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SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 27

SSC GD Constable (English) - 18th November 2021 Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q27

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Muhammad Tughluq used 'token' currency to pay his soldiers, which was made out of:

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. cheap metals.

  • Mohammed bin Tughlaq used a 'token' currency made out of cheap metals.
  • He introduced token currency because there was a shortage of silver then.
  • Muhammad bin Tughluq was the eighteenth sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, reigned from 1290 – 20 March 1351.