Free Online Indian History Paper

Free Online Indian History Paper

History Objective Test Paper

1. The Sankhya philosophy was written by—

(A) Vatsyayan

(B) Charvak

(C) Kapila

(D) Gautama

Ans. (C)

2. The Guru that created the Khalsa, the military sect was—

(A) Har Rai

(C) Teg Bahadur

(B) Harkishan

(D) Govind Singh

Ans. (D)

3. Useful information about the age of the Mauryas, apart from Indika is provided by—

(A) Arthasastra

(B) Mudra Rakshasa

(C) Mahavamsa tika

(D) Parisistha parvan

Ans. (A)

4. The land revenue in Vijayanagar Empire was called—

(A) Athavana

(C) Naik

(B) Sist

(D) None of these

Ans. (B)

5. The First ancient literature on paintings is—

(A) Alankar

(B) Kalasniriti

(C) Alangrangyana sutra

(D) Yamini

Ans. (C)

6. Vijaynagar Kingdom was at the Zenith of power during the reign of—

(A) Achyuta Ray

(B) Krishna Deva Ray

(C) Sadasiva Ray

(D) Rama Ray

Ans. (D)

7. 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)

8. Tolkappiyyam is a book on—

(A) Politics

(B) Grammar

(C) Religion

(D) Logic

Ans. (B)

9. What was the number of provinces in Vijay nagar empire?

(A) 3

(B) 4

(C) 5

(D) 6

Ans. (D)

10. Sayana, a scholar in the court of Vijaynagar kingdom wrote commentaries on—

(A) The Vedas

(B) The Upanishads

(C) Bhagavat Gita

(D) The puranas

Ans. (A)

11. Harsha-Charita was written by—

(A) Harsha Vardhana

(B) Banabhatta

(C) Kalidasa

(D) Mala

Ans. (B)

12. Humayun recaptured the throne of Delhi again in—

(A) 1550A.D.

(C) 1555AD.

(B) 1553A.D.

(D) 1558 AD.

Ans. (C)

13. In Vijaynagar empire Amarams were—

(A) Grants to Brahmanas

(B) Military grants

(C) Grants to scholars and poets

(D) Grants to lower Castes

Ans. (B)

14. Nishada Charita was written by—

(A) Gautamiputra Satakarni

(B) Bhatti

(C) Vikramaditya

(D) Sriharsha

Ans. (D)

15. Which of the following is wrong?

(A) In Vijaynagar, Hindus were rulers

(B) There was communal harmony

(C) Origin of bride price occurred in Vijaynagar

(D) Krishnadeva was the greatest rulers

Ans. (C)

16. ‘Milindapanho’ is—

(A) A Buddhist treatise

(B) A lain Sect

(C) A Greek Sect

(D) A Hindu treatise

Ans. (A)

17. Madras at Bidar was built by—

(A) Mahmud Gawan

(B) Muhammad Adil Shah

(C) MirJumla

(D) Gulshah

Ans. (A)

18. Royal Kharkhanas under Mughals—

(A) Factories of Royal household

(B) Factories and store houses

(C) Military factories

(D) Royal harems

Ans. (B)

19. Who, among the following, wrote Prithviraj Raso?

(A) Amar Singh

(B) Yadava

(C) ChandarBardai

(D) Jaisingh Sura

Ans. (C)

20. Which Bhakti Saint is known as the bridge between North and South?

(A) Chaitanya

(B) Kabir

(C) Nanak

(D) None of these

Ans. (A)

21. Who started token currency?

(A) Balban

(B) Feroz Shah

(C) Muhammad Tughlaq

(D) Iltutmish

Ans. (C)

22. Who, among the following, was the author of Ramcharitmanasa?

(A) Ramanujan

(B) Ramananda

(C) Valmiki

(D) Tulsidas

Ans. (D)

23. Which of the following areas was a bone of contention between the Bahmani and Vijay Nagar Empire?

(A) Krishua-Godavari delta

(B) Narmada-Tapti delta

(C) Brahmaputra delta

(D) Ganga-Yamuna-doab

Ans. (A)

24. Which of the following is true?

(A) First Battle of Panip-Babur and Hemu

(B) Battle of Khanwa—Babur and Rana Sanga

(C) Second Battle of Panipat—Akbar and Ibrahim Lodi

(D) None of the above

Ans. (B)

25. Who tells us that Pataliputra was a large and beautiful city?

(A) Megasthenese

(B) Vir Siugh

(C) Seleukas

(D) Murad

Ans. (A)