Indian History MCQ Paper IAS & UPSC Test

Indian History MCQ Paper IAS & UPSC Test

History Solved Test Paper

1. The famous attack on Somnath temple by Mahmud Ghaznavi was—

(A) Seventeenth

(B) Sixteenth

(C) Fifteenth

(D) Fourteenth

Ans. (B)

2. “The interests of Mohammad Ghori were not however confined to India.” Who said so?

(A) Dr. Tara Chand

(B) Dr. Iswari Prasad

(C) Dr. V.A. Smith

(D) Moreland

Ans. (C)

3. ‘Manusmriti’ regards the region lying between the rivers Saraswati and Drishadvati as —

(A) Aryavarta

(B) Brahmavarta

(C) Brahamshridesa

(D) Madhya desha

Ans. (D)

4. Who was called ‘Lal Bakhs’?

(A) Mahmud Ghaznavi

(B) Tajuddin Yaldez

(C) Qutubuddin Aibak

(D) Nasir-ud-din Qabacha

Ans. (C)

5. One of the following states of South India which did not accept sovereignty of Alauddin was—

(A) Devagiri

(B) Telingana

(C) Hoysala

(D) Pandya

Ans. (D)

6. The novel feature of the Mathura school of art was —

(A) Ideal physical beauty

(B) Heavy clothing

(C) Halo around the face

(D) Beauty of eyes

Ans. (C)

7. Jizyah (Jazia) tax from Brahmans was collected by the Sultan of Delhi—

(A) Balban

(B) Allauddin Khulji

(C) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

(D) Firoz Tughlaq

Ans. (A)

8. The only conquest of the reign of Jalaluddin Khilji was that of—

(A) Ranthambhaur

(B) Mandawar

(C) Bbilsa

(D) Devagiri

Ans. (A)

9. During Gupta age, there was no—

(A) Widow Remarriage

(B) Devadasis in temples

(C) Sati system

(D) Purdah system

Ans. (C)

10. The only conquest of the reign of Jalaluddin Khilji was that of—

(A) Ranthambhaur

(B) Mandawar

(C) Bbilsa

(D) Devagiri

Ans. (C)

11. The language patronized by the Delhi Sultanate was—

(A) Arabic

(C) Persian

(B) Turki

(D) Urdu

Ans. (C)

12. Many foreigners were taken in the Indian society during the age of—

(A) The Mauryas

(B) The Kushanas

(C) The Gupta

(D) The Rajputas

Ans. (C)

13. One of the notable early writers of Hindi was —

(A) Chand Bardai

(C) Namadeva

(B) Amir Khusrau

(D) Nanair

Ans. (A)

14. Iqtas were—

(A) Military largesse

(B) Administrative convenience

(C) Land grants to Brahmanas

(D) None of these

Ans. (B)

15. Allaudin Khulji regulated markets—

(A) To maintain large army

(B) To punish the nobles

(C) He was an economist

(D) He believed in smooth administration

Ans. (A)

16. In the Gupta-period, the most popular deity was—

(A) Buddha

(B) Vishnu

(C) Shiva

(D) Mother goddess

Ans. (B)

17. The importance of Kayastha Community arose due to their being—

(A) Warriors

(B) Dancers

(C) Account keepers and writers

(D) Judges

Ans. (C)

18. The Ashram system remained prevalent in ancient India—

(A) Only during the Vedic age

(B) Upto the period of the Mauryas

(C) Upto the period of the Guptas

(D) AU throughout

Ans. (D)

19. The Mughal bureaucracy lived lavish on—

(A) Large Jagirs

(B) Good payscales

(C) Kharkhanas

(D) Military plunder

Ans. (A)

20. We know nothing about the trade and industry of the pre-Gupta age from—

(A) The description of Megasthenese

(B) Kautilya’s Arthasastra

(C) The Jatakas

(D) The Puranas

Ans. (D)

21. Which of the following is correctly matched?

(A) Mutamid Khan Alamgirnama

(B) Amir Khusrau Shahnama

(C) Shahjahan Shahjahanama

(D) Jshwar Das Muntab-ul-labbab

Ans. (B)

22. When did Taimur invade India?

(A) 1328A.D.

(B) 1398A.D.

(C) 1399A.D.

(D) 1368A.D.

Ans. (B)

23. Who, among the successive rulers of Hindushahi kingdom did not fight against Mabmud of Ghazni?

(A) Jayapal

(B) Anandapal

(C) Trilochanapal

(D) Bhimpal

Ans. (B)

24. ‘Fatwa-i-Alamgiri’ is a book on—

(A) Digest of Muslim Law under Aurangzeb’s supervision

(B) Religious decrees of Aurangzeb

(C) Aurangzeb’s autobiography

(D) Aurangzeb’s Law decrees

Ans. (A)

25. Which of the following was a feature of the style of architecture that the Turks brought with them?

(A) Pilasters

(B) Corbel brackets

(C) Vaults

(D) Ornamental design

Ans. (C)

History Online Objective Question Paper

History Online Objective Question Paper

Indian History Model Test Paper

1. During the second Maratha invasions of Bengal, at the request of the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah, who among the following came to support the Bengal Nawab against Raghuji Bhosle’s forces?

(A) Peshwa Balaji Rao

(B) Nizam-ul-Mulk

(C) Holkar

(D) Sawai Jai Singh

Ans. (A)

2. The Jat State of Bharatpur was set up by—

(A) Churaman

(B) Surajmal

(C) Boi Singh

(D) Sawai Raja Jai Singh

Ans. (B)

3. The Maratha who helped the Saiyyad brothers in overthrowing Farukhsiyar in 1719 was—

(A) Shivaji II

(B) Sahuji

(C) Balaji Vishwanath

(D) Baji Rao I

Ans. (C)

4. Bahadur Shah I did not—

(A) Abolish Jazia

(B) Release Shahu

(C) Restart playing Holi at the court

(D) Support the practice of Sati

Ans. (A)

5. The complaint that lakhs had been collected under Jaziya but hardly anything reached the imperial treasury was made by which one of the following historians of Aurangazeb’ s reign?

(A) Muhammad Kazim

(B) Isardar Nagar

(C) Khafi Khan

(D) Bhim Sen

6. Consider the following personalities—

1. Surajmal

2. Charhat Singh

3. Budh Singh

4. Badan Singh

Those connected with the kingdom, of Bharatpur included—

(A) l and 2

(B) 2 and 3

(C) 3 and 4

(D) l and 4

Ans. (D)

7. The common feature between Shivaji and Baji Rao I that ensured their successes in

battles was—

(A) Hindu Pad Padshahi

(B) Support from Hindu Rajas

(C) Guerrilla

(D) Organised and trained Army

Ans. (B)

8. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below

the lists—

List-I

(a) Saiyyad Ahmed Bareilin

(b) Muhammad Qasim Nanautanli

(c) Mirza Gulam Ahmed

(d) Zakaullah

List-II

1. Dar-ul-Ulum Deoband

2. Barahim

3. Tariquah-i-Muhammaddiyah

4. Delhi Urdu Renaissance

Codes:

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

(A) 1 3 4 2

(B) 3 1 2 4

(C) 1 3 2 4

(D) 3 1 4 2

Ans. (B)

9. The name ‘Napoleon of India’ is usually given to —

(A) Chandragupta

(B) Samudragupta

(C) Devapala

(D) Ashoka

Ans. (B)

10. The author of ‘Tabqat-i-Nasiri’ was—

(A) Mmhajuddin Siraj

(B) Hasan Nizami

(C) Shamsi-i-Siraj Affif

(D) Abul Fazal

Ans. (A)

11. Alauddin Khilji believed in—

(A) Benevolent despotism

(B) Absolute despotism

(C) Despotism by consent

(D) Rule with the help of nobility

Ans. (B)

12. The first memorial of a sati dated 510 A.D. is found at Eran in —

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Bihar

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Punjab

Ans. (C)

13. Which set of the historians did not believe in the episode of Padmini of Chittor?

(A) B.P. Saxena, K.S. Lal, Di. Kanungo and Gauri Shanker Ojha

(B) Abul Fazal, Farishta and Nancy

(C) S. Roy, Dr. Iswari Prasad and A.L. Srivastava

(D) None of these

Ans. (A)

14. Ajanta caves were built during the period of —

(A) Gupta

(B) Mauryas

(C) Aryans

(D) Kushans

Ans. (A)

15. Malik Kafur attacked first kingdom in the south—

(A) Telangana

(B) Devagiri

(C) Hoyasala

(D) Pandya

Ans. (B)

16. The author of Mantkhab-ul-Tawarikh was—

(A) Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana

(B) Abbas Sarwani

(C) Ahmed Yadagara Mza

(D) Badyuni

Ans. (D)

17. Which of the following law givers of the post Gupta period declared that Sudras were not slaves by nature?

(A) Medhatithi

(B) Vijnanesvara

(C) Narada

(D) Jimutavahan

Ans. (A)

18. In medieval India which of the following places produced large amount of silk—

(A) Kashmir

(B) Surat

(C) Himavat

(D) None of these

Ans. (B)

19. At the time of accession Iltutmish was the Governor of—

(A) Bengal

(B) Badayun

(C) Sindh

(D) Mliltan

Ans. (B)

20. Who wrote ‘Vasavadatt’?

(A) Bhasa

(B) Dandin

(C) Subandhu

(D) Kalidasa

Ans. (A)

21. Mahmud Ghaznavi attacked Somnath temple in—

(A) 1024A.D

(C) 1026A.D

(B) l025A.D

(D) l027A.D

Ans. (B)

22. ‘Navaniketam’ is a treative on—

(A) Polity

(B) Economics

(C) Medicine

(D) Philosophy

Ans. (C)

23. The capital of Qutubuddin Aibak was—

(A) Lahore

(B) Delhi

(C) Ajmer

(D) Agra

Ans. (A)

24. Among the Turks who made the first attack on India?

(A) Mahmud Ghaznavi

(B) Subuktgin

(C) Alaptgin

(D) Abdul Wahid

Ans. (A)

25. Who among the Chinese pilgrims wrote Siyu-ki (the record of the western countries)?

(A) Hiuen-Tsang

(B) I-tsing

(C) Fa-Hien

(D) None of these

Ans. (A)

History Paper For Civil Services Exams.

History Paper For Civil Services Exams.

Practice History Test Paper

1. Shivaji’s guardian was—

(A) Shahji

(B) Dadji Kondev

(C) JiyaBai

(D) Shambhaji

Ans. (B)

2. Which among the following was not conquered by Ranjit Singh?

(A) Kashmir

(B) Multan

(C) Peshawar

(D) Cis-Sutlej-territory

Ans. (A)

3. Arrange the chronologically order—

1. Shivaji’s sack of Surat

2. His escape from Mughal Court

3. Attack on Shaista Khan

4. Treaty of Purandar

(A) 2, 4, 1, 3

(B) 1, 2, 3, 4

(C) 1, 2, 3, 4

(D) 2, 1, 4, 3

Ans. (B)

4. Month scale of Mansabdar was introduced by—

(A) Akbar

(B) Jahangir

(C) Shah Jahan

(D) Aurangzeb

Ans. (C)

5. Europeans were first interest in—

(A) Silk

(B) Indigo

(C) Spices

(D) Leather goods

Ans. (C)

6. A term imadad-i-Mash stands for in the Mughal order? V

(A) Poll tax

(B) Pension to any officers

(C) Cultivation tax

(D) Revenue free land assigned to learned and the needy

Ans. (D)

7. The one important general of Bijapur killed by Shivaji was —

(A) Afzal Khan

(B) Mir Jumla

(C) Shayista Khan

Ans. (A)

8. Arrange the Chronologically order:

1. Aram Shah

2. Bahadur Shah

3. Nusrat Shah

4. Mahmud Shah

(A) 1, 2, 3, 4

(B) 1, 3, 4, 2

(C) 2, 1, 3, 4

(D) 4, 3, 1, 2

Ans. (B)

9. In the early decades of Maratha rule the most popular unit of land revenue measurement was —

(A) Goj

(B) Kathi

(C) Jarib

(D) Janjir

Ans. (B)

10. Which one of the following correctly describes the function of t ‘Amatya’ in the

Asthapradhan system?

(A) The prime minister

(B) The finance minister

(C) The Minister who preserved a daily record of the kings’ acts and the proceedings of his court

(D) The minister for ecclesiastical matters

Ans. (B)

11. The Mughal firman of free trade in Bengal was granted to the English in—

(A) 1717

(B) 1756

(C) 1650

(D) 1696

Ans. (A)

12. The Mughal emperor taken prisoner by Nadir Shah was—

(A) Bahadur Shah

(B) Jahandar Shah

(C) Farrukh Siyar

(D) Muhammad Shah

Ans. (D)

13. The Mughal emperor who issued a firman to the English East India Company in 1717 to trade freely in Bengal was —

(A) Bahadur Shah

(B) Shah Alam

(C) Farrukhsiyar

(D) Jahandir Shah

Ans. (C)

14. Which of the following are true regarding the treaty of Purandar?

1. The treaty was concluded in June 1665

2. The treaty was concluded after the official coronation of Shivaji

3. As a result of the treaty Shambhaji was granted the Mansab of five thousand.

4. As a result of the treaty Shivaji handed over 23 forts to the Mughals

5. As a result of the treaty Shivaji accepted the Mughal suzerainty

(A) l and 2

(C) 1, 3 and 4

(B) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(D) 3, 4 and 5

Ans. (C)

15. Who among the following were the sons and grandsons of Bahadur Shah II and played a prominent role the rebellion of 1857 and were captured and short?

(A) Bakhat Khan, Ahsanullah Khan and Muhabbat Ali

(B) Mirza Mughal, Mirza Khawaja Sultan and Mirza Abubakr

(C) Prince Azam, Azim-ush-Shan and Muazzam

(D) Asad Khan, Kam Bakhash, and Jahandar Shah

Ans. (B)

16. Which of the following regions was/were well known during the seventeenth century for simultaneous production of saltpetre indigo and opium?

(A) Burhanpur and Sindh

(B) Gujarat

(C) Bengal and Orissa

(D) Bihar

Ans. (B)

17. The rulers of which of the following was/were called tarafadar by the Mughal

Monarchs?

(A) Bijapur and Golkunda

(B) Golkunda

(C) Gujarat

(D) Ahamadnagar

Ans. (A)

18. Which one of the following ruling lines of the Marathas defeated Baji Rao II, the last

Peshwa?

(A) Scindhia

(B) Holkar

(C) Bhonsle

(D) Gaikwad

Ans. (B)

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

(A) Mansur

(B) Bichitr

(C) Bishandas

(D) Basawan

Ans. (C)

20. The Mausoleum of Rabia-ul-Dauran was built at—

(A) Lahore

(B) Delhi

(C) Aurangazeb

(D) Gulbarga

Ans. (C)

21. Which one of the following accounted for agrarian crisis during the ‘late seventeenth century?

(A) In built weaknesses in Jagir system

(B) Monetary fluctuations

(C) Natural calamities

(D) Administrative failure

Choose the correct answer by using the codes given below—

Codes:

(A) 1 and 2

(B) 3 and 4

(C) 1, 2 and 3

(D) 2, 3 and 4

Ans. (C)

22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below

the lists—

List-I

(Officials in Shivaji’s Administration)

(a) Amatya

(b) Dandadhyaksha

(c) Sachiv

(d) Sumant

List-II

(Designations)

1. Ecclesiastical Head

2. Home Secretary

3. Foreign Secretary

4. Finance Minister

Codes:

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

(A) 1 4 3 2

(B) 4 1 2 3

(C) 4 1 3 2

(D) 1 4 2 3

Ans. (A)

23. Which of the following territories were restored to the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II

by the English?

(A) 24 Paraganas

(B) Kara and Allahabad

(C) Bihar and Orissa

(D)Avadh and Orissa

Ans. (C)

24. Raushan Akhtar ascendedhe throne with the title—

(A) Jahandar Shah

(B) Shah Jahan II

(C) Mohammad Shah

(D) Alamgir II

Ans. (C)

25. The first Danish settlement of trade at tranquebar was established in the year—

(A) 1620

(B) 1630

(C) 1660

(D) 1616

Ans. (A)

IAS Ancient History Objective Test Paper

IAS Ancient History Objective Test Paper

Indian History Practice Paper

1. Consider the following Vaishanavite concepts—

1. Chaturvachya

2. Panchavnsnivira

3. Dasavatara

The correct chronological sequence of these concepts is—

(A) 1, 3, 2

(B) 1, 2, 3

(C) 3, 1, 2

(D) 2, 1, 3

Ans. (C)

2. Which one of the following statements are not true in respect of some features associated with the production of commercial goods in the Post-Mauryan period?

(A) Considerable technological advancement was reached in the production of commercial goods

(B) Production and distribution of commercial goods was organised effectively through guilds

(C) The producers worked under rigid state control

(D) The guilds used hired labour for production

Ans. (A)

3. The early copper plate Pahallavas are in—

(A) Sanskrit

(B) Prakrit

(C) Tamil

(D) Telugu

Ans. (C)

4. Match List I (the types of land mentioned in early medieval lands grants) with List II (the type of land) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists —

List I List II

(a) Kshetra 1. House site

(b) Khila 2. Forest land

(c) Audakabhumi 3. Barren land

(d) Jangalabhumi 4. Cultivable land

5. Marshy land

Codes:

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

(A) 4 1 3 5

(B) 2 3 1 4

(C) 4 3 5 2

(D) 1 3 5 2

Ans. (D)

5. The following Chinese travellers visited India—

1. I-Tsing

3. Wang-Hiuen

2 Fa-hien

4. Hiuen-Tsang

The correct chronological order of their visit is—

(A) 2, 4, 1, 3

(C) 4, 2, 1, 3

(B) 4, 2, 3, 1

(D) 2, 4, 3, 1

Ans. (D)

6. List I contains the names of eleemosynary grants from early medieval South India and List II contains the recipient of each. Match the two lists and select correct answer using the codes given below the lists—

List I List II

(a) Devadana 1. Centre of learning

(b) Brahmadeya 2. Sangha

(c) Pallichanda 3. Priest

(d) Salabhogam 4. Temple

5. Brahmana

Codes:

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

(A) 4 5 2 1

(B) 4 3 2 5

(C) 4 5 1 3

(D) 3 4 5 1

Ans. (A)

7. Which one of the following characteristics of Buddhism distinguishes it from Jainism?

(A) won-acceptance of the authority of the Vedas

(B) Belief in the efficacy of action

(C) Rejection of both extreme pleasures and self-mortification

(D) Attitude of non-injury towards all beings

Ans. (C)

8. Sudama cave was dedicated to—

(A) Jaina monks

(B) Buddhist monks

(C) Ajivaka saints

(D) Pasupata saints

Ans. (C)

9. Which one of the following poets of the sangam age has referred to a Mauryan expedition against a Tamil chieftain?.

(A) Paranar

(B) Awaiyar

(C) Ilango Adigal

(D) Mamulanar

Ans. (D)

10. Which one of the following regions accounts for discovery of the largest number of Roman coins?

(A) Eastern India

(B) North-Western India

(C) South India

(D) Western India

Ans. (C)

11. Consider the following—

1. Slaves

2. Textiles

3. Spices

4. Metal object

Which of these were the most important articles of export from the Indian ports in the early centuries of the Christian era?

(A) 3 & 4

(B) 2 & 3

(C) 1, 2 & 3

(D) 2, 3 & 4
Ans. (D)

12. In the Bhagavata religion, besides Vasudeva, the most important duty was—

(A) Balarama

(B) Pradyumna

(C) Samba

(D) Aniruddha

Ans. (A)

13. Consider the following smriti texts—

1. Yajnavalkya smriti

2. Manu smriti

2. Brahaspati smriti

4. Devala smriti

The correct chronological sequence of these texts is—

(A) 1, 2, 4, 3

(B) 2, 1, 3, 4

(C) 2, 3, 1, 4

(D) 4, 1, 3, 2

Ans. (B)

14. Vyakarana is a—

(A) Grammar

(B) Astronomy

(C) Metre

(D) Ritual

Ans. (A)

15. In the battle of Panipat the Marathas were defeated by—

(A) The Mughals

(B)The Afghans

(C) The English

(D) The Ruhellas

Ans. (B)

15. Which of the following is correct?

(A) The Peshwa under Shivaji checked all the accounts of income and expenditure

(B) The Peshwa under Shivaji drafted all royal letters and dispatches

(C) The Peshwa under Shivaji was the highest Judge in the kingdom and responsible for Civil and Military Justice

(D) The Peshwa under Shivaji represented the king in his absence

Ans. (D)

17. What was the name of the Peshwa whose death proved more disastrous than the battle

of Panipat?

(A) Baji Rao I

(B) Balaji Baji Rao

(C) Madhav Rao

(D) Narayan Rao

Ans. (C)

18. What was the name of the Maratha states man with whom departed all the wisdom and moderation of the Maratha government?

(A) Mahadaji Scindhia

(B) Balaji Baji Rao

(C) Madhav Rao

(D) Nana Fadanavis

Ans. (D)

19. Which of the following causes was not responsible for the success of the Sikhs in establishing their independent kingdom in Punjab?

(A) The later Mughals were weak

(B) The Mughal power in Punjab was shattered by the invasions of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah

(C) The Sikhs were passionately devoted to their Khalsa

(D) The Sikhs received valuable Military and Financial Aid from the ruler of Afghanistan

Ans. (D)

20. Which of the following is incorrect?

(A) Bahadur Shah accepted the leadership of the revolt of 1857 because the British rulers had insulted him

(B) Bahadur Shah accepted the leadership of the revolt of 1857 because the British rulers had deprived him of his privileges

(C) Bahadur Shah accepted the leadership of the revolt of 1857 because he agreed with the aims of the rebels to drive the British cut of India

(D) Bahadur Shah accepted the leadership of the revolt of 1857 because he wanted to establish Muslim rule in India

Ans. (D)

21. The battle of Dabhai was fought in 1731 between —

(A) Peshwa Baji Rao and Senapati Khande Rao

(B) Peshwa Baji Rao and Senapati Trimbak Rao

(C) Peshwa Baji Rao and Nizam of Hyderabad

Ans. (B)

22. Who was responsible for making Oudh virtually an independent state in 1722 A.D.?

(A) Saadat Khan

(B) Safdar Jung

(C) Shujauddaulah

(D) Asafuddaulah

Ans. (A)

23. Which language has never ranked as one of the literary languages prevalent in India?

(A) Sanskrit

(B) Turki

(C) Persian

(D) Arabic

Ans. (D)

24. What according to Jadunath Sarkar was the reason of the downfall of Aurangzeb?

(A) Religious policy

(B) Military helpness

(C) Rajput policy

(D) Shivaji

Ans. (B)

25. Which of the following Peshwa wanted India to be a ‘Hindu Pad-Pad shahi’?

(A) Baji Rao I

(B) Balaji Vishwanath

(C) Balaji Baji Rao

(D) Madhav Rao

Ans. (A)

History Solved Paper for All Pre. Exams.

History Solved Paper for All Pre. Exams.

MCQ Practice History Test

1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(A) Pliny: Natural History

(B) Ptolemy: Geography

(C) Strabo: Periplus of Erythraean sea

(D) Cosmos: Christian Topography

Ans. (C)

2. The hierarchy of the four varnas described in many of the early Buddhist texts is—

(A) Vessa, sudda, khattiyaahamanna

(B) Sudda, vessa, bahamanna, khattiya

(C) Ichattiya, bahpkanna, vessa, sudda

(D) Vessa, bahamanna, khattiya, sudda

Ans. (C)

3. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer—

List I List II

(a) Asvalayana 1. Samhita

(b) Apastamba 2. Grihyasutra

(c) Maitrayana 3. Nirukta

(d) Yaska 4. Dharmasutra

Codes:

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

(A) 1 4 2 3

(B) 2 3 1 4

(C) 3 1 2 4

(D) 2 4 1 3

Ans. (D)

4. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer—

List I (Event)

(a) First Buddhist Council

(b) Second Buddhist Council

(c) Third Buddhist Council

(d) Fourth Buddhist Council

List II (Place)

1. Vaishali

2. Rajagriha

3. Patliputra

4. Kashmir

Codes:

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

(A) 2 3 1 4

(B) 3 1 4 2

(C) 1 4 3 2

(D) 2 1 3 4

Ans. (D)

5. Which one of the following, according to the Buddha, would lead to ‘Nirvana’?

(A) To be constantly in the state of a stithaprajna

(B) Pursuit of the ashtangika marga

(C) Observance of asceticism and penance

(D) Adoration of stupa

Ans. (B)

6. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer—

List I

(a) Concept of Ardhanarishavara

(b) Worship of five deities

(c) The theory of “May be”

(d) Hero worship

List II

1. Bhagavatism

2. Smartas

3. Jainism

4. Saivism

Codes:

7. Which one of the following statement is not correct?

(A) There are Jaina temples at Khajuraho

(B) There are Jaina caves at Udaygiri in Orissa

(C) There was a Jaina stupa at Mathura

(D) There are Jaina Monasteries at Vaishali

Ans. (C)

8. Who among the following had referred to the lost glory and splendor of Patliputra?

(A) Cosmos

(B) Fa-hien

(C) Huien-Tsang

(D) Magasathenese

Ans. (C)

9. According to moreland, the ‘Jama’ signified—

(A) Total revenue assessment

(B) Total land revenue assessment

(C) Land revenue realised

(D) Net income of the ruling class

Ans. (A)

10. Which one of the following factors was most responsible for the origin of Buddhism?

(A) Change of tribal state into territorial state

(B) Impact of increasing use of Iron

(C) Growth of the guild system

(D) Challenge of the Kshatriyas to the dominance of the Brahmanas

Ans. (B)

11. Which of the following is incorrect?

(A) Alauddin Khilji believed in the maxim that kingship knows no kingship

(B) Alauddin declared that he would not be influenced by any individual or party in the matters of state policy

(C) Alauddin declared that he would be the king of the Hindus in the same way as he was king of the Muslims’

(D) Alaudddin declared that he would not allow the Muslim Ulema to dictate to him in the affairs of the state

Ans. (C)

12. What was the name of the Sultan of Delhi who may rightly be called the first Turkish emperor of India?

(A)Balban

(Br Alauddin Khilji

(C) Mohammad Tughlaq

(D) Iltutmish

Ans. (B)

13. During the reign of Firoz Tughlq the revenues of the state were greatly enhanced. Which of the following causes was not responsible for the enhancement of the revenues?

(A) Improved fertility and cultivation of superior crops

(B) Water taxes

(C) Gardens

(D) Enhancement of land revenue

Ans. (D)

14. ‘Mahaakshapattalika’ was an official in charge of —

(A) Chariots

(B) Navy

(C) Accounts

(D) Infantry

Ans. (C)

15. Which of the following is correct?

(A) The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Chief Qazi

(B) The ministers during the Sulatanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Ulema

(C) The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the sultan

(D) The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Khalifa

Ans. (C)

16. Which of the following kings of ancient India were patrons of Jainism?

1. Srenika Bimbisara

2. Chandragupta Maurya

3. Kharavela

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below —

(A) 1, 2 & 3

(B) 1 & 2

(C) 2 & 3

(D) l & 3

Ans. (A)

17. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer—

List I List II

(a) Vishvanath 1. Puti

(b) Vasudeva 2. Madurai

(c) Minakshi 3. Kashi

(d) Eknamsa or Bhadra 4. Mathura

Codes:

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

(A) 2 1 3 4

(B) 3 1 2 4

(C) 3 4 2 1

(D) 2 3 4 1

Ans. (C)

18. The Niravasita (excluded) and aniravasita (not excluded) shudras have been referred to by—

(A) Yaska in the Nirukta

(B) Panini in the Ashtadhayi

(C) Kautilya in the Arthashastra

(D) None of the above

Ans. (B)

19. What is the correct chronological order in which the fo11owin appeared in Tamil land?

1. Damili Inscription

2. Sangam age

3. Rock-cut Temples

Select the correct answer using the codes given below—

Codes:

(A) 1, 2, 3

(B) 2, 1, 3

(C) 3, 1, 2

(D) 3, 2, 1

Ans. (A)

20. Who among the following was the earliest known Greek follower of Bhagavatism?

(A) Demetrius

(B) Antialkidas

(C) Heliodorus

(D) Menander

Ans. (C)

21. The Jam text which contains the biographies of the Tirhankaras in known as—

(A) Bhagavati sutra

(B) Adi purana

(C) Kalpasutra

(D) Uvasagadaso

Ans. (C)

22. The earliest epigraphical evidence regarding Bhagavatism in India comes from—

(A) Ghosundi stone inscription of king sarvatata

(B) Besanagar inscription of Heliodorus

(C) Nanaghat cave inscription of the satavahana queen Naganika

(D) Mehrauli pillar inscription of Chandra

Ans. (B)

23. Which one of the following is not true of the punch marked coins?

(A) They are the earliest extant coins in India

(B) They bear stamps of more than one punch

(C) Symbols of different types are represented on them

(D) They always bear inscriptions of the issues

Ans. (D)

24. In Tamil poetry, the Sangam 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)

25. Which one of the following statements is not found in ‘Magasthenese’s Indica?

(A) “India produces fruit and grain twice a year.”

(B) “Indian neither invaded other nation, nor do the other men invade the Indians”

(C) “The Indian tribes number in all 118.”

(D) “The skins of gold-mining ants are like those of leopards”

Ans. (C)

History Practice Sample Test Paper

History Practice Sample Test Paper

History Model Test Paper

1. Child marriage custom started during —

(A) Mauryan age

(B) Kushanas age

(c) Guptas age

(D) Reign of Harsha Vardhan

Ans. (C)

2. What was the specific motive of Mahmud Ghaznavi’s attack on India?

(A) Political

(B) Social

(C) Economic

(D) Religious

Ans. (D)

3. Which social evil was absent in ancient India?

(A) Sati system

(B) Ramagupta

(C) Polygamy

(D) Skandagupta

Ans. (D)

4. Who wrote vasavdatta-Nalyadhara?

(A) Bhasa

(B) Vakpati

(C) Subandhu

(D) Vatsyayan

Ans. (C)

5. Who conquerred states of South India like Devgiri, Warrangal, Madura etc.?

(A) Alauddin

(B) Malik Kafur

(C) Amir Khusrau

(D) Shadi Khan

Ans. (A)

6. The Gandhara school of sculpture flourished between —

(A) 150 B.C. — 150 AD.

(B) l5OA.D. — 250A.D.

(C) 50 B.C. — 500A.D.

(D) None of these

Ans. (C)

7. The first christian missionary came into India in the—

(A) 1st century B.C.

(B) 1st century A.D.

(C) 2nd century A.D.

(D) 3rd century A.D.

Ans. (B)

8. Raziya deposed her brother to become the Sultan of Delhi. He was—

(A) Rukn-ud-din Firoz Shah

(B) Muizzudin Bahram Shah

(C) Alauddin Masud Shah

Ans. (A)

9. Who called Samudragupta as the Indian Nepolian?

(A) V. A. Smith

(B) R. C. Mazumdar

(C) R. K. Mukharji

(D) R. S. Tripathi

Ans. (A)

10. The most famous port during Gupta period was —

(A) Kalyan

(B) Charitra

(C) Kongoda

(D) Tamralipti

Ans. (B)

11. Muslim rule in Kashmir was first established in—

(A) 11th century

(B) 12th century

(C) 13th century

(D) 14th century

Ans. (D)

12. 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)

13. “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)

14. Mabmud Tughlaq started—

(A) Copper coins

(B) Paper currency

(C) Gold coins

(D) Silver coins

Ans. (A)

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

(A) Samant

(B) Amatya

(C) Sandhivigrahikas

(D) Mandala

Ans. (C)

16. 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)

17. The peasantry suffered in Allauddin Khilji reign because of—

(A) Large number of taxes

(B) Irrigation taxes

(C) Land acquisition

(D) Bureaucratic delays

Ans. (A)

18. 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)

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

(A) Made further rigid

(B) As usual

(C) Further liberalised

(D) None of these

Ans. (B)

20. In Mughal period Zamindars were—

(A) Land owners

(B) Jagirdars

(C) Labourers

(D) Revenue collectors

Ans. (A)

21. 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)

22. Which of the following posts was created by Mohammad Tughlaq?

(A) Diwan-i-Amir Kohi

(B) Diwan-i-Khairat

(C) Diwan-i-Insha

(D) Diwan-i-Risalat

Ans. (A)

23. 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)

24. What was the name of the Turkish soldier who conquerred Bihar and Bengal in 1205

A.D?

(A) Qutubuddin Aibak

(B) Ikhtiyarruddin Mohammad Bin Bakhtiyar Khilji

(C) Au Mardan Khan

(D) Iltutmish

Ans. (B)

25. Which of the following causes was not responsible for the downfall of Razia?

(A) She had antagonised the Turkish nobles by taking step to make the power of the crown absolute

(B) She oftended the orthodox Muslims by following the policy of religious toleration

(C) She was a woman

(D) She showed an Undue preference for an Abyssinia officer named Jamalluddin Yaqut

Ans. (B)

Free Online UPSC,IAS Indian History GK Paper

Free Online UPSC,IAS Indian History GK Paper

Objective Solved Indian History Paper

1. Which of the following terms were used to refer to rural land holders in Eastern India during the Gupta period?

(1) Agraharin

(2) Kutumbin

(3) Mahaltara

(4) Bhogika

(A) 1, 2

(B) 3, 4

(C) 1, 4

(D) 2, 3

Ans. (D)

2. “Service was his portion in life.” This was applicable to —

(A) Buddhist Bhikshu

(B) Vaishya varna

(C) Sudra varna

(D) Chanela

Ans. (C)

3. The celebrated author Kshemendra lived in —

(A) Bengal

(B) Kashmir

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Gujrat

Ans. (B)

4. Which of the following was not responsible for the down fall of the Tughlaq Empire?

(A) Firoz Tughlaq’s religious policy

(B) Firoz Tughlaq’s policy of reviving the feudal system

(C) Firoz Tughlaq’s revenue system

(D) The invasion of Timur

Ans. (C)

5. Dhavanyaloka is —

(A) An epic poem

(B) A work on poetics

(C) A play

(D) A work on Buddhist epistemology

Ans. (B)

6. According to Brihaspati the grades of artisans were —

(A) Two

(B) Four

(C) Six

(D) Eight

Ans. (C)

7. Which of the following is correct?

(A) The Sultan of Delhi patronised painting

(B) The Sultan of Delhi patronised music

(C) The Sultan of Delhi patronised Islamic learning

(D) The Sultan of Delhi patronised sculpture

Ans. (C)

8. Which one of the following statements regarding the stupa is incorrect?

(A) It has an umbrella at the top

(B) It has a Sanctum sanctorum

(C) It has a circumbulatory path (Pradakshina patha)

(D) It has a fence surrounding it

Ans. (B)

9. ‘The council of nine gems’ is associated with the name of —

(A) Harshavardhana

(B) Chandragupta II

(C) Samudragupta

(D) Ashoka

Ans. (B)

10. Who was the first Muslim writer to make use of Hindi words and adopt Indian poetic imagery and themes?

(A) Hasan Nizami

(B) Amir Khusrau

(C) Abul Fazal

(D) Abdul Kadir Badauni

Ans. (B)

11. Which one of the following was the most common occupation for slaves?

(A) Agricultural labour

(B) Working in guilds

(C) Domestic service in households

(D) Settlement in newly cleared areas

Ans. (C)

12. Malik Kafur attacked first kingdom in the south—

(A) Telangana

(B) Devagiri

(C) Hoyasala

(D) Pandya

Ans. (B)

13. About how long did the tripartite struggle last?

(A) 260 years

(B) 150 years

(C) 200 years

(D) 275 years

Ans. (C)

14. Who was the author of ‘Mudrarakshasa’?

(A) Visakhadatta

(B) Vishnu Sharma

(C) Kautilya

(D) Patanjali

Ans. (A)

15. The head of district during Mughal rule was called—

(A) Iqtadar

(C) Shiqdar

(B) Faujdar

(D) Subedar

Ans. (B)

16. During the post-Gupta period ownership of land was vested in—

(A) The States

(B) The Zamidaras

(C) The Village assemblies

(D) The Peasants

Ans. (B)

17. Main feature of Gupta administration was—

(A) Centralisation

(B) Decentralisation

(C) Organised Bureaucracy

(D) Many high officers

Ans. (B)

18. ‘Malfuz’ is a class literature dealing with—

(A) Social life

(B) Economic life

(C) Political life

(D) King’s life

Ans. (D)

19. Gupta ruler revived one of the following religions —

(A) Vedic

(B) Bhagvatism

(C) Buddhism

(D) Jainism

Ans. (B)

20. Mathematics was treated as a distinct subject by —

(A) Brahamagupta

(B) Varahamihira

(C) Vijayanandin

(D) Aryabhatta

Ans. (D)

21. “The stress of personal misery and the sense of humiliation caused by the inglorious condition of his people deeply affected his sensitive soul.” Who wrote so about Iazrat Mohammad?

(A) Abu Talib

(B) Dr. Iswari Prashad

(C) Dr. Tara Chand

(D) Dr. V.A. Smith

Ans. (B)

22. Iron pillar near Qutub Minar was constructed by —

(A) Samudragupta

(B) Ramagupta

(C) Chandragupta II

(D) Skandagupta II

Ans. (C)

23. Export-trade in pre-Gupta age was mostextensive with—

(A) South East-Asia

(B) China

(C) Central Asia

(D) Roman Empire

Ans. (D)

24. Firoz charged only those taxes which had the sanction of Islamic laws with the exception of—

(A) Zakat

(B) Trade tax

(C) Irrigation Tax

(D) Khams

Ans. (C)

25. Which city during Hieun-Tsang visit to India was famous for cotton cloth?

(A) Banaras

(B) Patliputra

(C) Mathura

(D) Kanchi

Ans. (C)