Struggle for Empire in North India UPSC Questions

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Struggle for Empire in North India MCQ Questions


1.
After the disintegration of the Mongol empire in the _____ century, Timur united Iran and Turan under one rule once again.
A.
13
B.
14
C.
15
D.
16
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ANSWER :
B. 14
2.
Timur's empire extended from the lower Volga to the river _____.
A.
Indus
B.
Tapti
C.
Narmada
D.
Krishna
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ANSWER :
A. Indus
3.
Who was the grandson of Timur?
A.
Shah Jahan
B.
Sher Shah
C.
Shahrukh Mirza
D.
Jahangir
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ANSWER :
C. Shahrukh Mirza
4.
During Shahrukh Mirza's time, _____ became the cultural centres of West Asia.
A.
Samarqand
B.
Herat
C.
Both a and b
D.
Afghanistan
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ANSWER :
C. Both a and b
5.

Identify the UNTRUE statements about Timurids.
a) The power of the Timurids declined rapidly due to their traditions of partitioning their empire.
b) The Timurids were fighting among themselves which paved the way for Uzbeks to thrust into Trans-Oxiana.
c) The Uzbeks had become Muslims but were looked down upon by the Timurids who considered them to be uncultured barbarians.
d) The Safavid dynasty began to dominate Iran.

A.

Only a

B.

Both c and d

C.

Only b

D.

None of the above

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ANSWER :

D. None of the above

6.
The Safavids descended from an order of saints who traced their ancestry to the _____
A.
Prophet
B.
Uzbeks
C.
Muslims
D.
Turks
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ANSWER :
A. Prophet