UPSC Question Papers

321. During the reign of Muhammad Shah III, a foreign traveller who visited the Bahmani kingdom was (a) Marco Polo
(b) Athanasi\ls Nikitin (c) Abdur Razzaq (d) Domingos Paes
322. Which of the following are true with regard to the Deccani party and the foreign party in the Bahmani reign?
I. The foreign party were Shias
whereas the Deccani party were Sunnis.
II. The foreign party were more enterprising than the Deccani party.
III. The foreign party were in favour of persecution of the Hindu population whereas the Deccanis were opposed to such a policy.
IV. The foreign party's greater influence in the political af­fairs antagonised the Deccanis.
(a) I and II (b) I, II and IV
(c) I and IV (d) III and IV
323. Which of the following took the lead in asserting its independence following the break-up of the Bahmani empire?
(a) Berar (b) Bidar
(c) Golconda (d) Bijapur
324. On the ruins of which Hindu kingdom ,was the kingdom of Golconda founded?
(a) Yadavas (b) Hoysalas (c) Kakatiyas (d) Kalyani
325. The famous queen Chand Bibi who fought gallantly against Akbar belonged to
(a) Berar
(b) Ahmadnagar
(c) Bijapur
(d) Golconda
326. Match the following.
A. Adil Shahi 1. Berar
B. Imad Shahi 2. Bidar
C. Qutb Shahi 3. Ahmadnagar D. Nizam Shahi 4. Golconda
E. Barid Shahi 5. Bijapur (a) A-5, B-1, C-4, D-3, E-2 (b) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4, E-5 (c) A-5, B-4, C-3, D-2, E-l (d) A-3, B-2, C-5, D-4, E-l
327. Who was known as 'Andhra Bhoja'?
(a) Deva Raya II
(b) Bukka
(c) Krishnadeva Raya
(d) Quli Qutb Shah
328. Which of the following justifies the high position of women dur­ing the Vijayanagar empire?
(a) Women were engaged in vari­
ous types of professions (b) Polygamy was not in vogue
(c) There was no sati system (d) The practice of child marriage
was absent
329. During the rule of which monarch did the Virupaksha deity give way to that of Venkateshwara at Tirupati?
(a) Harihara
(b) Venkata II
(c) Venkatadri
(d) Krishnadeva Raya
330. Match the following.
A. Hindola 1. Vijayanagar
Mahal
B. Hazara
Temple
C. Kadam Rasul 3. Bengal
Mosque
D. Atala Mosque 4. Malwa
5. Khandesh
(a) A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2 (b) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4 (c) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-l (d) A-3, B-4, C-l, D-2
331. Krishnadeva Raya wrote a famous work, namely Amuktamalyada, in (a) Telugu (b) Kannada
(c) Tamil (d) Malayalam
332. Which of the following was not an independent kingdom in the fifteenth century?
(a) Bahmani kingdom
Gulbarga and Bidar
(b) Madura Sultanate ,(c) Qutb Shahi kingdom of
Golconda
(d) Vijayanagar empire
333. The main source of revenue for the Bahmanis was
(a) trade (b) land
(c) exports (d) all of these
334. Which of the following is wrongly
matched?
(a) Athanasius Nikitin-Bahmani
kingdom
(b) Nicolo Conti-Deva Raya I (c) Abdur Razzaq-Deva Raya II (d) None of the above is wrongly
matched
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335. Who were the 'ashtadiggas'? (a) Scholars
(b) Bodyguards
(c) Viceroys
(d) Sp~es
336. Hampi is situated on the northern
bank of
(a) Tungabhadra (b) Godavari (c) Cauvery (d) Krishna
337. The Vijayanagar rulers
(a) discouraged sea trade
(b) ignored sea trade
(c) left sea trade to the care of a
few selected traders
(d) were religious bigots
338. The temple of Konark was built by Narasimha of the
(a) Hoysalas
(b) Kakatiyas
(c) Eastern Ganges
(d) Chalukyas
339. Who were the Mughals?
(a) Afghans
(b) Arabs
(c) Mongols
(d) Chaghtai Turks
340. To which of the following Mughal emperors do the following words refer: "". tumbled through life and tumbled out of it".
(a) Babur (b) Humayun
(c) Jahangir (d) Shah Jahan
341. Match the following.
A. Battle of 1. Babur
Haldighati
B. Battle of
Bilgram
C. Second Battle 3, Humayun
of Panipat
D. Battle of
Khanua
(a) A-2, B-3, C-2, D-l (b) A-I, B-3, C-2, D-l (c) A-3, B-2, C-4, D-2 (d) A-2, B-2, C-l, D-3
342. Which of the following are true with regard to Akbar?
I. He abolished jaziya and Pil­
grim Tax in 1564 and 1563 A.D. respectively.
II. He erected the 'Ibadat Khana' for holding religious discus­sions.
III. His Din-i-Ilalzi was a code of
social conduct.
IV. He got the Khutba to be read
in his name, in 1574 A.D. (a) I and II
(b) I, II and III
(c) I, II, III and IV
(d) I and IV
2. Akbar
4. Jahangir