Q. In Shivaji’s admistration Dabir was; (1) An officer responsible for intelligence, Post and Household affairs (2) The in-charge, of justice and charitable grants (3) The Correspondent to the King (4) The Master of ceremonies and helped the king in foreign affairs Answer: 4 Dabir: The duty of Dabir was to organise official ceremonies and […]
Q. Consider the following Mughal structures : I. Tomb of Salim Chishti II. Buland Darwaza III. Tomb of Humayun IV. Jami Masjid Which of the above buildings were constructed during the reign of Akbar? (1) II and III only (2) II, III and IV (3) I, II and III (4) I, II, III and IV
Q. Consider the following statements on Sher Shah’s land revenue administration: I. Land was classified in to three categories on the basis of produce from the land. II. Land was measured according to a uniform system. III. 1/4 of the produce was collected as tax. Which of the above statements are correct? (1) I and
Q. The Persian traveller Abdur Razzaq visited Vijayanagara in the reign of: (1) Harihara-I (2) Devaraya-I (3) Devaraya-II (4) Krishnadevaraya Answer: 3 Abdur Razzak, the Persian Islamic scholar and a Timurid chronicler visited the Vijaynagar Kingdom at the time of Dev Raya II ruler of Sangama dynasty. APPSC Group 1 Question Paper 2024 | APPSC
Q. Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque in Delhi was built by? (1) lltutmish (2) Qutb-ud-din Aibak (3) Ala-ud-din Khalji (4) Ghiyasuddin Tughlag Answer: 2 Identify the incorrect statement regarding the Cholas: Which of the following is wrongly matched with respect to Rashtrakutas?
Q. Identify the incorrect statement regarding the Cholas: (1) The Chola Empire was founded by Parantaka-I. (2) Parantaka-I took the title of “Maduraikondavan”. (3) Rajaraja-I conquered the Maldive islands. (4) Rajendra-I built Gangaikonda Cholapuram. Answer: 1 Which of the following is wrongly matched with respect to Rashtrakutas? The founder of the Chola Empire was Vijayalaya,
Q. Which of the following is wrongly matched with respect to Rashtrakutas? (1) Amoghavarsha: the first Kannada book writer (2) Dantidurga: the founder of Rashtrakuta kingdom (3) Vallabharaja: the contemporary of Al-Masudi (4) Krishna-III: the famous rock-cut temple of Shiva at Ellora Answer: 4 In the Sangam literature, Vellalars were: Amoghavarsha I was an accomplished
Q. In the Sangam literature, Vellalars were: (1) Brahmanas who functioned as poets (2) Rich peasants who formed the fourth caste (3) Agricultural labourers who also worked with animal skins (4) Forest tribes who suffered from extreme poverty Answer: 2 The Vellalars were an elite class of agricultural landlords who formed the aristocracy of the
Q. Consider the following statements: I. During the reign of Chandragupta-I, the Sakas were defeated. II. Samudragupta’s South Indian conquest did not lead to any permanent annexation. Which of the above statements is/are correct? (1) Statement I only (2) Statement II only (3) Both of them (4) None Answer: 3 The Saka rule in northwest
Q. In the Satavahana’s inscriptions, the terms ‘Katakas’ and ‘Skandhavaras’ mean? (1) The tax free villages of Buddhist monks (2) Military camps and settlements which served as administrative centres (3) The areas of rock-cut architecture (4) The areas of large scale paddy transplantations Answer: 2 Kataka and Skandhavara were military camps or cantonment areas during