UPSC Previous Year Questions (Prelims) : Political And Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D) | History for UPSC CSE PDF Download

Q.1. With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorizing of chronicles, dynastic histories, and Epic tales was the profession of who of the following?      (UPSC Prelims 2016-I) 
(a) Shramana 
(b) Parivraaj               
(c) Agrahaarika 
(d) Magadha

Correct Answer is Option (d)
The Magadha and the suttas were associated with memorizing chronicles, dynastic histories, and Epic tales.

Q.2. With reference to Dhrupad, one of the major traditions of India that has been kept alive for centuries, which of the following statements are correct?     (UPSC Prelims 2012 - I) 

1. Dhrupad originated and developed in the Rajput kingdoms during the Mughal period. 
2. Dhrupad is primarily devotional and spiritual music. 
3. Dhrupad Alap uses Sanskrit syllables from Mantras. 

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2, and 3 
(d) None of the above is correct

Correct Answer is Option (b)
Dhrupad is primarily spiritual and devotional music and it uses Sanskrit syllables from mantras.

Q.3. Direction: The following item consists of two statements. One labeled the 'Assertion A' and the other as 'Reason R'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the 'Assertion A' and the 'Reason R' are individually true and if so, whether the 'Reason R' is the correct explanation of the given 'Assertion A'. Mark your Answer-Sheet accordingly.      (UPSC Prelims 2001)
Assertion (A): The battle of Khanwa was certainly more decisive and significant than the First Battle of Panipat
Reason (R): Rana Sanga, the Rajput hero, was certainly a more formidable adversary than Ibrahim Lodi.  
(a) Both A and R are individually true but R is the correct explanation of A 
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not a correct explanation of A 
(c) A is true but R is false 
(d) A is false but R is true

Correct Answer is Option (a)
Battle of Khanua (1527, Rana Sanga was defeated by Babar); First Battle of Panipat (1526, Ibrahim Lodhi was defeated by Babur). Rana Sangha once defeated Ibrahim Lodhi so R explains A