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Question 241. Arrange in proper chronological order of the experiments of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq,

  1. Introduction of token currency

  2. Transfer of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad

  3. Enhancement of land revenue to 50% in the Doab area

  4. Establish a separate department of agriculture

  5. Appointment of a new set of revenue officers


  1.    4, 5, 2, 3, 1
  2.    5, 3, 2, 1, 4
  3.    2, 1, 3, 4, 5
  4.    2, 4, 1, 3, 5
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
Answer: (c)
Question 242. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following saints?

  1. Ramanuja

  2. Shankaracharya

  3. Shankaradeva

  4. Dadu


  1.    4, 3, 2, 1
  2.    3, 1, 4, 2
  3.    1, 2, 3, 4
  4.    2, 1, 3, 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 2, 1, 3, 4
Answer: (d)
The correct chronological sequence of the saints are:
Sankaracharya,
Ramanuja,
Shankaradeva,
Dadu.
The earliest exponent of the Bhakti movement was Ramanuja who was appointed the successor of his teacher Yamunamuni. He travelled all over India and ultimately settled down at Srirangam.
Namadeva, who flourished in the first part of the fourteenth century, was a tailor who had taken to banditry before he became a saint.
Other Nirguna saints were Dadu Dayal, who founded the Brahma Sampradaya or Parabrahma Sampradaya, Malukdasa a follower of Kabir, Sundardasa and Dharanidasa.
Question 243. Who among the following wasthe firstBhaktisaint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?
  1.    Ramananda
  2.    Tulsidas
  3.    Kabir
  4.    Dadu
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Ramananda
Answer: (a)Ramananda was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message. He was known for communicating in vernacular Hindi, and accepting disciples of all castes.
Question 244. Why did Mohammad-bin Tughlaq shift his capital from Delhi to Deogiri?
  1.    As a punishment for the people of Delhi.
  2.    Because he was fed up with Delhi.
  3.    Because the new capital occupied a central and strategic location.
  4.    Because he wanted to extend his empire to the south.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Because the new capital occupied a central and strategic location.
Answer: (c)
Question 245. With which Sultan of Delhi do you associate the compilation of Kingship theory and principles of administration called ‘Vassayya” ?
  1.    Alauddin Khilji
  2.    Firoz Shah Tughlaq
  3.    Balban
  4.    Iltutmish
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Balban
Answer: (c)
Question 246.
List I
List II
(Deccan State)
(Founder)
A. Bidar
1. Yusuf Adil Shah
B. Ahmadnagar
2. Qutub Shah
C. Bijapur
3. Amir Ali Barid
D. Golcunda
4. Malik Ahmad
Codes: A B C D
  1.    4 3 2 1
  2.    3 4 1 2
  3.    1 2 3 4
  4.    3 2 1 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 4 3 2 1
Answer: (a)
Question 247. Who among the following Sultanate rulers himself encouraged bribery in administration?
  1.    Firoz Tughlaq
  2.    Ibrahim Lodi
  3.    Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
  4.    Balban
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Firoz Tughlaq
Answer: (a)
Firoz Tughlaq, Sultanate ruler himself encouraged bribery in administration. Sultan Feroze Shah Tughlaq’s reign has been described as the greatest age of corruption in medieval India.
It can be imagined from the fact that Sultan Feroze Shah Tughlaq once gave a golden Tanka to a distraught soldier so that he could bribe the clerk to pass his substandard horse.
The case of Imadulmulk Bashir, the minister of war who began his career as an inherited slave of Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq, in course of his service is said to have accumulated wealth to the tune of thirteen crores when the state’s yearly income was six crores and seventy-five lakh Tankas.
Question 248. Who was the Governor of Kara-Manikpur to have revolted against Sultan Jalaluddin Firoz Khilji?
  1.    Jawna Khan
  2.    Malik Chajju
  3.    Almas Beg
  4.    Arkali Khan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Malik Chajju
Answer: (b)Chajju rebelled at Kara in 1290. He assumed the title Sultan Mughisuddin, issued coins in his name and had the Khutba read in his honour.Jalaluddin led hisforcesto meet the rebel. Chajju was captured and punished mildly by sending to Multan in honourable confinement.
Question 249. In the Delhi Sultanate, an administrative unit called paragana was headed by an official known as
  1.    Shiqdar
  2.    Barid
  3.    Ariz
  4.    Amil
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Amil
Answer: (d)
Question 250. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi was the first to have paid to his soldiers in cash ?
  1.    Alauddin Khilji
  2.    Iltutmish
  3.    Feroz Tughlaq
  4.    Muhammad bin Tughlaq
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Alauddin Khilji
Answer: (a)

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