July 2023

Q. Banjaras during the medieval period of Indian history were generally (a) Agriculturists (b) Warriors (c) Weaves (d) Traders Ans: (d) Traders  Explanation: During the medieval period of Indian history, Banjaras were generally (d) traders. Banjaras were a community of nomadic traders who played a significant role in the economic and commercial activities of the […]

Q. With reference to the cultural history of medieval India, consider the following statements : 1. Siddhas (Sittars) of Tamil region were monotheistic and condemned idolatry. 2. Lingayats of Kannada region questioned the theory of rebirth and rejected the caste hierarchy Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only

Q. 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

Q. 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 Ans: (b) 2 only

Q. With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential elementary 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

Q. In medieval India, the designations ‘Mahattara’ and ‘Pattakila’ were used for (a) military officers (b) village headmen (c) specialists in Vedic rituals (d) chiefs of craft guilds Ans: (b) village headmen Explanation: In medieval India, the designations ‘Mahattara’ and ‘Pattakila’ were primarily used for village headmen, so the correct answer is (b) village headmen.

Q. Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri was (a) the mosque for the use of Royal Family (b) Akbar’s private chamber prayer (c) the hall in which Akbar held discussions with scholars of various religions. (d) the room in which the nobles belonging to different religions gathered to discuss religious affairs Ans: (c) the hall in

Q. India maintained its early cultural contacts and trade links with southeast Asia across the Bay of Bengal. For this pre-eminence of early maritime history of Bay of Bengal , which of the following could be the most convincing explanation/explanations ? (a) As compared to other countries, India had a better shipbuilding technology in ancient

Q. Why did Buddhism start declining in India in the early medieval times? 1. Buddha was by that time considered , as one of the incarnations of Vishnu and thus became a part of Vaishnavism. 2. The invading tribes from Central Asia till the time of last Gupta king adopted Hinduism and persecuted Buddhists. 3.