1. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below

List I List II
a. Grid system of excavation i. Pitt Rivers
b. Principle of stratigraphy ii. R.E.M. Wheeler
c. Radiocarbon method of dating iii. Thomas Jefferson
d. Three dimensional method of recording iv. F.W. Libby

Codes
a b c d
i ii iii iv

ii iii iv i

iii i ii iv

ii iv iii i
2. In which area the neolithic man lived in underground pits

Karnataka

Assam

Kashmir

Madhya Pradesh

3. Match List I (items found in Harappan sites) with List II (possible sources) and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II
a. Copper i Deccan
b. Shell ii Rajasthan
c. Lapis Lazuli iii Kutch
d. Gold iv Afghanistan

Codes

a b c d

iii iv i ii

i iii ii iv

ii iii i iv

ii iii iv i
4. Which among the following weapons of war have not been found in the remains of the Harappan culture

Bows and Arrows
Swords
Shields
Helmets Select the correct answer with the help of the code given below

only

and

and

and

5. Who among the following priests had the duty to supervise the performance of a sacrifice

Hota

Brahma

Udgata

Adhvaryu

6. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II
a. Srautasutra i Measuring of fire altars
b. Grihyasutra ii Rules relating to sacrifices
c. Dharmasutra iii Domestic Rights
d. Sulvasutra iv Dharma or Law

Codes
a b c d

ii iii iv i

i ii iii iv

iii iv ii i

iv i ii iii
7. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below

List I List II
a. Surya Siddhanta i Romans
b. Pudgala ii Greeks
c. Horashastra iii Aryabhatta
d. Arretine Ware iv Jainism
Codes
a b c d

iii iv ii i

iii ii i iv

ii iii iv i

i ii iv iii
8. Match List I (Officials) with List II (Departments) and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below

List I (Officials) List II (Departments)
a. Lakshanadhyaksha i Superintendent of Mints
b. Sitadhyaksha ii Superintendent of Commerce
c. Pautavadhyaksha iii Superintendent of Agriculture
d. Panyadhyaksha iv Superintendent of Weights and Measures

Codes
a b c d

iv i ii iii

i iii iv ii

iii ii i iv

i iii ii iv
9. Which inscription of Ashoka gives an account of Kalinga War

Jaugada Rock Inscription

Dhauli Rock Inscription

Rummindei Pillar Inscription

Shahbajgarhi Rock Edict
10. Who among the following rulers is the last ruler of the Satavahana dynasty

Siri Yajna

Siri Satakarni

Pulumavi IV

Siva Siri Pulumavi
11. Who was the first Mathematician to calculate the correct value of pi

Aryabhatta I

Aryabhatta II

Varahmihira

Brahmagupta
12. Which one of the following territories was not ruled by King Chandragupta I

Prayaga

Saketa

Vaishali

Magadha
13. St. Thomas come to India for the propagation of Christianity during the reign of

Akbar

Gondophernes

Kadphises

Jahangir
14. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following Buddhist sites

Nalanda, Nagarjunikonda, Amravati, Sanchi

Nagarjunikonda, Sanchi, Amravati, Nalanda

Sanchi, Amravati, Nagarjunikonda, Nalanda

Sanchi, Nagarjunikonda, Amravati, Nalanda
15. Who among the following officers was not a functionary under the Mauryan Administration

Pradesikas

Rajukas

Yuktas

Nayakas
16. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion(A) and the other is labelled as Reason
Assertion With the establishment of Turkish rule, the art of history writing was firmly established in India.
Reason The Sultanate period witnessed development of paper industry in India.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes
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.

17. Who proclaimed that the mason and stone cutters of Delhi were superior to their fellow craftmen in the whole Muslim World

Amir Khusro

Minhaj-us-Siraj

Ibn Batuta

Isami
18. Who among the following used to look after the army during the Sultanate period

Naib

Wazir

Qazi

Ariz-i Mamaliq
19. The country is for the most part well cultivated, very fertile, the troops amount in number to eleven lakhs. Who made the above statement in respect of Vijayanagara State

Nuniz

Abdur Razzak

Nicolo Conti

D. Barbosa
20. Who among the following opined that woman cannot acquit herself well as a ruler for she is essentially deficient in intellect'

Minhaj-us-Siraj

Ziyauddin Barni

Isami

Yahya Bin Ahmad
21. Consider the following statements about Sher Shah Suri
1. Sher Shah established an empire extending from Afghanistan to Orissa.
2. His use of Hindavi language in administration was a measure of his practical sense.
3. He enforced law and order with heavy hand.
4. He withdrew the circulation of gold coins. Which of the above statements are correct Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes

3

3

4

4
22. Arrange the following in correct chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below

Battle of Khanwa
Battle of Palkhed
Battle of Chausa
Battle of Dhrmat
Codes








23. Which of the following historical accounts was not written during the reign of Akbar

Tarikh-i Firishta

Humayunnama

Tarikh-i Shershahi

Tabaqat-i Akbari

24. Which of the following historians writes that Nur Jahan's "relations and connections were exalted by favours of all kind"

Mutamad Khan

Inayat Khan

Khwaja Kamgar Khan

Abdul Hamid Lahori
25. Which of the following statements is true

Like Europe, the nobility in Mughal India was a legal category.

The Mughal nobles were not involved in the task of administration at higher level.

The social distinctions between the Iranis, Turanis and the Shaikhzada nobles disappeared.

The nobles whose ancestors had been in the Mughal Imperial service for more than a generation were called Khanazads.
26. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II
a. Francois Bernier i A Dutch traveller who visited India during the reign of Jahangir.
b. Tavernier ii A French traveller who was a jeweller by profession and who was in India during the reigns of Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb.
c. Pelsaert iii An Englishman who visited India during the reign of Akbar.
d. Ralph Fitch iv A French physician who visited India during the reign of Aurangzeb and believed that King was the owner of all land in India.
Codes
a b c d

iv ii i iii

iv ii iii i

ii iv i iii

ii iv iii i
27. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II
a. Ijara i. A method of land revenue assessment and collection under the Mughals
b. Hasil ii. The system of revenue farming
c. Ghalla bakhshi iii. Area under crop failure
d. Nabud iv. Actually realised revenue under the Mughals

codes:
a b c d
iv ii i iii

ii iv i iii

ii i iv iii

iii i iv ii
28. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and other labelled as Reason
Assertion In military terms Aurangzeb's reign was undistinguished.

Reason He could not subjugate
the Marathas. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct
Codes

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.
29. 'The reality of Mughal centralized power is one matter, whether it was 'good or bad' quite another.' Who made the above statement

J.F. Richards

Irfan Habib

Satish Chandra

Jadunath Sarkar

30. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I (Name of the Department of the Central Government under Shivaji) List II (Title of the Head of the Department)
a. Department of Royal Household and Court Affairs i. Amatya
b. Department of Foreign Affairs ii. Mantri
c. Department of Royal Correspondence iii. Sumant
d. Finance Department iv. Sachiv

codes
a b c d
ii iii i iv

ii iii iv i

iii ii iv i

iii ii i iv
31. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason
Assertion Weak statesmen and incompetent commanders were responsible for the rapid disintegration of the Mughal Empire in the first half of the Eighteenth century.

Reason The Mughal statesmen and nobles of this period were preoccupied with their own interest and had little concern for the fate of the Empire.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes

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.
32. The only major industry in the hands of Indian capitalists during the late nineteenth century was

Cotton textile

Jute

Iron and steel

None of the above
33. A young Maharashtrian who joined the revolutionary movement in Punjab was

Sukhdev

Rajguru

Namdev

Vasudev
34. Who stated that the object of the political dacoities must be to secure money belonging to the Government

Ramprasad Bismil

Surya Sen

Pritilata Waddedar

Sukhdev
35. Arrange the following in correct chronological order and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below
Minto
John Shore
Cornwallis
Warren Hastings Codes








36. Who commented 'Oriental learning, is inferior to European learning

Charles Wood

William Carrey

Lord Macaulay

William Hunter
37. Who were called 'Neo Nationalists'

Moderators

Swarajists

Extremists

Revolutionaries
38. Who set up the Agricultural Research Institute at Pusa

Lytton

Rippon

Curzon

Minto
39. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below List I (Commission) List II (Chairman)
a. Famine i Thomas Commission 1899 Robertson
b. Railway ii Thomas Commission 1901 Raleigh
c. Irrigation iii Anthony Commission 1901 MacDonnell
d. Universities iv Sir Colin Commission 1902 Scott Moncrieff
Codes
a b c d

iii i iv ii

i iv ii iii

iv ii iii i

i iii ii iv
40. Who of the following poets wrote in praise of Russian Revolution of 1917

Subramanya Bharati

Muhammad Iqbal

Sarojini Naidu

Rabindranath Tagore
41. In which year Dacca Anushilan Samiti was founded

1902

1903

1904

1905
42. Who among the following said, "For me every tiniest activity is governed by what I consider to be my religion"

Swami Vivekanand

V.D. Savarkar

Mahatma Gandhi

Subhash Chandra Bose
43. The All India Women's Conference was started in 1927 to

promote women's education

increase women's share in the legislatures

enhance women's employment

campaign for women's voting rights
44. Who of the following led a delegation to London to demand Female Franchise

Annie Besant

Sucheta Kripalani

Sarla Devi

Sarojini Naidu
45. Which of the following is not true of the Cabinet Mission plan

It rejected the creation of a separate State of Pakistan.

It recognized India's right to secede from the Commonwealth.

All members of the Indian Cabinet are to be Indians.

It gave scope to the communal representation.
46. The Nehru-Liaqat Pact between India and Pakistan was signed in 1950 to resolve the issue of

Protection of Minorities

The accession of the Princely States

The Border disputes

Foreign Relations
47. Where was Panchayat Raj first introduced

Tamil Nadu

Rajasthan

Maharashtra

Andhra Pradesh
48. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Black Death

The blood sucking fleas, that lived on black rats were responsible for the spread of Black Death.

Plague was called Black Death because of the deadly black swellings it caused.

The terrible disease was transmitted from Asia to Europe in the fifteenth century.

People thought that God had sent the Black Death as a punishment for their sins.
49. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other one labelled as Reason
Assertion Civilization in all its varied aspects constitutes the subject-matter of history.

Reason Such a cultural approach to history would make it a biography of civilization.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following codes is correct
Codes

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.
50. Who amongst the following medieval historiographers pronounced that "Prejudice and partisanship obscure the critical faculty and preclude critical investigation"

Al beruni

Minhaj-us Siraj

Ibn Khaldoun

Ziyauddin Barni