UP PCS PRE Medieval History SINCE 1994

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121. What was the boundary between the Delhi Sultan and Mongols during the period of Alauddin Khilji after 1306 AD?

  • A
  • Beas

  • B
  • Ravi

  • C
  • Indus

  • D
  • Sutlej

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Correct Answer : C [Indus]

122. Which SufiSaint was called ‘Mahbub-i-Ilahi’?

  • A
  • Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti

  • B
  • Baba Farid

  • C
  • Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki

  • D
  • Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya

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Correct Answer : D [Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya ]

123. Whose disciple was Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti?

  • A
  • Khwaja Abdal Chisti

  • B
  • Shah Wali Ullah

  • C
  • Mir Dard

  • D
  • Khwaja Usman Haruni

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Correct Answer : D [Khwaja Usman Haruni ]

124. Akbarnama was completed by Abul Fazl in:

  • A
  • Seven years

  • B
  • Eight years

  • C
  • Nine years

  • D
  • Ten years

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Correct Answer : A [Seven years]

125. Which of the following forts was not constructed in the reign of Akbar?

  • A
  • Red Fort of Delhi

  • B
  • Agra Fort

  • C
  • Allahabad Fort

  • D
  • Lahore Fort

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Correct Answer : A [Red Fort of Delhi]

126. Who were Polygars of South India?

  • A
  • Ordinary zamidars

  • B
  • Mahajans

  • C
  • Territorial administrative and milltary governors

  • D
  • Newly enriched traders

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Correct Answer : C [Territorial administrative and milltary governors ]

127. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  • A
  • First Battle of Panipat - 1526

  • B
  • Battle of Khanwa - 1527

  • C
  • Battle of Ghagra - 1529

  • D
  • Battle of Chanderi - 1530

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Correct Answer : D [Battle of Chanderi - 1530 ]

128. Mughal Emperor Jahangir gave the title ‘English Khan’ to:

  • A
  • Albuquerque

  • B
  • Francisco de Almeida

  • C
  • William Hawkins

  • D
  • Henry the Navigator

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Correct Answer : C [William Hawkins]

129. Which city was founded by Krishna Deva Raya?

  • A
  • Warangal

  • B
  • Nagalapura

  • C
  • Udayagiri

  • D
  • Chandragiri

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Correct Answer : B [Nagalapura ]

130. Jahangir mainly patronised which of the following arts?

  • A
  • Painting

  • B
  • Architecture

  • C
  • Sculpture

  • D
  • Music

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Correct Answer : A [Painting]

131. Who was called a slave of slave’?

  • A
  • Mohd. Ghori

  • B
  • Qutub-ud-din Aibak

  • C
  • Balban

  • D
  • Iltutmish

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Correct Answer : D [Iltutmish]

132. Which Mughal ruler out of the following learnt Hindu Music from Lala Kalavant?

  • A
  • Humayun

  • B
  • Jahangir

  • C
  • Akbar

  • D
  • Shahjahan

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Correct Answer : C [Akbar]

133. During the Mughal period, the Madrasa which was specialised in the teaching of ‘Muslim Jurisprudence’ was located in:

  • A
  • Lucknow

  • B
  • Delhi

  • C
  • Sialkot

  • D
  • Hyderabad (India)

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Correct Answer : A [Lucknow]

134. In which year did Babar defeat Sultan Ibrahim Lodi at the battle of Panipat?

  • A
  • 1527 AD

  • B
  • 1526 AD

  • C
  • 1525 AD

  • D
  • 1524 AD

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Correct Answer : B [1526 AD ]

135. Who among the following foreign travellers visited India during the reign of Jahangir?

  • A
  • Father Anthony Monserate

  • B
  • Francisco Pelsaert

  • C
  • Niccolo Manucci

  • D
  • Francois Bernier

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Correct Answer : B [Francisco Pelsaert ]

136. Which among the following systems of levying land revenue in Deccan was prevalent during the reign of Akbar?

  • A
  • Kankut

  • B
  • Number of ploughs

  • C
  • Zabt

  • D
  • Ghallabakshi

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Correct Answer : B [Number of ploughs ]

137. Who was the last ruler of ‘Jaunpur state’?

  • A
  • Mohammed Shah

  • B
  • Hussain Shah

  • C
  • Mubarak Shah

  • D
  • Ibrahim Shah

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Correct Answer : B [Hussain Shah ]

138. Whose army was defeated by the army of Kakatiya rulers in 1303 at Warangal?

  • A
  • of Iltutmish

  • B
  • of Balban

  • C
  • of Alauddin Khalji

  • D
  • of Muhammad Tughlaq

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Correct Answer : C [of Alauddin Khalji ]

139. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Many Sanskrit works on music were translated into Persian during the medieval period. Reason (R): The early chisti Sufis were fond of musical assemblies called ‘sama’. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:

  • A
  • Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

  • B
  • Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

  • C
  • (A) is true, but (R) is false.

  • D
  • (A) is false, but (R) is true.

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Correct Answer : B [ Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). ]

140. The term ‘chakla’ has been used in Medieval Indian History sources. This was:

  • A
  • Identical to Paragnah

  • B
  • Identical to Sarkar

  • C
  • Territorial unit between Subah and Paragnah, but not identical to Sarkar

  • D
  • None of the above

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Correct Answer : C [Territorial unit between Subah and Paragnah, but not identical to Sarkar ]
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