Correct Answer: B
Khizr Khan established the Sayyid Dynasty in 1414 after the final collapse of Tughlaq power.
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1320-1414 - Delhi Sultanate - Tughlaq Dynasty
The Tughlaq sultan at the time of Timur’s invasion was:
A. Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah Tughlaq
B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Correct Answer: A
Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah was the nominal Tughlaq ruler when Timur invaded, while rival factions controlled different territories.
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Timur invaded Delhi in:
A. 1351
B. 1388
C. 1398
D. 1414
Correct Answer: C
Timur’s invasion and sack of Delhi in 1398 devastated the capital and greatly accelerated the decline of Tughlaq authority.
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Firoz Shah Tughlaq made which practice more common in administration?
A. Hereditary offices and iqtas
B. Competitive examinations
C. Mansabdari ranks
D. European governorships
Correct Answer: A
He allowed offices and revenue assignments to become hereditary, gaining short-term support but weakening later central control.