Exam Details
Subject | indian history | |
Paper | ||
Exam / Course | combined competitive examination | |
Department | ||
Organization | Jammu Kashmir Public Service Commission | |
Position | ||
Exam Date | 2012 | |
City, State | jammu kashmir, |
Question Paper
1. Identify the Harappan site which is NOT located in Gujarat.
(A)Surkotada
Lothal
(C)Sutkagendor
Desalpur
2. Which one of the following was the largest burnt-brick structure of the Indus Valley Civilization
(A)The Great Bath
Granary
(C)Assembly Hall
Lothal Dockyard
3. The First Jain Council was held at
(A)Vaishali
Vallabhi
(C)Pataliputra
Manali
4. The Earliest reference to Vasudeva is found in
(A)Chandogya Upanishad
Yajurveda
(C)Markandya Puranam
Samaveda
5. The Ashokan Inscriptions are found in
(A)Kharoshthi and Brahmi
Kharoshthi, Brahmi and Greek
(C)Kharoshthi, Brahmi and Aramaic
Kharoshthi, Brahmi, Greek and Aramaic
6. How many committees were there in the Municipal Administration of Pataliputra during the Mauryan period
(A)Six
Eight
(C)Four
Two
7. The main feature of the Dravidan style of Temple Architecture is
(A)Sikhara
Vimana
(C)Gopuram
Mandapam
8. The Kushan rulers worshipped
(A)Shiva
The Buddha
(C)Vishnu
All the three
9. Match the following
a. Ashtadhyayi 1. Ashavaghosha
b. Natya Shastra 2. Panini
c. Harsha Charita 3. Bharata Muni
d. Buddha Charitam 4. Bana Bhatta
D-4
D-1
D-2
D-3
10. Who was known as the "Amitragatha"
(A)Bindusara
Bimbisara
(C)Chandragupta Maurya
Ashoka
11. Which of the following translated Mahabharata for the first time into Tamil
(A)Perundevanar
Kamban
(C)Sundaramurthi
Bharavi
12. The Classic Text known as "Jivaka Chintamani" is associated with
(A)Jainism
Buddhism
(C)Hinduism
Sikhism
13. At the time of Bindusar's death, Asoka was stationed as Viceroy at
(A)Ujjain
Taxila
(C)Dhauli
Girnar
14. The Buddhist Order broke into Sthaviravadins and the Mahasanghikas at the
(A)First General Council
Second General Council
(C)Third General Council
Fourth General Council
15. Who propagated Madhyamik Buddhism in China
(A)Bimbasar
Dignag
(C)Kumarjiva
Vasubandhu
16. Who was the author of Vishuddhi magga
(A)Ashvaghosh
Buddhish Ghosh
(C)Vasumitra
Nagarjuna
17. The title of Piyadassi was given to
(A)Asoka
Harsha
(C)Chandragupta-I
Kanishka
18. Who among the following built the famous temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram
(A)Rajendra Chola I
Rajaraja
(C)Rajaraja Chola II
None of these
19. Which of the following is a Cave Temple
(A)Kailasnath Temple at Kanchi
Shiva Temple at Tanjore
(C)Shiva Temple at Elephanta
Sun Temple at Martand
20. Identify the Delhi Sultan who introduced the practice of Sijja
(A)Iltutmish
Balban
(C)Allauddin Khilji
Firoz Tughlaq
21. An exquisite example of the "Nagra style of architecture" is provided by the
(A)Kailashnath Temple, Kanchipuram
Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneshwar
(C)Brihadeswara Temple, Thanjavur
Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho
22. In the Battle of Tallikota, Ramaraya was murdered by
(A)Hussain Nizamshah
Ibrahim Qutubshah
(C)Adilshah of Bijapur
Quli Qutubshah
23. Which of the following Traveler visited the court of Sri Krishna Devaraya
(A)Barbosa
Nikitin
(C)Nuniz
Abdul Razak
24. Who shifted his capital from Delhi to Davegiri
(A)Firozshah
Balban
(C)Moh. Tughlaq
Iltutmish
25. The Kakatiya paintings were found at
(A)Ramappa
Warangal
(C)Pillalamarri
Panagal
26. Which of the following persons is said to have remarked that the Indian were of pure moral character
Hien
Itsing
(C)Hiuen Tsang
Pliny
27. Which of the following is wrongly matched
(A)Abul Fazl-Akbar Nama
Gulbadan Begum-Humayan Nama
(C)Faizi-Tarikhi-Rashid
Jahangir-Tuzuki-Jahangiri
28. The entrance Door to the Qutub Minar is called as
(A)Qutub Darwaza
Buland Darwaza
(C)Alai Darwaza
Siri Darwaza
29. Who was the first Peshwa King of the Maratha Empire
(A)Narain Rao
Balaji Vishwanath
(C)Balaji Baji Rao
Nana Phadnavis
30. Match of the following
a. Alberuni 1. Padmavat
b. Malik Mohammad Jaisi 2. Haqaiq-i-Hindi
c. Abdul Wahid Belgrami 3. Kitab-ul-Hind
d. Ziauddin-Barani 4. Tughlaq Nama
D-4
D-2
D-1
D-3
31. The City of Agra was founded by
(A)Sikandar Lodi
Akbar
(C)Bahlul Lodi
Firoz Tughlaq
32. Which one of the following Deccan Sultanates did not join the grand alliance against Rama Raja in the Battle of Talikota in 1565
(A)Bijapur
Berar
(C)Golkonda
Bidar
33. Among the Marathas who helped the Sayyad Brothers in overthrowing Farukh Siyar in 1719
(A)Shivaji II
Sahuji
(C)Balaji Vishwanath
Baji Rao I
34. Diwan I insha is related to
(A)Religious toleration
Road construction
(C)Education
Correspondence
35. Which of the Governor-General declared illegal and punishable by court
(A)William Bentick
Lord Dalhousi
(C)Lord Reading
Lord Ripon
36. The East India company was granted the privilege of trading duty free in Bengal in
(A)1717
1715
(C)1710
1705
37. Which one of the following English Colonel who was taken as a prisoner by Hyder Ali
(A)Eyre Coot
Braithwaithe
(C)Baillie
Malcom
38. In 1890, who among the following started the "Indian Social Reformer"
(A)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
K. Viresalingam
(C)K.N. Natarajan
M.G. Ranade
39. To whom did Alauddin Khalji entrust the mission to conquer South
(A)Ulugh Khan
Malik Kafur
(C)Kahijra Khan
Ghazi Malik
40. Which of the following was called as Lokahitawadi
(A)Jyotibha Phule
Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(C)Ranade
Atmaram Panduranga
41. Who was the Last Nawab of Awadh
(A)Sadat Khan
Safdar Jung
(C)Salimulla Khan
Wajid Alishah
42. According to the B.R.Ambedkar which one of the following was most necessary for the uplift of Dalit;
(A)Education
Reservation in Govt. services
(C)Social reform
Political power for dalit
43. The First Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was
(A)Abdul Kalam Azad
Rahimatullah Sayani
(C)Mohd. Ali Jinnah
Badruddin Tyabji
44. Sir Harcourt Butler Committee was appointed to
(A)Investigate the relations between the British Empire and the Indian states
(B)Suggest suitable provisions for protection of minorities
(C)Ensure proportionate representation of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes
(D)Prepare Plan for the Merger of Princely States into Indian Union
45. Rani Gaidiliu a rebel leader against the British was from
(A)Tripura
Assam
(C)Nagaland
Manipur
46. Which one of the following Congress Sessions adopted a resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy
(A)Belgaum
Calcutta
(C)Lahore
Karachi
47. Who was the Advocate at the famous INS Trials
(A)Bhulabhai Desai
Asaf Ali
(C)Rajinder Prasad
Rajgopalachari
48. Who among the following prepared the First Draft of the Constitution of India
(A)Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Jawaharlal Nehru
(C)K.M. Munshi
B.N. Rau
49. Which British Prime Minister presided over the First Round Table Conference
(A)Lloyd George
Lord Atlee
(C)Winston Churchill
Ramsay Macdonald
50. Which one of the following is not correctly matched
(A)1887 Indian National Congress session Calcutta
(B)1916 Indian National Congress session Lucknow
(C)1922 Indian National Congress session Gaya
(D)1939 Indian National Congress session Tripura
51. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose organized the Indian National Army in
(A)Tokyo
Singapore
(C)Hong Kong
Kuala Lumpur
52. Which among the following was the reason of handing over Bombay by the Portuguese to the British
(A)The Portuguese surrendered it to the British after their defeat in a naval battle in the Arabian Sea
(B)The Portuguese handed it over to the British after a peace-treaty in Europe
(C)The Portuguese gave it to Britain as dowry when princess Catherine of Braganza was married to Charles II of Britain
(D)None of the above
53. Which of the following nobles of the Deccan Sultanate first trained the Marathas in Guerilla Warfare
(A)Malik Amber of Ahmadnagar
Mir Zumla of Golkonda
(C)Madanna of Golkonda
Afzal Khan of Bijapur
54. Chauth was a tax which Shivaji collected from the neighbouring kingdoms and it was
of annual income of a territory
1/4th of annual income of a territory
of annual income of a territory
1/2nd of annual income of a territory
55. Who was the Mughal Emperor when Nadir Shah attacked Delhi
(A)Bahadur Shah I
Muhammad Shah
(C)Ahmad Shah
Alamgiri II
56. Which among the following was NOT one of the results of the First Karnataka War
(A)The French gained territories at the cost of the English
(B)The superiority of European arms and warfare as against the native rulers became clear
(C)Importance of Navy was clearly exhibited
(D)Political ambitions of Duplex got further encouragement
57. Which among the following was the agenda for the Round Table Conference held in London
discuss the report of the Simon Commission
form a Constitution for Indian
find a solution of the Communal Problem in India
find a solution of the Depressed classes in India
58. Which among the following, was NOT one of the provisions of the 'Communal Award'?
(A)Separate electorates for the Muslims, Europeans and the Sikhs
(B)Members of the Depressed Classes were assigned reserved seats and separate electorates
(C)Distinction was being drawn between Depressed classes and higher caste Hindus
(D)None of the above
59. Which among the following political parties opposed the Quit India Movement of 1942
(A)Muslim League and CPI
Muslim League
(C)Communist Party of India
Forward Block
60. Which among the following was the cause of the failure of Wavell's Plan and the Simla Conference held in 1945 A.D.
(A)Refusal of M.A. Jinnah to participate in the Simla Conference
(B)Insistence of M.A. Jinnah that all Muslim members should be of Muslim League only
(C)Exclusion of the Hindu Mahasabha from the deliberation of the Simla Conference
(D)Soft attitude of the Congress towards M.A. Jinnah
61. The election for the Constituent Assembly of India was held in the year
(A)1946
1947
(C)1948
1949
62. Who among the following first used the word Pakistan for the home-land of the Indian Muslim
(A)Sir Muhammad Iqbal
Sir Agha Khan
(C)M.A. Jinnah
Chaudhary Rahmat Ali
63. Who was the King shown playing the Veena on Ancient coins
(A)Maurya Chandragupta
Vikramaditya
(C)Samudragupta
Ashoka
64. The founder of the Deccan Education Society was
(A)R.G. Bhandarkar
Professor Kelkar
(C)Jotiba Phule
M.G. Ranade
65. Which of the following statements cannot be attributed to Dayananda Sarswathi
(A)Every person had the right of direct access to God
led a revolt against Hindu orthodoxy
favoured the study of western sciences
considered the priests as highly learned and selfless
66. Who founded the Sanskrit College at Benares
(A)William Jones
Jonathan Duncan
(C)Charles Grant
Warren Hastings
67. Who among the following revolutionaries threw a bomb on Lord Hardinge in 1912
(A)Prafulla Chowki
Khudiram Bose
(C)Rash Behari Bose
Madan Lal Dhingra
68. Who was the leader of the Chittagaong Armoury Raid
(A)Surya Sen
Jatin Das
(C)Chandra Shekhar Azad
Sukhdev
69. Who among the following was NOT an Extremist
(A)Aurobindo Ghosh
M.G. Ranade
(C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Lala Lajpat Rai
70. Which statement is true
1. Chola first encounter was with Rashtrakut
2. Chola ruled as the Sardars of Tamilnadu
3. Chola called themselves as Suryavanshi
(A)Only 1 and 2
Only 2 and 3
(C)Only 1 and 3
All 2 and 3
71. Sultan Alauddin Khalji imposed land revenue at the rate of
(A)One-fourth of the produce
Two-thirds of the produce
(C)One-half of the produce
Two-fifths of the produce
72. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer
List I (Years) List II (Events)
a. 1296 A.D. 1. The Mongols invaded Delhi
b. 1336 A.D. 2. Harihara founded the Kingdom of Vijayanagara
c. 1398 A.D. 3. Timur's invasion
d. 1504 A.D. 4. The city of Agra founded by Sultan Sikandar Lodi
5. Transfer of the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad Codes
D-1
D-5
D-2
D-4
73. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer
List I List II
a. Lakshmi Bai 1. Deported to Rangoon
b. Tantia Tope 2. Fled to Nepal
c. Nana Saheb 3. Captured and executed
d. Bahadur Shah 4. Killed in a battle
D-4
D-1
D-1
D-1
74. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer
List I (Name of the reform movements) List II (Name of its protagonist)
a. Satya Shodhak Samaj 1. Jotirao Govindrao Phule
b. Self Respect Movement 2. E.V. Ramaswami Naickar
c. Sarva Shodhak Samaj 3. Shahu Maharaj
d. Namdhari 4. Ram Singh
D-4
D-1
D-2
D-3
75. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below
List I List II
a. Ajanta 1. Temples built by the Chandela rulers
b. Ellora 2. Cave paintings
c. Khajuraho 3. Kailasha temple
d. Elephanta 4. Brahmanical sculptures
Codes
D-4
D-3
D-2
D-4
76. "Both Agra and Fatehpur Sikri are bigger than London." Who said it
(A)Bernier
Ralph Fitch
(C)Hawkins
Manucci
77. Who among the following was NOT a party to the conspiracy of the English against Nawab Sirajuddaula
(A)Amic Chand
Jagat Seth
(C)Mir Zafar
Ghasti Begum
78. Before Quit India movement, the British Govt. made a plan to imprison Gandhi and others leaders. The plan was known as
(A)Operation desert
Operation blue star
(C)Operation seashore
Operation zero hour
79. What was the object of Rowlatt Act
declare all strikes as illegal
declare all services as Emergency Services
the constitutional movement by imprisoning any one and punish him without trial
(D)None of these
80. The first Christian Missionary entered India in the
(A)1st century B.C.
1st century A.D.
(C)2nd century A.D.
3rd century A.D.
81. Which of the following Treaties Yashwant Rao Holkar signed with the British
(A)The Treaty of Bassein
The Treaty of Deogaon
(C)The Treaty of Surji-Arjangaon
The Treaty of Rajpurghat
82. Who was not related to Home Rule Movement
(A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Annie Besant
(C)Jinnah
Arundale
83. Which among the following was NOT one of the causes of the market-system introduced by Alauddin Khalji
reduce the cost of all necessary articles in the capital
maintain a large standing army at the centre at lower cost
provide better facilities of life to his subjects at a cheaper cost
stop speculation and black-marketing in the capital by the traders
84. By which act provincial Autonomy was established
(A)Act of 1935
Morley-Minto Reform
(C)Montague Chelmford
Simon Commission Report
85. Rajatarangini of Kalhana was translated into Persian by
(A)Abdul Qadir Badauni
Haji Ibrahim Sarhindi
(C)Mulla Shah Muhammad of Shahabad
Shaikh Sultana of Thaneshwar
86. Which of the following rebellion began in 1816 and continued till 1832
(A)Kol
Khasi
(C)Kutchh
Naikad
87. According to which of the following Treaty, Madras was restored to the English by the French
(A)The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapella (1749)
The Treaty of Pondicherry (1754)
(C)The Treaty of Salbai (1782)
The Treaty of Mangalore (1784)
88. Give the correct descending order
(A)Mandalam, Valanadu, Kurram
Mandalam Nadu, Kottam
(C)Kurram, Nadu, Kottam
Nadu, Kurram Taniyur
89. Who built a great mosque at Devagiri
(A)Malik Kafur
Mohd. bin Tughlaq
(C)Allauddin Khalji
Mubarak Shah
90. With whom Lord Cornwallis conducted the permanent settlement
(A)Peasants
Zamindars
(C)Agricultural Labourers
Contractors
91. The Theosophical Society was first established in India at
(A)Bombay
Thane near Bombay
(C)Adyar near Madras
Calcutta
92. The Anglo-Oriental College, at Aligarh was founded in the year
(A)1875
1876
(C)1877
1888
93. In March, 1784, on the insistence of whom the treaty of Manglore was signed
(A)Warren Hastings
Col. Fultern
(C)Tipu Sultan
Lord Macartne
94. Which of the following is correctly matched
(A)Ram Narain Commander of Sirajuddaula
(B)Mir Madan Diwan of Mir Jafar
(C)Rai Durlabh Subedar of Bihar
(D)Jagat Seth Famous Seth of Bengals
95. Which of the following is not matched
(A)C.R. Reddy-Praja Mitra Mandali
(B)Jyotiba Phule-Satyashodhak Samaj
(C)B.R. Ambedkar-All India Depressed Classes Association
(D)Atma Ram-Prarthna Samaj
96. The First Trade Union Act was passed in
(A)1918
1920
(C)1926
1930
97. Put the following act in chronological order
1. Indian Trade Union Act
2. Indian Factories Act
3. Trade Disputes Act
4. Indian Mines Act
3
2
4
1
98. The Vernacular Press Act passed by Lord Lytton was repealed by
(A)Lord William Bentinck
Lord Canning
(C)Lord Ripon
Lord Dufferin
99. Which of the following was the First President of the 'All India States' Peoples' Conference
(A)Sardar Vallabhai Patel
Acharya Kriplani
(C)Maulana Azad
Jawarhar Lal Nehru
100. Who was the author of the novel, Coolie
(A)Raja Rao
Mulk Raj Anand
(C)R.K. Narayanan
Bhabani Bhattacharya
101. The first to arive in India were
(A)French
Portugues
(C)Dutch
English
102. Which of the following Acts abolished the Monopoly Trade of the East India Company in India
(A)The Charter Act of 1793
The Charter Act of 1813
(C)The Charter Act of 1833
The Charter Act of 1853
103. The First Maratha Chief who accepted the Subsidiary Alliance System of Lord Wellesley was
(A)Peshwa Baji Rao II
Raghuji Bhonsle
(C)Daulat Rao Sindia
Yashwant Rao Holkar
104. Which among the following was not conquered by Ranjit Singh
(A)Kashmir
Multan
(C)Peshawar
Cis-Sutlej-territory
105. What was the main reason of war between Mir Qasim and the British
(A)Reorganization of Army of European
(B)Transfer of capital by Mir Qasim to Moongheyer
(C)Conflict on trade tax and abolition of tax on internal trade
remove the corruption of the revenue department
106. Which historical events of the following occurred last
(A)Jallianwala Tragedy
Quit India Movement
(C)Indian Independence
Pakistan's Independence
107. Who from the following was not a member of cabined mission
(A)Lord Atlee
Lord Pethick Lawrence
(C)Sir STRAFFORD Cripps
A.V.Alexander
108. Humayun fought his decisive battle against Sher Shah at
(A)Chunargarh
Chausa
(C)Bilgram
Delhi
109. Which among the following was not included in the military reform introduced by Sher Shah
(A)Keeping a large army at the center
(B)Cash payment to the soldiers
(C)Introduction of the practices of keeping Huliya of soldiers and of branding horses
(D)Keeping of a swiftly-moving artillery
110. The one Rajput State which persisted in its attempt to regain independence till the death of Aurangazeb was
(A)Marwar
Mewar
(C)Jaipur
Bikaner
111. The Mir Bakhshi of the Mughal emperors was Head of the Department of
(A)Finance
Military organization
(C)Foreign affairs
Intelligence
112. Who among the following wrote Mutkhab-ul-Tawarikh
(A)Abdul Rahim-Khan-i-Khana
Abbas Sarwani
(C)Ahmad Yadagara Mirza
Badayuni
113. Akbar built Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri to commemorate his conquest of
(A)Malwa
Gujarat
(C)Bengal
Kashmir
114. Who painted the Mughal picture of Syberian Crane
(A)Daswanth
Basawan
(C)Mansur
Abul Hasan
115. One of the most famous works on Hindu Law, the Mitakshara was written by
(A)Vidyaranya
Nayachandra
(C)Gangadhara
Vijnanesvara
116. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi called himself the Khalifa
(A)Balban
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(C)Mubarak Khalji
Iltutmish
117. Which of the following established the Department of Agriculture in Medieval India
(A)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Balban
(C)Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
Firoz Tughlaq
118. When was the treaty of Amritsar signed
(A)1825
1809
(C)1848
1844
119. Who told about Mahatma Gandhi that he was a Fakir
(A)Atlee
Cripps
(C)Churchil
Wavell
120. Which among the following was not conquered by Rajendra Chola I
(A)Pandya and Chera
Sri Lanka
(C)Sailendra Empire
Chalukas of Kalyani
(A)Surkotada
Lothal
(C)Sutkagendor
Desalpur
2. Which one of the following was the largest burnt-brick structure of the Indus Valley Civilization
(A)The Great Bath
Granary
(C)Assembly Hall
Lothal Dockyard
3. The First Jain Council was held at
(A)Vaishali
Vallabhi
(C)Pataliputra
Manali
4. The Earliest reference to Vasudeva is found in
(A)Chandogya Upanishad
Yajurveda
(C)Markandya Puranam
Samaveda
5. The Ashokan Inscriptions are found in
(A)Kharoshthi and Brahmi
Kharoshthi, Brahmi and Greek
(C)Kharoshthi, Brahmi and Aramaic
Kharoshthi, Brahmi, Greek and Aramaic
6. How many committees were there in the Municipal Administration of Pataliputra during the Mauryan period
(A)Six
Eight
(C)Four
Two
7. The main feature of the Dravidan style of Temple Architecture is
(A)Sikhara
Vimana
(C)Gopuram
Mandapam
8. The Kushan rulers worshipped
(A)Shiva
The Buddha
(C)Vishnu
All the three
9. Match the following
a. Ashtadhyayi 1. Ashavaghosha
b. Natya Shastra 2. Panini
c. Harsha Charita 3. Bharata Muni
d. Buddha Charitam 4. Bana Bhatta
D-4
D-1
D-2
D-3
10. Who was known as the "Amitragatha"
(A)Bindusara
Bimbisara
(C)Chandragupta Maurya
Ashoka
11. Which of the following translated Mahabharata for the first time into Tamil
(A)Perundevanar
Kamban
(C)Sundaramurthi
Bharavi
12. The Classic Text known as "Jivaka Chintamani" is associated with
(A)Jainism
Buddhism
(C)Hinduism
Sikhism
13. At the time of Bindusar's death, Asoka was stationed as Viceroy at
(A)Ujjain
Taxila
(C)Dhauli
Girnar
14. The Buddhist Order broke into Sthaviravadins and the Mahasanghikas at the
(A)First General Council
Second General Council
(C)Third General Council
Fourth General Council
15. Who propagated Madhyamik Buddhism in China
(A)Bimbasar
Dignag
(C)Kumarjiva
Vasubandhu
16. Who was the author of Vishuddhi magga
(A)Ashvaghosh
Buddhish Ghosh
(C)Vasumitra
Nagarjuna
17. The title of Piyadassi was given to
(A)Asoka
Harsha
(C)Chandragupta-I
Kanishka
18. Who among the following built the famous temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram
(A)Rajendra Chola I
Rajaraja
(C)Rajaraja Chola II
None of these
19. Which of the following is a Cave Temple
(A)Kailasnath Temple at Kanchi
Shiva Temple at Tanjore
(C)Shiva Temple at Elephanta
Sun Temple at Martand
20. Identify the Delhi Sultan who introduced the practice of Sijja
(A)Iltutmish
Balban
(C)Allauddin Khilji
Firoz Tughlaq
21. An exquisite example of the "Nagra style of architecture" is provided by the
(A)Kailashnath Temple, Kanchipuram
Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneshwar
(C)Brihadeswara Temple, Thanjavur
Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho
22. In the Battle of Tallikota, Ramaraya was murdered by
(A)Hussain Nizamshah
Ibrahim Qutubshah
(C)Adilshah of Bijapur
Quli Qutubshah
23. Which of the following Traveler visited the court of Sri Krishna Devaraya
(A)Barbosa
Nikitin
(C)Nuniz
Abdul Razak
24. Who shifted his capital from Delhi to Davegiri
(A)Firozshah
Balban
(C)Moh. Tughlaq
Iltutmish
25. The Kakatiya paintings were found at
(A)Ramappa
Warangal
(C)Pillalamarri
Panagal
26. Which of the following persons is said to have remarked that the Indian were of pure moral character
Hien
Itsing
(C)Hiuen Tsang
Pliny
27. Which of the following is wrongly matched
(A)Abul Fazl-Akbar Nama
Gulbadan Begum-Humayan Nama
(C)Faizi-Tarikhi-Rashid
Jahangir-Tuzuki-Jahangiri
28. The entrance Door to the Qutub Minar is called as
(A)Qutub Darwaza
Buland Darwaza
(C)Alai Darwaza
Siri Darwaza
29. Who was the first Peshwa King of the Maratha Empire
(A)Narain Rao
Balaji Vishwanath
(C)Balaji Baji Rao
Nana Phadnavis
30. Match of the following
a. Alberuni 1. Padmavat
b. Malik Mohammad Jaisi 2. Haqaiq-i-Hindi
c. Abdul Wahid Belgrami 3. Kitab-ul-Hind
d. Ziauddin-Barani 4. Tughlaq Nama
D-4
D-2
D-1
D-3
31. The City of Agra was founded by
(A)Sikandar Lodi
Akbar
(C)Bahlul Lodi
Firoz Tughlaq
32. Which one of the following Deccan Sultanates did not join the grand alliance against Rama Raja in the Battle of Talikota in 1565
(A)Bijapur
Berar
(C)Golkonda
Bidar
33. Among the Marathas who helped the Sayyad Brothers in overthrowing Farukh Siyar in 1719
(A)Shivaji II
Sahuji
(C)Balaji Vishwanath
Baji Rao I
34. Diwan I insha is related to
(A)Religious toleration
Road construction
(C)Education
Correspondence
35. Which of the Governor-General declared illegal and punishable by court
(A)William Bentick
Lord Dalhousi
(C)Lord Reading
Lord Ripon
36. The East India company was granted the privilege of trading duty free in Bengal in
(A)1717
1715
(C)1710
1705
37. Which one of the following English Colonel who was taken as a prisoner by Hyder Ali
(A)Eyre Coot
Braithwaithe
(C)Baillie
Malcom
38. In 1890, who among the following started the "Indian Social Reformer"
(A)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
K. Viresalingam
(C)K.N. Natarajan
M.G. Ranade
39. To whom did Alauddin Khalji entrust the mission to conquer South
(A)Ulugh Khan
Malik Kafur
(C)Kahijra Khan
Ghazi Malik
40. Which of the following was called as Lokahitawadi
(A)Jyotibha Phule
Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(C)Ranade
Atmaram Panduranga
41. Who was the Last Nawab of Awadh
(A)Sadat Khan
Safdar Jung
(C)Salimulla Khan
Wajid Alishah
42. According to the B.R.Ambedkar which one of the following was most necessary for the uplift of Dalit;
(A)Education
Reservation in Govt. services
(C)Social reform
Political power for dalit
43. The First Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was
(A)Abdul Kalam Azad
Rahimatullah Sayani
(C)Mohd. Ali Jinnah
Badruddin Tyabji
44. Sir Harcourt Butler Committee was appointed to
(A)Investigate the relations between the British Empire and the Indian states
(B)Suggest suitable provisions for protection of minorities
(C)Ensure proportionate representation of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes
(D)Prepare Plan for the Merger of Princely States into Indian Union
45. Rani Gaidiliu a rebel leader against the British was from
(A)Tripura
Assam
(C)Nagaland
Manipur
46. Which one of the following Congress Sessions adopted a resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy
(A)Belgaum
Calcutta
(C)Lahore
Karachi
47. Who was the Advocate at the famous INS Trials
(A)Bhulabhai Desai
Asaf Ali
(C)Rajinder Prasad
Rajgopalachari
48. Who among the following prepared the First Draft of the Constitution of India
(A)Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Jawaharlal Nehru
(C)K.M. Munshi
B.N. Rau
49. Which British Prime Minister presided over the First Round Table Conference
(A)Lloyd George
Lord Atlee
(C)Winston Churchill
Ramsay Macdonald
50. Which one of the following is not correctly matched
(A)1887 Indian National Congress session Calcutta
(B)1916 Indian National Congress session Lucknow
(C)1922 Indian National Congress session Gaya
(D)1939 Indian National Congress session Tripura
51. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose organized the Indian National Army in
(A)Tokyo
Singapore
(C)Hong Kong
Kuala Lumpur
52. Which among the following was the reason of handing over Bombay by the Portuguese to the British
(A)The Portuguese surrendered it to the British after their defeat in a naval battle in the Arabian Sea
(B)The Portuguese handed it over to the British after a peace-treaty in Europe
(C)The Portuguese gave it to Britain as dowry when princess Catherine of Braganza was married to Charles II of Britain
(D)None of the above
53. Which of the following nobles of the Deccan Sultanate first trained the Marathas in Guerilla Warfare
(A)Malik Amber of Ahmadnagar
Mir Zumla of Golkonda
(C)Madanna of Golkonda
Afzal Khan of Bijapur
54. Chauth was a tax which Shivaji collected from the neighbouring kingdoms and it was
of annual income of a territory
1/4th of annual income of a territory
of annual income of a territory
1/2nd of annual income of a territory
55. Who was the Mughal Emperor when Nadir Shah attacked Delhi
(A)Bahadur Shah I
Muhammad Shah
(C)Ahmad Shah
Alamgiri II
56. Which among the following was NOT one of the results of the First Karnataka War
(A)The French gained territories at the cost of the English
(B)The superiority of European arms and warfare as against the native rulers became clear
(C)Importance of Navy was clearly exhibited
(D)Political ambitions of Duplex got further encouragement
57. Which among the following was the agenda for the Round Table Conference held in London
discuss the report of the Simon Commission
form a Constitution for Indian
find a solution of the Communal Problem in India
find a solution of the Depressed classes in India
58. Which among the following, was NOT one of the provisions of the 'Communal Award'?
(A)Separate electorates for the Muslims, Europeans and the Sikhs
(B)Members of the Depressed Classes were assigned reserved seats and separate electorates
(C)Distinction was being drawn between Depressed classes and higher caste Hindus
(D)None of the above
59. Which among the following political parties opposed the Quit India Movement of 1942
(A)Muslim League and CPI
Muslim League
(C)Communist Party of India
Forward Block
60. Which among the following was the cause of the failure of Wavell's Plan and the Simla Conference held in 1945 A.D.
(A)Refusal of M.A. Jinnah to participate in the Simla Conference
(B)Insistence of M.A. Jinnah that all Muslim members should be of Muslim League only
(C)Exclusion of the Hindu Mahasabha from the deliberation of the Simla Conference
(D)Soft attitude of the Congress towards M.A. Jinnah
61. The election for the Constituent Assembly of India was held in the year
(A)1946
1947
(C)1948
1949
62. Who among the following first used the word Pakistan for the home-land of the Indian Muslim
(A)Sir Muhammad Iqbal
Sir Agha Khan
(C)M.A. Jinnah
Chaudhary Rahmat Ali
63. Who was the King shown playing the Veena on Ancient coins
(A)Maurya Chandragupta
Vikramaditya
(C)Samudragupta
Ashoka
64. The founder of the Deccan Education Society was
(A)R.G. Bhandarkar
Professor Kelkar
(C)Jotiba Phule
M.G. Ranade
65. Which of the following statements cannot be attributed to Dayananda Sarswathi
(A)Every person had the right of direct access to God
led a revolt against Hindu orthodoxy
favoured the study of western sciences
considered the priests as highly learned and selfless
66. Who founded the Sanskrit College at Benares
(A)William Jones
Jonathan Duncan
(C)Charles Grant
Warren Hastings
67. Who among the following revolutionaries threw a bomb on Lord Hardinge in 1912
(A)Prafulla Chowki
Khudiram Bose
(C)Rash Behari Bose
Madan Lal Dhingra
68. Who was the leader of the Chittagaong Armoury Raid
(A)Surya Sen
Jatin Das
(C)Chandra Shekhar Azad
Sukhdev
69. Who among the following was NOT an Extremist
(A)Aurobindo Ghosh
M.G. Ranade
(C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Lala Lajpat Rai
70. Which statement is true
1. Chola first encounter was with Rashtrakut
2. Chola ruled as the Sardars of Tamilnadu
3. Chola called themselves as Suryavanshi
(A)Only 1 and 2
Only 2 and 3
(C)Only 1 and 3
All 2 and 3
71. Sultan Alauddin Khalji imposed land revenue at the rate of
(A)One-fourth of the produce
Two-thirds of the produce
(C)One-half of the produce
Two-fifths of the produce
72. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer
List I (Years) List II (Events)
a. 1296 A.D. 1. The Mongols invaded Delhi
b. 1336 A.D. 2. Harihara founded the Kingdom of Vijayanagara
c. 1398 A.D. 3. Timur's invasion
d. 1504 A.D. 4. The city of Agra founded by Sultan Sikandar Lodi
5. Transfer of the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad Codes
D-1
D-5
D-2
D-4
73. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer
List I List II
a. Lakshmi Bai 1. Deported to Rangoon
b. Tantia Tope 2. Fled to Nepal
c. Nana Saheb 3. Captured and executed
d. Bahadur Shah 4. Killed in a battle
D-4
D-1
D-1
D-1
74. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer
List I (Name of the reform movements) List II (Name of its protagonist)
a. Satya Shodhak Samaj 1. Jotirao Govindrao Phule
b. Self Respect Movement 2. E.V. Ramaswami Naickar
c. Sarva Shodhak Samaj 3. Shahu Maharaj
d. Namdhari 4. Ram Singh
D-4
D-1
D-2
D-3
75. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below
List I List II
a. Ajanta 1. Temples built by the Chandela rulers
b. Ellora 2. Cave paintings
c. Khajuraho 3. Kailasha temple
d. Elephanta 4. Brahmanical sculptures
Codes
D-4
D-3
D-2
D-4
76. "Both Agra and Fatehpur Sikri are bigger than London." Who said it
(A)Bernier
Ralph Fitch
(C)Hawkins
Manucci
77. Who among the following was NOT a party to the conspiracy of the English against Nawab Sirajuddaula
(A)Amic Chand
Jagat Seth
(C)Mir Zafar
Ghasti Begum
78. Before Quit India movement, the British Govt. made a plan to imprison Gandhi and others leaders. The plan was known as
(A)Operation desert
Operation blue star
(C)Operation seashore
Operation zero hour
79. What was the object of Rowlatt Act
declare all strikes as illegal
declare all services as Emergency Services
the constitutional movement by imprisoning any one and punish him without trial
(D)None of these
80. The first Christian Missionary entered India in the
(A)1st century B.C.
1st century A.D.
(C)2nd century A.D.
3rd century A.D.
81. Which of the following Treaties Yashwant Rao Holkar signed with the British
(A)The Treaty of Bassein
The Treaty of Deogaon
(C)The Treaty of Surji-Arjangaon
The Treaty of Rajpurghat
82. Who was not related to Home Rule Movement
(A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Annie Besant
(C)Jinnah
Arundale
83. Which among the following was NOT one of the causes of the market-system introduced by Alauddin Khalji
reduce the cost of all necessary articles in the capital
maintain a large standing army at the centre at lower cost
provide better facilities of life to his subjects at a cheaper cost
stop speculation and black-marketing in the capital by the traders
84. By which act provincial Autonomy was established
(A)Act of 1935
Morley-Minto Reform
(C)Montague Chelmford
Simon Commission Report
85. Rajatarangini of Kalhana was translated into Persian by
(A)Abdul Qadir Badauni
Haji Ibrahim Sarhindi
(C)Mulla Shah Muhammad of Shahabad
Shaikh Sultana of Thaneshwar
86. Which of the following rebellion began in 1816 and continued till 1832
(A)Kol
Khasi
(C)Kutchh
Naikad
87. According to which of the following Treaty, Madras was restored to the English by the French
(A)The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapella (1749)
The Treaty of Pondicherry (1754)
(C)The Treaty of Salbai (1782)
The Treaty of Mangalore (1784)
88. Give the correct descending order
(A)Mandalam, Valanadu, Kurram
Mandalam Nadu, Kottam
(C)Kurram, Nadu, Kottam
Nadu, Kurram Taniyur
89. Who built a great mosque at Devagiri
(A)Malik Kafur
Mohd. bin Tughlaq
(C)Allauddin Khalji
Mubarak Shah
90. With whom Lord Cornwallis conducted the permanent settlement
(A)Peasants
Zamindars
(C)Agricultural Labourers
Contractors
91. The Theosophical Society was first established in India at
(A)Bombay
Thane near Bombay
(C)Adyar near Madras
Calcutta
92. The Anglo-Oriental College, at Aligarh was founded in the year
(A)1875
1876
(C)1877
1888
93. In March, 1784, on the insistence of whom the treaty of Manglore was signed
(A)Warren Hastings
Col. Fultern
(C)Tipu Sultan
Lord Macartne
94. Which of the following is correctly matched
(A)Ram Narain Commander of Sirajuddaula
(B)Mir Madan Diwan of Mir Jafar
(C)Rai Durlabh Subedar of Bihar
(D)Jagat Seth Famous Seth of Bengals
95. Which of the following is not matched
(A)C.R. Reddy-Praja Mitra Mandali
(B)Jyotiba Phule-Satyashodhak Samaj
(C)B.R. Ambedkar-All India Depressed Classes Association
(D)Atma Ram-Prarthna Samaj
96. The First Trade Union Act was passed in
(A)1918
1920
(C)1926
1930
97. Put the following act in chronological order
1. Indian Trade Union Act
2. Indian Factories Act
3. Trade Disputes Act
4. Indian Mines Act
3
2
4
1
98. The Vernacular Press Act passed by Lord Lytton was repealed by
(A)Lord William Bentinck
Lord Canning
(C)Lord Ripon
Lord Dufferin
99. Which of the following was the First President of the 'All India States' Peoples' Conference
(A)Sardar Vallabhai Patel
Acharya Kriplani
(C)Maulana Azad
Jawarhar Lal Nehru
100. Who was the author of the novel, Coolie
(A)Raja Rao
Mulk Raj Anand
(C)R.K. Narayanan
Bhabani Bhattacharya
101. The first to arive in India were
(A)French
Portugues
(C)Dutch
English
102. Which of the following Acts abolished the Monopoly Trade of the East India Company in India
(A)The Charter Act of 1793
The Charter Act of 1813
(C)The Charter Act of 1833
The Charter Act of 1853
103. The First Maratha Chief who accepted the Subsidiary Alliance System of Lord Wellesley was
(A)Peshwa Baji Rao II
Raghuji Bhonsle
(C)Daulat Rao Sindia
Yashwant Rao Holkar
104. Which among the following was not conquered by Ranjit Singh
(A)Kashmir
Multan
(C)Peshawar
Cis-Sutlej-territory
105. What was the main reason of war between Mir Qasim and the British
(A)Reorganization of Army of European
(B)Transfer of capital by Mir Qasim to Moongheyer
(C)Conflict on trade tax and abolition of tax on internal trade
remove the corruption of the revenue department
106. Which historical events of the following occurred last
(A)Jallianwala Tragedy
Quit India Movement
(C)Indian Independence
Pakistan's Independence
107. Who from the following was not a member of cabined mission
(A)Lord Atlee
Lord Pethick Lawrence
(C)Sir STRAFFORD Cripps
A.V.Alexander
108. Humayun fought his decisive battle against Sher Shah at
(A)Chunargarh
Chausa
(C)Bilgram
Delhi
109. Which among the following was not included in the military reform introduced by Sher Shah
(A)Keeping a large army at the center
(B)Cash payment to the soldiers
(C)Introduction of the practices of keeping Huliya of soldiers and of branding horses
(D)Keeping of a swiftly-moving artillery
110. The one Rajput State which persisted in its attempt to regain independence till the death of Aurangazeb was
(A)Marwar
Mewar
(C)Jaipur
Bikaner
111. The Mir Bakhshi of the Mughal emperors was Head of the Department of
(A)Finance
Military organization
(C)Foreign affairs
Intelligence
112. Who among the following wrote Mutkhab-ul-Tawarikh
(A)Abdul Rahim-Khan-i-Khana
Abbas Sarwani
(C)Ahmad Yadagara Mirza
Badayuni
113. Akbar built Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri to commemorate his conquest of
(A)Malwa
Gujarat
(C)Bengal
Kashmir
114. Who painted the Mughal picture of Syberian Crane
(A)Daswanth
Basawan
(C)Mansur
Abul Hasan
115. One of the most famous works on Hindu Law, the Mitakshara was written by
(A)Vidyaranya
Nayachandra
(C)Gangadhara
Vijnanesvara
116. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi called himself the Khalifa
(A)Balban
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(C)Mubarak Khalji
Iltutmish
117. Which of the following established the Department of Agriculture in Medieval India
(A)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Balban
(C)Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
Firoz Tughlaq
118. When was the treaty of Amritsar signed
(A)1825
1809
(C)1848
1844
119. Who told about Mahatma Gandhi that he was a Fakir
(A)Atlee
Cripps
(C)Churchil
Wavell
120. Which among the following was not conquered by Rajendra Chola I
(A)Pandya and Chera
Sri Lanka
(C)Sailendra Empire
Chalukas of Kalyani
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