Medieval History Question Set 4 for UPSC IAS Prelims Exam

1.    Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

(1) Diwan-i-Amir-i-Kohi                 Department of direct taxes
(2) Diwan-i-Mutakhraj                  Department of agriculture
(3) Diwan-i-Arz                               Military department

Codes:

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) None of these

Answer.c

2.    Which of the following statements are correct about Amir Khusrau?            

(1) He was disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya.
(2) He originated Khayal music.
(3) He invented sitar and table.
       
Codes:

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) All of these

Answer.d

3. During Firoze Shah Tughlaq’s rule, some Ashokan pillars were moved to Delhi from their original location. The pillars were moved from

(1) Topara
(2) Lauriya-Nandangarh
(3) Vaishali
(4) Meerut

Codes:

(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) 1, 3 and 4 only

Answer.c

4. Barid-i-Mamlik during Delhi Sultanate was

(a) Military head
(b) Head of intelligence
(c) Legal officer
(d) Head of royal correspondence

Answer.b

5. Khalisa in medieval India was a term used for

(a) Forced labour
(b) Head of Iqta
(c) Crown land
(d) Royal stable

Answer. c

6. Nizamuddin Auliya and Nasiruddin Chiragh-i-Delhi, popular Sufi saints in Delhi were from

(a) Chishti Silsila
(b) Firdausi Silsila
(c) Suhrawadi Silsila
(d) Qadiri Silsila

Answer.a

7. Which of the following are related to Sufism?

(1) Egalitarianism
(2) Mysticism  
(3) Penance and fasting
(4) Use of Arabic and Persian to propagate their idea

Codes:

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) All of these

Answer.c

8.    Which of the following statements are correct regarding Bhakti saints?

(1) They played an important role in popularizing regional languages.
(2) They were, generally, from subaltern section of the society.

Codes:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 Nor 2

Answer.c

9.    Who all of the following saints were related to Saguna Bhakti?

(1) Raidas
(2) Namdeva
(3) Ramanuja
(4) Tukaram

Codes:

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) All of these

Answer.b

10.    Who among the following Sikh gurus introduced the Gurmukhi script for Punjabi?

(a) Guru Angad
(b) Guru Ramdas
(c) Guru Hargobind
(d) Guru Amardas

Answer.a

11.    Which of the following statements are correct about Alvars?

(1) They were the worshippers of Shiva.
(2) They preached their ideas in Tamil and Telugu.

Codes:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 Nor 2

Answer.b

12.    Which of the following statements are correct?

(1) Shankracharya was influenced by the teachings of Upnishads
(2) He advocated the doctrine of Advaite Vedant
(3) He rejected the division of society on the basis of caste system

Codes:

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) All of these

Answer.a

13.  Vaishnavite saint Shankaradeva was most popular in

(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Assam
(d) Orissa

Answer. c

14.    Which of the following was the capital of Sharqis?

(a) Kannauj
(b) Patliputra
(c) Jaunpur
(d) Lakhnauti

Answer. c

15. The famous Kirti stambha at Chittor was built by

(a) Rana Hamir
(b) Rana Sanga
(c) Rana Ratan Singh
(d) Rana Khumba

Codes:

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 3 and 4 only

Answer. d

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