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4 questions · 1999 · answers as per the UPSC key
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UPSC 1999 · Q5 · Medieval History › Delhi Sultanate · Save
“The king was freed from his people and they from their king”. On whose death did Badauni comment thus?
(a) Balban
(b) Ala-ud-din Khalji
(c) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
(d) Feroze Shah Tughlaq
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Answer: (c) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
UPSC 1999 · Q27 · Medieval History › Mughal Empire · Save
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Jahangir : William Hawkins
(b) Akbar : Sir Thomas Roe
(c) Shahjahan : Tavernier
(d) Aurangzeb : Manucci
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Answer: (b) Akbar : Sir Thomas Roe
UPSC 1999 · Q53 · Medieval History › Delhi Sultanate · Save
To which Lodi Sultan does the given map relate and what town does the site marked A on the map represent? The original map is not available for this question.
(a) Behlol Lodi, Jaunpur
(b) Sikandar Lodi, Aligarh
(c) Ibrahim Lodi, Jaunpur
(d) Ibrahim Lodi, Aligarh
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Answer: (a) Behlol Lodi, Jaunpur
UPSC 1999 · Q97 · Medieval History › Mughal Empire · Save
Assertion (A): During the time of Akbar, for every ten cavalrymen, the mansabdars had to maintain twenty horses.
Reason (R): Horses had to be rested while on march and replacements were necessary in times of war.
(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: (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A