Chapter 8 Human Environment Interactions The Tropical and the Subtropical Region

1. The given map refers to the kingdom of (UPSC / IAS 2000)

2. Which among the following ports was called Babul Makka (Gate of Makka) during the Mughal Period? (UPSC / IAS 2001)

3. The loss of Qandhar was a big blow to the Mughal empire from the viewpoint of (UPSC / IAS 1998)

4. A: During the reign of Shahjahan, Dara Shikoh was sent on expedition to Balkh, Badakhshan and Qandahar.

R: The expedition sent by Shahjahan to the Middle- East was a marvellous success. (UPSC / IAS 1998)

5. The battle of Dharmat was fought between  (UPSC / IAS 2003)

6. The motive behind Shahjahan’s Balkh campaign was to (UPSC / IAS 2002)

7. The shaded area in the given map shows the empire of  (UPSC / IAS 2001)

8. In Indian history, who was Abdul Hamid Lahori? (UPSC / IAS 2006)

9. During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India? (UPSC / IAS 2008)

10. Who among the following Mughal Emperors shifted emphasis from illustrated manuscripts to album and individual portrait? (UPSC / IAS 2019)

11. With reference to Mian Tansen,

which one of the following statements is not correct? (UPSC / IAS 2019)

12. Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri was (UPSC / IAS 2014)

13. A: Emperor Akbar marched towards Afghanistan in 1581 with a huge army.

R: He was on his way to reclaim his ancestral country of Ferghana in Central Asia. (UPSC / IAS 2003)

14. Consider the following statements:

Ahadis were those troopers who (UPSC / IAS 1998)

1) Offered their services singly

2) Did not attach themselves to any chief

3) Had the emperor as their immediate colonel

4) Attached themselves to Mirzas

Of these statements

15. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

 (UPSC / IAS 1998)

Codes:

16. In the given map the shaded part represents Akbar’s empire at a certain juncture.

‘A’ stands for an independent country and ‘B’ marks the site of a city.

Which one of the following alternative gives all correct information’s? (UPSC / IAS 1998)

17. A: During the time of Akbar for every ten cavalrymen, the mansabdars had to maintain

twenty horses.

R: Horses had to be rested while on march and replacements were necessary in times of war. (UPSC / IAS 1999)

18. A: The Battle of Khanwa was certainly more decisive and significant than the First Battle of Panipat.

R: Rana Sanga, the Rajput hero, was certainly a more formidable adversary than Ibrahim Lodi. (UPSC / IAS 2001)

19. Consider the following: The arrival of Babur into India led to the (UPSC / IAS 2015)

1) introduction of gunpowder in the subcontinent

2) introduction of the arch and dome in the region’s architecture

3) establishment of Timurid dynasty in the region

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

20. Alam Khan who invited Babur to invade India was (UPSC / IAS 2003)