Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Medieval History

Babur’s army at Panipat was numerically inferior to Ibrahim Lodi’s forces, but it was better organised and effectively employed gunpowder on a wide scale.

Which conclusion follows most reasonably?

  1. Numerical superiority was the sole determinant of victory in early Mughal warfare.
  2. Gunpowder was entirely unknown in India before Babur’s invasion.
  3. Ibrahim Lodi’s army prevailed because it possessed better battlefield organisation.
  4. Organisation and effective use of military technology could offset numerical inferiority.
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