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- Assertion (A): Muhammad bin Tughlaq changed the capital from Delhi to Devagiri.
- Reason (R): Muhammad Tughlaq needed a place from where he could control the Southern provinces better and which was more centrally located than Delhi.
(a) Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
(b) A is true but R is false.
(c) Both A and R are true and R correctly explains A.
(d) A is false but R is true.
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
It appearsthattheSultanwanted tomakeDeogir second capital so that he might be able to control south India better. Deogir was named Daulatabad. However, after a couple of years, Muhammad Tughlaq decided to abandon Daulatabad largely because he soon found that just as he could not control south India from Delhi, he could not control North from Daulatabad.
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Question : 1
What was ‘Dar-ul-Shafa’ established by Firoz Tughlaq?
a) A library
b) A guest house for pilgrims
c) A free hospital
d) An alms house
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 2
Consider the following statements:
- Assertion (A): Alauddin Khilji conquered the southern states, but did not annex them.
- Reason (R): He wanted to expand his empire but not add to his responsibilities.
a) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
b) A is true, but R is false.
c) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
d) A is false, but R is true.
Answer »Answer: (d)
Alauddin Khilji conquered the Southern States but didn’t collaborate with them, because he wanted to expand his empire but not add to his responsibilities of them. He was a strategist and military commander who commanded forces across the Indian subcontinent.
Sultan Ala-ud-din Khilji is also noted in history for being one of the few rulers in the world to have repeatedly defended his empire against Mongol invasions. He defeated large Mongol armies and then launched punitive expeditions against them in Central Asia, around modern-day Afghanistan It was only after a fierce battle Malik Kafur was able to occupy the Warangal fort and he was able to force the ruler of Warangal to sue for peace, to surrender all their treasures, and to promise an annual tribute.
Question : 3
Who of the following Sultans of Delhi had abolished the tax on grain (also called Zakat on grain)?
a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
b) Sikandar Lodi
c) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
d) Alauddin Khilji
Answer »Answer: (b)
Sikandar Lodi was the Sultan of Delhi between 1489 to 1517 AD. He was a laborious, generous and just ruler. Owing to a transient shortage of maize, he abolished the Zakat on grain and it was not renewed by any subsequent Sultan. The prices of all necessary articles remained low during his period.
Question : 4
Which Sultan of the Sultanate period introduced irrigation tax for the first time?
a) Muhammad Tughlaq
b) Firoz Tughlaq
c) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
d) Allauddin Khilji
Answer »Answer: (b)
Firoz Tughlaq introduced irrigation tax for the first time. Firoz Shah Tughlaq wasthe cousin brother of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq, and became the ruler of Delhi on 23rd march 1351AD. He imposed only four taxes sanctioned by Islamic, viz., Kharaj (land tax), Khams(1/5 of the looted property during wars),Jizya (religious tax on the Hindus), and Zakat (2½per cent of the income of the Muslims which was spent for the welfare of Muslim subjects and their religion). He imposed irrigation tax after getting it sanctioned from the Ulema.
Question : 5
Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s experiment of introducing token currency could not succeed on account of
a) shortage of copper for minting token coins
b) rejection of token coins by foreign merchants
c) poor quality of token currency
d) large-scale minting of spurious coins
Answer »Answer: (d)
Question : 6
The term ‘Amaram’ in the Vijayanagar empire stood for
a) Grants given to scholars and poets
b) Grants given to the widows and the poor
c) Military grants
d) Grants given to the Brahamanas
Answer »Answer: (c)
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