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MPSC Rajyaseva 2013 GS Paper 1 — Question 9

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मध्य आशियातून आलेल्या आक्रमणापुढे उत्तर भारतीय राजसत्ता पराभूत झाल्या कारण : North Indian powers were defeated at the hands of invaders from Central Asia because :

(a)भारतीय सैनिकांना लूट मिळण्याची शक्यता नव्हती. / Indian soldiers could not hope to get plunder.

(b)जातिभेदांमुळे भारतीय सैनिकत एकोप्या नव्हता. / There was no unity among Indian soldiers due to casteism.

(c)मध्य आशियाई सैन्याची शस्त्रास्त्रे अधिक आधुनिक होती. / Central Asian soldiers had more modern weapons.

(d)आक्रमक सैन्याचे नेतृत्व गुलाम लोक करीत होते. / The invading army was led by slaves.

1)(a), (b)✓ Correct
2)(b), (d)
3)(c), (d)
4)(a), (c)

North Indian kingdoms suffered defeats against Central Asian invaders due to social fragmentation like casteism preventing unity and lack of economic/plunder incentives for ordinary soldiers compared to motivated invaders.

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