Free Online History Practice Paper

Free Online History Practice Paper
History Solved Question Paper

1. The name of Pt. Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar is associated with social reforms concerning women which was one of the following—
(A) Sati
(B) Pardah System
(C) Education and Widow Marriage
(D) Thagi
Ans. (C)

2. About the 5th century B .C. the Indian satrapy was paying an annual tribute of 320 talents of gold to —
(A) Greece
(B) Persia
(C) Bacteria
(D) China
Ans. (B)
3. Modern Punjabi literature begins with the works of —
(A) Bhai Vir Singh
(B) Puran Singh
(C) Kirpa Singh
(D) None of these
Ans. (A)
4. Which one among unpaid labour?
(A) Bali
(C) Sulka
(C) Udranga
(D) Visti
Ans. (D)

5. Sarat Chandra; the Bengali Scholar writer is famous because of his —
(A) Poems
(B) Novels
(C) Dramas
(D) Essays
Ans. (B)

6. 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) Fine textiles
(C) Precious stones
(D) Silver
Ans. (D)

7. Who among the following translated a few works of Bankim Chandra into Kannada language?
(A) B. Venkatachar
(B) Galga Nath
(C) A.N. Krishan Rao
(D) Kattimani
Ans. (A)

8. Which one among the following has different kind of connotation from the other three?
(A) Sabha
(B) Nagaram
(C) Bhukt
(D) Ur
Ans. (C)

9. Who, among the following, was the leader of the Neo-Bengal School of Painting?
(A) Abindra Nath Tagore
(B) G.N.Tagore
(C) Nand Lal
(D) None of These
Ans. (A)

10. Who, among the following leaders, was not among the Moderates?
(A) Firoz Mehta
(B) D.B. Nauroji
(C) S.N. Banerjee
(D) Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans. (D)

11. In ancient Indian social structure the term ‘anirvasita’ related to —
(A) Brahmanas and Kshatriyas
(B) Vaisyas and Sudras
(C) Sudras only
(D) People outside the varna classification
Ans. (C)


31. Who among the following revolutionaries was shot dead in an encounter by the British?
(A) Sardar Bhagat Singh
(B) Rajguru
(C) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(D) Sukhdev
Ans. (C)
12. Which one of the following was an important seaport in the Kakatiya kingdom?
(A) Dharnikota
(B) Mottuppalli
(C) Masulipattanam
(D) Nelluru
Ans. (D)

13. ‘Kumarsambham’ describes the story of the birth of —
(A) Santkumara
(B) Kartikeya
(C) Pradyumna
(D) Abhimanyu
Ans. (B)

14. ‘Bacteria’ which was a key region in the network of international trade in early times was located in the area now known as —
(A) Punjab
(B) Baluchistan
(C) Iran
(D) Afghanistan
Ans. (D)

15. Which one of the following was a major item of import in India during the post-Gupta period?
(A) Horses
(B) Leather goods
(C) Medicinal herbs
(D) Silk
Ans. (A)

16. Which of the following were among items imported from the Roman world?
1. Silk
2. Female slaves
3. Wine
4. Coral
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below —
(A) 1, 2, 3
(B) 2, 3, 4
(C) 1, 3, 4
(D) 1, 2, 4
Ans. (B)

17. Who among the following, was the pioneer of the social and religious movements of the 19th century in India?
(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(B) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Swami Vivekananda
(D) Aurobindo Ghosh
Ans. (A)

18. Jyotiba Phule is associated with —
(A) Anti-Caste Movement
(C) Labour Union
(C) Peasant Movement
(D) Mass disobedience
Ans. (A)

19. Who among the following was the founder of ‘Sangat Sabha’?
(A) Rama Krishana Paramahansa
(B) Devendra Nath Tagore
(C) Swami Vivekananda
(D) Keshava Chandra Sen
Ans. (D)

20. Which of the following were denoted by the term ‘Kutumbin’ occurring in epigraphical sources?
1. Landowners
2. Artisans
3. Kinsmen of rural officials
4. Category of persons sometimes transferred along with land
Select the correct answer from the codes given below —
(A) 1, 3
(B) 1, 2, 3
(C) 1, 4
(D) 2, 3, 4
Ans. (C)

21. 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)

22. In ancient and early medieval India the uncultivated and untaxed land was called —
(A) Sita
(B) Kharvataka
(C) Khilakshetra
(D) Sitadhyaksha
Ans. (C)

23. The term brahmadeyas occurs for the first time in —
(A) Early vedic texts
(B) Early Buddhist texts
(C) Pre-Gupta inscriptions
(D) Post-Gupta inscriptions
Ans. (C)

24. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Uraiyur — Spices
(B) Korvai — Pearl
(C) Vanji — Silk
(D) Kanchi — Ivory
Ans. (B)

25. Who published ‘Al-Hilal’?
(A) Maulana Abul Kalam
(B) Jakir Hussain
(C) Jinnah
(D) Syaid Ahamad Khan
Ans. (A)