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Medieval History UPPSC 2002 GS-I
Question

Timur invaded India during the reign of:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Mahmud Shah Tughluq

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Mahmud Shah Tughluq”.
Timur invaded northern India, during the reign of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah Tughluq (who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty) in 1398.

Similar Questions:

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
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
Who among the following has given a detailed description of the postal system during the Sultanate period?
  1. A) Amir Khusrau
  2. B) Ibn Batutah
  3. C) Sultan Firoz Shah
  4. D) Zia-ud-din Barani
The concept of "Sulahekul" (universal peace and fraternity) adopted by Akbar was the result of:
  1. A) political generosity
  2. B) religious toleration
  3. C) liberal cultural attitude
  4. D) All the above
With one of the following is correctly matched?
  1. A) Khuldabad - Tomb of Shaikh Salim Chisti
  2. B) Fatehpur Sikri - Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daula
  3. C) Agra - Tomb of Aurangzeb
  4. D) Delhi - Tomb of Abdur-Rahim Khan-i-khanan
Laser beam is used for:
  1. A) treatment of cancer
  2. B) treatment of heart
  3. C) treatment of eye
  4. D) treatment of kidney
Tomb of Sher Shah Suri is located in:
  1. A) Agra
  2. B) Sehsaram
  3. C) Delhi
  4. D) Aurangabad
Who was the founder of the Radha Swami Satsang:
  1. A) Haridas Swami
  2. B) Siva Dayal Saheb
  3. C) Siva Narayan Agnihotri
  4. D) Swami Sradhananda
Which of the following has banned floor crossing by the members elected on a party ticket to the legislative:
  1. A) 52nd Constitution Amendment Act
  2. B) Peoples Representation Act
  3. C) National Security Act
  4. D) Maintenance of Internal Security Act
Name the pair which is not correctly matched:
  1. A) Baz Bahadur–Malwa
  2. B) Qutub Shah–Golkonda
  3. C) Sultan Muzaffar Shah–Gujarat
  4. D) Yusuf Adil Shah– Ahmednagar
When Gandhiji was arrested during Salt Satyagraha who took his place as the leader of movement:
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  2. B) Sardar Patel
  3. C) Abul Kalam Azad
  4. D) Abbas Tayabji
To whom Aurangzeb bestowed upon the title of 'Sahibat-uz-Zarnani' ?
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  2. B) Amin Khan
  3. C) Jahan Ara
  4. D) Roshan Ara