BACHELOR IN APPLIED HISTORY

YEAR – I

HISTORY OF INDIA - I

Kindly read the following instructions before attempting the question paper:
 Answer ALL the following questions. Each question carries 1 mark.
 There is NO NEGATIVE marking.
 Choose only One correct option.
 Scribbling in the question paper is strictly not allowed.

1. The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and __________
(a) Dalhousie
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Robert Clive
(d) Cornwallis

2. The Vijayanagara ruler, Krishnadev Raya’s work Amuktamalyada, was in

(a) Tamil
(b) Kannada
(c) Telugu
(d) Sanskrit

3. Todar Mal was associated with

(a) Finance
(b) Law
(c) Literature
(d) Music

4. Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories

(a) Humayun and Jahangir
(b) Babar and Jahangir
(c) Babar and Humayun
(d) Jahangir and Shahjahan

5. To which king belongs the Lion capital of Sarnath?

(a) Ashoka
(b) Harsha
(c) Chandragupta
(d) Kanishka

6. Who was the founder of Nanda Dynasty?

(a) Shisunaga
(b) Nandivardhan
(c) Mahapadmananda
(d) Dhanananda

7. Which rock edict gives information about Ashoka’s conversion to Buddhism?

(a) Kalinga rock edict
(b) Bhabru rock edict
(c) Barabar cave rock edict
(d) Tarai rock edict

8. Who overthrew Saka rulers from India?

(a) Gautami Putra Satakarni
(b) Kanishka
(c) Demetrius
(d) Rudraraman

9. In which of the following texts of Kalidasa, Sati system has been mentioned?
(a) Kumarasambhava
(b) Ritusamhara
(c) Meghaduta
(d) Raghuvamsa
10. The Republics of Ancient India were destroyed by which dynasty?
(a) The Pallavas
(b) Indo-Greeks
(c) Mauryan Empire
(d) Gupta Empire

11. Which of the following was called the Minister for Foreign Relations and War during the
Harsha’s administration?
(a) Kuntala
(b) Avanti
(c) Bhanu
(d) Simhananda

12. The Dravida style of Temple architecture came into vogue during which of the following
period?
(a) Pandyas
(b) Pallavas
(c) Cholas
(d) Cheras

13. During the reign of which of the following kings, the temple of Sangamesvara at
Pattadakal in Bijapur District was constructed?
(a) Vijayaditya
(b) Vikramaditya II
(c) Vikramaditya I
(d) Pulakesin I
14. Which of the following age is also known as copper age?
(a) Mesolithic age
(b) Neolithic age
(c) Chalcolithic age
(d) Paleolithic age
15. Which of the following is the Upveda of Rig-Veda?
(a) Gandhraveda
(b) Shilpaveda
(c) Dhanuraveda
(d) Ayurveda

16. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are ____________

(a) Buddhist and Jain
(b) Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
(c) Buddhist
(d) Hindu and Jain

17. Which of the following period saw the emergence of various mixed castes?
(a) Kanva period
(b) Mauryan period
(c) Gupta period
(d) Shunga period

18. The Kalinga was fought in

(a) 241 BC
(b) 301 BC
(c) 261 BC
(d) 321 BC

19. Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after
(a) Military affairs
(b) The state treasury
(c) The land revenue system
(d) The royal household
20. Universities in Presidency towns in India were established in
(a) 1900
(b) 1090
(c) 1858
(d) 1857

21. )Which one of the following personalities is not associated with the repair of Sudarshan
lake during Gupta period?
a) Skandgupta
b) Parnadatta
c) Chakrapalita
d) Nandana

22. The famous indo-Greek king who embraced Buddhism was

a) Strato I
b) Menander
c) Demetrius
d) Alexander

23.  Who among the following was a contemporary of Goutam Buddha?

a) Nagarjuna
b) Kanishka
c) Kautilya
d) Mahavir

24. The famous grammarian Panini hailed from which of the following mahajanapadas?
a) Gandhara
b) Kamboja
c) Vatsa
d) Avanti
25. Which one of the following was initially the most powerful city State of india in the 6th
century BC?
a) Gandhar
b) Kamboj
c) Kashi
d) Magadh

26. At which one of the following sites a pre-Harappan settlement has not been found?
a) Dholavira
b) Kot Diji
c) Kalibangan
d) Harrapan

27. The Harappan towns and cities were divided into…. Large-blocks.
a) square
b) rectangular
c) circular
d) semicircular

28. After the fall of Raigarh to the Mughals,the next capital of the Maratha Government was
a) Satara
b) Kolhapur
c) Pune
d) Supa

29. Where did the battle between the armies of the Mughal Emperor and Nadir Shah take
place in February 1739?
a) Delhi
b) Karnal
c) Lahore
d) Panipat

30.  Indians in ancient time learnt a lot from the Greeks in the field of
a) Music
b) Coinage
c) Sculpture
d) Painting

31.  Among the following Presidents of India, who was also the Secretary General of Non-
Aligned Movement for some period?

a) Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

b) Varahagiri Venkatagiri.

c) Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma.

d) Giani Zail Singh.

32. Which one of the following was not one of the settlements established by Portuguese?
a) Salsette
b) Bassein
c) Masulipatnam
d) Bombay

33. Where did the English open their first factories Eastern India?
a) Bengal
b) Orissa
c) Bihar
d) Assam
34.  Who was the successor of Shivaji?
a) Ramaraja
b) Sahu II
c) Sambhaji
d) None of these

35. Who stabbed Guru Gobind Singh to death?

a) Mahesh das
b) Gul Khan
c) Mir Jafar
d) Zulfikar Khan

36. The Viceroy upon whom a bomb was thrown but he did not change his attitude towards
the Indians ,was
a) Lord Hardinge
b) Warren Hastings
c) Lord Curzon
d) Lord Chelmsford

37. Which one of the following places is known for painted risk belonging to Paleolithic and
Mesolithic ages?
a) Utniur
b) Bhimbetka
c) Bairath
d) Sanapib

38. Who was the king under whose reign Brihadeshware temple of Tanjore waqs
constructed?
a) Rajendra I
b) Kulattuniga I
c) Rajaraja I
d) Rajadhiraj I

39. In which country did the first Marxist revolution take place?
a) Germany
b) Italy
c) Great Britain
d) Russia

40.  For whom did Gandhi say ‘’ that when I am gone, he will speak my language’’?
a) Sardar Patel
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) UN Dhebar
d) JB Kripalani

Answer Key:

1. Cornwallis
2. Telugu
3. Finance
4. Babar and Jahangir
5. Ashoka
6. Mahapadmananda
7. Bhabru rock edict
8. Gautami Putra Satakarni
9. Kumarasambhava
10. Gupta Empire
11. Avanti
12. Cholas
13. Vijayaditya
14. Chalcolithic age
15. Ayurveda
16. Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
17. Shunga period
18. 261 BC

19. Military affairs

20. 1857

21. Nandana
22. Menander
23. Mahavir
24. Gandhara
25. Kashi
26. Dholavira
27.  Rectangular
28. Satara
29. Karnal
30. Sculpture
31. Giani Zail Singh.
32. Masulipatnam
33. Orissa
34. Sambhaji
35.  Gul Khan
36. Lord Hardinge
37. Bhimbetka
38. Rajaraja I
39.  Russia
40. Jawaharlal Nehru