INDIAN HISTORY - PAGE 12
1. Assertion (A) : The historians of enlightenment analysed the social habits and customs
Reason (R ) : By their industry , they laid the foundation of constitutional and Social History
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: 1
2. Who proclaimed, "History is a science no less, no more" ?
1) Collingwood
2) Ranke
3) Bury
4) Hampel
Ans: 3
3.Who among the following believed that history is "an enending dialogue between the present and the past"?
1) Ortega y Gasset
2) Niebuhr
3) Carr
4) Bloch
Ans: 3
4. History is :
A. the past itself
B. a story about the past
C. an unending dialogue between the present and the past
D. reenactment of the past
1) A , B , C & D
2) B , C & D
3) A , B & D
4) A , B & C
Ans: 2
5.Who wrote that, "History is the most dangerous product evolved from the chemistry of the intellect … History will justify anything . It teaches precisely nothing, for it contains everything and furnishes examples of everything."
1) Marc Bloch
2) Eric Hobsbawm
3) Keith Jenkins
4) Paul Valery
Ans: 4
6. Consider the following statements :
A. During the colonial period , the Aryan / Dravidian linguistic difference was interpreted in a racial way by the British and Western scholars
B. The terms like Arya , dasa and dasyu from the Rigveda were given a racial connotation
C. There was a strong tendency of Western scholars of the colonial period to assume that the contemporary attitudes of the whites toward the darkskinned have remained unchanged through history
D. Theory of IndoEuropean language family was enunciated to establish that many European languages had originated from Sanskrit
Which of the above statements describe correctly the racial treatment of Indian history ?
1) A , B & D
2 A & B
3) A , B & C
4) A , B , C & D
Ans: 3
7. Postmodernism emerged as the most trenchant and powerful critique of modernism . It affected all disciplines including history . Who among the following is not a postmodern thinker ?
1) Hayden White
2) Jacques Derrida
3) Eric Hobsbawm
4) Michel Foucault
Ans: 3
8. Identify the incorrect statement concerning postmodern historiography from the options given below :
1) It rejects objectivity in history writing
2) It rejects the presupposition that there is something called historical truth . And historian can establish it .
3) It treats history as a text to be examined for its possibilities of meaning
4) It rejects the view that all historical narratives are , in the end , theories about the past
Ans: 4
9. Which of the following statement about Annales historians is not true ?
1) Annales School was named after the journal Annales
2) Annales historians see history in terms of movement from past to the future
3) Annales historians insist that they do not represent a school
4) Annales school has influenced history writing in many countries including India
Ans: 2
10. Who among the following was not a proponent of positivist historiography ?
1) Dilthey
2) Comte
3) Buckle
4) Tain
Ans: 1
11. Who among the following is not a Marxist historian ?
1) E.P. Thompson
2) Christopher Hill
3) Eric Hobsbawm
4) Jurgen Habermas
Ans: 4
12. Who said "History makes a man wise" ?
1) Bacon
2) Toynbee
3) Livy
4) Bernas
Ans:1
13. What is Hueristics ?
1) The science of spotting the source material and collecting them
2) Learning the language required for Research
3) Methods of Writing Thesis
4) To maintain objectivity
Ans: 1
14. Who popounded that, "History is the reenactment of past experience"?
1) Croce
2) Collingwood
3) Bury
4) Carr
Ans: 2
15. What should be the first step of Research ?
1) To prepare the design of research
2) Selection of a Problem
3) Collection of Data
4) Formulation of Hypothesis
Ans: 2
16. Who remarked that the task of the historian was "simply to show how it really was."
1) Lord Acton
2) T. Carlyle
3) J.B. Bury
4) L. Von Ranke
Ans: 4
17. Indian Historiography for about last sixty years has not been mainly related to :
1) Regional History
2) Dynastic History
3) King's Court
4) People's History
Ans: 3
18. Identify the incorrect statement about positivist school of history from the following :
1) It accepts individualism and importance of the role of imagination in history writing
2) It advocates actual , true and authentic knowledge
3) It followed the scientific technique of test and verification
4) It claimed that it had made history a science
Ans: 1
19. Consider the following statements about nationalist history writing :
A. Nationalist historians tried to create an Indian identity
B. It arose as a reaction to the biased colonial history identity
C. The main objective was not to glorify India's past
D. In its response to the colonial history it was reduced to propaganda
Which of the options are correct :
1) A & B
2) B & C
3) A , B & C
4) A , B , C & D
Ans: 1
20. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
1) R.C. Dutt Economic History of India
2) Tara Chand History of Freedom Movement in India
3) Dadabhai Naoroji The Drain of Wealth and Indian Nationalism at the Turn of the Century
4) D.D. Kosambi Social Background of Indian Nationalism
Ans: 4
21. Which of the following sources should be put to closer scrutiny by a researcher ?
1) Contemporary letters
2) Informers' reports
3) Parliamentary and Press reports
4) Diaries and autobiographies
Ans: 4
22. The word history has been derived from a
1) Latin word
2) Greek word
3) German word
4) French word
Ans: 2
23. Who wrote City of God ?
1) St. Francis
2) Hegel
3) St. Augustine
4) Vico
Ans: 3
24. Feminist history writing has emerged as a powerful discourse in India. Which of the following statement does not represent the feminist view ?
1) Feminist scholars accept the nationalist narrative about the exalted position the women enjoyed during the Vedic times
2) Feminists have brought women writings to light while writing their history
3) Feminist have underscored the point that women did not have a voice and have suffered discrimination at all levels and in all communities
4) Feminists have emphasized that if gender discrimination be introduced in the analysis of history , it would give new depth to our understanding of the past
Ans: 1
25. Pick the incorrect statement about colonial historiography from the following :
1) Colonial historiography credits the British for unifying India
2) According to it , the eighteenth century in preBritish India was a "dark century".
3) India had been a stagnant society
4) James Mill , one of the earliest historians of India , has eulogised India's past
Ans: 4
Reason (R ) : By their industry , they laid the foundation of constitutional and Social History
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: 1
2. Who proclaimed, "History is a science no less, no more" ?
1) Collingwood
2) Ranke
3) Bury
4) Hampel
Ans: 3
3.Who among the following believed that history is "an enending dialogue between the present and the past"?
1) Ortega y Gasset
2) Niebuhr
3) Carr
4) Bloch
Ans: 3
4. History is :
A. the past itself
B. a story about the past
C. an unending dialogue between the present and the past
D. reenactment of the past
1) A , B , C & D
2) B , C & D
3) A , B & D
4) A , B & C
Ans: 2
5.Who wrote that, "History is the most dangerous product evolved from the chemistry of the intellect … History will justify anything . It teaches precisely nothing, for it contains everything and furnishes examples of everything."
1) Marc Bloch
2) Eric Hobsbawm
3) Keith Jenkins
4) Paul Valery
Ans: 4
6. Consider the following statements :
A. During the colonial period , the Aryan / Dravidian linguistic difference was interpreted in a racial way by the British and Western scholars
B. The terms like Arya , dasa and dasyu from the Rigveda were given a racial connotation
C. There was a strong tendency of Western scholars of the colonial period to assume that the contemporary attitudes of the whites toward the darkskinned have remained unchanged through history
D. Theory of IndoEuropean language family was enunciated to establish that many European languages had originated from Sanskrit
Which of the above statements describe correctly the racial treatment of Indian history ?
1) A , B & D
2 A & B
3) A , B & C
4) A , B , C & D
Ans: 3
7. Postmodernism emerged as the most trenchant and powerful critique of modernism . It affected all disciplines including history . Who among the following is not a postmodern thinker ?
1) Hayden White
2) Jacques Derrida
3) Eric Hobsbawm
4) Michel Foucault
Ans: 3
8. Identify the incorrect statement concerning postmodern historiography from the options given below :
1) It rejects objectivity in history writing
2) It rejects the presupposition that there is something called historical truth . And historian can establish it .
3) It treats history as a text to be examined for its possibilities of meaning
4) It rejects the view that all historical narratives are , in the end , theories about the past
Ans: 4
9. Which of the following statement about Annales historians is not true ?
1) Annales School was named after the journal Annales
2) Annales historians see history in terms of movement from past to the future
3) Annales historians insist that they do not represent a school
4) Annales school has influenced history writing in many countries including India
Ans: 2
10. Who among the following was not a proponent of positivist historiography ?
1) Dilthey
2) Comte
3) Buckle
4) Tain
Ans: 1
11. Who among the following is not a Marxist historian ?
1) E.P. Thompson
2) Christopher Hill
3) Eric Hobsbawm
4) Jurgen Habermas
Ans: 4
12. Who said "History makes a man wise" ?
1) Bacon
2) Toynbee
3) Livy
4) Bernas
Ans:1
13. What is Hueristics ?
1) The science of spotting the source material and collecting them
2) Learning the language required for Research
3) Methods of Writing Thesis
4) To maintain objectivity
Ans: 1
14. Who popounded that, "History is the reenactment of past experience"?
1) Croce
2) Collingwood
3) Bury
4) Carr
Ans: 2
15. What should be the first step of Research ?
1) To prepare the design of research
2) Selection of a Problem
3) Collection of Data
4) Formulation of Hypothesis
Ans: 2
16. Who remarked that the task of the historian was "simply to show how it really was."
1) Lord Acton
2) T. Carlyle
3) J.B. Bury
4) L. Von Ranke
Ans: 4
17. Indian Historiography for about last sixty years has not been mainly related to :
1) Regional History
2) Dynastic History
3) King's Court
4) People's History
Ans: 3
18. Identify the incorrect statement about positivist school of history from the following :
1) It accepts individualism and importance of the role of imagination in history writing
2) It advocates actual , true and authentic knowledge
3) It followed the scientific technique of test and verification
4) It claimed that it had made history a science
Ans: 1
19. Consider the following statements about nationalist history writing :
A. Nationalist historians tried to create an Indian identity
B. It arose as a reaction to the biased colonial history identity
C. The main objective was not to glorify India's past
D. In its response to the colonial history it was reduced to propaganda
Which of the options are correct :
1) A & B
2) B & C
3) A , B & C
4) A , B , C & D
Ans: 1
20. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
1) R.C. Dutt Economic History of India
2) Tara Chand History of Freedom Movement in India
3) Dadabhai Naoroji The Drain of Wealth and Indian Nationalism at the Turn of the Century
4) D.D. Kosambi Social Background of Indian Nationalism
Ans: 4
21. Which of the following sources should be put to closer scrutiny by a researcher ?
1) Contemporary letters
2) Informers' reports
3) Parliamentary and Press reports
4) Diaries and autobiographies
Ans: 4
22. The word history has been derived from a
1) Latin word
2) Greek word
3) German word
4) French word
Ans: 2
23. Who wrote City of God ?
1) St. Francis
2) Hegel
3) St. Augustine
4) Vico
Ans: 3
24. Feminist history writing has emerged as a powerful discourse in India. Which of the following statement does not represent the feminist view ?
1) Feminist scholars accept the nationalist narrative about the exalted position the women enjoyed during the Vedic times
2) Feminists have brought women writings to light while writing their history
3) Feminist have underscored the point that women did not have a voice and have suffered discrimination at all levels and in all communities
4) Feminists have emphasized that if gender discrimination be introduced in the analysis of history , it would give new depth to our understanding of the past
Ans: 1
25. Pick the incorrect statement about colonial historiography from the following :
1) Colonial historiography credits the British for unifying India
2) According to it , the eighteenth century in preBritish India was a "dark century".
3) India had been a stagnant society
4) James Mill , one of the earliest historians of India , has eulogised India's past
Ans: 4
26. In the Mughal System of administration, Mir Bakshi was
(A) Commandar-in-chief of the Mughal army
(B) Incharge of the imperial mint
(C) Minister-in-charge of Treasury
(D) Paymaster General
Ans: D
27. Which of the following is the characteristic tool of the Lower Palaeolithic period ?
(1) Handaxe
(2) Burin
(3) Scraper
(4) Celt
Ans: 1
28. Who, among the following, were victorious in the ‘Battle of Ten Kings’ of the Vedic period ?
(1) Matsyas
(2) Purus
(3) Anus
(4) Bharatas
Ans: 4
29. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Gautama Buddha did not recognise the existence of a permanent soul.
Reason (R) :He believed in rebirth.
In the context of the above 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) 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: 2
30. Which of the following is not one of the ‘Saptangas’ ?
(1) Kosa
(2) Svamin
(3) Durga
(4) Ratnin
Ans: 4
31. Which of the following statements is not true ?
(1) The Southern limit of Asoka’s inscription is Karnataka.
(2) Kalinga war took place in Asoka’s 8th regnal year.
(3) Asoka’s edicts refer to the restriction of slaughter of animals in the royal kitchen.
(4) Asoka’s edicts mention the contribution of Mahendra and Sanghamitra in the spread of dharma.
Ans: 4
32. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(1) Pushkalavati – Charsadda
(2) Sakala - Sialkot
(3) Takshasila – Sirkap
(4) Mahodaya – Mahoba
Ans: 4
33. Which of the following statements is not correct in respect of the Satavahana period ?
(1) Hala was the composer of the Gatha-saptasati.
(2) Gautamiputra Satakarni destroyed the Kshaharata family.
(3) Satavahana Kingdom comprised aharas.
(4) Somadeva was the rival of Gunadhya in the Satavahana Court.
Ans: 4
34. Which of the following subjects is dealt with, in the Kudumiyamalai inscription of the Pallava family ?
(1) Architecture
(2) Music
(3) Irrigation
(4) Polity
Ans: 2
35. Which of the following is correct in respect of the plan of the Durga temple at Aihole ?
(1) Square
(2) Rectangular
(3) Stellar
(4) Apsidal
Ans: 4
36. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List – I (Author)
List – II (Title of the book)
(a) A.L. Basham (i) Hindu Polity
(b) D.D. Kosambi (ii) The Wonder that was India
(c) K.P. Jayaswal (iii) An Introduction to the study of Indian History.
(d) R.G. Bhandarkarü (iv) Early History of the Dekkan
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(3) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(4) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Ans: 2
37. Which of the following is the correct connotation of the word Upadha ?
(1) Land given to the temples
(2) Land given to the Brahmanas
(3) Tax on profession
(4) Test of integrity
Ans: 4
38. Which of the following places marks the southern most extent of the Harappan Culture ?
(1) Desalpurü
(2) Daimabad
(3) Rojdi
(4) Lothal
Ans: 2
39. Which of the following places yielded the remains of Kushan devakula, where statues of royal persons were kept ?
(1) Ahichchhatra
(2) Chamba
(3) Mat
(4) Shahbazgarhi
Ans: 3
40. Which of the following places are mentioned in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea as market places.
Select the correct answer, using the code given below : (i) Paithan (ii) Ter (iii) Kalyan (iv) Sopara
Codes :
(1) (i) and (iii)
(2) (ii) and (iii)
(3) (i) and (iv)
(4) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Ans: 4
41. Which of the following inscriptions, refers to the performance of Sati ?
(1) Bhitari inscription of Skandagupta.
(2) Mandasor inscription of Kumaragupta.
(3) Mathura inscription of Chandragupta II.
(4) Eran inscription of Bhanugupta .
Ans: 4
42. Which of the following statements relating to the reign of Chola Rajendra I is not correct ?
(1) He renewed the matrimonial alliance with the Chalukyas of Vengi.
(2) He sent an expedition to Kadaram.
(3) He conquered Ceylon and reinstated its ruler Mahinda
(4) He renewed his father’s grant to the Buddhist monastery at Nagapatam.
Ans: 3
43. Which of the following temples of Khajuraho are constructed either wholly or largely of granite ? Use of the code given below : (a) Chausatha Yogini temple (b) Brahma temple (c) Visvanatha temple (d) Kandariya Mahadeva temple Codes :
(1) (a), (b), (c)
(2) (b), (c), (d)
(3) (a), (b)
(4) (c), (d)
Ans: 3
44. The Vaishnavite devotionalism paved the way for the emergence of which of the following local literary genre in Bengal ?
(1) Manasa
(2) Mangalam
(3) Mangalakavya
(4) Chaitanya Mangal
Ans: 3
45. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Source)
List – II (Author)
(a) Siyar ul Auliya (i) Amir Khusrau
(b) Jami-ut Tawarikh (ii) Saiyid Muhammad
(c) Fatawa-i Jahandari (iii) Rashiduddin Fazlullah
(d) Matla-ul Anwar (iv) Ziauddin Barani
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(2) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(3) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(4) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
Ans: 2
46. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Source Author
(1) Tarikh-i Firuzshahi – Shams-i Siraj Afif
(2) Futuh us Salatin – Rashiduddin Fazlullah
(3) Hasht Bihisht – Amir Khusrau
(4) Rehla – Ibn Battuta
Ans: 2
47. Treadles in the loom are first described in India in
(1) 1348 – 49
(2) 1368 – 69
(3) 1448 – 49
(4) 1468 – 69
Ans: 4
48. Which of the following Sultan built a hospital at Mandu in 1442-43 and ordered that medicines should be procured as were prescribed by both ‘Islamic’ and ‘Brahmanical’ physicians ?
(1) Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq
(2) Sultan Mahmud Khalji
(3) Sultan Nasiruddin
(4) Sultan Bakhtiyar Khalji
Ans: 2
49. Consider the following statements relating to the mountain horse breed found in the Himalayan steppes of Tibet.
(a) This mountain horsebreed was known as Kohi.
(b) This mountain horsebreed was known as Tanghan.
(c) These mountain horses were in profuse supply in the medieval period, particularly in the Bengal Sultanate.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Codes :
(1) (a) and (b)
(2) (b) and (c)
(3) (a) and (c)
(4) (a), (b) and (c)
Ans: 4
50. Nimatullah writes, ‘The Sultan then went on a boat to see the site. Enjoying and hunting on the way, he reached the place and liked the elevation of the area for purpose of habitation … the Sultan said : ‘the name of this city be Agra’. Identify the Sultan :
(1) Alauddin Khalji
(2) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(3) Bahlol Lodhi
(4) Sikandar Lodhi
Ans: 4
51. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Silahdarü (i) A salaried officer
(b) Wajhdarü (ii) foot man
(c) Waqf (iii) an armed man
(d) Paik (iv) endowment
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(2) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(3) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(4) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Ans: 1
52. Which of the following is not a neolithic site ?
(1) Brahmagiri
(2) Sanganakallu
(3) Arikamedu
(4) Piklihal
Ans: 3
53. Match List – I (Harappan sites) with List – II (Archaeological remains) and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List – I List – II
a. Mohenjodaro i. Citadel and a lower town
b. Lothal ii. Large granary
c. Kalibangan iii. Brick dockyard
d. Sutkagen-dor iv. Citadel and a lower fortified settlement
Codes : a b c d
(1) i ii iv iii
(2) ii iii i iv
(3) iv ii i iii
(4) iii i ii iv
Ans: 2
54. Which of the following works was the first to suggest payment of cash to officers as salary ?
(1) Kamandaka Nitisara
(2) Arthasastra
(3) Manu Smriti
(4) Nitivakyamrita
Ans: 2
55. On whose coins do the symbols on the reverse generally match with the names of the kings on the obverse ?
(1) Arjunayanas
(2) Maghas
(3) Malavas
(4) Panchalas
Ans: 4
56. Which of the following works relates to Tamil grammar ?
(1) Ahananuru
(2) Kural
(3) Tolkappiyam
(4) Padirruppattu
Ans: 3
57:-In which year RIN Revolt occurred?
A:-1946
B:-1945
C:-1947
D:-1930
Ans: A
58:-'Jallian Wala Bagh' is situated in which state
A:-Orissa
B:-Punjab
C:-Bengal
D:-Bihar
Ans: B
(A) Commandar-in-chief of the Mughal army
(B) Incharge of the imperial mint
(C) Minister-in-charge of Treasury
(D) Paymaster General
Ans: D
27. Which of the following is the characteristic tool of the Lower Palaeolithic period ?
(1) Handaxe
(2) Burin
(3) Scraper
(4) Celt
Ans: 1
28. Who, among the following, were victorious in the ‘Battle of Ten Kings’ of the Vedic period ?
(1) Matsyas
(2) Purus
(3) Anus
(4) Bharatas
Ans: 4
29. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Gautama Buddha did not recognise the existence of a permanent soul.
Reason (R) :He believed in rebirth.
In the context of the above 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) 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: 2
30. Which of the following is not one of the ‘Saptangas’ ?
(1) Kosa
(2) Svamin
(3) Durga
(4) Ratnin
Ans: 4
31. Which of the following statements is not true ?
(1) The Southern limit of Asoka’s inscription is Karnataka.
(2) Kalinga war took place in Asoka’s 8th regnal year.
(3) Asoka’s edicts refer to the restriction of slaughter of animals in the royal kitchen.
(4) Asoka’s edicts mention the contribution of Mahendra and Sanghamitra in the spread of dharma.
Ans: 4
32. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(1) Pushkalavati – Charsadda
(2) Sakala - Sialkot
(3) Takshasila – Sirkap
(4) Mahodaya – Mahoba
Ans: 4
33. Which of the following statements is not correct in respect of the Satavahana period ?
(1) Hala was the composer of the Gatha-saptasati.
(2) Gautamiputra Satakarni destroyed the Kshaharata family.
(3) Satavahana Kingdom comprised aharas.
(4) Somadeva was the rival of Gunadhya in the Satavahana Court.
Ans: 4
34. Which of the following subjects is dealt with, in the Kudumiyamalai inscription of the Pallava family ?
(1) Architecture
(2) Music
(3) Irrigation
(4) Polity
Ans: 2
35. Which of the following is correct in respect of the plan of the Durga temple at Aihole ?
(1) Square
(2) Rectangular
(3) Stellar
(4) Apsidal
Ans: 4
36. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List – I (Author)
List – II (Title of the book)
(a) A.L. Basham (i) Hindu Polity
(b) D.D. Kosambi (ii) The Wonder that was India
(c) K.P. Jayaswal (iii) An Introduction to the study of Indian History.
(d) R.G. Bhandarkarü (iv) Early History of the Dekkan
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(3) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(4) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Ans: 2
37. Which of the following is the correct connotation of the word Upadha ?
(1) Land given to the temples
(2) Land given to the Brahmanas
(3) Tax on profession
(4) Test of integrity
Ans: 4
38. Which of the following places marks the southern most extent of the Harappan Culture ?
(1) Desalpurü
(2) Daimabad
(3) Rojdi
(4) Lothal
Ans: 2
39. Which of the following places yielded the remains of Kushan devakula, where statues of royal persons were kept ?
(1) Ahichchhatra
(2) Chamba
(3) Mat
(4) Shahbazgarhi
Ans: 3
40. Which of the following places are mentioned in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea as market places.
Select the correct answer, using the code given below : (i) Paithan (ii) Ter (iii) Kalyan (iv) Sopara
Codes :
(1) (i) and (iii)
(2) (ii) and (iii)
(3) (i) and (iv)
(4) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Ans: 4
41. Which of the following inscriptions, refers to the performance of Sati ?
(1) Bhitari inscription of Skandagupta.
(2) Mandasor inscription of Kumaragupta.
(3) Mathura inscription of Chandragupta II.
(4) Eran inscription of Bhanugupta .
Ans: 4
42. Which of the following statements relating to the reign of Chola Rajendra I is not correct ?
(1) He renewed the matrimonial alliance with the Chalukyas of Vengi.
(2) He sent an expedition to Kadaram.
(3) He conquered Ceylon and reinstated its ruler Mahinda
(4) He renewed his father’s grant to the Buddhist monastery at Nagapatam.
Ans: 3
43. Which of the following temples of Khajuraho are constructed either wholly or largely of granite ? Use of the code given below : (a) Chausatha Yogini temple (b) Brahma temple (c) Visvanatha temple (d) Kandariya Mahadeva temple Codes :
(1) (a), (b), (c)
(2) (b), (c), (d)
(3) (a), (b)
(4) (c), (d)
Ans: 3
44. The Vaishnavite devotionalism paved the way for the emergence of which of the following local literary genre in Bengal ?
(1) Manasa
(2) Mangalam
(3) Mangalakavya
(4) Chaitanya Mangal
Ans: 3
45. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Source)
List – II (Author)
(a) Siyar ul Auliya (i) Amir Khusrau
(b) Jami-ut Tawarikh (ii) Saiyid Muhammad
(c) Fatawa-i Jahandari (iii) Rashiduddin Fazlullah
(d) Matla-ul Anwar (iv) Ziauddin Barani
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(2) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(3) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(4) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
Ans: 2
46. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Source Author
(1) Tarikh-i Firuzshahi – Shams-i Siraj Afif
(2) Futuh us Salatin – Rashiduddin Fazlullah
(3) Hasht Bihisht – Amir Khusrau
(4) Rehla – Ibn Battuta
Ans: 2
47. Treadles in the loom are first described in India in
(1) 1348 – 49
(2) 1368 – 69
(3) 1448 – 49
(4) 1468 – 69
Ans: 4
48. Which of the following Sultan built a hospital at Mandu in 1442-43 and ordered that medicines should be procured as were prescribed by both ‘Islamic’ and ‘Brahmanical’ physicians ?
(1) Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq
(2) Sultan Mahmud Khalji
(3) Sultan Nasiruddin
(4) Sultan Bakhtiyar Khalji
Ans: 2
49. Consider the following statements relating to the mountain horse breed found in the Himalayan steppes of Tibet.
(a) This mountain horsebreed was known as Kohi.
(b) This mountain horsebreed was known as Tanghan.
(c) These mountain horses were in profuse supply in the medieval period, particularly in the Bengal Sultanate.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Codes :
(1) (a) and (b)
(2) (b) and (c)
(3) (a) and (c)
(4) (a), (b) and (c)
Ans: 4
50. Nimatullah writes, ‘The Sultan then went on a boat to see the site. Enjoying and hunting on the way, he reached the place and liked the elevation of the area for purpose of habitation … the Sultan said : ‘the name of this city be Agra’. Identify the Sultan :
(1) Alauddin Khalji
(2) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(3) Bahlol Lodhi
(4) Sikandar Lodhi
Ans: 4
51. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Silahdarü (i) A salaried officer
(b) Wajhdarü (ii) foot man
(c) Waqf (iii) an armed man
(d) Paik (iv) endowment
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(2) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(3) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(4) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Ans: 1
52. Which of the following is not a neolithic site ?
(1) Brahmagiri
(2) Sanganakallu
(3) Arikamedu
(4) Piklihal
Ans: 3
53. Match List – I (Harappan sites) with List – II (Archaeological remains) and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List – I List – II
a. Mohenjodaro i. Citadel and a lower town
b. Lothal ii. Large granary
c. Kalibangan iii. Brick dockyard
d. Sutkagen-dor iv. Citadel and a lower fortified settlement
Codes : a b c d
(1) i ii iv iii
(2) ii iii i iv
(3) iv ii i iii
(4) iii i ii iv
Ans: 2
54. Which of the following works was the first to suggest payment of cash to officers as salary ?
(1) Kamandaka Nitisara
(2) Arthasastra
(3) Manu Smriti
(4) Nitivakyamrita
Ans: 2
55. On whose coins do the symbols on the reverse generally match with the names of the kings on the obverse ?
(1) Arjunayanas
(2) Maghas
(3) Malavas
(4) Panchalas
Ans: 4
56. Which of the following works relates to Tamil grammar ?
(1) Ahananuru
(2) Kural
(3) Tolkappiyam
(4) Padirruppattu
Ans: 3
57:-In which year RIN Revolt occurred?
A:-1946
B:-1945
C:-1947
D:-1930
Ans: A
58:-'Jallian Wala Bagh' is situated in which state
A:-Orissa
B:-Punjab
C:-Bengal
D:-Bihar
Ans: B
59:-The extremists of congress parted with moderates in the session held at
A:-Surat
B:-Allahabad
C:-Bombay
D:-Calcutta
Ans: A
60:-Founder of Visvabharati University
A:-Sisirkumar Ghosh
B:-Bhupendranath Dutta
C:-Satyendranth Tagore
D:-Rabindranath Tagore
Ans: D
61:-Student organisation formed as a part of national movement of India
A:-National Students Union
B:-All India Students Federation
C:-Students Federation of India
D:-Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
Ans: B
A:-Surat
B:-Allahabad
C:-Bombay
D:-Calcutta
Ans: A
60:-Founder of Visvabharati University
A:-Sisirkumar Ghosh
B:-Bhupendranath Dutta
C:-Satyendranth Tagore
D:-Rabindranath Tagore
Ans: D
61:-Student organisation formed as a part of national movement of India
A:-National Students Union
B:-All India Students Federation
C:-Students Federation of India
D:-Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
Ans: B
62:-Who introduced the Vernacular Press Act in 1878 ?
A:-Lord Ripon
B:-Lord Lytton
C:-Lord Curzon
D:-Warren Hastings
Ans: B
63:-Which among the following is called as the Magna Carta of English education in India ?
A:-Wood's Despatch
B:-Hunter Education Commission
C:-Indian University Act of 1904
D:-Sadler Commission
Ans: A
64:-When was New Delhi officially inaugurated as the Capital of India ?
A:-1913
B:-1919
C:-1931
D:-1947
Ans: C
65:-Which was the oldest nadu in the Chera kingdom ?
A:-Eralnad
B:-Venpolinad
C:-Vlluvanad
D:-Kolathunad
Ans: D
66:-Who among the following was the Second President of Indian National Congress?
A:-Dadabai Naoroji
B:-W.C. Banerji
C:-Motilal Nehru
D:-Bala Gangadar Tilak
Ans: A
A:-Lord Ripon
B:-Lord Lytton
C:-Lord Curzon
D:-Warren Hastings
Ans: B
63:-Which among the following is called as the Magna Carta of English education in India ?
A:-Wood's Despatch
B:-Hunter Education Commission
C:-Indian University Act of 1904
D:-Sadler Commission
Ans: A
64:-When was New Delhi officially inaugurated as the Capital of India ?
A:-1913
B:-1919
C:-1931
D:-1947
Ans: C
65:-Which was the oldest nadu in the Chera kingdom ?
A:-Eralnad
B:-Venpolinad
C:-Vlluvanad
D:-Kolathunad
Ans: D
66:-Who among the following was the Second President of Indian National Congress?
A:-Dadabai Naoroji
B:-W.C. Banerji
C:-Motilal Nehru
D:-Bala Gangadar Tilak
Ans: A
67. Who along with Tilak was the editor of the newspapers Kesari and Maratha ?
(A) Shivrampant Paranjpe
(B) G.G. Agarkar
(C) Bal Shastri Jambhekar
(D) Raghunath Karve
Ans: B
68. Which Act was nicknamed as the Gagging Act ?
(A) Indian Councils Act, 1909
(B) Transfer of Power Act, 1947
(C) Regulating Act, 1773
(D) The Vernacular Press Act, 1878
Ans: D
69. On which one of the following issues a resolution was passed after the debate at the Haripura Session of the Congress in 1938 ?
(A) To work for the fundamental rights of the people.
(B) To support people’s movement in princely states.
(C) To extend support to British Government against Germany.
(D) To work for communal harmony.
Ans: B
70. Name the historian about whom Aurobindo Ghosh said ‘he prepared the public mind for the boycott movement’ :
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) R.G. Bhandarkar
(C) R.C. Mazumdar
(D) Romesh Chandra Dutt
Ans: D
71. Who of the following was popularly known as the Firebrand of South India ?
(A) Radhakrishnan
(B) E.V. Ramaswami Naiker
(C) Kasturi Ranga Iyengar
(D) S. Satyamurti
Ans: D
72. Who among the following philosophers contributed to the theory of social contract ?
(A) T. Hobbes and J. Locke
(B) J. Locke and J.J. Rousseau
(C) T. Hobbes, J. Locke and J.J. Rousseau
(D) J.J. Rousseau
Ans: C
73. Who among the following is considered as an originator of postmodernism theory ?
(A) Michael Foucault
(B) Jacques Derrida
(C) Martin Heidegger
(D) J.F. Lyotard
Ans: C
74. Which of the following statements is inapplicable to define the meaning of enlightenment ?
(A) It meant a victory brought by the forces of light over those of darkness.
(B) It did not range over the fields of knowledge which had once been the province of the Church.
(C) It is equated with the ‘Age of Reason’.
(D) It is the liberation of man from his self-imposed minority.
Ans: B
75. Which one of the following works is an unfinished one of the Annales School of Historiography ?
(A) The Earth and Social Evolution
(B) The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II
(C) The Royal Touch
(D) The Historian’s Craft
Ans: D
(A) Shivrampant Paranjpe
(B) G.G. Agarkar
(C) Bal Shastri Jambhekar
(D) Raghunath Karve
Ans: B
68. Which Act was nicknamed as the Gagging Act ?
(A) Indian Councils Act, 1909
(B) Transfer of Power Act, 1947
(C) Regulating Act, 1773
(D) The Vernacular Press Act, 1878
Ans: D
69. On which one of the following issues a resolution was passed after the debate at the Haripura Session of the Congress in 1938 ?
(A) To work for the fundamental rights of the people.
(B) To support people’s movement in princely states.
(C) To extend support to British Government against Germany.
(D) To work for communal harmony.
Ans: B
70. Name the historian about whom Aurobindo Ghosh said ‘he prepared the public mind for the boycott movement’ :
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) R.G. Bhandarkar
(C) R.C. Mazumdar
(D) Romesh Chandra Dutt
Ans: D
71. Who of the following was popularly known as the Firebrand of South India ?
(A) Radhakrishnan
(B) E.V. Ramaswami Naiker
(C) Kasturi Ranga Iyengar
(D) S. Satyamurti
Ans: D
72. Who among the following philosophers contributed to the theory of social contract ?
(A) T. Hobbes and J. Locke
(B) J. Locke and J.J. Rousseau
(C) T. Hobbes, J. Locke and J.J. Rousseau
(D) J.J. Rousseau
Ans: C
73. Who among the following is considered as an originator of postmodernism theory ?
(A) Michael Foucault
(B) Jacques Derrida
(C) Martin Heidegger
(D) J.F. Lyotard
Ans: C
74. Which of the following statements is inapplicable to define the meaning of enlightenment ?
(A) It meant a victory brought by the forces of light over those of darkness.
(B) It did not range over the fields of knowledge which had once been the province of the Church.
(C) It is equated with the ‘Age of Reason’.
(D) It is the liberation of man from his self-imposed minority.
Ans: B
75. Which one of the following works is an unfinished one of the Annales School of Historiography ?
(A) The Earth and Social Evolution
(B) The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II
(C) The Royal Touch
(D) The Historian’s Craft
Ans: D
76. Under whose leadership the Battle of Ten Kings, mentioned in the RigVeda, was fought against Sudasa ?
(A) Vasishtha
(B) Viswamitra
(C) Kuru
(D) Puru
Ans: B
77. Which one of the following statements is correct about Sabha and Samiti in Rigvedic times ?
(A) Sabha has the representative of general class while Samiti has the representative of elite class.
(B) Sabha has the representative of elite class while Samiti has the representative of general class.
(C) Both Sabha and Samiti have equal proportion of representatives.
(D) The number of representative in Samiti is greater than the number of representative in Sabha.
Ans: B
78. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Bimbisara was the earliest of Indian kings to stress the need for efficient administration.
Reason (R) : The ministers of Bimbisara were hand-picked and he was reputed never to ignore their advice.
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
79. The proportion of maximum and minimum salary of the Government employees mentioned in the Arthashastra was
(A) 60,00 : 6
(B) 48,00 : 6
(C) 48,00 : 60
(D) 60,00 : 60
Ans: B
80. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Trading economy began to flourish during the time of Buddha.
Reason (R) : The Jains largely entered into trade leaving agriculture.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
81. Which one of the following rulers is claimed to have checked the mixture of Varnas ?
(A) Pushyamitra Sunga
(B) Vasudeva Kanva
(C) Gautamiputra Satakarni
(D) Pravarasena I
Ans: C
82. Match List – I (Kingdom) with List – II (Capital) and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I (Kingdom)
List – II (Capital)
a. Kalinga i. Rouruka
b. Avanti ii. Potana
c. Assaka iii. Mahishmati
d. Souvira iv. Dantapura
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iv ii iii
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: D
83. Match List – I (type of stone) with List – II (monument) and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Granite i. Mathura
b. Red Sand Stone ii. Sarnath
c. Schist iii. Mahabalipuram
d. Sandstone iv. Bamiyan
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iv ii i iii
(D) iii i iv ii
Ans: D
84. Which of the following texts describes the corrupt practices of the Kapalikas, Pasupatas and Buddhists ?
(A) Mahaviracharita
(B) Mattavilasa
(C) Mrichchhakatika
(D) Uttararamacharita
Ans: B
85. The Padirruppattu is a collection of poems in praise of which one of the following ?
(A) Chera
(B) Chola
(C) Kadamba
(D) Pandya
Ans: A
86. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The Indianisation of the Sakas was accelerated by their marriage contacts in India.
Reason (R) : Satavahana ruler Satakarni was the son-in-law of Saka-Kshatrapa Rudradaman.
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
(A) Vasishtha
(B) Viswamitra
(C) Kuru
(D) Puru
Ans: B
77. Which one of the following statements is correct about Sabha and Samiti in Rigvedic times ?
(A) Sabha has the representative of general class while Samiti has the representative of elite class.
(B) Sabha has the representative of elite class while Samiti has the representative of general class.
(C) Both Sabha and Samiti have equal proportion of representatives.
(D) The number of representative in Samiti is greater than the number of representative in Sabha.
Ans: B
78. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Bimbisara was the earliest of Indian kings to stress the need for efficient administration.
Reason (R) : The ministers of Bimbisara were hand-picked and he was reputed never to ignore their advice.
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
79. The proportion of maximum and minimum salary of the Government employees mentioned in the Arthashastra was
(A) 60,00 : 6
(B) 48,00 : 6
(C) 48,00 : 60
(D) 60,00 : 60
Ans: B
80. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Trading economy began to flourish during the time of Buddha.
Reason (R) : The Jains largely entered into trade leaving agriculture.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
81. Which one of the following rulers is claimed to have checked the mixture of Varnas ?
(A) Pushyamitra Sunga
(B) Vasudeva Kanva
(C) Gautamiputra Satakarni
(D) Pravarasena I
Ans: C
82. Match List – I (Kingdom) with List – II (Capital) and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I (Kingdom)
List – II (Capital)
a. Kalinga i. Rouruka
b. Avanti ii. Potana
c. Assaka iii. Mahishmati
d. Souvira iv. Dantapura
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iv ii iii
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: D
83. Match List – I (type of stone) with List – II (monument) and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Granite i. Mathura
b. Red Sand Stone ii. Sarnath
c. Schist iii. Mahabalipuram
d. Sandstone iv. Bamiyan
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iv ii i iii
(D) iii i iv ii
Ans: D
84. Which of the following texts describes the corrupt practices of the Kapalikas, Pasupatas and Buddhists ?
(A) Mahaviracharita
(B) Mattavilasa
(C) Mrichchhakatika
(D) Uttararamacharita
Ans: B
85. The Padirruppattu is a collection of poems in praise of which one of the following ?
(A) Chera
(B) Chola
(C) Kadamba
(D) Pandya
Ans: A
86. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The Indianisation of the Sakas was accelerated by their marriage contacts in India.
Reason (R) : Satavahana ruler Satakarni was the son-in-law of Saka-Kshatrapa Rudradaman.
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
87. Match List – I (King) with List – II (Epithet) and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I (King)
List – II (Epithet)
a. Samudragupta i. Satyasraya
b. Mahendravarman I ii. Parakramanka
c. Pulakesin II iii. Navasahasanka
d. Sindhuraja iv. Vichitrachitta
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iv i iii
(B) iii iv ii i
(C) i ii iv iii
(D) ii i iii iv
Ans: A
88. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
Text -Author
(A) Upamitabhavaprapanchakatha – Udyotana Suri
(B) Padmapurana – Ravishena
(C) Dravyapariksha – Thakkura Pheru
(D) Yasastilakachampu – Somadeva
Ans: A
89. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List - II
a. Circular Temple Plan i. Temple No. 17 at Sanchi
b. Star Temple Plan ii. Bairat at Jaipur
c. Rectangular Temple Plan iii. South Kosala Temple
d. Polygonal Temple Plan iv. Hoysalas Temple
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iv ii iii i
(B) i iii ii iv
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) ii iii i iv
Ans: D
90. The rulers of which dynasty of the Deccan have been described by the Arab writers as one of the four great sovereigns of the world ?
(A) Rastrakutas of Manyakheta
(B) Chalukyas of Vatapi
(C) Chalukyas of Kalyani
(D) Mauryas of Konkan
Ans: A
91. Match List – I (Text) with List – II (Content) and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I (Text)
List – II (Content)
a. Gaudavaho i. 400 love-lyrics
b. Nagananda ii. Exploits of Yashovarman, King of Kanyakubja
c. Purananuru iii. 400 poems in praise of Kings
d. Agananuru iv. Story of Bodhisatva Jimutavahana
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iv iii ii
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) ii iv iii i
(D) iv ii i iii
Ans: C
92. Which of the following statements are correct ?
1. In their buildings, the Turk Sultans used the arch and dome on a wide scale.
2. Neither the arch nor the dome was a Turkish or Muslim innovation.
3. The Turks used fine lime mortar in their buildings.
4. The Turkish rulers did not use slab and beam method in their buildings.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) 1, 3
(B) 2, 3, 4
(C) 1, 2, 3
(D) 1, 3, 4
Ans: C
List – I (King)
List – II (Epithet)
a. Samudragupta i. Satyasraya
b. Mahendravarman I ii. Parakramanka
c. Pulakesin II iii. Navasahasanka
d. Sindhuraja iv. Vichitrachitta
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iv i iii
(B) iii iv ii i
(C) i ii iv iii
(D) ii i iii iv
Ans: A
88. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
Text -Author
(A) Upamitabhavaprapanchakatha – Udyotana Suri
(B) Padmapurana – Ravishena
(C) Dravyapariksha – Thakkura Pheru
(D) Yasastilakachampu – Somadeva
Ans: A
89. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List - II
a. Circular Temple Plan i. Temple No. 17 at Sanchi
b. Star Temple Plan ii. Bairat at Jaipur
c. Rectangular Temple Plan iii. South Kosala Temple
d. Polygonal Temple Plan iv. Hoysalas Temple
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iv ii iii i
(B) i iii ii iv
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) ii iii i iv
Ans: D
90. The rulers of which dynasty of the Deccan have been described by the Arab writers as one of the four great sovereigns of the world ?
(A) Rastrakutas of Manyakheta
(B) Chalukyas of Vatapi
(C) Chalukyas of Kalyani
(D) Mauryas of Konkan
Ans: A
91. Match List – I (Text) with List – II (Content) and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I (Text)
List – II (Content)
a. Gaudavaho i. 400 love-lyrics
b. Nagananda ii. Exploits of Yashovarman, King of Kanyakubja
c. Purananuru iii. 400 poems in praise of Kings
d. Agananuru iv. Story of Bodhisatva Jimutavahana
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iv iii ii
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) ii iv iii i
(D) iv ii i iii
Ans: C
92. Which of the following statements are correct ?
1. In their buildings, the Turk Sultans used the arch and dome on a wide scale.
2. Neither the arch nor the dome was a Turkish or Muslim innovation.
3. The Turks used fine lime mortar in their buildings.
4. The Turkish rulers did not use slab and beam method in their buildings.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) 1, 3
(B) 2, 3, 4
(C) 1, 2, 3
(D) 1, 3, 4
Ans: C
93. Consider the following statements about the agrarian system under the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire :
(i) Alauddin Khilji imposed taxes called Charai and Ghari.
(ii) Muhammad bin Tughlaq imposed additional cesses called abwabs on the peasants.
(iii) Under Akbar, Zabt system of land revenue assessment was further developed and it came to be called Dahsala system.
(iv) Jahangir introduced the Nasq system of assessment.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Select your answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (i), (ii), (iii)
(C) (ii), (iii)
(D) (i), (iv)
Ans: B
94. Tarikh-i Firuzshahis are written by
(A) Ziyauddin Barni and Amir Khusro
(B) Ziyauddin Barni and Shams-i Siraz Afif
(C) Shams-i Siraz Afif and Isami
(D) Shams-i Siraz Afif and Minhaj Siraj
Ans: B
95. “Posts of diwan, shagird and muharrir should be given only to ahli-qalam and whose ancestors had served rulers and amirs .” Who expressed the above view ?
(A) Minhaj-us-Siraj
(B) Ziyauddin Barni
(C) Fakr-i-Mudabbir
(D) Sultan Firuz Tughlaq
Ans: C
96. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Sufi Saints)
List – II (Centre of activity)
a. Shaikh Moinuddin Chishti i. Delhi
b. Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya ii. Ajodhan
c. Shaikh Fariduddin Masud Gunj-i-Shakar iii. Multan
d. Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya iv. Ajmer
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) iii ii iv i
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: C
97. Kaghaz-i-Kham is
(A) Bilingual revenue records
(B) Records of mansabdars
(C) Jagir records
(D) Records of rozinadar troopers
Ans: A
98. Which of the following medieval Indian rulers founded the city of Agra ?
(A) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
(B) Sikandar Lodi
(C) Sher Shah Suri
(D) Akbar
Ans: B
99. Which of the following statement is correct ?
(A) Bahmani ruler Firoz Shah was called Wali on account of his association with Sufi Saint Gesu Daraz.
(B) Firoz Shah Bahmani was defeated by Vijayanagara ruler Devaraya I.
(C) Ahmad Shah Bahmani I shifted the capital from Gulbarga to Warangal.
(D) Ahmad Shah Bahmani I encouraged the pursuit of astronomy and built an observatory near Daultabad
Ans: B
100. Which of the following statements is not correct ?
(A) Guru Nanak was thoroughly familiar with the politico administrative arrangements made by the Afghan rulers, particularly in Punjab.
(B) He viewed Babur’s invading army as a “marriage party of sin”.
(C) It was his conviction that god has no ‘caste’; he gives no consideration to caste.
(D) The Brahman and Khatri are not a part of the oppressive establishment
Ans: D
(i) Alauddin Khilji imposed taxes called Charai and Ghari.
(ii) Muhammad bin Tughlaq imposed additional cesses called abwabs on the peasants.
(iii) Under Akbar, Zabt system of land revenue assessment was further developed and it came to be called Dahsala system.
(iv) Jahangir introduced the Nasq system of assessment.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Select your answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (i), (ii), (iii)
(C) (ii), (iii)
(D) (i), (iv)
Ans: B
94. Tarikh-i Firuzshahis are written by
(A) Ziyauddin Barni and Amir Khusro
(B) Ziyauddin Barni and Shams-i Siraz Afif
(C) Shams-i Siraz Afif and Isami
(D) Shams-i Siraz Afif and Minhaj Siraj
Ans: B
95. “Posts of diwan, shagird and muharrir should be given only to ahli-qalam and whose ancestors had served rulers and amirs .” Who expressed the above view ?
(A) Minhaj-us-Siraj
(B) Ziyauddin Barni
(C) Fakr-i-Mudabbir
(D) Sultan Firuz Tughlaq
Ans: C
96. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Sufi Saints)
List – II (Centre of activity)
a. Shaikh Moinuddin Chishti i. Delhi
b. Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya ii. Ajodhan
c. Shaikh Fariduddin Masud Gunj-i-Shakar iii. Multan
d. Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya iv. Ajmer
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) iii ii iv i
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: C
97. Kaghaz-i-Kham is
(A) Bilingual revenue records
(B) Records of mansabdars
(C) Jagir records
(D) Records of rozinadar troopers
Ans: A
98. Which of the following medieval Indian rulers founded the city of Agra ?
(A) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
(B) Sikandar Lodi
(C) Sher Shah Suri
(D) Akbar
Ans: B
99. Which of the following statement is correct ?
(A) Bahmani ruler Firoz Shah was called Wali on account of his association with Sufi Saint Gesu Daraz.
(B) Firoz Shah Bahmani was defeated by Vijayanagara ruler Devaraya I.
(C) Ahmad Shah Bahmani I shifted the capital from Gulbarga to Warangal.
(D) Ahmad Shah Bahmani I encouraged the pursuit of astronomy and built an observatory near Daultabad
Ans: B
100. Which of the following statements is not correct ?
(A) Guru Nanak was thoroughly familiar with the politico administrative arrangements made by the Afghan rulers, particularly in Punjab.
(B) He viewed Babur’s invading army as a “marriage party of sin”.
(C) It was his conviction that god has no ‘caste’; he gives no consideration to caste.
(D) The Brahman and Khatri are not a part of the oppressive establishment
Ans: D
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