Indian History Model Test Paper

Indian History Model Test Paper

Solved History Question Paper

1. What led Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jahan to found the State of Hyderabad?

(A) Mohammad Shah gave him the State of Hyderabad

(B) Mobammad Shah intrigued against him instead of seeking his co-operation

(C) He wanted to be free from Mughal Suzerainty

(D) None of the above

Ans. (B)

2. Among the officers of Muhammad of Ghor, Bihar and part of Bengal were conquerred by—

(A) Qutubuddin Aibak

(B) Tajuddin Yaldiz

(C) Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji.

(D) Tughrill Khan

Ans. (C)

3. Kalidasa in his works shows a leaning towards worship of —

(A) Shiva

(B) Vishnu

(C) Durga

(D) Brahma

Ans. (C)

4. The only state of south India which did not accept the sovereignty of Allauddin was—

(A) Devagiri

(B) Telingana

(C) Hoysala

(D) Pandya

Ans. (D)

5. Balban rose from minister to become sultan in—

(A) 1270

(B) 1260

(C) 1265

(D) 1255

Ans. (C)

6. The Chinese pilgrim I-Tsing visiting India in the later half of the 7th century A.D., studied at the university of Nalanda for nearly —

(A) Six years

(B) Eight years

(C) Ten years

(D) Twelve years

Ans. (B)

7. Raziya became the Sultan of Delhi after deposing her brother—

(A) Ruku-uddin Firoz Shah

(B) Muizzudin Bahram Shah

(C) Ala-nd-din Masud Shah

(D) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah

Ans. (A)

8. The price fixed for a tattu pony not fit for armies was—

(A) 20 to 25 Tanka

(B) 24 to 26 Tanka

(C) 25 to 28 Tanka

(D) 22 to 25 Tanka

Ans. (D)

9. Agriculture as a profession was looked down upon by—

(A) The smriti only

(B) Buddhist canon law only

(C) Jam conon only

(D) By all

Ans. (D)

10. The contemporary historians, Ziyaaddin Barani and Shamsi-i-Siraz Alif gave the same title to one of their texts. The text was—

(A) Tarikha-i-Firoz Shahi

(B) Fatwa-i-Jahandari

(C) Fatubat-i-Firoj Shahi

(D) Sirat-i-Firoz Shahi

Ans. (A)

11. Who among the given scholars, has described that feudalism took India in the last stage of her political decline in the 11th and 12th centuries —

(A) Dr. R.C. Majumdar

(B) Dr. R.C. Dutta

(C) Dr. KA. Nizami

(D) Dr. K.C. Lal

Ans. (B)

12. ‘Samharta system’ came to be used widely during the age—

(A) Sungas

(B) Mauryas

(C) Guptas

(D) Satavahanas

Ans. (B)

13. Alauddin Khilji believed in—

(A) Absolute despotism

(B) Benevolent despotism

(C) Despotism by consent

(D) Rule with the help of the nobility

Ans. (A)

14. The demand of revenue, during the reign of Alauddin was—

(A) 1/4 of the produce

(B) 1/3 of the produce

(C) 1/2 of the produce

(D) 1/5 of the produce

Ans. (C)

15. Which of the following made a new contribution to India’s maritime trade in the early centuries of the Christian era?

(A) Manufacture of better type of vessels

(B) Knowledge of the depth of sea at various points

(C) Better training in Navigations

(D) Knowledge of monsoon winds

Ans. (D)

16. The Delhi Sultanate once enjoyed the most extensive territories during the reign of—

(A) Alauddin Khilji”

(B) Mubarak Shah Khilji

(C) Giyasuddin Thghlaq

(D) Muhamiñad—bin Tughlaq

Ans. (D)

17. ‘Sultan Firoz’ wrote himself about his victories the work was titled—

(A) Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi

(B) Futuhat-I—Firoz-Shahi

(C) Sirat-i-Firoz Shah

(D) Fatwa-i-Jahangiri

Ans. (B)

18. The rise of Brahaman aristocracy in the post Gupta period was facilated by —

(A) Donation of land to priestly class

(B) Growth of ritualistic practices

(C) Advent of foreigners

(D) Decline of Buddhism

Ans. (A)

19. Who established Diwan-i-Khairat?

(A) Alauddin Khilji

(B) Firoz Tughlaq

(C) Mohd-bin-Tughlaq

(D) Iltutmish

Ans. (B)

20. Who among the following minister of the Sultan looked after the organization of the army?

(A) The Naib-i-mamalikat

(B) The Wazir

(C) The Ariz-i-Mumalik

(D) The Dabirkhas

Ans. (C)

21. Which one of the following can be inferred from the paucity of coins in the later Gupta period ?

(A) Decline of trade

(B) Decline of money economy

(C) Non-availability of gold

(D) Self-sufficient village economy

Ans. (A)

22. Who was the highest judicial officer in the state after sultan?

(A) Quzi-ul-Quzat

(B) Dabir-i-Khas

(C) Sadr-us-Sudur

(D) Diwan-i-Risalat

Ans. (A)

23. Which of the following are marked by the agrarian structure in the post-Gupta period?

1. Large-scale grants of land in different parts of India.

2. Undermining of communal rights over land

3. Subjection of peasants

Select the correct answer by using the codes given below—

Codes:

(A) 1, 2

(B) 2, 3

(C) 1, 3

(D) 1, 2, 3

Ans. (D)

24. The most distinctive characteristic in Muslim architecture from that of Hindu and Buddhist architecture was —

(A) Round domes

(B) High Minarets

(C) No concrete

(D) Combination of arch and dome

Ans. (D)

25. To which category can works such as Jyotisha vedanga and Surya Prajnapati’ be assigned?

(A) Cosmology

(B) Astrology

(C) Astronomy

(D) Horscopy

Ans. (C)