Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched ? (Ruler) – (State)
- (a)Rana Hamir – Mewar
- (b)Rana Chunda – Marwar
- (c)Malik Raja Farooqi – Khandesh
- (d)Malik Sarwar Khwaja Jahan – Malwa
Correct — D, 'Malik Sarwar Khwaja Jahan – Malwa' is the mismatched pair. Malik Sarwar, a Tughlaq noble titled Khwaja Jahan and 'Malik-us-Sharq' (Lord of the East), made himself independent at JAUNPUR around 1394 and founded the Sharqi dynasty there — not in Malwa. (Independent Malwa was founded separately by Dilawar Khan Ghuri.) The other three pairs are correct: Rana Hammir restored the Sisodias in Mewar, Rao Chunda established Rathore rule in Marwar, and Malik Raja Faruqi founded the dynasty of Khandesh.
- (a)Rana Hamir – Mewar — Correctly matched, so not the answer. Rana Hammir Singh of the Sisodia clan recovered Chittor and re-established Rajput rule over Mewar in the 14th century.
- (b)Rana Chunda – Marwar — Correctly matched, so not the answer. Rao Chunda of the Rathore clan consolidated Rathore power in Marwar, with Mandore as his seat.
- (c)Malik Raja Farooqi – Khandesh — Correctly matched, so not the answer. Malik Raja Faruqi founded the Faruqi dynasty of Khandesh around 1382.
As the Delhi Sultanate weakened in the late 14th century — hastened by Timur's 1398 invasion — several provincial governors broke away to found regional kingdoms. Malik Sarwar (Khwaja Jahan) founded the Sharqi ('eastern') dynasty of Jaunpur; the independent Malwa Sultanate was founded separately by Dilawar Khan Ghuri (later the Khalji sultans of Malwa, ruling from Mandu). In Rajputana the Sisodias ruled Mewar (Chittor) and the Rathores ruled Marwar (Mandore/Jodhpur), while Khandesh in the Deccan was governed by the Faruqi dynasty.
Three pairs are textbook-correct, so eliminate them and the mismatch stands out. The classic confusion the question exploits is Sharqi = Jaunpur (in the east) versus the Malwa Sultanate = Dilawar Khan Ghuri / Mandu — option (d) deliberately swaps Jaunpur for Malwa.
- Malik Sarwar (Khwaja Jahan, 'Malik-us-Sharq') founded the Sharqi dynasty of Jaunpur, c. 1394 — NOT Malwa.
- The independent Malwa Sultanate was founded by Dilawar Khan Ghuri (later capital Mandu).
- Rana Hammir (Sisodia) restored Mewar; Rao Chunda (Rathore) established Marwar.
- Malik Raja Faruqi founded the Faruqi dynasty of Khandesh (c. 1382).
- Pairing Malik Sarwar / the Sharqi dynasty with Malwa instead of Jaunpur.
- Forgetting that Malwa's founder was Dilawar Khan Ghuri, not a Sharqi ruler.
UPPSC/UPSC give ruler–region (or dynasty–capital) pairs and ask which is NOT correctly matched — keep the founders of the post-Sultanate regional kingdoms handy.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Sharqi dynasty ruled over which kingdom?
- (a)Malwa
- (b)Jaunpur
- (c)Gujarat
- (d)Bengal
Answer(b) Jaunpur — founded by Malik Sarwar and famed for the Atala and Jama Masjids.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Who founded the independent Sultanate of Malwa?
- (a)Malik Sarwar
- (b)Dilawar Khan Ghuri
- (c)Malik Raja Faruqi
- (d)Rana Kumbha
Answer(b) Dilawar Khan Ghuri — with Mandu becoming the later capital of the kingdom.