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Class Assignment
1. Which of the following are characteristics of the Neolithic period?
1. They buried their dead and erected tombs.
2. They worshipped spirits of nature as embodied in trees and stones, and appeased them by
bloody sacrifices and offerings of food and drink.
3. They had no knowledge of the wheel for making pottery.
4. They knew the use of fire and had started cooking.
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
2. The Indus Valley people knew the use of:
(a) gold, silver, copper, bronze but not iron (b) copper, iron, gold but not bronze
(c) silver, lead, iron but not gold (d) gold, tin, bronze but not copper
3. Which of the following features are common to Jainism and Buddhism?
1. Denial of the authority of Vedas 2. Condemnation of animal sacrifice
3. Pursuing severe ascetism 3. Existence of a soul
4. Rejection of existence of God
(a) 1,2, 3, 4 and 5 (b) l and 2 (c) 1, 2, 3 and 5 (d) 1,4 and 5
4. Put in chronological order :
1. Sisunaga dynasty 2. Alexander's invasion
3. Kalinga War 4. Megasthenes' visit to India
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 1, 2, 4, 3 (c) 2,1, 3, 4 (d) 2,1, 4, 3
5. The Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya was :
(a) Hiuen Tsang (b) Fahien (c) Megasthenes (d) Seleucus
6. Which of the following regions did not form the part of Ashoka's empire?
(a) Kashmir (b) Takshila (c) Madras (d) Kannauj
7. Which Gupta ruler had led a campaign to the south and was an expert 'Veena' player?
(a) Chandragupta 1 (b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta Vikramaditya (d) Skandagupta
8. Mohenjodaro is also known as :
(a) Mound of the Great (b) Mound of the Survivors
(c) Mound of the Living (d) Mound of the Dead
9. The Aryans came to India from :
(a) Eastern Europe (b) Central Asia (c) South-east Asia (d) None of the above
10. Ashoka was much influenced by a Buddhist monk called :
(a) Upagupta (b) Vasubandhu (c) Asvaghosha (d) Ambhi The Fourth
11. Nalanda University flourished during the reign of which of the following rulers?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Ashoka
(c) Kanishka (d) Harsha
12. Which of the following is the oldest seat of learning?
(a) Ujjain (b) Nalanda (c) Vikramshila (d) Takshila
13. The famous bronze image of Nataraja is a fine example of:
(a) Chola art (b) Gandhara art (c) Gupta art (d) Mauryan art
14. Which temple got the name of Black Pagoda?

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(a) Sun Temple (b) Lingaraja Temple (c) Jagannath Temple (d) Kailash Temple
15. Name the Mughal Ruler who died by falling from the stairs of a library (Sher Mandal)?
(a) Humayun (b) Babur (c) Aurangzeb (d) Jahangir
16. In 1659 Aurangzeb defeated Dara and took the second coronation to be titled as which of the
following?
(a) Padshah Ghazi (b) Aalamgir (c) al-Mukarram (d) Ghazi-ahmed
17. Which among the following monuments was not constructed by Qutubuddin Aibak?
(a) Kubbat-ul-Islam mosque (b) Qutub Minar
(c) Adhai din Ka Jhopada (d) Alai Darwaja
Qutub-ud-din Aibak laid the foundation of „Qutub Minar‟ which was completed by Iltumish and
constructed two Mosques : a) Kubbat-ul-Islam mosque (1195- 1199 A.D.) Near Rampithor Fort,
Delhi. b) Adhai din Ka Jhopada (1208 A.D.) Ajmer. The Alai Darwaza of Delhi is located in the
Qutub Complex of Delhi ,was built by Ala-Ud-Din Khilji.
18. Who among the following was named as “Zinda Pir” or ” Living Saint” in Mughal India?
(a) Humayun (b) Akbar (c) Aurangzeb (d) Jahangir
Aurangzeb was called “Zinda Pir”or “Living Saint ” in Mughal India.
19. Which among the following was a new department of agriculture started by Muhammad-bin-
Tughlaq?
(a) Diwan-i-Risalat (b) Diwan-i-Ashraf (c) Diwan-i-Kohi (d) Diwan-i-Mustkharaz
The Delhi Sultanate – The Tughlaq Dynasty: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq created a department of
agriculture known as Diwan-i-Kohi. The main object of the department was to increase the land
under cultivation.
20. Who was the first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state?
(a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Feroz Tughlaq (c) Akbar (d) Aurangzeb
Akbar was the first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state.
21. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi assumed the title Sikandar-i-Sani?
(a) Balban (b) Alauddin Khalji
(c) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq (d) Sikandar Lodi
Alauddin Khilji was a militarist and imperialist to the core. He was very ambitious. Alauddin, whose
original name was Ali Gurshap, assumed the title Sikandar-i-Sani (Alexander the Second) and
proclaimed Delhi as Dar-ul-Khilafa (Seat of the Caliphate).
22. Which among the following was the work of Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq?
(a) Fautuhat-i-Ferozshahi (b) Fatawa-i-Jahandari
(c) Tarikh-i-Ferozshahi (d) Tughlaqnama
Fautuhat-i-Ferozshahi was authored by Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq himself. He was a Turkic Muslim
ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388 A.D.
23. Chachnama is the oldest chronicle of which of the following regions?
(a) Kashmir (b) Gandhar (c) Sindh (d) Punjab
24. Which of the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate faced maximum number of Mongol Attacks?
(a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Muhammad Tughlaq (c) Firozshah Tughlaq (d) Bahlol Lodi
25. Who rebuilt the Somnath temple in 815 AD after it was destroyed by Arab Invaders in 725 AD?
(a) Vikramaditya II (b) Nagabhatta-I (c) Nagabhatta-II (d) Mihirbhoja
26. Who bestowed the office of Peshwa on Balaji Vishwanath?
(a) Shivaji III (b) Shahu (c) Sambhaji (d) Dhanaji Jadav

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27. Which of the following Mughal rulers banned engraving Kalma on coins?
(a) Jahangir (b) Aurangzeb (c) Shahjahan (d) Muhammad Shah
28. Which among the following was NOT a feature of Din-i-Illahi of Akbar?
(a) Forbade of Cow eating (b) Mohammad as only prophet of God
(c) Hom sacrifice (d) Worship of Sun as creator
29. Which of the following terms was used for provinces under Shershah?
(a) Pargana (b) Sarkar (c) Shikdar (d) Subah Sarkar
30. Which of the following sultans of Delhi Sultanate established a Famine Code to relieve the victims of
Famine?
(a) Mohammad Tughlaq (b) Bahlol Lodhi (c) Alauddin Khilji (d) Balban
31. Match the following :
Rulers Place of tomb
A. Akbar 1. Fatehpur Sikri
B. Shahjahan 2. Lahore
C. Jahangir 3. Sasaram
D. Sher Shah 4. Agra
5. Sikandra
A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2 (b) 4 3 2 5
(c) 5 4 2 3 (d) 5 2 4 3
32. Tulsidas was a contemporary of:
(a) Babar (b) Akbar (c) Jahangir (d) Shahjahan
33. When did Vasco da Gama come to India?
(a) 1492 (b) 1498 (c) 1398 (d) 1542
34. Revenue system during Akbar's reign was in the hands of:
(a) Bairam Khan (b) Man Singh (c) Birbal (d)Todar Mal
35. Babar won the Battle of Panipat mainly because of :
(a) his cavalry (b) his military skill (c) Tulughma system (d) Both (b) and (c)
36. Who among the following Hindu courtiers of Akbar accepted Din-i-Ilahi?
(a) Todar Mal (b) Raja Man Singh (c) Birbal (d) Bhagwan Das
37. Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
(a) Amir Khusrau – Jahangir (b) Ambar Malik - Humayun
(c) Jaswant Singh – Aurangzeb (d) Bairam Khan – Akbar
38. Which Sikh Guru laid the foundation of the city of Amritsar?
(a) Guru Nanak (b) Guru Gobind Singh (c) Guru Arjun Dev (d) Guru Ramdas
39. Which of the following presents the most significant feature of Indus Valley Civilization?
(a) First true arches (b) Burnt brick buildings
(c) Art and architecture (d) Buildings of worship
40. The first dicourcse of Buddha at Deer Park in Sarnath is called:
(a) Mahabhiniskraman (b) Mahamastabhisheka
(c) Mahaparinirvana (d) Dharmachakrapravartan
41. The Purana Qila (at Delhi) was constructed in the reign of which ruler?
(a) Akbar (b) Humayun (c) Sher Shah (d) Jahangir
42. On 13th April of which year Guru Gobind Singh established Khalsa?

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(a) 1650 (b) 1699 (c) 1750 (d) 1799

43. Chronologically arrange the following Sikh Gurus?
I. Guru Ram Das II. Guru Arjun Dev
III. Guru Hargobind IV. Guru Har Rai
(a) I, II, III, IV (b) II, I, III, IV (c) III, II, IV, I (d) I, III, II, IV
44. The Maratha Chief, Sambhaji was executed during whose reign?
(a) Jahangir (b) Shah Jahan (c) Aurangzeb (d) Mahabat Khan
45. The discriminatory “Jaziya Tax” was abolished by which medieval ruler?
(a) Akbar (b) Babar (c) Sher Shah (d) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
46. Which Sultan had been named Lakh Baksh, or the giver of lakhs, for his unbounded generosity?
(a) Balban (b) Qutab-ud-din Aibak
(c) Iltutmish (d) Nasiruddin Mahmud
47. Which literary figure of the Gupta period is referred to as the Indian Shakespeare?
(a) Vishakhadatta (b) Harisena (c) Kalidasa (d) None of these
48. Which Sultan of Delhi is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India?
(a) Iltutmish (b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (d) Sikandar Lodhi
49. Which of the following ladies wrote an historical account during the Mughal period?
(a) Gulbadan Begum (b) Noorjahan (c) Jahanara Begum (d) Zebun-nissah
50. Who among the following was the first Mughal emperor to allow Britishers to establish
trade links with India?
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb
51. Which one of the following four Vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells?
(a) Rigveda (b) Yajurveda (c) Atharvaveda (d) Samaveda
52. Who among the following presided over the Buddhist Council held during the regin of
Kanishka at Kashmir?
(a) Parsva (b) Nagarjuna (c) Sudraka (d) Vasumitra
53. Name the Muslim ruler who enforced price control system
(a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Muhammed bin Tugluq
(c) Itutmish (d) Balban
54. Who was the Arab ruler who launched 17 attacks on India?
(a) Muhammed bin Quasim (b) Muhammed of Ghazni
(c) Muhammed of Ghori (d) Muhammed bin Tughluq
55. Which of the following did not come to India?
(a) Megasthenes (b) Columbus (c) Vasco Da Gama (d) Fahein
56. Artillery was used for the first time in India by:
(a) Taimur (b) Ala-ud-din Khilji (c) Babur (d) Shershah Suri
57. William Hawkins visited the Mughal court during the reign of:
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb
58. The invasion of Alexander took place in north-west India in 326 B.C. in the period of:
(a) Ajata Shatru (b) Nandas
(c) Chandra Gupta Maurya (d) Shishunaga
59. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

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(a) Jahangir : William Hawkins (b) Akbar : Sir Thomas Roe

(c) Shahjahan : Travernier (d) Aurangzeb : Manucci
60. The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was:
(a) Iltutmish (b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(c) Feroz Shah Tughlaq (d) Sikandar Lodi

Home Assignment
1. Who was the greatest Buddhist' commentator of the Buddhist canonical literature?
(a) Buddhaghosha (b) Vasumitra (c) Nagarjuna (d) Ashvaghosha
2. The temple of Angkorvat is in :
(a) Laos (b) Myanmar (c) Vietnam (d) Cambodia
3. Which Tomar ruler is credited to have established Delhi?
(a) Anangpal (b) Vajrat (c) Rudrane (d) Devraj
4. The contemporaries of the Pallavas were :
1. the Gangas 2. the Kadambas
3. the Chalukyas 4. the Satavahanas
(a) l and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 2 and 4
5. The Rashtrakutas were patrons of:
(a) Jainism (b) Buddhism (c) Vaishnavism (d) Shaivism
6. Which of the following Harappan sites had a dock?
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro (c) Lothal (d) Alamgirpur
7. The introduction of Buddhism into China is traditionally attributed to :
(a) Nagarjuna (b) Samprati (c) Kashyapa Matanga (d) None of these
8. Who among the following is called the Darvesh king?
(a) Ghias-ud-din Balban (b) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
(c) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud (d) Shams-ud-din Altamash
9. Who was the first Buddhist King of Bengal?
(a) Gopala (b) Hemant Sena (c) Ballal Sena (d) Dharamapal Gopala
The Pala dynasty was founded by Gopala who incidentally was also the “First Buddhist King” of
Bengal. He was able to subdue Bengal and most parts of Bihar. He constructed a monastery at the
Odantapuri in Bihar.
10. Who among the following Bhakti saints wrote the commentary on Vedanta sutras in Sanskrit?
(a) Ramananda (b) Tulsidas (c) Lalleshwari (d) Vallabhacharya
11. What was the occasion for Rana Kumbha's construction of the "tower of victory" at Chittor?
(a) His victory against Rao Jodha of Marwar
(b) His victory against Mahmud Khalji of Malwa
(c) His victory against Ahmed Shah of Gujarat
(d) His victory against Ibrahim Shah of Bengal
12. The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavations of Harappa was made up of
(a) Steatite (b) Red limestone (c) Bronze (d) Terracotta
13. Consider the following statements:
I. Buddha's original name was Siddhartha

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II. Buddha was against the practise of sacrifice and rituals

III. Eight - fold path was put forth by him
IV. Buddha advocated idol worship
14. Mark the correct Option:
(a) I, II and III are correct (b) I, II and IV are correct
(c) II, III and IV are correct (d) I, III and IV are correct
15. The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is:
(a) Chakravarthi (b) Dharmadeva (c) Dharmakirti (d) Priyadarsi
16. Market Regulation was introduced by:
(a) Iltutmish (b) Balban (c) Mahmud Ghazni (d) Alauddin Khilji
17. Ashoka is considered great mainly, because he:
(a) was a successful Mauryan emperor
(b) won the Kalinga war
(c) called the Buddha, Bhagwat
(d) believed in Buddha, the Dharma and acted accordingly
18. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
(a) Ashoka – Dharma (b) Kanishka - Mahayana
(c) Hieun Tsang - Prince of Pilgrims (d) Bana - Raids
19. The famous king of the Kushana Dynasty was:
(a) Kuvishka (b) Kanishka (c) Pushya (d) Kamarupa
20. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
(a) Qutab Minar - Aibak & Iltutmish (b) Dhai Dinka Jhopra - Ibrahim Lodi
(c) Alai Darwaza - Alauddin Khilji (d) Red Palace - Balban
21. The first battle of Panipat took place in:
(a) 1526 AD (b) 1556 AD (c) 1761 AD (d) 1762 AD
22. The effects of Kalinga war on Asoka are: described in
(a) Rock edicts (b) Pillar edicts
(c) Arthasasthra (d) Asoka's autobiography
23. The first muslim invader of India was:
(a) Mohammed bin Quasim (b) Mahmud of Ghazni
(c) Mohammed of Ghor (d) Qutbuddin Aibek
24. Allahabad pillar inscription describes the history of
(a) Ashoko (b) Srigupta
(c) Chandra Gupta (d) Samudra Gupta
25. In history, how is Zahir-ud-din Muhammad better known?
(a) Akbar (b) Aurangzeb (c) Babur (d) Shahjahan
26. Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on
modern lines?
(a) Haider Ali (b) Mir Qasim (c) Shah Alam II (d) Tipu Sultan
27. Name the Mughal queen whose name was written on all the Mughal Farmans and inscribed
on the coins
(a) Nurjahan (b) Mariam Makani (c) Mumtaj Mahal (d) None of these
28. Who among the following is known as 'Ashoka Second'?

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(a) Samudragupta (b) Chandragupta Maurya

(c) Kanishka (d) Harshvardhan
29. The correct chronological order of the four dynasties is:
(a) Lodi - Tughluq - Slave – Khilji (b) Tughluq - Slave - Khilji - Lodi
(c) Slave - Khilji - Tughluq – Lodi (d) Khilji - Slave - Lodi - Tughluq
30. Mughal painting reached its zenith under:
(a) Humayun (b) Akbar (c) Jahangir (d) Shahjahan
31. Which one of the following was not an Indus Valley Civilization site?
(a) Sukatagendor (b) Patliputra (c) Lothal (d) Rangpur
32. Consider the following statements :
1. The Cholas defeated Pandya and Chera rulers and established their domination over peninsular
India in the early medieval times.
2. The Cholas sent an expedition against Shailendra empire of South East and conquered some of
the areas
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
33. Which of the following Rajput dynasties did not surrender to Akbar?
(a) Parmar (b) Sisodiya (c) Rathore (d) Pratihara
34. Which of the following was/were steps taken by Sher Shah to promote trade and commerce?
1. Making travel safe for traders
2. Building a new highway between Delhi and Warangal
3. Abolishing internal duties and levying taxes only at the points of import and sale
4. Building sarais along roadways
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1,3 and 4 (d) 1,2, 3 and 4
35. What was the court language of Mughals?
(a) Arabic (b) Hindi (c) Persian (d) Urdu