Q13 · UPPSC Prelims 2019 · Set A · General Studies

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Arrange the following battles in chronological order andselect the correct answer from the codes given below:I.Battle of SarnalII.Battle of BilgramIII.Battle of DharmatIV.Battle of Jajau

A II, I, III, IV
B II, III, IV, I
C III, II, I, IV
D III, I, II, IV

Correct answer: (a) II, I, III, IV

Explanation

  1. A

    II, I, III, IV

    (a) II, I, III, IV. Bilgram/Kannauj (1540) is Humayun versus Sher Shah; Sarnal (1572) is Akbar’s Gujarat campaign; Dharmat (15 April 1658) opens Aurangzeb’s war of succession; Jajau (1707) is the Bahadur Shah–Azam fight after Aurangzeb’s death. That is the only rising chronology.

  2. B

    II, III, IV, I

    (b) II, III, IV, I. Puts Dharmat and Jajau before Sarnal, leaping from 1540 to 1658 and leaving Akbar’s 1572 battle last.

  3. C

    III, II, I, IV

    (c) III, II, I, IV. Opens with Dharmat (1658), decades after Bilgram and Sarnal.

  4. D

    III, I, II, IV

    (d) III, I, II, IV. Again starts in 1658 and then backtracks to 1572 and 1540.

Summary. Official key is (a) II, I, III, IV. Order is Bilgram 1540 → Sarnal 1572 → Dharmat 1658 → Jajau 1707. Any code that leads with Dharmat starts two centuries late. Honour the stored letter (a).