1. Fossil evidence of Homo-errectus was discovered at which one of the following places

Altamira

Choukoutein

Fayum lake

St. Acheul

2. Jhukar culture was discovered at which one of the following sites

Anjira

Chanhu-Daro

Kulli

Rana Ghundai

3. Match List with List -II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below

List I List II (Theory of Decline of Harappan Civilization) (Advocate)

Aryan Invasion H.T. Lambrick
Change in the course of river Indus M.R. Mughal
Gradual desiccation Robert L. Raikes and George F. Dales
Repeated floods R.P. Chanda and Mortimer Wheelar

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4. The mention of which of the following rivers in the Rigveda indicates the Aryans' connection with Afghanistan

Asikni, Parushni

Sindhu, Sutudri

Suvastu, Gomati

Vipas, Vitasta

5. During the Upanishadic period who was the learned lady scholar who could lecture on higher knowledge in the assembly of philosophers

Apala

Ghosha

Gargi

Visvavara

6. Who among the following issued the mandate that any person welcoming the Buddha would be fined 500 kahapanas

Mallas

Sakyas

Magadhan King Ajatasatru

Vatsa King Udayana


7. The numerous caves on the Udayagiri Khandagiri hills of Odisha testify to the

Continued existence of the Jain faith in Odisha.

Popularity of Buddhism in Odisha.

Existence of both Buddhism and Jainism in Odisha.

Asoka made special contribution to the ancient art of Odisha

8. In the course of Ajatasatru's war against Chetak, the ruler of Vaisali, Ajatasatru's minister Vassakara had met Buddha at which of the following places

Rajagriha

Sarnath

Sravasti

Vaisali

9. Match List with List -II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below List I List II (Greek and Latin Authors) (Books)

Arrian Historica
Herodotus Indica
Pliny Naturalis Historia
Strabo Geographica

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10. Which of the following Asokan inscriptions indicates that he did not abolish the capital punishment

Pillar Edict IV

Minor Rock Edict I

Rock Edict XIII

Separate Kaling Edict

11. Which of the following is a rock-cut sculpture of the Mauryan period

Dhauli Elephant

Parkham Yaksha

Rampurwa Bull

The lion from Sanchi


12. Match List with List -II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below List I List II (Official) (Department)

Kupyadhyaksha Superintendent of weights and measures
Sannidhata Superintendent of trade and commerce
Panyadhyaksha Superintendent of forest resources
Pautavadhyaksha Superintendent of Treasury

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13. Which of the following Tamil anthologies is devoted to the praise of Chera kings

Aingurunuru

Kuruntogai

Padirruppattu

Narrinai

14. Arrange the following Buddhist stupas in the chronological order and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below

Amravati
Sarnath
Sanchi
Nalanda


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15. Satavahana coins with the representation of a ship with double-mast have been found from which of the following areas

Coromandal coast

Krishna-Godavari region

Nanaghat and Junnar region

South-West Maharashtra

16. The gift of Jetavana Mahavihara has been represented on a pillar at an early Buddhist centre of the south

Amravati

Nagarjunikonda

Sannati

Satanikota

17. Which one of the following facts about Samudragupta is not corroborated by his Allahabad Pillar Inscription

He was nominated by his father for rulership

He was a poet

His mother was Kumaradevi

He performed Asvamedha sacrifice


18. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason

Assertion The Sakas were completely defeated and their kingdom annexed in the Gupta empire during the reign of Chandragupta II.
Reason It gave the Guptas access to Indian trade with the Mediterranean. In the context of the above two statements which of the following is correct

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of

is true but is false.

is false but is true.

19. Which of the following works does not refer to the story of Ramagupta

Harshacharita

Mudrarakshasa

Natyadarpana

Majmat ul Tawarikh

20. The Huna king Mihirakula was defeated by whom amongst the following

Buddhagupta

Isanavarman

Rajyavardhana

Yasovardhana

21. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched

King Title

Kumaragupta I Mahendraditya

Skandagupta Sakraditya

Sindhuraja Navasahasanka

Vallalasena Nihasanka -Sankara

22. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason

Assertion The rock-cut rathas at Mahabalipuram have been named as Dharmaraja, Bhima, Arjuna, Draupadi, Nakula and Sahadeva.
Reason The total number of rathas in this group is eight. In the context of the above two statements which of the following is correct

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.

23. Which of the following gift ceremonies was performed by the Rashtrakuta king Dantidurga at Ujjaini

Hiranyagarha

Ratnadhenu

Saptasagar

Tulapurusha

24. Who among the following rulers of Kashmir has been described in the Rajatarangini as a Turushka and an iconoclast

Avantivarman

Didda

Lalitaditya

Harsha

25. Where was a Buddhist vihar built in India by the Sailendra king Balaputradeva

Nagarjunikonda

Nagipatanam

Nalanda

Vikramasila

26. Which of the following is not correct

In Kashmir the damaras were the most disturbing factor in political life

Albiruni says that only the Sudras could not learn the Vedas

According to Ibn-i-Asir, Muslims lived in Banaras since the days of Mahmud bin Subuktagin

Ata Malik Juwayni is an important source on the objectives of the Indian campaigns of Muizzuddin

27. The following are correct except

Fakhri-Muddabir dedicated his book on the art of warfare to Iltutmish

Isami does not agree with Minhaj us Siraj that people from different parts of the world made a bee-line to the newly founded city of Delhi

Minhaj says that Raziya "was endowed with all the admirable attributes and qualifications necessary for kings"

Raziya's assertive role in appointing non-Turks to important posts was resented by the 'Turkish nobles leading to their plans to overthrow her

28. Ma'dan-i Shifa-i Sikandar Shahi is a work on

Unani medicine

Ayurveda

Surgery

Medicinal plants

29. Who is the author of the following quote "We Indians are able to speak foreign languages; but the Chinese, Mongols, Turks and Arabs are unable to speak "Our Hindi tongue" ........ Indians do not go to other countries to seek knowledge others have to come here ........ India has given the world the numerals, the Panchatantra tales and chess ........."

Abul Fazl

Amir Khusrau

Jahangir

Dara Shikoh

30. The Sun temple built at Gaya during the Sultanate period has an inscription containing the name of a Sultan twice. Who is this Sultans

Alauddin Khilji

Qutbuddin Mubarak Khilji

Muhammad Tughlaq

Firuz Tughlaq

31. Who wrote the following glowing Ode to Hindustan "Great is the prosperity of Hindustan Heaven itself is the Jealous of this garden Its territories are an ornament to the face of the Earth As a beauty spot on the face of a lovely maiden"

Isami

Hasan Nizami

Amir Khusrau

None of the above

32. Who among the following speaks of young girls being trained by Indian courtesans in Persian (Parsi) and Indian (Hindi) music for the Delhi court in the late thirteenth century

Amir Khusrau

Minhaj-us Siraj

.ia-ud din Barani

Shams-i Siraj Afif

33. Among the following who is the first to clarify that there is no basis for identifying the Hindus wholesale with the muqaddams and khuts

Elliot and Dowson

Mohammad Habib

W.H. Moreland

Ishwari Prassad

34. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason

Assertion The political history of Vijaynagar Empire was characterised by frequent dynastic changes and internal warfare.

Reason The Bahmani Sultanate and its successor states posed a serious threat to the Vijaynagar Empire. Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of

is true, but is false

is false, but is true

35. The signal feature of the popular monotheistic movements of the fifteenth-sixteenth centuries was that

It was a movement of the subalterns, its leaders came from the middle class and addressed the common people in their own language

It was a movement of common people, exploited by the elite for their own interests

It was a movement of subalterns, its leaders were also subalterns and they addressed in the language of the people

It was a movement Preaching the oneness of God by extensively quoting from the scriptures

36. Match List with List II, and choose correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

Qila Rai Pithora It was here that Sultan Jalaluddin Khalji built his new city, Shahr-i Nau
Kilokhari Nucleus of Iltutmish's Delhi which is 14th century came to be called Dihl-i Kuhna (old Delhi)
Hauz-i Khas and Tughluqabad Alauddin Khalji and Ghiyasuddin Tughluq respectively
Adilabad and Jahanpanah Muhammad Tughluq

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37. During whose reign, Allasani Peddana, the court poet composed 'Manu-Charita', a rich description of romance and passion, with free use of Arabic and Persian words

Sadaseva Raya

Krishnadevaraya

Rama Raja

None of the above

38. Which of the following is not correct

Ibrahim Adil Shah II had the title of "abla baba" (Friend of the Poor); and he also came to be called "Jagat Guru" for his broader outlook

Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah wrote in Dakhni Urdu, Persian and Telugu and left an extensive diwan

Ali Adil Shah invited Catholic Missionaries to his court even before Akbar had done so

Ibrahim Qutub Shah wrote a book 'Kitab-i Nauras in which songs were set to various ragas

39. Who among the following collected the information about the disabled people and paid them maintenance allowance

Sher Shah

Akbar

Jahangir

Shah Jahan

40. Emperor Akbar adopted many Indian socio-cultural customs. One of them was to shave head after the death of a member of Mughal royal family. Who was the lady after her death Akbar shaved his head and moustaches in 1604 A.D.

Gulbadan Begum

Salima Begum

Hamida Bano Begum

Maham Anga


41. Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion and other is labelled as Reason Assertion Barkhurdar, son of Abdur Rahman, as he had come to court without a summon, Jahangir ordered him to go back to his jagir. Reason It is not according to good manners to go to king's banquet without a summon, otherwise there would be no forbidding of the doors and walls to the foot of desire. In the context of the above two statements which of the following is correct

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.

42. Which one of the following is not correct

Tara Chand credits the Mughals for steamrolling the "old plurality of political units"

R.C. Majumdar refuses to endorse P.N. Oak's fantasies about the Taj Mahal being a "Hindu" Monument

Tarikh-i-AlJi was written at the instance of Aurangzeb

Shaikh Tajuddin, a protagonist of Ibn al Arabi introduced his principle concepts in Akbar's court at Fatehpur Sikri

43. Which one is not correct in regard of the institution of Watan-jagir

Concept of Watan jagir come into being during Sultan Alauddin Khalji's period (1296-1316 A.D.).

Concept of Watan-jagir come into being towards the end of Akbar's reign

Akbar's Jarman to Raja Rai Singh of Bikaner is the primary source to know about the origin and concept of Watan-jagir.

Revenues of the Watan-jagir were part of the salary of Watan jagir holder.

44. H.B.W. Garrick was surprised by a discovery he made in 1883-84 which he penned down as follows "This discovery opens up a problem, of which the only solution which presents itself to me is that the barrier dividing the Hindus and Muslims three-four centuries ago, was far less impassable then it is at the present day." After which discovery H.B.W. Garrick made this observation

Muhammad Tughlaq's playing Holi; his conversation with Yogis and solicitude for the Jains.

The Sanskrit inscription of 1246 at Verawal, Gujarat telling the erection of a mosque under the patronage of a Hindu ruler.

The famous Victory tower of Rana Kumbha with word in Arabic recorded many times in excellent workmanship.

Akbar's policy of peace with all.

45. Towards the end of which ruler began the practice of decorating the walls with floral designs made of semi precious stones called .i.tra dura.

Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah

Akbar

Jahangir

Shah Jahan

46. Which of the following statements with regard of Marathas is not correct

Within his own kingdom (Swarajya), Shivaji attempted to build regular administration on the model of Deccan Sultanates. The Taxation within it was very light.

Shivaji's death saw a momentary eclipse of the polity he had founded, as his son Shambhaji was captured and executed by Aurangzeb.

Marathas enlarged their resources by a rigorous collection of Chauth.

Aurangzeb was in the Deccan continuously since 1681.

Directions Read the given paragraph and answer the questions given below Q.No. 47 to Q.No. 50.

There is an interesting case of prohibition of drinking wine. The Sultan personally gave up drinking. The royal drinking vessels of glass and porcelain were broken before the Badaun Gate, and wine from the royal jars was poured out, creating mud and mire as in the rainy season. Then officers mounted on elephants proclaimed in the streets and lanes of Delhi that no one was to drink or sell liquor or go near it. The licensed tavern-keepers and distillers of liquor were driven out of Delhi and the revenue from them was written off. Persons with self respect gave up drinking at the first warning. But others distilled liquor from sugar in their houses and sold it at a high price; they also tried to get jars of liquor from out side the city hidden in carts under wood and grass. Sultan Alauddin ordered dry wells to be dug near the Badaun Gate, and persons who were found disobeying his order. Were thrown into them; most of them died, and those who survived regained their health only after prolonged treatment. It was possible at the worst of times to go ten or twelve kar.hs out of Delhi for a good drink. But no drink was available within four or five kar.hs of Delhi in suburbs like Ghiyaspur, Indrapat and Kailugarhi. Ultimately, sultan relented and passed an order that if a man distilled liquor in his own house for his own consumption but was not guilty of selling it or of calling a drinking party, he was not to be molested and the spies were not to enter his house.

47. Point out the name of Sultan who prohibited the drinking and selling of liquor

Balban

Alauddin Khalji

Firoz Tughluq

Sikandar Lodhi

48. Who announced the Prohibition order to the people

Sultan's officers

Sultan's Karkun

Sultan himself

Sultan's guards


49. Badaun Gate is situated in

Badaun

Delhi

Shahjahanabad

Agra

50. Which one of the places was not within the range of four or five Karohs of Delhi

Bahadurgarh

Ghiyaspur

Indrapat

Kailugarhi

51. Of the following, which is not a part of the changes brought about by Tipu in quest for independence

He inserted his own name in the Khutba.

He sought a Sanad from the Khalifa for the legitimisation of his rule.

He issued his independent coins.

He threatened all the European companies to oust from South India.

52. Consider the following about the Ryotwari system

It was made with the cultivators directly.
The cultivators could sell their land.
The land revenue was to be revised periodically.
The extensive survey of all land was conducted immediately. Select the correct answer from the code given below







53. Who among the following commented that in India the British had to deal with "a race of people slow to change, bound up by religious prejudices and antiquated customs"

Lord Macaulay

Sir Charles Wood

Lord Stanley

Sir William Hunter

54. Who raised the banner of revolt of 185. at Mandasor

Prince Firoz Shah

Sahadat Khan

Maulvi Ahmadullah

Birjis Qadar

55. Chronologically arrange the annexation of the following Indian territories by the English East India Company.

Punjab Sindh Nagpur Satara

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below







56. Match the Peasant Movement mentioned in the List I with the leaders of these movements given in the List II. Select the correct code given below List I List II (Peasant Movement) (Leaders)

Faqir Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
Ramosis Karm Shah
Pagal Panthis Manju Shah
Bihar Kisan Sabha Chittur Singh

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57. Out of the following which two universities were established in the same year Select the proper code for answer.

Banaras Hindu University
Aligarh Muslim University
Srimathi Nathibai Damodher Thackersey Indian Women's University
Visvabharati International University


Codes

and

and

and

and

58. Which one of the following does not come under regulations issued by Lord Wellesley to control press in India

The proprietors and editors of the newspapers were required to give their names on their publications.

They were required to publish news about the contemporary wars fought in Europe.

Any trespass of the regulations was to result in an immediate deportation to Europe.

A definite censorship on all newspapers was established under regulations.



59. Consider the following

The Gurdwara Reform Act
Death of Lala Lajpat Rai
Entry of Swaraj Party in Legislative Councils
The Rowlatt Act Give the correct chronological order from the codes given below










60. Almost simultaneously with Dadabhai Naoroji two other Indian leaders rose to point out the evils of Drain of wealth, out of the following

B.R. Ambedkar
R.R. Bose
M.G. Ranade
Romesh Chandra Dutt

Select the correct code which represents the names of the Leaders


and

and

and

and

61. Which of the following newspapers got converted into the 'Harijan Bandhu' in 1932

Gujarati

Yugantar

Navjiban

Ananda Bazar Patrika

62. Which one of the following famines was described as the 'Sea of Calamity'

Madras Presidency 1866-67

Rajputana 1868-69

Bengal 1860-61

Orissa 1866-67

63. Which of the following is not authored by Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Role of Women in the Modern World

The Evolution of India

Voices in the city

Prison Days

64. How much time was given to Sir C. Radcliff to submit the delineation report of the boundaries of Punjab and Bengal

Four weeks

Six weeks

Two months

Three months

65. Which one of the following pairs of social reformers pioneered the cause of widow education

B.M. Malabari and K. Shridhalu Naidu

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and Keshav Chandra Sen

M.G. Ranade and R.G. Bhandarkar

D.K. Karve and Rama Bai


66. Consider the following statements

Assertion In 1781, Warren Hastings setup the Calcutta Madrasah and in 1791 Jonathan Duncan started a Sanskrit college at Varanasi.
Reason Both these institutions were designed to provide a regular supply of qualified Indians to help the administration of Law in the courts of the company.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct

Both and are correct and is the correct explanation of

Both and are correct, but is not the correct explanation of

is correct, but is false.

is false, but is correct.

67. Consider the following statements

Assertion While joining the mainstream of the national freedom movement led by Gandhi the tribal communities were unmindful of the demands of their situation.
Reason Swaraj meant for them both freedom from British rule and freedom from the oppression of the money-lenders, zamindars and feudal-overlords.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct

Both and are correct and is the correct explanation of

Both and are correct, but is not the correct explanation of

is correct, but is false.

is false, but is correct.

68. Consider the following statements
Assertion The early British administrators of India viewed 18th century as a period of instability and insecurity.
Reason The rise of British power in India during this period was attributed to the decline of Mughal power and the resultant political, military and economic chaos.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct

Both and are correct and is the correct explanation of

Both and are correct, but is not the correct explanation of

is correct, but is false.

is false, but is correct.

69. Which one of the following pairs of distinguished scholars contributed to prose writings in Tamil

Rajan Iyer and Kuppuswamy

C. Rajagopalachari and Vaiyapuri Pillai

V.P.P. Mudaliar and Srinivas Ayyangar

Srinivas Shastri and Suryanarain Shastri

70. The Colombo Proposals made by the Afro-Asian countries conference held in 1962 stands for

The suggestions were made for solving the Ethnic problem of Sri Lanka.

The suggestions were made for the future of Tibet.

The possibilities were explored of solving the problem of disputed islands between India and Sri Lanka.

Suggestions were made for solving the problem of Indian and Chinese borders.

71. Indicate the statement which is not correct in respect of positivist school of thought

Historians of positivist school applied scientific method of enquiry.

They stood for actual, absolute and dependable knowledge.

They accepted individualism and made the historical works more imaginative.

They claimed that positivism made history a natural science.

72. Consider the following statements relating to national historiography

Indian national historiography was a reaction to the prejudices of colonial writings.
Within the historiography there was a search for Indian identity in various forms covering a wide range of subjects.
The main object was not the glorification of India's past.
They were necessarily propagandist in nature while defending Indian culture against the unfounded charges of European writers.

Select the answer from the codes given below

and are correct

and are correct

and are correct

and are correct


73. Consider the following statements

Assertion Ideological considerations and national fervour often distort history and its objectivity.

Reason Objectivity in history is attainable when events are presented by the historian in dispassionate and scientific manner.

In the context of the above statements, which one of the following codes is correct

Both and are correct and is the correct explanation of

Both and are correct, but is not the correct explanation of

is correct, but is false.

is false, but is correct.

74. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched Name of the author Title of the book

R.C. Dutt -Economic History of India

Dadabhai Naoroji -The Drain of Wealth and Indian Nationalism at the turn of the century

W. Digly -Prosperous British India

V. Anstey -Economic Development of India

75. After which constitutional Amendment, the Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Indian constitution

40th Amendment

41st Amendment

42nd Amendment

43rd Amendment