1. In Ancient India Karshapana referred to:

Name of a King

Coins of gold and silver

Name of a toll tax

Name of a transport vehicle

2. The well-known earliest Sangam Tamil epic is known as one of the following.

Tolkappiyam

Shilpadigaram

Tirukkural

Abananuru

3. Which one of the major Hindu Gods is worshipped in an aniconic form

Brahma

Narasimha

Shiva

Shakti

4. Match the Buddhist Texts in List with their content in List-II. Use the code below to choose the correct answer.
List List-II

Vinaya Pitaka Questions of a King.
Milinda Panha Dialogues of the Buddha
Digha Nikaya Rules for monks and nuns
Mahavamsa Chronicle of a Monastery

Code

A B C D
1 2 3 4

A B C D
3 1 2 4

A B C D
4 3 2 1

A B C D
2 4 1 3

5. The first Tirthankara according to Jaina tradition was:

Gosala

Parsva

Rishaba

Bhadra Bahu

6. Which one of the following taxes was paid in cash.

Kara

Bhaga

Hiranya

Bhoga

7. Which of the following two pairs are correctly matched. Use code below to select the correct answer.

1. Palai Dry Land

2. Parvatarar Wet Land

3. Ulavar Hilly Land

4. Neydal Coast Land


Code:

2 and 3

l and 3

2 and 4

l and 4

8. Which one of the following does not fall in the category of the other three?

Brahmadeya

Pratyanta

Agrahara

Devadana

9. Which one of the following is the earliest stone age culture in the Indian Sub-continent.

Chalcolithic

Neolithic

Paleolithic

Mesolithic

10. Match the following List-I with List-II. Choose correct answer from Code below.
List List-II

Kailash Temple Tanjore

Sun Temple II) Mamallapuram

Shore Temple III) Konark

Brihadeshwara Temple IV) Ellora

Code

A B C D
II I IV III

IV III II I

III IV I II

I II III IV

11. Give the correct chronological order of

Kalidas

II) Banabhatta

III) Kautilya

IV) Jayadeva
Choose correct answer from Code below.

IV, II, III, I

1II, II, IV

II, IV, III

III, II, IV, I

12.. Before ascending the Maurya throne, Ashoka served as a Viceroy of?

Pataliputra

Taxila

Tosali

Kaushanthi



13.Ashtadiggajas were in the court of?

Harshavardhana

Chandragupta II

Krishnadeva Raya

Rajaraja


14. Which among the following is not correctly paired?

Bana-Harshavardhana

Gita Govinda -Tulsidas

Megasthenes -Seleucus

Pushyamitra -Sunga dynasty


15. In ancient Indian historical geography, the name 'Ratnakara' denoted?

the Arabian Sea

the Bay of Bengal

the Indian Ocean

the confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati at Prayaga.


16. According to the Dharmasastras, 'Anuloma' is a marriage between

higher caste man and a lower caste woman

lower caste man and a higher caste woman

man and a woman of the same caste

man and a woman of the same gotra


17. Who was the Chinese philosopher, who visited India during Harsha's reign?

Hieun-Tsang

Fa-hien

I Tsing

Confucius

18. The Ashokan pillar, adopted as our national symbol, is situated at

Mehrauli

Pataliputra

Sarnath

Amaravathi


19. The famous centre of Sanskrit learning under the Pallavas was

Pattadukkal

Tanjore

Kanchipuram

Vatapi'

20. Saktism is closely associated with which sect of
Brahminism.

Vaishnavism

Saivism

Bhagavatism

None of the above.


21. Who were the first to issue gold coins in India?

Aryans

Kushans

Tatars

Mughals


22. One of the major towns of the Godavari in the Satavahana kingdom was?

Korkkai

Arikkamedu

Maski

Pratishthana


23. Who were Jangamas?

Priests of Virasaivism

Followers of Kashmiri Saivism

Dancing Girls attached to Siva Temples

Female members of Kapalika sect.


24. Pattinams refer to

Port Cities

Trade Centers

Industrial Cities

Temple towns


25. Idangai and Valangai were South Indian

Vaishnava sects

Royal ceremonies

Social Divisions

Saivite sects

26, Brahmagiri is a place ofhistorical importance because

it has an inscription of Ashoka

it was a Paleolithic site

it has an inscription of Vikramaditya VI

it was the capital ofthe Gangas


27. Sri Perumbudur, a temple town in south, is the birthplace of

Adi Shankaracharya

adhavacharya

Vidyaranya

Ramanuja


28. A great name in Indian medicine is

Aryabhatta

Varahamihira

Sudraka

Susruta

29. The term nanadesi refers to

Imports of luxury goods from foreign countries

Official in charge for the promotion of foreign trade

Merchants involved in international trade

Travellers from foreign countries.


30. The temples of Belur and Halebid exemplify the architecture of

Cholas

Chalukyas

Hoysalas

Kakatiyas


31. The Deccan campaign of Ala-ud-din was the great success under his able general
Malik Kafur

Malik Amber

Muhbbat Khan

Firoz Shah

32. Who was the ninth Sikh Guru Aurangzeb executed?

Guru Gobind

Guru Teg Bahadur

Guru Angad

Guru Ramdas

33. Who was the

Religious head of the Portueguese in India

Commercial head of the Arab merchants in India

Hindu Ruler of Calicut

Landlord in South -Western region ofIndia


34. Which of the following Englishman was honoured by Jahangir with the title of

Sir Thomas Roe

Edward Terry

William Hawkins

None of these


35. Akbar's revenue system was devised by

Abul Fazal

Todar Mal

Man Singh

Birbal

36. In the Maratha administration the Prime Minister was known as
Amatya

Mantri

Peshwa

Pandit Rao

37. The battle which sealed the fate of the Vijayanagar Empire was fought at

Takkolam

Tiruppurambiyam

Talaikottah

Tirupati

38. With reference to South India, what is 'Kalaripayattu'?

early medieval Bhakti cult of Saivism

ancient style bronze and brasswork still found in southern part of Coromandel area

contemporary form of dance-drama and a living tradition in the northern part of Malabar

It is an medieval martial art and a living tradition in some parts of South India

39. One of the main sources for the study of the history of medieval Manipur is the

Ahom Buranji Burmese Royal chronicles Tripura Rajmala Cheitaron Kumpapa

40. Firdausi, the author ofShahnamah wrote during the period of

Mahmud Beghara

Mohammed Ghori

Mahmud of Ghazni

Iltutmish

41. Chandbibi of Ahmednagar fought to protect her kingdom against?

Mughals

East India Company

Adilshahi forces of Bijapur

Nizam forces of Hyderabad


42. Which of the following dynasty developed the Vesara style in the building of structural temples?

Hoyasalas

Rastrakuta

Badami Chalukyan

Yadavas

43. Who laid out the first Mughal garden in India?

Babar

Akbar

Jahangir

Shahjahan


44. Which of the following Rashtrakuta kings was poet himself and contributed to Kannada literature?
Amoghavarsha I

Govinda III

Krishna III

Dantidurga

45. What were the sthalas in kakatiya dynasty
group of villages

group ofnadus

religious place

land grant

46. Name the European traveller who described legal practicing of prostitution in Golkonda kingdom:

Tavernier

Francois Bernier

Buchanan

Manucci

47. Which of the following Qutb Shahi ruler built Charminar?

Quli Qutb Shah

Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah

Jamsheed

Ibrahim Qutb Shah

48. Which of the following Kakatiya rulers founded Orugallu (Warangal)?

Prola II

Rudradeva

Ganapatideva

Rudramadevi

49. The Hall of Religious Discussions built by Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri was called

Din-i-illahi

Buland Darwaza

Diwan -e-Aam

Ibadat Khana

50. Who was the ruler of medieval India who is credited with the building of the Serais and Kos Minars on the trading routes?

Babur

Krishnadeva Raya

Jahangir

Sher Shah Suri


51. Main export commodity of the Vijaynagar Kingdom was

Salt

Black pepper

Indigo

Silk

52. The south Indian city famous for its inlay work in medieval period was

Kanchipuram

Bidar

Bijapur

Humpi

53.Which one of the following Sultans brought the Ashokan Pillar to Delhi

Ghiyasuddin Tughluq

Muhammad Bin Tughluq

Firoz Shah Tughluq

Sikandar Lodi

54.Who was the Chola king who built the Brihadeshwar temple in Tanjore?

Kulothungan

Rajendra

Karikal Chola

Raja Raja I

55. During whose reign Mewar came to conclude peace treaty with Mughals?

Akbar

Jahangir

Shahjahan

Aurangzeb


56. Which ofthe following contemporary chroniclers was appointed as a Qazi ofDelhi by Muhammad Bin Tughluq.

Ziauddin Barani

Sahms I Siraj Afifi

Ibn Batutah

none of the above

57. The Ilbari ruler who introduced Sijda, Paibos and Nauroz in the Delhi Sultanate was

Qutubuddin Aibak

Iltutmish

Balban

Razia Sultan

58. Under the Delhi Sultanate, Shiqqdar was

Head of the village Patwaris

Military Officer at Pargana Level

The treasurer ofthe Pargana

Looking after trade activities

59. Sultan Ghari was built as the mausoleum of

Qutubuddin Aibak

Ruknuddin Firoz

Balban

Nasiruddin Mahmud

60. Khazain ul Futuh composed by Amir Khusau describes

The military campaigns ofAlaudin Khilji

The military campaigns ofJailuddin Khilji

The meeting between Bugra Khan and Kaikubad

Ghiyasuddin Tughluq's achievements

61. Who among the following was a founder of Widow Marriage Association in 1861

Devendranath Tagore

Mahadev Govinda Ranade

Surendranath Banerjee

Swami Dayanand Saraswati

62. Which Session of the Indian National Congress approved, 'Gandhi-Irwin

Karachi Session

Lahore Session

Calcutta Session

Tripura Session

63. Which Act put an end to the monopoly of the East India Company over the India Trade?

Charter Acts of 1858

Act of 1824

Charter Acts of 1813

None of the above

64.Which freedom fighter is known as 'Desh Bandhu"?
Gopal Krishna Gokhaie

Lala Lajpat Rai

Chittranjan Das

Bipin Chandra Pal

65.British crown took over the Indian Government to end the rule of East India Company in the year.

1857

1858

1909

1919

66. The Governor General of India at the time of foundation of Indian National Congress was

Lord Chelmsford

Lord Dalhousie

Lord Dufferin

Lord Ripon

67. Who wrote 'Indian War ofIndependence,

R.C Majumdar

V.D. Savarkar

S.B. Chaudhary

S.N. Sen

68. The Hindustan Gadar Party was launched in which of the fol1owing cities of United States?

Chicago

San Francisco

Oregon City

New York

69. Which among the fol1owing events took place immediately before the massacre at Jallianwalla Bagh?
Partition of Bengal

l1bert Bill

Passage of the Rowlatt Act

Minto-Morley Reforms

70.What was the title of the famous work of Dadabhai Naoroji, via which he made important observations about the decline ofIndian Economy during the British Era?
Poverty Under British Rule in India

Poverty in British Rule in India

Poverty and Un British Rule in India

Indian Poverty and British Rule

71.The DMK was founded by.

E V Ramaswami Naicker.

K Kmaraj Nadar

C N Annadurai

M Karunanidhi.

72. The English East India Company brought the first traders in 1611 to the following port.

Nizampatnam

Machilipatnam

Chennapatnam

Visakhapatnam

73. Which one of the following nationalist leaders was not a socialist?

Jayaprakash Narayan

Acharya Narendra Dev

Babu Rajendra Prasad

Achyut Patwardhan.

74.The party which formed the Government in Punjab after the' 1937 Elections was.

Congress

Akali Dal

Muslim League

Unionist party

75. An important leader of the liberal federation was.

Tej Bahadur Sapru

Saifuddin Kichloo

Rafi Ahmad Kidwai

C F Andrews

76. Ambedkar studied at which one of the following US Universities.

Harvard University

Columbia University

Yale University

Cornell University.

77.Which of the following regions was not affected by the revolt of 1857.

Punjab

Delhi

Bengal

Madras

78.Who among the following personalities played a significant role in the international communist movement?

MNRoy

EMS Namboodiripad

A K Gopalan

Ajoy Ghosh

79. Which of the following was founded by Annie Besant?

Vedanta College

Hindu College, Calcutta

Central Hindu School

None of the above

80. Where was the Kuka movement founded?

Gujarat

Rajasthan

Punjab

Central Provinces

81. Motilal Tejawat is associated with which of the following movements?

Bhil movement

Swadeshi movement

Shuddi

Arya Samaj

82. The leader who founded the Swaraj Party along with C.R.Das was

M.K. Gan9hi

Motilal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru

S.A. Dange

83. The Viceroy who passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1878 was

Lord Bentick

Lord Cornwallis

Lord Dalhousie

Lord Lytton

84. In which of the following year that the British introduced the first three universities in India

1833

1857

1861

1867

85. Ryotwari system was introduced in Madras Presidency by

Thomas Hurdis

S.R. Lushington

Thomas Munro

Henry Maine

86. Which one of the following is a semitic language?
Greek

Latin

Persian

Arabic

87. Byzantine Empire fell to the Ottoman Turks in the year.

1383

1453

1483

1553

88. American Civil War ended in the year.
1855

1865

1875

1885

89. The ideology is Zionism is associated with the following country.
Palestine

Israel

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

90. Boxer Rebellion happened in which following country?

Vietnam

Cambodia

Korea

China

91. British women won the right to vote in all elections in the year.

1888

1908

1928

1948

92. The term" Holocaust" is associated with which one of the following dictators?

Lenin

Stalin

Mussolini

Hitler.

93. Tibet came under Chinese control in the year.

1948

1949

1950

1951

94. Khmer Rouge was a guerrilla force associated with which following country?

Vietnam

Cambodia

Laos

Philippines.

95. Watergate scandal is associated with which one of the following US Presidents?

F D Roosevelt

H S Truman

Dwight Eisenhower

Richard Nixon

96. GLASNOST and PERESTORlOKA are policies associated with which following Russian leader?

Nikita Kruschev

Leonid Brezhnev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Boris Yeltzin

97. The term "Apartheid" is associated with.

Economic exploitation

Social injustice

Racial discrimination

Gender inequality

98.World War II started in

1939

1945

1919

1920

99. Which of the following allowed the emigration of Jews to Israel

Balfour declaration

Creation of Iraq

League ofNations

1919 Peace Treaties

100. The old name of Ethiopia was

Djibouti

Eritrea

Abyssinia

Maghreb