IAS, IES History Objective Question Paper

 IAS, IES History Objective Question Paper

Indian History Practice Test

 1. Which of the following was/were the reasons for general decline of foreign trade

during the later Gupta period ? Select the answer from the codes given below:

1. Quality of goods declined

2. Arabs and Chinese intervention in the trade

3. Decline and fall of the Roman Empire

4. Indian law makers declared it a great sin for a Hindu to travel by sea

(a) 1, 2 and 4

(b) 1, 3 and 4

(c) 2, 3 and 4

(d) All of these

Answer. (c)

2. Charaka was the court physician of:

(a) Kanishka

(b) Chandragupta Maurya

(c) Ashoka

(d) Harshavardhana

Answer. (a)

3. The six distinct schools of Indian philosophy-Vedanta, Mimamsa, Sankhya,

Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisesika became fully articulated during the:

(a) Vedic age

(b) Gupta age

(c) Kushana age

(d) Mauryan age

Answer. (b)

4. Match the following:

A. Kushans          1. Bronze coins

B. Satavahanas  2. Gold coins

   C. Shakes            3. Silver coins

                             4. Lead coins

      A B C   

(a) 2 4 3       

(b) 3 2 1

(c) 1 2 3       

(d) 2 1 3

Answer. (a)

5. ‘Mrichchhakatika’ an ancient Indian book written by Shudraka, deals with:

(a) The love affair of a rich merchant with the daughter of a courtesan

(b) The victory of Chandragupta II over the Shaka Kshatrapas of western India

(c) The military expeditions and exploits of Samudragupta

(d) The love affair between a Gupta King and a princess of Kamarupa

Answer. (a)

6. Which of the following were the contemporaries of Kanishka?

(a) Kamban, Banabhatta, Asvaghosha

(b) Nagarjuna, Asvaghosha, Vasumitra

(c) Asvaghosha, Kalidasa, Nagarjuna

(d) Asvaghosha and Kamban

Answer. (b)

7. Who among the following is credited with the invention of Algebra?

(a) Aryabhatta

(b) Bhaskara

(c) Apastamba

(d) Medhatithi

Answer. (a)

8. Which of the following gives detailed instructions on the control of the state,

the organization of the national economy and the conduct of war?

(a) Arthashastra

(b) Rajatarangini

(c) Atharvaveda

(d) Mahabharta

Answer. (a)

9. Samudragupta of the Gupta dynasty was unique among the Indian Hindu

rulers owing to:

(a) His contribution to the revival of Hinduism  

(b) His passion for conquest and empire building

(c) He founded an empire that lasted over two centuries

(d) His patronage of art, especially music and Poetry

Answer. (b)

10. The main purpose of Fahien’s visit to India was to:

(a) Study the administrative system of Gupta rulers

(b) Study lndian art and music

(c) Find out an easy land route for trade with lndia

(d) Visit Buddhist monasteries and record their history and condition

Answer. (d)

11. Arrange the following eras in chronological older ?

(I) Saka era

(II) Vikrama era

(III) Kalachuri era

(IV) Gupta era

(a) II, I, III and IV

(b) I, II, lll and IV

(c) II, I, IV and III

(d) III, I, II and IV

Answer. (a)

12. Dhanvantari was

(a) A famous General of Chandragupta Maurya

(b) A noted physician in the Court of Chandragupta Vikramaditya

(c) A famous dramatist who lived during the time of Harsha

(d) A musician in the Court of Ashoka

Answer. (b)

13. Decimal system was introduced by:

(a) Aryabhatta

(b) Brahmagupta

(c) Bhaskara     

(d) None of these

Answer. (c)

14. Gupta administration was:

(a) Monarchial

(b) Democratic

(c) Republic      

(d) None of these

Answer. (a)

15. Which of the later Guptas assumed the of Maharajadhiraja and performed

the horse sacrifice to show his strength?

(a) Mahasena Gupta

(b) Adityasena

(c) Kumargupta III

(d) Kamarupa

Answer. (b)

16. Match the following:

          Eras                 Reckoned from

A. Vikrama Era          1. 3102 B.C.

B. SakaEra                  2. 320  A.D.

C. Gupta Era              3. 78 A.D.

D. Kali Era                  4. 57 B.C

                                    5. 248 A.D.

      A B C D  

(a) 1 3 2 4   

(b) 2 4 5 1

(c) 4 5 3 2  

(d) 4 3 2 1

Answer. (d)

17. In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period, women and sudras speak:

(a) Pali         

(b) Prakrit

(c) Sanskrit

(d) Sauraseni

Answer. (b)

18. The name of the poet Kalidasa is mentioned in the:

(a) Allahabad Pillar inscription

(b) Aihole inscription

(c) Alapadu grant

(d) Hanumakonda inscription

Answer. (b)

19. Ajanta paintings depict scenes from the:

(a) Ramayana

(b) Mahabharata

(c) Jatakas       

(d) Upanishads

Answer. (c)

20. The two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan were works of:

(a) The Maurya Art

(b) The Gupta Art

(c) The Gandhara Art

(d) The early Mathura School of Art

Answer. (b)

21. Most of the Ajanta paintings were done during the period of:

(a) Harshavardhana                    

(b) Guptas

(c) Mauryas                                    

(d) Kushans

Answer. (b)

22. Which of the following Gupta rulers was equally great in the art

of peace, wars and personal accomplishment?

(a) Chandragupta I                      

(b) Chandragupta ll

(c) Kumaragupta l                          

(d) Skandagupta

Answer. (b)

23. Amongst the following, who contributed the Chalukya in Western India was that of the:

(a) Parthians                  

(b) Indo-Greeks

(c) Khushanas               

(d) Guptas

Answer. (d)

24. Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Skandagupta

2. Rajendra Choladeva I

3. Chandragupta I

4. Harshavardhana

(a) 1, 3, 2, 4                       

(b) 2, 3, 1, 4

(c) 3, 1, 4,2                      

(d) 4, 1, 3, 2

Answer. (c)

25. Which one of the following ports handled the north Indian trade during the Gupta period ?

(a) Tamaralipti               

(b) Broach

(c) Kalyan                        

(d) Cambay

Answer. (b)