Assertion & Reasoning History Objective Quiz
History A &R Solved Test Paper
Directions: ln the questions given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and
Reason (R): In the context of the two statements, which of the following is correct?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
1. Assertion (A): Akbar abolished jaziya in 1564 but reimposed it subsequently.
Reason (R): As a young man he was quite liberal and tolerant but became a fanatic and
reactionary as he came of age.
Answer. (c)
2. Assertion (A): According to the foreign traveller Paes, the Devdasis held at highly
respectable position in the Vijaynagar society.
Reason (R): The devdasi system of offering dancing girls to the temples in south India
came into existence for the first time under the Vijaynagar rulers.
Answer. (c)
3. Assertion (A): Shivaji‘s rule was spread over outside Deccan also.
Reason (R): Shivaji’s council of minister was known as Ashtapradhan.
Answer. (b)
4. Assertion (A): Nurjahan conducted the affairs of the state and conferred high titles on
her relatives.
Reason (R): Nurjahan had insatiable ambition.
Answer. (a)
5. Assertion (A): Humayun was defeated by Sher Shah Suri in the Battle of Kannauj.
Reason (R): His army men had no uniformity of command and they were not loyal to the ruler.
Answer. (c)
6. Assertion (A): Babur wrote his memoirs in Turki.
Reason (R): Turki was the official language of the Mughal court.
Answer. (c)
7. Assertion (A): Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to Deogiri (Daulatabad).
Reason (R): There were repeated Mongol invasions on Delhi during his reign.
Answer. (c)
8. Assertion (A): According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members
in the Executive Council were to be equal.
Reason (R): Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of India.
Answer. (c)
9. Assertion (A): The Constituent Assembly of 1946 was not elected on the basis of
universal adult franchise.
Reason (R): Gandhiji had desired that the very best talent available in the country must
be involved in the task of the making of the Constitution.
Answer. (b)
10. Assertion: In order to create linguistic provinces in India, the Congress party constituted
Motilal Nehru Committee in 1928.
Reason: The Motilal Nehru Committee suggested creation of linguistic provinces in India.
Answer. (a)
11. Assertion (A): Indus Valley people knew the art of navigation.
Reason (R): Indus Valley seals indicate prevalence of overseas trade.
Answer. (a)
12. Assertion (A): The Indus region must have been fertile in ancient times.
Reason (R): Huge granaries for storing foodgrains have been excavated in Indus valley sites.
Answer. (a)
13. Assertion (A): The bulk of Rig Vedic hymns were composed on the banks of the Sapta Sindhu.
Reason (R): The Gangatic doab was an unfamiliar land to the composer of the hymns.
Answer. (b)
14. Assertion (A): After invading India, Alexander was forced to retreat.
Reason (R): The Greek soldiers had grown homesick, tired and refused to fight.
Answer. (a)
15. Assertion (A): The first stage of the Vedic Chaturashrama was called Brahmacharya.
Reason (R): The ethic of Brahmacharya was appropriated to a life of leaming and hard discipline.
Answer. (a)
16. Assertion (A): Coins came into use in sixth century BC for the first time in lndia.
Reason (R): Barter system started becoming redundant in this period.
Answer. (a)
17. Assertion (A): Uttar Pradesh is considered to be the original kingdom of the Gupta rulers.
Reason (R): Early Gupta coins and inscriptions have been found in Uttar Pradesh.
Answer. (a)
18. Assertion (A): Pottery is an important means of archaeological classification.
Reason (R): Different cultures are identified by their characteristic pottery.
Answer. (a)
19. Assertion (A): According to Ashoka’s edicts social harmony among the people was
more important than religious devotion.
Reason (R): He spread ideas of equality instead of promotion of religion.
Answer. (a)
20. Assertion (A): Hiuen Tsang came to India during Harsha's rule.
Reason (R): His main objective was to visit the Buddhist shrines.
Answer. (b)
21. Assertion (A): Harsha did not record his defeat at the hands of Pulakesin ll.
Reason (R): It was not customary in those days to record failure.
Answer. (a)
22. Assertion (A): Chandragupta Maurya failed in his campaign against Magadh.
Reason (R): He did not begin with the frontiers, but invaded the heart of Magadh.
Answer. (a)
23. Assertion (A): The Mauryas achieved political supremacy over the whole of India.
Reason (R): The Mauryan army was the largest known to ancient India.
Answer. (a)
24. Assertion (A): The Kushans issued the largest number of copper coins in northern
and north-west-India.
Reason (R): Extraction of gold was unknown to the Kushans.
Answer. (c)
25. Assertion (A): The age of Guptas is described as the golden age of Indian history.
Reason (R): The Guptas issued a large number of gold coins.
Answer. (b)
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