List of practice Questions

Examine the causes and events of the Non-Cooperation Movement.
Imagine your school is hosting an exhibition on the Harappan civilization and you are responsible for the section on the Harappan script. Which three aspects of it would you explain to the visitors ?
Describe any three features of the Mauryan administration.
Explain the barriers that Al-Biruni faced in understanding Indian society.
Explain the role of Guru Gobind Singh in Sikhism.
Explain the ‘Ultimate Reality’ principle in Kabir’s philosophy.
How did the British exploit the Paharias of Rajmahal hills during the 18th century? Explain with examples.
Analyse how the Constituent Assembly of India addressed the issue of federalism.
Describe the examples which show that Brahmanical ideas on kinship, marriage and ruling lineage were not universally followed during the early historical period in India.
Choose the correct option from the following to fill in the blank regarding the regions of nationalist leaders of India :
Bal Gangadhar Tilak : Maharashtra; Bipin Chandra Pal : ____________
Match Column A with Column B regarding the important Committees of the Constituent Assembly and Presidents and choose the correct option :
Two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are given below. Read them carefully and choose the correct option :
Assertion (A) : In the 1850’s Awadh was called the ‘nursery of the Bengal Army’.
Reason (R) : Here a large number of sepoys were recruited from entire India.
Identify the Indian social reformer of the nineteenth century with the help of the following information and choose the correct option :
• He was from Maharashtra.
• He pointed to the suffering of the depressed classes.
• He demanded economic and social justice.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word from the options given below :
The Government of India pressurised the Government of _________ to set-up a commission of enquiry to investigate into the causes of the ‘Deccan Riots’.
Imagine you are writing a research project on Harappan agriculture. Which three informations on archaeological evidence would you cite to explain it ?
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word from the options given below :
The Ain-i-Akbari was part of a larger history called the _________ Nama.
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 ?