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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) .
| 1. |
Who among the following is the author of Silent Spring? |
| A. | ramachandra guha |
| B. | rachel carlson |
| C. | john muir |
| D. | j. c. kumarappa. |
| Answer» B. rachel carlson | |
| 2. |
Who wrote the book Economy of Permanence? |
| A. | m.k.gandhi |
| B. | sundarlal bahuguna |
| C. | j.c. kumarappa |
| D. | k.m.munshi |
| Answer» C. j.c. kumarappa | |
| 3. |
In which year the Chipko Movement began? |
| A. | 1970 |
| B. | 1982 |
| C. | 1992 |
| D. | 1973 |
| Answer» D. 1973 | |
| 4. |
In which year the Government of India liberalised its economy? |
| A. | 1995 |
| B. | 1991 |
| C. | 1969 |
| D. | 1951 |
| Answer» B. 1991 | |
| 5. |
Project Tiger was launched in the year |
| A. | 1973 |
| B. | 1965 |
| C. | 2004 |
| D. | 1999 |
| Answer» A. 1973 | |
| 6. |
According to C.A.Bayly, groups having allegience to a powerful patron is called |
| A. | subaltern |
| B. | subgroup |
| C. | connexions |
| D. | contributors |
| Answer» C. connexions | |
| 7. |
According to the Cambridge interpretation, the roots of politics lay in |
| A. | localities like district, the municipality, the village. |
| B. | intellectual forums |
| C. | consciouness of the people |
| D. | history |
| Answer» A. localities like district, the municipality, the village. | |
| 8. |
Who is the author of The Emergence of Indian Nationalism: Competition and Collaboration in the Later Nineteenth Century |
| A. | john gallaghar |
| B. | ronald robinson |
| C. | anil seal |
| D. | gordon johnson |
| Answer» C. anil seal | |
| 9. |
Who among the following is associated with Cambrodge School of Histroiography? |
| A. | ranajith guha |
| B. | r.s. sharma |
| C. | anil seal |
| D. | rachel carlson |
| Answer» C. anil seal | |
| 10. |
Who are the subaltern? |
| A. | any people with hegemonic power |
| B. | any person of south asian descent |
| C. | people relegated to inferior rank or status |
| D. | historians |
| Answer» C. people relegated to inferior rank or status | |
| 11. |
In which year the firsr edited volume of subaltern studies came out? |
| A. | 1982 |
| B. | 1987 |
| C. | 1996 |
| D. | 2001 |
| Answer» A. 1982 | |
| 12. |
Subaltern studies first appeared as a revision of the historical narratives of which country? |
| A. | afghanistan |
| B. | vietnam |
| C. | india |
| D. | chile |
| Answer» C. india | |
| 13. |
Who is the author of the book An Introduction to the Study of History ? |
| A. | d.d.kosambi |
| B. | r.s.sharma |
| C. | romila thapar |
| D. | james mill. |
| Answer» A. d.d.kosambi | |
| 14. |
Who is the author of The Agrarian System of Mughal India ? |
| A. | irfan habib |
| B. | d.n.jha |
| C. | r.s.sharma |
| D. | romila thapar. |
| Answer» A. irfan habib | |
| 15. |
GHG stands for |
| A. | green house grant |
| B. | green house gas |
| C. | geographical house grant |
| D. | green hosting gear |
| Answer» B. green house gas | |
| 16. |
According to Aryan Invasion Theory, where did the Aryans initially settled in India? |
| A. | bihar |
| B. | punjab |
| C. | gujarat |
| D. | u.p |
| Answer» B. punjab | |
| 17. |
According to Aryans, the indegenous people of india were |
| A. | rakshasa |
| B. | dasas and dasyus |
| C. | dravida |
| D. | kshatriya |
| Answer» B. dasas and dasyus | |
| 18. |
Which among the following was regarded as a form of wealth during the vedic age? |
| A. | gold |
| B. | vedas |
| C. | cattle |
| D. | land. |
| Answer» C. cattle | |
| 19. |
Which among the following languages is not a member of Indoeuropean category? |
| A. | english |
| B. | italian |
| C. | german |
| D. | tamil |
| Answer» D. tamil | |
| 20. |
Who coined the term Hydraulic civilisations? |
| A. | karl marx |
| B. | e. h. carr |
| C. | karl wittfogel |
| D. | arnold toynbee. |
| Answer» C. karl wittfogel | |
| 21. |
Which among the following is true about a Hydraulic Society? |
| A. | societies with lucid social bonds |
| B. | societies based on large scale irrigation |
| C. | liberal society |
| D. | society inclined towards criminality |
| Answer» B. societies based on large scale irrigation | |
| 22. |
Which historian brought out the interdisciplinary method to study ancient indian history? |
| A. | r.c. majumdar |
| B. | d.d. kosambi |
| C. | r.s.sharma |
| D. | d.n.jha |
| Answer» B. d.d. kosambi | |
| 23. |
According to D.D.Kosambi, interpretation of myths is , in order to study early cultures. |
| A. | unnecessary |
| B. | irrelevant |
| C. | necessary |
| D. | a burden |
| Answer» C. necessary | |
| 24. |
Who wrote Urban Decay in India? |
| A. | r.s.sharma |
| B. | ranajith guha |
| D. | n.jha d. romila thapar |
| Answer» A. r.s.sharma | |
| 25. |
Who is the author of Asoka and the Decline of Mauryas ? |
| A. | bipan chandra |
| B. | r. c. majumdar |
| C. | romila thapar |
| D. | satish chandra |
| Answer» C. romila thapar | |
| 26. |
which of the following distinguish the Vedic Aryans form the Indus people? |
| A. | belief in supernatural powers |
| B. | cultivation of land |
| C. | domestication of animals |
| D. | use of iron |
| Answer» D. use of iron | |
| 27. |
Mandala IX of Rigveda is dedicated to which God? |
| A. | soma |
| B. | agni |
| C. | indra |
| D. | varuna |
| Answer» A. soma | |
| 28. |
When was the Asiatic Society of Bengal was formed? |
| A. | 1784 |
| B. | 1788 |
| C. | 1885 |
| D. | 1761 |
| Answer» D. 1761 | |
| 29. |
Author of Harshacharita ? |
| A. | harsha |
| B. | kalidasa |
| C. | bana bhatta |
| D. | vagbhata |
| Answer» C. bana bhatta | |
| 30. |
Who among the following is a nationalist historian? |
| A. | k. p. jayaswal |
| B. | irfan habib |
| C. | bipan chandra |
| D. | d. n. jha |
| Answer» A. k. p. jayaswal | |
| 31. |
Which historian among the following was a member of Indian Civil Services? |
| A. | r.c. majumdar |
| B. | r. c. dutt |
| C. | irfan habib |
| D. | d. n. jha |
| Answer» B. r. c. dutt | |
| 32. |
The Indus Valley Civilisation is a civilisation. |
| A. | iron age |
| B. | palaeolithic |
| C. | bronze age |
| D. | mesolithic |
| Answer» C. bronze age | |
| 33. |
Who is the father of Indology? |
| A. | james mill |
| B. | jonathan duncan |
| C. | william bentick |
| D. | anil seal |
| Answer» A. james mill | |
| 34. |
What was the nationality of max muller? |
| A. | french |
| B. | english |
| C. | german |
| D. | polish |
| Answer» C. german | |
| 35. |
Who is the author of Asoka: The Buddhist Emperor of India? |
| A. | william jones |
| B. | alexander cunningham |
| C. | v. a. smith |
| D. | herman hesse |
| Answer» C. v. a. smith | |
| 36. |
Feristha serves as a historian under the . a. Khiljis b. Lodis c. Mughals d. Adil Shahis. 37. who wrote the Vikramangadevacharita ? |
| A. | kalhana |
| B. | sudraka |
| C. | bilhana |
| D. | atula. |
| Answer» D. atula. | |
| 37. |
Which Magadhan ruler is known as Amitrochates ? |
| A. | samudragupta |
| B. | bindusara |
| C. | asoka |
| D. | chandragupta |
| Answer» B. bindusara | |
| 38. |
who is the author of Pritvirajavijaya? |
| A. | kautilya |
| B. | jayanaka |
| C. | amarasimha |
| D. | kalhana |
| Answer» B. jayanaka | |
| 39. |
Who is known as the “father of qawwali”? |
| A. | ferishta |
| B. | amir khusro |
| C. | al beruni |
| D. | ibn batuta. |
| Answer» D. ibn batuta. | |
| 40. |
Author of Gendering Caste through a feminist Lens is |
| A. | romila thapar |
| B. | uma chakravarti |
| C. | annie besant |
| D. | sarojini naidu |
| Answer» B. uma chakravarti | |
| 41. |
The Indus people achieved maximum amount of standardization in |
| A. | pottery |
| B. | seals |
| C. | sculpture |
| D. | bricks |
| Answer» D. bricks | |
| 42. |
How many times did the term Jana occur in Rigveda? |
| A. | 275 |
| B. | 300 |
| C. | 250 |
| D. | 400 |
| Answer» A. 275 | |
| 43. |
The sulva sutras deal with |
| A. | medicine |
| B. | astronomy |
| C. | geometry |
| D. | chemistry |
| Answer» C. geometry | |
| 44. |
The origin of Indian music can be traced into . |
| A. | rigveda |
| B. | samaveda |
| C. | atharvaveda |
| D. | yajurveda |
| Answer» B. samaveda | |
| 45. |
Who was the Vice President of the International Commission for s History of the Scientific and cultural development set up by UNESCO ? |
| A. | r. c. majumdar |
| B. | irfan habib |
| C. | r. c dutt |
| D. | satish chandra. |
| Answer» A. r. c. majumdar | |
| 46. |
Which one of the following vedic tribal assemblies involved in the selection of the tribal chief? |
| A. | sabha |
| B. | samiti |
| C. | vidata |
| D. | gana |
| Answer» B. samiti | |
| 47. |
The Rig, yajur, sama vedas are together known as |
| A. | samhita |
| B. | sruti |
| C. | trijana |
| D. | tri veda |
| Answer» D. tri veda | |
| 48. |
Which of the Vedas is partly in verse and partly in prose? |
| A. | rig |
| B. | sama |
| C. | yajur |
| D. | atharva |
| Answer» C. yajur | |
| 49. |
Whose work is Shudras in Ancient India ? |
| A. | romila thapar |
| B. | r. s. sharma |
| C. | ranajit guha |
| D. | kancha illaiah |
| Answer» B. r. s. sharma | |
| 50. |
Which of the following regions were not known to even the later vedic people? |
| A. | the kaveri delta |
| B. | the two seas |
| C. | the entire gangetic valley |
| D. | the vindhyas |
| Answer» A. the kaveri delta | |
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