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Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using the codes given
below the lists.
List I
List II
(Bhakti-Period
(Propounded
Saints)
Theories)
A. Shankaracharya 1. Pure non-dualism
(Shuddhadwaita)
B. Ramanujacharya 2. Mixture of
monism and
dualism
(Dwaitadwaita)
C. Vallabhacharya
3. Unqualified
monism
(Adwaitavada)
D. Nimbarkacharya 4. Qualified monism
(Vishistadwaita)
Codes:
A
B
C
D
(a) 2
4
1
3
(b) 3
1
4
2
(c) 2
1
4
3
(d) 3
4
1
2
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) William Bentinck
1.
2.
Consider the following statements:
In the 18th Century, the Khalsa was
an organisation whose aim was that
1. the Commonwealth of the Sikhs be
a religious, military and political
organisation only.
2. the administration of the Khalsa
and the clans must be a
democratic one.
3. all the individual members had the
same political, religious and social
privileges.
4. anything smacking of inequality
must be discouraged.
Which of these statements are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d), 1, 2, 3 and 4
3.
Consider the following events:
1. Annexation of Udaipur
2. Annexation of Jhansi
3. Annexation of Punjab
4. Annexation of Oudh
The correct chronological sequence of
these events is
(a) 3, 4, 2, 1
(b) 2, 1, 3, 4
(c) 2, 4, 3, 1
(d) 3, 1, 2, 4
4.
The Archaeological Survey of India
was established during the period of
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Lord Wellesley
5.
Peshwa Baji Rao I obtained from the
Mughals the subedaris of
(a) Ahmadnagar and Nagaur
(b) Malwa and Bijapur
(c) Gujarat and Malwa
(d) Khandesh and Berar
6.
The commercial objective of the
Portuguese in India was to
(a) capture territories on the western
coast
(b) capture trade of textiles and
spices
(c) oust Arabs and the Persains from
India’s maritime trade
(d) capture trade of pepper and other
superior spices
7.
During the reign of Jahangir, the title
of Nadir-ul Asr was given to
(a) Mir Sayyid Ali (b) Abdus Samad
(c) Abul Hasan
(d) Ustad Mansur
8.
After a few years of the beginning of
his rule, Alauddin Khalji pondered over
the problem of public discontent and
cause of revolt and discerned four
reasons. Which one of the following
reasons did not attract his attention?
(a) The king was negligent and
ignorant of the conditions of the
people
(b) Drinking parties of the amirs were
the breeding grounds for
conspiracies
(c) Excessive wealth gave both
power and leisure for evil thought
(d) Bureaucratic oppression compelled
the people to revolt against the king
9.
Which one of the following agrarian
measures was not adopted by
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq?
(a) He discarded measurement in
favour of sharing
(b) The chiefs and headmen of villages
were given back their perquisites
(c) The basis of the demand by the
government was to be hukm-ihasil (in accordance with yield)
with enough provision for crop
failures
(d) He made a large reduction in the
scale of revenue fixed by Alauddin
and brought it down to one-sixth
of the gross produce
10. In Bahamani Kingdom, Sadr-i Jahan
was head of the department of
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Revenue
Foreign matters
Ecclesiastical and Judicial matters
Military matters
11. Which one of the following statements
about Sultan Alauddin Khalji is not
correct?
(a) Alauddin did not think it necessary
to invoke the sanction of the
Khalifa name for strengthening his
claims to sovereignty
(b) Alauddin’s objective in styling
himself as deputy of the Khalifa
was not to pay homage to the
Khalifa but only to keep the tradition
of theoretical Caliphate alive
(c) Alauddin adopted the title of
Yamin-ul Khalifa Nasir-i Amir-ul
Muminin to show himself as
superior to the Khalifa
(d) Alauddin was the first Sultan of
Delhi to bring the Church under the
control of the State
12. There was an unprecedented
increase in the number of mansabdars
during the reign of
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Aurangzeb
13. “In each stage death is ready to claim
her; by the poppy at its dawn, by the
flames in riper years.”
Which one of the following historians
made the above observation about the
Rajput woman?
(a) Crook
(b) Utbi
(c) Alberuni
(d) Tod
14. Which among the following was not
the cause of continous war between
Cholas and Chalukyas of Kalyana?
(a) The economic factors
(b) Rivalry between the Chalukyas of
Kalyana and Chalukyas of Vengi
(c) The geo-political factors
(d) Rivarly to capture south India’s
foreign trade with China and southeastern Asia
15. The Mahdi movement during the time
of Islam Shah was led by
(a) Shaikh Hasan
(b) Shaikh Alai
(c) Makhdum-ul Mulk
(d) Mir Saiyid Muhammad
16. Consider the following statements
related to the Revolt of 1857:
1. The rebels did not have a definite
political perspective.
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2. Zeenat Mahal negotiated with the
British to secure her safety.
3. Maulvi Ahmadullah provided
leadership to the rebels.
4. The rebels failed because of
betrayal of the central leadership.
Which of these statements are
correct?
(a) 1 and 4
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 4
17. Who was elected as the permanent
President of the Muslim League in
1908?
(a) Nawab Salimullah
(b) Syed Ahmad Khan
(c) Aga Khan
(d) Syed Amir Ali
18. Who was the advocate at the famous
INA trials?
(a) Bhulabhai Desai
(b) Asaf Ali
(c) Rajendra Prasad
(d) Rajagopalachari
19. The twin principles of Mahatma
Gandhi’s Ram Rajya were
(a) Truth and non-violence
(b) Right means and right ends
(c) Khadi and ahimsa
(d) Satyagraha and non-violence
20. Sikandar Hayat Khan represented the
(a) Muslim League
(b) Khudai Khidmatgars
(c) Krishak Praja Party
(d) Unionist Party
21. What is the correct sequence of the
following events?
1. Third Maratha War
2. Third Battle of Panipat
3. Third Mysore War
4. Third Burmese War
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4
(b) 2, 3, 1, 4
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2
(d) 4, 1, 3, 2
22. Which one of the following pairs is
correctly matched?
(a) Malik Kafur
: Rajendra
(b) Singaya Nayaka : Prataparudra
(c) Ravivarman
: Ulugh Khan
Kulasekara
(d) Kampiladeva
: Muhammad Tughlaq
23. During the reign of which one of the
following did the Vijayanagar State
come into existence?
(a) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(b) Muhammad Tughlaq
(c) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
(d) Khizr Khan
24. The illustrations executed on cloth
belong to which one of the following
manuscripts?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Harivansha
Hamzanama
Jami-ut-Tawarikh
Akbarnama
25. The outbreak of five famines in India
during he first quarter of the nineteenth
century was due to
1. decline of Indian industries.
2. immobility of agricultural labour.
3. failure of monsoons.
4. import of manufactured goods.
Which of these statements are
correct?
(a) 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4
26. In the nineteenth century, there was a
phenomenal increase in the pressure
of population on land because the
(a) introduction of commercial crops at
tracted the peasantry to agriculture
(b) ruin of handicrafts and village
industries drove the population to
agriculture
(c) fall of native governments had
reduced
the
avenues
of
employment
(d) urban population began to migrate
to the rural areas for reasons of
security
27. The term ‘dastak’ implies
(a) free pass or duty-free trade
(b) a riot
(c) a port near Hooghly
(d) market place
28. The French challenge to British
supremacy came to an end with the
battle of
(a) Wandiwash
(b) Buxor
(c) Srirangapatnam (d) Plassey
29. Which famous social reformer wrote
the books Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga
and Raja Yoga?
(a) Swami Vivekananda
(b) Ranade
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
30. At which place was the All-India
Khilafat Conference held in 1919?
(a) Lucknow
(b) Delhi
(c) Aligarh
(d) Porbandar
31. An exquisite example of the Nagra
style of architecture is provided by the
(a) Kailashnath Temple, Kanchipuram
(b) Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneshwar
(c) Brahadeswara Temple, Thanjavur
(d) Kandariya Mahadeva Temple,
Khajuraho
32. Who led the Maratha forces in the 3rd
Battle of Panipat in 1761?
(a) Vishwanath Rao
(b) Sadashiva Rao
(c) Madhava Rao
(d) Dattaji Scindia
33. Which of the following is/are
associated with the Megalithic culture
of South India?
1. Burials enriched by boulders of
stone.
2. Use of black and red ware.
3. Introduction of punch-marked
coins.
4. Urban settlements.
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 4 only
34. Which of the artefacts given below
could be used as source material for
the prehistoric period in India?
1. Fossils
2. Hand axes
3. Pottery
4. Remains of bones
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4
35. Prehistoric axes are found at
(a) Attirampakkam (b) Adichanallur
(c) Arikamedu
(d) Sanur
36. Which of the following ethnic elements
is not found in the skeletal remains of
Harappan sites?
(a) Alpine
(b) Mediterranean
(c) Mongoloid
(d) Negrito
37. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using the codes given
below the lists.
List I
List II
(Indologists)
(Organisation)
A. William Jones
1. Survey of India
B. Mortimer
2. Deccan College
Wheeler
C. Colin Mackenzie 3. Asiatic Society
D. H.D. Sankalia
4. Archaeological
Survey of India
38. Which one of the following is a
Pratiloma marriage?
(a) Brahman boy with a Kshatriya girl
(b) Vaisya boy with a Sudra girl
(c) Brahman boy with a Sudra girl
(d) Sudra boy with a Vaisya girl
39. The archaeological culture associated
with the later Vedic texts is
(a) Ochre-coloured pottery
(b) Black and Red ware
(c) Painted Grey ware
(d) Northern Black Polished ware
40. A list of some ancient Indian states is
given below:
1. Kosala
2. Vajji
3. Magadha
4. Sakya
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Which of these did not follow the
monarchical system of administration?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 4
(a) 1 and 4
(b) 2 and 3
41. Tolkappiyam is associated with the
(a) First Sangam period
(b) Second Sangam period
(c) Third Sangam period
(d) Post-third Sangam period
42. Consider the following statements:
Rise of Magadha to imperial power
was mainly due to its
1. position of strategic importance
surrounded by five hills.
2. position in a richly fertile zone and
good communication channel.
3. aggressive imperial policy of the
rulers.
4. association with the activities of
Mahatma Buddha.
Which of these are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 4
43. Which one of the following pairs is
not correctly matched?
(a) Chaturvarnya
: Four Asramas
(b) Sudra
: Service to the three
Varnas
(c) Dharmasastra : Works on religion
and philosophy
(d) Mahamatra
: Superior officials
44. The Buddhist Order broke into
Sthaviravadins and the Mahasonghikas
at the
(a) First General Council
(b) Second General Council
(c) Third General Council
(d) Fourth General Council
45. A monastic life is essential for salvation
in accordance with
(a) Asoka’s dhamma
(b) Jainism
(c) Bhagavat Gita
(d) Kathopanishad
46. Which of the following are associated
with Jainism?
1. Anekantavada 2. Sunyavada
3. Syadvada
4. Sarvastivada
Select the correct answer using the
codes given bolow:
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 4
47. James Princep took clues to decipher
Asoka’s inscriptions from bilingual
records involving
(a) Brahmi and Aramaic
(b) Brahmi and Cuneiform
(c) Brahmi and Greek
(d) Brahmi and Hieroglyphics
48. What does the term Upasampada
signify in Buddhism?
(a) Religious merit accrued from
donations to the Buddhist order
(b) Property attached to a Buddhist
monastery
(c) Initial conversion to Buddhism
(d) Final stage of initiation of a Buddhist
monk
49. Which one of the following was not a
feature of Mauryan royalty according
to the Greek writers?
(a) The king was always surrounded
by armed men who were
bodyguards
(b) Hunting was a favourite pastime
of the kings
(c) Animal fights were arranged for
the king’s pleasure
(d) The king’s food was tested by a
number of people
50. Kautilya defines Arthasastra as a
branch of knowledge that teaches
how to
(a) acquire (or form) a State and
preserve it
(b) systematically collect revenue
including land revenue
(c) earn wealth, and to learn the
techniques for doing so
(d) learn the way to have a
meaningful life
51. The crystallisation of the avatara
concept and the worship of the
incarnations of Vishnu were features
of Bhagavatism during the
(a) early Vedic period
(b) later Vedic period
(c) Mauryan period
(d) Gupta period
52. Consider the following statements
about caste system:
1. Basic characteristics of the castesystem involve purity, heredity,
marriage and food.
2. Dharma in the three pursuits’dharma, artha, kama’ means caste
rules ordained by sastras.
3. Anirabasita
means
the
varnasamkaras.
4. Process of proliferation of castes
described in the Purushasukta.
Which of these statements are
correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 2 and 4
53. Which of the following pairs is not
correctly matched?
(a) Kapilar
: Pari
(b) Pisiranthaiyar : Kopperuncholan
(c) Auvaiyar
: Adikayaman
(d) Tolkappiyam
: Pattinappalai
54. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using the codes given
below the lists.
List I
(Tinai)
A. Kurinci
B. Marutam
C. Mullai
D. Neytal
Codes:
A
B
(a) 3
2
(b) 1
4
(c) 3
4
(d) 1
2
List II
(Landscape)
1. Pastures
2. Littoral
3. Hills
4. Plains
C
1
3
1
3
D
4
2
2
4
55. The period of the Kushanas witnessed
important developments in religion,
literature, art and foreign trade and
contacts.-In the light of this statement,
which one of following pairs does not
relate to the Kushana period?
(a) Mahayana Buddhism : Gandhara Art
(b) Nagasena
: Milindapanha
(c) Caraka Samhita
: Nagarjuna
(d) North-western
: Kashyapa
Silk routes
Matanga
56. In the Buddhist literature, Milindapanha
appears in the Question-Answer form
between Nagasena and
(a) Kanishka
(b) Menander
(c) Euthidemus
(d) Antialcidas
57. Arrange the following in the correct
chronological order:
1. Junagarh Rock Inscription of
Rudradaman
2. The beginning of the Saka Samvat
3. Takht-i Bahi Inscription
4. The beginning of the Vikram
Samvat
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below
Codes:
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 2, 3, 4, 1
(c) 3, 2, 1, 4
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1
58. Which one of the following pairs is
not correctly matched?
(a) Buddhacharita
: Ashvaghosa
(b) Mrichchhakatika
: Shudraka
(c) Mudrarakshasa
: Vishakhadatta
(d) Brihatsamhita
: Aryabhatta
59. Which one of the following inscriptions
throws light on the Lakulisa Pasupata
Sect?
(a) Eran Inscription of Samudragputa
(b) Mathura Insription of Chandragupta
(c) Mandasor Inscription of Kumargupta
(d) Bhitari Pillar Inscription of Skandagupta
60. Sravanabelgola is associated with
(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Asoka dhamma (d) Nagarjuna
61. The Kushana kings assumed titles like
‘Devaputra Kushana’. Kanishka’s
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predecessors also were assuming
titles like Sarvaloka Isvara Mahisvara.
This shows that Kushana kings
(a) were devotees of Lord Shiva
(b) assumed high-sounding titles
implying power and fame
(c) assumed divine kingship
(d) got the legends on their coins
written in Sanskrit
62. Which of the following famous temples
of Dravidian style was built by the
Pallava ruler Narsimhavarman II?
(a) Mahabalipuram Group
(b) Kailashnath Temple, Kanchi
(c) Shiva Temple, Tiruvadi
(d) Ukleshvar Temple, Kanchi
63. The
Prayag
Prashasti
of
Samudragupta which mentions
Kamarupa as a frontier state, records
that
1. Kamarupa was then a big state.
2. The King of Kamarupa had initiated
the names of the Gupta Emperors.
3. The King of Kamarupa rendered
personal obeisance to the Emperor.
4. The King of Kamarupa paid him all
kinds of taxes.
Which of these are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4
64. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using the codes given
below the lists.
List I
List II
(Janapadas)
(Capital)
A. Kuru
1. Kosambi
B. Kosala
2. Rajagriha
C. Vatsa
3. Ayodhya
D. Magadha
4. Indraprastha
5. Patliputra
Codes:
A
B
C
D
(a) 1
3
5
2
(b) 4
2
1
3
(c) 1
2
5
3
(d) 4
3
1
2
65. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using the codes given
below the lists:
1
2
3
4
List I
(Place)
A. Harappan site
B. Capital of Avanti
C. Pallava capital
D. Buddhist site
Codes:
A
B
C
(a) 2
4
3
(b) 1
3
4
(c) 2
3
4
(d) 1
4
3
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
D
1
2
1
2
66. Who encouraged the practice of ladies
accompanying their husbands to the
battlefield?
(a) Sadashiva Rao
(b) Raghunatha Rao
(c) Balaji Rao
(d) Madhava Rao
67. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using the codes given
below the lists.
List I
List II
(Foreign
(Remarks)
Travellers)
A. Abdur Razzaq
1. “The circumference of the city
is sixty miles.
There are about
90,000 men fit to
bear arms.”
B. Nicolo de Conti
2. “There is a wide
gap in the
standards of
living between
the Nobles and
the common
people.”
C. Domingo Paes
3. “The city is such
that eye has not
seen nor ever
heard of any
place resem
bling it upon the
whole earth.”
D. Athanasius
4. “The king is of
Nikitin
medium height
and of fair
complexion and
good figure,
rather fat than
thin; he has on
his face signs
of small-pox.”
Codes:
A
B
C
D
(a) 3
1
4
2
(b) 4
2
3
1
(c) 3
2
4
1
(d) 4
1
3
2
68. Rajaraya I and Rajendra I commemorated their victories by which one of
the following methods?
Erecting temples
Erecting pillars
Ordering inscriptions to be written
Issuing coins
69. Which of the following Indians was
dismissed from the Indian Civil Service
by the British?
(a) Satyendranath Tagore
(b) Surendranath Banerjee
(c) R.C. Dutt
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
70. Who proposed the Preamble before
the Drafting Committee of the
Constitution?
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) B.R. Ambedkar
(c) B.N. Rao
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
71. The Theosophical Society was
founded in the U.S.A. by
(a) Dr. Annie Besant
(b) A.O. Hume
(c) Tilak and Gokhale
(d) Madam Blavatsky and Olcott
72. The suggestion of transfer of two
Central Governments, India and
Pakistan, on the basis of grant of
Dominion Status was given by
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru and Sardar
Patel
(b) Gandhiji and Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) Lord Mountbatten and Jawahar Lal
Nehru
(d) V.P. Menon and Sardar Patel
73. The following four important battles
were fought in India at one time or the
other:
1. Chausa
2. Dharmat
3. Haldighati
4. Khanwa
The correct chronological order in
which these battles were fought is
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 4, 1, 3, 2
(d) 3, 2, 1, 4
74. Which of the following was the first
Mughal Emperor to lead a military
expedition to Bengal?
(a) Babar
(b) Humayun
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shahjahan
75. Which of the following new techniques
in cotton textile industry was/were
introduced in India by the Turks in the
Medieval period?
1. Spindle
2. Spinning wheel
3. Water frame
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 only
76. Consider the following statements:
Indian nationalists were bitterly
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disappointed in the closing stages of
the First World War to the reason that
1. only
few
Indian
Princes
participated in the Imperial
Conference
and
Peace
Conference.
2 the closing of the World War
brought to India not peace but the
sword.
3. Gandhi was prevented by the
government from proceeding to
Delhi in 1919.
4. the Rowlatt Act was passed in
1919. Which of these statements
are correct?
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 2 and 3
77. Consider the following statements:
The Yandaboo Treaty of 1826 paved
the way for
1. guaranteed protection to the British
merchants.
2. an indemnity of a crore of Rupees
to the British.
3. the pitched battles between the
Burmese and the English.
4. the territorial acquisition of Assam
for tea.
Which of these statements are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 2 and 4
78. Consider the following statements:
When the Prime Minister of England
stated that the British element in the
Indian Civil Service was ‘the steel
frame’ of the administration, eternally
indispensable
to
India;
its
consequences were that
1. it resulted in the boycott of the visit
of the Prince of Wales.
2. it retarded Indianisation, in
opposition to the declared policy
of the Parliament of England.
3. it resulted in repressive measures
against the Congress.
4. the Lee Commission on the Public
Services
made
liberal
recommendations.
Which of these statements is/are
correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 4 only
79. Which of the following Nawabs was
deposed by the English on the
annexation of Awadh to British
Dominion in 1856?
(a) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul Mulk
(b) Safdar Jang
(c) Wajid Ali Shah
(d) Birjis Qadar
80. The Kuka movement to overthrow the
British rule was organised in
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Bihar
(c) Punjab
(d) Bombay
Directions: The following fourteen (14)
items consist of two statements, one
labelled as the ‘Assertion (A)’ and the
other as ‘Reason (R)’. You are to
examine these two statements
carefully and select the answers to
these items using the codes given
below:
Codes:
(a) Both A and R are individually true
and R is the correct explanation of
A.
(b) Both A and R are individually true
but R is not the correct explanation
of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
81. Assertion (A) : The history of the
Indo Greeks can be
reconstructed mainly
on the evidence of
their coins.
Reason (R)
: Major contributions of
the Indo-Greeks
towards Indian culture
were in the field of
coinage.
82. Assertion (A)
Reason (R)
: The inner side of the
megalithic pottery in
South India has black
colour and on the outer
side it has red colour.
: These colours were
painted on the pottery
separately.
83. Assertion (A) : The sanyasis and the
fakirs revolted against
the British in Bengal.
Reason (R)
: The sanyasis and the
fakirs were opposed
to the British
interference in Indian
religious traditions.
84. Assertion (A)
Reason (R)
85. Assertion (A)
Reason (R)
: The British introduced
in India the modrn
concept of the rule of
law.
: The British did not
recognise the existing
Personal Civil law in
India.
: Alauddin Khalji
enhanced the revenue
demand to half of the
total produce.
: Larger supplies of
grain were needed to
keep the market prices
at low levels.
86. Assertion (A) : Inscriptions of Asoka
have been found
scattered throughout
Reason (R)
out his empire. But no
inscription of this
emperor has been
discovered from the
north-eastern part of
the country.
: Because this part of
the country did not
form a part of his
empire.
87. Assertion (A) : Desiring to make his
dhamma instructions
percolate down to the
common people, Asoka
used besides Prakrit,
Greek and Aramaic
in his edicts found in
the north-western
parts of his empire.
Reason (R)
: Greek and Aramaic
speaking people
formed a part of his
population in the northwest.
88. Assertion (A) : Indus Valley Civilisation is technically and
more correctly known
as Harappan Culture.
Reason (R)
: Harappan is the type
site of that civilisation.
89. Assertion (A) : Construction of free
standing temple became a feature of
Indian architecture
since the Gupta period
onwards.
Reason (R)
: Development of
image worship marked
this period.
90. Assertion (A) : Mahatma Gandhi
observed fast at
Poona in 1932.
Reason (R)
: Mahatma Gandhi
was opposed to the
provision of separate
electorate rights for
Harijans in the
Communal Award.
91. Assertion (A) : R.C. Dutt authored the
book 'Poverty and UnBritish Rule.'
Reason (R)
: He wanted to expose
India’s growing
poverty.
92. Assertion (A) : Lala Lajpat Rai died
of police lathi-charge
during the march
against Simon
Commission.
Reason (R)
: Simon Commission did
not consist of even a
single Indian as a
member.
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93. Assertion (A) : Mahatma Gandhi
suspended the NonCooperation Movement
in 1922.
Reason (R)
: C.R. Dass and Motilal
Nehru resented the
movement.
B. Act of 1892
C. Foundation of the
Indian National
Congress
D. Simla Deputation
94. Assertion (A) : Indian Industrial
Commission was
appointed in 1916.
Reason (R)
: This came as a
benefit out of the fact
that the Tata Iron and
Steel Works rendered
much service to the
British in the War of
1914.
102.The belligerent people of the frontier
who created problems both for
Mahmud Ghaznavi and Muhammad
Ghauri were
(a) Hazaras
(b) Khokhars
(c) Yurtawals
(d) Baluchis
95. Which of the following groups of
Nobles was associated with the
establishment of Bahmani Kingdom in
Deccan?
(a) Amiran-i-Sada
(b) Turkan-i Chahalgani
(c) Saiyyids of Baraha
(d) Iranis
96. The first Turkish conquerer to cross
the Vindhyachala ranges was
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Balban
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
97. Mahadji, the famous Maratha ruler of
the later half of the 18th century,
belonged to the House of
(a) Holkar
(b) Scindia
(c) Bhonsle
(d) Gaekwad
98. The troops raised by the emperor but
not paid directly by the state and placed
under the charge of mansabdars
were known as
(a) Walashahi
(b) Barawardi
(c) JCumaki
(d) Dakhili
99. The do aspa, sih aspa rank in the
mansabdari systtm was introduced by
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Aurangzeb
100.Which one of the following is not
correctly matched?
(a) 1887 Indian National
: Calcutta
Congress Session
(b) 1916 Indian National
: Lucknow
Congress Session
(c) 1922 Indian National
: Gaya
Congress Session
(d) 1939 Indian National
: Tripuri
Congress Session
101.Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using codes given
below the lists.
List I
List II
(Events)
(Viceroys)
A. Local Self1. Lord Dufferin
Government
2. Lord Minto
3. Lord Ripon
4. Lord Mayo
5. Lord
Lansdowne
103.The Venetian traveller who travelled
with his wife and reached Vijayanagar
around 1420 was
(a) Athanasius Nikitin
(b) Nicolo de Conti
(c) Ibn Batuta
(d) Ferishta
104.The independent kingdom of Warangal
came to an end in the early fifteenth
century as a result of its annexation
by
(a) Alauddin Bahman Shah
(b) Muhammad Shah I
(c) Ahmad Shah
(d) Mujahid Shah
105.Harihara II invaded and extracted
tribute from
(a) Burma
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Bengal
(d) Suvarnabhumi
106.The revenue assessment known as
batai, ghalla-bakshi or bhaoli was a
method of crop-sharing on the basis
of
(a) gross production
(b) rough estimate of crop
(c) past production trend
(d) mutual agreement (Qubuliyat)
107.The following are connected with the
First Anglo-Maratha War 1779-82:
1. Convention of Wadgaon
2. Treaty of Purandar
3. Treaty of Surat
4. Treaty of Salbai
Their arrangement in the correct
chronological order is
(a) 3, 2, 1, 4
(b) 2, 1, 3, 4
(c) 4, 2, 1, 3
(d) 1, 4, 3, 2
108.Consider the following statements:
The impact of British imperialistic
policies on Indian agriculture was
1. creation of a new market economy
2. polarisation between landowners
and tillers
3. increase in the number of landless
labourers
4. unemployment among village
artisans
Which of these statements are
correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
109.The Revolt of Banda Bahadur in Punjab
took place due to the
(a) exploitation of the peasantry by the
Mughal authorities
(b) religious persecution of the Sikhs
by the Mughals
(c) ambitions of Banda Bahadur
(d) high incidence of taxation
110. Which one of the following statements
with regard to trade and commerce
during the Mughal rule is not correct?
(a) Shroffs transacted in hundies (bills
of exchange) and earned lot of
money
(b) Mir Jumla and Shaista Khan
monokpolised trade in imported
articles
(c) Jagat Seth at Murshidabad carried
out trade with several foreign
countries and earned lot of money
(d) Virji Vora dominated the Surat
market and had his offices in
Ahmedabad, Agra and other trade
centres of India
111. The Treaty of Warn was concluded in
1731 AD between who amongst the
following?
(a) Shahu Chhatrapati of Satara and
Nizam of Hyderabad
(b) Sambhaji Chhatrapati of Kolhapur
and Shahu Chhatrapati of Satrara
(c) Sambhaji of Kolhapur and East
India Company
(d) Baji Rao I and Nawab of Bhopal
112. The viceroy who put forward the
proposal of August offer in 1940 was
(a) Wavell
(b) Linlithgow
(c) Willingdon
(d) Brabourne
113. Which Court was considered as the
highest court of appeal in India for
trying criminal cases during the East
India Company rule?
(a) Circuit Court
(b) Provincial Court
(c) Sadar Diwani Adalat
(d) Sadar Nizamat Adalat
114. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using the codes given
below lists.
List I
List II
(Year)
(Act)
A. 1921
1. Bombay Small Holders
Relief Act
B. 1926
2. U.P. Tenancy Act
C. 1938
3. Oudh Rent Act
D. 1939
4. Agra Tenancy Act
Codes:
A
B
C
D
(a) 2
4
1
3
(b) 3
4
1
2
(c) 2
1
4
3
(d) 3
1
4
2
D 75
D 76
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115. Match List I with List
correct answer using
below lists.
List I
(Works)
A. Tapati
samvarnupakhyanamu
B. Yayati Charitamu
II and select the
the codes given
List II
(Authors)
1. Gangadhara
Kavi
2. Ponnaganti
Telaganaraya
C. Vaijayanti Vilasam
3. Sarangu
Tammaiah
D. Shiva Dharmottaram 4. Malla Reddy
Codes:
A
B
C
D
(a) 1
2
3
4
(b) 3
4
1
2
(c) 1
4
3
2
(d) 3
2
1
4
116. The quick response of the peasant
agriculture to market changes in
Mughal India was, in particular,
indicated by the
(a) increase in food grains production
(b) extension in the cultivation of
cotton
(c) rapid increase in the tobacco
cultivation during the 17th century
(d) large scale cultivation of poppy
117. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using the codes given
below lists.
List I
List II
(Wars)
(Treaties)
A. Second Carnatic
1. Salbai
War
B. Second Anglo2. Bassein
Mysore War
C. Third Anglo3. Pondicherry
Mysore War
D. First Anglo-Maratha 4. SrirangaWar
patnam
5. Mangalore
Codes:
A
B
C
D
(a) 4
1
2
5
(b) 3
5
4
1
(c) 4
5
2
1
(d) 3
1
4
5
118. Which of the following acts introduced
the principle of the ‘constitutional
autocracy’?
(a) The Indian Council Act of 1909
(b) Government of India Act of 1919
(c) The Act of 1935
(d) Indian Independence Act of 1947
119. The monotheism and social reform
preached by the Kherwar or Sapha
Har Movement (1870) turned into a
(a) violent movement against the
zamindars
(b) peasant movement demanding
reduction in rent
(c) campaign
against
revenue
settlement
(d) movement for a separate state
120.Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using the codes given
below lists.
List I
List II
(Event)
(Place)
A. Champaran
1. Kerala
Satyagraha
B. Pabna Peasant
2. East Bengal
Movement
C. Moplah uprisings
3. Bihar
D. Deccan riots
4. Ahmadnagar
Codes:
A
B
C
D
(a) 3
1
2
4
(b) 4
2
1
3
(c) 3
2
1
4
(d) 4
1
2
3
Answers
1.
9.
17.
25.
33.
41.
49.
57.
65.
73.
81.
89.
97.
105.
113.
(d)
(a)
(c)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(d)
(d)
(d)
(c)
(a)
(a)
(b)
(b)
(d)
2.
10.
18.
26.
34.
42.
50.
58.
66.
74.
82.
90.
98.
106.
114.
(d)
(c)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(c)
(d)
(d)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(a)
(d)
(a)
(b)
3.
11.
19.
27.
35.
43.
51.
59.
67.
75.
83.
91.
99.
107.
115.
(d)
(c)
(b)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(d)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(d)
(b)
(a)
(a)
4.
12.
20.
28.
36.
44.
52.
60.
68.
76.
84.
92.
100.
108.
116.
(c)
(c)
(d)
(a)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(c)
(c)
(b)
(a)
(d)
(c)
5.
13.
21.
29.
37.
45.
53.
61.
69.
77.
85.
93.
101.
109.
117.
(c)
(d)
(b)
(a)
(a)
(b)
(d)
(c)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(b)
(b)
(b)
6.
14.
22.
30.
38.
46.
54.
62.
70.
78.
86.
94.
102.
110.
118.
(d)
(d)
(d)
(b)
(d)
(b)
(c)
(b)
(a)
(c)
(a)
(c)
(b)
(b)
(c)
7.
15.
23.
31.
39.
47.
55.
63.
71.
79.
87.
95.
103.
111.
119.
(d)
(d)
(b)
(b)
(c)
(c)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(c)
(a)
(a)
(b)
(b)
(c)
8.
16.
24.
32.
40.
48.
56.
64.
72.
80.
88.
96.
104.
112.
120.
(d)
(c)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(e)
(b)
(d)
(d)
(c)
(a)
(c)
(c)
(b)
(c)