1. Pottery was invented during

Mesolithic period


Neolithic period


Cha1colithic period


Megalithic period


2. Remains of the Harappan civilization include among others, the following:
1.
Seal of the single horned Unicorn

2.
Double storied temples with towers

3.
Dancing girl made in Bronze

4.
Bearded sculpture of probably a priest

5.
Terracotta mother goddesses

6.
Vishnu surrounded by animals on a seal


Use the Key Code below to answer:












3. The term 'Neolithic Revolution' was coined by

Robert Bruce Foote


Gordon ChiIde


Mortimer Wheeler


Lewis Binford


4. The largest number ofmahajanapadas located in the Ganges Valley were:

Oligarchies


Monarchies


Republics


City-States



5. The social hierarchy as described in the early Buddhist Nikaya texts was as follows:

brahmana, Kshatriya, vaisya, sudra


bammana, khattiya, vessa, sudda


vaisya, kshtriya, brahrnana, sudra


khattiya, bammana, vessa, sudda


6. The Guptas had matrimonial alliance with

Lichavis


Maukharis


Vakatakas


Kshatrapas


7. Badami Chalukyas are famous for the temple architecture at

Ajanta -Ellora


Kanchipuram -Mamallapuram


Aihole -Pattadakal


Kohlapur -Badami


8. Which ofthe following ruler belongs to Pushyabhuti family

Pulakesin II


Sashanka


Harisena


Harshavardhana


9. Fatwa-i-alamgiri was written during the reign of

Akbar


lahangir


Shah lahan


Aurangzeb


10. Ibn Batuta wrote:

Humayu Nama


Tabqat-i-Nasiri


Mirat-i-Ahmadi


Rehla


11. Zamorins were the rulers of
Goa

Calicut
te) .Jinji



Madras



12. Shajahanabad was built by

Akbar


Jahangir


Shah Jahan


Aurangzeb


13. A trust for religious and charitable purposes founded by a Muslim is known as

Waqf


Zabat


Zakat


Jaziya


14.
The Vesara style of architecture is the regional style of:

The region between the Vindhyas and the Krishna
Madhyadesha
Kashmir
Vangadesha


15.
Which ofthe following was not a contribution of the bhakti movement? It provided a simple and inexpensive religion for the people Bhakti attacked superstition It brought about Hindu-Muslim unity It made a dent on the rigidity of the caste system

16.
Which Sufi saint is regarded to be the first poet ofPunjabi literature and whose compositions are also included in the Adi Granth Amir Khusrau Baba Farid Bulleh Shah Juulelal

17.
The Rishi tradition founded by Sheik Nooruddin Rishi was popular in Kashmir Bengal Delhi Gujarat


B-2.S­
5

18. Swamy Dayanand Saraswati wrote
Satyarth Prakash
Indu Prakash
Stri Dharma Niti
Bhabani Mandir

19. One of the Champions of the rights of women, Pandita Ramabai wrote

New Brahmans


The High Caste Hindu Woman


Saguna


Memories ofmy Life and Times.


20. The First Indian National Congress met in 1885 at

Bombay


Pune


Calcutta


London


21. The Rising Tide: or the Progress ofPolitical Activity in India, was written by

Dadabhai Naoroji


G. Subramania Aiyar


A.O. Hume


N.G. Chandavarkar.


22. The split between the Moderates and the Extremists took place in

Surat in 1906


Nagpur in 1908


Surat in 1907


Nagpurin 1907


23. The Rowlatt Act was passed

before the First World War, in order to keep the Nationalist Movement in check.


during the First World War, in order to curb the Home Rule Movement


during the First World ware, to stop Tilak from joining Besant's Home Rule Movement.


after the First World War when the Nationalists demanded that the Colonial Government keep its promises.



24. The Reserve Bank of India Was created in
1909
1919
1935
1947

25. The Chittagong Armoury raid was planned and executed by

. Surya Sen


Rasbehari Bose


Khudiram Bose


Prafulla Chaki




Part-B
Max. Marks 1 x 75 75. There is negative marking of 0.33 for every wrong answer.
26. 'Ash mounds' belong to which ofthe following period

Palaeolithic


Mesolithic


Neolithic


Chalcolithic


27. Most of the Indus seals are made of

Agate


Alabaster


Chert


Steatite


28. Which ofthe following animal is not there on the so called 'Pasupati' seal

Bull


Tiger


Buffalo


Elephant


29. Pit dwellings were used during

Palaeolithic period


Mesolithic period


Neolithic period


Megalithic period


30. Which one ofthe following does not belong to the category of the other three that signify the Vedic rituals:

Vajapeya


Rajasuya


Vidhata


Ashvamedha


31. The term Vish in early vedic literature meant
Assembly

Clan


Village


Region



32. The term 'vidhata' in early vedic literature refers to

King


Village head


Tribal Assembly


God


33. In early vedic literature 'duhitri' means

daughter


cow


weaver


.L ..
.LJ) mut:
34. Yajurveda contains information about

moral


rituals


music


dharma


35. Patanjali's Mahabhashya is a book on

commentary


economy


polity


grammer


36. ofthe following is not part ofthe other three in defining varna ideology

Yajana


Dharma


Karma


Jati


37. Using the Key Code given below identify the key monuments and settlements associated with the Buddhist monks
1. Stupa 2. Chaitya 3. Basadi 4. Vihara 5. Palli 6. Arama
Key Code:













38. Northern Black Polished ware (NBPW) can be dated to around

AD 500


2000 BC


1500 BC


500 BC


39. Which ofthefollowingbookisapart ofthe tripitaka

Anga


Sruti


Sutta



LJJ
....
40. Uttarapatha and Dakshinapatha were terms used in the Arthasastra to describe:

Major sea routes


Overland trade routes


Port warehouses


Special market centres


41. "Hellenic Greek" culture which influenced Indian Art was predominantly found in the archaeological remains ofwhich ofthe following cities in ancient north India:

Alexandria


Bactria


Taxila


Muziris


42. Using the Key Code given below, match Column-A with Column-B
Column-A Column-B
1.
Mamallapuram W. Ashokan Edict

2.
Ajanta X. Buddhist Sculpture

3.
Bharut Y. Mural Paintings·

4.
Girnar Z. Five Rathas




Key Code
WX YZ
4 1 32
2 34 1
321
3 2 1 4 43. The foreign script that was used by Ashoka Maurya was:


Kharoshthi


Sharada


Brahmi


Aramic


44. The war that changed the comse of Mauryan history under Emperor Ashoka was fought in:

Kalinga


Aridhra


Gandhra


Malwa


45. The earliest Mahajanapadas not located in the Ganges Valley were:

Magadha and Kosala


Kasi and Anga


Gandhra and Kamboja


Vatsa and Videha


46. Archaeological remains showing unique "Hellenic Greek" culture have been excavated at:

Muziris


Ai-Khanoum


Arikamedu


Shahbazgarhi


47. Rudradaman's inscription was found at

Bairat


Erragudi


Allahabad


Junagarh


48. Nahapana was defeated by

Rudradaman


Gautamiputra Satakarni


Kanishka


Kharavela


49. Gold coins were issued by which one of the following ancient Indian dynasties

Satavahanas


Vishnukundins


Guptas


Kadambas


50. Brihatsamhita was written by

Brahmagupta


Varahamihira


Bhanabhata


Aryabhata


51. Banabhatta was the court poet of

Harsha


Chandragupta Vikramaditya


Samudragupta


Pulakesan II


52. The only naval power in South India to have undertaken overseas naval campaigns were the

Pallavas


Cheras


Pandyas
(D)Cholas



53. Who were the barids

Archers


News reporters and Spies


Accountants


Emissaries


54. The year 1576 is associated with the battle of:

Talikota


Haldighati
(C)Chausa



Kanauj


55.
The kingdom of Golconda was founded n the ruins of

Devagiri
Dwarasamudra
Warangal
Kanchi


56.
Which one ofthe following was not a popular method of irrigation during the Vijayanagara period?


(A)Tanks

Dams


Canals


Wells


57. The bhakti saint Shankaradeva used which ofthe following languages

Assamese


Manipuri


Bengali


Maithili


58. Saiva bhakti in Tamilagam was popularised by

Alvars


Arasar


Nayanars
(D)Canror



59. The most important wing ofthe Mughal military was the
(A)Navy

Elephant corps


Cavalry


Infantry


60. Whom did Shivaji regard as his Guru

Samarth Ramdas


Eknath


Tukaram


Tukoji Mahraj


61. What was the real source ofthe Sultan's authority in the Delhi Sultanate

Popular will


Military strength


The support of the Caliph


Recognition by the Ulema


62. The first Sultan ofDelhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital was
(A)Aram Shah

Mubarak Shah


Iltutmish


Balban


63. Which ofthe following rulers selected Agra as the site ofhis capital?

Alauddin Khilj i


Muhammad Bin Thugluq


Bahlol Lodhi


Sikander Lodhi


64. Which ofthe following was not one ofthe objectives behind Alauddin Khilji's declaration that land revenue in the entire Doab would be directly collected by the state?

To establish direct relations with the peaseants in order to know the amount paid by them.


To control the amount that local chiefs extracted from the peaseantry


To reduce the burden of intermediary charges on the peaseants


To curb the powers of hereditary revenue collectors


65. The Sultan who first formulated the 'Famine Code' to provide relief to the famine
affected people was:


Balban


Alauddin Khilji


Muhammad Bin Thugluq


Firuz Thugluq


66. Who annexed Gujarat to the Delhi Sultanate?

Balban


Alauddin Khilji


Muhammad Bin Thugluq


Firuz Thugluq


67. Which ruler of Mewar is known to have built thirty two forts and a large number of temples, lakes and reservoirs?

Rana Sanga


Rana Kumbha


Rana Pratap
(D)RanaAmar Singh



68. The nayakas in Vijayanagara were called Amaranayakas because:

They granted the amaram lands


Their position was hereditary


Their exploits were called immortal (amara)


For their maintenance, they were given revenue and tax-free amaram lands.


69. Babar-Namah or the autobiography of Babur was written in which language

Arabic


Persian
(C)Dari



Turki


70. Who divided the Mughal Empire into provinces for the first time?

Babur


Humayun


Akbar
(D)Sher Shah



71. In the Mughal administrative system which official acted as a check on the subhadar?

Diwan


Bakshi


Waqia Navis


Kotwal


72. Why did the Mughal Emperors insist on the mansabdars maintaining mixed contingents consisting of Afghans, Rajputs, Mughals etc?

To bring a blend of the diverse military traditions


Reduce corruption


Weaken the forces oftribalism and parochialism


Itwas a central Asian military tradition


73. Mughal painting reached its greatest heights under the patronage of which ofthe following Emperors?

Jahangir


Shah Jahan


Aurangzeb


Bahadur Shah


74. One of the new crops that was introduced during the Mughal period and brought in the cropping pattern was

Indigo


Tobacco


Rubber


Opium


75. Which of the actions of Aurangzeb aggravated thejagirdari crisis

Total abolishing of the Jagirs


Making Jagirs hereditary selectively


Steadily increasing the Khalisa or crown lands


Transferring the Jagirdars


76. Which Maratha Peshwa approached the British for help against rival Maratha factions in 1774/5?

Madhav Rao


Narayan Rao


Ram Raja


Raghunath Rao


77. When were the Marathas formally defeated by the British.
1809

1816


1818


1830


78. The central figure who held together the Sikhs during 1799-1839 was

Chait Singh


Ranjit Singh


Dilip Singh


Gulab Singh



79. In order to weaken Tipu Sultan the British had entered into alliance with
The Marathas
The Nizam of Hyderabad
The French and the Nizam of Hyderabad
The Marathas and the Nizam ofHyderabad.

80. Before the Revolt of 1857 officially began, there were important indications that the Army had revolted. The first such indication was

The soldiers had killed their European officers at Meemt on 10th May 1857


The 19th Native infantry at Berhumpore refused to use the newly introduced



L.ll.1-1"..oJU ..L,"-J..J.J.,,;.

Mangal Pande of the 34th Native Infantry fired at the Sergent Major of his regiment.


The 7th Oudh Regiment defied its officers.


81. The leaders of the Indigo Movement were Digambar Biswas and Bishnu Biswas, who were:

ex-employees of a planter in the Nadia district.


the tribal chief oftheJangal Mahals


the local zamindars who were angry with the planters' lobby.


the urban educated elite of Calcutta.


82. The book, Economic History ofIndia, was written by

Mahadev Govind Ranade


Prithwis Chandra Ray


G. Subramaniya lyer


R.C. Dutt.


83. The Brahmo Samaj, a product ofthe socio-political doubts about Hinduism, was founded by Rammohun Roy in

1826


1827


1828


1829


Who was also known as Lokahitawadi

Jyoti Rao Phule


Gokhale


Gopal Hari Deshmukh


Bal Gangadhar Tilak



85. The Hindu was edited in its initial stages by
G. Subramaniya Iyer
N.G. Chandravarkar
P. Ananda Charlu
Subramaniam Bharati.

86. The first attack on the freedom ofthe press was launched by the colonial government in

1823


1929


1830


i868
87. Bal Gangadhar Tilak edited the news paper

Kesari


Bandemataram


Hindusthan Review


Samachar Darpan


88. The Vamacular Press Act was passed, along with the Arms Act in

1868


1870


1877


1878


89. The first Indian journalist and nationalist to be jailed was

G.G. Agarkar


Bal Gangadhar Tilak


Surendranath Bannerjee


Sisirkumar Ghose.


90. The son ofAurangzeb who succeeded him under the name of Bahadur Shah was

Muzzam


Mohamed Azam


. (C)Akbar (D)Kam Baksh
91. The nawab of Bengal who shifted the capital from Dacca to Murshidabad was

Murshid Quli Khan


Alivardi Khan


Siraj-ud-daula
(D)Najib Khan



92. Tipu Sultan sent emissaries to foreign countries in search ofallies, which of the following was not one of them?

Persia


Afghanistan


Turkey


France


93. Which of the following was the first Governor-General ofthe Government of Bengal

Robert Clive


Warren Hastings


Lord Cornwallis


Lord Hastings


94. The ryotwari settlement was made with:

The zamindars


The cultivators


The Patwaris


The Mirasdars


95. When did the East India Company lose its monopoly oftrade with India that was thrown open to all Britons?
(A)1815

1857


1858
(D)1833



96. Indian economy was transformed from a surplus and self-sufficient economy to a
colonial economy after:


Battle of Plassey


Battle of Buxar


Annexation of Bengal


Permanent Settlement



97. The chief advisor and confidant ofSyed Ahmed Khan was

W. W. Hunter


Theodore Beck


Theodore Morisson
(D)Nasan Lees



98. Who founded the All India Harijan Sangh in 1932 R Ambedkar

M K Gandhi


lotiba Phule
G Tilak



99. The Vaikom Satyagraha was launched in 1924 for

Opening the temples to all castes of Hindus


Democratisation of administration ofTravancore state


Fighting against the lenmis


Removal ofpress restrictions


100. The north-eastern boundary line between India and China is known as

Durand Line


Mac Mahon Line


Line of Control


Inner Line Permit