Posted in Prelims PYQ Previous Year UPSC Questions – Ancient and Medieval India – Set 2 December 24, 2023 Leave a comment 1. Consider the following statements: In the revenue administration of Delhi Sultanate, the in-charge of revenue collection was known as ‘Amil’. The lqta system of Sultans of Delhi was an ancient indigenous institution. The office of ‘Mir Bakshi’ came into existence during the reign of Khalji Sultans of Delhi. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2019 Prelims] (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 2. Consider the following statements: Saint Nimbarka was a contemporary of Akbar. Saint Kabir was greatly influenced by Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2019 Prelims] (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 3. With reference to MianTansen, which one of the following statements is not correct? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2019 Prelims] (a) Tansen was the title given to him by Emperor Akbar. (b) Tansen composed Dhrupads on Hindu gods and goddesses. (c) Tansen composed songs on his patrons. (d) Tansen invented many Ragas. 4. With reference to medieval India, which one of the following is the correct sequence in ascending order in terms of size? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2021 Prelims] (a) Paragana-Sarkar-Suba (b) Sarkar-Paragana-Suba (c) Suba-Sarkar-Paragana (d) Paragana-Suba-Sarkar 5. According to the Portuguese writer Nuniz, the women in Vijayanagara Empire were expert in which of the following areas? Wrestling Astrology Accounting Soothsaying Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2021 Prelims] (a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 3 and 4 only (c) 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 6. Consider the following statements: It was during the reign of Iltutmish that Chengiz Khan reached the Indus in pursuit of the fugitive Khwarezm prince. It was during the reign of Muhammad-bin-Tughluq that Taimur occupied Multan and crossed the Indus. It was during the reign of Deva Raya II of Vijayanagara Empire that Vasco da Gama reached the coast of Kerala. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2021 Prelims] (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 3 only (d) 2 and 3 only 7. Consider the following pairs: King — Dynasty Nannuka — Chandela Jayashakti — Paramara Nagabhata II — Gurjara-Pratihara Bhoja — Rashtrakuta How many pairs given above are correctly matched? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2022 Prelims] (a) Only one pair (b) Only two pairs (c) Only three pairs (d) All four pairs 8. In medieval India, the term “Fanam” referred to: [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2022 Prelims] (a) Clothing (b) Coins (c) Ornaments (d) Weapons 9. With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements: The first Mongol invasion of India happened during the reign of Jalal-ud-din Khalji. During the reign of Ala-ud-din Khalji, one Mongol assault marched up to Delhi and besieged the city. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq temporarily lost portions of north-west of his kingdom to Mongols. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2022 Prelims] (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 (d) 3 only 10. With reference to Indian history, who of the following were known as “Kulah-Daran”? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2022 Prelims] (a) Arab merchants (b) Qalandars (c) Persian calligraphists (d) Sayyids 11. In medieval India, Mansabdari system was introduced for: [1996] (a) making recruitment to the army (b) facilitating revenue collection (c) ensuring religious harmony (d) effecting clean administration 12. Concerning medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statement is correct? [2002] (a) AlauddinKhalji first set up a separate ariz’s department. (b) Balban introduced the branding of horses in his military. (c) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq was succeeded by his uncle to the military. (d) FirozTughlaq set up a separate department of slaves. 13. How did Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak die? [2003] (a) He was treacherously stabbed to death by one of his ambitious nobles (b) He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din Yildiz, the ruler of Ghazni who entered into a contest with him over the capture of Punjab (c) He sustained injuries while besieging the fortress of Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and succumbed to them later (d) He died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan 14. Who among the following were famous jurists of medieval India? [1995] (a) Vijnanesvara (b) Hemadri (c) Rajasekhara (d) Jimutavahana Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (a)1, 2 and 3 (b)2, 3 and 4 (c)1, 2 and 4 (d)1 and 4 15. Ashtapradhan was a council of ministers: [1995] (a) in the Gupta administration (b) in the Chola administration (c) in the Vijayanagar administration (d) in the Maratha administration 16. After consolidating his power, Balban assumed the grand title of: [1997] (a) Tute-Hind (b) Kaisr-I-Hind (c) Zil-I-Ilahi (d) Din-I-Ilahi 17. Head of the military department under the recognised central machinery of administration during Akbar’s reign was: [1997] (a) Diwan (b) Mir Bakshi (c) Mir Saman (d) Bakshi 18. The member of Shivaji’sAshtapradhan who looked after foreign affairs was: [1998] (a) Peshwa (b) Sachiv (c) Pandit Rao (d) Sumant 19. Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant: [1998] (a) extra payment to the nobles (b) revenue assigned in lieu of salary (c) excess amount paid to the exchequer by the Iqtadars (d) illegal exactions extracted from the peasants 20. Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was: [1998] (a) Iltutmish (b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (d) Sikandar Lodi 21. ‘The king was freed from his people and they from their king’. On whose death did Badauni comment thus? [1999] (a) Balban (b) Ala-ud-din Khalji (c) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq (d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq 22. Consider the following events: [2000] Reign of Krishna Deva of Vijaynagara Construction of QutabMinar Arrival of Portuguese in India Death of FirozTughlaq The correct chronological sequence of these events is: (a) 2, 4, 3, 1 (b) 2, 4, 1, 3 (c) 4, 2, 1, 3 (d) 4, 2, 3, 1 23. Which one of the following Muslim rulers was hailed as the ‘Jagadguru’ by his Muslim subject because of his belief in secularism? [2000] (a) Hussain Shah (b) Zain-ul-Abidin (c) Ibrahim Adil Shah (d) Mahmud II 24. Mongols under Chengiz Khan invaded India during the reign of : [2001] (a) Balban (b) Firoz Tughlaq (c) Iltutmish (d) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq 25. Which among the following ports was called Babul Makka (Gate of Makka) during the Mughal period? [2001] (a) Calicut (b) Broach (c) Cambay (d) Surat Loading … Related