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UPSC CDS Indian History Timeline — practice questions — page 21

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In which year did an assembly proclaim Temujin the Great Khan, Genghis Khan?Read the answer and worked solution →The assembly of Mongol chieftains that took collective decisions was the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which dynasty of the Jurchen ruled north China from Peking when Genghis Khan attacked?Read the answer and worked solution →The Mongols sacked Peking in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ruler of Khwarazm executed Mongol envoys and provoked Genghis Khan's invasion?Read the answer and worked solution →A Mongol prince died besieging which city, so Genghis ordered it laid waste?Read the answer and worked solution →Baghdad fell to the Mongols in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →At the banks of which river did Genghis Khan drop the idea of returning home through North India?Read the answer and worked solution →Genghis Khan died in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →The largest Mongol army unit of about 10,000 soldiers was called a:Read the answer and worked solution →Which eldest son of Genghis Khan received the Russian steppes as his ulus?Read the answer and worked solution →Ogodei, chosen to succeed as Great Khan, set his capital at:Read the answer and worked solution →The Mongol courier system of fresh mounts at spaced outposts was called the:Read the answer and worked solution →Nomads gave a tenth of their herds for the courier system under which levy?Read the answer and worked solution →Which underground canals of the Iranian plateau fell into disrepair after the Mongol campaigns?Read the answer and worked solution →Travellers in the Mongol realm carried a safe-conduct pass called in Persian the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Mongol Yuan dynasty in China ended in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Which descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan seized Delhi and Agra in 1526?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch Genghis Khan's sonsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Mongol termsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the Mongol datesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the cities that fellRead the answer and worked solution →Steppe or settledRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the Mongol realmsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Mongol empire bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The shift from nomadic life to settled agriculture began around how many years ago?Read the answer and worked solution →In West Asia the earliest crops grown were wheat, barley, peas and:Read the answer and worked solution →The first human-like creatures appeared on earth about how many million years ago?Read the answer and worked solution →Modern humans resembling us originated about how many years ago?Read the answer and worked solution →

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In which year did an assembly proclaim Temujin the Great Khan, Genghis Khan?

  1. 1215
  2. 1227
  3. 1206
  4. 1162
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Correct answer: C. 1206

1. He had just crushed the Naiman and Jamuqa. 2. The quriltai of 1206 named him Genghis Khan. 3. The title means Oceanic or Universal Ruler. _Source: syllabus Themes in World History, Theme 5, Nomadic Empires._

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The assembly of Mongol chieftains that took collective decisions was the:

  1. Qubcur tax
  2. Gerege pass
  3. Naukar rank
  4. Quriltai
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Correct answer: D. Quriltai

1. It decided campaigns, plunder and succession. 2. The assembly was the quriltai. 3. It underlined dominion shared by the family. _Source: syllabus Themes in World History, Theme 5, Nomadic Empires._

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Which dynasty of the Jurchen ruled north China from Peking when Genghis Khan attacked?

  1. Chin
  2. Sung
  3. Yuan
  4. Ming
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Correct answer: A. Chin

1. China was split into three realms. 2. The Jurchen Chin held the north. 3. The Sung controlled south China. _Source: syllabus Themes in World History, Theme 5, Nomadic Empires._

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