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Friday, January 27, 2012

UPSC Indian History IAS Question Paper


UPSC Indian History IAS Question Paper
History IAS Model Test Paper
1. The name ‘Napoleon of India’ is usually given to —
(A) Chandragupta
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Devapala
(D) Ashoka
Ans. (B)

2. During the decline of the Mughal empire, the Jats were organized into a political force by -
(A) Rajaram
(B) Churaman
(C) Badan Singh
(D) Suraj Mal
Ans. (D)

3. ‘The council of nine gems’ is associated with the name of —
(A) Harshavardhana
(B) Chandragupta II
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Ashoka
Ans. (B)

4. The first memorial of a sati dated 510 A.D. is found at Eran in —
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Bihar
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Punjab
Ans. (C)

5. The central, administration of the Vijaynagar kingdom maintained contact with the village through an officer called—
(A) Naik
(B) Mahanayakacharya
(C) Mahapratihara
(D) Dandapasika
Ans. (B)

6. About how long did the tripartite struggle last?
(A) 260 years
(B) 150 years
(C) 200 years
(D) 275 years
Ans. (C)

7. Who was the author of ‘Mudrarakshasa’?
(A) Visakhadatta
(B) Vishnu Sharma
(C) Kautilya
(D) Patanjali
Ans. (A)


8. The Rajput clan to which Jhujhar Singh (who rebelled against the Mughals during Shah Jahan’s reign) belonged was—
(A) Rathor
(B) Sisodia
(C) Chauhan
(D) Budela
Ans. (D)

9. During the post-Gupta period ownership of land was vested in—
(A) The States
(B) The Zamidaras
(C) The Village assemblies
(D) The Peasants
Ans. (B)

10. Main feature of Gupta administration was—
(A) Centralisation
(B) Decentralisation
(C) Organised Bureaucracy
(D) Many high officers
Ans. (B)


11. Who wrote ‘Vasavadatt’?
(A) Bhasa
(B) Dandin
(C) Subandhu
(D) Kalidasa
Ans. (A)

12. The number of the Zamindar’s retainers in Akbar’s reign according to Abul Fazal was—
(A) About 44 lakhs
(B) About 48 lakhs
(C) About 52 lakhs
(D) About 55 lakhs
Ans. (A)

13. Mathematics was treated as a distinct subject by —
(A) Brahamagupta
(B) Varahamihira
(C) Vijayanandin
(D) Aryabhatta
Ans. (D)

14. ‘Navaniketam’ is a treative on—
(A) Polity
(B) Economics
(C) Medicine
(D) Philosophy
Ans. (C)

15. On his way to Mecca, Bairam Khan was assassinated at—
(A) Lahore
(B) Peshawar
(C) Patan
(D) Amarkot
Ans. (C)

16. Which city during Hieun-Tsang visit to India was famous for cotton cloth?
(A) Banaras
(B) Patliputra
(C) Mathura
(D) Kanchi
Ans. (C)


17. Match list I with  list II and select the correct answer:
List-I
(Posts in the Maratha Administration)
(a) Peshwa
(b) Pandit rao
(c) Pant Amatya
(d) Samant
List-Il
(Functions)
1. Foreign affairs
2. Audit and accounts
3. Providing grants to scholars
4. Military affairs
5. General supervision
Codes:
(a)        (b)       (c)       (d)
(A)       2          3          4          5
(B)       5          1          2          3         
(C)       4          3          2          1
(D)       3          1          4          2
Ans. (B)


18. Which social evil was absent in ancient India?
(A) Sati system
(B) Ramagupta
(C) Polygamy
(D) Skandagupta
Ans. (D)

19. Who wrote vasavdatta-Nalyadhara?
(A) Bhasa
(B) Vakpati
(C) Subandhu
(D) Vatsyayan
Ans. (C)

20. After 1585, Rana Pratap built a new capital at—
(A) Ajmer
(B) Chavand
(C) Bikaner
(D) Chittaur
Ans. (B)

21. The Gandhara school of sculpture flourished between —
(A) 150 B.C. — 150 AD.
(B) l5OA.D. — 250A.D.
(C) 50 B.C.  — 500A.D.
(D) None of these
Ans. (C)

22. The first christian missionary came into India in the—
(A) 1st century B.C.
(B) 1st century A.D.
(C) 2nd century A.D.
(D) 3rd century A.D.
Ans. (B)

23. In the succession issue of which one of the following Rajput states Emperor Jahangir intervened and gave tika to the person of his choice?
(A) Amber
(B) Marwar
(C) Bilcaner
(D) Jaisalmer
Ans. (A)

24. Who called Samudragupta as the Indian Nepolian?
(A) V. A. Smith
(B) R. C. Mazumdar
(C) R. K. Mukharji
(D) R. S. Tripathi
Ans. (A)

25. The most famous port during Gupta period was —
(A) Kalyan
(B) Charitra
(C) Kongoda
(D) Tamralipti
Ans. (B)

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