INDIAN CULTURE
INDIAN CULTURE SYLLABUS
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Paper II
1. Sources
Archaeology
Literature
Foreign Accounts
2. Early Human Settlements in India
Pre – and proto – historic cultures, Rise of India’s main language families Indo – Aryans, Dravidians and others.
Indus Civilization – general characteristics.
Vedic culture: Veda and Vedangas, political institutions, social and economic conditions, religious practices and ideas.
3. Age of Religious Movements and Mauryan Empire
Religious, social and economic conditions, political institutions, Mauryan culture, polity, economy, art and architecture, Asoka-his edicts and Dhamma.
Sangam Age: Literature, society, economy.
4. Sunga, Satavahana and Kushan Era
New trends in art, literature and religion, Stupa, rock – cut architecture, sculpture, economy, coinage, growth of urban centres, routes, trade and commerce, social life and thought; Literature, Dharmashastra, Natyashastra, Kamasutra, Ayurveda, Panchatantra; Religious Systems and Sects-Hindu, Buddhist and Jain.
5. Age of Guptas, Vakatakas and Pallavas
Literature, education and sciences, religion, society, polity, economy, architecture, sculpture and painting; Cultural contacts with outside world.
6. Early Medieval Period
Legacies of classical ideas and patterns and development of new trends in Indian society and thought; Temple styles – Nagara, Vesara and Dravida; Vedanta-Sankara, Ramanuja; Bhakti, Pauranic religion, Tantra, literature, society, polity, feudalism. Efflorescence of Indian cultural contacts; Islam in India; Alberuni on India.
7. Sultanate Period
Indo – Islamic architecture, regional styles, religious and philosophic developments; Islamic influence on Indian society and culture; Muslim interest in Indian classics; Acharya traditions, Bhakti; Sufism in India; Literary developments-Sanskrit, Persian and regional languages; Cultural contributions of Vijayanagara empire.
8. Mughal India
Social conditions; Akbar and his policies, Persian literature, Abul Fazl, Dara Shukoh, Growth of Vaishnava Bhakti, Sikhism; Mughal architecture and painting; Regional styles of painting; Classical Indian Music including pre – Mughal antecedents; Development of Hindi and Urdu literature; Sawai Jai Singh’s astronomical contributions. Arrival and spread of Christianity, European studies of India – William Jones and Fort William College, Asiatic Society; Influence of Christian Missionaries.
9. Impact of Western Ideas and Indian Responses
Indian education and press; Bengal Renaissance, Reform movements in Bengal and other regions – women, education and social evils, administrative measures for social reforms ( 1828 – 1857 ). Indian Nationalism – rise, salient features and its cultural expressions with special reference to literature, art and education, Gandhian ideas. Indian culture since Independence; Tradition and modernity.
10. Indian Culture Studies
Indian Classics Objectivity and Bias; relationship with ancillary disciplines; Modern writings on Indian culture; Heritage of India and world’s debt to Indian culture.
Paper III (Part A) (Core Group)
Unit – I: Meaning and process of culture; Sources – Acrhaeology, Literature, Foreign accounts.
Unit – II: Early human settlements in India – pre – and proto – historic cultures, Indus Civilization – Origin, extent, date, art, architecture, religion, society, economy; Vedic culture – Religion, society, polity, economy; Changes in the later Vedic period.
Unit – III: Religious movements in the sixth and fifth centuries BC with special reference to Buddhism and Jainism; Social and economic changes; Impact of Persian and Greek invasions; Role of Mauryan empire in Indian cultural unification; Asoka – his edicts and Dhamma; Mauryan art, polity and economy; Sangam age – Society and economy.
Unit – IV: Cultural configurations during the Sunga – Satavahana – Kushana era – New trends in art, literature and religion; Stupa and rock – cut architecture, sculpture; Dharmashastra, Natyashastra, Kamasutra, Panchatantra, Ayurveda; Religious sects and schools – Hindu, Buddhist and Jain.
Unit – V: Developments during the Gupta – Vakataka – Pallava age – Literature, education, science, religion, society, polity, economy, architecture, sculpture, painting; Cultural contacts with outside world.
Unit – VI: Legacies of classical ideas and patterns and development of new trends in Indian society and thought during the early medieval times; Vedanta – Sankara, Ramanjua; Bhakti, Tantra, Alavars, Nayanars; Temple styles Nagara, Vesara, Dravida; Literature, society, polity feudalism; Effloresence of Indian cultural contacts; Islam in India; Alberuni on India.
Unit – VII: Indo-Islamic architecture during the Sultanate period; regional styles; Religious and philosophical developments – Bhakti and acharya traditions; Sufism in India; Islamic influences on Indian society and culture; Muslim interest in Indian classics; Literary developments, Sanskrit, Persian and regional languages; Cultural contributions of Vijayanagara empire.
Unit – VIII: New cultural trends in Mughal India; Religious liberalism – Akbar, Abul Fazl, Dara Shikoh; Growth of Vaishnava Bhakti; Foundation of Sikhism to the institution of Khalsa; Mughal architecture and painting, regional styles; Classical Indian music including pre – Mughal antecedents; Development of Hindi and Urdu literature; Sawai Jai Singh’s astronomical contributions; Arrival and spread of Christianity; European studies of India-William Jones and Fort William College, Asiatic Society of Bengal, influence of Christian Missionaries.
Unit – IX: Influx of Western ideas and Indian response; English education and press; Bengal renaissance; Reform movements in Bengal and other regions, Administrative Measures for Social Reforms ( 1828 – 1857 ), Indian reformers – Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Keshav Chandra Sen, Mahagovinda Ranade, Jyotiba Phule, Dayanand Saraswati, Vivekananda, Syed .Ahmad Khan; Indian nationalism-Rise, salient features and its cultural expressions in literature, art and education, Gandhian ideas – tradition and modernity.
Unit – X: Indian Classics, Indian culture studies, Objectivity and bias; Relationship with ancillary disciplines; Scope of research; Primary and Secondary sources; Heritage of India; World’s debt to Indian culture.
Paper III
(Part B) (Elective / Optional)
Elective – I: Vedic Religion – Early and later – mythology, religious practices, ethical and philosophical ideas; Evolution of Pauranic Hinduism and Hindu Religious systems-Vaishnavism, Saivism, Saktism with principal sects; Alvar and Nayanar traditions of South India; Bhagvad Gita, Yoga and Vedanta-Sankara and Ramanuja; Buddhism, Jainism, Tantra; Bhakti movement; Religious reform movements-Brahma Samaj, Arya Samaj, Ram Krishna Mission.
Elective – II: Indus Valley architecture, town planning and sculpture; Mauryan architecture and sculpture; Origin and evolution of Stupa architecture; Development of rock-cut architecture-Cave, Chaitya, Vihara, Temple; Origin and evolution of Hindu temple-Gupta, Chalukya, Pallava, Rashtrakuta, Khajuraho, Orissan, Chola and later developments in the South India; Sunga-Satavahana sculptures-Bharhut, Bodh Gaya,. Sanchi and Amaravati; Gandhar, Mathura and Sarnath schools of sculpture; Post-Gupta regional styles of sculpture; Cave paintings of Ajanta and Bagh; Iconography of Vishnu, Shiva. Kartikeya, Ganesha, Surya, Sakti, Tirthankara, Buddha, Bodhisattva, Tara.
Elective – III: Social thought and evolution of Indian society; Varnasrama Dharma; Caste system, Asramas, Purushartas, Samsakaras, family, education, position of women, Parda system, Sati, slavery, untouchability, Festivals and pastimes; Legal Institutions sources of Hindu Law, Proprietory rights, succession, judicial procedure, attempts at social reforms in medieval and modern times.
Indian polity – nature of State, kingship, republics, local self – government, inter State relations; taxation; Economic life – argiculture, trade, commerce, industries, guilds, urbanisation, towns and cities.
Elective – IV: Origin and development of Bhakti, Alvar and Nayanar traditions of South India; Bhakti movement; Islam in India; Sufism, Sikhism; Indo – Islamic architecture – Sultanate and Mughal period; Mughal painting and regional styles; Medieval Indian society, nobility, peasantry and slavery; Economic life – agriculture, trade, commerce, industries, urbanisation, towns and cities.
Elective – V: Indian renaissance; Social – religious reform movements of the 19th and 20th centuries – Brahma Samaj, Prarthana Samaj, Arya Samaj, Ramkrishna Mission, Wahabi Movement. Dalit Movement; Spread of modern education; Challenges from the west; Nationalism and culture – Bengali literature, Bankim Chandra Chatterji, Ravindra Nath Tagore, Qazi Nazrul Islam; Hindi and Urdu – Prem Chand and Iqbal, other regional languages and literature; British impact on Indian economy; Rise of Indian nationalism – Tilak, Gandhi, Modern art – painting, architecture, dance, music; Indian culture since independence; Tradition and modernity.
Paper II
1. Sources
Archaeology
Literature
Foreign Accounts
2. Early Human Settlements in India
Pre – and proto – historic cultures, Rise of India’s main language families Indo – Aryans, Dravidians and others.
Indus Civilization – general characteristics.
Vedic culture: Veda and Vedangas, political institutions, social and economic conditions, religious practices and ideas.
3. Age of Religious Movements and Mauryan Empire
Religious, social and economic conditions, political institutions, Mauryan culture, polity, economy, art and architecture, Asoka-his edicts and Dhamma.
Sangam Age: Literature, society, economy.
4. Sunga, Satavahana and Kushan Era
New trends in art, literature and religion, Stupa, rock – cut architecture, sculpture, economy, coinage, growth of urban centres, routes, trade and commerce, social life and thought; Literature, Dharmashastra, Natyashastra, Kamasutra, Ayurveda, Panchatantra; Religious Systems and Sects-Hindu, Buddhist and Jain.
5. Age of Guptas, Vakatakas and Pallavas
Literature, education and sciences, religion, society, polity, economy, architecture, sculpture and painting; Cultural contacts with outside world.
6. Early Medieval Period
Legacies of classical ideas and patterns and development of new trends in Indian society and thought; Temple styles – Nagara, Vesara and Dravida; Vedanta-Sankara, Ramanuja; Bhakti, Pauranic religion, Tantra, literature, society, polity, feudalism. Efflorescence of Indian cultural contacts; Islam in India; Alberuni on India.
7. Sultanate Period
Indo – Islamic architecture, regional styles, religious and philosophic developments; Islamic influence on Indian society and culture; Muslim interest in Indian classics; Acharya traditions, Bhakti; Sufism in India; Literary developments-Sanskrit, Persian and regional languages; Cultural contributions of Vijayanagara empire.
8. Mughal India
Social conditions; Akbar and his policies, Persian literature, Abul Fazl, Dara Shukoh, Growth of Vaishnava Bhakti, Sikhism; Mughal architecture and painting; Regional styles of painting; Classical Indian Music including pre – Mughal antecedents; Development of Hindi and Urdu literature; Sawai Jai Singh’s astronomical contributions. Arrival and spread of Christianity, European studies of India – William Jones and Fort William College, Asiatic Society; Influence of Christian Missionaries.
9. Impact of Western Ideas and Indian Responses
Indian education and press; Bengal Renaissance, Reform movements in Bengal and other regions – women, education and social evils, administrative measures for social reforms ( 1828 – 1857 ). Indian Nationalism – rise, salient features and its cultural expressions with special reference to literature, art and education, Gandhian ideas. Indian culture since Independence; Tradition and modernity.
10. Indian Culture Studies
Indian Classics Objectivity and Bias; relationship with ancillary disciplines; Modern writings on Indian culture; Heritage of India and world’s debt to Indian culture.
Paper III (Part A) (Core Group)
Unit – I: Meaning and process of culture; Sources – Acrhaeology, Literature, Foreign accounts.
Unit – II: Early human settlements in India – pre – and proto – historic cultures, Indus Civilization – Origin, extent, date, art, architecture, religion, society, economy; Vedic culture – Religion, society, polity, economy; Changes in the later Vedic period.
Unit – III: Religious movements in the sixth and fifth centuries BC with special reference to Buddhism and Jainism; Social and economic changes; Impact of Persian and Greek invasions; Role of Mauryan empire in Indian cultural unification; Asoka – his edicts and Dhamma; Mauryan art, polity and economy; Sangam age – Society and economy.
Unit – IV: Cultural configurations during the Sunga – Satavahana – Kushana era – New trends in art, literature and religion; Stupa and rock – cut architecture, sculpture; Dharmashastra, Natyashastra, Kamasutra, Panchatantra, Ayurveda; Religious sects and schools – Hindu, Buddhist and Jain.
Unit – V: Developments during the Gupta – Vakataka – Pallava age – Literature, education, science, religion, society, polity, economy, architecture, sculpture, painting; Cultural contacts with outside world.
Unit – VI: Legacies of classical ideas and patterns and development of new trends in Indian society and thought during the early medieval times; Vedanta – Sankara, Ramanjua; Bhakti, Tantra, Alavars, Nayanars; Temple styles Nagara, Vesara, Dravida; Literature, society, polity feudalism; Effloresence of Indian cultural contacts; Islam in India; Alberuni on India.
Unit – VII: Indo-Islamic architecture during the Sultanate period; regional styles; Religious and philosophical developments – Bhakti and acharya traditions; Sufism in India; Islamic influences on Indian society and culture; Muslim interest in Indian classics; Literary developments, Sanskrit, Persian and regional languages; Cultural contributions of Vijayanagara empire.
Unit – VIII: New cultural trends in Mughal India; Religious liberalism – Akbar, Abul Fazl, Dara Shikoh; Growth of Vaishnava Bhakti; Foundation of Sikhism to the institution of Khalsa; Mughal architecture and painting, regional styles; Classical Indian music including pre – Mughal antecedents; Development of Hindi and Urdu literature; Sawai Jai Singh’s astronomical contributions; Arrival and spread of Christianity; European studies of India-William Jones and Fort William College, Asiatic Society of Bengal, influence of Christian Missionaries.
Unit – IX: Influx of Western ideas and Indian response; English education and press; Bengal renaissance; Reform movements in Bengal and other regions, Administrative Measures for Social Reforms ( 1828 – 1857 ), Indian reformers – Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Keshav Chandra Sen, Mahagovinda Ranade, Jyotiba Phule, Dayanand Saraswati, Vivekananda, Syed .Ahmad Khan; Indian nationalism-Rise, salient features and its cultural expressions in literature, art and education, Gandhian ideas – tradition and modernity.
Unit – X: Indian Classics, Indian culture studies, Objectivity and bias; Relationship with ancillary disciplines; Scope of research; Primary and Secondary sources; Heritage of India; World’s debt to Indian culture.
Paper III
(Part B) (Elective / Optional)
Elective – I: Vedic Religion – Early and later – mythology, religious practices, ethical and philosophical ideas; Evolution of Pauranic Hinduism and Hindu Religious systems-Vaishnavism, Saivism, Saktism with principal sects; Alvar and Nayanar traditions of South India; Bhagvad Gita, Yoga and Vedanta-Sankara and Ramanuja; Buddhism, Jainism, Tantra; Bhakti movement; Religious reform movements-Brahma Samaj, Arya Samaj, Ram Krishna Mission.
Elective – II: Indus Valley architecture, town planning and sculpture; Mauryan architecture and sculpture; Origin and evolution of Stupa architecture; Development of rock-cut architecture-Cave, Chaitya, Vihara, Temple; Origin and evolution of Hindu temple-Gupta, Chalukya, Pallava, Rashtrakuta, Khajuraho, Orissan, Chola and later developments in the South India; Sunga-Satavahana sculptures-Bharhut, Bodh Gaya,. Sanchi and Amaravati; Gandhar, Mathura and Sarnath schools of sculpture; Post-Gupta regional styles of sculpture; Cave paintings of Ajanta and Bagh; Iconography of Vishnu, Shiva. Kartikeya, Ganesha, Surya, Sakti, Tirthankara, Buddha, Bodhisattva, Tara.
Elective – III: Social thought and evolution of Indian society; Varnasrama Dharma; Caste system, Asramas, Purushartas, Samsakaras, family, education, position of women, Parda system, Sati, slavery, untouchability, Festivals and pastimes; Legal Institutions sources of Hindu Law, Proprietory rights, succession, judicial procedure, attempts at social reforms in medieval and modern times.
Indian polity – nature of State, kingship, republics, local self – government, inter State relations; taxation; Economic life – argiculture, trade, commerce, industries, guilds, urbanisation, towns and cities.
Elective – IV: Origin and development of Bhakti, Alvar and Nayanar traditions of South India; Bhakti movement; Islam in India; Sufism, Sikhism; Indo – Islamic architecture – Sultanate and Mughal period; Mughal painting and regional styles; Medieval Indian society, nobility, peasantry and slavery; Economic life – agriculture, trade, commerce, industries, urbanisation, towns and cities.
Elective – V: Indian renaissance; Social – religious reform movements of the 19th and 20th centuries – Brahma Samaj, Prarthana Samaj, Arya Samaj, Ramkrishna Mission, Wahabi Movement. Dalit Movement; Spread of modern education; Challenges from the west; Nationalism and culture – Bengali literature, Bankim Chandra Chatterji, Ravindra Nath Tagore, Qazi Nazrul Islam; Hindi and Urdu – Prem Chand and Iqbal, other regional languages and literature; British impact on Indian economy; Rise of Indian nationalism – Tilak, Gandhi, Modern art – painting, architecture, dance, music; Indian culture since independence; Tradition and modernity.
INDIAN CULTURE MCQs
1. The work which mentions Buddha’s last journey to Kushinagara, is
(A) Mahaparinirvana Sutra
(B) Lalitavistara
(C) Buddha - Charita
(D) The Jatakas
Ans: A
2. Which of the following is the Sri Lankan Buddhist source?
(A) Lankavatara Sutra
(B) Ashokavadana
(C) Dipavamsa
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
3. From whose accounts do we know about the functioning of the Nalanda University?
(A) Megasthenes
(B) Hiuen-Tsang
(C) Bana
(D) Fa-hien
Ans: B
4. Which of the following Harappan sites is stated to have been destroyed by fire?
(A) Kotdiji
(B) Amri
(C) Dholavira
(D) Lothal
Ans: A
5. To which Palaeolithic phase are related the pre-historic microlithic tools?
(A) Palaeolithic
(B) Mesolithic
(C) Neolithic
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
6. Who explored the first Harappan site?
(A) Sir John Marshall
(B) Daya Ram Sahani
(C) R.D. Banerji
(D) M. Wheeler
Ans: B
7. How were the Harappan seals manufactured?
(A) By Cutting
(B) By Moulding
(C) By Punching
(D) By Casting
Ans: A
8. The hymns of which God are dedicated in the Ninth Book of Rigveda?
(A) Indra
(B) Agni
(C) Mitra
(D) Soma
Ans: D
9. Whose houses did the king visit after the Ratnahvimsi ceremony?
(A) Mahishi
(B) Vavata
(C) Rathakara
(D) All the above
Ans: D
10. The Upanishad which mentions all the four Ashramas for the first time, is
(A) Isha
(B) Chhandogya
(C) Jabalopanishad
(D) Brihadaranayaka
Ans: C
11. Who was not the contemporary of Kanishka?
(A) Nagasena
(B) Ashvaghosha
(C) Vasumitra
(D) Charaka
Ans: A
12. In which language has Mahavira given his sermons?
(A) Magadhi
(B) Shuraseni
(C) Ardha-Magadhi
(D) Pali
Ans: C
13. Which of the following are the characteristics of the Advaita Philosophy of Shankara?
(A) Brahman an ultimate reality
(B) All mistakes due to ignorance
(C) Two levels of realities – conventional reality and absolute reality.
(D) All the above
Ans: D
14. In which Indian sculptural art have emerged the scenes from the Ramayana for the first time?
(A) Nachna - Kuthara
(B) Eran
(C) Osian
(D) Khajuraho
Ans: A
15. Which of the following Rock Edict of Ashoka speaks of religious synthesis?
(A) Rock Edict II
(B) Rock Edict X
(C) Rock Edict XII
(D) Rock Edict XIII
Ans: C
16. How many types of slaves are mentioned by Narada?
(A) 05
(B) 10
(C) 15
(D) 20
Ans: C
17. The Pancharatr system is a part of which sect?
(A) Vaishnavism
(B) Jainism
(C) Shaivism
(D) Ajivikism
Ans: A
18. What is meant by the term ‘Vishti’?
(A) State share of produce
(B) Emergency cess
(C) Forced Labour
(D) Tax collected by Intermediaries
Ans: C
19. The deities of which religious sects are depicted on the gold coins of Kanishka?
(A) Indian deities
(B) Iranian deities
(C) Greek deities
(D) All the above
Ans: D
20. Medhatithi was the commentator of which of the following smritis?
(A) Manu Smriti
(B) Vishnu Smriti
(C) Narada Smriti
(D) Katyayana Smriti
Ans: A
21. Who constructed the Brihadeshvara Temple at Tanjore?
(A) Parantaka I
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Rajaraja I
(D) Rajadhiraja
Ans: C
22. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(Place) (Art Work)
a. Sanchi 1. DashavataraTemple
b. Karle 2. The Stupa
c. Deogarh 3. KandariyaTemple
d. Khajuraho 4. Chaitya Hall
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 4 2 3 1
Ans: B
23. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(Mahajanapada) (Capital)
a. Vats 1. Champa
b. Avanti 2. Sothivati Nagari
c. Chedi 3. Ujjaiyini
d. Anga 4. Kausambi
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans: D
24. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(Author) (Work)
a. Bhavabhuti 1. Dhavanyaloka
b. Vaghabhatta 2. Lilavati
c. Anandavardhana 3. Malatimadhava
d. Bhaskaracharya 4. Ashtanga
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 2 4 3
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans: C
25. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(Inscription) (Ruler)
a. Rock Edict XIII 1. Pulakeshin-II
b. Hathigumpha Inscription 2. Harsha
c. Aihole Inscription 3. Ashoka
d. Madhuban Copper-Plate Inscription 4. Kharavela
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 2 3 4 1
Ans: A
26. Arrange the following works in chronological order:
(i) Meghadoota
(ii) Buddhacharita
(iii) Kathasaritasagara
(iv) Ashtadhyayi
Select your answer from the codes given below:
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(C) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(D) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
Ans: D
27. Arrange the following monuments in chronological order:
(i) Lad Khan Temple, Aihole
(ii) Bhitargaon Brick Temple
(iii) Bharhut Stupa
(iv) Parshvanath Temple, Khajuraho
Select your answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)
(C) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
(D) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
Ans: C
28. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The Buddha did not believe in the authenticity of the Vedas.
Reason (R): He was against the Brahmanas.
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
29. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Ashoka went on tour every five years in his Empire.
Reason (R): He wanted to spread Buddhism.
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
30. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Hiuen-Tsang maintained his links with Nalanda even after his return to China.
Reason (R): He could not forget his bitter opposition there.
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
31. Point out the work which do not concern with the life of Sankaracharya.
(A) Shankaravijaya
(B) Shankaradigvijaya
(C) Shri Shankarabhyudayamahakavya
(D) Shankarabharana
Ans: D
32. Who among the following stated “Mahmud utterly ruined the prosperity of the country (India) and performed their wonderful exploits, by which the Hindus became like atoms of dust scattered in all directions?”
(A) Alberuni
(B) IbnBatuta
(C) Barani
(D) Isami
Ans: A
33. Zilallah a concept of kingship is associated with
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Balban
(C) Firoz Tughlaq
(D) Bahlol Lodi
Ans: B
34. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the:
List – I List – II
1. Rajatarangini a. A work on Arthmetic
2. Lilavati b. A work on Religions
3. Tajik c. A work on History
4. Dabistan-a Mazahib d. A work on Astronomy
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans: D
35. The title of ‘farzand’ was given by Akbar to:
(A) Mirza Abdur Rahim Khan-I khanon
(B) Birbal
(C) Raja Man Singh
(D) Mirza Manohar Shaikhawat
Ans: C
36. Who among the following Sufi saints did not belong to the Chishti Order (Silsilah)?
(A) Shaikh Hamiduddin Nagori
(B) Shwaja Qutubuddin BakhtiyarKaki
(C) Shaikh Bahuddin Zakaria
(D) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
Ans: C
37. The correct name of the mosque built at Mehrauli is
(A) Qubbat-ul Islam
(B) Quwwat-ul Islam
(C) Nurul-ul Islam
(D) Qamar-ul Islam
Ans: A
38. In South India the merchants donated money, livestock and gold to the temples mostly for
(A) Maintenance of devadasis
(B) Maintenance of temple priests
(C) Maintenance of religious endowments
(D) Maintenance of perpetual lamps
Ans: D
39. Five astro labs were constructed in the different five cities by
(A) Mirza Raja Jai Singh
(B) Sawai Jai Singh
(C) Mota Raja Udai Singh
(D) Mirza Raja Man Singh
Ans: B
40. Amir-Khusrau is known to have innovated the musical instrument:
(A) Violin
(B) Flute
(C) Sitar
(D) Guitar
Ans: C
41. The First Telegraph line was opened in 1854 in India run between
(A) Calcutta to Bombay
(B) Calcutta to Delhi
(C) Calcutta to Madras
(D) Calcutta to Agra
Ans: D
42. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. MadusudanDutt 1. Ananda math
b. BankimchandraChatterjee 2. Meghanabadh
c. Rabindranath Tagore 3. Neel Darpan
d. DinbanduMitra 4. Geethanjali
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 4 2 1 3
Ans: B
43. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Raja Ram Mohan Roy opposed the Sati Practice.
Reason (R): Because Raja Ram Mohan Roy wanted to become champion of the women.
In the context of 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 and (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
44. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
a. Mirat-ul- Akhbar 1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b. Amrit Bazar Patrika 2. Gajula Laxminarsuchetti
c. Crescent 3. Marshman
d. SamacharDarpan 4. Sisir Kumar Gosh
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 3 2 4 1
Ans: A
45. In which year the Simon Commission was appointed?
(A) 1925 AD
(B) 1927 AD
(C) 1928 AD
(D) 1930 AD
Ans: B
46. “Drink not, serve not, and produce not liquor” was the slogan of
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Periyar Ramaswamy
(C) Sri Narayan Guru
(D) JyothibaPhule
Ans: C
47. Who was the first Vice-chancellor of Indian Women’s University of Poona in 1916?
(A) Dhondo Keshav Karve
(B) R.G. Bhandarkar
(C) Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
(D) W.T. Wacha
Ans: B
48. The author of ‘Jati Mimasa’ is
(A) B. R.Ambedkar
(B) Jyothiba Phule
(C) Periyar Ramaswamy
(D) Sri Narayan Guru
Ans: D
49. On whose efforts the Devadasi Practice was abolished in the Madras Presidency?
(A) Annie Besant
(B) Durgabai Deshmukh
(C) Muttulakshmi Reddy
(D) Radhabai Subramaniam
Ans: C
50. Which Committee was appointed to suggest improvement in the University Education system?
(A) Whitley Commission
(B) Philip Hartog Commission
(C) Sadler Commission
(D) Lord Chancellor Commission
Ans: C
(A) Mahaparinirvana Sutra
(B) Lalitavistara
(C) Buddha - Charita
(D) The Jatakas
Ans: A
2. Which of the following is the Sri Lankan Buddhist source?
(A) Lankavatara Sutra
(B) Ashokavadana
(C) Dipavamsa
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
3. From whose accounts do we know about the functioning of the Nalanda University?
(A) Megasthenes
(B) Hiuen-Tsang
(C) Bana
(D) Fa-hien
Ans: B
4. Which of the following Harappan sites is stated to have been destroyed by fire?
(A) Kotdiji
(B) Amri
(C) Dholavira
(D) Lothal
Ans: A
5. To which Palaeolithic phase are related the pre-historic microlithic tools?
(A) Palaeolithic
(B) Mesolithic
(C) Neolithic
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
6. Who explored the first Harappan site?
(A) Sir John Marshall
(B) Daya Ram Sahani
(C) R.D. Banerji
(D) M. Wheeler
Ans: B
7. How were the Harappan seals manufactured?
(A) By Cutting
(B) By Moulding
(C) By Punching
(D) By Casting
Ans: A
8. The hymns of which God are dedicated in the Ninth Book of Rigveda?
(A) Indra
(B) Agni
(C) Mitra
(D) Soma
Ans: D
9. Whose houses did the king visit after the Ratnahvimsi ceremony?
(A) Mahishi
(B) Vavata
(C) Rathakara
(D) All the above
Ans: D
10. The Upanishad which mentions all the four Ashramas for the first time, is
(A) Isha
(B) Chhandogya
(C) Jabalopanishad
(D) Brihadaranayaka
Ans: C
11. Who was not the contemporary of Kanishka?
(A) Nagasena
(B) Ashvaghosha
(C) Vasumitra
(D) Charaka
Ans: A
12. In which language has Mahavira given his sermons?
(A) Magadhi
(B) Shuraseni
(C) Ardha-Magadhi
(D) Pali
Ans: C
13. Which of the following are the characteristics of the Advaita Philosophy of Shankara?
(A) Brahman an ultimate reality
(B) All mistakes due to ignorance
(C) Two levels of realities – conventional reality and absolute reality.
(D) All the above
Ans: D
14. In which Indian sculptural art have emerged the scenes from the Ramayana for the first time?
(A) Nachna - Kuthara
(B) Eran
(C) Osian
(D) Khajuraho
Ans: A
15. Which of the following Rock Edict of Ashoka speaks of religious synthesis?
(A) Rock Edict II
(B) Rock Edict X
(C) Rock Edict XII
(D) Rock Edict XIII
Ans: C
16. How many types of slaves are mentioned by Narada?
(A) 05
(B) 10
(C) 15
(D) 20
Ans: C
17. The Pancharatr system is a part of which sect?
(A) Vaishnavism
(B) Jainism
(C) Shaivism
(D) Ajivikism
Ans: A
18. What is meant by the term ‘Vishti’?
(A) State share of produce
(B) Emergency cess
(C) Forced Labour
(D) Tax collected by Intermediaries
Ans: C
19. The deities of which religious sects are depicted on the gold coins of Kanishka?
(A) Indian deities
(B) Iranian deities
(C) Greek deities
(D) All the above
Ans: D
20. Medhatithi was the commentator of which of the following smritis?
(A) Manu Smriti
(B) Vishnu Smriti
(C) Narada Smriti
(D) Katyayana Smriti
Ans: A
21. Who constructed the Brihadeshvara Temple at Tanjore?
(A) Parantaka I
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Rajaraja I
(D) Rajadhiraja
Ans: C
22. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(Place) (Art Work)
a. Sanchi 1. DashavataraTemple
b. Karle 2. The Stupa
c. Deogarh 3. KandariyaTemple
d. Khajuraho 4. Chaitya Hall
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 4 2 3 1
Ans: B
23. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(Mahajanapada) (Capital)
a. Vats 1. Champa
b. Avanti 2. Sothivati Nagari
c. Chedi 3. Ujjaiyini
d. Anga 4. Kausambi
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans: D
24. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(Author) (Work)
a. Bhavabhuti 1. Dhavanyaloka
b. Vaghabhatta 2. Lilavati
c. Anandavardhana 3. Malatimadhava
d. Bhaskaracharya 4. Ashtanga
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 2 4 3
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans: C
25. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(Inscription) (Ruler)
a. Rock Edict XIII 1. Pulakeshin-II
b. Hathigumpha Inscription 2. Harsha
c. Aihole Inscription 3. Ashoka
d. Madhuban Copper-Plate Inscription 4. Kharavela
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 2 3 4 1
Ans: A
26. Arrange the following works in chronological order:
(i) Meghadoota
(ii) Buddhacharita
(iii) Kathasaritasagara
(iv) Ashtadhyayi
Select your answer from the codes given below:
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(C) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(D) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
Ans: D
27. Arrange the following monuments in chronological order:
(i) Lad Khan Temple, Aihole
(ii) Bhitargaon Brick Temple
(iii) Bharhut Stupa
(iv) Parshvanath Temple, Khajuraho
Select your answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)
(C) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
(D) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
Ans: C
28. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The Buddha did not believe in the authenticity of the Vedas.
Reason (R): He was against the Brahmanas.
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
29. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Ashoka went on tour every five years in his Empire.
Reason (R): He wanted to spread Buddhism.
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
30. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Hiuen-Tsang maintained his links with Nalanda even after his return to China.
Reason (R): He could not forget his bitter opposition there.
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
31. Point out the work which do not concern with the life of Sankaracharya.
(A) Shankaravijaya
(B) Shankaradigvijaya
(C) Shri Shankarabhyudayamahakavya
(D) Shankarabharana
Ans: D
32. Who among the following stated “Mahmud utterly ruined the prosperity of the country (India) and performed their wonderful exploits, by which the Hindus became like atoms of dust scattered in all directions?”
(A) Alberuni
(B) IbnBatuta
(C) Barani
(D) Isami
Ans: A
33. Zilallah a concept of kingship is associated with
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Balban
(C) Firoz Tughlaq
(D) Bahlol Lodi
Ans: B
34. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the:
List – I List – II
1. Rajatarangini a. A work on Arthmetic
2. Lilavati b. A work on Religions
3. Tajik c. A work on History
4. Dabistan-a Mazahib d. A work on Astronomy
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans: D
35. The title of ‘farzand’ was given by Akbar to:
(A) Mirza Abdur Rahim Khan-I khanon
(B) Birbal
(C) Raja Man Singh
(D) Mirza Manohar Shaikhawat
Ans: C
36. Who among the following Sufi saints did not belong to the Chishti Order (Silsilah)?
(A) Shaikh Hamiduddin Nagori
(B) Shwaja Qutubuddin BakhtiyarKaki
(C) Shaikh Bahuddin Zakaria
(D) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
Ans: C
37. The correct name of the mosque built at Mehrauli is
(A) Qubbat-ul Islam
(B) Quwwat-ul Islam
(C) Nurul-ul Islam
(D) Qamar-ul Islam
Ans: A
38. In South India the merchants donated money, livestock and gold to the temples mostly for
(A) Maintenance of devadasis
(B) Maintenance of temple priests
(C) Maintenance of religious endowments
(D) Maintenance of perpetual lamps
Ans: D
39. Five astro labs were constructed in the different five cities by
(A) Mirza Raja Jai Singh
(B) Sawai Jai Singh
(C) Mota Raja Udai Singh
(D) Mirza Raja Man Singh
Ans: B
40. Amir-Khusrau is known to have innovated the musical instrument:
(A) Violin
(B) Flute
(C) Sitar
(D) Guitar
Ans: C
41. The First Telegraph line was opened in 1854 in India run between
(A) Calcutta to Bombay
(B) Calcutta to Delhi
(C) Calcutta to Madras
(D) Calcutta to Agra
Ans: D
42. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. MadusudanDutt 1. Ananda math
b. BankimchandraChatterjee 2. Meghanabadh
c. Rabindranath Tagore 3. Neel Darpan
d. DinbanduMitra 4. Geethanjali
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 4 2 1 3
Ans: B
43. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Raja Ram Mohan Roy opposed the Sati Practice.
Reason (R): Because Raja Ram Mohan Roy wanted to become champion of the women.
In the context of 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 and (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
44. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
a. Mirat-ul- Akhbar 1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b. Amrit Bazar Patrika 2. Gajula Laxminarsuchetti
c. Crescent 3. Marshman
d. SamacharDarpan 4. Sisir Kumar Gosh
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 3 2 4 1
Ans: A
45. In which year the Simon Commission was appointed?
(A) 1925 AD
(B) 1927 AD
(C) 1928 AD
(D) 1930 AD
Ans: B
46. “Drink not, serve not, and produce not liquor” was the slogan of
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Periyar Ramaswamy
(C) Sri Narayan Guru
(D) JyothibaPhule
Ans: C
47. Who was the first Vice-chancellor of Indian Women’s University of Poona in 1916?
(A) Dhondo Keshav Karve
(B) R.G. Bhandarkar
(C) Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
(D) W.T. Wacha
Ans: B
48. The author of ‘Jati Mimasa’ is
(A) B. R.Ambedkar
(B) Jyothiba Phule
(C) Periyar Ramaswamy
(D) Sri Narayan Guru
Ans: D
49. On whose efforts the Devadasi Practice was abolished in the Madras Presidency?
(A) Annie Besant
(B) Durgabai Deshmukh
(C) Muttulakshmi Reddy
(D) Radhabai Subramaniam
Ans: C
50. Which Committee was appointed to suggest improvement in the University Education system?
(A) Whitley Commission
(B) Philip Hartog Commission
(C) Sadler Commission
(D) Lord Chancellor Commission
Ans: C
51. Which is the largest centre of Rock paintings in India?
(A) Ajanta
(B) Ellora
(C) Bhimbetaka
(D) Bagh
Ans: C
52. The Jatakas are the part of which Nikaya?
(A) Digha Nikaya
(B) Anguttara Nikaya
(C) Khuddaka Nikaya
(D) Sayutta Nikaya
Ans: C
53. Which Inscription from Madhya Pradesh refers to the personal name of Ashoka?
(A) Sanchi Inscription
(B) Gurjara Inscription
(C) Rupnath Inscription
(D) Bharhut Inscription
Ans: B
54. Who noticed the ruins of Harappa for the first time?
(A) M. Wheeler
(B) Sir. John Marshall
(C) Charles Mason
(D) Daya Ram Sahni
Ans: C
55. The most common disease from which the Harappans are stated to have suffered was:
(A) Arthritis
(B) Jaundice
(C) Malaria
(D) Diabetics
Ans: A
56. Consider the following about the Harappans:
(1) They worshipped the mother goddess.
(2) They did not worship the trees.
(3) They used the copper tools.
(4) They used the iron tools.
Of the above statements, which are correct?
(A) (1) and (3)
(B) (2) and (4)
(C) (3) and (4)
(D) (4) and (1)
Ans: A
57. Consider the following about untouchability:
(1) It was prevalent in the Harappan culture.
(2) It has no reference in the Rigveda.
(3) It was not used for many castes in the post-Gupta period.
(4) The Chinese pilgrims mention it.
Of the above statements, which are not correct?
(A) (1) & (3)
(B) (2) & (4)
(C) (3) & (4)
(D) (4) & (1)
Ans: A
58. Which Upanishad gives the description of the transmigration of soul for the first time?
(A) Isha Upanishad
(B) Chhandogya Upanishad
(C) Brihadaranayaka Upanishad
(D) Kathopanishad
Ans: C
59. Gita contains the philosophies of:
(A) Samkhya
(B) Yoga
(C) Karma
(D) All the above
Ans: D
60. The Anekatmavada is associated with:
(A) Buddhism
(B) Jainism
(C) Ajivikism
(D) Brahmanism
Ans: B
61. What does not form a part of the Noble Eight-fold path of Buddhism?
(A) Right Livelihood
(B) Right Effort
(C) Right Speech
(D) Right Direction
Ans: D
62. In which Inscription the famine relief is mentioned?
(A) Kalsi Inscription
(B) Vidisha Inscription
(C) Sohgaura Inscription
(D) Hathigumpha Inscription
Ans: C
63. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The Mauryan Art is a Court Art.
Reason (R): The art activities were sponsored by the state.
In the context of the above two 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: A
64. The office of ‘Sthanika’ under the Mauryas was:
(A) A village officer
(B) An officer of a quarter of Janapada
(C) An officer incharge of 5 villages
(D) A revenue officer
Ans: B
65. Which of the following is not a part of the Saptanga Theory of State?
(A) Swamin
(B) Amatya
(C) Kosha
(D) Srenibala
Ans: D
66. Which Indo-Greek king is mentioned in the Besnagar Pillar Inscription?
(A) Menander
(B) Heliodorus
(C) Demetrius
(D) Antiyalkides
Ans: D
67. How many scripts are used in the Edicts of Ashoka?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
Ans: D
68. Which of the following Rock Edict of Ashoka mentions the medical treatment for Animals?
(A) II
(B) V
(C) VII
(D) X
Ans: A
69. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The Sunga Art negates the Mauryan concept of Court Art.
Reason (R): The art activities were supported by all sections of society.
In the context of the above two 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: A
70. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The Kushanas started the gold coins in large number.
Reason (R): They had great fascination for gold.
In the context of the above two 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
71. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Prabhavati Gupta was married to Rudrasena II, the Vakataka ruler.
Reason (R): The Guptas wanted to enhance their social status by forming matrimonial relations with a brahmana ruling dynasty.
In the context of the above two 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
72. Consider the following statements:
(1) There existed no independent Hindu temples before the Guptas.
(2) The Ellora caves are related to Hindu gods and goddesses only.
(3)Rajaraja Chola built the great siva temple at Tanjore.
Of the above statements, which are correct?
(A) (1) & (2)
(B) (1) & (3)
(C) (1), (2), (3)
(D) Only (3)
Ans: B
73. Arrange the following monuments in chronological order:
(1) The Sun temple, Konark
(2) The Pallava Rathas, Mamallapuram
(3) Lion capital, Sarnath
(4) Amaravatistupa
Select your answer from the code given below:
(A) (1), (2), (3), (4)
(B) (2), (3), (1), (4)
(C) (3), (4), (2), (1)
(D) (4), (1), (2), (3)
Ans: C
74. Arrange the following works in chronological order:
(1) Nagananda
(2) Arthashastra
(3) Dayabhaga
(4) Charak Samhita
Select your answer from the code given below:
(A) (1), (2), (3), (4)
(B) (2), (4), (1), (3)
(C) (3), (4), (2), (1)
(D) (4), (2), (1), (3)
Ans: B
75. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(Monuments) (King)
a. Mehrauli Iron Pillar Inscription i. Ashoka
b. Eran stone Pillar Inscription ii. Helodorus
c. Rampurva Bull Capital iii.Buddhagupta
d. Besnagar Pillar Inscription iv. Chandragupta– II
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: D
76. Mention the name of a Gupta and Vakataka queen who made the land grant:
(A) Kumaradevi
(B) Kuberanaga
(C) Duttadevi
(D) Prabhavati Gupta
Ans: D
77. Which of the following Ajanta cave gives the scene of the ‘Dying Princess”?
(A) Cave No. 9
(B) Cave No. 10
(C) Cave No. 1
(D) Cave No. 16
Ans: D
78. In which temple Architecture, the Images of Ganga and Yamuna appear for the first time?
(A) Pallava
(B) Gupta
(C) Chandella
(D) Paramara
Ans: B
79. The chatushpadashiva image is found at
(A) Udaipur
(B) NachnaKuthara
(C) Ellora
(D) Khajuraho
Ans: D
80. What was ‘Kurram’ under the cholas?
(A) A district
(B) A group of few villages
(C) A province
(D) A town
Ans: B
81. The chola king who encouraged the Shailendra ruler of Sri Vijaya to build a Buddhist Vihara at Nagapattinam:
(A) Rajendra I
(B) Rajaraja I
(C) Rajendra II
(D) Rajadhiraja
Ans: B
82. Which place is associated with the Lakulisha incarnation of Shiva?
(A) Kaya-varohana
(B) Prayaga
(C) Ujjayini
(D) Somnath
Ans: A
83. The scene of the ‘Descent of the Ganges’ is depicted at:
(A) Kanchipuram
(B) Aihole
(C) Madurai
(D) Mamallapuram
Ans: D
84. Consider the following about the Kitab-ul-Hind of Al-beruni:
(1) It focuses mainly on the political history of India.
(2) It describes the invasions of Mahmud of Ghazni.
(3) It sums up the essence of Indian culture.
(4) It gives Indian Social and Cultural history.
Of the above statements, which are correct?
(A) (1) & (2)
(B) (2) & (3)
(C) (3) & (4)
(D) (4) & (1)
Ans: C
85. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists:
List – I (Image) List – II (Place)
a. Buddha Image in turning the wheel of law i. Ellora
b. Sheshashai Vishnu ii. Sarnath
c. Ravana- Anugrahashiva Image iii.Gangaikonda- Cholapuram
d. Chandesha – anugraha image iv. Deogarh
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: B
86. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I (Author) List – II (Work)
a. Krishnamishra i. Nitisara
b. Bhoja ii. Geetagovinda
c. Kamandaka iii.Probodha Chandrodaya
d. Jayadeva iv. Samrangana Sutradhara
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iv iii
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv ii i iii
Ans: C
87. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I (Author) List – II (Work)
a. Vrahamihira i. Shishupala Vadha
b. Mitakshara ii. Vijneshvara
c. Rajashekhara iii. Brihat Samhita
d. Magha iv. Kavya Mimansa
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iv iii
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: C
88. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Al-beruni gives a detailed description of the Antyajas.
Reason (R): It was a homogeneous social group.
In the context of the above two 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
89. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): In early medieval India, most of historical literature was composed in the small kingdoms.
Reason (R): The rulers of these kingdoms encouraged the writers to establish their higher lineages.
In the context of the above two 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: A
90. In which temple did Ramanuja teach?
(A) Madurai
(B) Srirangam
(C) Mamallapuram
(D) Somanathapura
Ans: B
91. Which sultan of Delhi brought the Ashokan pillar to Delhi?
(A) Qutubuddin Aibak
(B) Jalaluddin Khilji
(C) Firozshah Tughlaq
(D) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Ans: C
92. The Portuguese governor in the east who laid the real foundation of Portuguese power in India was:
(A) Almedia
(B) Albuquerque
(C) Francis Drake
(D) Vasco de Gama
Ans: B
93. Khutba is:
(A) The right to coin money.
(B) The recital of sermon after the congregational Friday prayer.
(C) A role of honour
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
94. The decline in the position of women in Vijayanagar empire is attributed generally to:
(A) Purdah
(B) Sati
(C) Polygamy
(D) Both (B) and (C)
Ans: D
95. Sama shows the liberal outlook and it was mainly practiced by:
(A) Sufis of Suhrawardisilsilah
(B) Sufis of Chishtisilsilah
(C) Sufis of Naqshbandisilsilah
(D) Sufis of Firdausiasilsilah
Ans: B
96. Fawaid-ul Fuad Malfuz compiled by Mir Khurd is a record of ‘Doings and Sayings’ of:
(A) Khawaja Moiuddin Chishti
(B) Shaikh Farid Ganj Shakkar
(C) Shaikh Salim Chishti
(D) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
Ans: D
97. Who among the following called the aim as (holders of charity lands) as the ‘army of prayers’?
(A) Babur
(B) Jahangir
(C) AbulFazl
(D) Aurangzeb
Ans: B
98. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists:
List – I List – II
a. Timur i. Jainat Ashiyani
b. Babur ii. Arsh Ashiyani
c. Humayun iii. Sahib Qirani
d. Akbar iv. Firdus Makani
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv i ii
(B) iv i iii ii
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) i ii iv iii
Ans: A
99. The book Dabistan-i-Mazahib written during Shah Jahan’s reign also deals with:
(A) Judaism
(B) Christianity
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
100. Dara Shukoh was called Mulhid by:
(A) Shah Shuja
(B) Murad
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Muhammad Kazim
Ans: C
(A) Ajanta
(B) Ellora
(C) Bhimbetaka
(D) Bagh
Ans: C
52. The Jatakas are the part of which Nikaya?
(A) Digha Nikaya
(B) Anguttara Nikaya
(C) Khuddaka Nikaya
(D) Sayutta Nikaya
Ans: C
53. Which Inscription from Madhya Pradesh refers to the personal name of Ashoka?
(A) Sanchi Inscription
(B) Gurjara Inscription
(C) Rupnath Inscription
(D) Bharhut Inscription
Ans: B
54. Who noticed the ruins of Harappa for the first time?
(A) M. Wheeler
(B) Sir. John Marshall
(C) Charles Mason
(D) Daya Ram Sahni
Ans: C
55. The most common disease from which the Harappans are stated to have suffered was:
(A) Arthritis
(B) Jaundice
(C) Malaria
(D) Diabetics
Ans: A
56. Consider the following about the Harappans:
(1) They worshipped the mother goddess.
(2) They did not worship the trees.
(3) They used the copper tools.
(4) They used the iron tools.
Of the above statements, which are correct?
(A) (1) and (3)
(B) (2) and (4)
(C) (3) and (4)
(D) (4) and (1)
Ans: A
57. Consider the following about untouchability:
(1) It was prevalent in the Harappan culture.
(2) It has no reference in the Rigveda.
(3) It was not used for many castes in the post-Gupta period.
(4) The Chinese pilgrims mention it.
Of the above statements, which are not correct?
(A) (1) & (3)
(B) (2) & (4)
(C) (3) & (4)
(D) (4) & (1)
Ans: A
58. Which Upanishad gives the description of the transmigration of soul for the first time?
(A) Isha Upanishad
(B) Chhandogya Upanishad
(C) Brihadaranayaka Upanishad
(D) Kathopanishad
Ans: C
59. Gita contains the philosophies of:
(A) Samkhya
(B) Yoga
(C) Karma
(D) All the above
Ans: D
60. The Anekatmavada is associated with:
(A) Buddhism
(B) Jainism
(C) Ajivikism
(D) Brahmanism
Ans: B
61. What does not form a part of the Noble Eight-fold path of Buddhism?
(A) Right Livelihood
(B) Right Effort
(C) Right Speech
(D) Right Direction
Ans: D
62. In which Inscription the famine relief is mentioned?
(A) Kalsi Inscription
(B) Vidisha Inscription
(C) Sohgaura Inscription
(D) Hathigumpha Inscription
Ans: C
63. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The Mauryan Art is a Court Art.
Reason (R): The art activities were sponsored by the state.
In the context of the above two 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: A
64. The office of ‘Sthanika’ under the Mauryas was:
(A) A village officer
(B) An officer of a quarter of Janapada
(C) An officer incharge of 5 villages
(D) A revenue officer
Ans: B
65. Which of the following is not a part of the Saptanga Theory of State?
(A) Swamin
(B) Amatya
(C) Kosha
(D) Srenibala
Ans: D
66. Which Indo-Greek king is mentioned in the Besnagar Pillar Inscription?
(A) Menander
(B) Heliodorus
(C) Demetrius
(D) Antiyalkides
Ans: D
67. How many scripts are used in the Edicts of Ashoka?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
Ans: D
68. Which of the following Rock Edict of Ashoka mentions the medical treatment for Animals?
(A) II
(B) V
(C) VII
(D) X
Ans: A
69. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The Sunga Art negates the Mauryan concept of Court Art.
Reason (R): The art activities were supported by all sections of society.
In the context of the above two 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: A
70. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The Kushanas started the gold coins in large number.
Reason (R): They had great fascination for gold.
In the context of the above two 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
71. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Prabhavati Gupta was married to Rudrasena II, the Vakataka ruler.
Reason (R): The Guptas wanted to enhance their social status by forming matrimonial relations with a brahmana ruling dynasty.
In the context of the above two 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
72. Consider the following statements:
(1) There existed no independent Hindu temples before the Guptas.
(2) The Ellora caves are related to Hindu gods and goddesses only.
(3)Rajaraja Chola built the great siva temple at Tanjore.
Of the above statements, which are correct?
(A) (1) & (2)
(B) (1) & (3)
(C) (1), (2), (3)
(D) Only (3)
Ans: B
73. Arrange the following monuments in chronological order:
(1) The Sun temple, Konark
(2) The Pallava Rathas, Mamallapuram
(3) Lion capital, Sarnath
(4) Amaravatistupa
Select your answer from the code given below:
(A) (1), (2), (3), (4)
(B) (2), (3), (1), (4)
(C) (3), (4), (2), (1)
(D) (4), (1), (2), (3)
Ans: C
74. Arrange the following works in chronological order:
(1) Nagananda
(2) Arthashastra
(3) Dayabhaga
(4) Charak Samhita
Select your answer from the code given below:
(A) (1), (2), (3), (4)
(B) (2), (4), (1), (3)
(C) (3), (4), (2), (1)
(D) (4), (2), (1), (3)
Ans: B
75. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(Monuments) (King)
a. Mehrauli Iron Pillar Inscription i. Ashoka
b. Eran stone Pillar Inscription ii. Helodorus
c. Rampurva Bull Capital iii.Buddhagupta
d. Besnagar Pillar Inscription iv. Chandragupta– II
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: D
76. Mention the name of a Gupta and Vakataka queen who made the land grant:
(A) Kumaradevi
(B) Kuberanaga
(C) Duttadevi
(D) Prabhavati Gupta
Ans: D
77. Which of the following Ajanta cave gives the scene of the ‘Dying Princess”?
(A) Cave No. 9
(B) Cave No. 10
(C) Cave No. 1
(D) Cave No. 16
Ans: D
78. In which temple Architecture, the Images of Ganga and Yamuna appear for the first time?
(A) Pallava
(B) Gupta
(C) Chandella
(D) Paramara
Ans: B
79. The chatushpadashiva image is found at
(A) Udaipur
(B) NachnaKuthara
(C) Ellora
(D) Khajuraho
Ans: D
80. What was ‘Kurram’ under the cholas?
(A) A district
(B) A group of few villages
(C) A province
(D) A town
Ans: B
81. The chola king who encouraged the Shailendra ruler of Sri Vijaya to build a Buddhist Vihara at Nagapattinam:
(A) Rajendra I
(B) Rajaraja I
(C) Rajendra II
(D) Rajadhiraja
Ans: B
82. Which place is associated with the Lakulisha incarnation of Shiva?
(A) Kaya-varohana
(B) Prayaga
(C) Ujjayini
(D) Somnath
Ans: A
83. The scene of the ‘Descent of the Ganges’ is depicted at:
(A) Kanchipuram
(B) Aihole
(C) Madurai
(D) Mamallapuram
Ans: D
84. Consider the following about the Kitab-ul-Hind of Al-beruni:
(1) It focuses mainly on the political history of India.
(2) It describes the invasions of Mahmud of Ghazni.
(3) It sums up the essence of Indian culture.
(4) It gives Indian Social and Cultural history.
Of the above statements, which are correct?
(A) (1) & (2)
(B) (2) & (3)
(C) (3) & (4)
(D) (4) & (1)
Ans: C
85. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists:
List – I (Image) List – II (Place)
a. Buddha Image in turning the wheel of law i. Ellora
b. Sheshashai Vishnu ii. Sarnath
c. Ravana- Anugrahashiva Image iii.Gangaikonda- Cholapuram
d. Chandesha – anugraha image iv. Deogarh
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: B
86. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I (Author) List – II (Work)
a. Krishnamishra i. Nitisara
b. Bhoja ii. Geetagovinda
c. Kamandaka iii.Probodha Chandrodaya
d. Jayadeva iv. Samrangana Sutradhara
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iv iii
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv ii i iii
Ans: C
87. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I (Author) List – II (Work)
a. Vrahamihira i. Shishupala Vadha
b. Mitakshara ii. Vijneshvara
c. Rajashekhara iii. Brihat Samhita
d. Magha iv. Kavya Mimansa
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iv iii
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: C
88. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Al-beruni gives a detailed description of the Antyajas.
Reason (R): It was a homogeneous social group.
In the context of the above two 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
89. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): In early medieval India, most of historical literature was composed in the small kingdoms.
Reason (R): The rulers of these kingdoms encouraged the writers to establish their higher lineages.
In the context of the above two 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: A
90. In which temple did Ramanuja teach?
(A) Madurai
(B) Srirangam
(C) Mamallapuram
(D) Somanathapura
Ans: B
91. Which sultan of Delhi brought the Ashokan pillar to Delhi?
(A) Qutubuddin Aibak
(B) Jalaluddin Khilji
(C) Firozshah Tughlaq
(D) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Ans: C
92. The Portuguese governor in the east who laid the real foundation of Portuguese power in India was:
(A) Almedia
(B) Albuquerque
(C) Francis Drake
(D) Vasco de Gama
Ans: B
93. Khutba is:
(A) The right to coin money.
(B) The recital of sermon after the congregational Friday prayer.
(C) A role of honour
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
94. The decline in the position of women in Vijayanagar empire is attributed generally to:
(A) Purdah
(B) Sati
(C) Polygamy
(D) Both (B) and (C)
Ans: D
95. Sama shows the liberal outlook and it was mainly practiced by:
(A) Sufis of Suhrawardisilsilah
(B) Sufis of Chishtisilsilah
(C) Sufis of Naqshbandisilsilah
(D) Sufis of Firdausiasilsilah
Ans: B
96. Fawaid-ul Fuad Malfuz compiled by Mir Khurd is a record of ‘Doings and Sayings’ of:
(A) Khawaja Moiuddin Chishti
(B) Shaikh Farid Ganj Shakkar
(C) Shaikh Salim Chishti
(D) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
Ans: D
97. Who among the following called the aim as (holders of charity lands) as the ‘army of prayers’?
(A) Babur
(B) Jahangir
(C) AbulFazl
(D) Aurangzeb
Ans: B
98. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists:
List – I List – II
a. Timur i. Jainat Ashiyani
b. Babur ii. Arsh Ashiyani
c. Humayun iii. Sahib Qirani
d. Akbar iv. Firdus Makani
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv i ii
(B) iv i iii ii
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) i ii iv iii
Ans: A
99. The book Dabistan-i-Mazahib written during Shah Jahan’s reign also deals with:
(A) Judaism
(B) Christianity
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
100. Dara Shukoh was called Mulhid by:
(A) Shah Shuja
(B) Murad
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Muhammad Kazim
Ans: C