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Topics: Delhi Sultanate (3)Bhakti Movement (1)Mughal Empire (1)Sufism (1)
UPSC 2002 · Q5 · Medieval History › Delhi Sultanate · Save

The historian Barani refused to consider the state in India under Delhi Sultans as truly Islamic because

(a) the majority of the population did not follow Islam
(b) the Muslim theologists were often disregarded
(c) the Sultan supplemented the Muslim law by framing his own regulations
(d) religious freedom was accorded to non-Muslims
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Answer: (c) the Sultan supplemented the Muslim law by framing his own regulations
UPSC 2002 · Q30 · Medieval History › Sufism · Save

With reference to Sufism in Indian history, consider the following statements:

  1. Shaikh Ahmad Sarhandi was a contemporary of Ibrahim Lodi
  2. Shaikh Nasiruddin Chirag-i-Dehlavi was a disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
  3. Aurangzeb was contemporary of Shaikh Salim Chisti
  4. The Qadiri order of Sufis was first introduced in India by Shaikh Niamtullah and Makhdum Muhammad Jilani

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 4
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Answer: (d) 2 and 4
UPSC 2002 · Q49 · Medieval History › Delhi Sultanate · Save

With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) Alauddin Khalji first set up a separate Ariz's department
(b) Balban introduced the branding system of horses of military
(c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq was succeeded by his uncle to the Delhi throne
(d) Firuz Tughlaq set up a separate department of slaves
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Answer: (d) Firuz Tughlaq set up a separate department of slaves
UPSC 2002 · Q51 · Medieval History › Mughal Empire · Save

The motive behind Shahjahan’s Balkh campaign was to

(a) secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakhshan which bordered Kabul
(b) conquer Samarqand and Farghana, the Mughal homelands
(c) fix the Mughal frontier on the ‘scientific line’, the Amu Daria
(d) expand the Mughal Empire beyond the sub-continent
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Answer: (a) secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakhshan which bordered Kabul
UPSC 2002 · Q99 · Medieval History › Bhakti Movement · Save

Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?

(a) Dadu
(b) Kabir
(c) Ramananda
(d) Tulsidas
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Answer: (c) Ramananda
UPSC 2002 · Q142 · Medieval History › Delhi Sultanate · Save

Assertion (A): Muhammad bin Tughlaq left Delhi, and, for two years lived in a camp called Swarga-dwari.

Reason (R): At that time, Delhi was ravaged by a form of plague and many people died.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually 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 individually true and R is the correct explanation of A