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INDIAN HISTORY SAMPLE PAPERS I

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INDIAN HISTORY 
(Held on 23-12-2007)
Q.51.By Mauryan times the main sea-port of the Ganges basin was ?
  • Sopara
  • Bhragukachchha
  • Patala
  • Tamralipti
Q.52.Which of the following is not an Antyaja ?
  • Chandala
  • Rajaka
  • Nata
  • Yavana
Q.53.Buddhism was introduced into Tibet from ?
  • The Pala Empire
  • Harsha Vardhana’s State
  • The Kushana State
  • The Mauryan State
Q.54.Which of the following state-ments is not true of Ashoka's Dhamma ?
  • There was a stress on non-violence
  • Capital punishment was discontinued
  • Donation to Brahmans was stressed
  • There was a concern for master-servant relationship
Q.55.Which of the following commo-dities was a major item of export trade in the Kusana period ?
  • Cotton textiles
  • Horse
  • Gold
  • Paper
Q.56.Who among the following is described as a fabulously rich merchant in Buddhist Jatakas ?
  • Vanik
  • Sarthavaha
  • Setthi
  • Apanika
Q.57.Alberuni's account of India is ?
  • Kitab-ul-Hind
  • Chachnama
  • Futuh-us-Salatin
  • Tarikh-i-Yamini
Q.58.Wali under the Sultans of Delhi was ?
  • Provincial Governor
  • Head of Revenue Depart-ment
  • Minister with full powers
  • Head of the State news-agency
Q.59.Amir Khusro describes the mili-tary campaigns of Jalal-ud-din Khalji in his work ?
  • Nuh Sipihar
  • Mifta-ul-Futuh
  • Qiran-us Sadain
  • Khazain-ul-Futuh
Q.60.The most powerful Kings of Northern India in the 9th and 10th Centuries were ?
  • The Palas
  • The Chahmanas
  • The Rashtrakutas
  • The Gurjara Pratiharas
Q.61.Who declared that there were no slaves in India ?
  • Kautilya
  • Megasthenes
  • Patanjali
  • Fahien
Q.62.The view that the Rajputs were descendents of the Vedic Aryans is expressed by ?
  • James Tod
  • Dashrath Sharma
  • V.A. Smith
  • C.V. Vaidya
Q.63.Which Sultan replaced the system of measurement of land by crop sharing in the Khalisa areas ?
  • Balban
  • Ala-ud-din Khalji
  • Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
  • Muhammad Tughlaq
Q.64. Who among the following Vijay-anagara rulers bore the title of Gajabentakara ?
  • Krishna Deva Raya
  • Deva Raya II
  • Deva Raya I
  • Rama Raya
Q.65.Which Vijayanagara ruler sent an embassy to China ?
  • Harihara I
  • Krishna Deva Raya
  • Bukka I
  • Saluva Narasimha
Q.66.The Sultan Ghari was built as the mausoleum of ?
  • Qutab-ud-din Aibak
  • Rukh-ud-din Firoj
  • Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
  • Kaikubad
Q.67.The first Madrasa at Delhi namely Madrasae Muizz  was established by ?
  • Qutub-ud-din Aibak
  • Iltutmish
  • Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
  • Balban
Q.68.Officer in-charge of royal household under the Sultans of Delhi was designated ?
  • Amir-i-hajib
  • Wakil-i-dar
  • Barid-i-mumalik
  • Mustaufi-i-mumalik
Q.69.The Chishti Saint who founded a branch of Chishti Silsilah in Gulbarga was ?
  • Shaikh Nasir-ud-din Chirag-i-Delhi
  • Gesu Daraz
  • Shaikh Hamid-ud-din Nagori
  • Jalal-ud-din Tabrizi
Q.70.Who among the following was not a Nirguni Bhakti Saint ?
  • Shankardev
  • Raidas
  • Dadu
  • Dhanna
Q.71.Bhramar Geet were composed by ?
  • Mirabai
  • Nabhadas
  • Surdas
  • Haridas
Q.72.Select the correct chronology of dynasties that ruled Vijayana-gara ?
  • Sangama, Tuluva, Saluva, Aravidu
  • Tuluva, Sangama, Saluva, Aravidu
  • Aravidu, Sangama, Tuluva, Saluva
  • Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva, Aravidu
Q.73.The largest administrative divi-sion in Vijayanagara was ?
  • Kottam
  • Rajyam
  • Kurram
  • Nadu
Q.74.Pushti Marg was founded by ?
  • Chaitanya
  • Vallabhacharya
  • Ramananda
  • Nimbarka
Q.75.Which of the following rulers of Bikaner was deposed by Jahan-gir ?
  • Raja Rai Singh
  • Raja Sur Singh
  • Raja Dalpat Singh
  • Raja Karan Singh
Q.76.Who is the author of Safinat-ul-Aulia ?
  • Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi
  • Mohsin Fani
  • Dara Shukoh
  • Jahandar Shah
Q.77.Who made the Madad-i-maash grants completely hereditary ?
  • Akbar
  • Shahjahan
  • Aurangzeb
  • Bahadur Shah
Q.78.The Ibadatkhana was closed in the year ?
  • 1579
  • 1580
  • 1582
  • 1583
Q.79.Who among the following Mughal Emperors made serious attempt to annex Trans-Oxiana ?
  • Humayun
  • Akbar
  • Jahangir
  • Shahjahan
Q.80.Cultivation of tobacco was intro-duced in India during the reign of ?
  • Akbar
  • Jahangir
  • Shahjahan
  • Aurangzeb
Q.81.In 1585 Akbar shifted his capital to ?
  • Kabul
  • Lahore
  • Fatehpur Sikri
  • Multan
Q.82.Nasaq during the Mughal Period was ?
  • A system of land revenue assessment
  • A unit of measurement of land
  • A Zamindari territory
  • Revenue free land grant
Q.83.Which of the following mosques is entirely made of marble ?
  • Jama Masjid at Sikri
  • Moti Masjid in the Agra Fort
  • Qila-i-Kuhna Masjid in the Purana Qila of Delhi
  • Jama Masjid of Delhi
Q.84.Who among the following is the first comprehensive historian of the Marathas ?
  • M.G. Ranade
  • G.S. Sardesai
  • James Cuningham Grant Duff
  • C.A. Kincaid
Q.85.Who among the following rulers patronized musician Lal Khan Gun Samudra ?
  • Hussain Shah Sharqi
  • Islam Shah Sur
  • Ibrahim Adil Shah II
  • Shahjahan
Q.86.Dastan-i-Amir-i-Hamza was illu-strated during the reign of ?
  • Humayun
  • Akbar
  • Jahangir
  • Shahjahan
Q.87.The English East India Company obtained the lease of Madras in ?
  • 1611
  • 1623
  • 1639
  • 1646
Q.88.Who among the following was imprisoned by the Mughal Emp-eror Jahangir ?
  • Gosain Jadrup
  • Miyan Mir
  • Guru Ramdas
  • Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi
Q.89.In 1739 the Portuguese lost their possessions of Salsette and Bas-sein to ?
  • The Dutch
  • The English
  • The Mughals
  • The Marathas
Q.90.Lohgarh Fort was built by ?
  • Guru Hargovind
  • Guru Teg Bahadur
  • Guru Govind Singh
  • Banda Bahadur
Q.91.In 1585-86 the only Rajput who held the mansab of 5000 was ?
  • Raja Bhagwant Das
  • Raja Raisingh of Bikaner
  • Raja Man Singh
  • Rai Surjan Hada
Q.92.Who introduced the Mughal land revenue system in the Deccan ?
  • Mahabat Khan
  • Mirza Raja Jaisingh
  • Diler Khan
  • Murshid Kuli Khan
Q.93.Which one of the following acco-rding to Bernier was the owner of land in India ?
  • The Zamindar
  • The King
  • The Khud Kashta
  • The Village Community
Q.94.Haidar Ali established his autho-rity over the State of Mysore in ?
  • 1755
  • 1761
  • 1764
  • 1766
Q.95.In 1751 the Nawab of Bengal ceded Orissa to ?
  • The English East India Company
  • The Nawab of Avadh
  • The Marathas
  • The Afghans
Q.96.Which Peshwa started a long campaign against the sidis of Janjira ?
  • Balaji Vishwanath
  • Baji Rao I
  • Balaji Baji Rao
  • Madhav Rao
Q.97.Who was the founder of the Widow Remarriage Association in the 19th century ?
  • Raja Rammohan Roy
  • Vishnu Shastri Pandit
  • Ramabai
  • Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Q.98.Shahu was granted the Chauth and Sardeshmukhi of the Deccan during the reign of ?
  • Bahadur Shah
  • Jahandar Shah
  • Farrukh Siyar
  • Muhammad Shah
Q.99.Farrukh Siyar was deposed and killed by ?
  • Zulfiqar Khan
  • Jahandar Shah
  • The Sayyed Brothers
  • Saadat Khan
Q.100.The founder of the autonomous kingdom of Avadh was ?
  • Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk
  • Safdar Jang
  • Murshid Kuli Khan
  • Hussain Kuli Khan

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