History MCQ Sample Paper

History MCQ Sample Paper
History Practice Test

1. What is the correct chronological order in which the following appeared in Tamil land?
1. Damili Inscription
2. Sangam age
3. Rock-cut Temples
Select the correct answer using the codes given below—
Codes:
(A) 1, 2, 3
(B) 2, 1, 3
(C) 3, 1, 2
(D) 3, 2, 1
Ans. (A)


2. The Mughal bureaucracy lived lavish on—
(A) Large Jagirs
(B) Good payscales
(C) Kharkhanas
(D) Military plunder
Ans. (A)


3. Who among the following was the earliest known Greek follower of Bhagavatism?
(A) Demetrius
(B) Antialkidas
(C) Heliodorus
(D) Menander
Ans. (C)


4. The Jam text which contains the biographies of the Tirhankaras in known as—
(A) Bhagavati sutra
(B) Adi purana
(C) Kalpasutra
(D) Uvasagadaso
Ans. (C)


5. The earliest epigraphical evidence regarding Bhagavatism in India comes from—
(A) Ghosundi stone inscription of king sarvatata
(B) Besanagar inscription of Heliodorus
(C) Nanaghat cave inscription of the satavahana queen Naganika
(D) Mehrauli pillar inscription of Chandra
Ans. (B)

6. Which one of the following is not true of the punch marked coins?
(A) They are the earliest extant coins in India
(B) They bear stamps of more than one punch
(C) Symbols of different types are represented on them
(D) They always bear inscriptions of the issues
Ans. (D)

7. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List I List II
(Types of Spies) (Nature of their work)
(a) Gudhapurushah 1. Courtesans
(b) Samsthah 2. Wandering spies
(c) Sancharah 3. Secret emissaries
(d) Rupajivah 4. Stationary spies
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans. (C)


8. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List I
(Kings who presented gifts to their contemporaries)
(a) Sandrocottus
(b) Seleucus
(c) Ambhi
(d) Antiochus (I, soter)
List II
(Gifts)
1. 80 talents of stamped silver
2. A large position of Ariana
3. Sweet wine and dried figs
4. 500 elephants
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 4 2 3 1
Ans. (C)



9. List I contains names of scholars and List II, the chronology each has suggested for Tamil Sangam literature. Match the two lists and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List I
(a) S. Vaiyapuri Pillai
(b) K. A. Nilakanta Shastri
(c) V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar
(d) N. Subramaniam
List II
1. 300 B.C. to 300 AD.
2. 500 B.C. to 500 A.D.
3. 300 A.D. to 500 AD.
4. IstA.D.to300A.D.
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 3 1 2 4
Ans. (A)

10. In Tamil poetry, the Sangam group of poems—
(A) Dealt with love
(B) Was in praise of kings
(C) Was in praise of nature
(D) Was in praise of Lord Shiva
Ans. (A)


11. Which one of the following statements is not found in ‘Magasthenese’s Indica?
(A) “India produces fruit and grain twice a year.”
(B) “Indian neither invaded other nation, nor do the other men invade the Indians”
(C) “The Indian tribes number in all 118.”
(D) “The skins of gold-mining ants are like those of leopards”
Ans. (C)


12. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List I List II
(a) Ajivikas 1. ‘Free from Bonds’
(b) Arihants 2. ‘Ford makers’
(c) Nirgranthas 3. ‘A community of religious men’
(d) Tirthankaras 4. ‘Worthy’ or ‘Conqueror’
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 2 1 3 4
Ans. (C)

13. Consider the following Vaishanavite concepts—
1. Chaturvachya
2. Panchavnsnivira
3. Dasavatara
The correct chronological sequence of these concepts is—
(A) 1, 3, 2
(B) 1, 2, 3
(C) 3, 1, 2
(D) 2, 1, 3
Ans. (C)

14. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List I List II
(a) Rock-cut Rathas 1. Ellora

(b) Kailasa Temple 2. Mahabalipuram
(c) Brihadisvara Temple 3. Nachnakuthara
(d) Parvati Temple 4. Tanjavur
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 4 3
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 2 1 4 3
Ans. (D)

15. Which one of the following statements are not true in respect of some features associated with the production of commercial goods in the Post-Mauryan period?
(A) Considerable technological advancement was reached in the production of commercial goods
(B) Production and distribution of commercial goods was organised effectively through guilds
(C) The producers worked under rigid state control
(D) The guilds used hired labour for production
Ans. (A)


16. The early copper plate Pahallavas are in—
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Prakrit
(C) Tamil
(D) Telugu
Ans. (C)


17. Match List I (the types of land mentioned in early medieval lands grants) with List II (the type of land) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists —
List I List II
(a) Kshetra 1. House site
(b) Khila 2. Forest land
(c) Audakabhumi 3. Barren land
(d) Jangalabhumi 4. Cultivable land
5. Marshy land
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 3 5
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 4 3 5 2
(D) 1 3 5 2
Ans. (D)


18. The following Chinese travellers visited India—
1. I-Tsing
3. Wang-Hiuen
2 Fa-hien
4. Hiuen-Tsang
The correct chronological order of their visit is—
(A) 2, 4, 1, 3
(C) 4, 2, 1, 3
(B) 4, 2, 3, 1
(D) 2, 4, 3, 1
Ans. (D)


19. List I contains the names of eleemosynary grants from early medieval South India and List II contains the recipient of each. Match the two lists and select correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List I List II
(a) Devadana 1. Centre of learning
(b) Brahmadeya 2. Sangha
(c) Pallichanda 3. Priest
(d) Salabhogam 4. Temple
5. Brahmana
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 5 2 1
(B) 4 3 2 5
(C) 4 5 1 3
(D) 3 4 5 1
Ans. (A)


20. Which one of the following characteristics of Buddhism distinguishes it from Jainism?
(A) won-acceptance of the authority of the Vedas
(B) Belief in the efficacy of action
(C) Rejection of both extreme pleasures and self-mortification
(D) Attitude of non-injury towards all beings
Ans. (C)


21. Sudama cave was dedicated to—
(A) Jaina monks
(B) Buddhist monks
(C) Ajivaka saints
(D) Pasupata saints
Ans. (C)


22. Which one of the following poets of the sangam age has referred to a Mauryan expedition against a Tamil chieftain?.
(A) Paranar
(B) Awaiyar
(C) Ilango Adigal
(D) Mamulanar
Ans. (D)


23. Which one of the following regions accounts for discovery of the largest number of Roman coins?
(A) Eastern India
(B) North-Western India
(C) South India
(D) Western India
Ans. (C)


24. Consider the following—
1. Slaves
2. Textiles
3. Spices
4. Metal object
Which of these were the most important articles of export from the Indian ports in the early centuries of the Christian era?
(A) 3 & 4
(B) 2 & 3
(C) 1, 2 & 3
(D) 2, 3 & 4
Ans. (D)


25. In the Bhagavata religion, besides Vasudeva, the most important duty was—
(A) Balarama
(B) Pradyumna
(C) Samba
(D) Aniruddha
Ans. (A)