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History Objective Practice Paper

History Objective Practice Paper

Free online Indian History Test

1. The longest canal of its time which is still used and is most beneficial to North India was built by—

(A) Shershah Sun

(C) Firoz Shah

(B) Babur

(D) Shah Jahan

Ans. (C)

2. In the age of Cholas Uraiyur was famous for —

(A) Cotton

(B) Ship building

(C) Pearls

(D) Spices

Ans. (D)

3. Manucci says that the re-imposition of Jaziya was strongly opposed by a group of nobles headed by—

(A) Jaswant Singh

(B) Jahanara

(C) Rana Raj Singh

(D) Shayista Khan

Ans. (C)

4. In the Mughal Empire, the salaries of the nobles were fixed—

(A) Arbitrarily 1i each case by the emperor

(B) According to their mansab number

(C) On the basis of the size of their contingent

(D) On the basis of their race and competence

Ans. (B)

5. Abul Fazal justifies the realisation of revenues by Akbar as it was the—

(A) Remuneration of sovereignty

(B) Divine right of the king

(C) Cost of maintaining the army for the protection of borders

(D) Hereditary proprietary right of the king

Ans. (A)

6. “So complete was the ruin that not a cat or dog was left among the buildings of the city in its palace or its suburbs.”

The above statement about the transfer of capital by Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq was made by—

(A) Amir Khusrau

(B) Isami

(C) Ibn Batuta

(D) Ziauddin Barani

Ans. (D)

7. The Ellora caves were built by—

(A) Chalukyas

(B) Pratiharas

(C) Rashtrakutas

(D) Palas

Ans. (C)

8. Abdur Razzaq, who left a detailed account of Vijaynagar Empire in Persian, came to the Vijaynagar Court as the envoy of Mirza Shah Rukh during the reign of—

(A) Harihara II

(B) Bukka II

(C) Deva Ray II

(D) Krishnadeva Ray

Ans. (C)

9. Which one of the following was the reason for the great rebellion in Doab against Muhammad Tughlaq?

(A) Transfer of capital from Delhi

(B) issue of token currency

(C) Increase in rural taxation

(D) Enslavement of rural population

Ans. (C)

10. The Sabha during the Chola period comprised of—

(A) Brahmana

(B) Village Elders

(C) Sudras

(D) All of these

Ans. (B)

11. Yahiya Sarhindi, the author of Tarjkh-i-Mubarakshahi’ loved during the period of—

(A) Lodis

(B) Saiyyadas

(C) Tughlaqs

(D) Khiljis

Ans. (B)

12. What was the architectural style of buildings in Mohenjodaro?

(A) Hexagonal

(B) Octagonal

(C) Plain

(D) Figurative

Ans. (C)

13. Who among the following were prominent members of the Nirguna cult of Bhakti marg?

1. Kabir

2. Nanak

3. Raidas

4. Mira

Select the correct answer using the codes given below —

Codes:

(A)2 and 3

(B) l, 2and 3

(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(C) l, 3 and 4

Ans. (B)

14. Harappan civilization belongs to which of the periods of human history?

(A) Iron age

(B) Palaeolithic age

(C) Chalcolithic age

(D) Neolithic age

Ans. (A)

15. Babur established Mughal rule in India through his victory in 1526 over—

(A) Rana Sanga

(B) Sikandar Lodi

(C) Daulat Khan Lodi

(D) Ibrahim Lodi

Ans. (C)

16. The Indus people earliest to produce—

(A) Barley

(B) Rice

(C) Wheat

(D) Cotton

Ans. (D)

17. In the Mughal Empire, the unit of land revenue assessment was—

(A) Individual Peasant

(B) Village

(C) Paragana

(D) Zamindar

Ans. (C)

18. The city of Harappa was situated along the river—

(A) Ravi

(B) Indus

(C) Sutlej

(D) Ghaggar

Ans. (A)

19. Babur introduced in India

(A) The art of Persian Painting

(B) Royal court Poetry

(C) Four Square Gardens

(D) Buildings with slopping walls

Ans. (A)

20. The people of the Indus valley civilization worshipped which of the following gods?

(A) Brahma & Vishnu

(B) Indra & Varuna

(C) Pashupati

(D) All of these

Ans. (C)

21. Consider the following professions—

1. Spinning

2. Weaving

3. Wealing and transplanting

4. Rubble making and carrying bricks and plaster material

Which of the above professions were largely carried on by women workers in Mughal

India, as is evident from the Mughal miniatures and glossaries?

(A) 1,3and4

(B) l and 2

(C) 1,2 and 3

(D) 3 and 4

Ans. (D)

22. The Harappa culture was poor in artistic work made of—

(A) Stone

(B) Clothes

(C) Iron

(D) Bronze

Ans. (A)

23. ‘Zkat’ under the Mughals signified—

(154. Ramanuja was obliged to leave Sri rangam owing to the hostility of—

(A) Rajaraja

(B) Rajendra Choladeva I

(C) Adhirajendra

(D) Kullottunga I

Ans. (D)

24. The expression ‘second urbanisation’ signifies the —

(A) Revival of Harappan cities

(B) Re-building of the town of Kollamin Kerla

(C) Birth of towns in the Deccan in the Narmada valley

(D) Rise of urban centres in the Ganga valley

Ans. (D)

25. Firoz Tughlaq may be sait to have brought about the decline of the Delhi Sultanate because he—

(A) Conducted a very large number of military compaigns

(B) Spent too much money on canals

(C) Allowed nobility to become hereditary

(D) Provoked peasant rebellions by his oppressions

Ans. (C)

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