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## Solution for 71st BPSC History Optional Questions
The following are the solutions to the questions provided in the document, organized by page.
### Page 1
* 1. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
* (C) Harappan Civilization - Painted Grey Ware (Note: While Harappans had distinct pottery, PGW is typically associated with the Later Vedic period; however, among the choices provided in historical exams, this often tests specific associations. Actually, Ajanta Painting is Gupta/Post-Gupta, Gandhara School is Kushan. There may be an error in the question's premise, but (C) is often the intended distractor or specific focus in such sets).
* 2. In which of the following stupas the features of a platform with Aryak-Pillars are found?
* (D) Amaravati
* 3. The Inscription of 'Hathigumpha' is the source of information about which king?
* (C) Kharavela
* 4. Which dynasty was distracted the most by the Huns invasion?
* (A) Gupta
* 5. Prabhavati Gupta was the ruler of:
* (A) Vakataka dynasty (She was a Gupta princess married into the Vakataka house).
* 6. Which of the following inscription reveals information about "Silk weavers Guild"?
* (C) Dashpur Inscription
* 7. Jejakabhukti was the ancient name of:
* (B) Bundelkhand
* 8. Pundravardhana Bhukti was located in:
* (C) North Bengal
### Page 2
* 9. Who was the founder of Pala dynasty?
* (A) Gopala
* 10. Which Ruler of Bengal founded the ancient university called Vikramshilla?
* (C) Dharmapala
* 11. Who among the following laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire?
* (B) Danti Durga
* 12. Who among the following laid the foundation of the Chola Empire in the IXth century A.D?
* (A) Vijayalaya
* 13. The capital of Chola was:
* (D) Tanjore (Thanjavur).
* 14. The famous bronze image of Nataraja is a fine example of:
* (C) Chola Art
* 15. The Sangam Text Tolkappiyam is a work on:
* (B) Grammar
* 16. The Gurjar-Pratihar dynasty was founded by:
* (C) Nagabhata - I
### Page 3
* 17. Mahodaya is an old name of:
* (A) Kannauj
* 18. King Bhoja ruled over:
* (B) Dhara
* 19. The Presiding deity of Bhojshala Temple is:
* (D) Goddess Saraswati
* 20. The author of 'Gaudavaho' was:
* (A) Vakpatiraja
* 21. Which scholar came to India with Mahmud Ghaznavi?
* (B) Al-Beruni
* 22. Which slave of Muhammad Ghori conquered Bengal and Bihar?
* (A) Bakhtiyar Khalji
* 23. Who amongst the following sultan of the sultanate was the first to shift his capital to Delhi?
* (A) Iltutmish
* 24. The market control system was introduced by:
* (A) Alauddin Khilji
### Page 4
* 25. Which Sultan of Delhi was the first to charge 'Ghari' or House-Tax?
* (B) Alauddin Khilji
* 26. Which Ruler of Delhi Sultanate declared himself as 'Khalifa'?
* (A) Mubarak Khilji
* 27. Which Sultan introduced new department 'Aamir-e-Kohi'?
* (A) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
* 28. Medieval traveller and writer Ibn Batuta belonged to which country?
* (B) Morocco
* 29. Which Delhi Sultan built the maximum number of Canals?
* (C) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
* 30. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to have levied "Haqq-i-Sharb" or irrigation-tax?
* (D) Firuz Tughlaq
* 31. Which Sultan of Delhi established a Translation Department?
* (B) Firuz Tughlaq
* 32. What was 'Dar-ul-Shafa' established by Firuz Tughlaq?
* (B) A free Hospital
### Page 5
* 33. Who were the 'Ashtadiggajas' in the court of Krishnadeva Raya?
* (B) Eight Telugu Poets
* 34. Sayana, the famous commentator of Vedic texts, flourished during the reign of:
The following are the solutions to the questions provided in the document, organized by page.
### Page 1
* 1. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
* (C) Harappan Civilization - Painted Grey Ware (Note: While Harappans had distinct pottery, PGW is typically associated with the Later Vedic period; however, among the choices provided in historical exams, this often tests specific associations. Actually, Ajanta Painting is Gupta/Post-Gupta, Gandhara School is Kushan. There may be an error in the question's premise, but (C) is often the intended distractor or specific focus in such sets).
* 2. In which of the following stupas the features of a platform with Aryak-Pillars are found?
* (D) Amaravati
* 3. The Inscription of 'Hathigumpha' is the source of information about which king?
* (C) Kharavela
* 4. Which dynasty was distracted the most by the Huns invasion?
* (A) Gupta
* 5. Prabhavati Gupta was the ruler of:
* (A) Vakataka dynasty (She was a Gupta princess married into the Vakataka house).
* 6. Which of the following inscription reveals information about "Silk weavers Guild"?
* (C) Dashpur Inscription
* 7. Jejakabhukti was the ancient name of:
* (B) Bundelkhand
* 8. Pundravardhana Bhukti was located in:
* (C) North Bengal
### Page 2
* 9. Who was the founder of Pala dynasty?
* (A) Gopala
* 10. Which Ruler of Bengal founded the ancient university called Vikramshilla?
* (C) Dharmapala
* 11. Who among the following laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire?
* (B) Danti Durga
* 12. Who among the following laid the foundation of the Chola Empire in the IXth century A.D?
* (A) Vijayalaya
* 13. The capital of Chola was:
* (D) Tanjore (Thanjavur).
* 14. The famous bronze image of Nataraja is a fine example of:
* (C) Chola Art
* 15. The Sangam Text Tolkappiyam is a work on:
* (B) Grammar
* 16. The Gurjar-Pratihar dynasty was founded by:
* (C) Nagabhata - I
### Page 3
* 17. Mahodaya is an old name of:
* (A) Kannauj
* 18. King Bhoja ruled over:
* (B) Dhara
* 19. The Presiding deity of Bhojshala Temple is:
* (D) Goddess Saraswati
* 20. The author of 'Gaudavaho' was:
* (A) Vakpatiraja
* 21. Which scholar came to India with Mahmud Ghaznavi?
* (B) Al-Beruni
* 22. Which slave of Muhammad Ghori conquered Bengal and Bihar?
* (A) Bakhtiyar Khalji
* 23. Who amongst the following sultan of the sultanate was the first to shift his capital to Delhi?
* (A) Iltutmish
* 24. The market control system was introduced by:
* (A) Alauddin Khilji
### Page 4
* 25. Which Sultan of Delhi was the first to charge 'Ghari' or House-Tax?
* (B) Alauddin Khilji
* 26. Which Ruler of Delhi Sultanate declared himself as 'Khalifa'?
* (A) Mubarak Khilji
* 27. Which Sultan introduced new department 'Aamir-e-Kohi'?
* (A) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
* 28. Medieval traveller and writer Ibn Batuta belonged to which country?
* (B) Morocco
* 29. Which Delhi Sultan built the maximum number of Canals?
* (C) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
* 30. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to have levied "Haqq-i-Sharb" or irrigation-tax?
* (D) Firuz Tughlaq
* 31. Which Sultan of Delhi established a Translation Department?
* (B) Firuz Tughlaq
* 32. What was 'Dar-ul-Shafa' established by Firuz Tughlaq?
* (B) A free Hospital
### Page 5
* 33. Who were the 'Ashtadiggajas' in the court of Krishnadeva Raya?
* (B) Eight Telugu Poets
* 34. Sayana, the famous commentator of Vedic texts, flourished during the reign of:
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* (D) The Vijayanagar King
* 35. In whose court was the famous Telugu poet "Srinath"?
* (A) Deva Raya - II
* 36. Ramanujacharya is related to:
* (A) Vishishtadvaita
* 37. The author of Vinay Patrika is:
* (C) Tulsidas
* 38. Dargah of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya is situated in:
* (A) Delhi
* 39. Which Hindu state has been mentioned by Babur in his Babur Nama?
* (A) Mewar (He also mentioned Vijayanagar).
* 40. In which language was "Tuzuk-i-Baburi" written?
* (A) Turkish (Chagatai Turkic).
### Page 6
* 41. Who built the mosque 'Qila-E-Kuhna' inside Purana Qila of Delhi?
* (B) Shershah
* 42. The successor of Shershah was:
* (B) Islam Shah
* 43. Who of the following Muslim rulers abolished the Pilgrimage tax?
* (D) Akbar
* 44. Military system in the reign of Akbar was based on:
* (C) Mansabdari
* 45. During Akbar's period land revenue system 'Ain-i-Dahsala' was developed by:
* (A) Todarmal
* 46. When did Aurangzeb get victory over Bijapur?
* (B) 1686
* 47. Creator of "Bibi ka Maqbara" was:
* (D) Aurangzeb
* 48. Who of the following was sent first by East India Company to the court of Jahangir?
* (A) Hawkings
### Page 7
* 49. Which Historical Monument in Delhi is a synthesis of Persian and Indian architecture?
* (A) Humayun's Tomb
* 50. Which monument built by Akbar is architecturally like a Buddhist monastery?
* (C) Panch Mahal
* 51. Who translated the Ramayana into Persian in accordance with the wishes of Akbar?
* (B) Abdul Qadir Badauni
* 52. The famous painter of Mughal Emperor Akbar was:
* (B) Daswant
* 53. Where was Emperor Jahangir buried?
* (A) Lahore (Shahdara).
* 54. Which painter was given the title of 'Nadir-ul-Zaman' by Jahangir?
* (C) Abul-Hasan
### Page 8
* 55. Govind Palace is located at:
* (C) Datia
* 56. Who was the 'Poet-Laureate' of Shah Jahan's reign?
* (C) Kaleem
* 57. Who was the author of "Sirr-i-Akbar"?
* (B) Dara Shikoh
* 58. Salt Agitation Assertion/Reason:
* (A) (A) is true but (R) is false. (The object was to break the salt law/monopoly, not necessarily to provide it "free").
* 59. In which state was the Labour Peasant Party established?
* (C) Bengal
* 60. Official publication of "Labour Swaraj Party":
* (A) Langal
### Page 9
* 61. President of "All Parties" conference in February 1928:
* (B) Dr. M.A. Ansari
* 62. Which Chandela King faced Mahmud Ghaznavi?
* (A) Vidyadhar
* 63. The Swadesh Vahini was edited by:
* (A) K. Ram Krishna Pillai
* 64. The English Newspaper 'Independent' was associated with:
* (D) Motilal Nehru
* 65. Who established "Satya Sodhak Samaj"?
* (A) Jyotiba Phule
* 66. Who was known by the nickname "Lokhitwadi"?
* (C) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
### Page 10
* 67. In which year was the 'Native Marriage Act' passed?
* (B) 1872
* 68. Who founded the 'Theosophical Society'?
* (C) Madame H.P. Blavatsky
* 69. 'Servants of India Society' was founded by:
* (B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
* 70. Who first translated Bhagavad Gita into English?
* (B) Charles Wilkins
* 71. The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded by:
* (C) Sir William Jones
* 72. "Sadler Commission" was related to:
* (A) Education
### Page 11
* 73. Who laid the foundation stone of Banaras Hindu University?
* (A) Lord Hardinge (The Viceroy laid the stone in 1916).
* 74. The first newspaper in India was:
* (C) Bengal Gazette
* 75. The first Editor of the journal "Indian Opinion" was:
* 35. In whose court was the famous Telugu poet "Srinath"?
* (A) Deva Raya - II
* 36. Ramanujacharya is related to:
* (A) Vishishtadvaita
* 37. The author of Vinay Patrika is:
* (C) Tulsidas
* 38. Dargah of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya is situated in:
* (A) Delhi
* 39. Which Hindu state has been mentioned by Babur in his Babur Nama?
* (A) Mewar (He also mentioned Vijayanagar).
* 40. In which language was "Tuzuk-i-Baburi" written?
* (A) Turkish (Chagatai Turkic).
### Page 6
* 41. Who built the mosque 'Qila-E-Kuhna' inside Purana Qila of Delhi?
* (B) Shershah
* 42. The successor of Shershah was:
* (B) Islam Shah
* 43. Who of the following Muslim rulers abolished the Pilgrimage tax?
* (D) Akbar
* 44. Military system in the reign of Akbar was based on:
* (C) Mansabdari
* 45. During Akbar's period land revenue system 'Ain-i-Dahsala' was developed by:
* (A) Todarmal
* 46. When did Aurangzeb get victory over Bijapur?
* (B) 1686
* 47. Creator of "Bibi ka Maqbara" was:
* (D) Aurangzeb
* 48. Who of the following was sent first by East India Company to the court of Jahangir?
* (A) Hawkings
### Page 7
* 49. Which Historical Monument in Delhi is a synthesis of Persian and Indian architecture?
* (A) Humayun's Tomb
* 50. Which monument built by Akbar is architecturally like a Buddhist monastery?
* (C) Panch Mahal
* 51. Who translated the Ramayana into Persian in accordance with the wishes of Akbar?
* (B) Abdul Qadir Badauni
* 52. The famous painter of Mughal Emperor Akbar was:
* (B) Daswant
* 53. Where was Emperor Jahangir buried?
* (A) Lahore (Shahdara).
* 54. Which painter was given the title of 'Nadir-ul-Zaman' by Jahangir?
* (C) Abul-Hasan
### Page 8
* 55. Govind Palace is located at:
* (C) Datia
* 56. Who was the 'Poet-Laureate' of Shah Jahan's reign?
* (C) Kaleem
* 57. Who was the author of "Sirr-i-Akbar"?
* (B) Dara Shikoh
* 58. Salt Agitation Assertion/Reason:
* (A) (A) is true but (R) is false. (The object was to break the salt law/monopoly, not necessarily to provide it "free").
* 59. In which state was the Labour Peasant Party established?
* (C) Bengal
* 60. Official publication of "Labour Swaraj Party":
* (A) Langal
### Page 9
* 61. President of "All Parties" conference in February 1928:
* (B) Dr. M.A. Ansari
* 62. Which Chandela King faced Mahmud Ghaznavi?
* (A) Vidyadhar
* 63. The Swadesh Vahini was edited by:
* (A) K. Ram Krishna Pillai
* 64. The English Newspaper 'Independent' was associated with:
* (D) Motilal Nehru
* 65. Who established "Satya Sodhak Samaj"?
* (A) Jyotiba Phule
* 66. Who was known by the nickname "Lokhitwadi"?
* (C) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
### Page 10
* 67. In which year was the 'Native Marriage Act' passed?
* (B) 1872
* 68. Who founded the 'Theosophical Society'?
* (C) Madame H.P. Blavatsky
* 69. 'Servants of India Society' was founded by:
* (B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
* 70. Who first translated Bhagavad Gita into English?
* (B) Charles Wilkins
* 71. The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded by:
* (C) Sir William Jones
* 72. "Sadler Commission" was related to:
* (A) Education
### Page 11
* 73. Who laid the foundation stone of Banaras Hindu University?
* (A) Lord Hardinge (The Viceroy laid the stone in 1916).
* 74. The first newspaper in India was:
* (C) Bengal Gazette
* 75. The first Editor of the journal "Indian Opinion" was:
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* (D) Mansukhlal Nazar
* 76. The first Hindi newspaper 'Udant Martand' was published from:
* (C) Kolkata
* 77. Who was the leader of Bhumij Revolt?
* (D) Ganga Narayan
* 78. Bhils revolted against the British in:
* (C) M.P. and Maharashtra
### Page 12
* 79. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
* (D) Chunar Revolt - Madhya Pradesh
* 80. 'The Moplah Revolt' of 1921 took place in:
* (A) Malabar
* 81. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in:
* (C) 1931
* 82. Who called Irwin and Gandhi "The two Mahatmas"?
* (B) Sarojini Naidu
* 83. Who represented Indian Christians in the first Round Table Conference?
* (D) K.T. Paul
* 84. The first tribal leader inspired by Mahatma Gandhi was:
* (B) Jadonang (Zeliangrong movement).
### Page 13
* 85. In which state is the Harappan site 'Kunal' situated?
* (D) Haryana
* 86. The citadel building of Mohenjodaro (other than Great Bath) is called:
* (C) Granary-Store
* 87. Which Harappan site shows attractive water harvesting?
* (D) Dholavira
* 88. What was 'Upupa' in Later Vedic period?
* (A) Food (A type of cake).
* 89. Heliodorus was a resident of:
* (B) Takshila
* 90. Which incarnation of Vishnu is depicted as saving the Earth from Sea?
* (A) Varaha
* 91. With which religion is Kalika Purana associated?
* (B) Shaktism
* 92. Match List-I (God) with List-II (Symbol):
* (B) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3 (Shiva-Trident, Vishnu-Chakra, Ganesh-Rope/Noose, Saraswati-Veena).
### Page 14
* 93. The Fourth Buddhist Council was held during the reign of:
* (C) Kanishka
* 94. Which event of Buddha's life is represented by the wheel with deer?
* (A) First preaching
* 95. On the banks of which river did Mahavira attain Enlightenment?
* (D) Rijupalika
* 96. Syadvad is a doctrine of:
* (A) Jainism
* 97. Suktimati was the capital of:
* (A) Chedi
* 98. Jivak was associated with the court of:
* (C) Bimbisara
* 99. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra?
* (D) Chandragupta Maurya
* 100. Simuka was the founder of:
* (D) Satvahanas
* 76. The first Hindi newspaper 'Udant Martand' was published from:
* (C) Kolkata
* 77. Who was the leader of Bhumij Revolt?
* (D) Ganga Narayan
* 78. Bhils revolted against the British in:
* (C) M.P. and Maharashtra
### Page 12
* 79. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
* (D) Chunar Revolt - Madhya Pradesh
* 80. 'The Moplah Revolt' of 1921 took place in:
* (A) Malabar
* 81. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in:
* (C) 1931
* 82. Who called Irwin and Gandhi "The two Mahatmas"?
* (B) Sarojini Naidu
* 83. Who represented Indian Christians in the first Round Table Conference?
* (D) K.T. Paul
* 84. The first tribal leader inspired by Mahatma Gandhi was:
* (B) Jadonang (Zeliangrong movement).
### Page 13
* 85. In which state is the Harappan site 'Kunal' situated?
* (D) Haryana
* 86. The citadel building of Mohenjodaro (other than Great Bath) is called:
* (C) Granary-Store
* 87. Which Harappan site shows attractive water harvesting?
* (D) Dholavira
* 88. What was 'Upupa' in Later Vedic period?
* (A) Food (A type of cake).
* 89. Heliodorus was a resident of:
* (B) Takshila
* 90. Which incarnation of Vishnu is depicted as saving the Earth from Sea?
* (A) Varaha
* 91. With which religion is Kalika Purana associated?
* (B) Shaktism
* 92. Match List-I (God) with List-II (Symbol):
* (B) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3 (Shiva-Trident, Vishnu-Chakra, Ganesh-Rope/Noose, Saraswati-Veena).
### Page 14
* 93. The Fourth Buddhist Council was held during the reign of:
* (C) Kanishka
* 94. Which event of Buddha's life is represented by the wheel with deer?
* (A) First preaching
* 95. On the banks of which river did Mahavira attain Enlightenment?
* (D) Rijupalika
* 96. Syadvad is a doctrine of:
* (A) Jainism
* 97. Suktimati was the capital of:
* (A) Chedi
* 98. Jivak was associated with the court of:
* (C) Bimbisara
* 99. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra?
* (D) Chandragupta Maurya
* 100. Simuka was the founder of:
* (D) Satvahanas
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