Question : Who among the following Moroccan travellers came to India during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq?
Option 1: Abd-al-Razzaq
Option 2: al-Masudi
Option 3: Sulaiman al-Tajir
Option 4: Ibn Battuta
Correct Answer: Ibn Battuta
Solution : The correct answer is Ibn Battuta.
The Moroccan scholar Ibn Battuta was born in 1304. Ibn Battuta travelled over the Afghan mountains to reach India in 1334, at the height of the Tughlaq dynasty, which was ruled by Muhammad bin Tughluq. Ibn Battuta wrote on the characteristics of the Tughlaq dynasty in his book Travel Memoirs, 1334–1341. Furthermore, Ibn Battuta's travelogues are recorded in "Rihla: My Travels."
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Question : During whose reign did the Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta, visit India in the 14th century?
Option 1: Alauddin Khalji
Option 2: Muhammad bin Tughluq
Option 3: Jalal-ud-Din Khalji
Option 4: Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Question : Who among the following classical poets of the Sultanate period in India popularised Qawwali, a form of music which derived its name from the Arabic word "qaul", meaning "to speak"?
Option 1: Nizamuddin Auliya
Option 2: Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi
Option 3: Amir Khusrau
Option 4: Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafiz
Question : Who among the following was the commander of Muhammad Ghori, who also founded the slave dynasty in India?
Option 1: Iltutmish
Option 2: Ghiyas ud din Balban
Option 3: Aram Shah II
Option 4: Qutb ud-Din Aibak
Question : Who among the following was the Viceroy of India during the formation of the Indian National Congress?
Option 1: Lord Lytton
Option 2: Lord Ripon
Option 3: Lord Dufferin
Option 4: Lord Mayo
Question : Which Turkish ruler invaded India 14 times between 1000 and 1026 AD?
Option 1: Mahmud of Ghazni
Option 2: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Option 3: Genghis Khan
Option 4: Mahmood Ghalib
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