About the Topic: Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq is famous for his ambitious administrative experiments including token currency and capital transfer. Practice MCQ Questions with answers and explanations.
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq issued a new gold coin which was called Dinar by Ibn Battuta.
Reason (R) : Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq wanted to issue token currency in gold coins to promote trade with West Asian and North African countries.
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Correct Answer:
(C) ‘A’ is true but ‘R’ is false.
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Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq issued the new gold coins which was called ‘Dinar’ by Ibn Battuta. He issued the token currency in copper coins to promote his military power not for trade with the West Asian and the North African countries in token currency of gold. Thus, Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
Ques: 2
Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to participate in the public celebration of Holi ?
Correct Answer:
(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
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Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq was the first among all Sultans of Delhi who participated in public celebrations of Hindus, especially Holi. He also appointed non-Turks and Indian Muslims at higher posts of government due to which Barani harshly criticized him and called him ‘Gardener’, ‘Barber’, ‘Cook’ etc.
Ques: 3
With reference to a ruler of mediaeval India, consider the following statements:
He attempted to shift the capital from Delhi to Devagiri in Maharashtra, which he named Daulatabad.
He introduced Token Currency.
He established a separate department to take care of agriculture.
The above mentioned statements refer to which one of the following rulers?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (1324-1351) was a learned, cultured and talented prince but gained a reputation of being merciless, cruel and unjust.
He attempted to shift the capital from Delhi to Devagiri in Maharashtra, which he named Daulatabad. This was after his realisation that it was difficult to rule south India from Delhi. However, the plan failed, and soon Muhammad realised that it was difficult to rule North India from Daulatabad.
The next important experiment of Muhammad was the introduction of token currency. This currency system had already been experimented in China and Iran. For India, this was new and much ahead of time. When Muhammad issued bronze coins, fake coins were minted, which could not be prevented by the government. Due to this the new coins were devalued to such an extent that the government had to withdraw the bronze coins and replace them with silver coins, which depended heavily on the resources of the empire.
The Sultan established a separate department called ‘Diwan-i-Amir Kohi’ to take care of agriculture.
Ques: 4
On the death of which Muslim ruler a historian said ‘the king was freed from his people and they from their king’?
Correct Answer:
(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
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When Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq was in Daulatabad, a revolt took place in Gujarat led by Taghi. Sultan dashed to Gujarat to quell the revolt. Taghi was defeated and fled to Sindh. After restoring peace in Gujarat, Sultan moved to Sindh to kill Taghi. Sultan fell sick on the way and died on March 20, 1351, near Thatta. On his death, Badayuni wrote, ‘’the king was freed from his people and they from their king’.
Ques: 5
Which Sultan introduced new Department “Aamir-e- Kohi”?
Correct Answer:
(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
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Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq had established a new department ‘Diwan-i-Amir-i-Kohil for the development of agriculture. A land of 60 square miles was selected for that purpose. The agrarian reforms had taken place on land, and various crops were cultivated with alteration according to crop rotation.