Previous year MCQs

Medieval History UPPSC 2010 GS-I
Question

With one of the following is correctly matched?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Delhi - Tomb of Abdur-Rahim Khan-i-khanan

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Delhi - Tomb of Abdur-Rahim Khan-i-khanan”.
Tomb Place
Moinuddin Chishti Ajmer
Shaikh Salim Chisti Fatehpur Sikri
Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daula Agra
Tomb of Aurangzeb Khuldabad
Tomb of Abdur-Rahim Khan-i-khanan Delhi

Similar Questions:

The headquarter of R.B.I. is situated at:
  1. A) Delhi
  2. B) Kolkata
  3. C) Mumbai
  4. D) Chennai
Agra city was founded by:
  1. A) Bahlol Lodi
  2. B) Firoz Tughlaq
  3. C) Khizr Khan
  4. D) Sikander Lodi
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
The great Jain Scholar Hemachandra adorned the court of
  1. A) Amoghavarsha
  2. B) Kumarapala
  3. C) Jaysimha Siddharaja
  4. D) Vidyadhara
Where was Mahatma Gandhi when a raid was made by Congress Volunteers on Dharsana Salt Depot?
  1. A) In Yervada Jail
  2. B) In Sabarmati Jail
  3. C) In Agha Khan Palace Poona
  4. D) In Ahmadnagar Fort Jail
The Ruhr basin is the famous Industrial region of:
  1. A) China
  2. B) Germany
  3. C) Japan
  4. D) United Kingdom
Match list-I with list-Il and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List — I - List — II

(A) Mirat-e-Sikandari - (1) History of Bengal
(B) Burhan-e-Masir - (2) History of Bahmani's Ahmad Nagar
(C) Riyaz-us-Salatin - (3) Collection of Mahmood Gawan's letters
(D) Riyaz-ul-insha - (4) Victory of Gujarat
Code -
  1. A) A-(4), B-(2), c-(1), D-(3)
  2. B) A-(2), B-(4), C-(1), D-(3)
  3. C) A-(1), B-(2), C-(4), D-(3)
  4. D) A-(4), B-(2), C-(3), D-(1)
Sukna scam case was recently (first quarter of 2010) much in the news. With which State is it concerned?
  1. A) Himachal Pradesh
  2. B) Jammu and Kashmir
  3. C) Rajasthan
  4. D) West Bengal
The institution of local self government got a fillip during the Viceroyalty of:
  1. A) Lord Mayo
  2. B) Lord Ripon
  3. C) Lord Dufferin
  4. D) Lord Curzon
Who wrote 'Akbarnama'?
  1. A) Abdur Rahim Khan-e-khanan
  2. B) Faizi
  3. C) Abdul Qadir Badayuni
  4. D) Abul Fazl
The Maratha claim of revenue for protection is known by what name?
  1. A) Sardesh Mukhi
  2. B) Chauth
  3. C) Abwab
  4. D) Jamadani
With reference to the Captain Hawkins, which of the following statements is correct?

(1) He came to India in 1611 as an envoy of James - I.
(2) He was very well versed in Turkish language.
  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Only 2
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2