History Q. Paper for Civil Services Exams.
Practice Test History Paper
1. Which one of the following site is situated in the north of Hindukush?
(A) Chanhudaro
(C) Shortugai
(B) Manda
(D) None of these
Ans. (C)
2. Ashtaelic Gajangals were present in the courts of —
(A) Devarya II
(B) Sambasivarya
(C) Krishnadevraya
(D) Vaktaka I
Ans. (C)
3. Which of the following ethnic element is found in the skeletal remains of Harappan sites?
(A) Negrito
(B) Alpine
(C) Mongoloid
(D)
Ans. (A)
4. Which of the following represents the town inhabited by merchants and traders in Chola period?
(A)
(B) Sabha
(C) Nagaram
(D) Nadu
Ans. (C)
5. The weapons not used y the Harappan people were —
(A) Arrows & swords
(B) Tiger claws & poisoned arrows
(C) Mace-heads & missiles
(D) Daggers & spears
Ans. (B)
6. The first Rashtrakuta-ruler who successfully invaded
(A) Govinda II
(B) Dhruva
(C) Govinda Ill
(D)
Ans. (B)
7. Which of the features regarding lothal is incorrect?
(A) Evidence of the ploughed fields
(B) Discovery of a dockyard
(C) Depiction of a ship or a seal
(D) Rectangular & circular fire altars for animal sacrifice
Ans. (A)
8. The Kalyana-Mandapa was notable feature of temple architecture in the kingdom of—
(A) Pahallavas
(B) Cholas
(C) Kadambas
(D) Vijaynagar
Ans. (B)
9. Which of the following was not a unique contribution of the Harappan civilization?
(A) Public toilets
(B) Uniformity of weights & Measures
(C) Decimal system of Measurement
(D) First known Municipal system
Ans. (A)
10. Which of the following were terms used in early
(1) Pala
(2) Nala
(3) Kulyavapa
(4) Nivartana
(A) l,2 and 3
(B) l,2 and 4
(C) l,3 and 4
(D) 2,3 and 4
Ans. (C)
11. In the end, Pala supremacy in
(A) 1025 A.D.
(B) 1020 A.D
(C) 1017 A.D.
(D) 1027 A.D.
Ans. (D)
12. On the ruins of which one of the following dynasties was the Chola empire established?
(A) Chalukyas of Venge
(B) Pahallavas of Kanchi
(C) Pandyas of
(D) Chalukyas of Kalyani
Ans. (B)
13. Who said that “the Chola artists conceived like grants and finished like jewellers. ?“
(A) Percy Brawn
(B) Furgusion
(C) Pujarti
(D) Dr. A. K. Mathas
Ans. (B)
14. Which one of the following articles of technology was not brought by Europeans to
(A) Horse-drawn carriages
(B) Seed-drill
(C) Iron Anchors
(D) Looking-glasses
Ans. (B)
15. What was the name of the Gurjara-Pratihara king who was defeated by the Pala king Devapala?
(A) Mihirbhoja
(B) Nagabhatta II
(C) Mahipala
(D) Mahendrapala
Ans. (A)
16. What was the name of the Paramar king, who wielded the pen with no less dexterity than the sword?
(A) Siddharaja
(B) Bhoja
(C) Vakpati-Munja
(D) Krishnaraja
Ans. (B)
17. The silver coin Rupaya was first issued by—
(A) Sikandar Lodi
(B) Himayun
(C) Sher Shah Suri
(D) Akbar
Ans. (C)
18. The Rajarajeshvar temple was constructed by —
(A) Parantaka Chola
(B) Mahendra Vermana Pahallava
(C) Rajaraja Chola
(D) Aditya Cholas
Ans. (C)
19. There was an administrative unit under the Cholas named Kurram. What did it signify?
(A) A village
(B A province
(C) A district
(D) A group of villages
Ans. (D)
20. Which one of the following kingdoms was not in the alliance that crushed the Vijaynagar Empire at the Battle of Talikota (1565)?
(A) Barar
(B)
(C) Bijapur
(D) Golkunda
Ans. (A)
21. Which one of the following Mughal officers was not associated with religious affairs?
(A) Sadr
(B) Mufti
(C) Muhtasib
(D) Mustaufi
Ans. (D)
22. Chalukyas established their empire in —
(A)
(B) Malwa
(C) Deccan
(D) Far
Ans. (C)
23. The Mausoleum of Rabia-ul Dauran was built at—
(A)
(B) Dethi
(C) Aurangabad
(D)
Ans. (C)
24. One clear characteristic of social life under Cholas was —
(A) No purdah system
(B) Intercaste marriages
(C) Devadasi system
(D) Woman had property right
Ans. (D)
25. The Palas of
(A) Hinduism
(B) Jainism
(C) Hinyana Buddhism
(D) Tantrika Buddhism
Ans. (D)
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