Multiple choice

The Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta was a contemporary of

  1. Gyasuddin Balban

  2. Mohammad–bin-Tughlak

  3. Sultan Mahmud

  4. Aladuddin Khilji

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Ibn Battuta (1304-1369 CE) lived during the Delhi Sultanate period. Mohammad bin Tughlaq (1324-1351 CE) was indeed ruling when Ibn Battuta visited India in 1333 CE. Balban preceded him by decades, Mahmud of Ghazni lived three centuries earlier, and Alauddin Khilji died before Ibn Battuta's travels began.