WBCS Prelims 2017 History of India Question and Solution

HISTORY OF INDIA QUESTION AND SOLUTION(QUIZ) - WBCS PRELIMS 2017

      In West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) Preliminary Examination 2017, total of 17 questions was asked from Indian History

1. ‘Ashtadiggajas’ were patronised by

[A]  Deva Raya  I       

[B]  Deva Raya II        

[C]  Vira Narasimha       

[D] Krishna Deva Raya

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D] Krishna Deva Raya

2. Which Magadha ruler was known as ‘Seniya’?

[A]  Bimbisara

[B]  Ajatashatru

[C]  Mahapadma Nanda        

[D] Chandragupta Maurya

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [A]  Bimbisara

3. Which of the  following is a Harappan site located in Rajasthan?

[A]  Mohenjo Daro       

[B]  Suktagen Dor        

[C]  Kalibangan

[D] Lothal

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  Kalibangan

4. The famous physician during Buddha’s time was

[A]  Kautilya

[B]  Nachiketa

[C]  Charaka

[D] Jivaka

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D] Jivaka

5. The author of ‘Kadambari’ was

[A]  Kshemendra

[B]  Kalhana

[C]  Bhababhuti 

[D] Banabhatta

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D] Banabhatta

6. The Mauryan ruler who used the name ‘Piyadasi’ in his official declarations was

[A]  Bimbisara

[B]  Ashoka

[C]  Chandragupta Maurya        

[D] Brihaddrata

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  Ashoka

7. The Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang came to India during the reign of

[A]  Samudragupta 

[B]  Ashoka

[C]  Harsavardhan

[D] Kulotunga I

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  Harsavardhan

8. The Delhi Sultan who transferred the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad (Devagiri) was

[A]  Qutbudding Aibak       

[B]  Iltutmish

[C]  Muhammad-bin-Tughalaq       

[D] Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  Muhammad-bin-Tughalaq       

9. Which historian is famous for his research on Mughal History?

[A]  Sumit Sarkar        

[B]  Jadunath Sarkar        

[C]  Sushobhan Chandra Sarkar      

[D] S. Gopal

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  Jadunath Sarkar        

10. Which Mughal emperor wrote his own autobiography?

[A]  Babur 

[B]  Akbar

[C]  Shah Jahan        

[D] Aurangzeb

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [A]  Babur 

11. ‘Sulh-i-Kul’ was a policy introduced by

[A]  Akbar  

[B]  Aurangzeb

[C]  Jahandar Shah      

[D] Mohammad Shah

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [A]  Akbar  

12. Rana Pratap belonged to the Rajput dynasty of

[A]  Kachwa  

[B]   Sisodiya        

[C]  Solanki  

[D]  Paramara

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]   Sisodiya        

13. ‘Razmnama’ was a Persian translation of

[A]  Upanishad 

[B]  Ramayana  

[B]  Geeta

[D] Mahabharata

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D] Mahabharata

14. The author of ‘Ain-i-Akbari’ was

[A]  Badayuni

[B]  Abul Fazl        

[C]  Shaikh Mubarak       

[D] Faizi

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  Abul Fazl        

15. The Sikh Guru executed by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was

[A]  Tegh Bahadur        

[B]  Nanak

[C]  Govind Singh        

[D] Arjun Dev

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [A]  Tegh Bahadur        

16. The Satnami rebellion took place during the regin of Mughal emperor

[A]  Akbar

[B]  Jahangir 

[C]  Shah Jahan       

[D] Aurangzeb

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D] Aurangzeb

17. The title ‘Raja’ was conferred on Ram Mohun Roy by the Mughal emperor

[A]  Jahandar Shah       

[B]  Mohammad Shah        

[C]  Akbar II       

[D] Bahadur Shah Zafar

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  Akbar II