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MediumConsider the following:
The arrival of Babur into India led to the
- 1.Introduction of gunpowder in the subcontinent
- 2.Introduction of the arch and dome in the region’s architecture
- 3.Establishment of Timurid dynasty in the region
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Answer & explanation
Answer: (b) 3 only
Babur founded the Timurid (Mughal) line in India after 1526. Gunpowder had reached India earlier and arches and domes came with the Delhi Sultanate.
- ✗ 1. NCERT says gunpowder weapons had 'recently been introduced' by 1526; they predate Babur, so he did not introduce them.
- ✗ 2. The arch and dome came with Turkish builders in the thirteenth century.
- ✓ 3. Babur, a descendant of Timur, founded the dynasty.
Remember · Babur: Timurid dynasty. Arch and dome: Delhi Sultanate.
📘 Read it in NCERT: Class 8 Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Part 1), Ch 2 (practise this chapter) · Class 11 An Introduction to Indian Art, Part I, Ch 8 (practise this chapter)
Sources
- NCERT Class 8 · Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Part 1), Chapter 2 “A descendant of Timur, Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat in 1526”
- NCERT Class 11 · An Introduction to Indian Art, Part I, Chapter 8 “it was only in the early thirteenth century that large-scale building activity begun under the Delhi Sultanate”
Question: UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) 2015, General Studies paper. UPSC did not publish an answer key for 2015: the answer shown is the one the sources above support. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 24 Oct 2026 (how we verify). ·