General-studies-1-subject-wise / Medieval History / 2015
Prelims PYQ - 2015
Q1.
Consider the following pairs
Medieval Indian State Present Region1. Champaka : Central India2. Durgara : Jammu3. Kuluta : MalabarWhich of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only
Q2.
Consider the following:
1. The arrival of Babur into India led to the
2. introduction of gunpowder in the subcontinent
3. introduction of the arch and dome in the region’s architecture
4. establishment of the 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
Q3.
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
Q4.
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
