Previous year MCQs

Medieval History UPPSC 2018 GS-I
Question

Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Adina Masjid – Mandu

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Adina Masjid – Mandu”.
Monument Location
Adina Masjid Malda, West Bengal
Lal Darwaza Masjid Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
Dakhil Darwaza Gour, Mahadipur, West Bengal
Tin Darwaza Ahmedabad, Gujarat

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Name the pair which is not correctly matched:
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  2. B) Qutub Shah–Golkonda
  3. C) Sultan Muzaffar Shah–Gujarat
  4. D) Yusuf Adil Shah– Ahmednagar
What was "Dar-ul-Shafa" established by Feruz Tguhlaq?
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  2. B) A free hospital
  3. C) A library
  4. D) A guest house for pilgrims
Consider the following events.

1. First reptiles
2. First insects
3. Shelled animals
4. First mammals

Arrange the above events in Chronological order of their origin on the earth and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Codes:
  1. A) 2 1 3 4
  2. B) 2 3 1 4
  3. C) 3 2 1 4
  4. D) 2 4 1 3
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  1. A) Religion awareness
  2. B) Geographical security
  3. C) Political awareness
  4. D) High leadership power
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  1. A) Dharmpala
  2. B) Devapala
  3. C) Vijayasena
  4. D) Lakshman sena
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.
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  2. B) Shah Turkan — Wife of lltutmish
  3. C) Hamida Banu Begum — Wife of Allaudin Khilji
  4. D) Gulbadan Begum — Daughter of Babur
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  1. A) Iltutmish
  2. B) Balban
  3. C) Alauddin Khalji
  4. D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Which of the following is an example of anthropogenic biome?
  1. A) Fresh water
  2. B) Grassland
  3. C) Rain forest
  4. D) Cropland
In which battle did Mohammad Ghori defeat Jaichand?
  1. A) Battle of Tarain (1191 AD)
  2. B) Battle of Tarain (1192 AD)
  3. C) Battle of Chandawar (1194 AD)
  4. D) Battle of Kannauj (1194 AD)
The term 'chakla' has been used in Medieval Indian History sources. This was
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  2. B) Identical to Sarkar
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