Solved papers and study material for Civil Services and IAS exam :History
1. Who united all the Sikhs and founded a kingdom in the Punjab?
(a) Gum Nanak
(b) Guru Gobind Singh
(c) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(d) Guns Teg Bahadur
Ans : c
2. The Mansahdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system in
(a)Turkey
(b) Persia
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Mongolia
Ans : b
3. Which of the following is wrongly matched with his contemporary Mughal king?
(a) Rana Sanga -Babar
(b) Prithvi Raj Chauhan -Akbar
(c) Jujhar Singh -Shahjehan
(d) Jaswant Singh -Aurangzeb
Ans : b
4. In 1662 A.D., Mirjumla, the Mughal Viceroy of Bengal led a successful expedition to
(a) Astern
(b) Tibet
(c) Orissa
(d) Avadh
Ans : a
5. In reforming land revenue system, Sher Shar Sun took which of the following steps?
1. He did away with the authority of the middle- men and established direct relations with the tenants.
2. He abolished jagirs and zamindari system.
3. He fixed the government’s share of produce at less than one third of the produce.
(a) l, 2 and 3 (b) l and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) l and 3
Ans : a
6. Which of the following ports was the biggest port during the Mughal Period?
(a) Hoogly
(b) Chittagong
(c) Balasore
(d) Surat
Ans : d
7. The East India Company was founded in India during the reign of
(a) Jehangir
(b) Akbar
(c) Shahjehan
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans : b
8. The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was
(a) Patiala
(b) Amritsar
(c) Lahore
(d) Kapurthala
Ans : c
9. The Sikh Guru who fought Mughals was
(a) Gum Nanak
(b) Gum Arjun Dev
(c) Gum Gobind Singh
(d) Guru Teg Bahadur
Ans : c
10. When Akbar was young, his guardian was
(a) Hemu
(b) Faiji
(c) Abul Fazal
(d) Bairam Khan
Ans : d
11. Akbar assumed actual control over the administration of his empire in
(a) 1556
(b) 1562
(c) 1558
(d) 1560
Ans : a
12. Babar won the Bank of Panipat mainly because of
(a) his cavalry
(b) his military skill
(c) Tulughma system
(d) Afghan’s disunity
Ans : b
13. Who consolidated the Mughal Empire and gave it a unique multi-religious culture? (a) Akbar
(b) Humayun
(c) Jehangir
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans : a
14. During the Mughal period, under the Zabti sys tem, land revenue was assessed and was required to be paid
(a) in cash or kind
(b) only in cash
(c) only in kind
(d) by the Zamindar on the behalf of the peasants
Ans : a
15. The British allowed Ranjit Singh to rule over the territories west of the Satluj because
(a) they were afraid of his French trained army.
(b) he proved to be a faithful ally.
(c) he was amenable to British pressure.
(d) they needed his help in conquering Afghanistan.
Ans : a
16. In the Mughal administration, military recruit men was being looked after by the
(a) Wazir
(b) Kotwal
(c) Bakshi
(d) Diwan
Ans : c
17. Which of the following Rajput dynasties did not surrender to Akbar?
(a) Parmar
(b) Pratihara
(c) Rathor
(d) Sisodiya
Ans: b
18. Who, among the following Mughal emperors, annexed Bijapur and Golconda to the Mughal Empire?
(a) Jahangir
(b) Akbar
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans: d
19. Guru Gobind Singh sent Banda Bahadur to Punjab
(a) to establish Sikh empire.
(b) because he was a great warrior.
(c) to crush the enemies of Khalsa.
(d) to defeat the Hindus.
Ans: c
20. Zawabits are concerned with
(a) state laws
(b) laws regulating mansab system.
(c) laws regulating mint house.
(d) Agricultural taxes.
Ans: c
21. The main object of introducing the Mansabdari system was to
(a) placate the nobility
(b) improve the judicial administration
(c) organize the army
(d) improve the land revenue system
Ans : c
22. Akbar collected a very valuable library of manuscripts on all subjects because
(a) he was a voracious reader
(b) he wanted to write Akbarnapza
(c) he had a great hunger for knowledge
(d) he wanted to start a new religion,
Ans : d
23. Which of the following was the main function of the Peshawar under Shivaji‘s administration?
(a) He was to look after the general interest and welfare of the state.
(b) He advised the king about foreign affairs.
(c) He was to fix dates for religious ceremonies.
(d) He was in charge of all public finance and accounts of the kingdom.
Ans : a
24. When did Vasco da Gama come to India?
(a) 1492
(b) 1498
(c) 1398
(d) 1542
Ans : b
25. The Maratha Chief, Sambhaji, was executed during the reign of
(a)Jahangir
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Mahabat Khan
Ans : c
26. Which one of the following Saint’s name is as associated with Shivaji?
(a) Ramanand
(b) Ram Das
(c) Chaitanya
(d) Tukaram
Ans : d
27. Who was the ruler of an Indian state who allied himself with the French?
(a) Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf
(b) Alivardi Khan
(c) Saadat Khan
(d) Tipu Sultan
Ans : d
28 The final defeat of the Maratha confederacy came during the time of
(a) Wellesley
(b) Minto
(c) Hastings
(d) Cornwallis
Ans : c
29. The Island of Bombay was given to the English Prince Charles II as dowry by the
(a) Danish
(b) Dutch
(c) Portuguese
(d) English
Ans : c
30. Who among the following rulers belonged to the Holkar dynasty?
(a) Prithviraj
(b) Ahalyabai
(c) Tukoji
(d) Shivaji
Ans : c
31. When the East India Company came into existence, England was ruled by the
(a)Smarts
(b) Tudors
(c) Hanoverians
(d) Normans
Ans : a
32. Who laid the foundations of Portuguese power in India?
(a)Vasco da Gama
(b) Bartholomew Dias
(c) Affonso de Albuquerque
(d) none of these
Ans : c
33. Which of the following is not true about Haider Ali?
(a) Mysore under him was a cause of anxiety for British.
(b) He was a tactful general.
(c) He was an able administrator.
(d) He was a profound scholar.
Ans : d
34. Match the following
Places Settlement
A. Chandranagore 1.Dutch
B. Pulicat 2.Portuguese
C. Diu 3. French
D. Surat 4. English
A B C D A BC D
(a) 4 2 1 3 (b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 3 1 2 4 (d) 2 4 1 3
Ans : c
35 Bombay was taken by the English East India Company from
(a)The Portuguese
(b) Charles I
(c) Charles II
(d) the Dutch
Ans : c
36 The immediate successors of Shivaji’s descendants, who came to power in the Maratha kingdom, were the
(a)Bhonsles
(b) Peshawar
(c) Holkars
(d) Gaekwads
Ans : b
37 Tipu Sultan was defeated in Third Mysore War in 1790 by
(a)John Shore
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Lord Cornwallis
(d) Sir John McPherson
Ans : c
38 Who among the following is known for his introduction of a new calendar, a new system of coinage and new scales of weights and measures?
(a) Murshid Quli Khan
(b) Tipu Sultan
(c) Nizam-ul-Mulk AsafJah
(d) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk
Ans : b
39. The Maratha kingdom was founded by Shivaji during the reign of
(a) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
(b) Akbar
(c) Shahjehan
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans : d
40. Who among the following Maratha Generals restored Maratha control over the imperial Mughal govemmeat in Delhi in 1784?
(a)Tukoji Holkar
(b) Visaji Krishna
(c) Ragunath Rao
(d) Mahadji Sindhia
Ans : d
41. Which of the following Peshawar preached the ideal of Hindu- Padpadshahi?
(a) Balaji Vishwanath
(b) Baji Rao I
(c) Baji Rao II
(d) Madhav Rao
Ans : b
42. Who amongst the British Generals defeated Peshwa Baji Rao II?
(a)Outram
(b) Malcolm
(c) Elephantine
(d) Kitchener
Ans : b
43. Which Indian king requested Napoleon for help to drive the British from India?
(a)Rani of ihansi
(b) Jai Singh
(c) Shivaji
(d) Tipu Sultan
Ans : a
44 Who succeeded Siraj-ud-Daulah as Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Plessey?
(a)Aliwardi Khan
(b) Mir Jafar
(c) Mir Kasim
(d) Shuja-ud-Daulah
Ans : b
46. Which one of the following is not correctly paired?
(a) Peshwa-Poona
(b) Gaekwad-Baroda
(c) Bhonsle-Indore
(d) Scindhia-Gwalior
Ans : c
47 Tranquebar on the Tamil Nadu coast was a colonial outpost of the
(a) Portuguese
(b) French
(c) Dutch
(d) Danish
Ans : b
48 Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Battle of Buxar - Mir Jafar vs. Clive
(b) Battle of Wandiwash - French vs. East India Company
(c) Battle of Chilianwala - Dalhousie vs. Marathas
(d) Battle of Kharda - Nizam vs. East India Company
Ans : b
49 Shivaji was crowned as an independent king at
(a)Poona
(b) Surat
(c) Raigarh
(d)Singhagarh
Ans : c
50 Development of architecture was at its peak during
(a) Chola period
(b) Mughal period
(c) Gupta period
(d) Pandya period
Ans : c
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