Madhya-Pradesh Public Service Commission MPPSC Preliminary Exam Indian History Solved Model Question Paper

Madhya-Pradesh Public Service Commission

MPPSC Preliminary Exam

Indian History Solved Model Question Paper

1. Which among the following Vedas is partly in prose ?

• Rigveda
• Samaveda
• Yajurveda
• Atharvaveda

2. Which one among the following is a Tamil grammatical treatise ?

• Pattupattu
• Ettutogai
• Silappadikaram
• Tolkappiam

3. Who among the following has not quoted from the Indica of Megasthenese ?

• Pliny
• Strabo
• Diodorus
• Arrian

4. Who was the first to decipher the inscriptions of Ashoka and the Brahmi script ?

• Alexander Cunningham
• James Princep
• Max Muller
• Mortimer Wheeler

5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists—
          List-I                                                  List-II 
Stuart Piggot                            1. Personality of India 
(b) Subbarao                                 2. The Birth of Indian Civilization 
(c) B. and R. Alchin                       3. Prehistoric India 
(d) H. D. Sankalia                         4. Prehistory and Protohistory of India and Pakistan

• a b c d
• 1 2 4 3
• 3 1 2 4
• 1 2 3 4
• 3 1 4 2

6. Select the correct statement about the Nanaghat Inscription of the Satavahanas—

• It speaks about Shaka-Satavahana conflict
• It refers to the place of origin of Satavahanas
• It speaks about the navy of the Satavahanas
• It refers to one of the mother-queens of the Satavahanas

7. Which among the following excavated sites is related to Malwa culture ?

• Navadatoli
• Nagda
• Eran
• Azadnagar

8. In which one of the following regions the earliest evidence of rice cultivation has come ?

• Central Ganga Valley
• Belan Valley
• Gomal Valley
• Bolan Valley

9. Horse remains are found at which of the following Harappan sites ?

• Surkotada, Kalibangan and Dholavira
• Kalibangan, Manda and Surkotada
• Surkotada, Dholavira and Manda
• Surkotada and Kalibangan

10. Identify the incorrect combination among the following—

• Harappa and Grenary
• Mohen-jo-daro and the great bath
• Dholavira and single citadel
• Lothal and Dockyard

11. At which place among these the rows of distinctive fire altars with provision of ritual bathing have been found ?

• Mohen-jo-daro
• Harappa
• Kalibangan
• Lothal

12. The main focus of the Rigvedic culture was—

• The Indo-Gangetic region
• The Punjab and Delhi region
• The Indus valley region
• The region between Swat and Indus

13. The Rigvedic king did not maintain an administrative machinery because—

• The king did not wish to have so
• The Rigvedic economy was not suitable to it
• The social structure was not in accordance
• The kingship was not hereditary

14. Which of the following statements regarding Vedic woman is not correct ?

• Woman attended assemblies
• Woman participated in sacrifices
• Woman was allowed to have Vedic education
• The family was matriarchal

15. For what reason the ganasamgha areas have been indicated as ‘mlechchhadesha’ in the post-Vedic period ?

• Absence of ranking based on varna
• Rejection of Vedic rituals
• Killing of cows
• Speaking alien languages

16. With what name the Jainism referred to before the coming of Mahavir ?

• Jina
• Kevalin
• Nirgranthas
• Tirthankaras

17.Which tradition has most importance for deciding the dates of birth & death of lord Buddha?

• Ceylones Tradition–Mahavansa & Deepavansa
• Chinese Tradition–Canton
• Indian Buddhist literature–Avadana literature
• Tibetan Tradition–Historian Taranath

18. Which one of the following ancient cities is not related to the life of Gautam Buddha ?

• Champa
• Saketa
• Pataliputra
• Kosambi

19. The term ‘Rupadarshaka’ denotes what ?

• The supervisor of prostitutes
• The supervisor of royal harem
• The supervisor of the quality of coins
• The supervisor of the folkdancers

20. Which one of the statements is controversial in the context of the treaty of 303 B.C. between Chandragupta and Seleucus ?

• Seleucus surrendered his large territories to Chandragupta
• Chandragupta made a gift of 500 elephants to Seleucus
• Megasthenes was sent as a Greek envoy to the court of Chandragupta
• Seleucus gave his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta

21. In which year of Asoka’s coronation did the Kalinga war take place ?

• First
• Fifth
• Eighth
• Thirteenth

22. Which among the following combinations is correct ?

• Pushyamitra Shunga–Patanjali
• Kanishka–Thera Nagasena
• Menander–Ashvaghosh
• Chandragupta I–Harishena

23. Which Gupta emperor has been called ‘Lichchhavi-dauhitra’ ?

• Shrigupta
• Chandragupta I
• Chandragupta II
• Samudragupta

24. Which Kushana king adopted the epithet ‘dhrama-thida’ ?

• Vim Kadaphises
• Kuzul Kadaphises
• Kanishka the Great
• Huvishka

25. Which of the following inscriptions record the annihilation of Hunas ?

• Prayag-Prashasti
• Bhitari Inscription
• Junagarh Inscription
• Mandasor Inscription

26. Who impressed upon Harsha to incline towards Buddhism ?

• Bhikshu Mahakashyapa
• Hiuen-Tsang
• Thera Nagasen
• Diwakarmitra

27. Which king is called ‘Kaviraj’ in one of his inscriptions ?

• Pratihara king Mihirbhoja
• Paramara king Bhoja
• Pala king Dharmapala
• Chalukya king Kumarapala

28. Who among these is credited with the construction of ‘Pagodas’ at Mahabalipuram ?

• Cholas
• Chalukyas of Kalyani
• Pallavas
• Pandyas

29. The Office-in-charge of collection of revenue in the Mauryan administration was—

• Sannidhatri
• Pradeshta
• Yukta
• Samahatri

30. Which of the statements about the trade regulation in the Mauryan period is not correct ?

• The state exercised control over the trade process and profits
• A levy of 1/10th was fixed on merchandise
• The state kept strict vigil on the sale of merchandise
• The state employed a few of the artisans directly