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Q: In the fourteenth century India who used token currency of cheap metals in place of regular currencies of gold and silver?
  • A. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
  • B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  • C. Jalaluddin Khalji
  • D. Alauddin Khalji
Correct Answer: Option B - The token currency in India was introduced for the first time by Muhammad bin Tughlaq. Muhammad bin Tughlaq issued token currency in 1330 AD. From 1325 to 1351 AD, he was the Sultan of Delhi. He was the eldest son of the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty, Ghiyas-ud-Din-Tughlaq.
B. The token currency in India was introduced for the first time by Muhammad bin Tughlaq. Muhammad bin Tughlaq issued token currency in 1330 AD. From 1325 to 1351 AD, he was the Sultan of Delhi. He was the eldest son of the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty, Ghiyas-ud-Din-Tughlaq.

Explanations:

The token currency in India was introduced for the first time by Muhammad bin Tughlaq. Muhammad bin Tughlaq issued token currency in 1330 AD. From 1325 to 1351 AD, he was the Sultan of Delhi. He was the eldest son of the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty, Ghiyas-ud-Din-Tughlaq.