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Latest CUET UG History Exam Question (Objective Questions), MCQ in English

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Question 1Single Answer
Which of the following are true of the Mesolithic period?
Select your answer form the code given below :
(i) Microliths are found in general.
(ii) Bagor, Langhnaj and Bhim-betka are some important sites.
(iii) Bones of wild and domesticated animals are found.
(iv) Rock-paintings are available during this period.
Code :
  1. A
    (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
  2. B
    (i), (ii), and (iii)
  3. C
    (ii ), (iii), and (iv)
  4. D
    (i), (ii) and (iv)
Question 2Single Answer
Which of the following Neolithic archaeological sites is not known for ash-mounds? 
  1. A
    Utnur
  2. B
    Pallavoy
  3. C
    Kupgal
  4. D
    Burzahom
Question 3Single Answer
Which of the following is not a Neolithic site?
  1. A
    Brahmagiri
  2. B
    Sanganakallu
  3. C
    Arikamedu
  4. D
    Piklihal
Question 4Single Answer
Match List-I (Harappan sites) with List-II (Archaeological remains) and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                            List-II                                     
(a) Mohenjodaro                 (i) Citadel and a lower town
(b) Lothal                             (ii) Large granary
(c) Kalkibangan                   (iii) Brick dockyard
(d) Sutkagen-dor                 (iv) Citadel and a lower fortified settlement 
  1. A
    (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (i)         (ii)        (iv)       (iii)
  2. B
    (ii)        (iii)       (i)         (iv)
  3. C
    (iv)       (ii)        (i)         (iii)
  4. D
    (iii)       (i)         (ii)        (iv)
Question 5Single Answer
Which of the following works was the first to suggest payment og cash to officers as salary?
  1. A
    Kamandaka Nitisara
  2. B
    Arthasastra
  3. C
    Manu Smriti
  4. D
    Nitivakyamitra
Question 6Single Answer
On whose coins do the symbols on the reverse generally match with the names of the kings on the obverse?
  1. A
    Arjunayanas
  2. B
    Maghas
  3. C
    Malavas
  4. D
    Panchalas
Question 7Single Answer
Which of the following works relates to Tamil grammar?
  1. A
    Ahananuru
  2. B
    Kural
  3. C
    Tolkappiyam
  4. D
    Padirruppattu
Question 8Single Answer
In India the earliest archaeological remains of hearth has been found from:
  1. A
    Bila Surgam
  2. B
    Hunsgi
  3. C
    Bhimbetaka
  4. D
    Mahagara
Question 9Single Answer
From where in South Asia the earliest evidence of wheat-barley farming has been found?
  1. A
    Punjab
  2. B
    Baluchistan
  3. C
    Sindh
  4. D
    Rajasthan
Question 10Single Answer
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  1. A
    Rakhigarhi     -     Middle Town
  2. B
    Harappa           -         Cemetery-H
  3. C
    Mohenjo-daro          -        Cemetery R -37
  4. D
    Kalibangan          -         Burial of male and female 
Question 11Single Answer
Match List-I (Harappan sites) with List-II (Archaeological remains) and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                             List-II                                     
a.Mohenjodaro                  (i) Bronze chariot
b.Harappa                           (ii) Inscribed bronze axe
c.Lothal                               (iii) Terracotta plough
d.Banawali                         (iv) Ivory scale 
  1. A
    Codes: (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (i)         (ii)        (iv)       (iii)
  2. B
    (iii)       (i)         (ii)        (iv)
  3. C
    (i)         (i)         (iv)       (iii)
  4. D
    (iv)       (iii)       (ii)        (i) 
Question 12Single Answer
Which of the following Aryan deities have been invoked in the Boghaz Koi inscription from Asia Minor?
  1. A
    Agni, Rudra, Soma
  2. B
    Indra, Surya, Vishnu
  3. C
    Rudra, Marut, Pushan, Bhaga
  4. D
    Indra, Nasatya, Mitra, Varuna
Question 13Single Answer
The hominoid fossils of Hathnora is:
  1. A
    Homo erectus
  2. B
    Homo habilis
  3. C
    Homo sapiens
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 14Single Answer
The burial practice was started by:
  1. A
    Homo sapiens
  2. B
    Homo erectus
  3. C
    Homo neanderthalensin
  4. D
    Homo habilis
Question 15Single Answer
From where the largest number of copper hoards have been found ?
  1. A
    Jodhpura
  2. B
    Bahadrabad
  3. C
    Saipai
  4. D
    Gungeria
Question 16Single Answer
Match List-I (Harappan site) with List-II (Archaeological remains) and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                 List-II                                     
(a) Mohenjodaro                  (i) Terracotta horse fugurine
(b) Lothal                               (ii) Terracotta spoked wheel
(c) Harappa                           (iii) Horse’s fossil
(d) Pirak                                 (iv) Fire alter 
  1. A
    Codes . (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (ii)        (iii)       (iv)       (i)
  2. B
    (i)         (iv)       (ii)        (iii)
  3. C
    (iv)       (iii)       (ii)        (i)
  4. D
    (iii)       (ii)        (iv)       (ii) 
Question 17Single Answer
Who amongst the following was the first to propose that Harappan culture had developed in the Indus region itself and was not intrusive from western region?
  1. A
    Daya Ram Sahni
  2. B
    Rakhal Das Benerji
  3. C
    John Marshall
  4. D
    Madho Sarup Vats
Question 18Single Answer
Which one of the below mentioned sites is not Harappan?
  1. A
    Padre
  2. B
    Kuntasi
  3. C
    Birrana
  4. D
    Jakhera
Question 19Single Answer
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  1. A
    Vedas            Their Brahmanas
    Rigveda    - Aitareya  Brahmana
  2. B
    Samarveda    - Taittiriy  Brahmana
  3. C
    Yajurveda  - Satapatha  Brahmana
  4. D
    Atharvaveda  - Gopatha  Brahmana
Question 20Single Answer
Asvapati of the Upanishadic age was the ruler of ?
  1. A
    Kekaya
  2. B
    Madra
  3. C
    Panchala
  4. D
    Usinara
Question 21Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                               List-II                             
(States)                                                          (Capitals)                             
(a)Matsya                                                     (i) Vaisali
(b)Vatsa                                                        (ii) Indraprastha
(c)Vriji                                                           (iii) Viratanagara
(d)Kuru                                                         (iv) Kausambi 
  1. A
    Codes. (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (i)         (ii)        (iv)       (iii)
  2. B
    (ii)        (iii)       (i)         (iv)
  3. C
    (iii)       (iv)       (i)         (ii)
  4. D
    (iv)       (i)         (iii)       (ii)
Question 22Single Answer
Which among the following contemporary sects is said to have played a role in the overthrow of the Nanda dynasty?
  1. A
    Ajivaka
  2. B
    Bauddha
  3. C
    Charavaka
  4. D
    Jaina
Question 23Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                                              List-II                                     
(a) Grid system of excavation                                (i) Pitt Rivers
(b) Principle of stratigraphy                                   (ii) R.E.M. Wheeler
(c) Radiocarbon method of dating                        (iii) Thomas Jefferson
(d) Three dimensional method of recording          (iv) F.W. Libby 
  1. A
    Codes. (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (i)         (ii)        (iii)       (iv)
  2. B
    (ii)        (iii)       (iv)       (i)
  3. C
    (iii)       (i)         (ii)        (iv)
  4. D
    (ii)        (iv)       (iii)       (i)
Question 24Single Answer
In which area the Neolithic man lived in underground pits ?
  1. A
    Karnataka
  2. B
    Assam
  3. C
    Kashmir
  4. D
    Madhya Pradesh
Question 25Single Answer
Match List-I(items found in harappan sites) with List-II (possible sources) and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                   List-II                                     
(a)Copper                                         (i) Deccan
(b)Shell                                             (ii) Rajasthan
(c)Lapis Lazuli                                (iii) Kutch
(d)Gold                                              (iv) Afghanistan 
  1. A
    Codes.
    (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (iii)       (iv)       (i)         (ii)
  2. B
    (i)         (iii)       (ii)        (iv)
  3. C
    (ii)        (iii)       (i)         (iv)
  4. D
    (ii)        (iii)       (iv)       (i)
Question 26Single Answer
Which among the following weapons of war have not been found in the remains of the Harappan culture?
(i) Bows and Arrows
(ii) Swords
(iii) Shields
(iv) Helmets 
Select the correct answer with the help of the code given below:
  1. A
    (i) only
  2. B
    (i) and (ii)
  3. C
    (ii) and (iii)
  4. D
    (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Question 27Single Answer
Who among the following priests had the duty to supervise the performance of a sacrifice ?
  1. A
    Hota
  2. B
    Brahma
  3. C
    Udgata
  4. D
    Adhvaryu
Question 28Single Answer
Flake tools of Levallois technique is the characteristic feature of which area of the following geological ages?
  1. A
    Lower Pleistocene
  2. B
    Holocene
  3. C
    Upper Pleistocene
  4. D
    Middle Pleistocene
Question 29Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                               List-II                                     
(a)Sohagighat                                             1. Kashmir Neolith
(b)Balathal                                                   2. V.S. Wakankar
(c)Bhimbetka                                               3. Ahar Culture Site
(d)Burzahom                                               4. A.C.L. Carlleyle 
  1. A
    Codes.
    (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    3          4          1          2
  2. B
    4          3          2          1
  3. C
    1          2          4          3
  4. D
     2          1          3          4
Question 30Single Answer
Which one of the following situated in the North-East Afghanistan is a Harappan trading port ?
  1. A
    Sutkagen Dor
  2. B
    Mundigak
  3. C
    Shoturgai
  4. D
    Nausharo
Question 31Single Answer
Which one of the following Buddhist texts mentions five hundred wives of Bimbisara ?
  1. A
    Mahavamsa
  2. B
    Mahavagga
  3. C
    Dipavamsa
  4. D
    Mahavastu
Question 32Single Answer
Which of the below mentioned Indo-Greek rulers issued coins bearing the figures of Krishna and Balarama ?
  1. A
    Menander
  2. B
    Agathocles
  3. C
    Heliocles
  4. D
    Archebius
Question 33Single Answer
Match List- I (Name of the book) with List-II (Author of the Book) and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                                                                List-II
(a)Sketch of Political History of India (1811)                 (i) V.A. Smith
(b)The History of British India (1881)                              (ii) John Malcolm
(c)The History of India (1841)                                           (iii) James Mill
(d)The Early History of India (1904)                                (iv) Elphistone 
  1. A
    Codes. (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (ii)        (iii)       (iv)       (i)
  2. B
    (iii)       (ii)        (i)         (iv)
  3. C
    (iv)       (i)         (iii)       (iv)
  4. D
    (i)         (iv)       (ii)        (iii)
Question 34Single Answer
Given below are two statements; one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Neolithic age was followed by the age of metals.
Reason (R):  For some time the use of stone implements continued side by side.Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A
    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. B
    Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. C
    (A) is true but (R) is false
  4. D
    (A) is false but (R) is true
Question 35Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                                             List-II                                     
(a) Terracotta horse figure                                      (i) Banawali
(b) Terracotta spoked wheel                                  (ii) Mohenjodaro
(c) Fire altar                                                           (iii) Harappa
(d) Cemetery-H                                                      (iv) Kalibangan 
  1. A
    Codes. (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (ii)        (i)         (iv)       (iii)
  2. B
    (i)         (iii)       (iv)       (ii)
  3. C
    (ii)        (iv)       (iii)       (i)
  4. D
    (ii)        (iii)       (iv)       (i)
Question 36Single Answer
The concept of ‘Oriental Despotism’ in Indian history was introduced by whom ?
  1. A
    James Mill
  2. B
    Lamberg-Karlovsky
  3. C
    H.G. Rawlinson
  4. D
    C.H. Philips
Question 37Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                               List-II                                     
(a).William Jones                                         (i) Indus Civilisation
(b).James Prinsep                                       (ii) Indian Coins
(c).Cunningham                                          (iii) Decipherment of Indus Script
(d).Sir John Marshall                                  (iv) Asiatic Society of Bengal 
  1. A
    Codes . (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (iv)       (iii)       (ii)        (i)
  2. B
    (iii)       (ii)        (i)         (iv)
  3. C
    (ii)        (i)         (iv)       (iii)
  4. D
    (i)         (iv)       (iii)       (ii)
Question 38Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                                List-II                                     
(a)Mesolithic site                                          (i) Langharaj
(b)Microlith                                                   (ii) Bagor (Rajasthan)
(c)Beginning of Settled Agriculture              (iii) Birbhanpur
(d)Chalcedony                                             (iv) Chopni Mando 
  1. A
    Codes
    (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (ii)        (i)         (iii)       (iv)
  2. B
    (i)         (ii)        (iii)       (iv)
  3. C
    (iii)       (ii)        (i)         (iv)
  4. D
    (ii)        (iii)       (iv)       (i)
Question 39Single Answer
In which one of the following places the centre of stone tool manufacture is found ?
  1. A
    Mehbubanagar
  2. B
    Malaprabha
  3. C
    Isampur
  4. D
    Palaghat
Question 40Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                           List-II                                     
(a)Rigaveda                            (i) Kanva
(b)Yajurveda                           (ii) Ranayaniya
(c)Samarveda                        (iii) Pippalada
(d)Atharveda                         (iv) Shakala 
  1. A
    Codes.
    (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (iv)       (iii)       (ii)        (i)
  2. B
    (ii)        (i)         (iii)       (iv)
  3. C
    (iv)       (i)         (ii)        (iii)
  4. D
    (i)         (ii)        (iii)       (iv)
Question 41Single Answer
Excavations at the sites of the places mentioned in the Mahabharata are related to which one of the following cultures ?
  1. A
    Northern Black polished ware
  2. B
    Red and Black polished ware
  3. C
    Painted grey ware
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 42Single Answer
Which, one of the following places, is not associated with mature Harappan settlement ?
  1. A
    Dhalewan
  2. B
    Lakhmirwala
  3. C
    Surkotda
  4. D
    Sarai Khola
Question 43Single Answer
Which one of the following pairs is not correct ?
  1. A
    Lower Paleolithic : Hunting, gathering
  2. B
    Upper Paleolithic : Hunting, gathering
  3. C
    Mesolithic : Hunting, gathering
  4. D
    Neolithic : Food Production
Question 44Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                               List-II                                     
(a)Sarai Khola                                             (i) Haryana
(b)Tarkhanwaladera                                    (ii) Pakistan
(c)Kunal                                                       (iii) Rajasthan
(d)Shikarpur                                                 (iv) Gujarat 
  1. A
    Codes.
    (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (ii)      (iii)       (i)         (iv)
  2. B
    (i)         (ii)        (iii)       (iv)
  3. C
    (ii)        (iv)       (iii)       (i)
  4. D
    (i)         (ii)        (iv)       (iii)
Question 45Single Answer
Which one of the following pairs is not correct?
  1. A
    Rock shelter  : Langhnaj
  2. B
    Microlith : Mahadaha
  3. C
    Site associated with butchering  : Lekhakia
  4. D
    Stone tool workshop : Isampur
Question 46Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                              List-II                                     
(a)Rigveda                                  (i) Vajsaneya
(b)Yajurveda                               (ii) Shakala
(c)Samarveda                            (iii) Shaunaka
(d)Atharveda                             (iv) Kauthum 
  1. A
    Codes.
    (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (i)         (iv)       (iii)       (ii)
  2. B
    (ii)        (i)         (iv)       (iii)
  3. C
    (i)         (iii)       (ii)        (iv)
  4. D
    (iii)       (iv)       (i)         (ii)
Question 47Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                           List-II                                     
(a)Digha Nikaya                       (i) Dhammapada
(b)Khuddaka Nikaya                (ii) Mahaparinibbana
(c)Vinayapitaka                         (iii) Kathavastu
(d)Abhidhammapitaka            (iv) Khandhaka 
  1. A
    Codes.
    (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (ii)      (i)         (iv)       (iii)
  2. B
    (iii)       (ii)        (iv)       (i)
  3. C
    (i)         (ii)        (iii)       (iv)
  4. D
    (iii)       (iv)       (ii)        (i)
Question 48Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II
  List-I                                                              List-II
(Author)                                                         (Book)
(a) John William Kaye                                (i) Indian Old and New
(b) Mary Carpenter                                    (ii) The Economic History of India under Early  British Rule
(c) Ramesh Chandra Dutt                         (iii) A History of the Sepoy War in India
(d) Valentine Chiral                                   (iv) Six months in India
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
  1. A
    (a) (b) (c) (d)
    (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
  2. B
    (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
  3. C
    (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
  4. D
    (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Question 49Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II :
 List-I                                                   List-II
(Book)                                               (Contents)
(a) Nizami-i Anjum                           (i) Deals with current weights and measures
(b) Tuhfat-ul Hind                            (ii) Hindu astrology
(c) Dabistan-i                                  (iii) Hindu prosody and Mazahib rhetoric
(d) Risala-Miqdariyah                     (iv) Different religions and sects of India
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
  1. A
    (a) (b) (c) (d)
    (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
  2. B
    (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
  3. C
    (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
  4. D
    (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Question 50Single Answer
Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : The Supreme Council of the Governor-General in Calcutta gave extraordinary powers to Special Commissions to capture and punish rebels of the 1857 Revolt, in its Act XIV of June 1857
Reason (R) : The primary aim of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan's Causes of the Indian Revolt (1858), then a government sub-Judge, was to show the loyalty of Muslims, who in the years following the rebellion were viewed with suspicion and disfavour 
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
  1. A
    Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. B
    Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. C
    (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
  4. D
    (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
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