Previous year MCQs

Medieval History UPPSC 1992 GS-I
Question

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri is located in:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Sehsaram

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Sehsaram”.
The Tomb of Sher Shah Suri is situated at Sasaram in Rohtas district of Bihar.

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Emperor Harsha shifted his capital from Thaneshwar to?
  1. A) Prayag
  2. B) Delhi
  3. C) Kannauj
  4. D) Rajagriha
Match the following:

A. Bardoli Satyagraha - 1. Gandhi
B. Champaran Satyagrah- 2. Ram Singh
C. Kuka Andolan- 3. Gaffar Khan
D. Red Shirt Movement - 4. Sardar Patel
  1. A) A–4 B–1 C–2 D–3
  2. B) A–2 B–1 C–3 D–4
  3. C) A–4 B–3 C–2 D–1
  4. D) A–1 B–2 C–3 D–4
Assertion (A): Allauddin’s Deccan expeditions were financial ventures.
Reason (R): He wanted to annex the Deccan States.

Code:
  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
The Mughal emperor who appointed the maximum number of Hindu officers was:
  1. A) Akbar
  2. B) Aurangzeb
  3. C) Humayun
  4. D) Shahjahan
Statement (S): At International date line, there is a difference of 12 hours from greenwich?
Reason (R): International date set line is situated at 180 degree longitude.
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  2. B) S and R both are correct and R, does not explain S
  3. C) S is true but not R
  4. D) R is true but not S
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  2. B) Akbar
  3. C) Muazzam
  4. D) Kam Baksh
Match the following with the help of code given below.

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B. Devdhar - 2. Mid India
C. Sundari - 3. Sunderban
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Code:
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  2. B) A–3 B–2 C–1 D–4
  3. C) A–4 B–1 C–3 D–2
  4. D) A–2 B–4 C–3 D–1
Which one of the following is true about planets?
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  2. B) They are lacklustre still brights
  3. C) They have light but do not have brightness
  4. D) They have light they bright as well as
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  2. B) Jahangir's Tomb - Sahdara
  3. C) Tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti - Fatehpur Sikri
  4. D) Tomb of Shaikh Nizamuddin Aulia - Ajmer
According to Hindu law, what was the estimated tax?
  1. A) Half of the total production
  2. B) One-sixth of the total production
  3. C) One-third of the total production
  4. D) One-fourth of the total production
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2. Defeat of Shuja near Banaras
3. Battle of Samugarh
4. Victory at Dharmat

Select the correct answer from the code given below.
Code:
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  2. B) 1, 3, 4 and 2
  3. C) 3,4, 2 and 1
  4. D) 4, 2, 1 and 3