Indian History (Model Set 2)

Model Set No. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10

1. Which of the following were terms used in early India for denoting measurement and land ?
(A) Pala
(B) Nala
(C) Kulyavapa
(D) Nivartana

2. After disintegration of bahmani kingdom it was divided into _____ small kingdoms.
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 7

3. Which of the four Vedic Samhitas is considered as the least useful for the purpose of reconstruction of the history of the Aryans ?
(A) Rig Veda
(B) Sama Veda
(C) Yajur Veda
(D) Atharva Veda

4. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) Buddhacharita : Ashvaghosa
(B) Mrichchhakatika : Shudraka
(C) Mudrarakshasa : Vishakhadatta
(D) Brihatsamhita : Aryabhatta

5. Who published Al-Hilal ?
(A) M. A. Jinnah
(B) Zakir Hussain
(C) Sayed Ahmed Khan
(D) M. Abul Kalam Azad

6. Which one of the following was not a heinous crime according to the established law of the land in South India during the Sangam age ?
(A) Slaughter of a cow
(B) Drinking wine
(C) Killing of a foetus
(D) Killing of a Brahmin

7. Which one of the following architectural reatires was not brought by the Turkish conquerors ?
(A) The dome
(B) The vault
(C) The arch
(D) Decorative figures

8. Which one of the following Buddhist Universities was plundered by Bhaktyar Khilji in his 12th century conquest?
(A) Nalanda
(B) Taxila
(C) Vikramsila
(D) Odantapuri

9. Which one of the following buildings is not located in Fatehpur Sikri ?
(A) Buland Darwaza
(B) Anup Talao
(C) Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque
(D) Panch Mahal

10. Which one of the following did not form part of the triple alliance on the eve of the first Anglo-Mysore war?
(A) The Raja of Travancore
(B) The Nizam
(C) The Marathas
(D) The English

11. Which one of the following factories of Bengal was established by the Dutch ?
(A) Bandel
(B) Hoogley
(C) Chinsurah
(D) Srirampur

12. Which one of the following Governor-Generals suppressed the Pindaris ?
(A) Warren Hastings
(B) Lord Hastings
(C) Lord Wellesley
(D) Lord Curzon

13. Which one of the following Harappan sites is situated north of Hindukush ?
(A) Chanhu-daro
(B) Manda
(C) Shortugai
(D) Sukagen-dor

14. Who said : “The minority could not be allowed to veto the political progress of the majority ?”
(A) Winston Churchill
(B) Clement Attlee
(C) Lord Wavell
(D) Lord Mountbatten

15. Who said : “The Congress movement was neither inspired by the people not devised or planned by them?”
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai
(B) Sir Syed Ahmed
(C) Lord Curzon
(D) Lord Duffrin

16. Who stabbed Guru Govind Singh to death ?
(A) Mahesh Das
(B) Gul Khan
(C) Mir Jafar
(D) Zulfikar Khan

17. Who succeeded Aurangeeb after his death in 1707 AD?
(A) Bahadur Shah-I
(B) Prince Kambuksh
(C) Prince Azam
(D) Akbar-II

18. Who was elected President of 51st Indian National Congress in 1938 ?
(A) Subhash Chandra Bose
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Annie Besant

19. Who was on the throne of Delhi sultanate when Babar invaded India for the first time ?
(A) Bahlol Lodi
(B) Ibrahim Lodi
(C) Mahmud Lodi
(D) Sikandar Lodi

20. Which one of the following inscriptions mentions the names of both Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka ?
(A) Shahbajgarhi rock edict
(B) Maski edict
(C) Junagarh incription of Rudradaman
(D) Junagarh inscription of Skandagupta

21. Which one of the following is a commentary on the Arthasastra?
(A) Aparajitaprccha of Bhuvanadeva
(B) Samarangananasutradhara of Bhojadeva
(C) Prabandhachintamani of Merutunga
(D) Pratipada-Panchika of Bhattasvamin

22. Which one of the following is known for the introduction of market regulations of medieval India ?
(A) Balban
(B) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(C) Babur
(D) Sher Shah Suri

23. Which one of the following is not a Chola revenue term?
(A) Kadamai
(B) Adimai
(C) Kudimai
(D) Alkkasu

24. Which one of the following is not a purpose for which local taxes were collected in the villages of South ?
(A) Improving environment
(B) Maintaining irrigation work
(C) Building rest-houses
(D) For village services

25. Which one of the following is not a work of Guru Gobind Singh ?
(A) Chandi di Var
(B) Vachitra Natak
(C) Fapji Sahib
(D) Zafar Noma

Answers:
1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (D) 5. (D) 6. (B) 7. (D) 8. (D) 9. (C) 10. (A)
11. (C) 12. (B) 13. (C) 14. (B) 15. (A) 16. (D) 17. (C) 18. (A) 19. (B) 20. (C)

21. (D) 22. (B) 23. (B) 24. (B) 25. (C)