INDIAN HISTORY OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

INDIAN HISTORY OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
Indian History - Solved Questions and Answers
(MCQ) Indian History Objective Questions for Competitive Exams
1. Among the following sites, sculptural evidence regarding the first representation of the Buddha in human form has come from—
(A) Bharhut
(B) Mathura
(C) Sanchi
(D) Amaravati
Ans. (D)

2. Who among the following were the alies of Mir Qasim in the battle of Buxar in 1764?
(A) Muzaffar Jung and Muhammad Khan Bangash
(B) Shuja-ud Daulah and Muhammad Ali
(C) Shuja-ud Daulah and Shah Alam II
(D) Shah Alam II and Muhammad Ali
Ans. (C)


3. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following events in the Revolt of 1857?
1. Declaration of Delhi as the independent capital of the Mughal empire once again.
2. Revolt in Kanpur and declaration of Nana Saheb as Raja under the Mughal emperor.
3. Hanging of Tiiyan Tope to death.
4. The marching of sepoys to Delhi and their entry in the Red Fort. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) 4,1,2and3
(B) 4,1,3and2
(C) 3,4,land2
(D) 2,3,4and1
Ans. (A)

4. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Buddhu Bhagat 1. Santhal rebellion (1855)
(b) Sido and Kanhu 2. Bhumij rebellion (1833)
(c) Titu Mir 3. Farazi Movement (1836-37)
(d) Ganganarayan 4. Kol insurrection (1831-32)
(e) Shariatullah 5. Barasat Vidroha (1831)

Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
(A) 4 5 2 1 3
(B) 5 1 3 2 4
(C) 4 1 5 2 3
(D) 3 2 5 4 1
Ans. (D)


5. Which one of the following ancient Smritikaras gave the window a position next to that of the son in the matter of inheritance?
(A) Yajnavalkya
(B) Manu
(C) Brahaspati
(D) Katyayana
Ans. (A)

6. Which of the following Harappan crops are believed to have diffused from West Asia?
1. Wheat
2. Rice
3. Cotton
4. Barley
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(A) land4
(B) 2and3
(C) l,3and4
(D) 1,2and4
Ans. (A)

7. Which of the following places are known for Sun temples?
1. Mandasor
2. Mulasthana
3. Konarak
4. Modhdra
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(A) 1 and 3 only
(B) 3 and 4 only
(C) 2, 3 and 4 only
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (D)



8. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Nyaya 1. Jaimim
(b) Vaiseshika 2. Kapila
(c) Sankhya 3. Kanada
(d) Mimamsa 4. Gautama
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 4 1 3 2
Ans. (C)


9. In the Mauryan administration the official designated as Rupadarsaka was—
(A) Examiner of silver and other metals
(B) Superintendent of courtesans
(C) Manager of stage
(D) Examiner of coins
Ans. (C)


10. Ashoka’s contemporary Greek king of Syria, mentioned in his edicts, was—
(A) Antiochus II Theos
(B) Ptolemy II
(C) Antigonas
(D) Alexander
Ans. (A)

11. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List-I List-II
(a) Young India 1. Surya Sen
(b) Hindustan Prajatantrik Sangh 2. Chandra Shekhar Azad
(c) Hindustan Socialist Republic Association 3. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
(d) Indian Republican Army 4. Sachindra Sanyal
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 1 3 4 2
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 1 3 2 4
Ans. (C)


12. In 1946 there was a mutiny of Indian navel ratings in—
(A) Calcutta
(B) Madras
(C) Vishakhapatnam
(D) Bombay
Ans. (D)

13. Given below are trio statements. One labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) —
Assertion (A) : In 1946, the Council of the Muslim League accepted the cabinet Mission
Plan.
Reason (R) The Muslim League pined the Interim Government formed in 1946.
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true b1t(R) is not a correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Ans. (D)


14. Amri culture flourished in—
(A) The Kutch region
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Baluchistan
(D) Sindh
Ans. (D)

15. Which one of the following is ‘NOT true of the punch marked coins?
(A) They are the earliest extant coins in India
(B) They bear stamps of more than one punch
(C) Symbols of different types are represented on them
(D) They always bear inscriptions of the issuers
Ans. (D)

16. The medium of exchange prevalent during the Mauryan Period was—
(A) Kapaddaka-purana
(B) Chumi
(C) Pana
(D) Dinara
Ans. (C)


17. Nilalohita, a type of earthenware mentioned in the Vedic, may be identified with—
(A) Painted greyware
(B) Redware
(C) Black and Redware
(D) Northern Black Polished ware
Ans. (C)

18. Yadu and Turvasa referred to in the Rigveda were—
(A) Two generals
(B) Two brothers
(C) Two kings
(D) Two tribes
Ans. (D)

19. Upasotha was practiced—
(A) By windows of the Brahmanical religion through periodic fasting
(B) By Buddhist monks in an assembly
(C) By the Kapalikas as symbolic renunciation of pleasure in external objects
(D) By the Tantriks as part of their worship of Shakti
Ans. (B)


20. The doctrine that the human personality consists of five skandhas is associated with—
(A) Buddha
(B) Mahavira
(C) Parsvanatha
(D) Makkhaliputra Gosala
Ans. (D)