Introduction:
Khusrau Khan was the last ruler of Khilji dynasty who was killed by Ghazi Malik, later known as Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq and founded his own dynasty known as Tughlaq dynasty.
Here are 50+ MCQs About Tughlaq Dynasty:
Q.1 Who was the founder of the Tughlaq Dynasty?
A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Mahmud Shah Tughlaq
Answer: A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Q.2 Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq belonged to which tribe?
A) Afghan
B) Qarauna Turk
C) Persian
D) Arab
Answer: B) Qarauna Turk
Q.3 Who shifted the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad and back?
A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah
Answer: B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Q.4 Who introduced the first Token Currency in India?
A) Alauddin Khilji
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Bahlol Lodi
Answer: B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Q.5 What was the real name of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq?
A) Fakhr Malik
B) Jauna Khan
C) Ulugh Khan
D) Ghazi Malik
Answer: D) Ghazi Malik
Q.6 The downfall of Tughlaq Dynasty started under which ruler?
A) Alauddin Sikandar Shah
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Abu Bakr Shah
Answer: B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Q.7 Tughlaq Dynasty ruled during which period?
A) 1206–1290
B) 1290–1320
C) 1320–1414
D) 1414–1451
Answer: C) 1320–1414
Q.8 Who built Tughlaqabad Fort?
A) Abu Bakr Shah
B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
C) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Q.9 Mohammad bin Tughlaq’s capital shift plan failed mainly because of?
A) Lack of water in Daulatabad
B) Long distance
C) Harsh climate
D) People’s resistance
Answer: D) People’s resistance
Q.10 Who issued Bronze and Copper coins equal to silver coins?
A) Alauddin Sikandar Shah
B) Mahmud Shah Tughlaq
C) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: C) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Q.11 Who was the most controversial ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty?
A) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
D) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah
Answer: B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Q.12 Which ruler established the department of Agriculture ‘Diwan-i-Kohi’?
A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Alauddin Khilji
Answer: B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Q.13 Who was the only Tughlaq ruler who tried to introduce scientific reforms?
A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq II
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah
Answer: B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Q.14 Who abolished many unjust taxes and supported public welfare?
A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq II
B) Ala-ud-din Sikandar Shah
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Muhammad Shah
Answer: C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Q.15 Who built Firoz Shah Tughlaq Kotla in Delhi?
A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Bahlol Lodi
Answer: C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
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Q.16 Firoz Shah Tughlaq introduced which irrigation tax?
A) Zakat
B) Ghari
C) Haqq-i-Sharb
D) Kharaj
Answer: C) Haqq-i-Sharb
Q.17 Who brought Ashokan pillars from Topra and Meerut to Delhi?
A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq II
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Abu Bakr Shah
Answer: C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Q.18 Who established the cities of Jaunpur, Firozabad, and Hissar?
A) Mahmud Shah Tughlaq
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Sikandar Lodi
Answer: C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Q.19 Which ruler faced the rebellion of the nobles the most?
A) Muhammad Shah
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Alauddin Sikandar Shah
Answer: B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Q.20 Which ruler of Tughlaq dynasty levied Jizya on Brahmins?
A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq II
Answer: C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Q.21 Which Tughlaq ruler known for cruelty?
A) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah
B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
C) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: C) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Q.22 Who introduced postal reforms during Tughlaq dynasty?
A) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Alauddin Sikandar Shah
Answer: B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Q.23 Who died when a pavilion collapsed on him?
A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Abu Bakr Shah
D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Q.24 Who succeeded Mohammad bin Tughlaq?
A) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah
B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq II
D) Mubarak Shah
Answer: B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Q.25 Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty?
A) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah
B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C) Muhammad bin Firoz
D) Alauddin Sikandar Shah
Answer: A) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah
Q.26 Which Tughlaq ruler attempted the conquest of China?
A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah
Answer: B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Q.27 Diwan-i-Kohi was established for?
A) Military reforms
B) Agriculture development
C) Judicial matters
D) Trade regulation
Answer: B) Agriculture development
Q.28 What was the main reason for failure of Token Currency?
A) Expensive metals
B) Lack of trust
C) High inflation
D) Foreign invasion
Answer: B) Lack of trust
Q.29 Who wrote the book “Futuhat-e-Firozshahi”?
A) Ziauddin Barani
B) Amir Khusro
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Ibn Battuta
Answer: C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Q.30 Who was the longest-reigning Tughlaq ruler?
A) Nusrat Khan
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Mahmud Shah
Answer: C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
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Q.31 Which Tughlaq ruler increased the number of slaves?
A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq II
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Abu Bakr Shah
Answer: C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Q.32 The revenue experiment of Doab was conducted by—
A) Mahmud Shah
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Abu Bakr Shah
Answer: B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Q.33 The Tughlaq Dynasty ended with the invasion of?
A) Timur
B) Babur
C) Nadir Shah
D) Ahmad Shah Abdali
Answer: A) Timur
Q.34 Whose reign witnessed maximum famines?
A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq II
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Sikandar Lodi
Answer: B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Q.35 Who defeated the Mongols in Tughlaq period?
A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) None of Above
Answer: A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Q.36 The Tughlaq Dynasty was followed by which dynasty?
A) Lodi Dynasty
B) Sayyid Dynasty
C) Mughal Dynasty
D) Sur Dynasty
Answer: B) Sayyid Dynasty
Q.37 What was the main source of revenue during Tughlaq period?
A) Trade tax
B) Agriculture tax
C) Pilgrimage tax
D) Jizya
Answer: B) Agriculture tax
Q.38 Which famous traveller visited the court of Mohammad bin Tughlaq?
A) Marco Polo
B) Hiuen Tsang
C) Ibn Battuta
D) Megasthenes
Answer: C) Ibn Battuta
Q.39 Who appointed Ibn Battuta as Qazi of Delhi?
A) Abu Bakr Shah
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Alauddin Sikandar Shah
Answer: B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Q.40 Firoz Shah Tughlaq built how many canals approximately?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
Answer: D) 5
Q.41 The project of raising revenue in Doab by Mohammad bin Tughlaq failed due to?
A) Heavy rains
B) Excessive taxation
C) Poor soil
D) Lack of labour
Answer: B) Excessive taxation
Q.42 The ‘Khams’ tax referred to as?
A) Land revenue
B) War booty
C) House tax
D) Irrigation tax
Answer: B) War booty
Q.43 Who succeeded Firoz Shah Tughlaq as the sultan of Delhi?
A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq II
B) Abu Bakr Shah
C) Muhammad Shah
D) Ala-ud-din Sikandar Shah
Answer: A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq II
Q.44 Which ruler made slavery hereditary?
A) Abu Bakr Shah
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Bahlol Lodi
Answer: C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Q.45 Firoz Shah Tughlaq established which institution for orphan children?
A) Dar-ul-Shifa
B) Dar-ul-Baqa
C) Dar-ul-Khairat
D) Dar-ul-Uloom
Answer: C) Dar-ul-Khairat
Q.46 Which Tughlaq ruler created a large number of gardens?
A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq II
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Muhammad Shah
Answer: C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Q.47 The Daulatabad fort is located in which state?
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Karnataka
D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: B) Maharashtra
Q.48 What was the main feature of Tughlaq architecture?
A) Arches
B) Sloping walls
C) High minars
D) Marble work
Answer: B) Sloping walls
Q.49 Who was also known as Jauna Khan?
A) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah
Answer: B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Q.50 What was another name of Tughlaq Dynasty?
A) Turko-Afghan
B) Indo-Turk
C) Qarauna Turk Dynasty
D) None
Answer: C) Qarauna Turk Dynasty
Q.51 Who faced the revolt of the Governors of Bengal and Sindh?
A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Mahmud Shah
Answer: B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Q.52 Which ruler of Tughlaq dynasty organized hospitals and dispensaries?
A) Alauddin Sikandar Shah
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Abu Bakr Shah
Answer: C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Q.53 Who introduced taxation on Brahmins for the first time?
A) Abu Bakr Shah
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Sikandar Lodi
Answer: C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Q.54 Who introduced the practice of maintaining records of birth and death?
A) Mahmud Shah
B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Nusrat Shah
Answer: C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Q.55 The famous slogan “Hunuz Dilli Door Ast” is related to which Sufi saint?
A) Amir Khusro
B) Malik Ibrahim Bayu
C) Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya
D) Nasir-ud-din Chirag Dehlavi
Answer: C) Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya
Conclusion:
The Tughlaq dynasty could not survived much after the death of Firoz Shah Tughlaq. However, the rulers came after the death of Firoz Shah Tughlaq was very weak as they could not survived for long time. In the year 1398, Timur invaded Delhi and mercilessly sacked and plundered Delhi. The last ruler of Tughlaq dynasty was Mahmud Shah Tughlaq was weaken due to the invasion of Timur. Hence, the Tughlaq dynasty ended in 1414 A.D.
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