Free Online UPSC History Pre. Test

Free Online UPSC History Pre. Test

History Practice Questions

1. Many foreigners were taken in the Indian society during the age of—

(A) The Mauryas

(B) The Kushanas

(C) The Gupta

(D) The Rajputas

Ans. (C)

2. “Malacca can not live without Cambay, nor 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) Varthema

(D) Bardosa

Ans. (A)

3. Which one of the following is an example of Hindu architecture showing Islamic influence?

(A) Lotus Mahal, Vijaynagar

(B) Thousand pillared mandapa, Madurai

(C) The king’s Audience Hall, Vijayanagar

(D) Pillared corridor, Ramesvaram

Ans. (A)

4. In the Gupta-period, the most popular deity was—

(A) Buddha

(B) Vishnu

(C) Shiva

(D) Mother goddess

Ans. (B)

5. The third battle of Panipat took place during the reign of—

(A) Muhammad Shah

(B) Alamgir II

(C) Shah Alam II

(D) Jahandar Shah

Ans. (C)

6. Which of the following are correctly mat ched?

1. Akbar Shahabuddin Khan Atka

2. Jahangir : Jujhar Singh Bundela

3. Shah Jahan: Jagat Gosain

4. Aurangzeb : Qazi Abdul Wahab

(A) l and 4

(C) 2 and 3

(B) 1 and 3

(D) 2 and 4

Ans. (A)

7. The Ashram system remained prevaleqt in ancient India—

(A) Only during the vedic age

(B) Upto the period of the Mauryas

(C) Upto the period of the Guptas

(D) AU throughout

Ans. (D)

8. Mewar & Narnol were the chief centres of—

(A) Jats

(B) Bundela

(C) Sikhs

(D) Satnamis

Ans. (D)

9. The rulers of which of the following was/were called ‘Tarafdar’ by the Mughal monarchs?

(A) Bijapur and Golcunda

(B) Golcunda

(C) Gujarat

(D) Ahmadnagar

Ans. (A)

10. We know nothing about the trade and industry of the pre-Gupta age from—

(A) The description of Megasthenese

(B) Kautilya’s Arthasastra

(C) The Jatakas

(D) The Puranas

Ans. (D)

11. Under the supervision of which one of the following European trade companies 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)

12. The youngest son of Shah Jahan was—

(A) Shah Shuja

(B) Murad

(C) Dara

(D) Aurangazeb

Ans. (B)

13. Kalidasa in his works shows a leaniig towards worship of —

(A) Shiva

(B) Vishnu

(C) Durga

(D) Brahma

Ans. (C)

14. Who among the following took interest for the first time in the European movable metal type printing?

(A) Mir Fathullah Shirai

(B) Jahangir

(C) Muqarrab Khan

(D) Bhimji Parekh

Ans. (D)

15. “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 he 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 treaty of Paris (1785). Wrested again by the British in’1793, on the out break of the revolutionary wars in Europe, it was finally restored to the French in 1815 and remained part of their overseas empire until its transfer to the Indian republic in 1951.” The reference here is to —

(A) Pondicherry

(B) Karaikkal

(C) Chandernagre

(D) Mahe

Ans. (C)

16. The Chinese pilgrim I-Tsing visiting India in the later half of the 7th century A.D., studied at the university of

      Nalanda for nearly —

(A) Six years

(B) Eight years

(C) Ten years

(D) Twelve years

Ans. (B)

17. In the Mughal Empire, the land revenue was stated mainly in—

(A) Copper pams

(B) Silver rupees

(C) Gold Muhars

(D) Maunds

Ans. (B)

18. The first English captain to disembark at Surat and who also visited the court of

Emperor Jahangir at Agra was —

(A) Thomas Stephens

(B) Hawkins

(C) Ralph Fitch

(D) John Mildenhall

Ans. (B)

19. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

(A) The Vakil was a prestigious office in rank and dignity

(B) Akbar separated the revenue and financial powers from the office of Vakil

(C) Office of Vakil assumed importance during the later part of Aurangzeb’s reign

(D) Jahangir ruled without a Vakil for a long time

Ans. (C)

20. The Fatawai Alamgiri compiled at the order of Aurangazeb in 1663 by six persons headed by shaikh Nizam was a—

(A) Book of Administrative rules

(B) Set of Military regulatins

(C) Set of religious regulations

(D) Collection of saying of Aurangazeb

Ans. (C)

21. ‘Samharta system’ came to be used widely during the age—

(A) Sungas

(B) Mauryas

(C) Guptas

(D) Satavahanas

Ans. (B)

22. The statement that “both Agra and Fatehpur Silcri are bigger than Londen” was made by—

(A) Bemier

(B) Ralph Fitch

(C) Hawkins

(D) Manucci

Ans. (B)

23. Who among the following sons of Aurangzeb sought the help of Marathas against his father?

(A) Akbar

(B) Muazzam

(C) Azam

(D) Kambakhsha

Ans. (A)

24. Which of the following made a new contribution to India’s maritime trade in the early centuries of the Christian era?

(A) Manufacture of better type of vessels

(B) Knowledge of the depth of sea at various points

(C) Better training in Navigations

(D) Knowledge of monsoon winds

Ans. (D)

25. Match list I with list II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists—

List-I

(Official in Shivaji’s Administration)

(a) Amatya

(b) Danddhyiksha

(c) Sachiv

(d) Sumiit

List-II

(Designation)

1. Ecclesiastical Head

2. Home Secretary

3. Foreign Secretary

4. Finance Minister

Codes:

(a)        (b)        (c)        (d)

(A)       1          4          3          2

(B)       4          1          2          3

(C)       4          1          3          2

(D)       1          4          2          3

Ans. (B)