UPSC 2015 › Medieval History

4 questions · 2015 · answers as per the UPSC key

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Topics: Medieval Administration & Socio-Economic Institutions (1)Mughal Empire (1)Regional Kingdoms & Frontier States (1)Vijayanagara Empire (1)

Consider the following pairs : Medieval Indian State Present Region

  1. Champaka : Central India
  2. Durgara : Jammu
  3. Kuluta : Malabar

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only
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Answer: (b) 2 only

Consider the following : The arrival of Babur into India led to the

  1. introduction of gunpowder in the subcontinent
  2. introduction of the arch and dome in the region’s architecture
  3. establishment of Timurid dynasty in the region

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: (b) 3 only

Who of the following founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all the land south of the river Krishna was supposed to belong?

(a) Amoghavarsha I
(b) Ballala II
(c) Harihara I
(d) Prataparudra II
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Answer: (c) Harihara I

With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential element/elements of the feudal system?

  1. A very strong centralized political authority and a very weak provincial or local political authority
  2. Emergence of administrative structure based on control and possession of land
  3. Creation of lord-vassal relationship between the feudal lord and his overlord

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only