Medieval History · Chapter 3 of 6

Sultanate Society & Culture: BPSC Prelims PYQs

20 previous-year questions on Sultanate Society & Culture, asked 1994–2024. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. 60th–62nd BPSC Prelims 2016

   'Diwan-i-Arz' department was associated with:

   1. ARoyal correspondence
   2. BForeign
   3. CDefence
   4. DFinance
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. 40th BPSC Prelims 1995

   Which of the following indicates taxes levied on the land product?

   • i. Kharaj
   • ii. Khums
   • iii. Ushr
   • iv. Mukta'i

   Select your answer from the following codes:

   1. Aonly i
   2. Bii and iii
   3. Ci, ii and iii
   4. Di, iii, and iv
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. 39th BPSC Prelims 1994

   Zawabits were concerned with :

   1. AState laws
   2. BLaws regulating mansab system
   3. CLaws regulating mint house
   4. DAgricultural taxes
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. 68th BPSC Prelims 2023 · 70th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2024 Asked again

   During the Delhi Sultanate, the designation 'Muqaddam or Chaudhari' was used for

   1. AVillage headman
   2. BRevenue officials
   3. CVillage accountant
   4. DMore than one of the above
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. 39th BPSC Prelims 1994

   Coins-Tanka, Shashgani and Jital of Sultanate period was made of which of the following metals-

   1. ASilver, Copper
   2. BGold, Silver, Copper
   3. CSilver, Zinc, Copper
   4. DGold, Zinc, Copper
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. 56th–59th BPSC Prelims 2014

   What is ‘Adhai Din ka Jhonpra’?

   1. AMosque
   2. BTemple
   3. CSaint’s hut
   4. DTower
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. 67th BPSC Prelims 2022

   The Qutub Minar was completed by-

   1. AIltutmish
   2. BQutbuddin Aibak
   3. CUlugh Khan
   4. DRazia Sultan
   5. ENone of the above/ More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

8. 8. 42nd BPSC Prelims 1997

   Which Sultan built Alai Darwaza?

   1. AIltutmish
   2. BBalban
   3. CAlauddin Khalji
   4. DFiroz Tughluq
   Answer and explanation →

9. 9. 42nd BPSC Prelims 1997

   Who was the author of Tabaqat-i-Nasiri?

   1. AShaikh Jamaluddin
   2. BAl-Biruni
   3. CMinhaj-us-Siraj
   4. DZiyauddin Barani
   Answer and explanation →

10. 10. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2018

    The account of the Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta is known as

    1. ARihla
    2. BSubh-u'l-Asha
    3. CTarikh-i-Rashidi
    4. DRiyaz-us-Salatin
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

11. 11. 39th BPSC Prelims 1994

    Who composed ‘Barahmasa’?

    1. AAmir Khusrau
    2. BImami
    3. CMalik Muhammad Jayasi
    4. DRaskhan
    Answer and explanation →

12. 12. BPSC TRE-1 (Aug 2023)

    Which great saint wrote the book Gyan Deepak?

    1. ASalar Masud Ghazi
    2. BDariya Saheb
    3. CImam Shah Faqih
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

13. 13. 70th BPSC Prelims 2024

    “Chach Nama” was translated into Persian by

    1. ANuruddin Muhammad Aufi
    2. BShams-i-Siraj
    3. CMuhammad Ali bin Abu Bakr Kufi
    4. DMore than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

14. 14. 70th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2024

    'Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi' was written by

    1. AShams Siraj Afif
    2. BYahya Sarhindi
    3. CMinhaj Siraj
    4. DIsami
    Answer and explanation →

15. 15. 63rd BPSC Prelims 2017 Disputed key

    Paper came to be used in India in the -:

    1. A12th century
    2. B13th century
    3. C14th century
    4. D15th century
    5. ENone of the above/ More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

16. 16. 60th–62nd BPSC Prelims 2016

    Who was the founder of the Bahamani Kingdom?

    1. AAlauddin Hasan
    2. BFiruz Shah
    3. CMahmud Gawan
    4. DAsaf Khan
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

17. 17. 64th BPSC Prelims 2018

    Shaikh Bahauddin Zakaria belonged to which sect?

    1. ASuhrawardi order
    2. BRishi order
    3. CChishti order
    4. DFirdausi order
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

18. 18. 47th BPSC Prelims 2005

    A common feature of all Bhakti Saints was that they –

    1. AComposed their verses in the language understood by their followers
    2. BRejected the authority of the priestly class
    3. CEncouraged women to go to the temples
    4. DEncouraged idol worship
    Answer and explanation →

19. 19. 69th BPSC Prelims 2023

    Nathpanthis, Siddhas and Yogis made devotional religion popular in

    1. ANorthern India
    2. BSouthern India
    3. CEastern India
    4. DWestern India
    Answer and explanation →

20. 20. 70th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2024

    Which of the following Sufi Silsilah was founded in Bihar?

    1. AQuaderia
    2. BFirdousia
    3. CQalandhar
    4. DKubrawiya
    Answer and explanation →