INDIAN HISTORY - PAGE 25
1. Which one of the following sites in central India has yielded the largest number of copper hoard implements?
(A) Kayatha
(B) Pondi
(C) Gungeria
(D) Maheshwar
Ans: C
2. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Archaeological sites) (River Valley)
a. Chandraketugarh i. Amaravati
b. Korkai ii. Ganga
c. Karur iii. Palar
d. Vasavasamudram iv. Vaigai
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) iii i ii iv
(C) ii iv i iii
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: C
3. Which of the following is not true of Ashoka?
(A) He granted land to the ministers and the upper-most strata of bureaucracy in lieu of salary.
(B) His Dhamma was an ethic meant for good social conduct and cohesion.
(C) He advocated complete tolerance.
(D) He made scathing attacks against the useless rituals.
Ans: A
4. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Find-spots of Inscriptions) (Kings)
a. Rabtak i. Dharmamahadevi
b. Shar-i-Kuna ii. Vindhyashakti
c. Angul iii. Kanishka
d. Basim iv. Ashoka
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) iv i ii iii
Ans: B
5. Which of the following is not correct about the vedic age?
(A) Some portions of the Rigveda seem to have been added later.
(B) There is evidence of the existence of brahmavadinis.
(C) The varna divisions started during its later phase.
(D) The society was wholly matriarchal.
Ans: D
6. Which one of the following sites is not associated with Painted Grey Ware?
(A) Gilaulikhera
(B) Noh
(C) Tripuri
(D) Satwali
Ans: C
7. Sanauli in Baghpat district of UP is known for which one of its following Archaeological remains?
(A) Megaliths monuments
(B) Neoliths instruments
(C) Harappan cemetery
(D) OCP culture remains
Ans: C
8. Which of the following was one of the causes of differences between the Buddha and Devadatta?
(A) Buddha’s faith in non-violence
(B) Buddha’s desire to abandon the life of a renunciate after ten years.
(C) Devadatta’s suggestions for making the followers the forest-dwellers.
(D) Buddha’s desire not to allow the women to enter the samgha.
Ans: C
9. Point out which one of the following sites has yielded the remains of a Jaina stupa?
(A) Sanchi
(B) Dhamnar
(C) Nalanda
(D) Mathura
Ans: D
10. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Form of marriage) (Meaning)
a. Arsha i. stealing a girl who is sleeping, intoxicated or disordered in intellect.
b. Paishacha ii. the purchase of bride
c. Asura iii. the father gives the daughter after receiving a cow and a bull or two pairs from bridegroom.
d. Rakshasa iv. the forcible abduction of the maiden from her house.
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii i ii iv
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: C
11. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Ashoka’s consecration was postponed for four years even after his actual accession.
Reason (R): The royal astrologer warned him that the coming four years are not auspicious for this occasion.
In the context of the above 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
12. Which of the below mentioned inscriptions of Mauryan times provides details related to famine relief?
(A) Mahasthan inscription
(B) Erragudi inscription
(C) Nittur inscription
(D) Jarrgada inscription
Ans: A
13. Of the following, which does not form a part of Bhagvad Gita?
(A) An emphasis on bhakti
(B) The condemnation of Ajivikas
(C) The imperishable Atman
(D) Great emphasis on karma without having any regard for the fruit
Ans: B
14. Which of the elliptical temples built at the following sites during 3rd-1st century B.C. was dedicated to Naga cult?
(A) Vidisha
(B) Dangwada
(C) Sonkh
(D) Atranjikhera
Ans: C
15. Arrange the following early Acharyas of Shrivaishnava sect of South India in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List:
i Yamunacharya
ii Pundarikaksha
iii Nathmuni
iv Ramamishra
Codes:
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) iv i iii ii
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) ii iv i iii
Ans: C
16. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Author) (Work)
a. Mammata i. Kumarapalacharita
b. Sandhyakara Nandi ii. Ramacharita
c. Hemachandra iii. Kavyaprakasha
d. Bhatti iv. Ravanavadha
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iv iii
(B) ii iv iii i
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: C
17. Which is not true of the contents of the Aihole Inscription of Pulakeshin-II?
(A) Ravikirti, its composer calls himself equal of Bhasa and Kalidasa.
(B) Pulakeshin II is projected a great conqueror.
(C) Pulakeshin II is called Satyashraya.
(D) It is dated in saka era 561 (= 639 – 40 AD)
Ans: D
18. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the
labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The defeat of Bhoja-I of the Paramara dynasty of Malwa by Karna of the Kalachuri dynasty of Tripuri was followed by the latter to abdicate his throne.
Reason (R): Bhoja-I and Karna were eternal enemies of each other.
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: B
19. Who has applied the theory of Feudalism for the Chola State?
(A) R.C. Majumdar
(B) Burton Stein
(C) R.N. Nandi
(D) A. Southal
Ans: C
20. Arrange the following law-givers in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
i Katyayana
ii Medhatithi
iii Vishnu
iv Devanabhatta
Codes:
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii i ii iv
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: C
21. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Subinfeudation gave rise to a hierarchy of landlords, different from the actual tillers of the soil.
Reason (R): From 8th century onwards, hierarchical control over land was created by large scale sub infeudation.
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
22. Sijdah theoretically means:
(A) Prostration before King
(B) Prostration before God
(C) Prostration before Diwan
(D) Prostration before Imam
Ans: B
23. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Alauddin Khilji revoked most of the small iqtas granted by the previous sultans.
Reason (R): State’s share was increased to one half of the produce.
In the context of the above 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: B
24. Which of the sultans prohibited Muslim women from worshipping at the graves of the saints?
(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Muhammad Tughlaq
(D) Firozshah Tughlaq
Ans: D
25. Which one of the following dynasties did not belong to Kashmir?
(A) Hindu Shahi
(B) Karkota
(C) Utapala
(D) Lohar
Ans: A
26. Goa and Konkan regions were annexed to the Vijayanagar Empire during the reign of:
(A) Harihara II
(B) Devaraya II
(C) Krishna Devaraya
(D) Narsa Nayak
Ans: A
27. Concerning sufi philosophy which one of the following statements is incorrect?
(A) To the sufis the outstanding attribute of God is his effulgence.
(B) The sufis practised several yogic exercises as means to suppress lust.
(C) As an aid to concentration the sufis favoured meditation than to music.
(D) The sufis believed that it is only under the guidance of the Pir that spiritual progress is possible.
Ans: C
28. Consider the following statements and choose correct answer from the codes given below:
i Shaikh Hamiduddin Nagauri was a chishti saint.
ii The early chishtis disapproved the miracles.
iii The chistis order originated in India.
iv Shaikh Bahaud-din Zakaria had his Khanqah in Patna.
Codes:
(A) i and iv
(B) ii and iii
(C) i and ii
(D) iii and iv
Ans: C
29. The term cartaz in the medieval period stood for:
(A) Ilbari permits for inland trade
(B) Portuguese permit for sea trade
(C) Dutch permit for sea trade
(D) Mughal permits for inland trade
Ans: B
30. Arrange the following expeditions of Shershah in chronological order:
i. Raisin
ii. Kalinjar
iii. Malwa
iv. Marwar
(A) iii i iv ii
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iv i iii ii
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: A
31. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Concerning progress of education Akbar was not satisfied with mere multiplication of maktabs and madrasas.
Reason (R): Akbar revised the syllabus of educational institutions thoroughly.
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
32. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A): Rajputs enrolled in large numbers in Akbar’s Tauhid-i-Ilahi.
Reason (R): Akbar’s alliance with the Rajputs began as a political condition, but later it developed into closer relations between Hindus and Muslims.
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: D
33. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Nizam-ud-din Ahmad - Tabaqat-I Akbari
(B) Abdul Qadir Badaoni - Muntakhab-ud Tawarikh
(C) Khafi Khan - Muntakhab-ul Lubab
(D) Abdur Rahim - Badshah Namah
Ans: D
34. Which of the Mughal emperors disapproved the practice of polygamy by saying that “polygamy brings ruin to (the man’s) health and woes to his home”?
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Ans: B
35. Pietra dura, a decorative style, was adopted in the Mughal architecture from the reign of
(A) Humayun
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Ans: B
36. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
Author Book
(A) Ebba Koch - Mughal Architecture
(B) John F. Richards - The Mughal Empire
(C) Andre Wink - The History of Mughal Architecture
(D) R. Nath - The immortal Taj Mahal: The evolution of the Tomb in Mughal Architecture
Ans: C
37. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
i The provinces of the Gangetic plain, during the 17th century showed substantial rise in the lands classified as zabt.
ii The zabt expansion increased the ability of the administration to deal directly with village elite.
iii Steady growth in the measured area helped the Mughal State to keep pace with rising agricultural production over the country.
iv The cultivators turned to more valuable cash crops such as sugarcane or cotton.
Codes:
(A) i and ii
(B) ii and iii
(C) ii, iii and iv
(D) i, ii, iii and iv
Ans: D
38. Abdur Rahim Khan-i-khanan made important architectural contributions at
(A) Burhanpur
(B) Kabul
(C) Lahore
(D) Agra
Ans: A
39. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Monument) (Place)
a. Tomb of Rabia Daurani i. Agra
b. Tomb of Safdar Jung ii. Sikandra
c. Tomb of Akbar iii. Delhi
d. Tomb of Fatehpuri Begum iv. Aurangabad
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: C
40. Arrange the following monuments in chronological order of construction and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
i Jama Masjid, Delhi
ii Tomb of Humayun, Delhi
iii Badshahi Masjid, Lahore
iv Taj Mahal, Agra
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii i ii iv
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: B
41. Regarding the nature of the late medieval rural society of India which one of the following is correct?
(A) The rural society of the medieval period was highly stratified in nature.
(B) Natural calamities, wars and local oppression often contributed to the shifting of rural people from one village to the other.
(C) The social structure of the village, old or new, reflected almost the same nature.
(D) All of the above
Ans: D
42. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The focal points in the Maratha political system was the institution of hereditary Peshwas.
Reason (R): Baji Rao changed the character of Maratha movement from struggle for national survival to empire building.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following codes 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: B
43. Which one of the following was the leader of Wahabi Movement?
(A) Syed Ahmad of Rai Bareilly
(B) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(C) Muhammad Abdul Wahab
(D) Waliulla
Ans: A
44. The Blue Water Policy was associated with:
(A) Vasco Da Gama
(B) De Almeida
(C) Albuquerque
(D) Alfonso de Souza
Ans: B
45. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Introduction of the system of direct recruitment to the I.C.S. through a competitive examination i. 1853
b. Introduction of the portfolio system ii. 1861
c. Establishment of Federal Court iii. 1919
d. Introduction of Dyarchy in the Provinces. iv. 1937
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iv iii
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) iv i ii ii i
Ans: A
46. Who among the following said “patriotism is religion and religion is love for India”?
(A) Dayananda Saraswati
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Swami Vivekananda
(D) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Ans: D
47. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Indian States Commission i. 1932
b. Communal Award ii. 1929
c. Gandhi-Irwin Pact iii. 1928
d. Lahore Session of the Congress iv. 1931
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii i iv ii
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) iv i iii ii
Ans: A
48. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Francis Buchanan’s tours of Mysore and Eastern India and Colin Mackenze’s tours of Southern India, can be said to have inaugurated the era of ‘scientific’ understanding of India based on detailed local knowledge.
Reason (R): Both Buchanan and Mackenzie paid attention to India’s distinctiveness, the caste system but both men are haphazard and unsystematic.
Read the above statements and select the correct answers from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Ans: D
49. In 1834, one of the following remarked on the famine that “the bones of the cotton weavers are bleaching the plains of India”:
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) R.C. Dutt
(C) William Bentinck
(D) Palme Dutt
Ans: C
50. Bullionism and favourable balance of trade were the salient features of :
(A) Laissez Faire
(B) Commercialism
(C) Mercantilism
(D) Capitalism
Ans: C
(A) Kayatha
(B) Pondi
(C) Gungeria
(D) Maheshwar
Ans: C
2. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Archaeological sites) (River Valley)
a. Chandraketugarh i. Amaravati
b. Korkai ii. Ganga
c. Karur iii. Palar
d. Vasavasamudram iv. Vaigai
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) iii i ii iv
(C) ii iv i iii
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: C
3. Which of the following is not true of Ashoka?
(A) He granted land to the ministers and the upper-most strata of bureaucracy in lieu of salary.
(B) His Dhamma was an ethic meant for good social conduct and cohesion.
(C) He advocated complete tolerance.
(D) He made scathing attacks against the useless rituals.
Ans: A
4. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Find-spots of Inscriptions) (Kings)
a. Rabtak i. Dharmamahadevi
b. Shar-i-Kuna ii. Vindhyashakti
c. Angul iii. Kanishka
d. Basim iv. Ashoka
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) iv i ii iii
Ans: B
5. Which of the following is not correct about the vedic age?
(A) Some portions of the Rigveda seem to have been added later.
(B) There is evidence of the existence of brahmavadinis.
(C) The varna divisions started during its later phase.
(D) The society was wholly matriarchal.
Ans: D
6. Which one of the following sites is not associated with Painted Grey Ware?
(A) Gilaulikhera
(B) Noh
(C) Tripuri
(D) Satwali
Ans: C
7. Sanauli in Baghpat district of UP is known for which one of its following Archaeological remains?
(A) Megaliths monuments
(B) Neoliths instruments
(C) Harappan cemetery
(D) OCP culture remains
Ans: C
8. Which of the following was one of the causes of differences between the Buddha and Devadatta?
(A) Buddha’s faith in non-violence
(B) Buddha’s desire to abandon the life of a renunciate after ten years.
(C) Devadatta’s suggestions for making the followers the forest-dwellers.
(D) Buddha’s desire not to allow the women to enter the samgha.
Ans: C
9. Point out which one of the following sites has yielded the remains of a Jaina stupa?
(A) Sanchi
(B) Dhamnar
(C) Nalanda
(D) Mathura
Ans: D
10. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Form of marriage) (Meaning)
a. Arsha i. stealing a girl who is sleeping, intoxicated or disordered in intellect.
b. Paishacha ii. the purchase of bride
c. Asura iii. the father gives the daughter after receiving a cow and a bull or two pairs from bridegroom.
d. Rakshasa iv. the forcible abduction of the maiden from her house.
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii i ii iv
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: C
11. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Ashoka’s consecration was postponed for four years even after his actual accession.
Reason (R): The royal astrologer warned him that the coming four years are not auspicious for this occasion.
In the context of the above 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
12. Which of the below mentioned inscriptions of Mauryan times provides details related to famine relief?
(A) Mahasthan inscription
(B) Erragudi inscription
(C) Nittur inscription
(D) Jarrgada inscription
Ans: A
13. Of the following, which does not form a part of Bhagvad Gita?
(A) An emphasis on bhakti
(B) The condemnation of Ajivikas
(C) The imperishable Atman
(D) Great emphasis on karma without having any regard for the fruit
Ans: B
14. Which of the elliptical temples built at the following sites during 3rd-1st century B.C. was dedicated to Naga cult?
(A) Vidisha
(B) Dangwada
(C) Sonkh
(D) Atranjikhera
Ans: C
15. Arrange the following early Acharyas of Shrivaishnava sect of South India in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List:
i Yamunacharya
ii Pundarikaksha
iii Nathmuni
iv Ramamishra
Codes:
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) iv i iii ii
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) ii iv i iii
Ans: C
16. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Author) (Work)
a. Mammata i. Kumarapalacharita
b. Sandhyakara Nandi ii. Ramacharita
c. Hemachandra iii. Kavyaprakasha
d. Bhatti iv. Ravanavadha
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iv iii
(B) ii iv iii i
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: C
17. Which is not true of the contents of the Aihole Inscription of Pulakeshin-II?
(A) Ravikirti, its composer calls himself equal of Bhasa and Kalidasa.
(B) Pulakeshin II is projected a great conqueror.
(C) Pulakeshin II is called Satyashraya.
(D) It is dated in saka era 561 (= 639 – 40 AD)
Ans: D
18. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the
labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The defeat of Bhoja-I of the Paramara dynasty of Malwa by Karna of the Kalachuri dynasty of Tripuri was followed by the latter to abdicate his throne.
Reason (R): Bhoja-I and Karna were eternal enemies of each other.
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: B
19. Who has applied the theory of Feudalism for the Chola State?
(A) R.C. Majumdar
(B) Burton Stein
(C) R.N. Nandi
(D) A. Southal
Ans: C
20. Arrange the following law-givers in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
i Katyayana
ii Medhatithi
iii Vishnu
iv Devanabhatta
Codes:
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii i ii iv
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: C
21. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Subinfeudation gave rise to a hierarchy of landlords, different from the actual tillers of the soil.
Reason (R): From 8th century onwards, hierarchical control over land was created by large scale sub infeudation.
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
22. Sijdah theoretically means:
(A) Prostration before King
(B) Prostration before God
(C) Prostration before Diwan
(D) Prostration before Imam
Ans: B
23. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Alauddin Khilji revoked most of the small iqtas granted by the previous sultans.
Reason (R): State’s share was increased to one half of the produce.
In the context of the above 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: B
24. Which of the sultans prohibited Muslim women from worshipping at the graves of the saints?
(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Muhammad Tughlaq
(D) Firozshah Tughlaq
Ans: D
25. Which one of the following dynasties did not belong to Kashmir?
(A) Hindu Shahi
(B) Karkota
(C) Utapala
(D) Lohar
Ans: A
26. Goa and Konkan regions were annexed to the Vijayanagar Empire during the reign of:
(A) Harihara II
(B) Devaraya II
(C) Krishna Devaraya
(D) Narsa Nayak
Ans: A
27. Concerning sufi philosophy which one of the following statements is incorrect?
(A) To the sufis the outstanding attribute of God is his effulgence.
(B) The sufis practised several yogic exercises as means to suppress lust.
(C) As an aid to concentration the sufis favoured meditation than to music.
(D) The sufis believed that it is only under the guidance of the Pir that spiritual progress is possible.
Ans: C
28. Consider the following statements and choose correct answer from the codes given below:
i Shaikh Hamiduddin Nagauri was a chishti saint.
ii The early chishtis disapproved the miracles.
iii The chistis order originated in India.
iv Shaikh Bahaud-din Zakaria had his Khanqah in Patna.
Codes:
(A) i and iv
(B) ii and iii
(C) i and ii
(D) iii and iv
Ans: C
29. The term cartaz in the medieval period stood for:
(A) Ilbari permits for inland trade
(B) Portuguese permit for sea trade
(C) Dutch permit for sea trade
(D) Mughal permits for inland trade
Ans: B
30. Arrange the following expeditions of Shershah in chronological order:
i. Raisin
ii. Kalinjar
iii. Malwa
iv. Marwar
(A) iii i iv ii
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iv i iii ii
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: A
31. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Concerning progress of education Akbar was not satisfied with mere multiplication of maktabs and madrasas.
Reason (R): Akbar revised the syllabus of educational institutions thoroughly.
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
32. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A): Rajputs enrolled in large numbers in Akbar’s Tauhid-i-Ilahi.
Reason (R): Akbar’s alliance with the Rajputs began as a political condition, but later it developed into closer relations between Hindus and Muslims.
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: D
33. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Nizam-ud-din Ahmad - Tabaqat-I Akbari
(B) Abdul Qadir Badaoni - Muntakhab-ud Tawarikh
(C) Khafi Khan - Muntakhab-ul Lubab
(D) Abdur Rahim - Badshah Namah
Ans: D
34. Which of the Mughal emperors disapproved the practice of polygamy by saying that “polygamy brings ruin to (the man’s) health and woes to his home”?
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Ans: B
35. Pietra dura, a decorative style, was adopted in the Mughal architecture from the reign of
(A) Humayun
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Ans: B
36. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
Author Book
(A) Ebba Koch - Mughal Architecture
(B) John F. Richards - The Mughal Empire
(C) Andre Wink - The History of Mughal Architecture
(D) R. Nath - The immortal Taj Mahal: The evolution of the Tomb in Mughal Architecture
Ans: C
37. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
i The provinces of the Gangetic plain, during the 17th century showed substantial rise in the lands classified as zabt.
ii The zabt expansion increased the ability of the administration to deal directly with village elite.
iii Steady growth in the measured area helped the Mughal State to keep pace with rising agricultural production over the country.
iv The cultivators turned to more valuable cash crops such as sugarcane or cotton.
Codes:
(A) i and ii
(B) ii and iii
(C) ii, iii and iv
(D) i, ii, iii and iv
Ans: D
38. Abdur Rahim Khan-i-khanan made important architectural contributions at
(A) Burhanpur
(B) Kabul
(C) Lahore
(D) Agra
Ans: A
39. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Monument) (Place)
a. Tomb of Rabia Daurani i. Agra
b. Tomb of Safdar Jung ii. Sikandra
c. Tomb of Akbar iii. Delhi
d. Tomb of Fatehpuri Begum iv. Aurangabad
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: C
40. Arrange the following monuments in chronological order of construction and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
i Jama Masjid, Delhi
ii Tomb of Humayun, Delhi
iii Badshahi Masjid, Lahore
iv Taj Mahal, Agra
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii i ii iv
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: B
41. Regarding the nature of the late medieval rural society of India which one of the following is correct?
(A) The rural society of the medieval period was highly stratified in nature.
(B) Natural calamities, wars and local oppression often contributed to the shifting of rural people from one village to the other.
(C) The social structure of the village, old or new, reflected almost the same nature.
(D) All of the above
Ans: D
42. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The focal points in the Maratha political system was the institution of hereditary Peshwas.
Reason (R): Baji Rao changed the character of Maratha movement from struggle for national survival to empire building.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following codes 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: B
43. Which one of the following was the leader of Wahabi Movement?
(A) Syed Ahmad of Rai Bareilly
(B) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(C) Muhammad Abdul Wahab
(D) Waliulla
Ans: A
44. The Blue Water Policy was associated with:
(A) Vasco Da Gama
(B) De Almeida
(C) Albuquerque
(D) Alfonso de Souza
Ans: B
45. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Introduction of the system of direct recruitment to the I.C.S. through a competitive examination i. 1853
b. Introduction of the portfolio system ii. 1861
c. Establishment of Federal Court iii. 1919
d. Introduction of Dyarchy in the Provinces. iv. 1937
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iv iii
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) iv i ii ii i
Ans: A
46. Who among the following said “patriotism is religion and religion is love for India”?
(A) Dayananda Saraswati
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Swami Vivekananda
(D) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Ans: D
47. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Indian States Commission i. 1932
b. Communal Award ii. 1929
c. Gandhi-Irwin Pact iii. 1928
d. Lahore Session of the Congress iv. 1931
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii i iv ii
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) iv i iii ii
Ans: A
48. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Francis Buchanan’s tours of Mysore and Eastern India and Colin Mackenze’s tours of Southern India, can be said to have inaugurated the era of ‘scientific’ understanding of India based on detailed local knowledge.
Reason (R): Both Buchanan and Mackenzie paid attention to India’s distinctiveness, the caste system but both men are haphazard and unsystematic.
Read the above statements and select the correct answers from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Ans: D
49. In 1834, one of the following remarked on the famine that “the bones of the cotton weavers are bleaching the plains of India”:
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) R.C. Dutt
(C) William Bentinck
(D) Palme Dutt
Ans: C
50. Bullionism and favourable balance of trade were the salient features of :
(A) Laissez Faire
(B) Commercialism
(C) Mercantilism
(D) Capitalism
Ans: C
51. Curzon-Kitchner Controversy of 1904-05 is related to
(A) Partition of Bengal
(B) Abolition of military member in the Viceroy’s Council
(C) Direct recruitment of police force
(D) Autonomy of the Calcutta University
Ans: B
52. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(a) Punjab Land Alienation Act (i) 1900
(b) Central Provinces Land Alienation Act (ii) 1879
(c) North West Provinces Land Alienation Act (iii) 1904
(d) Deccan Agricultural Relief Act (iv) 1916
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Ans: A
53. Name the ruler who was deposed in 1875 on charges of ‘gross misrule’.
(A) Gangasingh of Bikaner
(B) Bupendranath Singh of Patiala
(C) Krishna Raja Wadiar of Mysore
(D) Malhar Rao Gaikwad of Baroda
Ans: D
54. The first English Evening Daily Newspaper from Madras was
(A) The Madras Mail
(B) The Madras Chronicle
(C) The Madras Herald
(D) The Madras Standard
Ans: A
55. “Forget not that the lower classes, the ignorant, the poor, the illiterate, the cobbler, the sweeper are thy flesh and blood, thy brothers” – These words are related to
(A) Jyotiba Phule
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) B.R. Ambedkar
(D) Swami Vivekananda
Ans: D
56. “The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was not one movement …. it was many” – The above statement has been made by
(A) S.N. Sen
(B) R.C. Majumdar
(C) C.A. Bayly
(D) Eric Stokes
Ans: C
57. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(a) Narayan Guru (i) Rising Sun
(b) Tripuraneni Ramaswamy Choudary (ii) Jati Mimamsa
(c) Venkataraylu Naidu (iii) Shambuka Vadha
(d) Sridharula Naidu (iv) Veda Samaj
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Ans: B
58. Select the correct answer from the codes given below about the chronological sequence of the movements:
(i) Kuka Movement
(ii) Wahabi Movement
(iii) Mundas Revolt
(iv) Moplah Peasant Revolt
Codes:
(A) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Ans: A
59. Select the correct answer from the codes given below about the chronological sequence of the Act passed:
(i) Brahmo Marriage Act
(ii) Sarada Act
(iii) Hindu Widow’s Re-marriage Act
(iv) Age of Consent Bill
Codes:
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(D) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Ans: D
60. One of the following Congress leaders did not preside any Session of the Indian National Congress:
(A) Surendranath Bannerjee
(B) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
(C) Bala Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans: C
61. The first Swadeshidacoity or robbery was organised in the year 1906 in
(A) Maniktala
(B) Rangapur
(C) Muzaffarpur
(D) Midnapur
Ans: B
62. Who was called ‘Morning Star’ of Reformation?
(A) Martin Luther
(B) John Calvin
(C) Zwingli
(D) John Wycliffe
Ans: D
63. Who used the word ‘Cold War’ first?
(A) Winston Churchill
(B) Bernard Baruch
(C) Marshal
(D) Stressman
Ans: A
64. ‘Pure Blood Aryan theory’ is related to
(A) Fascism
(B) Nihalism
(C) Syndicalism
(D) Nazism
Ans: D
65. What position Nelson Mandela occupied in the African National Congress at the time of his release from jail after 26 years in 1990?
(A) President
(B) Vice-President
(C) Secretary
(D) Advisor
Ans: B
66. What was Marshal Plan?
(A) Control of European powers by military power.
(B) To spread of American Dictatorship in Europe.
(C) Economic package of USA to control Communism.
(D) American Continent is meant for Americans only.
Ans: C
67. A concrete outcome of the Wavell Plan was the
(A) Constitution of the Constituent Assembly
(B) Complete independence for India gradually
(C) Hold a Referendum in the North-West Province
(D) Summoning of the Shimla Conference
Ans: D
68. Which one of the following Committees was appointed by the UPSC in 1974 to go into the issue of recruitment and selection methods?
(A) Bhagwati Committee
(B) D.S. Kothari Committee
(C) A.D. Gorwala Committee
(D) Santhanam Committee
Ans: B
69. Who among the following explicitly states that “History bases all its conclusions on rational evidence”?
(A) Herodotus
(B) Thucydides
(C) Polybious
(D) Tacitus
Ans: B
70. Which one of the following work was not authored by Leopol von Ranke?
(A) History of Rome
(B) History of France
(C) History of the Popes
(D) German History at the time of Reformation
Ans: A
71. Match List-I (authors) with List-II (definitions of history) and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Authors) (Definitions of History)
(a) Oakshott (i) All history is history of thought.
(b) Travelyan (ii) History is herself simply a science, no less and no more.
(c) Collingwood (iii) The fact is … that the past in history varies with the present.
(d) Bury (iv) The value of history is not scientific. Its true value is educational.
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
Ans: A
72. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Paleolithic (i) Ground stone tools
(b) Mesolithic (ii) Rock painting
(c) Neolithic (iii) Flaked stone tools
(d) Upper Paleolithic (iv) Micro lithic tools
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(B) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Ans: C
73. The largest number of Harappan sites has been found on the bank of the river
(A) Indus
(B) Satluj
(C) Saraswati
(D) Ravi
Ans: C
74. What was the unique feature of the Harappan civilization which was unknown to other contemporary civilizations?
(A) Cotton Cloth
(B) Palatial Houses
(C) Steatite Seals
(D) Carnelian Beads
Ans: A
75. Match List-I (Place name) with List-II (Geographical location) and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Meluha (i) Bahrin
(b) Dilmun (ii) Indus Region
(c) Makan (iii) Central Asia
(d) Kurgaon (iv) Makaran Coast
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(D) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Ans: C
76. Who was the first to propound the theory of Aryan invasion on India?
(A) R.E.M. Wheeler
(B) Gorden V. Childe
(C) J. Marshall
(D) R.P. Chanda
Ans: D
77. The famous philosopher king of the kingdom of Panchala during the later Vedic period was
(A) Ajatasatru
(B) Parikshita
(C) PravahanaJaivali
(D) Svetaketu
Ans: C
78. Who among the following Dharmasutra writers does not approve the system of Niyoga?
(A) Gautama
(B) Apastamba
(C) Baudhayana
(D) Vasishtha
Ans: B
79. Several names of Kautilya have been mentioned in which one of the following?
(A) Devi-Chandra-Guptam
(B) Dasa-Kumara-Charita
(C) Mudrarakshasa
(D) Abhidhana-Chintamani
Ans: D
80. Which among the following places is not associated with the Megalithic culture?
(A) Chandragiri
(B) Brahmagiri
(C) Adichchanallur
(D) Utnur
Ans: C
81. What is the correct chronological order of the following Greco-Roman authors?
(a) Ktesias
(b) Pliny
(c) Strabo
(d) Ptolemy
(A) (b), (c), (d), (a)
(B) (a), (c), (b), (d)
(C) (c), (d), (a), (b)
(D) (d), (b), (c), (a)
Ans: B
82. The seat of the third great Sangam of Tamil authors was at
(A) Gangaikond Cholapuram
(B) Kanchi
(C) Madura
(D) Tanjavur
Ans: C
83. Which among the following was not a port city during the ancient period?
(A) Tuticorin
(B) Poompuhar
(C) Tamralipti
(D) Nagapatnam
Ans: A
84. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List – I List – II
(a) RomakaSidhanta (i) Arabian’s influence
(b) Rouletted Ware (ii) Greek’s influence
(c) Surkhi (iii) Roman’s influence
(d) Algebra (iv) Kushan’sinfluence
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
Ans: A
85. Which one of the following inscriptions mentions the names of both Chandragupta and Ashoka?
(A) Allahabad Pillar inscription of Samudragupta.
(B) Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman.
(C) Shahbajgarhi inscription of Ashoka.
(D) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharvela.
Ans: B
86. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Nyāya (i) Jamini
(b) Vaiseshika (ii) Kapila
(c) Sānkhya (iii) Kaāda
(d) Mimansa (iv) Gautam
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
Ans: C
87. In connection with Satvahana coins which one of the following statement is not correct?
(A) They did not issue gold coins.
(B) They issued gold coins.
(C) They issued lead coins.
(D) They issued potin coins.
Ans: B
88. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Kodumanal (i) Pallava Temple
(b) Gangaikondan (ii) Port City
(c) Mahabalipuram (iii) Trade Centre
(d) Poompuhar (iv) Chola Seat of Power
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Ans: D
89. With which of the following eras was the Malava-reckoning identical?
(A) Vikrama
(B) Śaka
(C) Gupta
(D) Kali
Ans: A
90. In which among the following a reference to the trading activities of the Tamils is found?
(A) Mullaippattu
(B) Nedunalvadai
(C) Silappadigaram
(D) Manimekhalai
Ans: C
91. The writer of Kural, the famous Deccan epic was
(A) Kamban
(B) Ottakuttan
(C) Puglenid
(D) Tiru-Valluvar
Ans: D
92. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Tolkāppiyama (i) Jain Philosophy
(b) Tir–ukkural (ii) Love Story
(c) Silappadikāram (iii) Tamil Grammar
(d) Paripā ′ dal (iv) Philosophy
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(C) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Ans: B
93. Which Indian epigraph yields the first evidence of zero?
(A) Apsad inscription of Adityasena.
(B) Gwalior inscription of Bhojdeva.
(C) Nasik inscription of Gotamiputra Satkarni.
(D) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharvela.
Ans: B
94. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Pallava King Mahendra-Varman I built some of the finest rock-cut Hindu temples, including, those at Mahabalipuram.
Reason (R): Mahendra-Varman I began life as a Jaina but was converted to Shaivism.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
95. Arrange the following into sequential order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(i) RajarajaChola I
(ii) AdityaChola
(iii) RajendraChola
(iv) ParantakaChola I
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(D) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
Ans: B
96. Which of the following statements are not correct?
1. Iltutmish’s tomb is an indication of the mixing of the Hindu and Muslim traditions of architecture.
2. First true arch was used in the tomb of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud.
3. The horse shoe arch was used for the first time in the construction of Alai Darwaza.
4. Architectural device known as double dome was not used in any building constructed during the Sultanate period.
Select your answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) 1, 3, 4
(B) 2, 4
(C) 1, 3
(D) 2, 3, 4
Ans: B
97. The period from 1236 to 1296 witnessed the reign of
(A) Five Sultans
(B) Seven Sultans
(C) Ten Sultans
(D) Twelve Sultans
Ans: C
98. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(A) In Delhi Sultanate use of slave labour in craft production was significant.
(B) Slaves were also used for unskilled, domestic work.
(C) Sultan FiruzTughlaq had 12,000 artisans among his slaves.
(D) Immigrant Muslim masons were employed for the construction of Sultanate buildings, including both mosques and tombs.
Ans: D
99. Which crops were not cultivated in India during the Sultanate period?
1. Potato
2. Barley
3. Sesame
4. Maize
Select your answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) 1, 2, 3
(B) 1, 2
(C) 1, 4
(D) 3, 4
Ans: C
100. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Rulers of Delhi Sultanate) (Measure or event)
(a) Jalaluddin Khalji (i) Conquest of Bengal
(b) Alauddin Khalji (ii) Establishment of the Department of Public Works
(c) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (iii) Execution of Sidi Maula
(d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq (iv) Conquest of Malwa and Gujarat
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
Ans: B
(A) Partition of Bengal
(B) Abolition of military member in the Viceroy’s Council
(C) Direct recruitment of police force
(D) Autonomy of the Calcutta University
Ans: B
52. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(a) Punjab Land Alienation Act (i) 1900
(b) Central Provinces Land Alienation Act (ii) 1879
(c) North West Provinces Land Alienation Act (iii) 1904
(d) Deccan Agricultural Relief Act (iv) 1916
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Ans: A
53. Name the ruler who was deposed in 1875 on charges of ‘gross misrule’.
(A) Gangasingh of Bikaner
(B) Bupendranath Singh of Patiala
(C) Krishna Raja Wadiar of Mysore
(D) Malhar Rao Gaikwad of Baroda
Ans: D
54. The first English Evening Daily Newspaper from Madras was
(A) The Madras Mail
(B) The Madras Chronicle
(C) The Madras Herald
(D) The Madras Standard
Ans: A
55. “Forget not that the lower classes, the ignorant, the poor, the illiterate, the cobbler, the sweeper are thy flesh and blood, thy brothers” – These words are related to
(A) Jyotiba Phule
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) B.R. Ambedkar
(D) Swami Vivekananda
Ans: D
56. “The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was not one movement …. it was many” – The above statement has been made by
(A) S.N. Sen
(B) R.C. Majumdar
(C) C.A. Bayly
(D) Eric Stokes
Ans: C
57. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(a) Narayan Guru (i) Rising Sun
(b) Tripuraneni Ramaswamy Choudary (ii) Jati Mimamsa
(c) Venkataraylu Naidu (iii) Shambuka Vadha
(d) Sridharula Naidu (iv) Veda Samaj
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Ans: B
58. Select the correct answer from the codes given below about the chronological sequence of the movements:
(i) Kuka Movement
(ii) Wahabi Movement
(iii) Mundas Revolt
(iv) Moplah Peasant Revolt
Codes:
(A) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Ans: A
59. Select the correct answer from the codes given below about the chronological sequence of the Act passed:
(i) Brahmo Marriage Act
(ii) Sarada Act
(iii) Hindu Widow’s Re-marriage Act
(iv) Age of Consent Bill
Codes:
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(D) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Ans: D
60. One of the following Congress leaders did not preside any Session of the Indian National Congress:
(A) Surendranath Bannerjee
(B) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
(C) Bala Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans: C
61. The first Swadeshidacoity or robbery was organised in the year 1906 in
(A) Maniktala
(B) Rangapur
(C) Muzaffarpur
(D) Midnapur
Ans: B
62. Who was called ‘Morning Star’ of Reformation?
(A) Martin Luther
(B) John Calvin
(C) Zwingli
(D) John Wycliffe
Ans: D
63. Who used the word ‘Cold War’ first?
(A) Winston Churchill
(B) Bernard Baruch
(C) Marshal
(D) Stressman
Ans: A
64. ‘Pure Blood Aryan theory’ is related to
(A) Fascism
(B) Nihalism
(C) Syndicalism
(D) Nazism
Ans: D
65. What position Nelson Mandela occupied in the African National Congress at the time of his release from jail after 26 years in 1990?
(A) President
(B) Vice-President
(C) Secretary
(D) Advisor
Ans: B
66. What was Marshal Plan?
(A) Control of European powers by military power.
(B) To spread of American Dictatorship in Europe.
(C) Economic package of USA to control Communism.
(D) American Continent is meant for Americans only.
Ans: C
67. A concrete outcome of the Wavell Plan was the
(A) Constitution of the Constituent Assembly
(B) Complete independence for India gradually
(C) Hold a Referendum in the North-West Province
(D) Summoning of the Shimla Conference
Ans: D
68. Which one of the following Committees was appointed by the UPSC in 1974 to go into the issue of recruitment and selection methods?
(A) Bhagwati Committee
(B) D.S. Kothari Committee
(C) A.D. Gorwala Committee
(D) Santhanam Committee
Ans: B
69. Who among the following explicitly states that “History bases all its conclusions on rational evidence”?
(A) Herodotus
(B) Thucydides
(C) Polybious
(D) Tacitus
Ans: B
70. Which one of the following work was not authored by Leopol von Ranke?
(A) History of Rome
(B) History of France
(C) History of the Popes
(D) German History at the time of Reformation
Ans: A
71. Match List-I (authors) with List-II (definitions of history) and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Authors) (Definitions of History)
(a) Oakshott (i) All history is history of thought.
(b) Travelyan (ii) History is herself simply a science, no less and no more.
(c) Collingwood (iii) The fact is … that the past in history varies with the present.
(d) Bury (iv) The value of history is not scientific. Its true value is educational.
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
Ans: A
72. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Paleolithic (i) Ground stone tools
(b) Mesolithic (ii) Rock painting
(c) Neolithic (iii) Flaked stone tools
(d) Upper Paleolithic (iv) Micro lithic tools
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(B) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Ans: C
73. The largest number of Harappan sites has been found on the bank of the river
(A) Indus
(B) Satluj
(C) Saraswati
(D) Ravi
Ans: C
74. What was the unique feature of the Harappan civilization which was unknown to other contemporary civilizations?
(A) Cotton Cloth
(B) Palatial Houses
(C) Steatite Seals
(D) Carnelian Beads
Ans: A
75. Match List-I (Place name) with List-II (Geographical location) and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Meluha (i) Bahrin
(b) Dilmun (ii) Indus Region
(c) Makan (iii) Central Asia
(d) Kurgaon (iv) Makaran Coast
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(D) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Ans: C
76. Who was the first to propound the theory of Aryan invasion on India?
(A) R.E.M. Wheeler
(B) Gorden V. Childe
(C) J. Marshall
(D) R.P. Chanda
Ans: D
77. The famous philosopher king of the kingdom of Panchala during the later Vedic period was
(A) Ajatasatru
(B) Parikshita
(C) PravahanaJaivali
(D) Svetaketu
Ans: C
78. Who among the following Dharmasutra writers does not approve the system of Niyoga?
(A) Gautama
(B) Apastamba
(C) Baudhayana
(D) Vasishtha
Ans: B
79. Several names of Kautilya have been mentioned in which one of the following?
(A) Devi-Chandra-Guptam
(B) Dasa-Kumara-Charita
(C) Mudrarakshasa
(D) Abhidhana-Chintamani
Ans: D
80. Which among the following places is not associated with the Megalithic culture?
(A) Chandragiri
(B) Brahmagiri
(C) Adichchanallur
(D) Utnur
Ans: C
81. What is the correct chronological order of the following Greco-Roman authors?
(a) Ktesias
(b) Pliny
(c) Strabo
(d) Ptolemy
(A) (b), (c), (d), (a)
(B) (a), (c), (b), (d)
(C) (c), (d), (a), (b)
(D) (d), (b), (c), (a)
Ans: B
82. The seat of the third great Sangam of Tamil authors was at
(A) Gangaikond Cholapuram
(B) Kanchi
(C) Madura
(D) Tanjavur
Ans: C
83. Which among the following was not a port city during the ancient period?
(A) Tuticorin
(B) Poompuhar
(C) Tamralipti
(D) Nagapatnam
Ans: A
84. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List – I List – II
(a) RomakaSidhanta (i) Arabian’s influence
(b) Rouletted Ware (ii) Greek’s influence
(c) Surkhi (iii) Roman’s influence
(d) Algebra (iv) Kushan’sinfluence
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
Ans: A
85. Which one of the following inscriptions mentions the names of both Chandragupta and Ashoka?
(A) Allahabad Pillar inscription of Samudragupta.
(B) Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman.
(C) Shahbajgarhi inscription of Ashoka.
(D) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharvela.
Ans: B
86. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Nyāya (i) Jamini
(b) Vaiseshika (ii) Kapila
(c) Sānkhya (iii) Kaāda
(d) Mimansa (iv) Gautam
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
Ans: C
87. In connection with Satvahana coins which one of the following statement is not correct?
(A) They did not issue gold coins.
(B) They issued gold coins.
(C) They issued lead coins.
(D) They issued potin coins.
Ans: B
88. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Kodumanal (i) Pallava Temple
(b) Gangaikondan (ii) Port City
(c) Mahabalipuram (iii) Trade Centre
(d) Poompuhar (iv) Chola Seat of Power
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Ans: D
89. With which of the following eras was the Malava-reckoning identical?
(A) Vikrama
(B) Śaka
(C) Gupta
(D) Kali
Ans: A
90. In which among the following a reference to the trading activities of the Tamils is found?
(A) Mullaippattu
(B) Nedunalvadai
(C) Silappadigaram
(D) Manimekhalai
Ans: C
91. The writer of Kural, the famous Deccan epic was
(A) Kamban
(B) Ottakuttan
(C) Puglenid
(D) Tiru-Valluvar
Ans: D
92. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Tolkāppiyama (i) Jain Philosophy
(b) Tir–ukkural (ii) Love Story
(c) Silappadikāram (iii) Tamil Grammar
(d) Paripā ′ dal (iv) Philosophy
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(C) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Ans: B
93. Which Indian epigraph yields the first evidence of zero?
(A) Apsad inscription of Adityasena.
(B) Gwalior inscription of Bhojdeva.
(C) Nasik inscription of Gotamiputra Satkarni.
(D) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharvela.
Ans: B
94. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Pallava King Mahendra-Varman I built some of the finest rock-cut Hindu temples, including, those at Mahabalipuram.
Reason (R): Mahendra-Varman I began life as a Jaina but was converted to Shaivism.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
95. Arrange the following into sequential order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(i) RajarajaChola I
(ii) AdityaChola
(iii) RajendraChola
(iv) ParantakaChola I
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(D) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
Ans: B
96. Which of the following statements are not correct?
1. Iltutmish’s tomb is an indication of the mixing of the Hindu and Muslim traditions of architecture.
2. First true arch was used in the tomb of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud.
3. The horse shoe arch was used for the first time in the construction of Alai Darwaza.
4. Architectural device known as double dome was not used in any building constructed during the Sultanate period.
Select your answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) 1, 3, 4
(B) 2, 4
(C) 1, 3
(D) 2, 3, 4
Ans: B
97. The period from 1236 to 1296 witnessed the reign of
(A) Five Sultans
(B) Seven Sultans
(C) Ten Sultans
(D) Twelve Sultans
Ans: C
98. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(A) In Delhi Sultanate use of slave labour in craft production was significant.
(B) Slaves were also used for unskilled, domestic work.
(C) Sultan FiruzTughlaq had 12,000 artisans among his slaves.
(D) Immigrant Muslim masons were employed for the construction of Sultanate buildings, including both mosques and tombs.
Ans: D
99. Which crops were not cultivated in India during the Sultanate period?
1. Potato
2. Barley
3. Sesame
4. Maize
Select your answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) 1, 2, 3
(B) 1, 2
(C) 1, 4
(D) 3, 4
Ans: C
100. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Rulers of Delhi Sultanate) (Measure or event)
(a) Jalaluddin Khalji (i) Conquest of Bengal
(b) Alauddin Khalji (ii) Establishment of the Department of Public Works
(c) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (iii) Execution of Sidi Maula
(d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq (iv) Conquest of Malwa and Gujarat
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
Ans: B
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