History Solved Paper for All Pre. Exams.
MCQ Practice History Test
1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Pliny: Natural History
(B) Ptolemy: Geography
(C) Strabo: Periplus of Erythraean sea
(D) Cosmos: Christian Topography
Ans. (C)
2. The hierarchy of the four varnas described in many of the early Buddhist texts is—
(A) Vessa, sudda, khattiyaahamanna
(B) Sudda, vessa, bahamanna, khattiya
(C) Ichattiya, bahpkanna, vessa, sudda
(D) Vessa, bahamanna, khattiya, sudda
Ans. (C)
3. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer—
List I List II
(a) Asvalayana 1. Samhita
(b) Apastamba 2. Grihyasutra
(c) Maitrayana 3. Nirukta
(d) Yaska 4. Dharmasutra
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans. (D)
4. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer—
List I (Event)
(a) First Buddhist Council
(b) Second Buddhist Council
(c) Third Buddhist Council
(d) Fourth Buddhist Council
List II (Place)
1. Vaishali
2. Rajagriha
3. Patliputra
4.
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 3 1 4 2
(C) 1 4 3 2
(D) 2 1 3 4
Ans. (D)
5. Which one of the following, according to the Buddha, would lead to ‘Nirvana’?
(A) To be constantly in the state of a stithaprajna
(B) Pursuit of the ashtangika marga
(C) Observance of asceticism and penance
(D) Adoration of stupa
Ans. (B)
6. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer—
List I
(a) Concept of Ardhanarishavara
(b) Worship of five deities
(c) The theory of “May be”
(d) Hero worship
List II
1. Bhagavatism
2. Smartas
3. Jainism
4. Saivism
Codes:
7. Which one of the following statement is not correct?
(A) There are Jaina temples at Khajuraho
(B) There are Jaina caves at Udaygiri in Orissa
(C) There was a Jaina stupa at
(D) There are Jaina Monasteries at Vaishali
Ans. (C)
8. Who among the following had referred to the lost glory and splendor of Patliputra?
(A) Cosmos
(B) Fa-hien
(C) Huien-Tsang
(D) Magasathenese
Ans. (C)
9. According to moreland, the ‘Jama’ signified—
(A) Total revenue assessment
(B) Total land revenue assessment
(C) Land revenue realised
(D) Net income of the ruling class
Ans. (A)
10. Which one of the following factors was most responsible for the origin of Buddhism?
(A) Change of tribal state into territorial state
(B) Impact of increasing use of Iron
(C) Growth of the guild system
(D) Challenge of the Kshatriyas to the dominance of the Brahmanas
Ans. (B)
11. Which of the following is incorrect?
(A) Alauddin Khilji believed in the maxim that kingship knows no kingship
(B) Alauddin declared that he would not be influenced by any individual or party in the matters of state policy
(C) Alauddin declared that he would be the king of the Hindus in the same way as he was king of the Muslims’
(D) Alaudddin declared that he would not allow the Muslim Ulema to dictate to him in the affairs of the state
Ans. (C)
12. What was the name of the Sultan of Delhi who may rightly be called the first Turkish emperor of
(A)Balban
(Br Alauddin Khilji
(C) Mohammad Tughlaq
(D) Iltutmish
Ans. (B)
13. During the reign of Firoz Tughlq the revenues of the state were greatly enhanced. Which of the following causes was not responsible for the enhancement of the revenues?
(A) Improved fertility and cultivation of superior crops
(B) Water taxes
(C) Gardens
(D) Enhancement of land revenue
Ans. (D)
14. ‘Mahaakshapattalika’ was an official in charge of —
(A) Chariots
(B) Navy
(C) Accounts
(D) Infantry
Ans. (C)
15. Which of the following is correct?
(A) The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Chief Qazi
(B) The ministers during the Sulatanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Ulema
(C) The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the sultan
(D) The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Khalifa
Ans. (C)
16. Which of the following kings of ancient
1. Srenika Bimbisara
2. Chandragupta Maurya
3. Kharavela
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below —
(A) 1, 2 & 3
(B) 1 & 2
(C) 2 & 3
(D) l & 3
Ans. (A)
17. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer—
List I List II
(a) Vishvanath 1. Puti
(b) Vasudeva 2.
(c) Minakshi 3. Kashi
(d) Eknamsa or Bhadra 4.
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 2 3 4 1
Ans. (C)
18. The Niravasita (excluded) and aniravasita (not excluded) shudras have been referred to by—
(A) Yaska in the Nirukta
(B) Panini in the Ashtadhayi
(C) Kautilya in the Arthashastra
(D) None of the above
Ans. (B)
19. What is the correct chronological order in which the fo11owin appeared in Tamil land?
1. Damili Inscription
2. Sangam age
3. Rock-cut Temples
Select the correct answer using the codes given below—
Codes:
(A) 1, 2, 3
(B) 2, 1, 3
(C) 3, 1, 2
(D) 3, 2, 1
Ans. (A)
20. Who among the following was the earliest known Greek follower of Bhagavatism?
(A) Demetrius
(B) Antialkidas
(C) Heliodorus
(D) Menander
Ans. (C)
21. The Jam text which contains the biographies of the Tirhankaras in known as—
(A) Bhagavati sutra
(B) Adi purana
(C) Kalpasutra
(D) Uvasagadaso
Ans. (C)
22. The earliest epigraphical evidence regarding Bhagavatism in
(A) Ghosundi stone inscription of king sarvatata
(B) Besanagar inscription of Heliodorus
(C) Nanaghat cave inscription of the satavahana queen Naganika
(D) Mehrauli pillar inscription of Chandra
Ans. (B)
23. Which one of the following is not true of the punch marked coins?
(A) They are the earliest extant coins in
(B) They bear stamps of more than one punch
(C) Symbols of different types are represented on them
(D) They always bear inscriptions of the issues
Ans. (D)
24. In Tamil poetry, the Sangam group of poems—
(A) Dealt with love
(B) Was in praise of kings
(C) Was in praise of nature
(D) Was in praise of Lord Shiva
Ans. (A)
(A) “
(B) “Indian neither invaded other nation, nor do the other men invade the Indians”
(C) “The Indian tribes number in all 118.”
(D) “The skins of gold-mining ants are like those of leopards”
Ans. (C)
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