UPSC PYQPrelims 2022

Civil Services Examination · Question 58

With reference to Indian history, who of the following were known as "Kulah-Daran"?

  1. Arab merchants
  2. Qalandars
  3. Persian calligraphists
  4. Sayyids
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Answer: (D) Sayyids

Explanation

Sayyids (claimed descendants of the Prophet) were called Kulah-Daran ('cap wearers') in the Delhi Sultanate.