Indian History IAS, IES Exams

Indian History IAS, IES Exams

MCQ Paper History

1. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following events relating to Shivaji?

1. Visit to Agra

2. Attack on Poona

3. Coronation

4. Signing of the treaty of Purandar

(A) 1,4,3,2

(B) 2,4,1,3

(C) 2;1,4,3

(D) 3,1,2,4

Ans. (B)

2. The change of the capital of the Bahmani kingdom from Gulburga to Bidar took place during the reign of—

(A) Shihabuddin Ahmad I

(B) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq

(C) Shamsuddin Daud

(D) Tajuddin Firoz

Ans. (A)

3. Which one of the following was the most common occupation for slaves?

(A) Agricultural labour

(B) Working in guilds

(C) Domestic service in households

(D) Settlement in newly cleared areas

Ans. (C)

4. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(A) Baz Bahadur: Maiwa

(B) Sultan Muzaffar Shah: Gujarat

(C) Yusuf Adil Shah Ahmadnagar

(D) Qutub Shah: Golkunda

Ans. (C)

5. Who among the following was/were in the Jesuit Mission that came to Akbar’s Court?

1. Francis Xavier

2. Rudolph Aqueviva

3. Antony Monserrate

4. St. Augustine

(A) l and 2

(B) 2 and 3

(C) 1 and 4

(D) 4 Only

Ans. (B)

6. Ajanta caves were built during the period of —

(A) Gupta

(B) Mauryas

(C) Aryans

(D) Kushans

Ans. (A)

7. Shivaji assumed the title of Chhatrapati at—

(A) Pratapgarh

(B) Poona

(C) Raigarh

(D) Surat

Ans. (C)

8. Mosque building reached its climax under—

(A) Akbar

(B) Aurangazeb

(C) Jahangeer

(D) Shah Jahan

Ans. (D)

9. Which of the following law givers of the post Gupta period declared that Sudras were not slaves by nature?

(A) Medhatithi

(B) Vijnanesvara

(C) Narada

(D) Jimutavahan

Ans. (A)

10. Who among the following Mughal rulers introduced the dospah sih-aspah rank in the Mansab system?

(A) Akbar

(B) Jahangir

(C) Shah Jahan

(D) Aurangzeb

Ans. (B)

11. Who among the following was the painter who was given the title Nadir-uz-Zaman by Jahangir?

(A) Abul Hasan

(B) Mansur

(C) Bichiter

(D) Bishandas

Ans. (A)

12. Iron pillar near Qutub Minar was constructed by —

(A) Samudragupta

(B) Ramagupta

(C) Chandragupta II

(D) Skandagupta II

Ans. (C)

13. Match list I with list II and select the correct answer—

List-I

(Royal Personages)

(a) Babur

(b) Prince Khusrau

(c) Nur Jahan

(d) Rabia-ul-Durrani

List II

(Tombs at)

1. Lahore

2. Kabul

3. Allahabad

4. Aurangabad

Codes:

(a)        (b)       (c)       (d)

(A)       2          3          1          4

(B)       2          1          4          3         

(C)       4          2          3          1

(D)       1          4          2          3

Ans. (A)

14. Who among the Chinese pilgrims wrote Siyu-ki (the record of the western countries)?

(A) Hiuen-Tsang

(B) I-tsing

(C) Fa-Hien

(D) None of these

Ans. (A)

15. Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

1. Portugal: Estado da India

2. France: Vereenigde Ost-Indische Compagnic

3. Holland: Compagmc des Indes Orientales .

(A) 1 only

(B) 1 and 2

(C) l and 3

(D) 2 and 3

Ans. (A)

16. The title Sultan-us-Sharq was assumed by the rulers of—

(A) Assam

(B) Bengal

(C) Jaunpur

(D) Orissa

Ans. (C)

17. Which one of the following writers has written a contemporary account of the Vijaynagar Empire?

(A) Sham Siraj Afif

(B) Linschoten

(C) Domingo Paes

(D) Pietro Dello Valle

Ans. (C)

18. ‘Manusmriti’ regards the region lying between the rivers Saraswati and Drishadvati as —

(A) Aryavarta

(B) Brahmavarta

(C) Brahamshridesa

(D) Madhya desha

Ans. (D)

19. Krishnadev Ray was the ruler of the Vijaynagar Empire between—

(A) A.D. 1485 and 1502

(B) A.D. 1509 and 1530

(C) A.D. 1533 and 1545

(D) A.D. 1550 and 1565

Ans. (B)

20. The Bahamani kingdom and Vijaynagar Empire clashed frequently over the territory

of—

(A) Madurai

(B) Warangal

(C) Malabar

(D) The Raichur Doab

Ans. (D)

21. The novel feature of the Mathura school of art was —

(A) Ideal physical beauty

(B) Heavy clothing

(C) Halo around the face

(D) Beauty of eyes

Ans. (C)

22. The principal Governors of the Vijaynagar Empire were known as —

(A) Rautas

(B) Nayakas

(C) Poligars

(D) Naiyers

Ans. (B)

23. During Gupta age, there was no—

(A) Widow remarrige

(B) Devadasis in temples

(C) Sati system

(D) Purdah system

Ans. (C)

24. The Mughals lost out Qandahar to the safavids forever in—

(A) AD. 1606

(B) A.D. 1617

(C) A.D. 1622

(D) AD. 1632

Ans. (C)

25. Which of the following are correctly matched?

Mughal Emperors                 Tombs at

1. Babur                                  Kabul

2. Akbar                                  Fatehpur Sikri

3. Jahangir                               Lahore

4. Bahadur Shah Zafar            Delhi

(A) l and 2

(B) 2 and 3

(C) 3 and 4

(D) l and 3

Ans. (D)