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 2Single 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 3Single 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 4Single 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 5Single 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 6Single 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 7Single 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 8Single 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 9Single 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 10Single 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 11Single 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 12Single 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 13Single 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 14Single 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 15Single 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 16Single 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 17Single 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 18Single 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 19Single 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 20Single Answer
Poems classified as upadesharupaka (didactic metaphors) in Marathi bhakti poetry were known as
A
Bharud
B
Abhang
C
Palana
D
Vachana
Question 21Single 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 22Single 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 23Single 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 24Single 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 25Single 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 26Single 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 27Single 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 28Single 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 29Single 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 30Single 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 31Single 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 32Single 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 33Single 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 34Single 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 35Single 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 36Single 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 37Single 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 38Single 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 39Single 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 40Single 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 41Single 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 42Single 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 43Single 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 44Single 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 45Single 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 46Single 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 47Single 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 48Single Answer
Lajahoma was a part of :
A
Vajpayee sacrifice
B
Marriage ceremony
C
The Sannyasin's duties
D
Panchamahayajna
Question 49Single 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 50Single 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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History
Question 51Single 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 52Single Answer
Who founded the autonomous kingdom of Hyderabad in 1724 ?
A
Mubriz Khan
B
Asaf Jah
C
Aliwardi Khan
D
Shaukat Jung
Question 53Single 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 54Single 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 55Single 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 56Single 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 57Single Answer
Which of the following located in Rajasthan ?
A
Songaon
B
Eran
C
Chandoli
D
Ganeshwar
Question 58Single 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 59Single 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 60Single 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 61Single 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 62Single 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 63Single 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 64Single 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 65Single 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 66Single 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 67Single 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 68Single 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 69Single 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 70Single 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 71Single 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 72Single 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 73Single 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 74Single 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 75Single 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 76Single Answer
The Jaina council at Valabhi was presided over by :
A
Nagarjuna
B
Kundakunda
C
Skandila
D
Bahubali
Question 77Single 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 78Single 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 79Single 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 80Single 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)
Question 81Single Answer
The royal orders issued by the Rashtrakuta kings and recorded by their secretaries were known as :
A
rajapatra
B
rahasvadhikrita
C
rajasrayitam
D
adhikarana
Question 82Single Answer
Which Sikh patriot was tried and executed by the British Government in 1940 for the murder of Sir Michael O'Dwyer, who was involved in the infamous Jallianwala Bagh massacre ?
A
Harbans Singh Attariawala
B
Baba Santa Singh
C
SardarUdham Singh
D
Manjit Singh Kashid
Question 83Single Answer
Which of the following inscriptions suggests a time reckoning starting from the Bharata war ?
A
Aihole Inscription of Pulakesin-II
B
Madhuban copper-plate of Harsha
C
Poona copper-plate of Prabhavati Gupta
D
Haraha Inscription of Isanavarman
Question 84Single Answer
On 27th December 1891, which socioreligious reform movement met for its first general gathering in Qadiyan, Punjab ?
A
Arya Samaj
B
The Ahmadiyas
C
The Nirankaris
D
The Dev Samaj
Question 85Single Answer
Arrange the following landmark legal cases chronologically starting from the earliest :
(a) Pulmonic Case
(b) Vijialakshmi Case
(c) Maharaja Libel case
(d) Rukhmabai case
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (c), (d), (b)
B
(c), (b), (d), (a)
C
(d), (c), (a), (b)
D
(d), (b), (c), (a)
Question 86Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
(Mughal Ruler) (Approximate Khalisa share in total Jama)
(a) Akbar (i) 1/20th
(b) Jahangir (ii) 1/5th
(c) Shahjahan (iii) 1/4th
(d) Aurangzeb (iv) 1/7th
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
B
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
C
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
D
(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Question 87Single Answer
Which of the following historians claimed that Abar's empire in 1592 was said to contain as many as 120 cities and 3.200 towns ?
A
Nizamuddin Ahmad
B
Badauni
C
Abul Fazl
D
Faizi
Question 88Single Answer
Which of the following pairs indicate female teachers according to ancient grammarians ?
A
Acharya and Acharyani
B
Acharyani and Upadhyayani
C
Upadhyaya and Upadhyayani
D
Acharya and Upadhyaya
Question 89Single Answer
Apararka the famous commentator of Yajnavalkya Smriti was the king of :
A
Sailodabhava dynasty
B
Sena dynasty
C
Silahara dynasty
D
Kakatiya dynasty
Question 90Single Answer
Arrange the sequence of following parts of Orissian temples starting from bottom to top :
(a) Baranda
(b) Beki
(c) Khapuri
(d) Pabhaga
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (b), (c), (d)
B
(b), (a), (d), (c)
C
(c), (b), (a), (d)
D
(d), (a), (b), (c)
Question 91Single Answer
In the Early Vedic Period, who was the vrajapati ?
A
The officer who led to battle heads of the fighting hordes
B
The senior minister of the king
C
The officer who presided over the meetings of the tribal assemblies
D
The village headman
Question 92Single Answer
Who among the following was the first to become a Jaina nun ?
A
Chan Dana
B
Khema
C
Sujata
D
Trisala
Question 93Single Answer
The term 'stridhana' is first mentioned in which of the following texts ?
A
Shatapatha Brahmana
B
Sutta Pitaka
C
Arthashastra
D
Harshacharita
Question 94Single Answer
The enormous wealth accumulated by the Nandas has been mentioned by which early Tamil author ?
A
Kamban
B
Kulasekhara
C
Madhur kavi
D
Mamulanar
Question 95Single Answer
Which one of the following statements is correct about the Rabatak inscription ?
A
Clarifying the relationship between Kanishka and Kadphises kings
B
Supplying new information about the last three Mauryan Kings
C
Describing an early form of worship of Vishnu
D
Describing the coastal trade in early Tamil history
Question 96Single Answer
Who among following provides much useful information for determining the beginning of Gupta Era ?
A
Fa-Hian
B
Hien-Tsang
C
Al-Masudi
D
Al-Biruni
Question 97Single Answer
"Not even a hundred karohs of my territory are obedient to me in the proper way"
Identify the person whom Sultan Alauddin Khalji was complaining to ?
A
Qazi Mughisuddin
B
Qazi Fakhruddin
C
Sharaf Qaini
D
Alaul Mulk
Question 98Single Answer
Which of the following was not discovered by Aryabhatta ?
A
The earth is a sphere
B
The earth rotates on its axis
C
The earth revolves around the sun
D
The shadow of the earth falling on the moon causes eclipses
Question 99Single Answer
The first epigraphic evidence of Sati is found in which of the following inscriptions ?
A
Eran Pillar inscription of Bhanugupta
B
Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman
C
Allahabad Pillar inscription of Samudragupta
D
Madhuban inscription of Harsha
Question 100Single Answer
What is the meaning of the Burunjis ?
A
The name of a hill Tribe in Nepal
B
The name of a recently discovered Neolithic site in Kashmir
C
Genealogical records from Assam
D
Mother-goddesses worshipped in Odisha
Question 101Single Answer
Who among the following Gupta ruler issued gold coins with the lowest percentage of gold ?
A
Skandagupta
B
Budhagupta
C
Narasimhagupta
D
Vishnugupta
Question 102Single Answer
The involvement of ladies in the administration was a feature of which of the following dynasties ?
A
Chahamanas
B
Chandelas
C
Chalukyas
D
Cholas
Question 103Single Answer
A manuscript of Dhammapada written in Kharoshthi script was found from which of the following places ?
A
Turfan
B
Kashagara
C
Kuchi
D
Khotan
Question 104Single Answer
Identify the Sultan who started the practice of putting on the tanka the name of the mint town :
A
Qutbuddin Aibek
B
Iltutmish
C
Alauddin Khalji
D
Muhammad Tughlaq
Question 105Single Answer
The Sultan himself used to take keen personal interest in the development of agriculture. He abolished zakat (import duty) on grain and introduced a measurement standard, which continued to prevail till the Mughal period. Who was this Sultan ?
A
Balban
B
Alauddin Khalji
C
Firuz Tughlaq
D
Sikandar Lodi
Question 106Single Answer
Amrit Kund, which deals with different exercises and practices for health, was translated into Persian under which of the following titles ?
A
Khwan-i Pur Nimat
B
Hauz-ul Hayat
C
Nuh Sipihr
D
Hasht Bihisht
Question 107Single Answer
The Mughal emperors wanted to control the nomadic pastoral tribes of Sind because :
A
they wanted to proselytize them to Islam
B
they wanted to bring them under the influence of Suhrawardi sufi silsilah
C
they wanted to make them sedentary to enhance the imperial income
D
they wanted to acquire their huge live stock for their use
Question 108Single Answer
Which of the following Malwa Sultans had constructed a grand Darul-Shifa (hospital) in Mandu ?
A
Hushang Shah
B
Ghiyas Shah
C
Mahmud Khalji I
D
Mahmud Khalji II
Question 109Single Answer
Which of the following Raja/Sultan/poet was entitled Gandharva on account of his genius in the field of music ?
A
Sultan Sikandar Lodi
B
Sultan Husain Sharqi
C
Raja Man Singh of Gwalior
D
Amir Khusrau
Question 110Single Answer
Who drew the attention of Babur to the fact that during Sikandar Lodi's regime the Hindus took to learning Persian and were recruited in large numbers to different posts ?
A
Maulana Abdullah Ajudhani
B
Shaikh Abdullah
C
Shaikh Azizullah
D
Shaikh Abdul Quddus Gangohi
Question 111Single Answer
Which of the following is not a prem-margi nirguna bhakti saint ?
A
Mulla Daud
B
Qutban
C
Manjhan
D
Maluk Das
Question 112Single Answer
Which one of the following contains the biographies of the sufis of India, and the author presented it to Jahangir ?
A
Maasir- ul Umara
B
Tazkirat-ul Umara
C
Akhbar-ul Akhyar
D
Zakhirat-ul Khwanin
Question 113Single Answer
The illustrated copy of Shahnama of the late sixteenth century Mughal school was prepared at the library of which of the following Prince/ noble ?
A
Prince Murad
B
Prince Khurram
C
Khwaja Abdul Majid Asaf Khan
D
Abdul Rahim Khan-i Khanan
Question 114Single Answer
The earliest mention of the use of belt drive for powering gem-cutting comes from which of the following travellers' accounts ?
A
Peter Mundy and Manrique
B
Bernier and Manucci
C
Tavernier and Fryer
D
Master Streynsham and Georges Roques
Question 115Single Answer
Which of the following is the earliest known account of the medieval bhaktas to be found in a single work ?
A
Bhaktamal
B
Vaisnavtabjya Bhaskar
C
Chaurasi Vaishnavon ki varta
D
252 Vaishnavon ki varta
Question 116Single Answer
With regard to Tamil Siddhas which of the following is not correct ?
A
Tirumular was the greatest of the Tamil Siddhas
B
Tamil Siddhism shows features of anti-Brahmanism and anti-ritualism
C
Tamil Siddhas laid emphasis on the importance of Siva and Murukan, the Tamil deity
D
The chief centres of Tamil Siddhas were Tondinadu and Pandinadu
Question 117Single Answer
By 1914, about three-quarters of the Indian infantry came from which of the following regions ?
A
Bengal, Bihar and Awadhi
B
Madras, Bombay and Bengal
C
Punjab, Nepal and North-West Frontier Province
D
Punjab, Sind and Rajput Ana
Question 118Single Answer
When was the infamous section 124-A relating to sedition' was incorporated into the Indian Penal code by an Act XXVII ?
A
1860
B
1861
C
1870
D
1879
Question 119Single Answer
In 1850, on the eve of the rise of large-scale industry in India, which of the following was the most prominent community engaged in the trade of the two principal exportable goods from the western coast, cotton and opium ?
A
European capitalists
B
Bengali traders
C
Parsis
D
Chettiars
Question 120Single Answer
Who among the following was not associated with the Lahore resolution adopted by the Muslim League on 23 March, 1940 ?
A
Khizar Hayat Khan
B
Sikandar Hayat Khan
C
Fazlul Huq
D
Khaliquzzaman
Question 121Single Answer
Which one of the reformist Muslim leaders published a modernist urdu journal Tahzib al-ashlar ?
A
Jamalal-dinal-Afghani
B
Sayyid Ahmed Khan
C
Muhsin al-Mulk
D
Muhammad Ismail Yusuf
Question 122Single Answer
Who established on January 15, 1876, the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in Calcutta ?
A
J.C. Bose
B
P.C. Ray
C
C.V. Raman
D
Mahindra Lal Starker
Question 123Single Answer
Who summed up the motive behind the partition of Bengal as, "Bengal united is a power; Bengal divided will pull in several ways" ?
A
Lord Curzon
B
Lord Morley
C
Alexander Mackenzie
D
H.H. Ripley
Question 124Single Answer
Who among the following was leading the defence in the trials against the members of INA ?
A
Bhulabhai Desai
B
Jawaharlal Nehru
C
Mahatma Gandhi
D
Sardar Patel
Question 125Single Answer
Which one of the following was not an ideal of Aryan Samaj ?
A
Belief in the authority of the Shastri-class
B
Fatherhood of God and brotherhood of man
C
Shuddhi movement
D
Equality between genders
Question 126Single Answer
In which year was the All India Women's Conference was formed ?
A
1927
B
1929
C
1931
D
1933
Question 127Single Answer
When did the French finally handed over their Indian territories to India ?
A
1947
B
1950
C
1954
D
1959
Question 128Single Answer
The Maharaja of which of the following states signed the instrument of accession only after a last-minute theatrical show of defiance ?
A
Hyderabad
B
Bhopal
C
Jaisalmer
D
Jodhpur
Question 129Single Answer
In 1936, which of the following created an 'Anti-imperialist Peoples Front' within the Congress ?
A
R.P. Dutt and Ben Bradley
B
Sub hash Chandra Bose
C
Sixth Comintern Congress
D
Phillip Spratt
Question 130Single Answer
According to the Calcutta and Howrah Smoke-Nuisances Act the emissions of jute mills were made subject to regulation . In which year this act was passed by the Bengal Council ?
A
1853
B
1857
C
1863
D
1872
Question 131Single Answer
Which of the following are found in the Neolithic cultures of India ?
(a) Ground and polished stone tools
(b) Ploughs
(c) Bullock carts
(d) Domesticated barley and field pea
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(b), (c) and (d) only
B
(a), (c) and (d) only
C
(a) and (d) only
D
(b) and (c) only
Question 132Single Answer
Which of the following are associated with the Megalithic cultures of India ?
(a) Iron tools and implements
(b) Horses
(c) Jorwe ware
(d) Sarcophagi
(e) Dolmens
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(c), (d) and (e) only
B
(a), (b), (c), (e) only
C
(a), (b), (d), (e) only
D
(b), (c) and (d) only
Question 133Single Answer
Which of the following sites have yielded the 'separate rock edicts' of Asoka ?
(a) Dhulia (b) Jagged
(c) Sannati (d) Udegolam
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
(b), (c) and (d) only
Question 134Single Answer
Which of the following are the salient features of Mahayana Buddhism ?
(a) Worship of the Buddha image
(b) Assimilation of local cults
(c) The concept of the bodhisattva
(d) Use of Pali for propagating Buddhism
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (c) and (d) only
B
(b) and (c) only
C
(a) and (c) only
D
(a), (b) and (c) only
Question 135Single Answer
Gupta emperor Chandragupta II was known by which other following name/s ?
(a) Devagupta (b) Deva raja
(c) Devaputra (d) Devavrata
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) only
B
(a) and (b) only
C
(a), (b) and (c) only
D
(b), (c) and (d) only
Question 136Single Answer
Which of the following are the famous commentators on the Manu-Smite ?
(a) Apararka (b) Kulluka
(c) Medhatithi (d) Vijnanesvara
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(c) and (d) only
C
(b) and (c) only
D
(a) and (c) only
Question 137Single Answer
Which of the following statements about Alberuni and his account of India are correct ?
(a) He was exiled and ordered to spend ten years in India
(b) According to him, people of untouchable castes could live only outside the villages and towns of the four castes
(c) He supported the views of Brahamagupta about the true nature of eclipses
(d) According to him, the Hindus think that there is no country like theirs and no religion like theirs
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(b), (c) and (b) only
B
(a), (b) and (d) only
C
(c) and (d) only
D
(b) and (c) only
Question 138Single Answer
Which of the following temples are brick temples ?
(a) Bhitargaon temple, Kanpur
(b) Parsurameswara temple, Bhubaneshwar
(c) Laxmana temple, Khajuraho
(d) Laxmana temple, Sirpur
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(b) and (c) only
C
(a) and (d) only
D
(b) and (d) only
Question 139Single Answer
Which of the following fearful weapons arrived with the Arabs when they invaded Sind in 712 ?
(a) Naphtha (b) Hawai
(c) Ban (d) Manjaniq
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(b) and (c) only
C
(c) and (d) only
D
(a) and (d) only
Question 140Single Answer
With regard to education, which of the following statements are correct ?
(a) Iltutmish founded the Nasiriya madrasa at Delhi in memory of his son prince Nasir-ud din Mahmud
(b) Razia appointed Minhaj Siraj as its principal
(c) The Firuz Shahi madrasa was founded by Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq on the banks of Yamuna at Ghiyaspur
(d) The aristocracy engaged male and female tutors for their sons and daughters
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
(a), (b) and (c) only
Question 141Single Answer
In regard of token currency issued by Sultan Muhammad Tughlaq, which of the following statements are correct ?
(a) According to Barani, the metal used for the token coins was copper
(b) Ferishta says it was brass or bronze
(c) While other coins had only Arabic super inscriptions, the token coin had its legends in Persian also
(d) No care was taken to make the legend on the token coins clear and legible
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a),(c) and (d) only
B
(a), (b) and (c) only
C
(b), (c) and (d) only
D
(c) and (d) only
Question 142Single Answer
With regard to the Afghan polity, which of the following statements are correct ?
(a) Unlike Baliol, Sikandar Lodi started sitting on a throne, no noble could share the seat with him
(b) He still believed in primus inter pares (a first among equals)
(c) In order to impress the superior position of the Sultan on the minds of the, nobles and the people, he laid down elaborate rules for the reception of royal farmans in the distant parts of the kingdoms
(d) A highly efficient spy-system kept the Sultan informed of all the developments in the kingdom and particularly of the activities of the nobles
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (b) and (d) only
B
(b) and (d) only
C
(a), (c) and (d) only
D
(b) and (c) only
Question 143Single Answer
Malik Ambar brought revolutionary changes in the agrarian and revenue structure of the Nizam Shahi kingdom. In this context which of the following provisions are correct ?
(a) Malik Ambar abolished the farming of land revenue collection
(b) He initiated a system of glance-survey (nazar-pahani)
(c) Under nazar-pahani land was divided into baghat and nabud
(d) The maximum rate of land revenue was decided between 1/4 and 2/3 of the produce on different classes of soil
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (b) and (c) only
B
(b), (c) and (d) only
C
(a), (b) and (d) only
D
(a), (c) and (d) only
Question 144Single Answer
Which of the following statements are correct about parvanchas of the Mughal period ?
(a) It was the official term for the rescripts of the ministers, grandees of the Mughal empire
(b) It does not require the royal seal
(c) They were issued in accordance with a previous order of the emperor
(d) During the early period of the Mughal dynasty parvanchas were not issued for the stipulated salaries of the Begums and Princes
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 145Single Answer
With regard to the dagh system, which of the following statements are correct ?
(a) Abdul Hamid Lahori says that it was the law of the empire that those mansabdars, who had jagirs in any of the provinces of Hindustan and posted anywhere in the Empire, were to bring to the muster horsemen equal in number of one-third of their sawar rank
(b) If they were posted in Balkh and Badakhshan, they had to bring one-fifth
(c) This rule (Balkh/Badakhshan) was later applied on to all those posted in the Kabul province
(d) Khulasat-us Siyaq written in the later years of Aurangzeb's reign, confirms these laws
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(a), (c) and (d) only
C
(a) and (c) only
D
(b), (c) and (d) only
Question 146Single Answer
With regard to the Sikh Guru Gobind Singh, which of the following statements are correct ?
(a) Guru Gobind singh, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs grew up to excel in both martial arts and spiritual leadership
(b) He reinterpreted the Sikh ideologies to justify military action
(c) Prince Muazzam, the governor of Kabul reached an understanding with the Sikhs and gave them refuge
(d) Prince Muazzam was subsequently ordered to expel the Sikh Guru who had taken refuge in his province, but he refused to comply with
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (c) and (d) only
B
(b) and (d) only
C
(a), (b) and (c) only
D
(c) and (d) only
Question 147Single Answer
From among the following statements regarding Indian National Congress, which one are correct ?
(a) As a movement, it incorporated different political trends, ideologies and social groups/classes so long as they were committed to democratic and secular nationalism
(b) The early nationalist leaders did not organize mass movements but did carry out an ideological struggle against the oppressors
(c) The early nationalist leaders fought against every infringment of the freedom of press and speech
(d) They struggled for separation of the judicial and executive powers and fought against racial discrimination
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (b), (c), (d)
B
(b) and (d) only
C
(b) and (d) only
D
(a), (b), and (d) only
Question 148Single Answer
Which of the following unpopular legislative and administrative measures were initiated by Lord Curzon ?
(a) Calcutta Municipal Amendment Act
(b) Indian Universities Act
(c) Indian Official Secrets Amendment Act
(d) Local Self-government Act
(e) Criminal Law Amendment Act
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (b) and (c) only
B
(c), (d) and (e) only
C
(b), (d) and (e) only
D
(a), (b) and (d) only
Question 149Single Answer
Which of the following peasant leaders initiated the organizational work among the peasants in various parts of India to convey their grievances to the British government ?
(a) Kunvarji Mehta
(b) Ishan Chandra Roy
(c) Bhaskarrao Jadhav
(d) Sasipada Banerji
(e) Dwarkanath Ganguli
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(b) and (c) only
C
(c) and (d) only
D
(d) and (e) only
Question 150Single Answer
Which of the following were the features of the Santhal uprising of 1855 ?
(a) The area of uprising was called damani-koh
(b) Tribals made a determined attempt to expel the outsiders
(c) Rebels proclaimed the complete annihilation of the alien regime
(d) Tribals possessed latest weapons
(e) Tribals were opposed by gwalas and lohars (milkmen and blacksmiths)
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