History Set-16

History Set-16

1. The famous poets who lived in the court of Pallavas

a) Bharavi and Dadi

b) Ashvaghosha

c) Vasubandu

d) Bana

2. Which of the following were the famous ports during the period of Pallavas?

a) Mamallapuram

b) Nagapatnam

c) Kaveripatnam

d) a) and b)

3. The Pallava ruler who built the temple of Vaikuntha Perumal at Kanchi?

a) Narasimha Varma I

b) Simhavishn

c) Parameswara Varma

d) Nandi Varma

4. Who was the last Pallava ruler?

a) Nandi Varma

b) Aparajita Varma

c) Simha Varma

d) Narasimha Varma II

5. The Chalukyan ruler who defeated and killed Aprajita Verma ?

a) Adirajendra

b) Rajadhiraja

c) Aditya I

d) Vijayaditya

6. The Chalukyan king who defeated Nadivarma and captured Kanchi ?

a) Vikramaditya II

b) Vinayaditya

c) Vijayaditya

d) Vishnugopa

7. Who had the title of' 'Mamalla' ?

a) Parameswara Varma

b) Simhavishnu

c) Narasimha Varma I

d) Hasti Varma

8. Who built the city of Mahabalipuram ?

a) Nandi Varma

b) Aparajita Varma

c) Simha Varma

d) Narasimha Varma I

9. Pulakesin II was defeated and killed in the hands of 

a) Narasimha Varma I

b) Nandi Varma

c) Aparajita Varma

d) Simhavishnu

10. Who is the founder of Mahabalipuram ?

a) Rajaraja Chola

b) Mahendra Varman

c) Narsimha Varman

d) Narsimha chola

Answers:- 1. a)  2. d)  3. d)  4. b)  5. c)  6. a)  7. c)  8. d)  9. a)  10. c)

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History Set-15

History Set-15

1. The famous poets who lived in the court of Pallavas

a) Bharavi and Dandi

b) Aswaghosha

c) Vasubandu

d) Bana

2. Which of the following were the famous ports during the period of Pallavas?

a) Mamallapuram

b) Nagapatnam

c) Kaveripatnam

d) a) and b)

3. The Pallava ruler who built the temple of Vaikuntha Perumal at Kanchi?

a) Narasimha Varma I

b) Simhavishnu

c) Parameswara Varma

d) Nandi Varma

4. Who was the last Pallava ruler?

a) Nandi Varma

b) Aparajita Varma

c) Simha Varma

d) Narasimha Varma II

5. The Chalukyan ruler who defeated and killed Aparajita Varma?

a) Adirajendra 

b) Rajadhiraja

c) Aditya I

d) Vijayaditya

6. The Chalukyan king who defeated Nadivarma and captured Kanchi?

a) Vikramaditya II

b) Vinayaditya

c) Vijayditya

d) Vishnugopa

7. Who had the title of 'Mamalla'?

a) Parameswara Varma

b) Simhavishnu

c) narasimha Varma I

d) Hasti Varma

8. Who built the city of Mahabalipuram?

a) Nandi Varma

b) Aparajita Varma

c) Simha Varma

d) Narasimha Varma

9. Pulakesin II was defeated and killed in the hands of 

a) Narasimha Varma I

b) Nandi Varma

c) Aparajita Varma

d) Simhavishnu

10. Who is the founder of Mahabalipuram?

a) Rajaraja Chola

b) Mahendra Varman

c) Narsimha Varman 

d) Narsimha Chola

Answers:- 1. a)  2. d)  3. d)  4. b)  5. c)   6. a)  7. c)  8. d)  9. a)  10. c)

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History Set-14

History Set-14

1. The king of Kannauj Jaya Chandra was defeated and killed by Muhammad Ghor in the battle of

a) Nagabhatta

b) Prithviraj Chauhan

c) Rana Pratap

d) Jaya Chandwar

2. The Rajput king who was defeated and killed in second Tarain was

a) Nagabhatta

b) Prithviraj Chauhan

c) Rana Pratap

d) Jaya Chandra

3. The second Tarain war took place in

a) 1193 A.D.

b) 1198 A.D.

c) 1199 A.D.

d) 1192 A.D.

4. The first Tarain war took place in

a) 1191 A.D.

b) 1193 A.D.

c) 1195 A.D. 

d) 1197 A.D.

5. Muhammad Ghazni plundered Somnath temple in Kathiawar in

a) 1020 A.D.

b) 1025 A.D.

c) 1030 A.D.

d) 1029 A.D.

6. Muhammad Ghazni invaded India 17 times between

a) 900-950 A.D.

b) 950-1000 A.D.

c) 1000-1026 A.D.

d) 1025-1046 A.D.

7. Who established first Islamic empire in India ?

a) Hizzaz

b) Muhammad-Bin-Quasim

c) Muhammad Ghazni 

d) Muhammad Ghor

8. Who was the Hindu King at the time of invasion of Muhammad-Bin-Quasim on Sind?

a) Dahir

b) Hala

c) Krishna 

d) Ananda Pala

9. Who built Mukteswara temple at Kanchi ?

a) Parameshwara Varma

b) Virakurchavarama

c) Nandi Varma

d) Narasimha Varma II

10. Who built Seven Pagodas or Seven Rathas at Mahabalipuram ?

a) Mahendra Varma I

b) Narasimha Varma I

c) Parameswara Varma

d) Aparajita Varma

Answers:- 1. d)  2. b)  3. d)  4. a)  5. b)  6. b)  7. d)  8. a)  9. c)  10. b)

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History Set-13

History Set-13

1. The Asokan inscriptions and their Brahmi Script were first deciphered by:

a) Alexander Cunningham

b) Max Mullar

c) James Princep

d) None of the above

2. The key-note of Ashoka's Policy of Dhamma was:

a) Toleration and General Behaviour

b) Charity

c) Moderation

d) None of the above

3. From the dearth of Iltutmish till the accession of Balban the actual power was wielded by:

a) The army

b) The nobility

c) The theologians

d) None of the above

4. In a formal sense, which of the following correctly describes the nature of the state during sultanate period in India?

a) Theocracy

b) Democracy

c) Autocracy

d) None of the above

5. During Sultanate period, the nobility of the sultanate was largely composed of :

a) Arabs 

b) Afghans

c) Turks 

d) None of the above

6. Who were called barids?

a) The spy reporters

b) The king's bodyguards

c) The officers in-change of accounts and receipts

d) None of the above

7. The South India ruler whose kingdom could not be annexed to sultanate of Delhi by the Tughlaq?

a) Yadavas of Devagiri

b) Kakatiyas of Warangal

c) Hoysalas of Dwarasumudra

d) None of the above

8. Which of the following crops in Vijaynagar Empire was widely exported?

a) Black Pepper

b) Tea

c) Tobacco

d) None of the above

9. Which one of the following province in north-west-proved to be most valuable of acquisition of Akbar?

a) Kabul 

b) Kashmir

c) Kandhar

d) None of the above

10. Who among the following gave stiff resistance to Arabs?

a) Gurjara Prathiharas

b) Chandelas

c) Solankies

d) Gahadvalas

Answers:- 1. c)  2. a)  3. b)  4. c)  5. d)  6. a)  7. c)  8. a)  9. c)  10. a)

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History Set-12

History Set-12

1. Period of rule of Chandragupta Maurya

a) 300-280 B.C.

b) 324-300 B.C.

c) 380-360 B.C.

d) 310-290 B.C.

2. Who defeated Nandas

a) Srigupta 

b) Simhavishnu

c) Karikala

d) Chandragupta Maurya

3. Who ruled whole of North India before Chandragupta Maurya

a) Nandas

b) Guptas

c) Harsha

d) Satavahanas

4. Who became the king of Sirya after the death of Alexander 

a) Menander

b) Maues

c) Selucus Nikator

d) Antiocus

5. Who defeated Selucus Nikator when he invaded India

a) Bindusara

b) Ashoka

c) Chandragupta Maurya

d) Skandagupta

6. Who was the founder of Mauryan Empire?

a) Chandragupta Maurya

b) Vijayala

c) Raja Raja

d) Samudragupta

7. Sanchi Stupa was said to be built by the 

a) Bindusara

b) Rudradaman

c) Ashoka

d) Kumaragupta

8. Who of the following was the earliest known Greek follower of Bhagavatism?

a) Megasthenes 

b) Antialkidas

c) Heliodorus

d) None of the above

9. Under the aegis of which of the following kings was the third Buddhist council held?

a) Ashoka 

b) Kanishka

c) Menander (Milinda)

d) None of the above

10. Which of the following was first great royal patron of Buddhism?

a) Ajatashatru 

b) Udayayan

c) Ashoka 

d) None of the above

Answers:- 1. b)   2. d)  3. a)  4. c)  5. c)  6. a)  7. c)  8.  c)  9. a)  10. a)

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History Set-11

History Set-11

1. The battle of Wandiwash was fought between

a) Nizam and French 

b) English and French

c) English and Hyder Ali

d) Nawab and English

2. Which of the following foreign countries had trade relations with Indus people?

a) Babylonia

b) Mesopotamia

c) Egypt

d) All of the above

3. Who among the following were the feudatories of Kalyani Chalukyas

a) Rashtrakutas 

b) cholas

c) Kalachuries 

d) Prathiharas

4. What was the period of Rajaram as King of Maratha kingdom?

a) 1678-1689

b) 1678-1699

c) 1689-1700

d) 1709-1723

5. What was the period of Sivaji II and Tara Bai as rulers of Maratha?

a) 1789-1799

b) 1734-1745

c) 1700-1707

d) 1701-1745

6. What was the period of Shahu as a king of Maratha kingdom?

a) 1709-1734

b) 1734-1756

c) 1707-1749

d) 1749-1756

7. What was the prod of Balaji Vishwanath as Peshwa of Maratha?

a) 1713-1720

b) 1723-1734

c) 1722-1743

d) 1745-1755

8. What was the period of Baji Rao I as Peshwa of Maratha kingdom?

a) 1780-1790

b) 1720-1740

c) 1788-1798

d) 1756-1787

9. The author of the book 'Arthashastra' is

a) Valmiki 

b) Adam Smith

c) Kautilya

d) Manu

10. Megasthenes wrote

a) TravSytels

b) Naganandam

c) Indica

d) Memoirs

Answers:- 1. b)  2. d)  3. c)  4. c)  5. c)  6. c)  7. a)  8. b)  9. c)  10. c)

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History Set-10

History Set-10

1. Which one of the following dynasties was ruling at the time of Alexander's invasion?

a) Nanda Dynasty

b) Maurya Dynasty

c) Sunga Dynasty

d) Kanva Dynasty

2. Which one of the following works deals with the history of Kashmir?

a) Gaudavaha

b) Harshacharita

c) Rajatarangini

d) Vikramanka Deva Charita

3. The Moplah Rebellion broke out in

a) Uttrakhand

b) ChauriChaura

c) Malabar

d) Telengana

4. The Entry port for trade between the Indus trading centers and Mesopotamia was:

a) Elam

b) Oman

c) Bahrai

d) None of the above

5. The ryotwari settlement was primarily introduced by British Government in 

a) Bengal & Bihar

b) United Provinces

c) Madras & Bombay

d) None of the above

6. The trade which was virtually monopolized by the European merchants in India was :

a) Import Trade

b) Textile export

c) Export trade in Agriculture produce

d) Nove of the above

7. Azad Hind Fauj was founded in 1943 in

a) Mandalay

b) Singapore

c) Midnapore 

d) Kuala Lumpur

8. Humayun restored the Indian Kingdom with the help of the ruler of?

a) Arabia

b) Kabul

c) Persia

d) Turkey

9. The immediate cause of the Swadeshi Movement was

a) Rise in prices of essential commodities

b) Partition of Bengal

c) Rising unemployment

d) Discountent of the peasants

10. Which among the following was the capital of Shivaji?

a) Singhagarh 

b) Raigarh

c) Panhala

d) Poona

Answers:- 1. a)  2. c) 3. c)  4. c)  5. b)  6. b)  7. b)  8. c)  9. b)  10. b)

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