PRASTUTI ACADEMY
SET HISTORY MOCK TEST
TOTAL 100 QUESTUONS
1. The Ashtanga Hrdaya Sangraha was a text of
A. 5th Century CE B. 6th Century CE C. 7th Century CE B. 8th Century
CE
2. Who is the author of ‘The Power of Gender and the Gender of Power: Explorations in Early
Indian History’?
A. Kumkum Chatterjee B. Kumkum Roy C. Uma Chakravarti D. Kumkum
Sangari
3. Which ruler claimed to be Sarvarajachcheta
A. Pulakesin II B. Samudragupta C. Chandragupta II D. Vikramaditya V
4. In which inscription do we find the first mention of ‘BhafataVarsha’?
A. Shinkot Inscription B. Hathigumpha Inscription
C. Nasik Prashasti of Gautami BalaShfi D. Junagadh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman-I
5. In Karnataka irrigation was provided by
A. Kere or Gere B. Argahatta C. Tataka D. Vapi
6. The cult of the Emperor was introduced by the
A. Indo-Scythians B. Indo-Parthians C. Kushanas D. Guptas
7. In which of the following texts fixed price of goods allowing five and ten per cent profit on
indigenous and foreign goods is mentioned?
A. Manu Smriti B. Jatakas C. Yajnavalkya Smriti D. Periplus of the Erythrean Sea
8. The Jatakas formed a part of
A. Vinaya Pitaka B. Sutta Pitaka C. Abhidhamma Pitaka D. Avadana
9. Gufbral is a neolithic site of
A. Rajasthan B. North and North-west C. Malwa D. Western Deccan
10. The term Satthavahakula refers to the
A. Family of Caravan traders B. Potter's family
C. Family of Merchants and Bankers D. Metal Smiths' family
11. The Aparajitaprichchha was written by
A. Dandin B. Hemachandra C. Bhuvanadeva D. Bhoja
12. The integrative model of state formation was proposed by
A. J. Heitzmann B. Hermann Kulke C. Burton Stein D. K.R. Hall
13. The antiquity of the site of Kili Gul Mohammed goes back to the
A. 3rd millennium BCE B. 4th millennium BCE C. 1st millennium BCE D. 2nd
millennium CE
14. Which among the following was not the cause of continuous war between Cholas and
Chalukyas of Kalyani?
A. The economic rivalry
B. Desire to capture the Maritime South-East Asia
C. Rivalry between Chalukyas of Kalyani and Chalukyas of Vengi
D. Desire to control areas around Tungabhadra
15. Ubbiri was a
A. Jain Nun B. Saiva Saint C. Buddhist Nun D. Vaishnava Saint
16. The first major hagiography of the Alvar Saints was called
A. Tevaram B. Periyapuranam C. Tiruttondar Tokai D. Divyasuricharitam
17. The name Aghanya mentioned in Rig Veda applies to
A. Priest B. Women C. Cows D. Brahmanas
18. Which port was renamed as Kulottungachola- pattinam?
A. Nagapattinam B. Mamallapuram C. Vishakhapattinam D. Kaveripattinam
19. Yadavas of Devagiri were feudatories of
A. Eastern Chalukyas B. Rashtrakutas C. Hoysalas D. Chalukyas of
Kalyani
20. Which author did the Statistical Analysis of word frequencies in the Arthashastra?
A. Patrick Olivelle B. T.R. Trautmann C. L.N. Rangarajan D. R.
Shamasastry
21. Which inscription from Bengal talks about Matsanyâ yu 1
A. Khalimpur Copper Plate B. Deopara Prashasti
C. Murshidabad Copper Plate D. Nalanda Copper Plate
22. The earliest iconic representation of Siva is available from the coins of
A. Ujjayini B. Bidisha C. Kosala D. Panchala
23. The last group of Sangam literature known as ‘Ten Idylls’ is
A. Tolkappiyam B. Karal C. Manimekalai D. Pattupattu
24. The Gahadhavalas belonged to
A. Kanauj B. Kanyakubja C. Kalyani D. Konkan
25. The ‘monetary anaemia’ thesis in the context of Bengal was refuted by
A. John S. Deyell B. B. N. Mukherjee C. Joe Cribb D. Hermann Kulke
26. The Kalika Purana is an important
A. Saiva text B. Shakta text C. Buddhist text D. None of the above
27. Which text of the Gupta period gives us an exhaustive list of the crafts in early India?
A. Mrichchhakatikam B. Amarakosha C. Brihaspati Smriti D. Malavikagnimitram
28. The Aparajitaprichchha was written by
A. Dandin B. Hemachandra C. Bhuvanadeva D. Bhoja
29. The bilingual Greek-Aramaic edicts of Ashoka was found in
A. Laghman B. Mausehra C. Kandahar D. Begram
30. The Bagh paintings were found in the caves of
A. Eastern Malwa B. Eastern Khandesh C. Western Ghats D. Western Malwa
31. The immediate successor of Qutub-ud-din Aibak was:
A. Iltutmish B. Aram Shah C. Ruku-ud-din Firoz Shah D. Bahram Shah
32. Who was the first Turk to attack India?
A. Mahmud Ghazni B. Alaptgin C. Subuktgin D. None of above
33. Against whom were the initial raids of Muhammad of Ghazni directed?
A. Tanashani dynasty B. South Indian Rulers
C. Rulers of Gujarat D. Hindustani dynasty
34. The generals who were able to carve out a separate spheres of authority later on assumed
the title of:
A. Ghazi B. Amir-ul-Umara C. Sultan D. Amir
35. Who amongst the Sultans earned the title of "Butshikan".
A. Muhmud Ghazni B. Muhammad Ghori
C. Alauddin Khilji D. None of the above.
36. Who was the ruler of Delhi at the time of Timur's invasion?
A. Firoz Shah B. Mahmud Shah C. Khizr Shah D. Nusrat Shah
37. Balban belonged to the:
A. Ilbari tribe B. Moorish race C. Khilji dynasty D. None of the above
38. Alaud-din-Khilji believed in:
A. Benevolent despotism B. Absolute despotism
C. Despotism by consent D. Rule with the help of nobility
39. "Kharaj" was:
A. tax levied as muslíms only B. land tax paid by Hindus
C. land tax paid by Muslims D. state's share of 1/5th of the spoils of war
40. "Ratan" a Hindu was appointed as a revenue officer during the reign of:
A. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq B. Firoz Tughlaq C. Sher Shah D. Akbar
41. "Zakat"was:
A. a religious tax levied as muslims only B. a land tax paid by Hindus only
C. a land tax paid by Muslims only D. the state's share of 1/5th of the spoils of war
42. Who among the following had a Hindu Kotwal, named Biruathan?
A. Alau'd-din-Khalji B. Firoz Tughlaq C. Mohammad Tughlaq D. Balban
43. Which one of the following was not one of the agrarian measures of Firoz Tughluq:
A. He abolished many taxes and unjust cesses.
B. He undertook revaluation of land to ascertain its assessment
C. He allowed the imposition of only four kinds of taxes.
D. He was generous in granting land to civil and military officers and in favouring out land.
44. The rulers of Lodi dynasty were:
A. Pure Afghans B. Pure Turks C. Timurid Turks D. None of these
45. “The Indian believe that there is no country but theirs, no nationa like theirs, no king like
theirs, no relegion, like theirs no science like theirs.”Who said this?
A. Al-beruni B. Sulaiman C. Al-Qaqashaudi D. Al-Kazwini
46. "Ushrah" means:
A. Land tax paid by Muslims B. Land tax paid by Hindus
C. Religious tax levied upon Muslims only D. Religious tax levied upon Hindus only
47. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to emphasise the divinity of the king?
A. Aibak B. Iltutmish C. Balban D. Alau'd-din Khalji
48. Which dynasty during the Sultanate period has minimum numbers of Sultans?
A. Slave B. Khilji C. Tughluq D. Syed
49. Amongst the draconian measures taken by Alaud-din-Khalji to stabilise his authority,
which one had most bearing on the agrarian system of the day?
A. Mostly Hindus were made to pay halt of their gross produced to the state and even the
pasturage taxe8 were enhanced.
B. The Sultan abolished the privileges which the Hindus, Muquddams and Khuls enjoyed.
C. Hindus were made to pay jizya
D. He compelled the peasants to sell their produce to the grain dealers at fixed rates.
50. Which one of the following Sultans had the largest standing army?
A. Alau'd-din-Khalji B. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
C. Firoz Tughlaq D. Ibrahim Lodi
51. Iqta was the name given to small plots, whose owners were known as Iqtadar. What was
the name given to the holders of very large plots?
A. Amil B. Muqta C. Wajhdars D. Nadim
52. Who levied irrigation tax as the cultivators?
A. Firoz Tughlaq B. Alau'd-din-Khalji C. Muhd-bin-Tughlaq D. Balban
53. "Kham" means:
A. tax levied on Muslims only B. land tax paid by Hindus
C. land-tax paid by Muslims D. State's share of 1/5th of the spoils of war.
54. Which historian has highlighted the fact that Muhammad invaded India seventeen times?
A. R. C.Majumdar B. K. Dutta C. Sir Henery Elliot D. Iswari
Prasad
55. “The interest of Muhammad Ghori were not confined to India." Who said the above line?
A. V.A.Smith B. Tara Chand C. I shwari Prasad D. Moreland
56. Who were "Munhiyas" during the reign of Ala-ud-din Khalji?
A. They were revenue officers
B. They were body-guards of the kings
C. They were head of the market control organisation.
D. They were secret police services who used to give reports about the rates and working of
markets.
57. Cite one of the following who was not traveller and therefore not a source information
about events of the period
A. Ibn Batutah B. Marco Polo C. Abdur Razzaq D. Athanasisus Nikitian
58. Name one of the following who was not a source of information as the history of the
Delhi Sultanate:
A. Abbas Khan Sharwani B. Amir Khusrau C. Isami D. Shams-i-Siraj-Afif
59. In spite of her virtues "Raziya" was not successful because:
A. she married Altuniya B. she behaved like a man
C. of her Orthodox religious belief D. the nobles did not like the rule of a woman.
60. Name the Sultan who refused to speak t common people:
A. Balban B. Alau'd-din-Khalji C. Mohd-bin-Tughlaq D. Iltutmish
61. What was Shivaji's greatest achievement?
A. He welded together the Maratha race
B. He inflicted crushing defeats on the Mughal armies
C. His land revenue and military administrations were followed by other Deccan powers
D. He popularised guerilla warfare
62. In the infantry of Shivaji, a Havaldar commanded
A. Five Nayaks B. Ten Nayaks
C. Twelve Nayaks D. Fifteen Nayaks
63. Which wife of Shivaji had committed Sati
A. Sai Bai B. Gunwanta Bai C. Sakwar Bai D. Putli Bai
64. The Dutch company established monopoly of trade with
A. India B. Egypt C. China D. Indonesia
65. Which of the following was the Ist proprietory holding of the English in India?
A. Madras B. Surat C. Masulipatam D. Hariharpur
66.Where was the first trading station of the Britishers established in the South?
A. Madras B. Bombay C. Surat D. Masulipatam
67. The Cape of Good Hope was discovered by-
A. Vasco-da-Gama B. De Almeida
C. Albuquerque D. Bartholomew Diaz
68.Who was the President of the Indian Education Commission of 1882?
A. Thomas Releigh B. W.W.Hunter C. Macualay D. Sadler
69. Warren Hasting's experiment of actioning the right to collect revenue to the higher bidder
is almost similar to:
A. poligar system of Vijayanagar empire B. Iqta system of Delhi Sultans
C. Jagir system of Mughals D. Ijara system of Mughals
70. Who was mainly responsible for the introduction of the Ryotwari-System in Madras?
A. Eliphinstone B. Thomas Munro C. Macartny D. John Lawrence
71. What was the first and fundamental idea with which the Brahma Samaj was started?
A. monotheism B. widow remarriage
C. removal of purdah for women D. university education
72. In which one of the following persons one cannot find a happy blend of Indian and
Western culture?
A. Rammohan Roy B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C. Dayananda Saraswati D. Dwarkanth Tagore
73. Who founded the Hindu College?
A. David Hare B. William Jones C. Rammohan Roy D. Dayananda
74. Who founded the Deccan Education Soci-ety?
A. R. G. Bhandarkar B. Kaka Kelkar C. Jotiba Phule D. M.G. Ranade
75. Who was the first governor-general of Pakistan?
A. Quid-I-Azam M.A. Jinnah B. Khwaja Nazim-ud-din
C. Ghulam Mohammad D. Liaquat Ali Khan
76. Who among the following was notamong those who came to defend I.N.A. prison-ers?
A. Jawaharlal B. Tej Bahadur Sapru
C. Kailash Nath Katju D. Vallabhbhai Patel
77. How many km did M.K. Gandhi walk to reach Dandi?
A. about 375 km B. about 200km
C. about 400 km D. about 250km
78. Which one of the following princely states did not hesitate to accede to India?
A. Junagadh B. Jammu & Kashmir C. Hyderabad D. Baroda
79. With reference to Indian freedom struggle, who of the following formed the Congress
Khilafat Swaraj Party?
A. Motilal Nehru and C.R Das B. Vallabhbhai Patel and Maulana Abul Kalam Azas
C. Jawaharlal Nehru and Hakim Ajmal Khan D. J.B Kripalani and K.M Munshi
80. Who among the following capitalists served as a AICC treasures for many years and went
to jail in 1930?
A. G.D. Birla B. Jamnalal Bajaj C. J.R.D.Tata D. Welchand Hirachand
81. The Poona Pact of 1932 was the immediate effect of
A. First Round Table Conference B. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
C. Montford Reforms D. Communal Award of Ramsay Mac Donald
82. At which Congress session was it decided that 26th January should be observed as the
Poorna Swaraja Day?
A. Surat Session of 1916 B. Lahore Session of 1929
C. Bombay Session of 1942 D. Calcutta Session of 1942
83. Who among the following was not an extremist?
A. B.G. Tilak B. G.K. Gokhale
C. Bipin Chandrapal D. Lala Lajpat Rai
84. Who was the author of June 3rd plan?
A. Lord Mountbatten B. Lord Wavell
C. A.V. Alexander D. Sir Stafford Cripps
85. Who had sown the seeds of Muslim Communalism?
A. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad B. Nawab Salimulla
C. Sayyid Ahmad Khan D. M.A. Jinnah
86. Who was the chairman of the two Bound-ary Commissions appointed in 1947 A.D.?
A. Cyril Radcliffe B. Mortimer Durand
C. Mac Mohan D. A.V.Alexander
87. Who among the following Congress leaders criticised the quit India policy?
A. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
B. C. Rajagopalachari
C. Amrit Kaur
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
88. In 1680 the Marathas obtained a naval victory over
A The French B. The Portuguese C. The Dutch D. The
English
89. Muhammad Quli a Muslim convert was recovered to Hinduism by Shivaji in 1676. What
was his real name?
A. Vyankoji B. Ragunath Pant C. Netaji Palkar D. Nischal Puri
Goswami
90. Which of the following was not one of the three Villages for which the English were
granted Zamindari in Bengal in 1698 and where they built Fort William around their Factory?
A. Sutanati B. Burdwan C. Kalikata D. Govindpur
91. When did the October Revolution occur?
A.1917 B.1918 C.1920 D.1923
92. Who among the following supported the Doctrine of Predestination?
A. John Calvin B. Zwingli C. Martin Luther D. John
Knox
93. Who is known as 'The Father of English History'?
A. Jerome B. Alfred the Great C. John Chrysostom D. Bede
94. When did the British East India Company establish a capital in Calcutta?
A. 1772 B. 1818 C. 1858 D. 1857
95. Who is known as the father of Modern Medicine?
A. Eratosthenes B. Euclid C. Hippocrates D. Pythagoras
96. The sculpture “David" was a creation of:
A. Michelangelo B. Leonardo da Vinci C. Raphael D. Donatello
97. Who composed 'The History of the Kings of Britain'?
A. Ambrosius Aurelianus B. Geoffrey of Monmouth
C. Thomas Malory D. Vortigern
98. During which dynasty Paper was invented in China:
A. Xia Dynasty B. Tang Dynasty C. Yuan Dynasty D. Han Dynasty
99. The theory of "natural rights" was propounded by:
A. Hobbes B. Locke C. Bentham D. Marx
100. Who is the founder of Greek historiography?
A. Aristotle B. Herodotus C. Hippocrates D. Thucydides
