DAY – 44: Insights Self Study Guide for UPSC Prelims + Mains – 2015

The Nastaliq, Taliq and the Shikaste style are

Kayastha community, which historically occupied the highest government offices both during Mughal and British period, were traditionally involved in which of the following occupations?

Consider the following statements:

1. Shia Muslims believe that the Prophet’s son-in-law, Ali, is the legitimate leader of the Muslim community
2. The Hanafi school is one of the four religious Shia Islamic schools of jurisprudence and it has the largest followers of Shia Muslims

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty mainly ruled the region which is now located in the present day West Bengal
2. The disappearance of Gurjara – Pratihara dynasty marked a stage in the political decline that accompanied the Muslim conquest in India

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Prashastis in ancient India were composed by learned Brahmanas, who occasionally helped in the administration
2. Prashastis were valued for their literary form, style and content

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Gahadavalas of Wetsern Uttar Pradesh were the contemporaries of which of the following rulers?

Consider the following statements:

1. New developments in agriculture played prominent role in the achievements of Chola rulers
2. Large scale cultivation in Tamil Nadu started even before the first century AD

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Under which of the following kingdoms/rulers, Delhi for the first time became a Capital city?

Which of the following female rulers changed her name on her inscriptions and pretended she was a man?

Which of the following Masjids or monuments were built during the reign of Delhi Sultans?

1. Quwwat al-Islam
2. Begumpuri mosque
3. Moth ki Masjid

Choose the correct answer using the codes below:

Consider the following statements:

1. Alauddin Khalji introduced more successful administrative measures compared to Muhammad Tughluq
2. Muhammad Tughluq paid his soldiers cash salaries unlike Khalji who paid Iqtas

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Babur used cannons effectively at the first battle of Panipat
2. For Mughal authority, during their initial years, Afghans were the immediate threat

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Akbar believed that religious scholars who emphasized ritual and dogma created divisions and disharmony amongst his subjects and hence he created Din-e-Ilahi
2. The Dīn-i Ilāhī was essentially an ethical system which considered lust and pride as sins

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was a contemporary of Chola King Rajendra I
2. Attacking temples and looting the wealth was a means to show heroism and claim authority in Islamic world for rulers like Mahmud of Ghazni

Which of the above statements is/are correct?