UPSC Indian History IAS Question Paper

UPSC Indian History IAS Question Paper

History IAS Model Test Paper

1. The name ‘Napoleon of India’ is usually given to —

(A) Chandragupta

(B) Samudragupta

(C) Devapala

(D) Ashoka

Ans. (B)

2. During the decline of the Mughal empire, the Jats were organized into a political force by -

(A) Rajaram

(B) Churaman

(C) Badan Singh

(D) Suraj Mal

Ans. (D)

3. ‘The council of nine gems’ is associated with the name of —

(A) Harshavardhana

(B) Chandragupta II

(C) Samudragupta

(D) Ashoka

Ans. (B)

4. The first memorial of a sati dated 510 A.D. is found at Eran in —

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Bihar

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Punjab

Ans. (C)

5. The central, administration of the Vijaynagar kingdom maintained contact with the village through an officer called—

(A) Naik

(B) Mahanayakacharya

(C) Mahapratihara

(D) Dandapasika

Ans. (B)

6. About how long did the tripartite struggle last?

(A) 260 years

(B) 150 years

(C) 200 years

(D) 275 years

Ans. (C)

7. Who was the author of ‘Mudrarakshasa’?

(A) Visakhadatta

(B) Vishnu Sharma

(C) Kautilya

(D) Patanjali

Ans. (A)

8. The Rajput clan to which Jhujhar Singh (who rebelled against the Mughals during Shah Jahan’s reign) belonged was—

(A) Rathor

(B) Sisodia

(C) Chauhan

(D) Budela

Ans. (D)

9. During the post-Gupta period ownership of land was vested in—

(A) The States

(B) The Zamidaras

(C) The Village assemblies

(D) The Peasants

Ans. (B)

10. Main feature of Gupta administration was—

(A) Centralisation

(B) Decentralisation

(C) Organised Bureaucracy

(D) Many high officers

Ans. (B)

11. Who wrote ‘Vasavadatt’?

(A) Bhasa

(B) Dandin

(C) Subandhu

(D) Kalidasa

Ans. (A)

12. The number of the Zamindar’s retainers in Akbar’s reign according to Abul Fazal was—

(A) About 44 lakhs

(B) About 48 lakhs

(C) About 52 lakhs

(D) About 55 lakhs

Ans. (A)

13. Mathematics was treated as a distinct subject by —

(A) Brahamagupta

(B) Varahamihira

(C) Vijayanandin

(D) Aryabhatta

Ans. (D)

14. ‘Navaniketam’ is a treative on—

(A) Polity

(B) Economics

(C) Medicine

(D) Philosophy

Ans. (C)

15. On his way to Mecca, Bairam Khan was assassinated at—

(A) Lahore

(B) Peshawar

(C) Patan

(D) Amarkot

Ans. (C)

16. Which city during Hieun-Tsang visit to India was famous for cotton cloth?

(A) Banaras

(B) Patliputra

(C) Mathura

(D) Kanchi

Ans. (C)

17. Match list I with  list II and select the correct answer:

List-I

(Posts in the Maratha Administration)

(a) Peshwa

(b) Pandit rao

(c) Pant Amatya

(d) Samant

List-Il

(Functions)

1. Foreign affairs

2. Audit and accounts

3. Providing grants to scholars

4. Military affairs

5. General supervision

Codes:

(a)        (b)       (c)       (d)

(A)       2          3          4          5

(B)       5          1          2          3         

(C)       4          3          2          1

(D)       3          1          4          2

Ans. (B)

18. Which social evil was absent in ancient India?

(A) Sati system

(B) Ramagupta

(C) Polygamy

(D) Skandagupta

Ans. (D)

19. Who wrote vasavdatta-Nalyadhara?

(A) Bhasa

(B) Vakpati

(C) Subandhu

(D) Vatsyayan

Ans. (C)

20. After 1585, Rana Pratap built a new capital at—

(A) Ajmer

(B) Chavand

(C) Bikaner

(D) Chittaur

Ans. (B)

21. The Gandhara school of sculpture flourished between —

(A) 150 B.C. — 150 AD.

(B) l5OA.D. — 250A.D.

(C) 50 B.C.  — 500A.D.

(D) None of these

Ans. (C)

22. The first christian missionary came into India in the—

(A) 1st century B.C.

(B) 1st century A.D.

(C) 2nd century A.D.

(D) 3rd century A.D.

Ans. (B)

23. In the succession issue of which one of the following Rajput states Emperor Jahangir intervened and gave tika to the person of his choice?

(A) Amber

(B) Marwar

(C) Bilcaner

(D) Jaisalmer

Ans. (A)

24. Who called Samudragupta as the Indian Nepolian?

(A) V. A. Smith

(B) R. C. Mazumdar

(C) R. K. Mukharji

(D) R. S. Tripathi

Ans. (A)

25. The most famous port during Gupta period was —

(A) Kalyan

(B) Charitra

(C) Kongoda

(D) Tamralipti

Ans. (B)