Indian history objective Questions

Indian history objective Questions
INDIAN HISTORY OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS Free Online Test
Indian History - General Knowledge Questions and Answers
1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I List-Il
(Ancient names of rivers) (Modern names)
(a) Sarasvati 1. Ravi
(b) Parustmi 2. Beas
(c) Sutudri 3. Sutlej
(d) Vipasa 4. Jhelum
5. Ghaggar-Haakra
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 4 1
(B) 5 1 3 2
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 5 4 3 1
Ans. (B)


2. “A bard am I, my father is a leach and my mother grinds corn.” This passage occurs in the—
(A) Rigveda
(B) Yajurveda
(C) Dhammapada
(D) Mrichchhakatikam
Ans. (A)


3. The Vedangas consist of the—
(A) Kalpa, Siksha, Nirukta, Vyakarana, Chhandas, Jyotisha
(B) Kalpa, Siksha, Brahmana, Vyakarana, Chhandas, Jyotisha
(C) Kalpa, Siksha, Nirukta, Aranyaka, Chhandas, Jyotisha
(D) Kalpa, Upanishad, Nirukta, Vyakarana, Chhandas, Jyotisha
Ans. (A)



4. The Chola inscriptions are found in the following Languages:
1. Sanskrit
2. Telugu
3. Tamil
4. Kannada
Their correct sequence in terms of the extent to which they were used (most frequent first, least frequent last) is—
(A) 1, 3,4and2
(B) 3, 1,4añd2
(C) 1, 3,2and4
(D) 3, 1,2and4
Ans. (D)



5. Which of the following ar reasons for the identification of life reflected in the later
Vedic texts with the Painted Grey Ware culture?
1. Material culture of the two corresponds
2. Geographical distribution of the two corresponds
3. Chronological span of the two corresponds
4. Both evolved locally
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(A) 1,2and3
(C) 1,3and4
(B) 1,2and4
(D) 2,3and4
Ans. (A)


6. Which one of the following was not a port during the Sangam age?
(A) Arikamedu
(B) Uraiyur
(C) Korkai
(D) Alanghlam
Ans. (D)



7. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Dynasties Rulers
(a) Chera : Karikala
(b) Chola : Simuka
(c) Pandya : Nedunchezhian
(d) Satavahanas : Senguttuvan
Ans. (C)


8. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Attributes) (Bodhisatvas)
(a) Pot carrier 1. Vajrapani
(b) Thunderbolt carrier 2. Avalokiteshwara
(c) Lotus-bearer 3. Maitreya
(d) Sword holder 4. Amitabha
5. Manjushri
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 3 1 4 5
(C) 3 1 2 5
(D) 4 5 3 1
Ans. (C)


9. What was the main cause of the growth of money landing class during the British rule?
(A) Failure of crops, caused by the natural calamities
(B) Extravagant habits of the people
(C) Demand of high revenue from the peasants
(D) Need of capital for the cultivation
Ans. (C)


10. ‘King fence’ is associated with—
(A) Henry Lawrence
(B) Dalhousie
(C) Warren Hastings
(D) Lord Hastings
Ans. (C)


11. Assam was created separate province when—
(A) Curzon partitioned Bengal in 1905
(B) Minto announced the new reform proposals in 1905-1906
(C) Partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911
(D) Montagu-Chelmsford reforms were implemented in 1919
Ans. (C)

12. Since 1858 the supreme control of financial administration in India was vested in the—
(A) Supreme Government in India
(B) British Parliament
(C) Board of Control in England
(D) Secretary of State in Council
Ans. (D)



13. Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India?
(A) First Carnatic war
(B) Battle of Buxar
(C) Battle of Plassey
(D) Battle of Wandiwash
Ans. (D)


14. Which one of the following factors was most responsible for the origin of Buddhism?
(A) Change of tribal state into territorial State
(B) Impact of the increasing use of iron
(C) Growth of the guild system
(D) Challenge of the Kshatriyas to the dominance of the brahmanas
Ans. (B)



15. Which of the following kings of ancient India were patrons of Jainism?
1. Srenika Bimbisara
2. Chandragupta Maurya
3. Kharavela
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
(A) 1,2and3
(B) 1 and2
(C) 2 and3
(D) 1 and3
Ans. (A)


16. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Ulgulan : Daspalle
(B) Forest Satyagraha : Cuddapah
(C) Khonds rebellion : Kumaon
(D) Sapha Har Movement : Birsa Munda
Ans. (B)


17. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(a) M.G. Ranade 1. Girls School at Poona
(b) Jyotiba Phule 2. The Indian National and Social Conference
(c) Pandita Ramabai 3. Arya Mahila Samaj
(d) DK. Karve 4. Widows Home at Poona
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 4 2 3 1
(D) 3 1 4 2
Ans. (B)


18. The Whitely Commission was concerned with—
(A) Labour
(B) Education
(C) Public health
(D) Reorganization of civil service
Ans. (A)


19. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I List-II
(a) Vernacular Press Act of 1878 1. Lord Chelmsford
(b) Indian Universities Act of 1904 2. Lord Curzon
(c) Indian Councils Act of 1909 3. Lord Lyetton
(d) Rowlett Act of 1919 4. Lord Minto
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 3 2 4 1
Ans. (D)



20. The Indian Association played an important role in arousing national consciousness through the formation of the—
(A) Indian National Congress
(B) Bengal British Indian Society
(C) Indian National Conference
(D) British India Association
Ans. (C)


21. Who among the following was the first leader to organise labour Movement in India?
(A) B .P. Walia
(B) Lala Lajpat Rai
(C) N. M. Lokhandy
(D) N.G. Ranga
Ans. (A)


22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I List-II
(Name of the reform Movement) (Name of its Protagonist)
(a) Satya Shodhak 1. Jotyirao Govindrao Phule
(b) Self Respect 2. E.V. Ramaswami Naickar
(c) Sarva Shodhak Samaj 3. Shahu Maharaj
(d) Namdhari 4. Ram Singh
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans. (A)


23. In the terminology of the Mughal revenue administration, the term Zamin Payrnudah denoted—
(A) Barren land
(B) Land left unmeasured for ghalla bakhshi
(C) Land cultivated every two years
(D) Measured land
Ans. (D)


24. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Event) List-II (Date)
(a) Battle of Haldighati 1. 1611
(b) Marriage of Jahangir with 2. 1576
Nurjahan
(c) The capture of Qandahar 3. 1680
by Safavidas
(d) Death of Shivaji 4. 1622
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 4 1 3 2
Ans. (A)



25. Which one of the following correctly defines the term Cartaz?
(A) Mughal royal farman issued in French
(B) Permission paper from the Mughal Governors of Surat to allow European ships to anchor at Cambay
(C) A document permitting non-European traders for maritime activities in the Asian waters
(D) Letters exchange between European trading companies
Ans. (C)