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Person Gulbadan Begum
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2014.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2014
- Recurs across 1 years (2014–2014)
Across exams
CSE · 1CDS · 1How the concept evolved
Largely a pre-2016 idea — watch for a comeback.
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Sample questions
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CDS2014
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Text) | List II (Author) |
|---|
| A. Kitab-ul Hind | 1. Ibn Battuta |
| B. Rehla | 2. Al-Biruni |
| C. Humayun Nama | 3. Lahori |
| D. Badshah Nama | 4. Gulbadan Begum |
Codes:
- A A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
- B A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
- C A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
- D A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Medieval India
CSE
Who among the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal period?
- A Gulbadan Begum ✓
- B Nurjahan Begum
- C Jahanara Begum
- D Zebunnissa Begum
✓ Correct answer: (A)
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