Previous Year Questions – UPSC – Medieval India 2

1. Who among the following were famous jurists of medieval India? [1995]

1. Vijnanesvara
2. Hemadri
3. Rajasekhara
4. Jimutavahana

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

2. Ashtapradhan was a council of ministers: [1995]

3. The term ‘Apabhramsa’ was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote: [1996]

4. Mughal painting reached its zenith under: [1996]

5. After consolidating his power, Balban assumed the grand title of: [1997]

6. Head of the military department under the recognised central machinery of administration during Akbar’s reign was: [1997]

7. The member of Shivaji’sAshtapradhan who looked after foreign affairs was: [1998]

8. Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant: [1998]

9. Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was: [1998]

10. The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was: [1999]

11. ‘The king was freed from his people and they from their king’. On whose death did Badauni comment thus? [1999]

12. Consider the following events: [2000]

1. Reign of Krishna Deva of Vijaynagara
2. Construction of Qutab Minar
3. Arrival of Portuguese in India
4. Death of FirozTughlaq

Correct chronological sequence of these events is:

13. Which one of the following Muslim rulers was hailed as the ‘Jagadguru’ by his Muslim subject because of his belief in secularism? [2000]

14. Mongols under Chengiz Khan invaded India during the reign of : [2001]

15. Which among the following ports was called Babul Makka (Gate of Makka) during the Mughal period? [2001]

16. Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message? [2002]

17. With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statement is correct? [2002]

18. Battle of Dharmat was fought between: [2003]

19. How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandarshah’s reign, come to an early end [2003]

20. Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate? [2004]

21. How did the dynasty of NizamShahis of Ahmadnagar come to an end? [2004]

22. Consider the following statements about Sikh Gurus: [2004]

1.Banda Bahadur was appointed as the military leader of the Sikhs by Guru TeghBahadur.

2.Guru Arjun Dev became the Sikh Guru after Guru Ram Das.

3.Guru Arjun Dev gave to Sikhs their own script Guru Mukhi.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

23. When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore, who was the ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire? [2006]

24. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the Afghan rulers to the throne of Delhi?  [2006]

25. Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal emperor? [2006]