UPSC PYQPrelims 2021

Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 38

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?

  1. 1 only
  2. 1 and 2
  3. 3 only
  4. 2 and 3
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या

उत्तर: (A) 1 only

व्याख्या

Chengiz Khan reached the Indus (1221) chasing Jalaluddin Mangbarni during Iltutmish's reign. Timur invaded in 1398 under Nasiruddin Mahmud Tughlaq, and Vasco da Gama arrived in 1498, long after Deva Raya II.