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DU MA History Entrance Exam Previous Year Objective Question Papers for Students
Which one of the following factories of Bengal was established by the Dutch?
(a) Bandel
(b) Hooghly
(c) Chinsura
(d) Srirampur
Option c – Chinsura
Which of the following causes was not responsible for the downfall of the Mughal empire? ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Deccan policy of Aurangzeb
(b) Religious policy of Aurangzeb
(c) Mansabdari system
(d) Revolts in various provinces of the Empire
Option c – Mansabdari system
The beginning of the British political sway over India can be traced to the battle of:
(a) Buxar
(b) Plassey
(c) Wandiwash
(d) Panipat
Option b – Plassey
Peking is the sacred place of ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Shintoism
(b) Judaism
(c) Taoism
(d) Confucianism
Option d – Confucianism
When did China start the Civil Services examination?
(a) 6 AD
(b) 1905
(c) 1920
(d) 1949
Option a – 6 AD
Who is known as the “Lady with the Lamp”? ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Joan of Arc
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Helen Keller
(d) Florence Nightingale
Option d – Florence Nightingale
The Partition of Bengal (1905) was annulled by:
(a) Government of India Act, 1935
(b) Indian Council Act, 1909
(c) Proclamation of Delhi Durbar in 1911
(d) Chelmsford-Montague Report, 1919
Option c – Proclamation of Delhi Durbar in 1911
Who among the following was NOT present in the founding session of the Indian National Congress? ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) G. Subramaniya
(b) Justice Ranade
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Surendranath Banerjee
Option d – Surendranath Banerjee
Name the country where the Industrial Revolution first took place:
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) Great Britain
(d) America
Option c – Great Britain
Who was the first Prime Minister of England? ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Robert Walpole
(b) Gladstone
(c) Benjamin Disraeli
(d) Oliver Cromwell
Option a – Robert Walpole
Marx belonged to:
(a) Holland
(b) Germany
(c) Britain
(d) France
Option b – Germany
Marxian Materialism came from the idea of ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Darwin
(b) Engels
(c) Feuerbach
(d) Hegel
Option a – Darwin
The national emblem of Italy is:
(a) White eagle
(b) Eagle
(c) Lily
(d) White Lily
Option d – White Lily
Pablo Picasso, the famous painter, was ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Italian
(b) Spanish
(c) French
(d) Flemish
Option b – Spanish
Whose teachings inspired the French Revolution?
(a) Plato
(b) Rousseau
(c) Hegel
(d) Locke
Option b – Rousseau
The ideology of Fascism developed in ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Italy
(b) Germany
(c) Japan
(d) Russia
Option a – Italy
The Treaty of Versailles humiliated:
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) England
(d) Austria
Option b – Germany
The chief advocate of Fascism was ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) St. Simon
(b) Robert Owen
(c) Adolf Hitler
(d) Mussolini
Option d – Mussolini
Who was the first Caliph?
(a) Constantine
(b) Abu Bakr
(c) Suleiman the Great
(d) Imam Hussain
Option b – Abu Bakr
The Laxman era was started in 1119 AD by which of the following dynasties? ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Palas
(b) Sens
(c) Chauhans
(d) Pratihars
Option b – Sens
Jaideva, the famous author of Gita Govinda, was the court poet of ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Prithviraj Chauhan
(b) Lakshmanasena
(c) Harsha
(d) None of these
Option b – Lakshmanasena
Who constructed the world-famous Jagannath temple at Puri?
(a) Kumar Pal
(b) Deva Varman
(c) Anant Varman
(d) Krishna Varman
Option c – Anant Varman
The Sun temple of Konark was built by Narasimha Deva-I. To which dynasty did he belong? ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Gang dynasty
(b) Somvansi dynasty
(c) Bhoj dynasty
(d) Surya Vansi dynasty
Option a – Gang dynasty
The two kingdoms established by Indians in Indo-China included:
(a) Champa & Kamboja
(b) Srivijaya & Kamboja
(c) Champa & Srivijaya
(d) Svarnbhumi & Champa
Option a – Champa & Kamboja
Who wrote Ramcharita? ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Tulsi Das
(b) Kalidas
(c) Sandhyakar Nandi
(d) Banbhatta
Option c – Sandhyakar Nandi
Where is the Muslim mosque situated where a hair of Prophet Mohammad Sahib has been preserved?
(a) Mecca
(b) Srinagar
(c) Ajmer
(d) Ahmedabad
Option b – Srinagar
The capital city ‘Daydo’ established by Kublai Khan is situated at ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Alma Atta
(b) Beijing
(c) Ulan Battor
(d) Samarqand
Option c – Ulan Battor
Who among the following laid the foundation of the Rashtrakuta Empire?
(a) Krishna I
(b) Amoghavarsha I
(c) Dhruva
(d) Dantidurga
Option d – Dantidurga
Which one of the following religions was patronized by the Rashtrakutas? ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Vaishnavism
(b) Buddhism
(c) Jainism
(d) Saivism
Option c – Jainism
Who among the following is well known for his contribution to the field of Algebra?
(a) Lalla
(b) Brahmagupta
(c) Bhaskara
(d) Aryabhatta
Option c – Bhaskara
The famous idol of Gomteshwar and the famous Jain temple is situated at ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Mysore
(b) Srirangapattam
(c) Hampi
(d) Sravanbelgola
Option d – Sravanbelgola
The presiding deity of Bhojshala temple is:
(a) Goddess Laxmi
(b) Goddess Parvati
(c) Goddess Durga
(d) Goddess Saraswati
Option d – Goddess Saraswati
The Chola period is best known for which of the following? ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Trade with Ceylon
(b) Growth of Tamil culture
(c) War with Rastrakutas
(d) Gram Sabhas
Option d – Gram Sabhas
Who of the following built the temple of Sun God at Konark?
(a) Narsimha I
(b) Purushottama
(c) Kapilendra
(d) Anantvarman
Option a – Narsimha I
To which school of painting was Bani Thani related? ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Jaipur School
(b) Bundi School
(c) Kishangarh School
(d) Chawand School
Option c – Kishangarh School
In which of the following cities is Charminar situated?
(a) Rajkot
(b) Lucknow
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Mysore
Option c – Hyderabad
The Dhrupad style of singing was started by ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Tansen
(b) Amir Khusrau
(c) Raja Man Singh Tomar
(d) Vishnu Digambar Paluskar
Option c – Raja Man Singh Tomar
Which one of the following sultans of Delhi introduced measures for improving the quality of fruits?
(a) Sher Shah Suri
(b) Sikandar Lodi
(c) Firoz Tughlaq
(d) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
Option c – Firoz Tughlaq
The South Indian state which is famous for its naval power was ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Pandyas
(b) Cholas
(c) Chalukyas
(d) Hoysalas
Option b – Cholas
Who abolished the Iqta system?
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Babur
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
Option b – Babur
Which of the following sultans of Delhi was known as Lakh Bakhsh? ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Balban
(b) Qutubuddin Aibak
(c) Iltutmish
(d) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
Option b – Qutubuddin Aibak
Who among the following was not a noble under Alauddin Khalji?
(a) Nusrat Khan
(b) Zafar Khan
(c) Ainulmulk Multani
(d) Munim Khan
Option d – Munim Khan
In the Sultanate period, the highest rural authority for land revenue was ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Patwari
(b) Rawat
(c) Chowdhary
(d) Malik
Option c – Chowdhary
The coins of which Muslim ruler had an image of Devi Lakshmi?
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Akbar
(c) Muhammad Gori
(d) None of these
Option c – Muhammad Gori
Who was the first real king of the Sultanate? ( DU MA History Entrance Exam MCQs )
(a) Balban
(b) Alauddin Khalji
(c) Qutubuddin Aibak
(d) Iltutmish
Option d – Iltutmish
The Tamil version of the great epic Ramayana was made by:
(a) Avvaiyar
(b) Ilango Adigal
(c) Kamban
(d) None of these
Option c – Kamban
The temple built by Lingaraja during the medieval period is at:
(a) Mount Abu
(b) Madurai
(c) Khajuraho
(d) Bhubaneswar
Option d – Bhubaneswar
Who was the first Muslim military commander who annexed Bihar and Bengal by overthrowing the Sena dynasty?
(a) Shamsuddin
(b) Adil Shah
(c) Mahmud Gawan
(d) Bakhtiyar Khalji
Option d – Bakhtiyar Khalji
Who has been described by Elliot as the ‘Akbar of the Sultanate’?
(a) Balban
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Firoz Tughlaq
(d) Alauddin Khalji
Option c – Firoz Tughlaq
The famous poet Amir Khusrow was associated with the court of:
(a) Qutubuddin Aibak
(b) Alauddin Khalji
(c) Muhammad Shah Rangila
(d) Nawab Asatuddadula
Option b – Alauddin Khalji
When did Ikhtiyaruddin-bin-Bakhtiyar Khalji invade Bengal?
(a) 1194 AD
(b) 1199 AD
(c) 1202 AD
(d) 1206 AD
Option d – 1206 AD
Who among the following sultans built the fifth storey of Qutub Minar?
(a) Sikandar Lodi
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(d) Qutubuddin Aibak
Option c – Firoz Shah Tughlaq
The Sun temple is situated at:
(a) Gaya
(b) Puri
(c) Konark
(d) Khajuraho
Option c – Konark
Which of the following sultans had the greatest number of slaves in his court?
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Firoz Tughlaq
(c) Balban
(d) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
Option b – Firoz Tughlaq
Who was the first ruler of the Slave dynasty?
(a) Balban
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Razia
(d) Qutubuddin Aibak
Option d – Qutubuddin Aibak
During the reign of Alauddin Khalji, who were Amils?
(a) Local landlords at village level
(b) Government agents to collect land revenue
(c) Banjaras who carried the food grains from village to towns
(d) Khursani and Multani traders of food grains
Option b – Government agents to collect land revenue
Das Kumar Charitam was composed by:
(a) Dandin
(b) Kalidas
(c) Tulsidas
(d) Surdas
Option a – Dandin
Which one of the following is not a feature of North Indian temple architecture?
(a) Garbha Griha
(b) Pradakshina path
(c) Shikhara
(d) Gopuram
Option d – Gopuram
In India, who was the first to put forward the theory that the earth revolves around the sun?
(a) Banabhatta
(b) Kalhana
(c) Aryabhatta
(d) Brahmagupta
Option c – Aryabhatta
The Crimean War was fought between:
(a) Britain and Turkey
(b) Russia and Turkey
(c) France and Britain
(d) France and Turkey
Option b – Russia and Turkey
What was the original name of Santa Claus?
(a) St. John
(b) St. Nicolas
(c) St. Peter
(d) St. Christopher
Option b – St. Nicolas
The famous painting ‘Mona Lisa’ was created by:
(a) Van Gogh
(b) Picasso
(c) Michelangelo
(d) Leonardo Da Vinci
Option d – Leonardo Da Vinci
Natural Rights Theory was advocated by:
(a) Locke
(b) Rousseau
(c) Hegel
(d) Hobbes
Option a – Locke
Who is called the greatest investigator of antiquity?
(a) Darwin
(b) Socrates
(c) Cuvier
(d) Aristotle
Option a – Darwin
The State is a necessary evil according to:
(a) Liberalists
(b) Anarchists
(c) Communists
(d) Individualists
Option a – Liberalists
Herodotus is considered the father of:
(a) History
(b) Philosophy
(c) Geography
(d) Political Science
Option a – History
The previous name of Zaire was:
(a) Liberia
(b) Sierra Leone
(c) Benin
(d) Congo
Option d – Congo
Who gave the call, “Go back to nature”?
(a) Plato
(b) Aristotle
(c) Hobbes
(d) Rousseau
Option d – Rousseau
The capital of Pakistan till 1959 was:
(a) Karachi
(b) Lahore
(c) Parsees
(d) Buddhists
Option a – Karachi
Zenda Avesta is the sacred book of the:
(a) Jews
(b) Jains
(c) Parsees
(d) Buddhists
Option c – Parsees
The Wailing Wall is situated in:
(a) Tel Aviv
(b) Berlin
(c) Beijing
(d) Jerusalem
Option d – Jerusalem
Which one country is still governed by a monarch?
(a) Iran
(b) Iraq
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Afghanistan
Option c – Saudi Arabia
Karl Marx lived in exile and wrote from:
(a) London
(b) Paris
(c) Moscow
(d) Stockholm
Option a – London
Where was St. Paul beheaded?
(a) Jerusalem
(b) Ephesus
(c) Rome
(d) Kusadasi
Option c – Rome
Who said that “Man by nature is a political animal”?
(a) Hobbes
(b) Aristotle
(c) Rousseau
(d) Plato
Option b – Aristotle
The first atomic bomb was dropped over:
(a) Hong Kong
(b) Hiroshima
(c) Nagasaki
(d) Tokyo
Option b – Hiroshima
The Great Wall of China was built by:
(a) Confucius
(b) Lao-Tze
(c) Shih-Huang-ti
(d) Li-tai-pu
Option c – Shih-Huang-ti
Chinese travelers visited India primarily because:
(a) They were interested to stay in India
(b) They were invited by the Indian kings
(c) They were interested in Buddhism
(d) They were interested to study Indian culture
Option c – They were interested in Buddhism
Which one of the following is known as the Chalcolithic Age?
(a) Copper-Stone Age
(b) Iron Age
(c) Neolithic Age
(d) Paleolithic Age
Option a – Copper-Stone Age
The rock-cut temples of Mahabalipuram were built under the patronage of the:
(a) Pandya kings
(b) Satavahan kings
(c) Pallava kings
(d) Chola kings
Option c – Pallava kings
‘Kumarasambhavam,’ an epic, was composed by:
(a) Kalidasa
(b) Harisen
(c) Banabhatta
(d) Chandbardai
Option a – Kalidasa
Who among the following rulers has been mentioned as the protector of the Varna system?
(a) Kharvela
(b) Vasudeva
(c) Pushyamitra Sunga
(d) Gautamiputra Satakarni
Option a – Kharvela
In which of the following inscriptions is the name of Ashoka mentioned?
(a) Minor Rock Edict of Maski
(b) Rock Edict XIII
(c) Bhabru Edict
(d) Rummendiei Pillar Inscription
Option a – Minor Rock Edict of Maski
Who among the following were contemporaries of Kanishka?
(a) Kalidasa, Kamban, Vasumitra
(b) Kamban, Banabhatta, Ashvaghosha
(c) Nagarjuna, Ashvaghosha, Vasumitra
(d) Ashvaghosha, Kalidasa, Banabhatta
Option c – Nagarjuna, Ashvaghosha, Vasumitra
Where did the game of chess originate?
(a) Persia
(b) Arabia
(c) India
(d) Europe
Option c – India
Who wrote the ‘Harshacharita’?
(a) Banabhatta
(b) Parimal Gupta
(c) Vishnu Gupta
(d) Kalidasa
Option a – Banabhatta
Who among the following also had the name ‘Devanama Piyadassi’?
(a) Gautam Buddha
(b) Bhagwan Mahavira
(c) Maurya king Ashoka
(d) Maurya king Chandragupta Maurya
Option c – Maurya king Ashoka
The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the Indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of:
(a) Siva and Sakti
(b) Vishnu and Lakshmi
(c) Stones, trees, and animals
(d) Pashupati, Indra, and the mother Goddess
Option c – Stones, trees, and animals
The art style which combines Indian and Greek features is called:
(a) Gandhara
(b) Verna
(c) Sikhara
(d) Nagara
Option a – Gandhara
Mahavira was born in a Kshatriya clan by the name of:
(a) Mallas
(b) Lichhavis
(c) Janatrika
(d) Shakya
Option c – Janatrika
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