| DIRECTION: Read the following statements carefully and answer the questions accordingly. |
| Assertion [A]: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq changed the capital from Delhi to Devagiri. Reason [R]: Muhammad Tughlaq needed a place from where he could control the Southern provinces better and which was more centrally located than Delhi. |
A) Both A and R are true and R correctly explains A.
B) Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
C) A is true but R is false.
D) A is false but R is true.
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
It appears that the Sultan wanted to make Deogir second capital so that he might be able to control south India better. Deogir was named Daulatabad. However, after a couple of years. Muhammad Tughlaq decided to abandon Daulatabad largely because he soon found that just as lie could not control south India from Delhi, he could not control North from Daulatabad.
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