HISTORY
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions, each question carrying two (2) marks. Attempt all the questions.
1. In which of the following archaeological sites, the evidence of reservoir was found ?
(A) Lothal
(B) Kalibangan
(C) Banawali
(D) Chanhudaro
2. Panchajana in Rigveda refers to
(A) Five tribes of Aryans
(B) Five tribes of Non-Aryans
(C) Five heads of a village
(D) Heads of five villages
3. How many reasons are mentioned in the Rigveda for promoting agriculture ?
(A) 04
(B) 05
(C) 06
(D) 07
4. Who among the following Kings did issue gold coins for the first time in India ?
(A) Kujula Kadphises
(B) Vima Kadphises
(C) Kanishka
(D) Chandragupta II
5. Who among the following Kings was the first to issue a long inscription in Sanskrit ?
(A) Ashoka
(B) Rudradaman
(C) Kharavela
(D) Gondopharnes
6. Which of the following denotes the Bhukti in the Gupta period ?
(A) Province
(B) District
(C) Municipal Board
(D) Village
7. Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi was written by
(A) Shams-i Siraj Afif
(B) Amir Khusrau
(C) Mir Khurd
(D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
8. Fawaid u’l Faud compiled by Amir Hasan Ala Sijzi is a record of “Doings and Sayings” of
(A) Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
(B) Shaikh Farid Ganj Shakar
(C) Shaikh Salim Chishti
(D) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
9. In Sufi terminology Wilayat means :
(A) Foreign territory
(B) Chief’s territory
(C) Spiritual territory
(D) Zamindar’s territory
10. Tenth edict issued by Jahangir just after his coronation was related to
(A) Prohibition within his empire
(B) Jurisdiction of Jagirdars
(C) Treatment of sick subjects at the State’s expenses
(D) Prevention of forceful acquisition of one’s house by another
11. Foundation of Jama Masjid of Delhi was laid down by
(A) Emperor Shah Jahan
(B) Mahabat Khan
(C) Islam Khan
(D) Emperor Aurangzeb
12. The office of Amin was created by
(A) Firoz Tughlaq
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shah Jahan
13. Which of the following places was not a Portuguese trading station ?
(A) Calicut (B) Broach
(C) Cochin (D) Mahe
14. Who among the following had taught the English at Buxar ?
(A) Mir Jaffar
(B) Siraj-ud-Daulah
(C) Mir Kasim
(D) Shujauddin
15. When was the Pitt’s India Act passed ?
(A) 1781 (B) 1784
(C) 1786 (D) 1788