History Paper For Civil Services Exams.

History Paper For Civil Services Exams.

Practice History Test Paper

1. Shivaji’s guardian was—

(A) Shahji

(B) Dadji Kondev

(C) JiyaBai

(D) Shambhaji

Ans. (B)

2. Which among the following was not conquered by Ranjit Singh?

(A) Kashmir

(B) Multan

(C) Peshawar

(D) Cis-Sutlej-territory

Ans. (A)

3. Arrange the chronologically order—

1. Shivaji’s sack of Surat

2. His escape from Mughal Court

3. Attack on Shaista Khan

4. Treaty of Purandar

(A) 2, 4, 1, 3

(B) 1, 2, 3, 4

(C) 1, 2, 3, 4

(D) 2, 1, 4, 3

Ans. (B)

4. Month scale of Mansabdar was introduced by—

(A) Akbar

(B) Jahangir

(C) Shah Jahan

(D) Aurangzeb

Ans. (C)

5. Europeans were first interest in—

(A) Silk

(B) Indigo

(C) Spices

(D) Leather goods

Ans. (C)

6. A term imadad-i-Mash stands for in the Mughal order? V

(A) Poll tax

(B) Pension to any officers

(C) Cultivation tax

(D) Revenue free land assigned to learned and the needy

Ans. (D)

7. The one important general of Bijapur killed by Shivaji was —

(A) Afzal Khan

(B) Mir Jumla

(C) Shayista Khan

Ans. (A)

8. Arrange the Chronologically order:

1. Aram Shah

2. Bahadur Shah

3. Nusrat Shah

4. Mahmud Shah

(A) 1, 2, 3, 4

(B) 1, 3, 4, 2

(C) 2, 1, 3, 4

(D) 4, 3, 1, 2

Ans. (B)

9. In the early decades of Maratha rule the most popular unit of land revenue measurement was —

(A) Goj

(B) Kathi

(C) Jarib

(D) Janjir

Ans. (B)

10. Which one of the following correctly describes the function of t ‘Amatya’ in the

Asthapradhan system?

(A) The prime minister

(B) The finance minister

(C) The Minister who preserved a daily record of the kings’ acts and the proceedings of his court

(D) The minister for ecclesiastical matters

Ans. (B)

11. The Mughal firman of free trade in Bengal was granted to the English in—

(A) 1717

(B) 1756

(C) 1650

(D) 1696

Ans. (A)

12. The Mughal emperor taken prisoner by Nadir Shah was—

(A) Bahadur Shah

(B) Jahandar Shah

(C) Farrukh Siyar

(D) Muhammad Shah

Ans. (D)

13. The Mughal emperor who issued a firman to the English East India Company in 1717 to trade freely in Bengal was —

(A) Bahadur Shah

(B) Shah Alam

(C) Farrukhsiyar

(D) Jahandir Shah

Ans. (C)

14. Which of the following are true regarding the treaty of Purandar?

1. The treaty was concluded in June 1665

2. The treaty was concluded after the official coronation of Shivaji

3. As a result of the treaty Shambhaji was granted the Mansab of five thousand.

4. As a result of the treaty Shivaji handed over 23 forts to the Mughals

5. As a result of the treaty Shivaji accepted the Mughal suzerainty

(A) l and 2

(C) 1, 3 and 4

(B) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(D) 3, 4 and 5

Ans. (C)

15. Who among the following were the sons and grandsons of Bahadur Shah II and played a prominent role the rebellion of 1857 and were captured and short?

(A) Bakhat Khan, Ahsanullah Khan and Muhabbat Ali

(B) Mirza Mughal, Mirza Khawaja Sultan and Mirza Abubakr

(C) Prince Azam, Azim-ush-Shan and Muazzam

(D) Asad Khan, Kam Bakhash, and Jahandar Shah

Ans. (B)

16. Which of the following regions was/were well known during the seventeenth century for simultaneous production of saltpetre indigo and opium?

(A) Burhanpur and Sindh

(B) Gujarat

(C) Bengal and Orissa

(D) Bihar

Ans. (B)

17. The rulers of which of the following was/were called tarafadar by the Mughal

Monarchs?

(A) Bijapur and Golkunda

(B) Golkunda

(C) Gujarat

(D) Ahamadnagar

Ans. (A)

18. Which one of the following ruling lines of the Marathas defeated Baji Rao II, the last

Peshwa?

(A) Scindhia

(B) Holkar

(C) Bhonsle

(D) Gaikwad

Ans. (B)

19. Who among the following was sent to Persia by Jahangir to draw Portraits of Shah Abbas for Mughal Album?

(A) Mansur

(B) Bichitr

(C) Bishandas

(D) Basawan

Ans. (C)

20. The Mausoleum of Rabia-ul-Dauran was built at—

(A) Lahore

(B) Delhi

(C) Aurangazeb

(D) Gulbarga

Ans. (C)

21. Which one of the following accounted for agrarian crisis during the ‘late seventeenth century?

(A) In built weaknesses in Jagir system

(B) Monetary fluctuations

(C) Natural calamities

(D) Administrative failure

Choose the correct answer by using the codes given below—

Codes:

(A) 1 and 2

(B) 3 and 4

(C) 1, 2 and 3

(D) 2, 3 and 4

Ans. (C)

22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below

the lists—

List-I

(Officials in Shivaji’s Administration)

(a) Amatya

(b) Dandadhyaksha

(c) Sachiv

(d) Sumant

List-II

(Designations)

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. (A)

23. Which of the following territories were restored to the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II

by the English?

(A) 24 Paraganas

(B) Kara and Allahabad

(C) Bihar and Orissa

(D)Avadh and Orissa

Ans. (C)

24. Raushan Akhtar ascendedhe throne with the title—

(A) Jahandar Shah

(B) Shah Jahan II

(C) Mohammad Shah

(D) Alamgir II

Ans. (C)

25. The first Danish settlement of trade at tranquebar was established in the year—

(A) 1620

(B) 1630

(C) 1660

(D) 1616

Ans. (A)