Question

Which of the following was not one of the long-term benefits of the transfer of capital by Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq to Daulatabad?

• A. It led to a better control of the penninsula by the Sultanate
• B. It helped in bringing North and South India closer together by improving communications
• C. It resulted in a new process of cultural interaction between North and South India
• D. It shifted the centre of political gravity from the North to the South

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

It resulted in a new process of cultural interaction between North and South India

The long-term benefits of shifting the capital to Daulatabad from Delhi were-

1) It led to better control of the peninsula by the Sultanate.

2) It helped in bringing North and South India closer together by improving communications.

3) It shifted the centre of political gravity from the North to the South.