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General Knowledge

Question 1Single Answer

Yojna a weekly journal

A
Ministry of Finance
B
Ministry of Information and Broadcastin
C
Ministry of Rural Development
D
Planning Commission

Question 2Single 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 3Single 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 4Single Answer

The idea that reacher should teach and even use only those words and sentences which can be empirically verified to be true or false is mooted by which of the following philosophy?

A
Logical analysis
B
Logical empiricism
C
Logical positivism
D
Positive relativism

Question 5Single Answer

Which one of the following thinkers is not related to the movement of logical analysis, logical positivism and logical empiricism ?

A
Henry Bergson
B
Bertrand Russel
C
A. J. Ayer
D
L. Wittgenstein

Question 6Single Answer

Passage :

Direction: Study the given information carefully and answer the given question
P, Q, R, S, T, V, X and Y are seated in a straight line facing North. P sits fourth to the left of V. V sits either sixth from the left end of the line or fourth from the right end of the line. S sits second to the right of R. R is not an immediate neighbor of V. T and Q are immediate neighbours of each other but neither T not Q sits at extreme ends of the line. Only one person sits between T and X. X does not sit at the extreme end of the line

According to the passage, what is the main purpose of data protection laws ?

A
To ensure that foreign countries invest in research for drugs to treat diseases like TB
B
To attract Indian scientists back to the country
C
To prevent misuse of research to make profit by competing companies
D
To make clinical trials more acceptable to the public
E
None of these

Question 7Single Answer

‘Gram’ is relatd to ‘Mass’ in the same way as ‘Centimetre’ is related to

A
Area
B
Volume
C
Length
D
Sound
E
Energy

Question 8Single Answer

'Mustard' is related to 'Seed' in the same way as 'Carrot' is related to

A
Fruit
B
Stem
C
Flower
D
Root
E
None of these

Question 9Single 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 10Single Answer

Which of the following numbers is irrational ?

A
√49
B
0.125
C
√2
D
22/7

Question 11Single Answer

356 x 936 – 356 x 836 = ?

A
35600
B
34500
C
9630
D
93600

Question 12Single Answer

In ancient times Haryana was known as ........

A
Brahmawata
B
Gujarat
C
Kurukshetra
D
Delhi

Question 13Single Answer

By what name was the state of Haryana known in ancient times ?

A
Brahmavrata Pradesh
B
Brahmashri Pradesh
C
Brahma Ki Uttawedi
D
All of the above

Question 14Single Answer

The ancient and sacred river of Haryana is…………… .

A
Saraswati
B
Drishadvati
C
Ganga
D
Both (a) and (b)

Question 15Single Answer

Answer the following question by selecting the correct / most appropriate option. The study of meaning in a language is known as

A
Linguistics
B
Syntax
C
Semantics
D
Morphology

Question 16Single Answer

Positive interference is a kind of

A
foreign language
B
pictorial language
C
native language
D
target language

Question 17Single Answer

When a child learns a language naturally without much practice, it is called .

A
language generalisation
B
language adaption
C
language learning
D
language acquisition

Question 18Single Answer

Which Indian state was severely affected by landslides, leading to a high number of casualties and missing persons ?

A
Uttarakhand
B
Kerala
C
Maharashtra
D
Assam

Question 19Single Answer

Which Indian shuttler reached the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics ?

A
PV Sindhu
B
Lakshya Sen
C
HS Prannoy
D
Kidambi Srikanth

Question 20Single Answer

A severe weather event hit which Indian city, causing widespread flooding and traffic disruptions ?

A
Mumbai
B
Delhi
C
Chennai
D
Kolkata

History

Question 21Single 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 22Single 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 23Single 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 24Single 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 25Single 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 26Single 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 27Single 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 28Single 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 29Single 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 30Single 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 31Single 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 32Single 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 33Single 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 34Single 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 35Single 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 36Single 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 37Single 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 38Single 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 39Single 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 40Single Answer

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

A
Bharud
B
Abhang
C
Palana
D
Vachana

Question 41Single 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 42Single 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 43Single 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 44Single 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 45Single 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 46Single 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 47Single 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 48Single 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 49Single 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 50Single 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

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History

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

Lajahoma was a part of :

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

Question 69Single 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 70Single 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 71Single 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 72Single Answer

Who founded the autonomous kingdom of Hyderabad in 1724 ?

A
Mubriz Khan
B
Asaf Jah
C
Aliwardi Khan
D
Shaukat Jung

Question 73Single 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 74Single 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 75Single 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 76Single 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 77Single Answer

Which of the following located in Rajasthan ?

A
Songaon
B
Eran
C
Chandoli
D
Ganeshwar

Question 78Single 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 79Single 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 80Single 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 81Single 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 82Single 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 83Single 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 84Single Answer

Which among the following Persian painters of father-son duo joined Humayun's court ?

A
Mir Musavvir and Sayyid Ali
B
Dust Muhammad and Sayyid Ali
C
Abdus Samad and Sayyid Ali
D
Mir Musavvir and Abdus Samad

Question 85Single Answer

Who among the following kings mentioned in the Rajatarangini personally went to a leather worker (charmakara) with a request to get a small piece of land of his cottage needed for the construction of temple of Tribhuvanasvami ?

A
Avantivarman
B
Chandrapida
C
Muktapida Lalitaditya
D
Tarapida

Question 86Single Answer

The punishment for theft differed from Varna to Varna. Who among the following was given the highest punishment ?

A
Brahmana
B
Kshatriya
C
Vaisya
D
Sudra

Question 87Single Answer

He took keen interest in debates, and when Srinatha defeated his court poet, Dindima, in a disputation, he honoured the former with the title of Kavi Sarvabhauma, and 'bathed him in gold coins'. Identify this Vijayanagar ruler :

A
Marinara II
B
Deva Raya II
C
Mallikarjuna Raya
D
Virupaksha Raya II

Question 88Single Answer

Arrange chronologically the following queens who played an important role in the administration and culture of ancient Kashmir mentioned by Kalhana :
(a) Didda (b) Radda
(c) Sugandha (d) Suryamati
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A
(a), (b), (c), (d)
B
(b), (a), (d), (c)
C
(c), (a), (d), (b)
D
(d), (c), (a), (b)

Question 89Single Answer

Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
(a) Mullai (i) Arid rerrain
(b) Palai (ii) Riverine tract
(c) Kurinchi (iii) Pastoral region
(d) Marutam (iv) Mountainous region
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

Question 90Single Answer

Arrange the following archaeological cultures of India in chronological order :
(a) Kot Diji Culture
(b) Jorwe culture
(c) Malwa culture
(d) Kayatha culture
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A
(b), (d), (c), (a)
B
(a), (c), (d), (a)
C
(a), (b), (d), (c)
D
(a), (d), (c), (b)

Question 91Single Answer

Which of the following cave temples of Ellora are related to Brahmanical religion ?
(a) Dhumera Lena
(b) Indra-Sabha
(c) Jagannatha Sabha
(d) Ravana Ki Khai
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A
(a) and (b) only
B
(c) and (d) only
C
(a) and (d) only
D
(a), (b) and (c) only

Question 92Single Answer

Which of the following dynasties traced its origin from Asura Naraka ?
(a) Bhanjas of Orissa
(b) Palas of Bengal
(c) Sailodbhavas of Orissa
(d) Varmanas of Assam
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A
(a) and (c) only
B
(b) and (d) only
C
(a) and (b) only
D
(d) only

Question 93Single Answer

Regarding Shershah Suri, which of the following statements are correct ?
(a) To promote trade and commerce, Shereshah struck fine coins of silver and copper of uniform standards in place of the debased coins of mixed metals of earlier times
(b) He also made some effort to standardize weights and measures
(c) In his empire, goods paid customs duty only two times-at the place of entry and at the time of sale
(d) He built a number of sarais which exclusively served as the resting places for the travellers only
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A
(a), (c) and (d) only
B
(b) and (d) only
C
(c) and (d) only
D
(a), (b) and (c) only

Question 94Single Answer

Which of the following statements are correct about the linguistics reorganization of Indian states ?
(a) The Linguistic Provinces Commission of 1948 was headed by SardarVallabhbhai Patel
(b) In 1952, Potti Sriramulu undertook a fast unto death over the demand for a separate Andhra state
(c) The States Reorganization Act was passed by the Parliament as late as 1968
(d) In the case of Punjab, the Akali Dal and the Hindu right wing supported each other
(e) Article 347 of the constitution protects the rights of linguistic minorities
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A
(a), (c) and (d) only
B
(c) and (e) only
C
(a), (b) and (d) only
D
(b) and (e) only

Question 95Single Answer

Isvarakrishna was :

A
a Vaishnava teacher from early medieval Orissa
B
a King of Assam in the eighth century AD
C
a philosopher of one of the six systems of philosophy
D
a lawgiver of the medieval period

Question 96Single Answer

The Jaina council at Valabhi was presided over by :

A
Nagarjuna
B
Kundakunda
C
Skandila
D
Bahubali

Question 97Single Answer

Match List-1 with List-II :
List-I List-II
(Books) (Authors)
(a) Sanjay Joshi (i) Colonialism and Its Forms of Knowledge
(b) Nicholas B. Dirks (ii) Fractured Modernity Making of a Middle Class in Colonial North India
(c) Bernard S. Cohn (iii) Castes of Mind Colonialism North India
(d) Eric Hobsbawm (iv) Fractured Time-Culture and Society in the Twentieth Century
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

Question 98Single Answer

Which of the following officers were known for water arrangement of their provinces ?
(a) Suyya
(b) Pushyagupta
(c) Tushaspa
(d) Suvisakha
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A
(a) and (b) only
B
(a) and (c) only
C
(a), (b) and (c) only
D
(a), (b), (c), (d)

Question 99Single Answer

Which of the following statements regarding Balban's theory of kingship are correct ?
(a) Kingship is the vice-regency of God on earth. The king is the shadow of God
(b) External dignity and prestige were not considered as essential for Kingship
(c) A distinction between the high-born and the low-born was constantly emphasized by Balban
(d) Balban believed that Persian customs and ways of life are not necessary to emulate
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A
(a), (b) and (c) only
B
(b) and (d) only
C
(b). (c) and (d) only
D
(a) and (c) only

Question 100Single Answer

Match List-I with List-II :
List I List-II
(Author) (Books)
(a) Lewis Mumford (i) Vande Mataram-The Biography of a Song
(b) Catherine Arnold (ii) Masks of Conquest Literary study and British Rule in India
(c) Gauri Viswanathan (iii) Pandemic-1918
(d) Sabyasachi Bhattacharya (iv) The City in History
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

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