CBSE Class 10 Social Science History MCQs Set 02

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Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1: Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi was written by
(a) Ziauddin Barani
(b) Amir Khusrau
(c) Minhaj-us-Siraj
(d) Ibn Battuta
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Answer: (a) Ziauddin Barani

Explanation:
1. Barani lived in the Tughlaq period.

Question 2: Futuhat-i-Firoz Shahi was written by
(a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(b) Ziauddin Barani
(c) Yahya Sirhindi
(d) Amir Khusrau
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Answer: (a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Explanation:
1. It is an autobiographical work.

Question 3: The sultans of which dynasty ruled Delhi for the longest time?
(a) Khilji Dynasty
(b) Tughlaq Dynasty
(c) Slave Dynasty
(d) Lodhi Dynasty
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Answer: (b) Tughlaq Dynasty

Explanation:
1. The Tughlaqs ruled from 1320 to 1414 (about 94 years), longer than the Slave, Khilji or Lodi dynasties.

Question 4: The Persian chronicles described the Muslim Sultans as:
(a) The Incarnation of God
(b) The Shadow of God
(c) The Disciple of God
(d) The Follower of God
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Answer: (b) The Shadow of God

Explanation:
1. The Muslim sultans and Padshahs did not claim to be reincarnations of God.  Solved Paper–2  S2-8 But the Persian court chronicles described them as shadow of God.

Question 5: Who was the first Sultan of the Sayyid dynasty?
(a) Khizr Khan
(b) Mubarak Shah
(c) Alam Shah
(d) Bahlol Lodi
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Answer: (a) Khizr Khan

Explanation:
1. Khizr Khan founded the Sayyid dynasty in 1414.

Question 6: Which dynasty was started by Khizr Khan ?
(a) The Sayyids
(b) The Lodhis
(c) The Rajputs
(d) The Khiljis
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Answer: (a) The Sayyids

Explanation:
1. Khizr Khan founded the Sayyid dynasty.

Question 7: The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away by_____.
(a) Ahmed Shah Abdali
(b) Nadir Shah
(c) Chengiz Khan
(d) British East India Company
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Answer: (b) Nadir Shah

Explanation:
1. The Peacock Throne (Takht-e-Taus) was built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in 1628.

Question 8: Who was the last ruler of Mughal dynasty?
(a) Farrukhsiyar
(b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(c) Akbar II
(d) Shah Alam II
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Answer: (b) Bahadur Shah Zafar

Explanation:
1. The correct answer is Bahadur Shah Zafar.

Question 9: The last ruler of the Mughal dynasty was
(a) Babur
(b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(c) Akbar
(d) None of the above
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Answer: (b) Bahadur Shah Zafar

Explanation:
1. Bahadur Shah II was deposed after the 1857 revolt.

Question 10: Nadir Shah defeated Muhammad Shah in the Battle of Karnal in
(a) 1739
(b) 1526
(c) 1764
(d) 1757
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Answer: (a) 1739

Explanation:
1. Nadir Shah's 1738-39 invasion took the Peacock Throne and Kohinoor.

Question 11: Nadir Shah took away the Peacock Throne and the Kohinoor during the reign of
(a) Muhammad Shah
(b) Farrukhsiyar
(c) Shah Alam II
(d) Bahadur Shah I
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Answer: (a) Muhammad Shah

Explanation:
1. Muhammad Shah (1719-48) was the ruler then.

Question 12: The Battle of Buxar (1764) was fought during the reign of
(a) Shah Alam II
(b) Muhammad Shah
(c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(d) Alamgir II
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Answer: (a) Shah Alam II

Explanation:
1. Shah Alam II was the Mughal emperor in 1764.

Question 13: Who was the person behind conversion of East India Company from a trading company into a regional power?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Lord Clive
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) Lord Wellesley
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Answer: (b) Lord Clive

Explanation:
1. Robert Clive's victory at Plassey (1757) turned the East India Company from a trading company into a territorial power.

Question 14: The Battle of Plassey was fought in
(a) 1757
(b) 1782
(c) 1748
(d) 1764
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Answer: (a) 1757

Explanation:
1. The Battle of Plassey was fought on 23 June 1757 between Robert Clive and Siraj-ud-Daulah.

Question 15: Who abolished the Dual Government of Bengal?
(a) Cornwallis
(b) Robert Clive
(c) Warren Hastings
(d) John Macpherson
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Answer: (c) Warren Hastings

Explanation:
1. Warren Hastings ended Clive's dual system in 1772.

Question 16: The East India Company got the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa in
(a) 1765
(b) 1757
(c) 1764
(d) 1772
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Answer: (a) 1765

Explanation:
1. After Buxar, Shah Alam II granted the Diwani in 1765.

Question 17: The last independent Nawab of Bengal was
(a) Siraj-ud-Daulah
(b) Mir Jafar
(c) Mir Qasim
(d) Alivardi Khan
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Answer: (a) Siraj-ud-Daulah

Explanation:
1. Siraj-ud-Daulah lost at Plassey in 1757.

Question 18: Who was installed as Nawab of Bengal by the British after Plassey?
(a) Mir Jafar
(b) Mir Qasim
(c) Nizam-ud-Daula
(d) Najm-ud-Daula
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Answer: (a) Mir Jafar

Explanation:
1. Mir Jafar was installed in 1757.

Question 19: The city of Calcutta was founded by
(a) Job Charnock
(b) Robert Clive
(c) Warren Hastings
(d) Lord Cornwallis
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Answer: (a) Job Charnock

Explanation:
1. He established a trading post at Sutanuti in 1690.

Question 20: Mountbatten was succeeded as Governor-General by
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Sardar Patel
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Answer: (a) C. Rajagopalachari

Explanation:
1. He served 1948-50.

Question 21: Which of the following dynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander's invasion?
(a) Nanda
(b) Maurya
(c) Sunga
(d) Kanva
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Answer: (a) Nanda

Explanation:
1. When Alexander invaded (326 BC), the Nanda dynasty was ruling Magadha in north India.

Question 22: Book written by _______ gives the detailed information about the invasion of India by Alexander?
(a) Herodotus
(b) Megasthenes
(c) Arrian
(d) Ptolemy
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Answer: (c) Arrian

Explanation:
1. Arrian served Roman emperor Hadrian as a governor. His famous work was “The Anabasis of Alexander” in which he gives detailed information about the invasion of India by Alexander.

Question 23: When Alexander invaded India, who were the rulers of Magadha?
(a) Haryankas
(b) Shishunagas
(c) Nandas
(d) Mauryas
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Answer: (c) Nandas

Explanation:
1. The Nanda dynasty ruled Magadha in 326 BCE.

Question 24: Alexander invaded India in
(a) 326 BC
(b) 518 BC
(c) 190 BC
(d) 90 BC
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Answer: (a) 326 BC

Explanation:
1. He fought Porus at the Jhelum.

Question 25: Which Persian king invaded India around 518 BC?
(a) Darius I
(b) Cyrus
(c) Xerxes
(d) Cambyses
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Answer: (a) Darius I

Explanation:
1. He annexed parts of the north-west.

Question 26: The capital of the Chalukyas of Badami was
(a) Badami
(b) Kanchi
(c) Madurai
(d) Warangal
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Answer: (a) Badami

Explanation:
1. It is in Karnataka.

Question 27: The Rashtrakuta dynasty was founded by
(a) Dantidurga
(b) Krishna I
(c) Amoghavarsha
(d) Govinda III
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Answer: (a) Dantidurga

Explanation:
1. It ruled from about 753 AD.

Question 28: The Jagannath Temple at Puri was built by
(a) Anantavarman Chodaganga
(b) Narasimhadeva
(c) Rajaraja
(d) Kesari kings
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Answer: (a) Anantavarman Chodaganga

Explanation:
1. He was an Eastern Ganga ruler.

Question 29: The greatest ruler of the Gurjara-Pratiharas was
(a) Bhoja
(b) Nagabhata I
(c) Vatsaraja
(d) Mahipala
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Answer: (a) Bhoja

Explanation:
1. He was also known as Mihira Bhoja.

Question 30: Which one among the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Second Battle of Tarain – Defeat of Jaichand of Kannauj by Muhammad Ghori
(b) First Battle of Panipat – Defeat of Sikandar Lodi by Babur
(c) Battle of Chausa – Defeat of Humayun by Sher Shah
(d) Battle of Khanwa – Defeat of Rana Pratap by Akbar
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Answer: (c) Battle of Chausa – Defeat of Humayun by Sher Shah

Explanation:
1. Sher Shah defeated Humayun at Chausa in 1539; the other battles involved Prithviraj Chauhan, Ibrahim Lodi and Rana Sanga.

Question 31: The famous Grand Trunk (GT) Road from Peshawar to Kolkata was built by
(a) Akbar
(b) Ashok
(c) Sher Shah Suri
(d) Chandragupta
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Answer: (c) Sher Shah Suri

Explanation:
1. Sher Shah Suri rebuilt and extended the old route from Bengal to Peshawar, now known as the Grand Trunk Road.

Question 32: Which war was fought between Sher Shah and Humayun in the year 1540AD?
(a) Battle of Chausa
(b) Battle of Bhojpur
(c) Battle of Guzargh
(d) Battle of Kannauj
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Answer: (d) Battle of Kannauj

Explanation:
1. In the Battle of Kannauj (Bilgram), 1540, Sher Shah defeated Humayun, who then went into exile.

Question 33: Which Mughal ruler constructed a new city called Din Panah on the bank of the Yamuna river?
(a) Humayun
(b) Babur
(c) Jahangir
(d) Aurangzeb
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Answer: (a) Humayun

Explanation:
1. In 1533, Humayun founded a new city, Din Panah on the bank of the Yamuna River. Sher Shah overthrew Humayun in 1540 and demolished Din Panah.

Question 34: Humayun was defeated by Sher Shah in the Battle of
(a) Chausa and Kannauj
(b) Panipat and Khanwa
(c) Buxar and Plassey
(d) Talikota and Haldighati
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Answer: (a) Chausa and Kannauj

Explanation:
1. Humayun lost at Chausa (1539) and Kannauj (1540).

Question 35: The real name of Sher Shah Suri was
(a) Farid
(b) Hasan
(c) Bahlol
(d) Khan
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Answer: (a) Farid

Explanation:
1. Sher Shah was born Farid Khan.

Question 36: Humayun's Tomb in Delhi was built by his widow
(a) Haji Begum
(b) Gulbadan Begum
(c) Nur Jahan
(d) Mumtaz Mahal
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Answer: (a) Haji Begum

Explanation:
1. Haji Begum (Bega Begum) built the tomb.

Question 37: Sher Shah Suri is buried at
(a) Sasaram
(b) Agra
(c) Delhi
(d) Kalinjar
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Answer: (a) Sasaram

Explanation:
1. His tomb is at Sasaram, Bihar.

Question 38: Humayun was defeated by Sher Shah Suri in the Battle of
(a) Chausa
(b) Panipat
(c) Khanwa
(d) Haldighati
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Answer: (a) Chausa

Explanation:
1. He lost again at Kannauj in 1540.

Question 39: Who among the following introduced the Ryotwari system in Madras?
(a) Lord Hastings
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Sir Thomas Munro
(d) Lord Canning
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Answer: (c) Sir Thomas Munro

Explanation:
1. Sir Thomas Munro introduced the Ryotwari system in Madras in 1820. Under it, the ryots (peasants) were given the direct ownership of land and the British government collected taxes directly from them.

Question 40: Kalibangan was excavated in 1953 by
(a) A. Ghosh
(b) S.R. Rao
(c) J.P. Joshi
(d) Y.D. Sharma
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Answer: (a) A. Ghosh

Explanation:
1. A. Ghosh excavated Kalibangan.

Question 41: Dholavira was excavated in 1967 by
(a) J.P. Joshi
(b) A. Ghosh
(c) R.S. Bisht
(d) N.G. Majumdar
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Answer: (a) J.P. Joshi

Explanation:
1. J.P. Joshi began the work at Dholavira.

Question 42: The Indus Valley Civilization was a
(a) Bronze Age civilization
(b) Iron Age civilization
(c) Neolithic culture
(d) Palaeolithic culture
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Answer: (a) Bronze Age civilization

Explanation:
1. The Harappans used bronze and copper tools.

Question 43: The study of inscriptions is called
(a) Epigraphy
(b) Numismatics
(c) Archaeology
(d) Palaeography
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Answer: (a) Epigraphy

Explanation:
1. Numismatics is the study of coins.

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