HISTORY SOLVED PAPER

INDIAN HISTORY SOLVED PAPER

1. Who built the ‘Tower of Victory’ in Chittor ?
a) Rana Sanga
b) Rana Rattan Singh
c) Rana Kumbha
d) Rana Partap
Q2. Market control was first introduced in Medieval India by
a) Sher Shah Suri
b) Alauddin Khilji
c) Balban
d) Illutmush
Q3. The Angas constitute the sacred literature of
a) Jains
b) Buddhists
c) Parsis
d) Hindus
4. Prithviraj Raso was written by
a) Kalhana
b) Chand Bardai
c) Vishakadatta
d) Vishnu Sharma
Q5. Which Muslim king was infatuated by the beauty of Rani Padmini ?
a) Akbar
b) Balban
c) Alauddin Khilji
d) Babar
Q6. The Gandhara Art flourished in
a) Patliputra
b) Taxila
c) Varanasi
d) Nalanda
Q7. Mihirgula was a
a) Mongol
b) Kushan
c) Greek
d) Hun
8. The battle of Kurukshetra was fought between
a) Mughals and Marathas
b) Afghans and Marathas
c) Mughals and Sikhs
d) Kauravas and Pandavas
Q9. The practice of sati was first abolished by
a) Raja Ram Mohan Rai
b) Akbar
c) Humayun
d) Shahjahan
Q10. Tulsidas was a contemporary of
a) Babar & Humayun
b) Humayun & Akbar
c) Akbar & Jahangir
d) Jahangir & Shahjahan
Q11. Vrindavan is associated with
a) Rama
b) Krishna
c) Vishnu
d) Shiva
Q12. Alberuni came to India with
a) Mohd. Gori
b) Mahmud Ghaznavi
c) Babar
d) Alexander
Q13. Which of the following is a reliable source of information about early Vedic period ?
a) Archeological excavations
b) Rigveda
c) Jatak kathas
d) Coins
Q14. Amir Khusro was a court poet of
a) Alauddin Khilji
b) Akbar
c) Shahjahan
d) Balban
Q15. Hemu was a Hindu general of
a) Babar
b) Sher Shah
c) Mohd. Adil Shah
d) Akbar
Q16. Who was the only Hindu king who ever ruled the Delhi throne?
a) Prithvi Raj Chauhan
b) Raja Man Singh
c) Rana Partap
d) Hemu
Q17. The rock cut temples at Pattadakal were built by
a) Cholas
b) Cheras
c) Pallavas
d) Chalukyas
Q18. Who was the father of Mahavira ?
a) Sidharth
b) Sudhodhana
c) Vardhmana
d) Rishab
Q19. The first discourse of Buddha at deer park in Sarnath is called
a) Mahabhiniskraman
b) Mahaparinirvana
c) Dharmachakraparivartan
d) Mahamastakabhisheka
Q20. Porus was the ruler of the territory between rivers
a) Jhelum and Sutlej
b) Jhelum and Chenab
c) Ravi and Sutlej
d) Narmada and Cauvery
Q21. Which one is the correct sequence ?
a) Mesolithic age-Neolithic age-Paleolithic age-Iron age
b) Paleolithic age-Iron age-Mesolithic age-Neolithic age
c) Paleolithic age-Mesolithic age-Neolithic age-Iron age
d) Paleolithic age-Mesolithic age-Iron age-Neolithic age
Q22. The script of which of the following civilization could not be deciphered?
a) Mesopotamia
b) Egypt
c) Greek
d) Indus valley
Q23. The architect who designed the Taj Mahal was a/an
a) Arab
b) Indian
c) Italian
d) Iranian
Q24. Akbar promulgated Din-i-illahi in
a) 1582
b) 1526
c) 1576
d) 1600
Q25. The four Mathas in four corners of India were established by
a) Ramanuja
b) Shankaracharya
c) Swami Vivekananda
d) Ramkrishna Paramhans

ANSWERS :
1.c 2.b 3.a 4.b 5.c 6.b 7.d 8.d 9.b 10.c 11.b
12.b 13.b 14.a 15.c 16.d 17.d 18.a 19.c 20.b
21.c 22.d 23.d 24.a 25.b