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1320-1414 - Delhi Sultanate - Tughlaq Dynasty
Firoz Shah’s department managing a large body of slaves was called:
A. Diwan-i-Bandagan
B. Diwan-i-Kohi
C. Diwan-i-Riyasat
D. Diwan-i-Mustakhraj
Correct Answer: A
Diwan-i-Bandagan supervised the many slaves maintained and trained by Firoz Shah’s government.
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The department for charity and assistance to needy Muslims under Firoz Shah was:
A. Diwan-i-Khairat
B. Diwan-i-Arz
C. Diwan-i-Insha
D. Diwan-i-Wizarat
Correct Answer: A
Diwan-i-Khairat provided charitable assistance, including help for poor families and marriages.
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Firoz Shah brought ancient pillars to Delhi that were later recognized as inscriptions of:
A. Ashoka
B. Kanishka
C. Samudragupta
D. Harsha
Correct Answer: A
He transported Ashokan pillars from Topra and Meerut and erected them at Delhi, though their inscriptions were not understood at the time.
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Which city and citadel were built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq?
A. Firozabad and Firoz Shah Kotla
B. Siri and Alai Darwaza
C. Agra and Red Fort
D. Dinpanah and Purana Qila
Correct Answer: A
Firoz Shah established Firozabad and built the palace-fort complex now known as Firoz Shah Kotla.
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Firoz Shah Tughlaq is especially known for constructing:
A. Canals and public works
B. A naval empire
C. The Taj Mahal
D. European factories
Correct Answer: A
He built and repaired canals, towns, gardens, hospitals, schools and religious buildings.
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Who succeeded Muhammad bin Tughlaq in 1351?
A. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
B. Nasiruddin Mahmud
C. Ghiyasuddin II
D. Timur
Correct Answer: A
Firoz Shah Tughlaq was chosen after Muhammad died during a campaign in Sindh.
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The Qarachil expedition was directed toward the:
A. Himalayan region
B. Arabian Sea
C. Deccan coast
D. Thar Desert
Correct Answer: A
The Qarachil or Karajal campaign in the Himalayan foothills ended disastrously because of terrain, weather and logistical difficulties.
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Muhammad bin Tughlaq planned an expedition to which region but dismissed the huge army before launching it?
A. Khurasan
B. Gujarat
C. Bengal
D. Ceylon
Correct Answer: A
He recruited and paid a large force for a proposed Khurasan campaign, but changing political conditions caused the project to be abandoned.
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Which traveller served as qazi at Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s court?
A. Al-Biruni
B. Ibn Battuta
C. Marco Polo
D. Niccolo Conti
Correct Answer: B
The Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta lived in Delhi and served as a judge. His Rihla describes the sultan and his empire.
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The agricultural department established by Muhammad bin Tughlaq was called:
A. Diwan-i-Kohi
B. Diwan-i-Khairat
C. Diwan-i-Riyasat
D. Diwan-i-Bandagan
Correct Answer: A
Diwan-i-Kohi aimed to extend cultivation and provide state loans, but implementation problems limited its success.
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The increased taxation experiment of Muhammad bin Tughlaq was imposed in the:
A. Ganga–Yamuna Doab
B. Punjab only
C. Bengal delta
D. Malabar coast
Correct Answer: A
The Doab tax increase coincided with crop failure and famine, leading to resistance and depopulation.
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The token currency experiment failed primarily because of:
A. Lack of metal mines
B. Widespread counterfeiting and weak enforcement
C. Foreign invasion
D. Religious opposition to coins
Correct Answer: B
Private counterfeiting became widespread because the state could not maintain monopoly and public confidence in the token money.
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Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s token currency was mainly issued in:
A. Gold
B. Copper and brass
C. Leather
D. Silver only
Correct Answer: B
He attempted to give copper and brass coins a value comparable to silver currency.
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Why did the capital transfer scheme fail?
A. Daulatabad was a coastal island
B. The compulsory movement caused hardship and administrative disruption
C. The Mongols captured Daulatabad
D. There was no road between the cities
Correct Answer: B
The long forced migration, water and logistical difficulties, and later reversal caused severe suffering and weakened confidence in the state.
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Muhammad bin Tughlaq attempted to transfer the capital from Delhi to:
A. Daulatabad
B. Agra
C. Lahore
D. Jaunpur
Correct Answer: A
He ordered a transfer to Daulatabad, formerly Devagiri, to improve control over the Deccan and place the capital more centrally.
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Muhammad bin Tughlaq ruled from:
A. 1320–1325
B. 1325–1351
C. 1351–1388
D. 1388–1398
Correct Answer: B
His reign lasted from 1325 to 1351 and was marked by ambitious but often unsuccessful experiments.
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Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s earlier name was:
A. Jauna Khan
B. Ghazi Malik
C. Nizam Khan
D. Ali Gurshasp
Correct Answer: A
Before becoming sultan, Muhammad bin Tughlaq was known as Prince Jauna Khan.
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Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq died in 1325 after:
A. Defeat at Panipat
B. Collapse of a wooden pavilion
C. A Mongol assassination
D. A fall from library stairs
Correct Answer: B
He died when a temporary pavilion collapsed after his return from Bengal. Medieval sources debate whether it was accidental or planned.
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Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq founded which fortified city near Delhi?
A. Siri
B. Tughlaqabad
C. Firozabad
D. Agra
Correct Answer: B
Tughlaqabad was built as a massive fortified capital and remains a major example of early Tughlaq architecture.
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Who founded the Tughlaq Dynasty in 1320?
A. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
B. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Khusrau Khan
Correct Answer: B
Ghazi Malik defeated Khusrau Khan and ascended the throne as Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.