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Person Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Asked 5 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 4 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 1 years (2021–2021)
Across exams
CSE · 4CAPF · 1How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (4 of 5) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
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CAPF2021
Qutb Minar was originally four-storied. Who among the following Delhi Sultans raised the height to the structure by adding the fifth storey?
- A Balban
- B Alauddin Khalji
- C Muhammad Tughlaq
- D Firoz Shah Tughlaq ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Art & Culture › Architecture & Sculpture
CSE
With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statements is correct?
- A Allauddin Khalji first set up a separate Ariz's department
- B Balban introduced the branding system of horses of his military
- C Muhammad bin Tughlaq was succeeded by his uncle to the Delhi throne
- D Feroze Tughlaq set up a separate department of slaves ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Medieval India
CSE
Consider the following events
- Reign of Krishna Deva Raya ofVijayanagara
- Construction of Qutub Minar
- Arrival of Portuguese in India
- Death ofFeroze Tughlaq
The correct chronological sequence of these events is:
- A 2, 4, 3, 1 ✓
- B 2, 4, l, 3
- C 4, 2, 1, 3
- D 4, 2, 3, 1
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Medieval India
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