1. In India the earliest archaeological remains of hearth has been found from

Bila Surgam

Hunsgi

Bhimbetaka

Mahagara

2. From where in South Asia the earliest evidence of wheat-barley farming has been found

Punjab

Baluchistan

Sindh

Rajasthan

3. Which one of the following is not correctly matched

Rakhigarhi -Middle Town

Harappa -Cemetery H

Mohenjo-daro -Cemetery R 37

Kalibangan -Burial of male and female

4. Match

List I (Harappan site) with List II (Archaeological remains) and select the correct answer from the code given below

List I List II
Mohenjo-daro Bronze chariot
Harappa Inscribed bronze axe
Lothal Terracotta plough
Banawali Ivory scale

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5. Which of the following Aryan deities have been invoked in the Boghaz Koi inscription from Asia Minor

Agni, Rudra, Soma

Indra, Surya, Vishnu

Rudra, Marut, Pushan, Bhaga

Indra, Nasatya, Mitra, Varuna

6. In India from where the earliest evidence of Bhojpatra well known writing material in India) has been found

Kaushambi

Hastinapur

Atranjikhera

Sringaverpur

7. Which of the following is a Sanhita of Suklayajurveda

Kathaka

Maitrayaniya

Taittiriya

Vajasanai

8. Which of the following states of South India was mentioned in Megasthenes's Indica

(1)Chera

Pandya

Satiyaputta

Chola

9. From where the largest apsidal shrine of Indian subcontinent is discovered

Sirsukh

Sirkap

Kaushambi

Anuradhapur

10. Who among the following was the President of third Sangam

Irundayar

Tiripuramerittha

Nakkirar

Mudinagarayar

11. Which of the following dynasties in India introduced date on their coins for the first time

Indo-Greek

Indo-Scythians

Kushan

Karddamaka Shaka

12. Bayana hoard contained the coins of Gupta dynasty from

Chandragupta I to Buddhagupta

Chandragupta I to Skandagupta

Chandragupta II to Vishnugupta

Chandragupta II to Kumargupta III

13. Which of the following inscriptions mentioned the evidence of Sun temple

Aihole

Mandasor

Eran

Banskhera

14. Which of the following dynasties in India had not issued their own coins

(1)Chalukya

Pallava

Rashtrakuta

Chola

15. Who among the following was Samudragupta's contemporary ruler of Kanchi

Mahendra

Nilaraja

Vishnugopa

Ugrasena

16. Which of the following places was famous for cotton trade in Chola country

Kaveripattanam

Nandipura

Uraiyur

Tanjore

17. Who among the following authors is known for his satires exposing the evils of the contemporary society

Bhasa

Bhavabhuti

Kshemendra

Sriharsha

18. Who compiled Nat-i Muhammadi a biography of the prophet Muhammad

Amir Khwurd

Minhaj Siraj

Shams-i Siraj Afif

Zia-ud din Barani

19. Match List I with List II and choose correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

Barbak Pavilion bearer
Wakil-i dar Commander of bodyguard
Sar-i Jandar Minister-in-charge of the royal household
Kewani Chamberlain Code









20. Which of the following is not correct

With the establishment of the Sultanate the older system or systems were not immediately eliminated, but continued to function though with the superimposition of the demands of a new ruling class.

The rebellious territories were called mawas.

Ala'uddin's method of land revenue assessment and collection was very close to what was called Kankut in later times.

Two chroniclers namely Barani and Yahya give different ways in which increase in the scale of agrarian taxation was brought out by Muhammad Tughluq. Yahya says that new additional imports (abwab) were levied on the peasantry and Barani says that the three major taxes were more vigorously assessed and collected.

21. Who is the author of the following statement "It may be that, among Indian states, the Vijayanagara state does come closest to some form of 'feudalism', but the difference between this 'war state' and others in Europe and Japan to which the label 'feudal' has been applied are so fundamental that the concept does not provide a useful framework for discussing the social order at the time".

D.C. Sircar

Nilakanta Sastri

A. Krishnaswami

Burton Stein

22. Read the following passage "I visited the buildings of Man Singh and Bikramajit thoroughly. They are wonderful buildings, entirely of hewn stone, in heavy and unsymmetrical blocks however, of all the Rajas' buildings Man Singh's is the best and loftiest". Who expressed these views after visiting the royal buildings of Gwalior

(1)Babur

Akbar

Jahangir

Shah Jahan

23. Which of the following sources has narrated the history of the first nineteen years of the reign of Abdullah Qutub Shah (1626 which is more like a diary of the Qutub Shahi court and gives account of the social life and the administration of the Kingdom

Mir Rafi ud-Din's Tazkirat ul Muluk

Mirza Nizamuddin Ahmad's Haqiqat-u-Salatin

Mansa Ram's Maasir-i Nizami

Tabatabai's Burhan-i Maasir

24. Under the Mughals peshkash and nazr were two distinct forms of offering presents to the emperor. Aurangzeb reorganised the terminology. Which of the following statement is not correct in this regard

All peshkash in cash to be called nazr.

Niaz should be used for the gifts of princes.

Nisar should be used for the gifts of the nobles.

Nazr was to be offered in thanks-giving felicitous occasions of lesser importance.

25. Which of the following is not correct about Indian technology under the Mughals

The world-famous textiles were produced without the aid of multi-spindle wheels.

The seagoing vessels did not have any modern nautical instruments except the astrolabe.

The massive Mughal monuments were constructed with the help of such elementary aids as the wheel-barrow.

Even such elementary objects as screws with proper grooves essential for most mechanical processes were not produced.

26. Term 'Chakla' has been used in medieval Indian history sources. It means

identical to pargana

identical to sarkar

identical to tappa

territorial unit between suba and pargana, but not necessarily identical to sarkar

27. Which of the following statement is not correct

In Khalisa Shariia, the taxes were collected for the Imperial treasury.

The Jagirs were regularly transferred, and an area might at one time be in the Khalisa, at another time assigned in Jagir.

Jamadami had no role in Jagir assignments.

Mansabdars were assigned Jagirs in lieu of cash salary.

28. Which of the following items presented by the English to the court of Jahangir was viewed as 'wonder to the Mongol'

Sea -coal

Spectacles

Mechanical clock

Printed books in Arabic and Persian

29. Regarding which of the following institutions Manucci makes the following impassioned reference "When any hungry wretch takes it into his head to ruin the Kingdom", he goes to the King and says to him "Sire! If your Majesty will give me the permission to raise money and a certain number of armed men, I will pay so many millions".

(1)Jagirdari

Ijaradari

Zamindari

Diwani

30. Population of Mughal India is estimated by scholars using various variables. Which of the following statement is not correct in this regard

Moreland has estimated the population of Mughal India on the basis of extent of cultivated area (arazi).

Moreland has estimated the population of the Deccan and South India on the basis of civilian soldier ratio.

Ashok V. Desai has estimated the population of Mughal India on the basis of total and per capita land revenue.

Kingsley Davis has modified moreland's figures of India's population from 100 million to 145 million.

31. "The attempt to extend Mughal administration over Golconda, Bijapur and Karnataka stretched the Mughal empire to a breaking point perhaps, Aurangzeb might have been better advised to accept the suggestion put forward by his eldest son, Shah Alam, for a settlement with Bijapur and Golconda, annex only a part of their territories, and let them rule over Karnataka which was far away and difficult to manage". These are the views of

Jadu Nath Sarkar

Athar Ali

Satish Chandra

J.F. Richards

32. What is not true about the Mughal court etiquetters

When the darbar proceedings were on, nobles were not permitted to sit.

In 1683 Aurangzeb issued an order that mansabdars below the rank of 2000, when taking leave of the emperor should not wait for iatiha to be read.

In 1693 Aurangzeb ordered that the colour of the garments of the Umara should not be red.

The nobles were to wear nima astin and wrap a shawl round their shoulders in the presence of the emperor.

33. Where did a school develop where manuscripts, including that of the dictionary Miitah ul Fuzala were profusely illustrated

(1)Bengal

Malwa

Gujarat

Deccan

34. Chronologically arrange the advent of European Commercial Companies into India.
Portugues
British
Dutch
French Select the correct answer from the codes given below









35. Consider the following statements relating to the military operations of Count de Lally in the Carnatic
The Home Government instructed Lally to gradually penetrate inland.
To participate in the mutual quarrels of Indian princes to the best advantage of the French in India.
To concentrate his efforts upon seizing the fortified stations of the English on the Indian coast.
To introduce reforms which were deemed necessary for the company's administration. Select the correct answer from the codes given below

and are correct

and are correct

and are correct

and are correct

36. Between whom the Treaty of Bassein was signed in 1802

The Gaekwars of Baroda and the Marquis of Wellesley

Malharrao Holkar and Mountstuart Elphinstone

Peshwa Baji Rao II and the Marquis of Wellesley

Raja Pratap Singh of Satara and Mountstuart Elphinstone

37. Which of the following tribes did not form a part of the Kol Rebellion in 1832 33

Chuars

Hos

Bhils

Munda

38. Who among the following did not belong to the Baptist missionary group

William Carey

Montalambert

Joshua Marshman

William Ward

39. Dayanand Saraswati was not against which of the following religious idea

Idolatory

Polytheism

Pantheism

Veneration of Cow

40. Identify among the following who was not an Orientalist

H.T. Colebrooke

Charles Grant

William Carey

James Princeps

41. What constituted the Crux of the Drain theory highlighted by Dada Bhai Naoroji

Abuse of trade practices by the merchants of the ruling race.

Ill-gotten money taken from the princely rulers and remitted to England.

Unrequited exports from India.

Glutting of Indian markets with British manufactured goods.

42. Match the social movements mentioned in the List I with the regions mentioned in List II, in which they were founded.

Select the correct code given below
List I List II
Paramhansa Mandali Punjab
Kayastha Sabha Maharashtra
Sarin Sabha Kerala
Sri Narayan Dharma Paripalan Sabha
Uttar Pradesh

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

Assertion :Some held the view that under a socialist government colonialism could play a positive civilizing role.

Reason :Such a view was often used by some sections in the socialist movement to support the colonial policies of their respective governments. In the context of the above 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.

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

List I (President of Indian National Congress)List II (Year)

Rahimatullah Sayani 1887
Badruddin Tyabji 1896
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 1913
Nawab Syed Mahomed 1945

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45. Who authored the book -The Indian Struggle 1935 -1942

Lala Lajpat Rai

Motilal Nehru

Pattabhi Sitaramayya

Subhas Chandra Bose

46. Which of the following was observed as the "Direct Action Day" by the Muslim League

16th June 1946

16th July 1946

16th August 1946

16th September 1946

47. Which of the following rulers of larger states expressed their desire to remain Independent as early as June 1947

Travancore and Bhopal

Jodhpur and Junagarh

Jaipur and Udaipur

Mysore and Baroda

48. "Prose of Counter-Insurgency", which is regarded as a classic statement of the Subaltern School was written by

David Arnold

Gayatri Chakrabarty-Spivak

Ranajit Guha

Dipesh Chakrabarty

49. Who observed that "Just as Darwin discovered the law of development of organic nature, so Marx discovered the law of development of human history"

Frederich Engels

A.J.P. Taylor

Charles A. Beard

A. Marwick

50. Consider the following statements concerning Indian national historiography
It eagerly searched for national identity.
Emotional approach did not take over the place of reason.
The ideal of objectivity hardly became a casualty at the hands of nationalist historian.
There was glorification of ancient Indian past.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below

and are correct

and are correct

and are correct

and are correct