GENERAL TEST – 1
1 IVC belonged to
a)Historical period b) Proto Historical
c)Pre Historical
d)Post historical
2 Who was the first to term it as Indus
Civilization
a)John Marshall
b) D.R.Sahni
c) Cunnigham
d)Wheeler
3 The Harappan people worshipped the
1)Pipal tree
2)Humped bull
3)Shiva
d)Mother goddess
a)1,2,4
b)2,3,4 c)1,3,4
d)1,2,3,4
4 Which was the first metal used by man
a) Cu
b) Ag c) Bronze d) Brass
5 Which of the following is not considered as a
great event in the Lord Buddha Life?
a)Enlightenment b)First sermon
c)Nirvana
d)Marriage & birth of a son
6. Which of the following Buddhist symbol does
not stand for the great event of the Buddhas life
a)Lotus & Bull
b) Horse
c)The footprints
d) The stupa
7. . IVC is also known as Harappan culture
because
a) the site of Harappa is 6 times larger than
mohenjodaro site
b) the Indus valley civilization is considered the
initial stage of vedic culture and Harappa is
believed to be the same as Harappa mentioned
in the vedas
c) Harappa was the first site to be excavated in
the Indus valley
d) the most important evidence of the
achievements of this civilization have been
excavated from Harappa
8.Ajanta painting depict scenes from the
a) Ramayana
b) Mhabharata
c) Jatakas
d) Upanishads
9 Which of the following have been used by
historians to describe Gupta Age
1. Classical age 2. Golden age
3. The age of Brahmanical revival
a)2 only b)1 only c)1 & 2 only
d)3 only e)2 & 3 only f)1 & 3 only g) 1,2,3
10 The grandiloquent title maharajadhiraja was
first of all used by
a) Chandragupta I
b)Samudragupta
c) Ghattotkachgupta d) None
11. Match
A. Lothal
1. Ploughed field
B. Kalibangan 2. Dockyard
C.Dholavira
3. Terracotta replica of a plough
D. Banwali
4. Inscription comprising ten
large sized signs of the
Harappan script
A
B
C
D
a) 1
2
3
4
b) 2
1
4
3
c) 1
2
4
3
d) 2
1
3
4
12 . The Jain teachers are known as:
a) Sufis b) Guru c) Tirthankars d) Maharishi
13. Who were the contemporaries of the Gupta
kings in the south
a) Cholas b) Rashtrakutas
c)Satavahanas
d)Vatakas
14. Whom does the Gayatri mantra in Rig Veda
address
a) Indra b) Agni c) Savitri
d)Ushas
15. Panchatantra was written by
a) Kalidasaa
b)Vishnu Sharma
c) Tulsidas
d) Banabhatta
16 Who decorated the court of Kanishka
1)Asvagosha
2) Nagarjuna
3)Parsva
4)Vasumitra
a)1 only
b)4 only c) 2& 3 only
d)all
17. In ancient India the earliest capital of
Magadha Was :
a) Patliputra
b) Rajgiraha
c) Vaishali
d)Varanasi
18 Which of the following Harappan sites are
located in the Kutch region
a)Besalpur and Surkotada b)Rangpur and
Rojidi
c)Allabadino and Balakot d)Lothal and
Surkotada
19. Dhanvantri was
a) a famous general of Chandragupta maurya
b) a noted physician in the court of
Chandragupta vikramaditya
c) famous dramatist who lived during time of
harsha
d) musician in the court of Ashoka
20. Kalidas lived during th eriegn of
a) samudragupta
b) Chandragupta Maurya
c) Ashoka
d) Chandragupta II
21. Which of the following languages was used
in Ashoka’s edicts
a)Devnagari b) Pali c)Brahmi d) Sanskrit
22 Which of the following rulers did not belong
to the Sunga dynasty
a) Vasudeva b) Pushyamitra
c)Devabhuti d) Agnimitra
23 How many spokes are there in the ‘Dhamma
chakra’
a)20 b) 24 c) 30 d) 32
24 In which of the following language is
‘Milindapanho’
a)Pali
b)Sanskrit c) Greek d) Prakrit
25 An arab visitor Suleman came to India at the
time of
a)Indra III b) Mihirbhoj c) Nagbhat II d)
Mahipal
26 Who wrote Kirtyakalptaru
a)Shri harsh b) Jay dev
c) Lakshmidhar d) none
27. Who among the following has been called
the napoleon of India
a) Samudragupta b) Chandragupta
c) Ashoka
d) Harshvardhana
28 A Dharmpal
1. Somandal
B Laxmen sen
2. Hiuen Tsang
C Jaysingh
3. Jay dev
D Harshvardhan 4 Kalhana
A
B
C
D
a)
3
2
4
1
b)
4
1
3
2
c)
2
1
4
3
d)
1
3
4
2
29 Which is known as Mound of the dead
a)Harappa b) Mohenjodaro
c) Kalibangan d) none
30 Harappans weapons were made up of
a) bronze b) stone c) copper d) all of these
31 The famous god of Rigveda was
a) Indra b) Agni c) Brahma d)Varun
32 Vikrmovarshiyam is a book written by
a)Kalidas b) Vishakhdaut
c) Chankaya d) Banabhatt
33 Who is known as Singh Sen
a)Ashok
b)Bindusar
c) Chandragupta d)Bimbisar
34 Buddhism was divided into 2 parts during
the time period
a)Ashok
b) Kanishka
c) Chandragupta
d) Bindusar
35 How many mandals are there in Yajurveda
a) 10
b) 20 c) 30
d) 40
36 Gatha saptsati is a book written by
a)Shri satkarni
b) Haal
c) Gautami putra Satkarni
d)Yagyasri
satkarni
37. The work devichandraguptam is related to
a) Samudragupta b) Chandra gupta II
c) Skandagupta d) Ramagupta
38. The region of gupta rulers is known as the
golden age of India. Which of the following is
true in this regard
a) there was peace and prosperity
b) there was religious tolerance
c) there was tremendous advancement in the
field of science
d) all of above
39. . Who of the following deciphered the
Brahmin script
a) William jones
b) James prince
c) John marshall
d) EJH Mackay
40 Which veda is written in both prose and
poetry
a)Ridveda b) Samveda
c) Yajurveda d) Atharveda
41. Sutak pitak was written by
a)Anand b) Upali
c) Ashiryat d) none
42. In which year Ashok set on throne
a)272 BC
b) 273 BC
c) 273AD
d) 179 AD
43. The king Knaishka held a great Buddhist
council under whose presidentlship
a) Asvaghosha
b) Sanghraksha
c) Nagasena
d) Vasumitra
44.Gandhra school of art developed during
a) Sakas b) Mauryas c) Sungas d) Kushans
45. Vikramshila university was established by
a) Gopal b) Dharmpal
c) Rajyapal d) Nainpal
46. Charaka was court physician of
a) Kanishka b) Chandragupta Maurya
c) Ashoka d) Harshvardhana
47 Rajshekhar lived in court of
a) Pal b) Gujjar partihar
c) Sen d) Rashtrakut
48 The invasion of Hunas first took place
during the rule of
a)Gupta
b)Kushans
c) Mauryas d) Nandas
49 Seals were normally made of
a)lead b)gold c)silver d)steatite
50 Who was founder the Saka era 78 A.D.
a) Rudradaman
b) Kanishka
c) Chandragupta Mauraya d) Vima kadphises
51. Pushyabhuti dynasty ruled over
a) Patliputra
b) Ujjain
c) Thaneshwar
d) Sakal
52. The large shiva temple at Thanjavur was
built by
a) Rajendra Chola I b) Rajaraja Chola i
c) Chandellas
d) Rashtrakutas
53. Which of the following is the oldest dynasty
a) Satavahans
b) Pallavas
c) Chalukyas
d) Cheras
54. The rock cut caves at Elephanta belong to
the period of
a) Rashtrakutas b) Chalukyas
c) Satavahans
d) Vakatakas
55. Which temple got the name of black pagoda
a) sun temple
b) lingaraja temple
c) jagannath temple d) Kailash temple
56. The monuments at Khajuraho belong to the
period
a) Vakataks
b) Rashtrakutas
c) Chandellas
d) Ghadavalas
57. Vatapi was the capital of the
a) Pallavas
b) Rashtrakutas
c) Chalukyas
d) Senas
58.Which Rashtrakuta ruler established a
victory pillar in Rameshwaram
a) Krishna I
b) Krishna II
c) Krishna III
d) Indra III
59.The famous book geet govind was written by
a) Mirabai
b) Kalidas
c) Banabhatta
d) Jayadev
60. Madurai was the capital of
a) Cholas
b) Pallavas
c) Pandyas
d) Rashtrakutas
61. Kalhan’s rajatarangini is the history of
a) Kashmir
b) Harsha’s reign
c) Rajasthan
d) Chandragupta’s reign
62. Solankis were the rulers of
a) Gujarat b) Malwa c) Ajmer d) Bengal
63. Who among the following gave a detailed
account of Nalanda university
a) Hiuen Tsang
b) Fahein
c) Megasthenes d) I-sting
64. During the reign of which pallava ruler did
the Chinese pilgrim hieun tsang visit Kanchi
a) Simhavishnu
b) Narasimhavaram I
c) Aparajitavarman d) Parameshvaravarman II
65. The famous monastery at Vikramashila was
founded by the
a) Senas b) Rashtrakutas c) Guptas d) Palas
66. In ancient peninsular India, who of the
following assumed the title Vatapikonda
a) Mayurasharman b) Narasimhavarman
c) Pulakeshin II
d) Vikramaditya II
67. Prithviraj Chauhan belonged to the Rajput
dynasty of
a) Chandellas
b) Chauhans
c) Tomaras
d) Guhilots
68. The Ashokan inscription which gives an
account of the Kalingan war and its effects is
a) girnar rock edict
b) minor rock edict III
c) Minor rock edict IV d) Minor rock edict XIII
69. The capital of Harsha’s empire was
a)Ujjain b) Kannauj c)Thaneshwar d)Prayag
70. Which of the following temples was built by
the Cholas
a)Shore temple, Mahabalipuram
b)Brihadeshwar temple Tanjavar
c)Sun temple, konark
d) Meenakshi temple, Madurai
71. Under whose patronage the third Buddhist
council was held
a)Asoka b)Harsha c)Kanishka d)Ajatshatru
72. Match
A) Binbisara
1) Chola dynasty
B) Pulakesin
2) Chalukyas
C) Vikramaditya
3) Magadha
D)Rajaraja
4) Gupta dynasty
A
B
C
D
a)
1
4
3
2
b)
3
2
4
1
c)
3
4
2
1
d)
2
3
1
4
73.Which one of the following dynasties built
the Khajuraho temples
a)Chandellas
b) Chauhans
c)Paramars
d)Tomars
74. Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last :
a) Rajgir
b) Bodhgaya
c) Sarnath
d) Kushinagar
75. Shantipuran is a book written by
a) Kavi pont
b) Kavi mont
c) Amoghvarsha
d) Krishna III
76. Before the accession of the throne, Ashoka
was the Governor of:
a) Anga b) Avanti c) Panchala d) Taxila
77. Consider the following statements
I Khajuraho temple were built by Chandella
rulers
II Martand temple of Sun was built by Karkot
rulers
III Meerankshi temple was built by Palavas
Which of the above statements is/ are correct
a)I & II b) II & III c) I & III d) I,II,III
78. Aryabhatta and Varahamihira belong to :
a) Guptas
b) Cholas
c) Maurya’s
d) Mughals
79. Who was the first king to issue gold coins in
India :
a) Maurayas
b) Indo Greek
c) Kushan
d) Guptas
80. Battle of chandawar was fought in
a)1194 AD b) 1192 AD
c) 1193 AD d) 1191AD
81. Junagarh Rock inscription belong to which
of the following ruler
a)Godorphernes b)Rudradaman
c)Damagusada
d)Nahapana
82. Who was the most important Parthian ruler
a)Godoerphernes b) Rudradaman I
c)Pakores
d)Sanabreas
83. Which one of the following inscriptions
mentions Pulkesian II military success against
Harshvardhana
a) Allahabad pillar inscription
b)Aihole inscription
c)Damodarpur copperplate inscription
d)Bilsad inscription
84. Harsha was the author of
1) harsh charita 2)Ratnavali 3)nagananda
4) priyadarsika 5) kadambari
a)1,2,3
b) 2,3,4 c) 3,4,5 d)2,4,5
85. During whose reign St. Thomas is said to
have visited India
a) Goderphernes b)Rudraman I
c)Kanishka
d) Minander
86. Raja Bhoj belong to which dynasty
a) Parmar
b) Pal
c)Gujar partihar
d)Sen
87. Who wrote the book ‘Dansagar’
a)balalsen
b)adhabhutsen
c) laxmen sen
d) none
88. Parihaspur city was established by whom
a)Ashoka
b)Lalitadityamuktapeed
c)jayapeed
d)jaylok
89. ‘Indica’ was written by
a) Megasthanese b) Kautilya
c) Panini
d) Al- Baruni
90. The famous temple of Ellora was built by
a)Krishna I
b) Krishna II
c) Amoghvarsha d) none
91. KRITIYAKALPTARU is a book written by
a)laxmidar
b)shriharsh
c)kalidas d)munj
92. Who was the founder of Uttpal dynasty
a)Avantivarman
b) Samantvarman
c) Durlavvarman
d) none
93. Founder of lohar dynasty of Kashmir
a) Sangramraj
b)Avantivarman
c) Singhsen
d)none
94. Geet govind is a book written during which
time period
a) Gupta b) Pal
c) Sen
d)Lohar
95. Hiuen Tsand and Fahien visited the
kingdoms of
a) Harsha and Chandragupta Maurya resp.
b)Chandragupta Vikramditya and Harsha resp.
c)Krishna deva and Chandragupta Vikramaditya
resp.
d)Harsha and Chandragupta Vikramaditya resp.
96. The Hathigumpha inscription (near
Bhubaneshwar, Orissa) relates to the king
1 Susharma 2 Hala
3 Kharavela 4 Pulamayi
97. Among the four dynasties listed below,
which one minted coins made of lead?
1 Mauryas
2 Satvahanas
3 Western Kshatrapas 4 Guptas
98. What was the occasion for building a new
capital called Gangaikondacholapuram by
Rajendra I near the mouth of Kaveri
a)Victory over the Western Gangas
b)The successful campaign in north India
c)Victory over the Chalukyas of Vengi
d)Victory over the eastern Gangas of Orissa
99. The battle at Waihind in 1008-09 A.D was
fought between
1 Mahmud of Ghazni and Jayapala
2 Mahmud of Ghazni and Anandapala
3 Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj
4 Muhammad Ghori and Jaichandra
100.Who is the founder of Mahabalipuram?
(a) Rajaraja Chola
(b) Mahendra Varman
(c) Narsimha Varman (d) Narsimha Chola
MEDIEVAL HISTORY
1. The Sufi saint who maintained that devotional
music was one way of coming close to god was
a)Muin ud din Chisti
b)Baba Farid
c)Sayyed Mohd. Gesudaraz
d)Shah Alam Bkhari
2. Which one of the following pairs is not
correctly matched
a)Advaita Vedanta : Shankaracharya
b)Ubhaya Vedanta : Ramanujacharya
c)Bheda Panchaka : Basavesacharya
d) Dwaita Vedanta : Madhavacharya
3. What was the occasion for building a new
capital called Gangaikondacholapuram by
Rajendra I near the mouth of Kaveri
a)Victory over the Western Gangas
b)The successful campaign in north India
c)Victory over the Chalukyas of Vengi
d)Victory over the eastern Gangas of Orissa
4. Who among the following rulers built a chain
of 5 fortresses collectively known as the
fortress of Mankot
a) Sikander Lodi
b)Humayun
c) Shershah Suri
d)Islamshah Sur
5.Ashtapradhan was the official council of
a) Harihar I
b)Krishnadevraya
c)Shivaji
d)Balaji Baji Rao
6. Match
A. Iltutmish
1. Mausoleum at sasaram
B. Quli Qutbshah 2. Agra fort
C. Sher shah
3.Charminar
D. Akbar
4. Qutub Minar
A
B
C
D
a)
3
4
2
1
b)
4
3
1
2
c)
4
3
2
1
d)
3
4
1
2
7.The two kingdoms established by two Indians
in Indo China included
a)Champa and Srivijay
b)Srivijay and Kamboja
c)Svarna bhumi and Champa
d)Champa and Kamboja
8. A : The Ibadat Khana of emperor Akbar was a
building where religious discussions could take
place.
R : His aim was to lay the foundation of a new
religion.
9.Rani Drugawati who fought against Akbar in
1564 ruled
a)Oudh b)Gondwana c)Golkunda d)Malwa
10. Match
A. Red fort ( Agra )
1.Akbar
B. Tomb of Itmadudaullah 2. Jahangir
(Agra )
C. Red Fort ( Delhi)
3. Shahjahan
D. Bibi ka makbara
4. Aurangzeb
A
B
C
D
a)
1
2
3
4
b)
2
1
3
4
c)
2
1
4
3
d)
1
2
4
3
11. Which one of the following pairs of History
LANDMARK and the associated person is not
correctly matched
a)Slave dynasty
Qutub ud din Aibak
b)Tughlaq dynasty
Ghiyas ud din
c)Second Mysore war
Hyder Ali
d) Battle of Buxar
Siraj Ud Daulah
12. Who was the founder of the Sufi order in
India
a) Khwaja Qutb ud din Bakhtiyar Kaki
b)Shaikh Nizam Ud din Auliya
c)Khwaja Muin ud din Chisti
d)Shaikh Nasir ud din Mahmud
13. Match
List I
List II
A. Alauddin Bahman shah
1. 1298 AD
proclaimed king of the Deccan
B. Governor of Malwa made
2. 1336 AD
himself independent of Delhi Sultanate
C. Alauddin Khalji conquered
3. 1347 AD
Gujarat
D. Foundation of Vijaynagar
4. 1401 AD
on the banks of Tungabhadra
A
B
C
D
a)
3
4
1
2
b)
4
3
2
1
c)
3
4
1
2
d)
4
3
1
2
14. Match
List I
List II
A. Abul Faizl
1. Muntakhab ul tawarikh
B. Badauni
2. Tuzuk –i-Jahangiri
C. Nizam ud din 3. Ain –i-Akbari
D. Jahangir
4. Tabakat –I- Akbari
A
B
C
D
a)
3
4
1
2
b)
2
1
4
3
c)
3
1
4
2
d)
2
4
1
3
15. Consider the following Bhakti saints
1. Kabir 2. Namadeve3. Ramananda 4. Nanak
The chronological order is
a)3,2,1,4 b) 2,3,4,1 c) 3,2,4,1 d) 2,3,1,4
16. Moti masjid in Agra was built during the
reign of
a)Humayun
b) Shah Jahan
c) Aurangzeb
d) Shah Alam II
17. During the reign of Akbar, the role of an
official called Amalguzar was
a)to be in charge of law and order
b)to make an assessment and collection of land
revenue
c)to be in charge of imperial household
d) to maintain the royal treasury
18. Which one of the following regions was not
the bone of contention between the Vijaynagar
rules and the Bahamani sultans
a) Krishna Godavari delta
b)Tungabhadra country
c)Raichur Doab
d)Warangal
19. With reference to Sultan Alauddin khalji,
consider the following
1. He fixed the prices of food grains
2.He was the first sultan who paid his soldiers in
cash
3. During his rule, the share of the land revenue
to be paid by the peasant was raised to half of
the produce
Which of these statements are correct
a)1 and 2 b)1 and 3 c)2 and 3 d) 1,2 and 3
20.Match
A. Battle of Khanwa
1. Humayun
B. Battle of Talikota
2. Sher shah
C. Battle of Kanauj
3. Babur
D. Battle of Samel
4. Akbar
A
B
C
D
a)
2
4
1
3
b)
2
1
4
3
c)
3
4
1
2
d)
3
1
4
2
21. A : Mohd. Bin Tughlaq, his cousin Firuz
Tughlaq ascended the throne
R : The sons of Mohd. Bin Tughlaq were killed in
the battle for succession to the throne
22. Which one of the following travelers is not
associated with the description of the glories of
Vijaynagar kingdom
a) Abdur Razzaq b) Paes
c)Ibn Batuta
d)Nuniz
23. Consider the following
1. Humayun regained his Delhi throne from Sher
Shah in 1555.
2. Humayun defeated Hemu at the second battle
of Panipat in 1556.
Which of these statements is/ are correct
a) 1 only b) 2 only c)both 1 and 2 d) neither
24. Consider the following
1. Farrukhsiyar
2. Jahandar Shah
3. Mohd. Shah
4. Shah Alam II
What is the correct chronological sequence
a) 1,2,3,4 b) 2,1,3,4 c) 1,2,4,3 d) 2,1,4,3
25. The battle at Waihind in 1008 -09 was fought
between
a) Mohd. of Ghazni and Anandapala
b) Mohd. of Ghazni and Jayapala
c)Mohd. of Ghori and Prithviraja
d) Mohd. Ghori and Jaichandra
26. Who of the following gave the town
Masulipatnam to the French
a) Asaf jah
b) Nasir jang
c) Muzaffar jang d) Salabat jang
27. Consider the following
1. The Sikh leader Banda bahadur was captured
and killed during the reign of Emperor
Farrukhsiyar
2. The Marathas fought with Ahamad Shah
Abdali at Panipat during the reign of emperor
shah alam II
Which of these statements is / are correct
a)1 only b) 2 only c)both d) neither
28. During India’s freedom struggle, the sepoy
mutiny started from which one of the following
places
a) Agra b) Gwalior c) Jhansi d) Meerut
29. Vasco Da Gama discovered the sea route to
India in which one of the following years
a) A.D. 1498
b) A.D. 1492
c) A.D.1494
d)A.D. 1453
30. The Lingaraja temple built during the
medieval period is at
a) Bhubaneshwar b)Khajuraho
c)Madurai
d)Mount Abu
31. Consider the following statements
1. The Maratha prince Shahuji who was kept in
Mughal prison during Aurangzeb’s reign was
released by Farrukhsiyar
2. The first Peshwa Balaji vishwanath made
Nagpur the seat of Maratha power.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct
a) 1 only b) 2 only c) both d) neither 1 nor 2
32. Who fought the Battle of Buxar
a) Humayun and Sher Shah Suri
b)Ahmad Shah Abdali and Marathas
c)English and Mir Qasim
d)English and Marathas
33. When the Moroccan traveler Ibn –Batuta
visited India, who was the Delhi sultan
a)Jalaluddin khilji
b)Alauddin khilji
c)Giasuddin tughlaq d) Mohd. Bin Tughlaq
34. Aurangzeb reimposed jaziya in the 22nd year
of his reign in order to
a) put economic pressure for forcing the
majority community to convert their religion
b)meet a difficult financial situation
c)re assert the fundamentally Islamic character
of the state
d)Show anger against the Marathas and Rajputs
35. Which one of the following territories was
outside the boundaries of the Mughal empire
during the reign of Akbar
a) Khandesh
b)Kabul
c)Bijapur
d) Kashmir
36. Which sultan of Delhi enforced a strict
market control system during his time
a)Alauddin khilji b)Mohd. Bin Tughlaq
c)Firoz Tughlaq d)Bahlol lodhi
37. Who wrote the book called Kitab-e- Nauras
a)Amir khusro
b)Badayuni
c)Ibrahim Adil Shah II d) Alauddin Bahamani
38. Who among the following Mughal rulers
granted the English company Dewani over
Bengal, Bihar and Orissa by the treaty of
Allahabad
a) Ahmad Shah
b)Alamgir II
c)Shah Alam II
d)Akbar Shah II
39. Assertion :One of the most important steps
undertaken by Alauddin khilji was to initiate
market reforms
Reason : Alauddin khilji wanted to regulate the
movement of food grains within the kingdom
40. Who was the Delhi sultan when the threat of
invasion b Mongols under Changez Khan
loomed over India
a) Iltutmish
b)Balban
c)Jalauddin khilji d)Alauddin khilji
41. Who fought the battle of waihand
a)Anandapala and Mahmud Ghazni
b)Jayapala and Mohd. Ghori
c)Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohd. Ghori
d)Jaichandra and Bakhtiyar khilji
42. Which of the mughal emperors spent a
greater part of his reign to overthrow the
Deccan kingdoms
a) Akbar
b)Jahangir
c)Shahjahan
d) Aurangzeb
43. Who issued firman granting Dewani of
Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the English
a)Ahamad Shah
b) Bahadur Shah
c)Farrukh Siyar
d)Shah Alam II
44. Among the following who was the earliest
visitor to India
a)Alberuni
b) Fa – hein
c)Hiuen Tsang
d)Megasthenes
45. Kalhana’s well known work Rajatarangini is
an important source material for the study of
which one of the following
a)Ancient Kamarupa
b)Post Mauryan Magadha
c)Medieval rajasthan
d)Early medieval Kashmir
46. The king Pulakesiin II belonged to which
dynasty
a)Cholas b) Cheras
c)Chalukyas
d)Chedis
47. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi
was the first to have paid to his soldiers in cash
a) Iltutmish
b)Alauddin Khilji
c)Mohd. Bin Tughlaq
d)Firoz Tughlaq
48. Between whom was the Battle of Chausa
fought
a) Bahadur Shah of Gujarat and Humayun
b)Humayun and Sher Khan
c)Akbar and Rana Pratap
d) Jahangir and Rana Amar Singh
49. Which one among the following was fought
earliest
a)Battle of Ambur
b) Battle of Buxar
c)Battle of Plassey
d) Battle of Wandiwash
50. During Aurangzeb’s reign, whose duty was it
to see that people lived their lives in accordance
with the Sharia
a) Ahadis
b)Mansabdars
c)Muhtasibs
d) Walashushis
51. Between whom was the Battle of Khanwa
fought
a)Ibrahim lodi and Rana sanga
b)Babur and Rana sanga
c)Humayun and Sher khan
d) Humayun and Nusrat Shah
52. Which Sultan declared himself as Sikandar –
I – Saini, the Second Alexander
a)Balban
b) Kaiqubad
c)Iltutmish
d) Alauddin Khilji
53. Who among the following was the author of
Tarikh - I – Alai, which contains the details of
the first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khilji
a) Ziauddin Berni b)Shams Siraj Afif c)Amir
Khusrau d) Yahiya bin Ahmed
54. Who among the following had constructed
the Red fort in Delhi
a)Akbar b)Jahangir
c) Shahjahan d) Aurangzeb
55. Match
1. 1565
A. 1st Battle of Panipat
B. Battle of Plassey
2. 1526
C. Battle of Haldhighati
3. 1757
D. Battle of Talikota
4. 1576
A
B
C
D
a)
2
3
4
1
b)
2
4
3
1
c)
1
4
3
2
d)
1
3
4
2
56. Mohd. bin tughlaq’s experiment of
introducing token currenty could not succeed
on account of
a) rejection of token coins by foreighn
merchants
b) shortage of copper for minting token coins
c) large scale minting of spurious coins
d) poor quality of token currency
57. What is Hazb-e-Sherb:
a) Religious Tax
b) Irrigation Tax
c) Prostitution Tax
d) Haj Tax
58. In 1290 which dynasty occupied the throne:
a) Das b) Khilji
c) Tughlaq
d) Lodhi
59. The Chisti Order was established by:
a) Nizamuddin Aulia
b) Abdul Chisti
c) Moinuddin Chisti
d) Fariduddin Masud
60. Who said ‘ Hunuz Delhi Door ast’:
a) Farid b) Nasiruddin
c) Nizamuddin Aulia
d) Balban
61. ‘Jeetal’ and ‘Tanka’ were made up of :
a) Copper, Zinc b) Zinc, Silver
c) Iron, Silver
d) Copper, Silver
62.Which Sultan issued the coin Tanka:
a) Babban
b) Razia
c) Iltutmish
d) Sikandar Lodhi
63. Where is the tomb of rabiabibi
a) Aurangabad
b)Kuldabad
c) Delhi
d) Agra
64. Taimur lang came to India in which year
a) 1398 b) 1397 c)1391 d)1396
65. ‘Sijda & Paibos’ system was started by
whom
a)Akbar
b) Balban
c)Iltutmish
d)Allauddin khilji
66.Which one of the following is not related with
revolt of 1857
a)Bahadur Shah Jafar b)Begum Hazrat Mahal
c)Balaji Bajirao
d)Rani Laxmi Bai
67.Dehshala system was introduced by which
Mughal ruler
a)Babur b) Humayun
c)Jahangir
d)Akbar
68. Kabir was the disciple of
(a) Ramananda (b) Vallabhacharya
(c) Chaitanya
(d) Shankaracharya
69. Futehate-e-firozshahi is a book written by
whom
a) Firozshahi tughlaq
b)Balban
c)Akbar
d)Amir kushro
70. Deewan-e-riyasat department was
established by whom
a) Akbar b) Allauddin khilzi
c)Balban d) Humayun
Modern History
1. Who among the following was not the
member of Cabinet Mission
a)Lord Petrick Lawrence
b)Sir Stefford Cripps
c) A.V. Alexander
d)Campbell Johnson
A–d
2.The Surat split took place in
a) 1905
b) 1907 c) 1906
d) 1908
A-b
3. The partition of Bengal was in reality
a)an attempt to weaken the nationalism in
Bengal
b) a step taken for administrative convenience
c)an attempt to split the congress
d)an act to appease Muslim sentiments
A-a
4. After Surat split, the Congress
a) remained under the control of moderates
b)went to extremists
c)was banned by British govt. for 10 years
d)none of them
A–a
5. Arrange the following in the chronological
order
1. Surat split
2. Partition of Bengal
3. Foundation of Muslim League
4. Congress drafts its constitution
a)2,3,1,4 b) 1,2,3,4 c) 4,3,2,1 d) 2,1,3,4
A–a
6. Who were the founders of two Home Rule
movements
1. M.L.Nehru
2. C.R.Das
3. Tilak 4. Annie Besant
a) 3 only b)3 & 4
c)1 & 2 d) none
A–b
7. Which of the following newspapers were
brought out by Annie Besant
1. New India
2. Common wealth
3. Young India
4. Yugantar
a)1 & 2 only b) all c) none
d)4 only
A–a
8. When the Simon Commission was appointed
a)Irwin was the viceroy of India
b)Labour party was in office in Britain
c)Birkenhead was the British PM
d)None of them
9. The demand for Swarajya or self govt. was
raised by whom from the Congress platform in
1906
a) G.K.Gokhale
b)B.G Tilak
c)Dadabhai Naoroji d)S.N. Banerjee
10. The Rowlatt act was passed during the
viceroyalty of
a)Harding II
b)Minto
c)Reeding
d) Chelmsford
11. Match
A. Wavell
1. Simla conference
B. Reeding
2. The Molah revolt
C. Willingdon
3. Communal award
D. Linlithgow
4. First demand for
Pakistan
A
B
C
D
a)
1
2
3
4
b)
1
4
3
2
c)
1
3
2
4
d)
1
4
2
3
12. The first Satyagraha campaign of Gandhi
was started in
a)Amhedabad
b)Bardoli
c)Dandi
d)Champaran
13. When Quit India movement was launched in
1942 who was viceroy of India
a)Wavell b)Wellington
c) Linlithgow
d) none
14. Kesari was
a)A Marathi newspaper
b) An English language newspaper
c)An organization started by Tilak
d)none of the above
15. Who founded tatvabodhini Sabha
a) R.N. Tagore
b)Debendranath Tagore
c)S.N. Banerjee
d)R.R.M. Roy
16. Who was the first to impose censorship on
Press
a)Lord Hastings
b)Lord Dalhousie
c)Lord Amherst
d)Charles Metcalf
17. The founder of Asiatic society was
a)David hare
b) William Jones
c) H.V. Deorzio
d)Alexander Duff
18. Who founded Brahmo Samaj of India in
1860
a) Keshav Chandra sen
b) D.N.Tagore
c) David Hare
d) H.V. Derozio
19. Prathana Samaj was founded by
a) M.G.Ranade
b) K.C.Sen
c) I.C.Viddyasagar d) R.R.M.Roy
20. Go back to Vedas. Who said it
a)Swami Vivekananda
b) Dayanand Saraswati
c) G.G. Agarkar
d) R.R.M.Roy
21. The founders of Theosophical society were
a) Madame H.P. Blavatsky b) Col. H. Olcott
c) Annie Besant
d) A& B
22. The A.I.T.U.C was set up by
a) N.M.Joshi
b)B.P.Wadia
c)J.L.Nehru d)Lal lajpat Rai
23. The Hindustan Majdoor Sabha was set up in
1938 by
a)Vallabhabhai Patel b)Rajendra Prasad
c)J.B. Kripalani
d)All of them
24. Who was founder of Wahabi movement
a) Sayyed Ahmed Rai bareilley
b) Musta Ali
c)Sarfaraz Khan
d)None
25. Who was the founder of Aligarh movement
a)Shah Walliulah b) Aga Khan
c)Washil Mohd. d)Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
26. Match
1. Arya Samaj
A. Dayanand
saraswati
2. Rama Krishna mission B. Vivekananda
3. Dev samaj
C. Sivanarayana
agnihotri
4. Deccan education Society D. G.G. Agarkar
A
B
C
D
a)
1
2
3
4
b)
1
2
4
3
c)
1
3
2
4
d)
4
3
2
1
27. The demand of Pakistan was made by
Muslim league for the first time in
a) 1940
b) 1939 c) 1931
d)1942
28. Which of the following attended all the 3
R.T.C.s
a)M.M.Malviya
b) S.C.Bose
c)M.K.Gandhi
d)B.R.Amebedkar
29.S.C. Bose organized the Azad Hind Fauz in
a)Burma b)Brussels c)Singapore d)Berlin
30. Purna Swaraj as the only goal of freedom
struggle was declared at
a)Lahore session
b)Calcutta Session
c)Ahmedabad session
d) Jaipur session
31.Match
A. Announcement of Dominion status as goal of
British policy in India
B. Civil Disobedience movement
C. Poona Act
D. Gandhi Irwin pact
1. 1929
2. 1930 3. 1932
4. 1931
A
B
C
D
a)
1
2
3
4
b)
1
2
4
3
c)
1
3
2
4
d)
1
4
3
2
32. Put in chronological order
1. Lucknow pact
2. Home
rule league
3. Montague-Chelmsford reforms
4.
Outbreak of the first war
a) 4,2,1,3 b) 4,3,1,2 c)1,2,3,4 d) 2,3,4,1
33. Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev were
hanged for their role in
a) Meerut conspiracy
b)Kakori
c)Lahore conspiracy
d)None
34. Put in chronological order
1. First R.T.C.
2. Gandhi Irwin pact
3. Bhagat Singh execution 4. Second R.T.C.
a) 1,2,3,4 b) 4,3,2,1 c) 1,4,2,3 d) 1,3,2,4
35. Who attended the 2nd R.T.C. as the
representation of the Congress
a) Gandhi
b)M.L.Nehru
c)B.R. Ambedkar d)None
36. According to Poona pact
a) Depressed classes were to have separate
electorates
b) Sikhs & Indian Christians would get minority
status
c)The number of seats reserved for depressed
classes was nearly doubled
d) None
37. Why did S.C.Bose formed his Forward Bloc
a) He had to resign from the Congress
presidentship because of opposition from
Gandhi & his supporters
b)He was deeply influenced by socialist ideas.
c)He developed differences with J.L.Nehru
d) None
38 Who described B.G.Tilak as the Father of
Indian unrest
a) Valentine chirol b)Chelmsford
c) Disracti
d) none
39. Which of the following Bengali monthly was
founded Bankim Chandra Chaterjee
a) Bangadarshan
b) Bengalee
c) Bangadutta
d) Somprakash
40. Which Peshwa made the office of Peshwa
hereditary
a)Balaji Vishwanath b)Baji Rao I
c) Balaji Baji Rao d) None
41. Gold coin prevailed by Portuguese in India
was
a)Pagana b) Pagoda c) Dinar d) None
42. S.C. Bose became president of INC in
a) 1939 b) 1938 c) 1938 & 1939 d) none
43.Who gave the slogan “Jai Hind”
a) M.K. Gandhi
b) Bhagat Singh
c) S.C.Bose d) J.L.Nehru
44. The 2nd session of INC was presided over by
a) S.N .Banerjee
b) Badrudin Tyabji
c) Dadabhai Naoroji
d) P.S. Mehta
45. Match
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
1. 2nd Session
B. B.Tyabji
2. 3rd Session
C. George Yule
3. 4th Session
D. Weddenburn
4. 5th Session
5. 6th Session
E. Pheroz shah Mehta
A
B
C
D
E
a) 1
2
4
3
5
b) 1
2
5
4
3
c) 1
2
3
4
5
d) 1
3
2
4
5
e) 1
4
2
3
5
46. Which socio religious reformer was called
‘Lokahitwadi’
a)Jyotiba Phule
b) M.G.Ranade
c) Gopal Hari
d) G.G.Agarkar
47.Which of the following were the original
founders of the Theosophical society
i) Madam H.P.Blavatsky ii)Mrs. Annie Besant
iii) Col. H.S. Olcott
iv)Col. O.P. Wallburn
a)i and ii
b) ii and iii
c)I and iii d)iii and iv
48. Which of the following was not a Pindari
leader
a) Daulat R. Scindhiya
b)Washil Mohd.
c) Syed Ahmed
d) Chittu Khan
49. Who was the leader from Meerut in revolt of
1857
a)Kunwar Singh b) Kadam Singh
c)Nana Saheb
d)none
50. Census department was open at the time of
a) Ripponb) Mayo c) Lytton d) Lawrence
51. In which language was “The Maratha” , a
magazine was published
a)English b)Maratha c)Hindi d)Kesari
52. Dharma Sabha was founded by
a)Radha kantdev b) M.G. Ranade
c)G.G.Agarkar
d) None
53. Who was last Peshwa
a)Baji rao II
b)Balaji Baji rao
c)Baji
Rao
d)Madhav rao
54. Which of the following is correctly matched
a) Atmiya Sabha – Radhakanta dev
b)Dharma Sabha – Debendranath Tagore
c)Tattvabodhini Sabha - Rammohan Roy
d)Prathna Samaj – Dr. Atmaram Pandurang
55. When and by whom was the book
Ghulamgiri written
a)1925 – B.R.Ambedkar b
) 1872 – Jyotiba Phule
c)1900 – G.H.deshmukh
d) 1895 – M.G.Ranade
56. Who founded the Amrita bazaar patrika
a)Sisirkumar ghosh b)Girishchandra ghosh
c)Motilal Ghosh
d)S.N. Banerji
57. Who gave the title of Raja to R.M.Roy
a) Shah Alam II
b) Alamgir II
c)Akbar
II d)British Govt.
58. Match
1. Rani Lakshmi Bai
A. Jhansi
2. Bahadur Shah II
B. Delhi
3. Tantya Tope
C. Kanpur
4. Begum Hazrat mahal
D. Lucknow
AB
C
D
a)
1
2
4
3
b)
1
3
2
4
c)
4
3
2
1
d)
1
2
3
4
59.Who was the Congress representative at the
first R.T.C
a) M.M.Malviya
b)G.B.Pant
c)S.C.Bose
d) no representative
60.Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan who was
popularly known as
a) Red shirts
b)Red cross society
c)The Red Society d)None
61. The Bardoli no tax campaign was led by
a) Gandhi
b) Sardar Patel
c)M.M. Malviya
d)None
62. 2nd Anglo Mysore war was ended by treaty
of
a)Surat
b)Manglore
c) Salbai
d) Srirangpatnam
63. Match
A. M.N.Roy
1. My experiments with truth
B. R.C.Dutt
2. Discovery of India
C. J.L.Nehru
3. Economic history of India
D. M.K. Gandhi 4. India in Transition
A
B
C
D
a)
4
3
2
1
b)
4
2
3
1
c)
4
3
1
2
d)
4
3
1
2
64. Young India magazine was published by
a)M.K. Gandhi
b) M.L.Nehru
c)Annie Besant
d) None
65. M.G.Ranade was a member of the
a) Arya Samaj
b) Theosophical Society
c)Prathna Samaj
d) India League
66. Which of the following Anglo – Mysore wars
came to an end by the treaty of Sringapatnam
a)1st Anglo Mysore war
b) 2nd Anglo Mysore war
c) 3rd Anglo Mysore war
d) 4th Anglo Mysore war
67. As a consequence of the 1857 revolt,
Bahadur Shah was
a) found guilty and executed
b)found guilty but pardoned
c)imprisoned in the Red fort
d) Exiled to Rangoon
68. Which of the following was associated with
the Indian Association in 1872
a)S.N.Banderjee b)Anandamohan Bose
c) Rammohan Roy d)S.K. Ghosh
69. One could not term as a ‘Moderate’
a)G.K.Gokhale
b)Dadabhai Naoroji
c)Pherozeshah Mehta d) Bipin Chandra Pal
70. Who among the following never became
President of the INC
A)Badruddin Tyabji
b)B.G.Tilak
c)G.K.Gokhale
d)S.C.Bose
71. Lok sevamandal was established by
a)Lala lajpat rai b) B.G.Tilak
c) Gandhi
d) G.K.Gokhale
72. Who was the first Englishman to preside
over congress session
a)A.O.Hume
b) W.Wedderburn
c)George Yule
d) None
73. What was the original name of Dayanand
Saraswati
a) Narendranath dutt
b) Narayan dutt
c) Mulshankar
d)Nathshankar
74. First factory was opened by Britishers at
a)Goa b) Surat c)Masulipatnam d)Calcutta
75. Calcutta Hindu College was opened by
a)R.R.M. Roy b)Annie Besant
c)Vivekanand d) none of these
76. Who raised the slogan ‘ Do or Die’ for the
Quit India movement
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b)Subhash Bose
c)J.L.Nehru
d)J.B.Kripalani
77. The 2nd R.T.C. was deadlocked on
a) Constitutional reforms
b)the Congress demand for responsible govt.
c)the Congress demand for control by Indians
over defence, foreign affairs and finance
d) the minorities issue
78. Why was the Civil Disobedience Movement
resumed after Gandhi from the 2nd R.T.C
a) Ramsay Marc Donald announced the
Communal award
b) The govt. went back on the Gandhi Irwin pact
and used repressive methods again
c) The masses had become restless at the
inactivity
d) All the above
79. Which of the following is correctly matched
a)C.R.Das – Deenabandhu
b)C.F.Andrews – Deshabandhu
c)Lala Lajpat Rai – Sher- e- Punjab
d)All are correct
80. The Kuka movement is associated with
a) Punjab b)Bengal c)Bihar d) Gujarat