Comprehensive collection of questions from Indian History asked in recent state service examinations. Each question is verified with official answer keys and step-by-step bilingual solutions.
Which of the following phrases defines the nature of the 'Hundi' frequently mentioned in post-Harsha sources?
By what name did ancient Chinese authors refer to India?
The destruction of Nalanda University was caused by:
The oldest Buddhist Mahavihara in India is:
Where is ancient Nalanda located?
In the post-Gupta period, the primary commercial and political center of northern India was:
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): The growth of feudalism was a dominant feature of the agrarian structure in the post-Gupta period. Reason (R): During this period, a class of intermediary landlords and dependent peasantry came into existence. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Consider the following statements: 1. The Chinese pilgrim Faxian attended the Fourth Great Buddhist Council summoned by Kanishka. 2. The Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang met Harsha and found him antagonistic to Buddhism. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements: 1. Faxian was a Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the reign of Harsha. 2. Xuanzang was a Chinese Buddhist monk who visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Which of the following is not correctly matched? (Traveler – Period of Visit to India)
Consider the following foreign travelers and arrange them in chronological order: 1. I-Tsing 2. Al-Biruni 3. Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) 4. Faxian Select the correct answer from the code below:
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code below: 1. The Sun temple of Multan has been mentioned by Xuanzang, Abu Zaid, Al-Masudi, and Al-Biruni. 2. The Sambapura pilgrimage festival was associated with Sun worship. Codes :
With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential elements of the feudal system? 1. A very strong centralized political authority and a very weak provincial or local political authority. 2. Emergence of administrative structure based on control and possession of land. 3. Creation of lord-vassal relationship between the feudal lord and his overlord. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Who was the composer of Yashodharman's Sondhani (Sondani) pillar inscription?
Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the 8th-century saint Shankaracharya?
Adi Shankara, who later became Shankaracharya, was born in:
Where are the four cardinal monasteries (Mathas) established by Adi Shankaracharya situated?
Which of the following is not included among the supreme 'Char Dham' of India?
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (Court Poet/Scholar – Patron King)
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List-I (Court Poet) List-II (King) A. Amir Khusrau 1. Chandragupta II B. Kalidasa 2. Samudragupta C. Harishena 3. Harshavardhana D. Banabhatta 4. Alauddin Khalji Codes :
Match the following historical figures with their associated places: List-I (Historical Figure) List-II (Associated Place) A. Bhoja 1. Ujjain B. Durgavati 2. Vidisha C. Samudragupta 3. Dhar D. Ashoka 4. Gondwana Codes :
With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs: (Famous Site Present-day State) 1. Bhilsa Madhya Pradesh 2. Dwarasamudra Maharashtra 3. Girinagara Gujarat 4. Sthaneshvara Uttar Pradesh Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
The capital of the Maukharis rulers was:
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (Dynasty – Capital)
From the decline of the Guptas until the rise of Harshavardhana in the early 7th century, which of the following kingdoms were holding power in Northern India? 1. The Guptas of Magadha 2. The Paramaras of Malwa 3. The Pushyabhutis of Thaneshwar 4. The Maukharis of Kannauj 5. The Yadavas of Devagiri 6. The Maitrakas of Vallabhi Select the correct answer using the code given below: