CMAT History Questions

Question 1

Read the following statements carefully.
(A) Allauddin Khilji was the founder of the Khilji dynasty of India.
(B) Allauddin Khilji introduced the system of Dagh (The branding of a horse).
(C) Allauddin Khilji created a post called "Mustakharaj".
(D) Amir Khusrau was the favourite court poet of Allauddin Khilji.
(E) Allauddin Khilji died in the year 1320.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(A), (B) and (C} only are correct statements.

(B) and (D) only are correct statements.

(B), (C) and (D) only are correct statements.

(D) and (E) only are correct statements.

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Question 2

Which of the following statements are correct ?
A. Vishwa Bharati is founded by Rabindra Nath Tagore
B. Auroville Ashram is founded by Aurobindo Ghosh
C. Golden Temple is founded by Guru Gobind Singh
D. Khalsa Panth is founded by Guru Arjan Dev
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A and B only

A, B and C only

A and Conly

B, C and D only

Question 3

Who was the founder of the Bhoodan movement?

Rabindra Nath Tagore

Vinoba Bhave

Acharya Narendra Dev

Aurobindo Gosh

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Question 1

Match List-I with List-II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(A) - (I), (B) - (IV), (C) - (III), (D) - (II)

(A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D - (III)

(A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (I)

(A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (III), (D) - (II)

Question 2

Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in the year 1919.
(B) People were agitated over the arrest of Dr. Kitchlu and Dr. Satyapal and assembled there.
(C) General O'Dyer fired at people who assembled in Jallianwala Bagh.
(D) Gandhiji Returned his knighthood in the protest.
(E) Sardar Hardayal killed General O'Dyer in London.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A, B and C only

B, C and D only

C, D and E only

D, E and A only

Question 3

Given below are two statements :

Statement I : Ajatashatru was the founder of Haryanka Dynasty.
Statement II : The earliest capital of Magadha was Rajgir.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Question 4

Given below are two statements :
Statement I: King Ashoka was the son of Chandragupta.
Statement II: The war of Kalinga, changed the Ashoka and he became the follower of Jainism.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Question 5

Given below are two statements :
Statement I : The founder of Buddhism, Gautam Buddha was born in 540 BC at Lumbini.
Statement II : Buddhism followed the middle path for attainment of salvation and believed in the concept of non-violence.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Question 6

Match List I with List II :

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

(A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)

Question 7

Which of the following statements are correct?

(A) Indus Valley Civilization is one of the oldest civilizations of the world.
(B) People of this civilization were familiar with Wheat, Rice and Barley.
(C) They were the first people to produce cotton.
(D) They were living in villages with homes made with mud and soil.
(E) They were not familiar with metals like copper.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(A), (B) and (C) only

(B), (C) and (D) only

(C), (D) and (E) only

(A), (D) and (E) only

Question 8

Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Jainism came into existence around 600 B.C. in India.
(B) There were 24 Tirthankaras in Jainism.
(C} First Tirthankar was Swami Mahavira.
(D) The last and $$24^{th}$$ Tirthankara was Rishabhadeva.
(E) Jainism accept the idea of existance of God and believe in caste system.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A, B and C only

B, C and D only

A and B only

C, D and E only

Question 9

Given below are two statements :
Statement I: In Indus valley civilization, houses were made of Bricks.
Statement II: Indus valley civilization were not familiar with cotton.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Question 10

Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Men in Paleolithic age, survived on hunting animals and birds, fishing, fruits and nuts.
(B) Men in Mesolithic age, domesticated some animals and started to stay in one place.
(C) Men in Mesolithic age invented the wheel for transportation .
(D) Men in Chalcolithic age started the practice of agriculture.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (B) and (C) only

(B) and (C) only

(A), (B) and (D) only

(B), (C) and (D) only

Question 1

Who was chosen as the first Satyagrahi to launch the individual Satyagrah in 1940?

Jawaharlal Nehru

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Brahma Datt

Acharya Vinoba Bhave

Question 2

Which of the following is true regarding History of Buddhism in India?
A. The Turkish killed large number of Buddhist monks in Bihar
B. The Brahmana Pashyamitra Shunga persecuted the Buddhists
C. The Huna king Mihirakula killed hundreds of Buddhists
D. The Shaivite Shashanka of Gauda felled the Bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya
E. Hsuan Tsang stated that 1600 stupas and monasteries were destroyed and thousands of monks killed
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

A, D and E only

A and E only

A only

A, B, C, D and E

Question 3

Match List I with List II

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-11

A-III, B-II, C-1, D-IV

A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-11

A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-1

Question 4

Who defeated Rani Lakshmi Bai in her last Battle?

Lord Canning

Palmerson

Sir Hugh Rose

Warren Hasting

Question 1

Choose the correct chronological sequence of the following:-
(A) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(B) Nehru Report
(C) Non-Cooperation Movement
(D) Quit India Movement

(C), (D), (A), (B)

(C), (B), (A), (D)

(B), (C), (D), (A)

(B), (C), (A), (D)

Question 2

Who among the following rulers belongs to Slave Dynasty?

Shershah Suri

Muhammed Ghori

Shams-ud-din Iltutmish

Humayun

Question 1

Assertion (A): The Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar in 1602.
Reason (R): He wanted to commemorate his conquest of Gujarat.

Both A and R are true and is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

Ais true but is false

Ais false but R is true

Question 2

The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was :

Bukka I

Deva raya I

Krishnadevaraya

Ramaraya

Question 3

Which of the following eminent personalities was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty as Rama IX?

Sirikit Kitiyakara

Vajiralongkorn

Ananda Mahidol

Bhumibol Adulyadej

Question 4

Who among the following foreigners was the first to visit India?

Hiuen-Tsang

Megasthenese

I Ching

Fahien

Question 5

Who among the following is the fastest Asian to cycle the globe?

Vedangi Kulkarni

Xu Yukun

Miho Yoshikawa

Rameshwori Devi

Question 6

To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab. Mahmud of Ghazni defeated?

Ghurids

Arabs

Karkotakas

Hindushahis

Question 1

Who amongst the following repudiated his knighthood in protest against Jallianwala Bagh tragedy?

Rabindranath Tagore

Subbaiyer Subramania Iyer

Mahatama Gandhi

Sardar Patel

Question 2

The below given image is of which of the following:

Terracotta warriors

Venus of Willendorf

Laocoön and his sons

Auguste Rodin, the burghers of Calais

Question 3

Who said,The greater number of fortresses you hold the weaker will be your power. Let all our forces will be on the sea, because if we should not be powerful at the sea, everything at once be against us.......Let it be known for certain that as long as you may be powerful at the sea ......’?

Da Almeida

John Cabot

Christopher Columbus

Amerigo Vespucci

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