Indian History Model Question Papers - I
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1) The Battle of Plassey was fought in
a) 1757 b) 1782
c) 1782 d) 1764
Answer: Option a
Explanation:
The Battle of Plassey, 23 June 1757, was a decisive British East India Company victory over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, establishing Company rule in South Asia which expanded over much of the Indies for the next 190 years. The battle took place at Palashi, Bengal, on the river banks of the Bhagirathi River, about 150 km north of Calcutta, near Murshidabad, then capital of undivided Bengal. The belligerents were Siraj-ud-daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, and the British East India Company.
2) The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of
a) Sutlej and Beas b) Jhelum and Chenab
c) Ravi and Chenab d) Ganga and Yamuna
Answer: Option B
3) Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after
a) military affairs b) the state treasury
c) the royal household d) the land revenue system
Answer: Option a
Explanation:
The head of the military was called the Mir Bakshi, appointed from among the leading nobles of the court. The Mir Bakshi was in charge of intelligence gathering, and also made recommendations to the emperor for military appointments and promotions.
4) Tripitakas are sacred books of
a) Buddhists b) Hindus
c) Jains d) None of the above
Answer: Option a
5) The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent
a) Nirvana b) Sangha
c) Buddha d) Dhamma
Answer: Option a
6) The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by
a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Dadabhai Naoroji
c) R.C. Dutt d) M.K. Gandhi
Answer: Option b
7) The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and
a) Robert Clive b) Cornwallis
c) Dalhousie d) Warren Hastings
Answer: Option b
8) The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year
a) 1833 b) 1853
c) 1858 d) 1882
Answer: Option b
9) Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?
a) Dannayaka b) Sumanta
c) Nayaka d) Mahanayakacharya
Answer: Option d
10) The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in
a) Telugu b) Sanskrit
c) Tamil d) Kannada
Answer: Option a
11) Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?
a) China b) Germany
c) Italy d) Japan
Answer: Option d
12) We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of
a) Cartius b) Trajan
c) Nero d) Brutus
Answer: Option b
13) The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with
a) Central Asia b) Iran
c) Greece d) China
Answer: Option c
14 ) Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists of
I. Brahman
II. Purusha
III. Prakriti
IV. Satya
V. Achyuta
VI. Aniruddha
a) I, II, III, IV and V b) II, III, IV, V and VI
c) I, II, IV, V and VI d) I, III, IV, V and VI
Answer: Option d
14) The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were know as
a) Walashahi b) Barawardi
c) JCumaki d) Dakhili
Answer: Option d
15) The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were know as
a) Walashahi b) Barawardi
c) JCumaki d) Dakhili
Answer: Option d
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