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UPPSC Prelims Medieval History PYQs (2018–2025) with Answers & Explanations

UPPSC PCS Prelims asked 50 Medieval History questions between 2018–2025. Reading them together shows which topics keep returning and how examiners frame them.

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UPPSC 2025

UPPSC 2025 · Q 12

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List-I (Disciple)

A. Kabir

B. Amir Khusrau

C. Surdas

D. Mardana

List-II (Guru)

1. Guru Nanak Dev

2. Swami Ramananda

3. Nizamuddin Auliya

4. Vallabhacharya

Code:

A B C D

  1. (a) 3 2 4 1
  2. (b) 3 2 1 4
  3. (c) 2 3 4 1
  4. (d) 2 3 1 4
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Answer: (c) 2 3 4 1

Kabir – Swami Ramananda; Amir Khusrau – Nizamuddin Auliya; Surdas – Vallabhacharya; Mardana – Guru Nanak Dev. Code 2 3 4 1.

The English extraction's codes differed from the booklet; the booklet's are used.

UPPSC 2025 · Q 30

Arrange the following conquests of Alauddin Khalji in correct chronological order and select the correct answer from the code given below.

1. Ranthambore

2. Jaisalmer

3. Warangal

4. Chittor

Code:

  1. (a) 1, 2, 3, 4
  2. (b) 2, 1, 4, 3
  3. (c) 2, 1, 3, 4
  4. (d) 1, 2, 4, 3
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Answer: (b) 2, 1, 4, 3

Jaisalmer (about 1299), Ranthambore (1301), Chittor (1303) and Warangal (1309–10, by Malik Kafur). Order: 2, 1, 4, 3.

UPPSC 2025 · Q 74

Arrange the following saints in correct chronological order and select the correct answer from the code given below.

1. Nanak

2. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

3. Namdev

4. Kabir

Code:

  1. (a) 3, 4, 2, 1
  2. (b) 4, 3, 1, 2
  3. (c) 3, 4, 1, 2
  4. (d) 4, 3, 2, 1
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Answer: (c) 3, 4, 1, 2

Namdev (1270–1350), Kabir (c. 1440–1518), Guru Nanak (1469–1539) and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486–1534). Order: 3, 4, 1, 2.

UPPSC 2025 · Q 79

Arrange the following events in correct chronological order and select the correct answer from the code given below.

1. Battle of Kannauj

2. Battle of Daurah

3. Battle of Samugarh

4. Battle of Chausa

Code:

  1. (a) 2, 4, 3, 1
  2. (b) 4, 2, 1, 3
  3. (c) 4, 2, 3, 1
  4. (d) 2, 4, 1, 3
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Answer: (d) 2, 4, 1, 3

Battle of Daurah/Dadrah (1532, Humayun against the Afghans), Chausa (1539), Kannauj (1540) and Samugarh (1658). Order: 2, 4, 1, 3.

UPPSC 2025 · Q 95

Given below are two statements one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The territories of the Sultanate could be broadly divided into two parts the Khalsa and the Jagirs.

Reason (R): The Jagirs comprised of the land under the control of the State.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Code:

  1. (a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  2. (b) (A) is false, but (R) is true
  3. (c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. (d) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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Answer: (c) (A) is true, but (R) is false

Sultanate territory was broadly divided into khalisa (crown land, whose revenue went directly to the treasury) and land assigned as iqtas/jagirs. Land directly under state control was the khalisa, not the jagirs, so (R) is false.

UPPSC 2025 · Q 149

Arrange the following in chronological order of their rule and select the correct answer from the code given below.

1. Bajirao I

2. Balaji Bajirao

3. Balaji Vishwanath

4. Madhav Rao I

Code:

  1. (a) 1, 3, 2, 4
  2. (b) 3, 1, 4, 2
  3. (c) 3, 1, 2, 4
  4. (d) 1, 3, 4, 2
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Answer: (c) 3, 1, 2, 4

Balaji Vishwanath (1713–20), Bajirao I (1720–40), Balaji Bajirao (1740–61) and Madhav Rao I (1761–72). Order: 3, 1, 2, 4.

UPPSC 2024

UPPSC 2024 · Q 1

Consider the following Peshwas and arrange them in ascending chronological order:

1. Raghunath Rao (Raghoba)

2. Balaji Baji Rao

3. Narayan Rao

4. Balaji Vishwanath

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. (a) 4, 2, 3, 1
  2. (b) 3, 4, 1, 2
  3. (c) 1, 2, 3, 4
  4. (d) 1, 3, 2, 4
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Answer: (a) 4, 2, 3, 1

Balaji Vishwanath (1713–20), Balaji Baji Rao 'Nanasaheb' (1740–61), Narayan Rao (1772–73) and Raghunath Rao (1773–74). Order: 4, 2, 3, 1.

UPPSC 2024 · Q 3

Arrange the following Sen rulers of Bengal in ascending chronological order:

1. Ballal Sen

2. Lakshman Sen

3. Hemant Sen

4. Vijaya Sen

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. (a) 4, 3, 2, 1
  2. (b) 2, 1, 4, 3
  3. (c) 1, 2, 3, 4
  4. (d) 3, 4, 1, 2
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Answer: (d) 3, 4, 1, 2

The Sena dynasty of Bengal: Hemanta Sena (founder), Vijaya Sena, Ballala Sena and Lakshmana Sena. Order: 3, 4, 1, 2.

UPPSC 2024 · Q 4

Consider the following statements with reference to Bairam Khan:

1. Akbar gave the title of Khan-i-Khana to Bairam Khan.

2. This title was not given at the time of appointment of Bairam Khan as Vazir of Empire.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. (a) Both 1 and 2
  2. (b) Neither 1 nor 2
  3. (c) Only 1
  4. (d) Only 2
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Answer: (c) Only 1

Akbar conferred the title Khan-i-Khanan on Bairam Khan when he became the regent and vakil (wazir) of the empire in 1556, so statement 2 is taken as wrong; verify against the key.

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UPPSC 2024 · Q 18

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Shivaji had to face opposition from the big Deshmukhs.

Reason (R): These Deshmukhs were not in favour of an independent Maratha State and wanted to remain as feudal lords of Bijapur.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. (b) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
  3. (c) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  4. (d) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
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Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

The powerful Deshmukhs resisted Shivaji because they preferred to remain feudatories of Bijapur rather than serve an independent Maratha state. (R) explains (A).

UPPSC 2024 · Q 45

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Turkish invasion on India was successful.

Reason (R): There was no political unity in North India.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. (b) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
  3. (c) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  4. (d) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
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Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

The Turkish invasions succeeded largely because North India was divided among rival Rajput states with no political unity, so they could not resist together. (R) explains (A).

UPPSC 2024 · Q 132

Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order:

1. Murder of Abul Fazl

2. Death of Sheikh Mubarak

3. Death of Faizi

4. Death of Daniyal

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. (a) 2, 1, 4, 3
  2. (b) 3, 2, 1, 4
  3. (c) 2, 3, 1, 4
  4. (d) 2, 4, 3, 1
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Answer: (c) 2, 3, 1, 4

Sheikh Mubarak died in 1593, Faizi in 1595, Abul Fazl was murdered in 1602 and Prince Daniyal died in 1605. Order: 2, 3, 1, 4.

UPPSC 2024 · Q 150

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Balban made his government firm and centralised all authority in his hands.

Reason (R): He wanted to protect the north-west frontier against Mongol invasions.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. (b) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
  3. (c) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  4. (d) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
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Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Balban built a strong, centralised monarchy (theory of kingship, the 'blood and iron' policy, a reorganised army) largely to defend the north-west frontier against the Mongols. (R) explains (A).

UPPSC 2023

UPPSC 2023 · Q 32
Who was 'Khareetadar'?
  1. (a) Despatcher of royal decrees
  2. (b) Main custodian of royal palace
  3. (c) Chief Officer of Pargana
  4. (d) An officer who was trained in keeping accounts
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Answer: (a) Despatcher of royal decrees

A kharita was the bag in which royal letters and orders were sent; the khareetadar was the official who despatched royal decrees.

UPPSC 2023 · Q 34
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
  1. (a) Iltutmish - Father of Razia
  2. (b) Shah Turkan - Wife of Iltutmish
  3. (c) Hamida Banu Begum - Wife of Allaudin Khilji
  4. (d) Gulbadan Begum - Daughter of Babur
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Answer: (c) Hamida Banu Begum - Wife of Allaudin Khilji

Hamida Banu Begum was Humayun's wife and Akbar's mother, not Alauddin Khilji's wife. The other pairs are correct.

UPPSC 2023 · Q 35

Consider the reign of following Peshwas and arrange them in chronological order:

(I) Balaji Viswanath

(II) Bajirao I

(III) Narayan Rao

(IV) Madhav Rao I

Code:

  1. (a) I, III, II, IV
  2. (b) I, II, III, IV
  3. (c) II, I, IV, III
  4. (d) I, II, IV, III
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Answer: (d) I, II, IV, III

Balaji Vishwanath (1713–20), Bajirao I (1720–40), Madhav Rao I (1761–72), Narayan Rao (1772–73). Order: I, II, IV, III.

UPPSC 2023 · Q 36
Which among the following ruler of Kashmir abolished Zaziya and Cow Slaughter?
  1. (a) Shamsuddin Shah
  2. (b) Sikandar Shah
  3. (c) Zain-ul-Abidin
  4. (d) Haider Shah
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Answer: (c) Zain-ul-Abidin

Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin (1420–70), the 'Budshah' of Kashmir, abolished jizya, banned cow slaughter and welcomed back Brahmins expelled under Sikandar Shah.

UPPSC 2023 · Q 37
Who among the following translated 300 volumes of Sanskrit books collected by Firoz Tuglaq during the campaign of Nagarkot?
  1. (a) Azizuddin Khan
  2. (b) Talib Amuli
  3. (c) Mulla Abdul Baqi
  4. (d) Mirza Muhammad Ali
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Answer: (a) Azizuddin Khan

Azizuddin Khalid Khani translated Sanskrit works found at Nagarkot (Jwalamukhi) into Persian for Firoz Tughlaq as 'Dalail-i-Firozshahi'.

UPPSC 2022

UPPSC 2022 · Q 33

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.

List-I (Philosopher)

A. Ramanuja

B. Madhavacharya

C. Nimbarka

D. Vallabhacharya

List-II (Philosophy)

1. Suddhadvait

2. Dvaitedvait

3. Dvaita

4. Vishishtadvaita

Code:

A B C D

  1. (a) 2 4 1 3
  2. (b) 3 1 4 2
  3. (c) 1 2 3 4
  4. (d) 4 3 2 1
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Answer: (d) 4 3 2 1

Ramanuja – Vishishtadvaita; Madhvacharya – Dvaita; Nimbarka – Dvaitadvaita; Vallabhacharya – Shuddhadvaita. Code 4 3 2 1.

UPPSC 2022 · Q 59

Arrange the following conquests of Alauddin Khilji in chronological order.

1. Ranthambor

2. Gujarat

3. Warangal

4. Chittor

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Code:

  1. (a) 1, 3, 2, 4
  2. (b) 3, 4, 1, 2
  3. (c) 2, 1, 4, 3
  4. (d) 4, 2, 3, 1
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Answer: (c) 2, 1, 4, 3

Gujarat – 1299; Ranthambore – 1301; Chittor – 1303; Warangal – 1309–10 (Malik Kafur). Order: 2, 1, 4, 3.

UPPSC 2022 · Q 95
From which place Jayata and Kumpa were associated who impressed Shershah with their valour?
  1. (a) Bundelkhand
  2. (b) Malwa
  3. (c) Marwar
  4. (d) Mewar
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Answer: (c) Marwar

Jaita and Kumpa (Kumbha) were generals of Rao Maldeo of Marwar; their stand at Sammel (Giri-Sumel, 1544) made Sher Shah remark he had nearly lost the empire of Hindustan for a handful of millet.

UPPSC 2022 · Q 103

Consider the following events of the reign of Aurangzeb and arrange them in chronological order:

1. Battle of Deorai

2. Defeat of Shuja near Banaras

3. Battle of Samugarh

4. Victory at Dharmat

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Code:

  1. (a) 2, 4, 3 and 1
  2. (b) 1, 3, 4 and 2
  3. (c) 3, 4, 2 and 1
  4. (d) 4, 2, 1 and 3
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Answer: (a) 2, 4, 3 and 1

Shuja's defeat near Banaras (Bahadurpur, February 1658, by Sulaiman Shikoh); Dharmat (April 1658); Samugarh (May 1658); Deorai (March 1659). Order: 2, 4, 3, 1.

UPPSC 2022 · Q 146
Which Mughal ruler patronaged Kavindra Acharya Saraswati of Banaras, a great scholar of Sanskrit and Hindi?
  1. (a) Shahjahan
  2. (b) Jahangir
  3. (c) Akbar
  4. (d) Humayun
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Answer: (a) Shahjahan

Kavindracharya Saraswati of Banaras was patronised by Shah Jahan; he persuaded the emperor to abolish the pilgrim tax on Banaras and Prayag.

UPPSC 2021

UPPSC 2021 · Q 67
At which place did Raja Ranjit Singh set up the Adalat-i-Ala?
  1. (a) Amritsar
  2. (b) Lahore
  3. (c) Firozpur
  4. (d) Multan
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Answer: (b) Lahore

Ranjit Singh's highest court, the Adalat-i-Ala, sat at his capital, Lahore.

UPPSC 2021 · Q 75

Arrange the following foreign travelers in chronological order of their arrival in India:

I. William Hawkins

II. Ralph Fitch

III. Sir Thomas Roe

IV. Nicholas Dawnton

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Codes:

  1. (a) II, I, IV and III
  2. (b) IV, II, I and III
  3. (c) I, III, II and IV
  4. (d) III, II, IV and I
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Answer: (a) II, I, IV and III

Ralph Fitch arrived in 1583, William Hawkins in 1608, Nicholas Downton in 1614 and Sir Thomas Roe in 1615: II, I, IV, III.

UPPSC 2021 · Q 101
The book 'Fawaid ul Fawad' is the record of the conversations of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, it was compiled by
  1. (a) Amir Hassan Sizzi
  2. (b) Amir Khusro
  3. (c) Ziauddin Barni
  4. (d) Hasan Nizami
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Answer: (a) Amir Hassan Sizzi

Amir Hasan Sijzi compiled the Fawaid-ul-Fuad, the record of Nizamuddin Auliya's conversations.

UPPSC 2021 · Q 118

Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?

(Ruler) - (State)

  1. (a) Rana Hamir - Mewar
  2. (b) Rana Chunda - Marwar
  3. (c) Malik Raja Farooqi - Khandesh
  4. (d) Malik Sarwar Khwaja Jahan - Malwa
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Answer: (d) Malik Sarwar Khwaja Jahan - Malwa

Malik Sarwar (Khwaja-i-Jahan) founded the Sharqi kingdom of Jaunpur, not Malwa. Rana Hammir (Mewar), Rao Chunda (Marwar) and Malik Raja Faruqi (Khandesh) are correct.

UPPSC 2021 · Q 126

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): The Mughal Empire was originally a Military State.

Reason (R): The vitality of the development of the Central Government System depended on its military power.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Codes:

  1. (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
  2. (b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. (d) (A) is false, but (R) is true
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Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)

Historians describe the Mughal state as essentially military in origin (the mansabdari system organised the nobility militarily). The centre's strength rested on that military power.

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UPPSC 2020

UPPSC 2020 · Q 25

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I: A. Jajmani, B. Bara Balute, C. Mirasi, D. Adade

List-II: 1. North India, 2. Karnataka, 3. Maharashtra, 4. Tamil Nadu

Codes:

  1. (a) 1 2 3 4
  2. (b) 1 3 2 4
  3. (c) 1 4 2 3
  4. (d) 1 3 4 2
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Answer: (d) 1 3 4 2

Village service systems: jajmani (north India), bara balute (Maharashtra), mirasi (Tamil Nadu) and adade (Karnataka): A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2. The extraction printed option (d) as '1 3 4 4'; it is read as '1 3 4 2'.

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UPPSC 2020 · Q 28
Who among the following established a modern armoury in Dindigul Mysore in 1755?
  1. (a) Nanjraj
  2. (b) Haider Ali
  3. (c) Devraj
  4. (d) Chikka Krishnaraj
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Answer: (b) Haider Ali

As faujdar of Dindigul (1755), Haidar Ali set up a modern arsenal there with French help.

UPPSC 2020 · Q 32

Consider the following text and arrange them in chronological order:

1. Fatawa-i-Jahandari

2. Prithviraja-Raso

3. Kitab-ul-Hind

4. Tabaqat-i-Nasiri

Codes:

  1. (a) 2, 3, 4, 1
  2. (b) 3, 1, 2, 4
  3. (c) 4, 3, 1, 2
  4. (d) 3, 2, 4, 1
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Answer: (d) 3, 2, 4, 1

Kitab-ul-Hind (Alberuni, about 1030), Prithviraj Raso (Chand Bardai, 12th century tradition), Tabaqat-i-Nasiri (Minhaj, about 1260) and Fatawa-i-Jahandari (Barani, 14th century): 3, 2, 4, 1.

UPPSC 2020 · Q 34
Who was the ruler of Golkonda when Aurangzeb seized the fort of Golkonda in 1687?
  1. (a) Abul Hasan Qutb Shah
  2. (b) Sikandar Adil Shah
  3. (c) Ali Adil Shah II
  4. (d) Shayasta Khan
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Answer: (a) Abul Hasan Qutb Shah

Abul Hasan Qutb Shah (Tana Shah) was the last Qutb Shahi ruler when Aurangzeb took Golconda in 1687.

UPPSC 2020 · Q 36

Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. Akbar tried to fix the age of marriage for boys and girls.

2. Akbar gave freedom to girls to marry at their own will and not under parental pressure.

Codes:

  1. (a) Only 1
  2. (b) Only 2
  3. (c) Both 1 and 2
  4. (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Akbar fixed minimum marriage ages (16 for boys, 14 for girls) and required the consent of the bride and groom as well as their parents, so both statements are correct.

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UPPSC 2020 · Q 38

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I (Officer): A. Diwan-i-Tan, B. Mustarfi, C. Mushrif, D. Vakianvis

List-II (Assign Duty): 1. Look after the office, 2. Maintained a proper list of main events and firmans, 3. Look after the Jagir and Salaries, 4. Examine the income-expenditure of State

Codes:

  1. (a) 2 4 1 3
  2. (b) 3 4 1 2
  3. (c) 1 3 2 4
  4. (d) 4 1 2 3
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Answer: (b) 3 4 1 2

In Mughal administration, the diwan-i-tan handled jagirs and salaries, the mustaufi audited income and expenditure, the mushrif ran the office (accounts) and the waqia-navis recorded events and farmans: A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2.

UPPSC 2020 · Q 40
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
  1. (a) Shaikh Moinuddin Chishti - Ajmer
  2. (b) Shaikh Burhanuddin Gharib - Daulatabad
  3. (c) Shaikh Mohammad Hussaini - Gulbarga
  4. (d) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya - Multan
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Answer: (d) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya - Multan

Nizamuddin Auliya's dargah is in Delhi, not Multan. Multan was the Suhrawardi centre of Bahauddin Zakariya.

UPPSC 2020 · Q 42
Which of the following Mughal period canals, was constructed by restoring the Rajabwah of Firuz Shah?
  1. (a) Shekhnu-Ni
  2. (b) Shahab Nahr
  3. (c) Nahr-i-Bihisht
  4. (d) Nahr-i-Agra
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Answer: (b) Shahab Nahr

Under Akbar, Shihabuddin Ahmad Khan restored Firuz Shah's Rajabwah (Western Yamuna) canal, which became known as the Nahr-i-Shihab (Shahab Nahr). Ali Mardan Khan later extended it under Shah Jahan.

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UPPSC 2019

UPPSC 2019 · Q 12

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Akbar, like Shershah, tried to regulate the currency of the state.

Reason (R): As in Shershah's currency, the chief copper coin of Akbar's time was the Dam.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Codes:

  1. (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. (b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. (d) (A) is false, but (R) is true
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Answer: (b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Both statements are true: Akbar continued and standardised Sher Shah's tri-metallic coinage, and the copper dam remained the main copper coin. But the dam's continuity does not explain the effort to regulate currency.

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UPPSC 2019 · Q 13

Arrange the following battles in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

I. Battle of Sarnul

II. Battle of Bilgram

III. Battle of Dharmat

IV. Battle of Jajau

Codes:

  1. (a) II, I, III, IV
  2. (b) II, III, IV, I
  3. (c) III, II, I, IV
  4. (d) III, I, II, IV
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Answer: (a) II, I, III, IV

Bilgram/Kannauj (1540, Sher Shah defeats Humayun), Sarnal (1572, Akbar defeats the Mirzas in Gujarat), Dharmat (1658, war of succession) and Jajau (1707): II, I, III, IV.

UPPSC 2019 · Q 14

With reference to Hath Yog, which of the following statement is/are correct?

1. Hath Yog was practiced by Nathpanthis.

2. Hath Yog technique was also adopted by the Sufis.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Codes:

  1. (a) 1 only
  2. (b) 2 only
  3. (c) Both 1 and 2
  4. (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Hatha yoga was central to the Nath panth. Some Sufis (notably the Chishtis) adopted yogic breathing practices, and the Amrit-kund on Hatha yoga was translated into Persian and Arabic.

UPPSC 2019 · Q 15
Which one of the following is NOT the characteristics of Iqta System?
  1. (a) Iqta was a revenue collection system
  2. (b) Siyasatnama was the source of information for Iqta System
  3. (c) Revenue from Iqta was directly deposited in Sultan's account
  4. (d) Muqti was supposed to maintain troops out of the revenue collected from Iqta
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Answer: (c) Revenue from Iqta was directly deposited in Sultan's account

The muqti collected the iqta's revenue, maintained troops from it and sent only the surplus (fawazil) to the centre, so the revenue did not go directly to the Sultan's treasury. Nizam-ul-Mulk Tusi's Siyasatnama describes the iqta.

UPPSC 2019 · Q 16

Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

(Books) - (Writers)

  1. (a) Tabaqat-i-Nasiri - Minhaj-us-Siraj-Juzjani
  2. (b) Tarikh-i-Firozshahi - Shams-i-Siraj-Afif
  3. (c) Tughlaqnama - Ibn Battuta
  4. (d) Humayunnama - Gulbadan Begam
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Answer: (c) Tughlaqnama - Ibn Battuta

The Tughlaqnama was written by Amir Khusrau, not Ibn Battuta (whose work is the Rihla). The other pairs are correct.

UPPSC 2019 · Q 87
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
  1. (a) Dam - Copper coin
  2. (b) Desai - Revenue Collector
  3. (c) Diwan - Revenue Chief of a province
  4. (d) Jarib - A type of tax
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Answer: (d) Jarib - A type of tax

A jarib was a measuring rod or chain used for land survey (Akbar replaced the hempen rope with bamboo jointed by iron rings), not a tax. The other pairs are correct.

UPPSC 2019 · Q 90

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:

List-I (Ruling Dynasties)

A. Pallava

B. Pandya

C. Yadava

D. Kaktiya

List-II (Capitals)

1. Warangal

2. Kanchi

3. Madura

4. Devagiri

Codes:

  1. (a) 2 1 4 3
  2. (b) 2 3 4 1
  3. (c) 1 2 3 4
  4. (d) 2 4 3 1
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Answer: (b) 2 3 4 1

Pallava–Kanchi, Pandya–Madurai, Yadava–Devagiri and Kakatiya–Warangal: A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1.

UPPSC 2019 · Q 92

With reference to Mansabdari system, which of the statements is/are correct?

1. Mansabdari system was the official nobility of the state, started by Akbar.

2. A Mansabdari was hereditary.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Codes:

  1. (a) 1 only
  2. (b) Both 1 and 2
  3. (c) 2 only
  4. (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (a) 1 only

Akbar introduced the mansabdari system to grade the nobility and officials (zat and sawar ranks). Mansabs were not hereditary; the emperor granted and resumed them.

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UPPSC 2018 · Q 14

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Turkish invasions of India were successful.

Reason (R): There was no political unity in North India.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Codes:

  1. (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. (b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. (d) (A) is false, but (R) is true
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Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

The Turkish invasions (Ghaznavid and Ghurid) succeeded largely because north India was divided among rival Rajput kingdoms that could not unite, so the reason explains the assertion.

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UPPSC 2018 · Q 89
Which of the following institutions belonged to foreign trade?
  1. (a) Śreni
  2. (b) Nagaram
  3. (c) Nānādesis
  4. (d) Manigrama
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Answer: (c) Nānādesis

The Nanadesis (the Ainnurruvar or 'Five Hundred') were itinerant merchant guilds of south India that traded overseas. Nagaram was a local merchant body and shreni a craft or trade guild.

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UPPSC 2018 · Q 92
The term 'chakla' has been used in Medieval Indian History sources. This was
  1. (a) Identical to Paragnah
  2. (b) Identical to Sarkar
  3. (c) Territorial unit between Subah and Paragnah, but not identical to Sarkar
  4. (d) None of the above
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Answer: (c) Territorial unit between Subah and Paragnah, but not identical to Sarkar

A chakla was a territorial unit between the subah and the pargana, as in Murshid Quli Khan's Bengal and in Awadh. It was a revenue division grouping parganas, not simply another name for the sarkar.

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UPPSC 2018 · Q 93
The Maratha claim of revenue for protection is known by what name?
  1. (a) Sardesh Mukhi
  2. (b) Chauth
  3. (c) Abwab
  4. (d) Jamadani
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Answer: (b) Chauth

Chauth was a quarter (25%) of the land revenue that the Marathas claimed in return for protection. Sardeshmukhi was an additional 10% claimed as hereditary right.

UPPSC 2018 · Q 96

Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

State - Ruler

  1. (a) Devgiri - Shankar Dev
  2. (b) Warangal - Ramchandra Dev
  3. (c) Hoysal - Veer Ballal
  4. (d) Madura - Veer Pandya
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Answer: (b) Warangal - Ramchandra Dev

In Alauddin Khalji's time Warangal was ruled by Prataparudra Deva (Kakatiya). Ramachandra Deva ruled Devagiri, succeeded by Shankara Deva. Hoysala (Vira Ballala III) and Madurai (Vira Pandya) are correct.

UPPSC 2018 · Q 97

Arrange the following into chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A. Muhammad Shah

B. Jahandar Shah

C. Alamgir II

D. Ahmadshah

Codes:

  1. (a) A, C, D, B
  2. (b) B, A, D, C
  3. (c) C, A, B, D
  4. (d) D, B, C, A
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Answer: (b) B, A, D, C

Jahandar Shah (1712–13), Muhammad Shah (1719–48), Ahmad Shah (1748–54), Alamgir II (1754–59): B, A, D, C.

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