Sample Mock Test Question Paper History 2008:

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Who of the following is the oldest ally of the English in India?

Nawab of Chandawar
Nizam of Hydrabad
Zamorin of Calicut
Kunjali of Kotta 

Who founded the Gahadavala dynasty at Kanauj?

Jai Chandra
Vijayachandra
Chandradeva
Govindchandra 

What is Kuruvai in the Vijaynagar empire?

A type of rice
Head of village
A coin
A police officer

The Dutch and the English entered the East as friends against the common enemy, the Portuguese. However, the commercial rivalry led to the massacre of the Englishmen by Dutch at

Amboyna
Surat
Calicut
Hughli

Which of the following South Indian dance traditions appeared for the first time during the Vijaynagar period?

Mohini Attam
Yakshagana
Krishnattam
Vyommalata

Mahmud Begarha founded Muhammadabad after capturing the fort of –

Girnar
Chittor
Burhanpur
Champaner

Assertion: There is no conclusive proof of the presence of temples or public places of worship in the Indus civilization
Reason : To the Harappans, religion was perhaps more a personal and private matter than a public affair

Only A is correct
Only R is correct
Both A & R are correct and R explains A
Both A & R are correct by R does not explain A 

In Delhi Sultanat, the highest rural authority for land revenue was

Chaudhari
Rawat
Rana
Malik 

In the Mughal Empire, the land revenue was stated mainly in

Copper dams
Silver rupees
Gold muhrs
Maunds 

Every pearl in the Royal Crown is but the crystallized drop of blood fallen from the tearful eyes of the poor peasant’
The above remark about the poverty of the Indian peasants during the Delhi Sultanate was made by

Barani
Ibn Battuta
Minhajuddin Siraj
Amir Khusrau 

Which of the following vedangas contains the Srauta, the Grihya and the Dharma Sutras?

Kalpa
Nirukta
Shiksha
Chhandas 

Who among the following unearthed the ashes of the Buddha from their original resting place?

Ajatashatru
Kanishaka
Kalasoka
Asoka 

The Utpala dynasty in Kashmir was founded by

Avantivarman
Samgramaraja
Durlabhavardhana
Didda 

Who wrote a commentary on the Mahabhasya of Patanjali?

Hemchandra
Kshemendra
Bhavabhuti
Bhartrihari

The first invasion of Muhammad Ghori was directed in 1175 A.D. against –

Multan
Punjab
Kashmir
Malwa 

The Kingdom of Berar was absorbed by –

Ahmadnagar
Bidar
Bijapur
Golkunda 

Zainul Abidin fostered many crafts in Kashmir. Which of the following did he borrow from Samarqand?

Shawl making
Musket making
Stone cutting and polishing
Paper making and look binding 

The state which granted the Golden Farman to the Dutch to trade freely on payment of duties worth 500 pagodas a year was –


Golkunda
Bijapur
Chandragiri
Bidar

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