INDIAN HISTORY - PAGE 1
1. Match List – I (Archaeological Site) with List – II (Identification) and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
List – I (Archaeological Site)
List – II (Identification)
(a) Bagore (i) Chalcolithic site of Madhya Pradesh
(b) Brahmagiri (ii) Megalithic site of Karnataka
(c) Maheshwara (iii) Mesolithic site of Rajasthan
(d) Tekkalakota (iv) Neolithic site of Karnataka
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Ans: B
2. Which proto-historic site has yielded the evidence of threads of raw silk ?
(A) Ahar
(B) Inamgaon
(C) Navadatoli
(D) Nevasa
Ans: D
3. Arrange the following Indologists in the chronological order and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
(i) William Jones
(ii) Alexander Cunningham
(iii) James Burgess
(iv) James Fergusson
Codes :
(A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(B) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(C) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
Ans: C
4. Match List – I (Initiator/Writer) with List – II (Journal/Book) and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
List – I (Initiator/Writer)
List – II (Journal/Book)
(a) William Jones (i) Indian Antiquary
(b) James Fergusson (ii) The Stupa of Bharhut
(c) Alexander Cunningham (iii) Asiatic Researches
(d) James Burgess (iv) Archaeology in India
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
Ans: A
5. Match List – I (Vedic rivers) with List – II (Present counterparts) and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
List – I (Vedic Rivers)
List – II (Present Counterparts)
(a) Vipas (i) Jhelum
(b) Parusni (ii) Ravi
(c) Vitasta (iii) Beas
(d) Sutudri (iv) Sutlej
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(C) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Ans: A
6. The Boghaz Keui inscription from Asia Minor refers to the following Vedic deities :
(A) Indra, Varuna, Agni and Surya
(B) Indra, Varuna, Mitra and Agni
(C) Indra, Mitra, Varuna and Nasatyas
(D) Indra, Mitra, Dyuas and Nasatyas
Ans: C
7. To which of the following tribes did King Sudasa, described in the Rgveda as having defeated ten Kings, belong ?
(A) Anu
(B) Druhyu
(C) Tritsu
(D) Yadu
Ans: C
8. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The Greek historian Herodotus tells us that ‘India was the twentieth and most prosperous satrapy (province) of the Persian empire’.
Reason (R) : By the time of Alexander’s invasion (327-326 B.C.) all the Persian impact on India had become non-existent.
In the context of the above 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
9. Who had made the following statement ? ‘Bhagavapi Khatrio ahampi khatrio’ (Bhagawan [Buddha] was a Kshatriya I too am a kshatriya).
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Prasenjit
(C) Ajatasatru
(D) Sisunaga
Ans: C
10. Which one of the following Sangam poets has mentioned about the hoarded wealth of the rulers of the Nanda dynasty ?
(A) Avvaiyar
(B) Mamulanar
(C) Parnar
(D) Ilango Adigal
Ans: B
11. Match List – I (Officer) with List – II (Department) and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I (Officer)
List – II (Department)
(a) Sannidhata (i) Incharge of revenue collection
(b) Samaharta (ii) Incharge of commerce department
(c) Panyadhaksa (iii) Incharge of the harem guards
(d) Antaravamsika (iv) Incharge of the treasury
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
Ans: C
12. Match List – I (Ruler) with List – II (Associated person) and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I (Ruler)
List – II (Associated person)
(a) Bimbisara (i) Deimachus
(b) Bindusara (ii) St. Thomas
(c) Ajatasatru (iii) Jvaka
(d) Gondopharnes (iv) Vassakara
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
Ans: A
13. It is generally accepted that a special feature of the period between 200 B.C. and 300 A.D. is the increase in external trade. Which of the following factors did not assist in the increase ?
(A) From a political point of view India had become one.
(B) The Mauryas had constructed various roads and introduced uniform system of administration and this helped in increase in trade.
(C) Indo-Greek rulers helped by establishing close relations with countries of the Mediterranean and West Asia.
(D) The Saka, Parthian and Kusana rulers helped by establishing close ties with Central Asian rulers.
Ans: A
14. Match List – I (Ancient Monument) with List – II (Characteristic feature) and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I (Ancient Monument)
List – II (Characteristic feature)
(a) Sanchi Stupa (i) Tallest Buddhist structure
(b) Nalanda (ii) Represents Hindu, Buddhist and Jaina religions
(c) Junnar (iii) Contained the relics of Sariputra and Maudgalyayana
(d) Ellora (iv) Rock-cut Chaityahall with circular plan
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(D) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
Ans: A
15. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(Ruler) (Figure shown on his coin)
(A) Kumaragupta I – Chakrapurusa
(B) Kaniska – Ardokso
(C) Agatho cles – Balarama
(D) Ksatrapa Rajuvula – Pallas
Ans: A
16. Match List – I (Ancient City) with List – II (Modern Representative) & select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I (Ancient City)
List - II (Modern Representative)
(a) Dasapura (i) Halebid
(b) Dvarasamudra (ii) Mandsor
(c) Madhyamika (iii) Nagari
(d) Samapa (iv) Jaugada
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(B) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Ans: A
17. Who among the following assumed the title of ‘Dharmamaharaja’ which was justified by the performance of numerous Vedic sacrifices including the Asvamedha ?
(A) Pusyamitra
(B) Sarvatata
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Pravarasena I
Ans: D
18. The seat of third Sangam of Tamil poets was located at
(A) Uraiyur
(B) Madura
(C) Tanjore
(D) Kanchi
Ans: B
19. Which one of the following Indian rulers had donated five villages to a Vihara built at Nalanda by Sailendra King Sri Balaputra ?
(A) Kumaragupta I
(B) Harsa
(C) Devapala
(D) Bhaskaravarman
Ans: C
20. The rulers of which dynasty of the Deccan have been described by the Arab writers as the four great sovereigns of the world ?
(A) Chalukyas of Vatapi
(B) Chalukyas of Kalyani
(C) Mauryas of Konkan
(D) Rastrakatas of Manyakheta
Ans: D
21. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Rajasekhara – Viddhasala bhanjika
(B) Sri Harsa – Naisadhya Charita
(C) Mahendravarman – Kavirajamarga
(D) Sudraka – Mrichchakatikam
Ans: C
22. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The growth of regional politics in early medieval India was accompanied by the composition of royal biographies by court poets.
Reason (R) : Sandhyakaranandin’s Ramacharita is written in slesa style and simultaneously tells the story of the epic hero Rama and the Pala King Ramapala.
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
23. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The Sultans of Delhi managed to consolidate an empire comprising a large part of India with their military power.
Reason (R) : The main feature of the Delhi Sultanate was that the sultans based their military power with military elite bound together by Islam and certain tribal affinities.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is true.
(D) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
Ans: C
24. The first reference of ‘Turkan-iChihalgani’ has been made in
(A) Tabqat-i-Nasiri
(B) Futuh-us-Salatin
(C) Kitabur Rehla
(D) Khazain-ul-Futuh
Ans: B
25. Which Mongol general defeated Alauddin Khalji ?
(A) Qadar
(B) Qutlugh Khwaja
(C) Targi
(D) Iqbalmand
Ans: C
List – I (Archaeological Site)
List – II (Identification)
(a) Bagore (i) Chalcolithic site of Madhya Pradesh
(b) Brahmagiri (ii) Megalithic site of Karnataka
(c) Maheshwara (iii) Mesolithic site of Rajasthan
(d) Tekkalakota (iv) Neolithic site of Karnataka
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Ans: B
2. Which proto-historic site has yielded the evidence of threads of raw silk ?
(A) Ahar
(B) Inamgaon
(C) Navadatoli
(D) Nevasa
Ans: D
3. Arrange the following Indologists in the chronological order and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
(i) William Jones
(ii) Alexander Cunningham
(iii) James Burgess
(iv) James Fergusson
Codes :
(A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(B) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(C) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
Ans: C
4. Match List – I (Initiator/Writer) with List – II (Journal/Book) and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
List – I (Initiator/Writer)
List – II (Journal/Book)
(a) William Jones (i) Indian Antiquary
(b) James Fergusson (ii) The Stupa of Bharhut
(c) Alexander Cunningham (iii) Asiatic Researches
(d) James Burgess (iv) Archaeology in India
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
Ans: A
5. Match List – I (Vedic rivers) with List – II (Present counterparts) and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
List – I (Vedic Rivers)
List – II (Present Counterparts)
(a) Vipas (i) Jhelum
(b) Parusni (ii) Ravi
(c) Vitasta (iii) Beas
(d) Sutudri (iv) Sutlej
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(C) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Ans: A
6. The Boghaz Keui inscription from Asia Minor refers to the following Vedic deities :
(A) Indra, Varuna, Agni and Surya
(B) Indra, Varuna, Mitra and Agni
(C) Indra, Mitra, Varuna and Nasatyas
(D) Indra, Mitra, Dyuas and Nasatyas
Ans: C
7. To which of the following tribes did King Sudasa, described in the Rgveda as having defeated ten Kings, belong ?
(A) Anu
(B) Druhyu
(C) Tritsu
(D) Yadu
Ans: C
8. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The Greek historian Herodotus tells us that ‘India was the twentieth and most prosperous satrapy (province) of the Persian empire’.
Reason (R) : By the time of Alexander’s invasion (327-326 B.C.) all the Persian impact on India had become non-existent.
In the context of the above 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
9. Who had made the following statement ? ‘Bhagavapi Khatrio ahampi khatrio’ (Bhagawan [Buddha] was a Kshatriya I too am a kshatriya).
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Prasenjit
(C) Ajatasatru
(D) Sisunaga
Ans: C
10. Which one of the following Sangam poets has mentioned about the hoarded wealth of the rulers of the Nanda dynasty ?
(A) Avvaiyar
(B) Mamulanar
(C) Parnar
(D) Ilango Adigal
Ans: B
11. Match List – I (Officer) with List – II (Department) and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I (Officer)
List – II (Department)
(a) Sannidhata (i) Incharge of revenue collection
(b) Samaharta (ii) Incharge of commerce department
(c) Panyadhaksa (iii) Incharge of the harem guards
(d) Antaravamsika (iv) Incharge of the treasury
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
Ans: C
12. Match List – I (Ruler) with List – II (Associated person) and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I (Ruler)
List – II (Associated person)
(a) Bimbisara (i) Deimachus
(b) Bindusara (ii) St. Thomas
(c) Ajatasatru (iii) Jvaka
(d) Gondopharnes (iv) Vassakara
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
Ans: A
13. It is generally accepted that a special feature of the period between 200 B.C. and 300 A.D. is the increase in external trade. Which of the following factors did not assist in the increase ?
(A) From a political point of view India had become one.
(B) The Mauryas had constructed various roads and introduced uniform system of administration and this helped in increase in trade.
(C) Indo-Greek rulers helped by establishing close relations with countries of the Mediterranean and West Asia.
(D) The Saka, Parthian and Kusana rulers helped by establishing close ties with Central Asian rulers.
Ans: A
14. Match List – I (Ancient Monument) with List – II (Characteristic feature) and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I (Ancient Monument)
List – II (Characteristic feature)
(a) Sanchi Stupa (i) Tallest Buddhist structure
(b) Nalanda (ii) Represents Hindu, Buddhist and Jaina religions
(c) Junnar (iii) Contained the relics of Sariputra and Maudgalyayana
(d) Ellora (iv) Rock-cut Chaityahall with circular plan
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(D) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
Ans: A
15. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(Ruler) (Figure shown on his coin)
(A) Kumaragupta I – Chakrapurusa
(B) Kaniska – Ardokso
(C) Agatho cles – Balarama
(D) Ksatrapa Rajuvula – Pallas
Ans: A
16. Match List – I (Ancient City) with List – II (Modern Representative) & select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I (Ancient City)
List - II (Modern Representative)
(a) Dasapura (i) Halebid
(b) Dvarasamudra (ii) Mandsor
(c) Madhyamika (iii) Nagari
(d) Samapa (iv) Jaugada
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(B) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Ans: A
17. Who among the following assumed the title of ‘Dharmamaharaja’ which was justified by the performance of numerous Vedic sacrifices including the Asvamedha ?
(A) Pusyamitra
(B) Sarvatata
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Pravarasena I
Ans: D
18. The seat of third Sangam of Tamil poets was located at
(A) Uraiyur
(B) Madura
(C) Tanjore
(D) Kanchi
Ans: B
19. Which one of the following Indian rulers had donated five villages to a Vihara built at Nalanda by Sailendra King Sri Balaputra ?
(A) Kumaragupta I
(B) Harsa
(C) Devapala
(D) Bhaskaravarman
Ans: C
20. The rulers of which dynasty of the Deccan have been described by the Arab writers as the four great sovereigns of the world ?
(A) Chalukyas of Vatapi
(B) Chalukyas of Kalyani
(C) Mauryas of Konkan
(D) Rastrakatas of Manyakheta
Ans: D
21. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Rajasekhara – Viddhasala bhanjika
(B) Sri Harsa – Naisadhya Charita
(C) Mahendravarman – Kavirajamarga
(D) Sudraka – Mrichchakatikam
Ans: C
22. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The growth of regional politics in early medieval India was accompanied by the composition of royal biographies by court poets.
Reason (R) : Sandhyakaranandin’s Ramacharita is written in slesa style and simultaneously tells the story of the epic hero Rama and the Pala King Ramapala.
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
23. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The Sultans of Delhi managed to consolidate an empire comprising a large part of India with their military power.
Reason (R) : The main feature of the Delhi Sultanate was that the sultans based their military power with military elite bound together by Islam and certain tribal affinities.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is true.
(D) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
Ans: C
24. The first reference of ‘Turkan-iChihalgani’ has been made in
(A) Tabqat-i-Nasiri
(B) Futuh-us-Salatin
(C) Kitabur Rehla
(D) Khazain-ul-Futuh
Ans: B
25. Which Mongol general defeated Alauddin Khalji ?
(A) Qadar
(B) Qutlugh Khwaja
(C) Targi
(D) Iqbalmand
Ans: C
26. Which of the following are true of the Mesolithic period ?
Select your answer from the code given below :
(i) Microliths are found in general.
(ii) Bagor, Langhnaj and Bhim-betka are some important sites.
(iii) Bones of wild and domesticated animals are found.
(iv) Rock-paintings are available during this period.
Code :
(1) i, ii, iii and iv
(2) i, ii and iii
(3) ii, iii and iv
(4) i, ii and iv
Ans: 1
27. Which of the following Neolithic archaeological sites is not known for ash-mounds?
(1) Utnur
(2) Pallavoy
(3) Kupgal
(4) Burzahom
Ans: 4
28. Which of the following sites has yielded a short inscription written in Harappan script with huge alphabets ?
(1) Banawali
(2) Dholavira
(3) Kalibangan
(4) Mohenjodaro
Ans: 2
29. With which of the following departments was Kantaka-Sodhana connected ?
(1) Taxation
(2) Industry
(3) Tolls
(4) Judiciary
Ans: 4
30. Which one of the following is wrongly matched ?
Tax-term Connotation
(1) Vishti – Forced labour
(2) Bhaga – Local tax
(3) Kara – Tax
(4) Pranaya – Emergency tax
Ans: 2
31. Which of the following is not a part of the Buddhist architecture ?
(1) Anda
(2) Medhi
(3) Chhatra
(4) Antarala
Ans: 4
32. Which of the following statements is true of the Kushan period ?
(1) Issue of silver coins on a large scale.
(2) Flourishing of the Gandhara art.
(3) Patronage of Amarasimha.
(4) Extension of the empire up to Bengal
Ans: 2
33. Which of the following statements are known from the Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela ?
Select your answer from the code given below :
(i) He was a ruler of Kalinga.
(ii) He describes himself as a Mahameghavahana.
(iii) He convened a Council of Jain scholars.
(iv) He enlarged the canal originally excavated by a Nanda King,up to the city.
Code :
(1) i, ii, iii and iv
(2) i, ii and iii
(3) ii, iii and iv
(4) i, ii and iv
Ans: 4
34. Which of the following statements are made in the Periplus of the Erythraean sea ?
Select your answer from the code given below :
(i) Colchi, Camara and Poduca were South Indian ports.
(ii) Ivory was produced in Dosarene.
(iii) Large ships called Colandia sailed to the Ganges and Chryse.
(iv) Masalia lay to the south of Muziris.
Code :
(1) i, ii and iii
(2) iii and iv
(3) ii, iii and iv
(4) i, ii and iv
Ans: 1
35. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Fa-hien visited India during the time of Chandragupta II.
Reason (R) : He described Chandragupta II as ruling from his capital at Pataliputra.
In the context of the other two statements which of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is the false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: 3
36. Arrange the following Astronomers in a correct chronological order :
(i) Aryabhata
(ii) Brahmagupta
(iii) Lagadha
(iv) Varahamihira
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(1) I, III, II, IV
(2) II, IV, III, I
(3) III, I, IV, II
(4) IV, II,III, I
Ans: 3
37. Match List-I with List-II and select the answer from the code given below :
List – I List – II
(Name of the King) (Title)
a. Narasimhavarman I i. Tellarerinda
b. Kulottunga I ii. Vatapikonda
c. Nandivarman III iii. Satyasraya
d. Pulakesin II iv. Sungamtavirta
Code :
a b c d
(1) iv ii iii i
(2) ii iv i iii
(3) iii i iv ii
(4) i iii ii iv
Ans: 2
38. Who, among the following, were not a South Indian mercantile/maritime organisation ?
(1) Anjuvannam
(2) Manigramam
(3) Ainnurruvar
(4) Mahajanas
Ans: 4
39. Which of the following statements are true in respect of the Kingdom of Srivijaya ? Select the answer from the code given below :
(i) Devapala of the Pala family granted villages for the maintenance of a Buddhist monastery built by Balaputradeva.
(ii) Chola Rajaraja I had cordial relations with the Kingdom of Srivijaya.
(iii) Rajendra I’s relations with Srivijaya were initially friendly, but later inimical.
(iv) Mara Vijayottugavarman built a Buddhist monastery at Nagapatinam.
Code :
(1) i, ii, iii and iv (2) i, ii and iii
(3) ii, iii and iv (4) i, iii and iv
Ans: 1
40. Match Persian/Arabic texts given in List-I with its composers given in List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List – I List – II
(Texts) (Composers)
(a) Taj-ul Maasir (i) Al-Qashqandi
(b) Tarikh-i Mubarak Shahi (ii) Hasan Nizami
(c) Masalik-ul Absar fi Mumalik ul-Amsar (iii) Yahya bin Ahmad Sirhindi
(d) Subh-ul A’sha (iv) Shihabuddin al-Umari
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(2) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(3) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(4) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Ans: 3
41. “During the entire period of khani and kingship of well over 40 years he never talked to bazaar people, the base, mean, musicians and buffoons.” In the above statement Ziauddin Barani is referring to which of the following Sultan ?
(1) Nasiruddin Mahmud
(2) Balban
(3) Alauddin Khalji
(4) Muhammad bin Tughluq
Ans: 2
42. Which of the following city was named Khizrabad by Alauddin Khalji after his son KhizrKhan ?
(1) Lakhnauti
(2) Ranthambhor
(3) Chittor
(4) Mandu
Ans: 3
Select your answer from the code given below :
(i) Microliths are found in general.
(ii) Bagor, Langhnaj and Bhim-betka are some important sites.
(iii) Bones of wild and domesticated animals are found.
(iv) Rock-paintings are available during this period.
Code :
(1) i, ii, iii and iv
(2) i, ii and iii
(3) ii, iii and iv
(4) i, ii and iv
Ans: 1
27. Which of the following Neolithic archaeological sites is not known for ash-mounds?
(1) Utnur
(2) Pallavoy
(3) Kupgal
(4) Burzahom
Ans: 4
28. Which of the following sites has yielded a short inscription written in Harappan script with huge alphabets ?
(1) Banawali
(2) Dholavira
(3) Kalibangan
(4) Mohenjodaro
Ans: 2
29. With which of the following departments was Kantaka-Sodhana connected ?
(1) Taxation
(2) Industry
(3) Tolls
(4) Judiciary
Ans: 4
30. Which one of the following is wrongly matched ?
Tax-term Connotation
(1) Vishti – Forced labour
(2) Bhaga – Local tax
(3) Kara – Tax
(4) Pranaya – Emergency tax
Ans: 2
31. Which of the following is not a part of the Buddhist architecture ?
(1) Anda
(2) Medhi
(3) Chhatra
(4) Antarala
Ans: 4
32. Which of the following statements is true of the Kushan period ?
(1) Issue of silver coins on a large scale.
(2) Flourishing of the Gandhara art.
(3) Patronage of Amarasimha.
(4) Extension of the empire up to Bengal
Ans: 2
33. Which of the following statements are known from the Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela ?
Select your answer from the code given below :
(i) He was a ruler of Kalinga.
(ii) He describes himself as a Mahameghavahana.
(iii) He convened a Council of Jain scholars.
(iv) He enlarged the canal originally excavated by a Nanda King,up to the city.
Code :
(1) i, ii, iii and iv
(2) i, ii and iii
(3) ii, iii and iv
(4) i, ii and iv
Ans: 4
34. Which of the following statements are made in the Periplus of the Erythraean sea ?
Select your answer from the code given below :
(i) Colchi, Camara and Poduca were South Indian ports.
(ii) Ivory was produced in Dosarene.
(iii) Large ships called Colandia sailed to the Ganges and Chryse.
(iv) Masalia lay to the south of Muziris.
Code :
(1) i, ii and iii
(2) iii and iv
(3) ii, iii and iv
(4) i, ii and iv
Ans: 1
35. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Fa-hien visited India during the time of Chandragupta II.
Reason (R) : He described Chandragupta II as ruling from his capital at Pataliputra.
In the context of the other two statements which of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is the false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: 3
36. Arrange the following Astronomers in a correct chronological order :
(i) Aryabhata
(ii) Brahmagupta
(iii) Lagadha
(iv) Varahamihira
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(1) I, III, II, IV
(2) II, IV, III, I
(3) III, I, IV, II
(4) IV, II,III, I
Ans: 3
37. Match List-I with List-II and select the answer from the code given below :
List – I List – II
(Name of the King) (Title)
a. Narasimhavarman I i. Tellarerinda
b. Kulottunga I ii. Vatapikonda
c. Nandivarman III iii. Satyasraya
d. Pulakesin II iv. Sungamtavirta
Code :
a b c d
(1) iv ii iii i
(2) ii iv i iii
(3) iii i iv ii
(4) i iii ii iv
Ans: 2
38. Who, among the following, were not a South Indian mercantile/maritime organisation ?
(1) Anjuvannam
(2) Manigramam
(3) Ainnurruvar
(4) Mahajanas
Ans: 4
39. Which of the following statements are true in respect of the Kingdom of Srivijaya ? Select the answer from the code given below :
(i) Devapala of the Pala family granted villages for the maintenance of a Buddhist monastery built by Balaputradeva.
(ii) Chola Rajaraja I had cordial relations with the Kingdom of Srivijaya.
(iii) Rajendra I’s relations with Srivijaya were initially friendly, but later inimical.
(iv) Mara Vijayottugavarman built a Buddhist monastery at Nagapatinam.
Code :
(1) i, ii, iii and iv (2) i, ii and iii
(3) ii, iii and iv (4) i, iii and iv
Ans: 1
40. Match Persian/Arabic texts given in List-I with its composers given in List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List – I List – II
(Texts) (Composers)
(a) Taj-ul Maasir (i) Al-Qashqandi
(b) Tarikh-i Mubarak Shahi (ii) Hasan Nizami
(c) Masalik-ul Absar fi Mumalik ul-Amsar (iii) Yahya bin Ahmad Sirhindi
(d) Subh-ul A’sha (iv) Shihabuddin al-Umari
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(2) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(3) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(4) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Ans: 3
41. “During the entire period of khani and kingship of well over 40 years he never talked to bazaar people, the base, mean, musicians and buffoons.” In the above statement Ziauddin Barani is referring to which of the following Sultan ?
(1) Nasiruddin Mahmud
(2) Balban
(3) Alauddin Khalji
(4) Muhammad bin Tughluq
Ans: 2
42. Which of the following city was named Khizrabad by Alauddin Khalji after his son KhizrKhan ?
(1) Lakhnauti
(2) Ranthambhor
(3) Chittor
(4) Mandu
Ans: 3
43. The fourteenth century saint-poetess Lalla Ded’s verses are known as :
(1) Var
(2) Vaakh
(3) Lalkavya
(4) Spanda
Ans: 2
44. Ziauddin Barani records that inspite of ban on wine “addicts libertines and debauched people built Bhattis in their houses and distilled wine... and themselves consumed it and secretly sold it at higher costs.” In the above statement Ziauddin Barani is referring to which of the following Sultan who prohibited consumption and sale of wine in his dominion ?
(1) Balban
(2) Alauddin Khalji
(3) Muhammad Bin Tughluq
(4) Firoz Shah Tughluq
Ans: 2
45. ‘It is their custom that the person to whom this (platter containing ‘betel’) is brought out takes the platter in his hand, places it upon his shoulder and then does homage with his other hand touching the ground.’ Who among the following wrote this while mentioning the feasts arranged by Sultan Muhammad Tughluq for his nobles and for foreign visitors ?
(1) Abdur Razzaq
(2) Ibn Battuta
(3) Mirza Nathan
(4) Shams Siraj Afif
Ans: 2
46. Who gave the following arguments for understanding his work Ma’danu’sh Shifa-i Sikandarshahi ? ‘First, that the Greek medicine did not suit the climate of India, and secondly, that the medicinal plants mentioned in that system were either unidentifiable or unobtainable
in India.’
(1) Ali Muhammad Khan
(2) Milhana
(3) Mir Masum
(4) Miyan Bhuwah
Ans: 4
47.Which one of the following works was commissioned by Aurangzeb to compile authoritative passages from the standard works of Hanafi fiqh for the guidance of the qazis ?
(1) Siyasat Nama
(2) Nasihat-ul Muluk
(3) Ahkam i Alamgiri
(4) Fatawa al-Alamgiri
Ans: 4
48. Whom did Abul Fazl style ‘Sada Lahu’ (‘simple one’) because he mourned the loss of the idol he used to worship, and call him ‘a blind follower of custom’ ?
(1) Todar Mal
(2) Man Singh
(3) Tansen
(4) Birbal
Ans: 1
49. Match List- I with List-II and select your answer from the code given below :
List – I List – II
(Author) (Work)
(a) Ballālasena (i) Rasagangādhara
(b) Jagannath Pandita (ii) Rājāvalipataka
(c) Krishnadeva (iii) Bhojaprabandha
(d) Shuka (iv) Pārasiprakāsha
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(3) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(4) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Ans: 2
50. Arrange the following historical monuments in chronological order :
(i) Humayun’s Tomb – Delhi
(ii) Atala Mosque – Jaunpur
(iii) Rabia Daurani’s Tomb – Aurangabad
(iv) Sher Shah’s Tomb – Sasaram
Select your answer from the following code :
Code :
(1) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) (2) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(3) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i) (4) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
Ans: 2
51. Which of the following Mughal royal woman assigned land from her jagir for grazing
cows ?
(1) Hamida Bano Begum
(2) Maham Anga
(3) Nur Jahan
(4) Mumtaz Mahal
Ans: 1
52. Which of the following is not correct ?
(1) In sarkar, a territorial division of a suba, a number of officials were appointed.
(2) The highest officer of a sarkar was called faujdar.
(3) One of the officers was called pradhan of the sarkar.
(4) The duty of the faujdar was to maintain law and order in his sarkar.
Ans: 3
53. During his conversation with Aurangzeb Mirza Mukarram Safavi asked him to express his
views on music. Which of the following statement/s of Aurangzeb is/are true on music ?
(i) Music was ‘mubah’, neither good nor bad.
(ii) I dislike instrumental and vocal music.
(iii) I cannot listen to music without flutes especially Pakhawaj.
(iv) Flutes are unanimously prohibited (harām) so I left music.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(1) (i) and (ii) (2) (ii) and (iii)
(3) (ii) and (iv) (4) (i), (iii) and (iv)
Ans: 4
54. Chronologically arrange the following celebrated buildings built by Shahjahan :
(i) Diwan-i Ām in Agra Fort (ii) Moti Masjid in Agra Fort
(iii) Taj Mahal, Agra (iv) Jama Masjid, Shahjahanabad
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Codes :
(1) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) (2) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(3) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i) (4) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
Ans: 1
55. Which system was declared illegal in India by the India Act V of 1843 ?
(1) Sati
(2) Infanticide
(3) Slavery
(4) Dowry
Ans: 3
56. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : Chiefs’ colleges in India was founded to provide education for the princely and aristocratic families of India.
Reason (R) : Natives were desirous to be taught in English and not to be taught in native languages.
In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct ?
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: 3
57. Who among the following did not endorse the view that the protected princes in India were mere ‘feudatories’ of the British Crown ?
(1) Sir Lewis Tupper
(2) Wheaton
(3) Duke of Argyll
(4) Sir William Lee Warner
Ans: 4
58. Arrange chronologically the following Famine Commissions :
(a) Macdonnell (b) Strachey
(c) Lyall (d) Campbell
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(1) (c), (a), (d), (b) (2) (b), (c), (a), (d)
(3) (d), (b), (c), (a) (4) (a), (c), (d), (b)
Ans: 3
59. When was the first Factory Act was passed by the British Colonial Government ?
(1) 1867
(2) 1876
(3) 1881
(4) 1884
Ans: 3
(1) Var
(2) Vaakh
(3) Lalkavya
(4) Spanda
Ans: 2
44. Ziauddin Barani records that inspite of ban on wine “addicts libertines and debauched people built Bhattis in their houses and distilled wine... and themselves consumed it and secretly sold it at higher costs.” In the above statement Ziauddin Barani is referring to which of the following Sultan who prohibited consumption and sale of wine in his dominion ?
(1) Balban
(2) Alauddin Khalji
(3) Muhammad Bin Tughluq
(4) Firoz Shah Tughluq
Ans: 2
45. ‘It is their custom that the person to whom this (platter containing ‘betel’) is brought out takes the platter in his hand, places it upon his shoulder and then does homage with his other hand touching the ground.’ Who among the following wrote this while mentioning the feasts arranged by Sultan Muhammad Tughluq for his nobles and for foreign visitors ?
(1) Abdur Razzaq
(2) Ibn Battuta
(3) Mirza Nathan
(4) Shams Siraj Afif
Ans: 2
46. Who gave the following arguments for understanding his work Ma’danu’sh Shifa-i Sikandarshahi ? ‘First, that the Greek medicine did not suit the climate of India, and secondly, that the medicinal plants mentioned in that system were either unidentifiable or unobtainable
in India.’
(1) Ali Muhammad Khan
(2) Milhana
(3) Mir Masum
(4) Miyan Bhuwah
Ans: 4
47.Which one of the following works was commissioned by Aurangzeb to compile authoritative passages from the standard works of Hanafi fiqh for the guidance of the qazis ?
(1) Siyasat Nama
(2) Nasihat-ul Muluk
(3) Ahkam i Alamgiri
(4) Fatawa al-Alamgiri
Ans: 4
48. Whom did Abul Fazl style ‘Sada Lahu’ (‘simple one’) because he mourned the loss of the idol he used to worship, and call him ‘a blind follower of custom’ ?
(1) Todar Mal
(2) Man Singh
(3) Tansen
(4) Birbal
Ans: 1
49. Match List- I with List-II and select your answer from the code given below :
List – I List – II
(Author) (Work)
(a) Ballālasena (i) Rasagangādhara
(b) Jagannath Pandita (ii) Rājāvalipataka
(c) Krishnadeva (iii) Bhojaprabandha
(d) Shuka (iv) Pārasiprakāsha
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(3) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(4) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Ans: 2
50. Arrange the following historical monuments in chronological order :
(i) Humayun’s Tomb – Delhi
(ii) Atala Mosque – Jaunpur
(iii) Rabia Daurani’s Tomb – Aurangabad
(iv) Sher Shah’s Tomb – Sasaram
Select your answer from the following code :
Code :
(1) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) (2) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(3) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i) (4) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
Ans: 2
51. Which of the following Mughal royal woman assigned land from her jagir for grazing
cows ?
(1) Hamida Bano Begum
(2) Maham Anga
(3) Nur Jahan
(4) Mumtaz Mahal
Ans: 1
52. Which of the following is not correct ?
(1) In sarkar, a territorial division of a suba, a number of officials were appointed.
(2) The highest officer of a sarkar was called faujdar.
(3) One of the officers was called pradhan of the sarkar.
(4) The duty of the faujdar was to maintain law and order in his sarkar.
Ans: 3
53. During his conversation with Aurangzeb Mirza Mukarram Safavi asked him to express his
views on music. Which of the following statement/s of Aurangzeb is/are true on music ?
(i) Music was ‘mubah’, neither good nor bad.
(ii) I dislike instrumental and vocal music.
(iii) I cannot listen to music without flutes especially Pakhawaj.
(iv) Flutes are unanimously prohibited (harām) so I left music.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(1) (i) and (ii) (2) (ii) and (iii)
(3) (ii) and (iv) (4) (i), (iii) and (iv)
Ans: 4
54. Chronologically arrange the following celebrated buildings built by Shahjahan :
(i) Diwan-i Ām in Agra Fort (ii) Moti Masjid in Agra Fort
(iii) Taj Mahal, Agra (iv) Jama Masjid, Shahjahanabad
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Codes :
(1) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) (2) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(3) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i) (4) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
Ans: 1
55. Which system was declared illegal in India by the India Act V of 1843 ?
(1) Sati
(2) Infanticide
(3) Slavery
(4) Dowry
Ans: 3
56. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : Chiefs’ colleges in India was founded to provide education for the princely and aristocratic families of India.
Reason (R) : Natives were desirous to be taught in English and not to be taught in native languages.
In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct ?
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: 3
57. Who among the following did not endorse the view that the protected princes in India were mere ‘feudatories’ of the British Crown ?
(1) Sir Lewis Tupper
(2) Wheaton
(3) Duke of Argyll
(4) Sir William Lee Warner
Ans: 4
58. Arrange chronologically the following Famine Commissions :
(a) Macdonnell (b) Strachey
(c) Lyall (d) Campbell
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(1) (c), (a), (d), (b) (2) (b), (c), (a), (d)
(3) (d), (b), (c), (a) (4) (a), (c), (d), (b)
Ans: 3
59. When was the first Factory Act was passed by the British Colonial Government ?
(1) 1867
(2) 1876
(3) 1881
(4) 1884
Ans: 3
60. Which one of the following was not the declared objective for the founding of the All India Muslim League ?
(1) Propagate the Ideology of pan-Islamism among the Indian Muslims.
(2) Plead with the British Government about the political rights and interests of the Indian Muslims.
(3) Promote among the Indian Muslims feelings of loyalty to the British Government.
(4) To prevent the rise among the Indian Muslims of any feelings of hostility towards other communities.
Ans: 1
61. Who among the following were the members of Khilafat Committee ?
(a) Shaukat Ali
(b) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(c) Hasrat Mohani
(d) Mustafa Nasaruddin
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(1) (a), (b) and (d) (2) (a), (c) and (d)
(3) (a), (b) and (c) (4) (b), (c) and (d)
Ans: 3
62. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
List – I List – II
(Leader) (Organization)
(a) M.C. Raja (i) All India Depressed Classes League
(b) Jagjivan Ram (ii) All India Depressed Classes Congress
(c) B.R. Ambedkar (iii) All India Depressed Classes Association
(d) Mahatma Gandhi (iv) All India Harijan Sangh
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(2) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(3) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(4) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Ans: 2
63. Which among the following Act was described as a ‘new charter of bondage’ by Jawaharlal Nehru ?
(1) Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1913
(2) Rowlatt Act, 1919
(3) Government of India Act, 1919
(4) Government of India Act, 1935
Ans: 4
64. Who among the following condemned the Ottawa Trade Agreement of 1932 by saying that ‘it has killed much larger interests of India’ ?
(1) G.D. Birla
(2) J.R.D. Tata
(3) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(4) J.B. Kripalani
Ans: 3
65. Who among the following did not belong to the ‘Liberal Party’ ?
(1) Dinshaw Petit Ali Iman
(2) Purshottam Das Thakur
(3) S.M. Paranjpye
(4) V.S. Srinivasa Sastri
Ans: 3
66. Which one of the following would not be a necessary condition for being a ‘Nation-State’ ?
(1) A State organized for the Government of a Nation or closely related Nations.
(2) A State whose territory is determined by National boundaries.
(3) A State whose law is determined by National customs and aspirations.
(4) A Nation is the expression of the State.
Ans: 4
67. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution guarantees complete equality of men and women ?
(1) 12 and 13
(2) 14 and 15
(3) 18 and 19
(4) 49 and 50
Ans: 2
68. Who among the following was a great innovator in Politics. Being fully and consciously secular, he understood, more clearly the danger that communalism posed to the nation. He often told that communalism was as big an enemy as colonialism.
(1) Chandrashekhar Azad
(2) Bhagwati Charan Vohra
(3) Yashpal
(4) Bhagat Singh
Ans: 4
69. Who among the following was not the member of the States Reorganization Commission ?
(1) Justice Syed Fazl Ali
(2) Dr. Hriday Nath Kunzru
(3) K.M. Panikkar
(4) Sasipada Banerji
Ans: 4
70. Who coined the term ‘positivism’ and was the founder of positivist philosophy ?
(1) Niebuhr
(2) Ranke
(3) Auguste Comte
(4) Thomas Buckle
Ans: 3
(1) Propagate the Ideology of pan-Islamism among the Indian Muslims.
(2) Plead with the British Government about the political rights and interests of the Indian Muslims.
(3) Promote among the Indian Muslims feelings of loyalty to the British Government.
(4) To prevent the rise among the Indian Muslims of any feelings of hostility towards other communities.
Ans: 1
61. Who among the following were the members of Khilafat Committee ?
(a) Shaukat Ali
(b) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(c) Hasrat Mohani
(d) Mustafa Nasaruddin
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(1) (a), (b) and (d) (2) (a), (c) and (d)
(3) (a), (b) and (c) (4) (b), (c) and (d)
Ans: 3
62. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
List – I List – II
(Leader) (Organization)
(a) M.C. Raja (i) All India Depressed Classes League
(b) Jagjivan Ram (ii) All India Depressed Classes Congress
(c) B.R. Ambedkar (iii) All India Depressed Classes Association
(d) Mahatma Gandhi (iv) All India Harijan Sangh
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(2) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(3) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(4) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Ans: 2
63. Which among the following Act was described as a ‘new charter of bondage’ by Jawaharlal Nehru ?
(1) Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1913
(2) Rowlatt Act, 1919
(3) Government of India Act, 1919
(4) Government of India Act, 1935
Ans: 4
64. Who among the following condemned the Ottawa Trade Agreement of 1932 by saying that ‘it has killed much larger interests of India’ ?
(1) G.D. Birla
(2) J.R.D. Tata
(3) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(4) J.B. Kripalani
Ans: 3
65. Who among the following did not belong to the ‘Liberal Party’ ?
(1) Dinshaw Petit Ali Iman
(2) Purshottam Das Thakur
(3) S.M. Paranjpye
(4) V.S. Srinivasa Sastri
Ans: 3
66. Which one of the following would not be a necessary condition for being a ‘Nation-State’ ?
(1) A State organized for the Government of a Nation or closely related Nations.
(2) A State whose territory is determined by National boundaries.
(3) A State whose law is determined by National customs and aspirations.
(4) A Nation is the expression of the State.
Ans: 4
67. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution guarantees complete equality of men and women ?
(1) 12 and 13
(2) 14 and 15
(3) 18 and 19
(4) 49 and 50
Ans: 2
68. Who among the following was a great innovator in Politics. Being fully and consciously secular, he understood, more clearly the danger that communalism posed to the nation. He often told that communalism was as big an enemy as colonialism.
(1) Chandrashekhar Azad
(2) Bhagwati Charan Vohra
(3) Yashpal
(4) Bhagat Singh
Ans: 4
69. Who among the following was not the member of the States Reorganization Commission ?
(1) Justice Syed Fazl Ali
(2) Dr. Hriday Nath Kunzru
(3) K.M. Panikkar
(4) Sasipada Banerji
Ans: 4
70. Who coined the term ‘positivism’ and was the founder of positivist philosophy ?
(1) Niebuhr
(2) Ranke
(3) Auguste Comte
(4) Thomas Buckle
Ans: 3
71. What is the maximum number of nominated members in the two Houses of Parliament?
A. 5
B. 10
C. 12
D. 14
Ans:D. 14
72. Which of the following qualification is not essential for election as the President of India?
A. The candidate must be a citizen of India
B. Must have completed 35 years of age
C. Must not be holding an office of profit
D. Must be a member of Lok Sabha
Ans:D. Must be a member of Lok Sabha
73. For what period can the Vice President hold the office of the President in the event of the death of the President?
A. One month
B. Two months
C. Six months
D. one year
Ans:C. Six months
74. Which article of our constitution gives the power to Parliament to amend it?
A. Article 366
B. Article 368
C. Article 370
D. Article 378
Ans:B. Article 368
75. The President of India can be removed from office by
A. Parliament
B. The Lok Sabha
C. The Chief Justice of India
D. Union Cabinet
Ans:A. Parliament
A. 5
B. 10
C. 12
D. 14
Ans:D. 14
72. Which of the following qualification is not essential for election as the President of India?
A. The candidate must be a citizen of India
B. Must have completed 35 years of age
C. Must not be holding an office of profit
D. Must be a member of Lok Sabha
Ans:D. Must be a member of Lok Sabha
73. For what period can the Vice President hold the office of the President in the event of the death of the President?
A. One month
B. Two months
C. Six months
D. one year
Ans:C. Six months
74. Which article of our constitution gives the power to Parliament to amend it?
A. Article 366
B. Article 368
C. Article 370
D. Article 378
Ans:B. Article 368
75. The President of India can be removed from office by
A. Parliament
B. The Lok Sabha
C. The Chief Justice of India
D. Union Cabinet
Ans:A. Parliament
76. Which one of the following pairs is not correct ?
(A) Rock Edict : Sarnath
(B) Minor Rock Edict : Bahapur
(C) Pillar Edict : Rampurva
(D) Minor Pillar Edict : Sanchi
Answer: Option A
77. Which one of the following administrative structure in ascending order is correct ?
(A) Dronamukha, Sthaniya, Samgrahana, Karvatika
(B) Sthaniya, Karvatika, Dronamukha, Samgrahana
(C) Sthaniya, Dronamukha, Karvatika, Samgrahana
(D) Sthaniya, Dronamukha, Samgrahana, Karvatika
Answer: Option C
78. What is the correct chronological order of the following ?
(a) The Periplus of the Erythrean Sea
(b) Cosmos Indikopleustes
(c) Geography of Ptolemy
(d) Indica of Megasthenes
Choose the answer from the codes given below :
(A) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(B) (a) (c) (d) (b)
(C) (d) (a) (c) (b)
(D) (c) (d) (a) (b)
Answer: Option C
79. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Agathocles (i) Buddha
(b) Kadphises I (ii) Samkarshana
(c) Vimakadphises (iii) Atash
(d) Kanishka I (iv) Shiva
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Answer: Option A
80. Which one of the following evidence is not the correct evidence of Ramagupta in later period ?
(A) Manasollasa of Someshwara
(B) Shankararya’s commentary on Harshcharita
(C) Majmat-ul-Tawarikh of Abul Hasan Ali
(D) Sanjan Tamrapatra of Amoghvarsha
Answer: Option A
81. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : The majority of peasants in the Post-Gupta Period were considered to belong to Sudra Varna.
Reason (R) : A large scale incorporation of tribes into caste system started taking place from the Post-Gupta Period.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is false
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is correct
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false
Answer: Option A
82. Which one of the following collection of hymns of Alvar poetry collected by Nathmuni ?
(A) Periyapuranam
(B) Tirumurai
(C) Nalayira Divya Prabandhan
(D) Tiruttondal Tiruvantati
Answer: Option C
(A) Rock Edict : Sarnath
(B) Minor Rock Edict : Bahapur
(C) Pillar Edict : Rampurva
(D) Minor Pillar Edict : Sanchi
Answer: Option A
77. Which one of the following administrative structure in ascending order is correct ?
(A) Dronamukha, Sthaniya, Samgrahana, Karvatika
(B) Sthaniya, Karvatika, Dronamukha, Samgrahana
(C) Sthaniya, Dronamukha, Karvatika, Samgrahana
(D) Sthaniya, Dronamukha, Samgrahana, Karvatika
Answer: Option C
78. What is the correct chronological order of the following ?
(a) The Periplus of the Erythrean Sea
(b) Cosmos Indikopleustes
(c) Geography of Ptolemy
(d) Indica of Megasthenes
Choose the answer from the codes given below :
(A) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(B) (a) (c) (d) (b)
(C) (d) (a) (c) (b)
(D) (c) (d) (a) (b)
Answer: Option C
79. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Agathocles (i) Buddha
(b) Kadphises I (ii) Samkarshana
(c) Vimakadphises (iii) Atash
(d) Kanishka I (iv) Shiva
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Answer: Option A
80. Which one of the following evidence is not the correct evidence of Ramagupta in later period ?
(A) Manasollasa of Someshwara
(B) Shankararya’s commentary on Harshcharita
(C) Majmat-ul-Tawarikh of Abul Hasan Ali
(D) Sanjan Tamrapatra of Amoghvarsha
Answer: Option A
81. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : The majority of peasants in the Post-Gupta Period were considered to belong to Sudra Varna.
Reason (R) : A large scale incorporation of tribes into caste system started taking place from the Post-Gupta Period.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is false
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is correct
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false
Answer: Option A
82. Which one of the following collection of hymns of Alvar poetry collected by Nathmuni ?
(A) Periyapuranam
(B) Tirumurai
(C) Nalayira Divya Prabandhan
(D) Tiruttondal Tiruvantati
Answer: Option C
83. Which is correctly matched :
(A) “Do or Die” – Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) “Swaraj is my birth right” – Mahatma Gandhi
(C) “Give me blood, I will give you freedom – Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) “Independence through nonviolence must be our aim”
Answer: Option C
84. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List – I List – II
(a) Freedom at Midnight (i) Collins and Lapierre
(b) The Story of the Integration of Indian States (ii) C. P. Ramaswami Iyar
(c) Travancore Dewan (iii) V. P. Menon
(d) Secretary of State (iv) PethickLawrence
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Answer: Option A
85. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the Viceroys ?
(i) North Brook
(ii) Minto
(iii) Linlithgow
(iv) Mayo
Codes :
(A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Answer: Option A
86. Arrange the following into sequential order and select correct answer from the codes given below :
(i) St. Thomae war
(ii) The Pindari war
(iii) Buxar war
(iv) War of Chandurthi
Codes :
(A) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
Answer: Option A
87. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List – I List – II
(a) Col. Tod (i) Memoir of Central India
(b) John Malcolm (ii) Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan
(c) C. R. Wilson (iii) Historical Sketches of South India
(d) M. Wilks (iv) Early Annals of the English in Bengal
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
Answer: Option A
88. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List – I List – II
(a) Punjab Tenancy Act (i) 1883
(b) The Ilbert Bill (ii) 1868
(c) Hunter Commission (iii) 1921
(d) Chamber of Princes (iv) 1882
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(B) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Answer: Option D
(A) “Do or Die” – Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) “Swaraj is my birth right” – Mahatma Gandhi
(C) “Give me blood, I will give you freedom – Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) “Independence through nonviolence must be our aim”
Answer: Option C
84. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List – I List – II
(a) Freedom at Midnight (i) Collins and Lapierre
(b) The Story of the Integration of Indian States (ii) C. P. Ramaswami Iyar
(c) Travancore Dewan (iii) V. P. Menon
(d) Secretary of State (iv) PethickLawrence
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Answer: Option A
85. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the Viceroys ?
(i) North Brook
(ii) Minto
(iii) Linlithgow
(iv) Mayo
Codes :
(A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Answer: Option A
86. Arrange the following into sequential order and select correct answer from the codes given below :
(i) St. Thomae war
(ii) The Pindari war
(iii) Buxar war
(iv) War of Chandurthi
Codes :
(A) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
Answer: Option A
87. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List – I List – II
(a) Col. Tod (i) Memoir of Central India
(b) John Malcolm (ii) Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan
(c) C. R. Wilson (iii) Historical Sketches of South India
(d) M. Wilks (iv) Early Annals of the English in Bengal
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
Answer: Option A
88. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List – I List – II
(a) Punjab Tenancy Act (i) 1883
(b) The Ilbert Bill (ii) 1868
(c) Hunter Commission (iii) 1921
(d) Chamber of Princes (iv) 1882
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(B) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Answer: Option D
89. Assertion (a). : Marathas emerged as the strongest native power in India after the decline of Mughal empire.
Reason (R) : Marathas were the first to have a clear concept of a united Indian nation.
You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below :
Codes :
(a). Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b). Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c). A is true but R is false
(d). A is false but R is true
Answer: (c)
90. The Second World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) was held in April 2009 at
(a) Hague
(b) Geneva
(c) London
(d) Paris
Answer: Geneva
91. The Second World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) was held in April 2009 at
(a) Hague
(b) Geneva
(c) London
(d) Paris
Answer: Geneva
92. The number of Tirthas given in Arthashastra is
(a) Fourteen
(b) Sixteen
(c) Eighteen
(d) Twenty one
Answer: Option C
Reason (R) : Marathas were the first to have a clear concept of a united Indian nation.
You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below :
Codes :
(a). Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b). Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c). A is true but R is false
(d). A is false but R is true
Answer: (c)
90. The Second World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) was held in April 2009 at
(a) Hague
(b) Geneva
(c) London
(d) Paris
Answer: Geneva
91. The Second World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) was held in April 2009 at
(a) Hague
(b) Geneva
(c) London
(d) Paris
Answer: Geneva
92. The number of Tirthas given in Arthashastra is
(a) Fourteen
(b) Sixteen
(c) Eighteen
(d) Twenty one
Answer: Option C
93. During the Mughal period agricultural loan that was given to the peasants was called
(a) Dastur
(b) Taqavi
(c) Nasq
(d) Abwab
Answer: Option B
94. Who helped Shah Alam II to ascend the throne in Delhi in 1771 ?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Siraj-ud-Daula
(c) Mahadji Sindhia
(d) Haider Ali
Answer: Option C
95. Who among the following made ‘Sanyasi Rebellion’ famous through his writings ?
(a) Bankim Chandra
(b) Sisir Kumar Ghosh
(c) Deen Bandhu Mitra
(d) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
Answer: Option A
96. Lokmanya Tilak founded the Home Rule League in April, 1916 at ______.
(a) Satara
(b) Belgaon
(c) Poona
(d) Nasik
Answer: Option B
97. Who was the commander of the East India Company’s army in the Battle of Buxar ?
(a) Clive
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Hector Munro
(d) Watson
Answer: Option C
(a) Dastur
(b) Taqavi
(c) Nasq
(d) Abwab
Answer: Option B
94. Who helped Shah Alam II to ascend the throne in Delhi in 1771 ?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Siraj-ud-Daula
(c) Mahadji Sindhia
(d) Haider Ali
Answer: Option C
95. Who among the following made ‘Sanyasi Rebellion’ famous through his writings ?
(a) Bankim Chandra
(b) Sisir Kumar Ghosh
(c) Deen Bandhu Mitra
(d) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
Answer: Option A
96. Lokmanya Tilak founded the Home Rule League in April, 1916 at ______.
(a) Satara
(b) Belgaon
(c) Poona
(d) Nasik
Answer: Option B
97. Who was the commander of the East India Company’s army in the Battle of Buxar ?
(a) Clive
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Hector Munro
(d) Watson
Answer: Option C
98. All India Women’s Conference was founded in--
(A) 1922
(B) 1927
(C) 1929
(D) 1932
Ans : (B)
99. Who among the following oppo-sed the Age of Consent Bill of 1891 ?
(A) Swami Dayanand
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Surendranath Sen
Ans : (C)
100. The worst famine in India under the British rule occurred in--
(A) 1860–61
(B) 1876–78
(C) 1896–97
(D) 1899–1900
Ans : (B)
(A) 1922
(B) 1927
(C) 1929
(D) 1932
Ans : (B)
99. Who among the following oppo-sed the Age of Consent Bill of 1891 ?
(A) Swami Dayanand
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Surendranath Sen
Ans : (C)
100. The worst famine in India under the British rule occurred in--
(A) 1860–61
(B) 1876–78
(C) 1896–97
(D) 1899–1900
Ans : (B)
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