Online History Free Sample Paper

Online History Free Sample Paper

History Objective Question Paper

1. Who among the following had written a treatise on fanciful technological devices?

(A) Bhoja

(B) Govindaraja

(C) Chandravarman

(D) Manipala

Ans. (C)

2. List I contains names of schlars and List II, the chronology, each has suggested for Tamil Sangam Literature. Match the two lists and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists —

List I

(a) S. Vaiyapuri pillai

(b) K.A. Nilkanta Sastri

(c) V. R. Ramchandra Dilcshitar

(d) N. Subrahmaniam

List II

1. 300 B.C. to 300 A.D.

2. 500 B.C. to 500 AID.

3. 300 A.D. to 500A.D.

4. 1st A.D. to 300 A.D.

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 4 2 1

(B) 1 3 2 4

(C) 4 3 1 2

(D) 3 1 2 4

Ans. (A)

3. Which of the following was/were stressed by the Bhaktj Saints of the 15th and 16th centuries?

1. Idea of personal God

2. Purity of caste system

3. Futility of religious rites

4. Conception of Nirguna Brahman

(A) 1 and 2

(B) l and 3

(C) 3and4

(D) 4 only

Ans. (B)

4. In Tamil Poetry; the agam group of poems—

(A) Dealt with love

(B) Was in praise of kings

(C) Was in praise of Nature

(D) Was in praise of Lord Shiva

Ans. (A)

5. The periplus of the Erythrean sea’ bearing on India’s Trade in the early centuries of the Christian era was written by—

(A) Ptolemy

(B) An unknown author

(C) Pliny

(D) Strabo

Ans. (B)

6. The Mitahsara Commentary on the Yajna valkya smriti, an important source of Hindu law, was written by—

(A) Apararka

(B) Kuiluka

(C) Vijnanesvara

(D) Visvarupa

Ans. (C)

7. The conflict between the Mughal and Maratha began during the reign of—

(A) Akbar

(B) Jahangir

(C) Shah Jahan

(D) Aurangzeb

Ans. (A)

8. Consider the following pairs of authors and their works—

1. Anand Kanda : Virahini

2. V.D. Savarkar : Uttarkriya

3. Rabindranath Tagore : Ganadevta

4. Muhammad Iqbal : Bal-e-Jibril

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?

(A) 1, 2, and 4

(B) 2 and 4

(C) 2 and 3

(D) l and 3

Ans. (B)

9. What is the correct chronological order of the following Mughal Emperors?

1. Ahamd Shah

3. Alamgir II

2. Shah Alam II

4. Akbarll

(A) 2,1,3,4

(B) 1,2,4,3

(C) 1,3,2,4

(D) 4,3,1,2

Ans. (C)

10. A bilingual Asokan inscription, inscribed in Greek and Aramaic, is found at—

(A) Mansehra

(B) Puskalavati

(C) Sahbazgarhi

(D) Kandahar

Ans. (D)

11. Which of the following poets of the Sangam age has referred to a Mauryan expedition a tamil chieftain?

(A) Paranar

(B) Arvaiyar

(C) Ilango Adigal

(D) Mamulanar

Ans. (D)

12. To which one of the following Sufi orders did Shaikh Bahauddin Zakaria of Multan be long?

(A) Chishti

(B) Suhrawardi

(C) Qadiri

(D) Naqshbandi

Ans. (B)

13. According to tradition, the author of Silappadikaram’ is—

(A) Sattan

(B) Kamban

(C) Ilango Adigal

(D) Tiruttakkadevar

Ans. (C)

14. Shah Jahan’s rebellion in 1622 was connected with Emperor Jahangir’s order to—

(A) Go to Bengal as Governor

(B) Surrender Prince Khusrau

(C) Attack Malik Ambar

(D) Lead an expedition to Qandaliar

Ans. (D)

15. Consider the following smriti texts—

1. Yajnavalkya Smriti

2. Manu Smriti

3. Brahaspati Smriti

4. Devala Smriti

The correct chronological sequence of these text is—

(A) 1, 2, 4, 3

(B) 2, 1, 3, 4

(C) 2, 3, 1, 4

(D) 4, 1, 3, 2

Ans. (B)

16. An area which was relatively neglected by the Hindus, but where Muslim writers showed their skill, was—

(A) Logic

(B) Musicology

(C) Astronomy

(D) History

Ans. (D)

17. According to the estimate of W.H. Moreland the population of India in A.D. 1600 was—

(A) 80 million

(B) 100 million

(C) 120 million

(D) 125 million

Ans. (B)

18. The ‘Razmnamaha’ is the Persian translation of the—

(A) Bhagavata purana

(B) Mahabharata

(C) Ramayana

(D) Atharva Veda

Ans. (B)

19. The court painter sent by Jahangir along with his envoy to the Shah of Persia was—

(A) Bishandas

(B) Abul Hasan

(C) Mansur

(D) Goverdhan

Ans. (A)

20. The ‘Razmnama’ is a Persian translation of the —

(A) Panchatantra

(B) Ramayana

(C) Mahabharata

(D) Kathasaritsagara

Ans. (C)

21. SherShah Suri took only one-fourth of the produce as land tax in—

(A) Sahsaram

(B) Agra

(C) Multan

(D) Lahore

Ans. (C)

22. Why was the Bay of Bengal described as a ‘Chola lake’?

(A) Because the Chola dominated it with their strong navy

(B) Because the Chola were ready to go to the sea

(C) Because the Chola did not allow any foreignship to enter it

(D) Because the Chola did not allow any foreigner to bath in it

Ans. (A)

23. Abul Fazal gives names of a few Mughal artists in the ‘Ain-i-Akbari’ who worked at the Mughal atelier. The number of painters mentioned by him is —

(A) 17

(B) 22

(C) 28

(D) 34

Ans. (A)

24. Who of the following were the 4 bitterest natural enemies of the Chauhans?

(A) Tomaras

(B) Chandelas

(C) Gahadavalas of Kannauj

(D) Solankis

Ans. (C)

25. Which of the following Biblical and Christian themes were attempted by the Mughal

painters under the impact of European schools?

1. God the Father

2. Adam and Eve

3. Expulsion from Paradise

4. Trial of Jesus at Pilate’s Court

5. Crucifixion

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) l, 2and 4

(C) l and 5

(D) 4 and 5

Ans. (C)