MCQ on Tughluq Dynasty

Question 1. The Sultans of which dynasty ruled the country for the longest period?

(A) Tughluq dynasty

(B) Slave dynasty

(C) Lodi dynasty

(D) Khalji dynasty

Question 2. The most learned ruler of the Delhi sultanate who was well versed in various branches of learning including Astronomy, Mathematics and Medicine was________.

(A) Sikandar Lodi

(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(C) Alauddin Khalji

(D) Iltutmish

Question 3. Who amongst the following Generals of Alauddin Khalji, ultimately became the first Sultan of the Tughluq dynasty?

(A) Ubigh Khan

(B) Zafar Khan

(C) Malik Kafur

(D) Ghazi Malik

Question 4. Ghazi Malik was the founder of which dynasty? 

(A) Lodi

(B) Sayyid

(C) Khalji

(D) Tughluq

Question 5. Which Sultan introduced new Department ‘Aamir-e-Kohi’?

(A) Sikandar Lodi

(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(C) Firuz Shah Tughluq

(D) Alauddin Khalji

Question 6. Which Sultan of Delhi had established a separate Agriculture Department and had planned the ‘rotation of crops’?

(A) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(B) Alauddin Khalji

(C) Balban

(D) Iltutmish

Question 7. Diwan-E-Kohi is associated with_________.

(A) Alauddin Khalji

(B) Akbar

(C) Firuz Shah Tughluq

(D) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

Question 8. Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq had transferred his capital from Delhi to________.

(A) Lahore

(B) Kannauj

(C) Kalinjeb

(D) Daulatabad

Question 9. The transfer of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad was ordered by_______.

(A) Sultan Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(B) Sultan Mubarak

(C) Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughluq

(D) Sultan Firuz Tughluq

Question 10. For the first time the token currency was introduced in India by_______.

(A) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(B) Bahlol Lodi

(C) Alauddin Khalji

(D) Akbar

Question 11. Ibn Battuta, the Moorish traveller, visited India during the reign of________.

(A) Mahmud Ghazni

(B) Akbar

(C) Babar

(D) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

Question 12. Who of the following has given a detailed description of the postal system obtaining during the Sultanate period?

(A) Ziyauddin Barani

(B) Sultan Firuz Shah

(C) Ibn Battuta

(D) Amir Khusrau

Question 13. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to participate in the public celebration of Holi?

(A) Ibrahim Lodi

(B) Sikandar Lodi

(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(D) Firuz Shah Tughluq

Question 14. On the death of which Muslim ruler a historian said ‘the king was freed from his people and they from their king’?

(A) Sher Shah

(B) Alauddin Khalji

(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(D) Balban

Question 15. Which one of the following sultans provided employment to the unemployeds?

(A) Sher Shah Suri

(B) Firuz Tughluq

(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(D) Alauddin Khalji

Question 16. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi established an ‘Employment Exchange’ to help the unemployed?

(A) Firuz Shah Tughluq

(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(C) Alauddin Khalji

(D) Balban

Question 17. The Sultan of Delhi who was very concerned about charity and alms and established a department called ‘Diwan-i-Khairat’ for it, was________.

(A) Bahlol Lodi

(B) Ghiyasuddin Shah

(C) Firuz Tughluq

(D) Iltutmish

Question 18. Which of the following Sultan had most numbers of slaves in his court?

(A) Firuz Tughluq

(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(C) Alauddin Khalji

(D) Balban

Question 19. With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statements is correct?

(A) Firuz Tughluq set up a separate department of slaves

(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq was succeeded by his uncle to the military

(C) Balban introduced the branding system of horses of his military

(D) Alauddin Khalji first set up a separate Ariz’s department

Question 20. Public Works Department was primarily established by________.

(A) Firuz Shah Tughluq

(B) Alauddin Khalji

(C) Balban

(D) Iltutmish

Question 21. The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was________.

(A) Sikandar Lodi

(B) Firuz Shah Tughluq

(C) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq

(D) Iltutmish

Question 22. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to have levied ‘Haqq-i-Sharb’ or irrigation tax?

(A) Firuz Tughluq

(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(C) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq

(D) Alauddin Khalji

Question 23. Which Sultan of Delhi had levied ‘Jizya’ on Brahmins?

(A) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(B) Alauddin Khalji

(C) Firuz Tughluq

(D) Balban

Question 24. Which one of the following Sultans of Delhi introduced measures for improving the quality of fruits?

(A) Sher Shah Suri

(B) Sikandar Lodi

(C) Firuz Tughluq

(D) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

Question 25. Who brought two Ashoka Pillars to Delhi from Topra and Meerut?

(A) Sikandar Lodhi

(B) Muhammad Ghori

(C) Firuz Shah Tughluq

(D) Alauddin Khalji

Question 26. Which Sultan of Delhi brought Ashoka’s Pillar to Delhi?

(A) Qutbuddin Aibak

(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(C) Jalaluddin Khalji

(D) Firuz Shah Tughluq

Question 27. Which Sultan of Delhi established a ‘Translation Department’ to help both communities to understand each others’ ideas better?

(A) Sikandar Lodi

(B) Iltutmish

(C) Firuz Tughluq

(D) Alauddin Khalji

Question 28. The first Indian ruler to organise Haj pilgrimage from the State Exchequer was________.

(A) Aurangzeb

(B) Akbar

(C) Firuz Tughluq

(D) Alauddin Khalji

Question 29. What was ‘Dar-ul-Shafa’ established by Firuz Tughluq?

(A) A guest house for pilgrims

(B) A library

(C) A free hospital

(D) An almshouse

Question 30. Who was the last ruler of the Tughluq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?

(A) Nusrat Shah

(B) Nasiruddin Mahmud

(C) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq Shah-II

(D) Firuz Shah Tughluq

Question 31. In whose reign did Timur invaded India?

(A) Nasiruddin Tughluq

(B) Firuz Tughluq

(C) Bahlol Lodi

(D) Alauddin Khalji

Question 32. In which year did Timur Lung attack India?

(A) 1526 A.D.

(B) 1492 A.D.

(C) 1398 A.D.

(D) 1210 A.D.

Question 33. Which one of the following dynasties ruled over India after the invasion of Timur?

(A) Khalji Dynasty

(B) Tughluq Dynasty

(C) Sayyid Dynasty

(D) Lodi Dynasty

Question 34. Ain-ul-Mulk Multani did not serve under which of the following rulers? 

(A) Iltutmish

(B) Firuz Tughluq

(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(D) Alauddin Khalji

Question 35. Consider the following statements.

• Assertion (A): The scheme of the token currency of Muhammad Tughluq proved unsuccessful.
• Reason (R): Muhammad Tughluq did not have the proper control over currency issue.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below.

(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 36.

• Assertion (A): Muhammad-BinTughluq issued a new gold coin which was called Dinar by Ibn Battuta.
• Reason (R): Muhammad-BinTughluq wanted to issue token currency in gold coins to promote trade with West Asian and NorthAfrican countries.

(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 37.Arrange the following in their chronological order

1. Rukn-ud-din
2. Mubarak Khan
3. Firuz Shah Tughluq
4. Alam Shah

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

(A) 2, 1, 3, 4

(B) 1, 2, 3, 4

(C) 1, 2, 4, 3

(D) 2, 1, 4, 3