Previous year MCQs

Medieval History UPPSC 2010 GS-I
Question

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists
List-I List-II
(Monuments) (Builders)

A) Alai Darwaja Delhi - 1. Alauddin Khalji
B) Buland Darwaja Fatehpur Sikri - 2. Akbar
C) Moti Masjid, Agra - 3. Shahjahan
D) Moti Masjid, Delhi - 4. Aurangzeb

Codes:
A B C C

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: 1 2 3 4

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “1 2 3 4”.
Monument Ruler
Alai Darwaja, Delhi Alauddin Khalji
Buland Darwaja, Fatehpur Sikri Akbar
Moti Masjid, Agra Shahjahan
Moti Masjid, Delhi Aurangzeb

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Arrange the following million cities of Uttar Pradesh in ascending order of their population size:

1. Agra 2. Allahabad
3. Meerut 4. Lucknow

Use the code given below to select the correct answer.
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  2. B) 4,2,1,3
  3. C) 2,1,4,3
  4. D) 2,3,1,4
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Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I (Text) – List – II (Writer)

A. Ragmala – 1. Somnath
B. Rasakaumudi – 2. Venkatraman
C. Ragvivodh – 3. Pundrik Vitthal
D. Chaturdandi Prakashika – 4. Srikanth

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 2 4 3 1
  3. C) 4 2 1 3
  4. D) 3 4 1 2
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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:
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  2. B) Akbar
  3. C) Jehangir
  4. D) Aurangzeb
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  1. A) Adil Shah
  2. B) Amir Khusrau
  3. C) Tansen
  4. D) Baiju Bawara
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  1. A) Potassium bromide
  2. B) Calcium chloride
  3. C) Ethyl alcohol
  4. D) Phosphorus trichloride
In the 11th Five Year Plan, which of the following sectors accounts for maximum combined Central, State and U.T. expenditure?
  1. A) Transport
  2. B) Energy
  3. C) Agriculture and Rural Development
  4. D) Social sector
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  3. C) Shershah Suri
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Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I - List-II

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Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 3 2 1 4
  3. C) 4 1 2 3
  4. D) 4 3 2 1
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  2. B) Crescentic
  3. C) Triangular
  4. D) Rectangular