History : Mock Papers
Mock Question Paper 2
Q1. Who among the following Mughal rulers has been called as the 'Prince of Builders'?
A. Babar
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Shahjehan
Q2. The contents of Allahabad Pillar inscription of Samudragupta were written by
A. Vishakhdatta
B. Virasen
C. Kalidas
D. Harisena
Q3. When did Vasco da Gama come to India?
A. 1492
B. 1498
C. 1398
D. 1542
Q4. Which one of the following Saint's name is associated with Shivaji?
A. Ramanand
B. Ram Das
C. Chaitanya
D. Tukaram
Q5. Babar entered India for the first time from the west through
A. Kashmir
B. Sind
C. Punjab
D. Rajasthan
Q6. Guru Govind Singh was born at a place situated near
A. Nanded
B. Patna
C. Patiala
D. Nankana Sahib
Q7. Who united all the Sikhs and founded a kingdom in the Punjab?
A. Guru Nanak
B. Guru Govind Singh
C. Maharaja Ranjit Singh
D. Guru Teg Bahadur
Q8. The Mansabdari System introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system of
A. Turkey
B. Persia
C. Afghanistan
D. Mongolia
Q9. After the Mauryas the most important kingdom in the Deccan and Central India was that of the
A. Vakatakas
B. Cholas
C. Satavahanas
D. Pallavas
Q10. Who amongst the following Chola Kings fought against the Shailendera King of Shri Vijaya and defeated him?
A. Parantaka 1
B. Sundar Chola
C. Rajaraja Chola 1
D. Rajendra Chola
Q11. Ajivika sect was founded by
A. Raghulabhadra
B. Upali
C. Makkhli Gosala
D. Anand
Q12. The birthplace of Swami Vivekananda is in which of the following cities?
A. Cuttack
B. Balasore
C. Calcutta
D. Kushinagar
Q13. Under which Sultan, Khalisa land increased considerably?
A. Ghiasuddin Balban
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Muhammad bin Tuhglaq
Q14. In early medieval India, a tax known as Turushkadanda was collected by the
A. Pratiharas
B. Rashtrakutas
C. Chauhans
D. Gahadavalas
Q15. Who amongst the following was the ruler of Chittor, when Alauddin Khalji attacked and conquered it in 1303 A.D.?
A. Rana Sanga
B. Rana Kumbha
C. Rana Rattan Singh
D. Rana Hammir
Q16. The dynasty that scceeded the Chalukayas in Western India was that of the
A. Cholas
B. Kakatiyas
C. Pallavas
D. Rashtrakutas
Q17. King Harshavardhana lived in
A. 2nd century A.D.
B. 2nd century B.C.
C. 7th century A.D.
D. 7th century B.C.
Q18. Chalukya ruler, Pulakesin II defeated
A. Dharmapala
B. Samudragupta
C. Harshavardhana
D. Chandragupta II
Q19. The council of the 'Nine Gems' is associated with
A. Ballala Sena
B. Harshavardhana
C. Chandragupta II
D. Devapala
Q20. The Ashokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga war and its effects is
A. Girnar Rock Edict
B. Minor Rock Edict III
C. Minor Rock Edict IV
D. Minor Rock Edict XIII
Q21. Which one of the following is the earlliest school of Indian Philosophy?
A. Vaisesika
B. Samkhya
C. Yoga
D. Karma Mimamsa
Q22. According to the Mimamsa system of Phylosophy, liberation is possible by means of
A. Karma
B. Bhakti
C. Yoga
D. Jnana
Q23. who among the following is said to have been born and to have passed away on the Vaishakha Purnima day?
A. Buddha
B. Mahavira
C. Shankaracharya
D. Chaitanya
Q24. Ashoka convened the Third Buddhist Council at
A. Kapilavastu
B. Pataliputra
C. Rajagriha
D. Kushinagar
Q25. Jainism had the patronage of
A. Pushyamitra Sunga
B. Kanishka
C. Samudragupta
D. Kharavela
Q26. Buddha was born in the year
A. 581 B.C.
B. 563 B.C.
C. 576 B.C.
D. 534 B.C.
Q27. Which of the following is an Upanishad?
A. Aitreya
B. Vajasena
C. Chandogay
D. Krishna Karnamruta
Q28. The chief characteristic of the Rig Vedic religion was
A. Worship of images
B. Belief in the existence of heaven
C. Performance of sacrifices
D. Preponderance of female goddess
Q29. The Indus Valley Civilization belongs to the
A. Neolithic Age
B. Palaeolithic Age
C. Chalcollithic Age
D. Mesolithic Age
Q30. Which of the following Harappan sites had a dock?
A. Harappa
B. Mohenjodaro
C. Lothal
D. Alamgirpur