CBSE Class 12 History Term-1 2021-22: 150 Most Important MCQ Questions With Answers
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Given below are the the 153 most important MCQs, which may be ask in board examination 2021-22 in History subject:
1. What is the meaning of ‘Three baskets’?
(a) Tirthankara
(b) Triratna
(c) Tipitaka
(d) Trishula
Answer: (c) Tipitaka
2. How many sessions of the constituent Assembly were held?
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 11
Answer: (d) 11
3. Mahatma Gandhi wanted to make _ language as the national language.
(a) Hindustani
(b) Hindi
(c) Tamil
(d) Urdu
Answer: (a) Hindustani
4. When was the Vijayanagara kingdom established?
(a) 1336
(b) 1340
(c) 1346
(d) 1350
Answer: (a) 1336
5. Who established the Vijayanagara Kingdom?
(a) Hasan Gangu
(b) Prantak I
(c) Harihara and Bukka
(d) Krishadeva Raya
Answer: (c) Harihara and Bukka
6. The Battle of Talikota between Vijayanagara and the Deccan sultans took place in which year?
(a) 1550
(b) 1565
(c) 1570
(d) 1575
Answer: (b) 1565
7. Which of the following was not one of the barriers as discussed by Al-Biruni?
(a) Language
(b) Slavery in the eastern societies
(c) Difference in religious beliefs and practices
(d) Self-absorption and the resulting ignorance of the local population
Answer: (b) Slavery in the eastern societies
8. Which of the following was one of the occupations of Kshatriyas?
(a) Perform sacrifices and give gifts
(b) To teach Vedas
(c) Trade
(d) Agriculture
Answer: (a) Perform sacrifices and give gifts
9. How many verses are there in Mahabharata?
(a) 20 thousand
(b) 50 thousand
(c) One Lakh
(d) More than one lakh
Answer: (d) More than one lakh
10. Sangam is the literature of this language:
(a) Tamil
(b) Malsyam
(c) Sanskrit
(d) Marathi
Answer: (a) Tamil
11. What were the guilds of the merchants and craftsmen called?
(a) Shrenis
(b) Ur
(c) Adimai
(d) Uzhavar
Answer: (a) Shrenis
12. Who appointed Dhamma Mahamatras?
(a) Bimbisara
(b) Samudraupta
(e) Ashoka
(d) Pandya
Answer: (e) Ashoka
13. Who founded the Mauryan Empire?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Bindusara
(d) Ajatashatru
Answer: (b) Chandragupta Maurya
14. Who won the battle of Mahabharata?
(a) Pandavas
(b) Kauravas
(c) Mauryans
(d) Salvahanas
Answer: (a) Pandavas
15. Which of these is the most important dharmashastra?
(a) Manusmriti
(b) Mahabharata
(c) Rigveda
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Manusmriti
16. Which traveller called the ‘Mahanavami Dibba’ as the ‘House of Victory’?
(a) Duarte Barbosa
(b) Fernao Nuniz
(c) Domingo Paes
(d) Abdur Razzaq
Answer: (c) Domingo Paes
17. Ibn Battuta remained in India for __
years.
(a) 12
(b) 14
(e) 16
(d) 18
Answer: (a) 12
18. What are big rocks kept on the burial in central and south India called?
(a) Northern Black Polished Ware
(b) Pillars
(c) Boulders
(d) Megaliths
Answer: (d) Megaliths
19. Who was Dhamma Mahamatta?
(a) Special revenue officers appointed by Ashoka for tax collection
(b) Special officers appointed by Ashoka for maintaining law and order in the kingdom
(c) Special officers appointed by Ashoka to spread the message of dhamma
(d) Special officer appointed by Ashoka to stop the spread of dhamma
Answer: (c) Special officers appointed by Ashoka to spread the message of dhamma
20. Which of these was the cause of the decline of Harappan civilisation?
(a) Climatic Change
(b) Floods
(c) Deforestation
(d) All of these
Answer: (d) All of these
21. Which of these was not worshipped by the Harappan?
(a) Nature
(b) Goddess
(c) Indra
(d) Pashupatinath
Answer: (c) Indra
22. Harappa is located on the banks of which river?
(a) Indus
(b) Chenab
(c) Ravi
(d) Jhelum
Answer: (c) Ravi
23. Who wrote Kitab-ul-Hind?
(a) Ibn Battuta
(b) Al-Biruni
(c) Francois Bernier
(d) Marco Polo
Answer: (b) Al-Biruni
24. Which Portuguese writer provided a detailed account of trade and society in South India?
(a) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
(b) Duarte Barbosa
(c) Francois Bernier
(d) Ibn Battuta
Answer: (b) Duarte Barbosa
25. According to Shastras, only __ could rule the country.
(a) Brahmins
(b) Kshatriyas
(e) Vaishyas
(d) Shudras
Answer: (b) Kshatriyas
26. Which of these is the feature of Harappan Civilisation?
(a) Urban planning
(b) Drainage system
(c) Citadel and Lower town
(d) All of these
Answer: (d) All of these
27. Congress Ministries resigned in _
(a) Oct. 1937
(b) Sept. 1938
(c) Sept 1940
(d) Oct. 1939
Answer: (d) Oct. 1939
28. __ was the congress President at its Lahore Session.
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: (b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
29. When did Mahatma Gandhi make his major public appearance?
(a) 1915
(b) 1916
(c) 1917
(d) 1918
Answer: (b) 1916
30. From where did Harappans get gold?
(a) South India
(b) Central India
(c) Himalayan Region
(d) Chotta Nagpur region
Answer: (a) South India
31. Which of these sites of Harappan Civilisation belong to Haryana?
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Lothal
(c) Banawali
(d) Shortugai
Answer: (c) Banawali
32. What are the subjects on which travellers compiled their accounts?
(a) Affairs of the court
(b) Religious issues
(c) Architecture
(d) All of the above
Answer: (d) All of the above
33. Who gave us the most important description of Vijayanagara in the 15th century?
(a) Ibn Battuta
(b) Abdur Razzaq
(c) Francois Bernier
(d) Marco Polo
Answer: (b) Abdur Razzaq
34. Which of the following travellers came to India during the 17th century?
(a) Marco Polo
(b) Antonio Monserrate
(c) Ibn Battuta
(d) Francois Bernier
Answer: (d) Francois Bernier
35. Which of these was the most powerful Mahajanapada from the 6th to 4th century BCE?
(a) Kuru
(b) Magadha
(c) PanehaLa
(d) Ciandhara
Answer: (b) Magadha
36. Who issued the first coins bearing the names of rulers?
(a) Mauryas
(b) Guptas
(c) Indo-Greeks
(d) Satavahanas
Answer: (c) Indo-Greeks
37. Harishena was the court poet of __
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Chandragupta II
(c) Ashoka
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
Answer: (a) Samudragupta
38. Who deciphered Brahmi and Kharoshtl scripts?
(a) James Princep
(b) Cunningham
(c) Wheeler
(d) John Marshall
Answer: (a) James Princep
39. Who is the author of Rihla?
(a) Mahmud Wali Balkhi
(b) Duarte Barbosa
(c) Ibn Battuta
(d) Al-Biruni
Answer: (c) Ibn Battuta
40. Who translated several Sanskrit works including Patanjali’s work on grammar into Arabic?
(a) Mahmud Wali Balkhi
(b) Al-Biruni
(c) Marco Polo
(d) lbn Battuta
Answer: (b) Al-Biruni
41. Where did Al-Biruni develop an interest in India?
(a) Ghazni
(b) Punjab
(c) China
(d) Syria
Answer: (a) Ghazni
42. Indicate which of the following statements is NOT correct.
(a) Al-Beruni came to India in the eleventh century from Uzbekistan.
(b) Ibn Batuta came to India in the fourteenth century from Morocco.
(c) Abdur Razzaq came to India in the fifteenth century from Herat.
(d) Francois Bernier came to India in the seventeenth century from Portugal.
Answer: (d) Francois Bernier came to India in the seventeenth century from Portugal.
43. Which of the following cities, according to Ibn-Battuta, was the largest?
(a) Surat
(b) Delhi
(c) Daulatabad
(d) Agra
Answer: (b) Delhi
44. Ashoka is mentioned by which titles in his inscriptions?
(a) Ashoka, Piyadassi
(b) Masattuvan, Ashoka
(c) Devanampiya, Piyadassi
(d) Devaputra, Piyadassi
Answer: (c) Devanampiya, Piyadassi
45. Which of these cities was not the capital of the Mughal Court?
(a) Delhi
(b) Agra
(c) Lahore
(d) Calcutta
Answer: (d) Calcutta
46. Who was requested by Akbar to write the history of earlier times under Babar and Humayun?
(а) Gulbadan Begum
(b) Abul Fazl
(c) Abdus Samad Lahori
(d) None of these
Answer: (а) Gulbadan Begum
47. It was a scriptorium where the emperor’s collection of manuscripts was preserved:
(a) Library
(b) Kitabkhana
(c) Karkhana
(d) Fort
Answer: (b) Kitabkhana
48. Who is the writer of the song ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara’?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) Mohammad Iqbal
Answer: (d) Mohammad Iqbal
49. Name the languages in which the Ashokan inscriptions were written.
(a) Pali, Prakrit, and Greek
(b) Pali, Sanskrit, and Aramaic
(c) Prakrit, Aramaic, and Greek
(d) Pali, Sanskrit, and Greek
Answer: (c) Prakrit, Aramaic, and Greek
50. Which of the following items has not been found in the Harappan graves?
(a) Pottery and ornaments
(b) Iron hand axe
(c) Jewellery
(d) Copper mirrors
Answer: (b) Iron hand axe
51. What was the main feature of the Harappa Civilisation?
(a) Town planning
(b) Art and architecture
(c) Administration
(d) Agriculture
Answer: (a) Town planning
52. Another name of Vijayanagara city was
(a) Fatehpur Sikri
(b) Hampi
(c) Hastinapur
(d) Nagalparam
Answer: (b) Hampi
53. Which of these was the source of copper for Harappans?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
Answer: (b) Rajasthan
54. The ‘Great Bath’ was found in which town of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Harappa
(c) Lothal
(d) Rangpur
Answer: (a) Mohenjodaro
55. Krishnadeva Raya belonged to which dynasty?
(a) Sangam
(b) Tuluva
(c) Saluvas
(d) Aravidu
Answer: (b) Tuluva
56. On which of the following occasions was the ceremony performed at Mahanavami Dibba?
(a) Worship of the state horse
(b) Marriage of the king
(c) Victory over the enemy
(d) All of the above
Answer: (a) Worship of the state horse
57. Which town in Indus Valley Civilisation had no Citadel?
(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Harappa
(c) Chanhudaro
(d) Lothal
Answer: (c) Chanhudaro
58. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the Partition of India?
(a) People were rendered homeless.
(b) People lost all of their immovable and movable assets.
(c) Boundary dispute was the main issue of this Partition.
(d) Women were mistreated.
Answer: (c) Boundary dispute was the main issue of this Partition.
59. Who made Persian as the Court language of the Mughal Court?
(a) Akbar
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Babur
(d) Shahjehan
Answer: (a) Akbar
60. Asiatic Society of Bengal was established in
(a) 1762
(b) 1784
(c) 1786
(d) 1802
Answer: (b) 1784
61. Who wrote the book, “Travels In The Mughal Empire”?
(a) Francois Bernier
(b) John Marshall
(c) Callin McKenzie
(d) James Princep
Answer: (a) Francois Bernier
62. Which among the following was the book written by Al-Biruni?
(a) Rihla
(b) Kitab-ul-Hind
(c) Discovery of India
(d) Arthashastra
Answer: (b) Kitab-ul-Hind
63. According to which Buddhist text Asoka distributed portions of the Buddha’s relics to every important town and ordered the construction of stupas over them?
(a) Ashokavadana
(b) Mahaparinibbana Sutta
(c) Sutta Pitaka
(d) Vessantara Jataka
Answer: (a) Ashokavadana
64. The Sangha was an association of whom?
(a) Bhikkus
(b) merchants
(c) traders
(d) dancers
Answer: (a) Bhikkus
65. Why is the sixth century BCE often considered a major turning point in Indian history?
(a) Emergence of states, cities, and towns; Use of iron
(b) Emergence of states, cities, and towns; Dominance of Hinduism
(c) Dominance of Hinduism; Use of iron
(d) Emergence of Buddhism and Jainism, Extensive use of Copper
Answer: (a) Emergence of states, cities, and towns; Use of iron
66. The first dynasty that ruled over Vijayanagara Empire was
(a) Suluva dynasty
(b) Sangarna dynasty
(c) Tuluva dynasty
(d) Aravidu dynasty
Answer: (b) Sangarna dynasty
67. Local Goddess of Vijayanagara was
(a) Parvati
(b) Durga
(c) Pampadevi
(d) Laxmi
Answer: (c) Pampadevi
68. Which of these rulers followed endogamy?
(a) Satvahanas
(b) Pandavas
(e) Mauryas
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Satvahanas
69. The original story of Mahabharata was composed by
(a) Brahmanas
(b) Kshatriyas
(c) Sutas
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) Sutas
70. What was the object of the team of V.S. Sukthankar?
(a) Prepare critical edition of Mahabharata
(b) Translate Mahabharata in the English language
(c) Prepare critical edition of Manusmriti
(d) Translate Manusmriti in Tamil
Answer: (a) Prepare critical edition of Mahabharata
71. Which of these was the wife of Pandavas?
(a) Pradevi Gupta
(b) Gautami
(c) Draupadi
(d) Nithya
Answer: (c) Draupadi
72. In which year was the First Round Table Conference held?
(a) 1928
(b) 1929
(c) 1930
(b) 1931
Answer: (c) 1930
73. Which of the following was the first mass movement against the British in India?
(a) Quit India Movement
(b) Khilafat Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Swadeshi Movement
Answer: (d) Swadeshi Movement
74. Who was the chairman of the Drafting Committee?
(a) B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Sardar Patel
(c) Nehru
(d) Dr. Rajandra Prasad
Answer: (a) B.R. Ambedkar
75. Which of the following leaders introduced the ‘Objective Resolution’?
(a) DrBRAmbedkar
(b) Vallabh Bhai Patel
(c) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
76. Gateway of India was made to welcome _
(a) Jamshed Ji Tata
(b) Premchand Raichand
(c) George V and his wife
(d) Lord Dalhousie
Answer: (c) George V and his wife
77. Which of the following is not a correct option:
(а) Calcutta was established by the British.
(b) The port of Surat declined in the 16th century.
(c) There were three Presidency cities.
(d) The British introduced many new architectural designs in India.
Answer: (b) The port of Surat declined in the 16th century.
78. For the development of which of the following cities, Lottery Committee was made is collect funds?
(a) Bombay
(b) Calcutta
(c) Madras
(d) Delhi
Answer: (b) Calcutta
79. Duryodhana and his brothers were known as
(a) Kauravas
(b) Pandavas
(c) Malechhes
(d) Nishada
Answer: (a) Kauravas
80. Which of the following statements is correct about the classification of people in terms of ‘gotra’ under Brahmanical practice around 1000 BCE onwards?
(a) After marriage women were expected to give up their father’s gotra.
(b) They were supposed to adopt the gotra of their husband.
(c) Another important rule was that members of the same gotra could not marry.
(d) All of these.
Answer: (d) All of these.
81. What is James Prinsep’s contribution in the development of the Indian epigraphy?
(a) He deciphered the Brahmi script used in most of the Ashokan inscriptions.
(b) He deciphered the Kharoshthi script used in most of the Ashokan inscriptions.
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) He deciphered the Brahmi script used in most of the Ashokan inscriptions.
82. Ventures of which of the following traders were risky but highly profitable?
(a) Peddlers
(b) Seafarers
(c) Merchants with caravans of bullock carts and pack-animals
(d) All of the above
Answer: (b) Seafarers
83. Who composed the Prayag Prashasti in praise of Samudragupta?
(a) Prabhavati Gupta
(b) Harisena
(c) Kautilya
(d) Banabhatta
Answer: (b) Harisena
84. The earliest inscriptions were written on which material?
(a) Paper
(b) Metal
(c) Stones
(d) Wood
Answer: (c) Stones
85. What is a Bell of arms?
(a) Storeroom of weapons
(b) Storeroom of clothes
(c) Storeroom of grains
(d) Storeroom of bells
Answer: (a) Storeroom of weapons
86. Where did the Mutiny begin?
(a) Delhi
(b) Jhansi
(c) Lucknow
(d) Meerut
Answer: (d) Meerut
87. In which of the following year, elections to the provincial legislatures were held for the first time?
(a) 1906
(b) 1918
(c) 1937
(d) 1947
Answer: (c) 1937
88. Who gave the ‘Two-Nation’ theory?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(c) Shaukat Ali
(d) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
Answer: (b) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
89. When was the Lucknow Pact signed?
(a) 1915
(b) 1916
(c) 1919
(d) 1921
Answer: (b) 1916
90. Non-Muslim had to pay a religious tax called __
(a) Zakat
(b) Shukrana
(c) Zajiya
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) Zajiya
91. Which of these was a part of Chishti worship?
(a) Dance
(b) Music
(c) Qawali
(d) All of these
Answer: (d) All of these
92. Where did Buddha attain enlightenment?
(a) Lumbini
(b) Sarnath
(c) Gwalior
(d) Bodh Gaya
Answer: (d) Bodh Gaya
93. Who founded Delhi as a city full of exciting opportunities?
(a) Ibn-Battuta
(b) Al-Biruni
(c) Francois Bernier
(d) Karl Marx
Answer: (a) Ibn-Battuta
94. What was the name of the gana to which Buddha belonged?
(a) Licchavi
(b) Sakya
(c) Koliyas
(d) Kamboj
Answer: (b) Sakya
95. Vishnu Bhakta saints were known as _
(a) Nayanar
(b) Virshaiv
(c) Alvar
(d) Zimmi
Answer: (a) Nayanar
96. __ was the guru of
(a) Saint Kabir
(b) Saint Ravidas
(c) Saint Farid
(d) Ramananda
Answer: (b) Saint Ravidas
97. Which of the following statements regarding Sant Kabir is incorrect?
(a) Kabir used terms drawn from Vedantic traditions.
(b) Kabir described the Ultimate reality as Allah, Khuda, Hazrat and Pir.
(c) Many of his compositions are found in Adi Granth Sahib.
(d) Verses attributed to Kabir mention the name of his teacher, Ramanand.
Answer: (d) Verses attributed to Kabir mention the name of his teacher, Ramanand.
98. Alwar saints worshipped __
(a) Vishnu
(b) Laxmi
(c) Indra
(d) Shiva
Answer: (d) Shiva
99. Which Persian ambassador visited the Vijayanagara Empire?
(a) Domingo Paes
(b) Nicolo de Conti
(c) Abdur Razzaq
(d) Duarte Barbosa
Answer: (c) Abdur Razzaq
100. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?
(a) Jawahar Lai Nehru
(b) B.R. Ambedkar
(c) Dr. Rajender Prasad
(d) Sardar Patel
Answer: (c) Dr Rajender Prasad
101. What was the main feature of the Harappa Civilisation?
(a) Town planning
(b) Art and architecture
(c) Administration
(d) Agriculture
101. What was the main feature of the Harappa Civilisation?
(a) Town planning
(b) Art and architecture
(c) Administration
(d) Agriculture
Answer (a) Town planning
102. Which of these was the source of copper for Harappans?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
Answer (b) Rajasthan
103. The Director General of the ASI who brought a military precision to the practice of archaeology was
(a) Cunningham
(b) Hargreaves
(c) James Burgess
(d) R.E.M. Wheeler
Answer (d) R.E.M. Wheeler
104. Which among the following is a very soft stone ?
(a) Steatite
(b) Jasper
(c) Carnelian
(d) None of the above
Answer (a) Steatite
105. Which of the following is not one of the features of Harappan writing?
(a) The Harappan script was pictographic and not alphabetical.
(b) It has been deciphered by James Prinsep.
(c) It had too many signs, somewhere between 375 and 400.
(d) The script was written from right to left.
Answer (b) It has been deciphered by James Prinsep.
106. Which of these was not worshipped by the Harappan?
(a) Nature
(b) Goddess
(c) Indra
(d) Pashupatinath
Answer (c) Indra
107. Find out which one of the following is not correctly matched:
(a) Amara-Nayaka System – Vijayanagara Empire
(b) Harihara and Bukka – Founded Vijayanagara
(e) Mahanavami Dibba – King’s palace
(d) Hazara Rama Temple – New Delhi
Answer (d) Hazara Rama Temple – New Delhi
108. Which Persian ambassador visited the Vijayanagara Empire?
(a) Domingo Paes
(b) Nicolo de Conti
(c) Abdur Razzaq
(d) Duarte Barbosa
Answer (c) Abdur Razzaq
109. The Battle of Talikota between Vijayanagara and the Deccan sultans took place in which year?
(a) 1550
(b) 1565
(c) 1570
(d) 1575
Answer (b) 1565
110. Which traveller called the ‘Mahanavami Dibba’ as the ‘House of Victory’?
(a) Duarte Barbosa
(b) Fernao Nuniz
(c) Domingo Paes
(d) Abdur Razzaq
Answer (c) Domingo Paes
111. On which of the following occasions was the ceremony performed at Mahanavami Dibba?
(a) Worship of the state horse
(b) Marriage of the king
(c) Victory over the enemy
(d) All of the above
Answer (a) Worship of the state horse
112. Another name of Vijayanagara city was
(a) Fatehpur Sikri
(b) Hampi
(c) Hastinapur
(d) Nagalparam
Answer (b) Hampi
113. When was the Vijayanagara kingdom established?
(a) 1336
(b) 1340
(c) 1346
(d) 1350
Answer (a) 1336
114. Who established the Vijayanagara Kingdom?
(a) Hasan Gangu
(b) Prantak I
(c) Harihara and Bukka
(d) Krishadeva Raya
Answer (c) Harihara and Bukka
115. The first dynasty that ruled over Vijayanagara Empire was
(a) Suluva dynasty
(b) Sangarna dynasty
(c) Tuluva dynasty
(d) Aravidu dynasty
Answer (b) Sangarna dynasty
116. Krishnadeva Raya belonged to which dynasty?
(a) Sangam
(b) Tuluva
(c) Saluvas
(d) Aravidu
Answer (b) Tuluva
117. Which ruler composed the work Amuktamalyada?
(a) Krishnadeva Raya
(b) Sultan of Bijapur
(c) Rama Raya
(d) Harihara
Answer (a) Krishnadeva Raya
118. Harihara and Bukka belonged to which dynasty?
(a) Tuluva
(b) Saluvas
(c) Aravidu
(d) Sangam
Answer (d) Sangam
119. Which of the following statements is correct regarding Mahanavami Dibba?
(a) It was a high platform with slots for wooden pillars at a dose and regular intervals.
(b) It was a massive platform located on one of the highest points in the city.
(c) It was a place where the king met his advisers.
(d) All of the above
Answer (b) It was a massive platform located on one of the highest points in the city.
120. Which of these rivers was the major source of water for Vijayanagara
(a) Kaveri
(b) Krishna
(c) Tungabhadra
(d) Mahanadi
Answer (c) Tungabhadra
121. When was Hampi declared as of the place of national importance?
(a) 1976
(b) 1980
(c) 1982
(d) 1986
Answer (a) 1976
122.The battle of Talikot.a was fought between organisation of Deccan sultans and __
(a) Krishna Eleva Raya
(b) Rueca Raya
(c) Sadashiva Raya
(d Rama Raya
Answer (c) Sadashiva Raya
123. Choose the correct option: Which of the following dynasties ruled Vijayanagara?
(a) Sangam dynasty
(b) Saluva dynasty
(c) Tuluva dynasty
(d) All of these
Answer (d) All of these
124. Find out which one of the following is not correctly matched:
(a) Amara-Nayaka System – Vijayanagara Empire
(b) Harihara and Bukka – Founded Vijayanagara
(e) Mahanavami Dibba – King’s palace
(d) Hazara Rama Temple – New Delhi
Answer (d) Hazara Rama Temple – New Delhi
125. Who wrote Kitab-ul-Hind?
(a) Ibn Battuta
(b) Al-Biruni
(c) Francois Bernier
(d) Marco Polo
Answer (b) Al-Biruni
126. What are the subjects on which travellers compiled their accounts?
(a) Affairs of the court
(b) Religious issues
(c) Architecture
(d) All of the above
Answer (d) All of the above
127. Who gave us the most important description of Vijayanagara in the 15th century?
(a) Ibn Battuta
(b) Abdur Razzaq
(c) Francois Bernier
(d) Marco Polo
Answer (b) Abdur Razzaq
128. Which of the following travellers came to India during the 17th century?
(a) Marco Polo
(b) Antonio Monserrate
(c) Ibn Battuta
(d) Francois Bernier
Answer (d) Francois Bernier
129. Who is the author of Rihla?
(a) Mahmud Wali Balkhi
(b) Duarte Barbosa
(c) Ibn Battuta
(d) Al-Biruni
Answer (c) Ibn Battuta
130. Who translated several Sanskrit works including Patanjali’s work on grammar into Arabic?
(a) Mahmud Wali Balkhi
(b) Al-Biruni
(c) Marco Polo
(d) lbn Battuta
Answer (b) Al-Biruni
131. Where did Al-Biruni develop an interest in India?
(a) Ghazni
(b) Punjab
(c) China
(d) Syria
Answer (a) Ghazni
132. Find out from the following pairs which one is correctly matched:
(a) Rihla : Francois Bernier
(b) Travels in the Mughal Empire : Ibn Batuta
(c) Kitab-ul-Hind : Al-Biruni
Answer (c) Kitab-ul-Hind : Al-Biruni
133. Indicate which of the following statements is NOT correct.
(a) Al-Beruni came to India in the eleventh century from Uzbekistan.
(b) Ibn Batuta came to India in the fourteenth century from Morocco.
(c) Abdur Razzaq came to India in the fifteenth century from Herat.
(d) Francois Bernier came to India in the seventeenth century from Portugal.
Answer (d) Francois Bernier came to India in the seventeenth century from Portugal.
134. Ibn Battuta remained in India for __ years.
(a) 12
(b) 14
(e) 16
(d) 18
Answer (a) 12
135. Which of the following cities, according to Ibn-Battut a, was the largest?
(a) Surat
(b) Delhi
(c) Daulatabad
(d) Agra
Answer (b) Delhi
136. Who wrote the book, “Travells In The Mughal Empire”?
(a) Francois Bernier
(b) John Marshall
(c) Callin Mcenzie
(d) James Princep
Answer (a) Francois Bernier
137. Which among the following was the book written by Al-Biruni?
(a) Rihla
(b) Kitab-ul-Hind
(c) Discovery of India
(d) Arthashastra
Answer (b) Kitab-ul-Hind
138. Choose the correct option: Who founded Delhi as a city full of exciting opportunities?
(a) Ibn-Battuta
(b) Al-Biruni
(c) Francois Bernier
(d) Karl Marx
Answer (a) Ibn-Battuta
139. Which Portuguese writer provided a detailed account of trade and society in South India?
(a) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
(b) Duarte Barbosa
(c) Francois Bernier
(d) Ibn Battuta
Answer (b) Duarte Barbosa
140. Which of the following was not one of the barriers as discussed by Al-Biruni?
(a) Language
(b) Slavery in the eastern societies
(c) Difference in religious beliefs and practices
(d) Self-absorption and the resulting ignorance of the local population
Answer (b) Slavery in the eastern societies
141. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) According to Ibn Battuta, the nut of the coconut tree looked similar to a man’s head.
(b) According to Bernier, the Indian peasantry was exploited by the landlords.
(c) Abdur Razzaq is perhaps the only historian who provided a detailed account of the working of the imperial karkhanas or workshops.
(d) Ibn Battuta gave a detailed account of slavery in India.
Answer(c) Abdur Razzaq is perhaps the only historian who provided a detailed account of the working of the imperial karkhanas or workshops.
142. Which of these French travellers came to during 17th century?
(a) Al-Biruni
(b) Ibn-Battuta
(c) Abul Fail
(d) Francois Bernier
Answer (d) Francois Bernier
143. Consider the following statements.
1. Montesquieu used Bernier’s accounts to develop his idea of oriental despotism.
2. Bernier gave a detailed report on rural society.
3. According to Bernier, crown ownership of land was good for peasants.
4. Bernier considered Indian King was the king of beggars. Which of the given statement is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 1, 2, 3
(c) 1, 2, 4
(d) 2, 3, 4
Answer (c) 1, 2, 4.
144. Choose the correct option:
(a) Ibn-Battuta travelled extensively in China.
(b) Al-Biruni found the Indian cities quite populated.
(c) Al-Biruni was greatly influenced by the Indian postal system.
(d) According to Ibn-Battuta. crown ownership of land was quite disasterous for farmers.
Answer (d) According to Ibn-Battuta. crown ownership of land was quite disasterous for farmers.
145. Who among the following belonged to Morocco?
(a) Ibn Battuta
(b) Al-Biruni
(c) Francois Bernier
(d) Abdul Samarandi
Answer (a) Ibn Battuta
146. Who Wrote ‘Kitab-ul-Hind’?
(a) Callin Mcenzie
(b) Al-Biruni
(c) Abdul Samad Lahori
(d) lbn-Battuta
Answer (b) Al-Biruni
147. Islamic Law is known as ________
(a) Shariya
(b) Samr
(c) Ulema
(d) All of these
Answer (a) Shariya
148. In which type of marriage does a woman have several husbands?
(a) Endogamy
(b) Exogamy
(c) Polygyny
(d) Polyandry
Answer(d) Polyandry
149. Shakas who came from Central Asia were regarded by the Brahmanas as
(a) Dasas
(b) Untouchables
(c) Mlechchhas
(d) Aryans
Answer (c) Mlechchhas
150. Which of the following statements is correct about the classification of people in terms of ‘gotra’ under Brahmanical practice around 1000 BCE onwards?
(a) After marriage women were expected to give up their father’s gotra.
(b) They were supposed to adopt the gotra of their husband.
(c) Another important rule was that members of the same gotra could not marry.
(d) All of these.
Answer(d) All of these.
151. The original story of Mahabharata was composed by
(a) Brahmanas
(b) Kshatriyas
(c) Sutas
(d) None of these
Answer(c) Sutas
152. What was the object of the team of V.S. Sukthankar?
(a) Prepare critical edition of Mahabharata
(b) Translate Mahabharata in the English language
(c) Prepare critical edition of Manusmriti
(d) Translate Manusmriti in Tamil
Answer (a) Prepare critical edition of Mahabharata
153. How many verses are there in Mahabharata?
(a) 20 thousand
(b) 50 thousand
(c) One Lakh
(d) More than one lakh
Answer(d) More than one lakh