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HISTORY

1. Babur established Mughal rule in India 8. The Turks brought with them musical
through his victory in 1526, over instruments
a. Rana Sanga a. Rabab and Sarangi
b. Sikandar Lodi b. Sitar and Flute
c. Daulat Khan Lodi c. Veena and Tabla
d. Ibrahim Lodi d. Tanpura and Mridanga
2. Consider the following statements : 9. Consider the following professions:
1. Minister and general of Adil Shah. 1. Spinning
2. trader or Baniya by birth. 2. Weaving
3. governor of Agra. 3. Weeding and transplanting
4. general of Sikandar Shah. 4. Rubble making and carrying bricks and
Which of the above statement(s) is/are plaster materials.
correct? Which of the above professions were
a. 1 and 2 largely carried on by women workers in
b. 1, 2 and 3 Mughal India, as is evident from the
c. 2 and 4 Mughal miniatures and glossaries?
d. 1 alone a. 1, 3 and 4
3. In the Mughal empire, the unit of land b. 1 and 2
revenue assessment was c. 1, 2 and 3
a. Individual peasant d. 3 and 4
b. Village 10. The contemporary source that provides
c. Pargana statistical data immensely valuable to the
d. Zamindar study of economy of the Mughal Empire is
4. The painter of the Mughal school the
particularly celebrated for his paintings of a. Tabaqat-i-Akbari
birds, animals and flowers was b. Ain-i-Akbari
a. Bichitr c. Tuhfah-i-Akbarshahi
b. Miskin d. Badshahnama
c. Abdus Samad 11. Match the places mared as A,B,C and D
d. Mansur on the given map with the descriptions
5. Babur introduced in India, given below:
a. The art of Persian painting
b. Royal court poetry
c. Four –square gardens
d. Building with sloping walls
6. The earliest surviving building in India
containing a true dome is the
a. Gol Gumbad
b. Arhai Din Ka Jhopra
c. Tomb of Sultan Garhi
d. Alai Darwaza
7. The largest Mughal period bridge in India
was built in Akbar’s time at 1. Buddhist University functioning until
a. Delhi (Barapula) the 13th century.
b. Jaunpur 2. Site of famous temple built in the form
c. Jaju of a chariot.
d. Nurpur 3. Site of important diamond mines.
4. Site of battle of Samugarh where Dara
Shikoh was defeated by Aurangzeb.
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Select the correct answer using the 18. Ramanuja was obliged to leave Srirangam
following codes: owing to the hostility of
a. A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2 a. Rajaraja
b. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2 b. Rajendra Choladeva I
c. A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1 c. Adhirajendra
d. A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4 d. Kulottunga I
12. The cavalry of Shivaji was known as 19. Firuz Tughluq may be said to have brought
a. Risala about the decline of the Delhi Sultanate
b. Sir-i-Naubat because he
c. Bergir a. Conducted a very large number of
d. Paga military campaigns
13. Bahadur Shah I did not b. Spent too much money on canals
a. Abolish Jazia c. Allowed nobility to become hereditary
b. Release Shahu d. Provoked peasant rebellions by his
c. Restart playing Holi at the court oppression
d. Support the practice of sati 20. Match the places marked as A,B,C and D
14. Zakat under the Mughals signified on the given map with the descriptions
a. A tax on trade amounting to 2 ½ % of given below:
value
b. War booty
c. Land tax on Muslims amounting to
10% of produce
d. Tax imposed on non-Muslims
15. The complaint that lakhs had been
collected under Jaziya but hardly anything
reached the imperial treasury was made by
which one of the following historians of
Aurangzeb’s reign?
a. Muhammad Kazim
b. Isardas Nagar
c. Khafi Khan 1. Capital of the Peshwas.
d. Bhim Sen 2. Place where Kabir lived.
16. In the Battle of Takkolam 3. Famous centre of production of chintz
a. The Cholas defeated the Rashtrakutas (printed cloth).
b. The Rashtrakutas defeated the Cholas 4. Famous site of early medieval
c. The combined forces of Cholas and sculpture.
Rashtrakutas defeated the Chalukyas Select the correct answer using the codes
d. The Chalukyas defeated the given below:
Rashtrakutas a. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
17. Consider the following statements about b. A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
temples built by Cholas: c. A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
1. The earliest Chola temple dating from d. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
10th Century is the one at Dadapuram 21. Match List-I with List-II and select the
in South Arcot. correct answer:
2. The huge Chola temples of Tanjore List-I
and Gangaikonda-cholapuram are A. Ganganendranath Tagore
marked by their lofty towers. B. Devika Rani
3. The later Chola temples have mighty C. Rukmini Devi Arundale
gopurams or gateways. D. Allauddin Khan
Which of the above statements are correct? List-II
a. None 1. Hindustani classical music
b. 1 and 2 2. Classical dance
c. 2 and 3 3. Film
d. 1, and 3 4. Painting
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a. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1 4. Mountbatten Plan
b. A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2 The correct chronological order of these
c. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 events is
d. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2 a. 2, 1, 3, 4
22. Consider the following pairs of authors b. 2, 1, 4, 3
and their works: c. 1, 2, 3, 4
1. Munshi Prem Chand : Soz-e-Vatan d. 1, 2, 4, 3
2. Sri Sri : Desa Caritralu 26. Consider the following events:
3. Rabindranath Tagore : Kalindi 1. Cripps Mission
4. C. V. Ramana Pillai : Marthanda 2. Quit India Movement
Varma 3. Individual Satyagraha
Which of the above pairs are correctly 4. August Offer
matched? The correct chronological order of these
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4 events is:
b. 1, 2 and 4 a. 4, 3, 2, 1
c. 2 and 3 b. 4, 3, 1, 2
d. 1, 3 and 4 c. 3, 4, 1, 2
23. Match List-I with List-II and select the d. 3, 4, 2, 1
correct answer: 27. Indian War of Independence, 1857 was
List-I (Buildings) written by
A. Victoria Memorial Hall, Calcutta a. S. N. Sen
B. Central Secretariat, New Delhi b. R. C. Majumdar
C. Gateway of India, Mumbai c. V. D. Savarkar
D. Madras University Senate House, d. S. B. Choudhuri
Chennai 28. Match List-I with List-II and select the
List-II (Architects) correct answer:
1. Herbert Baker List-I
2. W. Emerson A. Fazl-I- Husain
3. R.F. Chisholm B. Shahid Suhrawardy
4. George Clarke C. Ibrahim Rahimtullah
a. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4 D. Abdul Bari
b. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 List-II
c. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3 1. Bombay
d. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3 2. U. P.
24. Match List-I with List-II and select the 3. Punjab
correct answer: 4. Bengal
List-I a. A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1
A. Condition of India b. A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
B. Mother India c. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
C. Farewell to India d. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
D. Passage to India 29. Match List-I with List-II and select the
List-II correct answer:
1. Edward Thompson List-I
2. E.M. Forster A. P.S. Sivawami Iyer
3. India League B. Munnuswami Naidu
4. Katherine Mayo C. Madeleine
a. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3 D. Narasimha Chintamani
b. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2 List-II
c. A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4 1. Mahatama Gandhi’s associate
d. A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3 2. National Liberal Federation
25. Consider the following events: 3. Justice Party
1. Cabinet Mission Plan 4. Industry
2. Bombay Plan a. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
3. Wavell Plan b. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
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c. A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4 D. Brussels conference against
d. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 Colonialism and Imperialism
30. Match List-I with List-II and select the List-II
correct answer: 1. 1928
List-I 2. 1931
A. Prati Sarhar and Nyayadan Mandal 3. 1927
B. Mohan Singh and Niranjan 4. 1929
C. B. C. Dutt a. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
D. Jatiya Sarkar and Vidyut Vahini b. A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3
List-II c. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
1. Quit India Movement in Midnapur d. A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1
2. RIN revolt 34. Match the personalities in List-I with the
3. Indian National Army cases in List-II and select the correct
4. Quit India Movement in Satara answer using the codes given below:
a. A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4 List-I
b. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 A. Prafulla Chaki
c. A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1 B. Sukhdev
d. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 C. Ashfaqullah Khan
31. Match List-I with List-II and select the D. Ganesh Ghosh
correct answer: List-II
List-I 1. Lahore Conspiracy Case
A. Bardoli Satyagraha 2. Kakori Case
B. Indian Kisan School 3. Chittagong armoury raid case
C. Bengal Praja Party 4. Bomb assault in Muzaffarpur, 1908
D. Bakasht struggle a. A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
List-II b. A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2
1. Swami Sraddhananda Saraswati c. A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3
2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel d. A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3
3. Fazlul-Huq 35. Consider the following events:
4. N. G. Ranga 1. Gimi Kamgar Union
a. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1 2. Surma Valley peasant movement
b. A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1 3. Tuticorin strikes
c. A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4 4. Guruvayur temple entry jatha
d. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 5. Jaito Morcha
32. Consider the following events: The correct chronological order of these
1. Round Table Conference II events is
2. Formation of Congress Socialist Party. a. 3, 5, 4, 2, 1
3. Dandi March b. 5, 3, 1, 4, 2
4. Ordinance Rule of Willingdon. c. 3, 5, 1, 4, 2
The correct chronological sequence of d. 5, 3, 2, 4, 1
these events is 36. Who among the following was the
a. 1, 3, 2, 4 president of All India Trade Union
b. 3, 1, 2, 4 Congress in 1929?
c. 3, 1, 4, 2 a. M. N. Roy
d. 1, 3, 4, 2 b. S. A. Dange
33. Match List-I (Events) with List-II (Years) c. Jayaprakash Narayan
and select the correct answer: d. Jawaharlal Nehru
List-I 37. Match List-I with List-II and select the
A. Lahore session of the Indian National correct answer:
Congress adopting puma swaraj List-I
B. Formation of Naujawan Bharat Sabha A. Vanchi Iyer
C. Karachi session of the Indian National B. T. K. Madhavan
Congress adopting Fundamental Rights C. Srinivas Pillay
D. E.V.Ramasami Naicker
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List-II a. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
1. Vaikom Satyagraha b. A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2
2. Tinnevelli Conspiracy case c. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
3. The Hindu Progressive Improvement d. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
Society 41. Match List-I with List-II and select the
4. Self-respect movement correct answer:
a. A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1 List-I
b. A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1 A. Chinnava
c. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4 B. Haji Shariatulla
d. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3 C. Alluri Sitaram Raju
38. Match List-I with List-II and select the D. Krishna Daji Pandit
correct answer: List-II
List-I 1. Gadkari Revolt, 1844
A. Tattvabodhini Sabha 2. Faraizi Movement, 1838
B. Darul-Ulum Deoband 3. Rampa Uprising, 1922
C. Delhi Urdu Renaissance 4. Kittur Uprising, 1824
D. Sarvajanik Sabha a. A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1
List-II b. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
1. Debendranath Tagore c. A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
2. Ganesh Vasudev Joshi d. A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1
3. Rashid Ahmed Gangohi 42. Match List-I with List-II and select the
4. Zaka Ullah correct answer:
a. A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1 List-I
b. A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2 A. James Outram
c. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3 B. John Nicholson
d. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 C. Colin Campbell
39. Match List-I with List-II and select the D. Hugh Rose
correct answer: List-II
List-I 1. Delhi
A. Bhagat Jawahar Mal 2. Lucknow
B. Vilayat Ali 3. Jhansi
C. Sayyid Fadl 4. Kanpur
D. Khoodi Mallah a. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
List-II b. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
1. Wahabi Movement c. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
2. Kuka Movement d. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
3. Mopla Revolt 43. Match List-I with List-II and select the
4. Pabna riots correct answer:
a. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3 List-I
b. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 A. Nana Sahib
c. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4 B. Nawab Hamid Ali Khan
d. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3 C. Maulavi Ahmadullah
40. Match List-I with List-II and select the D. Mani Ram Devan
correct answer: List-II
List-I (Individuals) 1. Delhi
A. Baba Ramsingh 2. Kanpur
B. Mirza Ghulam Ahmed 3. Awadh
C. Mukund Das 4. Assam
D. Naoroji Furdunji a. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
List-II (Movements) b. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
1. Satya Mahima Dharma c. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
2. Rahnumai Mazdayasnan d. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
3. The Namdhari Movement 44. Match List-I with List-II and select the
4. The Ahmadiyah Movement correct answer:
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List-I (Acts) 1. Between 1757 and 1857, north India
A. Bombay Trade Disputes Conciliation witnessed important economic
Act developments as a consequence of its
B. The Payment of Wages Act linking with the metropolitan economy
C. Bombay Industrial Disputes Act via Calcutta and the Ganges river
D. Bombay Industrial Relations Act system signified by the growth of
List-II (Year) towns.
1. 1936 2. There was a decline in the employment
2. 1934 opportunities among artisans in the
3. 1946 luxury trade with the disappearance of
4. 1938 the Indian courts with a marginal
a. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3 impact on the economy as a whole.
b. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 3. In the Punjab, Kashmir and Rajasthan,
c. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3 changes were slower and less dramatic
d. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4 than those in he Ganges, valley
45. Match List-I with List-II and select the distinguished by inconspicuous
correct answer: development in urbanization.
List-I Which of the above statements are correct?
A. Tata Iron and Steel Company a. 1 and 3
B. Bengal Iron and Steel Company b. 2 and 3
C. Tata Hydro-electric Power Supply c. 1and 2
Company d. 1, 2 and 3
D. Katni Cement Company 49. Consider the following events :
List-II 1. Cornwallis Code
1. 1915 2. North’s Regulating Act
2. 1907 3. Pitt’s India Act
3. 1889 The correct chronological sequence of
4. 1910 these events is:
a. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1 a. 3, 2, 1
b. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4 b. 2, 3, 1
c. A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4 c. 1, 2, 3
d. A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1 d. 2, 1, 3
46. Consider the following Famine 50. Ghasiti Begam, Shaukat Jang, Rajballabh
Commissions in India: and Yar Latif Khan were sore enemies of
1. MacDowell Commission a. Nawab Alivardi Khan
2. Lyall Commission b. Nanda Kumar
3. Campbell Commission c. Siraj-ud-daulah
4. Starchey Commission d. Shuja-ud-daulah
The correct chronological order of the 51. Which one of the following sets of powers
appointment of these Famine commissions constituted the anti – British front in 1780?
is a. Nizam, Mysore, Berar and Marwar
a. 3, 4, 1, 2 b. Nizam, Berar, the Rohilas and the
b. 3, 4, 2, 1 Marathas
c. 4, 3, 1, 2 c. The Marathas, Mysore, Berar and
d. 4, 3, 2, 1 Nizam
47. The Bombay Survey System, introduced in d. Mysore, the Marathas, the Rohilas and
the Bombay Presidency and British Berar
Gujarat, was framed by 52. The British East India Company became
a. James Grant zamindar in Bengal after renting the
b. Sydenham Clarke villages of
c. Sir John Shore a. Govindpur, Sutanati and Kolikata
d. G. Wingate and Goldsmid b. Chandranagar, Sutanati and Kolikata
48. Consider the following statements: c. Chandranagar, Sutanati and Govindpur
d. Kolikata,Govindpur and Plassey

53. Which one of the following did not figure
in The Charter Act of 1833?
a. The East India Company lost its
monopoly of China trade
b. The territorial possessions of the
Company were left in its control for a
further period of twenty years in trust
for His Majesty’s etc.
c. The number of Directors of the
Company was reduced from 24 to 18
of which 6 were to be the nominees of
the Crown
d. The superintendence, direction and
control of the whole civil and military
administration of the Company’s
territories were vested in the Governor
– General of India in Council having
four members
54. Who among the following rulers of the
18th century introduced new systems of
calendar, coinage and weights and
measures, organized disciplined standing
army, removed illegal cesses, built up
modern arsenal and promoted sericulture
and trade?
a. Ranjit Singh
b. Mir Quasim
c. Saadat Khan
d. Tipu Sultan
55. Consider the following personalities:
1. Suraj Mal
2. Charhat Singh
3. Budh Singh
4. Badan Singh
Those connected with the kingdom of
Bharatpur included:
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 3 and 4
d. 1 and 4
56. In the given map, certain areas have been
labeled as 1,2,3 and 4. As on 1805, the
British territory included areas labeled as:
a. 1, 2 and 3
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b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1, 3 and 4
d. 1, 2 and 4
57. Match List-I with List-II and select the
correct answer:
List-I
A. Hyderabad
B. Bengal
C. Avadh
D. Travancore
List-II
1. Nizam-ul-Mulk
2. Alivardi Khan
3. Saadat Khan
4. Martanda Varman
a. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
b. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
c. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
d. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
58. Assertion (A) : In south India, agriculture
was the principal occupation of the
Megalithic people.
Reason (R) : They introduced tank
irrigation.
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
59. Assertion (A) :Rigveda was never a
popular text..
Reason (R) : It is a ritual text.
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
60. Assertion (A) : The Buddhist nuns were
under the supervision of the monks.
Reason (R) : There was a special code for
the nuns called the Bhikkunipatimokka.
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
61. Assertion (A) : The Jainas follow the
practice of worshipping image of
Tirthankaras.
Reason (R) : They denied the existence of
a Supreme being.

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
62. Assertion (A) : Bhagavatism became
popular in the Gupta period.
Reason (R) : Gupta rulers were great
devotees of Krishna.
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
63. Assertion (A) : Varieties of coins bearing
legends in Greek and Brahmi have been
discovered from North – Western India.
Reason (R) : India carried out extensive
trade with the Greek world
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
64. Assertion (A) : Varnasankara was greatly
favoured by the authors of Dharmsastras.
Reason (R) : It helped in the proliferation
of mixed castes.
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
65. Assertion (A) : Nizamuddin Auliya
approved the conduct of a Sufi in releasing
his woman slave and allowing her to return
to her Hindu parent.
Reason (R) : This was strictly in
accordance with the Muslim law.
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
66. Assertion (A) : Alauddin Khalji imposed
price control in Delhi.
Reason (R) : He wanted to pay lower
wages to artisans building his palaced in
Delhi.
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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
67. Assertion (A) : The first split in the All
India Trade Union Congress took place in
1929.
Reason (R) : The Great Economic
Depression resulted in difference of
opinion among the AITUC leaders.
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
68. Assertion (A) : Akbar’s official historian
Abul Fazl neither gives the prices of slaves
nor does he mention slave markets.
Reason (R) : Akbar prohibited slave trade
in his empire.
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
69. Assertion (A) : The direct result of Shah
Alam’s farman (1765) was the
establishment of the Dual Government in
Bengal.
Reason (R) : The famine of 1770 was the
result of misrule by the East India
Company through Shitab Rai and Raza
Khan.
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
70. Assertion (A) : The Treaty of Amritsar
was signed between Ranjit Singh and East
India Company on 25th April, 1809.
Reason (R) : Ranjit Singh wanted to
expand his empire with the help of the
Company.
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
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d. A is false but R is true c. Priest
71. Match the sites A. Burzahom, B. Chirand, d. Debt
C. Nagarjunakonda and D. Paiyampatti 77. List-I contains names of scholars and List-
with their locations marked as 1,2,3 and 4 II, the chronology, each has suggested for
on the given map and select the correct Tamil Sangam literature. Match the two
answer using the following codes: lists and select the correct answer using the
codes given below :
List-I
A. A. S. Vaiyapuri Pillai
B. B. K.A. Nilakanta Sastri
C. V.R. Ramachandra Dikshitar
D. N. Subrahmanian
List-II
1. 300 B.C to 300 A.D.
2. 500 B.C. to 500 A.D.
3. 300 A.D. to 500 A.D.
4. 1st A.D. to 300 A.D
a. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3 a. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
b. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 b. A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
c. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4 c. A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2
d. A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4 d. A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
72. The granary discovered at Harappa was 78. Match List-I with List-II and select the
located correct answer:
a. Within the citadel List-I
b. In the ‘Lower town’ A. Kurinchi
c. Near the river Ravi B. Mullai
d. Beside the western gate of the city C. Marudam
73. A scene reminiscent of the well-known D. Neydal
folk tale “The Clever Fox” from the List-II
Panchantantra is depicted on a pot from an 1. Cattle rearing and food producing
Indus site. The pot was discovered from 2. Fishing and salt manufacturing
a. Harappa 3. Hunting and food gathering
b. Lothal 4. Food producing and hoarding
c. Chanhudaro a. A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
d. Kalibangan b. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
74. Archaeological evidence from Nagar, c. A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4
Katpalon, Dhadheri and Bhagwanpura d. A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3
indicate that the late Harappans and the 79. In Tamil poetry, the agam group of poems
Painted Grey Ware using people a. Dealt with love
a. Never lived together b. Was in praise of kings
b. Came into contact, but never lived c. Was in praise of nature
together d. Was in praise of Lord Siva
c. Came into contact, but lived in 80. Match List-I with List-II and select the
different settlements in the same area correct answer:
d. Came into contact and lived in the List-I
same settlements A. Sharamanas
75. Two versions known as the white and the B. Upasakas
black are available in the C. Digambaras
a. Rigveda and Yajurveda D. Bodhisattvas
b. Yajurveda alone List-II
c. Samaveda and Atharvaveda 1. Known for kindness and mercy
d. Atharvaveda alone 2. “Space – clad”
76. The Vedic term Rta stands for the 3. Aseeties of unorthodox sects
a. Moral order 4. Lay worshippers
b. Seasons
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a. A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2 a. The seals of Harappan culture
b. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2 b. The pottery from Buddhist centres
c. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1 c. The punch-marked coins of the
d. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 Mauryan age
81. Match List-I with List-II and select the d. The copper plates of the Gupta dynasty
correct answer: 86. Consider the following scripts:
List-I 1. Brahmi
A. Sanchi Stupa 2. Kharoshthi
B. Pagoda at Purushapura 3. Greek
C. Hathigumpha inscription 4. Aramaic
D. Shinkot inscription Scripts used in Asokan inscriptions include
List-II a. 3 and 4
1. Kanishka b. 1 and 2
2. Kharavela c. 1, 2 and 3
3. Asoka d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
4. Menander 87. The Mauryan king who wanted a Sophist
5. Antialkidas from Greece in his court was
a. A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1 a. Chandragupta
b. A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4 b. Bindusara
c. A-4 B-1 C-5 D-2 c. Asoka
d. A-5 B-3 C-2 D-4 d. Kunala
82. Excepting two Jaina Tirthankaras, all the 88. Which one of the following sculptures
other mentioned in tradition are mythical. does not belong to the Mauryan period?
The two exceptions include a. Sarnath lion capital
a. Santinatha and Vardhamana b. Dhaul elephant
b. Parsvanatha and Vardhamana c. Standing Buddha from Mathura
c. Santinatha and Adinatha d. Rampurva bull
d. Parsvanatha and Adinatha 89. Consider the following vaisnavite
83. Match List-I with List-II and select the concepts:
correct answer: 1. Chaturvyuha
List-I 2. Panchavrishnivira
A. Ajivikas 3. Dashavatara
B. Arhants The correct chronological sequence of
C. Nirgranthas these concepts is:
D. Tirthankaras a. 1, 3, 2
List-II b. 1, 2, 3
1. “Free from Bonds” c. 3, 1, 2
2. “Ford makers “ d. 2, 1, 3
3. “A Community of religious men” 90. Match List-I with List-II and select the
4. “Worthy” or “Conqueror” correct answer:
a. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4 List-I
b. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 A. Acharange sutra
c. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2 B. Anguttara nikaya
d. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4 C. Pancharatra samhita
84. Which one of the following statements is D. Vajasaneyi samhita
not found in Megasthenes’ Indica? List-II
a. “India produces fruit and grain twice a 1. Vedic
year” 2. Bhagavata
b. “Indians neither invade other men, nor 3. Jaina
do the other men invade the Indians” 4. Buddhist
c. “The Indian tribes number in all 118” a. A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2
d. “The skins of gold-mining ants are like b. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
those of leopards” c. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
85. The tree-in-railing symbol appears in d. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
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91. Match List-I with List-II and select the 2. Present day Mumbai coast
correct answer: 3. The easter coast of India
List-I 4. At the mouth of the Narmada river
A. Rock-cut Rathas a. A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3
B. Kailasa Temple b. A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
C. Brihadisvara Temple c. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
D. Parvati Temple d. A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3
List-II 96. Consider the following rulers:
1. Ellora 1. Bimbisara
2. Mahabalipuram 2. Chandragupta Maurya
3. Nachnakuthara 3. Asoka
4. Tanjavur 4. Rudradaman
a. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3 Who among them are associated with the
b. A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3 Sudarsana Lake?
c. A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1 a. 1 and 3
d. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3 b. 2 and 4
92. Evidence of Roman trade with South India c. 1, 2, 3 and 4
is available from the excavations at d. 2, 3 and 4
a. Arikamedu and Kanyakumari 97. Consider the following inscriptions of
b. Alagangulam, Arikamedu and Hasha:
Kodungallur 1. Nalanda
c. Arikamedu and Alagangulam 2. Gaya
d. Kanyakumari and kodungallur 3. Banskheda
93. “The Periplus of Erythraean Sea” bearing 4. Damodar
on India’s trade in the early centuries of The inscriptions which record Harsha’s
the Christian era was written by land-grants to religious institutions would
a. Ptolemy include
b. An unknown author a. 1,2 and 4
c. Pliny b. 2 and 3
d. Strabo c. 1 and 3
94. Which one of the following statements is d. 2 and 4
not true in respect of some features 98. Match List-I (the types of land mentioned
associated with the production of in early medieval land-grants) with List-II
commercial goods in the Post-Mauryan (the type of land) and select the correct
period? answer using the codes given below:
a. Considerable technological List-I (Ports)
advancement was reached in the A. Kshetra
production of commercial goods B. Khile
b. Production and distribution of C. Audakabhumi
commercial goods was organized D. Jangalabhumi
effectively through guilds List-II (Location)
c. The producers worked under rigid state 1. House site
control 2. Forest land
d. The guilds used hired labour for 3. Barren land
production 4. Cultivable land
95. Match List-I with List-II and select the 5. Marshy land
correct answer: a. A-4 B-1 C-3 D-5
List-I (Ports) b. A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4
A. Barygaza c. A-4 B-3 C-5 D-2
B. Muziris d. A-1 B-3 C-5 D-2
C. Sopara 99. The early copper plate grants of the
D. Suvarnabhumi Pallavas are in
List-II (Location) a. Sanskrit
1. Malabar coast b. Prakrit
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c. Tamil c. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
d. Telugu d. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
100. Which one of the following statements 105. Match List I contains the names of
about untouchability is not correct? eleemosynary grants from early medieval
a. It was widely practiced in the Indus South India and List II contains the
Valley civilization reciepient of each. Match the two lists and
b. The Rigveda does not show any select the correct answer:
acquaintance with it List-I (Ports)
c. It is clearly referred to in the Buddhist A. Devadana
Jatakas B. Brahmadeya
d. It came to be applied to several castes C. Pallichanda
only in the post-Gupta period D. Salabhogam
101. The Mitaksara Commentary on the List-II (Location)
Yajnavalkya Smriti, an important source 1. Centre of learning
of Hindu law, was written by 2. Sangha
a. Apararka 3. Priest
b. Kulluka 4. Temple
c. Vijnanesvara 5. Brahmana
d. Visvarupa a. A-4 B-5 C-2 D-1
102. The following Chinese travelers visited b. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-5
India : c. A-4 B-5 C-1 D-3
1. I’tsing d. A-3 B-4 C-5 D-1
2. Fa-hien 106. Match List-I with List-II and select the
3. Wang-Hieun Tse correct answer:
4. Huen Tsang List-I
The correct chronological order of their A. Paramars
visit is: B. Chalukyas
a. 2, 4, 1, 3 C. Senas
b. 4, 2, 3, 1 D. Gahadavalas
c. 4, 2, 1, 3 List-II
d. 2, 4 ,3, 1 1. Gupta
103. Which one of the following inscriptions 2. Modern Uttar Pradesh
refers to the invations of the Hunas during 3. Bengal
the reign of Skandgupta? 4. Malwa
a. Mathura a. A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3
b. Bhitari b. A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
c. Junagarh c. A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
d. Sanchi d. A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2
104. Match the sites marked as 1,2,3 and 4 on 107. Consider the following statements:
the given map Alberuni’s Kitab-ul-Hind is
A. Buddhist Stupa 1. a sympathetic study of Indian
B. Cave temples Civilization
C. Jain temple 2. Mainly a political history of India
D. Vaikunthanathaperumal temple 3. Critical of Mahmud Ghaznavi’s
Select the correct answer using the codes plundering raids of India
given below: 4. Mainly a study of India’s cultural,
social and intellectual history
Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
a. 1, 3 and 4
b. 1 and 4
c. 2 and 3
a. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 d. 4 alone
b. A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2
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108. The minister in charge of organization of d. Bhattu Murti
military contingents in early Delhi 115. The ruler of which one of the following
Sultanate was known as Deccan Sultanates did not join the grand
a. Sadrus sudur alliance against Rama Raja in the battle of
b. Rawat-I-arz Talikota in 1565?
c. Naib-I-mumlikat a. Bijapur
d. Amir-I-Kohi b. Berar
109. Who among the following historians does c. Golkunda
not gives information on Alauddin Khalji’s d. Bidar
price control measures? 116. The revenue department of Vijayanagara
a. Ziya Barani Empire was known as
b. Ibn Batuta a. Malkhana
c. Minbaz Siraj b. Athavana
d. Amir Khusrau c. Sangarahni
110. The Muslim conqueror who continued to d. Bhandar
issue coins with the figure of a Hindu 117. Which one of the following statements
Goddess was about Adi Granth Saheb is not correct?
a. Qutubuddin Aibk a. It was complied in the first decade of
b. Babur the 17th century
c. Mohammad Ghori b. It contains verses of Kabir
d. Mahmud Ghaznavi c. It contains verses generally from saints
111. Alauddin Khalji levied land revenue on the of Sagun Bhakti
basis of d. It contains sayings of Baba Farid
a. Crop sharing 118. The present Vrindaban near Mathura, was
b. Arbitrary assessment identified as such by
c. Measurement a. Chaitanya
d. A fixed money tribute b. Mira Bai
112. Consider the following foreign travelers: c. Vallabhacharya
1. Nicolo-de-Conti d. Jiv Goswami
2. Ferhan Nuniz 119. In the Mughal administration Bakshi was
3. Barbosa a. Mint master
Among these travelers, those who gave a b. Paymaster cum incharge of
vivid description of Sati in the intelligence services
Vijayanagara Society included c. Treasurer
a. 2 and 3 d. Incharge of revenue ministry
b. 1 and 2 120. Consider the following statements related
c. 1 and 3 to the Mansabdari system of the Mughals:
d. 1, 2 and 3 1. Akbar introduced the Mansabdari
113. Consider the following pairs: system.
1. Forty Turkish slaves : Successors of 2. Mansabdari were ranked according to
Iltutmish the number of zats and sawars they
2. Khot : Village headman had.
3. Amiran-I-sada : Muhammad Tughlaq 3. Mansabdari were military officers
Which of the above pairs are correctly only.
matched? Which of the above statements are correct?
a. 1 and 2 a. 1, and 3
b. 1,2 and 3 b. 1 and 2
c. 2 and 3 c. 2 and 3
d. 1 and 3 d. 1 and 3
114. The Poet Laureat of Krishnadevaraya of
Vijanagar was
a. Nandi Timmanna
b. Allasani Peddanna
c. Dhurjati