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Indian History Objective Questions for Competitive

Exams

1. The statue of Gomateshwara at Sravanabelagola was built by

A. Chandragupta MauryaB. KharvelaC. AmoghavarshaD. Chamundaraya

Ans : (D)

2. Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by borrowings, for once cremated,

there is no return. The rejection of after life is an aphorism of the

A.

Kapalika sectB. Sunyavada of NagarjunC. AjivikasD. Charvakas

Ans : (D)

3. Which one of the following usages was a post-Vedic development ?

A. Dharma-Artha-Kama-MokshaB. Brahmana-Kshatriya-Vaishya-ShudraC.

Brahmacharya-Grihasthashrama-Vanaprastha-SanyasaD. Indra-Surya-Rudra-Marut

Ans : (C)

4. The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was

A. AmritsarB. PatialaC. LahoreD. Kapurthala

Ans : (C)

5. In the Gandhara sculptures the preaching mudra associated with the Buddha's

First Sermon at Sarnath is

A. AbhayaB. Dhyana


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C. DharmachakraD. Bhumisparsa

Ans : (C)

6. The name of the poet Kalidas is mentioned in the

A. Allahabad pillar inscriptionB. Aihole inscriptionC. Alapadu grantD. Hanumakonda inscription

Ans : (B)

7. Zero was invented by

A.

AryabhattaB. VarahamihiraC. Bhaskara ID. An unknown Indian

Ans : (D)

8. Which one of the following important trade centres of ancient India was on the

trade route connecting Kalyana with Vengi ?

A. TagaraB.

SripuraC. Tripuri

D. TamraliptiAns : (A)

9. The first Indian ruler who joined the subsidiary Alliance was

A. The Nawab of OudhB. The Nizam of HyderabadC. Peshwa Baji Rao IID.

The king of Travancore

Ans : (B)

10. Vidhushaka, a common character in Sanskrit drama is invariably a

A. BrahmanaB. Kshatriya


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C. VaishyaD. Shudra

Ans : (A)

11. Toramana belonged to the ethnic horde of the

A. ScythiansB. HunasC. Yue-chisD. Sakas

Ans : (B)

12. Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi

Sultans ?

A. Ziauddin BaraniB. Shams-i-siraj AfifC. Minhaj-us-sirajD. Amir Khusrau

Ans : (D)

13. The first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state

was

A.

Alauddin KhiljiB. Feroz TughlaqC. AkbarD. Aurangzeb

Ans : (C)

14. Who among the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal

period ?

A. Gulbadan BegumB.

Noorjahan BegumC. Jahanara Begum

D. Zebun-nissah BegumAns : (A)

15. The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the


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A. PortugueseB. DutchC. FrenchD. Danish

Ans : (B)

16. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are

A. BuddhistB. Buddhist and JainC. Hindu and JainD. Hindu, Buddhist and Jain

Ans : (D)

17. The significance of the Bengal Regulation of 1793 lies in the fact that

A. It provided for the establishment of the Supreme courtB. It restricted the application of English law to Englishmen onlyC. It accommodated the personal laws of Hindus and MuslimsD. It provided for the appointment of the Indian Law Commission

Ans : (C)

18. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system

followed in

A. AfghanistanB. TurkeyC. MongoliaD. Persia

Ans : (C)

19. Which one of the following monuments has a dome which is said to be one of the

largest in the world ?

A.

Tomb of Sher Shah, SasaramB. Jama Masjid, DelhiC. Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tuglaq, DelhiD. Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur

Ans : (D)

20. Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers


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A. In the Gupta administrationB. In the Chola administrationC. In the Vijaynagar administrationD. In the Maratha administration

Ans : (D)

21. The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by

A. Mahayana BuddhismB. Hinayana BuddhismC. JainismD. The Lokayata School

Ans : (C)

22. Which one of the following territories was not affected by the revolt of 1857 ?

A. JhansiB. JagdishpurC. LucknowD. Chittor

Ans : (D)

23. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

A.

Battle of Buxar Mir Jafar Vs CliveB. Battle of WandiwashFrench Vs East India CompanyC. Battle of ChelianwalaDalhousie Vs MarathasD. Battle of KhardaNizam Vs East India Company

Ans : (B)

24. The word Hindu as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by

A. The GreeksB. The RomansC.

The ChineseD. The Arabs

Ans : (A)

25. Hughly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by

A. The Portuguese


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B. The FrenchC. The DanishD. The British

Ans : (A)

Indian History Questions for Competitive Exams

1. The term nishka which meant an ornament in the Vedic period was used in later

times to denote a/an

A. WeaponB. Agricultural implementC. ScriptD. Coin

Ans : (D)

2. Which one of the following pairs of kings of ancient and medieval periods of

Indian history and the works authored by them is correctly matched ?

A. Krishnadevaraya : SamaranganasutradhraB. Mehendravarman : MattavilasaprahasanaC. Bhojadeva : ManasollasaD. Somesvara : Amuktamalyada

Ans : (B)

3. The founder of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides movement was

A. Charles AndrewsB. Robert MontgomeryC. Richard TempleD. Baden Powell

Ans : (D)

4. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

A. Dharamsastra : Works on religion and philosophyB. Chaturvarnya : Four AshramsC. Shudra : Service to three varnasD. Mahamatra : Superior Officials


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Ans : (B)

5. Chanakya was known as

A. BhattasvaminB.

RajasekharaC. Vishnugupta

D. VisakhadattaAns : (C)

6. A lot of details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided

by the inscriptions at

A. ThanjavurB. UraiyurC.

KanchipuramD. Uttaramerur

Ans : (D)

7. In Jainism perfect knowledge is referred to as

A. JinaB. RatnaC. KaivalyaD.Nirvanas

Ans : (C)

8. Who among the following is NOT associated with medicine in ancient India ?

A. DhanvantriB. BhaskaracharyaC. CharakaD. Susruta

Ans : (B)

9. In Mughal paintings one notices the adoption of the principles of foreshortening

whereby near and distant people and things could be placed in perspective. This was

due to the influence of the

A. BritishB. DutchC. Portuguese


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D. DanishAns : (C)

10. Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by

A. BuhlerB. Robert SewellC. James PrinsepD. Codrington

Ans : (C)

11. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature ?

A. AmarakosaB.

SiddhantasiromaniC. Brhat Samhita

D. AshtangahrdayaAns : (A)

12. Consider the following passageIn the course of a career on the road spanning almost thirty years, he crossed the breadthof the Eastern hemisphere, visited territories equivalent to about 44 modern countries and

put behind him a total distance of approximately 73000 miles.

The world's greatest traveller of pre-modern times to whom the above passage refers is

A. MegasthenesB. Fa HienC. Marco PoloD. Ibn Battuta

Ans : (C)

13. The first political organisation established in India in 1838 was known as

A. British India SocietyB.

Bengal British India SocietyC. Settlers Association

D. Zamindary AssociationAns : (D)

14. The foundation of modern education system in India was laid by


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A. The Charter Act of 1813B. Macaulay's Minutes of 1835C. The Hunter Commission of 1882D. Wood's Despatch of 1854

Ans : (B)

15. Uplift of the backward classes was the main programme of the

A. Prarthana SamajB. Satya Shodhak SamajC. Arya SamajD. Ramakrishna Mission

Ans : (B)

16. The Ryotwari settlement was introduced by the British in the

A. Bengal PresidencyB. Madras PresidencyC. Bombay PresidencyD. Madras and Bombay Presidencies

Ans : (D)

17. The Buddhist Sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of

A.

AjatashatruB. AshokaC. DharmapalaD. Kanishka

Ans : (D)

18. The last in succession of Jaina Tirthankaras was

A. ParsvanathaB. RishabhaC.

MahaviraD. Manisubrata

Ans : (C)

19. The earliest rock cut caves in western India are those at

A.Nasik, Ellora and Ajanta


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B. Junnar, Kalyan and PitalkhoraC. Ajanta, Bhaja and KondaneD. Bhaja, Pitalkhora and Kondane

Ans : (A)

20. The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is

A. ChakravartiB. DharmadevaC. DharmakirtiD. Priyadarsi

Ans : (D)

21. Which one of the following is a monument constructed by Sher Shah ?

A. Kila-i-Kuhna mosque at DelhiB. Atala Masjid at JaunpurC. Barasona Masjid at GaurD. Quiwwat-al-Islam mosque at Delhi

Ans : (A)

22. Which among the following cities is considered as one of the oldest surviving

cities in the world ?

A.

MathuraB. VaranasiC. HardwarD. Ayodhya

Ans : (A)

23. The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the

A. Harappan cultureB. Chalcolithic cultures of Western IndiaC.

Vedic textsD. Silver punch marked coins

Ans : (A)

24. Which one of the following is a language of Baluchistan but linguistically

Dravidian ?


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A. BrahuiB. KuiC. ParjiD. Pengo

Ans : (A)

25. Which one of the following is the most fundamental difference between

Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism ?

A. Emphasis on ahimsaB. Casteless societyC. Worship of gods and goddessesD. Worship of stupa

Ans : (C)

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