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| 1. |
Match List - I (Ruler) with List - II (Associated person) and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below:List - I (Ruler) (a) Bimbisara (b) Bindusara (c) Ajatasatru (d) Gondopharnes List - II(Associated person)(i) Deimachus(ii) St. Thomas(iii) Jivaka(iv) VassakaraCodes: (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | (iii) (i) (iv) (ii) |
| B. | (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) |
| C. | (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) |
| D. | (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) |
| Answer» B. (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) | |
| 2. |
Arrange the following Indologists in the chronological order and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below:(i) William Jones(ii) Alexander Cunningham(iii) James Burgess(iv) James FergussonCodes: |
| A. | (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) |
| B. | (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) |
| C. | (i) (iv) (iii) (ii) |
| D. | (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) |
| Answer» D. (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) | |
| 3. |
The BoghazKeui inscription from Asia Minor refers to the following Vedic deities: |
| A. | Indra, Varu. na, Agni and Surya |
| B. | Indra, Varu. na, Mitra and Agni |
| C. | Indra, Mitra, Varu. na and Nasatyas |
| D. | Indra, Mitra, Dyuas and Nasatyas |
| Answer» D. Indra, Mitra, Dyuas and Nasatyas | |
| 4. |
Match List - I (Vedic rivers) with List - II (Present counterparts) and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below:List - I (Vedic Rivers) (a) Vipas (b) Paru.s. ni (c) Vitasta (d) Sutudri List - II(Present Counterparts)(i) Jhelum(ii) Ravi(iii) Beas (iv) SutlejCodes: (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) |
| B. | (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) |
| C. | (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) |
| D. | (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) |
| Answer» B. (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) | |
| 5. |
Match List - I (Initiator/Writer) with List - II (Journal/Book) and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below:List - I (Initiator/Writer) (a) William Jones (b) James Fergusson (c) Alexander Cunningham (d) James Burgess List - II(Journal/Book)(i) Indian Antiquary(ii) The Stupa of Bharhut(iii) Asiatic Researches(iv) Archaeology in IndiaCodes: (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) |
| B. | (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) |
| C. | (iv) (ii) (i) (iii) |
| D. | (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) |
| Answer» B. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) | |
| 6. |
Which one of the following Sangam poets has mentioned about the hoarded wealth of the rulers of the Nanda dynasty? |
| A. | Avvaiyar |
| B. | Mamulanar |
| C. | Parnar |
| D. | Ilango Adigal |
| Answer» C. Parnar | |
| 7. |
Who had made the following statement?'Bhagavapi Khatrioahampikhatrio' (Bhagawan [Buddha] was a Kshatriya I too am a kshatriya). |
| A. | Bimbisara |
| B. | Prasenjit |
| C. | Ajatasatru |
| D. | Sisunaga |
| Answer» D. Sisunaga | |
| 8. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R:Assertion A: The Greek historian Herodotus tells us that 'India was the twentieth and most prosperous satrapy (province) of the Persian empire'.Reason R: By the time of Alexander's invasion (327-326 B.C.) all the Persian impact on India had become non-existent.In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct? |
| A. | Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true, but R is false. |
| D. | A is false, but R is true. |
| Answer» D. A is false, but R is true. | |
| 9. |
To which of the following tribes did King Sudasa, described in the. Rig-Veda as having defeated ten Kings, belong? |
| A. | Anu |
| B. | Druhyu |
| C. | Tritsu |
| D. | Yadu |
| Answer» D. Yadu | |
| 10. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given belowList - I (a) Punjab Tenancy Act (b) The Ilbert Bill (c) Hunter Commission (d) Chamber of Princes List - II(i) 1883(ii) 1868(iii) 1921(iv) 1882Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) |
| B. | (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) |
| C. | (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) |
| D. | (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Match List - I (Archaeological Site) with List - II (Identification) and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below:List - I (Archaeological Site) (a) Bagore (b) Brahmagiri (c) Maheshwara (d) Tekkalakota List - II(Identification)(i) Chalcolithic site of Madhya Pradesh(ii) Megalithic site of Karnataka(iii) Mesolithic site of Rajasthan(iv) Neolithic site of KarnatakaCodes: (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) |
| B. | (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) |
| C. | (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) |
| D. | (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) |
| Answer» C. (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) | |
| 12. |
Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the Viceroys?(i) North Brook(ii) Minto(iii) Linlithgow(iv) MayoCodes : |
| A. | (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) |
| B. | (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) |
| C. | (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) |
| D. | (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) |
| Answer» B. (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) | |
| 13. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given belowList - I (a) Freedom at Midnight (b) The Story of the Integration of Indian States (c) Travancore Dewan (d) Secretary of State List - II(i) Collins and Lapierre(ii) C. P. Ramaswami Iyar(iii) V. P. Menon(iv) Pethick- LawrenceCodes : (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) |
| B. | (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) |
| C. | (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) |
| D. | (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) |
| Answer» B. (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) | |
| 14. |
Which proto-historic site has yielded the evidence of threads of raw silk? |
| A. | Ahar |
| B. | Inamgaon |
| C. | Navadatoli |
| D. | Nevasa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
In the following question select the relateds words/letters/number from the given alternatives.Question :Picture : See : : Book : ? |
| A. | Buy |
| B. | Read |
| C. | Listen |
| D. | Library |
| Answer» C. Listen | |
| 16. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given belowList - I (a) Col. Tod (b) John Malcolm (c) C. R. Wilson (d) M. Wilks List - II(i) Memoir of Central India(ii) Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan(iii) Historical Sketches of South India(iv) Early Annals of the English in Bengal Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) |
| B. | (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) |
| C. | (i) (iv) (iii) (ii) |
| D. | (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) |
| Answer» B. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) | |
| 17. |
Chronologically arrange the following schools of historical thought as emerged at different points of time(i) Enlightenment Historiography(ii) Church Historiography(iii) Annals Historiography(iv) Subaltern HistoriographySelect the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes: |
| A. | (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) |
| B. | (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) |
| C. | (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) |
| D. | (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) |
| Answer» D. (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) | |
| 18. |
Arrange the following into sequential order and select correct answer from the codes given below:(i) St. Thomae war(ii) The Pindari war(iii) Buxar war(iv) War of ChandurthiCodes : |
| A. | (i) (iv) (iii) (ii) |
| B. | (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) |
| C. | (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) |
| D. | (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) |
| Answer» B. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) | |
| 19. |
Who wrote Poverty and Un-British Rule in India? |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | R. C. Dutt |
| C. | Charles Wood |
| D. | M. N. Roy |
| Answer» B. R. C. Dutt | |
| 20. |
August 8, 1942 is important in Indian History for |
| A. | Formation of Indian National Army by Subhash Chandra Bose at Singapore |
| B. | Cripp's Proposals for Dominion status |
| C. | Non-co-operation Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Quit India Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
The Home Rule Movement started by Annie Besant aimed at: |
| A. | boycotting foreign goods |
| B. | educating the Indian Masses |
| C. | attaining self-rule for India |
| D. | agitating against the British Monopoly in administration |
| Answer» D. agitating against the British Monopoly in administration | |
| 22. |
Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the English East India Company factories established in India?(i) Surat (ii) Masulipatnam(iii) Hugli(iv) BalasoreCodes : |
| A. | (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) |
| B. | (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) |
| C. | (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) |
| D. | (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) |
| Answer» C. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) | |
| 23. |
Which is correctly matched: |
| A. | 'Do or Die' - Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | 'Swaraj is my birth right' - Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | 'Give me blood, I will give you freedom - Subhash Chandra Bose |
| D. | 'Independence through nonviolence must be our aim' |
| Answer» D. 'Independence through nonviolence must be our aim' | |
| 24. |
The Treaty of Bassien (1802) was signed between: |
| A. | the English and Peshwa Baji Rao II |
| B. | the English and Tipu Sultan |
| C. | the English and Holkar |
| D. | the English and Gaikwad |
| Answer» B. the English and Tipu Sultan | |
| 25. |
In which year did Robert Clive accepted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa from the Mughal ruler. |
| A. | 1761 |
| B. | 1765 |
| C. | 1778 |
| D. | 1781 |
| Answer» C. 1778 | |
| 26. |
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R:Assertion A: The number of Rajput Mansabdars declined in the Mughal nobility during the second half of Aurangzeb's reign.Reason R: Aurangzeb assigned large number of Jagirs to nobles from the Deccan.Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below: |
| A. | Both A andR are true andR is the correct explanation ofA |
| B. | Both A andR are true, butR is not the correct explanation ofA |
| C. | A is true, butR is false |
| D. | A is false, butR is true |
| Answer» C. A is true, butR is false | |
| 27. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Book) (a) Indian Painting under the Mughals (b) Architecture of Mughal India (c) The Technique of Mughal Painting (d) Mughal Painting during Jahangir's Time List - II (Author)(i) Ashok kumar Das(ii) Moti Chandra(iii) Percy Brown(iv) Catherine B. AsherCodes: (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) |
| B. | (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) |
| C. | (iv) (ii) (i) (iii) |
| D. | (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R:Assertion A: The English East India Company eliminated their Portuguese and Dutch trade rivals by the end of the Seventeenth century.Reason R: The English traders sold goods of superior quality at cheaper rates.Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes: |
| A. | Both A andR are true, andR is the correct explanation ofA |
| B. | Both A andR are true butR is not the correct explanation ofA |
| C. | A is true, butR is false |
| D. | A is false, butR is true |
| Answer» D. A is false, butR is true | |
| 29. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and other labelled as Reason R.Assertion A: Dr. Annie Besant organised the Home Rule Movement against the British Rule.Reason R: She wanted to organize all sections of Indian people on the basis of a single political slogan above religious consideration Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given belowCodes: |
| A. | A is correct, butR is not correct |
| B. | A is not correct, butR is correct |
| C. | A andR both are not correct |
| D. | A is correct andR is the correct explanation ofAnD) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Consider the names of the following Mughal Emperors of the Eighteenth century:(i) Alamgir II(ii) Ahmad Shah(iii) Jahandar Shah(iv) Muhammad ShahWhich among the following sequences represents the correct chronological order? |
| A. | (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) |
| B. | (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) |
| C. | (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) |
| D. | (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) |
| Answer» D. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) | |
| 31. |
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and other is labelled as Reason R.Assertion A: The 1857 Mutiny was suppressed by the BritishReason R: Except for a few like Rani of Jhansi, a very few Indian rulers participated in the mutiny.Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given belowCodes: |
| A. | Both A andR are true andR is the correct explanation ofA |
| B. | Both A andR are true, butR is not the correct explanation ofA |
| C. | Both A andR are false |
| D. | A is true, butR is false |
| Answer» B. Both A andR are true, butR is not the correct explanation ofA | |
| 32. |
Arrange the following in chronological order:(i) Prince Akbar's flight to the Deccan(ii) Conquest of Golkunda by Aurangzeb(iii) Capture of Chitagong by Shaista Khan(iv) The institution of Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh Select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes: |
| A. | (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) |
| B. | (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) |
| C. | (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) |
| D. | (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) |
| Answer» C. (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) | |
| 33. |
Arrange the following events in chronological order:(i) Mughal occupation of Balkh(ii) Introduction of the system of month proportion(iii) Extinction of Nizamshahi(iv) Treaty of the Mughals with Bijapur and Golkunda |
| A. | (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) |
| B. | (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) |
| C. | (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) |
| D. | (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) |
| Answer» B. (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) | |
| 34. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled Assertion A and other labelled Reason R.Assertion A: In military terms Firuz Shah Tughluq's reign was undistinguishedReason R: He could not subjugate the ruler of Nagarkot In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?Codes: |
| A. | Both A andR are true andR is the correct explanation ofA |
| B. | Both A andR are true, butR is not the correct explanation ofA |
| C. | A is true, butR is false |
| D. | A is false, butR is true |
| Answer» D. A is false, butR is true | |
| 35. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (a) Maasir-i- Jahangiri (b) Iqbalnama-i- Jahangiri (c) Maasir-i- Alamgiri (d) Futuhat-i- Alamgiri List - II(i) Motmid Khan(ii) Saqi Mustaid Khan(iii) Khwaza Kamgar Ghairat Khan(iv) Isardas NagarCodes: (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) |
| B. | (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) |
| C. | (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) |
| D. | (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) |
| Answer» C. (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) | |
| 36. |
Which of the following social reforms was not introduced by Akbar? |
| A. | Legalization of widows remarriage |
| B. | Registration of marriage |
| C. | Total ban on the practice of sati |
| D. | The age of circumcision was raised to twelve |
| Answer» D. The age of circumcision was raised to twelve | |
| 37. |
Arrange the following in correct chronological order:(i) Chaitanya (ii) Eknath(iii) Surdas (iv) TulsidasCodes : |
| A. | (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) |
| B. | (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) |
| C. | (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) |
| D. | (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) |
| Answer» B. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) | |
| 38. |
What measures were adopted by Mahmud Gawan to curb the power of the Bahmani Nobles?(i) He reduced the size of their estate(ii) He increased the amount of land classified as royal domain(iii) He forbade governors from controlling more than a single fort(iv) He enhanced the rate of land revenue demand.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes: |
| A. | (i) (iv) (iii) |
| B. | (i) (ii) (iii) |
| C. | (iii) (iv) (ii) |
| D. | (i) (iii) (iv) |
| Answer» C. (iii) (iv) (ii) | |
| 39. |
Who termed the dominion of Sultan Muhammad Tughlaq as 'Hind and Sind'? |
| A. | Ziyauddin Barani |
| B. | Abdal Malik Isami |
| C. | Ibn Battuta |
| D. | Yahia-bin Ahmad Sirhindi |
| Answer» D. Yahia-bin Ahmad Sirhindi | |
| 40. |
Who described the Mughal imperial Harem as the 'Pavilion of chartity'? |
| A. | Nizamuddin Ahmad |
| B. | Abul Fazl |
| C. | Gulbadan Begum |
| D. | Abdul Hamid Lahori |
| Answer» B. Abul Fazl | |
| 41. |
In the Mughal System of administration, Mir Bakshi was |
| A. | Commandar-in-chief of the Mughal army |
| B. | Incharge of the imperial mint |
| C. | Minister-in-charge of Treasury |
| D. | Paymaster General |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Which one of the following was the revenue officer of the Chola dynasty? |
| A. | Aulnayak |
| B. | Sherundaram |
| C. | Varitppottagakka |
| D. | Perumakkal |
| Answer» D. Perumakkal | |
| 43. |
In which one of the following ancient literary works a separate section of painting is found? |
| A. | Panchasiddhantika |
| B. | Vishnudharmottara Purana |
| C. | Panchatantra |
| D. | Natyashastra |
| Answer» C. Panchatantra | |
| 44. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I --------------- List - II(a) Shaikh Moinuddin Chishti --------------- (i) Delhi(b) Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya --------------- (ii) Ajodhan(c) Shaikh Farid-ud-din Masud Ganj-i- Shakar ---------------(iii) Multan(d) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya ---------------(iv) AjmerCodes : (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) |
| B. | (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) |
| C. | (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) |
| D. | (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) |
| Answer» D. (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) | |
| 45. |
Which of the following statements are not correct?(i) After Balban's death his son Bughra Khan assumed sovereignty in Lakhnauti(ii) Alauddin Khalji extended his authority to Bengal(iii) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq made Bengal part of the Delhi sultanate in 1324(iv) Firuz Shah Tughluq invaded Bengal twice during the reign of Shamsuddin Iliyas Shah. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes : |
| A. | (ii) (iii) (iv) |
| B. | (ii) (iv) |
| C. | (ii) (iii) |
| D. | (iii) (iv) |
| Answer» C. (ii) (iii) | |
| 46. |
Identify the dynasty to which Queen Rudramadevi belonged to |
| A. | Chalukyas of Badami |
| B. | Pandyas of Madurai |
| C. | Kakatiyas of Warrangal |
| D. | Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi |
| Answer» D. Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi | |
| 47. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I --------------- List - II(a) Kirtivarman --------------- (i) Vatapi(b) Simhavishnu --------------- (ii) Tanjaur(c) Dantivarman --------------- (iii) Kanchipuram(d) Vijayalaya (iv) ManyekhetaCodes: (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) |
| B. | (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) |
| C. | (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) |
| D. | (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason RAssertion A: The majority of peasants in the Post-Gupta Period were considered to belong to Sudra Varna.Reason R: A large scale incorporation of tribes into caste system started taking place from the Post-Gupta Period.Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes: |
| A. | Both A andR are correct andR is the correct explanation ofA |
| B. | |
| C. | is correct, butR is false |
| D. | A is false, butR is correct5)Both A andR are false |
| Answer» B. | |
| 49. |
Which one of the following collection of hymns of Alvar poetry collected by Nathmuni? |
| A. | Periyapuranam |
| B. | Tirumurai |
| C. | Nalayira Divya Prabandhan |
| D. | Tiruttondal Tiruvantati |
| Answer» D. Tiruttondal Tiruvantati | |
| 50. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (a) Rigveda (b) Yajurveda (c) Samaveda (d) Atharvaveda List - II(i) Vajsaneye(ii) Shakala(iii) Shaunaka(iv) KauthumCodes : (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | (i) (iv) (iii) (ii) |
| B. | (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) |
| C. | (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) |
| D. | (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) |
| Answer» C. (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) | |