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Indian History Objective Question Paper

Indian History Objective Question Paper

Practice Test History Paper

1. After Firoz Tughlaq of the Dethi Sultanate the Mughal ruler who paid attention to the supply of water from canals was—

(A) Humayun

(B) Akbar

(C) Jahangir

(D) Shahjahan

Ans. (D)

2. Who, among the following scholars, described the invasions of Mahmud Ghaznavi on India as Jihads (holy wars)?

(A) Henery Elliot

(B) Jafar

(C). Al-Beruni

(D) Utbi

Ans. (D)

3. Gupta period is characterised by —

(A) Decline of trade

(B) Improvement in the states of shudras

(C) Decrease in the number of untouchables

(D) Decrease in the number of castes

Ans. (C)

4. The Vakataka rulers were mostly followers of —

(A) The state

(B) The Individual

(C) The family

(D) The village

Ans. (A)

5. The dismemberment of the Delhi Sultanate began during the reign of—

(A) Mubarak Shah Khalji

(B) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

(C) Firoz Tughlaq

(D) Successors of Firoz Tughlaq

Ans. (B)

6. During the post-gupta age, land was regarded as property of—

(A) The state

(B) The Individual

(C) The family

(D) The village

Ans. (A)

7. ‘Mattamayuras’ were a group of—

(A) Shaivas

(B) Bhagavatas

(C) Wandering monks

(D) Vajrayana Buddhists

Ans. (A)

8. During the period of the Delhi Sultanate, Khiraj was —

(A) Religious tax on the Hindus

(B) Land tax collected from Muslim peasants

(C) Land tax collected from Hindus peasants

(D) Trade Tax

Ans. (C)

9. The most important feature concerning the land settlement during the Gupta-age was—

(A) Increased land-revenue

(B) Collection of revenue in kind

(C) Beginning of feudalism r Jagirdari system

(D) Collection of revenue through contractors

Ans. (D)

10. The main feature of the agrarian structure of the post-Gupta age was —

(A) Direct relations of the state with peasants

(B) Jagirdari system

(C) Collection of revenue through village panchayata

Ans. (B)

11. The 2nd battle of Tarain between Muhammad of Ghor and Prithviraja Chauhan was fought in—

(A) 1190A.D.

(B) 1191A.D.

(C) 1192A.D.

(D) 1193A.D.

Ans. (C)

12. The conspicuous impact of Hindu liberalism on Indian society during the Gupta age was—

(A) Absence of castism

(B) Absence of slavary

(C) Rise in the status of woman

(D) Absorption of foreigners in Hindu society

Ans. (D)

13. With which of the following regions did India have the closet contact during the Gupta period?

(A) South-East Asia

(B) Central Asia

(C) Iran

(D) Western Asia

Ans. (A)

14. The dynasty of Balban was replaced by—

(A) The Khaljis

(B) The Tughiaqas

(C) The Saiyyads

(D) The Lodis

Ans. (A)

15. Which one of the following mot suitably defines the term ‘sreni’?

(A) An organisation of people of one caste following the same vocation

(B) An organisation of people of one caste following different vocation

(C) An orgamsation of people of one or more castes following one vocation

(D) An organisation of people of different castes following different vocations

Ans. (C)

16. Which of the following was not characteristic of the period that followed the Gupta-rule?

(A) Decrease in trade

(B) Increase in the use of coins

(C) Increase in the use of local weights and Measures

(D) Multiplication of feudatories

Ans. (A)

17. Who among the following was the author of Tarikh-ul-Hind (Kitab-i-Hind)?

(A) Al-Utbi

(B) Al-Beruni

(C) Hasan-ul-Nizami

(D) Minhajuddin-bin Sirajuddin

Ans. (B)

18. A new sort of social structure called the ‘Jajmani’ system became prevalent in India

during the —

(A) Later vedic age

(B) The Mauryan empire

(C) The Gupta age

(D) The post-Gupta period

Ans. (D)

19. Who among the following scholar described the invasions of Mahmud Ghaznavi on India as Jihads (had wars)?

(A) Henry Effiot

(B) Jafar

(C) Al-Beruni

(D) Utbi

Ans. (C)

20. Which one of the following is not related to the feudal formation in the Gupta and post Gupta times?

(A) Emergence of landed intermediaries

(B) Growth of a class of subject peasantry

(C) Localised village economy developed with little scope for functioning of the market system

(D) Emergence of strong centralise political authority

Ans. (D)

21. During the Gupta period the term ‘Bhagakara’ meant—

(A) Land tax

(B) Sales tax

(C) Tax on wastelands

(D) Tax on mines

Ans. (A)

22. Milk, Inam, waqf were abolished by—

(A) Iltutmish

(B) Balban

(C) Alauddin Khilji

(D) Guptas

Ans. (A)

23. Which one of the following statements is not true of the post-Gupta agrarian structure?

(A) It was marked by the emergence of landed intermediaries

(B) It was the growth of subject peasantry

(C) it was rooted in the absolute royal ownership of land

(D) There were growing evidence of agrarian expansion

Ans. (C)

24. Which of the following statements explain the aspects of feudalism in Ancient India?

1. The king granted lands to his officers in lieu of salaries

2. The work of cultivation was carried out by Sudra peasants

3. Some of the powerful feudatories had their own sub-feudatories

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below —

(A) 1, 2, 3

(B) 1, 2

(C) 2, 3

(D) 1, 3

Ans. (A)

25. Which of the following is correct regarding Alauddin Khilji?

(A) He abolished khuts and Muqqadams

(B) He retained khuts and Muqqadams but reduced their privileges

(C) He was the first to collect taxes directly from the peasants

(D) He appointed special officers in place of khuts and Muqqadams

Ans. (B)

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