History Solved Question Paper

History Solved Question Paper

Practice Test of History

1. Kohinoor diamond was found in the mines of—

(A) Bijapur

(B) Golkunda

(C) Chotta Nagpur

(D) Orissa

Ans. (B)

2. Which of the following is the style of structure brought to India under the Tughlaqas?

1. Slopping walls

2. Roof with pillars and paintings

3. Combination of the principles of Architecture and the lintel and beam in construction them.

4. The Art of Building the Arch and the dome on scientific lines

(A) 1,2,3,4 are correct

(B) 1,3,and 4 are correct

(C) 1,2,4 are correct

(D) 3 and 4 are correct

Ans. (A)

3. Which of the following is not a Vedic text?

(A) Samhita

(B) Brahmana

(C) Dhammapada

(D) Aranyakas

Ans. (C)

4. Iltutmish obtained investiture from Khalifa—

(A) To please the Khalifa

(B) To Silence Ulemas and establish theocracy

(C) To legalise his claim to the kingdom and establish theocracy

(D) To establish theocracy

Ans. (C)

5. Akbar abolished the pilgrimage tax in—

(A) 1562

(B) 1565

(C) 1564

(D) 1563

Ans. (D)

6. Which one of the following is a commentary on the Digha Nikaya?

(A) Dipavamsa

(B) Lalitvistara

(C) Niti Prakaranam

(D) Sumangala Vilasini ‘

Ans. (B)

7. The Silch Guru who was put to death by the order of Aurangazeb was—

(A) Har Rai

(B) Har Kishan

(C) Teg Bahadur

(D) Govind Singh

Ans. (C)

8. Which of the following were epics in early Tamil Literature?

(A) Tolkappiyam and Tirulckurai

(B) Ahananuru and Purananuru

(C) Padirruppattu and Maduraikkanchi

(D) Silapaddikaram and Manimekhalai

Ans. (D)

9. The one administrative measure introduced by Banda Singh, which had great influence on the future history of Punjab was—

(A) Assumption of royal authority

(B) Striking coins in the name of the Guru

(C) Introduction of on official seal

(D) Abolition of Zamindari

Ans. (D)

10. Who among the following Lodi-Sultans, Conquered Bihar?

(A) Bahiol Lodi

(B) Sikandar Lodi

(C) Ibrahim Lodi

(D) None of these

Ans. (B)

11. ‘Sramana’ is paired in early sources with—

(A) Ajivika

(B) Saugata

(C) Brahmana

(D) Nirgrantha

Ans. (B)

12. The capital city of Maiwa, Madhu was established by its ruler—

(A) Hushang Shah

(B) Mahmud Shah Khilji

(C) Ghiyasuddin Shah

(D) Nasiruddin Shah

Ans. (A)

13. The novelty which Kabir added to the Bhakti movement was — Emphasis on Bhakti to Rama

(A) Tradition of family saint

(B) Neglect of Sanskit language

(C) Efforts to bring about unity among the

(D) Hindus and the Muslims

Ans. (D)

14. Mira-Bai, the most popular female saint of Medieval India, believed in the worship of—

(A) Rama

(B) Krishna

(C) Vishnu

(D) Shiva

Ans. (B)

15. Which one of the following mentions Chandragupta Sabha, the council of Chandragupta Maurya?

(A) Arthasastra

(B) Mudrarakashasha

(C) Mahabhasya

(D) Parisisth parvan

Ans. (A)

16. Sher Shah died while attacking—

(A) Mandu

(B) Raisin

(C) Maiwa

(D) Kalinjar

Ans. (D)

17. Arrange the following in Chronologically order—

1. Kabir

2. Namdev

3. Mirabai

4. Nanak

(A) 1,4,2,3

(B) 3,1,4,2

(C) 1,2,3,4

(D) 2,3,4,1

Ans. (A)

18. “No one is allowed to marry outside his own caste, or to exchange one profession of trade for another or to follow more than one business.” This observation was made by—

(A) Megasthenese

(B) Fa-Hien

(C) Hiuen-Tsang

(D) Alberuni

Ans. (A)

19. Ramanuj was born in the village near—

(A) Calcutta

(B) Madras

(C) Patna

(D) Lucknow

Ans. (B)

20. Which of the following was a common feature to all Bhakti Saints?

(A) They composed their verses in languages of the local people

(B) They rejected priestly classes

(C) They attacked caste system

(D) They encouraged participation of women

Ans. (C)

21. Dhavanyaloka is—

(A) An epic poem

(B) A work on poetics

(C) A play

(D) A work on Buddhist epistemology

Ans. (B)

22. Chaitanya preached—

(A) Chanting formulae of Gods Love

(B) Song and dance

(C) Reverence of Guru

(D) Praise of God

Ans. (B)

23. ‘Zimmis’ of Muslims age represent—

(A) Pilgrims

(B) Muslims

(C) Protected people

(D) Hindus

Ans. (C)

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

(A) Pliny: Natural History

(B) Ptolemy: Geography

(C) Strabo: Periplus of the Erythrean Sea

(D) Cosmos: Christian pography

Ans. (C)

25. Which among the following was not responsible for the growth of Indo-Muslim architecture?

(A) Acceptance of the superiority of TurqPersian architecture by the Indian

(B) Employment of Indian craftsman by Muslim rulers

(C) Construction of Muslim building out of the materials destroyed Indian building

(D) Conversion of Indian building itself to Muslim building because of certain inherent similarities

Ans. (A)