UPSC · History · Odd One Out — Indian Dynasties

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Items

   1. Maurya
   2. Mughal
   3. Gupta
   4. Chola

   Reason

   Mughals were an Islamic dynasty of Central-Asian origin; the others were ancient/medieval Hindu dynasties.

   Odd item

   Mughal

2. Items

   1. Chandragupta Maurya
   2. Bindusara
   3. Akbar
   4. Ashoka

   Reason

   Akbar was a Mughal emperor; the others were Mauryan emperors.

   Odd item

   Akbar

3. Items

   1. Aryabhata
   2. Brahmagupta
   3. Varahamihira
   4. Newton

   Reason

   Newton was an English physicist; the others were classical Indian mathematicians and astronomers.

   Odd item

   Newton

4. Items

   1. Subhas Chandra Bose
   2. Bhagat Singh
   3. Sukhdev
   4. Rajguru

   Reason

   Bose led the INA and political wing; the other three were hanged together for the Lahore Conspiracy Case.

   Odd item

   Subhas Chandra Bose

5. Items

   1. Gandhi
   2. Tagore
   3. Nehru
   4. Patel

   Reason

   Tagore was primarily a poet / Nobel laureate in Literature; the others were Congress political leaders.

   Odd item

   Tagore

Instructions

Tap the historical figure or dynasty that doesn't belong.