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This section includes 876 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
is the median number of years a person can be expected to live under certain mortalityconditions |
| A. | life expectancy |
| B. | mortality rate |
| C. | growth rate |
| D. | fertility rate |
| Answer» B. mortality rate | |
| 2. |
When over a period of time, the death rate in society reduces due to overalldevelopments of life style and at the same time the birth rate does not fall down; population increases very fast as a result of it. This leads to over-population. This theory is known as: |
| A. | demographic theory |
| B. | population explosion theory |
| C. | theory of demographic transition |
| D. | demographic explosion theory |
| Answer» C. theory of demographic transition | |
| 3. |
Dc-facto census method is related to: |
| A. | counting of the population on the basis of its permanent residential status |
| B. | counting of the population according to where it is for a fortnight preceding the census’ |
| C. | counting of the populating according to where it is on the night the census |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. counting of the populating according to where it is on the night the census | |
| 4. |
The major concern of social demography is the: |
| A. | contemporary problem of the relation of population trends to social and economic development |
| B. | relationship between aggregate demographic nomena and regularities in other social and individual units of human behavior |
| C. | analysis of how general, social and cultural factors |
| D. | study of size, composition and distribution of population at the present time |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Malthus ‘s work is usually associated with the view that |
| A. | improved technology can overcome the problems of population growth. |
| B. | overpopulation will lead to social and political crises. |
| C. | morality and religious approaches are the most effective counter forces to overpopulation, not government policy. |
| D. | all of the above. |
| Answer» C. morality and religious approaches are the most effective counter forces to overpopulation, not government policy. | |
| 6. |
Demographic Transition Theory |
| A. | was originally developed to explain population explosions in the third world. |
| B. | explains population growth in industrializing societies in terms of a time lag between when people die and when their children or grand children are born. |
| C. | explains population growth in industrializing societies in terms of a time lag between falling death rates and falling birth rates. |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 7. |
The social indicator to measure the extent of equality between males and females in asociety at a given time? |
| A. | death rate |
| B. | literacy rate |
| C. | age composition |
| D. | sex ratio |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
The average number of persons per unit area, such as square kilometer, is termed aswhich of the following? |
| A. | population distribution |
| B. | population growth |
| C. | absolute population |
| D. | population density |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Which of the following is the most significant feature of Indian population? |
| A. | improvement in the literacy level |
| B. | the size of its adolescent population |
| C. | improvement in health condition |
| D. | declining in birth rate |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
The term ---------------------- refers to relatively permanent movement of people from oneplace to another? |
| A. | immigration |
| B. | emigration |
| C. | migration |
| D. | demographic transition |
| Answer» D. demographic transition | |
| 11. |
The number of live births per 1,000 people in a population in a year is known as _____. |
| A. | fecundity |
| B. | fertility |
| C. | crude birth rate |
| D. | basic demographic equation |
| Answer» D. basic demographic equation | |
| 12. |
Carnatic Nawab entrusted the …………… East India Company tocollect revenue from the Polygar areas. |
| A. | dutch |
| B. | french |
| C. | english |
| D. | portuguese |
| Answer» D. portuguese | |
| 13. |
The Polygar system was established in the second half of the 16thcentury by ………….., the Prime Minister of the first Nayaka ruler of Madurai to make the territorial administration more efficient. |
| A. | ariyanatha mudaliyar |
| B. | dr.manmohan singh |
| C. | indira gandhi |
| D. | i.k.gujaral |
| Answer» B. dr.manmohan singh | |
| 14. |
The significant aspect of the …………. administration was the ‘Polygarsystem’ or the ‘Palayakkara system’. |
| A. | pandya |
| B. | gupta |
| C. | chola |
| D. | nayaka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
The Nayakas were appointed as provincial governors by the …………. king. |
| A. | vijayanagara |
| B. | gupta |
| C. | chola |
| D. | pandya |
| Answer» B. gupta | |
| 16. |
The earlier chief minister and a commander of Vijayanagara, Tirumalaappointed himself as the regent, making ……………, a remote place as his headquarters. |
| A. | talikkotta |
| B. | peshawar |
| C. | penukonda |
| D. | lothal |
| Answer» D. lothal | |
| 17. |
…………. court was graced eight famous poets called Ashtadiggajs. |
| A. | krishna deva raya’s |
| B. | ariyanatha mudaliyar’s |
| C. | ramaraya’s |
| D. | guptaraya’s |
| Answer» B. ariyanatha mudaliyar’s | |
| 18. |
The …………… king kept of fixed number of soldiers to assist him inwars. They were called Amara Nayakas. |
| A. | vijayanagara |
| B. | bhamini |
| C. | mughal |
| D. | gupta |
| Answer» B. bhamini | |
| 19. |
Krishna deva Raya made free Telungu from the influence of ………….language and this opened way for independent writings called Prabhanda. |
| A. | telugu |
| B. | malayalam |
| C. | sanskrit |
| D. | tamil |
| Answer» D. tamil | |
| 20. |
King …………….. encouraged Telungu literature and providedprotection to a great Telungu poet Nachan soma. |
| A. | bukka i |
| B. | ariyanatha mudaliyar |
| C. | krishnadevaraya |
| D. | bukka iii |
| Answer» B. ariyanatha mudaliyar | |
| 21. |
The temple of Vithala constructed by ……………, has been describedas the finest buildings of its kinds in southern India. |
| A. | krishnadevaraya |
| B. | ariyanatha mudaliyar |
| C. | achyuta raya |
| D. | ramaraya |
| Answer» B. ariyanatha mudaliyar | |
| 22. |
The city of Vijayanagara, the capital of the empire was founded in1336 on the banks of the river ……………... |
| A. | kaveri |
| B. | krishna |
| C. | thungabhadra |
| D. | periyar |
| Answer» D. periyar | |
| 23. |
………….. captured Krishna Tungabadra Doab, and the forts ofRiachar and Bidar. |
| A. | achyuta raya |
| B. | krishnadevaraya |
| C. | sadasiva raya |
| D. | rama raya. |
| Answer» C. sadasiva raya | |
| 24. |
Krishnadevaraya (1509 -29) is considered as the greatest and themost famous kings of ……………. empire. |
| A. | vijayanagara |
| B. | bhamini |
| C. | pandya |
| D. | gupta |
| Answer» B. bhamini | |
| 25. |
The Tungabhadra doab was the region between ……….. andTungabhadra rivers. |
| A. | thungabadra |
| B. | krishna |
| C. | goghavari |
| D. | kaveri |
| Answer» C. goghavari | |
| 26. |
The …………….. kingdom had come into existence in 1347. |
| A. | chalukya |
| B. | vijayanagara |
| C. | bhamini |
| D. | bahmani |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
By 1346 the whole of the Hoysala kingdom had passed into the handsof the …………….. ruler. |
| A. | bhamini |
| B. | vijayanagara |
| C. | chola |
| D. | gupta |
| Answer» C. chola | |
| 28. |
The real rival of ……………. was the Bahmani sultanate of Deccan. |
| A. | vijayanagara |
| B. | hoysala |
| C. | mughals |
| D. | chalukya |
| Answer» B. hoysala | |
| 29. |
The end of the …………. kingdom enables Harihara and Bukka toexpand their small principality. |
| A. | bhamini |
| B. | vijayanagara |
| C. | hoysala |
| D. | chalukya |
| Answer» D. chalukya | |
| 30. |
Harihara was a capable ruler but he had to struggle hard against hisneighbours, the Hoysala ruler of ………… and sultan of Madhurai. |
| A. | mysore |
| B. | vijayanagara |
| C. | bhamini |
| D. | pandya |
| Answer» B. vijayanagara | |
| 31. |
The kingdom of …………… came into existence during the period ofconfusion which prevailed in the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq. |
| A. | vijayanagara |
| B. | bhamini |
| C. | pallava |
| D. | mughals |
| Answer» B. bhamini | |
| 32. |
The foundation of the …………… kingdom was laid by two brothersHarihara and Bukka. |
| A. | chola |
| B. | kakatiya |
| C. | bhamini |
| D. | vijayanagara |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
…………… introduced the theory of segmentary state for earlymedieval south Indian polity. |
| A. | burton stein |
| B. | mahalingam |
| C. | r.s.sharma |
| D. | d.n.jha |
| Answer» B. mahalingam | |
| 34. |
…………… the American Scholar on medieval South Indian history |
| A. | mahalingam |
| B. | k.a.nilakanta sastri |
| C. | burton stein |
| D. | appadorai |
| Answer» D. appadorai | |
| 35. |
The early phase of Dravida temple is best illustrated in theKuranganatha temple at Srinivasanallur built in the reign of ……... |
| A. | parantaka i |
| B. | rajaraja chola |
| C. | rajadhiraja chola |
| D. | pulikesi ii |
| Answer» B. rajaraja chola | |
| 36. |
The superb Shiva temple of Tanjore, called Rajarajesvara orBrihadisvara, is a fitting memorial to the material achievements of the ….……... |
| A. | pandyas |
| B. | chalukyas |
| C. | cholas |
| D. | cheras |
| Answer» D. cheras | |
| 37. |
The Vijayalaya Cholisvara temple at Melamalai is undoubtedly one ofthe finest examples of early Chola temples. |
| A. | pudukottai |
| B. | kumbakonam |
| C. | tribhuvanam |
| D. | tanjore |
| Answer» B. kumbakonam | |
| 38. |
The Kailasanath temple or Rajasimhawara temple is the largest amongthe …………… temples. |
| A. | vijayanagara |
| B. | pallavas |
| C. | cholas |
| D. | chaukyas |
| Answer» C. cholas | |
| 39. |
The structural temple architecture of the …………. was patronized andfavoured by Narasimhavarman II who substituted bricks and temples for stone. |
| A. | pandyas |
| B. | vijayanagara |
| C. | cheras |
| D. | pallavas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
The most famous of the stone temple of the Pallavas is the sevenratha temples (seven pagoda) in ……………….. |
| A. | darasuram |
| B. | mahabhalipuram |
| C. | tribhuvanam |
| D. | tanjore |
| Answer» C. tribhuvanam | |
| 41. |
…………. was the first ruler who laid the foundation of the Chalukyadynasty. |
| A. | pulikesi i |
| B. | narasimhavarman |
| C. | vikramadithya ii |
| D. | mahendravarman |
| Answer» B. narasimhavarman | |
| 42. |
……………., the Pallava ruler defeated Pulikesi II and captured Vatapicapital of the Chalukyas. |
| A. | narasimhavarman |
| B. | simhavishnu |
| C. | mahendravarman |
| D. | pulikesi ii |
| Answer» B. simhavishnu | |
| 43. |
Mahendravarman I in the beginning of the 7th century was defeated bythe Chalukya ruler …………….. and was given the territory of Vengi. |
| A. | simhavishnu |
| B. | narasimhavarman |
| C. | pulikesi ii |
| D. | mahendravarman |
| Answer» D. mahendravarman | |
| 44. |
The political history of the South India from the period of 6th centuryto 8th century is marked by the struggle for supremacy between the Pallavas of Kanchi and …………….. of Badami. |
| A. | cholas |
| B. | vijayanagara |
| C. | chalukyas |
| D. | cheras |
| Answer» D. cheras | |
| 45. |
The ……………. established power in the area called ‘Tondaimandalam’in course of time they extended their authority over in extensive area covering more than Tamil Nadu and Southern Andhrapradesh. |
| A. | pallavas |
| B. | vijayanagara |
| C. | cholas |
| D. | pandyas |
| Answer» B. vijayanagara | |
| 46. |
The Pallavas of the …………. were the most notable among thedynasties of the South India. |
| A. | kanchi |
| B. | darasuram |
| C. | tribhuvanam |
| D. | tanjore |
| Answer» B. darasuram | |
| 47. |
Land grants to .................. institutions were called Brahmadeya, (i.e.donated to Brahmins). |
| A. | religious |
| B. | political |
| C. | capitalistic |
| D. | socialistic |
| Answer» B. political | |
| 48. |
………………, in his book ‘Trade and Statecraft in the Age of Cholas’criticized the concept of centralized state during the period of Cholas. |
| A. | d.n. jha |
| B. | stein burton |
| C. | a.s.altekar |
| D. | kenneth hall |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Prof. ……………….., a Japanese historian on South Indian studiespublished the work “South Indian History and Society” in 1984. |
| A. | s. krishnaswami aiyangar |
| B. | noboru karashima |
| C. | nilakanta sastri |
| D. | d.n. jha |
| Answer» C. nilakanta sastri | |
| 50. |
……………. has been criticized for introducing the vague concept of‘peasant economy’ as substitution for the Marxian theory of mode of production. |
| A. | burton stein |
| B. | richard kennedy |
| C. | george spencer |
| D. | nilakanta sastri |
| Answer» B. richard kennedy | |