RAS question
Where did Fareed (who later became Sher Shah Suri) receive his education?
Correct answer: (A) Jaunpur.
Farid, who later became Sher Shah Suri, received his education at Jaunpur.
Explanation
Farid, later known as Sher Shah Suri, studied literature, poetry and history at Jaunpur. Jaunpur is therefore the correct answer, not merely as a political location but as the site of his early intellectual formation. That detail matters for the exam because Jaunpur was a renowned centre of Islamic learning in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Farid later emerged as Sher Shah Suri, defeated Humayun and founded the Sur dynasty, so questions on his education often connect personal biography with the wider medieval history of Afghan rule in North India.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Delhi is not the place where Farid received his education; the education detail is specifically attached to Jaunpur.
- (C) Agra is not Farid's place of study.
- (D) Sasaram is associated with Sher Shah Suri in Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, DHIM22 History of India 712-1765, but the stated place where Farid studied is Jaunpur, not Sasaram.
Concept
This tests the medieval Indian history habit of linking rulers with their formative centres, not just their battles and dynasties. RAS repeats such biographical anchors because they help place Afghan, Sultanate and Mughal-era transitions in a clear sequence.