Friday, April 20, 2012

History Study Material

UGC INDIAN HISTORY –Objective

1. As a prince where was Ashoka sent to suppress the revolt?
1
 Taxila
2
 Kalinga
3
 Ujjain
4
 Deccan
Ans:1
2. Which one of the following travelers is not associated with the description of the glories of Vijayanagar kingdom?
1
 Paes
2
 Abdul Razzaq
3
 Ibn Batutach
4
 Nuniz
Ans:3



3. What was Sher Shah’s precious legacy to the Mughals?
1 Organization of Army
2
 Land Revenue System
3
 Mansabdari System
4
 Provincial Administration
Ans:2
3.
 The main emphasis of Upnishads is on which aspect of philosophy?
1
 Bhakti
2
 Gyan
3
 Karma
4
 Tapa
Ans:2
4.
 Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during the:
1
 2nd Century B. C.
2
 6th -5th Century B. C.
3
 2nd Century A. D.
4
 5th-6th Century A. D.
Ans:2
5.
 With reference to the Indian Freedom Struggle, which one of the following events occurred earliest?
1
 Surat Split
2
 Lucknow Pact
3
 Rowlatt Satyagraha
4
 Communal Award
Ans:1
6.
 What was the most important gainto Ahmad Shah Abdali as a result of the Third Battle of Panipat?
1
 Control over Delhi
2
 Enormous wealth
3
 Control over Punjab
4
 Opportunity to expand his empire in India
Ans:2
7.
 The scholar who accompanied Mahmud of Ghazni in India was
1
 Ibn Batuta
2
 Al-Beruni
3
 Al-Firdausi
4
 Al-Razi
Ans:2
8.
 The father of Asoka was:
1
 Bimbisara
2
 Bindusara
3
 Mahendra
4
 Namda
Ans:2
9.
 Azad Hind Fauj was founded in 1943 in
1
 Mandalay
2
 Singapore
3
 Midnapore
4
 Kuala Lumpur
Ans:2
10.
 The main emphasis of Upnishads is on which aspect of philosophy?
1
 Bhakti
2
 Gyan
3
 Karma
4
 Tapa
Ans:2
11.
 Who was the founder of Vijaynagar kingdom?
1
 Harihar and Bukka
2
 Krishna Dev Roy
3
 Narsingha
4
 Devroy
Ans:1
12.
 Among the four dynasties listed below, which one minted coins made of lead?
1
 Mauryas
2
 Satvahanas
3
 Western Kshatrapas
4
 Guptas
Ans:2
13.
 Which of the following is associated with Lord Wellesley, the Governor General of India from 1798 to 1805?
1
 Doctrine of Lapse
2
 Subsidiary Alliance
3
 First Mysore War
4
 Conquest of Rajputana
Ans:2
14.
 With reference to the Indian Freedom Struggle, which one of the following events occurred earliest?
1
 Surat Split
2
 Lucknow Pact
3
 Rowlatt Satyagraha
4
 Communal Award
Ans:1
15.
 Which factor influenced Ghandhi’s ideas on Indian Culture most?
1
 Brief in the fundamentals of ancient culture.
2
 Influenced by western ideas
3
 ’Sermon on the Mount’
4
 Tolstoy’s idea
Ans:1
16.
 The most important divinity in the Rig Veda is
1
 Agni
2
 Marut
3
 Varuna
4
 Indra
Ans:3
17.
 Alexander’s general who attacked India and was defeated by Chadragupta Maurya was
1
 Ptolemy
2
 Seleucus
3
 Nearchus
4
 Arrian
Ans:2
18.
 The foreign traveler who visited India during the rule of the Guptas was
1
 Hiuen Tsang
2
 Beriner
3
 Fa-Hein
4
 Manucci
Ans:3
19.
 Which of the following factors was most important for the rapid development of trade in pre-Gupta period?
1
 Needs of the Roman Empire
2
 Success of the banking system
3
 Better system of coinage
4
 Encouragement from the Kings
Ans:1
20.
 In the year 1946, who among the following joined the Viceroy’s Executive Council with the finance portfolio?
1
 Mohammad Ali Jinnah
2
 Liaqat Ali Khan
3
 Nawab Salimullah
4
 Shaukat Ali
Ans:2
21.
 The battle that was fought between Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas in 1761 was
1
 2nd battle of Panipat
2
 1st battle of Panipat
3
 3rd battle of Panipat
4
 the battle of Tarain
Ans:3
22.
 Which one of the following is correctly matched?
1
 Second Battle of Panipat - Akbar and Ibrahim Lodi
2
 Battle of Khanwa - Akbar and Rana Sanga
3
 Battle of Chausa - Humayun and Sher Shah
4
 First battle of Tarian - Mahmud Ghaznavi and Prithviraj Chauhan
Ans:3
23.
 Why was the Swaraj Party established?
1
 To co-operate with Government
2
 To place obstacles in the functioning of the legislative council
3
 To form an organization parallel to the Congress
4
 Because of schism in the Congress
Ans:2
24.
 Identify the famous ruler of the Gupta period
1
 Kumaradevi
2
 Rajyashri
3
 Kuber-Naga
4
 Prabhavati-Gupta
Ans:4
25.
 ’Tipu Sultan’ had his capital at
1
 Srirangapatnam
2
 Mysore
3
 Bangalore
4
 Bhagyanagar
Ans:1
26.
 Among the following foreign travellers who was the first to visit India?
1
 Bernier
2
 Ibn Batuta
3
 Abdur Rajjak
4
 Vasco-da-Gama
Ans:2
27.
 In ancient peninsular India, who among the following assumed the title ’Vatapikonda’?
1
 Mayurasharman
2
 Narasimhavarman
3
 Pulakesi II
4
 Vikramaditya II
Ans:2
28.
 Chandragupta Maurya built the first great empire in India with the help of
1
 Mahapadmananda
2
 Bindusara
3
 Seleucus
4
 Kautilya
Ans:4
29.
 Which ruler went to Sri Lanka to spread Buddhism
1
 Ashoka
2
 Samudragupta
3
 Sanghamitra
4
 Chitragupta
Ans:3
30.
 The Temples at Khajuraho were build by -
1
 Chandelas
2
 Pallavas
3
 Chalukyas
4
 Qutubuddin
Ans:1
31.
 Which among the following was defeated by Ahmad Shah Abdali in the 3rd battle of Panipat
1
 Sawai Jai Singh
2
 Badam Singh
3
 Suraj Mal
4
 Guru Govind Singh
Ans:3
32.
 During the Civil Disobedience Movement, who led the ’Red Shirts’ of North-Western India?
1
 Abdul Kalam Azad
2
 Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
3
 Mohammad Ali Jinnah
4
 Shaukat Ali
Ans:2
33.
 Which among the following dynasties had the strongest navy?
1
 Chalukya
2
 Chola
3
 Gupta
4
 Pallava
Ans:2
34. Which one of the following travelers is not associated with the description of the glories of Vijayanagar kingdom?
1
 Paes
2
 Abdul Razzaq
3
 Ibn Batutach
4
 Nuniz
Ans:3
35.
 Put in correct chronological sequence, the successors of Shivaji 1.Sahu 2.Shivaji 3.Rajaram 4.Sambhaji 5.Ram Raja
1
 4, 3, 2, 1, 5
2
 2, 1, 5, 3, 4
3
 5, 4, 2, 1, 3
4
 1, 2, 3, 5, 4
Ans:1



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