History And National Movements(Indian History ) Questions and Answers

Question 1.

Consider the following passage

'his records proclaim him as a feudatory of the Emperor Somesvara III. He had his capital at talakad in the sounth and Bankapura in the north. It was in AD 1137 that he performed the great ceremony of Tulapurusha'

The above passage refers to


  1.    Mayurasarman
  2.    Anantzavarman Chodaganga
  3.    Yayati Mahasivagupta I
  4.    Vishnuvardhana
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Vishnuvardhana




Question 2.

Among the following sites, sculptural evidence regarding the first representation of Buddha in Human form come from


  1.    Bharut
  2.    Mathura
  3.    Sanchi
  4.    Amravati
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Mathura




Question 3.

During the decline of the Mughal Empire, the jats were organised into a political force by


  1.    Rajaram
  2.    Churaman
  3.    Bandan Singh
  4.    Suraj Mal
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Suraj Mal




Question 4.

Ring fence is associated with


  1.    Henry Lawrence
  2.    Dalhousie
  3.    Warren Hasting
  4.    Lord Hasting
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Warren Hasting



Question 5.

Adhvaryu mentioned in the Vedic literature was


  1.    an associate of the Vedic rajan
  2.    One of the ratnins
  3.    a type of chariot
  4.    a category of sacrificial priest
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> a category of sacrificial priest




Question 6.

Aranyani,Goddess of the forest, is first mentioned in the


  1.    Rik Samhita
  2.    Atharveda
  3.    Aranyaka texts
  4.    Upanishadic text
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Rik Samhita



Question 7.

During the period of Harshavardhana, the fields were watered by the pots of the ghati-yantra. This is known from the writings of


  1.    Hiuen Tsang
  2.    Bana
  3.    Subhandhu
  4.    Dandin
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Hiuen Tsang



Question 8.

'sutudri' mentioned in the Rig Ved is


  1.    a term used to denote bride
  2.    the name of a river
  3.    a plant used in the preparation of sura
  4.    a sacrificial animal
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> the name of a river




Question 9.

Hiuen Tsang found jainism flourishing in


  1.    Orissa
  2.    Kashmir
  3.    Bengal
  4.    Bihar
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Bengal



Question 10.

Akbar's buildings at Fatehpur sikri are famous for


  1.    systhesis of trabeate and arcuate styles
  2.    construction of the first bulbous dome in India
  3.    the use of marble on an extensive scale
  4.    frequent employement of pietra dura
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> systhesis of trabeate and arcuate styles