Name of the Organisation : Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Exam : SSSIHL Admissions Test Question Paper
Degree : Undergraduate Programme
Subject : History
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Sample Questions
Questions: 40
Time : 40 Minutes
Max. Marks 40 x 1 : 40
1) The seal of Pashupati is related to
A) Early Vedic Period
B) Later Vedic Period
C) Mauryan Age
D) Gupta Period
E) Indus Valley Civilization
2) The 1st Tirthankara of Jainism is
A) Rishabhanatha
B) Sumatinatha
C) Neminatha
D) Mahavira
E) Gautama Buddha
3) Gautama Buddha preached his first sermon at
A) Bodh Gaya
B) Sarnath
C) Prayag
D) Vaishali
E) Kapilavastu
4) Pataliputra was the capital of the kingdom of
A) Kalinga
B) Vaishali
C) Avanti
D) Magadha
E) Kosala
5) King Ashoka sent his children Mahendra and Sangamitra to spread Buddhism in
A) China
B) Japan
C) Sri Lanka
D) Egypt
E) Mesopotamia
6) Kujula Kadphises is the name associated with the dynasty of
A) Satavahanas
B) Sungas
C) Kushans
D) Chalukyas
E) Rashtrakutas
7) Satavahanas were the feudatories of
A) Salankayanas
B) Pallavas
C) Kakatiyas
D) Pallavas
E) Mauryas
8) Aihole and Badami in Karnataka are known for the architecture of
A) Kadambas
B) Chalukyas
C) Palas
D) Yadavas
E) Mauryas
9) Famous Brihadeeswara temple is in
A) Ellora
B) Mysore
C) Madurai
D) Tirupati
E) Tanjore
10) Harshavardhana’s biography Harshacharita was written by
A) Harisena
B) Ravikirti
C) Kalidasa
D) Banabhatta
E) Patanjali
11) Portuguese traveler Domingo Paes visited Vijayanagara Empire during the reign of
A) Harihara
B) Bukka
C) Sri Krishnadeva Raya
D) Mallikarjuna
E) Sadasiva Raya
12) Sikh guru, put to death by Aurangzeb was
A) Guru Nanak
B) Guru Tegh Bahadur
C) Guru Angad
D) Guru Arjan Dev
E) Guru Angad
13) Shivaji was born in 1627 in the fort of
A) Raigad
B) Torna
C) Pratapgad
D) Shivneri
E) Rohtasgarh
14) The Peshwa appointed by Shahu was
A) Baji Rao
B) Balaji Baji Rao
C) Madhav Rao
D) Balaji Viswanath
E) Todar Mal
15) In 1498 Vasco da Gama landed in
A) Surat
B) Tranquebar
C) Calicut
D) Goa
E) Bombay
16) In the battle of Plassey, Robert Clive defeated
A) Siraj- ud – Daula
B) Mir Madan
C) Rai Durlabh
D) Bahadur Shah Zafar
E) Tipu Sultan
17) First Session of the Indian National Congress was held in 1885 in
A) Madras
B) Pune
C) Bombay
D) Surat
E) Kanpur
18) From 1885 to 1905 Indian National congress was dominated by
A) Moderates
B) Extremists
C) Revolutionaries
D) Maoists
E) Communists
19) Which of the following in not an extremist leader
A) Lala Lajpat Rai
B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D) Bipin Chandra Pal
E) Aurobindo Ghosh
20) Movement led by Mahatma Gandhi after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre was
A) Champaran Satyagraha
B) Dandi March
C) Quit India Movement
D) Civil Disobedience Movement
E) Non Cooperation Movement
Syllabus
Ancient India :
Introduction : Pre-history – The Stone
Age: Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures
The Harappan Culture: Origin, extent and date,
Important cities: Harappa; Mohenjodaro; Kalibangan; Lothal and Dholavira; Trade, commerce, seals and script; Religion
The Vedic Period :
Rigveda, its date and geographical knowledge; Socio, Economic, Religious and Political conditions; Later Vedas, their date and geographical knowledge; Epics: Ramayana and Mahabharata, their contents.
Jainism and Buddhism :
Jainism – Mahavira and his teachings; Buddhism – Buddha and his teachings.
The Mauryan Age :
Chandragupta Maurya and his achievements; Ashoka and his achievements; Asoka and Buddhism; Mauryan administration; Fall of the Mauryas.