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ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS 2014
MA (History)
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1.. Hand-axe is a typical tool of
Neolithic period
Mesolithic period
Palaeolithic period
Chalcolithic period

2.
Pottery was first introduced during Palaeolithic period Mesolithic period Neolithic period Early historic period

3.
Sohan culture is associated with Palaeolithic period Mesolithic period Neolithic period Chalcolithic period

4.
The people of which period led' agro-pastoral' avocations Mesolithic people Neolithic people Chalcolithic people Megalithic people

5.
Whkh region was known as 'Meluha' during Harappan period Gujarat Pakistan Gulf region Mesopotamia

6.
Early Neolithic traces were found at. Harappa Mohenjodaro Dholavira Mehargarh

7.
Junagarh rock inscription was issued by Ashoka Pulakesin Chandragupta Rudradaman

8.
Akaradhyaksa mentioned in Arthasastra was superintendent of Forts Trade Mines Cities

9.
'Milinda Panha' was written in the form of dialog between Menander and 9 Chandragupta Nagasena Kalhana Buddha

10.
Jatakas mainly deal with Previous incarnations ofBuddha Principles of Buddhism Life of Buddha Principles of Jainism

11.
The'satrapa' system in administration was introduced by Mauryas Satavahanas Sakas Guptas

12.
During the Gupta period 'pilupati' was head of Elephants Foot soldiers Cavalry Transport

13.
During the Gupta period 'visthi' was a system of Special grant Forced labour Sacrificial offering Territorial unit

14.
'Uttara Ramacharita' was written by Valmiki Kalidasa Bhavabhuti Bhana

15.
Vishnukundins were ruling in Vidarbha Orissa Kamataka Andhra

16.
Which set of kings below belong to the Mauryan dynasty? Mahapadma, Ashoka, Pushyamitra Ajatasatru, Ashoka, Chandragupta Bindusara, Ashoka, Chandragupta Bindusara, Ashoka, Pushyamitra

17.
Which one ofthe following texts does NOT belong to the category ofthe otherthree that





signify the Vedic corpus oftexts?
Brahmanas
Dharmasutras
Upanishads
Aranyakas

18.. Which one ofthe following is NOT a key feature ofBuddhism?
Tirthankara
Stupa
Dharmachakra
Nirvana

19. The script that indicates the influence of the Mauryan north in the far south is
Kharosthi
Tamil-Brahmi
Aramic
Telugu-Brahmi

.20-. Hellenic Greek culture which influenced Indian art was predominantly found in the
archeological remains ofwhich ofthe following cities in ancient north India?
Alexandria
Taxila
Bacteria
Muziris

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21.
The largest concentration of Roman coin hoards is found in Bihar and Bengal regions Present day states of Kerala and Tamilnadu Gujarat and Maharashtra regions The Deccan and far south of India

22.
The largest concentration of minor rock edicts of Ashoka was in Bihar and Bengal regions Present day Orissa Gujarat and Maharashtra regions Andhra and Karnataka regions

23.
Largest number of 'mahajanapadas' located in the Ganges valley were Oligarchies Republics City-states Monarchies

24.
The Sangam texts of ancient Tamilakam mention THREE of the following kingdoms Chola, Pandya, Tamil Chola, Yavana, Andhra Chola, Chera, Pandya Andhra, Chera, Pandya

25.
'Golden Age' is applied to which ONE of the following empires of ancient India? Empire of Harsha Empire ofthe Guptas Empire ofthe Mauryas Empire of the Satavahanas

26.
Ashoka carved out rock-cut caves at Barabar and Nagarjuna hills in Bihar for one ofthe


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following.
Hinayana
Digambara
Mahayana
Ajivika

27.
The chief port for trade with Burma and Ceylon during the Mauryan period was Arikamedu Tamralipti Barukaccha (Broach) Sopara

28.
The Bodhisattva doctrine is associated with Mahayana Buddhism Hinayana Buddhism Vajrayana Buddhism Theravada Buddhism

29.
Ujjain was made the second capital ofthe Guptas during the reign of Kumara Gupta Chandra Gupta II Samudra Gupta Skanda Gupta

30.
Which of the following were the principal crops during the Sangam period? Rice and Sugarcane Wheat and Rice Wheat and Barley Rice and Cotton


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31. Which one ofthe following Sultans brought the Ashokan pillar to Delhi?
Ghiasuddin Tughlaq
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Firoz Tughlaq
Sikander Lodi

"32". Title ofthe book in which Amir Khusrau describes the campaigns of Alauddin Khilji is Khazain-ut-Futuh Nuh-i-Siphr Mifta-ul-Futuh Tughlaq Nama
33. Struggle between the Mughal forces and the Maharana Pratap of Mewar took place in
June 1576. It has bee described by Abul Fazl as the battle of
Haldighati
Gogunda
Khamnor
Kumbhalgarh

34.
Which was the most important commodity exported from India in the seventeenth

century?
Spices
Cotton textiles
Indigo
Saltpetre


35.
On whom did Shah Jahan confer the title of
Abul Hassan
Mansur
Basant
Ahmad


36.
and ranks were first introduced during the reign of Akbar Jahangir Shah Jahan Aurangzeb

37.
Vasco da gama visited which one ofthe following ports in 1498? Goa Madgaon Mangalore Calicut

38.
In Bahamani kingdom, 'Sadr-i-Jahan' was the chief of which department? Religious and judicial Military Foreign Revenue and land revenue

39.
The following state of South India did not accept the sovereignty of Alauddin Devagiri Telingana Hoysala Pandya

40.
The only conquest in the reign of Jalaluddin Khilji was that of Ranthambore Mandawar Gulbarga Devagiri

41.
The language patronized by the Delhi Sultanate was Arabic Persian Turkish Urdu

42.
were Military largesse Administrative untis Land grants to Brahmins None ofthe above

43.
Fatwa-i-Alamgiri is book on Digest of Islamic law under Aurangzeb's supervision Religious decrees of Aurangzed Aurangzeb's Aurangzeb's law decrees

44.
The monument 'Charminar' was built in the sixteenth century CE to Celebrate the institution of Golconda dynasty Commemorate the victory of Shias over Sunnis in Hyderabad Celebrate the flourishing diamond business Commemorate the elimination of plague

45.
Ramachandra Deva, the Yadava king ofDeogiri, was a contemporary of Alauddin Khilji Firoz Tughlaq Muhammad bin Tughlaq I1tutmish


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46. The city of Hyderabad was established in 1591 by Abudullah Qutb Shah Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah Subhan Quli Qutb Shah Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah
47.
Member ofShivaji's 'Astha Pradhana' who looked after foreign affairs was Peshwa Sachiv Pandit Rao Sumant

48.
'Nastaliq' was
Raga composed by Tansen
Persian script used in medieval India
Cess levied by Mughal rulers
Manual of code of conduct for the Ulema


49.
First Battle of Tarain was fought between
Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori
Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghazni
Jai Singh and Iltutmish
Hari Narayan and Qutubuddin Aibak


50.
'Calicos' stood for
Indigo
Textiles
Cotton
Spices


51.
Delhi Sultan who built the biggest network of canals in India was Iltutmish Alauddin Khilji Muhammand bin Tughlaq Firoz Shah Tughlaq

52.
Shalimar and Nishat Bagh were laid by Babur Akbar Jahangir Shah Jahan

53.
Which following Englishman was honoured by Jahangir with the title of Sir Thomas Roe Edward Terry William None ofthe above

54.
Who among the following was known as a 'Nirguna' Bhakti saint? Surdas Chaitanya Kabir Tulsidas

55.
Siri Fort and Alai Darwaza at Delhi were constructed by Mahmud Ghazni Alauddin Khilji Muhammad bin Tughlaq Akbar

56.
Marble stone used in the construction of Taj Mahal was brought from Amber Aurangabad Kishangarh Makrana

57.
Amir Khusrau is known to have innovated the musical instrument of Violin Tabla Guitar Sitar

58.
'Chachnama' is a history of Sind and was originally written in Persian Hebrew Arabic Sanskrit

59.
Who issued token currency in copper coins in1329-1330 CE? Muhammad bin Tughlaq Firuz Shah Tughlaq Alauddin Khilji Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

60.
Which medieval Indian ruler established a public works department? Muhammad bin Tughlaq Akbar Sher Shah Firuz Shah Tughlaq

61.
Justice Party is the name ofthe political organization that was set up in early twentieth

century in order to
Promote the interests ofthe Untouchables in Bombay
Promote the interests of non-Brahmins in Madras
Promote the interests of Backward Castes in Bihar
Promote the interests of workers in the United Provinces


62.
The well-known book 'Rulers, Townsmen and Bazaars' was written by the following


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historian
Tirthankar Roy
Christopher Bayly
Bipan Chandra
David Washbrook

. 63". The following historian isa prominent member of the 'Cambrige School' of modem
Indian history
Eric Hobsbawm
E P Thompson
Anil Seal
A L Basham

64.
Separate electorates for Musl ims were introduced as part of
Motagu-Chelmsford Reforms
Simon Commission Report
Morley-Minto Reforms
Partition ofBengal Bill


65.
According to the Permanent Settlement of Bengal
Revenue demand was fixed in perpetuity
Revenue demand was fixed for a period of99 years
Revenue demand was fixed for 50 years
Revenue demand was raised every 30 years


66.
Fort St George was the governmental headquarters ofthe following presidency Bengal Madras Bombay United Provinces

67.
Sociologist well-known for his work on 'Sanskritization' is AR Desai G S Ghurye M N Srinivas Milton Singer

68.
Thomas Munro was the colonialgovemor who was associated with the following revenue

settlement
Zamindari
Mahalwari
Ryotwari
Inamdari


69.
Daily newspaper 'The Hindu' was founded in 1878 by the following editor and


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nationalist intellectual
P Anandacharlu
Kasturi Rangal Iyengar
G Subramania Iyer
A Rangaswami Iyengar

70.·Thegreatcomposer ofCarnaticmusic,Thyagaraja,died inthefollowingcentury Sixteenth century Seventeenth century Eighteenth century Nineteenth century
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71.
I1bert Bill agitation of 1883 was about Stopping European judges from trying Indians Stopping Muslim judges from trying Hindus Stopping Indian judges from trying Europeans Stopping Hindu judges from trying Christians

72.
Imperial capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in the year 1857 1901 1911 1921

73.
Raja Ravi Varma was an Indian artist and painter who hailed from the following princely

state
Kashmir
Baroda
Mysore
Travancore


74.
The idea that the wealth of India was drained out to England during colonial rule was first

articulated by
M GRanade
Jawaharlal Nehru
Romesh Chunder Dutt
Dadabhai Naoroji


75.
The Governor-General of India also came to be called the Viceroy from the year 1856 1857 1858 1859

76.
The following Marathi social reformer came to be known as 'Lokhitawadi' Gopal Hari Deshmukq M GRanade Atmaram Pandurang Jyotirao Phule

77.
Which ofthe following was not a peasant leader? Baba Ramachandra NGRanga Sahajanand Saraswati SA Dange


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78. The weekly 'Commonweal' was edited in the early twentieth century by C F Andrews Annie Besant A0 Hume Edward Thompson
I 79. All India Muslim League was founded in 1907 under the leadership of Jinnah Sayyid Ahmed Khan Aga Khan Shaukat Ali
80. The Revolt of 1857 was called the 'First War of Indian Independence' by the following
historian/intellectual 80
Jadunath Sarkar
V D Savarkar
R C Majumdar
Swami Vivekananda

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81. Jyotirao Phule ran a school for girls with the help of his wife Ramabai Muktabai Savitribai Tarabai
82". The Hindu Marriage Act was passed in 1858 1935 1952 1956
83.
The Sarda Act passed in 1929 fixed the following Minimum age of marriage for girls Age of consent for both men and women Legalization of widow remarriage Compulsory schooling for boys and girls

84.
The English East India Company lost the monopoly of eastern trade in the year 1793 1813 1833 1853

85.
'Tuhfut-ul-Muwahidin' is a tract written by Sayyid Ahmed Khan Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Swami Vivekananda Raja Rammohun Roy

86.
Which one ofthe following viceroys of British India called the Indian National Congress


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a 'microscopic minority'?
Lord Ripon
Lord Dufferin
Lord Curzon
Lord Lytton

. 87-. The ·'Bhoodan' and 'Sarvodaya' movements were led most notably by the following
Gandhian
Dharmanand Kosambi
Mahadev Desai
Vinoba Bhave
Narendra Dev

88.
The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the tenure of
Lord Amherst
Lord Canning
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Elgin


89.
The biggest British capital investment in India was in the field/s of
Tea, coffee, indigo plantations
Railways, banking, insurance, shipping
Cotton textile industry
Jute industry


90.
In the 1937 elections, Congress ministry was NOT formed in the following province
Bihar
NWFP
Madras
Punjab


91.
When did the last emperor of China ascend the throne? 1789 1931 1909 1895

92.
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founded the city of Hong Kong Kuala Lumpur Singapore Colombo

93.
The last state to join the United States of America, bringing the number of states to fifty,


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IS
Alaska
California
Hawaii
Guantanamo

94.. 'Hundred Years War' was fought between France and Germany Russia and Hungary England and France Spain and Portugal
95.
Who founded the Mongol Empire? Kublai Khan Bairam Khan Genghiz Khan Ghaffar Khan

96.
Who "ruled Japan before the Meiji Restoration? The Samurai The Genroku The Shogun None of the above

97.
The former British colony of Rhodesia is now called Rwanda Tanzania Zimbabwe Nigeria

98.
Russian Revolution started in the following city Moscow Volgograd St Petersburg Omsk

99.
The capital of West Germany was


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A) Frankfurt
West Berlin
Bonn
Munich

100. The Renaissance in Europe started in the following country Greece France Italy Spain
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