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Q.1. Which of the following was not known to the Indus Valley Civilization?a. use of iron b. use of gold c. pottery making d. farmingQ.2. ‘Som Ras’ was used by:a. Aryans b. Dravidians c. Indus Civilization d. none of these.Q.3. The word ‘Veda’ meansa. soul b. god c. knowledge d. truthQ.4. Upanishads also known as the Vedanta are …..in number.a.108 b. 110 c. 105 d. 96Q.5. The Jatakas area. philosophical treatises b. folklore and popular stores about Buddhac. important laws of Manu d. parts of Vedas.Q.6. Megasthenese, the envoy of Sellukas, was received in the court of a. Ashoka b. Chandragupta Maurya c. Chandragupta Vikramaditya d. none of theseQ.7. After the Kalinga War, Ashokaa. followed the policy of physical occupation more vigorouslyb. renounced his kingdom and became a sadhuc. abandoned the policy of physical conquests in favour of cultural conquestsd. none of these.Q.8. The famous poet who wrote Harsha Charita and adored the court of Harsha Vardhana wasa. Kalidas b.Bana Bhatt c. Bhava Bhuti d. none of these.Q.9. The Saka Era is believed to have begun in the yeara. 26 B.C. b. 78 A.D. c. 320 A.D. d. none of theseQ.10. Which of the following kings was the founder of Chalukya dynasty?a. Pulakesin-I b. Pulakesin-II c. Vishnu Vardhana d. none of theseQ.11. Konark Temple in Orissa was built bya. Raja Narsing Dev.-I b. Raja Krishan Deva Raya c. Kanishka d. none of theseQ.12. Rajaraja the Great, belonged toa. Chalukya dynasty b. Chola dynasty c. Rashtrakutas d. none of theseQ.13 Palas were the rulers ofa. Kanauj b. Avadh c. Bengal d. none of these.Q.14. Which Mughal king had banned music and dance?a. Babur b. Humayun c.Jahangir d. AurangzebQ.15. Which of the following period is known as Golden period in ancient Indian history?a. Gupta period b. Mauryan period c. Kushan period d. none of these.Q.16. Who was the founder of Mughal Empire in India?a. Babur b. Akbar c. Humayun d. none of these.Q.17. Who was the last Mughal emperor in India?a. Aurangzeb b. Mohammad Shah c. Bahadur Shah Zafar d. none of these.Q.18. Which of the following is incorrect?a. Muhammad-bin-Quasim invaded Sind in 711 A.D.b. King Dahir of Sind was defeated and killed by Muhammad-bin-Quasimc. Muhammad-bin-Quasim was called by new Khalifa Sulaiman and put to deathd. Muhammad-bin-Quasim was killed in an encounter with Jats.Q.19. The first Battle of Taraina. resulted in the defeat of Mohammad Ghorib. came to an through a treaty of peace and friendshipc. resulted in the defeat of Prithviraj Chauhan d. none of these

Q.20. The second Battle of Tarain resulted ina. defeat of Mohammad Ghori b. defeat of Khusru Malikc. defeat of Prithviraj Chauhan d. none of these.

Q.21. To which of the following dynasties did Razia Sultan belong?a. Slave b. Khilji c. Tughlaq d. none of these.Q.22 In order to consolidate his power in North India Babur had to fight a very hard battle againsta. Rana Pratap b. Rana Sanga c. Ibrahim Lodhi d. none of these.Q.23. Old Fort of Delhi was built bya. Akbar b. Shah Jahan c. Sher Shah Suri d. none of these.Q.24. The institution of Mansabdar was introduced bya. Sher Shah Suri b. Akbar c. Babur d. none of these.Q.25. Jazia was imposed on Hindus bya. Akbar b. Aurangzeb c. Humayun d. none of these.Q.26. The chief instrument of Lord Dalhousie’s annexationist policy wasa. dual government b. subsidiary alliance c. doctrine of lapse d. none of theseQ.27. ‘Adi Grant’ the sacred book of the Sikhs was compiled by:a. Guru Nanak Dev b. Guru Arjan Dev c. Guru Teg Bahadur d. none of these.Q.28. Which of the following gods is not included in the Trimurti traditionally worshipped in India?a. Brahma b. Ganesh c. Vishnu d. MaheshQ.29. Pallavas were the rulers of which State?a. Vijayanagar b. Vatapi c. Kanchi d. none of these.Q.30. Angkor Vat, a Vishnu Temple is ina. India b. Ceylon c. Cambodia d. JapanQ.31. The Great Uprising (of 1857) resulted in thea. unity among the Indian States b. division of Indian societyc. unity among the Hindus and the Muslims d. none of these.Q.32. The first session of congress was held ata. Calcutta, under the President-ship of W.C.Bannerjee.b. Bombay, under the President-ship of W.C. Bannerjeec. Lahore, under the President-ship of A.O. Humed. none of these.Q.33. Congress was founded bya. Dadabhai Naoroji and was described as a Nationalist Parliament.b. S.N. Bannerjee as an al India National Conference.c. A.O. Hume as a safety valve for the escape of great and growing forces.d. none of these.Q.34. Who started the Home Rule Movement?a. Mrs. Annie Besant b. Muhammad Ali Jinnah c. Mahatma Gandhi d. none of these.Q.35. Which of the following Muslim leaders joined the Home Rule Movement?a. Mohammad Ali b. Mr. Jinnah c. both of them d. none of these.Q.36. When was the Non-Co-operation Movement withdrawn?a. February 5, 1922 b. April 13, 1919 c. March 5, 1931 d. none of theseQ.37. When was Civil Disobedience Movement launched?a. in 1930 b. in 1928 c. 1919 d. 1942Q.38. Who was the leader of All India Trade Union Congress?a. Mahatma Gandhi b. Subhash Chandra Bose c. Jawahar Lal Nehru d.M.N.JoshiQ.39. Which of the following was associated with the rule of Lord Cornwallis in India?a. Doctrine of Lapse b. Permanent Settlement of Bengalc. First War of Independence d. none of these.Q.40. The first Reformist Movement which was started in India, wasa. Ramakrishna Mission b. Brahmo Samajc. Arya Samaj d. none of these.

Q.41. Jalianwala Bagh Massacre took place in which city?a. Lahore b. Meerut c. Amritsar d. PoonaQ.42. After Chauri-Chaura incident the Non-Co-operation Movement was called off by Gandhiji because

a. the movement had been crushed by the Government.b. the movement had turned violentc. people were not willing to continue the movementd. most of the leaders were opposed to it.Q.43. Who among the following shifted the capital from Calcutta to Delhi?a. Lord Wavell b. Lord Curzon c. Lord Hardinge d. Lord Minto

Q.44. Which of the following was not the cause of compelling the British to leave Indiaa. weakened position of England as a result of the war.b. establishment of Labour Government in Englandc. spread of disaffection in the Indian armed forcesd. sense of justice and fair play of the British people.Q.45. The Archaeological Department in India was founded bya. Lord Curzon b. Lord Ripon c. Lord Hardinge d. none of theseQ.46. Who among the following was the Governor General of India when railways were first introduced in India?a. Lord Dalhousie b. Lord Curzon c. Lord Ripon d. none of these.Q.47. Which of the following is not associated with the year 1920?a. Foundation of the Indian Muslim League.b. Non-cooperation Movement c. Khilafat Movementd. Mahatma Gandhi leads the Congress.Q.48. Dyarchy in the Provinces in India was introduced througha. Government of India Act, 1919 b. Government of India Act 1935c. Morley Minto Reforms, 1909 d. none of these.Q.49. The Congress declared its goal of complete independence in the yeara. 1919 b.1920 c. 1929 d. 1930Q.50. Which of the following leaders was not associated with the Home Rule Movement?a. Mahatma Gandhi b. Mohammad Ali Jinnah c. Bal Gangadhar Tilakd. Mrs. Annie Besant. ******************

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Q.1. Study of coins is called asa. Numismatic b. Archaeology c. Sumismatic d. none of these.Q.2. Buddhist and Jaina texts were written in which language respectively?a. Sanskrit and Prakrit b. Pali and Prakrit c. Prakrit and Pali d. none of these.Q.3. Indus Valley Civilization came to limelight duringa. beginning of 19th century b. end of 19th century c. beginning of 20th centuryd. end of 20th century.Q.4. Who among the following were brought to the red fort for the famous INA trial in 1945?1. Captain Lakshmi 2. Gurdial Singh Dhillon 3.. Shanawaz Khan 4.. Barkatulla5. Prem Sehgala. 1,2 and 3 b. 2,3 and 4 c. 2,3 and 5 d. all the aboveQ.5 The ruler of Kashmir, who has been described as the Akbar of Kashmir wasa. Alaudin Shah b. Shihabudhin Shah c. Shahi Khan(Zainul Abidin)d. Haider ShahQ.6. Among the following, who was responsible for the introduction of Zamindari Settlement in 1793?a. Reed and Munro b. Corn Wallis c. William Bentinck d. Warren HastingsQ.7. Match the following:

List I List IIA. T. Prakasam 1. Frontier GandhiB. K Kelappan 2. Andhra GandhiC. Kenneth Kounda 3. Kerala GandhiD. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan 4. African GandhiCodes A B C Da. 1 4 2 3b. 3 2 1 4c. 3 2 4 1d. 2 3 4 1Q.8. Match the following:

List I List IIA. Gorkha War 1. MetcalfB. Suppression of thugs 2. HastingsC. Freedom of Indian Press 3. DalhousieD. Introduction of Postal system 4. William BentinckCodes A B C Da. 2 4 1 3b. 4 1 3 2c. 3 2 1 4d. 4 1 2 3Q.9. Who accused Indian National Congress of practicing ‘politics of pray, petition and protest?’a. Lala Hardayal b. Bal Gangadhar Tilak c, Subhash Chandra Bose d. Sardar Bhagat SinghQ.10. Who was known as ‘parrot of India’ in medieval times?a. Tansen b. Amir Khusru c. Udai Singh d. Abul FazelQ.11. Tulsi Das, the great bhakti saint, was a contemporary ofa. Shivaji b. Aurangzeb c. Akbar d. Krishna Deva RayaQ.12.` ‘Grand Trunk Road’ was built bya. Shershah b. Akbar c. Aurangzeb d. Humayun

Q.13. ‘Brihadeswara Temple’ built during the reign of Raja Raja I – the Chola king is situate in which State?a. Andhra Pradesh b. Tamil Nadu c. Karnataka d, KeralaQ.14. Portugese captured Goa in 1510, from the rulers ofa. Vijayanagar b. Bijapur c. Ahmadnagar d. GolcondaQ.15. Who were regarded as Chakravartinsa. Chandragupta Maurya & Ashoka b. Ashoka & Samudra Guptac. Chandragupta Maurya & Samudragupta d. Ashoka, Samudragupta & Chandragupta MauryaQ.16. The most accepted period of Sangam literature isa. 300 BC to 600 AD b. 300 AD to 600 AD c. 200 AD to 400 AD d. 200 BC to 200 ADQ.17. Match the following:

List-I List IIA. Buddhacharita 1. Amara SinhaB. Eulogy 2. Ravi KirtiC. Harshacharita 3. AshvaghoshaD. Amarkosha 4. Bana BhattaCodes A B C Da. 3 2 4 1b. 1 2 3 4c. 3 2 1 4d. 4 3 2 1Q.18. Saka Era in 78 AD was started bya. Vikramaditya b. Kanishka c. Rudradaman d. GondaphernesQ.19. Kanishka patronised which religiona. Hinyena form of Buddhism b. Mahayan form of Buddhismc. Jainism d. HinduismQ.20. Great bath was found ata. Harappa b. Mohenjodaro c. Kalibangan d. RakhigarhQ.21. Match the following:

List I List IIA. Samhitas 1. Collection of vedic hymns, oldest vedic textB. Sama-Veda Samhita 2. For the purpose of singingC. Yajur Veda 3. Contain hymns and ritualsD. Atharva Veda 4. Contain charms to ward of evil and diseaseCodes: A B C Da. 1 2 3 4b. 4 3 2 1c. 3 1 4 2d. 2 4 1 3Q.22. Which among the following is true about Jainisma. It recognised God but put below Jina and recognised rebirth.b.. admitted both men and women c. prohibited wars and even agriculture.d. all the above.Q.23. List I List III. Early History of India A. Rajendra Lal MitraII. Indo-Aryans B. R C MajumdarIII. History of Dharmasastra C. Pandurang Vazman KaneIV. History and Culture D. Vincent SmithCodes: I II III IVa. 1 2 3 4b. 4 3 2 1c. 2 3 4 1d. 4 1 3 2Q.24. List I List II

I. Harsha Charita A. KalhenaII. Rama Charita B. AtulaIII. Vikramanga Deva Charitha C. Sandhyakara NandiIV. Rajatarangini D. BanbhattaV. Mushika Vamsha E. BhilhanaCodes: I II III IV Va. D C E A Bb. D A E B Cc. D C E B Ad. C E B D AQ.25. Which one of the following is correct about Neolithic age

1. Earliest farming communities2. produced ragi and horse gram3. lived in circular or rectangular houses4. owned property in communities5. pottery appeared for 1st time

a. 1,2 and 3 b. 1,2,4 and 5 c. 1,2,3 and 4 d. all the above.Q.26. Who assumed the title ‘ Dear to God’a. Ashoka b. Samudragupta c. Krishna d. KanishkaQ.27. Arrange the following invaders of India in a chronological orderA. Shakas B. Indo Greek C. Kushans D. Pratiharasa. A,B,C AND D b. B,A,D AND C c. C,A,D AND B d. D,C,B AND AMEDIEVAL INDIAQ.28. The great Buddhist learning center, ‘Vikramasila University’ was founded bya. Harsha Vardhana b. Dharma Pala c. Deva Pala d. GopalaQ.29. List I (Temple) List II (dynasty)I. Khajuraho A. PallavasII. Kailasa Temple-Ellora B. VijayanagaraIII. Hazara Swami Temple C. Rashtrakutas IV. Shore Temple-Mahabalipuram D. ChandellaCodes: I II III IVa. D C B Ab. C D B Ac. D C A Bd. B D C AQ.30. Arrange the following b battles fought by Babur in Chronological orderA. Panipat B. Khagra C. Khanwaa. A, B and C b. B, C and A c. C, A and B d. A, C and BQ.31. List I List III. Giasudhin Tomb A. Firoz Shah ThuglakII. Quwwatul Islam Mosque B. Alauddin KhiljiIII. Siri C. Qutubudhin AibakIV. Hauz-Khas D. Muhd. ThughlakCodes: I II III IVa. D C A Bb. B D C Ac. D C B Ad. C D B AQ.32. ‘Rajatarangini’ written by Kalhana deals with the history ofa. Bengal b. Kashmir c. Gujarat d. South IndiaQ.33. Which of the following was the birth place of Mahavira?a. Vaishali b. Lumbini c. Pawa d. GayaQ.34. Arrange the following dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate in a Chronological orderA. Lodhis B. Ilbaris C. Thughlaks D. Sayyids E. Khaljisa. E, C, B, D, A b. B, E, C, D, A c. B, C, E, D, A d. B, E, C, A, D

MODERN HISTORYQ.35. In which of the following industries did Indians have a large share from the beginning?a. Cotton textiles b. Jute c. Coal mining d. SugarQ.36. Under, which Act, East India Company lost its monopoly of Indian trade, which was thrown open to all Britons?a. 1813 b. 1833 c. 1853 d. 1793Q.37. List I (Newspaper) List II (Editor)I. Statesman (1875) A. Harsh Chancre MukherjeeII. Hindu (1878) B. Robert knightIII. Tribute (1881) C. G S AiyarIV. Hindu Patriot D. Dayal Singh MajeetiaCodes: I II III IVa. C B D Ab. B C D Ac. B C A Dd. A D C BQ.38. List I List III. Brahmo Samaj A. PoonaII. Paramahansa Mandali B. New YorkIII. Deccan Education Society C. CalcuttaIV. Theosophical Society D. Nagpur

Codes: I II III IVa. D C A Bb. C D B Ac. A C B Dd. C D A BQ.39. List I List III. Revolt of Oraons A. 1899-1900II. Revolt of Chenchus B. 1914-1915III. Revolt of Mundas C. 1917-1919IV. Revolt of Thadeo kukis D. 1921-1922Codes: I II III IVa. D B A Cb. B D A Cc. D B C Ad. C D A C

Q.40. List I List III. Fa-h-Sein A. HarshaII. Huan-Tsang B. Chandra Gupta IIIII. Megasthanes C. Chandragupta MauryaCodes: I II IIIa. A B Cb. C B Ac. B A Cd. A C BQ.41. List I List III. Pallavas A. KanchiII. Chalukyas B. BadamiIII. Pandyas C. MaduraiIV. Kadamba D. Vi JayantiV. Gangas E. KolarCodes: I II III IV Va. B A C D Eb. A B D C E

c. C D B E Ad. A B C D E

Q.42. List I List III. Artha A. Economic resourceII. Dharma B. Social orderIII. Kama C. Physical pleasureIV. Moksha D. SalvationCodes: I II III IVa. B A C Db. A B C Dc. A B D Cd. D C B AQ.43. List I (initial usage) List II (country)I. Steel A. IndiaII. Silk B. ChinaIII. Growing betel leaves C. IndonesiaIV. Minting Gold coins D. Greek & RomeCodes: I II III IVa. A B C Db. B C D Ac. B A C Dd. A B D CQ.44. Founder of Sun Temple at Konark werea. Gangas b. Shakas c. Mauryan d. KushansQ.45. Arrange the following monuments in a chronological order:

A. Brihadeswara Temple, Thanjavur(Tamil Nadu)B. Draupadi Rath, Mamallapuram (TN)C. Kailasa Temple, ElloraD. Meenakshi Temple, Madurai (TN)Select the correct answer from the code given below:

a. A,D,B,C b. B, C,A, D c. C, A, D, B d. D, B, C, A

Q.46. Match the following:List I List II

I. Bhattaraka A. CoinII. Kollam B. SamvatIII. Gadyanka C. ScriptIV. Vatteluttu D. TitleCodes: I II III IVa. D B A Cb. B D A Cc. D B C Ad. C D B AQ.47. List I (Court Poets) List II (Patron Kings)I. Bilhana A. Ananta of KashmirII. Jayadeva B. Govinda Chandra of KannaujIII. Kshemendra C. Lakshmanasena of BengalIV. Sriharsha D. Vikramaditya VI of KalyanaCodes: I II III IVa. D C B Ab. B D C Ac. D C A Bd. C D A BQ.48. List I List III. Tajul Maasir A. Afif

II. Tabqat-I-Nasiri B. IsamiIII. Futuh-us-Salatin C. Hasan NizamiIV. Tarikh-I-Firozshahi D. MinhajCodes: I II III IVa. D C B Ab. C D A Bc. B D C Ad. C D B AQ.49. Find out the correct chronological order of the four Buddhist Councils held at the following four places from the code given below them:

A. VaisaliB. RajgrihaC. KundalavanaD. Pataliputra

Codes: a. B A D C b. A B D C c. B A C D d. C D B A

Q.50. Under the Permanent settlement, 1793, the Zamindars were required to issue pattas to the farmers which were not issued by many of the Zamindars. The reason was.a. The Zamindars were trusted by the farmers. b. There was no official check upon the Zamindars. c. It was the responsibility of the British Government. d. The farmers were not interested in getting pattas.Q.51. Consider the following statements:A. Arya Samaj was founded in 1835.B. Lala Lajpat Rai opposed the appeal of Arya Samaj to the authority of Vedas in support of its social reform programmes.C. Under the Keshab Chandra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj campaigned of women’s education.D. Vinoba Bhave founded the Sarvodaya Samaj to work among refugees.

Which of these statements are correct?a. A and B b. B and C c. B and D d. C and DQ.52. Match the following:

List I List III. Baba Farid A. Qadiria OrderII. Sheikh Hamiduddin Nagauri B. Chistia OrderIII. Miyan Mir C. Suhrawardia OrderIV. Shah Waliullah D. Naqshbandia OrderCodes: I II III IVa. C B A Db. B C D Ac. B C A Dd. D B C AQ.53. List I (Janapadas) List II (Capitals)I. Asmaka A. PaudanyaII. Mulaka B. PratisthanaIII. Kalinga C. TosaliIV. Avanti D. UjjayiniCodes: I II III IVa. B A C Db. A B D Cc. C B D Ad. A B C DQ.54. At which of the following Harappan cities the square or round fire pits have been discovered inside the houses:A. Harappa B. Mohenjadaro C. Lothal D. KalibanganSelect the correct answer from the code below:

a. A, C. b. A, D c. B, C d. C, DQ.55. List I List III. Amini Commission A. 1902 (Police)II. Datta Commission B. 1778 (Land Revenue and Famine)III. Hunter Commission C. 1905 (Price Movement)IV. Fraser Commission D. 1919 (Punjab Disturbances)Codes: I II III IVa. B C D Ab. C B D Ac. B C A Dd. D B C AQ.56. List I (Commission – Education) List II (Year)I. Charles Wood Despatch A. 1944II. Raleigh Commission B. 1854III. Sadler Commission C. 1902IV. Hartog Commission D. 1919V. Sargeant Plan E. 1854Codes: I II III IV Va. B C E D Ab. B C D A Ec. B C D E Ad. C B D E AQ.57. List I (Commission-Currency) List II (Year)I. Mansfield Commission A. 1893II. Herschell Commission B. 1866III. Fowler Commission C. 1925IV. Babbington Smith Commission D. 1919V. Hieton Young Commission E. 1898Codes: I II III IV Va. B A C E Db. A B C E Dc. B A E C Dd. C E D A BQ.58. List I (Committee-Famine & Relief) List II (year)I. Cockerell A. 1900II. Starchey B. 1896III. Lyall C. 1866IV. Mac Donnel D. 1880Codes: I II III IVa. D C B Ab. C D B Ac. C D A Bd. B D C A

Q.59. List I (Title/s) List II (Author)I. My Experiments with Truth, A. Jawaharlal Nehru

Harijan, II. Gora, Ghare Baire, Letters from B. Aurobindo

RussiaIII. Wither India, Discovery of India C. M K GandhiIV. New Lamps for Old, Doctrine of D. Rabindranath Tagore

Passive ResistanceCodes: I II III IVa. D C A Bb. C D B Ac. B D C A

d. C D A B

Q60. List I List IIA. 1556 1. Battle of Haldi GhatiB. 1600 2. Nadir Shah’s capture of DelhiC. 1686 3. Death of ShivajiD. 1739 4. Grant of Charter to East India Co.

5. Accession of AkbarCodes A B C Da. 3 5 4 1b. 5 4 3 2c. 4 5 3 2d. 5 4 2 3Q61. What is the correct sequence of the following events?1. Tilak’s Home Rule League 2. Kamagatamaru Incidence 3. Mahatma Gandhi’s arrival in India.Codes: a. 1, 2, 3 b. 3, 2, 1 c. 2, 1, 3 d. 2, 3,. 1Q.62Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?a. Brahmi b. Nandanagari c. Sharada d. Kharoshi63. Match the following:

List I (Rulers-Medieval India) List II (Period) (A.D.)I. Mahmud Ghazni A. 1210-1236 .II. Shihab-ud-din Mohammad Ghori B. 997-1030III. Qutub-ud-din Aibak C. 1186-1206IV. Shams-ud-din Iltutmish D. 1206-1210Codes: I II III IVa. B C D Ab. C B D Ac. B C A Dd. D C B A64. LIST I LIST II (A.D.)I. Razia Sultana A. 1246-1266II. Ghyas-ud-din Balban B. 1290-1296III. Nasir-ud-din C. 1266-1287IV. Jalal-ud-din Khilji D. 1236-1240Codes: I II III IVa. C D A Bb. D C A Bc. D C A Bd. B D C A65. List I (Rulers) List II (Period – A.D.)I. Alla-ud-din Khilji A. 1296-1316II. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq B. 1320-1325III. Mohammad Tughlaq C. 1351-1388IV. Firuz Tughlaq D. 1325-1351Codes: I II III IVa. A B C Db D B C Ac. A B D Cd. B A D C66. list I List II

(Buddhist Philosophy - Four Noble Truths)I. World is full of suffering A. DUKHA SAMUDAYAII. There is a cause of suffering B. DUKHA NIRODHAIII. There is cessation of suffering C. DUKHA NIRODHA MARGA

IV. There is a path that leads to the D. SARVAM DUKHAM cessation of suffering

Codes: I II III IVa. A D B Cb. D A C Bc. B D C Ad. D A B C67. list I List III. Held in Rajgir in 483 B.C. under the A. Second Buddhist Council

auspices of King AjatasatruII. Held in 4th century B.C. in the reign of B. First Buddhist Council

Kalasoka of Sisuang dynasty at Vishali.

III. Held in 4th century B.C. by Asoka C. Fourth Buddhist Councilin Pataliputra

IV. Held in 1st century AD by Kanishka D. Third Buddhist Councilin Kashmir, according to Chinesetraditions.

Codes: I II III IVa. B A C Db. D B C Ac. B A D Cd. A B D C68. List I List III. 1931 A. Chhauri-Chaura incidentII. 1921 B. Dandi MarchIII. 1942 C. Cripps MissionIV. 1930 D. Second Round Table Conference

E. Death of Lala Lajpati Rai

Codes: I II III IVa. B D A Cb. D A C Bc. B D C Ad. C D B A69. list I (Organisation) List II (Founders)I. Arya Samaj A. Jyotirao BhuleII. Ramakrishna Mission B. Ram Mohan RoyIII. Brahmo Samaj C. Swami VivekanandIV. Satyashadhana Samaj D. Swami Dayanand Saraswati

E. Justice M G Ranade

Codes: I II III IVa. B D A Cb. D C B Ac. B D C Ad. C D B A70. List I List III. Ashoka A. Gandhara School of ArtII. Kanishka B. Monolithic PillarsIII. Krishna 1 C. Brihadeswara TempleIV. Raja Raja D. Kailasnath Temple at Ellora

Codes: I II III IVa. B D A Cb. D B A C

c. B A D Cd. C D B A

71. LIST I LIST III. Declaration of George Town A. World War IIII. Treaty of Versailies B. Gulf WarIII. Yalta Conference C. NAMIV. Desert Storm D. World War I

Codes: I II III IVa. B D A Cb. D B A Cc. B D C Ad. C D A B

72. List I List III. 1668 A. French RevolutionII. 1776 B. Glorious RevolutionIII. 1789 C. American War of IndependenceIV. 1917 D. Chinese Revolution

E. Bolshevik RevolutionCodes: I II III IVa. B D A Cb. D B A Cc. B C A Ed. A D B C

73 List I (Eras) List II(reckoned from)I. Vikram Era A. 2102 B.C.II. Saka Era B. 320 A.D.III. Gupta Era C. 73 A.D.IV. Kali Era D. 58 B.C. E. 248 A.D.Codes: I II III IVa. D C B Ab. C D B Ac. D C A Bd. B D C A74 List I List II I. Vishakhadatta A. MedicineII. Varahamihira B. DramaIII. Charaka C. AstronomyIV. Brahmagupta D. Mathematics

Codes: I II III IVa. D C B Ab. C D B Ac. D C A Bd. B C A D75 List I List III. Varahamihira A. Prabhandha II. Vishakhadatta B. MrchchakatikamIII. Sudraka C. Brhat-SamhitaIV. Bilhana D. Devi-Chandraguptam

E. Vikramankadevacharita

Codes: I II III IVa. D C B Ab. C D B Ec. D C A Bd. B C A D76 List I List III. Gupta A. BadamiII. Chandella B. PanamalaiIII. Chalukya C. KhajurahoIV. Pallava D. Deogarh

Codes: I II III IVa. D C B Ab. C D B Ac. D C A Bd. B C A D

77 List I List III. 1556 A. Battle of Haldi GhatiII. 1660 B. Nadir Shah’s capture of DelhiIII. 1686 C. Death of ShivajiIV. 1739 D. grant of Charter to East India Company

E. Accession of AkbarCodes: I II III IVa. E D C Bb. D E C Bc. E D B Cd. C B D A78 List I (Authors) List II(Works)I. Dandin A. DasakumaracharitaII. Kalidasa B. MalavikagnimitraIII. Bane C. BuddhacharitaIV. Kalahana D. Harshacharita

E. RajataranginiCodes: I II III IVa. E D C Bb. D E C Bc. E D B Cd. D B A C79 list I (Authors) List II (Works)I. Kalidasa A. Uttar RamcharitaII. Bhavabhuti B. Kumar SambhavamIII. Visakhadutta C. Mudra RakshasaIV. Banabhatta D. Harsha CharitaCodes: I II III IVa. A D C Bb. D A C Bc. B A C Dd. C B D A80 List I List III. A great mathematician and A. Brahmagupta

astronomerII. A great scientist B. VrihsdaIII. A great mathematician C. Aryabhatta

IV. A great physician D. Varaha Mihira

Codes: I II III IVa. A D C Bb. C D A Bc. A D B Cd. C B D A81. List I List III. Known for his quick wit & humour A. Abul FazalII. An experienced General B. FaiziIII. A historian C. BirbalIV. A scholar and a poet D. Raja Bhagwan Das

Codes: I II III IVa. A D C Bb. C D A Bc. A D B Cd. C B D A82 List I List III. Second Sangam A. Abhidhamma PitakII. Third Sangam B. TolkappiyamIII. First Buddhist Council C. TripitikaIV. Third Buddhist Council D. SilapadikaramCodes: I II III IVa. D B C Ab. B D A Cc. C D B Ad. B D C A83 List I List III. Asura Vivaha A. Marriage by captureII. Rakshasa Vivaha B. The bridegroom has to pay the bride priceIII. Gandharva Vivaha C. Marriage in the state of sleep, intoxication or carelessnessIV. Paisacha Vivaha D. Marriage through mutual love

Codes: I II III IVa. C B D Ab. B D A Cc. C D B Ad. B D C A84 List I List III. Elephanta caves and temples A. Mahayana and HinayanaII. Ajanta B. ShaiviteIII. Nasik, cave temples C. Buddhist, Jain and HindusIV. Ellora D. Buddhist, Shaivite and Vaishnavite

Codes: I II III IVa. D B C Ab. B A D Cc. C D B Ad. B D C A

85 List I List II(rivers)I. Arikiya A. Chenab

II. Parushni B. JhelumIII. Asikni C. BeasIV. Vitasta D. RaviCodes: I II III IVa. D B C Ab. B D A Cc. C D A Bd. B D C A86 List I List III. Kalibangan A. This place seem to have been an outpost

for sea trade with contemporary West Asian societies.

II. Lothal B. In terms of its size and variety of objects discovered, it ranks as the premier

city of Harappan civilization.III. Mohenjodaro C. This settlement was located

has yielded evidence for the existence of dried-up-bed of the river Ghaggar and has yielded evidence for the existence of Pre-Harappan and Harappan habilitation.

IV. Harappa D. Excavations begun at this site in 1912 show

that people lived here for a very long time and went on building and rebuilding houses at the same location so that the height of the remains of the building

and the debris is above 20 metres.Codes: I II III IVa. D B C Ab. B D A Cc. C D B Ad. C A D B87. List I List III. First Chinese Pilgrim to visit India A. Marco PoloII. First European to visit China B. FahienIII. First European invader of India C. Alexander, the GreatIV. First Man to set foot on moon D. Neil Armstrong followed by

Edwin Aldrin (USA)E. George

Codes: I II III IVa. B A D Cb. A B D Cc. B A C Dd. A C B D88. List I (Famous Sites-India) List II (location)I. Akbar’s Tomb A. AurangabadII. Amber Palace B. Sikandra, AgraIII. Birla Planetarium C. JaipurIV. Ajanta D. Kolkata

Codes: I II III IVa. B A D Cb. B C D Ac. B A C Dd. A C B D

89. List I (Famous sites-World) List II (Location)I. Big Ben A. JerusalamII. Al-Aqusa B. LondonIII. Broadway C. RomeIV. Colossium D. New York Codes: I II III IVa. B A D Cb. A B D Cc. B A C Dd. A C B D90. Which one of the following dynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander’s invasion?a. Nanda b. Maurya c. Sunga d. Kanva91. The Indian National Army (I.N.A.) came into existence in 1943 in a. Japan. b. Then Burma c. Singapore d. Then Malaya92. After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in a. Chauri-Chaura b. Dandi c. Champaran d. Bardoli.93. Mahabharata originally had how many verses and was called asa. 24000 and called as Jaya b. 8000 and called as Jaya c. 24000 and called as Bharatad. 8800 and called as Bharata94. Ramayana originally hada. 6000 verses b. 12000 verses c. 5000 verses d. 10000 verses95. Match the following:

List I List III. Samkhya A. World owes its creation more to Nature than God.II. Yoga B. Person can attain control through MeditationIII. Nyaya C. Salvation through knowledge, School of LogicIV. Vaisheshika D. Discussion of material elementV. Mimamsa E. Act of reasoning and interpretationCodes: I II III IV Va. B A C D Eb. A B D C Ec. A B C E Dd. A B C D E96. Match the following:

List I List III. Koshala A. KapilvastuII. Mallas B. KaushambiIII. Vaisas C. VishaliIV. Lichchhavis D. KushinaraCodes: I II III IVa. D A B Cb. A D B Cc. A D C Bd. B D C A97. Which of the following kings was famous as Priyadarshi?a. Kanishka b. Ashoka c. Chandragupta Vikramadityad. Harsha Vardhan98. Kanishka belonged toa. Kushan dynasty b. Gupta dynasty c. Mauryan dynasty d. Vardhana dynasty99. Fa Hein, the first Chinese pilgrim, visited India in the reign of

a. Ashoka b, Chandragupta Vikramaditya c. Samudraguptad. Harsha Vardhana100. Harsha Vardhana had his capital ata. Kannauj b. Vaishali c. Pataliputra d. Kalinga

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1.a 2.b 3.c 4.c 5.c 6.b 7.d 8.a 9.b 10 b

11.c 12.a 13.b 14.b 15.b 16.a 17.a 18.b 19.b 20 b

21.a 22.d 23.d 24.a 25.d 26.a 27.b 28.b 29.a 30.d

31.c 32.b 33.a 34.b 35.a 36.a 37.b 38.d 39.a 40 c

41.d 42.b 43.a 44.a 45.b 46.a 47.c 48.d 49.a 50 b

51.b 52.c 53.d 54.d 55.a 56.c 57.a 58.b 59.d 60 b

61.c 62.a 63.b 64.b 65.c 66.d 67.c 68.b 69.b 70 c

71.d 72.c 73.a 74.d 75.b 76.c 77.a 78.d 79.c 80.b

81.b 82.d 83.a 84.b 85.c 86.d 87.c 88.b 89.a 90 a

91.c 92.c 93.b 94.a 95.d 96.b 97.b 98.a 99.b 100.a

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1. The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the _____ age:

a) Megalithic b) Paleolithic c) Neolithic d) Chalcolithic

2. Which of the following civilisations is not associated with the Harappan Civilisation?

a) Mesopotamian b) Egyptian c) Sumerian d) Chinese

3. The Harappan Civilisation achieved for greater advancement than Sumer, Elam etc on account of its:

a) Town planning b) metal working c) Weights and measures d) seals and figures

4. The Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from the other contemporary civilisations by its:

a) Town planning b) Underground drainage system c) Uniformity of weights and measures d) Large agricultural surplus

5. The date of Harappan Civilisation (2300 – 1750 BC) has been fixed on the basis of:

a) Pottery design b) Stratification c) Aryan invasion d) Radio Carbon (14) dating

6. Cereal(s) grown by the people of Harappan Civilisation was / were:

a) Wheat b) Rice c) Millet d) All the above

7. Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus valley people?

a) Gold b) Silver c) Copper d) Iron

8. At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?

a) Kalibangan b) Lothal c) Suktagendor d) Sokta Koli

9. The Harappan civilisation declined as a result of:

a) Aryan Invasion b) Decline in foreign trade c) Ecological factors d) Not definitely known factors

10. The term Aryan, Indo-Aryan or Indo-European denotes a _____ concept?

a) Linguistic b) Racial c) Religious d) Cultural

11. Which of the following Vedas was compiled first?

a) Rigveda b) Samaveda c) Yajurveda d) Atharvanaveda

12. The later Vedic Age means the age of the compilation of:

a) Samhitas b) Brahmanas c) Aranyakas d) All the above

13. The Vedic Aryans first settled in the region of:

a) Central India b) Gangetic Doab c) Saptasindhu d) Kashmir and Punjab

14. The famous Gayatrimantra is addressed to:

a) Indra b) Varuna c) Pashupati d) Savita

15. Division of the Vedic Society into four classes is clearly mentioned in the:

a) Yajurveda b) Purusa – sukta of Rigveda c)Upanishads d) Shatapatha Brahmana

16.The Vedic economy was based on:

a) Trade and commerce b) Crafts and industries c) Agriculture and cattle rearing d) All the above

17. Two popular Assemblies of the Vedic period were:

a) Sabha and Mahasabha b) Mahasabha and Ganasabha c) Sabha and Samiti d) Ur and Kula

18. After the growth of the Vedic religion the most important development in the history of the so-called Hinduism was the development of?

a) Shaivism b) Saktism c) Bhagavatism d) Tantricism

19. Vaishnavism, a later development of Bhagavatism, advocates the worship of:

a) Vishnu b) Ram and Krishna c) Vishnu and his incarnations d) Vishnu and Lakshmi.

20. The founder of Jainism was:

a) Rishba b) Neminath c) Parsvanatha d) Vardhaman Mahavira

21. The ‘Three Jewels’ (Tri-ratnas) of Jainism are:

a) Right faith or intensions, right knowledge and right conduct. b) Right action, right livelihood and right effort c) right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment d) right speech, right thinking and right behaviour.

22. In Jainism the aim of life is to attain Nirvana or Moksha for which one has to:

a) follow three jewels and five vows b) practice, non-violence and non-injury to all living beings c) renounce the world and attain right knowledge d) believe in the Jains and absolute non-violence

23. The name Buddha means:

a) enlightened b) learned c) divine d) sacred

24. Buddhism was divided into Mahayana and Hinayana during the reign of:

a) Ashoka b) Kanishka c) Menander d) Harsha

25.Jatakas are the stories of:

a) Buddha’s life b) Buddha’s previous life c) The lives of the future Buddha’s d) Great saints of Buddhism

26.In the sixth century BC northern India was divided into:

a) Sixteen great states b) Eight republican states c) both (a) and (b) above d) Anga and Magadha

27. When Alexander invaded India, Magadha was being ruled by the:

a) Haryankas b) Sisunagas c) Nandas d) Mauryas

28. The decline of the Nandas at the hands of Kautilya and Chandragupta Maurya has been vividly portrayed in the Sanskrit play written by Kalidasa:

a) Mudrarakshas b) Devichandragupta c) Malavikagnimitram d) Mrichhakatika

29. Megasthanes, the ambassador of Selucus at the Mauryan court in Pataliputra, wrote an account of the period in his book:

a) Travels of Magasthanes b) Indika c) Indicoplecustus d) Both (b) and (c)

30. After the Kalinga war Ashoka decided never to wage any war because?

a) After the conquest of Kalinga the political unity of Mauryan India had been achieved b) Ashoka felt apologetic about the destruction of men and material on both sides in the war. c) He was moved by the violence, slaughter and sufferings to the combatants and non-combatants in the war d) Shortly after the war he adopted Buddhism, which was opposed to violence.

31. Ashoka’s claim to be one of the greatest rulers in world history lies in the fact that:

a) His aims covered both the religious and secular aspects of life. b) He worked for the material, moral and spiritual uplift of the people. c) After a single conquest he dedicated himself completely to the cause of peace d) He attempted to unify the people of different castes and communities into a bound of common moral ideal

32. The Mauryan sculptors had attained the highest perfection in the carving of:

a) floral designs b) pillars c) animal figures d) yaksha figures

33. Which of the following was not one of the actual causes for the decline of the Mauryan Empire?

a) Ashoka’s pacifist policies b) Division of the empire after Ashoka c) Foreign aggressions, particularly Greek d) Economic and financial crisis

34. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler of India, famous for his sense of justice and dialogues with a Buddhist monk Nagasena (as described in the Buddhist work Milindpanho) was:

a) Demetrius b) Menander c) Eukratises d) Heliocles

35. The greatest claim to fame of the Satavahanas is on account of:

a) Pursuing a tolerant religious policy and giving common patronage of Buddhism and Brahmanism b) Adoption of Prakrit as their court language in preference to Sanskrit c) Great economic prosperity and brisk inland and foreign trade d) Great contribution to Indian art as evident from the art of Amravati and Nagarjunakonda

36. Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas?

a) Sama Veda b) Atharvana Veda c) Yajur Veda d) Rig Veda

37. Gautama Buddha was brought up by:

a) Mahaprajapati b) Mayadevi c) Kundavi d) Sangamitra

38. The phrase the ‘Light of Asia’ is applied to:

a) Alexander b) Chandragupta Maurya c) Mahavira d) The Buddha

39. The Svetambhara Jains were:

a) clad in white b) clad in black c) clad in red d) saffron clad

40. The Buddhist Doctrines were written in:

a) Sanskrit b) Pali c) Tibetan d) Not written in any language but orally transmitted

41. Ashoka was much influenced by a Buddhist monk called

a) Upagupta b) Vasubandhu c) Ambhi d) Asvagosha

42. Megasthenes was the Ambassador of :

a) Selukos Nikator b) Alexander c) Darius d) The Persians

43. Mauryan Dynasty was founded by:

a) Ashoka b) Chandragupta Maurya c) Pushyamitra d) Ajatasatru

44. The Rig Veda consists of:

a) 1000 hyms b) 1028 hyms c) 500 hyms d) 2000 hyms

45. Which of the following explains the duties of Dharmamahamatras:

a) The Minor rock Edicts. b) The two Kalinga Edicts c) Arthasastra d) Indica

46. Which of the following Minor rocks Edicts of Ashoka describes the Conquest of Kalinga by Ashoka?

a) No XIII b) No X c) No XI d) No XII

47. Of the following who was the hero of a famous drama Malvikagnimitra written by Kalidasa?

a) Vasumitra b) Vajramitra c) Pushyamitra d) Agnimitra

48. Which of the following subjects is not dealt with, in the Puranas?

a) Primary creation b) Secondary creation c) Genealogies of gods d) Arithmetic

49. A well organised State machinery was introduced for the first time by:

a) the Vedic Aryans b) Alexander c) the Guptas d) the Mauryas

50. Bimbisara was succeeded by:

a) Ashoka b) Ajatasatru c) Vasudeva d) Chandragupta Maurya

51. ‘Atman is everything and everything is Atman’ is the ….. doctrine

a) Buddhist b) Jain c) Pantheistic d) Zoroastrian

52. Whom can we call the first national ruler of India?

a) Chandragupta Maurya b) Kansihka c) Harsha d) Ajatasatru

53. The ‘Brahmanas’ deals with:

a) The Bhakti Theory b) Yoga c) Ritualism d) Meditation

54.Which of the following was the God of Animal during the later Vedic period?

a) Indra b) Rudra c) Vishnu d) Prajapathi

55. When Alexander invaded India, Texila was ruled by:

a) Ambhi b) Porus c) Ashoka d) Bimbisara

56. The Harappas had commercial relations with …..

a) China b) Jawa c) Mesopotomia d) Burma

57. Mudra Rakshasa was written by:

a) Kalidasa b) Visakadatta c) Bana d) Bharavi

58. The language which contributed to the spread of Buddhism was

a) Sanskrit b) Pali c) Tamil d) Greek

59. Which of the following is not included in Trirathna of Jainism?

a) Right Knowledge b) Right conduct c) Right faith d) Creator

60. Ajivikas were …..

a) A monastic sect b) A sect to Barbarians c) Soldiers d) Spies

61. During the period of Sungas there was a revival of …..

a) Jainism b) Buddhism c) Brahminism d) Zoroastrianism

62. Agnimitra was the hero of Kalidas’s …..

a) Sakuntala b) Malavikagnimitra c) Megadutta d) Mrichhakatikam

63. Kharavella of Kalinga was a follower of

a) Jainism b) Buddhism c) Hinduism d) Confucianism

64. Under Mauryas each province was placed under a ……

a) Prince b) Commander c) Council d) Minister

65. The mother of Vardhamana Mahavira was a

a) Lichavi Princess b) Maurya Princess c) Saka Princess d) Not a member of the royal family

66. The Buddha attained Nirvana at …..

a) Bodh Gaya b) Sarnath c) Sanchi d) Kusinagara

67. Which of the following is not the name of Kautilya?

a) Chanakya b) Vishnugupta c) Dramindacharya d) Devagupta

68. Buddha has been described as ‘an ocean of wisdom and compassion’ in

a) The Light of Asia b) Amarakosa c) Buddhacharita d) Jatak Tales

69. St Thomas died a martyr at:………

a) Madras b) Bombay c) Goa d) Surat

70. The capital of Kanishka empire was…. …..

a) Pataliputra b) Peshawar c) Kabul d) Taxila

71. Alexander was the son lf Philip II of …..

a) Sparta b) Athens c) Macedonia d) Carthage

72. Alexander the Great died at ….

a) Susa b) Babylon c) Macedonia d)Kabul

73. Which of the following is known as the Jain Temple City?

a) Girnar b) Allahabad c) Rajagriha d) Varanasi

74. Bhasa was the author of …..

a) Mahavamsa b) Svapnavasavadatta c) Sakunthala d) Buddha Charita

75. Whom the Greeks referred to as Amitraghata?

a) Chandragupta Maurya b) Bimbisara c) Bindusara d) Vasudeva

76. The Saka Era was founded by:

a) Kadphises I b) Kanishka c) Alexander d) Meanader

77. Kanishka was the follower of

a) Hinduism b) Jainism c) Hinayanism d) Mahayanism

78. Match the following:

A. Kautilya - 1. Magadha King

B. Megasthenes - 2. Ashoka

C. Bimbisara - 3. Arhtasastra

D. Upagupta - 4. Ambassador

A B C D

a) 3 4 1 2

b) 2 1 4 3

c) 1 2 3 4

d) 4 3 2 1

79. Vardamana Mahavira died at:

a) Pavapuri b) Kundagrama c) Pataliputra d) Taxila

80. The Nanda dynasty was established by:

a) Vasudeva b) Kharavela c) Mahapadma d) Pushyamitra

81.Of the following who is called India’s Machiavelli?

a) Asvaghosha b) Patanjali c) Kautilya d) Bana

82. The Indus people were worshippers of:

a) Mothers goddess b) Indra c) Rudra d) Varuna

83. Bimbisara was succeed by …..

a) Ashoka b) Ajatasatru c) Vasudeva d) Chandragupta Maurya

84. Alexander send back home a portion of his army under an admiral called …..

a) Ptolemy b) Nearchos c) Menander d) Porus

85. Of the following Kushan Kings, who assumed the title ‘The Lord of the Whole World”?

a) Kadphises I b) Kadaphises II c) Kanishka d) Huvishka

86. Which of the following was another name of Pataliputra?

a) Purushapura b) Kusinagara c) Kusumapura d) Huvishkapura

87.The founder of the Achaemenian Empire was

a) Cyrus b) Darius c) Xerxes d) Cambyses

88. The most powerful ruler of the Cheras was

a) Udiyanjeral b) Nedunjeraladan c) Senguttuvan d) Sengannan

89. Which of the following was not the port of the satavahanas:

a) Barukkacha b) Kalyan c) Sopara d) Puhar

90. Karikala was the center of many legends found in:

a) Manimekalai b) Silapadhikaram c) Purananuru d) Kuruntokai

91. Sudarsana lake was reconstructed by

a) Nahapana b) Chashtana c) Rudradaman I d) Harsha

92. Naganika was a ….. Queen

a) Gupta b) Andhra c) Saka d) Pallava

93. Satavadhana rule was extended to the Coromandal Coast by:

a) Sri Yajna Satakarni b) Pulumayi II c) Sri Satakarni d) Simuka

94. Srikakulam was the capital of

a) Sakas b) Pahlavas c) Andhras d) Ashoka

95. The Sunga period saw the growth of one o the following religions. Identify:

a) Brahmanism b) Saivism c) Buddhism d) Nature Worship

96. Who erected the Garuda pillar at Besnagar?

a) Bhagabhadra b) Heliodorus c) Menander d) Antialkidas

97. Which among the following was not affected by the invasion of the Persians on India?

a) Script in the North-West b) Coinage c) Court Ceremonies d) Sculpture

98. Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?

a) Slavery b) Rigidity of Caste c) Prostitution d) Widow remarriage

99. Which one of the following statements about Arthasastra is not true?

a) It prescribes the duty of a king b) It describes the then economic life of the country c) It lays down the principles of politics d) It highlights the need for financial reforms

100. Milindapanho is a

a) History of a dynasty b) Prakrit dramac) Sanskrit play d) Religious conversation

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ANSWERS: 1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (d) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (a) 11. (a) 12. (d) 13. (c) 14. (d) 15. (b) 16. (c) 17. (c) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (c) 21. (a) 22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (c) 27. (c) 28. (c) 29. (b) 30. (c) 31. (c) 32. (c) 33. (a) 34. (b) 35. (c) 36. (d) 37. (a) 38. (d) 39. (a) 40. (b) 41. (a) 42. (a) 43. (b) 44. (b) 45. (a) 46. (a) 47. (d) 48. (d) 49. (d) 50. (b)

51. (c) 52. (a) 53. (c) 54. (b) 55. (a) 56. (c) 57. (b) 58. (b) 59. (d) 60. (a) 61. (c) 62. (b) 63. (a) 64. (a) 65. (a) 66. (d) 67. (d) 68. (b) 69. (a) 70. (b) 71. (c) 72. (b) 73. (a) 74. (b) 75. (c) 76. (b) 77. (d) 78. (a) 79. (a) 80. (c) 81. (c) 82. (a) 83. (b) 84. (b) 85. (b) 86. (c) 87. (a) 88. (c) 89. (d) 90. (b) 91. (c) 92. (b) 93. (b) 94. (c) 95. (a) 96. (b) 97. (d) 98. (d) 99. (d) 100. (d)

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1. The first Persian ruler who occupied part of Indian Territory was:

a) Cyrus b) Cambyses c) Darius d) Xerxes

2. The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administration was

a) Wide powers enjoyed by the provincial governors b) The presence o a council minister c) the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy d) an extensive network of spy-system

3. Which social evil was conspicuously absent in ancient India?

a) Polygamy b) Sati system c) Devadasi system d) Purdah system

4. The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhism was even greater than that of Ashoka, was

a) Kadphises b) Kanishka I c) Vasishka d) Huvishka

5. The first image of Buddha was carved out during the reign of

a) Ashoka b) Pushyamitra Sunga c) Kanishka I d) Menander

6. During the reign of Kanishka, Buddhism for the fist time went to China and from china it went to

a) Burma and Tibet b) Thailand and Cambodia c) Korea and Japan d) Indonesia and Vietnam

7. The worship of images (of Buddha) in India began during the period

a) Mauryan b) Sunga c) Kushana d) Gupta

8. The Sangam Age in the history of south India represents

a) The period of Aryanisation of South India b) A period when an Assembly of a college of Tamil poets was held at Madurai c) A literary-cultural phase of the Tamilham during the first three centuries of the Christian era d) Both (b0 and (c)above

9. Which of the following was not one of the ruling dynasties of south India in the Sangam age?

a) Chola b) Chera c) Pandya d) Pallava

10. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the ruling dynasties of northern India, from the decline of the Mauryas to the rise of the Imperial Guptas?

a) Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Kushans, Sakas and Guptas b) Sungas, Kushans, Parthians, Sakas and Guptas c) Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas d) Kanvas Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas.

11. Kanishka is associated with an era which is known as:

a) Vikram era b) Saka-Shalivahan era c) Saka era d) Gupta era

12. A Gupta king has been called an Indian Napoleon and he was also an accomplished poet and musician(player of Veena).Who was he?

a) Samudragupta b) Chandragupta II c) Kumaragupta d) Skandagupta

13. The Gupta king who is known in the Indian legends as Vikramaditya was:

a) Chandragupta I b) Samudragupta c) Chandragupta II d) Skandagupta

14. The foremost astronomer and mathematician of the Gupta period was:

a) Aryabhatta b) Varahamihira c) Bramagupta d) Vanabhata

15. The most important reason(s) for the decline of the Gupta Empire was/were

a) Invasions of the Hunas b) weak later Gupta rulers c) independence of later Gupta rulers d) (a), (b) and (c)above

16. Match the following rulers / ruling dynasties of North India with the centers of their power:

A. Maukharis - (i) Thanesvar

B. Pusyabhuti or Vardhans - (ii) Kannauj

C. Sasanka - (iii) Valabhi Gujarat

D. Maitrakas - (iv) Bengal Gauda

A B C D

a) i ii iii iv

b) ii i iv iii

c) i iii ii iv

d) iv iii ii i

17. Harshacharita the biography of Harsha was written by

a) Banabhatta b) Sudraka c) Sri Harsha d) Gunadhava

18. Harsha was the last great royal patron of:

a) Jainism b) Buddhism c) Shaivism d) Bhagavatism

19. One of the founder kings of a ruling dynasty of North India elected by the people was:

a) Chandradeva of the Gahadavala dynasty b) Gopala of the Pala dynasty c) Ajayaraj of the Chauhan dynasty d) Jeja or jejja of the Chandeka dynasty

20.The Chahamana (or Chauhan) king who founded the city of Ajmer and made it his capital was

a)Ajayaraj b) Vigraharaj IV c) Vigraharaj III d) Prithiviraj III

21. The temples of Khajuraho built by Chandela kings in the 11th century, are?

a) Shaiva temples b) Jain temples c) Both (a) and (b)above d) Buddhist, Jain and Shaiva temples.

22. The single most important factor responsible for the transformation of Ancient Indian society into medieval society was the

a) practice of land grants b) decline of trade c) proliferation of castes d) rigidity of the caste system

23. Of the four main Chalukya dynasties of early medieval India Pulkesin II, who defeated Harsha belonged to Chalukya dynasty of

a) Anhilwad (Gujara0 b) Badami or Vatapi c) Vengi d) Kalyani

24. The capital of the Pallavas was

a) Madurai b) Mahabalipuram c) Kanchi or Conjeevaram d) Thanjavur

25. The Pallava king responsible for carving the Rathas of Mahabalipuram was

a) Simhavarma b) Mahendravarman I c) Nandivarman II d) Narasimhavarman

26.The Chola king, who after successfully raiding Bengal took the title of Gangaikonda and also founded a new capital (Gangaikonda Cholapuram) was

a) Rajaraja I b) Rajendra I c) Rajadhiraj I d) Rajendra II

27. The masterpiece of Chola sculpture is the famous Nataraja or the Dancing Shiva image at:

a) Thanjavur b) Chidambaram c) Kalahasti d) Sri Sailam

28. After the decline of the Chalukya kingdom of Kalyani at the close of the 12 th and of the Chola kingdom at the beginning of the 13thcentury, the new kingdoms which arose in South India were:

a) Yadavas of Devagiri and Kakatiyas of Warangal b) Hoysalas of Dwarasamudra and Pandyas of Madurai c) Both (a) and (b)above d) Vijayanagar and Bahamani kingdoms

29. The main objectives of the invasions of Mahmud of Ghazni in India was / were

a) expansion of Islam b) expansion of Ghaznavi empire c) to plunder the wealth of India d) all the above

30. The Indian ruler who, unable to bear the humiliation of his defeat at the hands of Mahmud of Ghazni burnt himself to death was:

a) Pratihara king Rajyapala b) Shahi king Jayapala c) Shahi king Anandapala d) Raja of Bhira

31. The Harappan economy was primarily _____ in nature

a) Rural b) Industrial c) Urban d) Capitalist

32. Which ruling dynasty of southern India was the most powerful rival of the Cholas?

a) Rashtrakutas b) Chalukyas of Vengi c) Chalukyas of Vakataka d) Pandyas

33. Which of the following does not represent an important source material for the Mauryan period?

a) Literary works b) Foreign accounts c) Numismatic evidence d) Epigraphic sources

34. Who, among the following was the founder of the Nanda dynasty?

a) Mahapadma Nanda b) Ashoka Nanda c) Dhana Nanda d) None of above

35. The Kushan rule was brought to an end by

a) The Nagas b) The Britishers c) Samudragupta d) The Hindu Shahi Dynasty

36. During Kanishka’s reign, the center of political activity shifted from Magadha to

a) Delhi b) Ayodhya c) Kannauj d) Purushapura (Peshawar)

37. Who had got the Konark Sun temple constructed?

a) Kanishka b) Ashoka c) Narasimha Deva II d) Rajendra Chola

38. Sultan Mahmud’s mission of plundering several temples for their wealth included the famous _____ temple as well

a) Konark b) Kanauj c) Mathura d) Somnath

39. Who wrote Mrichchhakatika (Clay chart)

a) Akbar b) Kalidas c) Sudraka d) Dandin

40. The Indus valley Civilisation can be said to belong to the

a) Paleolithic age b) Primitive age c) Neolithic age d) Bronze age

41. Gautam Buddha as a prince was known as

a) Gautam b) Siddhartha c) Rahul d) Suddhodhana

42. Architectural developments in India manifested themselves in their full glory during the period of the

a) Guptas b) Nandas c) Mauryas d) Cholas

43. The proud title of ‘Vikramaditya’ had been assumed by

a) Harsha b) Chandragupta II c) Kanishka d) Samudragupta

44. Which of the following was the first metal to be discovered and used as tools by humans?

a) Iron b) Gold c) Tin d) Copper

45. The Upanishads are a series of books devoted to

a) Yoga b) Social law c) Religious rituals d) Philosophy

46. Who was Ashvaghosha a contemporary of?

a) Menander b) Harsha c) Kanishka d) Ashoka

47.With what subject does the Mitakshara deal?

a) Law b) Grammar c) Medicine d) Theology

48. The majority of nobles and rulers during the Sultanate period in northern India were

a) Arabs b) Turks c)Afghans d) Persians

49. The aim of Ashoka’s Dhamma was

a) Subtle conquest b) Religious domination c) A casteless society d) Non-violence and peace

50. The author of Ashtadhyayai is

a) Charaka b) Panini c) Aryabhatta d) Chanakya

51. The Indus Valley Civilisation has been assigned the period 2500-1800 BC on the basis of

a) Mystical insight by modern seers b) Markings on seals c) Radio carbon dating d) Travellers written accounts

52. The concluding portions of the Brahmanas are called the

a) Vedas b) Agamas c) Tantras d) Satpathas

53. The Mahajanapada that acquired prominence to become an empire was that of

a) Magadha b) Kasi c) Kosala d) Avanti

54.What did the Devadana type of a land tenure signify?

a) Villages donated to Brahmins b) Villages donated to the king c) Villages donated to the gods d) Villages not normally lived in

55. What was the extent of Harsha’s Empire?

a) The entire Indian subcontinent b) The whole of India c) The entire Deccan region d) A part of northern India

56. The most important cause of the downfall of the Gupta empire was / were

a) Muslim invasions b) The pacifist influence of the Buddha’s teachings c) Frequent wars of succession d) Revolt and declaration of independence by principal chiefs.

57. In which century did the first movement against vedic ritualistic practices start?

a) 19th century BC b) 14th Century BC c) 5th Century AD d) 600 BC

58. Which of the following rulers had reigned in the third century BC?

a) Jehangir b) Ashoka c) Samudragupta d) Akbar

59. Which of the following is regarded by historians as a crucial stage in describing the progress of civilisation?

a) Writing b) The discovery of fire c) Agriculture d) The use of Internet

60. Who is credited with having written the immortal classic treatise Raja Yoga Sutras (Aphorisms on Meditation)?

a) Panini b) Kapila c) Patanjali d) Manu

61. Of the following dynasties, only the _____ dynasty was not a patron of temple architecture?

a) Paramar b) Yadava c) Chalukya d) Chandella

62. Who was not among the scholars patronized by Kanishka?

a) Parsva b) Birbal c) Ashvaghosha d) Nagarjuna

63. Which important industry showed signs of having thrived in Lothal?

a) Pottery b) Shipbuilding c) Terracotta toys d) Aircraft manufacture

64. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is presently in Pakistan?

a) Kalibangan b) Harappa c) Alamgirpur d) Lothal

65.The earliest evidence of use of silver in India is found in

a) The Vedic texts b) The chalcolithic cultures of western India c) The Harappan culture d) The Gupta period

66. The Vedic deity Indra was the god of

a) Fire b) Rain and Thunder c) Eternity d) Wind

67. The institution of varna appeared in the

a) Rig Vedic period b) Later Vedic period c) Period of the Manava Dharm Sastra d) Period of consolidation of text of the Mahabharata

68. The only Veda to have been rendered musically is

a) The Rig Veda b) The Sama Veda c) The Yajur Veda d) The Atharva Veda

69. Name the ruler whose patronage had been enjoyed by Jainism

a) Kanishka b) Kharavela c) Pushyamitra sunga d) Samudragupta

70. To whom is the introduction of Buddhism into China traditionally attributed?

a) Nagarjuna b) Samprati c) Vasubandhu d) Kashyapa Matanga

71. Where was Mahavir born?

a) Sravasti b) Vaishali c) Rajagriha d) Pataliputra

72. Who among the following rulers had embraced Jainism?

a) Chandragupta Maurya b) Bindusara c) Ajatashatru d) Pulakesin

73. Which of the following rulers did not enter the Buddhist fold?

a) Harsha b) Samudragupta c) Kanishka d) Ashoka

74. According to tradition, a mighty king in India in the fourth century BC had been raised to power by a Taxila Brahmin, named

a) Chanakya b) Patanjali c) Pushyamitra d) Manu

75. The term used to denote a group of families in the Vedic society was

a) Vish b) Jana c) Grama d) Gotra

76. According to the Mimamsa School of Philosophy, liberation is possible through

a) Yoga b) Bhakti c) Karma d) Jnana

77. During whose reign did Buddhism become the State religion?

a) Chandragupta Maurya b) Skandagupta I c) Samudragupta d) Ashoka

78. The fourth Buddhist council had compiled an encyclopedia of Buddhist philosophy, called

a) Sutralankara b) Madhyamika Sutra c) Jatakas d) Mahavibhasha Sutra

79. Buddhism was first propagated outside India in

a) China b) Cambodia c) Thailand d) Ceylon

80. Who is said to have both been born and shed his body on the Vaishkha Purnima day?

a) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu b) Mahavira c) Shankaracharya d)The Buddha

81. During the Gupta period the village affairs were managed by the village headman with the assistance of the

a) Amatya b) Mahattara c) Vishyapati d) Gopa

82. The Sunga dynasty had made ____ the official religion of their kingdom

a) Buddhism b) The Ajivika Sect c) Jainism d) Brahmanism

83. The Saka era started from the year

a) 124 BC b) 78 BC c) 78 AD d) 124 Ad

84. Who among the following has been called the ‘Napoleon of India’?

a) Samudragupta b) Harshavardhana c) Chandragupta Maurya d)Ashoka

85. The achievements of Samudragupta have been chronicled in the

a) Hathigumpha inscription b) Sarnath inscription c) Girnar inscription d) Allahabad pillar inscription

86. The Chola ruler who had subdued the Ganges and obtained the title Gangai Konda Cholan’ was

a) Rajaraja Chola b) Rajendra Chola I c) Rajadhiraja Chola d) Kulattunga

87. Which Chola ruler had conquered the northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a province of his empire?

a) Rajindra Chola I b) Adhirajindra Chola c) Paranataka d) Rajaraja Chola

88. Who among the following are credited with having built the famous Ellora Caves?

a) The Cholas b) The Satavahanas c) The Rashtrakutas d) The Cheras

89. The cult of Krishna is primarily exhibited through the

a) Ancient art b) Rajasthani school of art c) Mughal school of art d) Bengal school of art

90. The Pallava king were the makers of the rock –cut temples at

a) Thanjavur b) Mahabalipuram c) Khajuraho d) Rameswaram

91. Which is the oldest Indian linguistic text?

a) Nirukta b) Mahabhashya c) Ashtadhyayi d) Kasikavritti

92. The Shrimad Bhagvata Gita contains _____ chapters and _____ Sanskrit slokas or couplets?

a) 14; 500 b) 16; 600 c) 18; 700 d) 20; 800

93. Who among the following anticipated Newton by affirming that all things tended to gravitate to the earth?

a) Aryabhatta b) Brahmagupta c) Varahamihira d) Buddhagupta

94. Who is the author of Kadambari from among the following?

a) Kalidas b) Panini c) Kautilya d) Bana

95. To whom did the term ‘Macedonia’s madman’ refers?

a) Alexander b) Xersus c) Darius d) Phillip II

96. The two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan are an instance of the _____ art?

a) Early Mathura b) Maurya c) Gupta d) Gandhara

97. The earliest surviving extant, i.e. still standing temples date from the _____ period?

a) Gupta b) Sunga c) Vedic d) Maurya

98. An elaborate system of municipal administration had been established by

a) Skanda Gupta b) Chandragupta Maurya c) Kanishka d) Harshavardhana

99. Foreigners were absorbed in a large number in the Indian society during the _____ period?

a) Rajput b) Gupta c) Mauryan d) Kushan

100. The chief impact of vedic culture on Indian history has been

a) The growth of Sanskrit b) The rise of an other-worldly outlook c) The progress of philosophy d) The consolidation of the caste system

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HISTORY - 5

1. Rana Kumbha built the famous ‘Tower of victory’ or Kirtistambha at Chittoor in commemoration of his victory against:

a) Gujarat b) Malwa c) Marwar d) Nagaur

2. The Sultan of the Sultanate of Delhi who transferred his capital from Delhi to Agra was:

a) Khizr Khan b) Bahlul Lodi c) Sikandar Lodi d) Ibrahim Lodi

3. Sufism, the liberal and mystic movement of Islam reached India in the _____ century?

a) 11th b) 12th c) 14th d) 13th

4. Different Sufi schools or orders in India were known as:

a) Khangahs b) Qalandars c) Silsilahs d) Darveshs

5. Sankardeva was a great bhakti saint of

a) Bengal b) Maharastra c) Gujarat d) Assam

6. The most important saint of the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra who was born at Satara and is said to have died in Punjab was:

a) Jnanesvar b) Namadeva c) Tukaram d) Guru Ramdas

7. Harihara and Bukka, the founders of the empire of Vijayanagar named their dynasty as:

a) Sangama b) Saluva c) Tuluva d) Aravidu

8. The first capital of the Bahamani Kingdom was:

a) Gulbarga b) Bidar c) Daulatabad d) Golcunda

9. The city Vijayanagar (Now known as Hampi) was situated on the northern bank of the river

a) Krishna b) Tungabhadra c) Kaveri d) Godavari

10. The Vijayanagar king who wrote a work ‘Amuktamalayada’ on the lines of Kautilya’s Arthashastra was

a) Deva Raya II b) Vira Narasimha c) Sri Ranga II d) Krishnadeva Raya

11. Babur’s autobiography, called Tuzuk-IBaburi or Babur-naman. Which is reckoned among ‘the most enthralling and romantic works in the literature of all times “is written in:

a) Arabic b) Persian c) Turki d) Urdu

12. Which of the following measures of Sher Shah Suri greatly helped in the promotion of trade and commerce?

a) He got many important roads built b) The roads were very safe c) He abolished all internal duties and taxes were levied only at the points of import and sales d) He built several sarais on the highways

13. Sher Sha’s mausoleum is at Sahasaram in Bihar but he died at:

a) Delhi b) Agra c) Chunar d) Kalanjar

14. After the devastation of the city of Vijayanagar in 1565, the capital of the empire was shifted to:

a) Penukonda b) Chandragiri c) Mysore d) Gingee

15. The Portuguese gained a stronghold in India after defeating Zamorin of Calicut. The word Zamorin stands for

a) King b) Warlord c) Sealord d) Admiral

16. Who of the following Portuguese Viceroys in India captured Goa (1510) from the Adil Shahi sultan of Bijapur and made it the headquarters of the Portuguese government ion India?

a) Albuquerque b) Almeida c) Joao De Castro d) Dom Luiz De Atayde

17. When Chittoor was captured by Akbar (1558) the Rana of Mewar was:

a) Rana Udal Singh b) Rana Pratap c) Rana Kumbha d) Rana Amar Singh

18. After the fall of Chittoor the city which became the capital of Mewar was:

a) Merta b) Kumbhalgarh c) Mandalgarh d) Udaipur

19. Akbar’s concept of Sulh-ikul(or Qul) means

a) Friendship and good will to all b) common brotherhood c) fraternity and friendship d) harmony and peace to all

20. Akbar had incorporated some principles of social reforms in the Din-I-illahi. Which of the following social reforms did not form pat of din-I-illahi?

a) Remarriage of widows b) Prohibition of child marriage c) Monogamy d) Rejection of seclusion of women

21. The Mughal queen, whose name was inscribed on the coins and on all royal farmans as well as attached o the imperial signature was:

a) Jotha Bai b) Nur Jahan c) Mumtaz Mahal d) Ladli Begum

22. An ambassador of the British King James I who secured favourable privileges for the east India Company from Emperor Jahangir was:

a) Hawkins b) Henry Middleton c) Thomas Roe d) Josiah Child

23. The most important political gain to the Mughals during the reign of Shah Jahan was:

a) Annexation of Ahmadnagar b) treaties with Bijapur and Golcunda c) both (a) and (b)above d) expulsion of the Portuguese from Hooghly

24. Todarmal is associated with the revenue system known as:

a) Kankut b) Ghalla Bakshi c) Zabti or Zabt d) Nasaq

25. On of the so-called ‘Nine Gems of the court of Akbar’ the one who was reputed poet of Hindi was:

a) Abul Fazl b) Faizi c) Abdur Rahim Khan-I-Khana d) Birbal

26. Akbar granted the present site of Amritsar to the Sikh Guru:

a) Amar Das b) Angad c) Ram Das d) Arjan

27. The most important poet at the court of Mahmud of Ghazni who wrote Shahanama and is regarded as the ‘Immortal Homer of the East’ was:

a) Utbi b) Firdausi c) Alberuni d) Baihaqi

28. Muhammad Ghori laid the foundation of the Turkish Empire in India by defeating

a) Prithiviraj Chauhan in 2nd battle of Tarain b) Jayachandra in the battle of Chandwar c) The Chandelas d) Both (a) and (b)above

29. The Buddhist universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila in Bihar were destroyed during the invasions of

a) Mahmud Khalji b) Muhammad Ghori c) Bakhtiyar Khalji d) Ali Mardan Khalji

30. From the point of view of the Turkish rule, the most important contribution of Iltumish was:

a) Establishment of dynastic rule b) He was the firs Muslim ruler in India to issue coins c) He made Delhi the capital of the Sultanate d) He organized the Iqta system

31. The first medieval ruler to propound the divine theory of kingship was

a) Iltutmish b) Raziya c) Balban d) Alaudin khalji

32. The only known ruler in the history of India to have fixed the prices of different commodities rigidly enforced quality control and ensured easy availability of essential commodities was:

a) Iltumish b) Alauddin Khalji c) Raziya d) Gayasuddin Tughluq

33. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq transferred his capital from Delhi to Devagiri (which he named Daulatabad) because:

a) Delhi was insecure on account of Mongol invasions b) Devagiri was more centrally located c) from Devagiri he wanted to complete the conquest of the South d) All the above

34. The famous Moorish traveler Ibn Batuta who visited India recorded his experiences in a book entitled Safarnama or Rehla was appointed Qazi of Delhi by Sultan:

a) Mubarak Shah Khalji b) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq c) Mohammad-bin Tughluq d) Firuz Tughluq

35. Match the respective cities founded by the following Sultans of Delhi:

A. Alauddin Khalji - i. Firuzabad

B. Ghiyas uddin Tughluq - ii. Jaunpur

C. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq - iii. Tughluqabad

D. Firuz Tughluq - iv. Daulatabad

v. Siri

A B C D

a) v iii iv i & ii

b) ii I iii iv & v

c) ii iii I iv &v

d) v ii iii I & iv

36. Timur invaded India and ordered a general massacre of the people of Delhi during the reign of:

a) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud b) Ghiyasuddin II c) Abu Bakr d) Alauddin Sikandar

37. The Akbar of Kashmir who reconstructed and rehabilitated all the temples and asked Jonaraja to continue further Kalhana’s Rajatarangini was

a) Sikandar b) Shah Mir Samsuddin c) Zain-ul-Abidin d) Saifuddin

38. Assuming the title Alamgir, Aurangzeb crowned himself as emperor on July 21, 1658 at

a) Agra b) Aurangabad c) Fatepur Sikri d) Delhi

39. Aurangazeb in his attempt to annex Marwar to the Mughal empire, was involved in a 30 year war. During these long years the most valiant struggle from the side of Marwar was fought by:

a) Ajit Singh b) Durgadas c) Hadas of Bundi d) Indra Singh

40. During the last 25 years of his reign, Aurangzeb was mainly involved in long-drawn wars against:

a) Bijapur b) Golcunda c) Marathas d) all the above

41. The liberal religion preached by the saints of Maharashtra and rigidly followed by Shivaji is known as:

a) Desh Dharma b) Maharashtra Dharma c) Rashtra Dharma d) Hindu dharma

42. The Maratha dominion of Shivaji was known as:

a) Swaraj b) Mulk-I-qadim c) Maharajya d) Maratha Rastra

43. Tarabai who conducted the affairs of the Maratha government from 1700 to 1707 AD was the widow of the Maratha King:

a) Shambhaji b) Shivaji II c) Raja Ram d) Shivaji III

44. The Mughal troops were largely drawn from

a) The Rajput Chiefs b) Tributary Chiefs c) Mansabdars d) Central Contingents

45. Which of the following buildings at Fatehpur Sikri is known as Ibadatkhana where Akbar used to hold religious discussions?

a) Diwan-i-am b) Diwan-i-Khas c) Panch Mahal d) Jami Masjid

46. Two marble masterpieces of the reign of Shah Jahan were

a) Diwan-I-Khas and Musamman Burj (Jasmine Palace at Agra) b) Pearl Mosque (Moti Masjid) and Taj Mahal (at Agra) c) Diwan-I-Am and Shish Mahal (at Agra) d) Jami Masjid and Diwan-i-Khas (Shahjahanabad, Delhi)

47. The later Mughal King popularly known as Shah-i-Bekhabar (the Headless King) was

a) Bahadur Shah b) Jahandar Shah c) Muhammed Shah d) Shah Alam I

48. The famous Sikh leader Banda Bahadur was captured and executed during the reign o the Mughal emperor?

a) Aurangzeb b) Bahadur Shah I c) Jahandar shah d) Farrukhsiyar

49. During the second decade of the 18th century numerous independent dynasties were founded in different part of India. the dynasty founded by Chin Qulich Khan (popularly known as Nizam-ul-mulk) in the Deccan was known:

a) Qutb Shahi b) Asafiahi c) Adil Shahi d) Muhajamjahi

50. The founder of the independent state o Bengal was

a) Murshid Quli Khan b) Alivardi Khan c) Shuja-ud-din d) Sarfaraz Khan

51. Before the rise of Ranjit Singh to power the Punjab was under the control of various

a) Chiefs of Ahmad Shah Abdali b) Sikh Misls (military brotherhoods) c) Maratha commanders d) Sikh Sardars

52. The Peshwa’s Secretariat at Pune (Poona) the pivot of Maratha government was known as

a) Huzur Daftar b) El Beriz Daftar c) Chalte Daftar d) Peshwa Daftar

53. The English founded Calcutta after obtaining the Zamindari of three villages, viz Sutanuti, Kalikata and Govindpur from the Mughal Viceroy of Bengal in 1698. The nucleus of the British settlement in Calcutta was

a) San Tome b) Victoria Memorial c) Fort William d) Howrah Port

54. Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah of Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly:

a) Because the English forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab b) because of Clive’s conspiracy with the Nawab’s Commander-in-Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal c) Because of Siraj-ud-daulah’s retirement from the battlefield d) because of the capture of a band of Frenchmen under the Nawab’s service by the English

55. The Battle of Buxer (October22, 1764) which confirmed the decisions of Plassey was fought between the English and

a) Mir Kasim, Nawab o Bengal b) Shuja-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Awadh c) Shah Alam II, the Mughal Emperor d) All the three above

56. The Permanent Settlement introduced by Cornwallis in Bengal is known as:

a) Ryotwari System b) Mahalwari system c) Zamindari System d) Iqtadari System

57. Who was the first Indian ruler to apply the Western methods to his administration:

a) Haider Ali b) Tipu Sultan c) Murshid Quli Khan d) Malhar Rao Holkar

58. Who of the following was the first to have the office of both Governor General and Commander-in-chief conferred upon him

a) Clive b) Cornwallis c) Warren Hastings d) Wellesley

59. The capital of the Sikh kingdom of Ranjit Singh was

a) Lahore b) Amritsar c) Multan d) Patiala

60. The greatest achievement of Hari Singh Nalwa, the Marshal of Sikh troops under Ranjit Singh and hero of several popular tales was:

a) Defeat of a powerful Afghan army under Dost Mohammad and Capture of the territory east of Khyber Pass b) Annexation of Peshawar c) Annexation of Kashmir d) Organisation of a model army of Fauji-i-Khas

61. Which of the following governor General in India outlawed Sati and female infanticide and defined the aims of education in India?

a) Lord Cornwallis b) Lord Wellesley c) Lord Hastings d) William Bentinck

62. The first three universities in India at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were established in:

a) 1853 b) 1856 c) 1857 d) 1854

63. When was the modern Postal System introduced in India?

a) 1854 b) 1858 c) 1848 d) 1861

64. What was the purpose of the Grand Durbar held at Delhi on January1, 1877 while nearly 58 million people were stricken with grave famine, leading to the death of nearly 5 million people in a single year?

a) To invest Queen Victoria with the title Kaiser-i-Hind or Queen Empress of India b) To honour the loyal Indian princes c) To announce the assumption of Indian administration by the Crown d) To announce famine relief measures

65. The Local Self-Government institutions in India were established in 1881 by:

a) Lytton b) Ripon c) George Barlow d) Curzon

66. The People greatly resented the partition of Bengal in 1905, because

a) It was an attack upon the growing nationalism in Bengal b) It was an attempt to divide the people of Bengal on communal lines c) It disturbed the economic and cultural homogeneity of Bengal d) It was against he geo-political unity of Bengal

67. The purpose of the ‘Macaulayan System’ of education introduced in India was to create:

a) Indian in blood and colour, but English in tastes b) European Renaissance in India c) A separate class of Western educated men and women d) A quest for European literature and sciences in India

68. Who of the following sent a petition signed by about a thousand persons to Government of India urging it to legislate for widow remarriage?

a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar b) D.K. Karve c) P.M. Malabari d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

69. The tragic story of Indigo cultivators was mirrored in a drama called ‘Nil Darpan’ written by:

a) Dinabandhu Mitra b) Chandra Mohan Chatterjee c) Harish Chandra Mukherji d) Ram Gopal Ghose

70. The famous agrarian riots in Poona and Ahmadnagar, generally known as the Deccan riots of 1875 were directed against the:

a) Zamindars b) Money –lenders c) Revenue officials d) All the above

71. When Mahmud Ghazni invaded Somnath, the ruler of Gujarat was

a) Mularaja b) Bhima I c) Jayasimha Siddharaja d) Bhima II

72. Alauddin Khalji’s commander who led the campaign to South India was:

a) Alpkhan b) Ulugh Khan c) Nusarat Khan d) Malik Kafur

73. The medieval Hindi ruler who was a contemporary of Akbar and took the title of Vikramaditya was:

a) Rana Pratap (of Mewar) b) Sadasiva Raya (of Vijayanagar) c) Raja Man Singh (of Amber) d) Hemachandra (Hemu)

74. The first known ruler to introduce canal irrigation in India was:

a) Krishnadevaraya b) Firuz Tughluq c) Akbar d) Tipu Sultan

75. Two major crops introduced in India during the Mughal period were

a) Millet and Groundnut b) Potato and Mustard c) Tobacco and Maize d) Indigo and Maize.

76. The Mughal empire reached its maximum territorial extent during the reign of

a) Akbar b) Shah Jahan c) Aurangzeb d) Bahadur Shah I

77. The Nawab of Awadh who permanently transferred his capital from Fyzabad to Lucknow was

a) Safdar Jang b) Shuja-ud-Daula c) Asaf-ud-Daula d) Saadat Khan

78. The revolt of 1857 in Awadh and Lucknow was led by:

a) Wajid Ali Shah b) Begum Hazarat Mahal c) Asaf-ud-Daula d) Begum Zeenat Mahal

79. The Voluminous compositions attributed to Guru Govind Singh (the last Sikh guru) are collectively known as:

a) Dasam (Padshah Ka) Granth b) Apni Katha c) Baichitra Natak d) Gyan Prabodh

80. The only Hindu noble at the court of Akbar to accept the din-I-Ilahi was:

a) Man Singh b) Todar Mal c) Birbal d) Bhagwan Das

81. The Pallava ruler who built the famous Kailash temple at Kanchi and the Shore temple at Mahabalipuram was:

a) Narasimhavarman II b) Parameswaravarman I c) Mahendravarman I d) Narasimhavarman

82. The district as an administrative unit under a magistrate and a Collector was first evolved in India during the Governor Generalship of:

a) Clive b) Warren Hastings c) Cornwallis d) William Bentinck

83 Govind Dhondu Pant popularly known as Nanasaheb, and one of the principal leaders of the Revolt of 1857 was the adopted heir and successor of:

a) Peswa Baji Rao II b) King of Jhansi c)Madhav Rao Sindhia d) Malhar Rao Holkar

84. The unique distinction of firing the first shot in the Rebellion of 1857 goes to:

a) Nana Saheb b) Bahadur Shah II c) Rani Lakshmi Bai (of Jansi) d) Mangal Pandey

85. Ghazni was a small principality in:

a) Mongolia b) Turkey c) Persia d) Afghanistan

86. In 1206 AD Muhammad of Ghor was killed at

a) Kabul b) Damayak c) Ajmer d) Tarain

87. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and to declare Delhi as the capital of his empire?

a) Balban b) Aram Shah c) Nasiruddin Mahmood d) Iltutmish

88. Timur’s invasion has taken place during the reign of:

a) Abu Bakr Tughluq b) Ghiyas-ud-din-Tughluq c) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq d) Nasiruddin Mahmud Tughluq

89. Ayagars in Vijayanagar were:

a) Administrators of Nadus b) Governors of Provinces c) Administrators of Kottams d) Village functionaries

90. Which monarch called himself as the second Alexander?

a) Akbar b) Samudra Gupta c) Ala-ud-din Khalji d) Chandra Gupta II

91. The most learned medieval Muslim ruler who was well versed in various branches of learning including astronomy, mathematics and medicine was:

a) Sikandar Lodi b) Iltumish c) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq d) Firuz Tughluq

92. The term Iqta means:

a) Assignments of land as reward of pension b) revenue assignment of a particular area in lieu of cash salary c) an administrative grant of relief d) a unit of local government

93. Who from among the following was the founder of Bahmani Kingdom in the Deccan?

a) Mahmud Gawan b) Hasan Gangu c) Sikandar Shah d) Malik Ambar

94. The nobility of the Delhi Sultanate was largely composed of

a) Afghans b) Arabs c) Turks d) Composite elements

95. The Mongols appeared for the first time on the banks of the Indus during the rule of:

a) Raziya b) Balban c) Iltumish d) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

96. Who among the following founded the city of Ahmedabad?

a) Muzaffar Shah II b) Ahmad Shah c) Qutb-ud-din Ahmad Shah d) Muhammud I Begarha

97. Who was the founder of Aravidu dynasty of the Vijayanagar Empire?

a) Tirumala b) Sadasiva Raya c) Rama Raya d) Bukka

98. Minhaj-us-Siraj was a:

a) Poet b) Musician c) Historian d) Merchant

99. Who was the patron deity of Vijayanagar?

a) Virupaksha b) Narasimha c) Vittalaswamy d) Venugopal swamy

100. Which among the following was the most appropriate cause for the failure of Raziya?

a) Her Sex b) Her intention to be the ruler not only in name but also in fact c) Her unpopularity with the people of Delhi d) Her incompetence

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ANSWERS: 1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (d) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (d) 11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (a) 15. (c) 16. (a) 17. (a) 18. (d) 19. (d) 20. (d)21. (b) 22. (c) 23. (c) 24. (c) 25. (c) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (d) 29. (c) 30. (d)31. (c) 32. (b) 33. (d) 34. (c) 35. (a) 36. (a) 37. (c) 38. (d) 39. (b) 40. (c)41. (b) 42. (a) 43. (c) 44. (c) 45. (b) 46. (b) 47. (a) 48. (c) 49. (b) 50. (a)51. (b) 52. (a) 53. (c) 54. (b) 55. (d) 56. (c) 57. (b) 58. (b) 59. (a) 60. (a)61. (d) 62. (c) 63. (a) 64. (a) 65. (b) 66. (b) 67. (a) 68. (a) 69. (a) 70. (b)71. (b) 72. (d) 73. (d) 74. (b) 75. (c) 76. (c) 77. (c) 78. (b) 79. (c) 80. (c)81. (a) 82. (c) 83. (a) 84. (d) 85. (d) 86. (b) 87. (d) 88. (d) 89. (d) 90. (c)91. (c) 92. (b) 93. (b) 94. (c) 95. (c) 96. (b) 97. (a) 98. (c) 99. (a) 100. (b)

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1. What is meant by “The Forty” or “Chalisa”?

a) The cream of Afghan nobles b) The Pick of the intellectuals among the Khaljis c) The select body of the Turkish Aristocracy d) The ulema or the Muslim divines

2. Who was the founder of Srivaishanva sect?

a) Nathamuni b) Uyyakondar c) Yamunacharya d) Ramanuja

3. What was the religion of Malik Kafur before he entered the service of Ala-ud-din?

a) Zoroastrianism b) Hinduism c) Buddhism d) Jainism

4. To which race did Mahmud of Ghazni belong?

a) Arab b) Afghan c) Mongol d) Turk

5. In the Mughal period the registers of the agricultural lands were maintained by:

a) Kotwal b) Qanungo c) Amin d) Krori

6. Under the Mughals the Jizya was collected from

a) Persians b) Muhammadans c) Hindus d) Foreign visitors

7. Under the Mughal rule the judicial service was formed by:

a) Vakil b) Diwan c) Kazis d) Manasabdhars

8. Under the Mughals the Commander-in-Chief of the Army was:

a) The Crown Prince b) Manasbdhar c) Emperor d) Zamindar

9. Under the Mughals ……… was administered as a department of the household:

a) Infantry b) Cavalry c) Artillery d) Navy

10. In India artillery was first used by:

a) Balban b) Babar c) Humayun d) Akbar

11. During the Mughal rule in India tobacco was first cultivated in:

a) Madras b) Gujarat c) Delhi d) Calcutta

12. The Mughals imported fruits from

a) Samarkand b) Arabia c) Kabul d) Portugal

13. The main outlet for foreign trade during Akbar’s reign was the port of:

a) Karachi b) Calcutta c) Surat d) Bombay

14.To bring Hindu-Muslim unity Akbar

a) Encouraged cow killing b) Prohibited cow-killing c) Taxed cow-killing d) Remained silent to cow-killing

15. The Upanishads were translated into Persian by:

a) Prince Shuja b) Prince Murad c) Prince Dara Shikoh d) Prince Khusru

16. Prince Dara-Shikoh was the son of

a) Humayun b) Akbar c) Jahangir d) Shah Jahan

17. The Mughal School of Painting was interested in portraying:

a) Mughal Court b) Domestic subjects c) Scenes from the Indian classics d) The scenes of their mother land

18. Jama Masjid at Delhi was built by:

a) Humayun b) Sher Shah c) Shah Jahan d) Aurangzeb

19. …… was the first Mughal Emperor to acquire Koh-i-nur diamond

a) Humayun b) Akbar c) Jahangir d) Shah Jahan

20. Koh-i-nur diamond was presented to Aurangzeb by

a) Mirkasim b) Mir Jumia c) Shivaji d) Shah Jahan

21. Tansen was originally in the service of

a) Raja of Rewa b) Krishnadeva Raya c) Akbar d) Sher Shah

22. Under the Mughals the Police duties in urban areas were entrusted to the officers known as:

a) Kotwal b) Kazi c) Vakil d) Amin

23. The Adi Granth was compiled by

a) Guru Arjun Dev b) Guru Govind c) Guru Harkishan d) Guru Tegh Bahadur

24. The Sikh Guru who fought in the Mughal ranks during the reign of Aurangzeb was:

a) Tegh Bahadur b) Har Rai c) Amar Das d) Angad

25. The English and the Dutch were firmly established in all the parts of the Coast from Sind to Bengal by the middle of the:

a) 17th Century b) 18th Century c) 16th century d) 15th Century

26. In his early days Shivaji moved with

a) Jat leaders b) Mawali leaders c) Santhals d) Bhils

27. The estate of Shivajis father was:

a) Konkan b) Poona c) Toma d) Rajgarh

28. During Shivaji’s rule the Council of the State consisted of:

a) Eight Ministers b) Eighteen Ministers c) Twelve Ministers d) Fifteen Ministers

29. Chauth and Sardeshmukhi were paid by:

a) Mughal b) Pilgrims c) Foreign visitors d) Mansabdars

30. Shivaji maintained a fleet at:

a) Surat b) Calicut c) Bombay d) Kolaba

31. Aurangzeb sent Mukarrab Khan against:

a) Shaji Bhonsle b) Shivaji c)Sambaji d) Shahu

32. Under the Mughal rule the Chief Minister was known as:

a) Diwan b) Vakil c) Kazi d) Mansabdar

33. With the help of Baghnuk (Tiger-claws) Shivaji killed:

a) Afzalkhan b) Shayistakhan c) Muhammad Khan d) Aurangzeb

34. During the Mughal rule in the field of agriculture Parauti was the land

a) Annually cultivated b) left fallow c) uncultivated d) barren land

35. Under the Mughals the cotton goods were exported to:

a) Africa b) Sumatra c) Japan d) England

36. Under the Mughal rule the main occupation of the people was:

a) Sea faring b) Agriculture c) Working in mines d) Service in army

37.The Mughals have been made immortal by their achievements in the ….. field

a) Political b) Architecture c) Military d) Social

38. All the early Mughal emperors except ….. were great builders

a) Babur b) Humayun c) Jahangir d) Aurangzeb

39. Jammi Mosque was built at

a) Smabhal b) Delhi c) Agra d) Lahore

40. Indo-Persian style of architecture attained its supreme beauty in the reign of:

a) Babur b) Akbar c) Jahangir d) Shah Jahan

41. The Hindu painting was closely connected with pictorial art of the

a) Buddhist priests b) Jain monks c) Artistic schools of the Far East d) The Mughal School

42. The Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was made of

a) Pure silver b) Pure Gold and silver c) Pure Gold studded with diamonds d) Silver, copper and gold

43. The huge wealth of the Mughals fell into the hands of …. after the capture of Delhi in 1739:

a) Nadir shah b) The English c) The French d) The Portuguese

44. Kahn Khanan rendered Babur’s Memories into:

a) Sanskrit b) Persian c) Urdu d) Hindi

45. Under Shivaji’s rule …. of the produce were to be given:

a) Three fifths b) Two fifths c) One fifth d) Four fifths

46. Guru Nanak was born at:

a) Talwandi b) Purandhar c) Amritsar d) Poona

47. The Apostolate of the Sikhs consisted of …. leaders

a) Eighteen b) Ten c) Only Two d) Seven

48. Guru Govind Singh was assassinated by a:

a) Mughal b) Hindu c) Pathan d) Sikh

49. During the Mughal period there was continuous emigration of the ….. to places ruled by Hindu Rajas

a) Nobles b) Poor c) Middle class d) Foreign residents

50. When Babur invaded India in 1525, Humayun was the Governor of

a) Kabul b) Farghana c) Badakhshan d) Herat

51. The battle between Babar and Rana Sanga was fought at:

a) Panipat b) Chunar c) Khanwa d) Jaunpur

52. Humayun died in the year:

a) 1536 b) 1546 c) 1556 d)1566

53. Sher Shah defeated Humayun at:

a) Gaur b) Chunar c) Chausa d) Agra

54. Sher Shah’s last campaign was against:

a) Mount Abu b) Kalinjar c) Surat d) Chittor

55. Under Sher shah the largest administrative unit was administered by a Chief namely:

a) Shikadar b) Manasabdar c) Kasi d) Faujdar

56. Akbar was enthroned in a garden at:

a) Kalanur b)Ajmer c) Gaur d) Kabul

57. Hemu was captured and brought before Akbar by …..

a) Bairam Khan b) Salim c) Shah Qulihan Khan d) Farid

58. Akbar’s nurse-in-chief was:

a) Mumtaj b) Hamida Begum c) Jahanara d) Maham Anaga

59. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler:

a) Babar b) Humayun c) Akbar d) Aurangzeb

60. Akbar suppressed the rebellion of Abdullah Khan, the Governor of:

a) Mewar b) Malwa c) Meerut d) Mankat

61. Akbar saw the sea for the first time in his life at

a) Calcutta b) Surat c) Cambay d) Madras

62.Hakim Mirza the younger brother of Akbar was the viceroy of:

a) Kabul b) Heart c) Agra d) Bengal

63. Srinagar was captured in 1586 by General:

a) Raja Bhagvan Das b) Khan Khanan c) Raja Man Singh d) Malik Amber

64. Chand Bibi was the ruler of

a) Bijapur b) Kashmir c) Ahmadnagar d) Mewar

65. Todar Mal hailed from:

a) Kabul b) Bengal c) Berar d) Oudh

66. First Portuguese factory was established in:

a) Goa b) Mangalore c) Calicut d) Calcutta

67. During his second voyage, Vasco-da-Gama strengthened the defence of:

a) Calicut b) Cochin c) Surat d) Cannanore

68. Goa was captured by:

a) Albuquerque b) d’Almedia c) Cabral d) Mildenhall

69. Which of the following was not introduced by the Portuguese to India:

a) Tobacco b) Potato c) Maize d) Cashew

70. Original name o Mumtaj Mahal was:

a) Mihr-un-Nisa b) Jagat Gosami c) Arjumand Banu d) Man Bai

71. Mumtaj Mahal was the daughter of:

a) Gheyas Beg b) Abul Hasan c) Sher Afghan d) Daniyal

72. Prince Khurram was given the title of:

a) Sher Khan b) Sher Afghan c) shah Jahan d) Kavi Rai

73. Hawkins came to India with a letter from the British Monarch:

a) Queen Mary b) Queen Elizabeth c) James I d) Queen Anne

74. Mumtaj Mahal died at:

a) Agra b) Delhi c) Ajmer d) Burhanpur

75. The title Alamgir was assumed by:

a) Akbar b) Sher Shah c) Jahangir d) Aurangzeb

76. Of the following, which was not built by shah Jahan?

a) Moti Masjid b) Jami Masjid c) Taj Mahal d) Fatepur Sikri

77. The title of Mahakavi Rai was given by Shah Jahan to:

a) Todar Mal b) Birbal c) Jagannath d) Tansen

78. On behalf of Aurangzeb Cooch Behar was seized by:

a) Mir Jumla b) Prince Akbar c) Shayista Khan d) Jai Singh

79. The leader of the Yusufzai Pathans was:

a) Bhagu b) Khan Jahan c) Farid d) Chingiskhan

80. The Mughals subdued the Pathans by following the policy of:

a) Annexation b) Association c) Divide and rule d) Co-existence

81. Maharaja Jaswant Singh died at:

a) Jaunpur b) Behrampur c) Jamrud d) Ajmer

82. On behalf of Aurangzeb Shivaji attacked:

a) Gujarat b) Konkan c) Surat d) Poona

83. Aurangzeb appointed his uncle Shayista Khan as Governor of:

a) Kashmir b) Bengal c) Punjab d) Deccan

84. Shivaji attacked Shayista Khan in the night at:

a) Agra b) Konkon c) Bijapur d) Poona

85. Shivaji sacked ….. and secured a large booty:

a) Bijapur b) Poona c) Konkan d) Surat

86. Shivaji’s Agra Adventure was planned by:

a) Afzal Khan b) Shayista Khan c) Jai Singh d) Mir Jumla

87. Shivaji crowned himself at:

a) Poona b) Konkan c) Bijapur d) Rajgarh

88. When Aurangzeb proceeded against Golkonda it was ruled by:

a) Sikandar b) Durga Devi c) Abul Hassan d) Afzal Khan

89. Of the following who did not revolt against Aurangzeb?

a) Jats b) Satnamis c) Prince Akbar d) Shayista Khan

90. The scholar who had accompanied Mohammed of Ghazni to India was:

a) Al-Raza b) Ibn Batuta c) Al-Beruni d) Al-Firdausi

91. Which art did Jehangir patronize in particular?

a) Architecture b) Painting c) Music d) Sculpture

92. Which was the language adopted by the Bhakti saints to preach their ideas to the masses?

a) Hindi b) Sanskrit c) Ardh-Magadi d) Regional vernacular languages

93. In the year 1528, Akbar took the momentous step of:

a) Banning Sati b) Removing Jaziya c) Forming an army of Jackals d) Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi

94. What does the Sangam age owe its name to?

a) Village assembly b) Jain influence c) Confluence of rivers d) A literary guild

95. What did Ramanuja preach?

a) The nearing apocalypse b) Gyan Marga c) The Bhakti Cult d) Ahimsa

96. Who has preached “Rama and Rahim are two different names of the Same God”?

a) Chaitanya b) Sant Kabir c) Ramanuja d) Ramananda

97. During the period 1000-1026 AD, how many plundering raids did Mohammed of Ghazni carry out in India?

a) 8 b) 12 c)17 d) 26

98. The Purana Qila (at Delhi) was constructed in the reign of:

a) Akbar b) Humayun c) Sher Shah d) Jehangir

99. The Architectural structures constructed by Shahjahan did not include:

a) Jama Masjid in Delhi b) Jehangir’s mausoleum in Lahore c) Moti Masjid in Agra d) Red Fort in Delhi

100. Who is the author of the famous literary work Tahqiq-I-Hind?

a) Dandin b) Badauni c) Bhavabhuti d) Alberuni

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ANSWERS: 1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (b) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (d) 17. (a) 18. (c) 19. (a) 20. (b)21. (a) 22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (a) 25. (a) 26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (a) 29. (a) 30. (d)31. (c) 32. (b) 33. (a) 34. (b) 35. (a) 36. (b) 37. (b) 38. (d) 39. (a) 40. (d)41. (a) 42. (c) 43. (a) 44. (b) 45. (b) 46. (a) 47. (b) 48. (c) 49. (b) 50. (c)51. (c) 52. (c) 53. (c) 54. (b) 55. (a) 56. (a) 57. (c) 58. (d) 59. (c) 60. (b)61. (c) 62. (a) 63. (a) 64. (c) 65. (d) 66. (c) 67. (d) 68. (a) 69. (d) 70. (c)71. (b) 72. (c) 73. (c) 74. (d) 75. (d) 76. (d) 77. (c) 78. (a) 79. (a) 80. (c)81. (c) 82. (b) 83. (d) 84. (d) 85. (d) 86. (c) 87. (d) 88. (c) 89. (d) 90. (b)91. (b) 92. (d) 93. (d) 94. (d) 95. (c) 96. (b) 97. (c) 98. (c) 99. (b) 100. (d)

HISTORY-7

1. Who said that the exploitative nature of British rule was ‘bleeding India White”?

a) Tilak b) Dadabhai Naoroji c) Hume d) Annie Besant

2. Which of the following was the ‘Newspaper’ of Annie Besant?

a) The Hindu b) Indian Express c) The Times of India d) New India

3. Match the following:

A. Swaraj is my birth right - 1. Moderates

B. It is not reforms but re-form - 2. Lajpat Rai

C. A subject people has no soul - 3. B.C.Pal

D. Policy of petitions, prayers and protests - 4. Tilak

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A B C D

a) 1 2 3 4

b) 4 3 2 1

c) 3 4 2 1

d) 2 1 3 4

4.As per the Act of 1919 which of the following statements was not correct:

a) British India must remain an integral part of the British Empire. b) Responsible Government would be realized only by the progressive stages c) Provincial subjects were classified into Reserved subjects and Transferred subject d) The salary of the Secretary of State for India was not to be paid by Parliament

5. The Dyarchy which was introduced in 1921 in provinces was in force till the year:

a) 1927 b) 1935 c) 1937 d) 1947

6. The Secretary of State for India was given powers by:

a) The Act of 1909 b) The Act of 1919 c) The Act of 1858 d) The Act of 1861

7. Satyagraha Sabha was formed by Gandhi at:

a) Bombay b) Calcutta c) Gujarat d) Poona

8. At Jallianwala Bagh meeting … ordered the troops to open fire:

a) Benn b) Irwin c) Dyer d) Montagu

9. Dyer was … by the Government of Britain:

a) Sentenced for life b) Sentenced to death c) Rewarded with honour d) Relieved of his service

10. Khilafat Movement was organized to protest against the injustice done to

a) Persia b) Turkey c) Arabia d) Egypt

11. Of the following who did not oppose the non-cooperation resolution:

a) C.R. Das b) Madan Mohan Malaviya c) Mrs. Besant d) Nehru

12. Where did Gandhi call the Congress Working Committee to announce the suspension of non-cooperation movement?

a) Bardoli b) Poona c) Calcutta d) Madras

13. When the Simon commission visited India the Viceroy was:

a) Lloyd George b) Lord Irwin c) Lord Reading d) Lord Ripon

14. Of the following who died as political prisoner in Lahore prison?

a) Bhagat Singh b) Batukeshwar Dutt c) Jatin Das d) Sukh Dev

15. Dandi March started on ….. 1930

a) 12th March b) 12th April c) 12th February d) 12th May

16. When Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed, the secretary of State for India was:

a) Salisbury b) Curzon c) Wedgwood Benn d) Montagu

17. The famous resolution on Non-cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of Congress held at Calcutta in:

a) September 1920 b) December 1922 c) October 1924 d) November 1925

18. In what session did Congress declared complete Independence (Poorna Swaraj) as its goal?

a) Lahore session held in 1929 b) Madras session held in 1927 c) Ahmedabad session held in 1921 d) Gaya session held in 1922

19. Who was the British Prime Minister who convened the First Round Table conference in London?

a) Churchill b) Ramsay McDonald c) Chamberlain d) Disraeli

20. Who opened the First Round Table Conference?

a) King George V b) M.K. Gandhi c) Lord Irwin d) Ramsay McDonald

21. ‘My strongest bulwark is gone’ lamented Gandhiji on the death of:

a) Gopalakrishna Gokhale b) Motilal Nehru c) Pherozeshah Metha d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

22. Mahatma Gandhi participated in the Second Round Table conference after:

a) Signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931 b) Refusing to hold direct talks with the Muslim League c) Being permitted by the Congress d) Receiving assurance that independence was fast coming

23. The idea of incorporating safeguards in the Indian Constitution was inspired by the:

a) Third Round Table Conference b) Gandhi-Irwin Pact c) Visit of Simon commission d) Poona Pact

24. Who founded the ‘All India Harijan Samaj’ in 1932?

a) B.R. Ambedkar b) Acharya Narendra Dev c) Mahatma Gandhi d)Jagjivan Ram

25. Which of the following leaders died as a result of injuries sustained during a protest demonstration against Simon Commission:

a) Bal Gangdhar Tilak b) Dadabhai Naoroji c) Gopalakrishna Gokhale d) Lala Lajpat Rai

26. Which of the following was not one of the cardinal principles of Mahatma Gandhi’s doctrine of Satyagraha?

a) Truthfulness b)Non-violence c)Fearlessness d) Abstinence

27. With whom is the slogan “Do or Die” associated?

a) Subhas Chandra Bose b) Lala Lajpat Rai c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak d) Mahatma Gandhi

28. The Bardoli Satyagraha was led by:

a) Rajendra Prasad b) Mahatma Gandhi c) Vallabhbhai Patel d) Morarji Desai

29. The sole representative of the Congress in the Second Round Table Conference was:

a) Subhas Chandra Bose b) Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Jawaharlal Nehru

30. Who was the first Indian ruler to apply the western methods to his administration?

a) Haider Ali b) Tipu Sultan c) Murshid Quli Khan d) Malhar Rao Holkar

31. Who of the following was for the first time designated as the Governor of India?

a) Clive b) Cornwallis c) Warren Hastings d) Wellesley

32. The death of millions of Indians in frequent famines which visited India during the 19th

century were mainly due to:

a) Overall shortage of food and its improper distribution b) Commercialisation of agriculture c) Poor purchasing power of the people due to their extreme poverty and rise in prices d) Un-remunerative agriculture and fall in agricultural production

33. The Nawab of Awadh permanently transferred his capital from Faizabad to Lucknow was:

a) Safdarjang b) Shuja-ud-daula c) Asaf-ud-daula d) Saada Khan

34. Queen Victoria’s famous proclamation, transferring authority form the East India Company to the Crown was made from:

a) London b) Calcutta c) Delhi d) Allahabad

35. During the first hundred years of the British rule in India, people’s resentment and opposition to the British politics mainly surfaced in the form of:

a) Tribal uprising b) Peasant uprisings c) Civil uprisings d) (a) and (b) above

36. The Deccan riots 1874-75 in Maharashtra were directed at:

a) Big landlords b) Moneylenders c) Revenue collectors d) British opium planters

37. One of the best known tribal rebellions and police exactions Ulgulan (Meaning Great Tumult) was launched by the Mundas under the leadership of:

a) Kanthu b) Sidhu c) Bisra Munda d) Rampa Munda

38. One of the earliest and the best known mutinies before the revolt of 1857 was:

a) The Native infantry Mutiny (1824) b) Indian Solders Mutiny at Vellore (1806 ) c) Sholapur Mutiny (1838) d) Assam Soldiers Mutiny (1824)

39. Match the persons /leaders of the Revolt of 1857 and the places and events with which they were associated:

A. Mangal Pandey - i. Proclaimed himself Peshwa at Kanpur and was joined by his able General Tatya Tope

B. Bahadur Shah II - ii. Proclaimed the ruler at Jhansi

C. Nana Saheb - iii. At Barackpore, he refused to use the greased cartridges and killed The AdjutantD. Rani Lakshmi Bai - iv. Declared the Nawab of AwadhE. Birjis Kader - Proclaimed the King emperor of India in Delhi

A B C D E

a) ii v i iii iv

b) i v ii iii iv

c) iii v i ii iv

d) iii ii iv v i

40. The Revolt of 1857 failed mainly because

a) of superior resources of the British Empire b) it was poorly organized and the rebels had no common ideal c) it had very little nationalist sentiment d) it was localized, restricted and scattered

41. The earliest nationalist to commit political dacoities (a feature of the later revolutionary movements) was:

a) Jyotiba Phule b) Chapekar Brothers c) Vasudev Balwant Phadke d) Yatindra Das

42. Indian handicrafts rapidly declined due to:

a) Lack of patronage b) growing craze for imported goods c) stiff competition from the machine made goods of England d) all the above

43. After 1893 when complete ban was imposed on all commercial activities of the Company, India was left open to exploitation by:

a) British officers in India b) Planters c) British mercantile industrial capitalist class d) Zamindars and big landlords

44. The single biggest item of British capital investment in India was:

a) Railways b) Plantations and mines c) Banking and insurance d) Shipping

45. Match the following social reforms of modern India with the reform organizations founded by them and the year of their foundations:

A. Rajaram Mohan Roy - i. Tatvabodhini Sabha (1839)

B. Devendra Nath Tagore - ii. Brahmo Samaj of India (1860)

C. Keshav Chandra Sen - iii. Brahmo Samaj (1828)

D. M.G.Ranade - iv. Arya Samaj (1875)

E. Dayanand Saraswati - v. Prarthana Samaj (1867)

A B C D E

a) ii i iii v IV

b) iii i ii v iv

c) iii ii i iv v

d) ii i iii v iv

46. Match the following social reformers with the pioneering reforms they introduced:

A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy - i. Opposed untouchability

B. Keshab Chandra Sen - ii. Widow remarriage

C. Dayanand Saraswati - iii. Abolition of purdah and Child marriage

D. Vivekananda - iv. Female Education

E. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar - v. Social service and service to humanity

F.D.K. Karve - vi. Abolition of sati

A B C D E F

a) ii iv iii v i vi

b) vi iii i v iv ii

c) vi iii i v ii iv

d) iii iv i v ii iv

47. Which of the following was not a common social reform attempted by all Hindu social reformers of the 19th century

a) Emancipation of women b) monogamy c) Female education d) untouchability

48. Match the years in which the following social legislations were passed:

A. Abolition of Sati - i. 1843

B. Legalisation of remarriage of widows - ii. 1804

C. Prohibition of female infanticide - iii. 1829-30

D. Abolition of slavery - iv. 1856

A B C D

a) i ii iii iv

b) ii i iv iii

c) iii iv ii i

d) iii iv i ii

49. The social reformer of Maharashtra, who became famous by his pen name Lokhitwadi was:

a) Atmaram Panduranga b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak c) Gopal Hari Deshmukh d) K.S Chaplunkar

50. The main cause for the instant popularity of the Arya Samaj was that:

a) It represented the purified form of Hinduism b) It supported and worded for the cause of western education c) It combined the opposition to the evil practices of Hinduism with an aggressive assertion of the superiority of the Vedic religion and Indian over all other faiths d) It gave a call to its followers to go back to the Vedas

51. What was the main objective of the Wahabi movement which during 1852-70 was particularly active in the Punjab, Bengal, Bihar and the NWFP?

a) To oust the British from India b) To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim Power in India c) To eradicate religious corruption from Muslim society d) To organize the Muslims into a nationalist community

52. Jyotiba Phule, popularly known as Baba Phule, was a social reformer in Maharashtra, which of the following is not true about him?

a) He was the first to raise his voice against Brahmans in Maharastra in the 1870’s b) Phule through his book Ghulamagiri (1872) and his organization Satyashodhak Mandal, proclaimed the need to save the lower classes from the hypocritical Brahmans and their scriptures. c) His Satyashodhak Mandal contained both an elite based conservative trend and a genuine mass-based radicalism d) The urban educated Marathas were his most ardent followers

53. The immediate forerunner of the Indian National Congress was:

a) Indian Association of Calcutta b) Indian National Conference c) British India Association d) Indian Union

54. The first weekly paper published by the INC (in 1889 was:

a) Young India b) India c) Indian people d) Voice India

55. Who said: “The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my greatest ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise”.

a) Lord Dufferin b) Lord Curzon c) Lord Lansdowne d) Lord Elgin

56. The programme of Swadeshi and Boycott against the partition of Bengal was visualized by:

a) Surendra Nath Bennerjee b) B.C. Pal c) Aurobindo Ghose d) Ras Behari Bosh

57. The INC for the first time passed the resolutions on Swaraj, Boycott and National Education at its annual session held at:

a) Banaras (1905) b) Calcutta (1996) c) Surat (1907) d) Madras (1908)

58. What was the charge against Bal Gangadhar Tilak, for which he was sentenced to six years’ transportation in July 1908?

a) For being the chief exponent of the cult of extremism b) for instigating violence during the Surat session of the INC c) for seditious writings in his paper Kesari d) for being instrumental in the murder of the British Plaque Commissioner in Poona

59. On what charge was Khudiram Bose, a boy of 18 sentenced to death on April 30, 1908?

a) For being an active member of the Anushilan Samiti, the first revolutionary organization in Bengal b) for participating in the Alipur Conspiracy c) for murdering one Kennedy in Muzaffarpur d) for attempting to murder Kingsford, the Chief Presidency Magistrate at Muzaffarpur, who had ordered severe flogging to some young men for minor offences

60. The All India Muslim League was founded in December 1906 at:

a) Karachi b) Dacca c) Calcutta d) Aligarh

61. Who is regarded as ‘The Mother of the Indian Revolution”?

a) Rani Lakshmi Bai b) Sarojini Naidu c) Madam Bhikaji Cama d) Priti Lata Waddedar

62. The Ghadar Party was founded (November 1913) at San Francisco USA by:

a) Madam Bhikaji Cama b) Lala Har Dayal c) Shyamji Krishana Verma d) Both (a and (b)above

63. The first truly revolutionary organization in Bengal was:

a) Anusilan Samiti b) Yugantar c) Abhinava Bharata d) Abhinava Bharat Society

64. The Alipore conspiracy case was launched against the revolutionary activities of:

a) Anusilan Samiti b) Abhinava Bharat c) Abhinava Bharat Society d) Ghadar Party of India

65. The Lucknow Session of INC and the Lucknow Pact (1916) were significant on account of:

a) Unity between Moderates and the Extremists with the return of the Extremists to the congress b) The pact between the Congress and Muslim League c) Both (a) and (b)above d)The beginning of the tide of Indian Nationalism

66. The Home Rule Movement was aimed at:

a) Complete Independence for India b) Complete autonomy to India c) Self-government for India within the British Commonwealth d) Larger participation of Indian’s India’s administration

67. Bal Gangadhar Tilak earned the epithet of Lokmanya during:

a) His trial in 1907-08 b) The Lucknow pact of 1916 c) The Home Rule Movement d) The Congress Session in 1917

68. The Khilafat Movement of the Indian Muslims related to:

a) Provision of separate electorate for the Muslims in the Act of 1919 b) Restoration of territories to Turkey captured by Britain in the First World War c) Restoration of the Sultan of Turkey who was Caliph of the Muslim World d) Lifting of marital law in Punjab

69. The main objectives of the Non-cooperation Movement were:

a) Restoration of the old status of the Caliph (Khilafat Demand) and attainment of Swaraj for India b) Protest against the Punjab wrongs and withdrawal of the Rowlatt Acts c) Lifting of martial law from Punjab and withdrawal of repressive laws d) None of the above.

70. The Non-cooperation Movement was suspended in February 1922 on account of:

a) The Chauri Chaura incident b) Hindu Muslim riots c) Arrest of Gandhiji and his imprisonment for six years d) All the above

71. The Congressmen who wanted to contest the elections under the Act of 1919 and enter the legislature, formed a party (1923) called:

a) Swarajya Party b) Congress Swarajya Party c) Nationalist Party d) Liberal Party

72. The Hindustan Republican Association, subsequently styled as the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association or Army (HSRA) was founded in 1924 by:

a) Bhagat Sing b) Chandra Shekar Azad c) Jogesh Chandra Chatterji d) Sachindra Sanyal

73. To avenge the brutal lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai (October 30, 1928) which was believed to have caused his death subsequently, who murdered Saunders, the Asst. Superintendent of Police, Lahore?

a) Batukeswar Dutt b) Baghat Singh c) Chandra Shekhar Azad d) Sachindra Sanyal

74.To average the brutal lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai(October 1930,1928),which was believed to have caused his death subsequently, who murdered Saunders, the Asst,Superintendent of police, Lahore?

a) Batukeshwar Dutt b) BhagatSingh c) Chandra Shekhar Azad d)Sachindra Sanyal

75..Who threw two bombs on the floor of the Central Assembly in New Delhi on April 8 1929?

a) Bhagat Singh b) Batukeshwar Dutt c) Raj Guru d) Both (a) and (b)above

76. Which of the following was not one of the historic decisions of the Lahore Session (1929) of the Indian National Congress?

a) Decision to launch a programme of civil disobedience b) Complete Independence (Poorna Swarajaya) as the goal of the Indian National Congress c) Decision to

observe January 26 as the Poorna Swarajaya Day d) To treat the communal problem as a national issue

77. Match the dates of the following events:

A. Publication of the Simon Commission Report - March 23, 1931B. First Round Table Conference inaugurated - March 5, 1931C. Signing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact - November12, 1930D. Execution of Bag hat Sing, Sukh Dev and Raj guru - June 7, 1930

A B C Da) i ii iii ivb) iv iii i iic) iv iii ii id) ii i iv iii

77.On September20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began fast unto death in Yeravada Jail against:

a) British repression of the satyagrahis b) Violation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact c) Communal Award of Ramsay McDonald d) All the above

78. The Civil disobedience Movement was suspended after the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. Why did the Congress decide to resume the movement in January 1932?

a) Failure of the Second Round Table Conference b) Repudiation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact by the British Government c) British policies of repression d) All the above

79. On account of severe British repression the Civil disobedience movement was again suspended in July 1933 and people were asked to offer Satyagraha:

a) Individually b) in groups c) locally d) against liquor shops

80. The first constitutional measure introduced by the British in India, which worked till the framing of the Indian Constitution was:

a) The Act of 1919 b) The Act of 1935 c) Indian Independence Bill d) Cabinet Mission plan

81. The most important feature of the government of India Act of 1935 was:

a) Proposed All India Federation b) Bicameral Legislature c) Provincial Autonomy d) Communal representation82. The Congress ministries gave up office in October 1939 over the Issue of:

a) Constant interference by Governors in Day-today administration b) Propaganda of the Muslim League against the Congress c) India having been unwillingly dragged into the Second World War d) Failure of the British to define their war aims

83. On account of his differences with Gandhiji, Subhas Bose resigned the president ship of the Congress (April 1939) and organized a new party called?

a) Congress Socialist Party b) Azad Hind Fauz c) Congress Liberal Party d) forward Block

84. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan better known as Frontier Gandhi organized the Red Shirt Movement in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) for:

a) Countering the communal propaganda of the Muslim League b) Establishing separate Pakhtoonistan c) Social and religious reforms d) all the above

85. The Frontier Gandhi actively participated in:

a) Khilafat movement b) Non-cooperation Movement c) Civil disobedience Movement d) All the above

86. The Muslim League demanded creation of Pakistan (Pakistan resolution) in its session held on March 24, 1940 at:

a) Karachi b) Lahore c) Islamabad d) Aligarh

87. The INA was largely composed of:

a) Indian Revolutionaries b) Overseas Indians c) Indian Prisoners of war under the Japanese d) Deserters from the British Army

88. Subhas Bose selected the best soldiers from the three existing brigades (named after Gandhi, Azad and Nehru) and organized a new brigade which the soldiers themselves called:

a) Himalayan Brigade b) Swatantra Bharat Brigade c) Bhagat Singh Brigade d) Subhas Brigade

89. Kasturba Gandhi died in detention (in 1944) at:

a) Yeravada Jail b) Ahmedabad Prison c) Aga Khan Palace d) Ahmednagar Fort

90. The working committee lf the Congress passed the Quit India resolution on:

a) July 14, 1942 b) August 10, 1942 c) August 8, 1942 d) June 30, 1942

91. The Simla Conference called by Viceroy Lord Wavell (to discuss the so-called Wavell Plan) in June 1945 failed on account of:

a) Jinnah’s demand that the Muslim League alone would nominate Muslim members to the Executive Council b) The demand of the Congress to include the members of all communities in their quota to the Executive Council c) The demand of the Scheduled Castes to reserve seats in the Executive Council in Proportion to their population d) All the above

92. Which of the following was not one of the recommendations of the Cabinet Mission (1946) about the Constitution of India?

a) There should be a Union of India embracing both British India and the States b) The Muslim majority provinces should be separately constituted into a Union of Pakistan c) The provinces should enjoy autonomy for all subjects and should be free to form groups d) Three basic Groups proposed by the Mission were Group A (Hindu-majority Provinces) Group B (Muslim-majority Provinces) and Group C (Bengal and Assam) 93. The Muslim League withdrew its acceptance of the Cabinet Mission Plan and decided to resort to Direct Action Day on:

a) August 16, 1946 b) September 2, 1946 c) October 15, 1946 d) July 29, 1946

94. The Interim Government which took office on September 2, 1946 was headed by:

a) Rajendra Prasad b) Jawaharlal Nehru c) Vallabhbhai Patel d) C. Rajagopalachari

95. British Prime Minister Atlee made the historic announcement of the end of British Rule in India (and transfer of power to responsible Indian hands by a date not later than June 1948) on:

a) May 16, 1946 b) February 20, 1947 c) March 10, 1946 d) December 31, 1946

96. Why did Mahatma Gandhi ultimately lend his support to the resolution passed by the Congress Working Committee agreeing to the partition of India in spite of his personal life-long outspoken disapproval of Pakistan?

a) There was no other go, after he was presented with a fait accompli b) Jawaharlal Nehru convinced about the justification in favour of it c) To prevent the loss of prestige of the Congress Ministers who had agreed to the partition d) The problem at home were far too pressing to carp about a minor concession being conceded to the Muslim League

97. Match the national leaders with papers published by them:

A. The Maharatta and Kesri - i. Annie Besant

B. Bande Mataram and The People - ii. B.G. Tilak

C. Young India - iii. Lala Lajpat Rai

D. New India - iv. Mahatma Gandhi

A B C D

a) iv iii ii i

b) ii i iv iii

c) i ii iii iv

d) ii iii iv i

98. Match the National leaders with the epithets by which they were known?

A. Lala Lajpat Rai - i.Grand old man of India

B. B.G. Tilak - ii. Iron Man of India

C. C.F. Andrews - iii.Deenabandhu

D. Vallabhbhai Patel - iv. Lokmanya

E. Dadabhai Naoroji - v.Lion of Punjab

A B C D E

a) i ii iii iv v

b) v iv i ii iii

c) v iv iii ii i

d) v iv ii iii i

99. Who did Mahatma Gandhi recognize as his political Guru?

a) Pheroze Shah Mehta b) B.G. Tilak c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale d) Dadabhai Naoroji

100. Which of the following brought Aurobindo Ghose into the fold of the Indian National Movement?

a) The famines of 1986-97 and 1899-1900 b) The partition of Bengal c) The Surat Split d) The Jallianwala Bagh episode

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1. Where Did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagraha?

a) Dandi b) Noakhali c) England d) South Africa

2. Which of the following was not one of the techniques of ‘Satyagraha’ advocated by Mahatma Gandhi?

a) Ahimsa b) Fasting c) Civil disobedience d) Non-cooperation

3. Which of the following writers did not have a profound influence on the thinking of Mahatma Gandhi?

a) Tolstoy b) Thoreau c) Ruskin d) Marx

4. Which of the following songs was so dear to Ganhiji’s heart, that he wrote: ‘That one song is enough to sustain me, even if I were to forget the Bhagwad Geeta’.

a) Hare Ram b) Raghupati Ragahv Raja Ram c) Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye d) Ishwar Allah Tero Nam

5. Who composed the song “Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara”.

a) Mohammed Iqbal b) Josh Malihabadi c) Bhagat Singh d) Chandra Shekar Azad

6. Who contemptuously referred to Mahatma Gandhi as a half naked fakir?

a) Lord Wavell b) Lord Irwin c) Lord Willington d) Winston Churchill

7.The communist party of India was founded in 1921 by:

a) Hiren Mukherjee b) S.M. Joshi c) M.N. Roy d) R.C.Dutt

8. The first Indian to be elected as a member of the British House of Commons was:

a) Dadabhai Naoroji b) Surendra Nath Banerjee c) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar d) C.R.Dass

9. The song Jan-Gana-Mana composed by Rabindranath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of:

a) Tatva Bodhini b) Morning Song of India c) Bharat Vidhata d) Rashtra Jagrati

10. All India State’s Peoples Conference formed in 1927 launched popular movements in:

a) Princely States b) British Provinces c) Hill Regions d) Tribal Areas

11. The President of the Constituent Assembly was:

a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad c) Jawahar Lal Nehru d) Vallabhbhai Patel

12. During the freedom struggle a parallel movement launched in the Indian states (in the states ruled by the Indian rulers – such as Kashmir, Nizam’s Hyderabad, Travancore etc.,) was / were:

a) State People’s Movement b) Praja Mandal Movement c) Both (a) and (b)aboved) Swaraj Movement

13. Shree Narayan Guru was a great socio-religious reformer of:

a) Kerala b) Tamil Nadu c) Andhra Pradesh d) Karnataka

14. The first Indian to contest an election to the British House of Common was:

a) Dadahbhai Naoroji b) Womesh Chandra Banerjee c) Surendranath Banerjee d) Pheroze Shah Metha

15. The momentous decision to transfer the capital from Calcutta to Delhi, to annul the partition of Bengal and to abolish Indian indentured labour were taken during the Viceroyalty of Lord:

a) Hardinge b) Minto c) Chelmsford d) Reading

16.The headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission established by Vivekananda in 1898 are at:

a) Kanyakumari b) Belur c) Hyderabad d) Murshidabad

17. Who of the following was associated with the publication of a large number of weeklies and dailies such as Hindustan, Indian Union, Leader, Maryada, Kissan, Abhudaya etc?

a) Motilal Nehru b) Jawaharlal Nehru c) Madan Mohan Malaviya d) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi

18. The most famous woman disciple of Vivekananda was:

a) Madam Blavatsky b) Annie Besant c) Sister Nivedita d) Sarojini Naidu

19. A focal point of all revolutionary activities in London was:

a) India House b) Kaiser House c) Singh Sabha Building d) Dadahbhai Naoroji’s House

20. Chandrashekar Azad was _____ of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army

a) President b) Secretary c) Commander-in-Chief d) Field Marshal

21. The All-India Muslim League was founded in 1906 primarily to promote among Indian Muslim:

a) Mutual unity and good will b) Political consciousness c) Feeling of loyalty to the British government d) Hatred for the Congress

22. When the Congress Ministries were formed in the provinces in June 1937, the Viceroy of India was:

a) Lord Wellington b) Lord Irwin c) Lord Linlightgow d) Viscount Wavell

23. ‘A day of deliverance and thanks giving’ was celebrated in 1939 by:

a) Congress Party b) Central Province c) Forward Bloc d) Communist Party

24. When the August Offer 1940 was offered to India the Prime Minister of England was:

a) Chamberlain b) Baldwin c) Churchill d) Asquith

25. The work Pakistan was coined by:

a) Mohammad Iqbal b) Jinnah c) Abul Kalam Azad d) Rahmat Ali

26. The Cripps Offer was regarded as a ‘post dated cheque’ by:

a) Nehru b) Jinnah c) Gandhi d) Rajaji

27. The Cripps Mission visited India in the year:

a) 1940 b) 1942 c) 1945 d) 1946

28. The Governor of the East India Company was:

a) Appointed by the monarch of England b) Appointed by the British Parliament c) Elected by the members of the East India company d) Nominated by the Mughal Emperor

29. The Charter for the establishment of the East India Company was granted by:

a) Queen Elizabeth I b) Queen Anbolin c) Queen Mary d) Queen Victoria

30. When the East India Company was established in India was ruled by:

a) A Mughal Emperor b) A Gupta Emperor c) A Mauryan Emperor d) A Sunga Emperor

31. By the Act of 1773, Parliament granted a loan of …. To the East India Company:

a) 480,000 b) 400,000 c) 500,000 d) 300,000

32. According to the Regulating Act, directors were to be elected for a period of:

a) 5 years b) 4 years c) 6 years d) 3 years

33. The term of office fixed by Regulating Act for Governor General was:

a) 4 years b) 5 years c) 3 years d) 2 years

34. According to the provisions of the Regulating Act the Supreme Court in Bengal consisted of Chief Justice and

a) 5 Judges b) 2 Judges c) 6 judges d) 3 judges

35. During the first Carnatic War, the French governor General of Pondicherry was:

a) La Bourdonnais b) Captain Paradise c) Dupleix d) Count-de-Lally

36. In the Carnatic the English supported the claims of:

a) Anwar-ud-din b) Chanda Sahib c) Nazir Jang d) Musaffar Jang

37. Shuja-ud-daula wanted to acquire the territory of:

a) Rohillas b) Marathas c) Sikhs d) Tamils

38. The Rohillas helped the Afghan invaders in 1761 in the battle of:

a) Bauxar b) Plassey c) Arcot d) Panipat

39. The ‘Hero of Plassey’ was:

a) Warren Hastings b) Dupleix c) Clive d) Shula-ud-daula

40. The Diwani Adalat was presided over by:

a) Collector b) Governor c) Resident d) Nawabs

41. In 1831 Bentinck signed a treaty with Ranjit Singh to protect the British territories from:

a) Russian menace b) Pindar menace c) Rohillas d) Attack by Burmese

42. Sindhia’s troops were defeated by General Wellesley at:

a) Bessein b) Assai c) Tanjore d) Poona

43. The Sikhs were defeated by the English at …. In 1856:

a) Sobraon b) Amritsar c) Lahore d) Kashmir

44. The English established their first factory in Bengal in 1651 at ….

a) Hugli b) Kassimbazar c) Patna d) Calcutta

45. Of the following who transferred the Capital from Murshidabad to Monghyr?

a) Mir Kasim b) Mir Jaffar c) Siraj-ud-daula d) Mir Mudan

46 In the battle of buxsar the English army was commanded by

a) Major Munro b) Clive C Rojer Drake d)Doughton

47. Who designated the administrative head of the district as Collector?

a) Warren Hastings b) Cornwallis c) Macpherson d) Clive

48. Mahabandula was killed at …..

a) Rangoon b) Tenesserin c) Danubyu d) Prome

49. The Hindu College was started in 1817 at:

a) Calcutta b) Bombay c) Madras d) Pondicherry

50. The Mutiny was brought to an end with the fall of ----- into the hands of the British in India:

a) Meerut b) Oudh c) Gwalior d) Rohilkhand

51. The Indian Civil Service Act was passed during the Viceroyalty of:

a) Elgin b) Canning c) Minto d) Lytton

52. The first Famine Commission was constituted under:

a) Sir Richard Strachey b) Sir John Strachey c) Roberts d) Chamberlain

53. Arrange the following in chronological order:

I. Viceroy Lytton II. Viceroy Mayo III. Viceroy Lansdowne IV.Viceroy Linlithgow .

a) II, III, I, IV b) II, I, III, IV c) IV, III, II, I d) III, IV, I, II

54. The capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in the year:

a) 1911 b) 1912 c)1920 d) 1925

55. Rowlatt after whom Rowlatt Act was named was a:

a) Justice b) General c) Member of Parliament d) Secretary of State for India

56. The Non-cooperation Movement under Gandhi was in full swing during the Viceroyalty of:

a) Chelmsford b) Irwin c) Reading d) Hardinge

57. S.N. Banerjee was appointed Professor in English in the Metropolitan Institute at:

a) Bombay b) Madras c) Calcutta d) Bangalore

58. The Hindu of Madras started in 1868 as a weekly became daily in:

a) 1889 b) 1899 c) 1890 d) 1855

59. Match the following:

A. Kesari - 1. 1921

B. Maharatha - 2. 1893

C. Ganapathi Festival - 3. English Journal

D. Moplah Rebellion - Marathi Journal

A B C D

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 1 2 3 4

c) 2 3 4 1

d) 3 4 1 2

60. Wahabis were …. fanatics

a) Hindu b) Muslim c) Christian d) Sikh

61.A resolution declaring Purna Swaraj (Complete Independence) as India’s political goal was passed in the …. Congress of 1929

a) Simla b) Lahore c) Madras d) Calcutta

62. The Pakistan panacea was sponsored by:

a) Azad Khan b) Jinnah c) Md. Iqbal d) Liyakat Ali Khan

63. Al Hilal was a:

a) Mosque b) Journal c) Madrasah d) Garden

64. Tilak called him the ‘Diamond of India’ the jewel of Maharashtra and the Prince of Workers’. Who is referred in these words?

a) Lajpat Rai b) Shivaji c) Gokhale d) Madhava Rao

65. Swarajist Party was organized by:

a) Motilal Nehru b) Subash Chandra Bose c) Annie Besant d) Gokhale

66. The famine in Bihar and Bengal in 1873 – 74 was averted by the timely action of:

a) Minto b) Morley c) Northbrook d) Hastings

67. The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year:

a) 1919 b) 1925 c) 1927 d) 1930

68. Servants of Indian Society was founded in:

a) England b) India c) America d) Burma

69. In 1946 the Interim Government was formed under:

a) Patel b) Gandhiji c) Rajaji d) Jawaharlal Nehru

70. The National Liberal Federation was founded by:

a) S.N. Banerjee b) Motilal Nehru c) Abul Kalam Azad d)Mrs. Annie Besant

71. The Sepoy Mutiny broke out on May 10, 1857 at …..

a) Meerut b) Gwalior c) Jhansi d) Agra

72. During the Viceroyalty of Sir John Lawrence the bone of contention between India and Bhutan was:

a) Duars b) Jalpaiguri c) Goalpara d) Cooch Behar

73. The Viceroy who wanted to train Indians in the art of self-government was:

a) Mountbatten b) Ripon c) Northbrook d) Curzon

74. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak hailed from:

a) Bengal b) Kashmir c) Maharashtra d) Tamil Nadu

75. ‘Anthology of the Bomb’ was written by:

a) Tilak b) Bipin Chandra Pal c) Gokhale d) Annie Besant

76. Till the end of the17th century the growth of the executive and legislative powers of the East India Company depended on:

a) Governor b) Governor General c) Parliament d) Crown

77. Which of the following was not included in the early three English Settlements in India?

a) Madras b) The Punjab c) Bombay d) Calcutta

78. Which of the following is one of the causes for the passing of the Act of 1773?

a) Failure of Double Government b) Success of Double government c) Agitation in India d) Desire of the Indian Merchants

79. Pitt’s India Bill was introduced by …. In 1784:

a) Prime Minister Pitt b) Governor-General of India c) Senior Merchants d) East India company

80. The members of the Board of Control must be paid from:

a) The Consolidated Fund of England b) Indian Revenues c) Funds Voted by Parliament d) The revenues of Princely States

81. The Charter Act of 1793 Renewed the Company’s monopoly for ….. years

a) 20 years b) 10 years c) 30 years d) 15 years

82. The Charter Act of 1813 left intact the Company’s monopoly of ….. trade

a) China b) Jawa c) Ceylon d) Japan

83. The Charter of Act of 1813 allotted Rupees …. annually for Indian learning and spread of Scientific knowledge

a) One lakh b) Two lakhs c) £ 1000 d) £ 500

84. The Company’s monopoly of Trade was abolished by the Act of:

a) 1793 b) 1813 c) 1833 d) Pitt’s India Act

85.The last of the Charter Act concerning India was the Act of:

a) 1773 b) 1813 c) 1853 d) 1793

86. Of the following who did not find a place in the Legislative Council as per the Act of 1853?

a) The Governor General b) Additional Members c) The Commander-in-Chief d) The Lieutenant Governor

87. The office of the Secretary of State for India was created by the Act of:

a) 1853 b) 1858 c) 1861 d) 1892

88. The Governor General was given power to issue ordinances by the act of:

a) 1858 b) 1861 c) 1860 d) 1871

89. Communal Representation was for the first time given in the interest of Muslims by:

a) The Indian Council Act of 1909 b) The Government of India Act of 1919 c) The Government of India Act of 1935 d) The Act of 1858

90. The Government of India Act of 1919 made provision for the appointment of a / an ….. for India in the United Kingdom:

a) Ambassador b) Counsel c) High Commissioner d) Indian Member in the Parliament of England

91. Bicameral Legislature was first provided to India by the:

a) Pitt’s India Act b) Government of India Act 1935 c) Government of India Act of 1919 d) Council of Act of 1861

92. Provision was made in the Act of 1919 for the appointment of a Commission in …. To investigate the working of the Constitution:

a) 1930 b) 1929 c) 1939 d) 1925

93. Which of the following statements is not correct: The materials for the government of India Act of 1935 were drawn from:

a) The Simon Commission Report b) The Nehru Committee Report c) The White Paper issued by the British government d) Morley-Minto Reforms

94. Which of the following statements is not correct - Provision was made in the Act of 1935 for:

a) The Central Subjects b) Provincial Subjects c) Concurrent Lists d) A list of Subjects for Princely States

95. Which of the following statements is not correct:

As per the Act of 1935, The Federal Court would have jurisdiction to decide disputes between:

a) The Federating Unites b) The Federating Units and the Federal Government c) The Federal Government and a Federating Unit d) The Secretary of State and the Viceroy’s Council

96. We do not seek our independence out of ‘Britain’s ruin’ said:

a) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru b) Mahatma Gandhi c) Gokhale d) Rabindra Nath Tagore

97. Who said that he had not become His Majesty’s first Minister to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire?

a) Attlee b) Churchill c) Disraeli d) Lloyd George

98. ‘Augusts Offer’ was issued by:

a) Crown b) Parliament c) Viceroy d) Secretary of State

99. Jinnah gave his opposition to Wavell’s Plan in the Conference held at …. :

a) Delhi b) Simla c) Calcutta d) Madras

100. In the …. Provinces were allowed to form groups with common executives and legislatures:

a) Wavell Plan b) Dikie Bird Plan c) Cabinet Mission Plan d) Mountbatten Plan

ANSWERS: 1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (a) 11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (c) 19. (a) 20. (c)21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (c) 25. (d) 26. (c) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (a) 30. (a)31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (b) 34. (d) 35. (c) 36. (a) 37. (a) 38. (d) 39. (c) 40. (a)41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (a) 44. (a) 45. (a) 46. (a) 47. (c) 48. (c) 49. (a) 50. (c)51. (b) 52. (a) 53. (b) 54. (a) 55. (a) 56. (c) 57. (c) 58. (a) 59. (a) 60. (b)61. (b) 62. (c) 63. (b) 64. (c) 65. (a) 66. (c) 67. (a) 68. (a) 69. (d) 70. (a)71. (a) 72. (a) 73. (b) 74. (c) 75. (b) 76. (d) 77. (b) 78. (a) 79. (a) 80. (b)81. (a) 82. (a) 83. (a) 84. (c) 85. (c) 86. (d) 87. (b) 88. (b) 89. (a) 90. (b)91. (c) 92. (b) 93. (d) 94. (d) 95. (d) 96. (b) 97. (b) 98. (c) 99. (b) 100. (c)

1. The independent kingdom of Warangal came to an end in the early Fifteen century as a result of its annexation by

(a) Alauddin Bahman Shah (b) Muhammad Shah I© Ahmad Shah (d) Mujahid Shah

2. Harihara II invaded and extracted tribute from(a) Burma (b) Sri Lanka© Bengal (d) Suvarnabhumi

3. The revenue assessment known as batai, ghalla-bakshi was a method of crop-sharing on the basis on

(a) gross production(b) rough estimate of crop(c) past production trend(d) mutual agreement (Qubuliyat)

4. The following are connected with the First Anglo-Maratha War 1779-82:1. Convention of Wadgaon 2. Treaty of Purandar3. 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© 4-2-1-3 (d) 1-4-3-2

5. 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 (b) 2,3 and 4 (c) 1 and 4 (d) 1,2,3 and 4

6. 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

7. 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 to lot of money(b) Mir Jumla and Shaista Khan monopolised 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 centers of India.

8. The Treaty of Warna was concluded in 1731 A.D. between whom amongst the following?

(a) Shahu Chhatrapati of Satara and Nizam of Hyderabad(b) Sambhaji Chhatrapati of Kolhapur and Shahu Chhatrapati of Satara(c) Sambhaji of Kolhapur and East India Company(d) Baji Rao I and Nawab of Bhopal

9. The Viceroy who put forwards the proposal of August Officer in 1940 was(a) Wavell (b) Linlithgow (c) Willington (d) Bradourne

10. 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) Sardar Diwani Adalat (d) Sardar Nizamat Adalat

11. Match List I (year) which List II (Act) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II(Year) (Act)

A. 1921 1. Bombay Small Holders Relief ActB. 1926 2. U.P. Tenancy ActC. 1938 3. Oudh Rent ActD. 1939 4. Agra Tenancy ActCodes:

A B C D

(a) 2 4 1 3(b) 3 4 1 2(c) 2 1 4 3(d) 3 1 4 2

12. Match List I (Works) with List II (Authors) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II(Works) (Authors)

A. Tapati samvarnupakhyanamu 1. Gangadhra KaviB. Yayati Charitamu 2. Ponnaganti TelaganarayaC. Vaijayanti Vilasam 3. Sarangu TammaiahD. Shiva Dharmottaram 4. Malla ReddyCodes:

A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 3 4 1 2(c) 1 4 3 2(d) 3 2 1 4

13. 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

14. Match List I (Wars) with List II (Treaties) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II(Wars) (Treaties)

A. Second Carnatic War 1. Salbai B. Second Anglo-Mysore War 2. BasseinC. Third Anglo-Mysore War 3. PondicherryD. First Anglo-Maratha War 4. Srirangapatnam

5. MangaloreCodes:

A B C D(a) 4 1 2 5 (b) 3 5 4 1(c) 4 5 2 1(d) 3 1 4 5

15. 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

16. 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

17. Match the List I (Event) with List II (Place) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II(Event) (Place)

A. Champaran Satyagraha 1. KeralaB. Patna Peasant Movement 2. East Bengal C. Moplah uprisings 3. Bihar D. Deccan riots 4. AhmadnagarCodes :

A B C D(a) 3 1 2 4(b) 4 2 1 3(c) 3 2 1 4(d) 4 1 2 3

18. Match List I (Bhakti-Period Saints) with List II (Propounded Theories) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II(Bhakti-Period Saints) (Propounded 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

19. Consider the following statements:In the 18th Century, the Khalsa was an organization whose aim was that1. The Commonwealth of the Sikhs be a religious, military and political

organization 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

20. Consider the following events:1. Annexation of Udaipur 2. Annexation of Jhansi3. Annexation of Punjab 4. Annexation of OudhThe correct chronological sequence of these event is (a) 3-4-2-1 (b) 2-1-3-4 (c) 2-4-3-1 (d) 3-1-2-4

21. The Archaeological Survey of India was established during the period of (a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Wellesley(c) Lord Curzon (d) William Bentinck

22. Peshwa Baji Rao I obtained from the Mughals the subedaris of (a) Ahmadnagar and Nagapur (b) Malwa and Bijapur(c) Gujarat and Malwa (d) Khandesh and Berar

23. 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 Persians from India’s maritime trade(d) capture trade of pepper and other superior spices

24. 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

25. 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.

26. 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-I-hasil (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

27. In Bahamani Kingdom, Sadr-i-Jahan was head of the department of

(a) Revenue (b) Foreign matters (c) Ecclesiastical and judicial matters (d) Military matters

28. Which one of the following statements about Sultan Alauddin Khalj is not correct?(a) Alaudin did not think it necessary to invoke the sanction of the Khalifa’s name for

strengthening his claims to sovereignty.(b) Alauddin’s objective in styling himself as deputy of 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

29. There was an unprecedented increase in the number of mansabdars during the reign of

(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb

30. “In each stage death is ready to claim her; by the poppy at its dawn, by the fames in riper years”.

Which one of the following historians made the above observation about the Rajput woman?

(a) Crook (b) Utbi© Alberuni (d) Tod

31. Which among the following was not the cause of continuous 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) Rivalry to capture South India’s foreign trade with China and South-Eastern Asia

32. The Mahdi movement during the time of Islam Shah was led by (a) Shaikh Hasan (b) Shaikh alai(c) Makhdum-ul-Mulk (d) Mir SaiyidMuhammad

33. Consider the following statements related to the Revolt of 1857:1. The rebels did not have a definite political perspective.2. Zeenat Mahal negotiated with the British to secure her safety.3. Maulavi 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

34. 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 Amid Ali

35. 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

36. 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

37. The following four important battles was fought in India at one time or the other:

1. Chausa 2. Dharmat 3. Haldighat 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

38. Which of the following was the first Mughal Emperor to lead a military expedition to Bengal?

(a) Babar (b) Humayun (c) Jahangir (d) Shahjahan

39. 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 frameSelect 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

40. Consider the following statements:Indian nationalists were bitterly disappointed in the closing stages of the First World War due 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 Indian 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.

41. The Yandaboo Treaty of 1826 paved the way for1. guaranteed protection to the British merchants.2. an indemnity of a crore Rupees to the British.3. the pitched battles between the Burmese and the English4. 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

42. 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

43. 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 Jung(c) Wajid Ali Shah(d) Birjis Qadar

44. The Kuka movement to overthrow the British rule was organized in(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Bihar© Punjab (d) Bombay

Directions: The following (14) items consist of two statements, one labeled as the ‘Assertion (A) and the other as ‘Reason ®’. 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.

45. Assertion (A):The history of the Indo-Greeks can be reconstructed mainly on the evidence of their

coins.Reason ®Major contributions of the Indo-Greeks towards Indian culture were in the field of

coinage.

46. Assertion (A)The inner side of the Megalithic pottery in South India has black colour and on the

outer side it has red colour.Reason ®The colours were painted on the pottery separately.

47. Assertion (A):The Sanyasis and the Fakirs revolted against the British in Bengal.Reason ®The Sanyasis and the Fakirs was opposed to the British interference in Indian religious

traditions.

48. Assertion (A)The British introduced in India the modern concept of the rule law.Reason ®The British did not recognize the existing Personal Civil law in the India.

49. Assertion (A):Alauddin Khalji enhanced the revenue demand to half of the total produce.Reason ®Larger supplies of grain were needed to keep the market prices at low levels.

50. Assertion (A):Inscriptions of Asoka have been scattered throughout his Empire. But no inscription of this Emperor has been discovered from the north-eastern part of the country.Reason ® Because this part of country did not form a part of his Empire.

51. 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 ®Greek and Aramaic speaking people formed a part of his population in the North-West.

52. Assertion (A): Indus Valley Civilisation is technically and more correctly known as Harappan Culture.Reason ®Harappa is the type site of that civilization.

53. Assertion (A):Construction of free standing temple became a feature of Indian architecture since the

Gupta period onwards.Reason ®Development of image worship marked this period.

54. Assertion (A)Mahatma Gandhi observed fast at Poona in 1932.Reason ®Mahatma Gandhi was opposed to the provision of separate electorate rights for

Harijans in the Communal Award.

55. Assertion (A)R.C. Dutt authored the book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule’.Reason ®He wanted to expose India’s growing poverty.

56. Assertion (A)Lala Lajpat Rai died of Police lathi-charge during the march against Simon

Commission.Reason ®Simon Commission did not consist of even a single Indian as a Member.

57. Assertion (A)Mahatma Gandhi suspended the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922 Reason ®C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru resented the Movement.

58. Assertion (A)Indian Industrial Commission was appointed in 1916.Reason ®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

59. Who was the advocate at the famous INA trials?(a) Bhulabhai Desai (b) Asaf Ali© Rajendra Prasad (d) Rajagopalachari

60. 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

61. Sikandar Hayat Khan represented the(a) Muslim League(b) Khudai Khidmatgars(c) Krishak Praja Party(d) Unionist Party

62. What is the correct sequence of the following events?1. Third Maratha War 2. Third Battle of Panipat3. Third Mysore War 4. Third Burmese War

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:(a) 1-3-2-4 (b) 2-3-1-4 (c) 3-4-1-2 (d) 4-1-3-2

63. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?(a) Malik Kafur : Rajendra I(b) Singaya Nayaka : Prataparudra© Ravivaraman : Ulugh Khan(d) Kampiladeva : Muhammad Tughlaq

64. During the reign of which one of the following did the Vijayanagar State come into existence?

(a) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (b) Muhammad Tughlaq© Firuz Shah Tughlaq (d) Khizr Khan

65. The illustrations executed on cloth belong to which one of the following manuscripts?(a) Harivansha (b) Hamzanama© Jami-ut-Tawarikh (d) Akbarnama

66. The outbreak of five famines in India during the first quarter of the Nineteenth Century was due to

1. decline of Indian industries2. immobility of agricultural labour3. failure of monsoons4. 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

67. In the Nineteenth Century, there was a phenomenal increase in the pressure of population on land because the

(a) introduction of commercial crops attracted 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 employments(d) urban population began to migrate to the rural areas for reason of security.

68. The term ‘Dustak’ implies(a) free pass or duty-free trade(b) a riot(c) a port near Hooghly(d) market place

69. The French challenge to British supremacy came to an end with the battle of(a) Wandiwash (b) Buxor© Srirangapatnam (d) Plassey

70. Which famous social reformer wrote the books Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga and Rajya Yoga?

(a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Ranade ……………….© Raja Ram Mohan Roy (d) Ramkrishna Paramhamsa

71. At which place was the All-India Khilafat Conference held in 1919?(a) Lucknow (b) Delhi

© Aligarh (d) Porbandar

72. 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

73. Who led the Maratha forces in the 3rd Battle of Panipat in 1761?(a) Vishwanath Rao (b) Sadashiva Rao© Balaji Rao (d) Dattaji Scindia

74. Who encouraged the practice of ladies accompanying their husbands to the battlefield?(a) Sadashiva Rao (b) Raghunatha Rao© Balaji Rao (d) Madhava Rao

75. Match List I (Foreign Travellers) with List II (Remarks) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

List I List II(Foreign Traveller) (Remarks)

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 Contin 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 resembling it upon the whole earth”

D. Athanasius Nikitin 4. “The King is of medium height and of fair complexion

and good figure, rather fat than thin; codes

A B C D

(a) 3 1 4 2(b) 4 2 3 1© 3 2 4 1(d) 4 1 3 2

76. Rajaraya I and Rajendra I commemorated their victories by which one of the following methods?

(a) Erecting temples (b) Erecting pillars© Ordering inscriptions to be written (d) Issuing coins

77. Which of the following Indians was demised from the Indian Civil Services by the British?

(a) Satyendranath Tagore(b) Surendranath Banerjee(c) R.C. Dutt(d) Dadabhai Naoraji

78. Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) B.R. Ambedkar© B.N. Rao (d) Mahatma Gandhi

79. Which of the following is/are associated with the Megalithic culture of South India?1. Burials enriched by boulders of stone2. Use of black and red were3. Introduction of punch-marked coins4. Urban settlements

Select the correct answer using the codes given below(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 4 only

80. Which of the artifacts given below could be used as source material for the prehistoric period in India?

1. Fossils 2. Hand Axes3. Pottery 4. Remains of bones

Select the correct answer using the codes given below(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3, and 4

81. Prehistoric axes are found at(a) Attirampakkam (b) Adichanallur© Arikamedu (d) Sanur

82. Which of the following ethnic elements is not found in the skeletal remains of Harappan sites?

(a) Alpine (b) Mediterranean© Mongoloid (d) Negrito

83. Match List – I (Indologists) with List II (organization) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists.

List I List II(Indologists) (Organization)

A. William Jones 1. Survey of IndiaB. Mortimer Wheeler 2. Deccan CollegeC. Colin Mackenzie 3. Asiatic SocietyD. H.D. Sankalia 4. Archaelogical Survey of India

Codes:A B C D

(a) 3 4 1 2(b) 1 2 3 4© 3 2 1 4(d) 1 4 3 2

84. 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

85. 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

86. A List of some ancient Indian States is given below:1. Kosala 2. Vajji3. Magadha 4. Sakya

Which of these did not follow the monarchical system of administration?(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 4 (c) 1 and 4 (d) 2 and 3

87. Tolkappiyam is associated with the (a) First Sangam Period (b) Second Sangam Period(c) Third Sangam Period (d) Post-third Sangam Period

88. Consider the following statements:Rise of Magadha to imperial power was mainly due to its1. 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

89. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) Chaturvarna : Four Asramas(b) Sudra : Service to three Varnas(c) Dharmasastra : Works on religion and philosophy(d) Mahamatra : Superior officials

90. The Buddhist Order broke into Sthaviravadins and the Mahasanghikas at the (a) First General Council (b) Second General Council(c) Third General Council (d) Fourth General Council

91. A monastic life is essential for salvation in accordance with (a) Asoka’s Dhamma (b) Jainism(c) Bhagavat Gita (d) Kathopanishad

92. Which of the following are associated with Jainism?1. Anekantavada 2. Sunyavada 3. Syadvada 4. Sarcastivada

93. James Princep took clues to decipher Asoka’s inscriptions from bilingual records involving

(a) Brahmi and Aramaic(b) Brahmi and Cuneform(c) Brahmi and Greek(d) Brahmi and Hieroglyphics

94. What does the term Upasanpada 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 Buddhist monk

95. 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 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

96. Kautilya defines Arthasastra was 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 meaningful life

97. The crystallization 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

98. Consider the following statements about the caste system:1. Basic characteristics of the caste-system involve, purity, heredity, marriage

and food.2. Dharma in the three pursuits – ‘dharma, artha, kama’ means caste rules

ordained by sastras3. Anirabasita means the varnasamkaras.4. process of proliferation of castes is 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

99. Which of the following pairs is Not correct matched?(a) Kapilar : Pari(b) Pisiranthaiyar : Kopperuncholan© Auvaiyar : Adikayaman(d) Tolkappiyam : Pattinappalai

100. Match List I (Tinai) with List II (Landscape) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists.

List I List II(Tinai) (Landscape)

A. Kurinci 1. PasturesB. Marutam 2. LittoralC. Mullai 3. HillsD. Neytal 4. Plains

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 3 2 1 4(b) 1 4 3 2© 3 4 1 2(d) 1 2 3 4

101. 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 the following pairs does not relate to the Kushana period?

(a) Mahayana Buddhism : Gandhara Art(b) Nagasena : Milindapanha© Caraka Samhita : Nagarjuna(d) North –Western Silk Routes : Kashyapa Matanga

102. In the Buddhist literature, Milindapanha appears in the Question-Answer from between Nagasena and

(a) Kanishka (b) Meander© Euthidemus (d) Antialcidas

103. Arrange the following in the correct chronological order:1. Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman2. The beginning of the Saka Samvat3. Takht-i-Bahi Inscription4. The beginning of the Vikram Samvat

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:(a) 1-2-3-4 (b) 2-3-4-1 (c) 3-2-1-4 (d) 4-3-2-1

104. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?(a) Buddhacharita : Ashavghosa(b) Mrichchhakatika : Shudraka© Mudrarakshasa : Vishakhadatta(d) Brihatsmahita : Aryabhatta

105. Which one of the following inscriptions throws light on the Lakulisa Pasupata Sect?(a) Eran Inscription of Samudragupta(b) Mathura Inscription of Chandragupa II(c) Mandasor Inscription of Kumargupta I(d) Bhitari Pillar Inscription of Skandagupta

106. Sravanabelgola is associated with(a) Buddhism (b) Jainism (c) Asoka Dhamma (d) Nagarjuna

107. The Kushana Kings assumed titles like ‘Devaputra Kushana’. Kanishka’s 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

108. Which of the following famous temples of Dravidina style was built by the Pallava ruler Narsinhavarman-II?

(a) Mahabalipuram Group(b) Kailashnath temple, Kanchi(c) Shiva Temple. Tiruvadi(d) Ukleshvar Temple, Kanchi

109. The Prayag Prashasti of Samudragupta which mentions Kamarupa as a frontier state, records that

1. Kamarupa was then a big state2. The King of Kamarupa had initiated the names of the Gupta Emperors

3. The King of Kamarupa rendered personal obeisance to the Emperor4. 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

110. Match List I (Janapadas) with List II (Capital) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I List II(Janapadas) (Capital)

A. Kuru 1. KosambiB. Kosala 2. RajagrihaC. Vatsa 3. AyodhyaD. 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

111. ‘Mrichchakatika’ an ancient Indian book written by Shudraka deals witha. the love affair of a rich merchant with the daughter of a courtesanb. the victory of Chandragupta II over the Shaka Kshatrapas of western Indiac. the military expeditions and exploits of Samudraguptad, the love affair between a Gupta King and a princess of Kamarupa/

112. 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

113. The first Turkish conqueror to cross the Vindhyachala ranges was (a) Iltumish (b) Balban (c) Alauddin Khalji (d) Firuz Shah Tughlug

114. 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

115. The troops raised by the Emperor but not paid directly by the State and place under the charge of mansabdars were known as

(a) Walashahi (b) Barwardi (c) Kumaki (d) Dakhili

116. The do aspa, sih aspa rank in the mansabdari system was introduced by(a) Akbar (b) Jhangir (c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb

117. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?(a) 1887 Indian National Congress Session Calcutta(b) 1916 Indian National Congress Session Lucknow© 1922 Indian National Congress Session Gaya(d) 1939 Indian National Congress Session Tripuri

118. Match List -I(Events) with List II (Viceroys) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists.

List I List II(Events) (Viceroys)

A. Local Self-government 1. Lord DufferinB. Act of 1892 2. Lord MintoC. Foundation of the Indian National Congress 3. Lord RiponD. Simla Deputation 4. Lord Mayo

5. Lord Lansdowne

Codes:A B C D

(a) 1 2 4 3(b) 3 5 1 2© 1 5 4 2(d) 3 2 1 5

119. The belligerent people of the frontier who created problems both for Mahmud Ghaznavi and Muhammad Ghauri were

(a) Hazaras (b) Khokhars© Yurtawals (d) Baluchis

120. The Venetian traveler who traveled with wife and reached Vijayanagar around 1420 was

(a) Athanasius Nikitin (b) Nicolo de Conti© Ibn Batuta (d) Ferishta

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