Indian History Sample Questions For PSC Exams

Indian History Sample Questions For PSC Exams

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General Knowledge Quiz : Indian History Quiz Questions
Indian History – History Exam Questions
1. The earliest evidence of rice cultivation in the mid-Ganga plain has been obtained from—
(A) Chirand
(B) Narhan
(C) Sohagaura
(D) Lahuradeva

Ans:-A

2. From which one of the following Harappan sites, the evidence of extensive stadiums has been found?
(A) Kuran
(B) Mohanjodaro
(C) Manda
(D) Desalpur

Ans:-A

3. The historian, who wrote the history of Ashoka only on the basis of inscriptions, is—
(A) Bhandarkar
(B) Rajbali Pandey
(C) R. C. Mazumdar
(D) N. N. .Ghosh

Ans:-A

4. The number of categories in which Mansabdars could be divided according to the
‘Zat’ and ‘Sawar’ ranks was—
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Five

Ans:-B

5. Who of the following became the Nawab of Oudh after Safdarjang?
(A) Sirajuddaula
(B) Shujauddaula
(C) Burhan-ul-mulk
(D) Hairat Khan

Ans:-B

6. Which one of the following temples presents the earliest example of voussoirarch, found in India?
(A) Deogarh temple
(B) Bhitargaon temple
(C) Lingaraj temple of Orissa
(D) Kandariya Mahadeo temple of Khajuraho

Ans:-B

7. The earliest work on education is—
(A) Pratishakya Sutra
(B) Mundkopanishad
(C) Rigveda
(D) Manusmriti

Ans:-A

8. Nirgranths were popularly known as—
(A) Jams
(B) Ajivikas
(C) Lingayats
(D) Buddhists

Ans:-A

9. ‘Rajmnama’ is the Persian’translation of—
(A) Rigveda
(B) Samveda
(C) Mahabharata
(D) Ramayana

Ans:-C

10. Who among the following was the first Bhakti-age Saint to use Hindi for the
propagation of his message?
(A) Ramananda
(B) Kabir
(C) Tulsidas
(D) Dadu

Ans:-A
11. The ‘Hauz-i-Khas’ in Delhi was built by—
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Balban
(C) Alauddin Khalji
(D) Firozshah’Tqghlaq

Ans:-C

12. The hallmark of Mughal architecture is—
(A) The arch and the dome
(B) Buildings on raised platforms
(C) Highly symmetrical layout
(D) All of the above

Ans:-D

13. ‘Nagina Masjid’ is situated in the Fort of—
(A) Ajmer
(B) Agra
(C) Delhi
(D) Lahore

Ans:-B

14. All the major rivers of the Deacon Plateau merge into the Bay of Bengal except—
(A) Godavari
(B) Narmada
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Krishna

Ans:-B

15. Who among the following is the author of Ratnkhan?
(A) Malukdas
(C) Usman
(B) Raskhan
(D) Dadu Dayal

Ans:-A