6 questions from the UPSC 2002 examination.
6 questions
Assertion (A): Muhammad bin Tughlaq left Delhi, and, for two years lived in a camp called Swarga-dwari. Reason (R): At that time, Delhi was ravaged by a form of plague and many people died.
The historian Barani refused to consider the state in India under Delhi Sultans as truly Islamic because
With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statements is correct?
The motive behind Shahjahan’s Balkh campaign was to
With reference to Sufism in Indian history, consider the following statements: 1. Shaikh Ahmad Sarhandi was a contemporary of Ibrahim Lodi 2. Shaikh Nasiruddin Chirag-i-Dehlavi was a disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya 3. Aurangzeb was contemporary of Shaikh Salim Chisti 4. The Qadiri order of Sufis was first introduced in India by Shaikh Niamtullah and Makhdum Muhammad Jilani Which of these statements are correct?
Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?