PSC OBJECTIVE-INDIAN HISTORY

In Mughal paintings, one notices the adoption of the principle of foreshortening whereby near and distant people and things could be placed in perspective. This was due to the influence of
(a) British
(b) Spanish
(c) Dutch
(d) Portuguese
Answer: Portuguese

The two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan are works of
(a) The Gandhara Art
(b) The early Mathura school of Art
(c) The Gupta Art
(d) The Maurya Art
Answer: The Gupta Art

Qutab Minar was built by
(a) Razia Sultan
(b) shahjahan
(c) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
(d) Iltutmish
Answer: Qutb-ud-din Aibak

Bronze coins of Nataraja cast during the Chola period invariably show the deity with
(a) Two hands
(b) Eight hands
(c) Four hands
(d) Six hands
Answer: Six hands

Ajanta paintings are the finest specimens of
(a) Rock engravings
(b) Rajasthani miniature paintings
(c) Persian art
(d) Indian cave paintings
Answer: Rajasthani miniature paintings

The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora Caves are indicative of development of art under the
(a) Pallavas
(b) Chalukyas
(c) Pandyas
(d) Rashtrakutas
Answer: Rashtrakutas

The buildings constructed by which Mughal ruler represent the climax in the evolution of Mughal arhitecture ?
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Shahjahan
(c) Akbar
(d) Jehangir
Answer: Shahjahan

Who among the following Gupta rulers was a poet and a musician and was adorned with the title of Kaviraja or King of poets ?
(a) Samudragupta
(b) None of these
(c) Chandragupta I
(d) Skandagupta
Answer: Samudragupta

The new element of Gopuram was encouraged in temples of South India by
(a) Cholas
(b) Chalukyas
(c) Pallavas
(d) Pandyas
Answer: Pandyas

 Which of the following was built by Rashtrakutas ?
(a) Surya temple of Konark
(b) Channakeshava temple of Betur
(c) Siva temple of Ellora
(d) Kailasha temple of Mahabalipuram
Answer: Siva temple of Ellora

Of all the great powers that made the history of South India, none had a more marked effect on the architecture of this region than the earliest of all. This observation refers to
(a) Chalukyas
(b) Cholas
(c) Pallavas
(d) Rashtrakutas
Answer: Pallavas

The earliest extant (still standing) temples date from
(a) The Maurya period
(b) The Sunga period
(c) The Gupta period
(d) The Vedic period
Answer: The Gupta period

Which of the following is not connected with Kushans ?
(a) Ajanta paintings
(b) Fourth Buddhist Council
(c) Gandhara Art
(d) Mathura Art
Answer: Gandhara Art

Ajanta paintings depict scenes from the
(a) Mahabharat
(b) Upanishads
(c) Jatakas
(d) Ramayana
Answer: Jatakas

The stupa at Sanchi and the railings surrounding it, belong to the period of
(a) Kushans
(b) Mauryas
(c) Guptas
(d) Cholas
Answer: Mauryas

The temple built during the medieval period by which of the following dynasties are known as Seven Pagodas?
(a) Pallavas
(b) Hoysalas
(c) Chalukyas
(d) Choias
Answer: Pallavas

The first Mughal building to have been built entirely of marble is
(a) Itmat-ud-Daula's tomb
(b) Taj Mahal
(c) Akbar's mausoleum
(d) Humayun's tomb
Answer: Taj Mahal

 The finest and most eleborate temple of Chola architecture is the
(a) Subrahmanya temple at Thanjaur
(b) Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram
(c) Kailashanatha temple at Kanchipuram
(d) Brihadisvara temple at Thanjaur
Answer: Brihadisvara temple at Thanjaur

Biwi Ka Maqbara is the tomb of
(a) Aurangzeb's wife
(b) Mumtaz Mahal
(c) Nurjahan
(d) Humayun's sister
Answer: Aurangzeb's wife

 Akbar built the Panch Mahal, noted for its various types of pillars, at
(a) Delhi
(b) Lahore
(c) Agra
(d) Fatehpur Sikri
Answer: Fatehpur Sikri

Who built the mausoleum of Jahangir and where ?
(a) Shahjahan at Delhi
(b) Nur Jahan at Fatehpur Sikri
(c) Nur Jahan at Lahore
(d) Shahjahan at Agra
Answer: Nur Jahan at Lahore

 The city of Agra was founded by
(a) Ibrahim Lodi
(b) Firuz Tughlaq
(c) Sikandar Lodi
(d) Rana Sanga
Answer: Sikandar Lodi

An overwhelming majority of the images at Ajanta are those of
(a) Vishnu
(b) Durga
(c) Buddha
(d) Siva
Answer: Buddha

 The largest grant of villages to temples and brahmana was given by the ruling dynasty known as
(a) Rashtrakutas
(b) Pratiharas
(c) The Guptas
(d) The Palas
Answer: The Guptas

Which of the following Indian kings excelled in art and music ?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Kanishka
(c) Harshavardhana
(d) Samudragupta
Answer: Samudragupta

 Which Sultans added the Alai Darwaza to the Qutab Minar ?
(a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Firoz Tughlaq
(d) Alauddin Khilji
Answer: Alauddin Khilji

The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with
(a) Central Asia
(b) Greece
(c) China
(d) Iran
Answer: Greece

 The rock-cut caves at Elephanta belong to the period of
(a) Vakatakas
(b) Chalukyas
(c) Rashtrakutas
(d) Satavahanas
Answer: Chalukyas

Who built the stupa at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh ?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Chandragupta
(c) Harsha
(d) Kanishka
Answer: Ashoka

The most famous court-poet (in Hindi Literature) of akbar was
(a) Raskhan
(b) Tulsidas
(c) Surdas
(d) Abdur Rahim-Khan-i-Khanan
Answer: Abdur Rahim-Khan-i-Khanan

Who among the following Mughal rulers has been called as the Prince of Builders
(a) Babar
(b) Jehangir
(c) Akbar
(d) Shahjehan
Answer: Shahjehan

The Khajurao shrines built by Chandella rulers are dedicated to
(a) Shiva and Parvati
(b) Vishnu and Brahma
(c) Vishnu and Shiva
(d) Indra and Varun
Answer: Shiva and Parvati

The contents of Allahabad Pillars inscription of Samudragupta were written by
(a) Harisena
(b) Virasen
(c) Vishakhadatta
(d) Kalidas
Answer: Virasen

Sculptures of the Gandhara school reflect the influence of the
(a) Italians
(b) Persians
(c) Greeks
(d) Chinese
Answer: Greeks

An example of Chola architecture can be sent at
(a) Kanchipuram
(b) Tanjore
(c) Ellora
(d) Mahabalipuram
Answer: Tanjore

During the Mughal period of Indian history, the name of Mansur became famous in the field of
(a) Painting
(b) Garden Laying
(c) Music
(d) Architecture
Answer: Painting

Sarnath's Lion Capital is attributed to
(a) Chandragupta
(b) Ashoka
(c) Kanishka
(d) Harshavardhana
Answer: Ashoka

The Darvidian style of architecture can be seen in
(a) Mahabodhi temple at Gaya
(b) Jagannath Temple at Puri
(c) Dharamaraja-ratha at Mamallapuram
(d) Sun Temple at Konark
Answer: Dharamaraja-ratha at Mamallapuram

Which of the following is correct chronological sequence?
(a) Fatehpur Sikri, Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar
(b) Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Qutub Minar
(c) Qutub Minar, Fatehpur Sikri, Taj Mahal
(d) Qutub Minar, Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri
Answer: Qutub Minar, Fatehpur Sikri, Taj Mahal

The large Shiva Temple at Thanjavur was built by
(a) Rajaraja Chola
(b) Rashtrakutas
(c) Rajendra Chola
(d) Chandellas
Answer: Rajaraja Chola

 Which of the following was built by Akbar ?
(a) Fort of Ahmednagar
(b) Agra Fort
(c) Fort of Daulatabad
(d) Red Fort
Answer: Agra Fort

The Kirti Stambha (Tower of Victory) at Chittor was built by
(a) Rana Pratap
(b) Bappa Raval
(c) Rana Sanga
(d) Rana Kumbha
Answer: Rana Kumbha

The Red Fort of Delhi was built by
(a) Sher Shah
(b) Shahjehan
(c) Akbar
(d) Jehangir
Answer: Shahjehan

Which of the following is not related to Gandhara School of Art ?
(a) Elephanta
(b) Khajuraho
(c) Ellora
(d) Ajanta
Answer: Ajanta

The monuments at Khajuraho belong to the period of
(a) Chandellas
(b) Gahadavalas
(c) Vakatakas
(d) Rashtrakutas
Answer: Chandellas

In the Gandhar Sculptures, the preaching mudra associated with the Buddha's first sermon at Sarnath is
(a) Dharmachakra
(b) Dhyana
(c) Abhaya
(d) Bhumisparsa
Answer: DhyanaDhyana

The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
(a) Jehangir
(b) Shahjehan
(c) Akbar
(d) Babur
Answer: Akbar

 Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(a) Nalanda-Monastic establishment
(b) Tanjore-Cave Temple
(c) Konark-Sun Temple
(d) Amravati - Stupa
Answer : Amravati - Stupa

 Gandhara School of Art was established in
(a) Western India
(b) Southern India
(c) Eastern India
(d) North-Western India
Answer: North-Western Western IndiaWestern

Temples at All the following places are well known for their erotic sculptures except
(a) Khajuraho
(b) Madurai
(c) Halebid and Belur
(d) Konark
Answer: Halebid and Belur

Taxila was a famous site of
(a) Mauryan art
(b) Gupta art
(c) Gandhara art
(d) Early Vedic art
Answer: Gandhara art

The structure of Qutub Minar was completed by
(a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Aram Shah
(d) Qutbuddin Aibak
Answer: Iltutmish

 In the medieval period, Indian painting reached a high degree of perfection during the reign of
(a) Jehangir
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Firoz Tughlaq
(d) Sher shah
Answer: Jehangir

 Fourteen rock edicts of ashoka have been unearthed at
(a) Kandhar
(b) None of these
(c) Girnar
(d) Sasaram
Answer: Girnar

Which sufi saint's dargah is at Ajmer ?
(a) Baba Farid
(b) Hazrat Nizamuddin
(c) Salim Chisti
(d) Muinuddin Chisti
Answer: Salim Chisti

Gandhara School of art developed during the time of
(a) Sakas
(b) Sungas
(c) Mauryas
(d) Kushans
Answer: Kushans

 Which of the following is not associated with growth of cave art ?
(a) Bagh
(b) Mahabalipuram
(c) Karle
(d) Amarnath
Answer: Amarnath

The distinctive contribution of the Turkish rulers of India to architecture was the
(a) Building of towers
(b) Use of motifs for decoration
(c) Use of arch and dome
(d) Use of red stone
Answer: Use of arch and dome

Which of the following statements is true of the Gandhara school of art ?
(a) It was Greek in technique and indian in Theme
(b) It was a form of Ashokan art
(c) It was an indigenous school of art
(d) It was an offshoot of greek art
Answer: It was Greek in technique and indian in Theme

 Buland Darwaza is situated in
(a) Delhi
(b) Meerut
(c) Lucknow
(d) Fatehpur Sikri
Answer: Fatehpur Sikri

The images in the temple of ankorvat are those of
(a) Tirthankaras
(b) Combodians Kings
(c) Hindu Deities
(d) Buddha
Answer: Hindu Deities

Which of the following is not a characteristics of the painting of Mughal period ?
(a) Court and Cultural scenes were depicted
(b) Mythological themes were depicted
(c) Scenes of battels were shown
(d) Religious scenes were depicted
Answer: Religious scenes were depicted

Nishat Garden was built by
(a) Jehangir
(b) Shahjehan
(c) Babar
(d) Sher shah
Answer: Jehangir

Who is considered as Trimurti (Trinity) of Carnatic music ?
(a) Purandaradasa
(b) Muthuswami Dikshitar
(c) Thyagaraja
(d) Swati Thirunal
Answer: Muthuswami Dikshitar

Which of the following is the oldest monuments ?
(a) Ajanta
(b) Khajuraho
(c) Qutub Minar
(d) Taj Mahal
Answer; Ajanta

Which temple got the name of Black Pagoda ?
(a) Lingharaja Temple
(b) Bhuvneshwari Temple
(c) Jagannath Temple
(d) Sun Temple
Answer: Sun Temple

Who built Char Minar ?
(a) Quli Qutb Shah
(b) Ibrahim Adil Shah II
(c) Ibrahim Qutb Shah
(d) Ali Adil Shah
Answer: Quli Qutb Shah

Vakatakas belong to the period of
(a) Kushans
(b) Harsha
(c) Guptas
(d) Mauryas
Answer: Guptas

 Which of the following schools of paintings developed independently during the Mughal Period ?
(a) The Kangra School
(b) The Rajputs School
(c) The Bijapur School
(d) The Golconda School
Answer: The Bijapur School

 Development of architecture was as its peak during
(a) Mughal period
(b) Pandhya period
(c) Gupta period
(d) Chola period
Answer: Gupta period

Who built the famous Dilwara temple at Mount Abu in the 13th century ?
(a) Tejapala
(b) Mahipala
(c) Mahendrapala
(d) Rajyapala
Answer: Tejapala

The originators of the Dravidian style of architecture and sculpture in south India were
(a) Cholas
(b) Pandyas
(c) Hoysalas
(d) Pallavas
Answer: Pallavas

To whom was place for Amritsar given by Mughal emperor Akbar ?
(a) Guru Ram Das
(b) Guru Teg Bahadur
(c) Guru Amar Das
(d) Guru harkrishan
Answer: Guru Ram Das

 The Mathura school of art fluorished during the reign of
(a) Kadphises-I
(b) Vaishka
(c) Vasudeva
(d) Kanishka
Answer: Vasudeva

 Which of the following is an example of Mauryan art ?
(a) Bull capital, Rampurva
(b) The panel showing Mahakapi Jataka at Bharhut
(c) Image of Nara-Narayana in the temple at Deogarh
(d) Terracotta figures found at Ter
Answer: Bull capital, Rampurva

 Buland Darwaza, built by Akbar, is to commemorate the victory of
(a) Delhi
(b) Gujarat
(c) Orissa
(d) Bengal
Answer: Gujarat

The mausoleum of Sher Shah is at
(a) Agra
(b) Lahore
(c) Sasaram
(d) Delhi
Answer: Sasaram

 The famous monastery at Vikramasila was founded by the
(a) Senas
(b) Guptas
(c) Rashtrakutas
(d) Palas
Answer: Palas

Most of the Ajanta paintings were done during the period of
(a) Kushans
(b) Guptas
(c) Harshavardhana
(d) Mauryas
Answer: Guptas

 The Iron Pillar are Mehrauli was built by
(a) Nandas
(b) Khiljis
(c) Gupta
(d) Mauryas
Answer: Gupta

The Gandhara school of art developed during the time of
(a) The Sungas
(b) The Kushans
(c) The Mauryas
(d) The Sakas
Answer: The Kushans

 The construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar was done under the supervision of
(a) Guru Nanak
(b) Guru Govind Singh
(c) Guru Arjun
(d) Guru Ramdass
Answer: Guru Ramdass

 Who among the following Mughal rulers banned music and dancing ?
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Babar
(c) Humayun
(d) Jehangir
Answer: Aurangzeb

 Who among the following was a great musician in the court of Akbar ?
(a) Ramdas
(b) Abul Fazal
(c) Tansen
(d) Amir Khusro
Answer: Aurangzeb

Who among the following are credited to have built the famous Ellora caves ?
(a) Rashtrakutas
(b) Cheras
(c) Cholas
(d) Satavahanas
Answer: Rashtrakutas

Fatehpur Sikri was founded by
(a) Akbar
(b) Jehangir
(c) Babar
(d) Humayun
Answer: Akbar

 The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are
(a) Buddhist
(b) Hindu and Jain
(c) Buddhist and Jain
(d) Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
Answer: Hindu, Buddhist and Jain

The cult of Krishna is mainly exhibited through the
(a) Bengal School of Art
(b) Rajasthani Group
(c) Mughal School of Art
(d) Ancient Art
Answer: Rajasthani Group

 The famous bronze image of Nataraja is a fine example of
(a) Gupta art
(b) Mauryan art
(c) Chola art
(d) Gandhara art
Answer: Chola art

 Fresco paintings of Ajanta caves is the art of
(a) Kushans
(b) Rastrakutas
(c) Guptas
(d) Mauryas
Answer: Guptas

 The statue of Gomateswara at Sravanabelagola was built by
(a) Kharavela
(b) Amoghavarsha
(c) Chamundaraya
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
Answer: Chamundaraya

 Pallava Kings are remembered as the makers of rock-cut temples at
(a) Mahabalipuram
(b) Khajuraho
(c) Rameshwaram
(d) Thanjavur
Answer: Mahabalipuram

 In which of the following caves, 28 new caves have been discovered ?
(a) None of these
(b) Elephanta caves
(c) Ajanta caves
(d) Ellora caves
Answer: Elephanta caves

 Jama Masjid in Delhi was built by
(a) Jehangir
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Shahjehan
Answer: Shahjehan

 Who was the Hindu king shown playing on the Veena, on ancient coins ?
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Ashoka
(c) Vikramaditya
(d) Shivaji
Answer: Shahjehan

An example of the Nagara style of architecture is provided by the
(a) Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho
(b) Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur
(c) Kailasnatha Temple, Kanchipuram
(d) Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneshwar
Answer: Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur

 Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(a) Mandasor : Yasodharman
(b) Junagarh : Pushyamitra
(c) Allahabad Pillar : Samudragupta
(d) Satkarni : Kharavela
Answer: Junagarh : Pushyamitra

 The celebrated Rummindei pillar of Ashoka marked the site where Gautama Buddha
(a) Died at the age of eighty
(b) Preached his first sermon
(c) Was born in 566 B.C.
(d) Attained into supreme knowledge and insight
Answer: Died at the age of eighty

The Ellora caves in Maharashtra were built by
(a) Palas
(b) Rashtrakutas
(c) Cholas
(d) Pallavas
Answer: Rashtrakutas

 The best specimen of the Mauryan art is represented in
(a) Stupas
(b) Chaityas
(c) Pillars
(d) Cave architecture
Answer: Pillars

Which among the following dynasties were not patrons of temple architecture ?
(a) Yadavas of Devagiri
(b) Paramars of Malwa
(c) Chalukyas of Gujarat
(d) Chandellas of Bundelkhand
Answer: Yadavas of Devagiri

 Which of the following Mughal emperors is credited with the composition of Hindi songs ?
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Babar
(d) Humayun
Answer: Jahangir

 Which of the undermentioned facts about Taj is not correct ?
(a) It is situated outside the Agra Fort.
(b) The names of artisans who built it are engraved on it.
(c) It is a magnificent mausoleum.
(d) It was built by Shah Jahan.
Answer: The names of artisans who built it are engraved on it.

Which of the following Mughal emperor's tomb is outside India ?
(a) Jehangir
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Akbar
(d) Shah Jahan
Answer: Jehangir

Which of the following forts was not built by Akbar ?
(a) Gwalior Fort
(b) Agra Fort
(c) Lahore Fort
(d) Allahabad Fort
Answer: Gwalior Fort

 The earliest known Pahari paintings are from
(a) Basholi
(b) Chamba
(c) Guler
(d) Kangra
Answer: Kangra

The coins of which of the following reveal their love for music ?
(a) Chalukyas
(b) Cholas
(c) Guptas
(d) Mauryas
Answer: Guptas

 The Buddhist sculpture and art is found at
(a) Kanchi
(b) Vijayanagar
(c) Amravati
(d) Mahabalipuram
Answer: Kanchi

 Mughal architecture reveals a blending of
(a) Turkish and Persian styles
(b) Timurid and Indian styles
(c) Turkish and Afghan styles
(d) Indian and Persian styles
Answer

 The most famous musician at the court of Akbar was Tansen. His original name was
(a) Ramatanu Pande
(b) Lal Kalwant
(c) Baz Bahadur
(d) Makaranda Pande
Answer: Ramatanu Pande

 The existing specimens of Ashoka's monuments may be grouped under three heads. Which is not one of the categories ?
(a) Monolithic sandstone pillars
(b) Stupas
(c) Caves with highly polished walls
(d) Viharas
Answer: Viharas

Which art did Jahangir mainly patronise ?
(a) Music
(b) Paintings
(c) Sculpture
(d) Architecture
Answer: Paintings

 What was the raw material that was generally used in Akbar's time ?
(a) Red Stone
(b) None of these
(c) Brick
(d) Marble
Answer: Red Stone