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Question 1Single Answer

Which of the following is not a Neolithic site?

A
Brahmagiri
B
Sanganakallu
C
Arikamedu
D
Piklihal

Question 2Single Answer

Match List-I (Harappan sites) with List-II (Archaeological remains) and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(a) Mohenjodaro (i) Citadel and a lower town
(b) Lothal (ii) Large granary
(c) Kalkibangan (iii) Brick dockyard
(d) Sutkagen-dor (iv) Citadel and a lower fortified settlement

A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
B
(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
C
(iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
D
(iii) (i) (ii) (iv)

Question 3Single Answer

Which of the following works was the first to suggest payment og cash to officers as salary?

A
Kamandaka Nitisara
B
Arthasastra
C
Manu Smriti
D
Nitivakyamitra

Question 4Single Answer

On whose coins do the symbols on the reverse generally match with the names of the kings on the obverse?

A
Arjunayanas
B
Maghas
C
Malavas
D
Panchalas

Question 5Single Answer

Which of the following works relates to Tamil grammar?

A
Ahananuru
B
Kural
C
Tolkappiyam
D
Padirruppattu

Question 6Single Answer

Which of the following statements is correct with regard to the content of the Rummindei Pillar Inscription of Asoka?

A
Reference to the King’s dharma
B
Reference to the conquest of Kalinga
C
Reduction of tax due from the village
D
Non-slaughter of animals in the royal kitchen

Question 7Single Answer

Who, among the following, are mentioned in the Hathigumpha Inscription of Kharavela ?
Use the code given below :
i.Satakarni
ii.Bahasatimita
iii.Sakas
iv.Rathikas

A
(i) and (ii)
B
(i), (iii) and (iv)
C
(ii), (iii) and (iv)
D
(i), (ii) and (iv)

Question 8Single Answer

Which of the following is a coin-term ?

A
Nivartana
B
Martur
C
Drama
D
Gocharma

Question 9Single Answer

Which of the following temples was constructed of bricks?

A
Lakshmana temple at Khajuraho
B
Lakshmana temple at Sirpur
C
Lingaraja temple at Bhubhaneshwar
D
Martanda temple in Kashmir

Question 10Single Answer

Who, among the following, founded a teaching institution called ‘Saraswati Mandira’ at Ajmer?

A
Vakpatiraja
B
Durlabharaja
C
Vigraharaja
D
Prithviraja

Question 11Single Answer

In India the earliest archaeological remains of hearth has been found from:

A
Bila Surgam
B
Hunsgi
C
Bhimbetaka
D
Mahagara

Question 12Single 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 13Single Answer

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

A
Rakhigarhi - Middle Town
B
Harappa - Cemetery-H
C
Mohenjo-daro - Cemetery R -37
D
Kalibangan - Burial of male and female

Question 14Single Answer

Match List-I (Harappan sites) with List-II (Archaeological remains) and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
a.Mohenjodaro                  (i) Bronze chariot
b.Harappa                           (ii) Inscribed bronze axe
c.Lothal                               (iii) Terracotta plough
d.Banawali                         (iv) Ivory scale

A
Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d)
(i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
B
(iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
C
(i) (i) (iv) (iii)
D
(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

Question 15Single Answer

Which of the following Aryan deities have been invoked in the Boghaz Koi inscription from Asia Minor?

A
Agni, Rudra, Soma
B
Indra, Surya, Vishnu
C
Rudra, Marut, Pushan, Bhaga
D
Indra, Nasatya, Mitra, Varuna

Question 16Single Answer

The hominoid fossils of Hathnora is:

A
Homo erectus
B
Homo habilis
C
Homo sapiens
D
None of the above

Question 17Single Answer

The burial practice was started by:

A
Homo sapiens
B
Homo erectus
C
Homo neanderthalensin
D
Homo habilis

Question 18Single Answer

From where the largest number of copper hoards have been found ?

A
Jodhpura
B
Bahadrabad
C
Saipai
D
Gungeria

Question 19Single 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 20Single 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 21Single Answer

Which one of the below mentioned sites is not Harappan?

A
Padre
B
Kuntasi
C
Birrana
D
Jakhera

Question 22Single 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 23Single Answer

Asvapati of the Upanishadic age was the ruler of ?

A
Kekaya
B
Madra
C
Panchala
D
Usinara

Question 24Single Answer

Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                               List-II
(States)                                                          (Capitals)
(a)Matsya                                                     (i) Vaisali
(b)Vatsa                                                        (ii) Indraprastha
(c)Vriji                                                           (iii) Viratanagara
(d)Kuru                                                         (iv) Kausambi

A
Codes. (a) (b) (c) (d)
(i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
B
(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
C
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
D
(iv) (i) (iii) (ii)

Question 25Single Answer

Which among the following contemporary sects is said to have played a role in the overthrow of the Nanda dynasty?

A
Ajivaka
B
Bauddha
C
Charavaka
D
Jaina

Question 26Single 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 27Single Answer

In which area the Neolithic man lived in underground pits ?

A
Karnataka
B
Assam
C
Kashmir
D
Madhya Pradesh

Question 28Single Answer

Match List-I(items found in harappan sites) with List-II (possible sources) and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                   List-II
(a)Copper                                         (i) Deccan
(b)Shell                                             (ii) Rajasthan
(c)Lapis Lazuli                                (iii) Kutch
(d)Gold                                              (iv) Afghanistan

A
Codes.

(a) (b) (c) (d)
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
B
(i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
C
(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
D
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

Question 29Single Answer

Which among the following weapons of war have not been found in the remains of the Harappan culture?
(i) Bows and Arrows
(ii) Swords
(iii) Shields
(iv) Helmets
Select the correct answer with the help of the code given below:

A
(i) only
B
(i) and (ii)
C
(ii) and (iii)
D
(ii), (iii) and (iv)

Question 30Single Answer

Who among the following priests had the duty to supervise the performance of a sacrifice ?

A
Hota
B
Brahma
C
Udgata
D
Adhvaryu

Question 31Single 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 32Single 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 33Single Answer

Which one of the following situated in the North-East Afghanistan is a Harappan trading port ?

A
Sutkagen Dor
B
Mundigak
C
Shoturgai
D
Nausharo

Question 34Single Answer

Which one of the following Buddhist texts mentions five hundred wives of Bimbisara ?

A
Mahavamsa
B
Mahavagga
C
Dipavamsa
D
Mahavastu

Question 35Single Answer

Which of the below mentioned Indo-Greek rulers issued coins bearing the figures of Krishna and Balarama ?

A
Menander
B
Agathocles
C
Heliocles
D
Archebius

Question 36Single 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 37Single 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 38Single Answer

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(a) Terracotta horse figure                                      (i) Banawali
(b) Terracotta spoked wheel                                  (ii) Mohenjodaro
(c) Fire altar (iii) Harappa
(d) Cemetery-H (iv) Kalibangan

A
Codes. (a) (b) (c) (d)
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
B
(i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
C
(ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
D
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

Question 39Single Answer

The concept of ‘Oriental Despotism’ in Indian history was introduced by whom ?

A
James Mill
B
Lamberg-Karlovsky
C
H.G. Rawlinson
D
C.H. Philips

Question 40Single Answer

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                               List-II
(a).William Jones                                         (i) Indus Civilisation
(b).James Prinsep                                       (ii) Indian Coins
(c).Cunningham                                          (iii) Decipherment of Indus Script
(d).Sir John Marshall                                  (iv) Asiatic Society of Bengal

A
Codes . (a) (b) (c) (d)
(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
B
(iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
C
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
D
(i) (iv) (iii) (ii)

Question 41Single 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 42Single 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 43Single Answer

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(a)Rigaveda (i) Kanva
(b)Yajurveda (ii) Ranayaniya
(c)Samarveda (iii) Pippalada
(d)Atharveda (iv) Shakala

A
Codes.

(a) (b) (c) (d)
(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
B
(ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
C
(iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
D
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

Question 44Single Answer

Excavations at the sites of the places mentioned in the Mahabharata are related to which one of the following cultures ?

A
Northern Black polished ware
B
Red and Black polished ware
C
Painted grey ware
D
None of the above

Question 45Single Answer

Which, one of the following places, is not associated with mature Harappan settlement ?

A
Dhalewan
B
Lakhmirwala
C
Surkotda
D
Sarai Khola

Question 46Single 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 47Single 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 48Single Answer

Which one of the following pairs is not correct?

A
Rock shelter : Langhnaj
B
Microlith : Mahadaha
C
Site associated with butchering : Lekhakia
D
Stone tool workshop : Isampur

Question 49Single Answer

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(a)Rigveda (i) Vajsaneya
(b)Yajurveda (ii) Shakala
(c)Samarveda (iii) Shaunaka
(d)Atharveda (iv) Kauthum

A
Codes.

(a) (b) (c) (d)
(i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
B
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
C
(i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
D
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

Question 50Single Answer

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(a)Digha Nikaya (i) Dhammapada
(b)Khuddaka Nikaya (ii) Mahaparinibbana
(c)Vinayapitaka (iii) Kathavastu
(d)Abhidhammapitaka (iv) Khandhaka

A
Codes.

(a) (b) (c) (d)
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
B
(iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
C
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
D
(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)

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Question 51Single 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 52Single 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 53Single 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 54Single 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 55Single 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 56Single 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 57Single 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 58Single 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 59Single 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 60Single 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 61Single 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 62Single 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 63Single 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 64Single 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 65Single 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 66Single 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 67Single 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 68Single 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 69Single 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 70Single Answer

Poems classified as upadesharupaka (didactic metaphors) in Marathi bhakti poetry were known as

A
Bharud
B
Abhang
C
Palana
D
Vachana

Question 71Single 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 72Single 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 73Single 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 74Single 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 75Single 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 76Single 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 77Single 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 78Single 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 79Single 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 80Single 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 81Single 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 82Single 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 83Single 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 84Single 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 85Single 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 86Single 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 87Single 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 88Single 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 89Single 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 90Single 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 91Single 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 92Single 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 93Single 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 94Single 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 95Single 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 96Single 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 97Single 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 98Single Answer

Lajahoma was a part of :

A
Vajpayee sacrifice
B
Marriage ceremony
C
The Sannyasin's duties
D
Panchamahayajna

Question 99Single 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 100Single 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

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