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History

What Books And Burials Tell Us

26 previous year questions.

Volume: 26 Ques
Yield: High

High-Yield Trend

26
2023

Chapter Questions
26 MCQs

01
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Agricultural conditions in the Gangetic basin were vastly different from those of the Indus culture.
Statement II: Canals and dykes were of great significance in Gangetic basin.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
1
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
2
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
3
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
4
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
02
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
Arrange the following in the correct chronological order:
A. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
B. Suttanipatta
C. The Rig Veda
D. The Brahmanas
E. Indika
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
C, D, A, E and B
2
D, A, E, B and C
3
C, A, D, E and B
4
None of the Above
03
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Telugu didactic poem. Amuktamalyada was composed by Krishnadevraya.
Reason (R): It was composed to attribute importance to the foreign trade.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
2
Both A and R are correct and R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
3
A is correct but R is not correct.
4
A is not correct but R is correct.
04
PYQ 2023
easy
history ID: cuet-pg-
Indians were first to use the decimal system. The Chinese learnt this from :
1
Aryabhata
2
Arabs
3
Buddhist missionaries
4
Western world
05
PYQ 2023
easy
history ID: cuet-pg-
Which of the following was a 'complex' hunting Society?
1
Mesolithic Age
2
Paleolithic Age
3
Neolithic Age
4
Chalcolithic Age
06
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
The most influential doctrine of 6th century B.C. was:
1
Ajivikas
2
Niyati
3
Sarmana
4
Sangha
07
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
Which of the following statements are correct.
A. R.G Bhandarkar reconstructed the political history of Satavahanas.
B. V.K Rajwade published twenty-two volumes of sanskrit manuscripts and sources of Maratha history.
C. D.R Bhandarkar was a sanskritist.
D. R.C Majumdar was general editor of 'History and Culture of the Indian People'.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1
A, B and D only
2
A, B and C only
3
B, C and D only
4
A, C and D only
08
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Homo habilis means a handy or skillful man.
Reason (R): This was known so as he had hands.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
1
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2
Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
3
A is true but R is false.
4
A is false but R is true.
09
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The Upper Paleolithic Age came to an end with the end of ice age.
Reason (R): It was due to global warming.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
1
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2
Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
3
A is true but R is false.
4
A is false but R is true.
10
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
Who among the following was a Chauhan ruler to patronize poets and scholars, built many magnificent temples, including a Sanskrit college at Ajmer and the Anasagar Lake?
1
Prithviraj III
2
Jai Chand
3
Vigrahraja
4
Prithviraj II
11
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
Bharavi's Kiratarjuniyam describes the conflict between Siva and Arjuna in:
1
eighteen cantons
2
twenty cantons
3
sixty cantons
4
twenty one cantons
12
PYQ 2023
hard
history ID: cuet-pg-
Identify the correct statements:
A. Megasthenes wrote Indika.
B. The Periplus of the Erythrean Sea is written in Sanskrit.
C. Naturalis Historia was written in Greek.
D. Geography is written in Greek.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1
A and B only
2
B and C only
3
A and D only
4
C and D only
13
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The monsoon has played an important role in India's history.
Statement II: The discovery of the monsoon enabled India to carry on trade and establish cultural contacts with western Asia and Mediterranean area.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
2
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
3
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
4
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
14
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
Match List I with List II :
List IList II
A.BanabhattaI.Vikramankadevacharita
B.SandhyakaraII.Rajatarangini
C.BilhanaIII.Harshacharita
D.KalhanIV.Ramacharita
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
2
A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
3
A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
4
A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
15
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
Which inscription highlights that the Nandas exercised power over Kalinga?
1
Aihole Inscription
2
Ajanta Inscription
3
Mathura Inscription
4
Hathigumpha Inscription
16
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
The transition from neolithic age to bronze age civilization first took place in :
1
Mesopotamia
2
Egypt
3
Greece
4
Rome
17
PYQ 2023
hard
history ID: cuet-pg-
Buddhist text indicates that lands were being granted to brahman doniess by king. What were these lands called?
1
Sasan
2
Brahmadeya
3
Gama
4
Vanipathas
18
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
The earliest source dealing exclusively with astronomy is:
1
Nakshatras
2
Kevaddha Sutta
3
Digha Nikaya
4
Jyotisha Vedanga
19
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
What was sondhar ?
1
Gateway
2
Agricultural loans
3
Uncultivable land
4
Punishment
20
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Brahmadayas and temples were important players in the restructuring of the economy during the Chola period.
Statement II: It was result of their administrative and functional control over productivity.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
1
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
2
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
3
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
4
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
21
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
Match List I with List II :
List IList II
A.RupiyaI.Gold coin
B.DamII.Silver coin
C.AsharfiIII.Half dam
D.AdhelaIV.Copper coin
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
2
A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
3
A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
4
A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
22
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
Maddad- i ma'ash stands for:
1
Inheritance
2
Revenue
3
Aid for subsistence
4
Petty burdens
23
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
Who wrote a glaring account of the military exploits of Samudragupta ?
1
Harishena
2
Meghavarman
3
Kalidas
4
Yashodharman
24
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
Who is the author of Bustan ?
1
Rumi
2
Somadeva
3
Saadi
4
Hemachandra
25
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
Jins- i Kamil literally means :
1
Autumn crop
2
Perfect crop
3
Spring crop
4
New crop
26
PYQ 2023
medium
history ID: cuet-pg-
Who among the following was a female devotee of Shiva ?
1
Mira
2
Andal
3
Karaikkal Ammaiyar
4
Marichi