PRACTICE SET FOR CTET/STET
Sub: History
Note: For Each Correct Answer 1 Mark No Negative Marks For Wrong Answer
1. Ashoka
was an emperor of which dyanasty?
a)Chalukya b)Gupta
c)Maurya d)Pallava
2. In
which year Mughal Empire was founded?
a)1516 b)1526
c) 1536 d)1546
3. Where
was the first British factory set up?
a)Surat b)Calcutta
c)Bombay d)Tata Nagar
4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was fighting against which
social evil?
a)Untouchability b)Widow remarriage
c) Practice of Sati d) Women’s education
5. In
which state Jallianwalla Bagh is located?
a)Maharashtra b)Goa
c) Punjab d)Gujrat
6. When
did the British East India Company set foot in India?
a) 1580 b) 1600
c) 1680 d) 1703
7.
The great bath has been discovered in
which place?
a)Lothal b) Harappa
c)
Mohenjo-Daro d)
Patna
8. When
did the Non-Cooperation campaign for swaraj adopt by the congress?
a)1910 b)1920
c) 1930 d) 1942
9. Who
was the last emporer of Mughal dyanasty?
a)Aurangzeb b)Babur
c)Bahadur Saha
Zafar-II d)Balbun
10. When
did the Sepoy Mutiny start?
a)1757 b)1857
c) 1858 d) 1860
11. In
which year the Chauri Choura incident took place?
a)1920 b)1921
c) 1922 c)
1923
12. Who
among the following compiled the compositions of Baba Guru Nanak in Gurumukhi,
also adding his own compositions to it ? (a) Guru Gobind Singh (b) Guru Angad (c) Guru Arjan (d) Guru Teg Bahadur
13. In
the late 18th century, the presidencies of Bombay, Madras and Bengal developed
from which of the following East India Company’s trading posts ? (a) Surat,
Madras, Calcutta (b) Nagpur, Madurai, Delhi (c) Pune,
Madras, Calcutta (d) Surat, Madurai, Delhi
14. A
tomb of a Sufi saint is known as : (a) Khanqah (b)
Idgah (c) Gulfaroshan (d) Dargah
15. The
doctrine of Vishishtadvaita was propounded in eleventh century by :
(1) Ramanuja (2)
Basavanna (3) Eknath (4) Sakhubai
16. Which
of the following statements about Jatakas
is correct ?
(1) These were
composed by ordinary people, written down and preserved by Buddhist monks. (2)
These were composed by ordinary people, written down and preserved by Jaina
monks. (3) These were composed by Buddhist monks,
written down and preserved by ordinary people. (4) These were composed
by Jaina monks, written down and preserved by ordinary people.
17. What
is name of the place where Ashoke died?
1)Siddheswar 2)Pataliputra
3)Lumbini 4)Nalanda
18. Who
was the founder of Delhi Sultantate?
1)Akbar 2)Razia Sultana
3) Qutub-ud-Din
Aibak 4)Balban
19. Most
of the Harppan objects were not made of which metal?
1)Iron 2)
Stone
3)Shell 4)Copper
20. The
First empire of Mughal dyanasty was
1) Aurangzeb 2) Babur
3) Balbun
4) Bahadur Saha Zafar-II
21. Consider
the statements (A) and (B) about Mahayana Buddhism and choose the correct
answer. (A) In this form of Buddhism, Buddha’s presence in sculptures was shown
using certain signs. (B) The belief in Bodhisattvas emerged with the coming of
Mahayana Buddhism.
(1)
(A) is true, (B) is false.
(2) (A) is false, (B) is true.
(3)
Both (A) and (B) are true.
(4)
Both (A) and (B) are false.
22. Which
of the following statements about Ain-i-Akbari is correct ? (1) It is the first
volume of the three volume history of Akbar’s reign titled Akbar Nama. (2) It
deals with Akbar’s ancestors and records the events of Akbar’s reign. (3) It
was written by Mirza Hakim, who was one of Akbar’s courtiers. (4) It has rich statistical details about diverse
aspects of Akbar’s administration.
23. Which
of the following was Samudragupta’s policy specifically towards the rulers of
Dakshinapatha ? (1) Their kingdoms were uprooted and made a part of
Samudragupta’s empire. (2) They submitted to Samudragupta and offered daughters
in marriage. (3) They brought tribute, followed his orders and attended his
court. (4) They surrendered after being defeated
and then were allowed to rule again.
24. Match
the following :
(Art
form)
(Nomenclature)
a.
Art technique that enabled making of images that looked real.
i. Picturesque
b. Painting showing Indian landscape as
quaint, unexplored land
ii. Portraiture
c. Paintings displaying lavish lifestyles,
wealth & status of Europeans in India.
iii. History Painting
d.
Paintings depicting scenes from British imperial history & victories.
iv. Oil Painting
a b c d
(1) iv i ii iii
(2)
iii iv i ii
(3)
ii iii iv i
(4)
i ii iii iv
25. In
the late 18th century, the presidencies of Bombay, Madras and Bengal developed
from which of the following East India Company’s trading posts? (1) Surat, Madras, Calcutta (2) Nagpur, Madurai, Delhi
(3) Pune, Madras, Calcutta (4) Surat, Madurai, Delhi
26. The
mural painting from Ellora Caves which shows Vishnu as Narasimha, the man-lion,
is a work of which period? (a) Gurjara-Pratihara period (b) Rashtrakuta
period (c) Chalukya period (d) Gupta period
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