Objective History Sample Paper for IAS Examination

Objective History Sample Paper for IAS Examination

UPSC, IAS History Practice Test

1. Which of the following two kingdoms in the Deccan were conquerred by Aurangzeb?

(A) Bidar and Bijapur

(B) Bijapur and Golkunda

(C) Golkunda and Ahamadnagar

(D) Ahamadnagar and Bijapur

Ans. (B)

2. The land revenue, during post Gupta age was —

(A) 1/5 to 1/6 of the produce

(B) 1/4 of the produce

(C) 1/3 of the produce

(D) 1/2 of the produce

Ans. (C)

3. “We are not opposed to the prince, nor even to the king but wicked ministers insult us” who is prince here—

(A) Ashoka

(B) Bindusara

(C) Karnshka

(D) Chandragupta II

Ans. (D)

4. The Portuguese conquered Goa and lost Hormuz respectively in—

(A) AD. 1505 and 1598

(B) A.D.l5lOand 1605

(C) A.D. 1510 and 1622

(D) A.D. 1515 and 1618

Ans. (C)

5. Which was not a minister under the Hindu kings of India?

(A) Samant

(B) Amatya

(C) Sandhivigrahikas

(D) Mandala

Ans. (C)

6. Which of the following is incorrect during the Gupta period?

(A) People were not required to register households

(B) They did not have to attend magistrates of their rules

(C) Decapitation and corporal puñisment was present

(D) Setting up of charity house

Ans. (C)

7. Which one of the following was written by Prince Dara Shikoh?

(A) Fawaid-ul-Fawad

(B) Chahar Guishan

(C) Chahar Chaman

(D) Majma-ul Brahaman

Ans. (D)

8. In ancient times ‘Sectora’ was situated in —

(A) The mouth of Mediterranean sea

(B) The mouth of Indus valley

(C) The mouth of Narmada river

(D) The mouth of Red sea

Ans. (D)

9. During the Gupta-age, the caste systethwas —

(A) Made further rigid

(B) As usual

(C) Further liberalised

(D) None of these

Ans. (B)

10. Match list I with list II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the list

List-I (Event)

(a) Battle of Haldighati

(b) Marriage of Jahangir with Nurjahan

(c) The capture of Qandahar by Safavidas

(d) Death of Shivaji

List-II (hate)

1. 1611

2. 1576

3. 1680

4. 1622

Codes:

(a)        (b)        (c)        (d)

(A)       2          1          4          3

(B)       1          3          2          4

(C)       2          1          3          4

(D)       4          1          3          2

Ans. (A)

11. The Vakataka rulers —

(A) Roseto prominence after the fall of the Guptas

(B) Were contemporaries of the Guptas

(C) Raised their empire on the ruins of the Gupta empire

(D) All of the above

Ans. (B)

12. Gupta temples are found at —

1. Biteragaon   2. Nagara

2. Deogarh      4. Bhitari

(A) 1, 2

(B) 2, 3

(C) 1, 3, 4

(D) 1, 2, 4

Ans. (B)

13. Who among the following was sent to Persia by Jahangir to draw portraits of Shah Abbas for Mughal Album?

(A) Mansur

(B) Bichitra

(C) Bishandas

(D) Basawan

Ans. (C)

14. 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)

15. The Vakataka rulers were mostly followers of —

(A) The state

(B) The Individual

(C) The family

(D) The village

Ans. (A)

16. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

1. Rabbeting    Ship building

2. Flintlock      Gun-making

3. ‘Wootz’       Textile

4. Filatures      Metallargy

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

Codes:

(A) l and 2

(B) l and 3

(C) 2 and 4

(D) 3 and 4

Ans. (A)

17. 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)

18. ‘Mattamayuras’ were a group of—

(A) Shaivas

(B) Bhagavatas

(C) Wandering monks

(D) Vajrayana Buddhists

Ans. (A)

19. Which one of the following sets of officers was not found in the Provincial Administration of the Mughals?

(A) Subedars, Faujdars, Karoris

(B) Faujdars, Diwan, Bakhshi

(C) Muhtasib, Wazir, Amil

(D) Wazir, Bakhshi, Mir Saman

Ans. (A)

20. 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)

21. 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)   

22. Khwaja Mansur, the Court Painter of Jahangir was a celebrated painter of:

(a) Portraits of birds and animals

(b) Portraits of Mughal nobles

(c) Landscapes

(d) Frescoes

Ans. (A)

23. 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)

24. 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)

25. The author of the ‘Das Bodh’ written during the Maratha period was—

(A) Dadaji Konddeva

(B) Ramdas

(C) Tukaram

(D) Eknath

Ans. (B)