Practice History Solved MCQ Paper

Practice History Solved MCQ Paper
Objective Test Paper History
1. Match the following —
List I
(a) Prarthana Samaj
(b) Abhinav Bharat
(c) Ghadar Party
(d) H.S.R.A
List II
1. Keshav Chandra Sen
2. V.D.Savarkar
3. Sohan Singh Bhakna
4. Bhagat Singh
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 3 4 1 2
Ans. (B)

2. Class concept is against casteism because the concept of class is —
(A) Opposed to religion
(B) Opposed to social divisions
(C) A western concept
(D) An economic concept which directly attacks social distinctions based on heredity
Ans. (D)

3. The term ‘dermatrika’ refers to —
(A) The divine mothers
(B) One’s homeland
(C) Lady with divine qualities
(D) Country with rain fall
Ans. (D)

4. ‘Tatva Vodhini Samaj’ was founded by —
(A) Swami Vivekananda
(B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(C) Devendra Nath Tagore
(D) Rama Krishana Paramahansa
Ans. (C)
5. Which one of the following inscriptions provides the earliest epigraphical evidence regarding sati?
(A) Mathura inscription of Huvishka
(B) Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudrgupta
(C) Junagarh inscription of Skandgupta
(D) Eran pillar inscription of Bhanugupta
Ans. (D)

6. ‘Theosophical Society’ was founded at —
(A) Lucknow
(B) Bengal
(C) Adyar
(D) Nagpur
Ans. (C)

7. In which language Ghadar Newspaper was published?
(A) English
(B) English and Urdu
(C) Urdu and Gurumukhi
(D) Urdu and Bengali
Ans. (C)

8. Which of the following were terms in early India for denoting measurement of land?
1. Pala
2. Nala
3. Kulyavapa
4. Nivartana
Select the correct answer from the codes given below —
(A) 1, 2, 3
(B) 1, 2, 4
(C) 1, 3, 4
(D) 2, 3, 4
Ans. (D)
9. Who campaigned against sati and child marriage?
(A) Canning
(B) Hardinge
(C) Dalhausie
(D) Bentink
Ans. (D)

10. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists —
List I List II
(a) Koliyas 1. Pippalivna
(b) Moriyas 2. Vaishali
(c) Videhas 3. Ramagama
(d) Lichchhvis 4. Mithila
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 4 1
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans. (C)

11. The head of a guild in ancient and early medival India was called —
(A) Adhipati
(B) Gahapati
(C) Jetthaka
(D) Adhikari
Ans. (C)
12. ‘Satyaartha Prakash’ was written by —
(A) Vivekananda
(B) Dayananda Saraswati
(C) Rama Krishana Paramahansa
(D) Vinoba Bhave
Ans. (B)

13. The Post-Gupta social structure in North India was marked by the —
(A) Growing importance of women
(B) Lessening of untouchability
(C) Proliferation of castes
(D) Revival of slavery
Ans. (C)

14. Which of the following were the social classes which emerged as a result of the economic and administrative changes between
1765-1856?
(A) Landlords
(B) Money-lenders
(C) Government Servants
(D) Businessmen
(E) All of the above mentioned
Ans. (A)
15. What is the correct sequence of the following in the history of South India?
1. Expansion of the Mauryan rule
2. Beginning of the Megalithic culture
3. Sangam Age
4. Pahallava ascendancy
Select the correct answer from the codes given below —
(A) 2, 3, 1, 4
(B) 2, 1, 3, 4
(C) 2, 1, 4, 3
(D) 1, 2, 3, 4
Ans. (A)

16. The most comprehensive Act limiting the liberty the Indian Press was —
(A) The Newspaper Act, 1908 AD,
(B) Indian Press Act, 1910 A.D.
(C) The Indian Press Emergency Powers Act, 1931 A.D.
(D) The Press (Objectionable Matters) Act, 1951 A.D.
Ans. (D)

17. Who among the following poets has been called the Tagore of Punjabi?
(A) Puran Singh
(B) Mohan Singh
(C) Amrita Preetam
(D) Kartar Singh Duggal
Ans. (A)

18. Which one of the following were included in the antyaja category of people mentioned in the Dharmasastras?
(A) Yayanas
(B) Shabaras
(C) Sudras
(D) Chandals
Ans. (D)
19. What was the attitude of the European scholars towards the study of Indian language and Culture?
(A) They discouraged the study
(B) They themselves studied with a lot of interest
(C) They encouraged the study
(D) None of these
Ans. (A)

20. ‘Svayamvara’ was a special from of —
(A) Gandharva marriage
(B) Paisacha marriage
(C) Rakshasa marriage
(D) Brahma marriage
Ans. (A)

21. Uposatha was practiced —
(A) By widows of the Brahmnical religion through periodic fasting
(B) By Buddhist monks in an assembly
(C) By the Kapalikas as symbolic renunciation of pleasure in external objects
(D) By the Tantrilcs as part of their worship of shakti
Ans. (B)

22. Which among the following, constituted the novelty of the art of Painting of Ravi Verma?
(A) Portraits
(B) Use of oil colours in, painting Indian Mythological themes
(C) Frescoes
(D) Water colour drawings
Ans. (C)

23. Among the Pandiviras who belonged to the Vrishni clan, Samba was the son of —
(A) Rohini
(B) Rukmani
(C) Jambavati
(D) Devaki
Ans. (C)

24. Who among the following was the author of ‘Indian Struggle’?
(A) Subhash Chandra Bose
(B) Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Rabindranath Tagore
(D) Dada Bhai Nauroji
Ans. (A)

25. The first Newspaper which was published in India was titled —
(A) The Bengal Gazette
(B) The Calcutta Gazette
(C) The Calcutta Chronicle
(D) None of these
Ans. (A)