Multiple Choice Quiz Questions and Answers on History
Multiple choice history quiz
MCQ Quiz: Indian History Question for IAS Exams
1. Megasthenes was succeeded as ambassador to the Mauryan court by—
(A) Hegesander
(B) Deinrachos
(C) AtheDaeus
(D) Nearchus
Ans. (B)
2. Sramana is paired in early sources with—
(A) Ajivika
(B) Saugata
(C) Brahmana
(D) Nirgrantha
Ans. (C)
3. The Planning of the capital in the Arthashastra clearly indicates that the Industrial and Commercial classes were—
(A) Not given any consideration
(B) Provided specific qiirters4i the township
(C) Alloted space outside the township
(D) Alloted space inside and outside the township
Ans. (B)
4. Which of the following is are true regarding Buddhism?
1. It did not reject varna and jati
2. It challenged highest social ranking of Brahmana varna
3. It regarded certain crafts as low
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(A) l and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) None of these
Ans. (A)
5. Which one of the following is a commentary on the Digha Nikaya?
(A) Dipavamsa
(B) Lalitavistara
(C) Netti Prakarana
(D) Sumangala Vilasini
Ans. (B)
6. The term Nirgrantha is associated with—
(A) Ajivika
(B) Charvakas
(C) Jams
(D) Pasupatas
Ans. (C)
7. The original canon of the Jainas is believed to have consisted of—
(A) 6 angas
(B) 8 angas
(C) 10 angas
(D) 12 angas
Ans. (D)
8. Which one of the following kingdoms was known for wealthy merchants professing Jainism and building Jaina temples?
(A) The Gurjara-Pratihara
(B) The Chalukya
(C) The Gahadavala
(D) The Kakatiya
Ans. (B)
9. The Besnagar inscription of Helidorus refers to—
(A) Samkarshana and Vasudeva
(B) Samkarshana, Pradyumna and Vasudeva
(C) Vasudeva only
(D) All the Panchaviras
Ans. (C)
10. Given below are some famous Buddhist sites. Which one of them shows the correct chronological sequence in which they came into prominence?
(A) Nalanda, Nagarjunakonda, Amaravati, Sanchi
(B) Sanchi, Amaravati, Nagarjunakonda, Nalanda
(C) Sanchi, Nagarjunakonda, Amaravati, Nalanda
(D) Nagarjunakonda, Sanchi, Amaravati, Nalanda
Ans. (B)
11. Jivaka, mentioned in the early Buddhist literature was a—
(A) Bodhisatva
(B) King
(C) Merchant
(D) Physician
Ans. (D)
12. Religion wise the sculptures found at Kankali Tila in Mathura are-
(A) Buddhist
(B) Jaina
(C) Shakta
(D) Vaishnava
Ans. (B)
13. Which of the following terms are used to denote Jaina texts?
1. Nirgrantha
2. Purvas
3. Angas
4. Upangas
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2, 3 and4
(C) 1 only
(D) 2 and 4 only
Ans. (B)
14. Which one of the following philosophies is associated with Jainism?
(A) Syadvada
(B) Yogacara
(C) Madhyamika
(D) Sunyavada
Ans. (A)
15. Hiuen Tsang found Jainism flourishing in—
(A) Orissa
(B) Kashmir
(C) Bengal
(D) Bihar
Ans. (C)
16. Consider the map showing some sites of the early Indus period:
The places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 are respectively
(A) Mehrgarh, Kotdiji, Surkotada and Kalibangan
(B) Mehrgarh, Kalibangan, Kotdiji and Surkotda
(C) Rana Ghundai, Banavali, Surkotda and Kotdiji
(D) Rahman Dheri, Banavali, Kulli and Tharro
Ans. (B)
17. The terracotta replica of a plough has been found at—
(A) Banavali
(B) Kalibangan
(C) Rakhigarhi
(D) Rangpur
Ans. (A)
18. Consider the map given below:
Which one of the following cultures flourished in the area shaded in the map?
(A) Banas culture
(B) Painted Greyware culture
(C) Malwa culture
(D) Jorwe culture
Ans. (C)
19. “When the attained kingship, he was quite independent of the rules and orders of the Shariat. Ziauddin Barani made the above statement regarding —
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Mubarak Khalji
(D) Muhammad Tughluq
Ans. (B)
20. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Krishnadevaraya: Mancharita
(B) Bukka-I: Vaidikamanggapra vartaka
(C) Aliasanipeddanna: Amuktamalyada
(D) Gangadevi: Amarsataka
Ans. (B)
21. Abdur Razzaq, who left a detailed account of the Vijayanagar Empire in Persian, came to the Vijayanagar Court as the envoy of Mirza Shah Rukh during the reign of—
(A) Harihara-Il
(B) Bukka-II
(C) Deva Raya-II
(D) Krishnadeva Raya
Ans. (C)
22. What was the nature of the Nagaram settlements in South India?
(A) Villages inhabited by peasant castes
(B) Villages settled and dominated by combinations of traders and merchants
(C) Vi11ages granted to the Brahmans
(D) Villages having the local administrative units
Ans. (B)
23. The territorial revenue assignment in the Delhi Sultanate was known as—
(A) Tuyul
(B) Milk
(C) Iqta
(D) Jagir
Ans. (C)
24. Sultan Alauddin Khalji claimed land revenue on—
(A) One-fourth of the people
(B) Two-thirds of the people
(C) One-half of the produce
(D) Two-fifths of the produce
Ans. (C)
25. The first Mughal building with complete marble facing was—
(A) Humayun’s tomb
(B) Itmad-ud-daulah’s tomb
(C) Taj Mahal
(D) Moti Masjid at the Red Fort, Delhi
Ans. (A)
26. Who among the following is credited with the authorship of Majmu-al-Bahrain?
(A) Akbar
(B) Dara Shikoh
(C) Jahangir
(D) Humayun
Ans. (B)
27. Which one of the following is not true regarding the Rig Vedic God Indra?
(A) He was fond of feasting and drinking Soma juice
(B) He was the destroyer of Puras
(C) The largest number of hymns are addressed to him
(D) He was the upholder of the cosmic order
Ans. (D)
28. What is the correct chronological sequence the following—
1. Geography of Ptolemy
2. Ctesias account of India’
3. Christian Topography of Cosmas Indicapllustes
4. Pliny’s Natural History
Select the correct answer using ‘the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) 4, 2, 3 and 1
(B) 2, 4, 1 and3
(C) 2, 4 3 and l
(D) 4, 2, l and3
Ans. (B)
29. Akbar’s building at Fatehpur Sikri is famous for—
(A) Synthesis of trabcate and arcuate styles
(B) Construction of the first bulbous dome in India
(C) The use of marble on an extensive scale
(D) Frequent employment of pietra dura
Ans. (A)
30. Which one of the following is NOT true of the Rajputs?
(A) Their rise was an important social phenomenon of the early medieval period
(B) They comprised the ruling8nd warrior chiefs
(C) They were a landed aristocracy
(D) The Medas were divided entry to their ranks
Ans. (D)
31. Which one of the following rulers granted land to high officials for their maintenance?
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Ashoka
(D) Mahipala
Ans. (D)
32. Who among the following had written a treatise on fanciful technological devices?
(A) Bhoja
(B) Govindaraja
(C) Chandravarman
(D) Mahipala
Ans. (C)
33. The Trades Disputes Act of 1929 provided for—
(A) A system of tribunals and a ban on strikes
(B) The participation of workers in the managements of disputes
(C) Arbitrary powers to the management to quell industrial disputes
(D) An intervention by the British Court, in the event of a dispute
Ans. (A)
34. The one major result of the process of depeasantisation was—
(A) A spurt in industrial growth
(B) An erosion in the value of land as a commodity
(C) A growth of landless agricultural labour
(D) The introduction of institutional financing by the governments
Ans. (C)
35. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists
List-I List-II
(Resolutions of the Indian National Congress (Session and Dates’ of adoption)
and the All Parties Conference)
(a) Attainment of Swaraj by all peaceful and 1. Adopted at Lucknow Session in 1899 legitimate means
(b) Promotion by constitutional means for the 2. Adopted at the Special Session in Calcutta, September 1920 interest and well-being
of the people of the
Indian Empire
(c) Attainment of Dominion Status 3. Adopted in the Madras Session, 1927
(d) Complete national independence 4. Adopted by the all. Parties Convention,
1928
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans. (C)
36. Which one of the following kingdoms was not in the alliance that crushed the Vijayanagar Empire at the Battle of Talikota (1565)?
(A) Berar
(B) Ahmadnagar
(C) Bijapur
(D) Golconda
Ans. (A)
37. The main trading port of the Vijayanagar Empire on the western coast was —
(A) Bhatkal
(B) Ca1icut
(C) Cannanore
(D) Goa
Ans. (B)
38. To which one of the following Sufi silsilas did Shaikh Bahauddin Zakaria belong?
(A) Qadriya
(B) Naqshbandi
(C) Suhrawardi
(D) Chisti
Ans. (C)
39. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Siyasatnama 1. Nizam-ul-Mulk Tusi
(b) Khazain-ul-Futuh 2. Hamid Qalandar
(c) Khair-ul-Majalis 3. Amir Khusrau
(d) Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi 4. Yahiya Sirhindi
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 3 2 4
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 1 4 3 2
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans. (A)
40. The total number of Mughal subas in 1605 was —
(A) 12
(B) 15
(C) 17
(D) 19
Ans. (B)
41. Which one of the following Mughal officers was not associated with religious affairs?
(A) Sadr
(B) Mafti
(C) Muhtasib
(D) Mustaufi
Ans. (D)
42. Who among the following are the Hinasippas mentioned in the Jatakas?
1. Wood workers
2. Butchers
3. Hunters and trappers
4. Ivory workers
Select the, correct answer from the codes given below:
(A) 1 and2
(B) 1 and3
(C) 2 and3
(D) 3 and4
Ans. (C)
43. Among the four dynasties listed below which ones minted coins made of lead?
1. Mauryas
2. Satavahanas
3. Western Kshatrapas
4. Guptas
Ans. (C)
44. Paloura, mentioned as a port in the early sources was located on the coast of—
(A) Kerala
(B) Vanga
(C) Kalinga
(D) Andhra
Ans. (D)
45. According to the Periplus sea voyages to India were undertaken in the month of Epiphi or—
(A) October
(B) July
(C) June
(D) December
Ans. (D)
46. Which of the following were used for drawing water for irrigation during the post-Gupta period?
1. Araghatta
2. Vapi
3. Tadaga
4. Pranali
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(A) 1,2an3
(B) 1 and
(C) 2 and4
(D) 1, 2,3and4
Ans. (D)
47. Coconut cultivation in India was known from the period of the—
(A) Mauryas
(B) Satavahanas and Kshatrapas
(C) Guptas
(D) Pallavas and Western Gangas
Ans. (D)
48. Which one of the following was ‘the reason for the great rebellion in Doab against Muhammad Tughluq?
(A) Transfer of capital from Delhi
(B) Issue of taken currency
(C) Increase in rural taxation
(D) Enslavement of rural population
Ans. (C)
49. Yahiya Sirhindi the author of Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi, lived during the period of—
(A) Lodis
(B) Sayaids
(C) Tughluq
(D) Khaljis
Ans. (B)
50. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists;
List-I List-II
(a) Silver tanka 1. Alauddin Khalji
(b) Dewan-i-Kohi 2. Feroze Tughluq
(c) War-ul-Shafa 3. Iltutmish
(d) Shahan-i-Mandi 4. Muhammad Tughluq
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans. (C)
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