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2025 · Question 13 · Medieval India
The irrigation device called ‘Araghatta’ was
Choose your answer(a)a water bag made of leather pulled over a pulley(b)a large wheel with earthen pots tied to the outer ends of its spokes(c)a larger earthen pot driven by bullocks(d)a large water bucket pulled up by rope directly by hand
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2025 · Question 16 · Medieval India
Who among the following led a successful military campaign against the kingdom of Srivijaya, the powerful maritime State, which ruled the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and the neighbouring islands?
Choose your answer(a)Amoghavarsha (Rashtrakuta)(b)Prataparudra (Kakatiya)(c)Rajendra I (Chola)(d)Vishnuvardhana (Hoysala)
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2025 · Question 75 · Medieval India
Consider the following fruits : I. Papaya II. Pineapple III. Guava How many of the above were introduced in India by the Portuguese in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
Choose your answer(a)Only one(b)Only two(c)All the three(d)None
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)