HISTORY QUESTIONS FOR SSC , HPSSB ,PSSSB, PCS and other STATE EXAMS Part-1

HISTORY QUESTIONS FOR SSC , HPSSB ,PSSSB PCS and other STATE EXAMS Part-1

1. About whose kingdom is it said “the dominion of the lord of the universe extended from Delhi to

Palam.”?

(A) Qutbuddin Aibak

(B) Nasiruddmin Mahmud Tughlaq

(C) Mohammad Gazni

(D) Alam Shah

Ans. (B)

2. Who was the first Muslim writer to make use of Hindi words and adopt Indian poetric imagery and themes?

(A) Hasan Nizami 

(B) Amir Khusaro 

(C) Abul Fazal

(D) Abdul Qadir Badauni

Ans. (B)

3. Which of the following is incorrect?

(A) Guru Nanak did not believe in rebirth

(B) Guru Nanak discarded idol worship

(C) Guru Nanak discarded the caste system

(D) Guru Nanak emphasised devotion to God as the means of attaining Salvation

Ans. (A)

4. Who wrote Tarikh-ul-Hind?
(A) Al-uthi

(B) Alberuni

(C) Hasan-un-Nizami

(D) Minhajuddin-bin-Sirajuddin

Ans. (B)

5. Which Bhakti Saint is known as the bridge between north and south? 

(A) Chaitanya

(B) Kabir

(C) Nanak

(D) None of these

Ans. (A)

6. Which one of the following Rashtrakuta kings defeated Pratihara ruler Nagabhatta I? 

(A) Govmda III

(B) Krishna III 

(C) Bhoja I

(D) Gopala I 

Ans. (A)

7. Asvamedha Yajna from among Chalukya rulers was performed by —

(A) Pulkesin I

(B) Kirtivarman I 

(C) Pulkesin II

(D) Vikramaditya I 

Ans. (A)

8. Which one was the Port of Cheras? 

(A) Kaveripattanam

(B) Muzisir

(C) Korkai 

(D) Tandai 

Ans. (B)

9. The first ruler of India who defeated Muhammad of Ghor was —

(A) Mularaja II of Gujarat

(B) Prathviraj Chauhan of Delhi

(C) Jayachandra of Kannauj

(D) Parmaldeva of Bundelkhanda

Ans. (C)

10. The head of a guild in ancient and early medieval India was called—

(A) Adhipati 

(B) Gahapati 

(C) Jethaka

(D) Adhikari

Ans. (C)

11. The Gita was complied by—

(A) Vedvyas

(B) Krishna Vasudev

(C) Valmiki

(D) Vatsyayan

Ans. (B)

12. ‘Manusmriti’ regards the reign lying between -the rivers Sarasvati and Drishadwati as—

(A) Aryavarta

(B) Brahanwarta

(C) Brahmashri Desa

(D) Madhya Desa

Ans. (D)

13. Buddhist scriptures were written in—

(A) Pali

(B) Sanskrit 

(C) Kharosthi 

(D) Marathi 

Ans. (A)

14. Which, among the following Scholarly works, was not written by Bhavbhuti? 

(A) Venisamhara

(B) Mahaveercharita 

(C) Uttar Ramcharita 

(D) Maltimadhava

Ans. (A)

15. Under whom did Tulsidas write Ramcharitmanasa—

(A) Akbar

(B) Jahangir

(C) Shah-Jahana 

(D) Aurangazb 

Ans. (A)

16. Where is Kalibangan situated?

(A) Himachal Pradesh

(B) West Bengal

(C) Uttar Pradesh 

(D) Rajasthan 

Ans. (D)

17. Brahmani bull for Indus valley people was—

(A) Unknown animal

(B) Well known animal

(C) Sacred animal 

(D) Sacrificial animal 

Ans. (C)

18. Harrappan people had known to use of—

(A) 16 & its multiples 

(B) 12 & its multiples 

(C) 8 & its multiples 

(D) 4 & its multiples 

Ans. (A)

19. A hoard of copper images generally assigned to the Harrappan culture phase, has been found at—

(A) Daimabad

(B) Brahamgiri 

(C) Inamgaon 

(D) Nasik

Ans. (A)

20. The largest number of seals of the Harrappan culture are made of—

(A) Terracotta

(B) Faience 

(C) Agate 

(D) Steatite 

Ans. (D)