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Indian History – General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Indian History – General Knowledge Questions and Answers
Indian History For UPSC IAS Test
Indian History Quiz Multiple choice questions

1. The Post-Gupta social structure in North India was marked by the —
(A) Growing importance of women
(B) Lessening of untouchability
(C) Proliferation of castes
(D) Revival of slavery
Ans. (C)

2. The Jaunpuri or the Sharqi style of architecture developed during the reign of—
(A) Mubarak Shah Sharqi
(B) Shamsuddin Ibrahim Shah Sharqi
(C) Mahmud Shah Sharqi
(D) Hussain Shah Sharqi
Ans. (B)

3. Uposatha was practiced —
(A) By widows of the Brahmnical religion through periodic fasting
(B) By Buddhist monks in an assembly
(C) By the Kapalikas as symbolic renunciation of pleasure in external objects
(D) By the Tantrilcs as part of their worship of shakti
Ans. (B)

4. The Polygars were—
(A) House-traders from Afghanistan during the Mughal period
(B) A famous caste of Bankers of Marwars
(C) Chiefs subordinate to the nayakas the Vijaynagar kingdoms
(D) Agents of the European companies for purchase of silk and Muslin in Bengal
Ans. (C)

5. Among the four dynasties listed below which ones minted coins made of lead?
1. Mauryas
2. Satavahanas
3. Western Kshatrapas
4. Guptas
(A) 1, 2
(B) 1, 2, 4
(C) 2, 3, 4
(D) 3, 4
Ans. (C)

6. The office of the Wakil-us saltanate was held during the first four years of Akbar’s reign by—
(A) Tardi Beg
(B) Bairam Khan
(C) Munim Khan
(D) Shamsuddin Atka
Ans. (B)

7. The theory of Sulh-i-Kul was propounded by—
(A) Nizamuddin Aulia
(B) Akbar
(C) Zainu Abidin
(D) Shaikh Nasiruddin chiragh
Ans. (B)

8. The greatest painter of birds at Jahangir’s Court was—
(A) Khwaja Abdus Samad
(B) Syed Au Tabrizi
(C) Basawan
(D) Mansur
Ans. (D)

9. According to the periplus sea voyages to India were taken in the mouth of Epiphi or —
(A) October
(B) Ju1y
(C) June
(D) December
Ans. (D)

10. Coconut cultivation in India was known from the period of the —
(A) Mauryas
(B) Satavahanas and Kshatrapas
(C) Guptas
(D) Pahallava and Western ranges
Ans. (D)

11. Which of the following terms mentioned in early sources denoted land measure?
1. Nivartana
2. Kulyavapa
3. Dronavapa
4. Rathya
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below —
(A) 1, 2
(B) 2, 3
(C) 1, 2, 3
(D) 3, 4
Ans. (C)

12. Who among the following is credited with the authorship Maju-al-Bahrain?
(A) Akbar
(B) Dara Shikoh
(C) Jahangir
(D) Humayun
Ans. (B)
13. Akbar’s buildings at Fatehpur Sikri are famous for—
(A) Synthesis of trabeate and accurate styles
(B) Construction of the first bulbous dome in India
(C) The use of marble on an extensive scale
(D) Frequent employment of pietra dura
Ans. (A)

14. Which of the following were considered untouchable in early India?
1. Charamakara
2. Svarnakara
3. Paraiyar
4. Rathakara
Select the correct answer given below —
(A) 1, 2
(B) 1, 3
(C) 1, 4
(D) 3, 4
Ans. (C)

15. Ibrahim Khan Gardi was an important military officers of—
(A) Haider Ali
(B) Ahamadshah Durrani
(C) Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao
(D) Raja Suraj Mal
Ans. (C)

16. Which one of the following was known as Manigramam?
(A) The quarters for jewellers
(B) The principal seat of the worship of Yaska manibhadra
(C) An association of traders
(D) Villages granted tax free to brahmanas in the Chola kingdom
Ans. (C)

7. Which one of the following pairs are not correctly matched?
(A) Jaunpur: Atala Mosque
(B) Maiwa: Jahaz Mahal
(C) Ajmer: Quwwat-ul-Islam
(D) A Gulburga: Jama Masjid
Ans. (C)

18. Official stamping of weights and measures and their periodical inspection are prescribed by —
(A) Manu
(B) Narada
(C) Brihaspati
(D) Parasara
Ans. (A)

19. Which one of the following pairs of persons and events is correctly matched?
(A) Bukka I: Conquest of Madurai
(B) Rama Ray: Battle of Raichur
(C) Krishnadeva Battle of Rakkas Ray Tangadi
(D) Tirumala Ray: Transfer of capital to Vallore
Ans. (A)

20. Which one of the following denoted a series of coins?
(A) Gajasataka
(B) Gadhiya
(C) Hiranaydama
(D) Katisama
Ans. (B)

21. Which one of the following was a Portuguese coin that was in circulation in the western coastal areas of the Vijynagar kingdom?
(A) Dinar
(B) Guzado
(C) Florin
(D) Ducat
Ans. (B)

22. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Kshauma : Textile
(B) Pada : Coin denomination
(C) Adhaka : Architectural fragment
(D) Drona : Measure of rainfall
Ans. (D)

23. Sir dia Sar na dia is associated with—
(A) Guru Teg Bahadur
(B) Guru Govind Singh
(C) Guru Harkishan
(D) Guru Arjundeva
Ans. (A)

24. Which of the following terms were used to refer to rural land holders in Eastern India during the Gupta period?
(1) Agraharin
(2) Kutumbin
(3) Mahaltara
(4) Bhogika
(A) 1, 2
(B) 3, 4
(C) 1, 4
(D) 2, 3
Ans. (D)

25. The valangai (right hand) and idangai (left hand) divison of South Indian Society is first noticed in the —
(A) Sangam period
(B) Pahallava period
(C) Chola period
(D) Nayka period
Ans. (B)

Reasoning Sample test for CAT MAT exams

Reasoning Sample test for CAT MAT exams
MBA Entrance Sample questions on reasoning
Directions (Questions 1 to 4): Six friends went on a vacation to a hill station. They are to be accommodated in a row of nine cottages, each to a cottage. Mohan, Tanya and Roma do not want to live in a cottage at the end of a row. Babu and Mohan must not have anybody adjacent to their cottages. There is only an empty cottage between Mohan and Roma. Chander is adjacent to both Jayanthi and Roma Tanya is next to the cottage at the beginning.
1. Who has empty cottages in both sides?
(a) Roma
(b) Babu
(c) Mohan
(d) Tanya
Ans. (c)
2. Which cottages are empty?
(a) 1, 6, 8
(b) 1, 5, 8
(c) 4, 5, 6
(d) 5, 6, 8
Ans. (a)
3. Who is in the third cottage?
(a) Jayanthi
(b) Chander
(c) Nobody
(d) Roma
Ans. (a)

4. Whit is the maximum number of consecutive cottages that are occupied?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 4
Ans. (d)
Directions (Questions 5 to 9): Six friends are sitting around a circular table at equal distance from each other. Situ is sitting two places right of Gita who is exactly opposite to Nita. MW is on immediate left of Lata, who is exactly opposite to Rita. Mita is also sitting at the table.
5. Who is the only person sitting between Gita and Sita?
(a) Rita
(b) Mita
(c) Lata
(d) Nita
Ans. (a)
6. The angle subtended by Mita and Nita at the centre of the table is:
(a) 60°
(b) 120°
(c) 90°
(d) 180°
Ans. (b)
7. Gita is sitting to the
(a) 1eft of Mita
(b) Right of Rita
(c) Left of Rita
(d) Right of Nita
Ans. (c)
8. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Mita and Sita are exactly opposite to each other
(b) Rita and Mita are equal distance from Gita
(c) Angle subtended by Rita and Mita is same as the angle subtended by Sita and Lata at centre of the table
(d) Mita is on the immediate left of Lata.
Ans. (d)
9. Sita is not sitting at equal distance from:
(a) Rita and Nita
(b) Lata and Gita
(b) Mita and Lata
(d) All of the above
Ans. (c)

Directions (Q. 10 to 16): In each of the following number series, one term is wrong. The correct term is given as one of the five alternatives under it. Find the correct term in each case which will replace the wrong one.
10. 7, 19, 11, 19, 15, 15, 19, 11
(a) 7
(b) 13
(c) 17
(d) 23
(e) 19
Ans. (d)

11. 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 19, 23
(a) 17
(b) 18
(c) 15
(d) 16
(e) 9
Ans. (a)

12. 1, 2, 9, 28, 60, 126
(a) 62
(b) 63
(c) 64
(d) 65
(e) 66
Ans. (d)

13. 3, 5, 9, 17, 36
(a) 35
(b) 32
(c) 29
(d) 30
(e) 33
Ans. (e)

14. 1, 3, 8, 15, 24, 35
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
(e) 4
Ans. (a)

15. 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 22, 34
(a) 25
(b) 21
(c) 28
(d) 27
(e) 26
Ans. (b)

16. 1, 2, 6, 24, 119, 720
(a) 20
(b) 21
(c) 120
(d) 22
(e) 122
Ans. (c)

English Grammar Practice test

English Grammar Practice test
Solved MCQ objective question on English Grammar for exams

1.What is meaning of idiom “To set the Thames on fire”?
(A) To destroy with fire
(B) To do impossible
(C) To do a heroic deed
(D) To wreak evil on something
Ans. (B)

Directions—(Q. 2—7): In each of the following questions, choose opposite of bold word.

2. NAIVE
(A) Cunning
(B) Wealthy
(C) Sophisticated
(D) Complicated
Ans. (A)

3. FACSIMILE
(A) Reproduction
(B) Sincere
(C) Original
(D) Engineered
Ans. (C)

4. RESPITE
(A) Tension
(B) Exertion
(C) Regularity
(D) Delay
Ans. (B)

5. SPURIOUS
(A) False
(B) Genuine
(C) Simple
(D) Synthetic
Ans. (B)

6. PERTINENT
(A) Indifferent
(B) Detached
(C) Determined
(D) Irrelevant
Ans. (D)

7. VIVACIOUS
(A) Quarrelsome
(B) Sober
(C) Notorious
(D) Drunken
Ans. (B)

8. Who is the author of the book— ‘A passage to India’
(A) T.S Eliot
(B) Oscar Wilde
(C) E.M. Forster
(D) G.B.Shaw
Ans. (C)

9. The play ‘Twelfth Night’ is written by—
(A) Henry fielding
(B) H.G. wells
(C) Shakespeare
(D) Charles Dickens
Ans. (C)

10. Who wrote ‘Broken wing’?
(A) R.N. Tagore
(B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Mulk Raj Anand
(D) R.K. Narayan
Ans. (B)

Directions—(Q. 1 1—20): In the following questions, groups of four words are given. In each group, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and indicate your correct response.

11.
(A) Excution
(B) Excitment
(C) Expedition
(D) Extrection
Ans. (C)

12.
(A) Externel
(B) Extrovart
(C) Introvert
(D) Exect
Ans. (C)

13.
(A) Expact
(B) Impact
(C) Exite
(D) Impect
Ans. (B)

14.
(A) Intruisting
(B) Interesting
(C) Intersting
(D) Entertening
Ans. (B)

15.
(A) Supremecy
(B) Suppressor
(C) Surfiet
(D) Surender
Ans. (B)

16.
(A) Spectacular
(B) Spactroscope
(C) Spinache
(D) Splended
Ans. (A)

17.
(A) Sacrosant
(B) Sacrificeal
(C) Sacrilege
(D) Sabotege
Ans. (C)

18.
(A) Discription
(B) Discretion
(C) Dessemination
(D) Dessertation
Ans. (B)

19.
(A) Occurence
(B) Occassion
(C) Occupancy
(D) Octogenarean
Ans. (C)

20.
(A) Humorous
(B) Humanetarianism
(C) Hulabaloo
(D) Hurrecane
Ans. (A)

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