Indian History Practice Sample Paper

Indian History Practice Sample Paper

Objective History Q. Paper

1. During the reign of which ruler was Sri Lanka lost to the Cholas —

(A) Rajendra I

(B) Rajendra II

(C) Kullotunga

(D) Rajendra III

Ans. (A)

2. Who built the Buddha Vihar at Nagapattanam?

(A) Srivijay

(B) Gayabahu of Sri Lanka

(C) Prasenjit

(D) Illango Adigal

Ans. (A)

3. Which among the following ruling dynasties, successfully obstructed the efforts of the

Pratihars in establishing a strong empire in North India?

(A) The Palas

(B) The Chalukyas of Badami

(C) The Rashtrakutas

(D) The Senas

Ans. (C)

4. The gold coins of Muhammad Ghori usually bear—

(A) Goddess Lakshmi on the obverse and his name in Nagari characters on the reverse

(B) Kalima on one side and his name on the other in Arabic characters

(C) His name on the obverse and name of mint and year of minting on the reverse

(D) Zodiac signs on the obverse and his name in persian characters on the reverse

Ans. (A)

5. In ancient and early medieval India the uncultivated and untaxed land was called—

(A) Sita

(B) Kharvataka

(C) Khilakshetra

(D) Sitadhyakshya

Ans. (C)

6. What was the name of the Parmar king who wielded the pen with no less dexterity than the sword?

(A) Siddhraja

(B) Bhoja

(C) Vakpati Munja

(D) Krishnaraja

Ans. (B)

7. Which one of the following was included in the ‘antyaja’ category of people mentioned in the ‘Dharamshastras’?

(A) Yavanas

(B) Shabaras

(C) Sudras

(D) Chandals

Ans. (D)

8. The Cholas, the Pandyas, the Kealaputras and the Satyaputras are mentioned as his neighbouring powers by Ashoka in—

(A) Rock Edict II

(B) Rock Edict XIII

(C) Pillar Edict VII

(D) Minor Rock Edicts

Ans. (A)

9. The author of Tabqat -I- Nasiri was —

(A) Minhajuddin Siraj

(B) Hasan Nizami

(C) Shams-e-Siraj-affif

(D) Abul Fazal

Ans. (A)

10. The Chola ruler who wrested tondaimandalam from the Rashtrakutas was—

(A) Parantaka I

(B) Sundrachola

(C) Raja Raja I

(D) Kulottunga I

Ans. (A)

11. Which of the following is correct?

(A) Kabir believed that the Vedas are infallible

(B) Kabir regarded the Quran as infallible

(C) Kabir believed that Brahma is Saguna

(D) Kabir rejected idol worship

Ans. (D)

12. Dahala in the early medieval period was the territory of the —

(A) Paramaras

(B) Chandelas

(C) Kalachuris

(D) Bhanjas

Ans. (C)

13. A Sufi Saint declared ‘I am God’ on the basis of this it has been opined that Sufism was influenced by an Indian School of

Philosophy. Which was that school?

(A) Buddhism

(B) Jainism

(C) Charvaka

(D) Advaita Vedanta

Ans. (D)

14. The change of the capital of the Bahmani kingdom from Gulbarga to Bidar took place during the reign of—

(A) Shihabuddin Ahmad I

(B) Ghiyasuddin Tahmtan

(C) Shamsuddin Daud

(D) Tajuddin Firoz

Ans. (A)

15. The Pala kings of Bengal were followers of —

(A) Jainism

(B) Vaishnavism

(C) Buddhism

(D) Shaivism

Ans. (C)

16. Gopis (cowherd girls) became an important part of the Krishna legend in art and literature in—

(A) The Sunga period

(B) The Kushana period

(C) The Gupta period

(D) The early Medieval period

Ans. (D)

17. The Rajarajeshwar temple was constructed by —

(A) Parantaka Chola

(B) Mahendra Varman Pahallava

(C) Rajaraja Chola

(D) Aditya Cholas

Ans. (C)

18. Who was the author of ‘Geet Govind’?

(A) Vidyapati

(B) Jayadeva

(C) Magha

(D) Sriharsha

Ans. (B)

19. The Chola administrative system the Sabha was —

(A) The village court of justice

(B) An assembly of adult men in agraharas

(C) A Committee of People from all castes

(D) A Committee of nattars

Ans. (B)

20. Which of the following is incorrect?

(A) Ramanuja believed that Brahma is Saguna

(B) Ramanuja believed that Salvation can be achieved by means of Bhakti

(C) Ramanuja believed that the world is an illusim

(D) Ramanuja believed that a jiva retains its identity even after a moksha

Ans. (C)

21. Which one of the following was known as Manigramam?

(A) The Quarters for jewellers

(B) The principal seat of the worship of Yaksha Manibhadra

(C) An association of traders

(D) Villages granted tax free to brahmanas in the Chola kingdom

Ans. (D)

22. Who was the founder of the Shuddadvaita School of Vedanta?

(A) Nimbakacharya

(B) Vallabhacharya

(C) Tulsidas

(D) Ramanuja

Ans. (B)

23. The finest specimen of Pahallava architecture are —

(A) Temples at Madura

(B) Temples of Tanjaur

(C) Kailashnath temple of Ellora

(D) Rock-cut Rath temples at Mahabalipuram

Ans. (D)

24. Which one of the correctly matched?

(A) Kshauma : Textile

(B) Pada : Coin denomination

(C) Adhaka : Architectural fragment

(D) Drona : Measure of Rainfall

Ans. (D)

25. Pioneer of Bhakti movement was —

(A) Ramanuja

(B) Nimbarka

(C) Madhvacharya

(D) Namadeva

Ans. (A)