List of practice Questions

According to Akbar’s land classification, which of the following categories referred to land left uncultivated for more than five years ?
Find the odd one out regarding the Sikh Gurus.
Read the following statements regarding Ibn Battuta’s travel experiences and choose the correct option :
I. His travel was unsafe as he was looted many times.
II. He travelled in caravans along with companions.
III. His journey took months due to vast distances.
IV. He has written his travelling experiences in Persian.
Who amongst the following was the leader of the Santhal rebellion ?
Which of the following regions was not a major centre of the Revolt of 1857 ?
Which of the following is another name for Hinayana Buddhism ?
Match Column A with Column B regarding the important archaeological contributions and choose the correct option :
Which one of the following constituted ‘Stridhana’ owned by women according to the Dharmashastras ?
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
Which of the following statements about Mirabai are correct ?
I. She was married into Sisodia clan of Mewar.
II. She considered Krishna her divine lover.
III. Her spiritual guru was Ramanand.
IV. She founded a sect with a group of followers.
Which of the following regions was known as the ‘Raichur Doab’ that was captured by the Vijayanagara Empire in 1512 ?
Name any two centres of the Indian National Movement.
‘‘Mesopotamian texts mention contacts with Meluhha.’’ Which of the following statements is supported by archaeological interpretation regarding it ?
Two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are given below. Read them carefully and select the correct option :
Assertion (A) : Asoka was the first ruler who inscribed his messages to his subjects on stone surfaces and pillars.
Reason (R) : Asoka ensured that the message of dhamma reached as many people as possible.
Arrange the following literary compositions in chronological order and choose the correct option :
I. Ashtadhyayi of Panini
II. Harshcharita of Banabhatta
III. Arthashastra of Kautilya
IV. Natyashastra of Bharata
Identify this character of Mahabharata with the help of the following information and choose the correct option :
• He considered himself as a disciple of Dronacharya.
• He honoured his guru by giving his right hand thumb as Gurudakshina.
• He mastered archery through self-practice.
Study the given image of Buddha from the first century CE and identify the ancient school of Indian art of this from the following options :
On the given political outline map of India , locate and label the following places with appropriate symbols :
(i) Lothal – A mature Harappan site
(ii) Amaravati – A Buddhist site
(iii) (a) Delhi – A territory under Mughals
OR (iii) (b) Vijayanagara – A medieval period kingdom
On the same political outline map of India two places have been marked as ‘A’ and ‘B’, as centres of the Indian National Movement. Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them.
Mention any one mature Harappan site in Western India.
Mention any one ancient Buddhist site in South India.
Name any one territory which was under the Mughals.
Name any one neighbouring kingdom of the Vijayanagara Empire.
How did Indian literature depict the valour of Rani Lakshmi Bai ? Explain with examples.
‘‘Mahabharata is considered as a dynamic text.’’ Explain the statement with examples.