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Paper HistoryI
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Time: 3 Hours
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How many republics formed the Vajji Mahajanpada
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Who among the following was the first to discover a large number of Indus civilisation sites in the dried up
river bed of river Saraswati in the Cholistan desert of Pakistan
Raymond Allchin
Ahmad Hasan Dani
Rafique Mughal
W S Wakankar
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Arrange the following Harappan sites from south to north according to their geographical location is A.
Bhagatrav B. Rakhigarhi C. Alamgirpur D. Mehgam
A B C D
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A B C D 1 2 3 4
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Which of the following statement is not true
Sthaviravada is a sect of the Jainas
Nikaya texts belong to the Buddhists
Early Buddhist texts were written in Pali
Mahavira preached in Ardhmaghadi
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The "Trading Community" in the Sangam Literature was known as
Vellar
Venigar
Pulayan
Varman
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Which of the following statements about Palaeolithic age in India is not correct
Palaeolithic sites have been discovered from almost whole of India
Areas where Palaeolithic sites have been discovered in abundance are the alluvial plains of the Ganga and the
Indus and the Western Ghats
Palaeolithic cultures have been discovered from Marwar and Mewar
In Didwana at Singhi Talav successive layers of material belonging to lower to upper Palaeolithic have been
found
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Under whose stewardship did ASI first begin its excavations in India
John Marshall
Alexander Cunningham
Mortimer Wheeler
H.D. Sankalia
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From which Indus site has a clay model of plough been discovered
Rahigarhi
Banawali
Harappa
Ropar
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The feature that is not characteristic of the Neolithic period is
Ground and polished tools
Celt' is the chief tooltype
Marked improvement in the pottery making technique over the previous ages
Growing reliance on cereals
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Consider the following Which of the following statements about Harappan cities are correct A. Indus cities
were not planned with a grid layout B. There is no evidence for a grid town plan at Harappa Banawali and
Chanhu daro
C. There is literally no baked brick at many sites D. There is a fair amount of baked brick at
Harappa but it may not be the predominant building material
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C D
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A B C D
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According to Buddhaghosh how many villages were there in the empire of Bimbisara
Four Thousand
Eight Thousand
Forty Thousand
Eighty Thousand
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Which of the following Puranas have been called Puratana Itihasa by their composers
Vishnu Bhavishya Purana
Brahmanda Bhagvat Purana
Matsya Vayu Purana
Vayu Vishnu Purana
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Which of the following settlements of Indus Saraswati
civilisation has three parts (citadel middle town and
lower town)
Kalibangan
Surkotada
Dholavira
Harappa
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Which was the most important part in Eastern India during the Post Harsha
Period
Calcutta
Tamralipti
Shaliyur
Aairikamedu
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Which of the following statement about Sangam literature is not correct
Sangam literature was produced over a period of three to four centuries
Sangam literature is divided into two main groups Patinenkil Kannakku (The Eighteen didactical texts) and
Pattuppattu (The Ten Songs)
Sangam texts constitute religious literature
Sangam poems have been written in praise of various heroes and heroines
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A B C D 2 1 3 4
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Which of the following statement about Ashokan inscriptions is not correct
Most Ashokan inscriptions were engraved in Brahmi script
Some of Ashokan inscriptions were inscribed in Kharoshti script
A few of his inscriptions were incised in Greek and Aramaic script
Three of his pillar inscriptions were found by Firoz Shah Tughlaq
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Identify the incorrect statement
The IndoGreeks
issued bilingual
and biscript
coins
Some of the Indo Greek
coins have been jointly issued by kings indicating conjoint rule
Coins were issued by rulers any other agency like city administration or guilds etc. did not issue their own
coins
Coins bearing the name of cities such as Ujjayani Madhyamika etc . Have also been discovered
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Who among the following accompanied Alexander during his military campaigns in India
Strabo
Nearchus
Arrian
Diodorus
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With reference to the Rajput period (650 1000
A.D) which one of the following is not correct
Development of Feudalism
Increase in Trade and Commerce
Gold coins went out of circulation
Reduction in foreign trade
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Which of the following statements is not correct
The Pitakas are the oldest Buddhist texts
The Abhidhamma Pitaka deals with the same subjects as the Sutta Pitaka
The Vinay Pitaka contains the philosophical concepts underlying the teachings of the Buddha
There are five nikayas of the Sutta Pitaka
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Consider the following The Sanskrit texts known as the Dharmashastras include A. Dharmasutras B.
Smritis C. Commentaries on the Smritis D. Nibandha Granthas
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The Jain text that refers to sixteen Mahajanpadas is
Bhagwati Sutra
Kathakosh Prakarana
Kathakosh
Parishishtaparvan
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Which of the following sentences about Fahien
Hiuen Tsang and Itsing
is not correct
They have recorded their experiences which have been translated into English
All of them spent a number of years in India and Learnt its languages
All of them travelled widely almost all over the country
Fahien
and Itsing
do not mention the name of the king or kings whose kingdoms they visited but Hiuen Tsang
provides information about his patron Harsha
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Identify the incorrect statement about the Vedic religion
Vedic hymns offer prayer to the different deities severally but also to all of them together as vishve devas
The presence of vishvakarman and prajapati in the vedic pantheon is indicative of monotheism
What is but one Reality sages call it by different names
Vedic seers tend to anthropomorphise the powers of nature
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of the following, the events of the Ramayana have not been depicted
The platform of the Dashavatar temple of Deogarh
sculpture depicted on the Virupaksha temple of Pattadakal
Walls of Kailash temple Ellora
Razamnama
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Which of the following Sanskrit poets have borrowed themes from the Mahabharata A. Bharavi B.
Kumardas C. Magha D. kshemendra
A C
A C D
A B C
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Which state situated in the Southern region of Central Asia was the main centre of Indian Culture during 4th
century A.D.
Khotan
Yarkand
Kashgar
Shanshan
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Which was the first Hindus empire in South East Asia
Pandurang
Bhriguvansh
Sri Vijaya
Matram Vansh
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Which of the following pairs of charit texts and their authors is not correctly matched
Gaudavaho Vakpati
Vikramankadevacharit
Bilhana
Bhojprabandha Padmagupta
Kumarpalacharit
Jayasimha
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Who among the following Pratihara ruler assumed the title of "Adivaraha"

Nagbhatt I
Nagbhatt II
Bhoj
Devaraj
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Which of the following pairs of the last four tirthankars and their symbols is not correctly matched
Mahavira Lion
Parshva elephant
Arishtinemi conch
shell
Nami Blue
lotus
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Which of the following rulers received an ambassador Heliodorus from Antialcidas, a Greek king of Taxila
Vasumitra
Agnimitra
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Which of the following sentences is not true about the Shakas
The Shakas driven by pressure from the Yuehchih
attacked and occupied Bactria
From Bactria tha Shakas moved on and attacked the Parthian rulers of Iran and then the Greeks in India
By the middle of the 1st century BC power of the Shakas had extended up to Mathura
In India they stopped issuing coins bearing inscriptions in Greek and Prakrit
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Nasik and Karle caves were situated in the kingdom of
Shakas
Shungas
Kardamakas
Satavahanas
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Which ruler made important contribution in the development of Vikramsila University
Mahipal
Harshvardhan
Devapal
Chandragupta II
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Which of the following statements about the Paitamah doctrine of Varahmihir is not correct
It is the most accurate of the five doctrines of the Panchsaidhantika
It has been described in five stanzas
The first stanza contains all the astronomical constants
Its calculation of the lunar months and tithis etc is the same as of the Vedanga Jyotish
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A B C D 1 3 4 2
A B C D 2 4 3 1
A B C D 3 4 2 1
A B C D 3 4 2 1
A B C D 1 3 4 2
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A B C D 3 4 2 1
A B C D 4 2 3 1
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Royal land grants were very common during early medieval period of Indian history . Which of the following
statement does not state the effects of the land grants correctly
Land grants led to the expansion of agriculture
Land grants strenghtened the position of a section of Brahmanas in rural areas
Phenomenon of land grants led to the expansion of castes, as the tribal communities living on the margins of the
land grant area were brought in for farming and subsequently were absorbed in the caste society as
untouchables
The brahmadeya and agrahara villages in Tamil Nadu were a part of the ur and the sabha villages
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Identify the incorrect statement about Pulkeshin I from the following
He was the first independent ruler of the Chalukyan dynasty
He has been credited to have performed Ashvamedha Agnishtoma and other Srauta sacrifices
He has been credited with many conquests
He mentions in his Badami inscription that he laid the foundation of the fort of Vatapi
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Which of the following statements give correct information about Simhavishnu one of the great Pallava kings
A. With him begins the age of the great Pallavas B. He is credited with the conquest of Chola mandalam
C.
He was a patron of Bharavi the author of kiratarjuniya D. He has been eulogised in Mattavilas prahasan
A B
C D
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Which of the following statements are correct in reference to the Pallava architecture A. Remains of the
Pallava architecture have been found from Mamallapuram and Kanchipuram B. Architectural remains
comprise cave temples monolithic temples and structural temples C. Pallava shrines are smaller and less
complex than the Ajanta and Ellora shrines D. There are nine rockcut
temples called Ratha temples of which
6 are clustered together and named after the great Pandavas and their spouse
B C
A C
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A B C D
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Who was the Adyaksha (Chancellor) of the Nalanda University during Harsha's reign
Vasubandhu
sheelbhadra
Prabhakarmitra
Nagarjuna
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Which of the following statements about the Chola architecture are correct A. The culmination of the Chola
temple architecture can be seen in Brihadishvara temple at Tanjavur B. The main shrine consists of
mukhmandapa ardhamandapa antarala and the sanctum C. Brihadishvara temple was built by Rajraja
Chola I D. Rajendra Chola also built a Brihadishvara temple which remained incomplete
A B C
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A C
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Who among the following portrayed the Gupta age
as golden age of Indian History
Romila Thapar
B.D. Chattopadhyaya
K.M. Munshi
R.S. Sharma
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Ques :47
Many a leftist historian has regarded the early medieval times as a period of political fragmentation and
economic decline. Identify the set of historians who regarded this period as the period of state formation at the
regional and subregional
level and expansion of agriculture .
B.D. Chattopadhyaya and Hermann Kulke
D.N. Jha and V.K. Thakur
B.N.S. Yadav and R.S. Sharma
D.D. Koshambi and Irfan Habib
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Which of the following dynasties did Gupta rulers enter into matrimonial alliances to enhance their status and
strenghten their position A. Lichchhavis B. Vakatakas C. Nagas D. Kadambas
A C
B C
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Which text refers to Chandragupta Maurya as the "Lord of entire Jambudweep" (sakal jambudweep swami)

Mudrarakshash
Mahavansa
Indica
Bhadrabahu charit
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Which of the following statement about Gupta coins is false
Gold coins have been called dinars in the Gupta inscriptions
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Gold coins depict Gupta rulers' love for war and art
The gold content in the Gupta coins was not as pure as of the Kushana coins
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Who is the author of MatlulAnwar

Amir Khusro
Utbi
Nazamuddin Abu Bakr
Abu Sayid Abdulla
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Identify the incorrect statement about TabaqatiNasiri

It gives an account of Mongol invasion of India
It is divided into 26 tabkas (chapters)
In this book we come across the tendency to repeat one event many times over.
It was completed in 1260 A.D.
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Ushra was
Land tax levied on the Muslims
Land tax paid by the Hindus
A religious tax levied on the Muslims
1/5 state share on the spoils of the war
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Where did Tansen get his education of Music
Rivan
Gwalior
Agra
Fatehpur Sikri
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Diwanisiyasat
was established by
Muhammad Tughlaq
Firoz Tughlaq
Allauddin Khaiji
Balban
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Babar assumed the title of Khaqan in
1520
1522
1526
1529
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1522
1526
1529
Ques :57
Ghulbadan is
A technique of dyeing
A silver coin issued by Humayun
Name of a Mughal mint
Name of a painting by Abul Hasan
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Which of the following texts refers to the abolition of various license fees imposed on artisans by Aurangzeb
FutuhatiAlamgiri
NuskhaiDilkusha
KhulasatutTwarikh
MiratiAhmadi
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Ques :59
Centres of shipbuilding
industry during the Mughal period were situated in: A. Bengal B. Allahabad C.
Kashmir D. Lahore
A D
B C D
A B C D
A B C
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A D
B C D
A B C D
A B C
Ques :60
Who wrote "The Tamil Country Under Vijayanagar"
A. Krishnaswamy
K.A. Nilkantha Shastri
N. Karshima
T.V. Mahalingam
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Ques :61
Raghavananda the guru of Ramanand belonged to
Rudra Sect
Sanakadi Sect
Shri Sect
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Ques :62
What was the Original name of Amir Khusroe
Farid
Juna Khan
Muhammad Hassan
Nizamuddin Hassan
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When did Akbar go for his first pilgrimage to the dargah of Moinuddin Chisti
1560
1570
1562
1573
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1560
1570
1562
1573
Ques :64
Who among the following is not a disciple of Bhakti saint Chaitanya
Gopal Bhatta
Ishvarpuri
Jiva Goswami
Sanatana Goswami
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The dargah of which saint did babur visit after defeating Ibrahim Lodhi in the Battle of Panipat to express his
gratitude
Nizamuddin Aulia

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Bahauddin Zakaria
Fariduddin Shakargunj
Kutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
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Who built the Palace of "Hazar Situn"
Alauddin Khilji
Iltutmish
Balban
Jalaluddin Khilji
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Which one of the following rulers introduced the silver coin "Rupaiya"
Akbar
Shershah
Alauddin Khilji
Iltutmish
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In which emperor's reign did the women painters Saifabano and Nadirabano lived
Akbar
Jahangir
Shahjahan
Aurangzeb
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To the court of which Sultan of Delhi an embassy was sent by Changez Khan
Qutubuddin Aibak
Iltutmish
Balban
Alauddin Khilji
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Which of the following Sultans took the title of Khalifa
Sikandar Lodhi
Allauddin Khalji
Kutubuddin Mubarak Khalji
Firoz Tughluq
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During the Mughal Period which item formed the major portion of India's export
Cotton Textiles
Sugar
Gold
Copper
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Which of the following historians propounded the theory of urban revolution in India in the 13th and the 14th
century
I.H. Qureshi
M.A. Ansari
Irfan Habib
Muhammad Habib
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A B C D 2 3 1 4
A B C D 3 2 1 4
A B C D 2 1 3 4
A B C D 1 2 3 4
A B C D 2 3 1 4
A B C D 3 2 1 4
A B C D 2 1 3 4
A B C D 1 2 3 4
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In whose reign was principle of mashrut was introduced in Manasdari system
Muhammadshah
Farrukhsiyar
Aurangzeb
Shahjahan
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Who among the following Sultans of Delhi established DiwaneAmirkohi
to improve the condition of
agriculture
Iltutmish
Balban
Muhammad Tughlaq
Firoz Tughluq
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A B C D 1 2 3 4
A B C D 4 3 2 1
A B C D 4 2 3 1
A B C D 2 1 3 4
A B C D 1 2 3 4
A B C D 4 3 2 1
A B C D 4 2 3 1
A B C D 2 1 3 4
Ques :77
Who wrote "The 'Great Firm' Theory of the Decline of the Mughal Empire"?
Keran Leonard
K A Nizami
P E Roberts
S A A Rizvi
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Who instituted the system of jagirs named altamgha

Aurangzeb
Shahjahan
Jahangir
Akbar
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A B C D 1 2 3 4
A B C D 2 1 3 4
A B C D 4 2 3 1
A B C D 2 1 4 3
A B C D 1 2 3 4
A B C D 2 1 3 4
A B C D 4 2 3 1
A B C D 2 1 4 3
Ques :80
Choose the correct chronological order of the following events A. The first skirmish of Shivaji with the
Mughals B. Karnataka campaign of Shivaji C. The raid on Shayista Khan at night D. Murder of Afzal Khan
by Shivaji
C D B A
B A C D
A D C B
A B C D
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B A C D
A D C B
A B C D
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Shivaji's revenue policy was influenced by
Malik Ambar
Mahmud Ganwa
Mir Jumala
Mirza Raja Jaisingh
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Ques :82
The Three types of Batai System at the time of Sher shah were
Lank Batai Ras Batai Zabti
Khet Batai Gallabakshi Nasq
Lank Batai Khet Batai Zabti
Khet Batai Lank Batai Ras Batai
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Choose the correct chronological order of the following events A. Battle of Dadrah B. Battle of Kannauj C.
Battle of Chausa D. Shershah's conquest of Malwa
A B C D
A C B D
A C D B
A D C B
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A C B D
A C D B
A D C B
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Which of the following is correct in reference to Shershah
None of his coins bear the name of the mint
Name of the emperor is not imprinted in Arabic on Shershah's coins
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A few of his coins bear the names of the first four Khaliphates
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Who was the last ruler of Bijapur at the time of its annexation to Mughal empire
Muhammad Ali Adil Shah II
Ismail Adil Shah
Ibrahim Adil Shah
Sultan Sikandar
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Ques :86
The Turko Mongol
theory of Mughal kingship was enuciated by
A. K. M. Faruqi
R. P. Tripathi
J. F. Richards
Athar Ali
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Which Bahmani ruler laid the foundation of the city of Firozabad which is famous for its planning and
architecture
Tajuddin Firoz
Shihabuddin Ahmad I
Muhammad I
Alauddin II
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How many types of Darshani Hundi were there in the Medieval India
Six
Four
Two
One
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Who among the following was not a disciple of Nizamuddin Aulia
Amir Khusrav
Barni
Shaikh Jamaluddin
Mir Hasan Dehlavi
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Who among the following Sultans married his daughter to the Sufi Baba Farid
Iltutmish
Nasiruddin Mahmud
Balban
Alauddin Masud Shah
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Ques :91
Which of the following architectural features may be seen in the temples of the developed phase in the
Vijayanagar Empire A. Gopuram B. Kalyanmandap C. Decorated pillars and ceilings D. Corbeil decoration
under the pillars
A B
B C
B C D
A B C D
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B . C
B C . D
A B C . D
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During the Mughal Period where was the best quality Indigo produced
Bayana Sarkhej Sehvan
Khurja Bayana Koil
Sarkhej Telangana Khurja
Sehvan Telangana Khurja
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Which of the following statements about the Marathas is not correct
After Aurangzeb's death Marathas under Shahji tried to establish an independent kingdom in Odisha
Bajirao became Peshwa in 1720
Marathas tried to establish control over Rajasthan parts of doab and Punjab in 1740
In the eighteenth century Maratha expansion took place under the Maratha sardars
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Identify the incorrect statement about the Third Battle of Panipat
The defeat of Panipat was a disaster for the Marathas
Peshwa Balaji Rao died shortly after the Battle
Peshwa was not near the battle field but he tried his best to keep his forces well provided for
Maratha character was one of the major factors of Maratha defeat in this battle
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Which of the following cities was famous for metal applique and inlay work during the medieval times
Bidar
Bijapur
Hampi
Tanjaur
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According to P.N. Chopra the nature of Delhi Sultanate was
Secular
Dictatorial
Theocentric
Democratic
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in whose tomb in India the Charbagh Plan in Tomb Architecture was first introduced
Ghiyasuddin
Tughlaq
Humayun
Shershah
Shahjahan
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Which of the following statements about architecture of Mughal period is not correct
In the Mughal architecture, fusion of the Indian and Muslim styles reaches completeness
Contribution of Babur and Humayun to architecture was negligible
The few buildings built by Sher Shah serve as a link between the style evolved under Delhii Sultan and the later
Mughal style
Tomb of Humayun is not regarded as a specimen of fusion of IndoMuslim
architecture
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Ques :99
To which of the rulers mentioned below did Isami dedicate his literary work FutuhusSalatin

Ali Adil Shah
Alauddin Hasan Kangu
Muhammad Quli Kutub Shah
Ibrahim Adil Shah
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Ques :100
Which of the following traveller visited India six times
Jean Baptiste Tavernier
Edward Terry
Nicholas Downton
Francisco Pelseart
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Ques :101
Which of the following statements is not correct
Historian's facts are given to him by others
Historian cannot present bare facts because in doing so he tends to give them a slant
Historian cannot present the actual past
There can be only one history because the past cannot be changed as it already is past
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Who among the following is not a "leftist" historian

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Sumit Sarkar
Romila Thapar
A.R. Desai
R.C. Majumdar
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Who among the following has never been a member of the subaltern studies group in India
Vinay Lal
Sumit Sarkar
Dipash Chakrabarty
David Hardiman
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Who among the following historian does not belong to the Colonial School of History
James Mill
D A Washbrook
Gordon Johnson
Edward Said
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Which school of historiography believed that, "The historiography of Indian nationalism has for a long time
been dominated by elitism (colonialist elitism and bourgeoisnationalist
elitism)?"
Marxist
Subaltern
Liberal
Postmodern
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Subaltern historians wanted to rewite history of colonial India because A. Histories of colonial India fail to
accord due place to subaltern Indians B. Nationalist historians represent Indian nationalism as primarily an
idealist venture in which the Gandhis Nehru and Jinnahs led the people from subjugation to freedom C.
Historians of colonial India fail to recognise the contribution made by the people of their own to the making
and development of nationalism D. Historians of colonial India give too much importance to the politics of the
people
A B are correct
A B C are correct
A B D are correct
A D are correct
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Who among the following is the first to have written scientific history
Herodotus
Thucydides
Polybius
Livy
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Who expressed the view that the nation that ignores history has no future
Ranke
Lohia
Collengiwood
Sheik Ali
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Which of the following statements is not true
Reconstruction of Indian history was not on the agenda of the colonial administration
The Orientalist school of historiography tried to link the history of India to the history of Europe
The Orientalist school treated India as a civilisation focussed on spiritualism
Orientalists gave racial connotation to the term Arya and applied it to Indian Society to divide it on racial
ground upper
caste Aryans and lower caste non Aryan
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Assertion The historians of enlightenment analysed the social habits and customs Reason By their
industry they laid the foundation of constitutional and Social History
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
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Who proclaimed, "History is a science no less, no more"
Collingwood
Ranke
Bury
Hampel
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Who among the following believed that history is "an enending dialogue between the present and the past"?

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Ortega y Gasset
Niebuhr
Carr
Bloch
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History is A. the past itself B. a story about the past C. an unending dialogue between the present and the
past D. reenactment
of the past
A B C D
B C D
A B D
A B C
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B C D
A B D
A B C
Ques :114
Who wrote that, "History is the most dangerous product evolved from the chemistry of the intellect … History
will justify anything . It teaches precisely nothing, for it contains everything and furnishes examples of
everything."
Marc Bloch
Eric Hobsbawm
Keith Jenkins
Paul Valery
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Consider the following statements A. During the colonial period the Aryan Dravidian linguistic difference
was interpreted in a racial way by the British and Western scholars B. The terms like Arya dasa and dasyu
from the Rigveda were given a racial connotation C. There was a strong tendency of Western scholars of the
colonial period to assume that the contemporary attitudes of the whites toward the darkskinned
have
remained unchanged through history D. Theory of IndoEuropean
language family was enunciated to
establish that many European languages had originated from Sanskrit Which of the above statements describe
correctly the racial treatment of Indian history
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A B C D
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A . B
A B . C
A B C . D
Ques :116
Postmodernism
emerged as the most trenchant and powerful critique of modernism . It affected all disciplines
including history . Who among the following is not a postmodern
thinker
Hayden White
Jacques Derrida
Eric Hobsbawm
Michel Foucault
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Identify the incorrect statement concerning postmodern
historiography from the options given below
It rejects objectivity in history writing
It rejects the presupposition that there is something called historical truth . And historian can establish it .
It treats history as a text to be examined for its possibilities of meaning
It rejects the view that all historical narratives are in the end theories about the past
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Which of the following statement about Annales historians is not true
Annales School was named after the journal Annales
Annales historians see history in terms of movement from past to the future
Annales historians insist that they do not represent a school
Annales school has influenced history writing in many countries including India

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Who among the following was not a proponent of positivist historiography
Dilthey
Comte
Buckle
Tain
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Ques :120
Who among the following is not a Marxist historian
E.P. Thompson
Christopher Hill
Eric Hobsbawm
Jurgen Habermas
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Ques :121
Who said "History makes a man wise"
Bacon
Toynbee
Livy
Bernas
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The science of spotting the source material and collecting them
Learning the language required for Research
Methods of Writing Thesis
To maintain objectivity
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Who popounded that, "History is the reenactment
of past experience"?
Croce
Collingwood
Bury
Carr
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What should be the first step of Research
To prepare the design of research
Selection of a Problem
Collection of Data
Formulation of Hypothesis
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Who remarked that the task of the historian was "simply to show how it really was."
Lord Acton
T. Carlyle
J.B. Bury
L. von Ranke
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Indian Historiography for about last sixty years has not been mainly related to
Regional History
Dynastic History
King's Court
People's History
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Identify the incorrect statement about positivist school of history from the following
It accepts individualism and importance of the role of imagination in history writing
It advocates actual true and authentic knowledge
It followed the scientific technique of test and verification
It claimed that it had made history a science
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Consider the following statements about nationalist history writing A. Nationalist historians tried to create
an Indian identity B. It arose as a reaction to the biased colonial history identity C. The main objective was
not to glorify India's past D. In its response to the colonial history it was reduced to propaganda Which of the
options are correct
A B
B C
A B C
A B C D
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Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched
R.C. Dutt Economic
History of India
Tara Chand History
of Freedom Movement in India
Dadabhai Naoroji The
Drain of Wealth and Indian Nationalism at the Turn of the Century
D.D. Kosambi Social
Background of Indian Nationalism
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Which of the following sources should be put to closer scrutiny by a researcher
Contemporary letters
Informers' reports
Parliamentary and Press reports
Diaries and autobiographies
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The word history has been derived from a
Latin word
Greek word
German word
French word
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Who wrote City of God
St. Francis
Hegel
St. Augustine
Vico
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Feminist history writing has emerged as a powerful discourse in India. Which of the following statement does
not represent the feminist view
Feminist scholars accept the nationalist narrative about the exalted position the women enjoyed during the Vedic
times
Feminists have brought women writings to light while writing their history
Feminist have underscored the point that women did not have a voice and have suffered discrimination at all
levels and in all communities
Feminists have emphasized that if gender discrimination be introduced in the analysis of history it would give
new depth to our understanding of the past
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Pick the incorrect statement about colonial historiography from the following
Colonial historiography credits the British for unifying India
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India had been a stagnant society
James Mill one of the earliest historians of India has eulogised India's past
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The Cambridge School of Indian historiography came into existence in
1860s
1890s
1970s
1990s
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The founders of the Cambridge School of Indian historiography were
John Washbrook Gordon Johnson
Ayesha Jalal David Washbrook
C.J. Baker C.A. Bayly
Anil Seal John Galleghar
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History cannot be objective because A. It is written from a certain point of view B. Historians cannot be free
from prejudice C. Historian is always selective in his narration of the past D. Historians reconstruct the past
"as it really was".
A and B
B and D
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