CUET UG 2024 : History; VVI Most Important Question with Answers

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NTA CUET UG History Important Question with Answers

1. Who among the following was the first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India?

(a) Daya Ram Sahni

(b) John Marshall

(d) Alexander Cunningham

Ans. (d) Alexander Cunningham

2. Which of the following artefact is considered to be the most distinguishable feature of the Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation?

(a) Copper tools

(b) Terracotta bull

(d) The Great Bath

Ans. (c) Harappan seal

3. Ancient materials are found in layers. What is the study of these layers known as ?

(a) Stratigraphy

(b) Epigraphy

(d) Ethnography

Ans. (a) Stratigraphy

4. The stone statue was labelled and continues to be known as the ___________.

(a) ‘chief successor’

(b) ‘emperor’

(d) ‘priest-successor’

Ans. (c) ‘priest-king’

5. In which of the following site(s) was/were the Great Bath found ?

I. Kalibangan

II. Lothal

III. Dholavira

IV. Rakhigarhi

Options:

(a) Only I

(b) Both I and II

(d) All of these

Ans. (b) Both I and II

6. Which of the following stone was used to make Harappan seals ?

(a) Lapis Lazuli

(b) Moonstone

(d) Steatite

Ans. (d) Steatite

7. In which of the following scripts were the Ashokan inscriptions written ?

(a) Prakrit

(b) Brahmi

(d) All of the above

Ans. (d) All of the above

8. Which of the following is the oldest stupa in India and was commissioned by the Mauryan King Ashoka ?

(a) Shanti Stupa

(b) Amaravati Stupa

(d) Nagarjuna Konda Stupa

Ans. (c) Sanchi Stupa

9. What is the meaning of the word ‘piyadassi’ ?

(a) Pleasant to behold

(b) Beloved of the rulers

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a) Pleasant to behold

10. Which of the following empire issued gold coins for the very first time in first century CE ?

(a) Gupta Empire

(b) Maurya Empire

(d) Yaudheya Empire

Ans. (c) Kushana Empire

11. Identify which of the following was clan of nomadic people living in China.

(a) Greeks

(b) Kushanas

(d) Maya

Ans. (b) Kushanas

12. Who was the writer of Harshacharita ?

(a) Kalidas

(b) Harshavardhana

(d) Prabhavati Gupta

Ans. (c) Banabhatta

13. What does Agrahara mean ?

(a) The land that was donated to a Brahmana.

(b) A gathering place.

(d) Barren land

Ans. (a) The land that was donated to a Brahmana.

14. Why did Prabhavati Gupta want to grant lands ?

(a) To gain political authority

(b) To gain religious prestige

(d) All of the above

Ans. (b) To gain religious prestige

15. How many Mahajanapadas were there ?

(a) 12

(b) 16

(d) 13

Ans. (b) 16

16. What is the meaning of the Sanskrit word ‘Jnati’ ?

(a) Family

(b) Network of kinfolk

(d) Caste

Ans. (b) Network of kinfolk

17. What is the capital of the Mahajanapada ‘Koshala’ ?

(a) Kaushambi

(b) Ayodhya

(d) Vaishali

Ans. (b) Ayodhya

18. The early Buddhist texts known as the ‘Tripitaka’ were written in which of the following languages ?

(a) Sanskrit

(b) Prakrit

(d) Magadhi

Ans. (c) Pali

19. Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas are the famous works on which of the following subjects ?

(a) Astronomy

(b) Medicine

(d) Literature

Ans. (b) Medicine

20. The famous work on drama ‘Natyashastra’ is written by which of the following personalities ?

(a) Kalidasa

(b) Varahamihira

(d) Amoghavarsha

Ans. (c) Bharata

21. Which among the following is the largest Parva (chapter) in Mahabharata ?

(a) Bhishma Parva

(b) Shanti Parva

(d) Virata Parva

Ans. (b) Shanti Parva

22. What category of people were known as ‘Mlechchhas’ ?

(a) Sanskrit Speakers

(b) Non-Sanskrit Speakers

(d) Pali Speakers

Ans. (b) Non-Sanskrit Speakers

23. The famous text ‘Mrichchhakatika’ was written by which of the following writers ?

(a) Kalidasa

(b) Shudraka

(d) Nagasena

Ans. (b) Shudraka

24. Why did Prabhavati Gupta want to grant lands ?

(a) To gain political authority

(b) To gain religious prestige

(d) All of the above

Ans. (b) To gain religious prestige

25. ‘Oh how did I make it’ was the statement of the chief sculptor after he completed the making of which temple ?

(a) Ellora

(b) Ajanta

(d) Mahabalipuram

Ans. (a) Ellora

26. Who among the following is the author of book ‘Kitab-ulHind’ ?

(a) François Bernier

(b) Ibn Juzayy

(d) Al-Biruni

Ans. (d) Al-Biruni

27. Whose descriptions among the following influenced western theorists from the eighteenth century onwards ?

(a) François Bernier

(b) Montesquieu

(d) Al-Biruni

Ans. (a) François Bernier

28. Which book of Bernier among the following is marked by detailed observations, critical insights and reflection ?

(a) Rihla

(b) Manusmriti

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c) Travels in the Mughal Empire

29. Who translate the works of Euclid (a Greek mathematician) into Sanskrit ?

(a) Al-Biruni

(b) Ibn-Battuta

(d) Al-Uthi

Ans. (a) Al-Biruni

30. How many days did Ibn Battuta take to cover the distance from Daulatabad to Delhi ?

(a) 30 days

(b) 40 days

(d) 45 days

Ans. (b) 40 days

31. Which among the following authors translated Indian texts into European languages ?

(a) Jesuit Roberto Nobili

(b) Ibn Juzayy

(d) Al-Biruni

Ans. (a) Jesuit Roberto Nobili

32. Identify the traveller with the help of the following information.

I. While travelling from Multan to Delhi his caravan was attacked.

II. Many of his fellow travellers lost their lives.

III. Those travellers who survived were severely wounded.

(a) Jesuit Roberto Nobili

(b) Ibn Juzayy

(d) Al-Biruni

Ans. (c) Ibn Battuta

33. Who among the following preserved ‘Kabir Bijak’ ?

(a) Kabirpanth

(b) Dadupanth

(d) Both (a) and (b)

Ans. (a) Kabirpanth

34. Who among the following was the composer of Kirtana Ghosha ?

(a) Sundarmurti

(b) Surdas

(d) Shankaradeva

Ans. (d) Shankaradeva

35. Which one among the following was the name given to home that comprised several small room and a big hall built by Sheikh Nizamuddin where the in males and visitors lived and prayed ?

(a) Ziyarat

(b) Qalandars

(d) Langar

Ans. (c) Jamaat Khana

36. Which group among the following challenged the idea of caste and the “pollution” attributed to certain group by Brahmanas ?

(a) Paravars

(b) Alvars

(d) Nayanars

Ans. (c) Lingayats

37. Which one among the following is the similarity between Lingayats and Nayanars ?

(a) Both were devotees of Vishnu.

(b) Both advocated a form of Nirguna Bhakti.

(d) Both protested against caste system and dominance of Brahmans.

Ans. (d) Both protested against caste system and dominance of Brahmans.

38. Adi Granth was complied by whom ?

(a) Guru Arjan

(b) Guru Gobind Singh

(d) Guru Tegh Bahadur

Ans. (d) Guru Tegh Bahadur

39. Which of the following was a devotee of Shiva and the greatest figure of Nayanar tradition ?

(a) Kannappa Nayanar

(b) Karaikkal Ammaiyar

(d) Abhiram

Ans. (b) Karaikkal Ammaiyar

40. Which of the following Alvars composition described as the Tamil Veda ?

(a) Nalayira Divya prabandham

(b) Kanappa Nayanar

(d) Poosalar Nayanar

Ans. (a) Nalayira Divya prabandham

41. What is Nirguna bhakti ?

(a) Worship of specific deities

(b) Worship of abstract form of God

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b) Worship of abstract form of God

42. By what another name was Vijayanagara city known as ?

(a) Masulipatnam

(b) Hoshangabad

(d) Hampi

Ans. (d) Hampi

43. When was Vijayanagara kingdom established ?

(a) In 1337

(b) In 1236

(d) In 1450

Ans. (c) in 1336

44. Which among the following was the first dynasty to rule over Vijayanagara Empire ?

(a) Aravidu dynasty

(b) Sangama dynasty

(d) Suluva dynasty

Ans. (b) Sangama dynasty

45. Who was Colin Mackenzie ?

(a) An engineer

(b) A surveyor

(d) All of these

Ans. (d) All of these

46. Which deity was considered as the local goddess of Vijayanagara ?

(a) Saraswati

(b) Laxmi

(d) Pampadevi

Ans. (d) Pampadevi

47. Vijayanagara was ruled by which of the following dynasties ? Choose the correct option.

(a) Sangam dynasty

(b) Saluva dynasty

(d) All of these

Ans. (d) All of these

48. Who among the following travelled to Vijayanagara Empire in the fifteenth century and was greatly impressed by the fortification of the empire ?

(a) Duarte Barbosa

(b) Abdur Razzaq

(d) Domingo Paes

Ans. (b) Abdur Razzaq

49. The most common animal found in the pillars of the architecture of Vijayanagar Empire was:

(a) Bull

(b) Unicorn

(d) Elephant

Ans. (c) Horse

50. ___________ temples is an example of Wall inscriptions on which stories of Ramayana and the Mahabharata are inscribed.

(a) Tadapatri

(b) Varadraja

(d) Vithalswami

Ans. (d) Vithalswami

51. During the reign of Devaraya II which of the following famous temples were built in Vijayanagar empire ?

(a) Hampi

(b) Hazura

(d) None of these

Ans. (b) Hazura

52. The Vijayanagar kingdom constituted of how many dynasties ?

(a) 4

(b) 3

(d) 2

Ans. (a) 4

53. During which of the following period the Sangama dynasty ruled in south India ?

(a) 1336–1485 CE

(b) 1485–1503 CE

(d) None of these

Ans. (a) 1336–1485 CE

54. The foreign traveller who visited and described Vijayanagar soon after its fall in the battle of Talikota, was:

(a) Abdur Razzak

(b) Ceasar Frederick

(d) Nuniz

Ans. (b) Ceasar Frederick

55. The reason of conflict between Bahmani and Vijayanagar kingdom was:

(a) Kavery delta

(b) Malabar parts

(d) Krishna-Tungabhadra doab

Ans. (d) Krishna-Tungabhadra doab

56. Who among the following was the author of the book ‘Ain-iAkbari’ ?

(a) Abul Fazl

(b) Akbar

(d) Mukundaram Chakrabarti

Ans. (a) Abul Fazl

57. Who among the following is the poet of an excerpt from the Bengali poem Chandimangata ?

(a) Shah Jahan

(b) Jean Baptiste

(d) Mukundaram Chakrabarti

Ans. (d) Mukundaram Chakrabarti

58. In which year of the following, Akbar and his nobles came across tobacco for the first time ?

(a) 1606

(b) 1605

(d) 1603

Ans. (c) 1604

59. How many constituents were there in collective village community ?

(a) 3

(b) 4

(d) 6

Ans. (a) 3

60. Which one of the following crops was introduced into India via Africa and Spain ?

(a) Chillies

(b) Maize

(d) Potatoes

Ans. (b) Maize

61. From where did the Mughal rulers propagated the idea that they have received the legitimacy to rule over the people ?

(a) God

(b) Priests

(d) Sufi Saints

Ans. (a) God

62. From which of the following words, the name "Mughal" has been derived ?

(a) Mansion

(b) Mongol

(d) Muharram

Ans. (b) Mongol

63. Who served as the first Mughal ruler ?

(a) Humayun

(b) Akbar

(d) Sher Shah

Ans. (c) Babur

64. Which one of the following Mughal rulers was defeated by Sher Shah Suri ?

(a) Babur

(b) Shah Jahan

(d) Humayun

Ans. (d) Humayun

65. Who wrote the book ‘Akbar Nama’ ?

(a) Abul Fazl

(b) Faizi

(d) Amir Khusrau

Ans. (a) Abul Faz

66. The Mughal texts were generally written in which of the following languages ?

(a) Arabic

(b) Urdu

(d) Hindi

Ans. (c) Persian

67. What does the term “Manuscripts” mean ?

(a) Printed books

(b) Handwritten books

(d) Perished Books

Ans. (b) Handwritten books

68. The representatives of the Muslim orthodoxy were known as the:

(a) Ulamas

(b) Sufis

(d) Tirthankaras

Ans. (a) Ulamas

69. Who among the following was not a prominent painter in the Mughal era ?

(a) Abdus Samad

(b) Bihzad

(d) Mir Qasim

Ans. (d) Mir Qasim

70. Who wrote the book “Badshah Nama” ?

(a) Faizi

(b) Abdul Hamid Lahori

(d) Ziauddin Barani

Ans. (b) Abdul Hamid Lahor

71. Which country among the following gave Bombay as part of dowry to the English king, who in return a gave it to the Company in 1661 ?

(a) Spain

(b) Portugal

(d) Scotland

Ans. (b) Portugal

72. Which of the following places is the principal focus in the towns of South India such as Madurai and Kanchipuram ?

(a) Temples

(b) Market

(d) Palaces

Ans. (a) Temples

73. Who among the following officers in North India, used to see that the social order dominated by the ruling elite is maintained by the people, oversaw the internal affairs and policing of the town ?

(a) Commander-in-chief

(b) Kotwal

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b) Kotwal

74. Who was the political mentor of Mahatma Gandhi?

(a) M.G. Ranade

(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(d) Dadabhai Naoroji

Ans. (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

75. Which one of the following missions was sent to India during the spring of 1942?

(a) August Offer

(b) Cabinet Mission