1. Which of the following is not one of the six systems of Indian Philosophy

Lokayata


Mimamsa


Yoga


Sankhya


2. Which of the following is correctly
matched


Hauz Khas Firuz Tughluq


Sirl Fort I1tutmish


Qutub Minar: Muhammad-bin­Tughluq


Tughlaqabad Alauddin Khilji


3. Which of the following new· techniques
in cotton textile industry were introduced
in India by Turks


Spinning Jenny


Spinning wheel


Water frame
Cotton Corder's bow
Key:

All of them


and


and


None of them


4. Which of the following is not correctly matched

Sankracharya Advaita


Ramanuja Visistadvaita


Madhavacharya: Dvaita


Vallabhacharya Dvaita-Dvaita


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5. Match the following elements of a Hindu temple with their meanings using the code given below
A. Garbhagriha 1. Hall
B. Sikhara 2. Vestibule
C. Antarala 3. Tower
D. Mandapa 4. Shrine Room
Code:
A B C D
4 1 3
32 1
2 1 4
1 234
L
6. The only ruler of the Delhi Sultanate who
declared himself as the Caliph is
car Balban


Alauddin Khilji


Qutubuddin Mubarak Khilji


Muhammad-bin-Tughluq


7. Razia faced opposition because

She did not rule according to Islamic law


She was an incompetent ruler


She tried to restrict the power of the Turkish Nobility


She had relations with Yakut, the Ethiopian slave I



8. Which of the following statement on the Iqta system is incorrect

The iqtaholders were the principal class of landed proprietors and the real controllers of landed property.


The iqtaholders were required to maintain themselves and their troops.


The iqtas were frequently transferred from one person to another.


Iqtas were granted in one region.


(Conld.)
9. The most important limitation that generally served as a check on the absolutism of the Sultan was

the ambition of the Ulema


the fear of rebellion


the Caliph


the authority of the Wazir


10. What is the correct sequence of the following experiments ofMohammad-bin­Tughluq?

Enhancement of land revenue to 50% in the Doab area.


Establishment of a separate department of agriculture.


Transfer of capital from Delhi to
Daulatabad. .
Select the correct answer


and


and


and


and


11. Which of the following is 1101 correctly matched

Battle of Panipat 1526
. Battle of Kanwah 1527
Battle of Tallikotah 1556



Battle of Gaghrah 1529



12. The Vijaynagara ruler Krishnadev Raya had close relations with

Portuguese


Dutch


English


French


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13. Who among the following is not associated
with the Bhakti movement


Kabir


Nanak


Daswant


Tukaram


14. Match the following saint poets with the
language in which they composed their
songs. Indicate the answers using the key
given below

1.
Chaitanya A. Oriya

2.
Meera bai B. Bengali

3.
Purander Dasa C. Rajasthani

4.
Tyagaraja D. Kannada


E. Telugu
Key:
1 23 4
C DE
(b) AB C D
(c) DE C A
A BE
15. The fact that many tombs were built during
the reign of Lodis point out that


It is an indication of trouble and unstable times as there were many martyrs.


Many of the tombs were built for Sayyids or religious men as there was influx of these into India.


It indicates the Afghan concept of kingship where the king was only one among the equals and every noble had a right to the tombs.


It was indicative of the architectural skills, which they wanted to exhibit.


c (eonld.)
I
16. In Shivaji's regime the 'Sardeshmukhi' that was collected was essentially Paid as protection against plunder

A payment of land revenue


A custom's duty


A tax on income


17. The revenue farmer in medieval times were known as

Mansabdars


IjaraC:::.r
Amalguzar



Qanungo


18. The work of the Dewan in the Mughal
period was to


Supervise the collection of Central Government revenue


Work as a Governor


Command the armed forces


Act as a Qazi


19. Which of the following is the most important source for studying the economic history of the Mughals

Tabaqat-i-Nasiri by Minhajus-Siraj


Rehala by Ibn-i-Batuta


Muntkhab-ut-Tavarikh by Badauni


Ain-i-Akbari by Abul Fazl


20. The prince who was the legal successor to Shahjehan but was killed by Aurangzeb was

Murad


Shuja


Darah


Salim


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21. The commercial success of European
trading companies in Mughal India was mainly due to

Lack of local competition


Commercial skill and enterprise


Facilities provided by the Mughal state


Support from the home government


22. Which of the following factors was not responsible for India's preeminent position in the pre-colonial textile trade

State patronage


Cheap labour


Skilled craftsmanship


Availability of raw material


23. During the medieval period Indian artists were unfamiliar with the use of one of the following. Which one was this

Pietra Dura


Miniature painting


Oil painting on canvas


Mural painting


24. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
I. Hadis Sayings ofthe Prophet
2.
Zawabit Sayings and doings of the Prophet

3.
Fatwa Islamic legal decisions

4.
Farman Rules and framed by the Sultan

5.
Shariat -Royal orders



1,2and3


2,3 and 4


1,3and5


2,4 and 5


(Contd.)
25. Expansion of the Aryans into the Indian plains took place

In the early vedic period


In the late vedic period


In the Harappan period


None of the above


26. In the post-vedic period, larger kingdoms emerged

By conglomeration ofvillage-clusters inhabited by dominant lineages


By mutual agreement on trade and commerce


By coercive activities of war-lords


Due to demographic expansion


27. In the early historic India, Bimbisara contributed to the rise of which kingdom?

Gandhara


Malavya


Kosala


Magadha


28. The Vriji (Vijji) State was politically different from other contemporary states of ancient India because

Strong military organization


Ruled serially by powerful monarchs




Ruled in republican way


The Kings never surrendered to outsiders


...:...
29. Chanakya was instrumental in ending the rule of which dynasty

Sakya


Chalukya


Lichhavi


Nanda


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30. Which religious philosophy prescribed 'Eight Path of attaining Salvation'

Buddhism


Saivism


Henotheism


Jainism


31. Who dethroned the last Nanda king to establish a new ruling dynasty In Pataliputra

Alexander


Kharavela


Chandragupta Maurya


Ajatsatru


32. Which foreign traveller'S account give dependable information of social and political life during Maurya reign

Fa Hien


Megasthenes


Hiuen Tsang


Iban Batuta


33. Why Asoka is called 'the Great' In history

Because Asoka established an extensive empire


Because Asoka became religious person


Because Asoka adopted the principles of tolerance, love, high morality and forgiveness as Raj Dharma


Because Asoka was a ruthless warrior in his youth


(Contd.)
34. The national emblem ofthree lion figures adopted by the Government of India has been taken from

The iron 'Pillar of Delhi


The top part of Qutb Minar


The head of Sarnath pillar


From Mauryan stupa at Sanchi


35. The famous treatise 'Arthasastra' was written by

Bhavabhuti


Chanakya


Aryabhatta


Kalidasa


36. The Indian social system became more complicated and consolidated due to

Formation of small kingdoms


Formation of or castes


Establishment of rigid tax system


None of the above


37. Which king of Kalinga vanquished the M-.jd.han supremacy after Asoka's demiSe

Kharavela


Ananvarma


Kapilendradev


Narasimha I


38. The powerful dynasty of established Aryan rule in which relion of ancient India

The Gandhara
The Kamrupa



The Deccan or Dakshinatya


The Kalinga


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39. Which sect ,of Buddhism made Gautam Buddha an icon of worship like other Hindu deities

Mahayana


Hinayana


Vajrayana


Brahamanic


40. The Sakabda or Saka era was introduced by which emperor

Kanishka I


Alexander


Gautamiputra Satakarili


Chaadragupta Maurya


41. Literature, sculpture lUdfine arts attained high sophistication in ancient during

The Maurya period


The Gupta period


The regime of the Saka


The reign of the PaJlavas


42. From which traveller's account, the social situation dUl'ing.theGuptasis best known

Al Bmmi
Hiuen TslU!



Marco Polo


Fa Hiin


"3. The Hun invasions w.:1Ilf)It vigorous in whose empire

Empire of the later


The Ganga dynasty


The Chalukyas


The KushaRas


(Coatd.)
44. Which period ofancient India is 'popularly
known as 'Golden Age'
The reign of Asoka
The reign ofVikramaditya Chandra­
gupta
The reign of Kanishka
The reign of Harshavardhana
45. Who composed the informative treatise
on ancient kings-'Rajatarangini'
Kalhana
Kalidasa
• Banbhatta Aswaghosha
46. Which one of the followiRg is not a factor
in the rise of feudal tendencies in early
medieval India
Large scale donation of land to
religious beneficiaries
Decline of trade and commerce
Large sca,le clearance of forests by
the bureaucracy for cultivation
Extensive changes in the mode of
payment to officials
. 47. Who among the following kings ventured
upon a naval expedition to South East
Asia?
Krishna Deva Raya
Raja Raja I
Ananta Varman Choda Ganga
Narsimha Varman
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48. Which of the following is not correctly matched

Chach Namah: Early history of Sindh


Khazain-ul-Alauddin Khilji's Futuh Conquest


Futuhat-i-Autobiography Firoz Shahi


Miftah-ul-Conquest of Lodis Futuh


49. Which of the following is not true with reference to the Arab conquest of Sindh

At the time of Arah conquest ofSindh the Caliphate was headed by Khalifa Walid ofUmmayyad dynasty.


Hajjaj who secured the permission of the Caliph to conquer Sindh was an Arab Governor of Iraq.


Ubaidullah and Budail led the first two campaigns to conquer Sindh.


Muhammad-bin-Qasim who was successful in conquering Sindh was honoured by Khalifa Sulaiman.


50. Whom did Mahmud of Ghazni defeat to conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab?

Hindushahis


Ghilrids


Arabs
. Karkotakas



(Contd.)
5I. Which of the following Mughal ruler is
credited with prohibiting Sati unless the
widow herself persistently desired. "1

Akbar
(bf Sabar



Jahangir


Humayun


52. The rise of Marathas was primarily due to

Guerilla warfare


Shivaji's leadership


Maharashtra dharma

Development of metallurgy and canon


and


and


and


and


53. One of the causes given below is not a cause for the defeat of the Marathas in the Third battle of Panipat

The Afghans had a very rich base for the supply of provisions in the Doab and Delhi regions, while the Marathas suffered starvation.


The Afghans possessed superior weapons while the Marathas depended on their artillery which became in­effective in hand to hand combat.


The Rajputs did not offer any significant help while the Jats kept themselves completely out of the fight.
The Marathas were led by several chieftains who fought supported by a united force.
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54. The cultural efflorescence in the 18th Century India can be primarily attributed to

The death of Aurangzeb


The rise of regional states


The influence of Europeans


The rise of new castes


55. Which of the following is not a cause for the disintegration of the Mughal empire?

Aurangzeb's Deccan policy


Revolt of the Hindus


Crisis of the Mansabdari system


Assumption of independence by the provincial nobles


56. Which of the following is a result of all the other four

Decline of the Mughal empire


Crisis in the Jagirdari system


Weakness of the Mughal rulers


Emergence of the powerful regional states


57. Who was the Governor of Mauritius who carne to help Dupliex during the First Carnatic War

Count de Lally


La Bourdannais


Godeheu


Law


58. Who was the person who defeated the French in the battle of Wandiwash

Robert Clive


General Ellis


Sir Eyre Coote


Lord Watson


(Conld.)
59. Who was the m1er ofBengal when the Battle of Plassey took place in 1757 A.D.

Mir Jaffer


Muzzaffer Jung


Siraj-ud-Daulah


Mir Kasim


60. Who was the Peshwa who made the
Mughals to recognize the concept of 'Maratha Swarajya'

Balaji Vishwanath


Baji Rao


Balaji Baji Rao


Baji Rao II


61. Who among the following was called as the 'Father of Indian Renaissance'

B.G. Tilak


G.K. Gokhale


Lala Lajpat Roy


Raja Ram Mohan Roy


62. What is meant by Stone Age

The Age when people built stone houses only


The Age when people manufactured and used implements ofstone mainly


The Age when there were only stones and no living creature


The Stone Age is the name of a geological time period


63. What is core tool

Tool made on pebble or on lump of stone after chipping off flakes


The central part of a stone artifact


Stone tools found in core area of habitation


Name given to tools found in the Narmada Valley


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64. What is meant by Hand-Axe culture?

It was a religious ritual ofvery ancient people of Africa


Axe worship by prehistoric people all over the globe


A type of stone tool designed by the early man with a broad butt and tapered tip, which served them many purposes, and the culture designated after the tool


The culture of the ancient Romans


65. What do you understand by 'pressure flaking'

A prehistoric method of removing small flakes from stones by exerting pressure with a chisel like tool


A flaking method of making tools by hitting hard with a stone


A method of removing flakes by keeping under pressure of a boulder


A method ofmaking tools by rubbing against a stone slab with pressure


66. Why New Stone Age is termed as a phase of 'cultural revolution'

Because in this period of time prehistoric people revolted


In this period more stone tools were manufactured by people


Because life style of people changed drastically from the preceding period since settled life followed by village farming and production of crops marked this stage of culture


. The Neolithic folk started using fire for the first time for cooking
(Conld.)
67. Why did the Indus civilization so name

Because the civilization developed in India


Because the Hindus made the civilization


Because its discoverer wished to name it so


Because the core of this civilization lies in the valley of the Indus river


68. Which phase of culture the Indus civilization belonged

Chalcolithic phase of culture


Neolithic stage of culture


Iron Age culture


Megalithic culture


69. How do you deduce that the Indus Valley inhabitants had good system of town planning?

Very extensive habitation area


Bricks were used to build houses


Towns developed on the river banks


House ground plan, liraiuee. badling taBk. water reservoir. etc.


70. What oould be tile main "M'MMy of the II'IdU6 valley PtOple

Food producing economy

Food gathering and gleaning


Hunting wild animals and fishing in the river


Pastoral economy


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71. Why do you like to believe that the Indus
valley people had trade relation with other
developed people


These people were very affluent


The Indus valley inhabitants were of
exploring nature



They produced many handicrafts and
foodgrains



Excavations revealed seals for
stamping, weights and measure,
jewels not found in local area and
existence of port town



72. Which group of people introduced Vedic
culture in ancient India


The Dravidian speaking people group


The Aryan people


The Austric speakers


The Tibeto-Burmese group


73. Whieh one of the four is the old.it

Yajurveda


Saamveda
Rigveda



Atharvaveda


74. Whatwasthebasicsocialunit oftheearly Vedic people? .

The family or


The village group


The varna group


The language group


(Contd.)
75. Which group was entrusted with protection and administration ofthe Aryan territory

The Brahmana


The Kshatriya


TheVaishya


The Sudra


76. Who was the leader of All India Trade Union Congress

Gandhiji


Nehru


Subhash Chandra Bose


N.M. Joshi


77. Where did the Razaakars start terrorist activities

Junagad


and Kashmir


.HYtlerabad


Bombay


78. The first Muslim to be eleeted President of the Indian National CoJi.gress was

Badruddin Tyabji


Mohammad Ali


Maulana Azad


M.A. JiuM


79. The first Bougali Political drama, which wu presented the story of the brutality


of English Indio PIIIIlterI w..

Rut Goftar


Indian Social Reformer


Neel Darpan


Shome .Prakash


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80. Who played a major role in Quit India Movement

Annie Besant


Arona Asaf Ali


Suchitra Kriplani


Dada Bhai Naoroji


81. The first President of Independent India was

Rajendra Prasad


Gandhiji


S. Radhakrishnan


Nehru


82. Which right was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as 'the heart and soul' of the Indian Constitution

Right to freedom of religion


Right to property


Right to.equality


Right to constitutional remedies


83. The first State to be bifurcated after Indepeftdence was

Bengal


Bombay


Punjab


Assam


&4. The horror oflke Kalinga War of Ashoka is described in the KaliAga Edict I

Kalinga Edict n


Rock Edict XIII


Pillar Edict I


Ie (Contd.)
85. In COUlSe ofhis military expedition towards West Kharavela proceeded as far as the river

. Krishna


Godavari


Narmada


Tungabhadra


86. In the eleventh year ofhis reign Kharavela defeated a confederation of

·local chiefs


Yavana chiefs


northern kings


southern kings


87. The caves of the Udayagiri hill at Bhubaneswar were meant for

the temporary residence ofJain monks


the permanent residence of Jain monks


holding regular assemblies of Jain monks


providing shelter to homeless Ajivikas


88. ExtensiQn ofShashanka's political influence upto Kangoda in Southern Orissa is alluded to in the
Aryamanjusri Mu/aka/pa

Madalapanji


Cuttack Museum copper-plates of Madhavavarman


Ganjam copper-plates of Madhava­raja-II


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89. Anantavannan Chodagangadeva ascended the throne at

Kirttivasa Kataka


Baravati Kataka


Kalinganagara


Yayatinagara Kataka


90. Prataprudra Deva's prolonged struggle with Krishnadeva Raya ofVijayanagara resulted in the

victory of the fonner


weakening of the Gajapati power


death of Gajapati Prince Hamvira


fragmentation of the Gaj apati empire


91. A panel depicting a king worshipping Lord Jagannath with Shivalinga and Durga is found on the

Anania-Vasudeva temple at Bhubaneswar


Madhava temple in the village Madhava


Nilamadhava temple at Kantilo


Sun temple at Konark


92. The author of Vilanka Ramayana is

Sarala Das


Balaram Das


Jagannath Das


Achyutananda Das


93. The Lingaraj temple at Bhubaneswar is a monument of the

tenth century


eleventh century


twelfth century


thirteenth century


(Conld.)
94. The Marathas ceded the province of
Cuttack includiJlg the port and district of
Balasore to the East India company by
an order of the Court of Directors
an Act passed by the British
Parliament
the Treaty of Deogaon
Regulation 4 of 1804
95. The Khurda Rebellion of 1817 was the
direct outcome of the
wrong land settlement policy of the
British government
high-handedness of the British
officials
imposition of new taxes on the paiks
growing discontent among the
peasants against new revenue policy
96. After arrest Surendra Sai was confined in
the fort of
Barabati
Gwalior
Raigarh
Asirgarh
97. The Utkal Sarnmilani was formed in the
year
1899
1902
1903
J 1905
98. The Civil Disobedience Movement was
launched in Orissa by breaking the salt
law at
Eram
Inchudi
Astaranga
Balasore
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99. Who among the following was a 'theosophist'

Madan Mohan Malaviya


Annie Besant


Srinivas Shastri


Shyama Prasad Mookherji


100. Shuddhi movement was started by

Swami Vivekananda


Dayananda Saraswathi


Gandhiji


Raja Ram Mohan Roy


101. The 'two nation theory' was given by

W.C. Banerjee


M.A. Jinnah


Jawaharhil Nehru


Pheroze Shah Mehta


102. Who is the author of the concept of 'Antyodaya'

Gandhiji


Vinoba Bhave


Sri Aurobindo Ghosh


Jaya Prakash Narayan


103. The strategy of 'Divide and Rule' was adopted by

Lord Curzon


Lord Wellesley


Lord Minto


Lord Canning


104. The Non-eo-operation movement was launched by

Jawaharlal Nehru


Dadabhai Naoroji


Chittranjan Das


Gandhiji


(Conld.)
105. Which of the following Indian States was
annexed by 'Doctrine of Lapse'


. Satara


Patiala


Baroda


Calcutta


106. The Gandhi-Irwin pact was proclaimed
the suspension of


Non-eo-operation movement


Civil Disobedience movement


Quit India movement


Mysore Chalo movement


107. After 1853, a large amount of the British
Capital was invested in


Jute Mills


Coal Mining


Railways


Tea Plantation


108. Who wrote 'Poverty and un British Rule in India'

Jawaharlal Nehru


Dadabhai Naoroji


R.C. Dutt


R.P. Dutt


109. General Dyer who was responsible for JaIIian Wala Bagb Massacre was shot dead by

Sohan Singh Bhakna


V.V.S.lyer


Hasrat Mohani


Udham Singh


110. The National leader who was killed during a protest against Simon Commission was

Bhagat Singh


18la Lajpat Rai


Madan Lal Dinghra


Chandrasekhar Azad


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111. In which session of the Congress did a split occur between Moderates and Extremists

Surat session, 1907


Calcutta session, 1917


Lahore session, 1929


Lueknowsession, 1931


112. The first Indian to be elected to the leadership ofCommunist International was

M.N. Roy


P.C. Joshi


SA Dange


Sohan Singh Josh


113. Sarda Act deals with

Widow marriage


Child marriage


Inter-caste marriage


Polygamy


114. Gandhiji was assassinated on

January 26, 1948


January 30, 1948


January 30, 1949


January 26, 1950


115. Who presided over the cabinet mission?

Stafford Cripps


Clement
A.V. Alexander



Sir P. Lawrence


116. The reform movement started by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was

Sufi


Wahabi


Khilafat


Aligarh


(Contd.)
117. The first Satyagraha of Gandhiji for the cause of Indigo fanners was observed at

Champaran


Chauri Chaura


Bardoli


Sabannati


118. Who was the founder of Muslim League in India?

Syed Ahmed Khan


M.A. Jinnah


Agha Khan


Maulana Azad


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119. The 'Puma Swaraj day' was first decided to be celebrated on

15th August, 1930


26th January, 1930


15th August, 1947


26th January, 1950


120. Legislation ofWidow Remarriage in India was first secured by

K. Natarajan


Pandit Ramabai


Maharshi Karve


Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar


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