IAS-UPSC History Sample Paper
History Practice Question Test Paper
1. Who among the following stated that there was no slavery in
(A) Strabo
(B) Megasthenese
(C) Fahien
(D) Huien-tsa
Ans. (B)
2. Squinch system in architecture for supporting the dome was used for the first time in—
(A) Iltutmish’s tomb
(B)
(C) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq’s tomb
(D) Humayun’s tomb
Ans. (A)
3. ‘Kumarsambhavam’ describes the story of the birth of—
(A) Sanat Kumar
(B) Kartikeya
(C) Pradyumna
(D) Abhimanyu
Ans. (B)
4. Which one of the following is a commentary on the ‘Arthasastra’?
(A) Aparajitaprccha of Bhuvandeva
(B) Samarangana Sutradhara of Bhojadeva
(C) Prabandhachintamani of Merutunga
(D) Pratipada-panchashika of Bhattasvamin
Ans. (D)
5. Nanak believed in—
(A) Blind faith in the sanctity of religious texts
(B) The principles of transmigration of soul and karma
(C) Idol worship
(D) None of these
Ans. (B)
6. The novelty which was added to Bhakti movement by Chaitanya was —
(A) Idol worship
(B) Recitation of prayer to God
(C) Acceptance of both men and women as devotees
(D) Kirtan
Ans. (D
7. Which one of the following is a toll tax mentioned in early Tamil literature?
(A) Paduporul
(B) Iduporul
(C) Ulgu
(D) Uruporal
Ans. (C)
8. Which one of the following is the oldest smiriti?
(A) Vishnu Dharamasastra
(B) Manusmriti
(C) Yajnavallcyasmriti
(D) Narad smriti
Ans. (B)
9. Which of the following is incorrect?
(A) Shankardeva —
(B) Chaitanya —
(C) Mirabai — Rajasthan
(D) Tadu —
Ans. (A)
10. Ambika is mentioned as the sister of Rudra in—
(A) Vajasaneyi Samhita
(B) Satpatha Brahman
(C) Taittiriya Brahman
(D) Shiva Puran
Ans. (A)
11. Malati Madhav of Bhavbhuti is an important source for the study of the—
(A) Digambara jainas
(B) Kapalikas
(C) Buddhist Tantrikas
(D) Bhagavatas
Ans. (B)
12. Ramanuj Acharya gave stress on—
(A) Bhakti
(B) Dharma
(C) Moksha
(D) None of these
Ans. (A)
13. The celebrated author Kshemdndra lived in—
(A)
(B)
(C) Maharashtra
(D)
Ans. (B)
14. Who was the ruler who was elected to the throne according to the Rajatarangini?
(A) Gopala
(B) Yasaskara
(C) NandiVerman
(D) Karikalan
Ans. (B)
15. Who among the following has his deciples as Ashtchap?
(A)
(B) Maulak Das
(C) Vallabhacharya
(D) Chaitanya
Ans. (C)
16. The most Important source of information for the municipal Administi4tive system of the city of patliputra in the mauryan empire is—
(A) Indika
(B) Mudrarakshasa
(C) Ashoka Inscriptions
(D) Arthasastra
Ans. (A)
17. ‘Among other nations, it is usual in the contest of war to ravage the soil; among the Indians, the tillers of soil, even when battle is raging in their neighborhood, are undisturbed by any sense of danger and remain unmolested’. This statement was made by—
(A) Huientsang
(B) Herodotus
(C) Megasthenes
(D) Fahien
Ans. (C)
18. Humayun fought his decisive battle against Sher Khan at—
(A) Chunargarh
(B) Chausa
(C) Biljagram (Near Kannauj)
(D)
Ans. (C)
19. During the Sangam age the Mahabharata in Tamil was composed by—
(A) Perundevanar
(B) Villiputhur Alvar
(C) Kamban
(D) Kuttan
Ans. (A)
20. The first surviving ture dome in
(A) The
(B) Sultan Firoz’s Madarasa
(C) Balban’s tomb
(D) Arahai-din Ka Ihaunpra
Ans. (A)
21. The earlist available work of the sangam Tamils is—
(A) Patlinappalai
(B) Tirumurugarruppadai
(C) Moduraikanchi
(D) Tolkappiyam
Ans. (D)
22. A very important source for the political structure and social conditions of
(A) Rajatarangini
(B) Panchatantra
(C) Lekhapaddhati
(D) Sukra niti
Ans. (C)
23. The land-revenue in Mughal
(A) Tax on land
(B) Share in the produce
(C) Tax on cultivator
(D) Tax on the owner of the land
Ans. (B)
24. The first translator of Mahabharata into Tamil was—
(A) Perundevanar
(B) Kamban
(C) Sundar murthi
(D) Bharavi
Ans. (A)
25. What is the chronological sequence of the following three Wazirs of the
1. Safdarjung
2. Imad-ul-mulk
3. JavidKhan
Choose the correct answer from the codes given—
(A) 2,1,3
(B) 1,3,2
(C) 2,3,1
(D) 3,1,2
Ans. (D)
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