Important GK Questions and Answers on Tughlaq Dynasty of Medieval History

Important of Tughlaq Dynasty Question: Mohammed Tughlaq (1320-1351 A.D.) was the most distinguished ruler of this dynasty. He was known for his learning and also for a mixture of sagacity and madness. His transfer of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad has been described by historians as an act of madness. Read the collection of the useful questions ever asked on Tughlaq Dynasty. There are more possibilities to be asked in the upcoming exams.

1. Where did the traveller Ibn Batuta come from? [SSC Tax Asst. Income Tax & Central Excise 2006]
(A) Morocco ✔ (B) Persia
(C) Turkey (D) Central Asia

2. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was proficient in : [SSC CGL 2004]
(A) Art (B) Music
(C) Calligraphy (D) Philosphy ✔

3. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was a failure because [SSC CHSL 2011]
(A) He was mad. (B) He was not a practical states man. ✔
(C) He transferred the capital (D) He waged war with China.

4. Presently Daulatabad where Muhammad-bin Tughlaq had transferred the capital from Delhi is situated near : [SSC MTS 2014]
(A) Mysore (B) Aurangabad ✔
(C) Nizamabad (D) Bhopal

5. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi has been described by the historians as the ‘mixture of opposites’? [SSC Combined Matric Level 2001]
(A) Balban (B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Muhammad- Bin-Tughlaq ✔ (D) Ibrahim Lodi

6. Who issued a token currency in copper coins between AD 1329 and 1330? [SSC Combined Matric Level 2001]
(A) Alauddin Khilzi (B) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
(C) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq ✔ (D) Feroz Tughlaq

7. Which of the following Sultans of Tughlaq dynasty issued copper coins instead of silver ones? [SSC CGL 2016]
(A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq ✔
(C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (D) Mahmud Tughlaq

8. Which emperor shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
(A) Aurangzeb (B) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq ✔
(C) Sher Shah Suri (D) Genghis Khan



9. Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign of : [SSC Tax Asst. (Income Tax & Central Excise) 2008]
(A) Iltutmish (B) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq ✔ (D) Balban

10. Which Sultan of Delhi established an employment bureau, a charity bureau and a charitable hospital? [SSC Combined Matric Level 2000]
(A) Firoz Tughlaq ✔ (B) Mohammad Tughlaq
(C) Alauddin Khilji (D) Balban

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11. Who was the Delhi Sultan to impose Jiziya on Brahmans? [SSC CGL 2013, 2014]
(A) Ala-ud-din Khilji (B) Firoz Tughlaq ✔
(C) Muhammad-bin- Tughlaq (D) Balban

12. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq transferred his capital from : [SSC CGL 2016]
(A) Delhi to Warangal (B) Delhi to Devagiri ✔
(C) Delhi to Madurai (D) Delhi to Vijayanagar