History Test Paper for IAS,UPSC Exams.

History Test Paper for IAS,UPSC Exams.

Model Test Paper History

1. Which one of the following ancient smritikaras gave the widow a position next to that of the son in the matter of inheritance?

(A) Yajnavalkya

(B) Manu

(C) Brihaspati

(D) Katyayana

Ans. (A)

2. Which one of the following place is known for its monumental temple architecture?

(A) Arikkamedu

(B) Amaravati

(C) Gangaikondacholapuram

(D) Uttaramerur

Ans. (C)

3. Pahori painting emphasised on—

(A) Snow-clad mountains

(B) Birds and Animals

(C) Love

(D) Seasons

Ans. (C)

4. Which one of the following chaityas is circular?

(A) Bhaja

(B) Bidsa

(C) Junar

(D) Karle

Ans. (A)

5. The concept of ‘Varnasamkara’ occurs first in the—

(A) Brahmanas

(B) Upanishadas

(C) Dharamsutras

(D) Smritis

Ans. (C)

6. The famous temple of Somanath on the coast of Kathiawar was attacked by Mahmud

Ghaznavi in—

(A) 1021A.D.

(B) 1024A.D.

(C) 1026A.D.

(D) 1020A.D.

Ans. (B)

7. Caste is not characterised by —

(A) Endogamy

(B) Divison of labour

(C) Equity

(D) Heredity

Ans. (C)

8. Coins with legands & portraits were first issued in India by the —

(A) Sungas

(B) Sakas

(C) Indo-Greeks

(D) Satvahanas

Ans. (B)

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

(A) Acceptance of the superiority of Turk- Persian architecture by the Indians

(B) Employments 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)

10. During the Gupta age, India had maximum trade contact with —

(A) Roman Empire

(B) Central Asia

(C) South-East Asia

(D) China

Ans. (C)

11. Consider the following Kings —

1. Bhanugupta

2. Budhagupta

3. Kacha

4. Purugupta

The correct chronological sequence of their rules is —

(A) 4, 3, 1, 2

(B) 4, 3, 2, 1

(C) 3, 4, 2, 1

(D) 3, 4, 1, 2

Ans. (C)

12. The export of slaves from India was banned by—

(A) Muhammad Tughlaq

(B) Firoz Tughlaq

(C) Alauddin Khilji

(D) Sikandar Lodi

Ans. (B)

13. Which one of the following Sultans extended agricultural loans called sondhars to the poor peasants for promoting cultivation?

(A) Balban

(B) Alauddin Khilji

(C) Mohd bin Tughlaq

(D) Firuz Tughlaq

Ans. (C)

14. The land revenue in Mughal India was a—

(A) Tax on land

(B) Share in the produce

(C) Tax on cultivator

(D) Tax on the owner of the land

Ans. (B)

15. Qutubuddin Aibak is said to have built, besides the qutub Mosque and the Qutubminar—

(A) The Arhai-din-Ka Jhompra mosque at Ajmer

(B) The Khirki masjid at Jahan Panah Nagar

(C) The mausoleum of Khan-i-Jahan Tilangani

(D) The Kila-i-Kuhna Mosque at Delhi

Ans. (A)

16. The Passage, “Where reigns the Greek king named Amit Yoga and beyond the realm of Amityoga in the lands of the four kings- Tulamaya, Autekina, Maka and Alikyashudala. . . ,“ is taken from —

(A) Ashokan Edict

(B) Digh Nikaya

(C) Nearchus (Ancient India as described by Megasthenese)

(D) Strabo’s Geography

Ans. (A)

17. Which of the following were the two basic coins of the Sultanate period?

1. Tankah

2. Dam

3. Jital

4. Pupiya

(A) l and 3

(C) 2 and 3

(B).1 and 4

(D) 2 and 4

Ans. (A)

18. Which among the following was not one of the objectives of the foreign policy of India during the Prime Ministership of Jawahar La! Nehru?

(A) Support of world peace

(B) Opposition Imperialism

(C) Observation of neutrality from power politics of the world

(D) Support to Socialism in international affairs

Ans. (C)

19. The rate of land revenue was highest during the reign of—

(A) Ghiyasuddin Balban

(B) Alauddin Khilji

(C) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

(D) Muhammad-bin Tughlaq

Ans. (D)

20. “When he attained Kingship, he was quite independent of the rules and orders of the Shariat.”Ziauddin Barni made the above statement regarding —

(A) Iltutmish

(B) Allauddin Khilji

(C) Mubaraq Khilji

(D) Muhammad Tugluq

Ans. (B)

21. Who was the noble serving Sultan Nasuruddin Mahmud who lost the top post on account of reappointment of Balban?

(A) AmirYaqut

(B) Imaduddin Raihan

(C) Tughrill Beg

(D) Zafar Khan

Ans. (B)

22. “Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness in our minds and why should we expend our money and time to vender it fruitful ? We may be deprived of it in a single moment, and our exertions would benefit neither ourselves nor our children.”

The above statement was made by —

(A) Akbar

(B) Monserrate

(C) Tavernier

(D) Bernier

Ans. (D)

23. The system of Itlaq, a sort of draft enabling a royal soldier to collect his salary from the state revenue officials, was introduced by—

(A) Iltutmish

(B) Balban

(C) Alauddin Khilji

(D) Feroze Shah Tughlaq

Ans. (C)

24. Consider the following quote — “No king so benevolent sympathetic reverent to the learned and old ever rose by his own efforts, to the cradle of empire” Minhaj-us-Siraj said this about —

(A) Iltutmish

(B) Qutubuddin Aibak

(C) Muhammad Tughluq

(D) Raziya Sultan

Ans. (A)

25. “Every pearl in the royal crown is but the crystallised drop of blood fallen from the tearful eyes of the poor peasant.”

The above remark about the poverty of the Indian peasants during the Delhi Sultanate was made by—

(A) Ziauddin Barni

(B) Ibn Battuta

(C) Minhajuddin Siraj

(D) Amir Khusrau

Ans. (D)