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Ancient and Medieval Indian History

Covers ancient Indian civilization from Harappan period through medieval empires including religious movements, philosophical systems, and cultural practices

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. Which of the following is incorrect?
  1. (a) Guru Nanak did not believe in rebirth
  2. (b) Guru Nanak discarded idol worship
  3. (c) Guru Nanak discarded the caste system
  4. (d) Guru Nanak emphasised devotion to God as the means of attaining Salvation
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

2.Who wrote Tarikh-ul-Hind?

  1. (a) Al-uthi
  2. (b) Alberuni
  3. (c) Hasan-un-Nizami
  4. (d) Minhajuddin-bin-Sirajuddin
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. A hoard of copper images generally assigned to the Harrappan culture phase, has been found at�
  1. (a Daimabad
  2. (b) Brahamgiri
  3. (c) Inamgaon
  4. (d) Nasik
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. Which one of the following was the most common occupation for slaves?
  1. a) Agricultural labor
  2. b) Working in guilds
  3. c) Domestic service in Households
  4. d) Settlement in newly cleared areas
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. The head of a guild in ancient and early medieval India was called�
  1. (a) Adhipati
  2. (b) Gahapati
  3. (c) Jethaka
  4. (d) Adhikari
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. Which of the following is incorrect?
  1. (a) Mahayanism teaches non-reality of phenomenal objects
  2. (b) Mahayanism accepts the conception of countless Buddhas and Bodhisatvas
  3. (c) Mahayanism defies Buddha
  4. (d) Mahayanism rejects worship of god & goddess
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. The theory of the origin of the state not mentioned in the Vedic literature is�
  1. (a) The contract theory
  2. (b) The force theory
  3. (c) The evolutionary theory
  4. (d) The divine theory
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. Which was the first book to deal with Music?
  1. (a) Rigveda
  2. (b) Yajurveda
  3. (c) Samaveda
  4. (d) Atharvaveda
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. Which Bhakti Saint is known as the bridge between north and south?
  1. (a) Chaitanya
  2. (b) Kabir
  3. (c) Nanak
  4. (d) None of these
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. The earliest Iron age occupation in India has been associated with�
  1. (a) Ochre coloured pottery
  2. (b) Black and red ware
  3. (c) Painted grey ware
  4. (d) Northern black polished ware
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. Gupta ruler revived one of the following religions �
  1. (a) Vedic
  2. (b) Bhagvatism
  3. (c) Buddhism
  4. (d) Jainism
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. Export-trade in pre-Gupta age was most extensive with�
  1. (a) South East-Asia
  2. (b) China
  3. (c) Central Asia
  4. (d) Roman Empire
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

4.Where is Kalibangan situated?

  1. (a) Himachal Pradesh
  2. (b) West Bengal
  3. (c) Uttar Pradesh
  4. (d) Rajasthan
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. The Gupta gold and silver issues were initially based on the coins of the �
  1. (a) Romans and the Saka Kshatrapas
  2. (b) Kushanas and Yaudheyas
  3. (c) Kushanas and Saka Kshatrapas
  4. (d) Romans and Kushanas
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. How did Akbar get rid of the authority of the Ulemas?
  1. (a) He founded Din-i-Ilahi
  2. (b) He appointed Hindus to the highest posts in the empire
  3. (c) He invited the representatives of all religions for religious debates at the Ibadat Khana
  4. (d) He issued an infallibility decree in 1579
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. ‘Svayamvara’ was a special from of —
  1. (a) Gandharva marriage
  2. (b) Paisacha marriage
  3. (c) Rakshasa marriage
  4. (d) Brahma marriage
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. Which of the following officers held the office of minister under the Mughals?
  1. (a) Sipahsalar
  2. (b) Siqdar
  3. (c) Vakil
  4. (d) Kotwal
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. Aurangzeb face toughest opposition from�
  1. (a) Jats
  2. (b) Sultanates
  3. (c) Marathas
  4. (d) Rajputs
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. Ajivika sect was founded by
  1. (a) Raghulabhadra
  2. (a) Upali
  3. (c) Makkhli Gosala
  4. (d) Anand
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. The Bhakti literature by the Nayanmars and Alva
  1. (a) stressed the rigidities of traditional rituals.
  2. (b) opposed the practice of image worship.
  3. (c) preached personal devotion of God as a means of salvation.
  4. (d) advocated the austerities preached by the Buddhists and Jams.
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. The System of philosophy with which the name of, Kapila is prominently associated is
  1. (a) Samkhya
  2. (b) Uttara Mimamsa
  3. (c) Nyaya
  4. (d) PurvaMimamsa
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with �
  1. (a) The cultivation
  2. (b) The village community
  3. (c) The king
  4. (d) The joint family
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. Consider the following pairsVaishnava saints: Region of strong following1. Rananuja - South India2. Chaitanya Central India3. Vallabhacharya Gujarat and Braj4. Ramanand . North IndiaOf these pairs, the correctly matched ones are
  1. (a) l, 2 and 3
  2. (b) 2, 3 and 4
  3. (c) 1 and 4
  4. (d) l, 3 and 4
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. ‘Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by borrowing, for once cremated, there is no return’ This rejection of after -life is an aphorism of the
  1. (a) Ajivikas
  2. (b) Kapalika Sect
  3. (c)Charvakas
  4. (d) Sunyavada of Nagaijuna
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. In the systems of philosophy created by Indians, we find elements of materialistic philosophy in which of the following systems?
  1. (a) Karm Mimamsa
  2. (b) Yoga
  3. (c) Samkhya
  4. (d) Vaisesika
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