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History of India: Objective Type

Questions and Answers: Part 1Indian History: Solved Paper

1. Where is the Indus Civilization city Lothal ?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Punjab

(D) Haryana

Ans : (A)

2. Mohenjo Daro is situated in

(A) Sindh Province of Pakistan

(B) Gujarat

(C) Punjab

(D) Afghanistan

Ans : (A)

3. Which deity was not worshipped by the Vedic Aryans ?

(A) Indra

(B) Marut

(C) Varun

(D) Pashupati

Ans : (D)

4. The Vedanga consists of the

(A) Kalp, Shiksha, Nirukta, Vyakaran, Chhanda, Jyotish

(B) Kalp, Shiksha, Brahman, Vyakaran, Chhanda, Jyotish

(C) Kalp, Shiksha, Nirukta, Aranyak, Chhanda, Jyotish

(D) Kalp, Upanishad, Nirukta, Vyakaran, Chhanda

Ans : (A)


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5. The earliest available work of the Sangam Tamils is

(A) Pattinappalai

(B) Tirumurugarruppadai

(C) Maduraikanchi

(D) Tolkappiyam

Ans : (D)

6. The Mahavir belonged to the clan

(A) Kalams

(B) Bhaggas

(C) Lichhivis

(D) Bulis

Ans : (C)

7. The Jain text which contains the biographies of the Tirthankaras is known as

(A) Bhagwatisutra

(B) Uvasagadasao

(C) Adi Purana

(D) Kalpasutra

Ans : (D)

8. The first Buddhist Sangeeti (conference) was held at

(A) Vaishali(B) Pataliputra

(C) Rajgriha

(D) Ujjain

Ans : (C)

9. The propounder of the Madhyamika Philosophy was

(A) Bhadrabahu

(B) Parshwanath

(C) Sheelbhadra(D) Nagarjuna

Ans : (D)

10. The rules of Buddhist monistic life are laid down, primarily, in

(A) Tripitaka

(B) Vinayapitaka


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(C) Abhidhammapitaka

(D) Suttapitaka

Ans : (B)

11. The battle between Alexander and Porus took place on the bank of river

(A) Sutlej

(B) Ravi

(C) Jhelum

(D) Ganga

Ans : (C)

12. The first Persian ruler who occupied part of Indian Territory was

(A) Cyrus

(B) Darius I

(C) Cambyses

(D) Xerxes

Ans : (B)

13. Alexander remained in India for

(A) 29 months

(B) 39 months

(C) 19 months

(D) 10 monthsAns : (C)

14. Gedrosia corresponds to modern

(A) Baluchistan

(B) Lahore

(C) Multan

(D) Peshawar

Ans : (A)

15. Which of the following statements is not true ?

(A) Formal accession of Asoka was very probably delayed

(B) The fifth rock edict proves the existence of Harems of Asokas brothers

(C) Asoka held the viceroyalty of Taxila and Ujjain in the reign of Bindusara

(D) Asoka was the younger brother of Bindusara

Ans : (D)


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16. The nirvasita (excluded) and anirvasita (not excluded) Shudras have been referred to

(A) in the Nirukta of Yaska

(B) in the Ashtadhyayi of Panini

(C) in the Arthashastra of Kautilya

(D) None of the above

Ans : (D)

17. The first translator of Mahabharata into Tamil was

(A) Perundevanar

(B) Kamban

(C) Sundaramurthi

(D) Bharavi

Ans : (A)

18 Which one of the following inscriptions of Asoka refers to the grant of concession in land

revenue to a village ?

(A) Lumbini Pillar edict

(B) Sarnath Pillar edict

(C) Girnar Rock edict

(D) Sanchi Pillar edict

Ans : (A)

19. Who of the following was not a patron of Jainism ?(A) Bimbisara

(B) Kharvela

(C) Kanishka

(D) Chandragupta Maurya

Ans : (A)

20. Who was the ambassador in the Court of Bindusara ?

(A) Machiavelli

(B) Megasthenes(C) Deimachus

(D) Antiochus I

Ans : (C)

21. To propagate his Dhamma, Asoka used the services of

(A) Rajukas


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(B) Pradeshikas

(C) Yuktas

(D) All of these

Ans : (D)

22. The last king of Mauryan empire was

(A) Devavarman

(B) Brihadrath

(C) Kunala

(D) Shalishuk

Ans : (B)

23. The historian Kalhan was

(A) Buddhist

(B) Brahmin

(C) Jain

(D) None of these

Ans : (B)

24 Founder of the Satvahana dynasty was

(A) Shatkarni I

(B) Simuka

(C) Shatkarni II(D) Rudradaman I

Ans : (B)

25. Yen-Kao-Chen is generally known as

(A) Kadphises I

(B) Kadphises II

(C) Kanishka

(D) Vasishka

Ans : (B)

26. The writer of the Kalpasutra was

(A) Simuka

(B) Panini

(C) Bhadrabahu


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(D) Patanjali

Ans : (C)

27. The writer of the Brihatkatha was

(A) Dattamitra

(B) Gudadhya

(C) Bhadrabahu

(D) Sarvavarman

Ans : (B)

28. According to tradition Kashyapa Matanga introduced Buddhism to

(A) China

(B) Kashmir

(C) Ceylon

(D) Gandhar

Ans : (A)

29. Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of era in India ?

(A) GuptaHarshaVikramShaka

(B) VikramHarshaGuptaShaka

(C) GuptaShakaVikramHarsha

(D) VikramShakaGuptaHarsha

Ans : (D)

30. During Pre-Gupta period what was Kahapan ?

(A) An office

(B) A luxury item

(C) A coin

(D) A port

Ans : (C)

31. Which port was known to the author of Periplus of the Erithrian Sea as Padouke ?

(A) Tamralipti

(B) Arikmedu

(C) Broach

(D) Cochin

Ans : (B)


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32 Chandragupta-II married his daughter Prabhavati to

(A) Rudrasena-I

(B) Rudrasena-II

(C) Agnimitra

(D) Nagsena

Ans : (B)

33. Which of the following law givers of the post-Gupta period declared that Sudras were not

slaves by nature ?

(A) Medhatithi

(B) Vigynaeshwar

(C) Narad

(D) Jimutwahan

Ans : (A)

34. Who was the founder of Gahadwala dynasty who made Kannauj the main centre of his

power ?

(A) Jaichandra

(B) Vijaychandra

(C) Chandradev

(D) Govind

Ans : (C)

35. Which of the following Rashtrakut kings defeated the Pratihar ruler Nagabhatta I ?

(A) Indra II

(B) Krishna III

(C) Amoghvarsha I

(D) Govind III

Ans : (D)

36. Who among the following rulers patronized Jayadev, the composer of Geetgovinda ?

(A) Laxman Sen(B) Kharvel

(C) Kumarpala

(D) Shashank

Ans : (A)


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37. Who out of the following ousted Jainism from Mysore ?

(A) Naynars

(B) Lingayats

(C) Alwars

(D) Shankaracharya

Ans : (D)

38. Which was the word used for the royal military troops of the Cholas ?

(A) Kattupaddi

(B) Kaikkolar

(C) Bhrtaka

(D) Kadgham

Ans : (B)

39. The Chola rulers undertook extensive land survey to ascertain

(A) Right of ownership

(B) Governments share of revenue

(C) Production of grains

(D) Limit of the sources of irrigation

Ans : (B)

40. Which of the following taxes of Chola period was for educational purpose ?

(A) Devadana(B) Salabhoga

(C) Brahmadeva

(D) Sarvamanya

Ans : (A)

41. The writer of Tabqat-i-Nasiri was

(A) Barani

(B) Nizamuddin

(C) Minhaj-us-Siraj(D) Isami

Ans : (C)

42. The following works were written by Ziauddin Barani

(A) Tarikh-i-Firozshahi and Qiranussadain

(B) Fatwa-i-Jahandari and Ashiqa


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(C) Tarikh-i-Firozshahi and Fatwa-i-Jahandari

(D) Futuhus-salatin and Tarikhi-Firozshahi

Ans : (C)

43. Which of the following books were written by Amir Khusro ?

(A) Ashiqa, Qiranussadain, Khazain-ul-Futuh

(B) Qiranussadain, Ashiqa, Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi

(C) Khazainul Futuh, Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi, Ashiqa

(D) Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi, Nuh-i-Siphr, Ashiqa

Ans : (A)

44. Who wrote Qanun-i-Humayuni ?

(A) Gulbadan Begum

(B) Yahya

(C) Khwandmir

(D) Nizamuddin

Ans : (C)

45. Which of the following books was written by Ishwardas Nagar ?

(A) Futuhat-i-Alamgiri

(B) Bir Binod

(C) Chhatra Prakash

(D) Ahkam-i-AlamgiriAns : (A)

46. With whom of the following Muhammad Ghori aligned against Khusrau Shah ?

(A) King of Gujarat

(B) King of Multan

(C) King of Peshawar

(D) King of Jammu

Ans : (D)

47. At the time of Muhammad Ghoris invasion against Prithviraj Chauhan who of the following

ruled Kannauj ?

(A) The Chandellas

(B) The Pratihars

(C) The Palas


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(D) The Gahadwalas

Ans : (D)

48. Who of the following contested with Qutubuddin Aibak for Punjab ?

(A) Ikhtiyaruddin

(B) Tajuddin Yaldauz

(C) Nasiruddin Qubacha

(D) None of these

Ans : (B)

49. Who were the Nav Musalmans of the following ?

(A) Descendants of Mongols who settled near Delhi and embraced Islam

(B) Hindu converts to Islam

(C) Khalji Sultans

(D) Ilbari Sultans

Ans : (A)

50. Who was appointed as ambassador to China during the time of Mohammad bin Tughlaq ?

(A) Barbosa

(B) Barani

(C) Ibn Batutah

(D) Abdur Razzak

Ans : (C)

51. Bahlul Lodis significant achievement was the successful war against the underwritten

kingdom of

(A) Mewat

(B) Jaunpur

(C) Chandwar

(D) Sambhal

Ans : (B)

52. Rulers of which kingdom built Atala Masjid and Lal Darwaza Masjid ?

(A) Bengal

(B) Khandesh

(C) Malwa

(D) Jaunpur

Ans : (D)


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53. Rai Bharmal wrote on Muslim Literary traditions in the following language

(A) Persian

(B) Sanskrit

(C) Arabic

(D) Turkish

Ans : (A)

54. Chaitanya Charitamrita was authored by

(A) Wasweshwara

(B) Madhav

(C) Ramanand

(D) Krishnadas Kaviraj

Ans : (D)

55. Who succeeded Nizamuddin Aulia ?

(A) Sheikh Farid

(B) Sheikh Nasiruddin Chiraghi-Delhi

(C) Sheikh Salim Chishti

(D) None of the above

Ans : (B)

56. Raidas, Sena and Kabir were the followers of

(A) Namdeo(B) Ramanuj

(C) Vallabhacharya

(D) Ramanand

Ans : (D)

57. When was Vijayanagar visited by Abdurrajjak ?

(A) 1443

(B) 1433

(C) 1423(D) 1427

Ans : (A)

58. Tuluva dynasty was founded by

(A) Narasa Nasyaka

(B) Immadi Narsimha


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(C) Vir Narsimha

(D) None of these

Ans : (C)

59. Who founded the independent Bahamani kingdom in South India ?

(A) Abu Muzaffar Alauddin Bahmanshah

(B) Mujahid Shah

(C) Muhammad Shah I

(D) Adil Shah

Ans : (A)

60. Who founded the independent Muslim kingdom of Malwa ?

(A) Hoshangshah

(B) Mahmudshah

(C) Nasiruddin

(D) Dilawarkhan

Ans : (D)

61. Babur had three wives. Which one of the following was not his wife ?

(A) Maham

(B) Gulrus

(C) Gulbadan

(D) DilbarAns : (C)

62. Who was Mehdi Khwaza ?

(A) Ruler of Bihar

(B) Prime Minister of Ibrahim Lodi

(C) Brother-in-law of Humayun

(D) Brother of Babur

Ans : (C)

63. Humayun ascended the throne at Agra on

(A) 7th January 1530

(B) 29th December 1530

(C) 23rd September 1530

(D) 16th February 1530

Ans : (B)


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64. Which of the following statements is true of the Sher Shah Suri ?

(A) He was a fanatic Muslim

(B) He was a staunch Muslim but not a fanatic

(C) He was a staunch Muslim and ill-treated Hindus

(D) He was intolerant towards other religions

Ans : (B)

65. Which out of the following was not one of the purposes of Sarais built during Sher Shah ?

(A) Post-house

(B) For travellers

(C) For officers

(D) Warehouse for arms and ammunition

Ans : (D)

66. Who was not appointed as Vazir during Akbars reign ?

(A) Bahadurkhan Uzbeg

(B) Shamsuddin Atkakhan

(C) Todarmal

(D) Nizamuddin Khalifa

Ans : (A)

67. Which of the following pairs is incorrect ?

(A) AkbarRalph Fich(B) DarashikohManucci

(C) JahangirSir Thomas Roe

(D) Shah JahanJourdon

Ans : (D)

68. Which of the following statements is true of Akbars policy towards the Hindus ?

(A) He abolished the pilgrim tax but not the Jaziya

(B) He abolished the Jaziya, but not the pilgrim tax

(C) He abolished both the Jaziya and the pilgrim tax(D) He neither abolished the pilgrim tax nor the Jaziya

Ans : (C)

69 Who was the author of Nuskhai-Dilkusha ?

(A) Khafi Khan

(B) Murshidkuli Khan


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(C) Abul Fazl

(D) Bhimsen Burhanpuri

Ans : (D)

70. Guru Govind Singh was killed in 1708 at

(A) Amritsar

(B) Keeratpur

(C) Nanded

(D) Anandpur

Ans : (C)

71. Mir Sayyed Ali and Abdusamad were the court painter during the time of

(A) Humayun, Akbar

(B) Akbar, Jahangir

(C) Jahangir, Shah Jahan

(D) Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb

Ans : (A)

72. Which of the following elements was not found in Akbars architecture ?

(A) Use of red sandstone

(B) Hindu elements

(C) Foliated arches

(D) Charbagh surrounding the tombsAns : (C)

73. Who composed Ganga Lahri ?

(A) Tulsidas

(B) Surdas

(C) Panditraj Jagannath

(D) Haridasa

Ans : (C)

74. Which of the following was not a silver coin during Akbar ?

(A) Jalal

(B) Dam

(C) Darab

(D) Pandau

Ans : (B)


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75. Which of the following revolts had agrarian causes at its root ?

(A) Rajput revolt

(B) Satnami and Jat revolt

(C) Sikh revolt

(D) Maratha revolt

Ans : (B)

76. From whom Shahji received the jagir of Poona ?

(A) Mughals

(B) Adilshah

(C) Nizamshahi

(D) Portuguese

Ans : (B)

77. What is Mokasa ?

(A) Jagir

(B) Religious practice

(C) Cavalry

(D) Religious endowment

Ans : (A)

78. Who was not alive at the time of Shivajis Coronation ?

(A) Ganga Bhatt(B) Tukaram

(C) Ramdas

(D) Dadaji Konddeva

Ans : (D)

79. Which of the following Peshwas is connected with the treaty of Sagola ?

(A) Balaji Bajirao

(B) Balaji Vishwanath

(C) Bajirao I(D) Bajirao II

Ans : (A)

80. In which year Ahilyabai Holkar breathed her last ?

(A) 1792

(B) 1793


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(C) 1794

(D) 1795

Ans : (D)

81. The French East India Company was formed in

(A) 1664 AD

(B) 1660 AD

(C) 1656 AD

(D) 1680 AD

Ans : (A)

82. La Bourdonnais was the Governor of

(A) Madras

(B) Pondicherry

(C) Mauritius

(D) None of these

Ans : (B)

83. Mir Kasim removed his court from Calcutta to

(A) Patna

(B) Dacca

(C) Monghir

(D) PurneaAns : (C)

84. The battle of Wandiwash was fought between

(A) English and the French

(B) English and the Marathas

(C) English and the Nawab of Carnatic

(D) English and Hyderali

Ans : (A)

85. At the battle of Biddera the English crushed the power of

(A) French

(B) Dutch

(C) Portuguese

(D) Danes

Ans : (B)


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86. The Treaty of Surat was concluded by the British with the following Maratha chief

(A) Narayan Rao

(B) Madhav Rao

(C) Nana Phadnvis

(D) Raghoba

Ans : (D)

87. The triple alliance against Tipu was formed by Cornwallis consisted of the following

(A) The English, Nizam and the Marathas

(B) The English, Nizam and Awadh

(C) The English, Nizam and Carnatic

(D) The English, Marathas and Carnatic

Ans : (A)

88. In the Second Sikh War the decisive battle was fought at

(A) Chilianwala

(B) Peshawar

(C) Gujarat

(D) Multan

Ans : (C)

89. In the Third Maratha War, the English defeated Peshwa Bajirao II at

(A) Mahidpur(B) Sitabuldi

(C) Kirki

(D) Bassein

Ans : (D)

90. The Treaty of Shrirangpattam took place in

(A) 1791

(B) 1792

(C) 1793(D) 1794

Ans : (D)

91. Which of the following states was not annexed to British Empire by Dalhousie under the

doctrine of Lapse ?

(A) Baghat


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(B) Nagpur

(C) Sambalpur

(D) Benaras

Ans : (D)

92. Which one of the following rebellions is associated with Sidhu and Kanhu ?

(A) Munda Rebellion

(B) Kole Rebellion

(C) Santhal Rebellion

(D) Bhil Rebellion

Ans : (C)

93. The following officer was connected with the suppression of Thugee

(A) Hastings

(B) Sleeman

(C) Bentinck

(D) Aukland

Ans : (C)

94. Which of the following British Officers was not in favour of annexation of Awadh ?

(A) Outram

(B) Napier

(C) Hugh Rose(D) Sleeman

Ans : (D)

95. Charles Metcalf was the Governor General of India during

(A) 1835-36

(B) 1839-40

(C) 1837-38

(D) 1832-33

Ans : (A)

96. Sindh was invaded during the following Governor Generals time

(A) Lord Aukland

(B) Lord Ellenborough

(C) Lord Hardinge


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(D) Lord Dalhousie

Ans : (B)

97. The Second Burmese War was fought in the year

(A) 1849

(B) 1850

(C) 1851

(D) 1852

Ans : (B)

98. Which one of the following Acts abolished the trading rights of the East India Company ?

(A) Regulating Act of 1773

(B) Charter Act of 1813

(C) Charter Act of 1833

(D) Charter Act of 1853

Ans : (B)

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

(A) Ryotwari Settlement : Madras

(B) Talukdari Settlement : Bombay

(C) Permanent Settlement : Bengal

(D) Mahalwari Settlement : North-Western Province

Ans : (B)

100. The gradual increase in rural indebtedness in India under the British rule was due to

1. Fragmentation of Landholdings

2. Decline of cottage industries

3. Lack of development of irrigational facilities

4. Introduction of cash crops Which of these are correct ?

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 2 and 4

(C) 1, 3 and 4(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Ans : (D)

101. At Lucknow the revolt of 1857 broke out on

(A) May 30, 1857

(B) June 4, 1857


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(C) May 15, 1857

(D) June 15, 1857

Ans : (B)

102. The Asiatic Society of Bengal in Calcutta was founded by

(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(B) Sir Williams Jones

(C) Warren Hastings

(D) Keshabchandra Sen

Ans : (B)

103. The Theosophical Society allied itself to the

(A) Christian revival movement

(B) Islamic revival movement

(C) Hindu revival movement

(D) All of these

Ans : (C)

104. Which of the following statements about the Ramakrishna Mission is wrong ?

(A) It held the pure Vedantic doctrine as its ideal

(B) It aimed at the development of the highest spirituality in man

(C) It prohibited the worship of images

(D) It recognised modern developments in Science and TechnologyAns : (C)

105. Fifth Session of the Indian National Congress was held in 1889 at

(A) Calcutta

(B) Madras

(C) Bombay

(D) Dacca

Ans : (C)

106. The moderates and extremists were united in the Congress Session of

(A) Lahore

(B) Bombay

(C) Allahabad

(D) Lucknow

Ans : (D)


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107. Who among the following was not in Khilafat Committee ?

(A) Majhar ul Haq

(B) Hasrat Mohani

(C) Maulana Shauqat Ali

(D) Hakim Azmalkhan

Ans : (A)

108. Who among the following was the president of All India Trade Union Congress in 1929 ?

(A) M. N. Roy

(B) N. M. Joshi

(C) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) Jayaprakash Narayan

Ans : (B)

109. Swaraj Party was formed by

(A) C. R. Das

(B) Motilal Nehru

(C) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru

Ans : (D)

110. Lucknow Pact was concluded between

(A) Congress and the British Government(B) Muslim League and the British Government

(C) Congress and the Muslim League

(D) Congress, the Muslim League and the British Government

Ans : (C)

111. An All Party Conference appointed a sub-committee with Ali Imam, Tejbahadur Sapru and

Subhash Bose. Who was presiding this subcommittee ?

(A) Maulana Azad

(B) Vallabh Bhai Patel(C) Madan Mohan Malviya

(D) Motilal Nehru

Ans : (D)

112. Who among the following participated in all the three Round Table Conferences ?

(A) Madan Mohan Malviya


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(B) B. R. Ambedkar

(C) Sardar Patel

(D) None of these

Ans : (B)

113. Which of the following pairs is correct ?

(A) Ramprasad Bismil : Second Lahore Conspiracy Case

(B) Surya Sen : Chatgaon Case

(C) Bhagat Singh : Kakori Conspiracy Case

(D) Chandrashekhar Azad : Delhi Bomb Case

Ans : (B)

114. When were the Congress Governments formed in seven out of eleven provinces ?

(A) July 1935

(B) July 1936

(C) July 1937

(D) July 1938

Ans : (C)


(A) Chelmsford : Rowlatt Act

(B) Lord Reading : Delhi Darbar

(C) Lord Willington : Arriving of Prince of Wales in India(D) Lord Hardinge : II Round Table Conference

Ans : (A)

116. Subhash Chandra Bose inaugurated the government of Free India at

(A) Burma

(B) Japan

(C) Germany

(D) Singapore

Ans : (D)

117. In December 1931 two school girl students killed the District Judge in Komilla by shooting

(A) Suniti Choudhary and Bina Das

(B) Shanti Ghosh and Suniti Choudhary

(C) Bina Das and Kalpana Datta


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(D) Kalpana Datta and Shanti Ghosh

Ans : (B)


(A) Chuar Revolt : Orissa

(B) Sanyasi Revolt : Bihar

(C) Parlakhemundi Revolt : Orissa

(D) Rampa Revolt : Karnatak

Ans : (B)

119. The following countries undertook the responsibility of organising the Bandung

Conference

(A) Indonesia, Burma, Cambodia

(B) India, Burma, Indonesia

(C) Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Cambodia

(D) China, Japan, Thailand

Ans : (B)

120. Which of the following Articles of Indian Constitution declares it is a primary duty of the

state to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living of its people and the

Improvement of the Public Health ?

(A) Article 46

(B) Article 47(C) Article 48

(D) Article 49

Ans : (B)


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History of India: Objective Type

Questions and Answers: Part 21) What was the type of marriage in the Vedic period in which, in place of the dowry, there

was a token bride price of a cow and a bull -1. Asura2. Arsa3. Gantharva4. RakshsaAns:12) In which field of art extraordinary progress was made in the Gupta period?1 Architecture2 Sculpture3 Painting4 CoinageAns:33) Which one of the following is correctly matched?1 Brahmo Samaj - Annie Basant2 Arya Samaj - Lala Lajpat Rai3 Ram Krishna Mission - Keshab Chandra Sen4 Theosophical Society - vivekanandaAns:2

4) Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the victories of Babur?1 Panipat, Chanderi, Ghaghara and Khanwah2 Panipat, Ghaghara, Khanwah and Chanderi3 Panipat, Khanwah, Chanderi and Ghaghara4 Ghaghara, Panipat, Khanwah and ChanderiAns:35) The battle at Waihind in 1008-09 A.D was fought between1 Mahmud of Ghazni and Jayapala2 Mahmud of Ghazni and Anandapala


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3 Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj4 Muhammad Ghori and JaichandraAns:26) As a prince where was Ashoka sent to suppress the revolt?1 Taxila2 Kalinga3

Ujjain4 Deccan

Ans:17) Among the following foreign travellers who was the first to visit India?1 Bernier2 Ibn Batuta3 Abdur Rajjak4 Vasco-da-GamaAns:28) Against whom Skandagupta had to wage long wars on the North West border?1 Shakas2 Yavanas3 Huns4 GreeksAns:39) The oldest Veda is1 Atharva Veda2 Rig Veda3 Yajur Veda4 Sama VedaAns:210) Over Which territory there were frequent clashes between Bahamani Kingdom andVijaynagar Kingdom?1 The Raichur Doab2 Warangal3 Madurai4 MalabarAns:111) The Hathigumpha inscription (near Bhubaneshwar, Orissa) relates to the king1 Susharma2 Hala3 Kharavela4 PulamayiAns:312) The entry port for trade between the Indus trading centres and Mesopotamia was1 Elam2 Oman3 Behrain4 AfganistanAns:3

13) Among the four dynasties listed below, which one minted coins made of lead?1 Mauryas2 Satvahanas3 Western Kshatrapas4 GuptasAns:214) During whose period Al-Beruni came to India?1 Mahmud Ghaznavi2 Balban


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3 Firoz Tughluq4 Ibrahim LodhiAns:115) Against whom Skandagupta had to wage long wars on the North West border?1 Shakas2 Yavanas3

Huns4 Greeks

Ans:316) Where did Aurangzeb die?1 Agra2 Asirgarh3 Daultabad4 AhmadnagarAns:417) Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council at1 Pataliputra2 Magadha3 Kalinga4 SarnathAns:218) The main historical source regarding the information about village government underthe Cholas is the1 Halmidi inscription2 Jatwai inscription3 Uttaramerur inscription4 Chandravallo inscriptionAns:319) What was Sher Shah's precious legacy to the Mughals?1 Organization of Army2 Land Revenue System3 Mansabdari System4 Provincial AdministrationAns:220) Who among the following taught the doctrine of 'Shunyata'?1 Nagarjuna2 Shankaracharya3 Harisena4 VallabhacharyaAns:121) Which factor influenced most to eliminate caste-system in India?1 Rationalism2 Job Opportunities3 Legislations4 Liberal EducationAns:1

22) The earliest tribal assembly was1 Gana2 Vidhata3 Samiti4 SabhaAns:223) The foreign traveler who visited India during the rule of the Guptas was1 Hiuen Tsang2 Beriner


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3 Fa-Hein4 ManucciAns:324) The entry port for trade between the Indus trading centres and Mesopotamia was1 Elam2 Oman3

Behrain4 Afganistan

Ans:325) At the earlier stage backward classes movement means?1 Santal movement2 Non-Brahmin movement3 Harijan movement4 Antirulers movementAns:226) Which of the following dynasties patronised the famous Kailash temple at Ellora?1 Vakataka2 Gupta3 Early Chalukya4 RastrakutaAns:427) Which organization had proposed first to constitute the Constitution Assembly to formthe Indian Constitution?1 Swaraj Party in 19282 Indian National Congress in 19363 Muslim League in 19424 By all parties convention in 1946Ans:228) During the Indian freedom Struggle, who of the following founded the Parthana Samaj?1 Atmaram Pandurang2 Gopal Hari Deshmukh3 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar4 Keshab Chandra SenAns:129) The main historical source regarding the information about village government underthe Cholas is the1 Halmidi inscription2 Jatwai inscription3 Uttaramerur inscription4 Chandravallo inscriptionAns:330) Among the following who was in chronological order, the last famous ruler ofVijayanagar?1 Harihar-II2 Devarai-I3 Vir Narsingh4 Krishna Deva RaiAns:431) 'Ratti' used by jewellers is obtained from seed of a -1 Gymnospermous plant2 Angiospermous plant3 Algae4 FungiAns:232) During the Civil Disobedience Movement, who led the 'Red Shirts' of North-Western


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India?1 Abdul Kalam Azad2 Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan3 Mohammad Ali Jinnah4 Shaukat AliAns:2

33)During whose tenure as the Viceroy of India were the great martyrs Bhagat Singh,Sukhdev and Rajguru hanged?

1 Lord Curzon2 Lord Irwin3 Lord Minto4 Lord ChemsfordAns:234) How did Hiuen Tsang undertake journey from and to India?1 He came by land route and also returned by land route2 He came by land route but returned by sea route3 He came by sea route and returned by land route4 He came by sea route and also returned by sea routeAns:135) Where did Aurangzeb die?1 Agra2 Asirgarh3 Daultabad4 AhmadnagarAns:436) Sir Thomas Rose visited the court of1 Akbar2 Jehangir3 Shajahan4 AurangazeebAns:237) Which of the following is wrongly matched1 The Pitt's India Act (1784) : Board of Control to guide and control company's affairs2 Charter Act of 1813 : Company's monopoly of trade with India ended3 Charter Act of 1833 : Company's debt taken over by the government of India4 Charter Act of 1853 : To regulate company's affairsAns:438) Which one of the following battles was fought between babar and the Rajputs in 1527?1 The First Battle of Panipat2 The Battle of Khanwa3 The Battle of Ghagra4 The Battle of ChanderiAns:239) Which was the only Indus city without a citadel?1 Kalibangan2 Harappa3 Mohenjodaro4 ChanhudraroAns:240) Even though India became independent in 1947 but Daman and Diu remained aEuropean colony till 1961. Which country ruled over it ?1 France2 Britain3 Netherlands


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4 PortugalAns:4

Political History: Ancient Period)1. Which Gupta ruler had led a compaign to the south and was an expert ' Veena'

player? fl.Tax. & Central Excise,91)

(a) Chandra Gupta I

(b) Samudragupta

(c) Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya

(d) Skanda Gupta

2. In which century did Ashoka reign? (Railways, 1991)

(a) Second century B.C. (b) Third century B.C.

(c) Second century A.D. (d) Third century A.D.

3. The medUim of exchange in gold during the Gupta period was known as the

(a) Dinara (b) Dramma

(c) Karshapana (d) Suvarna

4. Ashoka's claim of greatness chiefly lay in the

(Transmission Executives' Exam, 1992)

(a) Promotion of welfare of his people

(b) Extensive conquests

(c) Strengthening of army

(d) Exclusive patronage to Buddhism

5. Kanishka's capital was at

(a) Amravati (b) Kanauj

(c) Mathura (d) Peshawar


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6. Which of the following rulers was adorned with the title of 'Maharajadhiraja"

(King of Kings)?

(a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Kanishka (c) Chandragupta I (d) Ashoka

7. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in (C.D.S. 1991)

(a) Peaceful relations with Kalinga.

(b) The development of peace and non-violence as state policy.

(c) Wealth and prosperity Of Mauryan empire.

(d) Victory to the policy of war and territorial conquests.

8. Who among the following has been called the 'Napoleon of India?

(a) Samudragupta (b) Chandragupta

(c) Ashoka (d) Harshavardhana

9. Who amongst the following kings defeated Harsha's army on the bank of

river Narmada? (Transmission Exutive's Exam, 1994)

(a) Krishnadeva Raya (b) Pulakesin II

(c) Rajendra I (d) Rajendra Chola

10. The achievements of Samudragupta are described in the (CJD.S. 1991)

(a) Hatigumpha inscription (b) Allahabad Pillar inscription

(c) Girnar inscription (d) Sarnath inscription

11. Saka era started from

(a) 78 B.C. (b) 78 A.D.

(c) 300 B.C. (d) 124 A.D.

12. Which one of the following important trade centres of ancient India was onthe trade route connecting Kalyana with Vengi? (I.A.S. 1994)

(a) Tagara (b) Sripura

(c) Tripuri (d) Tamralipti

13. Gupta dynasty was famous for


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(a) Art and architecture (b) Imperialism

(c) Revenue and land reforms (d) Patronage of literary work

14. Kharavela ruled over (NJXA. 1991)

(a) Malwa (b) Magadha

(c) Gandhara (d)'Kalinga

15. Who among the following earned the title of a 'Liberator'?

(a) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

(b) Ashoka

(c) Chandragupta Maurya

(d) Alexander

16. Ashoka was famous for

(a) His vast empire

(b) Preaching ahimsa

(c) Following the path of Buddha

(d) All of the above

17. The first metallic coin used in India was in

(a) Western India (b) Central India

(c) South India (d) Bihar and eastern U.P.

18. Kanishka organised the fourth Buddhist Council with a view to

(a) Compiling the original Buddhist texts

(b) Honouring the Buddhist scholar Ashvaghosha

(c) Reviving the Buddhist Sangha

(d) Examining the Buddhist scriptures and preparing commentaries

19. Which of the following explains the duties of Dharmamahamatras?

(a) The Minor Rock Edicts (b) The two Kalinga Edicts


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(c) Arthashastra (d) Indica

20. Sake era was founded by (C.D.S. 1989)

(a) Ashoka (b) Harsna

(c) Kanishka (d) Vikramaditya

21. The valleys of Indus, Ganga and Jamuna were brought together for the first

time under one political authority by (Transmission Exutive's Exam, 1992)

(a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Ashoka

(c) Chandragupta II (d) Prithvi Raj Chauhan

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

wars and personal accomplishment?

(a) Chandragupta I (b) Chandragupta II

(c) Samudragupta (d) Skandagupta

23. Indicate the correct chronological order of dynasties in North-west India

(I.E.S. 1991)

(a) Kushanas, Sakas, Parthians

(b) Sakas, Kushanas, Parthians

(c) Parthians, Sakas, Kushanas

(d) Sakas, Parthians, Kushanas

24. Which Kushanas King assumed the title 'the Lord of the whole world'?

(a) Kadphises I (b) Kadphises II

(c) Kanishka (d) Huvishka

25. Who among the following assumed the title of 'Ksitipasatapatih' (Lord of

hundred Kings)?

(a) Samudragupta (b) Chandragupta

(c) Skandagupta (d) Chanakya

26. Which of the following was the contemporary Bengal King during the time

of Harsha of Kanauj? (i.A.S.1990)


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(a) Bhaskaravarman (b) Divakaramitra

(c) Devagupta (d) Sasanka

27. The most famous Saka ruler in India was (N.D.A. 1992)

(a) Menander (b) Gautamiputra Satakarni

(c) Kadphises II (a) Rudradaman I

28. Dhanvantri, a renowned physician of ancient-India, adorned the court of

(a) Samudragupta

(b) Ashoka

(c) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

(d) Kanishka

29. The monk whom Chandragupta Maurya accompanied to South India was

(a) Asvaghosha (b) Vasumitra

(c) Upagupta (d) Bhadrabahu

30. Bimbisara was the ruler of (I.F.S. 1989)

(a) Magadh (b) Avadh

(c) Kamboja (d) Gandhara

31. Who among the following rulers held a religious assembly at Prayag every

five years? a. Tax. & Central Excise, 1993)

(a) Ashoka (b) Kanishka

(c) Harshavardhana (d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

32. The earliest example of a land grant is provided by an inscription of

(C.BJ. 1989, C.D.S.1995)

(a) The Guptas (b) The Maury as

(c) The Satavahanas (d) The Mahameghavahanas

33. Ashoka the Great, died in (C.B.1.1989)


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(a) 206 B.C. (b) 216 B.C.

(c) 226 B.C. (d) 232 B.C.

34. Which Minor Rock Edict of Ashoka describes the conquest of Kalinga by

Ashoka?

(a) No. X (b) No. XI

(c) No. XII (d) No. XIII

35. Chandragupta Maurya spent his last days at (UD.C.1989)

(a) Ujjain (b) Nalanda

(c) Sravanabelagola (d) Patna

36. The immortal fame of Ashoka largely rests upon

(a) His conversion to Buddhism and its propagation.

(b) His policy for the welfare of his subjects.

(c) His work in the sphere of religion and moral teachings.

(d) His extensive conquests.

37. Kautilya was the Prime Minister of which of the following Indian rulers?

(Railways, 1994)

(a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Chandragupta I (c) Ashoka (d) Harshavardhana

38. Which of the following ancient Indian states was an autonomous republic? a

-F.S, 1989)

(a) Magadh (b) Kosala

(c) Anga (d) Sakya

39. Amongst the following, who contributed most to the Bhagvata cult?

(Teacher's Exam, 1994)

(a) Parthians (b) Indo-Greeks

(c) Kushanas (d) Guptas

40. The Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya was


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(a) Hiuen Tsang (b) Fahien

(c) Megasthenes (d) Seleucus

41. Ashoka Pillar at Allahabad provides information about the reign of

(UJ).C. 1994)

(a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Chandragupta I (c) Samudragupta (d) Chandragupta II

42. King Harshavardhana lived in (Stenographer's Exam, 1989)

(a) 2nd century A.D. (b) 2nd century B.C.

(c) 7th century A.D. (d) 7th century B.C.

43. The Arab conquest of Sind took place in

(a) 712 A.D. (b) 740 A.D. (c) 1001 A.D. (d) 1009 A.D.

44. During the Mauryan period, the administration of Pataliputra was in the

hands of boards

(a) 3 (b) 4

(c) 5 (d) 6

45. In Ashoka's administration, Rajukas looked after

(a) Religious matters (b) Collection of taxes

(c) Municipal administration (d) Administration of justice

46. Chalukya ruler, Pulakesin II defeated (Railways, 1992)

(a) Dharmpala (b) Samudragupta

(c) Harshavardhana (d) Chandragupta II

47. King Piyadassi referred to in some ancient Indian inscriptions is identified

with (IF-S. 1989)

(a) Samudragupta (b) Chandragupta Maurya

(c) Bimbisara (d) Ashoka

48. The Mauryan dynasty was overthrown by

(a) Harsha (b) Samudragupta


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(c) Pushyamitra Sunga (d) Kanishka

49. Which of the following regions did not form the part of Ashoka's Empire's?

(a) Kashmir (c) Madras (b) Taxila (d) Kanauj

50. Match the following

King Deed

A. Rudradaman 1. Performance of Asvamedha

2. Defeat of Sakas

3. Repair of Sudarsana lake

B. Gautamiputra 4. Patronage of Jainism

C. Kharavela

D. Samudragupta

ABCD ABCD

(a) 2 4 3 1 (b) 3 2 4 1

(c) 1 2 34 (d) 2 3 14

ANSWERS

1.(b) 2. (b) 3(d) 4.(a) 5.(d) 6(b) 7(b) 8(a) 9.(b) 10 (b)

11.(b) 12.(a) 13. (a) 14. (d) 15(c) 16.(d) 17.(d) 18(d)

19.(a) 20.(c) 21.(b) 22.(b) 23.(d) 24(b) 25. (c) 26. (d)

27. (d) 28. (c) 29.(d) 30.(a) 31. (c) 32. (c) 33. (d) 34. (d)

35.(c) 36. (a) 37.(a) 38.(d) 39. (d) 40. (c) 41. (c) 42. (c)

43. (a) 44. (d) 45. (d) 46. (c) 47. (d) 48.(a) 49. (c) 50.(b)
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