UPSC-IAS Indian History Quiz
History Sample Practice Paper
1. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system in:
(a) Turkey
(b) Persia
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Mongolia
Answer. (d)
2. The capital of the Mughal Empire was shifted from Agra to Delhi by:
(a) Jahangir
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Humayun
(d) Shahjahan
Answer. (d)
3. ln the Mughal administration, military recruitment was being looked after by:
(a) Diwan
(b) Wazir
(c) Bakshi
(d) Kotwal
Answer. (c)
4. Who among the following was regarded as ‘Zinda pir’?
(a) Babar
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Aurangzeb
Answer. (d)
5. Match the following:
A. Mughal empire 1. 1526
founded in North India
B. Battle of Plassey 2. 1757
C. Arrival of Ibn Batutah 3. 1333
D. Razia Sultan's 4. 1236
accession to Delhi throne 5. 1236
A B C D
(a) 4 5 2 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 1 2 3 5
(d) 2 3 1 4
Answer. (b)
6. Which of the following Englishmen was honoured by Jahangir with the title of ‘Khan’?
(a) Sir Thomas Roe
(b) Edward Terry
(c) William Hawkins
(d) None of these
Answer. (c)
7. Consider the following statements:
1. Akbar prohibited sati e the immolation of widow on husband’s pyre.
2. Akbar discouraged child marriage and encouraged widow remarriage among the Hindus.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer. (c)
8. Upanishads were translated into Persian during the reign of:
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Shahjahan
(c) Jahangir
(d) Akbar
Answer. (b)
9. Match the following:
Mughal emperors Real name
A. Babar 1. Khurram
B. Jahangir 2. Farid Khan
C. Shahjahan 3. Zahiruddin Muhammad
D. Sher Shah 4. Salim
A B C D
(a) 1 3 3 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 3 1 2
Answer. (c)
10. Consider the following statements:
1. Mansab fixed the status of a mansabdar in official hierarchy but not his salary.
2. Mansab did not fix the number of armed retainers the mansabdar was supposed to maintain.
3. Mansabdari was a single service combining both civil and military responsibilities.
4. All holders of mansab were called amir-I- azam.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 2 and 3
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 4 only
Answer. (b)
11. Match the following:
A. 1192 1. Third Battle of Panipat
B. 1707 2. Second Battle of Tarain
C. 1761 3. Death of Akbar
D. 1605 4. Death of Aurangzeb
A B C D
(a) 2 3 3 1
(b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 4 2 3 1
Answer. (c)
12. “lf there were similar portraits finished by several artists, I could point out the painter of
each.” Who said this?
(a) Akbar
(b) Sher Shah
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shahjahan
Answer. (c)
13. Who bestowed the office of Peshwa on Balaji Vishwanath?
(a) Shivaji III
(b) Shahu
(c) Sambhaji
(d) Dhanaji Jadav
Answer. (b)
14. When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore, who was the ruler of
the Vijayanagar Empire?
(a) Sadasiva
(b) Tirumala
(c) Ranga ll
(d) Venkata II
Answer. (c)
15. Which Mughal emperor prohibited the use of tobacco?
(a) Babur
(b) Jahangir
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Muhammad Shah
Answer. (b)
16. The first architectural achievement of Jehangir’s reign in India was the
construction of his father's mausoleum. Where was it built?
(a) Lahore
(b) Shikohabad
(c) Surat
(d) Sikandara
Answer. (d)
17. Consider the following statements:
1. Champat Rai revolted against Jahangir.
2. Bir Singh Bundela revoltecl against Aurangzeb.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer. (d)
18. In Shivaji’s administrative system, what was the duty of Waqianawis?
(a) To check and countersign all public accounts and payments to royal employees
(b) To keep a diary of the daily doings of the king and the happenings at Court
(c) To look after the correspondence of the king
(d) To organize religious ceremonies and to be the censor of public morals
Answer. (b)
19 Match the following:
Period Event
A. 1757 AD 1. Battle of Plassey
B. 1764 AD 2. Treaty of Salbai
C.1776 AD 3. Battle of Buxar
D. 1782AD 4. Treaty of Purandhar
A B C D
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 1 4 3 2
Answer. (b)
20. Match the following:
Name of the fort Location
A. Fort St. David 1. Pondicherry
B. Fort William 2. Cuddalore
C. Fort St. George 3. Bangal
D. Fort Louis 4. Madras
5. Bombay
A B C D
(a) 5 3 1 4
(b) 5 2 4 1
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 2 3 1 4
Answer. (c)
21. Which of the following organised a Maratha confederacy against the English leading to
the Third Anglo Maratha War?
(a) Scindhia
(b) Holkar
(c) The Peshwa
(d) Bhonsle
Answer. (c)
22. Which of the following Anglo-Mysore wars came to end by the treaty
of Serirangapatnarn?
(a) I Anglo-Mysore War
(b) ll Anglo-Mysore War
(c) lll Anglo-Mysore War
(d) IV Anglo-Mysore War
Answer. (c)
23. Match the following:
A. Treaty of Purandhar 1. Shivaji and Jai Singh
B. Treaty of Alinagar 2. Nawab of Bengal and Clive
C. Treaty of Banaras 3. Hastings and Nawab of Avadh
D. Treaty of Bassein 4. Baji Rao ll and the English
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 5
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 2 3 4 5
Answer. (c)
24. The first to start a joint stock company trade with India were the:
(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) French
(d) Danish
Answer. (a)
25. Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?
(a) Fort William
(b) Fort St. George
(c) Fort St. David
(d) Fort St. Angelo
Answer. (b)
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