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Medieval History - MOST IMPORTANT UPSC EPFO Previous Year Questions

Practice real questions from previous year exams of UPSC EPFO.

📘 Vijaynagar Kingdom- Foreign Travellers📚 Foreign travellers

Q1

The foreign traveller who visited India during Vijayanagar period was?

🎯 UPSC EPFO APFC 2002

A.

Megasthenes

B.

Yuan Chwang

C.

Fa Hien

D.

Nicolo Conti

📘 The Afghan Interlude (Suri Dynasty)📚 Sher Shah Suri - Highways

Q2

The 'Grand Trunk Road' connects

🎯 UPSC EPFO APFC 2002

A.

Kolkata and Mumbai

B.

Delhi and Chennai

C.

Kolkata and Amritsar

D.

Tirupati and Ludhiana

📘 The Mughals- III (Post-Akbar)📚 Aurangzeb - General Facts

Q3

Assertion (A): Aurangzeb released Shahu from the prison shortly before Aurangzeb died in 1707. Reason (R): Zulfiqar pointed that Shahu's return to his Kingdom would cause a division among the Marathas who would thus be disabled from plundering the imperial territories.

🎯 UPSC EPFO APFC 2004

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 the correct explanation of A

C.

A is true but R is false

D.

A is false but R is true

📘 The Mughals- I (Babur & Humayun)📚 Babur - Military Campaigns

Q4

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Battles) A. Battle of Chausa B. Battle of Ghagra C. Battle of Kanwah D. Battle of Talikota List-II (Fought between) 1. Babar and Rajputs 2. Humayun and Sher Khan 3. Babar and Afghans of Bihar & Bengal 4. Vijayanagar ruler and the Decca Sultanates

🎯 UPSC EPFO APFC 2004

A.

A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4

B.

A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2

C.

A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4

D.

A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2

📘 The Mughals- II (Akbar)📚 Akbar - Military Campaigns

Q5

When Akbar besieged the Fort of Chittoor, who among the following defended it for four months?

🎯 UPSC EPFO APFC 2004

A.

Uday Singh

B.

Rana Pratap

C.

Bahman Shah

D.

Jaimal

📘 Delhi Sultanate- Khilji Dynasty📚 Misc

Q6

Which one of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the given dynasties of Delhi Sultanate?

🎯 UPSC EPFO APFC 2004

A.

Sayyids – Khaljis – Lodis - Tughlaqs

B.

Khaljis - Tughlaqs - Sayyids – Lodis

C.

Khaljis - Sayyids – Lodis – Tughlaqs

D.

Tughlaqs - Khaljis – Sayyids - Lodis

📘 The Bhakti and Sufi Movements📚 Bhakti Saints (men and women)

Q7

Which one of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the given Bhakti Saints?

🎯 UPSC EPFO APFC 2004

A.

Guru Nanak-Tulsidas Ramdas Tukaram

B.

Tulsidas-Guru Nanak Tukaram-Ramdas

C.

Guru Nanak-Tulsidas Tukaram-Ramdas

D.

Tulsidas-Guru Nanak Ramdas-Tukaram

📘 The Later Mughals and Decline of the Empire📚 Causes for the Decline of the Mughals

Q8

Which is the correct meaning of the term 'rule of primogeniture?

🎯 UPSC EPFO APFC 2012

A.

Favourite son inheriting his father's estate

B.

Eldest son inheriting his father's estate

C.

Division of the inheritance amongst all the sons

D.

Division of the inheritance amongst all the sons and daughters

📘 The Mughals- II (Akbar)📚 Akbar - Land Revenue Administration

Q9

Which of the following would be the most useful source of evidence for research about the agrarian history of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries?

🎯 UPSC EPFO APFC 2012

A.

Accounts of contemporary travellers

B.

Individual revenue records

C.

Chronicles and documents from the Mughal court

D.

Records of the East India company

📘 The Mughals- I (Babur & Humayun)📚 Misc

Q10

Which of the following is a correct statement about both the Mughal and Ottoman empires in the sixteenth century?

🎯 UPSC EPFO APFC 2012

A.

Both of these empires had powerful navies that engaged European navies.

B.

Both of these empires expanded through the use of gunpowder weapons and extensive bureaucracies.

C.

Both of these empires gave little monetary support to artistic and cultural endeavours.

D.

In both of these empires the majority of the people were Muslims.

📘 Delhi Sultanate- Lodhi Dynasty📚 First Battle of Panipat

Q11

What is the chronological sequence of the following events? 1. First Battle of Panipat 2. Vietnam War 3. French Revolution 4. First Gulf War 5. World War I Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

🎯 UPSC EPFO APFC 2015

A.

1, 5, 3, 2 and 4

B.

3, 1, 5, 4 and 2

C.

3, 1, 4, 5 and 2

D.

1, 3, 5, 2 and 4

📘 Scholars, Poets, and Historians of the Medieval Period📚 Court poets, Scholars, Historians and other prominent personalities

Q12

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of the Mughal chronicles?

🎯 UPSC EPFO APFC 2017

A.

They present a continuous chronological record of events.

B.

They were a repository of factual information about the Mughals.

C.

They allow us to understand how imperial ideologies were created and disseminated.

D.

They contain brief biographies of the authors of the chronicles.

📘 The Bhakti and Sufi Movements📚 Bhakti Movement Schools - Nirguna, Saguna

Q13

Which one of the following does 'Nirguna Bhakti' refer to ?

🎯 UPSC EPFO APFC 2021

A.

Shaivite form of worship

B.

Vaishnavite form of worship

C.

Incarnation worship

D.

Abstract form of God worship

📘 The Mughals- II (Akbar)📚 Akbar's Religious Policy (Din-i-Ilahi)

Q14

What did Ain-i-Akbari seek to promote within the frontiers of the Mughal State ?

🎯 UPSC EPFO APFC 2021

A.

Social disharmony influenced by the whims of the nobility

B.

Cessation of the provincial units from central rule

C.

Social harmony with the support of a strong ruling class

D.

Establishment of a rule of rural republics by overthrowing the Mughal suzerainty

📘 The Rajput Clans📚 The Paramaras of Malwa

Q15

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (Ancient Text/Term) : (Meaning) (a) Samarangana-Sutradhara : A scientific work on ancient Indian architecture (b) Harmika : A style of temple architecture that originated under the Chola Kings (c) Vimana : A striking feature of the Dravidian style of temples (d) Kutagarashala : A hut with a pointed roof where travelling mendicants halted

🎯 UPSC EPFO APFC 2023

A.

Samarangana-Sutradhara : A scientific work on ancient Indian architecture

B.

Harmika : A style of temple architecture that originated under the Chola Kings

C.

Vimana : A striking feature of the Dravidian style of temples

D.

Kutagarashala : A hut with a pointed roof where travelling mendicants halted

📘 Vijaynagar Kingdom- Sangama Dynasty📚 Misc

Q16

Which one of the following pairs of Dynasty and King of the Vijayanagara Empire is not correctly matched?

🎯 UPSC EPFO APFC 2023

A.

Sangama Dynasty-Harihara II

B.

Saluva Dynasty-Timma

C.

Aravidu Dynasty-Tirumala

D.

Tuluva Dynasty-Gunda

📘 The Bhakti and Sufi Movements📚 Bhakti Movement Schools - Nirguna, Saguna

Q17

Which one of the following does 'Nirguna Bhakti' refer to?

🎯 UPSC EPFO /APFC Exam - 2021

A.

Shaivite form of worship

B.

Vaishnavite form of worship

C.

Incarnation worship

D.

Abstract form of God worship

📘 The Bhakti and Sufi Movements📚 Bhakti Saints (men and women)

Q18

Which is the correct chronological order of the following saints? (a) Guru Nanak-Tulsidas-Ramdas-Tuqaram (b) Tulsidas-Guru Nanak-Tuqaram-Ramdas (c) Guru Nanak- Tulsidas- Tuqaram- Ramdas (d) Tulsidas- Guru Nanak- Ramdas- Tuqaram

🎯 UPSC APFC/EPFO 2004

A.

Guru Nanak-Tulsidas-Ramdas-Tuqaram

B.

Tulsidas-Guru Nanak-Tuqaram-Ramdas

C.

Guru Nanak- Tulsidas- Tuqaram- Ramdas

D.

Tulsidas- Guru Nanak- Ramdas- Tuqaram

📘 Delhi Sultanate- Slave Dynasty📚 Misc

Q19

Which is the correct chronological order of the dynasties given below in Delhi Sultanate?

🎯 UPSC EPFO /APFC 2004

A.

Saiyed-Khilji-Lodhi-Tughlaq

B.

Khilji-Tughlaq-Saiyed-Lodhi

C.

Khilji-Saiyed-Lodhi-Tughlaq

D.

Tughlaq-Khilji-Saiyed-Lodhi

📘 The Mughals- II (Akbar)📚 Akbar - Military Campaigns

Q20

When Akbar besieged the fort of Chittor, who defended it for four months?

🎯 UPSC EPFO /APFC 2004

A.

Udai Singh

B.

Rana Pratap

C.

Bhama Shah

D.

Jaimal

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