The famous Chitrakot waterfall in Chhattisgarh state is situated in ?
A
Baghel Khand Plateau
B
Chhattisgarh Basin
C
Jashpoor-Samri Region
D
Dandkaranya Region
Question 4Single Answer
Export of Iron-ore from Bastar is done from which of the following sea ports?
A
Chennai
B
Vishakhapatnam
C
Cochin
D
Mumbai
Question 5Single Answer
In which of the following districts is the maximum Iron-ore produced in Chhattisgarh ?
A
Rajnandgaon
B
Bastar
C
Korea
D
Mahasamund
Question 6Single Answer
In which of the following districts of Chhattisgarh is the Korba super power station established?
A
Raigarh
B
Korba
C
Sarguja
D
Raipur
Question 7Single Answer
The only Jute industry of Chhattisgarh is located in which of the following districts ?
A
Raigarh
B
Korea
C
Jashpoor
D
Raipur
Question 8Single Answer
In which of the following districts is Dandkaranya project located ?
A
Raipur
B
Jagdalpur
C
Bastar
D
Durg
Question 9Single Answer
Total no. of M.L.A. seats in Chhattisgarh ?
A
60
B
80
C
90
D
93
Question 10Single Answer
In which of the following districts in Chhattisgarh is Kutumsar cave situtated ?
A
Dantewara
B
Mahasamund
C
Korea
D
Bastar
Question 11Single Answer
In which of the following districts is Maa danteshwari temple located ?
A
Kanker
B
Dantewara
C
Bastar
D
Raipur
Question 12Single Answer
In which of the following districts was the Bhilai institute of technology in the memory of Seth Bal Krishan established in September, 1986 ?
A
Durg
B
Rajnandgaon
C
Raipur
D
Jagdalpur
Question 13Single Answer
At which of the following rivers is Mini Mata project situated ?
A
Mahanadi
B
Hasdo
C
Eb
D
Shiv Nath
Question 14Single Answer
Density of population (census 2001) in the state ?
A
130
B
154
C
156
D
160
Question 15Single Answer
The capital of Chhattisgarh ?
A
Bilaspur
B
Raipur
C
Jagdalpur
D
Durg
Question 16Single Answer
How many tehsils are there in Chhattisgarh state?
A
16
B
48
C
97
D
100
Question 17Single Answer
How many universities are there in Chhattisgarh ?
A
2
B
3
C
7
D
5
Question 18Single Answer
The Sex-Ratio (census 2001) in Chhattisgarh state ?
A
952
B
962
C
898
D
992
Question 19Single Answer
The Rate of population increase (1991-2001) in Chhattisgarh was?
A
16.21
B
17.06
C
18.06
D
22.26
Question 20Single Answer
The average height of the Dandakaranya region ?
A
200 metre
B
400 metre
C
800 metre
D
900 metre
Question 21Single Answer
No. of habitated villages in Chhattisgarh ?
A
18,720
B
20,308
C
20,378
D
20,478
Question 22Single Answer
The total no. of towns in Chhattisgarh ?
A
85
B
97
C
95
D
100
Question 23Single Answer
Which of the following is situated in the North of tropic of cancer ?
A
Ramanujung
B
Ambikapur
C
Baikunthpur
D
Dareea
Question 24Single Answer
At which of the following rivers is Chitrakot dam situated ?
A
Eb
B
Indravati
C
Shiv Nath
D
Jonk
Question 25Single Answer
What is the percentage of forested land in Chhattisgarh ?
A
35.01
B
38.01
C
40.85
D
43.85
Question 26Single Answer
Ari Dongari range of district Kanker produces Iron-ore. In which of the tehsils is this range situated ?
A
Bhanupratap Pur
B
Narharpur
C
Antagarh
D
Kanker
Question 27Single Answer
Which district of Chhattisgarh state has maximum no. of tehsils ?
A
Janjgir
B
Rajnandgaon
C
Raipur
D
Durg
Question 28Single Answer
In which of the following districts is Kosse cloth prepared by Kosta tribe?
A
Durg
B
Bastar
C
Raigarh
D
Korba
Question 29Single Answer
Bristal and Panama are the main cigrettes which are manufactured in Chhattisgarh. Where are the Bristal cigrattes manufactured ?
A
In Durg
B
In Raigarh
C
In Bilaspur
D
In Raipur
Question 30Single Answer
Where is the South-Eastern coal field Ltd ?
A
In Jagdalpur
B
In Bilaspur
C
In Durg
D
In Raipur
Question 31Single Answer
In which of the following districts are Joggimara caves situated ?
A
Jashpoor
B
Sarguja
C
Bilaspur
D
Kavardha
Question 32Single Answer
Where is the Bamleshwari temple situated ?
A
Dongargarh
B
Antagarh
C
Bishrampur
D
Bilaspur
Question 33Single Answer
In which of the following districts is the maximum concentration of population ?
A
Raipur
B
Durg
C
Bilaspur
D
Bastar
Question 34Single Answer
As per 2001 census the literacy rate of Chhattisgarh state is 65.18%. What is the literacy of male and female ?
A
50.28%, 30.24%
B
60.81%, 50.76%
C
65.38%, 69.70%
D
77.86%, 52.40%
Question 35Single Answer
Which of the following tribes Dhanka is a sub tribe ?
A
Orang
B
Korba
C
Bhetra
D
Kamar
Question 36Single Answer
In which of the following districts is the Cement Corporation of India factory not situated ?
A
Durg
B
Raipur
C
Janjgir
D
Raigarh
Question 37Single Answer
What per cent of the arabe land in Chhattisgarh is main cultivation ?
A
43%
B
65%
C
35%
D
29%
Question 38Single Answer
In which of the following districts Century is Mill of Birla situated ?
A
Raigarh
B
Raipur
C
Bilaspur
D
Durg
Question 39Single Answer
Where is the Belladella Iron project situated ?
A
In Bacheli (Jagdalpur)
B
In Bastar
C
In Raigarh
D
In Raipur
Question 40Single Answer
Where was the plastic complex in Chhattisgarh established ?
A
Korba
B
Dantewara
C
Raigarh
D
Raipur
Question 41Single Answer
In which district of Chhattisgarh are the maximum no. of wild life sancturies ?
A
Sarguja
B
Dhamtari
C
Bilaspur
D
Korea
Question 42Single Answer
In which of the following distircts are the maximum no. of forests in Chhattisgarh ?
A
Durg
B
Jashpoor
C
Sarguja
D
Dhamtari
Question 43Single Answer
Which of the following is the smallest unit of democracy ?
A
Gram Panchayat
B
Janpad Panchayat
C
District Panchayat
D
None of these
Question 44Single Answer
Which of the following are new districts created after the bifurcation of Bastar ?
A
Mahasamund and Dhamtari
B
Kanker and Dantewara
C
Kanker and Dhamtari
D
Kanker and Bastar
Question 45Single Answer
Where was the High Court bench of Chhattisgarh established ?
A
In Raipur
B
In Bilaspur
C
In Durg
D
In Jagdalpur
Question 46Single Answer
Who is the first Director General of Police in Chhattisgarh ?
A
Arun Kumar
B
S. M. Shukla
C
U. K. Sayal
D
Satyanand Misra
Question 47Single Answer
Who among the following took the Oath as the first Governor of Chhattisgarh state ?
A
Dinesh Nandan Sahai
B
W. A. Sheshak
C
K. Shankar Narayan
D
Surjit Singh Barnala
Question 48Single Answer
Which one of the following is the underground mechanised coal mine of the state ?
A
Sohagpur
B
Raipur
C
Korba
D
Manikpur
Question 49Single Answer
Where is the Railway wagon (luggage) repairing centre ?
A
In Raisain
B
In Raipur
C
In Raigarh
D
In Sajapur
Question 50Single Answer
Where is the matchbox factory in Chhattisgarh ?
A
Raigarh
B
Balaghat
C
Chhindwara
D
Bilaspur
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History
Question 51Single Answer
The hominoid fossils of Hathnora is:
A
Homo erectus
B
Homo habilis
C
Homo sapiens
D
None of the above
Question 52Single Answer
The burial practice was started by:
A
Homo sapiens
B
Homo erectus
C
Homo neanderthalensin
D
Homo habilis
Question 53Single Answer
From where the largest number of copper hoards have been found ?
A
Jodhpura
B
Bahadrabad
C
Saipai
D
Gungeria
Question 54Single Answer
Match List-I (Harappan site) with List-II (Archaeological remains) and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(a) Mohenjodaro (i) Terracotta horse fugurine
(b) Lothal (ii) Terracotta spoked wheel
(c) Harappa (iii) Horse’s fossil
(d) Pirak (iv) Fire alter
A
Codes . (a) (b) (c) (d)
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
B
(i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
C
(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
D
(iii) (ii) (iv) (ii)
Question 55Single Answer
Who amongst the following was the first to propose that Harappan culture had developed in the Indus region itself and was not intrusive from western region?
A
Daya Ram Sahni
B
Rakhal Das Benerji
C
John Marshall
D
Madho Sarup Vats
Question 56Single Answer
The earliest epigraphical evidence of Indo-European language have been found at:
A
Bactri
B
Iraq
C
Iran
D
Syria
Question 57Single Answer
Which of the following priest composed Gayatri Mantra?
A
Vasistha
B
Vishvamitra
C
Atri
D
Bharadwaj
Question 58Single Answer
Which of the following Vedang is associated with metrics?
A
Shiksha
B
Kalpa
C
Nirukta
D
Chhanda
Question 59Single Answer
The Greek settlement ‘Boukephala’ was situated on:
A
Ravi
B
Chenab
C
Jhelum
D
Sindhu
Question 60Single Answer
Which of the following dynasty issued largest number of Copper coins in India?
A
Indo-Greek
B
Satvahana
C
Kushan
D
Gupta
Question 61Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(Chalukya Temple) (Their Builder)
(a)Brahma Temple (i) Trailokyamadevi
(b)Huchchimall Temple (ii) Lokamahadevi
(c)Virupaksha Temple (iii) Vinyaditya
(d)Mallikarjuna Temple (iv) Vijayaditya
A
Codes.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
B
(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
C
(ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
D
(iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Question 62Single Answer
Who amongst the following for the first time introduced a new device in Indian drama i.e. drama within a drama (garabha-nataka)?
A
Harsha
B
Bana
C
Mayura
D
Divakar
Question 63Single Answer
Who among the following built Kailashanath Temple at Kanchi?
A
Narsimhavarman I
B
Narsimhavarman II and Parmeshvaravarman II
C
Narsimhavarman I and II
D
Narsimhavarman II and Mahendravarman III
Question 64Single Answer
Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
A
Panchasidhantika = Varahamihira
B
Brahmasutra = Aryabhatta
C
Astang sangrah = Vagbhata
D
Nighantu = Dhanvantari
Question 65Single Answer
Which of the following temple is built by Bricks?
A
Parvati Temple at Nachana Kuthara
B
Ladhkan Temple at Aihole
C
Bairam Temple at Dinajpur
D
Shiva Temple at Bhumra
Question 66Single Answer
Which one of the following is not correct in reference to Ajanta?
A
Out of 28 caves, five belong to earlier then Gupta period.
B
Cave No. XIX and XXVI are Chaitya, and the rest are Vihara
C
Cave No. XX and XXI are Chaitya, and the rest are Vihara
D
Its paintings gave secular message
Question 67Single Answer
Which of the following is not correct in context to Kalabhra revolt?
A
The revolt was against Cholas
B
It was a powerful peasant protest against land lords brahmanas
C
They ruled for seventy five years
D
They did not patronized Buddhist monasteries
Question 68Single Answer
Medieval Indian History written in Persian language is identified as Persian historiography. It rallies a round to the:
A
Activities of masses
B
Ulema
C
Ruling classes
D
Sufi silsilahs
Question 69Single Answer
Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
A
Source Author
Abbas Khan Sarwani Futuhati-i-sher shahi
B
Jauhar Aftabchi Tazkirat ul Waqiat
C
Abdul Qadir Tawarikh
D
Firishta Tarikh-i-Firishta
Question 70Single Answer
Taqsim documents are same as:
A
Arsattas
B
Muwazana-i-dahsala
C
Akhbarat
D
Malfuzat
Question 71Single Answer
Atala mosque at Jaunpur was built by:
A
Bahmani Sultans
B
Khalji Sultans
C
Sharqi Sultans
D
Lodhi Sultans
Question 72Single Answer
Who amongst the following belonged to suhrawardi silsilah:
A
Shaikh Bahauddin Zakaria
B
Shaikh Yahya Maneri
C
Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi
D
Shaikh Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
Question 73Single Answer
Which one of the following cities was not a mint city in Mughal India?
A
Agra
B
Banswara
C
Ahmedabad
D
Ajmer
Question 74Single Answer
Sarkhej and Bayana are well known during Mughal times for their extensive cultivation of:
A
Cotton
B
Betel leaves
C
Poppy
D
Indigo
Question 75Single Answer
Who is the first to give a description of the languages of the different regions of India and reminds us that the Hindawi is the country’s lingua franca, and Sanskrit its classical language?
A
Albiruni
B
Ibn Batluta
C
Barani
D
Amir Khusrau
Question 76Single Answer
An equivalent of Marathi term Deshmukh in North India is:
A
Karori
B
Chaudhary
C
Patel
D
Amin
Question 77Single Answer
Which of the following Mughal emperors mentions that salt is not available in Kashmir and is brought from Hindustan?
A
Babur
B
Akbar
C
Jahangir
D
Shahjahan
Question 78Single Answer
Barani says about a Delhi Sultan that when he ascended the throne “the Muslims and Hindus had their hearts comforted” and notes that by 1357 the Khuts and muqaddams had become prosperous with numerous horses and cattle. Who was this sultan?
A
Alauddin Khiji
B
Ghyasuddin Tughlaq
C
Firuz Tughluq
D
Mohammad Tughlaq
Question 79Single Answer
Which of the following is not correct about Alauddin Khiji?
A
He was connected with almost everything that happened in the houses of the nobles and the public markets.
B
According to Barani, the sultan ordered the nobles not to go each other’s houses, and there were to be no intermarriages among them unless a proper permission was obtained from the Sultan
C
He himself gave up drinking
D
All the contemporary sources have made the mention of Padmini legend.
Question 80Single Answer
First time assessment of pattas to the sardars at large scale is traceable from the time of:
A
Raja Man Singh of Amber
B
Rao Maldeo of Jodhpur
C
Raja Jait Singh of Bikaner
D
Rana Kumbha of Mewar
Question 81Single Answer
Guru Granth Sahib includes the composition of:
A
Guru Nanak and his successors
B
Shaikh Farid
C
Namdev, Kabir and Ravidas
D
All the above
Question 82Single Answer
Award of title to a noble was a part of political culture in medieval India. Title show the noble’s socio-political status in the Mughal India. Keeping in view the above statement choose from the below to whom the title of ‘farzand’ (son) was awarded to:
A
Raja Bharmal
B
Raja Man Singh
C
Raja Baso
D
Raja Bir Singh Deo Bundila
Question 83Single Answer
Identify the Mughal royal lady after whose death in 1604, many Rajput chiefs along with emperor Akbar shaved their heads:
A
Gulbadan Begum
B
Hamida Bano Begum
C
Maham Anaga
D
Manmati Bai
Question 84Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(Traveller) ` (Reign)
(a)Ralph Fitch (i) Humayun
(b)Berneir (ii) Akbar
(c)Sidi Ali Reis (iii) Jahangir
(d)Thomas Roe (iv) Aurangzeb
A
Codes.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
B
(ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
C
(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
D
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Question 85Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(Authors) ` (Books)
(a)Michael H. Fisher (i) The Great Transformation: The Political
andEconomic Origins of our Times
(b)A. Brewer (ii) Economic Development in Asian Perspective
(c)Shigeru Ishikawa (iii) Marxist Theoris of Imperialism
(d)Karl Polanzi (iv) The politics of British Annexation of India:
1757- 1857
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
B
(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
C
(iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
D
(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Question 86Single Answer
Who among the following for the first time formulated regular press laws during the rule of the British East India Company?
A
Lord Warren Hastings
B
Lord Cornwallis
C
Sir John Shore
D
Lord Wellesley
Question 87Single Answer
Between 1886 and 1919 High Courts were established at:
A
Bombay, Madras and Calcutta
B
Allahabad, Patna and Lahore
C
Madras, Calcutta and Allahabad
D
Bombay, Patna and Lahore
Question 88Single Answer
Among the following, who was not with Mahatma Gandhi during the Champaran Satyagraha?
A
Anuradha Narain Sinha
B
Brij Kishore Prasad
C
Rajendra Prasad
D
Ravi Shankar Vyas
Question 89Single Answer
Which Act provided for holding the I.C.S. recruitment examination in India?
A
Indian Councils Act, 1861
B
Indian Councils Act, 1893
C
Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909
D
Government of India Act, 1919
Question 90Single Answer
Who of the following women was not associated with revolutionary movement?
A
Bina Das
B
Kalpana Dutt
C
Madam Bhikaji Cama
D
Toru Dutt
Question 91Single Answer
In which session of Indian National Congress, Sarojini Naidu was elected as its President?
A
Delhi session , 1918
B
Gaya session, 1922
C
Kanpur session, 1925
D
Madras session, 1927
Question 92Single Answer
Who among the following threw a bomb on the Central Legislative Assembly on 8 April, 1929?
A
Bhagat Singh and Rajguru
B
Sukhdev and Rajguru
C
Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutta
D
Rajguru and B.K. Dutta
Question 93Single Answer
As a result of the Poona Pact the number of seats reserved for the Depressed Classes out of general electorate seats were:
A
Decreased
B
Retained at the same level
C
Abolished
D
Increased
Question 94Single Answer
Who of the following was not associated with Civil Disobedience Movement?
A
C. Rajgopalachari
B
Abbas Tayabji
C
Sarojini Naidu
D
Lala Hardyal
Question 95Single Answer
How many countries attended the first summit meeting of the Non-Alignment Movement held in 1961?
A
22
B
24
C
27
D
30
Question 96Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(Authors) ` (Writings)
(a)Marochc Bloch (i) of Grammatology
(bJ.H. Robinson (ii) The Historians craft
(c)Antonio Gramsci (iii) Prison Notebooks
(d)Jacques Derrida (iv) The New History
A
Codes.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
B
(iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
C
(iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
D
(ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Question 97Single Answer
Of the following, which criterion was not laid down by the Preparatory Committee of the first NAM conference for the member countries:
A
To follow an independent policy
B
Not to be a member of multi-lateral alliances
C
To severe all the existing alliances
D
If conceded military bases, they should not be meant for super-power conflict
Question 98Single Answer
Who among the following prime minister of India told a journalist that: “The congress has become moribund, ‘adding’ sometimes I feel that even the parliamentary system has become moribund.”
A
V.P. Singh
B
Indira Gandhi
C
Lal Bahadur Shastri
D
H.D. Deve Gowda
Question 99Single Answer
Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): During the 18th century Indian scholars came in close contact with the rich storehouse of Western literature..
Reason (R): In respect of the development vernacular literature, the Indian scholars imbibed new ideas, new literary forms, new methods and techniques. In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
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 100Single Answer
The idea of progress gained ground in the writing of:
A
Medieval church historians
B
18th century Enlightenment historians
C
19th century nationalist historians
D
None of the above
Question 101Single Answer
Fossil evidence of Homo-errectus was discovered at which one of the following places?
A
Altamira
B
Choukoutein
C
Fayum lake
D
St. Acheul
Question 102Single Answer
Jhukar culture was discovered at which one of the following sites?
A
Anjira
B
Chanhu-Daro
C
Kulli
D
Rana Ghundai
Question 103Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of codes given below:
List-I List-II
(Theory of Decline of (Advocate)
Harappan Civilization) `
(a)Aryan Invasion (i) H.T. Lambrick
(b)Change in the course of river Indus (ii) M.R. Mughal
(c)Gradual desiccation (iii) Robert L. Raikes and George F.Dales
(d)Repeated floods (iv) R.P. Chandra and Mortimer
A
Codes.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
B
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
C
(iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
D
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Question 104Single Answer
The mention of which of the following rivers in the Rigaveda indicates the Aryans’ connection with Afghanistan?
A
Asikni, Parushni
B
Sindhu, Sutudri
C
Suastu, Gomati
D
Vipas, Vitasta
Question 105Single Answer
During the Upanishadic period who was the learned lady scholar who could lecture on higher knowledge in the assembly of philosophers?
A
Apala
B
Ghosha
C
Gargi
D
Visvavara
Question 106Single Answer
Who among the following issued the mandate that any person welcoming the Buddha would be fined 500 kahapanas?
A
Mallas
B
Sakyas
C
Magadhan King Ajatasatru
D
Vatsa King Udayana
Question 107Single Answer
The numerous caves on the Udayagiri Khandagiri hills of Odisha testify to the:
A
Continued existence of the Jain faith in Odisha
B
Popularity of Buddhism in Odisha
C
Existence of both Buddhism and Jainism in Odisha
D
Asoka made special contribution to ancient art in Odisha
Question 108Single Answer
In the course of Ajatasatru’s war against Chetak, the ruler of Vaisali, Ajatasatru’s minister Vassakara had met Buddha at which of the following places?
A
Rajagraha
B
Sarnath
C
Sravasti
D
Vaisali
Question 109Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(Greek and Latin Authors) ` (Books)
(a) Arrian (i) Historica
(b) Herodotus (ii) Indica
(c) Pliny (iii) Naturalis Historia
(d) Strabo (iv) Geographica
A
Codes.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
B
(ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
C
(ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
D
(iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Question 110Single Answer
Which of the following Asokan inscriptions indicates that he did not abolish the capital punishment?
A
Pillar Edict IV
B
Minor Rock Edict I
C
Rock Edict XIII
D
Separate Kaling Edict
Question 111Single Answer
Which of the following is a rock-cut sculpture of the Mauryan period?
A
Dhauli Elephant
B
Parkham Yaksha
C
Rampurwa Bull
D
The lion from Sanchi
Question 112Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below:
List-I List-II
(Official) ` (Department) (a)Kupyadhyaksha (i) Superintendent of weights and measures
(b)Sannidhata (ii) Superintendent of trade and commerce
(c)Panyadhyaksha (iii) Superintendent of forest resources
(d)Pautavadhyaksha (iv) Superintendent of Treasury
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
B
(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
C
(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
D
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Question 113Single Answer
Which of the following Tamil anthologies is devoted to the praise of Chera kings?
A
Aingurunuru
B
Kuruntogai
C
Padirruppattu
D
Narrinai
Question 114Single Answer
Arrange the following Buddhist stupas in the chronological order and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below:
(a)Amravati
(b)Sarnath
(c)Sanchi
(d)Nalanda
A
Codes.
(c), (a), (b), (d)
B
(b), (d), (c), (a)
C
(a), (b), (d), (c)
D
(c), (b), (d), (a)
Question 115Single Answer
Satavahana coins with the representation of a ship with double-mast have been found from which of the following areas?
A
Coromondal coast
B
Krishna-Godavari region
C
Nanaghat and Junnar region
D
South-West Maharashtra
Question 116Single Answer
The gift of Jetavana Mahavihara has been represented on a pillar at an early Buddhist centre of the south:
A
Amravati
B
Nagarjunakonda
C
Sannati
D
Satanikota
Question 117Single Answer
Which one of the following facts about Samudragupta is not corroborated by his Allahabad Pillar Inscription?
A
He was nominated by his father for rulership
B
He was a poet
C
His mother was Kumaradevi
D
He performed Asvamedha sacrifice
Question 118Single Answer
Given below are two statements; one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The Sakras were completely defeated and their kingdom annexed in the Gupta empire during the reign of Chandragupta II.
Reason (R): It gave the Guptas access to India trade with the Mediterranean. In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
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 119Single Answer
Which of the following works does not refer to the story of Ramaggupta?
A
Harshacharita
B
Nudrarakshasa
C
Natyadarpana
D
Majmat ul Tawarikh
Question 120Single Answer
The Huna king Mihirakula was defeated by whom amongst the following:
A
Buddhagupta
B
Isanavarman
C
Rajyavardhana
D
Yasovardhana
Question 121Single Answer
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A
King Title
Kumaragupta I Mahendraditya
B
Skandagupta Sakraditya
C
Sindhuraja Navasahasanka
D
Vallalasena Nihasanka-Sankara
Question 122Single Answer
Given below are two statements; one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The rock-cut rathas at Mahabalipuram have been names as Dharmaraja, Bhima, Arjuna, Draupadi, Nakula and Sahadeva.
Reason (R): The total number of rathas in this group is eight.In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
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 123Single Answer
Which of the following gift ceremonies was performed by the Rashtrakuta king Dantidurga at Ujjaini?
A
Hiranyagarha
B
Ratnadhenu
C
Saptasagar
D
Tulapurusha
Question 124Single Answer
Where was a Buddhist vihar built in India by the Sailendra king Balaputradeva?
A
Nagarjunikonda
B
Nagipatanam
C
Nalanda
D
Vikramasila
Question 125Single Answer
Which of the following is not correct?
A
In Kashmir the damaras were the most disturbing factor in political lifein
B
Albiruni says that only the Sudras could not learn the Vedas
C
According to Ibn-i-Asir, Muslims lived in Banaras since the days of Mahmud bin Subuktagin
D
Ata Malik Juwayni is an important source on the objectives of the Indian campaigns of Muizzud
Question 126Single Answer
The following are correct except:
A
Fakhri-Muddabir dedicated his book on the art of warfare to Iltutmish
B
Isami does not agree with Minhaj us Siraj that people from different parts of the world made a bee-line to the newly founded city of Delhi
C
Minhaj says that Raziya, “was endowed with all the admirable attributes and qualifications necessary for kings.”
D
Raziya’s assertive role in appointing non-Turks to important posts was resented by the ‘Turkish nobles leading to their plans to overthrow her.’
Question 127Single Answer
Ma’dan-i-Shifa-i Sikandar Shahi is a work on:
A
Unani medicine
B
Ayurveda
C
Surgery
D
Medicinal plants
Question 128Single Answer
Who is the author of the following quote?“We Indians are able to speak foreign languages; but the Chinese, Mongols, Turks and Arabs are unable to speak “Our Hindi tongue” …. Indians do not go to other countries to seek knowledge; others have to come here …. India has given the world the numerals, the Panchatantra tales and chess ….. .”
A
Abul Fazl
B
Amir Khsurau
C
Jahangir
D
Dara Shikoh
Question 129Single Answer
The Sun Temple built at Gaya during the Sultanate period has an inscription containing the name of a Sultan twice.Who is this Sultan?
A
Alauddin Khilji
B
Qutbuddin Mubarak Khilji
C
Muhammad Tughlaq
D
Firuz Tughlaq
Question 130Single Answer
Who wrote the following glowing Ode to Hindustan?“Great is the prosperity of Hindustan
Heaven itself is the Jealous of this garden
Its territories are an ornament to the face of the Earth
As a beauty spot on the face of a lovely maiden.”
A
Isami
B
Hasan Nizami
C
Amir Khusrau
D
None of the above
Question 131Single Answer
Who among the following speaks of young girls being trained by Indian courtesans in Persian (Parsi) and Indian (Hindi) music for the Delhi court in the late thirteenth century?
A
Amir Khusrau
B
Minhaj-us Siraj
C
Zia-ud din Barami
D
Shams-i Siraj Afif
Question 132Single Answer
Among the following who is the first to clarify that there is no basis for identifying the Hindus wholesale with the muqaddams and khuts:
A
Elliot and Dowson
B
Mohamamd Habib
C
W.H. Moreland
D
Ishwari Prassad
Question 133Single Answer
Given below are two statements; one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The political history of Vijaynagar Empire was characterised by frequent dynastic changes and internal warfare.
Reason (R): The Bahmani Sultanate and its successor states posed a serious threat to the Vijaynagar Empire.
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 134Single Answer
The signal feature of the popular monotheistic movements of the fifteenth-sixteenth centuries was that:
A
It was a movement of the subalterns, its leaders came from the middle class and addressed the common people in their own language
B
It was a movement of common people, exploited by the elite for their own interests
C
It was a movement of the subalterns, its leaders were also subalterns and they addressed in the language of the people
D
It was a movement preaching the oneness of God by extensively quoting from the scriptures.
Question 135Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(a)Qila Rai Pithora (i) It was here that Sultan JalauddinKhalji built his
new city
(b)Kilokhari (ii) Nucleus of Iltutmish’s Delhi which is
(c)Hauz i Khas and Tughluqabad (iii) Alauddin Khalji and GhiyasuddinTughluq
respectively
(d)Adilabad and Jahanpanah (iv) Muhammad Tughluq
A
Codes.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
B
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
C
(ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
D
(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Question 136Single Answer
Which one of the following pairs is correct ?
A
Rock shelter : Langhnaj
B
Microlith : Mahadaha
C
Site associated : Lekhakia with butchering
D
Stone tool : Isampur workshop
Question 137Single Answer
During whose reign, Allasani Peddana, the court poet composed ‘Manu Charita’, a rich description of romance and passion, with free use of Arabic and Persian words:
A
Sadaseva Raya
B
Krishnadevaraya
C
Rama Raja
D
None of the above
Question 138Single Answer
Which one of the following administrative structure in ascending order is correct ?
A
Dronamukha, Sthaniya, Samgrahana, Karvatika
B
Sthaniya, Karvatika, Dronamukha, Samgrahana
C
Sthaniya, Dronamukha, Karvatika, Samgrahana
D
Sthaniya, Dronamukha, Samgrahana, Karvatika
Question 139Single Answer
Which of the following is not correct?
A
Ibrahim Adil Shah II had the title of ‘abla baba’ (Friend of the poor); and he also came to be called “Jagat Guru” for his broader outlook
B
Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah wrote in Dakhni Urdu, Persian and Telegu and left an extensive diwan
C
Ali Adil Shah invited Catholic Missionaries to his court even before Akbar had done so
D
Ibrahim Qutub Shah wrote a book ‘Kitab-i Nauras in which songs were set to various ragas
Question 140Single Answer
Who among the following collected the information about the disabled people and paid them maintenance allowance?
A
Sher Shah
B
Akbar
C
Jahangir
D
Shah Jahan
Question 141Single Answer
Emperor Akbar adopted many Indian socio-cultural customs. One of them was to shave head after the death of a member of Mughal royal family. Who was the lady after her death Akbar shaved his head and moustaches in 1604 A.D.?
A
Gulbadan Begum
B
Salima Beum
C
Hamida Bano Begum
D
Maham Anga
Question 142Single Answer
Given below are two statements; one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Barkhurdar, son of Abdur Rahman, as he had come to court without a summon, Jahangir ordered him to go back to his jagir.
Reason (R): It is not according to good manners to go to king’s banquet without a summon, otherwise there would be no forbidding of the doors and walls to the foot of desire. In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
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 143Single Answer
Which of the following is not correct?
A
Tara Chand credits the Mughals for steamrolling the “old plurality of political units.”
B
R.C. Majumdar refuses to endorse P.N. Oak’s fantasies about the Taj Mahal being a “Hindu Monument.”
C
Tarikh-i Alfi was written at the instance of Aurangzeb
D
Shaikh Tajuddin, a protagonist of Ibn al Arabi introduced his principle concepts in Akbar’s court at Fatehpur Sikri
Question 144Single Answer
Which one is not correct in regard of the institution of Watan-jagir?
A
Concept of Watan-jagir come into being during Sultan Alauddin Khalji’s period (1296-1316 A.D.)
B
Concept of Watan-jagir come into being towards the end of Akbar’s reign
C
Akbar’s farman to Raja Rai Singh of Bikaner is the primary source to know about the origin and concept of Watan-jagir
D
Revenue of the Watan-jagir were part of the salary of Watan-jagir holder
Question 145Single Answer
H.B.W. Garrick was surprised by a discovery he made in 1883-84 which he penned down as follows:“This discovery opens up a problem, of which the only solution which presents itself to me is that the barrier dividing the Hindus and Muslims three-four centuries ago, was far less impassable then it is at the present day. After which discovery H.B.W. Garrick made this observation?
A
Muhammad Tughlaq’s playing Holi, his conversation with Yogis and solicitude for the Jains
B
The Sanskrit inscription of 1246 at Verawal, Gujarat telling the erection of a mosque under the patronage of a Hindu ruler
C
The famous Victory tower of Rana Kumbha with word ‘Allah’ in Arabic recorded many times in excellent workmanship
D
Akbar’s policy of peace with all
Question 146Single Answer
Towards the end of which ruler began the practice of decorating the walls with floral designs made of semiprecious stones called pietra dura.
A
Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah
B
Akbar
C
Jahangir
D
Shah Jahan
Question 147Single Answer
Which of the following statements with regard of Marathas is not correct?
A
Within his own kingdom (Swarajya), Shivaji attempted to build regular Deccan ministration on the model of Deccan Sultanates. The Taxation within in was very light
B
Shivaji’s death saw a momentary eclipse of the polity he had founded, as his son Shambhaji was captures and executed by Aurangzeb
C
Marathas enlarged their resources by a rigorous collection of Chauth
D
Aurangzeb was in the Deccan continuously since 1681
Question 148Single Answer
Of the following, which is not a part of changes brought by Tip in quest for independence?
A
He inserted his own name in the Khutba
B
He sought a Sanad from the Khalifa for the legitimisation of his rule
C
He issued his independent coins
D
He threatened all the European companies to oust from South India
Question 149Single Answer
Consider the following about the Ryotwari system:
(a)It was made with the cultivators directly
(b)The cultivators could sell their land
(c)The land revenue was to be revised periodically
(d)The extensive survey of all land was conducted immediately
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
A
(a), (b), (c)
B
(b), (c), (d)
C
(c), (d), (a)
D
(d), (c), (a)
Question 150Single Answer
Who among the following commented that in India the British had to deal with “a race of people slow to change, bound up by religious prejudices and antiquated customs”?
