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UPSC 2022 · Q94 · Medieval History › Medieval Culture & Historiography · Save

“Yogavāsistha” was translated into Persian by Nizamuddin Panipati during the reign of :

(a) Akbar
(b) Humayun
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Aurangzeb
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Answer: (a) Akbar
UPSC 2020 · Q97 · Medieval History › Medieval Culture & Historiography · Save

With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs : Famous Place — Present State

  1. Bhilsa — Madhya Pradesh
  2. Dwarasamudra — Maharashtra
  3. Girinagar — Gujarat
  4. Sthanesvara — Uttar Pradesh

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?

(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 4 only
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Answer: (a) 1 and 3 only
UPSC 2018 · Q73 · Medieval History › Medieval Culture & Historiography · Save

Which one of the following foreign travellers elaborately discussed about diamonds and diamond mines of India ?

(a) Francois Bernier
(b) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
(c) Jean de Thevenot
(d) Abbe Barthelemy Carre
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Answer: (b) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
UPSC 2006 · Q76 · Medieval History › Medieval Culture & Historiography · Save

In Indian history, who was Abdul Hamid Lahori?

(a) An important military commander during Akbar’s reign
(b) An official historian of the reign of Shah Jahan
(c) An important noble and confidant of Aurangzeb
(d) A chronicler and poet during the reign of Muhammad Shah
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Answer: (b) An official historian of the reign of Shah Jahan
UPSC 2000 · Q37 · Medieval History › Medieval Culture & Historiography · Save

Consider the following events:

I. Reign of Krishna Deva Raya of Vijayanagara. II. Construction of Qutab Minar. III. Arrival of Portuguese in India. IV. Death of Firoz Tughlaq.

Which one of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?

(a) II, IV, III, I
(b) II, IV, I, III
(c) IV, II, I, III
(d) IV, II, III, I
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Answer: (a) II, IV, III, I
UPSC 1998 · Q44 · Medieval History › Medieval Culture & Historiography · Save

Consider the following: I. Tughluqabad Fort. II. Lodi Garden. III. Qutub Minar. IV. Fatehpur Sikri.

The correct chronological order in which they were built is:

(a) III, I, IV, II
(b) III, I, II, IV
(c) I, III, II, IV
(d) I, III, IV, II
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Answer: (b) III, I, II, IV
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
UPSC 1995 · Q34 · Medieval History › Medieval Culture & Historiography · Save

Who among the following were famous jurists of medieval India? I. Vijnanesvara II. Hemadri III. Rajasekhara IV. Jimutavahana

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) I, II and III
(b) II, III and IV
(c) I, II and IV
(d) I and IV
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Answer: (c) I, II and IV