Medieval History UPPSC 1995 GS-I
Question

Battle that laid the foundation of Muslim power in India was:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Second Battle of Tarain

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Second Battle of Tarain”.

The Second Battle of Tarain (1192 AD) laid the foundation of Muslim power in India.

Similar Questions:

Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
  1. Adina Masjid – Mandu
  2. Lal Darwaza Masjid – Jaunpur
  3. Dakhil Darwaza – Gaour
  4. Tin Darwaza – Ahmedabad
The best source of Vitamin C is:
  1. Apple
  2. Mango
  3. Amla
  4. Milk
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.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Constituent Assembly of India was established on:
  1. 10.06.1946
  2. 06.12.1946
  3. 26.11.1949
  4. 26.12.1949
Name the first Indian born woman selected for space voyage by NASA:
  1. Kalpna Chawla
  2. Santosh Yadav
  3. Dikki Dolma
  4. Bachhendri Pal
In India a minister who is not a member of either House of Parliament will cease to be a minister after:
  1. Six month
  2. One year
  3. Two years
  4. Three years
Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
  1. Akbar's Tomb - Sikandara
  2. Jahangir's Tomb - Sahdara
  3. Tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti - Fatehpur Sikri
  4. Tomb of Shaikh Nizamuddin Aulia - Ajmer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List I - List II

A) Diwan-i-Tan - 1) Look after the office
B) Mustarfi - 2) Maintained proper list of main events and firmans.
C) Mushrif - 3) Look after the jagirs and salary.
D) Vakianvis - 4) Examine income expenditure of state.
  1. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
  2. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
  3. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
  4. A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
Who amongst the following benefits most from inflation?
  1. Creditors
  2. Debtors
  3. Saving Bank Account Holders
  4. Government Pensioners
Agra city was founded by:
  1. Bahlol Lodi
  2. Firoz Tughlaq
  3. Khizr Khan
  4. Sikander Lodi
On whose coins the name of the last Caliph of Baghdad appeared for the first time?
  1. Qutbuddin Aibak
  2. Iltutmish
  3. Alauddin Khalji
  4. Alauddin Masud Shah
Study of Zoology deals with:
  1. Living animals only
  2. Living plants only
  3. Both living and dead animals
  4. Both living and dead plants