Prelims 2016 • Paper 1 (GS) • Q.88

Who of the following rulers of medieval India gave permission to the Portuguese to build a fort at Bhatkal?

With reference to medieval India, which one of the following is the correct sequence in ascending order in terms of size?

Consider the following statements : 1. It was during the reign of Iltutmish that Chengiz Khan reached the Indus in pursuit of the fugitive Khwarezm prince. 2. It was during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq that Taimur occupied Multan and crossed the Indus. 3. It was during the reign of Deva Raya II of Vijayanagara Empire that Vasco da Gama reached the coast of Kerala. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Banjaras during the medieval period of Indian history were generally

Who of the following founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all the land south of the river Krishna was supposed to belong?