: Competitive exams: Prominent events of the ancient history #IndiaNEWS #Education Today These questions focusing on History will aid in your preparation for government recruitment exams in the State.

Competitive exams: Prominent events of the ancient history #IndiaNEWS #Education Today
These questions focusing on History will aid in your preparation for government recruitment exams in the State.
Ancient History
1. Which of the following causes was not responsible for the success of the English against the French in India?
a) Mughal emperors helped the English
b) Expensive financial resources of the English
c) Superior naval power of the English
d) Better support to the English in India from England
Ans: a
2. The Second Battle of Panipat was fought in 1556 AD between
a) Akbar and Udaya Singh b) Akbar and Rana Pratap
c) Akbar and Hemu d) Akbar and Raja Surjan Rai
Ans: c
3. Identify one of the following which was not a part of Akbar’s north-west frontier policy aimed at strengthening his frontier defence?
a) From the Kashmir valley in the North to the Sindh in the South, he sought to occupy both the eastern and the western parts of the Indus valley
b) He established diplomatic ties with the Safawids of Persia and the Uzbeks of Central Asia
c) He tried to suppress and silence the tribal chiefs by the use of arms and bribing them
d) The policy of frown and favours kept the northwest frontier free from tribal rebellions
Ans: d
Post Mauryan India:
4. In the times of Satavahanas, India
a) Did not have overseas trade
b) Had trade relations only with Afghanistan and China
c) Had trade with western countries of Asia and Europe
d) Had trade relations with countries of South East Asia
Ans: c
MEDIEVAL INDIAN HISTORY
The Delhi Sultanate
5. Match the following:
List-I
A. Qutb ud-Din Aibak
B. Kaiqubad
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Nasiruddin Khusrau
E. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
List-II
1. Minor when he became ruler
2. Slave when he became ruler
3. The only Indian convert to became the Sultan
4. He was a paralytic
5. He expressed ignorance of the Islamic law
A B C D E
a) 3 5 2 1 4
b) 1 2 3 4 5
c) 2 3 5 4 1
d) 2 4 5 4 1
Ans: d
6. Match the last rulers with their dynasties
List-I
A) Kaiqubad B) Nasiruddin Khusrau
C) Mahmud II D) Alauddin Alam Shah
E) Ibrahim
List-II
1) Slave dynasty
2) Khalji dynasty
3) Tughlaq dynasty
4) Syed dynasty
5) Lodi dynasty
a) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-5, E-1 b) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4, E-5
c) A-5, B-4, C-3, D-2, E-1 d) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1, E-5
Ans: b
7. Match the officers of the Sultanate with their functions
List I
A) Nasir
B) Dabirs
C) Mustauf-i-Mamalik
D) Mushrif-i-Mamalik
E) Sar-i-Janadar
List II
1) To assist the accountant-general
2) auditor-general
3) Chief accountant
4) Able writers who had attained reputation as masters of style
5) Chief of the kings bodyguards
a) A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3, E-5 b) A-2, B-3, C-5, D-1, E-4
c) A-5. B-1, C-3, D-2, E-4 d) A-5, B-1, C-4, D-2, E-3
Ans: a
8. The terms muqta and iqtadar are used for the holders of the iqtas.