Thursday, May 14, 2015

History Solved Objective Practice Test Paper

History Solved Objective Practice Test Paper
1. Which of the following was/were stressed by the Bhakti saints of the 15th and 16th centuries?
1. Idea of Personal God
2. Purity of caste system
3. Futility of religious rites
4. Conception of Nirguna Brahma
(A) 1, 2
(B) 1, 3
(C) 3, 4
(D) 4 only
Ans. (C)

2. Who among the following was the most radical of the Bhakti saints?
(A) Ramananda
(B) Tulsidas
(C) Kabir
(D) Namdev
Ans. (C)

3. Dayal Singh Majithia was associated with—
1. Newspaper
2. Education
3. Banking
4. British army
Select the correct answer using the codes given below —
Codes:
(A) 1, 2and 4
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 3 and 4
Ans. (B)

4. To which one of the following Sufi orders did Shaikh Bahuddin Zakaria of Mulltan belong?
(A) Chisti
(B) Suhrawardi
(C) Qadiri
(D) Naqshbandi
Ans. (B)

5. Which one of the following rebellions is associated with Sido and Kanho?
(A) The Santhal Rebellion, 1855
(B) The Kol Uprising, 1820-37
(C) The Munda Rebellion, 1804-1817
Ans. (B)

6. Alberuni states that the antyajas, who were not reckoned amongst any of the four varnas, were composed of eight groups or guilds
of craftman or professionals. Which one of the following did not belong to any of the eight guilds?
(A) Shoemaker
(B) Weaver
(C) Fisherman
(D) Blacksmith
Ans. (D)

7. Nizam-ul-Mulk established the independent state of—
(A) Hasanpur
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Kandahar
(D) Burhanpur
Ans. (B)

8. Who among the following defined a sovereign or sovereignty as farr-i-izdi in contrast to the concept of Zil al Allah?
(A) Badauni
(B) Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi
(C) Abdul Fazal
(D) Shaikh Abdul Haq Muhaddis
Ans. (C)

9. To which one of the following Sufi silsilahs did Shaikh Bahauddin Zakaria belong?
(A) Qadriya
(B) Naqshbandi
(C) Suhrawardi
(D) Chisti
Ans. (C)

10. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following events? -
1. Guru-ka-Bagh agitation
2. Viacom Satyagraha
3. Kakori case
4. Nehru Report
Select the correct answer using the codes given below—
Codes:
(A) 1,2,3,4
(B) 1,2,4,3
(C) 2,1,3,4
(D) 2,1,4,3
Ans. (B)

11. In which one of the following conspiracy cases in India was an Englishman named Mr. Philip Spratt tried?
(A) Lahore Conspiracy case
(B) Kanpur Conspiracy case
(C) Meerut Conspiracy case
(D) Chittagong Conspiracy case
Ans. (C)

12. Amir Khusrau composed his Nuhsiphir in praise of —
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) India
(C) Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
(D) Prophet of Islam
Ans. (B)

13. A Sepoy Mutiny had broken out in Bengal as early as—
(A) 1760
(B) 1766
(C) 1764
(D) 1762
Ans. (C)

14. Who among the following was the officer commanding at Meerut when the revolt of
1857 errupted?
(A) General Hewitt
(B) Neel
(C) Outram
(D) Havelock
Ans. (A)

15. Which one of the following Medieval Bhakti saints was patronized by Raja Lakshman Sen of Bengal as
one of the ‘Five Gems’ of   his court?
(A) Vallabhacharya
(B) Jaidev 
(C) Chaitanya
(D) Narsi Mehta
Ans. (C)

16. Which one of the following Chaityas is circular?
(A) Bhaja
(B) Bidsa
(C) Junnar
(D) Karle
Ans. (A)

17. Match the personalities in List I with the cases in List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List I   List II
(a) Prafulla Chaki   1. Lahore conspiracy case
(b) Sukhdev  2. Kakori case
(c) Ashfaqullah Khan  3. Chittagong armoury raid case
(d) Ganesh Ghosh  4. Bomb assault in Muzaffarpur, 1908
Codes:
(a)  (b)  (c)  (d)
(A)  1 4  3  2  
(B)  4 1  3  2
(C)  4  1  2  3
(D)  1  4  2  3
Ans. (C)

18. “So complete was the ruin that not a cat or dog was left among the buildings of the city, in its palace or its suburbs.”
The above statement about the transfer of capital by Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq was made by —
(A) Amir Khusrau
(B) Isami
(C) Ibn Battuta
(D) Ziauddin Barani
Ans. (D)

19. At Kanpur the Revolt of 1857 was led by—
(A) Nana Saheb
(B) Tantya Tope
(C) Bakht Khan
(D) Zeenat Mahal
Ans. (A)

20. The regiment at Govindgarh Mutinied in—
(A) 1850
(B) 1848
(C) 1847
(D) 1849
Ans. (A)

21. “When he 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 Tughlaq
Ans. (B)

22. Who among the following had written a treatise on fanciful technological devices?
(A) Bhoja
(B) Govindraja
(C) Chandravarman
(D) Mahipala
Ans. (C)

23. Which of the following was not one of the Princely houses to deprived of their territories or Pensions by Dalhousie?
(A) Gwalior
(B) Satara
(C) Nagpur
(D) Karnataka
Ans. (A)

24. With the capture of which of the following rebels in April 1858 could the revolt be said to have ended?
(A) Begum Hazrat Mahal of Oudh
(B) Kunwar Singh
(C) Nana Saheb
(D) Tantya Tope
Ans. (D)

25. Who among the following were prominent members of the Nirguna cult of Bhakti Marg?
1. Kabir
2. Nanak
3. Raidas
4. Mira
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) 2 and 3
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (B)

Monday, May 4, 2015

Free Online Objective History Sample Paper

Free Online Objective History Sample Paper
1. That men in some areas of India lived in underground pits is suggested by excavations in —
(A) Bihar
(B) Kashmir
(C) Karnataka
(D) Rajasthan
Ans. (B)
2. Jainism laid more emphasis —
(A) Chastity
(B) Non-violence
(C) Truth
(D) Jnan (knowledge)
Ans. (B)
3. Where did Gautama Buddha deliver his first sermon?
(A) Sarnath
(B) Lumbini
(C) Patna
(D) None of these
Ans. (A)
4. Give the correct order—
(A) Mahavira, Buddha, Bhadrabahu, Parshava
(B) Buddha, Parshava, Mahavira, Bhadrabahu
(C) Parshava, Buddha, Mahavira, Bhadrabahu
(D) Parshava, Buddha, Bhadrabahu, Mahavira
Ans. (D)
5. The third Buddhist council was held at… during the reign of—
(A) Vaishali — Ajatshatru
(B) Rajagrtha — Bimbisara
(C) Kashmir — Kanishka
(D) Patliputra — Ashok
Ans. (D)
6. Which of the following vows was added by Mahavira?
(A) Non-injury
(B) Non-attachment
(C) Continence
(D) Abstinence from stealing and dishonesty
Ans. (C)
7. What is the essential difference between the teachings of Mahavira and Buddha?
(A) Belief in life after death ‘
(B) Belief in Karma
(C) Belief in non-violence
(D) Torture of the body
Ans. (D)
8. The fourth Buddhist council held under the patronage of emperor Kanishka in Kashmir was presided by—
(A) Asanga
(B) Nagarjuna
(C) Vasumitra
(D) Aryedeva
Ans. (C)
9. ‘Milind Panho’ is—
(A) A Buddhist treatise
(B) A Jam sect
(C) A Greek sect
(D) A Hindu treatise
Ans. (A)
10. Which of the following did Mahavira add to the existing then beliefs?
(A) Non-possession
(B) Ahimsa
(C) Non-stealing
(D) Constinence
Ans. (B)
11. Which among the following sect of Buddhism was primarily responsible for the spread of Buddhism outside the frontiers of India?
(A) Vajrayana
(B) Mahayana
(C) Hinyana
(D) None of these
Ans. (B)
12. The tirthankaras are associated with—
(A) Vaishanvism
(B) Shaivism
(C) Jainism
(D) Buddhism
Ans. (C)
13. Mahavir had—
(A) A daughter
(B) A son
(C) Non issue
(D) Two son and one daughter
Ans. (A)
14. Arrange in chronological order—
1. Parshva
2. Kalakacharya
3. Mahavira
4. Bhadrabahu
(A) 1, 3, 4, 2
(B) 2, 3, 4, 1
(C) 1, 2, 3, 4
(D) 3, 1, 4, 2
Ans. (D)
15. Which two of the four kings listed below were on friendly terms equally with vardhamana Mahavira and Gautam Buddha?
1. Bimbisar of Magadh
2. Prasenjit of Kosala
3. Pradyota of Avanti
4. Ajatashatru of Magadha
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below —
(A) 1 and 3
(B) 1 and 4
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 3 and 4
Ans. (B)
16. The doctrine of void (shunyata) was first expanded by the Buddhist philosopher—
(A) Nagarjuna
(B) Nagasena
(C) Ananda
(D) Ashvaghosh
Ans. (A)
17. Evidence of cloth (cotton) from Indus valley comes from—
(A) Harappa
(B) Lothal
(C) Mohenjodaro
(D) Kalibanga
Ans. (C)
18. The original canon of the Jainas is believed to have consisted of—
(A) 6 Angas
(B) 8 Angas
(C) 10Angas
(D) 12Angas
Ans. (D)
19. Match List I with List II & select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List I
(Items found in Harrapan sites)
(a) Copper
(b) Shell
(c) Lapis Lazuli
(d) Gold
List II
(Possible Sources)
1. Deccan
2. Rajasthan
3. Kutch
4. Afghanistan
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 2 3 4 1
Ans. (D)
20. Which of the following are characteristics ascribed to Buddhism? Choose the correct answer given below —
1. Rejection of the authority of the Vedas
2. Emphasis on the role of the individual
3. Belief in the categories of Jiva and Ajiva
4. Theory of Prakriti & Purusha
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1, 3 and 4
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 3 and 4
Ans. (A)
21.Consider the following statements— In the second Buddhist council held at Vaishali, Buddhism was divided into—
1. Sthaviravadins
2. Mahasanghikas
3. Vajrayana
4. Kalchakrayana
of these statements —
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4 are correct
(B) 1, 3, 4 are correct
(C) 2, 3, 4 are correct
(D) 1, 2 are correct
Ans. (D)
22. 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, Amravati, Sanchi
(B) Sanchi, Amravati, Nagarjunakonda, Nalanda
(C) Sanchi, Nagarjunakonda, Amravati, Nalanda
(D) Nagarjunakonda, Sanchi, Amravati, Nalanda
Ans. (B)
23. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List I List II
(a) Shramanas 1. Known for kindness and Mercy
(b) Upasakas 2. Space clad
(c) Digambaras 3. Ascetics of unorthodox sects
(d) Bodhisattvas 4. Lay worshippers
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans. (C)
24. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List I List II
(a) Ajivikas 1. “Freedom Bonds”
(b) Arihantas 2. “Ford makers”
(c) Nirgranthas 3. “A community of religious men”
(d) Tirthankaras 4. “Worthy” or conquer-Ror
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 2 1 3 4
Ans. (C)
25. Excepting two Jaina Tirtlnkaras, all the others mentioned in tradition are mythical.
The two exceptions include—
(A) Santinatha and Vardhamana
(B) Parshavanath and Vardhamana
(C) Santinatha and Adinatha
(D) Parshavanatha and Adinatha
Ans. (B)

Free Online MCQ History Sample Paper

Free Online MCQ History Sample Paper
1. The change of the capital of the Bahmani kingdom from Gulbarga to Bidar took place during the reign of—
(A) Shihabuddin Ahmad I
(B) Ghiyasuddin Tahmtan
(C) Shamsuddin Daud
(D) Tajuddin Firoz
Ans. (A)
2. Which one of the following was known as Manigramam?
(A) The Quarters for jewellers
(B) The principal seat of the worship of Yaksha Manibhadra
(C) An association of traders
(D) Villages granted tax free to brahmanas in the Chola kingdom
Ans. (D)
3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using by codes—
List-I List-Il
(a) Peshwa 1. General Administrations
(b) Amatya 2. Incharge of Income and Expenditure
(c) Sachiva 3. Kings correspondence
(d) Sismant 4. Foreign Officers
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 1 2 4 3
Ans. (B)
4. The confederates against Sultan in the third Mysore war included—
(A) The Nizam, the Nawab of Carnatic and the English
(B) The Marathas, the English and the Nawab of Carnatic
(C) The English, the Maratha and the Nizam
(D) The Raja of Travancore, the Marathas and the English
Ans. (C)
5. Which one of the following combination bf forces conspired to rob the Begums of Oudh of their wealth?
(A) Hastings and Chet Singh
(B) Hastings and the Nawab Wazir
(C) Hastings the Nawab Wazir and Chet Singh
(D) Hastings Chet Singh and Mir Jafar
Ans. (B)
6. Which one of the following factories of Bengal was established by the Dutch?
(A) Bandel
(B) Hooghly
(C) Chinsurah
(D) Srirampur
Ans. (C)
7. The main causes of the war between Mir Qasim and the East India Company was their dispute over—
(A) The strength of armed forces
(B) The jurisdiction of court
(C) The realisation of revenue
(D) Factional in fighting in the camp of East India Company
Ans. (C)
8. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
(A) Bhil uprising: 1818-31
(B) Satara Uprising: 1814
(C) Kittur Uprising: 1824
(D) Gadkari Revolt: 1844
Ans. (B)
9. During the period of the Cholas and their successor in South India the association of peasants was known as—
(A) Alumganam
(B) Nanadesi
(C) Cittirameli
(D) Ainnurruvar
Ans. (C)
10. The revolt of the Khasis against the British was led by—
(A) Surendra Sai
(B) Titu Mir
(C) Birsa Munda
(D) Utirot Singh
Ans. (D)
11. Consider the following Generals—
1. Ventura
2. Vansitartt
3. Deva Singh
4. Suraj Singh
5. Illahi Baksh
6. Allard
Who among these were the members of Ranjit Singh’s Fauj-i-Khas?
Codes:
(A) 1, 2,3and4
(B) 1, 3,5and6
(C) 2, 3, 4 and5
(D) 2, 4, 5 and6
Ans. (B)
12. The term Chora rajju used in some sources means—
(A) An unit of land measurement
(B) A class of police officials
(C) A kind of tax
(D) Rope for thieve
Ans. (B)
13. The British Parliament passed the Regulating Act to improve the administration of the East India Company in the year—
(A) 1773
(B) 1775
(C) 1853
(D) 1855
Ans. (A)
14. Which one of the correctly matched?
(A) Kshauma : Textile
(B) Pada : Coin denomination
(C) Adhaka : Architectural fragment
(D) Drona : Measure of Rainfall
Ans. (D)
15. The Valangai (Right hand) and Idangai (left hand) division of South Indian society is first noticed in the —
(A) Sangarn period
(B) Pahallavas period
(C) Chola period
(D) Nayaka period
Ans. (B)
16. The Gurjara king and others are said to have worked as doorkeepers in the Hiryanagarbha sacrifice performed by —
(A) Dharmapala
(B) Dantidurga
(C) Devapala
(D) Amoghavarsha
Ans. (B)
17. Kosalainadu conquerred by Rajendra Chola was located on the banks of the —
(A) Godavari
(B) Sarayu
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Tapti
Ans. (C)
18. In early medieval south Indian polity the word Udankuttam meant —
(A) A group of small villages in the Chola kingdom
(B) A body of officers under the Cholas
(C) A tax levied in the Hoysala kingdom
(D) The navy maintained by the Cholas
Ans. (B)
19. The Pala king Devapala claims to have defeated a Dravida king who is usually identified with —
(A) Dantidurga
(B) Amoghavarsha
(C) Dhruva
(D) Krishana II
Ans. (B)
20. Mahakshapatalika was on official in change of —
(A) Chariots
(B) Navy
(C) Acconuts
(D) Infantry
Ans. (C)
21. Who was the ruler who was elected to the throne according to the Rajatarangini?
(A) Gopala
(B) Yasakara
(C) Nandivarman
(D) Karikalan
Ans. (B)
22. According to Brihaspati the grads of artisans were —
(A) Two
(B) Four
(C) Six
(D) Eight
Ans. (C)
23. The Chandela dynasty was founded by —
(A) Vakpati
(B) Nannuka
(C) Jayashakti
(D) Harsha
Ans. (B)
24. The unusally excessive proliferation of castes in the early medieval period was mostly due to —
(A) Increasing varnasamskara
(B) Increasing greater absorption of tribes as castes
(C) Occupational groups turning into castes
(D) Religious sects being converted into castes
Ans. (A)
25. Which of the following were centres of Chahamana rule?
1. Lata
2. Sakambhari
3. Naddula
4. Dhavagarta
(A) 1, 3 and 4
(B) 1, 2 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (C)

Solved history objective Questions For JPSC exam

Solved history objective Questions For JPSC exam
very useful MCQ for job exams
1. Al Beruni came to India along with:
(a) Mahmud of Ghazni
(b) Muhammad- bin- Qasim
(c) Muhammad Ghuri
(d) Timur
Answer. (a)
2. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?
(a) Ajatashatru
(b) Bimbisara
(c) Agnimitra
(d) Pushyamitra
Answer. (d)
3. The last ruler of Sunga dynasty was:
(a) Devabhuti
(b) Bhaga
(c) Vasudeva
(d) Sujyeshtha
Answer. (a)
4. Satavahanas belonged to:
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Andhra region
(c) Konkan region
(d) Kalinga
Answer. (b)
5. The earliest .example of a land grant is provided by an inscription of:
(a) The Guptas
(b) The Mauryas
(c) The Satavahanas
(d) The Mahameghavahanas
Answer. (c)
6. The Prakrit text ‘Gatha Saptasai’ is attributed to the Satvahana king:
(a) Gautamiputra Satkarni
(b) Hala
(c) Yajna Satkarni
(d) Vasishtputra Pulumayi
Answer. (b)
7. Which of the following are not correct about the Satavahanas?
1. The Satavahana dynasty was the major power that rose in the Deccan region
around the first century B.C.
2. The Satavahana minted only gold coins
3. The Satavahanas had a complex administration system
4. Expansion of overland and maritime trade networks was significant feature of
the Satavahana period
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4
Answer. (b)
8. Which Gupta ruler had led a campaign to the south and was an expert ‘Veena’ player?
(a) Chandragupta I
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(d) Skandagupta
Answer. (b)
9. Which one of the following Gupta rulers was related to the Licchavis on
his mother‘s side?
(a) Srigupta
(b) Chandragupta-I
(c) Ghatotkachagupta
(d) Samudragupta
Answer. (d)
10. The Panchatantra was written during the:
(a) Later Vedic period
(b) Sultanate period
(c) Maurya period
(d) Gupta period
Answer. (d)
11. The subject matter of Ajanta paintings were:
(a) Buddha’s life and Bodhisatva
(b) Garuda, Yaksha, Gandharva and Apsaras
(c) Animals, birds and flowers
(d) All of the above
Answer. (d)
12. Zero was invented by:
(a) Aryabhatta
(b) Varahmihir
(c) Bhaskar l
(d) An unknown Indian
Answer. (d)
13. The first Muslim invasion of India was led by:
(a) Mahmud Ghazni
(b) Muhammad Ghori
(c) Muhammad-bin-Qasim
(d) Timur
Answer. (c)
14. Alauddin Khalji introduced market reforms:
(a) To administer his subjects well
(b) To easy the peasants living
(c) To maintain a large army economically
(d) To remove mediators
Answer. (c)
15. The term ‘sufi’ is derived from:
(a) A type of poetry
(b) A type of garment
(c) A language
(d) The name of a place
Answer. (b)
16. Who among the following was not an exponent of Bhakti movement?
(a) Rarnananda
(b) Kabir
(c) Shankaracharya
(d) Nanak
Answer. (c)
17. Sher Shah is well known for his administrative skill, especially his:
(a) Market control steps
(b) Land revenue system
(c) Mansabdari system
(d) Law and order
Answer. (b)
18. During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to India?
(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) Danish
(d) English
Answer. (a)
19. Sher Shah died while fighting in:
(a) Chausa
(b) Kalinga
(c) Kalinjar
(d) None of these
Answer. (c)
20. Tulsidas was a contemporary of:
(a) Babar
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shahjahan
Answer. (b)