INDIAN HISTORY - PAGE 14
1. Consider the following statements :
(i) W.C. Smith was among the first to speak of peasant revolts against the Mughal Empire.
(ii) He also argued that by its encouragement of commerce, the Mughal empire brought about a considerable growth of middle class.
(iii) C.A. Bayly developed the ‘great firm’ theory to explain the decline of the Mughal Empire.
(iv) J.F. Richards has argued that peasant resistance led to a serious agrarian crisis.
Which of the above statements are not correct. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i)and (ii)
(B) (ii) and(iii)
(C) (iii)and(iv)
(D) (iv)and(i)
Ans: C
2. Whose assertion is that Shivaji’s Swaraj was nothing but the replica of Watan ?
(A) Andre Wink
(B) V.A. Smith
(C) A.R. Kulkarni
(D) Jadunath Sarkar
Ans: A
3. Which of the following statements is correct ?
(A) In Mughal India, the Zamindari right was both hereditary and saleable.
(B) All the villages were under the control of Zamindars
(C) The Zamindar’s share in the surplus produced was uniform all over the Mughal Empire.
(D) All the Zamindars were Malik-i Zamin.
Ans: A
4. “Spending not hoarding was the dominant characteristic of the pattern of the life of the nobles.” The above remark was made by
(A) K.M. Ashraf
(B) Moreland
(C) M. Athar Ali
(D) R.P. Tripathi
Ans: B
5. Arrange the following events in correct chronological order and select the correct answer from the code given below :
(i) Propagation of Vaishnavite Bhakti by Ramananda.
(ii) Compilation of Adigrantha
(iii) Close of the Ibadatkhana
(iv) Foundation of the Chishti Sufi order in the Deccan.
Codes :
(A) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(B) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(C) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(D) (i), (iii),(ii), (iv)
Ans: A
6. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) Karori - A revenue official in the Mughal administration
(B) Khalisa - Land from which revenue was directly deposited into the imperial treasury
(C) Tarafdar - Provincial Governors under the Bahmani Sultanate
(D) Paibaqi - Assignment of revenue in Jagir
Ans: D
7. Who among the following scholars argues that the pre-colonial Indian economy was progressing towards capitalism ?
(A) A.I. Chicherov
(B) A. Jan Qaiser
(C) Irfan Habib
(D) W.H. Moreland
Ans: A
8. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The British won the Battle of Plassey without any real fighting.
Reason (R) : The Battle of Plassey gave the British a political foothold in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: C
9. What was the main reason for the “deindustrialization” during the Company period ?
(A) Indian handicrafts could not withstand the pressure.
(B) Indian markets were flooded with cheap machine made goods from England.
(C) Indian rulers could not extend patronage to native handicrafts.
(D) Local jagirdas and zamindars have disappeared.
Ans: B
10. Mercantilist, Free Trade Mercantile Capitalism and Finance Imperialism are three successive phases of British colonialism.” This theory was first formulated by whom ?
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) R.C. Dutt
(D) R.P. Dutt
Ans: A
(i) W.C. Smith was among the first to speak of peasant revolts against the Mughal Empire.
(ii) He also argued that by its encouragement of commerce, the Mughal empire brought about a considerable growth of middle class.
(iii) C.A. Bayly developed the ‘great firm’ theory to explain the decline of the Mughal Empire.
(iv) J.F. Richards has argued that peasant resistance led to a serious agrarian crisis.
Which of the above statements are not correct. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i)and (ii)
(B) (ii) and(iii)
(C) (iii)and(iv)
(D) (iv)and(i)
Ans: C
2. Whose assertion is that Shivaji’s Swaraj was nothing but the replica of Watan ?
(A) Andre Wink
(B) V.A. Smith
(C) A.R. Kulkarni
(D) Jadunath Sarkar
Ans: A
3. Which of the following statements is correct ?
(A) In Mughal India, the Zamindari right was both hereditary and saleable.
(B) All the villages were under the control of Zamindars
(C) The Zamindar’s share in the surplus produced was uniform all over the Mughal Empire.
(D) All the Zamindars were Malik-i Zamin.
Ans: A
4. “Spending not hoarding was the dominant characteristic of the pattern of the life of the nobles.” The above remark was made by
(A) K.M. Ashraf
(B) Moreland
(C) M. Athar Ali
(D) R.P. Tripathi
Ans: B
5. Arrange the following events in correct chronological order and select the correct answer from the code given below :
(i) Propagation of Vaishnavite Bhakti by Ramananda.
(ii) Compilation of Adigrantha
(iii) Close of the Ibadatkhana
(iv) Foundation of the Chishti Sufi order in the Deccan.
Codes :
(A) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(B) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(C) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(D) (i), (iii),(ii), (iv)
Ans: A
6. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) Karori - A revenue official in the Mughal administration
(B) Khalisa - Land from which revenue was directly deposited into the imperial treasury
(C) Tarafdar - Provincial Governors under the Bahmani Sultanate
(D) Paibaqi - Assignment of revenue in Jagir
Ans: D
7. Who among the following scholars argues that the pre-colonial Indian economy was progressing towards capitalism ?
(A) A.I. Chicherov
(B) A. Jan Qaiser
(C) Irfan Habib
(D) W.H. Moreland
Ans: A
8. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The British won the Battle of Plassey without any real fighting.
Reason (R) : The Battle of Plassey gave the British a political foothold in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: C
9. What was the main reason for the “deindustrialization” during the Company period ?
(A) Indian handicrafts could not withstand the pressure.
(B) Indian markets were flooded with cheap machine made goods from England.
(C) Indian rulers could not extend patronage to native handicrafts.
(D) Local jagirdas and zamindars have disappeared.
Ans: B
10. Mercantilist, Free Trade Mercantile Capitalism and Finance Imperialism are three successive phases of British colonialism.” This theory was first formulated by whom ?
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) R.C. Dutt
(D) R.P. Dutt
Ans: A
11. Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded to promote
(A) Indian religions
(B) The study of Indian languages and scriptures
(C) Indian education
(D) Indian customes
Ans: B
12. Which of the following is popularly known as the Gadkari Revolt ?
(A) The activities of the Pindaris.
(B) The hereditary servants of forts, who were threatened with disbandment.
(C) The revolt of the peasants and hill tribes in Maharashtra.
(D) The revolt of the Wagheras of Okha Mandal.
Ans: B
13. Which of the following are correct to describe the character of the Aligarh Movement ?
(i) Anti British
(ii) Pro British
(iii) Anti Congress
(iv) Pro Congress
Codes :
(A) (i) and (iv)
(B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (ii) and (iv)
(D) (i) and (iii)
Ans: B
14. Which of the following was not a plantation industry in British India ?
(A) Indigo
(B) Wheat
(C) Tea
(D) Coffee
Ans: B
15. By which Act, East India Company’s monopoly over trade with India ended ?
(A) Charter Act of 1813
(B) Charter Act of 1833
(C) Charter Act of 1853
(D) Charter Act of 1873
Ans: A
16. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I (Place)
List – II (Year of Annexation)
a. Jhansi i. 1849
b. Sambalpur ii. 1853
c. Awadh iii. 1854
d. Nagpur iv. 1856
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iv iii i
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) i iv ii iii
(D) ii i iv iii
Ans: D
17. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Lord Rippon passed the Ilbert Bill.
Reason (R) : This put back the Vernacular press on a footing of equality with the English press.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: C
(A) Indian religions
(B) The study of Indian languages and scriptures
(C) Indian education
(D) Indian customes
Ans: B
12. Which of the following is popularly known as the Gadkari Revolt ?
(A) The activities of the Pindaris.
(B) The hereditary servants of forts, who were threatened with disbandment.
(C) The revolt of the peasants and hill tribes in Maharashtra.
(D) The revolt of the Wagheras of Okha Mandal.
Ans: B
13. Which of the following are correct to describe the character of the Aligarh Movement ?
(i) Anti British
(ii) Pro British
(iii) Anti Congress
(iv) Pro Congress
Codes :
(A) (i) and (iv)
(B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (ii) and (iv)
(D) (i) and (iii)
Ans: B
14. Which of the following was not a plantation industry in British India ?
(A) Indigo
(B) Wheat
(C) Tea
(D) Coffee
Ans: B
15. By which Act, East India Company’s monopoly over trade with India ended ?
(A) Charter Act of 1813
(B) Charter Act of 1833
(C) Charter Act of 1853
(D) Charter Act of 1873
Ans: A
16. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I (Place)
List – II (Year of Annexation)
a. Jhansi i. 1849
b. Sambalpur ii. 1853
c. Awadh iii. 1854
d. Nagpur iv. 1856
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iv iii i
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) i iv ii iii
(D) ii i iv iii
Ans: D
17. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Lord Rippon passed the Ilbert Bill.
Reason (R) : This put back the Vernacular press on a footing of equality with the English press.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: C
18. Of the large number of Indians three made outstanding economic analysis of British rule during the years 1870-1905, who were they ?
(A) Naoroji, Ranade, R.C. Dutt
(B) R.C. Dutt, Tilak, Nehru
(C) Ranade, Gokhale, R.C. Dutt
(D) Naoroji, Tyabjee, Gokhale
Ans: A
19. Which of the following is correctly paired ?
(A) Justice Movement – Bihar
(B) Kayastha Movement – Karnataka
(C) Lingayat Movement – Maharashtra
(D) Namsudra Movement – Bengal
Ans: D
20. Their joint declaration on 20 November, 1916 which came to be called the Non-Brahmin Manifesto, demanded the reservation for non Brahmins in government jobs. This was the first collective demand for reservation raised in South India.
Select the correct answer from the following :
(A) E.V. Ramaswamy Naiker and Tanikachalam Chetty
(B) Dr. T.M. Nair and Thegaraja Chetty
(C) Raja of Panagal and Subharayan
(D) Raja of Bobbili and K.V. Reddy Naidu
Ans: B
21. Which was the first modern Trade Union in India ?
(A) Bombay Trade Union 1919
(B) Calcutta Labour Union 1914
(C) Madras Labour Union 1918
(D) Ahmedabad Trade Union 1919
Ans: C
22. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I (Association )
List – II (Place)
a. Rahnumai Mazdayan Sabha i. Deoband
b. Dar-Ul-Uloom ii. Bombay
c. Nadwa-Ul-Ulema iii. Aligarh
d. Mohammadan Educational Conference iv. Lucknow
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: B
23. A woman, who while receiving her Degree from the Governor of Bengal shot him was
(A) Kalpana Datta
(B) Bina Das
(C) Pritilata Waddedar
(D) Shanti Ghosh
Ans: B
24. Who was called the “Father of the Assembly” for being a member of the Central Legislative Assembly for 26 years ?
(A) Narayan Malhar Joshi
(B) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(C) M.R. Jayakar
(D) Tej Bahadur Sapru
Ans: A
(A) Naoroji, Ranade, R.C. Dutt
(B) R.C. Dutt, Tilak, Nehru
(C) Ranade, Gokhale, R.C. Dutt
(D) Naoroji, Tyabjee, Gokhale
Ans: A
19. Which of the following is correctly paired ?
(A) Justice Movement – Bihar
(B) Kayastha Movement – Karnataka
(C) Lingayat Movement – Maharashtra
(D) Namsudra Movement – Bengal
Ans: D
20. Their joint declaration on 20 November, 1916 which came to be called the Non-Brahmin Manifesto, demanded the reservation for non Brahmins in government jobs. This was the first collective demand for reservation raised in South India.
Select the correct answer from the following :
(A) E.V. Ramaswamy Naiker and Tanikachalam Chetty
(B) Dr. T.M. Nair and Thegaraja Chetty
(C) Raja of Panagal and Subharayan
(D) Raja of Bobbili and K.V. Reddy Naidu
Ans: B
21. Which was the first modern Trade Union in India ?
(A) Bombay Trade Union 1919
(B) Calcutta Labour Union 1914
(C) Madras Labour Union 1918
(D) Ahmedabad Trade Union 1919
Ans: C
22. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I (Association )
List – II (Place)
a. Rahnumai Mazdayan Sabha i. Deoband
b. Dar-Ul-Uloom ii. Bombay
c. Nadwa-Ul-Ulema iii. Aligarh
d. Mohammadan Educational Conference iv. Lucknow
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: B
23. A woman, who while receiving her Degree from the Governor of Bengal shot him was
(A) Kalpana Datta
(B) Bina Das
(C) Pritilata Waddedar
(D) Shanti Ghosh
Ans: B
24. Who was called the “Father of the Assembly” for being a member of the Central Legislative Assembly for 26 years ?
(A) Narayan Malhar Joshi
(B) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(C) M.R. Jayakar
(D) Tej Bahadur Sapru
Ans: A
25. 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
26. 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
27. 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
28. 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
29. 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
30. 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
31. 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
32. 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
33. 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
34. Nankar was an allowance or perquisite made to
(A) Jagirdar
(B) Amin
(C) Zamindar
(D) Patwari
Ans: C
35. Which of the following statements is not correct concerning Bahlol Lodhi ?
(A) He shattered completely the power of the Sharqis of Jaunpur.
(B) In his long reign of thirty-eight years, he carried out many experiments in the sphere of civil administration.
(C) He continued the administrative institutions of the Delhi Sultanate as he had inherited them from the Saiyyid Sultans.
(D) The introduction of the coin Bahloli is considered as an important measure in the numismatic history of Delhi Sultanate.
Ans: B
36. Which one of the following is wrongly matched ?
(A) Qasba – Small town
(B) Ijara – Land out of cultivation
(C) Shroff – Money changer
(D) Zimmi – Protected non-Muslim
Ans: B
37. Which one of the following is wrongly matched ?
(A) S. Arasratnam – Maritime India in the Seventeenth Century
(B) Om Prakash – The Dutch East India Company and the Economy of Bengal
(C) K.N. Chaudhuri – Indian Merchants and Eurasian Trade
(D) K.S. Mathew – Portuguese Trade with India in the Sixteenth Century
Ans: C
38. Name Babur’s maternal grandmother, the wife of Yunus Khan Mughal, who after the death of Babur’s father managed everything for her grandson and dealt with conspirators :
(A) Qutlugh Nigar Begum
(B) Isan Daulat Begum
(C) Dildar Begum
(D) Mubarika Begum
Ans: B
(A) Shivrampant Paranjpe
(B) G.G. Agarkar
(C) Bal Shastri Jambhekar
(D) Raghunath Karve
Ans: B
26. 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
27. 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
28. 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
29. 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
30. 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
31. 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
32. 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
33. 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
34. Nankar was an allowance or perquisite made to
(A) Jagirdar
(B) Amin
(C) Zamindar
(D) Patwari
Ans: C
35. Which of the following statements is not correct concerning Bahlol Lodhi ?
(A) He shattered completely the power of the Sharqis of Jaunpur.
(B) In his long reign of thirty-eight years, he carried out many experiments in the sphere of civil administration.
(C) He continued the administrative institutions of the Delhi Sultanate as he had inherited them from the Saiyyid Sultans.
(D) The introduction of the coin Bahloli is considered as an important measure in the numismatic history of Delhi Sultanate.
Ans: B
36. Which one of the following is wrongly matched ?
(A) Qasba – Small town
(B) Ijara – Land out of cultivation
(C) Shroff – Money changer
(D) Zimmi – Protected non-Muslim
Ans: B
37. Which one of the following is wrongly matched ?
(A) S. Arasratnam – Maritime India in the Seventeenth Century
(B) Om Prakash – The Dutch East India Company and the Economy of Bengal
(C) K.N. Chaudhuri – Indian Merchants and Eurasian Trade
(D) K.S. Mathew – Portuguese Trade with India in the Sixteenth Century
Ans: C
38. Name Babur’s maternal grandmother, the wife of Yunus Khan Mughal, who after the death of Babur’s father managed everything for her grandson and dealt with conspirators :
(A) Qutlugh Nigar Begum
(B) Isan Daulat Begum
(C) Dildar Begum
(D) Mubarika Begum
Ans: B
39. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Sher Shah’s administration had fallen into confusion after the death of Islam Shah.
Reason (R) : Akbar adopted Sher Shah’s land revenue system with modifications.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ? 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: B
40. Which one of the following statements is not correct concerning Mughal paintings ?
(A) Akbar created a new and vibrant school, by establishing a large atelier that undertook the illustration of the Hamzanama in the 1560s.
(B) For illustration of a number of manuscripts throughout Akbar’s reign, painters were recruited from various parts of India.
(C) The emphasis on realism in portraiture seems to have emanated from Akbar himself almost from the beginning.
(D) Features of Renaissance painting did not influence Mughal art at all under Akbar.
Ans: D
41. Who among the following Europeans has written about the state of education of Mughal princes and princesses during Akbar’s period ?
(A) Edward Terry
(B) Thevenot
(C) Coryat
(D) Father Monserrate
Ans: D
42. Who among the following Mughal emperors, after his recovery from illness wore pearl earring as a token of thanks to the Sufi Saint Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chisti ?
(A) Humayun
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shah Jahan
Ans: C
Assertion (A) : Sher Shah’s administration had fallen into confusion after the death of Islam Shah.
Reason (R) : Akbar adopted Sher Shah’s land revenue system with modifications.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ? 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: B
40. Which one of the following statements is not correct concerning Mughal paintings ?
(A) Akbar created a new and vibrant school, by establishing a large atelier that undertook the illustration of the Hamzanama in the 1560s.
(B) For illustration of a number of manuscripts throughout Akbar’s reign, painters were recruited from various parts of India.
(C) The emphasis on realism in portraiture seems to have emanated from Akbar himself almost from the beginning.
(D) Features of Renaissance painting did not influence Mughal art at all under Akbar.
Ans: D
41. Who among the following Europeans has written about the state of education of Mughal princes and princesses during Akbar’s period ?
(A) Edward Terry
(B) Thevenot
(C) Coryat
(D) Father Monserrate
Ans: D
42. Who among the following Mughal emperors, after his recovery from illness wore pearl earring as a token of thanks to the Sufi Saint Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chisti ?
(A) Humayun
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shah Jahan
Ans: C
43. Who among the following said about his father’s rule that; “In Persia there is room for Shias only, and in Turkey and Turan there is room for Sunnis only. While in India, Sunnis and Shias met in one mosque and Francis and Jews in one Church and observed their own forms of worship.” ?
(A) Humayun
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Ans: B
44. Features of altamgha jagir introduced by Jahangir were similar to
(A) Watan jagir
(B) Tankhwah jagir
(C) Mashrut jagir
(D) Paibaqi land
Ans: A
45. Who constructed in Delhi, a mosque – the Khayr-ul manazil, opposite Purana Qila ?
(A) Hamida Bano Begum
(B) Salima Begum
(C) Jiji Anaga
(D) Maham Anaga
Ans: D
46. Dastur circles were drawn for the purpose of fixing :
(A) Prices
(B) Ranks
(C) Revenues
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
47. Hun, a coin in circulation during the medieval period was made out of :
(A) Copper
(B) Brass
(C) Silver
(D) Gold
Ans: D
48. Khalsa, the ‘society of the pure’, was founded in
(A) 1605
(B) 1627
(C) 1699
(D) 1707
Ans: C
49. The Maratha claim of revenue for protection is called
(A) Sardeshmukhi
(B) Chauth
(C) Abwab
(D) Jama
Ans: B
50. ‘Mujannas’, ‘Turki’, ‘Tazi’ and ‘Janglah’ were the breeds of
(A) Elephants
(B) Camels
(C) Horses
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
(A) Humayun
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Ans: B
44. Features of altamgha jagir introduced by Jahangir were similar to
(A) Watan jagir
(B) Tankhwah jagir
(C) Mashrut jagir
(D) Paibaqi land
Ans: A
45. Who constructed in Delhi, a mosque – the Khayr-ul manazil, opposite Purana Qila ?
(A) Hamida Bano Begum
(B) Salima Begum
(C) Jiji Anaga
(D) Maham Anaga
Ans: D
46. Dastur circles were drawn for the purpose of fixing :
(A) Prices
(B) Ranks
(C) Revenues
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
47. Hun, a coin in circulation during the medieval period was made out of :
(A) Copper
(B) Brass
(C) Silver
(D) Gold
Ans: D
48. Khalsa, the ‘society of the pure’, was founded in
(A) 1605
(B) 1627
(C) 1699
(D) 1707
Ans: C
49. The Maratha claim of revenue for protection is called
(A) Sardeshmukhi
(B) Chauth
(C) Abwab
(D) Jama
Ans: B
50. ‘Mujannas’, ‘Turki’, ‘Tazi’ and ‘Janglah’ were the breeds of
(A) Elephants
(B) Camels
(C) Horses
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
51. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List – I (Event)
List – II (Person)
a. Hindu Widow’s Remarriage Act i. Dr. Atmaram
b. Abolition of Slavery ii. Lord Dalhousie
c. The Prarthana Samaj iii. Lord Ellenborough
d. The Satya Shodhak Samaj iv. Jyotiba Phule
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iii i iv ii
(B) iv ii i iii
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) i iii ii iv
Ans: C
52. Which of the following was not the cause of the Indian Revolt of 1857 ?
(A) The Indian soldiers were to serve both in India and outside.
(B) The introduction of the Enfield Rifles.
(C) Great disparity between the Indian and the English soldiers.
(D) The desire of all Indians to shake off the colonial yoke.
Ans: D
53. Match the following columns :
List – I (Institutions)
List – II (Founders)
a. Hindu College 1. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
b. M.A.O. College 2. Jonathan Duncan
c. Sanskrit College 3. Jyotiba Phule
d. Bethune College 4. David Hare
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 1 2 4 3
Ans: A
List – I (Event)
List – II (Person)
a. Hindu Widow’s Remarriage Act i. Dr. Atmaram
b. Abolition of Slavery ii. Lord Dalhousie
c. The Prarthana Samaj iii. Lord Ellenborough
d. The Satya Shodhak Samaj iv. Jyotiba Phule
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iii i iv ii
(B) iv ii i iii
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) i iii ii iv
Ans: C
52. Which of the following was not the cause of the Indian Revolt of 1857 ?
(A) The Indian soldiers were to serve both in India and outside.
(B) The introduction of the Enfield Rifles.
(C) Great disparity between the Indian and the English soldiers.
(D) The desire of all Indians to shake off the colonial yoke.
Ans: D
53. Match the following columns :
List – I (Institutions)
List – II (Founders)
a. Hindu College 1. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
b. M.A.O. College 2. Jonathan Duncan
c. Sanskrit College 3. Jyotiba Phule
d. Bethune College 4. David Hare
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 1 2 4 3
Ans: A
54. Which was not a constituent of the economic drain of wealth from India to Britain ?
(A) Home charges
(B) Dividend to the shareholders of the East India Company
(C) Civil and Military charges
(D) Divide and Rule
Ans: D
55. Eka Movement was started by the
(A) Peasants of Hardoi, Barabanki etc.
(B) Zamindars of Oudh
(C) Revolutionaries of Bengal
(D) Peasants of Maharashtra
Ans: A
56. The theory of ‘Sub-contractors’ as an explanation for Gandhi’s political mobilization is attributed to whom ?
(A) Anil Seal
(B) Morris D. Morris
(C) Judith Brown
(D) Ranjit Guha
Ans: C
57. Consider the following events :
1. Cripps Mission
2. Quit India Movement
3. Nehru Report
4. Wavell Plan
The correct chronological order of these events is
(A) 3, 1, 2, 4
(B) 4, 2, 1, 3
(C) 3, 4, 2, 1
(D) 2, 3, 4, 1
Ans: A
58. During 1937-39 the Congress Ministry in Madras was headed by
(A) Subramaniam Bharti
(B) T. Prakasham
(C) C. Rajgopalachari
(D) C.P. Ramaswami Iyer
Ans: C
59. Maulana Abdul Bari belonged to the
(A) Aligarh School
(B) Deoband School
(C) Nadwatul Ulema
(D) Firangi Mahal
Ans: D
(A) Home charges
(B) Dividend to the shareholders of the East India Company
(C) Civil and Military charges
(D) Divide and Rule
Ans: D
55. Eka Movement was started by the
(A) Peasants of Hardoi, Barabanki etc.
(B) Zamindars of Oudh
(C) Revolutionaries of Bengal
(D) Peasants of Maharashtra
Ans: A
56. The theory of ‘Sub-contractors’ as an explanation for Gandhi’s political mobilization is attributed to whom ?
(A) Anil Seal
(B) Morris D. Morris
(C) Judith Brown
(D) Ranjit Guha
Ans: C
57. Consider the following events :
1. Cripps Mission
2. Quit India Movement
3. Nehru Report
4. Wavell Plan
The correct chronological order of these events is
(A) 3, 1, 2, 4
(B) 4, 2, 1, 3
(C) 3, 4, 2, 1
(D) 2, 3, 4, 1
Ans: A
58. During 1937-39 the Congress Ministry in Madras was headed by
(A) Subramaniam Bharti
(B) T. Prakasham
(C) C. Rajgopalachari
(D) C.P. Ramaswami Iyer
Ans: C
59. Maulana Abdul Bari belonged to the
(A) Aligarh School
(B) Deoband School
(C) Nadwatul Ulema
(D) Firangi Mahal
Ans: D
60. ‘Greatest good of the greatest number’ was the principle of which group of thinkers ?
(A) Utilitarian
(B) Socialists
(C) Liberals
(D) Conservatives
Ans: A
61. Gandhi’s intervention in the Ahmedabad Mill Strike in 1917 led to the enhancement of wages for the workers by
(A) 25 %
(B) 35 %
(C) 45 %
(D) 55 %
Ans: B
62. Who acted on ‘the theory that the annexation of Sind would be a very beneficent piece of rascality …. a robbery to be plausibly effected
(A) Lord Auckland
(B) Sir Charles Napier
(C) Sir John Keane
(D) Major James Outram
Ans: B
63. Who said that the Shimla Deputation (1907) had been stage managed by the British and was no more than a ‘command performance’ ?
(A) Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Mohammad Ali
(C) Hasrat Mohani
(D) Syed Amir Ali
Ans: B
64. What was not a part of the Mountbatten Plan ?
(A) It gave the Indian States the right to decide their future.
(B) It proposed India’s partition.
(C) It was not specific about the date of India’s partition.
(D) It was accepted by the Congress and the Muslim League.
Ans: C
65. Who wrote that ‘Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains’ ?
(A) Montesquieu
(B) Voltaire
(C) Diderot
(D) Rousseau
Ans: D
66. Name the policy adopted by the United States of America to meet the economic crisis caused by the Great Depression of 1929.
(A) Open Door
(B) Marshall Plan
(C) Protectionism
(D) New Deal
Ans: D
(A) Utilitarian
(B) Socialists
(C) Liberals
(D) Conservatives
Ans: A
61. Gandhi’s intervention in the Ahmedabad Mill Strike in 1917 led to the enhancement of wages for the workers by
(A) 25 %
(B) 35 %
(C) 45 %
(D) 55 %
Ans: B
62. Who acted on ‘the theory that the annexation of Sind would be a very beneficent piece of rascality …. a robbery to be plausibly effected
(A) Lord Auckland
(B) Sir Charles Napier
(C) Sir John Keane
(D) Major James Outram
Ans: B
63. Who said that the Shimla Deputation (1907) had been stage managed by the British and was no more than a ‘command performance’ ?
(A) Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Mohammad Ali
(C) Hasrat Mohani
(D) Syed Amir Ali
Ans: B
64. What was not a part of the Mountbatten Plan ?
(A) It gave the Indian States the right to decide their future.
(B) It proposed India’s partition.
(C) It was not specific about the date of India’s partition.
(D) It was accepted by the Congress and the Muslim League.
Ans: C
65. Who wrote that ‘Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains’ ?
(A) Montesquieu
(B) Voltaire
(C) Diderot
(D) Rousseau
Ans: D
66. Name the policy adopted by the United States of America to meet the economic crisis caused by the Great Depression of 1929.
(A) Open Door
(B) Marshall Plan
(C) Protectionism
(D) New Deal
Ans: D
67. Who was the recognized leader of Utilitarianism ?
(A) Adam Smith
(B) Jeremy Bentham
(C) Friedrich Engels
(D) Edmund Burke
Ans: B
68. Match List – I and List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
List – I (Person)
List – II (Events)
a. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar 1. Parliament of Religions at Chicago in 1893.
b. Malabari 2. Age of Consent Bill 1891
c. Swami Vivekanand 3. Got the Hindu widows remarriage legalised in 1856
d. Ranade 4. Inspired the foundation of the Deccan Educational Society in 1884
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 1 4 3 2
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans: A
69. Which Viceroy was stabbed to death by a convict in Andaman Islands ?
(A) Elgin
(B) Lytton
(C) Mayo
(D) Ripon
Ans: C
70. Which of the following was not a part of the Government of India Act, 1935 ?
(A) The Provincial Autonomy
(B) Appointment of an Indian as a Governor
(C) The All India Federation
(D) Reserve Bank of India
Ans: B
(A) Adam Smith
(B) Jeremy Bentham
(C) Friedrich Engels
(D) Edmund Burke
Ans: B
68. Match List – I and List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
List – I (Person)
List – II (Events)
a. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar 1. Parliament of Religions at Chicago in 1893.
b. Malabari 2. Age of Consent Bill 1891
c. Swami Vivekanand 3. Got the Hindu widows remarriage legalised in 1856
d. Ranade 4. Inspired the foundation of the Deccan Educational Society in 1884
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 1 4 3 2
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans: A
69. Which Viceroy was stabbed to death by a convict in Andaman Islands ?
(A) Elgin
(B) Lytton
(C) Mayo
(D) Ripon
Ans: C
70. Which of the following was not a part of the Government of India Act, 1935 ?
(A) The Provincial Autonomy
(B) Appointment of an Indian as a Governor
(C) The All India Federation
(D) Reserve Bank of India
Ans: B
71. The journal, Review of Historical Synthesis, which focuses on the synthesis of all activities of man in society was founded in 1900 by
(A) Lucien Febvre
(B) March Block
(C) Henri Berr
(D) Fernand Braudel
Ans: C
72. Who has argued that de-industrialization did not take place in India during the colonial period ?
(A) Amiyo Baghchi
(B) Bipan Chandra
(C) Morris D. Morris
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: C
73. The chief grievance of the peasants in the Champaran Satyagraha was about the :
(A) Abwabs & illegal cesses
(B) Land revenue demand
(C) Tinkathia system
(D) Exploitation by the money-lenders
Ans: C
74. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : The Congress leaders accepted the proposal of India’s partition, at last.
Reason (R) : They felt convinced that this was the only suitable solution left.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
Ans: A
75. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : The Indians outnumbered the Europeans in civil services examinations within 20 years of its starting in India.
Reason (R) : The Indians showed that the Europeans were no match to them.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
Ans: C
(A) Lucien Febvre
(B) March Block
(C) Henri Berr
(D) Fernand Braudel
Ans: C
72. Who has argued that de-industrialization did not take place in India during the colonial period ?
(A) Amiyo Baghchi
(B) Bipan Chandra
(C) Morris D. Morris
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: C
73. The chief grievance of the peasants in the Champaran Satyagraha was about the :
(A) Abwabs & illegal cesses
(B) Land revenue demand
(C) Tinkathia system
(D) Exploitation by the money-lenders
Ans: C
74. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : The Congress leaders accepted the proposal of India’s partition, at last.
Reason (R) : They felt convinced that this was the only suitable solution left.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
Ans: A
75. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : The Indians outnumbered the Europeans in civil services examinations within 20 years of its starting in India.
Reason (R) : The Indians showed that the Europeans were no match to them.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
Ans: C
76. In 2001 was found a complete fossilized human baby skull from
(A) Bhimbetka
(B) Damdama
(C) Hathnora
(D) Odai
Ans: D
77. Which of the following sites has yielded an ivory pendant from the microlithic context ?
(A) Bagor
(B) Damdama
(C) Mahadaha
(D) Sarai Nahar Rai
Ans: B
78. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Plough based agriculture was known to the Harappans.
Reason (R) : A terracotta model of plough was found in the mature Harappan level at Banawali.
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. As the available evidence (e.g. metallic implements for cutting seals) clearly shows, one of the following sites was a major centre of production for Harappan seals.
(A) Balakot
(B) Chanhudaro
(C) Kot Diji
(D) Lothal
Ans: B
80. Which of the following Vedic rivers have been located in Afghanistan ?
1. Asikni 2. Kubha
3. Kramu 4. Sutudri
Select the correct answer from the code below :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: B
(A) Bhimbetka
(B) Damdama
(C) Hathnora
(D) Odai
Ans: D
77. Which of the following sites has yielded an ivory pendant from the microlithic context ?
(A) Bagor
(B) Damdama
(C) Mahadaha
(D) Sarai Nahar Rai
Ans: B
78. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Plough based agriculture was known to the Harappans.
Reason (R) : A terracotta model of plough was found in the mature Harappan level at Banawali.
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. As the available evidence (e.g. metallic implements for cutting seals) clearly shows, one of the following sites was a major centre of production for Harappan seals.
(A) Balakot
(B) Chanhudaro
(C) Kot Diji
(D) Lothal
Ans: B
80. Which of the following Vedic rivers have been located in Afghanistan ?
1. Asikni 2. Kubha
3. Kramu 4. Sutudri
Select the correct answer from the code below :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: B
81. During the post-Vedic period the annual rate of interest as mentioned by Gautama and Baudhyana was
(A) 10 %
(B) 12 %
(C) 15 %
(D) 20 %
Ans: C
82. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Gautama Buddha stayed in maximum number of rainy seasons at Sravasti, one of the chief cities of Kosala.
Reason (R) : Gautama Buddha and Prasenajit, the ruler of Kosala were of the same age.
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: B
83. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists :
List – I List – II
a. Mahavira 1. Antelope
b. Mallinatha 2. Lion
c. Parsvanatha 3. Serpent
d. Santinatha 4. Water Jar
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 3 2 4
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans: B
(A) 10 %
(B) 12 %
(C) 15 %
(D) 20 %
Ans: C
82. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Gautama Buddha stayed in maximum number of rainy seasons at Sravasti, one of the chief cities of Kosala.
Reason (R) : Gautama Buddha and Prasenajit, the ruler of Kosala were of the same age.
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: B
83. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists :
List – I List – II
a. Mahavira 1. Antelope
b. Mallinatha 2. Lion
c. Parsvanatha 3. Serpent
d. Santinatha 4. Water Jar
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 3 2 4
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans: B
84. The original work of Megasthenes is lost and we learn about his observations from the quotations given by some later Greek writers, such as
1. Arrian
2. Diodoras
3. Justin
4. Plutarch
5. Strabo
Select the correct answer from the code below :
(A) 1 and 3
(B) 1, 2 and 4
(C) 3, 4 and 5
(D) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Ans: D
85. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) Charsada – Pushkalavati
(B) Sirkap – Takshasila
(C) Nagarjuna Konda – Dhanyakataka
(D) Tamluk – Tamralipti
Ans: C
86. Which of the following were the chief towns and ports of the Pandyas of the Sangam age ?
1. Korkai 2. Madurai
3. Puhar 4. Uraiyur
Select the correct answer from the code below :
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2, 3 and 4
Ans: A
87. The depiction of deities on the reverse corresponding to the name of the rulers on the obverse is the characteristic feature of the coins of
(A) Ayodhya
(B) Kausambi
(C) Padmavati
(D) Panchala
Ans: D
88. Kushan dynastic sanctums, where statues of Kushan rulers were established, were discovered at
1. Mat 2. Jalandhar
3. Kara-tepe 4. Surkh-Kotal
Select the correct answer from the codes below :
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 4
(D) 3 and 4
Ans: C
89. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(Rulers defeated by Samudragupta)- (Kingdoms)
(A) Mahendragiri – Pishtapura
(B) Mantaraja – Erandapalla
(C) Vishnugopa – Kanchi
(D) Vyaghraraja – Mahakantara
Ans: B
90. Which of the following Tirthankara images were got fashioned by Maharajadhiraja Ramagupta ?
1. Mahavira 2. Parsvanatha
3. Chandraprabha 4. Pushpadanta
Select the correct answer from the codes below :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2, 3 and 4
Ans: B
91. An inscription of Kumaragupta from Sarnath is dated in the year 154. Which among the following is its corresponding year ?
(A) A.D. 211
(B) A.D. 232
(C) A.D. 394
(D) A.D. 473
Ans: D
92. Bhinamala is known as a birth place of the famous astronomer
(A) Aryabhatta
(B) Bhaskaracharya
(C) Brahmagupta
(D) Varahamihira
Ans: C
1. Arrian
2. Diodoras
3. Justin
4. Plutarch
5. Strabo
Select the correct answer from the code below :
(A) 1 and 3
(B) 1, 2 and 4
(C) 3, 4 and 5
(D) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Ans: D
85. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) Charsada – Pushkalavati
(B) Sirkap – Takshasila
(C) Nagarjuna Konda – Dhanyakataka
(D) Tamluk – Tamralipti
Ans: C
86. Which of the following were the chief towns and ports of the Pandyas of the Sangam age ?
1. Korkai 2. Madurai
3. Puhar 4. Uraiyur
Select the correct answer from the code below :
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2, 3 and 4
Ans: A
87. The depiction of deities on the reverse corresponding to the name of the rulers on the obverse is the characteristic feature of the coins of
(A) Ayodhya
(B) Kausambi
(C) Padmavati
(D) Panchala
Ans: D
88. Kushan dynastic sanctums, where statues of Kushan rulers were established, were discovered at
1. Mat 2. Jalandhar
3. Kara-tepe 4. Surkh-Kotal
Select the correct answer from the codes below :
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 4
(D) 3 and 4
Ans: C
89. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(Rulers defeated by Samudragupta)- (Kingdoms)
(A) Mahendragiri – Pishtapura
(B) Mantaraja – Erandapalla
(C) Vishnugopa – Kanchi
(D) Vyaghraraja – Mahakantara
Ans: B
90. Which of the following Tirthankara images were got fashioned by Maharajadhiraja Ramagupta ?
1. Mahavira 2. Parsvanatha
3. Chandraprabha 4. Pushpadanta
Select the correct answer from the codes below :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2, 3 and 4
Ans: B
91. An inscription of Kumaragupta from Sarnath is dated in the year 154. Which among the following is its corresponding year ?
(A) A.D. 211
(B) A.D. 232
(C) A.D. 394
(D) A.D. 473
Ans: D
92. Bhinamala is known as a birth place of the famous astronomer
(A) Aryabhatta
(B) Bhaskaracharya
(C) Brahmagupta
(D) Varahamihira
Ans: C
93. Match List – I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists :
List – I (Texts)
List – II (Subjects)
a. Brihajjataka 1. Architecture
b. Dasarupaka 2. Astrology
c. Lilavati 3. Dramaturgy
d. Manasara 4. Mathematics
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans: B
94. Which one of the following is an example of rockcut temple architecture ?
(A) Kailasanatha Temple at Kanchi
(B) Rajaraja Temple, Thanjavur
(C) Kailasa Temple, Ellora
(D) Jagannatha Temple, Puri
Ans: C
95. Arrange the following Dharmasastra writers in a chronological order beginning with the earliest :
1. Chandesvara 2. Hemadri
3. Lakshmidhara 4. Mitramisra
Choose the correct answer from the codes below :
Codes :
(A) 1, 4, 3, 2
(B) 2, 1, 4, 3
(C) 3, 2, 1, 4
(D) 4, 3, 2, 1
Ans: C
96. Lokamahadevi, senior queen of Vikramaditya II in commemoration of his three victories over the Pallavas of Kanchi, built
(A) Kailasnatha Temple at Kanchi
(B) Kont-Gudi Temple at Aihole
(C) Sangamesvara Temple at Pattadakal
(D) Virupaksha Temple at Pattadakal
Ans: D
List – I (Texts)
List – II (Subjects)
a. Brihajjataka 1. Architecture
b. Dasarupaka 2. Astrology
c. Lilavati 3. Dramaturgy
d. Manasara 4. Mathematics
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans: B
94. Which one of the following is an example of rockcut temple architecture ?
(A) Kailasanatha Temple at Kanchi
(B) Rajaraja Temple, Thanjavur
(C) Kailasa Temple, Ellora
(D) Jagannatha Temple, Puri
Ans: C
95. Arrange the following Dharmasastra writers in a chronological order beginning with the earliest :
1. Chandesvara 2. Hemadri
3. Lakshmidhara 4. Mitramisra
Choose the correct answer from the codes below :
Codes :
(A) 1, 4, 3, 2
(B) 2, 1, 4, 3
(C) 3, 2, 1, 4
(D) 4, 3, 2, 1
Ans: C
96. Lokamahadevi, senior queen of Vikramaditya II in commemoration of his three victories over the Pallavas of Kanchi, built
(A) Kailasnatha Temple at Kanchi
(B) Kont-Gudi Temple at Aihole
(C) Sangamesvara Temple at Pattadakal
(D) Virupaksha Temple at Pattadakal
Ans: D
97. Who among the following Chola rulers started the practice of prefixing ‘historical introduction’ to royal inscriptions ?
(A) Sundara Chola
(B) Uttama Chola
(C) Rajaraja
(D) Rajendra
Ans: C
98. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Nanadesis, a great trading corporation claimed to have wandered over different lands.
Reason (R) : We learn from an inscription of Pagan that Nanadesis had founded a Vishnu temple in that distant city of Upper Burma.
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
99. Sugandhadevi, who issued coins with the figure of seated Lakshmi, was a queen of
(A) Karnataka
(B) Saurashtra
(C) Gauda
(D) Kashmir
Ans: D
100. The ruler of Suvarnabhumi, who founded a Buddhist monastery at Nalanda and requested Devapala through his ambassador to grant five villages for its upkeep, was
(A) Dharanindra
(B) Sangramadhananjaya
(C) Balaputradeva
(D) Chudamanivarman
Ans: C
(A) Sundara Chola
(B) Uttama Chola
(C) Rajaraja
(D) Rajendra
Ans: C
98. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Nanadesis, a great trading corporation claimed to have wandered over different lands.
Reason (R) : We learn from an inscription of Pagan that Nanadesis had founded a Vishnu temple in that distant city of Upper Burma.
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
99. Sugandhadevi, who issued coins with the figure of seated Lakshmi, was a queen of
(A) Karnataka
(B) Saurashtra
(C) Gauda
(D) Kashmir
Ans: D
100. The ruler of Suvarnabhumi, who founded a Buddhist monastery at Nalanda and requested Devapala through his ambassador to grant five villages for its upkeep, was
(A) Dharanindra
(B) Sangramadhananjaya
(C) Balaputradeva
(D) Chudamanivarman
Ans: C
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