HISTORY GK Siva Narayana

1.
Which of the following statements, about the rule of Alauddin KhUji, is
35:149 correct ?

a. It was. marked by Mongol invasions.

b. Like Chand,ragupta Maurya, he maintained an espionage system.

c. He curtailed considerably the powers of the nobles.

d. All of these.
2.
Name the king who constituted a Hindu Confederacy to face Mahmud of
35:136 Ghazni.

a. Prithvi Raj.

b. Jaipal.

c. Brahma Gupta.

d. All of these.
3.
Which of the following statements is correct about the religion of Vedic
32:32 Aryans ?

a. They worshipped in temples.

b. Father sang hymns in praise of Nature and family followed him.

c. Priests in temples led prayers at dawn.

d. Idols were worshipped.

4.
36:172 Who compiled Adi Granth ?

a. Guru Arjan Dev.

b. Guru Angad.

c. Guru Nanak Dev.

d. Guru Ram Das.

5.
Name the famous Buddhist poet, musician, scholar and philosopher who took
a leading part in the fourth Buddhist Council which met during Kanishka's
33:65 reign.

a. Asanga.
 b. Charak.

c. Asva Ghosha.

d. None of these..
6.
35:121 Who was the founder of Chalukya dynasty ?

a. Pulakesin I.

b. Pulakesin II.

c. Rajarajadeva.

d. None of these.
7.
32:51 Prince Gautama decided to renounce the world after seeing a

a. dead man.

b. old man.

c. 'Bhikshu'.

d. All of these.
8.
Which of the following Sikh Gurus fought against the religious bigotry of
37:203 Auraugzeb ?

a. Guru Nank Dev.

b. Guru Gobind Singh.

c. Guru Arjan Dev.

d. All of these.
9.
34:110 Which of the following was the cause of decline oF the Gupta empire ?

a. Weak successors of Chandragupta 11.

b. Long period of peace and prosperity weakened the martial qualities of the people.

c. Invasions by the Huns.

d. All of these.
10.
Which of the following is the point of difference . between; Mahayana and
33:68 Hinayana ?
Mahayana believes in salvation by faith.. Hinayan& believes. that every person should
a. work oift his salvation himself.
 b. Mahayana in the law of 'Karuna'. Hindyana believes in the law of 'Karma'.

c. For Mahayana, individual is the centre. For Hinayana, Sangha is the centre.

d. All of these.
11.
35:140 Mahmud of Ghazni was the patron of poet

a. Alberuni.

b. Firdausi.

c. Brahma Gupta.

d. Kalidasa.
12.
In which of the following battles Mohammed Ghori was defeated by Prithvi
35:142 Rai ?

a. First Battle of Tarain.

b. Second Battle of Tarain,

c. None of these

d. Both of these.
13.
34:95 Nagarjuna, a Buddhist lawyer, was at the court of

a. Huvishka.

b. Vasudeva 1.

c. Kanishka.

d. none of these.
14.
37:205 Which of the following was the cause of the downfall of Mughals

a. Unwieldy nature of the Mughal empire.

b. Persecution of Hindus by Aurangzeb.

c. Weak successors of Aurangzeb.

d. All of these.
15.
36:167 Which of the following was the contribution of Balaji Vishwanath ?

a. He laid a firm foundation for constituting a Maratha con-federacy.

b. He secured the rights of Swaraj, Chauth and Sardeshmukhi from the Mughal Emperor.
 c. He made the office of Prime Minister (Peshwa) hereditary in his family.

d. All of these.
16.
31:25 The Upanishads contain the

a. ideas of philosophers.

b. accounts of wars fought by Aryans.

c. stories of Aryan kings.

d. All of these.
17.
33:78 Who was the ruler of Taxila when Alexander invaded India ?

a. Kanishka.

b. Porus.

c. Raja Ambhi.

d. None of these
18.
33:87 Who succeeded Chandragupta Maurya ?

a. Ashoka.

b. Bindusara.

c. Bimbisara.

d. None of these.
19.
37:185 Where was Akbar born ?

a. Amarkot.

b. Delhi.

c. Persia.

d. Bihar.
20.
32:49 Into which of the following groups Jainism split up after AD 82

a. Digambaras.

b. Svetambaras.

c. Both of these.
 d. Shivambaras
21.
34:115 Who was the author of 'Ratnavali' (Pearl Necklace) ?

a. Harsha.

b. Huien Tsang.

c. Banabhat.

d. Kalidasa.
22.
During Jahangir's reign, an English King sent his ambassador Sir Thomas Roe
37:196 to the court of Agra. Name that king.

a. James 1.

b. James 11.

c. James 111.

d. James IV.
23.
35:130 By what name the districts were known during the reign of Chols dynasty ?

a. Nadus.

b. Kottam.

c. Kurram.

d. Adhikaris.
24.
36:169 Which of the following statements is correct about the 'Sufis' ?

a. They did not believe in fasts, ceremonies and rituals.

b. They believed that 'Love' is the only means of coming neater to God.

c. Sufism gained in importance only after the advent of Islam in India.

d. All of these.
25.
Which of the following 'Noble Truths' was preached by Buddha- in his first
32:57 sermon ?

a. World is fall of suffering.

b. Cause of suffering is 'Trishna'.

c. 'Trishna' must be killed in order to escape suffering.

 d. All of these.
26.
32:60 Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana, in the year 483 B.C, at

a. Kushinagra.

b. Lumbini grove.

c. Kapilavastu.

d. Sarnath.
27.
36:153 Who founded the Bahmani Kingdom ?

a. Mohammed Shah I.

b. Hassan

c. Firoz.

d. Mohammed Shah III.

28.
37:202 Which of the following is buried at Sikandra ?

a. Jahangir.

b. Akbar.

c. Anarkali.

d. Qutub-ud-din Aibak.
29.
35:139 Mahmud of Ghazni looted the famous Sonmath Temple in

a. AD 1022.

b. AD 1025.

c. AD 1026.

d. AD 1027.
30.
Which of the following rulers of Vijayanagar Kingdom had to give his daughter
36:163 in marriage to his successful enemy ?

a. Hari Hara II.

b. Deva Raya I.

c. Deva Raya II.

d. None of these.
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