History: CUET Mock Test - 3 - Humanities/Arts MCQ

James Princep, was an officer in the mint of the East India Company. His contribution in the development of Indian Epigraphy was that he was able to decipher Brahmi and Kharosti Scripts used in the earliest inscriptions and coins.

It is also known as Prayag Prashasti. It is a pillar inscription of Samudragupta found at Allahabad and written in Sanskrit. It was composed by Harisena. It is one of the important epigraphic sources to know about the political history of the Guptas.

Bell of Arms are the tents, used in the English service mostly of a Conical shape, for containing the Small arms for each company in a regiment of Infantry. The tent is frequently painted with the colour of the facings of the regimental uniforms.

Provincial elections were held in British India in the winter of 1936-37 as mandated by the Government of India Act 1935. Elections were held in eleven provinces - Madras, Central Provinces, Bihar, Orissa, United Provinces, Bombay Presidency, Assam, NWFP, Bengal, Punjab and Sindh.

The Lucknow Pact was an agreement reached between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League (AIML) at a joint session of both the parties held in Lucknow in December 1916. Through the pact, the two parties agreed to allow representation to religious minorities in the provincial legislatures.

Dance, Music and singing Qawali all form part of Chisti Sufi worship.

Ibn Battuta entered India through the high mountains of Afghanistan, following the footsteps of Turkish warriors who, a century earlier, had conquered the Hindu farming people of India and established the Sultanate of Delhi. He described delhi as a city full of opportunities.

Alvars were a group of Tamil poet-saints who were devoted to Lord Vishnu and contributed to the Bhakti movement in South India.

Kabir was a disciple of Ramananda but his verses never attributed to Ramananda per se.

Harisena, also called Harishena or Hirisena, was a 4th-century Sanskrit poet, panegyrist, and government minister. He was an important figure in the court of Gupta emperor, Samudragupta. His most famous poem, written c. 345 C.E., describes the bravery of Samudragupta and is inscribed on the Allahabad Pillar.

Sangam literature, sangam also spelled cankam, chankam, or shangam, the earliest writings in the Tamil language, thought to have been produced in three chankams, or literary academies, in Madurai, India, from the 1st to the 4th century CE.

The Director General of the ASI who brought a military precision to the practice of archaeology was. R.E.M Wheeler.

The Harappan script is yet to be deciphered. It is not known yet.

Hazara Rama Temple is in Hampi, Karnataka. It was built in 15TH century during Devaraya of Vijayanagara Empire.

Al-Biruni was a scholar during the time of Mahmud of Ghazni. He wrote Kitab Ul Hind.

The Sangama dynasty was founded by Harihara I and Bukka. Their father had been taken prisoner in 1327 by Muhammad bin Tughluq. They founded Vijayanagara in 1336.

Kitab ul-Hind is the famous book written by the scholar Al-Biruni. He was an Iranian scholar who visited India during 11th century.

Explanation: Mahanavami Dibba, also known as the Great Platform or House of Victory, is a massive platform located in Hampi, the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire in India. It was constructed during the reign of King Krishnadevaraya (1509-1529) and was used for various royal and religious ceremonies. The platform has slots for wooden pillars at close and regular intervals, which might have supported a pavilion or a structure made of wood. It was a place where the king met his advisers, conducted courtly affairs, and celebrated the victory of the empire during the annual Mahanavami festival. Overall, the Mahanavami Dibba is a significant architectural and historical site that represents the grandeur and power of the Vijayanagara Empire.

The reasons for developing water resources of Vijayanagara were: (i)The natural basin formed by the Tungabhadra which flows in a north –easterly direction hills surrounds this and a number of streams flow down to the river from these hills.

The Battle of Talikota (23 January 1565) was a watershed battle held between the Vijayanagara Empire and an alliance of the Deccan sultanates. The defeat of Aliya Rama Raya led to the eventual collapse of the polity and reconfigured Deccan politics.

Sanchi is a Buddhist complex, famous for its Great Stupa, on a hilltop at Sanchi Town in Raisen District of the State of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in 46 kilometres (29 mi) north-east of Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh.

The correct answer is Sangma, Saluva, Tuluva, Aravidu. The chronological order of the major Dynasties which ruled the Vijayanagara Empire is Sangma, Saluva, Tuluva, Aravidu.

Abdur Razzaq is perhaps the only historian who provided a detailed account of the working of the imperial karkhanas or workshops.
Other than Abdur Razzaq other historians who visited Mughal courts like Bernier, Travernier too mentioned about Imperial kharkhanas

Montesquieu was 18th century french political philosopher who gave the idea of oriental despotism, separation of powers based on writings of Francois Bernier. Bernier visited India during reign of Aurangzeb and gave a detailed account on rural society conditions. He claimed that khalisa land (crown land) is against peasant’s healthy survival.

Kitab ul Hind was written by Al Biruni.  Travels in Mughal empire was written by Bernier, Rihla was written by Ibn Batutta and Travels in India was composed by Travernier.

The 24 tirthankaras during this present age are: Adinatha, Ajita, Sambhava, Abhinandana, Sumati, Padmaprabha, Suparshva, Chandraprabha, Suvidhi, Shital, Shreyansa, Vasupujya, Vimala, Ananta, Dharma, Shanti, Kunthu, Ara, Malli, Muni Suvrata, Nami, Nemi, Parshva and Mahavira.

Lumbinī is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province in Nepal. It is the place where, according to Buddhist tradition, Queen Mahamayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama at around 563 BCE.

'Ibn Battuta found cities in the Indian subcontinent full of exciting opportunities. '' Explain the statement with reference to the city of Delhi.

Polyandry is marriage of a woman to two or more men at the same time; the term derives from the Greek polys, “many,” and anēr, andros, “man.” When the husbands in a polyandrous marriage are brothers or are said to be brothers, the institution is called adelphic, or fraternal, polyandry

Ibn Batutta was a Moroccan Traveller who visited India during reign of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (1334-1341).