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Question 1Single Answer
Which one of the below mentioned sites is not Harappan?
  1. A
    Padre
  2. B
    Kuntasi
  3. C
    Birrana
  4. D
    Jakhera
Question 2Single Answer
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  1. A
    Vedas            Their Brahmanas
    Rigveda    - Aitareya  Brahmana
  2. B
    Samarveda    - Taittiriy  Brahmana
  3. C
    Yajurveda  - Satapatha  Brahmana
  4. D
    Atharvaveda  - Gopatha  Brahmana
Question 3Single Answer
Asvapati of the Upanishadic age was the ruler of ?
  1. A
    Kekaya
  2. B
    Madra
  3. C
    Panchala
  4. D
    Usinara
Question 4Single 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 
  1. A
    Codes. (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (i)         (ii)        (iv)       (iii)
  2. B
    (ii)        (iii)       (i)         (iv)
  3. C
    (iii)       (iv)       (i)         (ii)
  4. D
    (iv)       (i)         (iii)       (ii)
Question 5Single Answer
Which among the following contemporary sects is said to have played a role in the overthrow of the Nanda dynasty?
  1. A
    Ajivaka
  2. B
    Bauddha
  3. C
    Charavaka
  4. D
    Jaina
Question 6Single Answer
Which of the following was an administrative centre of the southern part of Ashokan Empire?
  1. A
    Tosali
  2. B
    Samapa
  3. C
    Suvarnagiri
  4. D
    Ujjayini
Question 7Single Answer
In which of the following forms of ancient Indian marriages was the payment of bride price a condition
  1. A
    Arsha
  2. B
    Asura
  3. C
    Daiva
  4. D
    Prajapatya
Question 8Single Answer
The Padirruppattu is a collection of poems in praise of:
  1. A
    Chera Kings
  2. B
    Pandya Kings
  3. C
    Chola Kings
  4. D
    Tondaiman Kings 
Question 9Single Answer
Kayarohana, said to be dwelling place of Lakulisa, the founder of the Lakulisa-Pasupata cult, is located in which one of the following?
  1. A
    Bengal
  2. B
    Uttar Pradesh
  3. C
    Rajasthan
  4. D
    Gujarat 
Question 10Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                               List-II 
(Dynasties)                                                   (Founders)                          
(a)Satavahanas                                          (i) Vindhyasakati
(b)Vakatakas                                               (ii) Indravarman - I
(c)Eastern Gangas                                     (iii) Sri Gupta
(d)Guptas                                                     (iv) Simuka 
  1. A
    Codes.
    (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (iv)       (i)         (ii)        (iii)
  2. B
    (iii)       (ii)        (i)         (iv)
  3. C
    (i)         (iii)       (ii)        (iv)
  4. D
    (ii)        (i)         (iv)       (iii) 
Question 11Single Answer
Which of the following Gupta inscriptions describes Chandragupta II as Rajadhirajasrshi?
  1. A
    Udaigiri Cave Inscription of Chandragupta II
  2. B
    Mathura Stone Inscription of Chandragupta II
  3. C
    Poona Copper Plate of Prabhavatigupta
  4. D
    Bilsad Pillar Inscription of Kumaragupta II
Question 12Single Answer
Varahamihira, the 6th century astronomer, belonged to which part of the country?
  1. A
    Western Malwa
  2. B
    Northern Gujarat
  3. C
    Southern Rajasthan
  4. D
    South Magadh 
Question 13Single Answer
In the Aihole Inscription of Pulakesin, its composer Ravikirti describes himself as an equal of the below mentioned writers:
1.Banabhatta
2.Kalidasa
3.Bhasa
4.Bharavi 
Select your answer from the codes given below:
  1. A
    Codes.
    (1) and (3)
  2. B
    (2) and (4)
  3. C
    (2) and (3)
  4. D
    (4) only 
Question 14Single Answer
Given below are two statements; one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): No power, South of the Vindyas, other than the Rashtrakutas, played a dominant role in the early history of North India .
Reason (R):  The Kalachuris of Central India, who were related to the Rashtrakutas actively supported them. In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
  1. A
    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. B
    Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. C
    (A) is true but (R) is false
  4. D
    (A) is false but (R) is true
Question 15Single Answer
Arrange the following names in chronological order and select the correct answer from the code given below:
a.Vikarama Chola
b.Virarajendra-I
c.Rajaraja-II
d.Kulottunga-III 
  1. A
    Codes.
    (a)     (b)      (d)      (c)
  2. B
    (b)      (a)       (c)        (d)
  3. C
    (c)       (d)       (b)       (a)
  4. D
    (d)     (c)     (a)      (b)
Question 16Single Answer
Who among the following are known to be devotees of Siva?
1.Harsha of Kannauj
2.Vijaysena of Bengal
3.Bhoja paramara
4.Govindachandra Gahadavala 
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A
    1 and 2
  2. B
    2 and 3
  3. C
    3 and 4
  4. D
    1, 2, 3 and 4 
Question 17Single Answer
Angkor Vat, the grandest monument in Cambodia was originally dedicated to:
  1. A
    Buddha
  2. B
    Siva
  3. C
    Surya
  4. D
    Vishnu 
Question 18Single Answer
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  1. A
    Tabaqat-i-Akbari   -  Nizamuddin Ahmad
  2. B
    Shah Jahan Nama     -  Inayat Khan
  3. C
    Baharistan-i-Ghaybi   -    Mirza Haider Daughlat
  4. D
    Nushkha-i-Dilkusha  -    Bhim Sen 
Question 19Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                      List-II             
(Author)                                                (Books)
a.Irfan Habib                                 (i) Military Technology in Hoysala Sculpture
                                                        (Twelfth and Thirteenth Century)
b.Joseph Needham                      (ii) Gunpowder and Firearms: Warefare in Medieval
                                                          India
c.Iqtidar Alam Khan                     (iii) Science and Civilization in China
d.Jean Deloche                           (iv) Medieval Technology: Exchanges between
                                                       India and the Islamic World
  1. A
    (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (iv)       (ii)        (iii)       (i)
  2. B
    (ii)        (iv)       (i)         (iii)
  3. C
    (ii)        (i)         (iii)       (iv)
  4. D
    (iv)       (iii)       (ii)        (i)
Question 20Single Answer
Which one of the following statements is correct about medieval planning?
  1. A
    The early phase of medieval tradition which mingles with Ajanta survivals at Ellora, is characterized by sharp lines, pointed angles, absence of colour modelling and an inclination towards variegated decoration.
  2. B
    This ‘medieval’ element is not found in the wall-paintings of South Indian temples at Thanjavur and Tirumalai
  3. C
    Non-mural paintings did not survive on palm-leaves from the Pala period in Eastern India and Nepal
  4. D
    All above are correct
Question 21Single Answer
What is the correct chronology of the following Slave Sultans as they succeeded to the throne of Delhi Sultanate?
  1. A
    Ruknuddin Firoz Shah – Alauddin Masud Shah – Muizzuddin Bahram Shah Nasiruddin Mahmud
  2. B
    Muizzuddin Bahram Shah - Nasiruddin Mahmud - Ruknuddin Firoz Shah – Alauddin Masud Shah
  3. C
    Ruknuddin Firoz Shah - Muizzuddin Bahram Shah - Alauddin Masud Shah - Nasiruddin Mahmud
  4. D
    Alauddin Masud Shah - Ruknuddin Firoz Shah - Muizzuddin Bahram Shah - Nasiruddin Mahmud 
Question 22Single Answer
The head of the royal intelligence service under the administration of Alauddin Khilji was called:
  1. A
    Diwan-i-riyasat
  2. B
    Barid-i-mamlik
  3. C
    Shahma-i-mandi
  4. D
    Ariz-i-mamlik
Question 23Single Answer
Nayankara System of the Vijayanagar Empire was modelled on the:
  1. A
    Iqta assignments of the Sultanate
  2. B
    Warfare of the Sultans
  3. C
    Legal System of the Sultanate
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 24Single Answer
“People were happy and contended under his rule and so the young and the old, the slave and the free, condoled his death by wearing back garments,” Ferishta in his Tarikh-i-Ferishta writes this for which of the Saiyyid Sultan?
  1. A
    Khizr Khan
  2. B
    Mubarak Shah
  3. C
    Muhammad Shah
  4. D
    Alauddin Shah
Question 25Single Answer
Who among the following opined that women should be confined to the house and work on spinning wheel?
  1. A
    Minhaj Siraj and Hasan Nizami
  2. B
    Amir Kushrau and Isami
  3. C
    Yahya bin Ahmad and Ziauddin Barami
  4. D
    Shams-i Siraj Afif and Mahmud Shadiabadi
Question 26Single Answer
Identify the pair of architect and calligrapher associated with the tomb of Ataga Khan, built in 1566-67 by his son Mirza Aziz Koka.
  1. A
    Ustad Khuda Quli and Baqi Muhammad
  2. B
    Mirak Sayyid Ghiyas and Mirak Mirza Ghiyas
  3. C
    Ahmad-al Chisti and Riyaz Bukhari
  4. D
    Ustad Bilal and Ustad Qayamat Husain
Question 27Single Answer
 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:List-I                                                               List-II 
(Terms)                                                         (Meaning)                            
(a)Bitikchi                                                     (i) Court chronicler
(b)Mir’adl                                                      (ii) Tribe
(c)Ulus                                                          (iii) Chief Justice
(d)Waqia nawis                                           (iv) Military scribe or secretary 
  1. A
    Codes.
    (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (i)         (ii)        (iii)       (iv)
  2. B
    (i)         (iii)       (iv)       (ii)
  3. C
    (iv)       (iii)       (i)         (ii)
  4. D
    (iv)       (iii)       (ii)        (i) 
Question 28Single Answer
Which one of the following represents the correct chronology in respect of coming of the European trading nations into India during the medieval period?
  1. A
    Dutch – Portuguese – English – French
  2. B
    Portuguese – English – French – Dutch
  3. C
    Portuguese – Dutch - English – French
  4. D
    English – Portuguese - French – Dutch
Question 29Single Answer
Which one of the following Mughal emperors claimed that he could distinguish which painters had drawn the outline and who had filled in the colors or drawn the face?
  1. A
    Humayun
  2. B
    Akbar
  3. C
    Jahangir
  4. D
    Aurangzeb
Question 30Single Answer
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  1. A
    Maasir-i-Alamgiri   - Saqi Mustaid Khan
  2. B
    Maasir-ul Umara -  Abdul Qasim Namakin
  3. C
    Muntakhab ut Tawarikh   - Abdul Qadir Badauni
  4. D
    Akhbaru’l Akhyar  - Abdul Haq 
Question 31Single Answer
Essentially t he Mughal India had:
  1. A
    One crop-a-year economy
  2. B
    Two crops-a-year economy
  3. C
    Three crops-a-year economy
  4. D
    Four crops-a-year economy 
Question 32Single Answer
Khilat conferred on the nobles by the Mughal emperors was a :
  1. A
    Yemini S word
  2. B
    Garment
  3. C
    Sayf-I Hindi
  4. D
    Barq andaz
Question 33Single Answer
Which one of the following statements is not correct concerning the Marathas?
  1. A
    Shivaji had asked for the desmukhi of Junar and Ahmadnagar Parganas which Prince Murad, the governor of the Deccan, had promised to try and secure after reaching the Emperor’s presence.
  2. B
    A farman of 1644 tells that Shahji had been removed from the court because of rebellious activities of his agent Dadaji Kondadeva of Kondana
  3. C
    Mavail foot soldiers became a strong part of Prince Murad’s army in the Deccan
  4. D
    Shivaji conquered Javli from the Maratha chief, Chandra Rao More in 1656.
Question 34Single Answer
Given below are two statements; one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): During the late medieval period the relations between Indians and Europeans were mainly based on a mutual trade interest.
Reason (R):  The settlement of European traders in India was followed with the arrival of their families, and other social groups viz. pastors, physicians and artists.In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct? Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A
    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. B
    Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. C
    (A) is true but (R) is false
  4. D
    (A) is false but (R) is true
Question 35Single Answer
Paramountcy is the position of paramount power enjoyed by the British Government in relation to the:
  1. A
    Indian provinces
  2. B
    Presidency Towns
  3. C
    Zamindars
  4. D
    Princely States
Question 36Single Answer
What age of girls’ marriage was fixed by the Age of Consent Act, 1860?
  1. A
    10 years
  2. B
    12 years
  3. C
    14 years
  4. D
    15 years
Question 37Single Answer
Which ruler of India became a member of the Jacobin Club?
  1. A
    Haider Ali
  2. B
    Ranjit Singh
  3. C
    Tipu Sultan
  4. D
    Nizam of Hyderabad
Question 38Single Answer
Give the chronological order of the states which were annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse:
i.Jhani
ii.Udaipur
iii.Satara
iv.Sambhalpur 
Select the correct answer from the code below:
  1. A
    codes.
    (ii)        (iv)       (iii)       (i)
  2. B
    (iii)       (i)         (iv)       (ii)
  3. C
    (iii)       (iv)       (ii)        (i)
  4. D
    (iv)       (iii)       (i)         (ii) 
Question 39Single Answer
Under the ‘Old Guarantee System’ the British Companies investing in railways were assured a guarantee and dividend of:
  1. A
    10%
  2. B
    8%
  3. C
    5%
  4. D
    3%
Question 40Single Answer
Indian National congress has been linkened to Gramsci’s war of position by:
  1. A
    Anil Seal
  2. B
    Bipan Chandra
  3. C
    C.A. Bayly
  4. D
    Sumit Sarkar
Question 41Single Answer
“The Emergence of Indian Nationlaism” is the name of a book written by:
  1. A
    Anil Seal
  2. B
    Bipan Chandra
  3. C
    Gail Minault
  4. D
    Francis RobinsonIn 1922-2
Question 42Single Answer
In 1922-33 the Swarajist group in the Congress did not include:
  1. A
    Motilal Nehru
  2. B
    C.R. Das
  3. C
    Hakin Ajmal Khan
  4. D
    Rajendra Prasad
Question 43Single Answer
The Silk Letter Conspiracy was organized by:
  1. A
    Maulana Abdul Bari
  2. B
    Maulana Mahmud HAsan
  3. C
    Obaidullah Sindhi and Barkatullah
  4. D
    Muzaffar Ahmad and Mohammad Ali
Question 44Single Answer
The resolution on Fundamental Rights was adopted by the Congress at its:
  1. A
    Gauhati Session (1926)
  2. B
    Madras Session (1927)
  3. C
    Lahore Session (1929)
  4. D
    Karachi Session (1931)
Question 45Single Answer
Consider the following events:
1.Cabinet Mission
2.Bombay Plan
3.Simon Commission
4.Mountbatten Plan 
The correct chronological order of these events is:
  1. A
    2, 1, 3, 4
  2. B
    3, 2, 1, 4
  3. C
    1, 2, 3, 4
  4. D
    1, 2, 4, 3
Question 46Single Answer
The theory of ‘General Will’ was propounded by:
  1. A
    Abbe’s Sieyes
  2. B
    Montesqieu
  3. C
    Rousseau
  4. D
    Voltaire
Question 47Single Answer
Which philosopher had said about the Holy Roman Empire that it is neither Holy nor Roman nor Empire?
  1. A
    Rousseau
  2. B
    Montesquieu
  3. C
    Diderot
  4. D
    Voltaire 
Question 48Single Answer
Which is not correct about the features of postmodernism?
  1. A
    It does not denounce the conventional history
  2. B
    Its historiography ha recreated interest in the world of little known individuals
  3. C
    Its main theoretical contribution is its frontal attack on positivism
  4. D
    Works of history in which its influence in evident has not only extended the range of historical knowledge but also injected new life into some old ones
Question 49Single Answer
Who was elected the first President of the All India Trade Union congress (AITUC), October 31, 1920?
  1. A
    V.V. Giri
  2. B
    Subhash Chandra Bose
  3. C
    Lajpat Rai
  4. D
    C.R. Das
Question 50Single Answer
Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Sirajuddaula was defeated by a small English East India company’s army.
Reason (R):  He failed to get the support of the Hindus.In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
  1. A
    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. B
    Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. C
    (A) is true but (R) is false
  4. D
    (A) is false but (R) is true 
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