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? Copyright Nmilitary officers of
(A) Haider Ali
(B) Ahamadshah Durrani
(C) Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao
(D) Raja Suraj Mal
Ans. (C)
16. Which one of the following was known as Manigramam?
(A) The quarters for jewellers
(B) The principal seat of the worship of Yaska manibhadra
(C) An association of traders
(D) Villages granted tax free to brahmanas in the Chola kingdom
Ans. (C)
7. Which one of the following pairs are not correctly matched?
(A) Jaunpur: Atala Mosque
(B) Maiwa: Jahaz Mahal
(C) Ajmer: Quwwat-ul-Islam
(D) A Gulburga: Jama Masjid
Ans. (C)
18. Official stamping of weights and measures and their periodical inspection ar
e prescribed by
(A) Manu
(B) Narada
(C) Brihaspati
(D) Parasara
Ans. (A)
19. Which one of the following pairs of persons and events is correctly matched?
(A) Bukka I: Conquest of Madurai
(B) Rama Ray: Battle of Raichur
(C) Krishnadeva Battle of Rakkas Ray Tangadi
(D) Tirumala Ray: Transfer of capital to Vallore
Ans. (A)
20. Which one of the following denoted a series of coins?
(A) Gajasataka
(B) Gadhiya
(C) Hiranaydama
(D) Katisama
Ans. (B)
21. Which one of the following was a Portuguese coin that was in circulation in
the western coastal areas of the Vijynagar kingdom?
(A) Dinar
(B) Guzado
(C) Florin
(D) Ducat
Ans. (B)
22. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Kshauma : Textile
(B) Pada : Coin denomination
(C) Adhaka : Architectural fragment
(D) Drona : Measure of rainfall
Ans. (D)
23. Sir dia Sar na dia is associated with
(A) Guru Teg Bahadur
Ans. (b)
7. The French royal prison the (Bastille) was attacked in
(a) 12 July, 1789
(b) 13 July, 1789
(c) 14 July, 1789
(d) 16 July, 1790
Ans. (c)
8. Austria, Russia and Prussia formed an alliance called
(a) the revolutionary alliance
(b) triple alliance
(c) holy alliance
(d) triple entente
Ans. (c)
9. Louis XVI and Marie Antonitte were executed alongwith their children in
(a) l793
(b) 1794
(c) 1795
(d) 1799
Ans. (a)
10. The most important effect of the French Revolution was the birth of the
(a) republic in France
(b) socialism
(c) democracy
(d) capitalism
Ans. (a)
11. Napoleon introduced a new set of laws called
(a) Napoleonic code
(b) French laws
(c) Europeon laws
(d) Prussian laws
Ans. (a)
12. Bismarck was called the man who gave Germany the policy of
(a) blood & iron
(b) holy wars
(c) holy alliance
(d) triple alliance
Ans. (a)
13. Sardinia was the strongest state of
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Italy
(d) Holland
Ans. (c)
14. Italy was unified with the occupation of the city of Rome in
(a) 1868
(b) 1869
(c) 1870
(d) 1872
Ans. (c)
15. Karl Marx was the first man to introduce
(a) scientific socialism
(b) marxian socialism
(c) democracy
(d) capitalism
Ans. (a)
16. The church was very corrupt and supported
(a) the monarchy
(b) socialism
(c) revolutionaries
(d) kingship
Ans. (a)
17. The great French socialist Babeuf was executed in the year
(a) 1797
(b) 1798
(c) 1799
(d) 1796
Ans. (a)
18. The communist manifesto appeared in the year
(a) 1849
(b) 1848
(c) 1850
(d) 1852
Ans. (b)
19. Prussia was the strongest state of Germany before the unification was domina
ted by the
(a) monarchs
(b) landlords (Junkers)
(c) lords
(d) industrialists
Ans. (b)
20. An address to the working class was drafted by
(a) Karl Peters
(b) Babeuf
(c) Karl Marx
(d) Stalin
Ans. (c)
21. The first international introduced
(a) socialism
(b) communalism
(c) democracy
(d) dictatorship
Ans. (a)
22. The Paris Commune fought for
(a) workers rights
(b) landlords rights
(c) industrialists rights
(d) people rights
Ans. (a)
23. The Paris Commune took place in the year
(a) 28 March, 1871
(b) 28 March, 1872
(c) 28 March, 1873
(d) 28 March, 1874
Ans. (a)
24. The second international was the 100 years celebration of the
(a) American War of Independence
(b) French Revolution
(c) Italian Unification
(d) German Unification
Ans. (b)
25. The Second International declared 1st May as
(a) workers day
(b) liberation day
(c) socialist day
(d) capitalist day
Ans. (a)
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Online Test Exam Indian History Fully Solved Objective Questions
Indian History General Knowledge Questions and Answers
ANSWER. (d)
9. The King Kanishka held a great Buddhist Council under whose presidentship?
(a) Asvaghosha
(b) Sanghraksha
(c) Nagasena
(d) Vasumitra
Answer. (d)
10. Under which one of the following system of assessment, the British Governmen
t collected
revenue directly from the farmers?
(a) Zamindari
(c) Annawari
(b) Ryotwari
(d) Desaiwari
Answer. (b)
11. Who of the following deciphered the Brahmi script?
(a) William Jones
(b) James Princep
(c) John Marshall
(d) EJH Mackay
Answer. (b)
12. With reference to the Revolt of 1857, who of the following laid siege to Jha
nsi in March
1858?
(a) Major General Wyndham
(b) Major General Havelock
(c) Sir Colin Campbell
(d) Sir Hugh Rose
Answer. (d)
13. From the scattered skeletal remains of the Harappans found at different site
s,
the most appropriate conclusion to be drawn would be that there was :
(a) Mass execution
(b) Casual burial of human bodies
(c) Some kind of military assault
(d) Great epidemic
ANSWER. (d)
14. Which one of the following was not an Indus Valley Civilization site?
(a) Lothal
(b) Patliputra
(c) Rangpur
(d) Suktagendor
ANSWER. (b)
15. Which one of the following statements about Mohenjo-daro is correct ?
(a) The houses were made of cut and polished stone
(b) Axes, chisels, knives and fish-hook were all made of iron
(c) The floor of the Great was made of burnt brick
(d) Gold ornaments were unknown to the inhabitants
ANSWER. (c)
16. The achievements of Samudragupta are described in the:
(a) Hathigumpha inscription
(b) Allahabad pillar inscription
(c) Girnar inscription
(d) Sarnath inscription
Answer. (b)
17. Which of the following statements is false with regard to the social conditi
ons in the
Gupta period?
(a) Public and personal morality had reached a very low point
(b) The caste system was liberalised
(c) The living standard of the common people was simple but the town life was gl
amorous
and sophisticated
(d) The system of devadasis was in vogue during this period
Answer. (a)
18. The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was:
(a) Amir Khusrau
(b) Mirza Ghalib
(c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(d) Faiz
Answer. (a)
19. Who is known as the Grand Old Man of India ?
(a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(b) C. Rajgopalachari
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Dadabhai Naoroj
Answer. (d)
20. Upanishads, also known as the Vedantas, are in number.
(a) 96
(b) 105
(c) 108
(d) 112
ANSWER. (c)
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MCQ history objective test for JPSC and other exams
Very useful solved objective Indian history questions
1.
After the Mauryas the most important kingdom in the Deccan and Central I
ndia was
that of the:
(a) Vakatakas
(b) Cholas
(c) Satavahanas
(d) Pallavas
Answer. (c)
2. Pushyamitra Shunga:
(a) Defended the Magadhan empire against the Bactrian Greeks
(b) Is said to have performed Asvamedha sacrifice
(c) Was persecutor of Buddhism according to the Divyavadana
(d) Did all the above
Answer. (c)
3. The first to establish trade contacts with the Roman empire were:
(a) Indo Greeks
(b) Kushanas
(c) Tamils
(d) Sakas
Answer. (c)
4. Sakas were finally overthrown by:
(a) Kanishka
(b) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(c) Devapala
(d) Gautamiputra Satakarni
Answer. (d)
5. With which of the following periods do we
associate the microlith implements?
(a) Paleolithic
(b) Mesolithic
(c) Neolithic
(d) Chalcolithic
ANSWER. (b)
6. Which one of the following kings controlled the famous silk-route of Central
Asia?
(a) Harsha
(b) Chandragupta-II
(c) Ashoka
(d) Kanishka
Answer. (d)
7. Which of the following statements regarding the Indus
Valley Civilization is not true ?
(a) The excavations at Harappa are attributed to R.B. Daya Ram Sahni
(b) The Assembly Hall was discovered at Mohenjo-daro
(c) The open courtyard was the basic feature of house planning
(d) The Indus Valley people were not acquainted with the art of spinning and
weaving
ANSWER. (d)
8. Saka era was founded by:
(a) Ashoka
(b) Harsha
(c) Kanishka
(d) Vikramaditya
Answer. (c)
9. The main cause of the tribal wars among the early Aryan settlers, the most fa
mous of
Which is mentioned in Rigveda as Battle of Ten Kings , was:
(a) Cattle and land disputes
(b) Foreign invasions
(c) Showing supremacy
(d) Intrigues of the leaders
ANSWER. (a)
10. Jainism was divided into two sects known as:
(a) Kapalika and Kalamukha
(b) Mahayana and Hinayana
(c) Ajivika and Nyaya Vaisesika
(d) Svetambara and Digambara
ANSWER. (d)
11. The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of:
(a) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(b) Kanishka I
(c) Rudradaman
(d) Samudragupta
Answer. (c)
12. The Fourth Buddhist Council was held by:
(a) Ashoka
(b) Kanishka
(c) Chandragupta
(d) Harashavardhana
ANSWER. (b)
13. With reference to Delhi Sultanate who of the following created the Diwan-i-Am
ir Koh
(Department of agriculture)?
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Firu Shah Tughluq
(c) Muhammad bin Tugluq
(d) Shamsu d-din lltutmish
Answer. (c)
14. Which one of the following places was famous as a seat of Mahayana learning?
(a) Nalanda
(b) Taxila
(c) Varanasi
(d) Sarnath
ANSWER. (a)
15. India s earliest contact with Islam came through:
(a) Arab invasion of Sind in 7th century
(b) Turkish invasions in 11th century
(c) Sufi saints
(d) Arab merchants on Malabar coast
Answer. (d)
16. Which of the following religions got spread in different parts of Asia?
(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Hinduism
(d) None of these
ANSWER. (a)
17. Porus was defeated by Alexander at the Battle of
.
(a) Buxar
(b) Heart
(c) Kabul
(d) Hydaspes
ANSWER. (d)
18. Between which of the following was the ancient town of Takshasila located?
(a) Indus and Jehelum
(b) Jhelum and Chenab
(c) Chenab and Ravi
(d) Ravi and Beas
ANSWER. (a)
19. Chronologically arrange the accomplishments of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
1. Quarachil Expedition
2. Token currency
3. Transfer of capital
4. Revenue reforms
(a) 3, 2, 1, 4
(b) 1, 4, 3, 2
(c) 4, 2, 3, 1
(d) 3, 1, 4, 2
Answer. (a)
20. The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is:
(a) Priyadarsi
(b) Dharmadeva
(c) Chakravarti
(d) Dhamiakirti
ANSWER. (a)
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Free Online History MCQ Practice Paper
1. The first ruler of India who defeafed Muhammad of Ghor was
(A) Mularaja II of Gujarat
(B) Prathviraj Chauhan of Delhi
(C) Jayachandra of Kannauj
(D) Parmaldeva of Bundelkhanda
Ans. (C)
2. Cholas were known from the time of
(A) Parantaka
(B) Vijayalaya
(C) Raja-Raja
(D) Rajendra
Ans. (B)
3. The first Danish Settlement of trade at Tranquebar was established in the yea
r
(A) 1620
(B) 1630
(C) 1660
(D) 1616
Ans. (A)
4. Who built the Brihadeshwara temple at Gangai kondacholapuram
(A) Raja-Raja Chola
(B) Rajendra Chola
(C) Vijayalaya
Ans. (A)
5. A modern arsenal was established in 1765 with French assistance at
(A) Bidnur
(B) Sera
(C) Sunda
(D) Dindigul
Ans. (D)
6. During the reign of which ruler was Sri Lanka lost to the Cholas
(A) Rajendra I
(B) Rajendra II
(C) Kullotunga
(D) Rajendra III
Ans. (A)
7. Who built the Buddha Vihar at Nagapattanam?
(A) Srivijay
(B) Gayabahu of Sri Lanka
(C) Prasenjit
(D) Illango Adigal
Ans. (A)
8. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following rulers of Bengal?
1. Suja-ud-din
2. Murshid Quli Khan
3. Sarfaraz Khan
4. Ali Vardi Khan
Codes:
(A) 2,1,3,4
(B) 1,2,4,3
(C) 2,1,4,3
(D) 1,2,3,4
Ans. (A)
9. Which of the following represents the town inhabited by merchants and traders
in Chola period?
(A) Ur
(B) Sabha
(C) Nagaram
(D) Nadu
Ans. (C)
10. The first Rashtrakuta-ruler who successfully invaded North India was
(A) Govinda II
(B) Dhruva
(C) Govinda Ill
(D) Krishna II
Ans. (B)
11. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes give
n below the Lists
List-I List-II
(a) Fazl-I-Husain
1. Bombay
(b) Shahid Suhrawardy 2. U.P.
(c) Thrahim Rahimtullah 3. Punjab
(d) Adbul Ban 4. Bengal
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 3 1
(B) 3 1
2 4
(C) 3 4 1
2
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans. (D)
12. The gold coins of Muhammad Ghori usually bear
(A) Goddess Lakshmi on the obverse and his name in Nagari characters on the reve
rse
(B) Kalima on one side and his name on the other in Arabic characters
(C) His name on the obverse and name of mint and year of minting on the reverse
(D) Zodiac signs on the obverse and his name in persian characters on the revers
e
Ans. (A)
13. In ancient and early medieval India the uncultivated and untaxed land was ca
lled
(A) Sita
(B) Kharvataka
(C) Khilakshetra
(D) Sitadhyakshya
Ans. (C)
14. Which one of the following sets of powers constituted the anti-British front
in 1780?
(A) Nizam, Mysore, Berar and Marwar
(B) Nizam, Berar, the Rohilas and the Marathas
(C) The Marathas, Mysore, Berar and Nizam
(D) Mysore, the Marathas, the Rohilas and Berar
Ans. (C)
15. Consider the following events
1. Cornwallis Code
2. North s Regulating Act
3. Pitt s India Act
The correct chronological sequence of these events is
(A) 3, 2, 1
(B) 2, 3, 1
(C) 1, 2, 3
(D) 2, 1, 3
Ans. (B)
16. Which of the following were terms used in early India for denoting measureme
nt of land?
(1) Pala (2) Nala
(3) Kulyavapa (4) Nivartana
(A) l,2 and 3
(B) l,2 and 4
(C) l,3 and 4
(D) 2,3 and 4
Ans. (C)
17. Which of the following pairs of dynasties and cognomens used by them is/are
correctly matched?
1. Cholas
: Rajkesari and Parakesari
2. Pandyas
: Satyavakya and Nitimarga
3. Western Gangas
: Marvarman and Chadaiyavarman
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) l and 3
(D) 2 and 3
Ans. (C)
18. Who among the fol1owg rulers of the 18th century introduced new systems of c
alendar, coinage and weights and measures,
organised disciplined standing army, removed illegal ceases, built up modem
arsenal and promoted sericulture and trade?
(A) Ranjit Singh
(C) Kadambas
(D) Vijaynagar
Ans. (B)
19. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes give
n below the Lists
List-I List-II
(a) James Outram
1. Delhi
(b) John Nicholson
2. Lucknow
(c) Cohn Campbell
3. Jhansi
(d) Mugh Rose 4. Kanpur
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 1
4 3
(C) 2 1 3
4
(D) 1 2 4 3
Ans. (B)
20. Ghasiti Begam, Shaukat Jang, Rajballabh and Yar Latif Khan were sore enemies
of
(A) Nawab Alivardi Khan
(B) Nanda Kumar
(C) Siraj-ud-daulah
(D) Shuja-ud-daulah
Ans. (C)
21. The head of a guild in ancient and early medieval India was called
(A) Adhipati
(B) Gahapati
(C) Jethaka
(D) Adhikari
Ans. (C)
22. The British East India Company became Zamindar in Bengal after renting the v
illage of
(A) Govindpur, Sutanati and Kolkata
(B) Chandranagar, Sutanati and Kolkata
(C) Chandranagar, Sutanati and Govindpur
(C) Kolkata, Govindpur and Plassey
Ans. (A)
23. Balwant Singh was the first Raja of
(A) Kanpur
(B) Mewar
(C) Jaisalmer
(D) Banaras
Ans. (D)
24. The Chola ruler who wrested tondaimandalam from the Rashtrakutas was
(A) Parantaka I
(B) Sundrachola
(C) Raja Raja I
(D) Kulottunga I
Ans. (A)
25. Gopis (cowherd girls) became an important part of the Krishna legend in art
and literature in
(A) The Sunga period
(B) The Kushana period
(C) The Gupta period
(D) The early Medieval period
Ans. (D)
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History Objective Question Paper
1. The Rajarajeshvar temple was constructed by
Ans. (B)
19. The Ellora caves were built by
(A) Chalukyas
(B) Pratiharas
(C) Rashtrakutas
(D) Palas
Ans. (C)
20. The First English Captain to disembark at Surat and who also visited the cou
rt of
Emperor Jahangir at Agra was
(A) Thomas Stephens
(B) Hawkins
(C) Ralph Fitch
(D) Jon Mildenhall
Ans. (A)
21. The remittance problems from India was initially tackled by the East India C
ompany government through the
(A) Development of more exports of grains from India
(B) Exports of more cotton and silk goods to Europe
(C) Development of indigo and export of opium to China
(D) Development of jute and promotion of its export to Europe
Ans. (A)
22. Under Cholas village administration the land revenue was collected by
(A) Ur
(B) Mahasabha
(C) Uparika
(D) A Special Dal
Ans. (D)
23. The chief ideas of worship during the Rajput age were
(A) Ram and Krishna
(B) Vishnu and Shiva
(C) Brahma and Sun
(D) Brahma and Ganesha
Ans. (B)
24. The chief feature of the temples constructed by the Cholas was their
(A) Gopurams or gateways
(B) Vimanas or Towers
(C) Assembly-halls for the devotees
(D) Massive pillars
Ans. (B)
25. What is the correct chronological order of the following British Officials i
n India?
1. Sir John Sore
2. Marquis Cornwallis
3 Earl of Minto
4. Marquess of Wellesley
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
Codes:
(A) 2,1,4,3
(B) 1,2,3,4
(C) 1,2,4,3
(D) 2,1,3,4
Ans. (A)
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History Solved MCQ Practice Paper
1. The first battle of the American War of Independence took place in the year
(a) 1776, 4 July
(b) 1778, 14 August
(c) 1776, 28 July
(c) democracy
(d) dictatorship
Ans. (a)
22. The Paris Commune fought for
(a) workers rights
(b) landlords rights
(c) industrialists rights
(d) people rights
Ans. (a)
23. The Paris Commune took place in the year
(a) 28 March, 1871
(b) 28 March, 1872
(c) 28 March, 1873
(d) 28 March, 1874
Ans. (a)
24. The second international was the 100 years celebration of the
(a) American War of Independence
(b) French Revolution
(c) Italian Unification
(d) German Unification
Ans. (b)
25. The Second International declared 1st May as
(a) workers day
(b) liberation day
(c) socialist day
(d) capitalist day
Ans. (a)
26. The Second International fought against
(a) wars
(b) imperalism
(c) colonialism
(d) exploitation
Ans. (a)
27. In the year 1914 the membership of the German socialist party was
(a) 3 million
(b) 2 million
(c) 1 million
(d) 4 million
Ans. (c)
28. The Second International came to an end in
(a) 1910
(b) 1912
(c) 1914
(d) 1916
Ans. (c)
29. Simon Bolivar was a great leader of the
(a) French Revolution
(b) American War of Independence
(c) Latin American Revolution
(d) Central American Revolution
Ans. (c)
30. The French Revolution gave a new meaning to
(a) republic
(b) capitalism
(c) nation
(d) sovereignty
Ans. (a)
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MCQ Paper History Objective Test Paper
1. Brihadaranyaka is
(A) ASaxnriti
(B) An Upnishada
(C) A treatise on Political Science
(D) A Mahakavya
Ans. (B)
2. The Philosophy of the Gita is
(A) Primarily that Bhakti God
(B) That of combining Bhakti with Jnan (Gyan)
(C) That of Bhakti with Karma
(D) That of combining of Bhakti, man (Gyan) and Karma
Ans. (D)
3. Who wrote Vasavadatta ?
(A) Bhas
(B) Dandin
(C) Subandhu
(D) Kalidas
Ans. (A)
4. The author of Natyashastra was
(A) Vasumitra
(B) Nagarjuna
(C) Bhasa
(D) Asvagbosa
Ans. (D)
5. Archaeological evidence from Nagal, Katpalon, Dhradheri & Bhagwanpura indicat
e that the late Harrappans & the Painted Grey- ware using people
(A) Never lived together
(B) Came into contact, but never lived together
(C) Came into contact, but lived in different settlements in the same area
(D) Came into contact & lived in the same settlements
Ans. (C)
6. Which one of the following is the largest burnt-brick structure built in the
entire range of the Harrappa culture?
(A) The Greatest Bath
(B) Granary
(C) Assembly Hall
(D) Lothal Dockyard
Ans. (B)
7. The account of the local Administration was written in
(A) Arthashastra
(B) Vishnu Purana
(C) Mudrarakshasa
(D) Account of Magasthanese
Ans. (D)
8. Among the four sites mentioned below, the earliest cultural phase comes from
(A) Banwali
(B) Kotdiji
(C) Surkotda
(D) Mehargarh
Ans. (D)
9. The Kamasutra was written by
(A) Katyayani
(B) Vatsayayan
(C) Bhadrabahu
(D) Patanjali
Ans. (B)
10. The author of Kalpasutra was
(A) Bhadrabahu
(B) Panini
(C) Subandhu
(D) Patanjali
Ans. (A)
11. Dipavamsa was written in
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Prakrit
(C) Pali
(D) Arabic
Ans. (C)
12. Mathematics was treated as a distinct subject by
(A) Braham Gupta
(B) Varahmihira
(C) Vijayanandin
(D) Aryabhatta
Ans. (D)
13. Navniketanam is a treatise on
(A) Polity
(B) Economics
(C) Medicine
(D) Philosophy
Ans. (C)
14. The author of Kadambari who was also contemporary of Flarsha was
(A) Banabhatta
(B) Mayur
(C) Divakar
(D) Jayasena
Ans. (A)
15. Rajtarangini was written by
(A) Kaihana
(B) Jona-raja
(C) Halayudha
(D) Jayadeva
Ans. (A)
16. Ramayan in Tamil was written by
(A) Kamban
(B) Kulhan
(C) Jayangondur
(D) Kalladanor
Ans. (A)
17. Consider the following statements regarding the identification with Siva, of
a figure represented on Harrappan seals
1. It is shown in the form of a linga
2. It is shown seated in yogic posture
3. It is surrounded by animals
4. It is shown with a female figure identifiable with Parvati
Which of the above are correct reasons for identifying the figure with Siva?
(A) 1&4
(B) 2&3
(C) 2&4
(D) 3&4
Ans. (B)
18. Indus valley did not maintain trade relation with
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Iran
(D) Romans
Ans. (C)
19. The Author of Hamir Mahakavya was
(A) Chandvardai
(B) Jaisiugh Suri
(C) Nyayacband Sur
(D) Hemachandra
Ans. (C)
20. Rajatarangini describes the history of
(A) Bengal
(B) Gujarat
(C) Kashmir
(D) Maiwa
Ans. (C)
21. Who wrote Vasavdatta-Nalyadhara?
(A) Bhasa
(B) Vakpati
(C) Subaudhu
(D) Vatsyayan
Ans. (C)
22. Give the chronological order
I Kautilya
II Jayadeva
III Banabhatta
IV Harisena
Code:
(A) II, I, III, IV
(B) I, II, III, IV
(C) IV, II, I, III
(D) III, II, I, IV
Ans. (B)
23. The subject matter of Tolkappiam is
(A) Epic story
(B) Drama
(C) Grammar
(D) Battle
Ans. (D)
24. Which one of the following statements about untouchability is not correct?
(A) It was widely practiced in the Indus valley civilization
(B) The Rigveda does not show any ac quaintance with it
(C) It is cleared referred to in the Buddhist Jatakas
(D) It come to be applied to several castes only in the post Gupta period
Ans. (A)
25. Which is the only Indus site with a dockyard?
(A) Amri
(B) Surkotda
(C) Lothal
(D) Kalibanga
Ans. (C)
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History Practice Model Test Paper
1. Which of the following is incorrect?
(A) Widow marriage was allowed among the Rigvedic Aryans
(B) The Parda system did not exist among the Rigvedic Aryans
(C) Sati custom was common among the Rigvedic Aryans
(D) Rigvedic women had a right to participate in religious ceremonies
Ans. (C)
2. Garments of Indus valley people were of
(A) Cotton only
(B) Cotton & silk
(C) Cotton & wool
(D) Cotton, wool & silk
Ans. (C)
3. Which one of the following is a commentary on the Digha Nikaya?
(A) Dipavamsa
(B) Lalitvistara
(C) Nitiprakaranam
(D) Sumangala vilisini
Ans. (A)
4. An anthropomorphic figure of copper has been reported from the Harrappan leve
ls at
(A) Lothal
(B) Kalibanga
(C) Harrappa
(D) Rojadi
Ans. (C)
5. Which of the following Harrappan crops are believed to have diffused from Wes
t Asia?
1. Wheat
2. Rice
3. Cotton
4. Barley
Choose the correct answer form the & codes given below
(A) 1 &4
(B) 2 &3
(C) 1, 3&4
(D) 1, 2&4
Ans. (A)
6. The Jaina system of thought closely re sembles
(A) Vedanta
(B) Sankhya
(C) Vaisheshik
(D) Yogachar
Ans. (B)
7. The Predominant funerary practice at Harappa was
(A) Cremation
(B) Burying ash kept in an urn
(C) Extended burial of the body along with pottery
(D) Making a memorial to mark the site
Ans. (C)
8. Which one of the following place has yielded archaeological evidence regardin
g pit dwellings?
(A) Rakhigarhi
(B) Gufkral
(C) Mehargarh
(D) Balakot
Ans. (B)
9. The crops cultivated by the harrapans included
(A) Wheat, Barley, Mustard
(B) Barley, Groundnut, Rice
(C) Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane
(D) Wheat, Cotton, Sugarcane
Ans. (A)
10. Which of the following were among the objects of terracotta fashioned by the
Harrapans?
1. Bullal
2. Toys
3. Votive animals
4. Axe heads
5. Human forms
6. Pipal leaves
(A) 1, 2&4
(B) 2, 3&5
(C) 3, 4&6
(D) 4, 5&6
Ans. (B)
11. Which of the, following Harrapan sites are located in the Kutch region?
(A) Desalpur & Surkotda
(B) Rangpur & Rojadi
(C) Allabadino & Balakot
(D) Lothal & Surkotda
Ans. (A)
12. Match List I with List II
List I
(a) Double burial
(b) Fire altars
(c) Workmen s Quarters
(d) Bead Making
List II
1. Chanhudaro
2. Kalibanga
3. Lothal
4. Banwali
5. Harrappa
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)
3
2
5
1
(B) 3 4
1
2
(C) 4 2
3
5
(D)
2
3
5
1
Ans. (A)
13. Which one of the following is a site of the Harrappan civilization wherein a
Persian Gulf seal has been unearthed? ,
(A) Mohenjodaro
(B) Dholavira
(C) Lothal
(D) Kalibanga
Ans. (B)
14. The largest number of discourses delivered by Buddha were at
(A) Sravasti
(B) Kausambi
(C) Rajgriha
(D) Somnath
Ans. (A)
15. The crop which does not seem to have been known to the people of the Harrapp
an culture is
(A) Rice
(B) Cotton
(C) Ragi
(D) Barley
Ans. (C)
16. Which of the following were exported from meluhha sometimes identified as an
Harrappa area?
1. Black wood
2. Ivory
3. Gold
4. Lead
(A) 1, 2&3
(B) 1, 2&4
(C) 1, 3&4
(D) 2, 3&4
Ans. (A)
17. The most common type of Harrappan seals are
(A) Square
(B) Round
(C) Cylindrical
(D) Oval
Ans. (A)
18. Which one of the following cities was most extensive in area?
(A) Mohenjodaro
(B) Harrappa
(C) Dholavira
(D) Kalibanga
Ans. (A)
19. According to a late tradition, the spread of Jainism in Karnataka is attribu
ted to
(A) Chandragupta maurya
(B) Mahavira
(C) Ashoka
(D) Parashavanath
Ans. (A)
20. Which of the following metal (S) was/were not used by the Harrappans?
(A) Copper
(B) Gold & Copper
(C) Iron & Tin
(D) Silver & Bronze
Ans. (C)
21. Match List I with List II & select the correct answer
List I
(a) Harrappa
(b) Lothal
(c) Kalibanga
(d) Mohenjodaro
List II
1. Cemetery R37
2. Dockyard
3. Figure of dancing girl
4. Ploughed field
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)
1
2
3
4
(B) 2 1
4
3
(C) 3 4
1
2
(D)
1
2
4
3
Ans. (D)
22. Kaivalya means
(A) Omniscience
(B) Followers of Buddhism
(C) Omnipresent
(D) Followers of Jainism
Ans. (A)
23. Which one of the following statements about the Indus culture is the least p
ossible?
(A) The Indus culture originated from the Kalibanga I culture
(B) The Indus culture originated from the peasant cultures of sind & Bluchistan
(C) The Indus culture is an expression of Sothi culture
(D) The Indus culture sprang directly as an urban culture
Ans. (B)
24. A bronze chariot of Harrappan times yoked to a pair of bullocks & driven by
a nude human figure has been discovered at
(A) Sanghol
(B) Rojadi
(C) Kunal
(D) Daimabad
Ans. (D)
25. A highly advanced water management system of Harrapan times has been unearth
ed at
(A) Dholavira
(B) Lothal
(C) Kalibanga
(D) Alamgirpur
Ans. (B)
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History Solved MCQ Paper for all Exams.
1. After 1880, Railways were built during British rule in India through
(A) Indian merchants or money-lenders
(B) Private enterprise
(C) State Agency
(D) A and B both
Ans. (D)
2. What was the worst part of the permanent settlement of Bengal?
(A) Disintegration of the village communities
(B) Creation of absentee landlords
(C) Sub-infatuation of estates and holdings
(D) Subjection of the cultivator to untold misery
Ans. (D)
3. In which book did, Dadabhai Nauroji presents his Drain of wealth theory ?
(A) Poverty and un-British rule in India
(B) Economic problems of India
(C) British Rule and its consequences
(D) None of these
Ans. (A)
4. Dadabhai Nauroji, the greatest exponent of the theory of Drain of wealth called
the economic exploitation of India
(A) Evil of all evils
(B) A continuous fleecing
(C) A continuous British invasion
(D) None of these
Ans. (C)
5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Punnapara Vayalar Movement 1. U.P.
(b) Teabags Movement
2. Kerala
(c) Telengana Movement 3. Bengal
(d) Eka Movement
4. Andhra
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A) 4 2
3
1
(B) 3 2
4
1
(C) 2 3
4
1
(D) 2 3
1
4
Ans. (B)
6. The core of the middle class, which emerged in Bengal, was of
(A) Zamindars
(B) Bankers
(C) Merchants
(D) None of these
Ans. (A)
7. The first native state to introduce military training on the European model w
as
(A) Golcanda
(B) Mysore
(C) Oudh
(D) Kashmir
Ans. (B)
8. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) P. S. Sivaswami Iyer
1. Mahatma Gandhi s associate
(b) Munnuswami Naidu
2. National Liberal Federation
(c) Madeleine Slade
3. Justice Party
(d) Narasimha Chintamani
4. Industry
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans. (B)
9. In course of time, the dadni merchants in India were found to be too independ
ent and
Disinclined to comply with their contracts. Who replaced the dadni merchants in
1753?
(A) Gomashtas
(B) Dubashes
(C) Paikars
(D) Baniary
Ans. (A)
10. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes give
n below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Bardoli Satyagraha 1. Swami Sraddhananda Saraswati
(b) Indian Kisan School 2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Bengal Praja Party 3. Faziul
Huq
(d) Bakasht Struggle
4. N.G.Ranga
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 4 3 2
1
Ans. (C)
11. What was the main reason for the permanent indebtedness of the Peasantry?
(A) Forged signatures
(B) False accounting
(C) High rate of interest on loans
(D) Making the debtor sign for larger amounts than he had borrowed
Ans. (C)
12. Match List-I (Events) with List-II (Years) and select the correct answer usi
ng the codes given below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Lahore session of the Indian National 1. 1928
Congress adopting Puma Swaraj
(b) Formation of Naujawan Eharat Sabha 2. 1931
(c) Karachi session of the Indian National 3. 1927
Congress adopting Fundamental Rights
(d) Brussels conference against Colonialism
4. 1929
and Imperialism
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2
3
4
(B) 4 1
2
3
(C) 4 3
2
1
(D) 3 2
4
1
Ans. (C)
13. Match the personalities in List-I with the cases in List-II and select the C
orrect answer using the codes given by bellows the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Prafulla Chaki
1. Lahore Conspiracy case
(b) Sukhdev
2. Kakori case
(c) Ashfaqullah Khan
3. Chittagong armoury raid case
(d) Ganesh Ghosh
4. Bomb assault in Muzaffarpur, 1908
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 4 1 3 2
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 1 4 2 3
Ans. (B)
14. Perhaps the worst famine in Indian history till 1880 occurred in
(A) 1860-61
(B) 1876-78
(C) 1865-66
(D) 1868-70
Ans. (B)
15. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes give
n below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Tattvabodhini Sabha 1. Devendranath Tagore
(b) Darul Ulum Deoband 2. Ganesh Vasudev Joshi
(c) Delhi Urdu Renaissance
3. Rashid Ahmed Ganguli
(d) Sarvajanik Sabha 4. .Zaka Ullah
Codes:
(a)
(b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 3 1
(B) 1 3 4 2
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 1 2 3
4
Ans. (A)
16. Consider the following individuals
1. N. M. Joshi
2. Dewan Chamanlal
3. Shiva Rao
4. V. V. Gin
Which movement amongst the following were all of the above associated with?
(A) Communist Movement
(B) Kisan Sabha Movement
(C) Trade Union Movement
(D) State People s Movement
Ans. (C)
17. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes give
n below the lists
List-I List-II
(Individuals) (Movements)
(a) Baba Ramsingh
1. Satya Mahima Dharma
(b) Mirza Ghulam Ahrned 2. Rahnumai Mazdayasan Sabha
(c) Mukund Das 3. The Namdhari Movement
(d) Nauroji Furdunji
4. The Ahmadiyah Movement
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 3 4 2 1
Ans. (A)
18. Consider the following leaders
1. Balwant Rai Mehta
2. J. N. Sen Gupta
3. Sardool SinghKaveshar
4. SudhakarRao
Who among these were Not the Chief conveners of the All India State s
rence (AISPC)?
Codes:
(A) 2and3
(B) 1,2and4
(C) 1,3and4
(D) 2,3and4
Ans. (D)
19. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the
n below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Vanchi Iyer 1. Vaikom Satyagraha
(b) T. K. Madhavan
2. Tinneveli Conspiracy case
(c) Srinivas Pillai
3. The Hindu Progressive Improvement Society
(d) E. V. Ramasami Naicker 4. Self-respect movement
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4
3
1
(B) 3 2
4
1
(C) 2 1
3
4
(D) 1 2
3
4
Ans. (B)
20. The Anti-Partition movement was initiated on
(A) 7 Aug. 1904
(B) 7 Aug. 1905
(C) 7 Aug. 1906
(D) 7 Aug. 1907
Ans. (B)
21. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the
n below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Bhagat Jawahar Mal 1. Wahabi Movement
(b) Vilayat Au 2. Kuka Movement
(c) Sayaid Fadi 3. Mopalah Revolt
(d) Khoodi Mallah
4. Pabna Riots
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 1 2 4
3
Ans. (A)
22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the
n below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Chinnava
1. Gadkari Revolt, 1844
(b) Haji Shariatulla
2. Faraizi Movement, 1888
(c) Alluri Sitaram Raju 3. Rampa Uprising, 1922
(d) Krishna Daji Pandit 4. Kittur Uprising, 1824
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 3 1
(B) 2 3 4 1
People Confe
codes give
codes give
codes give
(C) 1 4 3 2
(D) 3 2 4 1
Ans. (B)
23. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes give
n below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Subbarayalu Chetty 1. Veda Samaj
(b) Swami Narayana Gum 2. Upasana Sabha
(c) Raghunathaya
3. Jati Mimamsa
(d) Gajalu Lakshmanarasu Chetty 4. Crescent
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 1 2 4 3
Ans. (A)
24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes give
n below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Sayaid Ahmed Bareilvi
1. Dar-ul-ulum Deoband
(b) Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi
2. Barahim
(c) Mirza Gujam ahmed 3. Tariquah-i-Muhammadiyah
(d) Zaka Ullah 4. Delhi Urdu Renaissance
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 3 4 2
(B)
3
1
2
4
(C)
1
3
2
4
(D)
3
1
4
2
Ans. (B)
25. Match List-I (Authors) with List-II (Books) and select the correct answer us
ing the codes given below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Dadabhai Nauroji
1. Satyarath Prakash
(b) Dayanand Saraswati 2. Ananda Math
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 3. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
(d) Bankim Chandra Chatterji
4. Gita Rahasya
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 1 3 4 2
(D) 3 1 4 2
Ans. (C)
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Free Online History Practice Question Paper
1. After 1880, Railways were built during British rule in India through
(A) Indian merchants or money-lenders
(B) Private enterprise
(C) State Agency
(D) A and B both
Ans. (D)
2. The Bengal Nawab who collected revenue directly from the ryots thought his ag
ents called ijaradars was
(A) Aliwardi Khan
(B) Murshid Quli Khan
(C) Shujauddin
(C) Varthemea
(D) Barbosa
Ans. (A)
94. Consider the following leaders
1. Balwant Rai Mehta
2. J. N. Sen Gupta
3. Sardool SinghKaveshar
4. SudhakarRao
Who among these were Not the Chief conveners of the All India State s People Confe
rence (AISPC)?
Codes:
(A) 2and3
(B) 1,2and4
(C) 1,3and4
(D) 2,3and4
Ans. (D)
9. The Treaty of Allahabad was concluded by
(A) Robert Clive, Mir Jafar and Raja Balwant Singh
(B) Robert Clive, Najam-ud-Daula and
Shujaud-Daula
(C) Robert Clive, Siraj-ud-Daulah and Mir Kasim
(D) Shah Alam, Jafar and Shuja-ud-Daula
Ans. (B)
10. In the end, Pala supremacy in Bengal was destroyed by
(A) 1025 A.D.
(B) 1020 A.D
(C) 1017 A.D.
(D) 1027 A.D.
Ans. (D)
11. Who said that the Chola artists conceived like grants and finished like jewel
lers. ?
(A) Percy Brawn
(B) Furgusion
(C) Pujarti
(D) Dr. A. K. Mathas
Ans. (B)
12. What was the name of the Paramar king, who wielded the pen with no less dext
erity than the sword?
(A) Siddharaja
(B) Bhoja
(C) Vakpati-Munja
(D) Krishnaraja
Ans. (B)
13. In which book did, Dadabhai Nauroji presents his
(A) Poverty and un-British rule in India
(B) Economic problems of India
(C) British Rule and its consequences
(D) None of these
Ans. (A)
14. What was the name of the Gurjara-Pratihara king who was defeated by the Pala
king Devapala?
(A) Mihirbhoja
(B) Nagabhatta II
(C) Mahipala
(D) Mahendrapala
Ans. (A)
15. Dadabhai Nauroji, the greatest exponent of the theory of
d the economic exploitation of India
(A) Evil of all evils
(B) A continuous fleecing
(C) A continuous British invasion
(D) None of these
Ans. (C)
Drain of wealth
calle
16. What was the name of the Chola king who made conquests in Sumatra and Malay
peninsula?
(A) Rajendra I
(B) Rajaraja I
(C) Rajadhiraja I
(D) Vira rajendra I
Ans. (A)
17. The core of the middle class, which emerged in Bengal, was of
(A) Zamindars
(B) Bankers
(C) Merchants
(D) None of these
Ans. (A)
18. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes give
n below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Bardoli Satyagraha 1. Swami Sraddhananda Saraswati
(b) Indian Kisan School 2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Bengal Praja Party 3. Faziul
Huq
(d) Bakasht Struggle
4. N.G.Ranga
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 4 3 2
1
Ans. (C)
19. Consider the following individuals
1. N. M. Joshi
2. Dewan Chamanlal
3. Shiva Rao
4. V. V. Gin
Which movement amongst the following were all of the above associated with?
(A) Communist Movement
(B) Kisan Sabha Movement
(C) Trade Union Movement
(D) State People s Movement
Ans. (C)
20. The Anti-Partition movement was initiated on
(A) 7 Aug. 1904
(B) 7 Aug. 1905
(C) 7 Aug. 1906
(D) 7 Aug. 1907
Ans. (B)
21. Match the personalities in List-I with the cases in List-II and select the C
orrect answer using the codes given by bellows the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Prafulla Chaki
1. Lahore Conspiracy case
(b) Sukhdev
2. Kakori case
(c) Ashfaqullah Khan
3. Chittagong armoury raid case
(d) Ganesh Ghosh
4. Bomb assault in Muzaffarpur, 1908
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 4 1 3 2
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 1 4 2 3
Ans. (B)
22. This site was granted to French East India Company in 1674 by Shaista Khan, a
governor under the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
During the seven year s war (1756-63) this town was captured (1757) by the John
, company but later (1763) restored to the French.
Recaptured by the English in 1778 after the out break of the American war of
Independence (1776-84) it was restored to the
French by the Treaty of Paris (1785). Wrested again by the British in 1793, o
n the outbreak of the revolutionary wars in Europe,
it was finally restored to the French in 1815 and remained part of their over
seas empire until its transfer to the Indian republic in 1951.
The reference here is to
(A) Pondicherry
(B) Karaikkal
(C) Chandernagore
(D) Mahe
Ans. (C)
23. Which of the following is correct?
(A) In the Chola kingdom the royal revenue from the
e officials appointed by the central govt.
(B) In the Chola kingdom the royal revenue from the
e village sabha
(C) In the Chola kingdom the royal revenue from the
e officials appointed by the district government
(D) In the Chola kingdom the royal revenue from the
e zamindars
Ans. (B)
24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes give
n below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Vanchi Iyer 1. Vaikom Satyagraha
(b) T. K. Madhavan
2. Tinneveli Conspiracy case
(c) Srinivas Pillai
3. The Hindu Progressive Improvement Society
(d) E. V. Ramasami Naicker 4. Self-respect movement
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4
3
(B) 3 2
4
(C) 2 1
3
(D) 1 2
3
Ans. (B)
1
1
4
4
25. The ryotwari settlement was primarily introduced by the British government i
n
(A) Bengal and Madras
(B) The gangetic valley
(C) United provinces
(D) Madras and Bombay
Ans. (D)
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Free Online Indian History Solved Model Test Paper
1. Haidar Ali established a modem arsenal at
(A) Mysore
(B) Srirangpattnam
(C) Dindigal
(D) Arcot
Ans. (C)
2. Work on the Grand Trunk Road from Calcutta to Delhi was begun by the company
in
(A) 1839
(B) 1836
(C) 1840
(D) 1843
Ans. (A)
3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Digdarshan 1. Robert Knight
(b) Mirat-ul-Akhbar
2. Harischandra Maher
(c) Statesman 3. J.C.Marshman
(d) Hindu Patriot
4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A) 3 4
2
1
(B) 4 3
1
2
(C) 3 4
1
2
(D) 4 3
2
1
Ans. (C)
4. Consider the following statements Cornwallis permanent settlement of Bengal:
1. Deprived the zamindars of ownership of their land.
2. Put the ryots under the mercy of the zamindars.
3. Secured a stable income for the company.
4. Made zamindars allies of the East India Company.
Which of these are correct?
Codes:
(A) l and 4
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) l, 2 and 3
(D) l and 2
Ans. (A)
5. The first railway engine designed. by George Stephenson was put on rails in E
ngland in
(A) 1816
(B) 1815
(C) 1814
(D) 1813
Ans. (C)
6. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer uning the codes given
below the lists
List-I List-II
(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans. (D)
12. Who among the following were the allies of Mir Qasim in the battle of Buxar
in 1764?
(A) Muzaffar Jung and Muhammad Khan Bangash
(B) Shuja-ud-Daulah and Muhammad Ali
(C) Shuja-ud-Daulah and Shah Alam II
(D) Shah Alam II and Muhammad Ali
Ans. (C)
13. Match the individuals given in List-I with the movements given in List-II an
d select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Malati Choudhury
1. Surma Valley no-rent struggle
(b) Karuna Sindhu Roy 2. Utkal Provincial Kisan Sabha
(c) Bhagwan Singh Longowalia
3. Patiala Muzara Movement
(d) Yadunandan Sharma 4. Bihar Kisan Sabha
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A) 1 2
3
1
(B) 2 1
4
1
(C) 2 1
4
1
(D) 1 2
1
4
Ans. (C)
14. William Digbey, a British Writer had calculated that the number of who died
during famines from 1854 to 1901 was almost over
(A) 28825000
(B) 30575000
(C) 32853000
(D) 305500
Ans. (A)
15. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes give
n below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Prati Sarhar and Nyayadan Mandal
1. Quit India Movement in Midnapur
(b) Mohan Singh and Niranjan Singh Gill 2. RIN revolt
(c) B.C.Dutt
3. Indian National Army
(d) Jatiya Sarkar and Vidyut Vahini 4. Quit India Movement in Satara
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 3 2 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 4 2 3 1
(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans. (B)
16. Which one of the following was well known for the production of indigo durin
g the seventeenth century?
(A) Balasore
(B) Kalpi
(C) Lahore
(D) Sarkhej
Ans. (D)
17. In which of the following areas was the Mahalwari system introduced by the E
nglish?
(A) North-west provinces
(B) The Gangetic valley
(C) The parts of central India and Punjab
(D) All of the above
Ans. (D)
18. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes give
n below the lists
List I List II
(a) Nana Saheb 1. Delhi
(b) Nawab Hamid Au Khan 2. Kanpur
(c) Maulavi Ahmadullah 3. Avadh
(d) Mani Ram Devan
4. Assam
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 4 3
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 2 1 4 3
Ans. (C)
19. Which one of the following pairs of persons was hanged on the charges of ass
assinating English officers in England?
(A) Rajguru and Sukhdev
(B) Khudiram Bose and Surya Sen
(C) Madanlal Dhingra and Udham Singh
(D) Kartar Singh Sarabha and Ashfaqullah Khan
Ans. (A)
20. The Bengal Nawab who collected revenue directly from the ryots thought his a
gents called ijaradars was
(A) Aliwardi Khan
(B) Murshid Quli Khan
(C) Shujauddin
(D) Sarfaraz Khan
Ans. (B)
21. One of the most important facts in the history of India during the 1st centu
ry of British rule is the decay of her flourishing
(A) Trade
(B) Agriculture
(C) Industry
(D) A and B
Ans. (D)
22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes give
n below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Rani Lakshmibai
1. Gwalior
(b) Maulavi Ahmadullah 2. Kanpur
(c) Nana Saheb 3. Faizabad
(d) Kunwar Singh
4. Jagdishpur
Codes:
(a)
(b) (c) (d)
(A)
3
4
2
1
(B)
1
3
2
4
(C)
2
3
4
1
(D)
1
2
3
4
Ans. (C)
23. Which one of the following European trading groups first established its fac
tory at Surat?
(A) The Portuguese
(B) The Dutch
(C) The English
(D) The French
Ans. (C)
24. Malacca cannot live without Cambay, or Cambay without Malacca, if they are to
be very rich and very prosperous.
This comment was made in the context of Asian trade by
(A) Tome Pires
(B) Linschoten
(C) Varthemea
(D) Barbosa
Ans. (A)
25. Who among the following had written a play Neel Darpan in 1860?
(A) Dinbandhu Mitra
(B) Sharat Chand Chatopadhya
(C) Bankim Chandra Chatterji
(D) Rabindra Nath Tagore
Ans. (A)
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UPSC Civil Services Exam Practice test
1. Consider the following passage :
His records proclaim him as a feudatory of the emperor Somesvara III. He was his
capitals at Talakad in the South and Bankpura in
the North. It was in A. D. 1137 that he performed the great ceremony of Tulapuru
sha.
The above passage refers to
(A) Mayursarman
(B) Ananta Varman Chodaganga
(C) Yayati Mahashivgupta-I
(D) Vishnuvardhana
Ans. (D)
2. Match List-I with List-Il and select the correct answer by using the codes gi
ven below the costs
List-I
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Sir Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) Ravindra Nath Tagore
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
List-II
1. The British rule is a roller formidable in its weight and power having its use
s, but it does not help the said to become fertile.
2. Nationalism is a divinely appointed Sakti of the internal and must do its God
given work before it returns to the bosom of the
universal Energy from which it came.
3. A true Nationalist desires to build an old foundations. We don t want to anglic
ise our institutions and denationalise them in the
name of social and political reforms.
4. I am not a visionary; I claim to be a practical idealist.
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans. (B)
3 Mallacca cannot live without cambay, nor cambay without Mallacca, If they are t
o be very rich and very prosperous. This
comment was made in the context of Asian trade by
(A) Tomes Pores
(B) Linschoten
(C) Varthenra
(D) Barbosa
Ans. (D)
4. Service was his portion in life . This was applicable to
(A) Buddhist Bhikshu
(B) Vaisya Varna
(C) Sudra Varna
(D) Chandala
Ans. (C)
5. Among other nations it is usual, in the contests of war to ravage the soil; a
mong Indians, the tillers of soil, even when battle is
raging in their neighbourhood, are undisturbed by any sense of danger and remain
unmolesteel -This statement was made by
(A) Huien Tsang
(B) Herodotus
(C) Megasthenese
(D) Fa Hien
Ans. (A)
6. Alberuni states that the antyajas, who were not reckened amongst any of the f
our varnas, were composed of eight groups or guilds
of craftsman or professionals. Which one of the following did not belong to any
of the eight guilds?
(A) Shoemaker
(B) Weaver
(C) Fisherman
(D) Blacksmith
Ans. (A)
7. Megasthenese States
There was no slavery in India. This statement must have been
made because
(A) There was absence of slavery in India
(B) Slavery was not prevalent in India in the extreme from as he be had seen in
Greece
(C) He moved only with the king and elites in the capital
(D) He work this on hearsay
Ans. (B)
8. We have how an open conspiracy to free the country from foreign rule and you.
Comrades, and all our countrymen and
countrywomen are invited to join it.
(A) M.N.Roy
(B) Jayaprakash Narayan
(C) Subhash Chaudray Bose
(D) Jawahar La! Nehru
Ans. (B)
9. So complete was the ruin that not a cat or dog was left among the buildings of
the city, in its palace or its suburbs.
The above statement about the transfer of capital by Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq
was made by
(A) Amir Khusrau
(B) Isami
(C) Ibn Batuta
(D) Ziauddin Barni
Ans. (D)
10. Amongst his great nobles he (the king) was so predominant that none dare lift
his head too high but with the humble classes he
was benevolent and debonair, willingly giving them audience and hearing their pe
titions. He was pleased to accept their presents,
taking them into his hands and holding them to his breast.
Consider the question given above and indicate who it is attributed to and who w
as the king referred to in it
(A) Monserrate
Akbar
(B) Tavernier
Jahangir
(C) Fitch Shahjahan
(D) Hawkings Aurangazeb
Ans. (A)
11. The British Government decided and declared to leave India by June 1948 in
(A) 1946A.D.
(B) February 1947A.D.
(C) April 1947A.D.
(D) June 1947 A.D.
Ans. (B)
12. Community Development Project was initiated in the year
(A) 1951 A.D.
(B) 1952A.D.
(C) 1954AD.
(D) 1956A.D.
Ans. (C)
13. The first tri-colour flag was hoisted on
(A) 3lstJanauary, 1928
(B) 31st December, 1929
(C) 26th January, 1950
(D) 15th August, 1947
Ans. (B)
14. The States Reorganisation Act was passed in
(A) 1908 A.D.
(B) 1950 A.D.
(C) 1954 A.D.
(D) 1956 A.D.
Ans. (D)
15. Which Congress President said. I am a socialist ?
(A) J.L.Nehru
(B) Motilal Nehru
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) M.N.Roy
Ans. (A)
16. Who among the following modern writers of Malyalam Literature, has recieved
the Jnanpeeth (Gyan peeth) Award?
(A) Pallathu Raman
(B) Kuttippurath Kesavan
(C) G. Sankar Kurupa
(D) Krishna Pillai
Ans. (C)
17. Who among the following is the author of the novel, Coolle?
(A) Pallathu Rao
(B) Mulak Raj Anand
(C) R.K. Narayan
(D) Bhabani Bhattacharya
Ans. (B)
18. Which among the fol1owing constituted the novelty of the Art of Painting of
Ravi Verma?
(A) Portraits
(B) Frescoes
(C) Use of all colours in painting Indian Mythological
(D) Water Colour Drawings
Ans. (C)
19. All native States who afterwards became part of the Indian Union had agreed
to accede to it by the end of the year
(A) 1947 A.D.
(B) 1948 A.D.
(C) 1949 A.D.
(D) 1950 A.D.
Ans. (B)
20. The principle of Panchsheel was declared by India and China in the year
(A) 1952A.D.
(B) 1953A.D.
(C) 1954A.D.
(D) 1955A.D.
Ans. (C)
21. The Community. Development Project and National Extension Service were initiat
ed for the welfare of the villagers in
the year
(A) 1951A.D.
(B) 1952A.D.
(C) 1954A.D.
(D) 1956A.D.
Ans. (B)
22. The Indian Independence Act, 1947 came into force on
(A) February 20, 1947
(B) June 3, 1947
(C) July 18, 1947
(D) August 15, 1947
Ans. (D)
23. Which one of the following statement is correct?
(A) The Indian Independence Act, 1947 gave unlimited powers to the Constitution
Assembly of each Dominion to frame
and adopt any Constitution and to repeal any act of the British Parliament
(B) The Indian Independence Act, 1947 came into force on the 15th August, 1947
(C) The Indian Independence Act, 1947 provided that the district of Silhet in As
sam would form part of India
(D) The Indian Independence Act, 1947 made it mandatory that the Constituent Ass
emblies of India and Pakish
should consist of members directly exected by the people
Ans. (B)
24. Who among the followiug were associated with Trade Union Movement in India?
1. B. P. Wadia
2. N.M.Joshi
3. Dhundiraj Thengdi
4. K. Kamaraj
5. Vitthal Bhai Patel
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) l, 2 and 3
(C) l, 3 and 4
(D) 3, 4 and 5
Ans. (B)
25. We have now an open Conspiracy to free the country from foreign rule and you,
Comrades, and all our countrymen
and countrywomen are imated to join it.
Who among the following made this declaration?
(A) M.N.Roy
(B) Jayaprakash Narayan
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) Jawahar Lal Nehru
Ans. (B)
MCQ IN HISTORY - 4
Free Online Sample Solved Questions Indian history for UPSC IAS
Free IAS Online Practice Test: Indian history
1. Which one of the following adumbrated principles and constitutional provision
s which were later incorporated in the MontaguChelmsford Reforms?
(A) Nehru Report
(B) Wavel Plan
(C) Lucknow Pact
(D) Poona Pact
Ans. (C)
2. Nagarjuna s Shunyavada is expounded in
(A) Yogachara
(B) Vaibhashika
(C) Madhyamika
(D) Sautrantilca
Ans. (C)
3. The High Courts at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras to replace the Sadar Courts of
Diwali and Nizamat were established in the year
(A) 1793
(B) 1831
(C) 1833
(D) 1865
Ans. (D)
4. The celebrated author Kshemendra lived in
(A) Bengal
(B) Kashmir
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Gujarat
Ans. (B)
5. The earliest-Indian coins are not earlier than
(A) 7th century B.C.
(B) 5thcentury B.C.
(C) 3rdcenturyl3.C.
(D) 2nd century A. D.
Ans. (B)
6. Given below are two statements
One labelled as Assertion (A) : and the other
labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A) : There are instances of rural resistance in early medieval Deccan
and South India.
Reason (R) : Grants of agrahara and devadana rights to brahmanas and temples res
pectively undermined the rights of villagers.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (k) are true but R is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Ans. (A)
7. In ancient Indian social structure the term aniravasita related to
(A) BraInnanas and Kshatriyas
(B) Vaisyas and Sudras
(C) Sudras only
(D) People outside the Varna classification
Ans. (C)
8. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?
(A) Udiyanjeral : Cheraking
(B) Nedunjeliyan
: Pandya king
(C) Senganan
: Chola king
(D) Pan : Pallava king
Ans. (D)
9. Biographies of Jaina Tirthankaras are found in
(A) Bhagavati Sutra
(B) Kalpa Sutra
(C) Niryavali Sutra
(D) Uvasagadasao
Ans. (A)
10. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes g
iven below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Sources)
(Information about Chandragupta Maurya, correct or incorrect, gi
ven sources mentioned in List-Il)
(a) Greek source
1. He was born in humble family
(b) Jam source 2. He was the sort of a Kshatriya chief
(c) Buddhist source
3. He was a Sudra
(d) Brahmanical source 4. He was the son of a village head man s daughter
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)
4
5
3
1
(B)
1
3
4
2
(C)
1
4
2
3
(D)
3
5
2
4
Ans. (C)
11. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes g
iven below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Books) (Authors)
(a) Iyar Danish 1. Abdul Hamid Lahori
(b) Humayunnama 2. Khwafi Khan
(c) Badshahnama 3. Gulbadan Begum
(d) Muntakhab-ul Luhab 4. Abul Fazl
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)
1
2
4
3
(B)
4
3
1
2
(C)
4
1
3
2
(D)
1
4
3
2
Ans. (B)
12. The Polygars were
(A) Horse-traders from Afghanistan during the Mughal period
(B) A famous caste of bankers of Marwar
(C) Chiefs subordinate to the nayakas in the Vijayanagar kingdom
(D) Agents of the European companies for purchase of silk and muslin in Bengal
Ans. (C)
13. Which one of the following Sultans extended agricultural loans called sondha
rs to the poor peasants for promoting cultivation?
(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Mohd. Bin Tughlaq
(D) Firoze Tughlaq
Ans. (C)
14. This site was granted to French East-India Company in 1674 by Shaista Khan,
a governor under the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb,
During the Seven Years War (1756 63) this town was captured (1757) by the John
Company
but later (1763) restored to the French. Recaptured by the English in 1778,
after the outbreak of the
American war of Independence (1776 84) it was restored to the French by the Tr
eaty of Pairs 1785).
Wrested again by the British in 1793, on the outbreak of the revolutionary w
ars in Europe,
it was finally restored to the French in I15 and remained part of their over
seas empire until its transfer to the Indian republic in 1951 .
The reference here is to
(A) Pondicherry
(B) Karaikkal
(C) Chandernagore
(D) Mahe
Ans. (C)
15. The East-India Company began to use the term Investments in India for
(A) Their bullion imports to purchase Indian goods
(B) The loot from Buxar for purchasing Indian goods
(C) The profits made from duty free inland trade and the surplus from Diwani rev
enue
(D) The borrowed money from India moneylenders for purchases in India
Ans. (C)
l over land aid in the relations among classes associated with land-cultivation
Ans. (A)
31. The bill to cancel the exemption given to the European community from the ju
risdiction of the Magistrates and the Criminal Courts
established by the East-India Company was proposed in
(A) 1849
(B) 1861
(C) 1879
(D) 1882
Ans. (D)
32. The term Nadukal mentioned in the Sangam literature
(A) Is a reference to a velir chief
(B) Means memorial stone
(C) Was a tax on nadus
(D) Was an item of export in Indo-Roman trade
Ans. (A)
33. According to the Mahasanghikas, a being is composed of
(A). Five Dharmas
(B) Seven Dharmas
(C) Nine Dharmas
(D) Eighteen Dharmas
Ans. (A)
34. Which of the following were important characteristics of early Bhagavatism?
1. Devotion
2. Action
3. Knowledge
4. Social rigidity
5. Self-sacrifice (Tyaga)
(A) 1 and3
(B) 1, 2,3and5
(C) 1, 2, 4 and 5
(D) 2,3and5
Ans. (A)
35. During the reign of Bind Sara there was unrest at
(A) Ujjayani
(B) Pushkalavati
(C) Takshasila
(D) Rajagriha
Ans. (C)
36. During the Mauryan period Lakshanadhyaksha was
(A) An officer possessing knowledge of the characteristics of animals
(B) A professional astrologer
(C) An official in charge of road marks
(D) An official in charge of mint
Ans. (D)
37. Which one of following denoted a series of coins?
(A) Gajasataka
(B) Gadhiya
(C) Hiranyadama
(D) Katisama
Ans. (B)
38. Which one of the following statements correctly describes the
Dual Governmen
t arrangement made by the East-India Company in Bengal?
(A) Executive and judicial authority were separated
(B) Revenue collection was entrusted to the Deputy Nawab, while military affairs
were retained by the Company
(C) Revenue administration and the administration of criminal justice were separ
ated and were with the British and the Nawab respectively
(D) The new arrangement was made to encourage agriculture
Ans. (B)
39. Foreign capitalists were attracted by Indian industry for a variety of reaso
ns. Which one of the following reasons was not one of them?
(A) Labour was extremely cheap
(B) Raw materials were readily and cheaply available
(C) Indian capitalist class wars well developed but unable to compete
(D) For many Indian products there was a ready demand the world over
Ans. (C)
40. The author who described the Revolt of 1857 as the First War of Independence
as
(A) Ashok Mehta
(B) R.C. Mazumdar
(C) S. N. Sen
(D) V. D. Savarkar
Ans. (D)
41. The three methods of land revenue assessment-batai, khet batai and long bata
i-were related to
(A) Ghallabakshi
(B) Masaq
(C) Kankut
(D) Zabt
Ans. (A)
42. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes g
iven below the lists
List-I List-II
(Royal personages)
(Tombs at)
(a) Babur
1. Lahore
(b) Prince Khusrau
2. Kabul
(c) Nur Jahan 3. Allahabad
(d) Rabia-ud-Dauran 4. Aurangabad
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A)
2 3 1 4
(B)
2 1 4 3
(C)
4 2 3 1
(D)
1 4 2 3
Ans. (A)
43. The Mughal emperor who issued a firman to the English East-India Company in
1717 to trade freely in Bengal was
(A) Bahadur Shah
(B) Shah Alam
(C) Farrukh Siyar
(D) Jahandar Shah
Ans. (C)
44. Who among the following were among those who caused major uprisings against
Murshid Quli Khan?
1. Sitaram Ray
2. Udai Narayan
3. Ghulam Muhammad
4. Saadat Khan
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 1 and 4
Ans. (A)
45. With whom was the Rayotwari settlement a made?
(A) Zamindars
(B) Cultivators
(C) Muqqadams
(D) Village Panchayats
Ans. (B)
46. Which of the following is Correct?
(A) The permanent zamindari settlement of Lord Cornwallis vested the ownership o
f land in the zamindars
(B) The permanent zamindari settlement of Lord Cornwallis vested the ownership o
f land in the individual pents
(C) The permanent zamindari settlement of Lord Cornwallis vested the ownership o
f land in the villages communities
(D) The permanent zamindari settlement of Lord Cornwallis vested the ownership o
f land in the state
Ans. (A)
47. Which agricultural product did not attract the British people?
(A) Indigo
(B) Tea
(C) Cotton
(D) Coffee
Ans. (C)
48. Which one was not a pioneer industry in India during British rule?
(A) Cotton
(B) Iron
(C) Jute
(D) Coal
Ans. (B)
49. Industrial Revolution was started in which country did
(A) England
(B) France
(C) Germany
(D) U.S.A.
Ans. (A)
50. The First census in India was held in
(A) 1861
(B) 1871
(C) 1881
(D) 1891
Ans. (C)
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Free Online Indian History Solved Question Paper for all Exams.
1. The first national news agency of India was
(A) The Indian Review
(B) The Free Press of India
(C) The Hindustan Review
(D) The Associated Press of India
Ans. (D)
2. Which one of the following events helped Gandhi who had returned from South A
frica in 1915
more directly to emerge as the undisputed leader of the Indian National Congr
ess?
(A) Edwin Montagu s announcement on 20 August, 1917 in the House of Commons that t
he policy of
the British Government would be the gradual development of self governing ins
titutions with a view to
the progressive realization of responsible government in India
(B) Annie Besant became almost overnight a pro-Raj supporter after Montagu s promi
se of responsible government in India
(C) B. G. Tilak departed for England in September 1918 to fight a libel suit aga
inst Velentine Cherol
(D) The British Raj passed the Rowlett Act on 18 March, 1919 to suppress the rev
olutionary movements against it
Ans. (D)
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 2 1 4 3
Ans. (C)
9. In 1751 Alivardi virtually ceded Orissa to
(A) Nanaji Holkar
(B) Raghuji Bhonsle
(C) Mahajadi Sindhia
(D) BajiRao
Ans. (B)
10. Who among the following had set up an association called Mitra Mela?
(A) P. Mitra
(B) V.D. Savarkar
(C) Barindra Kumar Ghosh
(D) Chapekar Brothers
Ans. (A)
11. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes g
iven below the Lists
List-I (Events) List-II (Person)
(a) The First Mysore War
1. Cornwallis
(b) The Second Mysore War
2. Lord Hastings
(c) The Third Mysore War
3. Wellesley
(d) The Fourth Mysore War
4. Warren Hastings
5. Col. Smith
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 5 4 1 3
(B) 1 2 3
4
(C) 5 4 3
2
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans. (A)
12. In the elections of 1937 the Muslim League s electoral Performance in the Musl
im Majority provinces such as Sindh.
Punjab and North West Frontier had been
(A) Extremely good
(B) Very good
(C) Good
(D) Very poor
Ans. (D)
13. In March 1784 the treaty of Mangalore was concluded mainly at the insistence
of
(A) Warren Hastings
(B) Colonel Fullarton
(C) Tipu Sultan
(D) Lord McCartney
Ans. (D)
14. On 3 Feb. 1928, the Simon Commission landed in
(A) Bombay
(B) Calcutta
(C) Madras
(D) Delhi
Ans. (A)
15. Raj Ballabh, Ghasiti Begam, Shaukat Jung were the arch foes of
(A) Alivardi .Khan
(B) Siraj-ud-daulah
(C) Mir Qasim
(D) Nanda Kumar
Ans. (B)
16. Rabindra Nath Tagore gave up his knighthood because of
(A) Jalianwalla Bagh tragedy
(B) Brutal Suppression of Civil Disobedience Movement
(C) Execution of Bhagat Singh
(D) Chauri-Chaura incident
Ans. (D)
17. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes g
iven below the Lists
List-I List-II
(Tribes who revolted
(Year of revolt)
against the British)
(a) Khands
1. 1820
(b) Santhals
2. 1846
(c) Kols
3. 1855
(d) Mundas
4. 1895
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 2 4
(B) 3 2 1
4
(C) 2 1 4
3
(D) 1 4 2 3
Ans. (B)
18. Modernisation of Muslims in India was initiated by
(A) Sir Syaid Ahmad Khan
(B) Abdul Latif
(C) Badruddin Taiyabji
(D) Syaid Amir Ali
Ans. (A)
19. In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the export of Indian opium to the
Indonesian archipelago was dominated by the
(A) Gujarati and Marwari mercantile groups
(B) Portuguese
(C) Dutch East India Company
(D) English East India Company
Ans. (C)
20. There was little sympathy in spite of loud professions of loyalty.
Moderate and Extremist alike learnt with satisfaction of German victories.
There was no love for Germany of course. Only the desire to see our rulers hu
mbled. Who among the following wrote this?
(A) C. R. Das
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Gandhi
(D) Rabindranath Tagore
Ans. (B)
21. Consider the following British officers
1. James Grant
2. John Shore
3. Warren Hastings
4. Macnaughten
Those well-known in connection with the revenue settlement include
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 2 and 3
Ans. (B)
22. In the early decades of Maratha rule the most popular unit of Land revenue m
easurement was
(A) Gaj
(B) Kathi
(C) Jarib
(D) Janjir
Ans. (B)
23. Match List-I (Personalities connected with the uprising of 1857) with the Li
st-II (Places) and
select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Kunwar Singh 1.Delhi
(b) Maulavi Ahmadullah 2.Bihar
(c) Mangal Pandey 3.Faizabad
(d) Zeenat Mahal 4.Barrakpore
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A) 3 2
1
4
(B) 2 3
1
4
(C) 2 3
4
1
(D) 3 2
4
1
Ans. (B)
24. Which one of the following correctly describe the function of the Amatya in
the Ashtapradhan System ?
(A) The Prime Minister
(B) The Finance Minister
(C) The minister who preserved a daily record of the king s acts and the proceedin
gs of his court
(D) The minister for ecclesiastical matter
Ans. (B)
25. Who among the following wee associated with Trade Union Movement in India?
1. B.P. Wedia
2. N.M. Joshi
3. Dhundiraj Thengdi
4. K. Kamaraj
5. Vithalbhai Patel
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) l, 2 and 3
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) 3, 4 and 5
Ans. (B)
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History UPSC , IAS Question papers of Indian History
1. The Central Hindu School at Banaras which served as a nucleus of the Banaras
Hindu University was established by
(A) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(B) Mrs. Annie Besant
(C) Bhagawan Das
(D) Swami Shradhananda
Ans. (B)
2. The first Maratha war took place during the Governor Generalship of
(A) Warren Hestings
(C) Sir Robert Clive
(B) Lord Emherst
(D) Welleslley
Ans. (A)
3. Which one of the following was a new cash crop introduced in India during the
17th century?
(A) Indigo
(B) Red chilly
(C) Groundnut
(D) Tobacco
Ans. (B)
4. The Mughal fireman of free trade in Bengal was granted to the English in (A) 1717
(B) 1756
(C) 1650
(D) 1696
Ans. (A)
5. Who among the following were associated with the starting of the Rahnumai Maz
da- yasan?
1. Nauroji Furdoonji
2. Dadabhai Nauroji
3. S. S. Bangali
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below
(A) land2
(B) land3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 1,2 and 3
Ans. (C)
6. Which one of the following was a cause for the decline of the textile industr
y in Bengal during the 18th century?
(A) Decline in the quality of production
(B) Non-availability of raw material
(C) High tariff rates on export to Britain
(D) Non-availability of craftsman
Ans. (C)
7. Who abolished the dual system of Government Bengal?
(A) Clive
(B) Spencer
(C) Warren Hastings
(D) Comwallis
Ans. (C)
8. The Swaraj Party decided to take part in the Reforms Scheme under the Governm
ent of India Act, 1919 because
(A) It wanted to gain political experience by forming government
(B) It wanted to expose the hollowness of the reforms provided in the Act
(C) It wanted to cooperate with the government
(D) It wanted to curtail the influence of no changers
Ans. (B)
9. The British established their first trading centre at
(A) Surat
(B) Bombay
(C) Madras
(D) Calcutta
Ans. (A)
10. Given below are four Industries that developed during the British rule in In
dia
1. Jute Industry
2. Iron and Steel Industry
3. Textile Industry
4. Sugar Industry
Which one of the following shows the correct chronological order in which the in
dustries developed?
(A) 1,2,3,4
(B) 3,1,2,4
(C) 1,3,2,4
(D) 4,1,2,3
Ans. (C)
11. As part of the Civil Disobedience Movement there was defiance of forest laws
in
18. In the Nineteenth century, there was a phenomenal increase in the pressure o
f population on land because the
(A) Introduction of commercial crop attracted the peasantry to agriculture
(B) Rum of handicrafts and village industries drove the population to agricultur
e
(C) Fall of native governments had reduced the avenues of employment
(D) Urban population began to migrate to the rural areas for reason of security
Ans. (B)
19. The Sardeshmukhi of the Marathas was
(A) A tax levied deshmukhs
(B) A capitation levy r
(C) A share in revenue collected by other authorities
(D) Village lands set aside for the deshmukhs
Ans. (C)
20. Who was the first President of the All India Trade Union Congress?
(A) V.V.Giri
(B) S.A.Dange
(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans. (D)
21. Tipu Sultan of Mysore was killed in a bloody engagement in
(A) The fourth Mysore War
(B) The third Mysore War
(C) The first Mysore War
(D) The second Mysore War
Ans. (A)
22. Which of the following were the main sources of revenue of the company gover
nment in India?
1. Land revenue
2. Monopoly of salt and opium trade
3. Freight charges
4. Commutation bond
5. Sair (i.e. customs, talls, excise duties-etc.) Choose the correct answer from
the codes given below
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) l, 2 and 5
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 3 and 5
Ans. (B)
23. The treaty of Srirangpattnam was signed between the British and
(A) Haider Ali
(B) Tipu Sultan
(C) Dupllix
(D) Nanjaraj
Ans. (B)
24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes g
iven below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Buddhu Bhagat
1. Santhal rebellion (1855)
(b) Sido and Kanhu
2. Bhumij rebellion (1833)
(c) Titu Mir
3. Farozi Movement (1836-37)
(d) Ganganarayan
4. Kol insurrection (1831-32)
(e) Shariatullah
5. Barasat Vidroha (1831)
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
(A) 4 5 2 1 3
(B) 5 1 3 2 4
(C) 4 1 5 2 3
(D) 3 2 5 4 1
Ans. (C)
7. Match List I (Personalities connected with the uprising of 1857) with List II
(Places) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I List II
(a) Kunwar Singh
1. Delhi
(b) Maulavi Ahmadullah 2. Bihar
(c) Mangal Pandey
3.Faizabad
(d) Zeenat Mahal
4. Barrack pore
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 3 2 4 1
Ans. (C)
8. Which of the following were the social classes which emerged as a result of t
he economic and administrative changes between 1765 to 1856?
(A) Landlords
(B) Money-landers
(C) Government servants
(D) Business men
Ans. (A)
9. Consider the following statements:
Alberuni s Kitab-ul-Hind is
1. A sympathic study of Indian civilisation.
2. Mainly a political history of India.
3. Critical of Mahmud Ghaznavi s plundering raids of India.
4. Mainly a study of India s cultural, social and intellectual history.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(A) 1, 3 and 4
(B) 1 and 4
(C) 2 and 4
(D) Alone
Ans. (A)
10. Which was not one of the storm-centres of the Revolt of 1857?
(A) Jhansi
(B) Bareilly
(C) Arrah (Bihar)
(D) Madras
Ans. (D)
11. Sultan Balban was devoted to
(A) Kaki
(B) Baba Farid
(C) Khwaja Muin-uddin chisti
(D) Shaikh aulia
Ans. (B)
12. In which of the following battles with the Sikhs did the Partisans of the ho
ly war suffer a terrible defeat in which Sayyaid Ahamed lost his life?
(A) The Battle of Attack
(B) The Battle of Amritsar
(C) The Battle of Balakot
(D) The Battle of Charsadda
Ans. (C)
13. Which of the following were not the new industries introduced by the British
ers?
(A) Cotton
(B) Jute
(C) Iron, steel
(D) Ordinance
Ans. (D)
14. An area which was relatively neglected by the Hindus, but where Muslim write
(D) Tilak
Ans. (A)
6. The drain of Wealth from Bengal began in
(A) 1760
(B) 1757
(C) 1765
(D) 1813
Ans. (B)
7. Match List I (Personalities connected with the uprising of 1857) with List II
(Places) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I List II
(a) Kunwar Singh
1. Delhi
(b) Maulavi Ahmadullah 2. Bihar
(c) Mangal Pandey
3.Faizabad
(d) Zeenat Mahal
4. Barrack pore
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 3 2 4 1
Ans. (C)
8. Which of the following were the social classes which emerged as a result of t
he economic and administrative changes between 1765 to 1856?
(A) Landlords
(B) Money-landers
(C) Government servants
(D) Business men
Ans. (A)
9. Consider the following statements:
Alberuni s Kitab-ul-Hind is
1. A sympathic study of Indian civilisation.
2. Mainly a political history of India.
3. Critical of Mahmud Ghaznavi s plundering raids of India.
4. Mainly a study of India s cultural, social and intellectual history.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(A) 1, 3 and 4
(B) 1 and 4
(C) 2 and 4
(D) Alone
Ans. (A)
10. Which was not one of the storm-centres of the Revolt of 1857?
(A) Jhansi
(B) Bareilly
(C) Arrah (Bihar)
(D) Madras
Ans. (D)
11. Sultan Balban was devoted to
(A) Kaki
(B) Baba Farid
(C) Khwaja Muin-uddin chisti
(D) Shaikh aulia
Ans. (B)
12. In which of the following battles with the Sikhs did the Partisans of the ho
ly war suffer a terrible defeat in which Sayyaid Ahamed lost his life?
(A) The Battle of Attack
(B) The Battle of Amritsar
(C) The Battle of Balakot
(D) The Battle of Charsadda
Ans. (C)
13. Which of the following were not the new industries introduced by the British
ers?
(A) Cotton
(B) Jute
(C) Iron, steel
(D) Ordinance
Ans. (D)
14. An area which was relatively neglected by the Hindus, but where Muslim write
rs showed their skill, was
(A) Logic
(B) Musicology
(C) Astronomy
(D) History
Ans. (D)
15. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Kabir : Surdas
(B) Gurunanak : Ramananda
(C) Chaitanya : Haridas
(D) Ramanuja : Namdev
Ans. (C)
16. Who among the following Sufis advocated the theory of Wahdat-ul-Suahud ?
(A) Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya
(B) Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi
(C) Shaikh Salim Chishti
(D) Maulana Abdul Hai
Ans. (B)
17. Kalilah wa Dimna is an Arabic version of the
(A) Brahma Siddhanta
(B) Mahabharata
(C) Panchtantra
(D) Sursuta Samhita
Ans. (C)
18. Which one of the following pairs is I are not correctly matched?
Persons Institutions Founded
(A) C.R.Reddy Praja Mitra Mandali
(B) Jyotiba Fule
Saty Shodhak Samaj
(C) B.R.Ambedkat:
All India Depressed Classed Association
(D) Dr. Atmaram Prarthana Samaj
Pandurang
Ans. (A)
19. According to Shankaracharya the Primary means of Salvation was
(A) Knowledge
(B) Worship
(C) Visiting Tirthas
(D) None of these
Ans. (A)
20. The British established their trading centre in the following order
(A) Surat, Calcutta, Bombay, Madras
(B) Surat, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay
(C) Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Surat
(D) Calcutta, Madras, Surat, Bombay
Ans. (B)
21. The president of the All India Kishan Sabha in 1936 was
(A) N. G.Ranga
(B) Swami Sahajananda Saraswati
(C) Vidya Nanda
(D) Baba Ramchandra
Ans. (B)
22. The Sufis first settled in
(A) Sindh
(B) Gujarat
(C) Punjab
(D) Both (A) and (B)
Ans. (D)
23. Indian people had faced high rate of inflation during 1918-1939 due to
(A) Lack of industries
(B) Exported food grains a lot
(C) First world war
(D) Exported the cotton and wool
Ans. (C)
24. Who among the following were associated with eradication of untouchability?
1. K.RangaRao
2. Vitthal Ramji Shinde
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4. Gangu Ram
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below
(A) 1,2and3
(B) 1,2and4
(C) 2and3
(D) 1,3and4
Ans. (B)
25. Who separated centre state finance?
(A) Lord Cornwallis
(B) Lord Mayo
(C) Lord Hardinge
(D) Lord Irwin
Ans. (A)
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MCQ Online History Practice Test Paper
1. General Windham was defeated by the rebel forces in 1857 near
(A) Gwalior
(B) Agra
(C) Bhopal
(D) Kanpur
Ans. (B)
2. Abul Fazal refers in his writings to the
(A) Methods of distillation
(B) Working of telescope
(C) Principal of Gravitation
(D) Technique of Metal Casting
Ans. (D)
3. Amir Khusrau s Khazain-ul-futuh gives an account of the military campaign of
(A) Malik Kafur in South India
(B) Sultan Balban in the Mewat region
(C) Muhammad Tughlaq in Gujarat
(D) Feroze Tughlaq in Orissa
Ans. (A)
4. The unusually excessive proliferation of castes in the early medieval period
was mostly due to
(A) Increasing Varnasamkara
(B) Increasing greater absorption of tribes as castes
(C) Occupational groups turning into castes
(D) Religious sects being converted into castes
Ans. (A)
5. Every pearl in the Royal Crown is but the crystallized drop of blood fallen fr
om the tearful eyes of the poor peasant.
The above remark about the poverty of the Indian peasant during the Delhi sultan
ate was made by
(A) Ziauddin Barani
14. After the end of the Revolt of 1857 the general formula followed for Bombay
&
Madras Presidencies was that the proportion between the European & Indian tro
ops should be
(A) 1: 2
(B) 1: 3
(C) 2 3
(D) 3 2
Ans. (B)
15. Kunwar Singh was a ruined & discontented Zamindar of
(A) Mirzapur
(B) Jagdishpur
(C) Patna
(D) Muzaffarpur
Ans. (B)
16. The Chola inscriptions are found in the following languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Telugu
3. Tamil
4. Kannada
Their correct sequence in terms of the extent to which they were used (most freq
uent first, least frequent last) is
(A) 1, 3, 4, 2
(B) 3, 1, 4, 2
(C) 1, 3, 2, 4
(D) 3, 1, 2, 4
Ans. (D)
17. The first translator of Mahabharata into Tamil was
(A) Perundevanar
(B) Kamban
(C) Sundaramurthi
(D) Bharavi
Ans. (A)
18. Who were the Major Participants in the revolt from Orissa & Chhota Nagpur?
(A) Land owners
(B) Aboriginal tribes
(C) Former rulers
(D) All of the above
Ans. (D)
19. The Ramosi & Gadkari revolts took place in
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Bengal
(D) Saurashtra
Ans. (A)
20. Yahiya Sirhindi, the author of Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi, lived during the perio
d of
(A) Lodis
(B) Saiyadas
(C) Tughlaqs
(D) Khaljis
Ans. (B)
21. Who was the most trusted Advisor of Emperor Bahaudur Shah during the Revolt
of 1857?
(A) Prince Bakht Khan
(B) Haqim Ahsanulla
(C) Queen Zeenat Mahal
(D) Prince Zawan Bakht
Ans. (B)
22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes give
(B) 1, 3
(C) 2, 3
(D) 2 only
Ans. (C)
21. Svayamvara was a special form of
(A) Gandharva marriage
(B) Paisach marriage
(C) Rakshasa marriage
(D) Brahma marriage
Ans. (A)
22. The Author who described the Revolt of 1857 as the First War of Indepen4ence
as
(A) Ashok Mehta
(B) R. C. Majumdar
(C) S. N. Sen
(D) V. D. Savarkar
Ans. (D)
23. The manuscript of Dastan-e-Amir Hamza was illustrated by
(A) Abdus-Samad of Shiraz
(B) Faruq Qalmaq
(C) Mir Sayyad Ali of Tabrez
(D) Miskin
Ans. (A)
24. The founder of the autonomous kingdom of Avadh was
(A) Ahmed Shah Abdali
(B) Safdarjung
(C) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk
(D) Zulfiqar Khan
Ans. (C)
25. The famous temple of Kailasha hewnout of the rock, is at?
(A) Elephanta
(B) Ellora
(C) Badami
(D) Mahabalipuram
Ans. (B)
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Indian History MCQ Test
MCQ on Indian History for UPSC IAS Exam
1. Which one of the following was a cause for the decline of the textile industr
y in Bengal during the 18th century?
(A) Decline in the quality of production
(B) Non-availability of raw material
(C) High tariff rates on export to Britain
(D) Charter-availability of Craftsmen
Ans. (C)
2. Given below are four industries that developed during the British rule in Ind
ia:
1. Jute Industry
2. Iron and Steel Industry
3. Textile Industry
4. Sugar Industry
Which one of the following shows the correct chronological order in which the in
dustries
developed?
(A) 1, 2,3and4
(B) 3, 1,2and4
(C) 1, 3,2and4
(D) 4, l, 2and3
Ans. (C)
(C) Asvaghosa
(D) Bhavabhuti
Ans. (B)
12. Which of the following were in the Vijita of Ashoka?
1. Yona
2. Satiyaputa
3. Gandhara
4. Bhoja
(A) 1,2 and 3
(B) 1,2and 4
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (C)
13. The term Chitrapata used in some historical sources denotes
(A) Painted pots
(B) Textiles from Kamarupa
(C) Canvas for Paintings
(D) Wall Paintings
Ans. (B)
14. That ginger and Cinnamon were produced in large quantities in the Pandya cou
ntry is mentioned by
(A) Megasthenes
(B) Ptolemy
(C) Ibn Said
(D) Marco Polo
Ans. (D)
15. What is the correct chronological order of the following British officials i
n India?
1. Sir John Shore
2. Marquis Cornwallis
3. Earl of Minto
4. Marquess of Wellesley
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(A) 2, 1,4 and 3
(B) 1, 2,3 and 4
(C) 1, 2,4 and 3
(D) 2, 1,3 and 4
Ans. (A)
16. The economic policy of the British in India was to
(A) Industrialise India
(B) Bring India to the level of Western countries
(C) Promote the material prosperity of the Indians
(D) Convent India into an agrarian satellite of metropolitan capitalism
Ans. (D)
17. Under the Permanent settlement, the Zamindar s share in the collected land rev
enue was
(A)
(B) 1/3
(C) 1/11
(D) 1/6
Ans. (B)
18. Who among the following was not a member of the Congress Socialist Party alt
hough he encouraged and blessed its formation?
(A) Achyuta Patwardhan
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Jayaprakash Narayana
(D) Acharya Narendra Dev
Ans. (B)
19. In the Mughal administration, Muhtasib was
(A) A military officer
(B) 1 and3
(C) 2and4
(D) 1,23 and 4
Ans. (D)
12. Which of the following were ruling powers in whose records the worship of Sk
anda is found mentioned?
1. Satavahanas
2. Yaudheyas
3. Ikshavakus
4. Chedis
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(A) 1 and2
(B) 1 and3
(C) 2and3
(D) 3and4
Ans. (B)
13. Who among the following were the Kushana rulers whose coins bear either Shiv
a, Shiva and bull or one of the emblems of Shiva?
1. Huvishka
2. Kanishka I
3. Kujula Kadphises
4. Wima Kadphises
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(A) 1,2and3
(B) 2,3and4
(C) 1,3and4
(D) 1,2and4
Ans. (D)
14. Gopis (cowherd girls) became an important part of the Krishna legend in art
and literature in
(A) The Sunga period
(B) The Kushana period
(C) The Gupta period
(D) The early medieval period
Ans. (D)
15. Which one of the following was an important seaport in the Kakatiya kingdom?
(A) Dharanikota
(B) Mottuppalli
(C) Machilipattanam
(D) Nelluru
Ans. (D)
16. The Iqta under the Delhi Sultans was a territorial assignment and its holder
was designated muqti who
(A) Had no claims on the peasant other than the due land tax
(B) Was the owner of the Iqta Land
(C) Was entitled to claim forced labour from the cultivators
(D) Had claim on the person and property of the peasants
Ans. (A)
17. During the 13th and 14th centuries the Indian peasant did not cultivate
(A) Wheat
(B) Barley
(C) Gram
(D) Maize
Ans. (D)
18. Which one of the following di& not happen during the reign of Vijayanagar ki
ng Ramaraya
(A) Admission of Muslim in the army
(B) Intervention in the Muslim states of Deccan
(C) Invasion into far South
(D) Sustained friendly relations with the Portuguese
Ans. (C)
19. The Vijayanagar king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and ra
ised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was
(A) Bukka I
(B) Devaraya I
(C) Krishnadevaraya
(D) Ramaraya
Ans. (B)
20. The Kalyana-Mandapa was a notable feature of temple architecture in the king
dom of
(A) Pallavas
(B) Cholas
(C) Kadambas
(D) Vijayanagar
Ans. (C)
21. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes g
iven below the lists:
List-I List-II
(a) Sumant
1. Religious affairs
(b) Amatya
2. State correspondence
(c) Sachiva
3. Revenue department
(d) Panditrao 4. Foreign affairs
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)
4
3
2
1
(B)
4
2
3
1
(C)
2
4
1
3
(D)
3
1
2
4
Ans. (A)
22. The Mausoleum of Rabia-ul Dauran was built at
(A) Lahore
(B) Delhi
(C) Aurangabad
(D) Gulbarga
Ans. (C)
23. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Rabbeting: Shipbuilding
2. Flintlock: Gun-making
3. Wootz : Textile
4. Filatures: Metallurgy
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 2 and 4
(D) 3 and 4
Ans. (A)
24. The treaty of Allahabad was concluded by
(A) Robert Clive, Mir jafar and Raja Balwant Singh
(B) Robert Clive, Nijam-ud-Daula and Shuja-ud-Daula
(C) Robert Clive, Siraj-ud-Daula and Mir Kasim
(D) Shah Alam, Mir Jafar and Shuja-ud-Daula
Ans. (B)
25. Mangalore, Parambakkam and Porto Navo were places where Major battles took p
lace during the
(A) First Anglo-Mysore war
(B) Second Anglo-Mysore war
(C) Third Anglo-Mysore war
(D) Fourth Anglo-Mysore wait
Ans. (B)
Ans. (A)
49. The Mazhabi Sikhs were originally
(A) Landed magnates
(B) Peasants
(C) Artisans
(D) Menials
Ans. (D)
50. Which one of the following districts was not included in the Zamindari grant
ed to the East India Company by Mir Qasim?
(A) Burdwan
(B) Muzaffarpur
(C) Midnapore
(D) Chittagong
Ans. (B)
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1. The Jaina temples known for the finest marble carvings in India are situated
at
(A) Gwalior
(B) Kiradu
(C) Modhera
(D) Dilwara
Ans. (D)
2. The earliest available work Tamils is
(A) Pattinappalai
(B) Tirumurugarruppadai
(C) Maduraikanchi
(D) Tolkappiyam
Ans. (D)
3. Which one of the following Buddhist sects insists on the necessity of the mon
astic life, worship of the relics of Lord Buddha,
attainment of salvation by oneself alone and in the belief that Lord Buddha w
ill no more be born?
(A) Hinyana
(B) Mahayana
(C) Vajrayana
(D) Lamaism
Ans. (C)
4. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer
List I List II
(a) Balarama 1. Battle axe
(b) Rama Dasarathi 2. Dwarf
(c) Kalki 3. Bow and arrow
(d) Vamana 4. Horse and sword
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 2 3 4 1
Ans. (c)
5. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes gi
ven below the lists
List I List II
(a) Setthi 1. Gold coin
(b) Sreni 2. Bronze and copper coin
(c) Nikkha 3. Chief of a guild
(d) Kamsa 4. Guild
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans. (C)
6. Which of the following are correct about the Sangam or Sangam Literature?
(A) Sangam was held under royal patronage at Madurai.
(B) The didactic works of Sangam Literature are called Kilkanakku
(C) The narrative texts of Sangam Literature are called Melkannakku
(D) None of these
Ans. (D)
7. The first translator of Mahabharata into Tamil was
(A) Perundevanar
(B) Kamban
(C) Sundaramurthi
(D) Bharavi
Ans. (A)
8. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Udiyanjeral: Chera King
(B) Nedunjeliyan: Pandya King
(C) Senganan: Chola King
(D) Pari: Pahallava King
Ans. (D)
9. Consider the following statements
In the second Buddhist council held at Vaishali, Buddhism was divided into
1. Sthaviravadins
2. Mahasanghikas
3. Vajrayana
4. Kalachakrayana
Of these statements
(A) l, 2, 3 & 4 are correct
(B) 1, 3 & 4 are correct
(C) 2, 3 & 4 are correct
(D) 1 & 2 are correct
Ans. (D)
10. That Bhagavatism first grew up around the Yamuna in Mathura district is evid
ent from the account of
(A) Justin
(B) Arian
(C) Megasthenese
(D) Strabo
Ans. (C)
11. Which one of following objects of roman manufacture has been most abundantly
found in India?
(A) Pot-sherds
(B) Bronze-Icons
(C) Lamps
(D) Coins
Ans. (D)
12. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes give
n below the lists
List I List II
(Name of the Territories) (Their capitals)
(a) Uttarapatha 1. Tosali
(b) Avantiratha 2. Patliputra
(c) Prasii 3. Takshashila
(d) Kalinga 4. Ujjayani
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 1 1
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 3 4 1 2
Ans. (B)
13. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following?
1. Geography of Ptolemy
2. Ctesias account of India
3. Christian Topography of cosmos Indico pllustes
4. Pliny s Natural History
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
Codes:
(A) 4, 2, 3, 1
(B) 2, 4, 1, 3
(C) 2, 4, 3, 1
(D) 4, 2, 1, 3
Ans. (B)
14. Match List I with List B and select the correct answer. using the codes give
n below the lists
List I List II
(a) Kurinchi 1. Cattle rearing and food producing
(b) Mullai 2. Fishing and salt manufacturing
(c) Marudarn 3. Hunting and food gathering
(d) Neydal 4. Food producing and hoading
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 2 4
(B) 3 1 4 2
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 1 4 2 3
Ans. (B)
15. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes give
n below the lists
List I List II
(a) Shramanas 1. Known for kindness and mercy
(b) Upasakas 2. Space-clad
(c) Digamberas 3. Ascetics of unorthodox sects
(d) Bodhisatavas 4. Lay worshippers
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans. (C)
16. Excepting two Jaina Tirthankaras, all the others mentioned in tradition are
mythical. The two exceptions include
(A) Shantinatha and Vardhamana
(B) Parsvanath and Vardhamana
(C) Shantinatha and Adinath
(D) Parsvanath and Adinath
Ans. (B)
17. Which one of the following sculptures does not belong to the Mauryan period?
(A) Sarnath lion capital
(B) Dhauli elephant
(C) Standing Buddha from Mathura
(D) Rampurva bull
Ans. (C)
18. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes give
n below the lists
List I List II
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 1 2 4 5
(D) 3 5 2 4
Ans. (D)
6. The name of Ekanta Ramayya is associated with
(A) Srivaishanavism
(B) Kalamukha sect
(C) Virashaivism
(D) Jainism
Ans. (A)
7. Which one of the following regions is known for painting that are manuscript
illustrations
in miniature executed palm-leaf during the period A.D. 1100-1300?
(A) Kerala
(B) Deccan
(C) The Chola kingdom
(D) Western India
Ans. (D)
8. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer
List I List II
(a) Appayya 1. Dwaita
(b) Kasivilasa kriya shakti 2. Adwaita
(c) Vedanta Desika 3. Kalamukha
(d) Vyasaraya 4. Visishtadwaita
5. Kapalika
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 5 4
(B) 4 2 1 3
(C) 3 4 2 5
(D) 2 3 4 1
Ans. (C)
9. The term Nadukul mentioned in the sangam literature
(A) Is a reference to a Velir chief
(B) Means memorial stone
(C) Was a tax on nadus
(D) Was an item of export in Indo-Roman
Ans. (A)
10. Mahakachchayana, traditionally the founder of the Theravada sect, hailed fro
m
(A) Simhala
(B) Avanti
(C) Gandhara
(D) Magadha
Ans. (D)
11. Which one of the following was a Buddhist sect which held that constituents
of phenomena were not wholly momentary,
but existed forever in a latent from?
(A) Sautrantika
(B) Sthaviravadins
(C) Sarvastivadin
(D) Sammitiya
Ans. (C)
12. Which of the following are true of Jainism?
1. It has affinity with the Vedanta system of philosophy.
2. It has affinity with the Samkhya system of philosophy.
3. It completely rejected the concept of the
Ans. (B)
4. Which one of the following philosophies is associated with Jainism?
(A) Syadvada
(B) Yogachara
(C) Madhyamika
(D) Sunyavada
Ans. (A)
5. Kumarsambhavam describes the story of birth of
(A) Sanatkumara
(B) Kartikeya
(C) Pradyumna
(D) Abhimanyu
Ans. (B)
6. Megasthenese was succeeded as ambassador to the Mauryan court by
(A) Hegesander
(B) Deimachos
(C) Athenaeus
(D) Nearchus
Ans. (B)
7. Which one of the following is a commentary on the Arthashastra ?
(A) Aparajitaprachchha of Bhuvanadeva
(B) Samaranganasutradhara of Bhojadeva
(C) Prabandhachintamani of Merutunga
(D) Pratipada Panchasika of Bhattasvamin
Ans. (D)
8. The planning of the capital in the Arthashastra clearly indicates that the in
dustrial and commercial classes were
(A) Not given any consideration
(B) Provided specific quarters in the township
(C) Allotted space outside the township
(D) Allotted space inside and outside the township
Ans. (B)
9. During the reign of Ashoka Kumaras were stationed at
(A) Takshashila, Tosali and Ujjayani
(B) Takshashila, Ujjayani and Junagarh
(C) Takshashila, Tosali and Sopara
(D) Ujjayani, Mathura and Yerragudi
Ans. (A)
10. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Uraiyur: Spices
(B) Korkai: Pearl
(C) Vanji: Silk
(D) Kanchi: Ivory
Ans. (B)
11. Which of the following were donated by the term Kutumbin occurring in epigra
phical source?
1. Landowners
2. Artisans
3. Kinsmen of rural officials
4. Category of persons sometimes transferred with land
(A) 1 & 3
(B) l, 2 & 3
(C) l & 4
(D) 2, 3 & 4
Ans. (D)
12. In ancient and early medieval India the uncultivated and untaxed land was ca
lled
(A) Situ
(B) Kharvataka
(C) Khilakshetra
(D) Sitadhyaksha
Ans. (C)
13. The term Brahmadeya occurs for the first time in
(A) Early Vedic texts
(B) Early Buddhist texts
(C) Pre-Gupta inscription
(D) Post-Gupta inscription
Ans. (C)
14. Which one of the following inscriptions provides the earliest epigraphical e
vidence regarding sati?
(A) Mathura inscription of Huvishka
(B) Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudragupta
(C) Junagarh inscription of Skanda Gupta
(D) Eran Pillar inscription of Bhanu Gupta
Ans. (D)
15. The head of a guild in ancient and early medieval India was called
(A) Acihipati
(B) Gahapati
(C) Jetthaka
(D) Adhikari
Ans. (C)
16. Svayamvara was a special form of
(A) Gandharva marriage i
(B) Paisach marriage
(C) Rakshasa marriage
(D) Bralima marriage
Ans. (A)
17. Which one of the following is a toll, tax mentioned in early Tamil literatur
e?
(A) Paduporul
(B) Iduporul
(C) Ulgu
(D) Uruporal
Ans. (C)
18. Which of the following believed in the worship of the Yakshas and, Yakshinis
?
1. Brahmanism
2. The Kalamukha sect
3. Buddhism
4. Jainism
(A) 1, 2 & 3
(B) l, 2 & 4
(C) 1, 3 & 4
(D) 2, 3 & 4
Ans. (D)
19. The concept of the Eight fold path forms the theme of
(A) Dharma Chakra Pravartana sutta
(B) Divyavadana
(C) Dipavamsa
(D) Mahaparinibban sutta
Ans. (A)
20. Purvasailas were a branch of
(A) The Sthaviravada sect of Buddhism
(B) The Mahasangbika sect of Buddhism
(C) The Shwetamber sect of Jainism
(D) Purva-Mimamsakas
Ans. (B)
21. Biographies of Jaina Tirthankaras are found in
(A) Bhagvati sutra
(B) Kalpa sutra
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 4 2 3 1
Ans. (A)
12. Match the following
(a) Vidisha
(b) Mammalpuram
(c) Ajanta
(d) Sarnath
1. Stupa
2. Garud Pillar
3. Paintings
4. Monolithic structures
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 3 1
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans. (A)
13. Match the following
(a) Bharukaccha 1. Narmada
(b) Arailcamaidu 2. Pondicherry
(c) Taniralipti 3. Bihar
(d) Muziriz 4. Kerala
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans. (D)
14. The Bharukuccha port lies near
(A) Narmada river
(B) Ganga
(C) Indus
(D) Saraswati
Ans. (A)
15. Shankara was
. a saint.
(A) Bhakti
(B) Buddhist
(C) Jaina
(D) Sufi
Ans. (A)
16. The date of Sangam age is
(A) 5th century & 6th century B .C.
(B) 400 A.D. to 500 A.D.
(C) 300 B.C.
(D) 600AD.to700AD.
Ans. (B)
17. The fourth Buddhist council held under the patronage of emperor Kanishka in
Kashmir was presided over by
(A) Asanga
(B) Nagarjuna
(C) Vasumitra
(D) Aryadeva
Ans. (C)
27. Under which of the following set of ruler were organised the 1st three Buddh
ist councils?
(A) Bimbisara, Ashoka, Dasarath
(B) Prasenjit, Bimbisara, Ajatshatru
(C) Ashoka, Kanishka, Harsha
(D) Ajatshatru, Kalashok, Ashok
Ans. (D)
28. Which was the earliest text that tried to explain caste system according to
ones abilities & inclinations?
(A) Manusmriti
(B) Bhagavad-Gita
(C) Ramayana
(D) Yajnavalyakay smriti
Ans. (A)
29. Gandhara art all but one of the following was different from the West. Which
was it?
(A) Foldings of the robe
(B) Depicting the physiognomy
(C) Iconography
(D) Style
Ans. (C)
30. Which of the following is called Yavanpria ?
(A) Pepper
(B) Silk
(C) Cotton
(D) Gold
Ans. (A)
31. Which of the following sect of Buddhism was primarily responsible for the sp
read of Buddhism outside the frontiers of India?
(A) Vajrayana
(B) Mahayana
(C) Hinyana
(D) None of these
Ans. (B)
32. When Alexander attacked India in the Northwest India there existed?
(A) Only republican states
(B) Only monarchical states
(C) Both monarchical & republican states
(D) None of these
Ans. (C)
33. Buddha preached acceptance of existence of four noble truths (Aryasatyas) wh
ich were?
(A) Right speech, right action, right exertion, right mindedness
(B) Right meditation, right resolution, right view & right means livelihood
(C) Dukham (Misery) Dukh samudaya (thirst, attachment etc.) Nirodha (end of worl
dly existence) & Marga (Patha)
(D) All of above
Ans. (C)
34. Vidisha was on the bank of river
(A) Chambal
(B) Ganga
(C) Yumuna
(D) Godavari
Ans. (A)
35. The first Tamil sangam is said to have been instituted by
(A) Tiruvalluvar
(B) Parshurama
(C) Mamulanar
(D) Agastya
Ans. (D)
36. Which one of the following pairs of ancient ports & places of their location
is correctly matched?
(A) Arikamedu
Choromandal
(B) Nelcynda Malabar
(C) Masalia
Konkan
(D) Colchi (Korkai)
Pandya country
Ans. (A)
37. Which of the following is/are true regarding Buddhism?
1. It did not reject Varna & Jati
2. It challenged highest social ranking of Brahmana Varna.
3. It regarded certain crafts as low
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below
(A) 1 & 2
(B) 2 & 3
(C) 1, 2 & 3
(D) None
Ans. (A)
38. The term Nirgrantha is associated with
(A) Ajivikas
(B) Charvakas
(C) Jainas
(D) Pashupatas
Ans. (C)
39. The Besnagar inscription of Heliodorus refer to
(A) Samkarshana & Vasudeva
(B) Samkarshana, pradyumna & Vasudeva
(C) Vasudeva only
(D) All the panchviras
Ans. (C)
40. What is the significance of Kayavarohan in the history of shaivism?
(A) It is the same as pasupasa simokshana one of the principal characteristics o
f the Pasupata sect
(B) It was the birth place of Lakulisa
(C) It was one of the vratas of the Kapalikas
(D) It was a ritual prescribed for those adhering to the Kalamukha sect
Ans. (D)
41. Which of the following terms denote monastic establishments of different rel
igious
affiliations?
1. Vihara
2. Matha
3. Basadi
4. Mandapa
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below
(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 3 & 4 only
(D) 1, 2 & 3
Ans. (D)
42. Match list I with list II & select the correct answer by using the codes giv
en below the lists
List I List II
(a) Nyay 1. Jaimini
(b) Vaisheshik 2. Kapila
(c) Samkhya 3. Kanad
(d) Mimamsa 4. Gautama
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 4 1 3 2
Ans. (C)
43. The earliest Indian coins are not earlier than
(A) 7th century B.C.
(B) 5th century B.C.
(C) 3rd century B.C.
(D) 2nd century A.D.
Ans. (B)
44. Which one of the following was not an item of export from India to the west
during the early centuries of the Christian era?
(A) Pearls
(B) Five textiles
(C) Precious stones
(D) Silver
Ans. (D)
45. Which one among the following has different. kind of cannotation from the ot
her three?
(A) Sabha
(B) Nagaram
(C) Bhakti
(D) Ur
Ans. (C)
46. Which one of the following is true regarding apad-dharma mentioned in the smri
tis?
(A) It meant dereliction of duty
(B) It was permitted only to the Kshatriyas
(C) It meant special sacrifices done Brahamanas for kings
(D) It meant duties permitted to different varnas at times of distress
Ans. (D)
47. In ancient Indian social structure the term anirvasta related to
(A) Brahmanas & Kshatriyas
(B) Vaisyas & Sudras
(C) Sudras only
(D) People outside the Varna classification
Ans. (C)
48. What was considered as Varna-Samsakara?
(A) Illegitimate birth
(B) Revolt against the Varna system
(C) Transgression of Varna boundaries for marriage
(D) Championing the varnashram dharma
Ans. (A)
49. Which one of the following was not a front during the sangam age?
(A) Arikamedu
(B) Uraiyar
(C) Karkai
(D) Alangulam
Ans. (B)
50. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Dynasties Rulers
(A) Chera : Karikaia
(B) Chola : Simuka
(C) Pandya : Nedunchezhian
(D) Satavahana : Senguttuvan
Ans. (C)
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Ans. (C)
8. In 1946 there was a muting of Indian naval ratings in
(A) Calcutta
(B) Madras
(C) Visakhapatanam
(D) Bombay
Ans. (D)
9. In the elections of 1937 the Muslim League s electoral performance in the Musli
m majority provinces such as Sindh, Punjab and
NorthWest Frontier had been
(A) Extremely good
(B) Very good
(C) Good
(D) Very poor
Ans. (D)
10. During the later half of the nineteenth century, the Indian intelligentsia s
tarted protesting against the policies of the colonial rule by
various means. Which one of the following was not a part of that protest?
(A) Writing books and articles on the subject
(B) Publishing newspapers for articulating their views
(C) Forming societies, associations and organisations to voice their grievances
(D) Resorting to armed resistance
Ans. (D)
11. We have now an open conspiracy to free the country from foreign rule and you,
Comrades and all our countrymen and
countrywomen are invited to join it. Who among the following made this declaratio
n?
(A) M.N.Roy
(B) Jayaprakash Narayan
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans. (B)
12. Consider the following individuals
1 N.M. Joshi
2. Dewan Chamanlal
3. Shiva Rao
4. V.V. Giri
Which movement amongst the following, were all of the above associated with?
(A) Communist Movement
(B) Kisan Sabha Movement
(C) Trade Union Movement
(D) State People s Movement
Ans. (C)
13. Consider the following events:
1. August Offer
2. Poona Pact
3. Third Round Table Conference
4. Communal Award
The correct chronological sequence of these events is
(A) 4, 3, 2, 1
(B) 4, 2, 3, 1
(C) 1, 2, 3, 4
(D) 3, 2, 1, 4
Ans. (C)
14. Malfuz is a class literature dealing with
(A) Social life
(B) Economic life
(C) Political life
(D) King s life
Ans. (D)
15. Who said, The Hindus believed that there is no country like theirs, no nation
like theirs, no king like theirs, no religion
like theirs, no science like theirs.
(A) Alberuni
(B) Firdausi
(C) Farishta
(D) Utbi
Ans. (A)
16. The interests of Mohammad Ghori were not however confined to India. Who said s
o?
(A) Dr. Tarachand
(B) Dr. Ishwari Prasad
(C) Dr. V.A. Smith
(D) Moreland
Ans. (C)
17. Which Bhakti Saint is known as the bridge between north and south?
(A) Chaitanya
(B) Kabir
(C) Nanak
(D) None of these
Ans. (A)
18. What was the specific motive of Mahmud Ghaznavi s attack on India?
(A) Political
(B) Social
(C) Economic
(D) Religious
Ans. (D)
19. One of the notable early writers of Hindi was
(A) Chandabardai
(B) Amir Khusrau
(C) Namadeva
(D) Nanak
Ans. (A)
20. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Mutamid Khan
Alamgirnama
(B) Amir Khusrao Shahnama
(C) Shah Jahan Shahjahanama
(D) Iswar Das
Muntkhab-ul-labab
Ans. (B)
21. Sufi Saints and the saints of Hindu Bhakti movements differed on
(A) Unity of God
(B) Devotion to God
(C) Need of a Guru or Pir to attain God
(D) Family saint
Ans. (C)
22. Sankara was a
.. saint.
(A) Bhakti
(B) Buddhist
(C) Jaina
(D) Sufi
Ans. (A)
23. Which of the following is the chronological order?
1. Vallabhacharya
2. Ramananda
3. Madhvacharya
4. Ramanuja
(A) 3, 2, 1, 4
(B) 4, 3, 2, 1
(C) 2, 4, 1, 3
(D) 4, 1, 3, 2
Ans. (B)
24. Bijak was written by
(A) Dadu
(B) Guru Nanak
(C) Chaitanya
(D) Kabir
Ans. (D)
25. The chief ideas of worship during the Rajput age were
(A) Rama and Krishna
(B) Vishnu and Siva
(C) Brahma and Sun
(D) Brahma and Ganesha
Ans. (B)
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General Knowledge Questions and Answers
Indian history solved objective questions
1. Buddhism & Jainism were totally against
(a) The caste system
(b) The Vedas
(c) Good old rituals
(d) Supremacy of Brahmins
Ans. (b)
2. Ziggurat was a temple in the city of
(a) Lagash
(b) Ur
(c) Eridu
(d) Akkad
3. Cuneiform script was shaped
(a) Pictographic
(b) Phonetic
(c) Wedged shaped
(d) Calligraphic
Ans. (b)
4. The earliest literate in India was in Sanskrit it was learnt by
(a) Writing
(b) Orally
(c) Memorizing
(d) Singing
Ans. (b)
5. Mesopotamians had the best system of
(a) Canal irrigation
(b) Transport
(c) Boat
(d) Ships
Ans. (c)
6. Vedic Math was highly developed and had the knowledge of an important theorem
(a) Tables
(b) Arithmetic
(c) Pythagoras theorem
(d) Algebra
Ans. (c)
7. The Han dynasty arose in the year
(a) 202 BC
(b) 203 BC
(c) 204 BC
(d) 205 BC
Ans. (a)
8. Mesopotamians were the first to make
(a) Temples
(b) Pyramids with mummies
(c) Palaces
(d) Megaliths
Ans. (b)
28. UNESCO uplifted the Abu Simbel Temple in the year
(a) 1930
(b) 1940
(c) 1950
(d) 1960
Ans. (b)
29. The Egyptian calendar was a
(a) Lunar
(b) Solar
(c) Solar lunar
(d) Religious calendar
Ans. (a)
30. The sphinx was carved out of
(a) Rocks
(b) Piece of stone
(c) Minerals
(d) Gold
Ans. (a)
31. Arabs conquered Iran by
(a) AD 657
(b) AD 650
(c) AD 652
(d) AD 658
Ans. (a)
32. The well known literature of Iran was written by
(a) Eyrus
(b) Scylax
(c) Ziathustra
(d) Hamurabi
Ans. (c)
33. The temple at Konark has a number of columns
(a) 110
(b) 130
(c) 140
(d) 150
Ans. (b)
34. Homer, the great poet wrote
(a) Illiad
(b) Odefus rex
(c) Electra
(d) Odyssey
Ans. (b)
35. Hieroglyphic script meant
(a) Sacred script
(b) Religious script
(c) Sumerian script
(d) Iraqi script
Ans. (c)
36. The Romans were famous for fights between man-man and man-animal which took
place in
(a) Arenas
(b) Amphy theatres
(c) Open areas
(d) Stadiums
Ans. (a)
(a) Mohanjodaro
(b) Harappa
(c) Lothal
(d) Ropar
Ans. (c)
7. Kshatriyas were the people entrusted with
(a) Agriculture
(b) Learning
(c) Fighting
(d) Ruling
Ans. (c)
8. Gautam Buddha was the founder of
(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Hinduism
(d) Sikhism
Ans. (a)
9. By 600 BC important towns developed in India
(a) Magadha
(b) Taxila-Vaishali
(c) Patliputra
(d) Vaishali
Ans. (b)
10. The Indus valley civilization was the first
(a) Urban civilization
(b) Rural civilization
(c) Semi urban
(d) Semi rural as Heading
Ans. (a)
11. Lord Mahavira was the last of the Tirthankaras of
(a) Hinduism
(b) Jainism
(c) Buddhism
(d) Sikhism
Ans. (b)
12. Hammurabi was the greatest king of
(a) Akkad
(b) Agade
(c) Babolon
(d) Iran
Ans. (a)
13. The greatest Sanskrit grammarian was
(a) Vishnu Gupta
(b) Brahma Gupta
(c) Paninu
(d) Aryabhatta
Ans. (c)
14. The moon god, Narnnar was the patron god of the city of
(a) Akkad
(b) Agashe
(c) Ur
(d) Lagash
Ans. (a)
15. The earliest language of the Aryans. was
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Prakrit
(c) Pali
(d) Persian
Ans. (a)
16. Shakuntalum was written by
(a) Ka1idasa
(b) Bhasa
(c) Ashvagosha
(d) Kamban
Ans. (a)
17. The first law giver of the world was
(a) Sheba
(b) So1onon
(c) Hamurabi
(d) Nannr
Ans. (b)
18. The Gandhara school of art depicted
(a) Indo-Greek art
(b) Indo-Roman art
(c) Indo-European art
(d) Indo-African art
Ans. (a)
19. The script of Indus valley has been
(a) Deciphered (translated)
(b) Not deciphered
(c) About to be deciphered
(d) Difficult to be deciphered
Ans. (b)
20. Dramas were written in India by 2nd century AD by the greatest poets of Indi
a
(a) Ashvagosha
(b) Kalidasa
(c) Bhasa
(d) Kamban
Ans. (b)
21. The word Mesopotamia means the land
(a) Between two rivers
(b) Between two oceans
(c) Between two mountains
(d) Between two islands
Ans. (a)
22. Ancient Indian society was
(a) Matriarchal
(b) Patriarcha1
(c) Rigid
(d) Narrow
Ans. (b)
23. Mesopotamian were the first to make
(a) Iron
(b) Copper
(c) Bronze items
(d) Gold
Ans. (c)
24. The great Indian king who helped spreading Buddhism in Asia was
(a) Harsha Vardhan
(b) Chandra Gupta Maurya
(c) Ashoka, the Great
(d) Chandra Gupta I
Ans. (c)
25. The Mesopotamian society was divided into
(a) Three groups
(b) Four groups
(c) Five groups
(d) Six groups
Ans. (a)
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History Quiz KBC Quiz
1. The famous conversation between uddalka Aruni & his son Svetaketu regarding t
he identity of the Brahman & the Atman figures in the
(A) Svetasvatra upnishad
(B) Chhandogya upnishad
(C) Mundak upnishad
(D) Mandukya upnishad
Ans. (B)
2. To which of the following castes did Gautam Buddha belong?
(A) Brahmana
(B) Kshatriya
(C) Vaisya
(D) None of these
Ans. (B)
3. Nilalohita, a type of earthenware mentioned in the Vedic texts, may be identi
fied with
(A) Painted grey ware
(B) Redware
(C) Black & Redware
(D) Northern Black polished ware
Ans. (A)
4. Birth place of Buddha is
(A) Lumbini
(B) Bodh-Gaya
(C) Sarnath
(D) Patna
Ans. (A)
5. The term used to refer to barren land in the vedic text is
(A) Vraja
(B) Kulya
(C) Suyavas
(D) Khilva
Ans. (B)
6. Yadu & Turvasu referred to the Rigveda were
(A) Two Generals
(B) Two Brothers
(C) Two kings
(D) Two tribes
Ans. (D)
7. Theravada school is associated with
(A) Jams
(B) Lingayatas
(C) Buddhist
(D) Bhagvatas
Ans. (C)
8. Which one of the following is not true regarding the Rigvedic God Indra?
(A) He was fond of feasting & drinking soma juice
(B) He was the destroyer of puras
(C) The largest number of hymns are addressed to Kim
(D) He was the upholder of the cosmic order
Ans. (D)
9. Which of the following is not correct about Mahavira?
(A) Performed rigorous penance
(B) Left house at 40 and became enlightened 20 years later
(C) Believed in non-violence
(D) None of these
Ans. (B)
10. Match List I with List II & select the correct answer
List I List II
(Ancient names of rivers) (Modern Names)
(a) Sarasvati 1. Ravi
(b) Parushni
2. Beas
(c) Shutudri
3. Sutlej
(d) Vipasa
4. Jhelum
5. Ghaggar-Hakra
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A) 3 2
4
1
(B) 5 1
3
2
(C) 3 1
2
4
(D) 5 4
3
1
Ans. (B)
11. Buddhist scriptures were written in
(A) Pali
(B) Sanskrit
(C) Kharosthi
(D) Marathi
Ans. (A)
12. A bard am I, my father is a leech & my mother grinds corn. this passage occurs
in the
(A) Rigveda
(B) Yajurveda
(C) Dhammapada
(D) Mrichchhakatilcam
Ans. (A)
13. Buddhist doctrines are contained in
(A) Jatakas
(B) Satapathas
(C) Upanishadas
(D) Dhammapada
Ans. (D)
14. During the period of sutras, the Brahmanas were allowed to marry
(A) Only Brahman girls
(B) Brahman & Kshatriya girls
(C) Brahman, Kshatriya & Vaisya girls
(D) Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya & Shudra girls
Ans. (D)
15. The four virtues which Buddha emphasized for practicing were
(A) Truth, non-violence, compassion and toleration
(B) Truth, compassion, toleration and love
(C) Truth, love, sacrifice and generosity
(D) Love, compassion, elation at others success and equanimity towards all being
s
Ans. (D)
16. Sudas, the victor of the battle of Ten kings belogned to the tribe of the
(A) Anus
(B) Druhyus
(C) Bharatas
(D) Sivis
Ans. (C)
17. Which among the following was not a cause of the decline of Jainism?
(A) Lack of religious preaches
(B) Absence of royal patronage
(C) The division of Jainism in two strong sects
(D) Attack of foreigners
Ans. (D)
18. The expression anyavrata (following other practices) is used in the Rigveda
with reference to the
(A) Dasas
(B) Dasyus
(C) Mlecchas
(D) Yadus
Ans. (B)
19. Which of the following was not responsible for the spread of Buddhism?
(A) Language of the people was used
(B) No caste barriers
(C) Non-existence of sound
(D) Too much stress on morality
Ans. (D)
20. There was no regular tax from land in the early vedic period, because
(A) The people were not settled permanently in one locality
(B) The expenditure of the government was low
(C) The king was not considered as the proprietor of the land
(D) The people were not accustomed to paying land tax
Ans. (A)
21. Kushinagar, where Buddha died was then a part of which Kingdom
(A) Ajatshatru s empire
(B) Hill kingdom
(C) Licchhavi kingdom
(D) Kamarupa kingdom
Ans. (C)
22. The four varnas are mentioned for the first time in the
(A) Prithvi sukta
(B) Purusha sukta
(C) Taittiriya samhita
(D) Vajasaneyi samhita
Ans. (B)
23. Which one of the following is not true of both Buddhism and Jainism?
(A) They were atheists
(B) They were welcomed by the vaisyas
(C) They advocated ahimsa
(D) They believed in rigorous asceticism
Ans. (D)
24. The chief form of property in the Rigveda was
(A) Gold
(C) House
(B) Cattle wealth
(D) Land
Ans. (B)
25. Buddha preached acceance of existence of four noble truths (Aryasatyas) whic
h were
(A) Right speech, right action, right exertion and right mindness
(B) Right meditation, right resolution, right view and right means of livelihood
(C) Dukham (Misery), Samudaya (Thirst, attachment etc.). Nirodh (End of worldly
existence) and Marg (Path)
Ans. (C)
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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER OBJECTIVE QUIZ HISTORY
1. The leader who contacted Mahatma Gandhi in connection with the Peasant Unrest
in Bihar at the Lucknow Congress of 1916
was
(A) Raj Kumar Shukla
(B) Rajendra Prasad
(B) Truthfulness
(C) Fearlessness
(D) Abstinence
Ans. (D)
12. Who among the following was/were in a group known as responsivists ?
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai
(B) Madan Mohan Malavia
(C) N.C. Kelkar
(D) All of these
Ans. (D)
13. In March 1925, who among the following became the President of the Central L
egislative Assembly?
(A) Motilal Nehru
(B) Madan Mohan Malviya
(C) Jayakar
(D) Vitthal Bhai Patel
Ans. (D)
14. At which place the All India Khilafat Conference was held in 1919?
(A) Delhi
(B) Lucknow
(C) Aligarh
(D) Deoband
Ans. (A)
15. The Quit India Resolution (1942) proposed the starting of a Non-violent Mass
Struggle on the widest possible scale. The Mantra
Do or Die was given by
(A) Subhash Chandra Bose
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
(D) Jawahar Lal Nehru
Ans. (B)
16. Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by
(A) Leo Tolstoy
(B) Bernard Shaw
(C) Karl Marx
(D) Lenin
Ans. (A)
17. Who was elected as President of the All India Khilafat Conference in 1919?
(A) Shaukat Ali
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) M.A. Jinnah
(D) None of these
Ans. (B)
18. Swadeshi Movement started after
(A) Dandi March
(B) Civil Disobedience Movement
(C) Non-co-operation Movement
(D) Partition of Bengal
Ans. (D)
19. Who did not participate in the First Round Table Conference?
(A) The Hindu Mahasabha
(B) The Indian National Congress
(C) The Muslim League
(D) All of these
Ans. (B)
20. Gandhiji started the renowned Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram on the 12th. M
arch, 1930, for breaking the salt laws along
with
(A) Seven hundred followers
(B) Seventy-five hundred followers
Ans. (C)
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1. The Zamindari in Mughal India was not
(A) A saleable right
(B) Hereditary
(C) Ownership of land
(D) Mortgageable
Ans. (A)
2. During the period of the Sutras the brahmanas were allowed to many
(A) Only Brahmana girls
(B) Brahmana and Kshatriya girls
(C) Brahmana, Kshatriya and Vaisya girls
(D) Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaisya and Sudra girls
Ans. (D)
3. Sudas, the victor of the battle of Ten kings belonged to the tribe of the
(A) Anus
(B) Druhyns
(C) Bharats
(D) Sivis
Ans. (C)
4. A very important source far the political structure and social condition of G
ujarat from the 9th to 13th centuries is the text known as
(A) Rajatarangini
(B) Panchtantra
(C) Lekhapaddhati
(D) Sukraniti
Ans. (C)
5. Match the temples in List-I built by the Chola monarchs with the places in Li
st-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) The Koranganatha temple
1. Tiruvalisvaram
(b) The Rajarajeswara temple
2. Dharasuram
(c) The Airavatesvara temple
3. Srinivasanallur
(d) The Shiva temple
4. Tanjore
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 3 4 2
1
(C) 4 3 2
1
(D) 4 3 1
2
Ans. (B)
6. Rigvedic people invoked Indra for
(A) Acquisition of knowledge
(B) A life after death
(C) Release from the cycle, of births and deaths
(D) Material comforts and victory
Ans. (D)
7. Which of the following were epics in early Tamil Literature?
(A) Tolkappiyam and Tirukkural
(B) Ahananuru and Purananuru
(C) Padirruppattu and Maduraikkanchi
(D) Silappadikaram and Manimekhalai
Ans. (D)
8. Which of the following are characteristics ascribed to Buddhism?
1. Rejection of the authority of the Vedas
2. Emphasis on the role of the individual
16. The British Government introduced Portfolio system for the first time in
(A) 1853
(B) 1858
(C) 1861
(D) 1892
Ans. (C)
17. Given below are two statements. One labelled is Assertion (A) and the other
labelled as Reason (R)
Assertion (A): Despite initial victory the Sepoy Mutiny could not succeed in ove
rthrowing the Raj.
Reason (R): The rising middle class sided with the Raj. In the context of the ab
ove two statements which one of the following is correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Ans. (B)
18. The Moplah Rebellion (1912) took place in
(A) Telengana
(B) Malabar
(C) Marathawada
(D) Vidarbha
Ans. (B)
19. Baba Ram Chandra organised peasants in
(A) Oudh
(B) Bihar
(C) Bengal
(D) Andhra
Ans. (A)
20. Who among the following defined a sovereign or sovereignty as farr-i izdi in
contrast to the concept of zil al-Allah?
(A) Badauni
(B) Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi
(C) Abul Fazl
(D) Shaikh Abdul Haq Muhaddis
Ans. (C)
21. Which of the following regions was were well-known during the seventeenth ce
ntury for simultaneous production of saltpetre, indigo and opium?
(A) Burhanpur and Sindh
(B) Gujarat
(C) Bengal and Orissa
(D) Bihar
Ans. (D)
22. The rulers of which of the following was/ were called tarafdar by the Mughal
Monarchs?
(A) Bijapur and Golconda
(B) Golconda
(C) Gujarat
(D) Ahmadnagar
Ans. (A)
23. Under the supervision of which one of the following European trading compani
es the town of Qasimbazar
produced the largest amount of silk yarn during the seventeenth century?
(A) Danes
(B) English
(C) Dutch
(D) French
Ans. (C)
24. Which one of the following iqtas was held by Sultan Iltutmish as its Muqta i
mmediately before his accession?
(A) Kalpi
(B) Lakhanauti
(C) Kalinjar
(D) Badaun
Ans. (D)
25. The title Sultan-us-Sharq was assumed by the ruler of
(A) Assam
(B) Bengal
(C) Jaunpur
(D) Orissa
Ans. (C)
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Ancient Indian History Quiz
India
1. In reference of ancient India, what was Gandharva?
(A) God
(B) Goddess
(C) A division of vrihattar Bharat
(D) None of these
Ans. (C)
2. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists
List I
List
II
(a) Telugu, Tamil, Kannadas
1. Aryan s language family
(b) Kohistani, Lahanda, Pastos
2. Dravidian s language family
(c) Muda and Mantmekhar
3. Shabar Pulinda s language family
(d) Tibbatians
4. Kirath s language famil
y
Codes:
(a)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Ans. (A)
(b)
2
3
4
1
(c)
1
2
3
2
(d)
3
1
2
3
4
4
1
4
(B) Dholavira
(D) Allahdino
Ans. (C)
5. In Neolithic age, the image of an animal or a plant as a symbol for a clan, o
r group of families living together was called?
(A) Jhum
(B) Meglithis
(C) Totem
(D) Microliths
Ans. (C)
1. The original home of the Aryan, according to Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak, was
(A) Central Asia
(B) Tibet
(C) Arctic region
(D) Kashmir
Ans. (C)
6. Which of the following is correct?
(A) During the Rigvedic period varnas were hereditary
(B) During the Rigvedic period untouchability was common
(C) During the Rigvedic period inter-varna marriages were forbidden
(D) During the Rigvedic period interdining among the varnas was allowed
Ans. (D)
7. Which of the following cultures practiced the use of urns and phallus worship
?
(A) Palaeolithic age
(B) Mesolithic age
(C) Neolithic age
(D) Chalcolithic age
Ans. (C)
8. During the later Vedic age the centre of Aryan civilization was
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Afghanistan
(D) The territory between the rivers Saraswati & Ganga
Ans. (D)
9. Which is not related to prehistoric culture?
(A) Point
(B) Borer
(C) Chopper and Chop1ng tools
(D) Razor
Ans. (D)
10. Which of the following
(A) According to the Vedic
(B) According to the Vedic
(C) According to the Vedic
(D) According to the Vedic
imate source of law
Ans. (D)
is correct?
thinkers, monarch was the ultimate source of law
thinkers, People were the ultimate source of law
thinkers, the nature was the ultimate source of law
thinkers, Dharma which sustained the world as the ult
11. Which one of the following parts of India does not have the signs of Palaeol
ithic age?
(A) Indo-Gangetic plan
a supreme god
individual souls
of Karma
of rebirth
13. Which of the following are reasons for the identification of the reflected i
n the
later Vedic texts with the painted grey ware culture? Select the correct answ
er
(1) Material culture of the two corresponds
(2) Geographical distribution of the two corresponds (3) Chronological span of the two corresponds
(4) Both evolved locally
(A) 1, 2, and 3
(C) 1,3and4
(B) 1, 2, and 4
(D) 2,3and4
Ans. (C)
14. In post Vedic period, the republics were known as
(A) Sabha
(B) Jana
(C) Samiti
(D) Ur
Ans. (B)
15. The earliest Man Like Creature which racially differed from Homosapiens is gen
erally known is
(A) Hominid
(B) Pithe Canthropus
(C) Sinanthropus
(D) Eoanthropus
Ans. (B)
16. Marriage between man & woman of same caste in Ancient India was known as
(A) Pratiloma
(B) Anuloma
(C) Ghandharva
(D) Niyoga
Ans. (B)
17. The term
(A) Peppar
(B) Clove
(C) Muslin
(D) Silk
Ans. (A)
Yavan priya
refers to
18. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using by the codes
List I
(a) Pandu Rajar Dhibbi
(b) Ahar
(c) Maski
(d) Eran
List II
1. West Bengal
2. Rajasthan
3. Karnataka
4. Madhya Pradesh
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(A)
2
(B)
3
(C)
1
(D)
4
Ans. (C)
(c)
4
4
2
3
(d)
3
2
3
2
1
1
4
1
19. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using by the codes
List I
(a) Pandu Rajar Dhibbi
(b) Ahar
(c) Maski
(d) Eran
List II
1. West Bengal
2. Rajasthan
3. Karnataka
4. Madhya Pradesh
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)
2
4
3
1
(B)
3
4
2
1
(C)
1
2
3
4
(D)
4
3
2
1
Ans. (C)
20. Negrito race is the earliest people of India; this race now survives in the
people of
(A) Andaman Islands
(B) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
(C) Nagaland region
(D) None of the above
Ans. (A)
21. The early Aryans came to India from
(A) Central Asia
(B) Iran
(C) Europe
(D) Asia Minor
Ans. (A)
22. The Mesolithic age is marked by the wide use of small tools known as
(A) Megalithic
(B) Microliths
(C) Neoliths
(D) Chalcoliths
Ans. (B)
23. The Battle of Ten Kings was fought on the land
(A) Both the sides of Yamuna
(B) The land between 3anga & Yamuna
(C) Eastern Uttar Pradesh
(D) Punjab
Ans. (B)
24. The paintings of Palaeolithic age have not been found in
(A) Sangapur
(B) Kaimur range
(C) Mirzapur District
(D) Maski
Ans. (D)
25. The Vedic Aryans did not worship
(A) Indra
(B) Maruta
(C) Agni
(D) Kartikeya
Ans. (D)
26. The term Pre-history
(A) Tournal
(B) Henry Christy
(C) Lewis Henry Morgan
(D) William Robertson
Ans. (A)
(B) I and 3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (B)
32. Which of the following is incorrect?
(A) Widow marriage was allowed among the Rigvedic Aryans
(B) The Parda system did notxist among the Rigvedic Aryans
(C) Sati custom was common among the Rigvedic Aryans
(D) Rigvedic women had a right to participate in religious ceremonies
Ans. (C)
33. What was the historical name of Ancient India?
(A) Aryavritta
(B) India
(C) Bharat
(D) Bharatvarsha
Ans. (D)
34. Which Technique was known as prepared core technique?
(A) Clactonian Technique
(B) Levalloisean technique
(C) Stratigraphy technique
(D) Tool types technique
Ans. (B)
35. Which of the following
(A) During the later Vedic
(B) During the later Vedic
(C) During the later Vedic
(D) During the later Vedic
Ans. (D)
is correct?
age women enjoyed the right to upanayana ceremony
age there was no polygamy among aryans
age women were allowed to attend political assemblies
age the system of sati did not exist
2. Aryans
3. Shaber and Pulindas
4. Dravidian
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(A)
2
4
(B)
1
2
(C)
3
4
(D)
4
3
Ans. (A)
(d)
3
3
2
2
1
4
1
1
Jnani Manav
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:-C
Bombay
Delhi
Madras
Calcutta
Ans:-B
1900
1902
1904
1906
Ans:-C
9. The Forward Bloc was formed by
(a) P. C. Joshi
(b) Acharya Narendra Dev
(c) B. R. Ambedkar
(d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Ans:-D
10. The President of the Indian National Congress at the time of Indian Independ
ence was
(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) J. B. Kripalani
(c) Jawahar1a1 Nehru
(d) Rajendra Prasad
Ans:-B
11.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:-C
Ans:-B
14. Who said, I therefore want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn
if it can be had ?
(a) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Annie Besant
Ans:-C
15.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:-C
16. Which of the following Acts was described by Jawaharlal Nehru as Charter of S
lavery ?
(a) Government of India Act, 1919
(b) Government of India Act, 1935
(c) Regulation Act
(d) Vernacular Press Act.
Ans:-B
17.
nce
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
The British Governor General , who formulated the policy of Subsidiary Allia
with regard to Indian powers was
Warren Hastings
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Wellesley
Lord William Bentick
Ans:-C
18. Where did Mahatma Gandhi first try the weapon of Satyagraha?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
South Africa
Champaran
Bardoli
Dandi
Ans:-A
1. Tartvabodhini
2. Young Bengal
3. Fight for legal s
4. Peasant movement
Gujarat.
Ans:-B
(b) He was not satisfied with the constitutional reforms introduced by the Govt.
of India Act, 1919.
(c) His heart lay torn with anguish over the atrocities of the British governmen
t in
Pun- jab especially the massacre of innocent people by Dyer at Jallianwala
Bagh massacre.
(d) He wished to participate in the Satyagraha movement started by Mahatma Gandh
i.
Ans:-C
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1. About whose kingdom is it said the dominion of the lord of the universe extend
ed from Delhi to Palam. ?
(A) Qutbuddin Aibak
(B) Nasiruddmin Mahmud Tughlaq
(C) Mohammad Gazni
(D) Alam Shah
Ans. (B)
2. Who was the first Muslim writer to make use of Hindi words and adopt Indian p
oetric imagery and themes?
(A) Hasan Nizami
(B) Amir Khusaro
(C) Abul Fazal
(D) Abdul Qadir Badauni
Ans. (B)
3. Which of the following is incorrect?
(A) Guru Nanak did not believe in rebirth
(B) Guru Nanak discarded idol worship
(C) Guru Nanak discarded the caste system
(D) Guru Nanak emphasised devotion to God as the means of attaining Salvation
Ans. (A)
4. Who wrote Tarikh-ul-Hind?
(A) Al-uthi
(B) Alberuni
(C) Hasan-un-Nizami
(D) Minhajuddin-bin-Sirajuddin
Ans. (B)
5. Which Bhakti Saint is known as the bridge between north and south?
(A) Chaitanya
(B) Kabir
(C) Nanak
(D) None of these
Ans. (A)
6. Which one of the following Rashtrakuta kings defeated Pratihara ruler Nagabha
tta I?
(A) Govmda III
(B) Krishna III
(C) Bhoja I
(D) Gopala I
Ans. (A)
7. Asvamedha Yajna from among Chalukya rulers was performed by
(A) Pulkesin I
(B) Kirtivarman I
(C) Pulkesin II
(D) Vikramaditya I
Ans. (A)
8. Which one was the Port of Cheras?
(A) Kaveripattanam
(B) Muzisir
(C) Korkai
(D) Tandai
Ans. (B)
9. The first ruler of India who defeated Muhammad of Ghor was
(A) Mularaja II of Gujarat
(B) Prathviraj Chauhan of Delhi
(C) Jayachandra of Kannauj
(D) Parmaldeva of Bundelkhanda
Ans. (C)
10. The head of a guild in ancient and early medieval India was called
(A) Adhipati
(B) Gahapati
(C) Jethaka
(D) Adhikari
Ans. (C)
11. The Gita was complied by
(A) Vedvyas
(B) Krishna Vasudev
(C) Valmiki
(D) Vatsyayan
Ans. (B)
12. Manusmriti regards the reign lying between -the rivers Sarasvati and Drishadwa
ti as
(A) Aryavarta
(B) Brahanwarta
(C) Brahmashri Desa
(D) Madhya Desa
Ans. (D)
13. Buddhist scriptures were written in
(A) Pali
(B) Sanskrit
(C) Kharosthi
(D) Marathi
Ans. (A)
14. Which, among the following Scholarly works, was not written by Bhavbhuti?
(A) Venisamhara
(B) Mahaveercharita
(C) Uttar Ramcharita
(D) Maltimadhava
Ans. (A)
15. Under whom did Tulsidas write Ramcharitmanasa
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah-Jahana
(D) Aurangazb
Ans. (A)
16. Where is Kalibangan situated?
(A) Himachal Pradesh
Ans. (B)
36. The Gupta gold and silver issues were initially based on the coins of the
(A) Romans and the Saka Kshatrapas
(B) Kushanas and Yaudheyas
(C) Kushanas and Saka Kshatrapas
(D) Romans and Kushanas
Ans. (C)
37. The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with
(A) The cultivation
(B) The village community
(C) The king
(D) The joint family
Ans. (C)
38. Svayamvara was a special from of
(A) Gandharva marriage
(B) Paisacha marriage
(C) Rakshasa marriage
(D) Brahma marriage
Ans. (A)
39. Which one of the following is not matched correctly?
(A) Angula
Unit of linear measure
(B) Veli Unit for measuring space
(C) Kalam
Unit of liquid measure
(D) Kalanju Unit of weight
Ans. (C)
40. Dhavanyaloka is
(A) An epic poem
(B) A work on poetics
(C) A play
(D) A work on Buddhist epistemology
Ans. (B)
41. Gupta ruler revived one of the following religions
(A) Vedic
(B) Bhagvatism
(C) Buddhism
(D) Jainism
Ans. (B)
42. Export-trade in pre-Gupta age was most extensive with
(A) South East-Asia
(B) China
(C) Central Asia
(D) Roman Empire
Ans. (D)
43. The Mughal Emperor, who built the Peacock Throne?
(A) Akbar
(B) Aurangazeb
(C) Nadirshah
(D) Shah Jahan
Ans. (D)
44. Aurangzeb face toughest opposition from
(A) Jats
(B) Sultanates
(C) Marathas
(D) Rajputs
Ans. (D)
45. How did Akbar get rid of the authority of the Ulemas?
(A) He founded Din-i-Ilahi
(B) He appointed Hindus to the highest posts in the empire
(C) He invited the representatives of all religions for religious debates at the
Ibadat Khana
Asikafii
Ganga
Suvasta
Jamuna
Vitasta
Sarsuti
Sindhu
Shatudri
Pari,ishni
Gomati
Krumi
Kubha
rivers mentioned in the Rigveda
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1. The Bhakti literature by the Nayanmars and Alva
(a) stressed the rigidities of traditional rituals.
(b) opposed the practice of image worship.
(c) preached personal devotion of God as a means of salvation.
(d) advocated the austerities preached by the Buddhists and Jams.
Ans : (c)
2. Consider the following pairs
Vaishnava saints: Region of strong following
1. Rananuja
South India
2. Chaitanya
Central India
3. Vallabhacharya
Gujarat and Braj
4. Ramanand
. North India
Of these pairs, the correctly matched ones are
(a) l, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) l, 3 and 4
Ans : (c)
3. Indicate the correct chronological order in which the following reformers und
ertook their missions.
1. Visveswara 2.Ramanuja 3. Chaitanya 4.Kabir
(a) 1,2,3,4
(b) 1,2,4,3
(c) 2,1,4,3
(d) 4 2 3 1
Ans : (c)
4. The System of philosophy with which the name of, Kapila is prominently associ
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(a) Samkhya
(b) Uttara Mimamsa
(c) Nyaya
(d) PurvaMimamsa
Ans : (a)
5. To which Sufi did the famous saint of Bihar, Makhdum Shrouding Maneri belong?
(a) Chisti
(b) Kubrawi
(c) Suhrawardi
(d) Firdausi
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6. Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by borrowing, for once cremated
,
there is no return This rejection of after -life is an aphorism of the
(a) Ajivikas
(b) Kapalika Sect
(c)Charvakas
(d) Sunyavada of Nagaijuna
Ans : (c)
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we find elements of materialistic philosophy in which of the following system
s?
(a) Karm Mimamsa
(b) Yoga
(c) Samkhya
(d) Vaisesika
Ans : (c)
8. Who were the most popular Sufis?
(a) Rabin
(b) Hallaj
(c) Ghazali
(d) None of these
Ans : (a)
9. The birthplace of Swami Vivekananda is in which of the following cities?
(a) Cuttack
(b) Balasore
(c) Calcutta
(d) Kushinagar
Ans : (c)
10. Ajivika sect was founded by
(a) Raghulabhadra
(a) Upali
(c) Makkhli Gosala
(d) Anand
Ans : (c)
11. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?
(a) Rudradaman
(b) Nahapana
(c) Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
(d) Maltendravartnan
Ans : (c)
12. Kanchi was the capital of
(a) Pallavas
(b) Rashtrakutas
(c) Chalukyas
(d) Cholas
Ans : (a)
13. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of
(a) Chota
(b) Babmani
c) Pallava
(d) Vijayanagar
Ans : (d)
14. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?
(a) Ajatashatru
(b) Bimbisara
(c) Agnimitra
(d) Pushyamitra
Ans : (d)
15. The Chola empire reached its zenith under
(a) Parantakal 1
(b) Raja raja
(a)Cholas
(b) Pallavas
(c) Pandyas
(d) Rashtrakutas
Ans : (c)
26. After the Mauryas the most important kingdom in the Deccan and Central India
was that of the
(a) Vakatakas
(b) Cholas
(c) Satavahanas
(d) Pallavas
Ans : (c)
27. A Pala ruler who was raised to the throne by different sections of people
(a)Gopala
(b) Mahipala
(c) Devapala
(d) Dharmapala
Ans : (a)
28 In the Sangam age, Uraiyur was important for
(a) Its being a great centre of spice trade.
(b) Its being a great centre of cotton trade.
(c) its being a great emporium of foreign trade.
(d) Its being a great centre of indigenous trade.
Ans : (b)
29. The spiritual leader associated with the founding of Vijayanagara kingdom wa
s
(a)Ramdas
(b) Purandaradas
(c) Vidyaranya
(d) Appayya Dikshitar
Ans : (c)
30. In Krishnadevaraya s court, Ashtadiggajas were the
(a) Eight great poets of his court.
(b) eight great ministers in his court
(c) eight elephants placed at eight corners of his capital.
(d) eight great scholars of his kingdom
Ans : (a)
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r?
(a) Chandra Gupta I
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya
(d) Skanda Gupta
2. In which century did Ashoka reign?
(a) Second century B.C.
(b) Third century B.C.
(c)Second century AD
(d) Third century AD.
3. Ashoka s claim of greatness chiefly lay in the
(a) promotion of welfare of his people
(b) extensive conquests
(c) strengthening of army
(d) exclusive patronage to Buddhism
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(c) Bimbisara
(d) Ashoka
27. The Gupta feudatories who became strong and independent in Gujarat were know
n as
(a) Vakatakas
(b) Maitrakas
(b) Yaudheyas
(d) Vardhanas
28. The Council of the Nine Gems is associated with
(a) Ballala Sena
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Chandragupta II
(d) Devapala
29. The Asokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga war and its eff
ects is
(a) Girnar Rock Edict
(b) Minor Rock Edict III
(c) Minor Rock Edict IV
(d) Minor Rock Edict XIII
30. Who among the following Mughal rulers has been called as the Prince of Builde
rs?
(a) Babar
(b) Akbar
(c) Jehangir
(d) Shahjehan
31. The contents of Allahabad Pillar inscription of Samudragupta were written by
(a)Vishakhadatta
(b) Virasen
(c) Kalidas
(d) Harisena
32. Sculptures of the Gandhara School reflect the influence of the
(a) Greeks
(b) Chinese
(c) Romans
(d) Persians
33 Sarnath s Lion Capital is attributed to
(a) Kanishka
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Ashoka
(d) Chandragupta
34. Which of the following features are associated with the architecture of Tugh
laq period?
1. Sloping walls
2. Deliberate attempt to combine the principles of the arch and the lintel and b
eam in the buildings.
3. Placing the buildings especially the tombs on a high platform.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 2
35. Which of the following is a correct chronological sequence?
(a) Qutub Minar, Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri
(b) Qutub Minar, Fatehpur Sikri, Taj Mahal
(c) Fatehpur Sikri, Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar
(d) Ta Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Qutub Miner
36. The large Shiva Temple at Thanjavur was built by
(a)Rajendra Chola
(b) Raja raja Chola
(c) Chandeltas
(d) Rashtrakutas
(b) Muthuswainiflikshitar
(c) Swati Thininal
(d) Purandaradasa
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(a)Mauryas
(b) Guptas
(c)Kushans
(d) Harsha
50. Which of the following schools of paintings developed independently during t
he Mughal Period?
(a) The Bijapur School
(b) The Golconda School
(c) The Kangra School
(d) the Rajput School
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2.(d)
3 (b)
4.(a)
5(b)
6(c)
7(b)
8(c)
9(d)
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11. (d)
12. (d)
13.(d)
14 (a)
15 :c
16 c
17 d
18 c
19 a
20 d
21 d
22 c
23 c
24 d
25 c
26 d
27 b
28 c
29 d
30 . (d)
31 (d)
32 .(a)
33.(c)
34. (d)
35 (b)
36. (b)
37. (c)
38. (c)
39 (b)
40. (d)
41. (c)
42. (c)
43 (b)
44 (b)
45 (b)
46 (b)
47 (b)
48 (b)
49 (b)
50 (a)
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1. Sangam is meant for?
(A) Dynasty of South India
(B) Tamil religious literature
(C)Assemblies of Tamil Scholars
(D) Ancient name of South India
2. Which one among the following is the oldest Stupa?
(A) Stupa of Sanchi
(B) Stupa of Piprawah
(C) Stupa of Bharahut
(D) Stupa of Amaravati
3. Which of the following text refers Chandragupta Maurya as Vrishal ?
(A) Mudrarakshasa
(B) Arthashastra
(C) Indica
(D) Mahavai
4. In which of the following Council Jainism was divided into two?
(A) First Jain Council
(B) Second Jain Council
(C) Third Jain Council
(D) Fourth Jain Council
5. India for the Indians. Who said?
(A) Swami Vivekanand
(B) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(C) Dayanand
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
6. Which one of the following is not correct?
(A) Indian National Congress,Calcutta Session (1887)
(B) Indian National Congress,Lucknow Session (1916)
(C) Indian National Congress,Gaya Session (1922)
(D) Indian National Congress,Tripuri Session (1939)
7. Irani System of Sajda was started by?
(A) Balban
(B) Razia
(C) Iltutmish
(D) Mohammed Tughlaq
8. Mohammed Ghori was assassinated by?
(A) Hazras
(B) Khokkars
(C) Yurtwals
(D) Baluchis
9. Swaraj is my birth right. Who said?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) BhagatSingh
10.The first Turkish Sultan to cross Vindhyachal ranges was?
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Balban
(C) Alauddin Khilji
(D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
11. Ajanta Paintings are related with?
(A)Jainism
(B) Brahmanism
(C) Shaktism
(D) Buddhism
12. The author of Anandmath was?
(A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(B) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
(C) Ravindra Nath Tagore
(D) S. C. Bose
13. The author of Poverty and Un- British Rule in India is?
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) Surendra Nath Banerjee
(D) R. C. Dutt
14. By which Act, Rule of East India Company ended in India?
(A) Regulating Act, 1773
(B) Pitt s India Act, 1784
(C) Government of India Act,1858
(D) Morley-Minto Act, 1909
15. In which age Brahmanas were inferior than Kshatriyas?
(A) Vedic age
(B) Buddha age
(C) Maurya age
(D) Post-Mauryan age
16. How many Pitakas are in Buddhist literature?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
17. Rana Sanga is related with?
(A) Malwa
(B) Khajuraho
(C)Mandu
(D) Mewar
18. In which month Quit India Movement of 1942 started ?
(A) January
(B) July
(C)August
(D) December
19. Who is the author of Prithviraj Raso?
(A) Chandabardai
(B) Gunadhya
(C) Amir Khusro
(D) Samdeva
20.Pandyas were centred in?
(A) Madurai
(B) Tanjore
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Kaveripattan
21. During the Mauryan age bhaga was
(A) House Tax
(B) Land Tax
(C) Water Tax
(D) Hiranya
22. Who among the following was known as Frontier Gandhi ?
(A) Sir Syed Ali khan
(D)
1585
34. The author of Indian Mussalmans is?
(A) W. W. Hunter
(B) Sir Aga Khan
(C) Atulanand Chakravarti
(D) Rizaul Karim
35. Who was the last Governor General and First Viceroy of
India?
(A) Lord Lawrence
(B) Lord Mayo
(C) Lord Canning
(D) Lord Lytton
36. Which Session of Indian National Congress was presided by Subhash chandra Bo
se?
(A) Haripura
(B) Nagpur
(C)Lahore
(D) Delhi
37. The statement that the revolt of 1857 was neither the first, nor national, no
r war of independence was made by?
(A) V. D. Savarkar
(B) S. N. Sen
(C)R. C. Majumdar
(D)Benjamin Disraeli
38. In the revenue settlement of Todarmal ,the land never left fallow was known
as?
(A)Polaj
(B) Parauti
(C)Chachar
(D) Banjar
39. Nagarjuna Stupa was constructed during the age of?
(A)Buddha
(B) Maurya
(C)Gupta
(D) Post Gupta
40. The ancient name of Assam is?
(A)Pawa
(B)Kammp
(C)Pippalivan
(D)Ramgram
41. Which of the following stands for Iqta ?
(A) Law of primogeniture
(B) Crown land donated to army officers
(C) State s share in the war booty
(D) The grant of revenue from a territory in lieu of salary
42. Every Indian is corrupt. Who said?
(A) Lord Conwallis
(B) Lord Wellesley
(C) Lord Hastings
(D) Lord Dalhousie
43. Vellore Mutiny took place in the year of?
(A)
1764
(B)
1806
(C)
1857
(D)
1935
44. Dilwara Temple is the example of?
(A) Buddhist architecture
(B) Jain architecture
(C) Mughal architecture
(d)) Sultanate architecture
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1, Vikramshila University was established by ?
(A) Dharmapal
(B) Devapal
(C) Narayanapal
(D) Mahipal
2. Who among the following directed to throw bomb on Viceroy Lord Hardinge?
(A) Khudiram Bose
(B) Rasbthari Bose
(C) Chandrashekhax Azad
(D) Ramprasad Bismil
3. The author of Tabqat-i-Nasiri is?
(A) Minhai-us Siraj
(B) Ziyauddin Barni
(C) Aniir Khusro
(D) Mehadi Hussain
4. During Akbar s reign the biggest gold coin was called?
(A) Ilahi
(B) Jalali
(C) Dam
(D) Shamsab
5. Who among the following was a leader of Wahabi Movement?
(A) Mohammed Ali
(B) Ajmal Khan
(C) Syed Ahmad
(D) M. A. Ansari
6. When did Akbar abolish Jaziya?
(A) 1563
(B) 1564
(C) 1565
(D) 1566
7. Rani Jhansi Regiment is related with?
(A) Azad Hind Fauj
(B) Gandhi Brigade
(C) Nehru Bngade
(D) Azad Brigade
8. How many tirthas (Officials) are referred in Arthashastra?
(A) 16
(B) 17
(C) 18
(D) 19
9. Jaunpur was established by?
(A) Balban
(B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(C) Mohammed-bin-Tughlaq
(D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
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(B)
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Shaktism
Jainism
During Mauryan age, ,Avantipath was?
Northern Provmce
Southern Province
Western Provmce
Eastern Province
Paramaras were residents of?
Maiwa
Rajasthan
Gujarat
Orissa
18. Brahmanical reaction was responsible for the downfall of the Mauryan Empire. W
ho said?
(A) Harprasad Shastri
(B) U. N. Ghoshal
(C) D. D. Koshambi
(D) Romila Thapar
19.The grant of Diwani in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa was given to the English East I
ndia Company
by the Treaty in 1765 with?
(A) Shah Alam II
(B) Mir Qasim
(C)Siraj-ud-daula
(D)Francis Joseph Dupleix
20.Vernacular Press Act passed in?
(A)1877
(B) 1878
(C)1879
(D) 1880
21.During whose regime, did Deimachos, the Greek
ambassador, visited India?
(A)Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Bindusar
(C) Ashok
(D) Brthadrath
22.Who called British Economic policy as Colonial Economy ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
(D) Madan Mohan Malaviya
23.When did separate electorate system was established for Muslims?
(A)1908
(B )1909
(C) 1910
(D) 1911
24. The statement of Mahatma Gandhi that it was a post-dated cheaue was related to
?
(A) The Simon Commission
(B) The Cripps Mission
(C) The Cabmet Mission
(D)The Young-Husband s Mission
25 Under which Viceroy s tenure Indian National Congress was
formed?
(A) Lord Dufferin
(B) Lord Ripon
(C) Lord Lansdowne
(D) Lord Curzon
26. Fort William was situated in?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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(A)
(C)
(B)
(D)
Madras
Machalipattnam
Orissa
Calcutta
The author of Indian Epigraphy is?
D. C. Sircar
Oldenburg
F.F. Pargitar
H. D. Sankalia
Where did Britishers establish their first trade centre ?
Calcutta
Bombay
Surat
Karnatak
(B) R.C.Dutt
(C) R. S. Sharma
(D) V. A. Smith
38. Which language was the State language during the Sultanate
period?
(A) Arabic
(B) Persian
(C)Turkish
(D) Urdu
39. Dahasala system was introduced by Akbar in?
(A) 1575
(C) 1590
(B) 1580
(D) 1602
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(B)
(C)
(D)
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