PSC OBJECTIVE-INDIAN HISTORY

 Mahmud of Ghazni attacked India mainly
(a) To spread Islam in India
(b) To take the famous artisans of India to his court
(c) To plunder the wealth of India
(d) To establish his empire in India
Answer: To plunder the wealth of India

Ibn - Batutah visited India during the reign of Sultan
(a) Muhammad Tughlaq
(b) Sikander Lodhi
(c) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(d) Feroz Tughlaq
Answer: Muhammad Tughlaq

Which of the following is correctly matched ?
(a) Battle of Wandiwash - Akbar and English forces
(b) Battle of Tarain - Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohammed Ghori
(c) Battle of Panipat - Babur and Rana Sanga
(d) Battle of Kanwah - Humayun and Sher Shah
Answer:  Battle of Tarain - Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohammed Ghori

The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in the year
(a) 1739
(b) 1757
(c) 1761
(d) 1707
Answer: 1761

Nadir Shah invaded India during the reign of
(a) Bahadur Shah
(b) Farrukhsiyar
(c) Muhammed Shah
(d) Shah Alam
Answer: Muhammed Shah

 Which of the following battles was fought in 1192 A.D.?
(a) Second Battle of Tarain
(b) Battle of Kanwah
(c) First Battle of Tarain
(d) Battle of Talikota
Answer; Second Battle of Tarain

 India's famous Peacock Throne and the diamond koh-e-Noor were taken away by
(a) Ahmad Shah Abdali
(b) Robert Clive
(c) Mohammad Ghori
(d) Nadir Shah
Answer: Nadir Shah

Ashoka, the Great conquered Kalinga in the year
(a) 261 A.D.
(b) 78 A.D.
(c) 261 B.C.
(d) 58 B.C.
Answer: 261 B.C.

Chinese pilgrim Fahien visited India in
(a) 5th century
(b) 7th century
(c) 4th century
(d) 6th century
Answer: 5th century

 The Battle of Plassey was fought in the year
(a) 1761
(b) 1775
(c) 1757
(d) 1576
Answer: 1757

 The Second Battle of Panipat was fought between
(a) Akbar and Hemu
(b) Clive and Siraj-ud-Daula
(c) Babar and Rana Sanga
(d) Ahmad Shah Abdali and Marathas
Answer: Akbar and Hemu

 The first Hun invasion took place during the reign of
(a) Yasodharman
(b) Kanishka
(c) Skandagupta
(d) Samudragupta
Answer: Yasodharman

 Porus was defeated by Alexander at the Battle of????
(a) Herat
(b) Kabul
(c) Hydaspes
(d) Buxar
Answer: Hydaspes

India was invaded by Timur Lung in
(a) 1335
(b) 1389
(c) 1385
(d) 1398
Answer: 1398

 Alberuni , the famous historian came to India in the
(a) 9th century A.D.
(b) 16th century A.D.
(c) 12th century A.D.
(d) 10th century A.D.
Answer: 10th century A.D.

The First Battle of Panipat was fought between
(a) Humayun and Sher Shah Suri
(b) Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi
(c) Akbar and Hemu
(d) Hemu and Babar
Answer: Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi

The main purpose of Fahien's visit to India was to
(a) Study Indian art and music
(b) Find out an easy land route for trade with India
(c) Visit Buddhist monasteries and record their history and condition
(d) Study the administrative system of Gupta rulers
Answer: Visit Buddhist monasteries and record their history and condition

 Mongols intruded into India for the first time during the reign of
(a) Balban
(b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(c) Iltutmish
(d) Alauddin Khilji
Answer: Iltutmish

 The Second Battle of Panipat was foyght in
(a) 1456
(b) 1556
(c) 1526
(d) 1761
Answer: 1556

Megasthenes was the Ambassador of
(a) The Persians
(b) Seleucus Nikator
(c) Alexander
(d) Darius
Answer: Seleucus Nikator

 The treaty of Purandhar was signed in 1665 with Shivaji by which soldier statesman ?
(a) Shaista Khan
(b) Raja Jay Singh
(c) Raja Jaswant Singh
(d) Afzal Khan
Answer: Raja Jay Singh

Which of the following was the main function of the Peshwa under Shivaji's administration ?
(a) He advised the king about foreign affairs.
(b) He was incharge of all public finance and accounts of the kingdom
(c) He was to fix dates for religious ceremonies
(d) He was to look after the general intrest and welfare of the state
Answer; He was to look after the general intrest and welfare of the state

When did Vasco Da Gama come to India ?
(a) 1498
(b) 1542
(c) 1492
(d) 1398
Answer: 1498

The Maratha Chief, Sambhaji, was executed during the reign of
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Mahabat Khan
(c) Jehangir
(d) Shahjahan
Answer: Aurangzeb

What was the capital of Shivaji's kingdom ?
(a) Raigarh
(b) Karwar
(c) Pune
(d) Purandhar
Answer: Raigarh

Goa was captured by the Portuguese in
(a) 1510 A.D.
(b) 1610 A.D.
(c) 1470 A.D.
(d) 1570 A.D.
Answer: 1510 A.D.

The beginning of the British political sway over India can be traced to the battle of
(a) Panipat
(b) Plassey
(c) Buxar
(d) Wandiwash
Answer: Plassey

Who was the ruler of an Indian state who allied himself with the French ?
(a) Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah
(b) Saadat Khan
(c) Alivardi Khan
(d) Tipu Sultan
Answer: Tipu Sultan

The final defeat of the Maratha confederacy came during the time of
(a) Wellesley
(b) Cornwallis
(c) Minto
(d) Hastings
Answer: Hastings

The Finance Minister under Shivaji was
(a) Mantri
(b) Samanta
(c) Pandit Rao
(d) Amatya
Answer: Amatya

The Maratha power reached the zenith of its glory during the reign of
(a) Shivaji
(b) Baji Rao II
(c) Balaji Vishwanath
(d) Balaji Baji Rao
Answer: Balaji Baji Rao

Who among the following rulers belonged to the Holkar dynasty ?
(a) Ahalyabai
(b) Shivaji
(c) Tukoji
(d) Prithviraj
Answer: Tukoji

When the East India Company came into existence, England was ruled by the
(a) Stuarts
(b) Normans
(c) Tudors
(d) Hanovarians
Answer: Stuarts

The Dutch first established their hold in India in 1605 at
(a) Gujrat
(b) Surat
(c) Masulipatnam
(d) Goa
Answer: Masulipatnam

The first Europeans to come to India were
(a) Dutch
(b) French
(c) Portuguese
(d) British
Answer: Portuguese

Who laid the foundation of Portuguese power in India ?
(a) None of these
(b) Affonso De Albuquerque
(c) Vasco da Gama
(d) Bartholomew Dias
Answer: Affonso De Albuquerque

The tax collected by Marathas was known as
(a) Chauth
(b) Pilgrim Tax
(c) Jazia
(d) Sardeshmukhi
Answer: Chauth

Which of the following statements about Hyder Ali is incorrect ?
(a) He was defeated at porto Novo in 1781
(b) He made a coalition with Nizam and Maratha against the English in the Second Anglo Mysore war.
(c) He was a man of great determination
(d) He was a great scholar
Answer: He was a great scholar

Which of the following is not true about Hyder Ali ?
(a) He was a tactful general
(b) He was an able administrator
(c) He was a profound scholar
(d) Mysore under him was a cause of anxiety for British
Answer: He was a profound scholar

Bombay was taken by the English East India Company from
(a) Charles I
(b) The Dutch
(c) Charles II
(d) The Portuguese
Answer: Charles II

The immediate successors of Shivaji's descandents who came to power in the Maratha Kingdom, were in
(a) Bhonsles
(b) Gaekwards
(c) Holkars
(d) Peshwas
Answer: Peshwas

Tipu Sultan was defeated in Third Mysore War in 1790 by
(a) Lord Cornwallis
(b) Sir John Macpherson
(c) John Shore
(d) Warren Hastingts
Answer: Lord Cornwallis

Who among the following is known for his introduction of a new calendar, a new system of coinage and new scales of weight and measures ?
(a) Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah
(b) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk
(c) Tipu Sultan
(d) Murshid Quli Khan
Answer: Tipu Sultan

The Maratha Kingdom was founded by Shivaji during the reign of
(a) Shahjehan
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(d) Akbar
Answer: Aurangzeb

The Maratha power reached its zenith during the Peshwaship of
(a) Narayan Rao
(b) Madhav Rao I
(c) Bajirao I
(d) Balaji II
Answer: Balaji II

Which was not one of the regions in which the English first set up trading posts ?
(a) Coromandel Coast
(b) Goa
(c) Bengal
(d) Gujrat
Answer: Goa

Who succeeded Mir Jafar ?
(a) Haider Ali
(b) Tipu Sultan
(c) Chanda Sahib
(d) Mir Kasim
Answer: Mir Kasim

Who among the following Maratha Generals restored Maratha control over the imperial Mughal government in Delhi in 1784 ?
(a) Visaji Krishna
(b) Mahadji Sindhia
(c) Tukoji Holkar
(d) Raghunath Rao
Answer: Mahadji Sindhia

In 1757, Siraj-ud-Daula was defeated by
(a) Cornwallis
(b) Clive
(c) Canning
(d) Hastings
Answer: Clive

The Peshwa become the official head of Maratha administration in the year
(a) 1748A.D
(b) 1742 A.D
(c) 1730 A.D
(d) 1736 A.D
Answer: 1748A.D

Albuquerque captured Goa from the ruler of
(a) Vijaynagar
(b) Bijapur
(c) Golconda
(d) Ahmednagar
Answer: Bijapur

Which of the following Peshwa preached the ideal of Hindu- Padpadshahi ?
(a) Baji Rao I
(b) Madhav Rao II
(c) Balaji Vishwanath
(d) Baji Rao II
Answer: Baji Rao I

Who amongst the British Generals defeated Peshwa Baji Rao II ?
(a) Outram
(b) Kitchener
(c) Elphinstone
(d) Malcolm
Answer: Malcolm

Which Indian King requested Napolean for help to drive the British from India ?
(a) Rani of Jahnsi
(b) Shivaji
(c) Jai Singh
(d) Tipu Sultan
Answer: Tipu Sultan

Which body guard of Shivaji accompained him during his famous escape bid from Afzal Khan ?
(a) Dev Nath
(b) Shambhuji Kavji
(c) Gopi Nath
(d) Sonaji Pant
Answer: Shambhuji Kavji

Who succeded Siraj-ud-Daula as Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Plassey ?
(a) Aliwardi Khan
(b) Shuja-ud-daulah
(c) Mir Kasim
(d) Mir Jafar
Answer: Mir Jafar

Tipu Sultan Ruled from
(a) Mysore
(b) Belur
(c) Halebid
(d) Srirangapatnam
Answer: Srirangapatnam

Goa was first colonised by
(a) Portuguese
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Dutch
Answer: Portuguese

The East India Company received the zamindary of the 24 parganas from
(a) Mir Jafar
(b) Chanda Sahib
(c) Mir Qasim
(d) Siraj-ud-Daulah
Answer: Chanda Sahib

Which one of the following is not correctly paired ?
(a) Gaekwad-Baroda
(b) Scindhia-Gwalior
(c) Bhonsle-Indore
(d) Peshwa-Poona
Answer: Bhonsle-Indore

Tranquebar on the Tamil Nadu coast was a colonial outpost of the
(a) Portuguese
(b) Danish
(c) Dutch
(d) French
Answer: French

Which of the following countries did not attempt to establish trading centres at India ?
(a) Portuguguese
(b) England
(c) France
(d) Italy
Answer: Italy

In 1498, Vasco da Gama landed at
(a) Bombay
(b) Goa
(c) Cochin
(d) Calicut
Answer: Calicut

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(a) Battle of Buxar - Mir Jafar vs Clive
(b) Battle of Kharda - Nizam vs East India Company
(c) Battle of Chilianwala - Dalhousie vs Marathas
(d) Battle of Wandiwash - French vs East India Company
Answer: Battle of Wandiwash - French vs East India Company

Shivaji was crowned as an independent king at
(a) Poona
(b) Singhagarh
(c) Surat
(d) Raigarh
Answer: Raigarh

Shivaji was known as a nation-builder and a graet administrator. Yet, who among the following could not understand it and played into the hands of Farrukhsiyar ?
(a) Baji Rao II
(b) Parashram Srinivas
(c) Sambhaji
(d) Shahu
Answer Shahu

Which of the following rulers died while playing Changan?
(a) Sher Shah
(b) Jalal-ud-din-Khilji
(c) Qutab-ud-din Aibak
(d) Balban
Answer: Qutab-ud-din Aibak

The ancient name of the city of Patna is
(a) Kausambi
(b) Kapilavastu
(c) Kanauj
(d) Pataliputra
Answer: Pataliputra

Who was the ruler of medieval India who is credited with the construction of Grand Trunk Road ?
(a) Babur
(b) Krishnadeva Raya
(c) Jehangir
(d) Sher Shah Suri
Answer: Sher Shah Suri

Which of the following were the contemporaries of Kanishka ?
(a) Kambar, Banabhatt, Asvaghosha
(b) Asvagosha and Kambar
(c) Asvagosha, Kalidas, Nagarjuna
(d) Nagarjuna, Asvaghosha, Vasumitra
Answer: Nagarjuna, Asvaghosha, Vasumitra

Rudradaman was one of the greatest
(a) Maurya rulers
(b) Pallavas rulers
(c) Saka rulers
(d) Kushan rulers
Answer: Pallavas rulers

In whose rule was Islam as the state religion abolished ?
(a) Balban
(b) Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq
(c) Ibrahim Lodi
(d) Akbar
Answer: Akbar

Bernier visited India during the reign of
(a) Jahangir
(b) Shahjahan
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Akbar
Answer: Aurangzeb

Which is not the name of Kautilya ?
(a) Chanakya
(b) Dramidacharya
(c) Vishnugupta
(d) Devaputra
Answer: Devaputra

Gradual decline of towns was an important feature of the
(a) Gupta period
(b) Rashtrakuta Khilji
(c) Satavahana age
(d) Pratihara age
Answer: Gupta period

Who is regarded as the greatest law giver of ancient India ?
(a) Manu
(b) Patanjali
(c) Kautilya
(d) Panini
Answer: Manu

Which Muslim emperor was attracted by the beauty of Queen Padmini ?
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Alauddin Khilji
(d) Babar
Answer: Alauddin Khilji

Saranjami system was an important feature of
(a) None of these
(b) Maratha revenue system
(c) Taluqdari system
(d) Administration of the Qutub Shahis
Answer: Maratha revenue system

Which of the following is wrongly matched ?
(a) Chandragupta - Kautilya
(b) Harshavardhana - Chaitanya
(c) Vikramaditya - Chaitanya
(d) Akbar - Todar Mal
Answer: Vikramaditya-chaitanya