1.
Which of
the following is not one of the Harappan sites related to the maritime
activates of the Harappan people?
a.
Lothal
b.
Balakot
c.
Sokta kob
d. Desalpur
2.
Which of the following findings helps us most to
understand the religious and social life of the Indus Valley age?
a.
Burial grounds
b. Terracotta figures and seals
c.
Furniture and pottery
d.
Remains of houses and other buildings
3.
Which of the following was not a religious
belief of the Harappan people?
a.
Belief in evil spirits and life hereafter
b.
Cult and fire
c.
Adoration of trees and animals
d. Erection of large prayer houses
4.
Evidence of ploughing the land is found from?
a.
Rangpur
b.
Harappa
c. Kalibangan
d.
Roper
5.
Which one of the following is not true about
Janapada?
a.
Its literal meaning is the place where people
place their feet
b.
A Janapada was essentially an agricultural
settlement
c.
The Janapadas were often named after the
dominant Kshatruya clans
d. The establishment of Janapada show that
trade had become themost important factor in the contemporary life
6.
Which of the following archaeological cultures
formed the material background of the sixteen maha janapadas?
a.
PGW pre-iron phase culture
b.
Copper-hoard culture
c. NBPW culture
d.
PGW iron phase culture
7.
Which of the following texts gives a list of
Maha janapadas?
a. Anguttara
b.
Mahabharta
c.
Jatakas
d.
Therigatha
8.
Which one of the following cities had the
largest city area in the second urbanization?
a.
Shravasti
b. Patliputra
c.
Rajgriha
d.
Kausambi
9.
What does term ‘Panchayam’ stand for?
a.
Five elements
b. Five rules
c.
Five books
d.
Five jewels
10.
One taking entry in Buddha Sangha was called:
a. Upasampada
b.
Bhikkshu
c.
Sharaman
d.
Anusavan
11.
The first sermon of Buddha is called:
a.
Mahabhinishkrama
b. Dharma chakra pravartan
c.
Dhamma ghos
d.
Mahaparinirvana
12.
Ten sheel prescribed by Buddha did not include:
a.
Satya
b.
Ahimsa
c. Self study
d.
Asteya
13.
One of the edicts discovered in 1915, which gave
the name of its author as king Ashoka ‘Priyadarsi’ is:
a.
Mansehra edict
b.
Girnar
c. Maski edict
d.
Sarnath inscription
14.
Which of the following inscriptions proves
Chandragupta Mauryas’s conquest of Western India?
a. Junagarh Rock Edict of Rudradaman
b.
Girnar Rock Rdict of Ahoka
c.
Sopra Rock Edict of Ahoka
d.
Separate (Kalinga) Rock Edict
15.
Which of the following does not constitute the
doctrinal aspects of Ashoka Dhamma?
a.
Non-Injury
b.
Restraint in behavior
c.
Equal treatment to all
d. Fear of sin
16.
Which of the following supposed causes of
disintegration of the Mauryan Empire is the least likely one?
a.
Succession of weak kings after Ashoka
b.
Military inactivity on account of Ashoka’s
pacifist polices
c.
Brahminical revolt against the pro-Buddhist
policy of Ashoka
d. Absence of national consciousness and
representative institutions
17.
With which one of the following is ‘The
Allahabad Pillar Inscription’ associated?
a.
Mahapadama Nanda
b.
Chandra Gupta Maurya
c.
Ashoka
d.
Samudra Gupta
18.
Name the earliest example of a ‘Panchayatana’
composition in Indian temple architecture:
a. The Dashavatara temple at Deogarh
b.
The Parvati temple at Nachna Kuthara
c.
The Laxman temple at Sirpur
d.
The Kankali temple at Tigawa
19.
Which of the following cities was regarded as
best silk cloth producer during the Gupta period?
a. Varanasi
b.
Prayag
c.
Ujjain
d.
Pataliputra
20.
The term ‘Nigama’ stood for a:
a.
Corporation of guild
b.
Group of merchants
c. Group of inhabitants of the same town
d.
Group of Artisans
21.
Which animal is declared as ‘Aghanya’ in
Rigveda?
a.
Horse
b.
Goat
c. Cow
d.
Sheep
22.
What is not correct about later Vedic Age?
a.
They had knowledge of iron
b. They did not know about glass manufacturing
c.
Agriculture was the main occupation
d.
Kingship was becoming hereditary
23.
Vanijya word has been used in:
a. Taittriya Brahmana
b.
Satpatha Brahmana
c.
Gopath Brahmana
d.
Aitreya Brahmana
24.
The first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular
currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire was
a.
Alam shah
b. Iltutmish
c.
Nasiruddin Mahmud
d.
Balban
25.
The Sultan who refused to recognize the
authority of the Calif was
a.
Alauddin Khalji
b.
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
c.
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
d. Qutbuddin Mubarak
26.
A Persian historian of the Sultanate period who
accompanied Alauddin Khalji on his expedition to Chittor was
a. Amir khusrau
b.
Minhaj-us-Siraj
c.
Ziauddin Barani
d.
Shams-i-Siraj Afif
27.
Which of the following Sultan tried to organize
the army on the decimal system, on the Mongol Pattern?
a.
Ghiyasudding Balban
b. Alaudding Khalji
c.
Muhamman bin Tughlaq
d.
Firoz Tughlaq
28.
Abwabs were
a.
Religious taxes such as zakat
b.
Toll taxes
c. Miscellaneous kinds of taxes like the house
Taxes, irrigation Tax etc.
d.
Taxes on merchandise and custom duties
29.
Who said the universe is the Vedas the Creation
is the Quran?
a.
Kabir
b.
Bulle Shah
c. Rajjab
d.
Guru Nanak
30.
A great
Sufi Saint who was a bitter critic of the all other Scriptures, was:
a.
Mian Mir
b. Bulle Shah
c.
Yari Sahib
d.
Shah Karim
31.
What is meant by the doctrine of ‘fanaa’
preached by the sufi Saints?
a.
Transcendental Meditation
b.
Communion with God Through love
c. Annihilation of human attributes through
union with God
d.
Inflaming the fire of love thought sama to
achieve the supreme state of ecstasy
32.
After recapturing Delhi and his second
coronation in Delhi, Humayun could only rule for:
a. Six months
b.
Two and a half years
c.
Two years
d.
Fourteen months
33.
The
Jesuit missionary who held personal discussion with Akbar and has written
interesting account of him, was:
a.
Sir Thomas Toe
b. Antony Monserrate
c.
Rudolf Aquaviva
d.
Francis Henriquez
34.
A
contemporary Mughal historian who prepared a list of charges against Akbar and called
him the enemy of Islam was
a. Baduani
b.
Niamtullah
c.
Abbas Khan Sarwani
d.
Nizamudding Ahmad
35.
Which of the following land revenue system in
operation during Mughal times is associated with Raja Todermal and is sometimes
called Todarmal’s bandobast?
a.
Batai
b.
Jarib
c.
Kankut
d. Zabti
36.
Mughal architecture reveals a happy blending of:
a.
Turkesh and Persian style
b.
Turkish and Afghan style
c.
Persian and Indian style
d. Timurid and Indian style
37.
The
mughal emperor who was an excellent connoisseur of paintings was:
a.
Akbar
b. Jahangir
c.
Shah Jahan
d.
Humayun
38.
French East India Company was founded by:
a. Colbert
b.
De La Haye
c.
Duplex
d.
Dumas
39.
On which occasion did the Portuguese handover
Mumbai to English?
a. Marriage of Charles II with the Portuguese
princess Catherine of Bragana
b.
By the Treaty of Ax la Chapelle
c.
As a result of Portugal’s independence from the
control of Spain
d.
The defeat of Spanish Armada by the English
40.
Name the state which granted the ‘Golden Farman’
to Holland to trade freely on payment of 500 ‘PAGODAS’ a year as duty was
a. Golcunda
b.
Bijapur
c.
Berar
Ahmadnagar
No comments:
Post a Comment