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Indian History - 4

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The mural paintings are in

  1. Jahangiri Mahal

  2. Mary Mahal

  3. Birbal Mahal

  4. Jodha Mahal


Correct Option: A

Which of the following buildings was not built by Akbar?

  1. Jodhabai Palace

  2. Moti Mosque

  3. Sultana Mahal

  4. Panch Mahal


Correct Option: B

Whom did Changez Khan follow upto river Indus?

  1. Nasiruddin Mahmud

  2. Nasiruddin Qubacha

  3. Jalaluddin Mangbarni

  4. Mohammad Ghori


Correct Option: C

In which of the following kingdoms was the Hoysala kingdom finally dissolved?

  1. Bahmani

  2. Pallavas

  3. Vijayanagar

  4. Chalukyas


Correct Option: A

Which of the following was the language of the Indian subcontinent centuries before Sanskrit came?

  1. Pali

  2. Prakrit

  3. Awadhi

  4. Brahui


Correct Option: B

Chandragupta Maurya's empire extended up to ______ in the North-West.

  1. Hindu Kush

  2. the Ravi

  3. the Indus

  4. the Jhelum


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hindukush is the correct answer.

Which of the following Mauryan rulers was/were known as 'Devanampriya'?

(1) Ashoka (2) Dasratha (3) Kunala

  1. Only (1)

  2. Only (2)

  3. Both (1) and (3)

  4. Both (1) and (2)


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is/are not concerned with the Kushanas?

  1. Mathura art

  2. Gandhara art

  3. Ajanta’s paintings

  4. Fourth Buddhist council


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at

  1. Ujjain

  2. Patliputra

  3. Ayodhya

  4. Vaishali


Correct Option: A

Hieun Tsang, a Chinese traveller visited India during the reign of

  1. Harshavardhana

  2. Chandragupta Maurya

  3. Chandragupta

  4. Chandragupta II


Correct Option: A

Among the following, which king saw the visits of Chinese travellers?

  1. Vikramaditya

  2. Chandragupta I

  3. Skanda Gupta

  4. Vishnu Gupta


Correct Option: A

Which of the following was not a reason for the downfall of the Chola empire?

  1. Crisis in agriculture and suppressive policy of administration

  2. Constant wars by Chola rulers

  3. Rise of Pandya power

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C

Which of the following dynasties of early medieval India was famous for its system of village administration?

  1. Rashtrakutas

  2. Pandyas

  3. Palas

  4. Cholas


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Option (4) is the correct answer. 

What was the main aim of northern expedition of Rajendra Chola?

  1. To conquer Ganges valley

  2. To demonstrate strength

  3. To bring holy water from Ganges

  4. To take revenge of his father's defeat


Correct Option: B

Who brought Ashoka’s Pillar to Delhi?

  1. Sher Shah Suri

  2. Firoz Shah Tughlaq

  3. Iltutmis

  4. Balban


Correct Option: B

Prince Mahendra, son of king Ashoka, visited ________ as a Buddhist missionary.

  1. Indonesia

  2. China

  3. Malayasia

  4. Sri Lanka


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4). 

Which king, after embracing Buddhism, came to be known as Milinda?

  1. Toramana

  2. Menander

  3. Simuka

  4. Mihiragul


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Menander  Menander I Soter (also known as Milinda) was an Indo-Greek King of the Indo-Greek Kingdom (165 – 130 BC) who established a large empire in Northwestern regions of South Asia and became a patron of Buddhism. 

The local name of Mohenjodaro is

  1. Mound of the Living

  2. Mound of the Great

  3. Mound of the Survivor

  4. Mound of the Dead


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Mound of the Dead is the local name of Mohenjodaro.

The ruins of Harappa were first noticed by

  1. Charles Mason

  2. Daya Ram Sahni

  3. M. Wheeler

  4. M. S. Vats


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The ruins of Harappa were first noticed in 1842 by Charles Mason. Later, D. R. Sahni noticed them in 1921. 

Which of the following metals was not used by the Harappans?

  1. Gold

  2. Copper

  3. Iron

  4. Silver


Correct Option: C

What does the term ‘dvija’ mean in reference to the later Vedic period?

  1. A type of tax

  2. Family planning system

  3. Caste system

  4. Kingship system


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

During the later Vedic period, the society had been divided into four main caste divisions - Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras. The first three castes were called Dvija, i.e. twice born, but Shudras were deprived of it.

'Ganimi Kava', which was pioneered by Shivaji, was a

  1. system of taxation

  2. movement against Mysore

  3. warfare tactic

  4. movement against social evils


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

Who was the Peshwa whose reign witnessed the zenith of the Maratha power?

  1. Shahu

  2. Baji Rao I

  3. Balaji Baji Rao

  4. Balaji Viswanath


Correct Option: C

Who among the following was known as ‘Napoleon of India’?

  1. Chandragupta

  2. Samudragupta

  3. Chandragupta II

  4. Ashoka


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Samudragupta was known as the 'Napolean of India'. 

The language of the discourses of Gautama Buddha was

  1. Bhojpuri

  2. Magadhi

  3. Pali

  4. Sanskrit


Correct Option: C

In which region of India was the Firdausi order of Sufism popular?

  1. Delhi

  2. Bihar

  3. Sind

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

The main occupations of the earliest Mesolithic people were

I. Agriculture II. Hunting and food gathering III. Fishing IV. Domestication of animals

  1. II and IV

  2. III and IV

  3. I and II

  4. II and III


Correct Option: D

Ibn Batutta visited India during the reign of ________.

  1. Alauddin Khilji

  2. Ghiyas ud din Tuglaq

  3. Sher Shah Suri

  4. Muhammad bin Tuglaq


Correct Option: D

The Iron Pillar of Delhi, near the Qutub Minar, is a marvellous work belonging to the

  1. Early Gupta period

  2. Maurya period

  3. Kushana period

  4. Pratihara period


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Early Gupta period The oldest inscription on the pillar is in Sanskrit, written in Gupta-period Brahmi script.

Match list I with list II and choose the correct answer.

List I List II (a) Alauddin Khalzi 1. Building Canals (b) Qutubuddin Mubarak Khalzi 2. Market system (c) Mohammad Tughlaq 3. Adoption of Caliph's title (d) Feraz Tughlaq 4. Use of token currency

  1. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1

  2. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

  3. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1

  4. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1


Correct Option: A
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