1. Which one of the following sites in central India has yielded the largest number of copper hoard implements

Kayatha

Pondi

Gungeria

Maheshwar


2. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I (Archaeological sites) List II (River Valley)
a. Chandraketugarh i. Amaravati
b. Korkai ii. Ganga
c. Karur iii. Palar
d. Vasavasamudram iv. Vaigai

Codes
a b c d
i iii iv ii

iii i ii iv

ii iv i iii

iv ii iii i


3. Which of the following, is not true of Ashoka

He granted land to the ministers and the upper-most strata of bureaucracy in lieu of salary.

His Dhamma was an ethic meant for good social conduct and cohesion.

He advocated complete tolerance.

He made scathing attacks against the useless rituals.


4. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I (Find-spots of Inscriptions) List II (Kings)
a. Rabtak i. Dharma­mahadevi
b. Shar-i-Kuna ii. Vindhyashakti
c. Angul iii. Kanishka
d. Basim iv. Ashoka

Codes
a b c d
ii iii iv i

iii iv i ii

i ii iii iv

iv i ii iii

5. Which of the following is not correct about the vedic age

Some portions of the Rigveda seem to have been added later.

There is evidence of the existence of brahmavadinis.

The varna divisions started during its later phase.

The society was wholly matriarchal.


6. Which one of the following sites is not associated with Painted Grey Ware

Gilaulikhera

Noh

Tripuri

Satwali



7. Sanauli in Baghpat district of UP is known for which one of its following Archaeological remains

Megaliths monuments

Neoliths instruments

Harappan cemetery

OCP culture remains

8. Which of the following was one of the causes of differences between the Buddha and Devadatta

Buddha's faith in non-violence

Buddha's desire to abandon the life of a renunciate after ten years.

Devadatta's suggestions for making the followers the forest-dwellers.

Buddha's desire not to allow the women to enter the samgha.

9. Point out which one of the following sites has yielded the remains of a Jaina stupa

Sanchi

Dhamnar

Nalanda

Mathura

10. Match the List I with List II andselect the correct answer from the codes given below
List I(Form of marriage) List II (Meaning)
a. Arsha i. stealing a girl who is sleeping, intoxicated or disordered in intellect.
b. Paishacha ii. the purchase of bride
c. Asura iii. the father gives the daughter after receiving a cow and a bull or two pairs from bridegroom.
d. Rakshasa iv. the forcible abduction of the maiden from her house.

Codes
a b c d
i iii ii iv

ii iv i iii

iii i ii iv

iv ii iii i

11. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Ashoka's consecration was postponed for four years even after his actual accession.
Reason The royal astrologer warned him that the coming four years are not auspicious for this occasion. 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.

12. Which of the below mentioned inscriptions of Mauryan times provides details related to famine relief

Mahasthan inscription

Erragudi inscription

Nittur inscription

Jarrgada inscription

13. Of the following, which does not form a part of Bhagvad Gita

An emphasis on bhakti

The condemnation of Ajivikas

The imperishable Atman

Great emphasis on karma without having any regard for the fruit

14. Which of the elliptical temples built at the following sites during 3rd-1st century B.C. was dedicated to Naga cult

Vidisha

Dangwada

Sonkh

Atranjikhera

15. Arrange the following early Acharyas of Shrivaishnava sect of South India in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List
i Yamunacharya
ii Pundarikaksha
iii Nathmuni
iv Ramamishra Codes

i iii ii iv

iv i iii ii

iii ii iv i

ii iv i iii


16. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
(Author) (Work)
a. Mammata i. Kumarapalacharita
b. Sandhyakara Nandi ii. Ramacharita
c. Hemachandra iii. Kavyaprakasha
d. Bhatti iv. Ravanavadha

Codes
a b c d
i ii iv iii

ii iv iii i

iii ii i iv

iv iii ii i


17. Which is not true of the contents of the Aihole Inscription of Pulakeshin-II

Ravikirti, its composer calls himself equal of Bhasa and Kalidasa.

Pulakeshin II is projected a great conqueror.

Pulakeshin II is called Satyashraya.

It is dated in saka era 561 639 40 AD)


18. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion The defeat of Bhoja-I of the Paramara dynasty of Malwa by Karna of the Kalachuri dynasty of Tripuri was followed by the latter to abdicate his throne.
Reason Bhoja-I and Karna were eternal enemies of each other.
Read the above statements and 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.



19. Who has applied the theory of Feudalism for the Chola State

R.C. Majumdar

Burton Stein

R.N. Nandi

A. Southal



20. Arrange the following law-givers in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below i Katyayana
ii Medhatithi
iii Vishnu
iv Devanabhatta
Codes

i iii ii iv

ii iv i iii

iii i ii iv

iv ii iii i



21. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason
Assertion Subinfeudation gave rise to a hierarchy of land­lords, different from the actual tillers of the soil.
Reason From 8th century onwards, hierarchical control over land was created by large scale sub infeudation.
Read the above statements and 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.



22. Sijdah theoretically means

Prostration before King

Prostration before God

Prostration before Diwan

Prostration before Imam



23. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Alauddin Khilji revoked most of the small iqtas granted by the previous sultans.
Reason State's share was increased to one half of the produce.
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.



24. Which of the sultans prohibited Muslim women from worshipping at the graves of the saints

Balban

Alauddin Khilji

Muhammad Tughlaq

Firozshah Tughlaq



25. Which one of the following dynasties did not belong to Kashmir

Hindu Shahi

Karkota

Utapala

Lohar



26. Goa and Konkan regions were annexed to the Vijayanagar empire during the reign of

Harihara II

Devaraya II

Krishna Devaraya

Narsa Nayak



27. Concerning sufi philosophy which one of the following statements is incorrect

To the sufis the outstanding attribute of God is his effulgence.

The sufis practised several yogic exercises as means to suppress lust.

As an aid to concentration the sufis favoured meditation than to music.

The sufis believed that it is only under the guidance of the Pir that spiritual progress is possible.


28. Consider the following statements and choose correct answer from the codes given below
i Shaikh Hamiduddin Nagauri was a chishti saint.
ii The early chishtis disapprovedthe miracles.
iii The chistis order originated in India.
iv Shaikh Bahaud-din Zakaria had his Khanqah in Patna.
Codes

i and iv

ii and iii

i and ii

iii and iv


29. The term cartaz in the medieval period stood for

Ilbari permit for inland trade

Portuguese permit for sea trade

Dutch permit for sea trade

Mughal permit for inland trade



30. Arrange the following expeditions of Shershah in chronological order
i. Raisin ii. Kalinjar
iii. Malwa iv. Marwar

iii i iv ii

ii iii i iv

iv i iii ii

i ii iii iv


31. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and theother is labelled as Reason
Assertion Concerning progressof education Akbar was not satisfied with mere multiplicationof maktabs and madrasas.
Reason Akbar revised the syllabus of educational institutions thoroughly.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes

Both and are true and 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. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Assertion Rajputs enrolled in large numbers in Akbar's Tauhid-i-Ilahi.
Reason Akbar's alliance with the Rajputs began as a political condition, but later it developed into closer relations between Hindus and Muslims.
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.


33. Which one of the following is not correctly matched

Nizam-ud-din Tabaqat-I Akbari Ahmad

Abdul Qadir Muntakhab-ud Badaoni Tawarikh

Khafi Khan Muntakhab-ul Lubab

Abdur Rahim Badshah Namah



34. Which of the Mughal emperors disapproved the practice of polygamy by saying that "polygamy brings ruin to (the health and woes to his home"

Babur

Akbar

Shah Jahan

Aurangzeb



35. Pietra dura, a decorative style, was adopted in the Mughal architecture from the reign of

Humayun

Jahangir

Shah Jahan

Aurangzeb


36. Which one of the following is not correctly matched
Author Book

Ebba Koch Mughal Architecture

John F. Richards- The Mughal Empire

Andre Wink- The History of Mughal Architecture

R.Nath The immortal Taj Mahal The evolution of the Tomb in Mughal Architecture

37. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below
i The provinces of the Gangetic plain, during the 17th century showed substantial rise in the lands classified as zabt.
ii The zabt expansion increased the ability of the administration to deal directly with village elite.
iii Steady growth in the measured area helped the Mughal State to keep pace with rising agricultural production over the country.
iv The cultivators turned to more valuable cash crops such as sugarcane or cotton.
Codes

i and ii

ii and iii

ii, iii and iv

ii, iii and iv



38. Abdur Rahim Khan-i-khanan made important architectural contributions at

Burhanpur

Kabul

Lahore

Agra



39. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
(Monument) (Place)
a. Tomb of Rabia Daurani i. Agra
b. Tomb of Safdar Jung ii. Sikandra
c. Tomb of Akbar iii. Delhi
d. Tomb of Fatehpuri Begum iv. Aurangabad

Codes
a b c d
i ii iii iv

ii iii iv i

iv iii ii i

iii iv i ii



40. Arrange the following monuments in chronological order of construction and select the correct answer from the codes given below
i Jama Masjid, Delhi
ii Tomb of Humayun, Delhi
iii Badshahi Masjid, Lahore
iv Taj Mahal, Agra Codes

a b c d
i ii iii iv

ii iv i iii

iii i ii iv

iv iii ii i



41. Regarding the nature of the late medieval rural society of India which one of the following is correct

The rural society of the medieval period was highly stratified in nature.

Natural calamities, wars and local oppression often contributed to the shifting of rural people from one village to the other.

The social structure of the village, old or new, reflected almost the same nature.

All of the above

42. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion The focal points in the Maratha political system was the institution of hereditary Peshwas.
Reason Baji Rao changed the character of Maratha movement from struggle for national survival to empire building.
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.



43. Which one of the following was the leader of Wahabi Movement

Syed Ahmad of Rai Bareilly

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Muhammad Abdul Wahab

Waliulla



44. The Blue Water Policy was associated with

Vasco Da Gama

De Almeida

Albuquerque

Alfonso de Souza



45. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
a. Introduction of the system of direct recruitment to the I.C.S. through a competitive examination i. 1853
b. Introduction of the portfolio system ii. 1861
c. Establishment of Federal Court iii. 1919
d. Introduction of Dyarchy in the Provinces. iv. 1937

Codes
a b c d
i ii iv iii

ii i iii iv

iii ii i iv

iv iii ii i



46. Who among the following said "patriotism is religion and religion is love for India"

Dayananda Saraswati

Rabindranath Tagore

Swami Vivekananda

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee



47. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
a. Indian States Commission i. 1932
b. Communal Award ii. 1929
c. Gandhi-Irwin Pact iii. 1928
d. Lahore Session of the Congress iv. 1931

Codes
a b c d
iii i iv ii

ii iii iv i

iii ii i iv

iv i iii ii


48. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason
Assertion Francis Buchanan's tours of Mysore and Eastern India and Colin Mackenze's tours of Southern India, can be said to have inaugurated the era of 'scientific' understanding of India based on detailed local knowledge.
Reason Both Buchanan and Mackenzie paid attention to India's distinctiveness, the caste system but both men are haphazard and unsystematic.
Read the above statements and select the correct answers from the codes given below
Codes

is correct, but is false.

is incorrect, but is correct.

Both are correct and is the correct explanation of

Both are correct and is not the correct explanation of



49. In 1834, one of the following remarked on the famine that "the bones of the cotton weavers are bleaching the plains of India"

Dadabhai Naoroji

R.C. Dutt

William Bentinck

Palme Dutt



50. Bullionism and favourable balance of trade were the salient features of

Laissez Faire

Commercialism

Mercantilism

Capitalism



51. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
a. Kuka Revolt in the Punjab i. 1861
b. Deposition of the Gaikwad of Baroda ii. 1869
c. Opening of Suez Canal iii. 1872
d. Indian High Courts Act iv. 1875

Codes
a b c d
ii iii i iv

iii iv ii i

iii ii i iv

iv i iii ii



52. The Muslim peasants of Malabar were known as

Kukis

Jaintia

Moplahs

Wahabis



53. One of the following was not a revolutionary leader during the freedom movement

Lala Haradayal

Birendrakumar Ghosh

Satyendranath Bose

Lal Mohan Ghosh



54. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
a. Kandukuri Veeresalingam i. History of Indian National Congress
b. Madapati Hanumantha Rao ii. Andhra Patrika
c. Kasinathuni Nageswar Rao iii. Vivekavardhani
d. Pattabhi Seetaramaiah iv. Telanganaloo Andhrodyamam

Codes
a b c d
iii iv ii i

ii iii i iv

iv i ii iii

i ii iii iv


55. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and theother is labelled as Reason
Assertion Colonial government considered Gandhi as a spent force politically after 1924.
Reason After 1924 Gandhi remained aloof from direct politics and concentrated onconstructive programme and congress itself got divided between changers' and 'pro-changers'.
Read the above statements and select the correct answers from the codes given below
Codes

is correct, but is false.

is incorrect, but is correct.

Both are correct and is thecorrect explanation of

Both are correct and is not the correct explanation of



56. The words 'Satyameva Jayate' in theState emblem has been taken from

Mundaka Upanishad

Svetasvatara Upanishad

Isa Upanishad

Chandogya Upanishad



57. The Fergusson College at Pune wasfounded in 1885 by

The Social Service League

The Servants of India Society

The Deccan Education Society

Poona Sarvajanic Sabha



58. Match the List I (Regions) withList II (Annexations) and select thecorrect answer from the codes givenbelow
List I List II
a.Punjab i. 1848
b.Satara ii. 1801
c.Ceded districts iii. 1856
d.Awadh iv. 1849

Codes
a b c d
iv i ii iii

i iii iv ii

ii iv iii i

iii ii i iv



59. Whom Gandhiji selected as the first satyagrahi to launch the individual satyagraha in October 1940

Vallabhbhai Patel

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

Sarojini Naidu

Dr. Rajendra Prasad



60. The command of Indian National Army was given to Subhash Chandra Bose in

1941

1942

1943

1944



61. From the genesis of Indian National Congress to India's independence (1885-1947) which leader amongst the following held the post of its President for the longest period

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Jawaharlal Nehru

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

W.C. Bannerjee



62. India took a very strong anti-west stand during which one of the following

Non-Alignment Movement

Suez Canal Crisis

Annexation of French territories in India

Belgrade Summit



63. Which leader among the following said Kashmir acceded to the Indian Union because of economic need

Hari Singh

Shaikh Abdullah

Mehar Chand Mahajan

Jawaharlal Nehru


64. The first amendment to Indian Constitution (1951) was enacted to confer power on the States

to place responsible restrictions on freedom of expression.

to adopt Hindu Succession Bill.

to abolish zamindari system

None of the above



65. Which one of the following books is not authored by R.S. Sharma

Sudras in Ancient India

Urban decay in India

From Lineage to State

Material Culture and Social Formation in Ancient India



66. Which one of the following statements is incorrect concerning historical objectivity

Historical objectivity is not linked up with value judgement.

It means dispassionate and scientific treatment of all the events narrated by the historian.

Historical objectivity is conditional to the nature and selection of events and the personality of the historian who functions under limitation.

Ideological differences often prevent the historian from attaining historical objectivity.



67. Concerning post modernist theory whichone of the following is incorrect

The post modernist contentions are as arbitrary in their ascription of meaning as the text of the historians who use them.

When language is said to be an infinite play of meanings, anything written becomes a mere arrangement of words a discourse.

The post modern linguistic turn cuts the very ground on whichhistorical studies stand.

Hostility to history is not a marked character of postmodernist thought.



68. Which one of the followingstatements is correct concerning the Mughal theory of kingship

The Mughal theory of kingshipwas an admixture of Turkish, Mangol and Islamic ideals.

There was a conceptual change in the theory of kingshipadvocated by the Delhi sultansand the Mughals.

The Mughal theory of kingshipevolved gradually and obtainedfinal shape during the reign ofAkbar.

All of the above.



69. Who among the following is not associated with the Utopian Socialists

Saint Simon

Charles Fourier

Friedrich Engels

Robert Owen



70. Which one of the followingobjectives relate to Indian foreign policy initiatives

Preservation of world-peace

Extension of human freedom

Opposition to colonialism and racialism

All of the above



Read the following passage and answer the following five questions (Nos. 71 to 75)
The drive to acquire political control of tropical regions was almost universal among major European nations in the nineteenth century. Where did the empires sprang from a greed for territory, a lust for power, accidental circumstances, or an economic motive

J.A. Hobson suggested that empires rose to protect European investments abroad at a time when the need to export capital was acute because of falling rates of return on capital at home. Competition for colonies, Hobson believed, was behind the conflicts that dragged these powers into waging war against each other.

The imperialists believed that they were protecting home investment when expanding territories remains weak. The more common motives cited were markets for goods and opening for emigration, not export of capital. Investments were seen as a means rather than the end. Different strands emphasised by industrial bourgeoisie or bankers and financiers. But the common point was that the profit seeking led the capitalists to expand political control.

J. Gallagher and R. Robinson proposed that in the mid-nineteenth century, Britain had already established an 'informal empire' secured by commercial, cultural and diplomatic links. The informal empire could take care of the economic interests well enough. The change from informal to formal empire was driven not by economic motives but by global and local political rivalries.

Large economic gains were made by owning colonies that would strengthen the role of a profit motive and in turn capitalist interest behind imperialism.

71. The European drive for control of tropical countries sprand from

greed for territory

lust for power

economic motives

to over power other European nations

72. J.A. Hobson's suggestions for the establishment of empires

to protect European investments

acute need for export capital

to de-industrialise

falling rates of returns on capital at home

73. One of the following was not the motive of imperialists to control tropical countries

to protect home investments

markets for goods

opening for emigration

proselytization in tropical countries

74. Industrial bourgeoisie took stand to expand political control for

profit seeking

to annihilate quarrelling tropical political powers

to make adventurous trips

to establish schools, hospitals and philanthropic activities

75. Change from informal to formal empires was driven by the idea of

economic motives

global and political rivalries

diplomatic links

cultural and religious links