UPSC Prelims PYQs – Religious Movements (Medieval History)

1. According to the Portuguese writer Nuniz, the women in Vijayanagara Empire were expert in which of the following areas?

1. Wrestling
2. Astrology
3. Accounting
4. Soothsaying

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2021 Prelims]

2. Consider the following statements:

1. Saint Nimbarka was a contemporary of Akbar.
2. Saint Kabir was greatly influenced by Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2019 Prelims]

3. With reference to the cultural history of medieval India, consider the following statements:

1. Siddhas (sittars) of the Tamil region were monotheistic and condemned idolatry.
2. Lingayats of the Kannada region questioned the theory of rebirth and rejected the caste hierarchy.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2016 Prelims]

4. With reference to the religious history of medieval India, the Sufi mystics were known to pursue which of the following practices?

1. Meditation and control of breath
2. Severe ascetic exercises in a lonely place
3. Recitation of holy songs to arouse a state of ecstasy in their audience

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2012 Prelims]

5. Consider the following Bhakti Saints:

1. Dadu Dayal
2. Guru Nanak
3. Tyagaraja

Who among the above was/were preaching when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2013 Prelims]

6. With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorizing of chronicles, dynastic histories and epic tales was the profession of who of the following?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2016 Prelims]

7. Consider the following statements:

1. Saint Nimbarka was a contemporary of Akbar.
2. Saint Kabir was greatly influenced by Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2019 Prelims]

8. With reference to Indian history, who of the following were known as “Kulah-Daran”?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2022 Prelims]