निम्नलिखित प्रश्न में चार वैकल्पिक वर्तनियाॅ दी गई है?
A
जागृत
B
जाग्रति
C
जाग्रित
D
जाग्रत
Question 11Single Answer
निम्नलिखित प्रश्न में चार वैकल्पिक वर्तनियाॅ दी गई है?
A
उन्नति
B
उनति
C
उन्ती
D
उनती
Question 12Single Answer
निम्नलिखित प्रश्न मे चार वैकल्पिक वर्तनियाॅ दी गई है?
A
अनुशहरण
B
अनोसरण
C
अनुसरन
D
अनुसरण
Question 13Single Answer
'पृथ्वीराज रासो' किस काल की रचना है ?
A
आदिकाल
B
रीतिकाल
C
भक्तिकाल
D
आधुनिक काल
Question 14Single Answer
हिन्दी की उत्पत्ति किस भाषा से हुई है?
A
प्राकृत
B
संस्कृत
C
शौरसैनी अपभ्रंश
D
मागधी
Question 15Single Answer
राजभाषा आयोग के प्रथम अध्यक्ष थे ?
A
बी. जी. खरे
B
राजा लक्ष्मण सिंह
C
प्रताप नारायण मिश्र
D
इंशाअल्ला खा
Question 16Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
He was in the temper
B
and refused
C
discuss the matter again
D
No error
Question 17Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
A flower makes no garland
B
so we must do a thing together
C
in a unit for a good result
D
No error
Question 18Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
My friend is a software engineer
B
and his wife is doctor
C
so they don’t have enough time for each other
D
No error
Question 19Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
I don’t have much time that
B
I hear you in detail with verbosity
C
tell everything in nutshell
D
No error
Question 20Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
The atmosphere is changing
B
so I have severe pain in my body
C
if you have any painkiller, please give it to me
D
No error
Question 21Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
No one is without fault
B
because no one is God
C
and only God is fault free
D
No error
Question 22Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
Your
B
clock is
C
one hour fast
D
No error
Question 23Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
The lose of jobs
B
is regarded by some as an necessary evil
C
in the fight against infliation
D
No error
Question 24Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
In science, the credit goes to a man
B
who convinces the world
C
not to the man to whom the idea first occurs
D
No error
Question 25Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
It is only after
B
the match is over
C
that people realize how exciting it is
D
No error
Question 26Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
Off the two
B
sisters, she
C
is better
D
No error
Question 27Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
A interesting book
B
‘A Tale of two cities’
C
was written by Alexander Dumas
D
No error
Question 28Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
I shall never
B
forget a good
C
deed you did to me, when I was in crisis
D
No error
Question 29Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
Wisdom of Vikramaditya
B
solved many riddles
C
that people brought to him for solution
D
No error
Question 30Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
News you broke to his wife
B
made her nervous
C
and she broke down
D
No error
General Studies
Question 31Single Answer
Yojna a weekly journal
A
Ministry of Finance
B
Ministry of Information and Broadcastin
C
Ministry of Rural Development
D
Planning Commission
Question 32Single Answer
Kurukshetra a journal on rural development is published by
A
Ministry of Finance
B
Ministry of Information and Broadcastin
C
Ministry of Rural Development
D
Planning Commission
Question 33Single Answer
Devaluation of a currency means
A
Fixing the value of the currency in conjuction with the movement in the value of a basket of predetermined currencies
B
Reduction in the value of a currency vis-à-vis major internationally traded currencies
C
Fixing the value of currency in multilateral consultaion with the IMF the World Bank and major trading partners
D
Permitting the currency to seek its worth in the international market
Question 34Single Answer
In India rural incomes are generally lower than the urban incomes, which of the following reasons account for this
1. a large number of farmers are illiterate and know little about scientific agriculture
2. prices of primary products are lower than those of manufactured products
3. Investments in agriculture has been low when compared to investment in industry
A
1 and 3
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 2
D
1,2 and 3
Question 35Single Answer
Which of the following programmes aims at the promotion of savings among rural women
A
Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
B
Indira Mahila Yojna
C
Jawahar Rozgar Yojna
D
Mahila Samridhi Yojna
Question 36Single Answer
What is Net National Product
A
the money value of final goods and services produced annually in the economy
B
the money value of annual service generation in the economy
C
the money value of tangible goods produced annually in the economy
D
The money value of tangible goods available in the economy
Question 37Single Answer
National income is the
A
net national product at market price
B
net national product at factor cost
C
net domestic product at market price
D
net domestic product at factor cost
Question 38Single Answer
Chelliah Committee of 1992 deals with the overhauling of our
A
financial system
B
tax system
C
patents and copyrights
D
Public sector undertakings
Question 39Single Answer
In ruby laser, the stimulated emission is due to transition from
A
metastable state to any lower state
B
any higher state of lower state
C
metastable state to ground state
D
any higher state to ground state
Question 40Single Answer
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘CLEANLINESS’ each of the which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet, in the same sequence?
A
Two
B
Three
C
Five
D
Four
E
None of these
Question 41Single Answer
Team A has scored more goals than Team B
Team C has scored fewer goals than Team B
Team A has scored fewer goals than Team C .
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
A
True
B
False
C
Uncertain
D
None
Question 42Single Answer
If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the second, the third, the sixth and the eight letters of the word FRAGMENT using each only once, which of the following will be the third letter of that word ? If no such word can be formed, give ‘X’ as the answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give ‘Y’ as the answer.
A
A
B
E
C
T
D
X
E
Y
Question 43Single Answer
How many such letters are there in the word ORIENTAL each of which is as far away from the beginning of the word as when they are arranged alphabetically?
A
None
B
One
C
Two
D
Three
E
More than three
Question 44Single Answer
How many such pairs of letters in the word CREDIT each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
A
None
B
One
C
Two
D
Three
E
More than three
Question 45Single Answer
The respiratory quotient during cellular respiration would depend on
A
the nature of enzymes involved
B
the nature of the substrate
C
the amount of carbon dioxide released
D
the amount of oxygen utilised
Question 46Single Answer
10-6 M NaOH is diluted 100 times. The pH of the diluted base is
A
between 7 and 8
B
between 5 and 6
C
between 6 and 7
D
between 10 and 11
Question 47Single Answer
The earlist manuscripts were written on
A
palm leaves
B
paper
C
wood
D
stones
Question 48Single Answer
What does BC and AD stands for?
A
Anno Domini and Before Common
B
Before Christ and Anno Domini
C
Anno Domini and Before Christ
D
None of the above
Question 49Single Answer
The cash difference between the selling prices of an article at a profit of 4% and 6% is Rs. 3. The ratio of the two selling prices is:__________ ?
A
51:52
B
52:53
C
51:53
D
52:55
Question 50Single Answer
Which of the following numbers is irrational ?
A
√49
B
0.125
C
√2
D
22/7
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General Studies
Question 51Single Answer
356 x 936 – 356 x 836 = ?
A
35600
B
34500
C
9630
D
93600
Question 52Single Answer
Arrange in descending order: 5/8, 7/10, 3/4
A
3/4 > 7/10 > 5/8
B
7/10 > 3/4 > 5/8
C
3/4 > 5/8 > 7/10
D
5/8 > 7/10 > 3/4
Question 53Single Answer
What is (3^{4} times 9^{2}) ?
A
36
B
38
C
310
D
96
Question 54Single Answer
What is family ?
A
Family is the primary group of the society
B
Family is the secondary group of the society
C
It is the periphery of the social structure
D
None of the above
Question 55Single Answer
Family according to Biesenz and Biesenz
A
family is a group defined by sex relationship
B
it is the periphery of the social structure
C
a women with a child and a man to look after them
D
The family is a social institution
Question 56Single Answer
Who was the real founder of Turk rule in Bihar ?
A
Ibn Bakhtiyar Khilji
B
Ibrahim
C
Dariya Khan Noohani
D
Malik Husamuddin
E
None of the above / More than one of the above
Question 57Single Answer
Who was the first Indian Governor of Bihar ?
A
Dr. Shri krishna Singh
B
Brij Kishor Prasad
C
B.P. Mandal
D
Satyendra Prasanna Sinha
E
None of the above/More than one of the above
Question 58Single Answer
In which year the Chauri Revolt of Bihar took place ?
A
1842
B
1798
C
1784
D
1832
E
None of the above / More than one of the above
Question 59Single Answer
In which year was Orissa separated from Bihar ?
A
1936
B
1956
C
2000
D
1912
E
None of the above/ More than one of the above
Question 60Single Answer
During which movement 'Azad Dasta' was active in Bihar ?
A
Non-Cooperation Movement
B
Civil Disobedience Movement
C
Quit India Movement
D
Champaran Satyagraha
E
None of the above / More than one of the above
Question 61Single Answer
Who established a branch of Anushilan Samiti in Patna in 1913 AD ?
A
Ramanada Sinha
B
Satish Jha
C
Sachindra Nath Sanyal
D
Bipin Jha
E
None of the above / More than one of the above
Question 62Single Answer
In which year was Bihar divided to create Jharkhand ?
A
2000
B
2001
C
2004
D
2005
E
None of the above More than one of the above
Question 63Single Answer
Who invited Gandhiji to come Champaran ?
A
Raj Kumar Shukla
B
Rajendra Prasad
C
Jayaprakash Narayan
D
Krishna Sahay
E
None of the above / More than one of the above
Question 64Single Answer
Who had formed the Bihar Socialist Party in 1931 AD ?
A
Phulan Chand Tiwari and Rajendra Prasad
B
Phulan Prasad Varma and Jayaprakash Narayan
C
Raj Kumar Shukla and Swami Agnivesh
D
Swami Sahajananda and Swami Yogananda
E
None of the above More than one of the above
Question 65Single Answer
Who formed the 'Bihar Socialist Party' in 1931 ?
A
Phulan Prasad Varma
B
Swami Yoganand
C
Narhari Parikh
D
Dadabhai Naoroji
E
None of the above / More than one of the above
Question 66Single Answer
When was the Constituent Assembly of India formed?
A
1946
B
1947
C
1948
D
1950
Question 67Single Answer
Who is known as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance" ?
A
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B
Swami Vivekananda
C
Rabindranath Tagore
D
Mahatma Gandhi
Question 68Single Answer
Which is the longest river in India?
A
Yamuna
B
Ganges
C
Brahmaputra
D
Godavari
Question 69Single Answer
What astronomical discovery was announced by astronomers in March 2026?
A
New planet in solar system
B
Discovery related to 1,900 light-years away (specific object)
C
Black hole merger
D
Exoplanet with life signs
Question 70Single Answer
On what date in March 2026 did Prime Minister Narendra Modi become India’s longest-serving head of government?
A
15 March
B
20 March
C
22 March
D
25 March
History
Question 71Single Answer
Which one of the following pairs is not correct ?
A
Lower Paleolithic : Hunting, gathering
B
Upper Paleolithic : Hunting, gathering
C
Mesolithic : Hunting, gathering
D
Neolithic : Food Production
Question 72Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(a)Sarai Khola (i) Haryana
(b)Tarkhanwaladera (ii) Pakistan
(c)Kunal (iii) Rajasthan
(d)Shikarpur (iv) Gujarat
A
Codes.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
B
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
C
(ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
D
(i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
Question 73Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(a)Mesolithic site (i) Langharaj
(b)Microlith (ii) Bagor (Rajasthan)
(c)Beginning of Settled Agriculture (iii) Birbhanpur
(d)Chalcedony (iv) Chopni Mando
A
Codes
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
B
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
C
(iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
D
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Question 74Single Answer
In which one of the following places the centre of stone tool manufacture is found ?
A
Mehbubanagar
B
Malaprabha
C
Isampur
D
Palaghat
Question 75Single Answer
Match List- I (Name of the book) with List-II (Author of the Book) and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(a)Sketch of Political History of India (1811) (i) V.A. Smith
(b)The History of British India (1881) (ii) John Malcolm
(c)The History of India (1841) (iii) James Mill
(d)The Early History of India (1904) (iv) Elphistone
A
Codes. (a) (b) (c) (d)
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
B
(iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
C
(iv) (i) (iii) (iv)
D
(i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
Question 76Single Answer
Given below are two statements; one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Neolithic age was followed by the age of metals.
Reason (R): For some time the use of stone implements continued side by side.Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
A
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C
(A) is true but (R) is false
D
(A) is false but (R) is true
Question 77Single Answer
Flake tools of Levallois technique is the characteristic feature of which area of the following geological ages?
A
Lower Pleistocene
B
Holocene
C
Upper Pleistocene
D
Middle Pleistocene
Question 78Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(a)Sohagighat 1. Kashmir Neolith
(b)Balathal 2. V.S. Wakankar
(c)Bhimbetka 3. Ahar Culture Site
(d)Burzahom 4. A.C.L. Carlleyle
A
Codes.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 4 1 2
B
4 3 2 1
C
1 2 4 3
D
2 1 3 4
Question 79Single Answer
Which one of the below mentioned sites is not Harappan?
A
Padre
B
Kuntasi
C
Birrana
D
Jakhera
Question 80Single Answer
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A
Vedas Their Brahmanas
Rigveda - Aitareya Brahmana
B
Samarveda - Taittiriy Brahmana
C
Yajurveda - Satapatha Brahmana
D
Atharvaveda - Gopatha Brahmana
Question 81Single Answer
The hominoid fossils of Hathnora is:
A
Homo erectus
B
Homo habilis
C
Homo sapiens
D
None of the above
Question 82Single Answer
The burial practice was started by:
A
Homo sapiens
B
Homo erectus
C
Homo neanderthalensin
D
Homo habilis
Question 83Single Answer
In India the earliest archaeological remains of hearth has been found from:
A
Bila Surgam
B
Hunsgi
C
Bhimbetaka
D
Mahagara
Question 84Single Answer
From where in South Asia the earliest evidence of wheat-barley farming has been found?
A
Punjab
B
Baluchistan
C
Sindh
D
Rajasthan
Question 85Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(a) Grid system of excavation (i) Pitt Rivers
(b) Principle of stratigraphy (ii) R.E.M. Wheeler
(c) Radiocarbon method of dating (iii) Thomas Jefferson
(d) Three dimensional method of recording (iv) F.W. Libby
A
Codes. (a) (b) (c) (d)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
B
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
C
(iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
D
(ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Question 86Single Answer
In which area the Neolithic man lived in underground pits ?
A
Karnataka
B
Assam
C
Kashmir
D
Madhya Pradesh
Question 87Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
(Author) (Book)
(a) John William Kaye (i) Indian Old and New
(b) Mary Carpenter (ii) The Economic History of India under Early British Rule
(c) Ramesh Chandra Dutt (iii) A History of the Sepoy War in India
(d) Valentine Chiral (iv) Six months in India
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
B
(iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
C
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
D
(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Question 88Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
(Book) (Contents)
(a) Nizami-i Anjum (i) Deals with current weights and measures
(b) Tuhfat-ul Hind (ii) Hindu astrology
(c) Dabistan-i (iii) Hindu prosody and Mazahib rhetoric
(d) Risala-Miqdariyah (iv) Different religions and sects of India
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
B
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
C
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
D
(iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Question 89Single Answer
Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : The Supreme Council of the Governor-General in Calcutta gave extraordinary powers to Special Commissions to capture and punish rebels of the 1857 Revolt, in its Act XIV of June 1857
Reason (R) : The primary aim of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan's Causes of the Indian Revolt (1858), then a government sub-Judge, was to show the loyalty of Muslims, who in the years following the rebellion were viewed with suspicion and disfavour
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
A
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C
(A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
D
(A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
Question 90Single Answer
Ibn Battuta informs that the Sultan had fixed Wednesday for freeing male slaves, Friday for freeing female slaves and Saturday for marrying men slaves to female slaves. Identify the Sultan .
A
Balban
B
Aladdin Kanji
C
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D
Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Question 91Single Answer
In the Bayan Hoard, coins of which Gupta ruler have been found in the highest number ?
A
Chandragupta-I
B
Samudragupta
C
Chandragupta-II
D
Kumaragupta-I
Question 92Single Answer
Which of the following texts were authored by the Kashmiri poet Kshemendra ?
(a) Kuttanimata
(b) Kalavilasa
(c) Prabodhachandrodaya
(d) Samayamatrika
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(b) and (d) only
C
(a), (b) and (c) only
D
(b), (c) and (d) only
Question 93Single Answer
Regarding Maratha relations with Nizamul Mulk, which of the following statements are correct ?
(a) As the Viceroy of the Deccan, from 1710 to 1715. Nizamul Mulk resisted the Maratha claims for the Chough and Sardeshmukhi of the Deccan
(b) After his successful rebellion against the Saiyids, Nizamul Mulk respected the Imperial farman granting the Chough and Sardeshmukhi of the Deccan to the Marathas
(c) In January 1721. he had his first meeting with Baji Rao
(d) The most important point of conflict between Marathas and Nizamul Mulk was the Karnataka
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(b), (c) and (d) only
B
(a), (b) only
C
(a), (b) and (c) only
D
(a) and (d) only
Question 94Single Answer
"Our general policy is to avoid entanglement in power politics and not to join any group of powers as against any other group . The two leading groups today are the Russian Bloc and the Anglo-American Bloc . We must be friendly to both and yet not join either" .
The above words constitute the central idea of which policy ?
A
Non-alignment
B
Baghdad Pact
C
Afro-Asian conference of 1955
D
Panchsheel
Question 95Single Answer
Given below are two statements :
Statement (I) : When a soldier died showing exemplary valour while fighting for the king, he was granted land for the livelihood of his dependents, called 'Mrityukarvritti'
Statement (II) : A Chandella inscription records the grant of such a 'Mrityukarvritti'
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
B
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
C
Statement I is true, but Statement II is false
D
Statement I is false, but Statement II is true
Question 96Single Answer
Given below are two statements One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : When the All India Women's Conference began their campaign in support of the Child Marriage Restraint Bill (1929), Sister Subbalakshmi gave evidence before the Joshi Committee about the harmful effects of youthful marriages
Reasons (R) : Methuen Petit, a social worker who became leading trade unionist, organized the Seva Mandir to work among the poor
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
A
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C
(A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
D
(A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
Question 97Single Answer
Which of the following statements regarding Gandhi's concept of Satyagraha are correct ?
(a) For Gandhi, Satyagraha aimed to penetrate the barriers of prejudice, ill-will, dogmatism, self-righteousness and selfishness
(b) Gandhi explained the effectiveness of Satyagraha in terms of the spiritual impact of suffering love
(c) The Satyagraha was considered by Gandhi as the ultimate tool of humiliating the opponent
(d) Gandhi's political realism triumphed over his moral idealism and despite its claims to the contrary, his Satyagrahas were not always purely spiritual in nature
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(a), (c) and (d) only
C
(b), (c) and (d) only
D
(a), (b) and (d) only
Question 98Single Answer
Chronologically arrange Muhammad bin Tughlaq's experiments/projects :
(a) Token currency
(b) Khorasan expedition
(c) Transfer of capital
(d) Qarachil expedition
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(c), (a), (d), (b)
B
(d), (a), (b), (c)
C
(c), (a), (b), (d)
D
(a), (c), (d), (b)
Question 99Single Answer
The earliest extant examples of the Mughal baluster columns are found solely in which of the following Mughal emperor's fortress palaces ?
A
Akbar
B
Jahangir
C
Shahjahan
D
Aurangzeb
Question 100Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II : List-I List-II (Sikh Guru) (Sub-Caste)
(a) Guru Nanak (i) Bhalla
(b) Guru Amar Das (ii) Bedi
(c) Guru Ram Das (iii) Trehan
(d) Guru Angad (iv) Sodhi
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
B
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
C
(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
D
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Question 101Single Answer
Which of the following Sultans in his farman used to address the amirs as Masnad-i ali ?
A
Qutbuddin Aibek
B
Balban
C
Firuz Tughlaq
D
Bahlol Lodi
Question 102Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
(Authors) (Dharmasastras)
(a) Bhatta Lakshmidhara (i) Chaturvarga-chintamani
(b) Devannabhatta (ii) Smrityarthasara
(c) Hemadri (iii) Kriyakalpataru
(d) Sridhara (iv) Smriti-Chandrika
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
B
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
C
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
D
(iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Question 103Single Answer
Which of the following statements regarding interpretation in historical writing are correct ?
(a) Interpretation as an essential step in historical method seems to lie beyond criticism and exposition
(b) To know what a document means is as much a challenge to critical judgment as to know when or by whom was it written, or whether one may trust it
(c) The literary exposition of historical data is greatly conditioned by the interpretation one places upon them
(d) Factual interpretation deals with the facts of a document, not with the words
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (c) and (d) only
B
(a), (b) and (d) only
C
(b), (c) and (d) only
D
(c) and (d) only
Question 104Single Answer
The Sultan ordered the Maliks, Amirs, officers of the court and persons of responsibility and status not to go to each other's houses or to collect parties at banquets : there were to be no intermarriage among them unless the Sultan had been informed and his permission obtained'. Identify the Sultan .
A
Balban
B
Alauddin Khalji
C
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D
Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Question 105Single Answer
Who was the first elected president of the All India Depressed Classes Association formed in 1926 ?
A
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
B
Rao Bahaddur M.C. Rajah
C
Bhaskarrao Jadhav
D
Jagjivan Ram
Question 106Single Answer
Poems classified as upadesharupaka (didactic metaphors) in Marathi bhakti poetry were known as
A
Bharud
B
Abhang
C
Palana
D
Vachana
Question 107Single Answer
During Jahangir's period certain painters developed recognizable areas of expertise in the field of Mughal paintings . In this regard which of the following statements are correct ?
(a) Mansur wars expert in painting animals and flowers
(b) Abul Hasan was a portraitist
(c) Govardhan was an expert painter of painting holy men, musicians, and eccentrics
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(b) and (c) only
B
(a) and (b) only
C
(a) and (c) only
D
(a), (b) and (c)
Question 108Single Answer
Which of the following Sanskrit intellectuals of the seventeenth century had relations with the Mughal emperor Shahjahan ?
(a) Santi Chandra
(b) Jagannath Panditraja
(c) Kavindracarya Saraswati
(d) Padmasundra
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (b) and (c) only
B
(b), (c) and (d) only
C
(b) and (c) only
D
(c) and (d) only
Question 109Single Answer
From among the following statements regarding Munshi Premchand and his works, which of them are correct ?
(a) Premchand was among the first to portray the Dalits as independent and recognizable characters both as part of the poor and with their own particular problems
(b) Premchand was extremely insensitive to the political and social movements of his times
(c) Premchand was concerned both about social evils and enslaved conditions of his country
(d) One of his (Premchand's) last and most famous stories, Kafan (the Shroud), was first published in Hindi in 1935 and later appeared in Urdu
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (c) only
B
(c) and (d) only
C
(a), (b) and (c) only
D
(b), (c) and (d) only
Question 110Single Answer
Which of the following texts allow divorce ?
(a) Narada Sinriti
(b) Manava Dharmasastra
(c) Arthasastra
(d) Yajnavalkya Smriti
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(d) only
B
(a) and (c) only
C
(a) and (d) only
D
(c) only
Question 111Single Answer
Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
A
Colonial sources cited the Rebellion of 1857 as 'sepoy mutiny'
B
Syed Ahmad Khan focussed on the loyalty of Muslims towards British rulers in the 1857 Rebellion
C
The English 'Free Traders' supported the East India Company's monopoly in India and condemned the Indian chieftains for rebelling against the company
D
R.C. Majumdar refused to accept the 1857 Rebellion as the First War of Independence'
Question 112Single Answer
Arrange the following organizations chronologically from their date of establishment :
(a) All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
(b) Indian National Trade Union
(c) Independent Labour Party of India (Dr. Ambedkar)
(d) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(b), (d), (c), (a)
B
(a), (c), (d), (b)
C
(c), (d), (a), (b)
D
(a), (d), (c), (b)
Question 113Single Answer
Who was the first president of the All India Trade Union Congress founded on 31 August 1920 ?
A
Lala Lajpat Rai
B
Diwan Chaman Lal
C
Joseph Baptista
D
N. M. Joshi
Question 114Single Answer
Which of the following statement/s is/are correct ?
(a) In the Tamil region right-hand and left hand groups were known as idangai and valangai respectively
(b) Both the right hand and left-hand groups included non-peasant castes such as those of artisans as well as higher ranking castes
(c) Both the right-hand and left-hand groups usually excluded the outcastes, notably the Paraiyas
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) only
B
(a) and (b) only
C
(a) and (c) only
D
(b) and (c) only
Question 115Single Answer
Which of the following are included among the seven limbs of ancient Indian State ?
(a) Svamin
(b) Amatya
(c) Janapada
(d) Yuvaraja
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(b) and (c) only
C
(a), (b) and (c) only
D
(a), (b), (c), (d)
Question 116Single Answer
From among the following statements regarding economic critique of colonialism, which ones are correct ?
(a) The British administrators attributed the rapid construction of railroads and the growth of India's foreign trade as a proof of India's prosperity
(b) For nationalists, a negative impact on indigenous industries, foreign trade and railways represented India's underdevelopment of economy
(c) The nationalists emphasized that while expenditure served British imperial needs, it also brought consequent prosperity to Indian people
(d) Not until 1905, did the drain theory f part of the Indian National Congress agenda
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(b), (c) and (d) only
C
(b) and (d) only
D
(a) and (d) only
Question 117Single Answer
In which of the following rulers' reigns the billion currency seems to have nearly entirely replaced silver coinage ?
A
Alauddin Khalji
B
Muhammad Tughlaq
C
Firuz Shah Tughlaq
D
Balban
Question 118Single Answer
Which one of the following statements is true about the stand of the communist party of India during the India-China war of 1962 ?
A
One wing of the party supported the Indian Government against the Chinese attack
B
The Communist Party (Marxist) wing of the party supported the stand of China
C
One wing of the party criticized China as a bourgeois state
D
The Communist Party (Marxist) wing joined hands with the revolutionary elements across the globe
Question 119Single Answer
The first pilgrim centre for the Sikhs, symbolized with the construction of a well with 84 steps, to reach the water for bathing, which became sacred for the Sikhs was established by which one of the following Sikh Gums and at which place ?
A
Guru Ram Das - Amritsar
B
Guru Amar Das - Goindwal
C
Guru Angad - Khadur
D
Guru Nanak - Kartarpur
Question 120Single Answer
Which of the following statements about Chokhamela are correct ?
(a) Chokhamela was a Varkari Saint
(b) His poems express devotion for Vitthal
(c) As a great devotee of Vitthala, after his death his samadhi was built inside the Vitthala temple at Pandharpur
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(b) and (c) only
B
(a) and (b) only
C
(a) and (c) only
D
(a), (b) and (c)
Question 121Single Answer
Which of the following suttas are associated with the Dighanikaya ?
(a) Brahmajala Sutta
(b) Mahapadana Sutta
(c) Mahaparinibbana Sutta
(d) Samannaphala Sutta
Choose the correct answer from the options iven below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(a) and (d) only
C
(a), (b) and (d) only
D
(a), (b), (c), (d)
Question 122Single Answer
Which female social reformer wrote the short stories Sultana's Dream (1905) and Avarodhbasini (1929), criticizing the custom of purdah among Muslims ?
A
Katherine Mayo
B
Mrs. Abbas Tyabji
C
BegamJahanAra Shah Nawaz
D
Begam Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Question 123Single Answer
Given below are two statements :
Statement (I) : Hoes and sickles, small weapons and horse trappings of iron have been found at megalithic sites
Statement (II) : Maski and Nagarjunakonda are megalithic sites
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
A
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
B
Both Statement I and Statement 11 are false
C
Statement I is true, but Statement II is false
D
Statement I is false, but Statement II is true
Question 124Single Answer
Chronologically arrange various Farman’s/memorandum issued by Mughal emperors/nobles :
(a) Akbar’s Farman to Ram Das
(b) Raja Todarmal’s memorandum on revenue administration
(c) Farman to Muhammad Hashim
(d) Farman to Resides Karori
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (d), and (b) (c) only
B
(b) (c) (a), (d) only
C
(a), (b) and (d) (c) only
D
(d), (c), (b), (a)
Question 125Single Answer
After Gwalior compaign in 1232, a commemorative coin was struck to mark the victory . Whose name was inscribed on the coin along with that of iiotutmish ?
A
Turkan Hatton
B
Nasiruddin Mahmud
C
Ruknuddin Firuz
D
Raziya Sultan
Question 126Single Answer
Which of the following Sailendra rulers are known to have had friendly relations with their contemporary Indian kings ?
(a) Samaragravira
(b) Balaputrdeve
(c) Chudamanivarman
(d) Sri-Maravijayottungavarman
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (d), only
B
(d) (a), only
C
(a), (b) only
D
(b), (c), (d)
Question 127Single Answer
Chronologically arrange the following treaties starting from the earliest :
(a) The Treaty of Srirangpattanam
(b) The Treaty of Lahore
(c) The Treaty of Bassien (Vasai)
(d) The Treaty of Allahabad and Kara
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (c), and (d) (b) only
B
(c) (d) (b), (a) only
C
(d), (a) and (c) (b) only
D
(d), (c), (b), (a)
Question 128Single Answer
Which one of the following statements in not true ?
A
Annie Besant of the Madras Theosophical society asserted that in ancient times Hindu woman were educated and moved freely in society
B
The Arya Samaj of North India strongly supported the cause of female education
C
The Hunter Commission Report of 1882 recommended more liberal grants-in-aid for girls’ schools than for boys’ and special scholarships and prizes for girls
D
Dhondo Keshav Karve was against the education of high caste Hindu widows
Question 129Single Answer
Digambar Biwa’s and Bishnu Biswas led which of the following movement in 1859-60 ?
A
Munda Rebellion
B
Kuka Revolt
C
Indigo Revolt
D
Faraizi Movement
Question 130Single Answer
Which of the following statements are true about colonial cities ?
(a) Delhi, Agra and Lahore lost much of their older glory
(b) Dacca, Murshidabad and Patna came into prominence in the British period
(c) The Victoria Terminal station of Bombay was built after Mughal architectural style
(d) According to C.A. Bayle, there was a significant expansion of small towns in the mid-Ganga region from around the 1720s
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(b) and (c) only
B
(a), (c) and (d) only
C
(a) and (d) only
D
(b) and (d) only
Question 131Single Answer
Match List I with List II :
List I List II
(Monument) (Calligrapher)
(a) Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (i) Baqi Muhammad
(b) Atagha Khan’s tomb, Delhi (ii) Abd al Nabi al Quraishi
(c) Shah Begum’s tomb, Allahabad (iii) Ahmad al Chisthi
(d) Itimad ud daul’s tomb, Agra (iv) Mir Abdulla Mushkin Qalam
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
B
(ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
C
(iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
D
(i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
Question 132Single Answer
Match List-1 with List-II :
List I List II
(Yakshinis or Sasana devata) (Association with Tirthankaras)
(a) Siddhayika (i) Adinatha
(b) Chakresvari (ii) Neminatha
(c) Ambika (iii) Parsvanatha
(d) Padmavati (iv) Mahavira
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
B
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
C
(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
D
(i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
Question 133Single Answer
Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : Devaraya 11 strengthened the military base of the kingdom by improving the quality of war horses and the training of horsemen and archers. He established deeper political control over west-coast emporia, thus linking military reform with international commerce
Reason (R) : Military and administrative dominance over the major ports on the Arabian Sea provided Devaraya II with a new and different source of state finance
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
A
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C
(A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
D
(A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
Question 134Single Answer
Lajahoma was a part of :
A
Vajpayee sacrifice
B
Marriage ceremony
C
The Sannyasin's duties
D
Panchamahayajna
Question 135Single Answer
Which of the following combinations of Indian revolutionaries abroad and their newspaper not correct ?
(a) Tarak Nath Das - Circular-e-Azadi
(b) Ramnath Puri - Free Hindusthan
(c) Shyamji Krishna Verma - Indian Sociologist
(d) Indu Bhushan Dey Mazumdar - Gaelic American
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (d) only
B
(b), (c) and (d) only
C
(c) and (d) only
D
(a), (b) and (d) only
Question 136Single Answer
In which of the following texts are the Sabah and the Samiti mentioned as the two daughters of a Vedic deity ?
A
Rigveda
B
Yajurveda
C
Atharvaveda
D
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Question 137Single Answer
Who wrote the dictum: "all history is the history of ideas" .
A
G. R. Elton
B
R. G. Collingwood
C
G. M. Trevelyan
D
Leo von Ranke
Question 138Single Answer
Who founded the autonomous kingdom of Hyderabad in 1724 ?
A
Mubriz Khan
B
Asaf Jah
C
Aliwardi Khan
D
Shaukat Jung
Question 139Single Answer
"At some times and places there will be no roads, docks, harbours, canals, works of irrigation, hospitals, schools, colleges, printing presses, unless the government establishes them".
The above quotation from John Stuart Mill's Political Economy refers to which policy adopted by the Company government ?
A
Laissez faire
B
Interventionism
C
Mercantilism
D
Indifferentism
Question 140Single Answer
During the Saka-Satavahana period the range of interest on fixed deposit (akshayanivi) as described in the inscription of Nasik Cave No. 10 was :
A
From 6 to 9%
B
From 9 to 12%
C
From 12 to 16%
D
From 15 to 18%
Question 141Single Answer
Who among the following travellers visited a "Hospital of Birds" at Cambay in 1623-24, where he saw some lame, sick and mateless birds and some tiny orphan mice. He writes, "A venerable old man with a white beard was keeping them in a box amongst cotton, with his spectacles on his nose, giving them milk to eat with a bird's feather, because they were so little that as yet they could eat nothing else, and as he told us. he intended when they are grown up to let them go free whither they please" .
A
Ralph Fitch
B
John Mildenhall
C
Pietro Della Valle
D
Sebastian Manrique
Question 142Single Answer
Arrange Akbar's following victories in chronological order :
(a) Sind (b) Khandesh
(c) Bengal (d) Kabul
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(c), (d), (a), (b)
B
(a), (b), (c), (d)
C
(c), (b), (d), (a)
D
(b), (d), (c), (a)
Question 143Single Answer
Which of the following located in Rajasthan ?
A
Songaon
B
Eran
C
Chandoli
D
Ganeshwar
Question 144Single Answer
Which of the following statements are correct about the balutedars of Deccan ?
(a) Balutedars were village servants and artisans
(b) Watandarbalutedar had a permanent right to work and receive remunerations in the village
(c) Uparibalutedars had no permanent rights in the village and were migratory
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(b) and (c) only
C
(a) and (c) only
D
(a), (b) and (c)
Question 145Single Answer
Raziya's accession to the throne of Delhi was marked by which of the following features ?
(a) The people of Delhi had for the first time in the history of the Delhi Sultanate, decided a succession issue on their own initiative. Thereafter the support of the Delhi population constituted the main source of Raziya's strength
(b) She gave her accession the form of a contract when she asked people of depose her if she did not fulfil their expectations
(c) It shows the robustness of the Turkish mind in accepting a woman as ruler
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(b) and (c) only
C
(a) and (c) only
D
(a), (b) and (c)
Question 146Single Answer
Arrange the following Gurjarapratihara kings in chronological order :
(a) Mahendrapala-I
(b) Mihirabhoja
(c) Nagabhatta-II
(d) Vatsaraja
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (b), (c), (d)
B
(c), (a), (d), (b)
C
(b), (c), (d), (a)
D
(d), (c), (b), (a)
Question 147Single Answer
Who played an important role in distribution of Gautama Buddha's sarira-dhatu (relics) after his Mahaparinirvana ?
A
Ajatasatru
B
Drone
C
Mahakasyapa
D
Upali
Question 148Single Answer
With regard to the Mughal finance system which of the following statements are correct ?
(a) There was a well-developed system of finance and credit in Mughal India
(b) The use of hundis or bills of exchange was widespread
(c) There was no insurance system hence risks of loss in transit were very high
(d) Transport across land was itself costlier, it was more vulnerable to the exactions of chiefs and rebels
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (b) and (d) only
B
(a), (c) and (d) only
C
(b) and (c) only
D
(c) and (d) only
Question 149Single Answer
Name the Sultan who, because of his generosity, was also known as Lakh Bakhsh
A
Qutbuddin Aibek
B
Iltutmish
C
Firuz Tughlaq
D
Sikandar Lodi
Question 150Single Answer
Which among the following Persian painters of father-son duo joined Humayun's court ?