UPSC 1997 › Medieval History
4 questions · 1997 · answers as per the UPSC key
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UPSC 1997 · Q2 · Medieval History › Delhi Sultanate · Save
After consolidating his power, Balban assumed the grand title of
(a) Tute-i-Hind
(b) Kaisr-i-Hind
(c) Zil-i-Ilahi
(d) Din-i-Ilahi
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Answer: (c) Zil-i-Ilahi
UPSC 1997 · Q9 · Medieval History › Mughal Empire · Save
The head of the military department under the reorganised central machinery of administration during Akbar’s reign was
(a) Diwan
(b) Mir Bakshi
(c) Mir Saman
(d) Bakshi
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Answer: (b) Mir Bakshi
UPSC 1997 · Q14 · Medieval History › Sufism · Save
Assertion (A): The sponsor and the most prominent figure of the Chisti order of Sufis in India is Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti.
Reason (R): The Chisti order takes its name from a village Chisti in Ajmer. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
(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 a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
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Answer: (c) A is true, but R is false
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UPSC 1997 · Q69 · Medieval History › Medieval Culture & Historiography · Save
The medieval Indian writer who refers to the discovery of America is
(a) Malik Muhammad Jayasi
(b) Amir Khusrau
(c) Raskhan
(d) Abul Fazl
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Answer: (d) Abul Fazl