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INDIAN CULTURE MCQs
1. A figure of Mother Goddess made of bone was discovered from the Upper Palaeolithic context in
(A) Godavari Valley (Maharashtra)
(B) Narmada Valley (Madhya Pradesh)
(C) Son Valley (Madhya Pradesh)
(D) Belan Valley (Uttar Pradesh)
Ans: D
2. Which of the following Mesolithic sites has yielded the evidence of necklace and earrings?
(A) Adamgarh
(B) Bagor
(C) Mahadaha
(D) Singrauli
Ans: C
3. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
a. Alamgirpur i. Gujarat
b. Rakhigarhi ii. Haryana
c. Rangpur iii. Punjab
d. Ropar iv. Uttar Pradesh
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) iv ii i iii
(C) iii i ii iv
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: B
4. Which of the Harappan sites have yielded the evidence of paddy?
i. Harappa
ii. Mohenjodaro
iii. Lothal
iv. Rangpur
Select the correct answer from the codes below:
(A) i and ii
(B) ii and iii
(C) iii and iv
(D) i, ii and iii
Ans: C
5. Which of the following is the most popular metre of the Rigveda?
(A) Anushtup
(B) Gayatri
(C) Jagati
(D) Trishtup
Ans: D
6. The Paippalada Samhita is a recension of
(A) Rigveda
(B) Yajurveda
(C) Samaveda
(D) Atharvaveda
Ans: D
7. The Vedic river Kubha is to be located in
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Chinese Turkistan
(C) Kashmir
(D) Punjab
Ans: A
8. Which of the following are not Buddhist Jatakas?
i. Baveru Jataka
ii. Brihaj Jataka
iii. Dasarath Jataka
iv. Yavana Jataka
Indicate the correct answer from the codes given below:
(A) i and ii
(B) iii and iv
(C) i and iii
(D) ii and iv
Ans: D
9. Which of the following Mauryan Pillars were surmounted by Lion Capital?
i. Lauriya Nandangarh
ii. Kolhua (Bakhira)
iii. Sanchi
iv. Sarnath
Indicate the correct answer from the codes below:
(A) i & iv
(B) ii & iii
(C) iii & iv
(D) i, ii, iii & iv
Ans: D
10. The Mauryan ruler Asoka gifted caves in the Barabar Hill in Bihar to
(A) Ajivikas
(B) Mahasanghikas
(C) Niganthas
(D) Theravadins
Ans: A
11. Which one of the following has not been included in the list of seven limbs of State?
(A) Duta
(B) Janapada
(C) Mitra
(D) Sena
Ans: A
12. Who among the following laid down punishment for persons becoming ascetics without making adequate provision for dependent wife and children?
(A) Kautilya
(B) Manu
(C) Pushyamitra Sunga
(D) Sasanka
Ans: A
13. In which type of marriage there was a condition of giving a pair of cows to the father of the bride?
(A) Arsha
(B) Asura
(C) Daiva
(D) Prajapatya
Ans: A
14. The son born of Niyoga was known as
(A) Aurasa
(B) Gudhaja
(C) Kshetraja
(D) Sahodha
Ans: C
15. According to the Dharmasastra tradition who was considered to be the first successor to Stridhana?
(A) Husband
(B) Son
(C) Daughter
(D) Daughter-in-law
Ans: C
16. Excavations of which of the following sites has yielded evidence of a Vaishnava temple of pre-Christian era?
(A) Ayodhya
(B) Besnagar
(C) Bodhgaya
(D) Mathura
Ans: B
17. Ancient mint centres of the Yaudheyas were
i. Agaroha
ii. Bayana
iii. Rohtak
iv. Sunet
Indicate the correct answer from the codes below:
(A) i and ii
(B) iii and iv
(C) ii and iii
(D) i and iv
Ans: B
18. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): The early Chaitygrihas and Viharas of Guntuphalli in West Godavari district are rock cut.
Reason (R): The Chaityas and Viharas of Eastern Deccan are usually rock-cut.
In the context of 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.
Ans: C
19. Which of the following places has yielded Roman coins of Augustus in good numbers?
(A) Arikamedu
(B) Coimbatore district
(C) Mahabalipuram
(D) Sopara
Ans: B
20. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): The Buddhist text Milindapanho states that ships were sailed from India to
Alexandria.
Reason (R): Milinda had a second capital at Alexandria.
In the context of 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.
Ans: C
21. Who among the following Kushan Kings portrayed only one deity Shiva with or without Nandi on the reverse of his coins?
(A) Kujula Kadphises
(B) Wema Kadphises
(C) Kanishka
(D) Huvishka
Ans: B
22. Which school of art used spotted sandstone as material for sculptures?
(A) Amaravati
(B) Gandhar
(C) Mathura
(D) Sarnath
Ans: C
23. Who among the following was a great patron of the Sangam poets?
(A) Kāri
(B) Ori
(C) Nalli
(D) Pāri
Ans: D
24. In which of the following early royal families, men usually patronised the Vedic religion and the ladies the Buddhism?
(A) Ikshvakus
(B) Kanvas
(C) Guptas
(D) Vakatakas
Ans: A
25. The guild which had migrated from Lata and settled in Dasapura traded in
(A) Jewels
(B) Oil
(C) Salt
(D) Silk
Ans: D
26. Where did Upasika Bodhisiri construct a Chaityagriha, enshrining a Stupa, for the exclusive use of the Theravadin Acharyas of Sri Lanka?
(A) Amaravati
(B) Bhaja
(C) Kanheri
(D) Nagarjunakonda
Ans: D
27. Who among the following rulers had performed the Vajapeya sacrifice?
i. Pushyamitra Sunga
ii. Chantamula
iii. Pravarasena – I
iv. Samudragupta
Indicate the correct answer from the codes below:
(A) i and ii
(B) ii and iii
(C) iii and iv
(D) i and iii
Ans: B
28. Who among the following was the chief exponent of Sunyavada?
(A) Ananda
(B) Asanga
(C) Dinnaga
(D) Nagarjuna
Ans: D
29. Who among the following is known as the acharya of Asvasastra?
(A) Asvin
(B) Palakka
(C) Palakapya
(D) Salihotra
Ans: D
30. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Ashtanga Sangraha – Ayurveda
(B) Brahma Siddhanta – Philosophy
(C) Lilavati – Mathematics
(D) Rupamandana – Iconography
Ans: B
31. Bhinmal is known as the native place of the astronomer named
(A) Aryabhatt
(B) Bhaskaracharya
(C) Brahmagupta
(D) Varahamihira
Ans: C
32. Who among the following had the title ‘Dharma-Maharaja’?
(A) Pushyamitra Sunga
(B) Gautamiputra Satakarni
(C) Pravarsena – I
(D) Chandragupta – II
Ans: C
33. Where is the Buddhist rock-cut cave which depicts eleven-headed Bodhisattva image?
(A) Ajanta
(B) Ellora
(C) Kanheri
(D) Karle
Ans: C
34. Which of the following had been the chief centres of casting Buddhist bronze image during the Pala period?
i. Kurkihar
ii. Nalanda
iii. Rajgrih
iv. Sarnath
Indicate the correct answer from the codes below:
(A) ii only
(B) i and ii
(C) iii and iv
(D) ii, iii and iv
Ans: B
35. 556 years of Śaka era had elapsed when the Aihole inscription of Pulekesin – II was composed. Its approximate equivalent would be
(A) A.D. 499
(B) A.D. 613
(C) A.D. 634
(D) A.D. 691
Ans: C
36. Which of the following temples was constructed by Lokamahadevi, the senior queen of Chalukya ruler Vikramaditya – II?
(A) Draupadi Rath at Mamallapuram
(B) Vaikuntha Perumal temple at Kanchipuram
(C) Meguti temple at Aihole
(D) Virupaksha temple at Pattadakal
Ans: D
37. Which of the following temples is considered the earliest monument of Khajuraho?
(A) Chausath Yogini temple
(B) Brahma temple
(C) Lakshman temple
(D) Parswanath temple
Ans: A
38. Which of the following temples has a Sikhara of the Dravidian style?
(A) Chitragupta temple, Khajuraho
(B) Draupadi Rath, Mamallapuram
(C) Rajarani temple, Odisha
(D) Teli Ka Mandir, Gwalior
Ans: D
39. Name the temple which served as a centre of higher education:
(A) Lingaraja temple at Bhubneswar
(B) Sasbahu temple at Gwalior
(C) Shore temple at Mamallapuram
(D) Trayi Purush temple at Salotgi
Ans: D
40. Where did the Rashtrakuta King Dantidurga perform Hiranyagarbha Mahadana ceremony?
(A) Ellora
(B) Nasik
(C) Manyakheta
(D) Ujjain
Ans: D
41. Under the Chola rule there existed a medical school teaching the Charaka Samhita and the Ashtangahridaya Samhita at
(A) Annāyiram
(B) Tirumukkūdal
(C) Tiruvāduturai
(D) Tribhuvani
Ans: C
42. Who among the following Chalukya rulers had forbidden animal sacrifice in Gujarat?
(A) Bhima
(B) Siddharaja Jayasimha
(C) Kumarapala
(D) Ajayapala
Ans: C
43. Who among the following has been criticised by Kalhana for confiscating the temple treasures?
(A) Lalitaditya
(B) Avantivarman
(C) Didda
(D) Harsha
Ans: D
44. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Hemadri – Danasagara
(B) Jimutavahana – Dayabhaga
(C) Lakshmidhara – Chaturvargachintamani
(D) Medhatithi – Commentary on Yajnavalkya Smriti
Ans: B
45. Who among the following issued coins with the figure of Lakshmi?
(A) Mahmud Ghazni
(B) Mohammad Ghori
(C) Akbar
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
46. The earliest extant Persian dictionary is
(A) Miftahul Suzala
(B) Farhang-i-Qawwas
(C) Farhang-i-Jahangiri
(D) Farhang-i-Rashidi
Ans: B
47. Match the List – I with List – II and select correct answer from the codes given below the list:
List – I (Author) List – II (Work)
a. Jauhar Aftabchi i. Tazkirat-ul Waqiyat
b. Bayzeed Bayaat ii. Tazkira-i Humayun-wa-Akbar
c. Ishwar Das Nāgar iii. Futuhat-i Alamgiri
d. Shamshuddin Shah Nawaj Khan iv. Ma’asir-ul Umra
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) ii i iv iii
Ans: A
48. In whose court the Hindu Painters Basawan and Daswant were the chief painters?
(A) Akbar
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Mohammed Shah ‘Rangila’
(D) Bahadurshah Zafar
Ans: A
49. ‘Loor’ is a well known folk song and dance of which State?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Bihar
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Assam
Ans: A
50. The marble stone was first introduced with Red Stone in the Mughal Buildings during whose period?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Ans: C
(A) Godavari Valley (Maharashtra)
(B) Narmada Valley (Madhya Pradesh)
(C) Son Valley (Madhya Pradesh)
(D) Belan Valley (Uttar Pradesh)
Ans: D
2. Which of the following Mesolithic sites has yielded the evidence of necklace and earrings?
(A) Adamgarh
(B) Bagor
(C) Mahadaha
(D) Singrauli
Ans: C
3. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
a. Alamgirpur i. Gujarat
b. Rakhigarhi ii. Haryana
c. Rangpur iii. Punjab
d. Ropar iv. Uttar Pradesh
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) iv ii i iii
(C) iii i ii iv
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: B
4. Which of the Harappan sites have yielded the evidence of paddy?
i. Harappa
ii. Mohenjodaro
iii. Lothal
iv. Rangpur
Select the correct answer from the codes below:
(A) i and ii
(B) ii and iii
(C) iii and iv
(D) i, ii and iii
Ans: C
5. Which of the following is the most popular metre of the Rigveda?
(A) Anushtup
(B) Gayatri
(C) Jagati
(D) Trishtup
Ans: D
6. The Paippalada Samhita is a recension of
(A) Rigveda
(B) Yajurveda
(C) Samaveda
(D) Atharvaveda
Ans: D
7. The Vedic river Kubha is to be located in
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Chinese Turkistan
(C) Kashmir
(D) Punjab
Ans: A
8. Which of the following are not Buddhist Jatakas?
i. Baveru Jataka
ii. Brihaj Jataka
iii. Dasarath Jataka
iv. Yavana Jataka
Indicate the correct answer from the codes given below:
(A) i and ii
(B) iii and iv
(C) i and iii
(D) ii and iv
Ans: D
9. Which of the following Mauryan Pillars were surmounted by Lion Capital?
i. Lauriya Nandangarh
ii. Kolhua (Bakhira)
iii. Sanchi
iv. Sarnath
Indicate the correct answer from the codes below:
(A) i & iv
(B) ii & iii
(C) iii & iv
(D) i, ii, iii & iv
Ans: D
10. The Mauryan ruler Asoka gifted caves in the Barabar Hill in Bihar to
(A) Ajivikas
(B) Mahasanghikas
(C) Niganthas
(D) Theravadins
Ans: A
11. Which one of the following has not been included in the list of seven limbs of State?
(A) Duta
(B) Janapada
(C) Mitra
(D) Sena
Ans: A
12. Who among the following laid down punishment for persons becoming ascetics without making adequate provision for dependent wife and children?
(A) Kautilya
(B) Manu
(C) Pushyamitra Sunga
(D) Sasanka
Ans: A
13. In which type of marriage there was a condition of giving a pair of cows to the father of the bride?
(A) Arsha
(B) Asura
(C) Daiva
(D) Prajapatya
Ans: A
14. The son born of Niyoga was known as
(A) Aurasa
(B) Gudhaja
(C) Kshetraja
(D) Sahodha
Ans: C
15. According to the Dharmasastra tradition who was considered to be the first successor to Stridhana?
(A) Husband
(B) Son
(C) Daughter
(D) Daughter-in-law
Ans: C
16. Excavations of which of the following sites has yielded evidence of a Vaishnava temple of pre-Christian era?
(A) Ayodhya
(B) Besnagar
(C) Bodhgaya
(D) Mathura
Ans: B
17. Ancient mint centres of the Yaudheyas were
i. Agaroha
ii. Bayana
iii. Rohtak
iv. Sunet
Indicate the correct answer from the codes below:
(A) i and ii
(B) iii and iv
(C) ii and iii
(D) i and iv
Ans: B
18. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): The early Chaitygrihas and Viharas of Guntuphalli in West Godavari district are rock cut.
Reason (R): The Chaityas and Viharas of Eastern Deccan are usually rock-cut.
In the context of 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.
Ans: C
19. Which of the following places has yielded Roman coins of Augustus in good numbers?
(A) Arikamedu
(B) Coimbatore district
(C) Mahabalipuram
(D) Sopara
Ans: B
20. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): The Buddhist text Milindapanho states that ships were sailed from India to
Alexandria.
Reason (R): Milinda had a second capital at Alexandria.
In the context of 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.
Ans: C
21. Who among the following Kushan Kings portrayed only one deity Shiva with or without Nandi on the reverse of his coins?
(A) Kujula Kadphises
(B) Wema Kadphises
(C) Kanishka
(D) Huvishka
Ans: B
22. Which school of art used spotted sandstone as material for sculptures?
(A) Amaravati
(B) Gandhar
(C) Mathura
(D) Sarnath
Ans: C
23. Who among the following was a great patron of the Sangam poets?
(A) Kāri
(B) Ori
(C) Nalli
(D) Pāri
Ans: D
24. In which of the following early royal families, men usually patronised the Vedic religion and the ladies the Buddhism?
(A) Ikshvakus
(B) Kanvas
(C) Guptas
(D) Vakatakas
Ans: A
25. The guild which had migrated from Lata and settled in Dasapura traded in
(A) Jewels
(B) Oil
(C) Salt
(D) Silk
Ans: D
26. Where did Upasika Bodhisiri construct a Chaityagriha, enshrining a Stupa, for the exclusive use of the Theravadin Acharyas of Sri Lanka?
(A) Amaravati
(B) Bhaja
(C) Kanheri
(D) Nagarjunakonda
Ans: D
27. Who among the following rulers had performed the Vajapeya sacrifice?
i. Pushyamitra Sunga
ii. Chantamula
iii. Pravarasena – I
iv. Samudragupta
Indicate the correct answer from the codes below:
(A) i and ii
(B) ii and iii
(C) iii and iv
(D) i and iii
Ans: B
28. Who among the following was the chief exponent of Sunyavada?
(A) Ananda
(B) Asanga
(C) Dinnaga
(D) Nagarjuna
Ans: D
29. Who among the following is known as the acharya of Asvasastra?
(A) Asvin
(B) Palakka
(C) Palakapya
(D) Salihotra
Ans: D
30. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Ashtanga Sangraha – Ayurveda
(B) Brahma Siddhanta – Philosophy
(C) Lilavati – Mathematics
(D) Rupamandana – Iconography
Ans: B
31. Bhinmal is known as the native place of the astronomer named
(A) Aryabhatt
(B) Bhaskaracharya
(C) Brahmagupta
(D) Varahamihira
Ans: C
32. Who among the following had the title ‘Dharma-Maharaja’?
(A) Pushyamitra Sunga
(B) Gautamiputra Satakarni
(C) Pravarsena – I
(D) Chandragupta – II
Ans: C
33. Where is the Buddhist rock-cut cave which depicts eleven-headed Bodhisattva image?
(A) Ajanta
(B) Ellora
(C) Kanheri
(D) Karle
Ans: C
34. Which of the following had been the chief centres of casting Buddhist bronze image during the Pala period?
i. Kurkihar
ii. Nalanda
iii. Rajgrih
iv. Sarnath
Indicate the correct answer from the codes below:
(A) ii only
(B) i and ii
(C) iii and iv
(D) ii, iii and iv
Ans: B
35. 556 years of Śaka era had elapsed when the Aihole inscription of Pulekesin – II was composed. Its approximate equivalent would be
(A) A.D. 499
(B) A.D. 613
(C) A.D. 634
(D) A.D. 691
Ans: C
36. Which of the following temples was constructed by Lokamahadevi, the senior queen of Chalukya ruler Vikramaditya – II?
(A) Draupadi Rath at Mamallapuram
(B) Vaikuntha Perumal temple at Kanchipuram
(C) Meguti temple at Aihole
(D) Virupaksha temple at Pattadakal
Ans: D
37. Which of the following temples is considered the earliest monument of Khajuraho?
(A) Chausath Yogini temple
(B) Brahma temple
(C) Lakshman temple
(D) Parswanath temple
Ans: A
38. Which of the following temples has a Sikhara of the Dravidian style?
(A) Chitragupta temple, Khajuraho
(B) Draupadi Rath, Mamallapuram
(C) Rajarani temple, Odisha
(D) Teli Ka Mandir, Gwalior
Ans: D
39. Name the temple which served as a centre of higher education:
(A) Lingaraja temple at Bhubneswar
(B) Sasbahu temple at Gwalior
(C) Shore temple at Mamallapuram
(D) Trayi Purush temple at Salotgi
Ans: D
40. Where did the Rashtrakuta King Dantidurga perform Hiranyagarbha Mahadana ceremony?
(A) Ellora
(B) Nasik
(C) Manyakheta
(D) Ujjain
Ans: D
41. Under the Chola rule there existed a medical school teaching the Charaka Samhita and the Ashtangahridaya Samhita at
(A) Annāyiram
(B) Tirumukkūdal
(C) Tiruvāduturai
(D) Tribhuvani
Ans: C
42. Who among the following Chalukya rulers had forbidden animal sacrifice in Gujarat?
(A) Bhima
(B) Siddharaja Jayasimha
(C) Kumarapala
(D) Ajayapala
Ans: C
43. Who among the following has been criticised by Kalhana for confiscating the temple treasures?
(A) Lalitaditya
(B) Avantivarman
(C) Didda
(D) Harsha
Ans: D
44. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Hemadri – Danasagara
(B) Jimutavahana – Dayabhaga
(C) Lakshmidhara – Chaturvargachintamani
(D) Medhatithi – Commentary on Yajnavalkya Smriti
Ans: B
45. Who among the following issued coins with the figure of Lakshmi?
(A) Mahmud Ghazni
(B) Mohammad Ghori
(C) Akbar
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
46. The earliest extant Persian dictionary is
(A) Miftahul Suzala
(B) Farhang-i-Qawwas
(C) Farhang-i-Jahangiri
(D) Farhang-i-Rashidi
Ans: B
47. Match the List – I with List – II and select correct answer from the codes given below the list:
List – I (Author) List – II (Work)
a. Jauhar Aftabchi i. Tazkirat-ul Waqiyat
b. Bayzeed Bayaat ii. Tazkira-i Humayun-wa-Akbar
c. Ishwar Das Nāgar iii. Futuhat-i Alamgiri
d. Shamshuddin Shah Nawaj Khan iv. Ma’asir-ul Umra
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) ii i iv iii
Ans: A
48. In whose court the Hindu Painters Basawan and Daswant were the chief painters?
(A) Akbar
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Mohammed Shah ‘Rangila’
(D) Bahadurshah Zafar
Ans: A
49. ‘Loor’ is a well known folk song and dance of which State?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Bihar
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Assam
Ans: A
50. The marble stone was first introduced with Red Stone in the Mughal Buildings during whose period?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Ans: C
51. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): For the first time, a conscious effort was made by Akbar to liberate painting from the strait-jacket of sectarian ideology.
Reason (R): Akbar was deeply influenced by the traditional Indian art which was suffused with secular themes.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(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 true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: C
52. Which Mughal emperor used to check the authenticity of the portraits from different sources?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Muhammad Shah
Ans: B
53. Which form of Hindustani classical singing takes its name from a Persian word mean ‘imagination’?
(A) Khyal
(B) Dhurpad
(C) Bhairvi
(D) Malhar
Ans: A
54. There was tradition of laid down the foundation of important buildings. Following tradition the foundation of Jama Masjid of Delhi was laid down by:
(A) Emperor Shahjahan
(B) Prince Aurengzeb
(C) Prince Dara Shikoh
(D) Jahan Ara Begum
Ans: A
55. The last great poet of the early Deccani School of Urdu was:
(A) Samsuddin Waliullah Wali
(B) Sadullah Gulsan
(C) Zattali
(D) Mirza Bedil
Ans: A
56. Raja Deen Dayal was the official photographer of the
(A) Court of Jodhpur
(B) Court of Patiala
(C) Court of the Nizam of Hyderabad
(D) Court of Travancore
Ans: C
57. Which is the odd name out of the following British artists of the colonial era who painted Indian scenes?
(A) Henry Hardinge
(B) William Prinsep
(C) Thomas Daniell
(D) William Daniell
Ans: A
58. Who was the founder of the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College which later became Aligarh Muslim University?
(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan
(C) Zakir Hussain
(D) M.A. Ansari
Ans: B
59. Who among the following was not an artist in pre-independent India?
(A) Nandlal Bose
(B) Basanti Devi
(C) Amrita Sher-Gil
(D) Abarendranath Tagore
Ans: B
60. All India Women’s Conference was formed in
(A) 1922
(B) 1927
(C) 1929
(D) 1930
Ans: B
61. Match the following names with their fields of contribution:
a. Muthulakshmi Reddy 1. National Movement
b. Margaret Cousins 2. Education of Child Widows
c. Sister Subbakashni 3. All-India Women’s Conference
d. Satyavati Devi 4. Adult Franchise
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans: A
62. Mark the most important Nationalist Organisation before the emergence of the Indian National Congress?
(A) The Madras Mahajan Sabha
(B) The Indian Association of Calcutta
(C) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
(D) Bombay PresidencyAssociation
Ans: B
63. In which Session of the Indian National Congress the resolution on Fundamental Rights was passed?
(A) Surat Session (1907)
(B) Gaya Session (1922)
(C) Lahore Session (1929)
(D) Karachi Session (1931)
Ans: D
64. Match the following names with their fields of achievements:
a. Homai Vyrawalla 1. Literature
b. Raja Ravi Verma 2. Science
c. Bhartendu Harishchandra 3. Photography
d. J.C. Bose 4. Painting
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 3 4 1 2
Ans: D
65. Who among the following names was not a leader of militant nationalism?
(A) Rajnarain Bose
(B) V.S. Chiplunkar Vishnu Shastri
(C) Aurobindo Ghosh
(D) Sasipada Bannerjee
Ans: D
66. Who, among the following wrote “Why I am an atheist”?
(A) Bhagat Singh
(B) Chandrasekhar Azad
(C) Rajguru
(D) Surya Sen
Ans: A
67. Who among the following writers did not have any influence on Gandhi’s thoughts?
(A) Leo Tolstoy
(B) Ruskin
(C) Adam Smith
(D) Narmada Shankar
Ans: C
68. Which of the following statement is incorrect pertaining to Gandhi’s ideas of rural development?
(A) Setting-up of large industries in the villages.
(B) Emphasis on the system of ‘Basic Education’ for the masses.
(C) Campaign to keep the villages clean.
(D) Improving food nutrition of the villagers.
Ans: A
69. Who was the Chairman of the National Planning Committee constituted by the Indian National Congress in 1938?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) M.R. Jayakar
(C) Ram Manohar Lohia
(D) Rajendra Prasad
Ans: A
70. Who among the following was the leader of Prarthana Samaj?
(A) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(B) Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
(C) R.G. Bhandarkar
(D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans: C
Read the following passage carefully and answer questions from 71 to 75:
The term culture itself has its own history. The primary meaning of culture is the cultivating of natural growth and by extension in recent times it has come to mean the cultivating of the human mind. Among historians of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries culture and civilization became synonymous. The association of culture was however with superior social groups. The inadequacy of this limitation contributed towards the redefinition of the term in which it was extended to include all patterns of behaviour and ways of life. Culture therefore refers to behaviour patterns socially acquired and socially transmitted by means of symbols. It includes language, tradition, customs and institutions. It is in this wider sense that I am using the term.
Furthermore, culture in relation to tradition links the past to the present. It has therefore a historical context which is as significant as the cultural form itself.
71. Which aspects are primarily covered by cultural study?
(A) Language and Tradition
(B) Economy of the people
(C) Geography of a region
(D) History of a Nation
Ans: A
72. Which one of the following is not the correct statement?
(A) Culture is not a way of life.
(B) Culture is a study of behavior and way of life of society.
(C) Culture is a study of language, tradition and customs.
(D) Culture in relation to tradition links the past to the present.
Ans: A
73. As stated in the text, culture is simply:
(A) To know only about the religion of the people.
(B) To know all patterns of behaviour and ways of life of the people.
(C) To know only the social customs and rituals of a religious group.
(D) To know about the institutions of a society.
Ans: B
74. Point out the correct statement as indicated in the paragraph:
(A) Culture is not related to history.
(B) Culture has its own history.
(C) Culture and anthropology have their own past.
(D) Culture is only the history of superior groups.
Ans: B
75. In the above paragraph, the perception and concept of culture is discussed in the ‘Cultural Transaction and Early India’. Point out the author of the booklet from the following:
(A) M.N. Srinivas
(B) Romila Thapar
(C) Sumit Sarkar
(D) Smriti Sarkar
Ans: B
76. The art of dancing in the Harappan culture is known from:
(A) Harappa
(B) Mohenjodaro
(C) Lothal
(D) Dholavira
Ans: B
77. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The discovery of copper seals during the chalcolithic culture attests the existence of trade.
Reason (R): Seals were used as money for external trade.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(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.
Ans: C
78. Which one of the following is the first to throw light on Barter system in the vedic period?
(A) Rigveda
(B) Yajurveda
(C) Samaveda
(D) Atharvaveda
Ans: A
79. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List – I (Mahajanapada States) List – II (In Modern States)
a. Anga 1. Madhya Pradesh
b. Kosala 2. Rajasthan
c. Machchha 3. Uttar Pradesh
d. Avanti 4. Bihar
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 2 3 4 1
Ans: B
80. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List – I (Buddhist Councils) List – II (Presiding Personalities)
a. Rajgriha 1. Vasumitra
b. Vaishali 2. Moggaliputra Tissa
c. Pataliputra 3. Sabbakami
d. Kashmir 4. Mahakassapa
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans: B
81. Match the List I and List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists.
List – I (Place of Edicts of Ashok) List – II (Modern State)
a. Kalsi 1. Maharastra
b. Girnar 2. Odisha
c. Sopara 3. Gujarat
d. Dhauli 4. Uttarakhand
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 4 1 3 4
Ans: A
82. Where was Lomas rishi cave carved?
(A) Udaigiri
(B) Khandgiri
(C) Barbar hills
(D) Junagarh hills
Ans: C
83. Which one of the following ancient places is not related to Jainism?
(A) Ujjain
(B) Sravanabelgola
(C) Nasik
(D) Vallabhi
Ans: C
84. Jataka stories were depicted for the first time in Indian art in:
(A) Bodh Gaya
(B) Sanchi
(C) Bharhut
(D) Amaravati
Ans: C
85. Which among the following works has not been written by Asvagosha?
(A) Buddha-charita
(B) Sariputra-Prakarana
(C) Saundarananada
(D) Madhyamika sutra
Ans: D
86. In which one of the following places, was a Jaina council held under Devardhagani?
(A) Pataliputra
(B) Vallabhi
(C) Rajgriha
(D) Vaisali
Ans: B
87. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): After the death of Emperor Asoka, Buddhism lost its royal patronage.
Reason (R): Rulers of the post- Mauryan period supported the cause of Hinduism.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(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.
Ans: A
88. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List – I (Works) List – II (Authors)
a. Abidharma Kosha 1. Jayamkondar
b. Mahabhasya 2. Panini
c. Ashtayayi 3. Patanjali
d. Kalingattuparani 4. Vasubandhu
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans: A
89. Who among the following performed two Aswamedhas?
(A) Vasumitra
(B) Agnimitra
(C) Pushyamitra
(D) Jyeshtamitra
Ans: C
90. Pliny’s Naturalis Historica was written in which one of the following languages?
(A) Greek
(B) Roman
(C) Latin
(D) Chinese
Ans: C
91. The Fire Temple of Taxila belongs to which of the following periods?
(A) Bacterian – Greeks
(B) Kushans
(C) Saka – Pahlavas
(D) Mauryas
Ans: C
92. Who among the following Satavahana rulers is known for his performance of vedic sacrifices?
(A) Kanha
(B) Simuka
(C) Vedasiri
(D) Sri Satakarni
Ans: D
93. Earliest Vishnu image was found at:
(A) Tala
(B) Malhar
(C) Sirpur
(D) Rajim
Ans: B
94. Who among the following personalities was not connected with the system of medicine during the ancient period?
(A) Charaka
(B) Bhaskara
(C) Dhanvantari
(D) Susruta
Ans: B
95. Cost expenditure account for various architectural activities is given in which inscription?
(A) Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman I
(B) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela
(C) Nasik inscription of Gautamibalsri
(D) Helodorus pillar inscription Vidisa
Ans: B
96. ‘Parikha’ is the architectural part of:
(A) Stupa architecture
(B) Cave architecture
(C) Fort architecture
(D) Temple architecture
Ans: C
97. Gathasaptasati sculptural panel is displayed in the museum of:
(A) Bhopal
(B) Jabalpur
(C) Gwalior
(D) Indore
Ans: B
98. Mention of Karshapana as a coin occurs in:
(A) Nasik inscription of Gautami Balasri
(B) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela
(C) Naneghat inscription of Naganika
(D) Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman
Ans: C
99. That some Gupta rulers petronised music during their reign is evident from the gold vina type coins issued by:
(A) Chandragupta I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Chandragupta II
Ans: B
100. Famous colossal Varaha image was cerved at:
(A) Deogarh
(B) Mathura
(C) Eran
(D) Udaigiri
Ans: D
Assertion (A): For the first time, a conscious effort was made by Akbar to liberate painting from the strait-jacket of sectarian ideology.
Reason (R): Akbar was deeply influenced by the traditional Indian art which was suffused with secular themes.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(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 true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: C
52. Which Mughal emperor used to check the authenticity of the portraits from different sources?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Muhammad Shah
Ans: B
53. Which form of Hindustani classical singing takes its name from a Persian word mean ‘imagination’?
(A) Khyal
(B) Dhurpad
(C) Bhairvi
(D) Malhar
Ans: A
54. There was tradition of laid down the foundation of important buildings. Following tradition the foundation of Jama Masjid of Delhi was laid down by:
(A) Emperor Shahjahan
(B) Prince Aurengzeb
(C) Prince Dara Shikoh
(D) Jahan Ara Begum
Ans: A
55. The last great poet of the early Deccani School of Urdu was:
(A) Samsuddin Waliullah Wali
(B) Sadullah Gulsan
(C) Zattali
(D) Mirza Bedil
Ans: A
56. Raja Deen Dayal was the official photographer of the
(A) Court of Jodhpur
(B) Court of Patiala
(C) Court of the Nizam of Hyderabad
(D) Court of Travancore
Ans: C
57. Which is the odd name out of the following British artists of the colonial era who painted Indian scenes?
(A) Henry Hardinge
(B) William Prinsep
(C) Thomas Daniell
(D) William Daniell
Ans: A
58. Who was the founder of the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College which later became Aligarh Muslim University?
(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan
(C) Zakir Hussain
(D) M.A. Ansari
Ans: B
59. Who among the following was not an artist in pre-independent India?
(A) Nandlal Bose
(B) Basanti Devi
(C) Amrita Sher-Gil
(D) Abarendranath Tagore
Ans: B
60. All India Women’s Conference was formed in
(A) 1922
(B) 1927
(C) 1929
(D) 1930
Ans: B
61. Match the following names with their fields of contribution:
a. Muthulakshmi Reddy 1. National Movement
b. Margaret Cousins 2. Education of Child Widows
c. Sister Subbakashni 3. All-India Women’s Conference
d. Satyavati Devi 4. Adult Franchise
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans: A
62. Mark the most important Nationalist Organisation before the emergence of the Indian National Congress?
(A) The Madras Mahajan Sabha
(B) The Indian Association of Calcutta
(C) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
(D) Bombay PresidencyAssociation
Ans: B
63. In which Session of the Indian National Congress the resolution on Fundamental Rights was passed?
(A) Surat Session (1907)
(B) Gaya Session (1922)
(C) Lahore Session (1929)
(D) Karachi Session (1931)
Ans: D
64. Match the following names with their fields of achievements:
a. Homai Vyrawalla 1. Literature
b. Raja Ravi Verma 2. Science
c. Bhartendu Harishchandra 3. Photography
d. J.C. Bose 4. Painting
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 3 4 1 2
Ans: D
65. Who among the following names was not a leader of militant nationalism?
(A) Rajnarain Bose
(B) V.S. Chiplunkar Vishnu Shastri
(C) Aurobindo Ghosh
(D) Sasipada Bannerjee
Ans: D
66. Who, among the following wrote “Why I am an atheist”?
(A) Bhagat Singh
(B) Chandrasekhar Azad
(C) Rajguru
(D) Surya Sen
Ans: A
67. Who among the following writers did not have any influence on Gandhi’s thoughts?
(A) Leo Tolstoy
(B) Ruskin
(C) Adam Smith
(D) Narmada Shankar
Ans: C
68. Which of the following statement is incorrect pertaining to Gandhi’s ideas of rural development?
(A) Setting-up of large industries in the villages.
(B) Emphasis on the system of ‘Basic Education’ for the masses.
(C) Campaign to keep the villages clean.
(D) Improving food nutrition of the villagers.
Ans: A
69. Who was the Chairman of the National Planning Committee constituted by the Indian National Congress in 1938?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) M.R. Jayakar
(C) Ram Manohar Lohia
(D) Rajendra Prasad
Ans: A
70. Who among the following was the leader of Prarthana Samaj?
(A) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(B) Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
(C) R.G. Bhandarkar
(D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans: C
Read the following passage carefully and answer questions from 71 to 75:
The term culture itself has its own history. The primary meaning of culture is the cultivating of natural growth and by extension in recent times it has come to mean the cultivating of the human mind. Among historians of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries culture and civilization became synonymous. The association of culture was however with superior social groups. The inadequacy of this limitation contributed towards the redefinition of the term in which it was extended to include all patterns of behaviour and ways of life. Culture therefore refers to behaviour patterns socially acquired and socially transmitted by means of symbols. It includes language, tradition, customs and institutions. It is in this wider sense that I am using the term.
Furthermore, culture in relation to tradition links the past to the present. It has therefore a historical context which is as significant as the cultural form itself.
71. Which aspects are primarily covered by cultural study?
(A) Language and Tradition
(B) Economy of the people
(C) Geography of a region
(D) History of a Nation
Ans: A
72. Which one of the following is not the correct statement?
(A) Culture is not a way of life.
(B) Culture is a study of behavior and way of life of society.
(C) Culture is a study of language, tradition and customs.
(D) Culture in relation to tradition links the past to the present.
Ans: A
73. As stated in the text, culture is simply:
(A) To know only about the religion of the people.
(B) To know all patterns of behaviour and ways of life of the people.
(C) To know only the social customs and rituals of a religious group.
(D) To know about the institutions of a society.
Ans: B
74. Point out the correct statement as indicated in the paragraph:
(A) Culture is not related to history.
(B) Culture has its own history.
(C) Culture and anthropology have their own past.
(D) Culture is only the history of superior groups.
Ans: B
75. In the above paragraph, the perception and concept of culture is discussed in the ‘Cultural Transaction and Early India’. Point out the author of the booklet from the following:
(A) M.N. Srinivas
(B) Romila Thapar
(C) Sumit Sarkar
(D) Smriti Sarkar
Ans: B
76. The art of dancing in the Harappan culture is known from:
(A) Harappa
(B) Mohenjodaro
(C) Lothal
(D) Dholavira
Ans: B
77. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The discovery of copper seals during the chalcolithic culture attests the existence of trade.
Reason (R): Seals were used as money for external trade.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(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.
Ans: C
78. Which one of the following is the first to throw light on Barter system in the vedic period?
(A) Rigveda
(B) Yajurveda
(C) Samaveda
(D) Atharvaveda
Ans: A
79. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List – I (Mahajanapada States) List – II (In Modern States)
a. Anga 1. Madhya Pradesh
b. Kosala 2. Rajasthan
c. Machchha 3. Uttar Pradesh
d. Avanti 4. Bihar
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 2 3 4 1
Ans: B
80. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List – I (Buddhist Councils) List – II (Presiding Personalities)
a. Rajgriha 1. Vasumitra
b. Vaishali 2. Moggaliputra Tissa
c. Pataliputra 3. Sabbakami
d. Kashmir 4. Mahakassapa
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans: B
81. Match the List I and List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists.
List – I (Place of Edicts of Ashok) List – II (Modern State)
a. Kalsi 1. Maharastra
b. Girnar 2. Odisha
c. Sopara 3. Gujarat
d. Dhauli 4. Uttarakhand
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 4 1 3 4
Ans: A
82. Where was Lomas rishi cave carved?
(A) Udaigiri
(B) Khandgiri
(C) Barbar hills
(D) Junagarh hills
Ans: C
83. Which one of the following ancient places is not related to Jainism?
(A) Ujjain
(B) Sravanabelgola
(C) Nasik
(D) Vallabhi
Ans: C
84. Jataka stories were depicted for the first time in Indian art in:
(A) Bodh Gaya
(B) Sanchi
(C) Bharhut
(D) Amaravati
Ans: C
85. Which among the following works has not been written by Asvagosha?
(A) Buddha-charita
(B) Sariputra-Prakarana
(C) Saundarananada
(D) Madhyamika sutra
Ans: D
86. In which one of the following places, was a Jaina council held under Devardhagani?
(A) Pataliputra
(B) Vallabhi
(C) Rajgriha
(D) Vaisali
Ans: B
87. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): After the death of Emperor Asoka, Buddhism lost its royal patronage.
Reason (R): Rulers of the post- Mauryan period supported the cause of Hinduism.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(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.
Ans: A
88. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List – I (Works) List – II (Authors)
a. Abidharma Kosha 1. Jayamkondar
b. Mahabhasya 2. Panini
c. Ashtayayi 3. Patanjali
d. Kalingattuparani 4. Vasubandhu
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans: A
89. Who among the following performed two Aswamedhas?
(A) Vasumitra
(B) Agnimitra
(C) Pushyamitra
(D) Jyeshtamitra
Ans: C
90. Pliny’s Naturalis Historica was written in which one of the following languages?
(A) Greek
(B) Roman
(C) Latin
(D) Chinese
Ans: C
91. The Fire Temple of Taxila belongs to which of the following periods?
(A) Bacterian – Greeks
(B) Kushans
(C) Saka – Pahlavas
(D) Mauryas
Ans: C
92. Who among the following Satavahana rulers is known for his performance of vedic sacrifices?
(A) Kanha
(B) Simuka
(C) Vedasiri
(D) Sri Satakarni
Ans: D
93. Earliest Vishnu image was found at:
(A) Tala
(B) Malhar
(C) Sirpur
(D) Rajim
Ans: B
94. Who among the following personalities was not connected with the system of medicine during the ancient period?
(A) Charaka
(B) Bhaskara
(C) Dhanvantari
(D) Susruta
Ans: B
95. Cost expenditure account for various architectural activities is given in which inscription?
(A) Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman I
(B) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela
(C) Nasik inscription of Gautamibalsri
(D) Helodorus pillar inscription Vidisa
Ans: B
96. ‘Parikha’ is the architectural part of:
(A) Stupa architecture
(B) Cave architecture
(C) Fort architecture
(D) Temple architecture
Ans: C
97. Gathasaptasati sculptural panel is displayed in the museum of:
(A) Bhopal
(B) Jabalpur
(C) Gwalior
(D) Indore
Ans: B
98. Mention of Karshapana as a coin occurs in:
(A) Nasik inscription of Gautami Balasri
(B) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela
(C) Naneghat inscription of Naganika
(D) Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman
Ans: C
99. That some Gupta rulers petronised music during their reign is evident from the gold vina type coins issued by:
(A) Chandragupta I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Chandragupta II
Ans: B
100. Famous colossal Varaha image was cerved at:
(A) Deogarh
(B) Mathura
(C) Eran
(D) Udaigiri
Ans: D