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Question

Who brought two Ashoka Pillars to Delhi from Topra and Meerut?

  1. Alauddin Khilji
  2. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
  3. Muhammad Ghori
  4. Sikandar Lodi

Answer:

Option B: Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Firoz Shah Tughlaq”.

Firoz Shah Tughlaq brought two Ashoka Pillars to Delhi from Topra and Meerut. He incorporated them into the monuments he built during his reign.