List of top History Questions on On the Trail of the Earliest People

Name any one neighbouring state of Vijayanagara empire.
(a) Explain the main characteristics of the Lingayat tradition during Medieval India.
(b) Why did the rebel proclamations in 1857 appeal for unity to all sections of the population? Explain.
“The villages in the Mughal empire were seen as Little Republics.” Support the statement with examples.
Identify the ruler of ancient India with the help of the given information and choose the correct option:
- He got the title of Devanampiya.
- He distributed a portion of Buddha’s relics for stupas.
- He was the first ruler who inscribed messages on rocks and pillars.

Identify the school of art with the help of the given image of Buddha. 
 

Who among the following rebels took over the bungalow of a British official and turned it into a ‘hall of justice’ to settle disputes during 1857 in Uttar Pradesh?
On the same outline map, two centres related to the Indian National Movement are marked as A and B. Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them.
On the given political outline map of India (on page 25), locate and label the following with appropriate symbols:
(i) Dholavira – A Matured Harappan site
(ii) Ujjain – Mahajanapada
(iii) (a) Panipat – Territory under the Mughals
OR
(iii) (b) Golconda
Analyse the views of Makkhali Gosala on karma.
“There are various elements on which historians have analysed the Mahabharata and called it a dynamic text.” Explain the statement with examples.
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched regarding the classification of lands under Akbar?
Identify the primary reason behind the formation of the Constituent Assembly from the following options:
Panini's book ‘Ashtadhyayi’ is based on which of the following themes?
Which of the following statements is not correct about the subsistence strategy of Harappa?

Identify the structural feature marked ‘A’ of Sanchi Stupa and choose the correct option from the following:

Identify the disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya with the help of the following information: 
1. He was a great poet and musician of the medieval period.
2. He gave a unique form to Chishti sama.
3. He introduced qawwali.