INDO-PAK HISTORY PAPER-I (2008)
(Solved Objectives/Mcq’s)
Question No.1 Select the best option /answer and fill in the appropriate box on the answer sheet.
(1). After his second coronation Humayun could only rule for :
a). Six months
b). two years
c). two and a half years
d). none of these
Ans. a). Six months
(2). At the time of his coronation at Kalanaur the age of Akbar was:
a). Thirteen and a half years
b). fifteen and a half years
c). seventeen and a half years
d). none of these
Ans. a). Thirteen and a half years
(3). The Mughal troops captured Chittor in 1568 after defeating:
a). Raja Pratab Singh
b). Raja Amar Singh
c). Rana Sangram Singh
Ans. d). none of these
(4). The Afghan power in Orissa was crushed by:
a). Raja Todarmal
b). Raja Man Singh
c). Munim Khan
d). none of these
Ans. Raja Maan Singh
(5). Tabaqat-i-Akbari was written by:
a). Khawaja Nizamuddin Ahmad
b). Badanni
c). Abul Fazal
d). none of these
Ans. a). Khawaja Nizamuddin Ahmad
(6). The office of Vakil became prominent during the reign of:
a). Jahangir
b). Aurangzeb
c). Akbar
d). none of these
Ans. c). Akbar
(7). Which of the following officers was the guardian of Islamic Law:
a). Qazi-ul Quzat
b). Muhtasib
c). Sadr-us-Sadr
d). none of these
Ans. Sudr-us-Sudur
(8). Who divided the Mughal empire into provinces for the first time:
a). Babur
b). Hamayun
c). Jahangir
Ans. d). none of these
(9). Head of the civil and military administration of the province was:
a). Diwan
b). Nazim
c). Bakshi
d). none of these
Ans. b). Nazim
(10). The Mughal emperor who allowed a chain with bells to be hung outside his palace was:
a). Akbar
b). Jahangir
c). Shah Jahan
d). none of these
Ans. b). Jahangir
(11). Which of the following was not a chronicler of history of Sultanate :
a). Abbas Khan Sharwani
b). Amir Khusrau
c). Zai-ud-Din Barani
d). none of these
Ans. a). Abbas Khan Sharwani
(12). Foreign traveler whose account does not throw light on the history of sultanate was:
a). Ibne Batutah
b). Marco Polo
c). Abdur Razzaq
d). none of these
Ans. Marco Polo
(13). Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency:
a). Amar Shah
b). Iltutmish
c). Balban
d). none of these
Ans. b). Iltutmish
(14). Sultan who called himself Naib-i-Khudai or Deputy of God was:
a). Iltutmish
b). Balban
c). Alla-ud-Din Khilji
d). none of these
Ans. b). Balban
(15). Timur (Tamerlane) invaded India during the reign of :
a). Nasiruddin Muhammad
b). Tughlaq Shah
c). Nasiruddin Mahmud Tughlaq
d). none of these
Ans. c). Nasiruddin Mahmud Tughlaq
(16). Rulers of Lodhi dynasty were:
a). Turks
b). Afghans
c). Iranians
d). none of these
Ans. b). Afghans
(17). Highest point of territorial expansion of the sultanate was during the reign of :
a). Alla-ud-Din Khilji
b). Muhammad bin Tughlaq
c). Firoz Shah
d). none of these
Ans. b). Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(18). Coming of Khiljis to power is known as:
a). Khalji revolution
b). Khalji Imperialism
c). Khalji Coup
d). none of these
Ans. a). Khalji revolution
(19). Who selected the site for the city of Agra as his capital:
a). Sikander Lodhi
b). Bahlul Lodhi
c). Muhammad bin Tughlaq
d). none of these
Ans. a). Sikander Lodhi
(20). Military officer of the Sultanate who was the highest in Military graduation was:
a). Khan
b). Malik
c). Amir
d). none of these
Ans. a). Khan
INDO-PAK HISTORY PAPER-II (2008)
(Solved Objectives/Mcq’s)
Question No.1 Select the best option /answer and fill in the appropriate box on the answer sheet.
(1). In which language Shah Wali Ullah translated the Holy Quran:
a). English
b). Persian
c). Turkish
d). none of these
Ans. b). Persian
(2). Indian National Congress was established in :
a). 1883
b). 1885
c). 1887
d). none of these
Ans. b). 1885
(3). Who was the Viceroy at the time of partition of Bengal :
a). Lord Caning
b). Lord Curzon
c). Lord Minto
d). none of these
Ans. b). Lord Curzon
(4). The Simla deputation was headed by :
a). Agha Khan
b). M.A. Johar
c). Syed Amir Ali
d). none of these
Ans. a). Agha Khan
(5). Separate electorate was provided in :
a). 1909
b). 1919
c). 1935
d). none of these
Ans. b). 1919
(6). Who was the author of ‘My India Years’:
a). Lord Curzon
b). Lord Hardinge
c). Lord Mountbatten
d). none of these
Ans. b). Lord Hardinge
(7). Sanghata Movement was started by:
a). Dr. Hergopal
b). Dr Moonje
c). Dr Swami
d). none of these
Ans. b). Dr Moonje
(8). Mopla revolt was started in:
a). 1920
b). 1921
c). 1922
d). none of these
Ans. c). 1922
(9). Who started the Home Rule Movement :
a). M. A. Jinnah
b). B.G. Tilak
c). Mrs. Annie Besant
d). none of these
Ans. c). Mrs. Annie Besant
(10). The subjects were divided into central and provincial by the Act of:
a). 1909
b). 1919
c). 1935
d). none of these
Ans. b). 1919
(11). The first Chief Justice of Pakistan was:
a). Abdur Rashid
b). Sajjad Ali Shah
c). Zafar ul Haq
d). none of these
Ans. a). Abdur Rashid
(12). Treaty of Lausane was signed in :
a). 1921
b). 1922
c). 1923
d). none of these
Ans. c). 1923
(13). Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined the All India Muslim League in :
a). 1911
b). 1912
c). 1913
d). none of these
Ans. c). 1913
(14). Mauala Mohammad Ali Johar was the editor of :
a). Hindustan Times
b). Azadi
c). Comrade
d). none of these
Ans. c). Comrade
(15). Who started the Shuddin Movement:
a). Nehru
b). Tilak
c). Gandhi
d). none of these
Ans. b). Tilak
(16). Bande-Matram was a :
a). Anthem
b). Film
c). Novel
d). none of these
Ans. a). Anthem
(17). Now or Never pamphlet was written by :
a). Agha Khan
b). Ch. Rehmat Ali
c). Mohammad Ali Jinnah
d). none of these
Ans. b). Ch. Rehmat Ali
(18). The book ‘verdict on India’ was written by :
a). Beverlay Nickolas
b). Charles Nicholas
c). Peter Nicholas
d). none of these
Ans. a). Beverlay Nickolas
(19). The first Round Table was held in :
a). London
b). Delhi
c). Lahore
d). none of these
Ans. a). London
(20). Famous Wardha scheme was about :
a). Culture
b). Education
c). Religion
d). none of these
Ans. b). Education
Corrections are appreciated.
Source:
Indo-Pak paper 2008