Administration under Tughlaq Dynasty

Q. Critically analyse the administrative reforms implemented by Mohammed bin Tughlaq.

Q. Why did the official currency lose its value during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq?

1. There was an external threat to the kingdom from foreign invaders.
2. Tughlaq's market policy was not reviewed properly.
3. Widespread forgery of the coins led to an artificial economic crisis in the kingdom.
4. Incompetent market officials could not revive the market economy leading to a loss in the currency's value.

Q. What were "mohallas" under Muhammad bin Tughlaq's rule?

1. A new type of tax system.
2. The name of the wards into which Daulatabad was divided.
3. The royal palace at Daulatabad.
4. The name of the schools he founded.

Q. The Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum territorial extent under which of the following rulers?

1. Alauddin Khilji
2. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
3. Khusrau Khan
4. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq