MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1. The officer responsible for the safe
custody of land records during the Gupta
period was known as—
(A) Dhruvadhikarana
(B) Karanika
(C) Samaharta
(D) Shaulkika
Ans : (B)
2. The Prakrit text Gaudavaho describes the
deeds of—
(A) Bhaskaravarman
(B) Isanavarman
(C) Sasanka
(D) Yasovarman
Ans : (D)
3. Which of the following refers to
'Pushyabhuti' as the founder of the
Vardhana dynasty ?
(A) Kadambari
(B) Harshacharita
(C) Banskhera Inscription of Harsha
(D) Yuan-Chwang
Ans : (B)
4. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of
the 'Maharajadhiraja' was—
(A) Srigupta
(B) Chandragupta I
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Ghatotkacha
Ans : (B)
5. Which one of the following statements
about Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien's travel in
India is not correct ?
(A) He came to India during the reign of
Chandragupta II
(B) His object was to visit the holy places of
Buddhism
(C) He came by the sea route
(D) He visited whole India and went back to
his country by the land route
Ans : (C)
6. Which was the first work to recognise the
payment of officers by grants of land ?
(A) Kautilya's Arthasastra
(B) Indica of Megasthenese
(C) Manusmriti
(D) Harsacharita of Bana
Ans : (C)
7. Below are given the pairs of names of the
Dharmashastra-writers and their patrons.
Indicate the incorrect match—
(A) Ballalasena – Dharmapala
(B) Hemadri – Yadava Mahadeva
(C) Laxmidhara – Govindachandra
Gahadawala
(D) Mitra Misra – Virasinha Bundela
Ans : (A)
8. Who among the following was celebrated
with the title of 'Gangai-Konda' ?
(A) Rajaraja I
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Mahendravarman I
(D) Kulottunga I
Ans : (B)
9. Which Chola emperor received a letter on
golden leaves from the Burmese king
Kyanzittha ?
(A) Rajaraja I
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Kulottunga I
(D) Rajadhiraja I
Ans : (C)
10. Who among the following boldly stood
for the sacrificial vedic tradition and opposed
the theory of Sanyasa ?
(A) Kumarila
(B) Ramanuja
(C) Gaudapada
(D) Yamunacharya
Ans : (A)
11. In the case of a man dying without a son,
whom Yajnavalkya places first in order of
succession ?
(A) Wife
(B) Daughters
(C) Parents
(D) Brothers
Ans : (A)
12. Consider the following statements and
select the correct answer from the code given
below—
Assertion (A) : The Gahadawalas had friendly
relations with the Cholas.
Reason (R) : A fragmentary Gahadawala
inscription has been found incised below an
inscription of Kulottunga I.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are ture, but (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Ans : (A)
13. Who among the following Europeans was
first to come to India to establish trade
relations with their country ?
(A) Dutch
(B) British
(C) Portuguese
(D) French
Ans : (C)
14. Which of the following gives the
administrative divisions of the chola
kingdom in the correct descending order ?
(A) Mandalam, Valanadu, Kurram
(B) Mandalam, Nadu, Kottam
(C) Kurram, Nadu, Kottam
(D) Nadu, Kurram, Taniyur
Ans : (C)
15. Which one of the following was the
primary village assembly in the chola village
administration ?
(A) Nadu
(B) Sabha
(C) Ur
(D) Mahasabha
Ans : (C)
16. Which one of the following states was a
milch-cow for the British ?
(A) Hydrabad
(B) Punjab
(C) Mysore
(D) Avadh
Ans : (D)
17. Match the authors with their books—
(a) Subramanya Bharti
(b) Bhai Vir Singh
(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(d) Michael Madhusudan Dutt
1. Gitanjali
2. Meghnad Badh Kavya
3. Rana Surat Singh
4. Kuyil Pattu
Select the correct answer from the code given
below—
Codes :
—(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 4 2 1 3
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans : (C)
18. "The emergence of British power in India
is from the battle of Buxar." Who made this
statement ?
(A) Sir Stephen
(B) Ramsay Muir
(C) Dr. K. K. Datta
(D) Dr. R. C. Majumdar
Ans : (B)
19. In 1757 Siraj-ud-Daulah attacked British
factory at—
(A) Dhaka
(B) Calcutta
(C) Kasimbazar
(D) Murshidabad
Ans : (B)
20. Which Governor of Madras presidency
made treaty of Mangalore with Tipu ?
(A) Eyercoote
(B) Stephenson
(C) Wellesely
(D) Lord Macartany
Ans : (D)