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[Question ID = 1705]
1. D) None of these / [Option ID = 6820] 2. A) Critiqued Gandhi for not recognizing caste discrimination as central to Hinduism /
[Option ID = 6817] 3. C) Both A and B / A B [Option ID = 6819] 4. B) Led the Mahad Satyagraha / [Option ID = 6818]
Correct Answer :- C) Both A and B / A B [Option ID = 6819]
The introduction of the Census of India
1. Has been analyzed by Bernard Cohn / [Option ID = 6813] 2. Has been analyzed by William Hickey / [Option ID = 6814] 3. Has been analyzed by Ram Narayan Rawat / [Option ID = 6815] 4. Has been analyzed by Bipin Chandra / [Option ID = 6816]
Correct Answer :- Has been analyzed by Bernard Cohn / [Option ID = 6813]
Which of the following historian has written The Nation and Its Fragments?
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1. Eric Foner / [Option ID = 6893] 2. Carlo Ginzburg / [Option ID = 6895] 3. Michel Foucault / [Option ID = 6894] 4. Partha Chatterjee / [Option ID = 6896]
Correct Answer :- Partha Chatterjee / [Option ID = 6896]
Which historian developed the significance of the title ‘Sultan among Hindu Kings’ as used by the Vijaynagara rulers
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1. Catherine Asher / [Option ID = 7134] 2. W. H. Mc Leod / [Option ID = 7136] 3. Richard Davis / [Option ID = 7135] 4. Philip Wagoner / [Option ID = 7133]
Correct Answer :- Philip Wagoner / [Option ID = 7133]
Read the two statements given below. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) / I
Assertion / (A): The month scales were introduced by Shahjahan to fix the minimum military obligation of a mansabdar according to his salary / .
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Reason / (R): The Mughals were always faced with the problem of hasil falling far below the jama. /
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct? [Question ID = 1699]
1. A is true but R is false / (A) (R) [Option ID = 6795] 2. A is false but R is true / (A) (R) [Option ID = 6796] 3. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A / (A) (R) (R) (A) [Option ID = 6794] 4. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A / (A) (R) (R) (A) [Option ID = 6793]
Correct Answer :- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A / (A) (R) (R) (A) [Option ID = 6794]
Nur-i batin referred to
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1. sunlight / [Option ID = 6986] 2. spiritual insight / [Option ID = 6985] 3. divine insight / [Option ID = 6987] 4. cognitive insight / [Option ID = 6988]
Correct Answer :- spiritual insight / [Option ID = 6985]
Christopher Hill’s book The World Turned Upside Down

1. Is a study of the Nationalist Movement / [Option ID = 6964] 2. Is a study of the Radical Sects during the English Civil Wars / [Option ID = 6963] 3. Includes a study of Robespaire / [Option ID = 6962] 4. Includes a study of James Mill / [Option ID = 6961]
Correct Answer :- Is a study of the Radical Sects during the English Civil Wars / [Option ID = 6963]
Who argued that Indian art developed from Western Art Traditions
1. A. K. Coomarswamy / [Option ID = 7036] 2. A.V. S. Agarwala / [Option ID = 7033] 3. V. A. Smith / [Option ID = 7035] 4. Stella Kramrisch / [Option ID = 7034]
Correct Answer :- V. A. Smith / [Option ID = 7035]
Who supervised the translation of the Mahabharat into Persian?
1. Abu al-Fazl / - [Option ID = 6918] 2. Abu al-Faiz / - [Option ID = 6917] 3. Raja Jaisingh / [Option ID = 6920] 4. Balban / [Option ID = 6919]
Correct Answer :-
Which among the following Bahmani seaports has been mentioned as an important center of commercial activity by the Russian traveller, Nikitin? ? [Question ID = 1697]
1. Daman / [Option ID = 6785] 2. Dabul / [Option ID = 6786]
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3. Kakinada / [Option ID = 6787] 4. Bassein / [Option ID = 6788]
Correct Answer :- Dabul / [Option ID = 6786]
In historiography over the last few decades ‘Thugee’

1. D) None of these / [Option ID = 6824] 2. C) Both A and B / A B [Option ID = 6823] 3. A) Has been linked with the category of the Approver / [Option ID = 6821] 4. B) Has been associated with the Colonial State’s suspicion of nomadic populations / [Option
ID = 6822]
Correct Answer :- B) Has been associated with the Colonial State’s suspicion of nomadic populations / [Option ID = 6822]
In ancient India, which dynasty issued the largest number of Gold coins?
? [Question ID = 1728]
1. Guptas / [Option ID = 6909] 2. Cholas / [Option ID = 6910] 3. Mauryas / [Option ID = 6911] 4. Nandas / [Option ID = 6912]
Correct Answer :- Guptas / [Option ID = 6909]
Bipin Chandra’s The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India is

1. A study of 1942 / 1942 [Option ID = 7071] 2. A Study of the arguments put forward by the Early Nationalists / [Option ID = 7069] 3. A Study of the Gandhian Movement / [Option ID = 7070] 4. None of these / [Option ID = 7072]
Correct Answer :- A Study of the arguments put forward by the Early Nationalists / [Option ID = 7069]
As Great Britain developed economically after 1750, it required all of the following except
1750 : [Question ID = 1720]
1. improved transport facilities and more investment capital / [Option ID = 6879] 2. more markets abroad / [Option ID = 6878] 3. a greater percentage of people employed in agriculture / [Option ID = 6880] 4. more raw materials from abroad / [Option ID = 6877]
Correct Answer :- a greater percentage of people employed in agriculture / [Option ID = 6880]
Dominance Without Hegemony by Ranajit Guha

1. A) Includes a critique of Gandhi / [Option ID = 7013] 2. D) Both A and C / A B [Option ID = 7016] 3. B) Is a study of 17th century politics / 17 [Option ID = 7014]
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4. C) Is influenced by Antonio Gramsci / [Option ID = 7015]
Correct Answer :- D) Both A and C / A B [Option ID = 7016]
Who among the following have worked on the history of labour in colonial India?
1. Dipesh Chakrabarty / [Option ID = 7089] 2. Christopher Bayly / [Option ID = 7091] 3. Both Dipesh Chakrabarty and Raj Chandavarkar / [Option ID = 7092] 4. Raj Chandavarkar / [Option ID = 7090]
Correct Answer :- Both Dipesh Chakrabarty and Raj Chandavarkar / [Option ID = 7092]
Who among the following historians have discussed Sati and its abolition?
1. Both Tanika Sarkar and Judith Brown / [Option ID = 7084] 2. Judith Brown / [Option ID = 7082] 3. Tanika Sarkar / [Option ID = 7081] 4. Nandini Bhattacharya Panda / [Option ID = 7083]
Correct Answer :- Tanika Sarkar / [Option ID = 7081]
Prasannan Who among the following have argued about the declining position of weavers in late 18th century India?
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1. Percy Brown / [Option ID = 6870] 2. Prasannan Parthasarathi / [Option ID = 6869] 3. A. R. Khan / [Option ID = 6871] 4. John F. Richards / [Option ID = 6872]
Correct Answer :- Prasannan Parthasarathi / [Option ID = 6869]
What was the language engraved on Gupta coins?
1. Sanskrit / [Option ID = 6907] 2. Eastern Prakrit / [Option ID = 6908] 3. Prakrit / [Option ID = 6906] 4. Pali / [Option ID = 6905]
Correct Answer :- Sanskrit / [Option ID = 6907]
Heliodorus, who dedicated a Garuda pillar and inscription at Vidisa was the envoy of which Indo Greek king?
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1. Menander / [Option ID = 7095] 2. Euthydemus / [Option ID = 7094] 3. Demetrius / [Option ID = 7093] 4. Antialcidas / [Option ID = 7096]
Correct Answer :- Antialcidas / [Option ID = 7096]
The gold coins issued by the Vijayanagara emperors were called:
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1. Varaha / [Option ID = 6783] 2. Sona / [Option ID = 6784] 3. Pon / [Option ID = 6781] 4. Tanka / [Option ID = 6782]
Correct Answer :- Varaha / [Option ID = 6783]
The following historian’s work discusses and critiques the “criminal tribe” as a category
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1. Meena Radhakrishnan / [Option ID = 7017] 2. Jon Wilson / [Option ID = 7018] 3. Bipin Chandra / [Option ID = 7019] 4. Shahid Amin / [Option ID = 7020]
Correct Answer :- Meena Radhakrishnan / [Option ID = 7017]
Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi was a sufi affiliated to this order
1. Shattari order / [Option ID = 7125] 2. Chishti order / [Option ID = 7126] 3. Naqshbandi order / [Option ID = 7127] 4. Suhrawardy order / [Option ID = 7128]
Correct Answer :- Naqshbandi order / [Option ID = 7127]
Who wrote The Languages of Political Islam in India c.1200-1800?
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1. Simon Digby / [Option ID = 6932] 2. Richard Eaton / [Option ID = 6931] 3. Harbans Mukhia / [Option ID = 6929] 4. Muzaffar Alam / [Option ID = 6930]
Correct Answer :- Muzaffar Alam / [Option ID = 6930]
Who wrote Agrarian System of Moslem India?
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1. Irfan Habib / [Option ID = 6933] 2. W. Moreland / . [Option ID = 6934] 3. Parmata Saran / [Option ID = 6935] 4. I.H. Qureshi / . . [Option ID = 6936]
Correct Answer :- W. Moreland / . [Option ID = 6934]
Who wrote Why I am an Atheist?
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2. B.R. Ambedkar / [Option ID = 7146] 3. V.D. Savarkar / .. [Option ID = 7145] 4. Har Dayal / [Option ID = 7148]
Correct Answer :- Bhagat Singh / [Option ID = 7147]
Who assumed the title Gajabetegara?
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1. Deva Raya II / [Option ID = 6924] 2. Krishnadeva Raya / [Option ID = 6921] 3. Vira Narasimha / [Option ID = 6923] 4. Harihara I / [Option ID = 6922]
Correct Answer :- Deva Raya II / [Option ID = 6924]
Who authored Kitab-ur-Rehla?
1. Al-Beruni / - [Option ID = 6854] 2. Ibn Battuta / [Option ID = 6855] 3. Bernier / [Option ID = 6856] 4. Barani / [Option ID = 6853]
Correct Answer :- Ibn Battuta / [Option ID = 6855]
M. M. Postan and H. J. Habakkuk [Question ID = 1752]
1. Discuss the importance of “Demographic Model” / " " [Option ID = 7008] 2. Emphasize the importance of nobility and absolutist state structure / [Option ID = 7007] 3. Have written on Russian Peasantry / [Option ID = 7005] 4. Discuss the importance of “Commercialization Model” / " " [Option ID = 7006]
Correct Answer :- Discuss the importance of “Demographic Model” / " " [Option ID = 7008]
How were higher posts in the civil service in India filled till the mid-1850s?
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1. Through an open public examination in England / [Option ID = 7077] 2. Through recommendations by Directors of the East India Company / [Option ID = 7080] 3. Through simultaneous examinations in India and England / [Option ID = 7078] 4. Through nominations by members of the British Parliament / [Option ID = 7079]
Correct Answer :- Through recommendations by Directors of the East India Company / [Option ID = 7080]
Name the Sultan for whom Amir Khusrau wrote the Khazain al-Futuh?
1. Firuz Shah Tughluq / [Option ID = 6866] 2. Ala al-Din Khalji / - [Option ID = 6868] 3. Muhammad Shah Tughluq / [Option ID = 6865] 4. Ghiyas al-Din Balban / [Option ID = 6867]
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Correct Answer :- Ala al-Din Khalji / - [Option ID = 6868]
Who coined the term ‘Segmentary State’ in the study of early medieval South India?
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1. Burton Stein / [Option ID = 6926] 2. Andre Wink / [Option ID = 6928] 3. Rajan Gurukkal / [Option ID = 6927] 4. Noboru Karashima / [Option ID = 6925]
Correct Answer :- Burton Stein / [Option ID = 6926]
The argument regarding the ‘Ties of Dependence between Man and Man’ with regards to Western Europe was put forward by ' ' [Question ID = 1757]
1. H. J. Butterfield / [Option ID = 7027] 2. Marc Bloch / [Option ID = 7028] 3. Michel Foucault / [Option ID = 7026] 4. M S Anderson / [Option ID = 7025]
Correct Answer :- Marc Bloch / [Option ID = 7028]
Residents of which city were sent to Daulatabad?
1. Tughluqabad / [Option ID = 6850] 2. Siri / [Option ID = 6849] 3. Dihli-i Kuhna / - [Option ID = 6852] 4. Kilukhri / [Option ID = 6851]
Correct Answer :- Dihli-i Kuhna / - [Option ID = 6852]
Lutyens’s design for the dome of the Governor-General’s new residence in Delhi was mainly inspired by:
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1. St. Paul’s Cathedral, London / , [Option ID = 7075] 2. Government House, Calcutta / , [Option ID = 7076] 3. The Taj Mahal / [Option ID = 7073] 4. The Stupa at Sanchi / [Option ID = 7074]
Correct Answer :- The Stupa at Sanchi / [Option ID = 7074]
The religious and intellectual history of Akbar’s reign has been detailed by
1. Richard Eaton / [Option ID = 7117] 2. S. A. A. Rizvi / . . . [Option ID = 7119] 3. John Woods / [Option ID = 7118] 4. R. P. Tripathi / [Option ID = 7120]
Correct Answer :- S. A. A. Rizvi / . . . [Option ID = 7119]
The religious reformation in Swiss Confederation of Zurich was led by:
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1. Natalie Zemon Davis / [Option ID = 6803] 2. Ulrich Zwingli / [Option ID = 6801] 3. Johan Huizinga / [Option ID = 6804] 4. John Calvin / [Option ID = 6802]
Correct Answer :- Ulrich Zwingli / [Option ID = 6801]
The essay ‘Was there Feudalism in Indian History’ has been authored by
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1. Harbans Mukhia / [Option ID = 7068] 2. D. N. Jha / [Option ID = 7065] 3. Vijay Nath / [Option ID = 7066] 4. R. S. Sharma / [Option ID = 7067]
Correct Answer :- Harbans Mukhia / [Option ID = 7068]
The essay ‘Colonial State and Forest Policy’ has been authored by
1. Geraldine Forbes / [Option ID = 6950] 2. Prachi Deshpande / [Option ID = 6949] 3. Christopher King / [Option ID = 6951] 4. Neeladri Bhattacharya / [Option ID = 6952]
Correct Answer :- Neeladri Bhattacharya / [Option ID = 6952]
The Sufi-Sultan relationship with reference to the thirteenth and fourteenth century North India has been discussed by
- [Question ID = 1766]
1. D. N. Jha / [Option ID = 7062] 2. Carla Sinopolli / [Option ID = 7064] 3. W. H. Moreland / [Option ID = 7061] 4. Simon Digby / [Option ID = 7063]
Correct Answer :- Simon Digby / [Option ID = 7063]
Arrange these in chronological order
1. Uruk culture / [Option ID = 6841] 2. Early Dynastic culture / [Option ID = 6844] 3. Jamdt Nasr culture / [Option ID = 6843] 4. Halafian culture / [Option ID = 6842]
Correct Answer :-
Arrange the Geological time scale in chronological order:
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(I) Eon / (II) Era/ (III) Period /
(IV) Epoch /
Select the answer codes from below: : [Question ID = 1691]
1. (I), (II), (III), (IV) [Option ID = 6761] 2. (I), (IV), (II), (III). [Option ID = 6762] 3. (II), (I), (III), (IV). [Option ID = 6763]
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Correct Answer :- (I), (II), (III), (IV) [Option ID = 6761]
Assertion/ (A): The beginnings of Brahmanical iconography can be traced to Gandhara School of Art /
Reason/ (R): Early Gandhara art is derived from Graeco Roman Art./
Which of the following is the correct relation between the two? / ? [Question ID = 1743]
1. A is correct but B is wrong / (A) , (R) [Option ID = 6971] 2. Both A and R are correct; but R is not the correct explanation for A. / (A) (R) ; (R) (A) [Option ID = 6970] 3. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation for A / (A) (R) (R) (A) [Option ID = 6969] 4. R is correct but A is wrong. / (A) (R) [Option ID = 6972]
Correct Answer :- R is correct but A is wrong. / (A) (R) [Option ID = 6972]
Lakulesha is considered to be the founder of which of the following sect?
1. Kapalika / [Option ID = 6903] 2. Pashupat / [Option ID = 6901] 3. Kalmukhas / [Option ID = 6904] 4. Shaivasiddhanta / [Option ID = 6902]
Correct Answer :- Pashupat / [Option ID = 6901]
Kushinagar, the city of Buddha’s death, was in the republic of:
, : [Question ID = 1760]
1. Malla / [Option ID = 7037] 2. None of these / [Option ID = 7040] 3. Yaudheya / [Option ID = 7038] 4. Licchavis / [Option ID = 7039]
Correct Answer :- Malla / [Option ID = 7037]
The term ‘Subaltern Historiography’ refers to
1. History from above / [Option ID = 7022] 2. History from below / [Option ID = 7021] 3. Oral history / [Option ID = 7024] 4. Total history / [Option ID = 7023]
Correct Answer :- History from below / [Option ID = 7021]
Which of these rivers is not mentioned in the Rig Veda 10.75
10.75 [Question ID = 1710]
1. Asikni / [Option ID = 6839] 2. Shutudri / [Option ID = 6837] 3. Narmada / [Option ID = 6840] 4. Parushni / [Option ID = 6838]
Correct Answer :- Narmada / [Option ID = 6840]
Which of the following buildings are found at Fatehpur Sikri?
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(I) Palaces of Mariam and Sultana / (I) (II) Tomb of Salim Chisti / (II)
(III) Panch Mahal / (IV) Humayun’s tomb /
Select the answer from the codes below:
1. (I), (II) and (III) / (I), (II) (III) [Option ID = 6791] 2. (I), (II) and (IV) / (I), (II) (IV) [Option ID = 6790] 3. (II), (III), and (IV) / (II), (III) (IV) [Option ID = 6792] 4. Only (I) / (I) [Option ID = 6789]
Correct Answer :- (I), (II) and (III) / (I), (II) (III) [Option ID = 6791]
Which of the following places does not have a Sun temple:
1. Modhera / [Option ID = 6968] 2. Konarak / [Option ID = 6965] 3. Martand / [Option ID = 6966] 4. Khajuraho / [Option ID = 6967]
Correct Answer :- Khajuraho / [Option ID = 6967]
Which of the following was not a Roman writer
1. Tacitus / [Option ID = 7111] 2. Aristophanes / [Option ID = 7110] 3. Livy / [Option ID = 7112] 4. Juvenal / [Option ID = 7109]
Correct Answer :- Aristophanes / [Option ID = 7110]
Which of the following is not associated with Vishnuism in ancient india?
1. Kapalikas / [Option ID = 6900] 2. Bhagavatas / [Option ID = 6898] 3. Vyuhavada / [Option ID = 6897] 4. Pancaratras / [Option ID = 6899]
Correct Answer :- Kapalikas / [Option ID = 6900]
The gigantic image of Bahubali is situated at:
1. Aihole / [Option ID = 6914] 2. Pattadkal / [Option ID = 6915] 3. Sravanabelagola / [Option ID = 6916] 4. Hampi / [Option ID = 6913]
Correct Answer :- Sravanabelagola / [Option ID = 6916]
The Hathigumpha Cave inscription describes the achievements of
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1. Gautamiputra Satkarni / [Option ID = 6973] 2. Dakshamitra / [Option ID = 6975] 3. Kharavela / [Option ID = 6976] 4. Vashishtiputra Pulamayi / [Option ID = 6974]
Correct Answer :- Kharavela / [Option ID = 6976]
The largest number of seals of the Indus Valley Civilization were made of this material
1. Steatite / () [Option ID = 6833] 2. Terracotta / [Option ID = 6835] 3. Copper / [Option ID = 6836] 4. Agate / () [Option ID = 6834]
Correct Answer :- Steatite / () [Option ID = 6833]
The evidence of amphora in archaeological sites in the Indian subcontinent indicates contacts with:
() : [Question ID = 1712]
1. Romans / [Option ID = 6847] 2. Egyptians / [Option ID = 6846] 3. Mesopotamians / [Option ID = 6845] 4. Greeks / [Option ID = 6848]
Correct Answer :- Romans / [Option ID = 6847]
Salar Masud Ghazi was the nephew of
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1. Mahmud Ghaznawi / [Option ID = 6982] 2. Muhammad Ghuri / [Option ID = 6983] 3. Muhammad ibn Qasim / [Option ID = 6981] 4. None of these / [Option ID = 6984]
Correct Answer :- Mahmud Ghaznawi / [Option ID = 6982]
Match the following inscriptions with the persons associated with them
a. Nasik Cave 19 i.Nayanika, Wife of Satkarni I
b. Nanaghat ii. MahamatraSaman, King Kanha c. Sanchi iii. Ananda, son of Sri Satkarni’s artisan

a. i. ,
b. ii. ,
c. iii. ,

1. a-i, b-ii, c-iii. [Option ID = 6977] 2. a-ii, b-iii, c-i [Option ID = 6980] 3. a-iii, b-i, c-ii. [Option ID = 6979]
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Correct Answer :- a-ii, b-i, c-iii. [Option ID = 6978]
Match the following
a. Shortughai i. Jammu and Kashmir b. Manda ii. Afghanistan
c. Bhagatrav iii. Uttar Pradesh d. Alamgirpur iv. Narmada Valley

a. i. b. ii.
c. iii. d. iv.
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1. a-iii, b-i, d-iv, c-ii [Option ID = 6829] 2. a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii [Option ID = 6830] 3. a-ii, b-iv, c-iii, d-i [Option ID = 6832] 4. a-ii, b-iii, c-iv; d-i [Option ID = 6831]
Correct Answer :- a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii [Option ID = 6830]
Match the following

a. Palaeolithic site/ i.Bagor / b. Mesolithic site / ii. Soan River valley /
c. Neolithic site / iii. Ahar / d. Chalcolithic site / iv. Burzahom /
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1. a-i, b-ii, c-iii,d-iv. [Option ID = 6771] 2. a-iv, b-ii, c-iv, d-i [Option ID = 6772] 3. a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii [Option ID = 6769] 4. a-iii,b-i, c-ii, d-iv. [Option ID = 6770]
Correct Answer :- a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii [Option ID = 6769]
Who among the following Bhakti saints made Vittoba Cult popular?
1. Guru Ramdas / [Option ID = 6861] 2. Tukram / [Option ID = 6862] 3. Eknath / [Option ID = 6863] 4. Namdev / [Option ID = 6864]
Correct Answer :-
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Who among the following have written books analyzing Gandhi and the Indian National Movement ?
1. Sushil Chaudhury / [Option ID = 7160] 2. Gunnel Cederlof / [Option ID = 7159] 3. Judith Brown / [Option ID = 7157] 4. Caroline Ford / [Option ID = 7158]
Correct Answer :- Judith Brown / [Option ID = 7157]
Who among the following has worked on the Partition of India ?
1. Asiya Siddiqui / [Option ID = 7150] 2. Samita Sen / [Option ID = 7152] 3. Urvashi Butalia / [Option ID = 7149] 4. Robert Travers / [Option ID = 7151]
Correct Answer :- Urvashi Butalia / [Option ID = 7149]
Who among the following participated prominently in the debates around the ‘Age of Consent’ in Colonial India?
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1. None of these / [Option ID = 7088] 2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar / [Option ID = 7086] 3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak / [Option ID = 7087] 4. Rammohan Roy / [Option ID = 7085]
Correct Answer :- Bal Gangadhar Tilak / [Option ID = 7087]
Who among the following left the Indian National Congress on the Caste Question
1. Periyar / [Option ID = 7141] 2. Jyotirao Phule / [Option ID = 7144] 3. B.R. Ambedkar / [Option ID = 7142] 4. Nagaraj / [Option ID = 7143]
Correct Answer :- Periyar / [Option ID = 7141]
Who amongst the following has not written about Rajputs and other warrior lineages?
1. Charlotte Vaudeville / [Option ID = 7060] 2. Ramya Sreenivasan / [Option ID = 7058] 3. B. D. Chattopadhyay / [Option ID = 7057] 4. Dirk Kolff / [Option ID = 7059]
Correct Answer :- Charlotte Vaudeville / [Option ID = 7060]
Charkha-nama is literature that concerns
1. Trade / [Option ID = 7000] 2. Mysticism / [Option ID = 6999] 3. Weaving / [Option ID = 6998] 4. Agriculture / [Option ID = 6997]
Correct Answer :-
Sumit Sarkar has
1. None of these / [Option ID = 6940] 2. Written Writing Social History where he draws inspiration from E.P. Thompson / [Option ID =
6937] 3. Written Nationalist Thought and the Post-Colonial World where he draws inspiration from Pandit Nehru / [Option ID = 6938]
4. Written on the Decline of the Mughals and criticized the interpretation of Christopher Bayly / [Option ID = 6939]
Correct Answer :- Written Writing Social History where he draws inspiration from E.P. Thompson / [Option ID = 6937]
The following historians have worked on Colonial Law
1. Both Radhika Singha and David Washbrook / [Option ID = 6875] 2. Radhika Singha / [Option ID = 6873] 3. None of these / [Option ID = 6876] 4. David Washbrook / [Option ID = 6874]
Correct Answer :- Both Radhika Singha and David Washbrook / [Option ID = 6875]
The following historian has discussed the hierarchical principles in Shah Jahani paintings
1. Peter Hardy / [Option ID = 7132] 2. Athar Ali / [Option ID = 7129] 3. Ebba Koch / [Option ID = 7131] 4. Cynthia Talbot / [Option ID = 7130]
Correct Answer :- Ebba Koch / [Option ID = 7131]
Other than India, which Asian country does Rabindranath Tagore discuss in his essays on nationalism?

1. Nepal / [Option ID = 6886] 2. Russia / [Option ID = 6888] 3. Japan / [Option ID = 6887] 4. China / [Option ID = 6885]
Correct Answer :- Japan / [Option ID = 6887]
Which of these temples does not belong to the Gupta period
1. Parvati Temple of Nachria Kathura / , [Option ID = 7100] 2. Vishnu Temple of Tigawa Jabalpur / , [Option ID = 7098] 3. Virupaksha Temple / [Option ID = 7099] 4. Bhitargaon Temple / [Option ID = 7097]
Correct Answer :- Virupaksha Temple / [Option ID = 7099]
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Which of these was associated with early archaeological discoveries in Central India?
1. None of these / [Option ID = 6776] 2. Alexander Cunningham / [Option ID = 6775] 3. J Ph Vogel / [Option ID = 6774] 4. James Burgess / [Option ID = 6773]
Correct Answer :- Alexander Cunningham / [Option ID = 6775]
Which of the following names is incorrectly matched with the research theme:
- - [Question ID = 1721]
1. Eleanor Zelliot: the Mahar and Non-Brahmin movement in Maharashtra / : - [Option ID = 6884] 2. Mark Juergensmeyer: Adi Dharm movement of Punjab / : [Option ID = 6882] 3. Vijay Prashad: the Ezhavas of Kerala / : [Option ID = 6883] 4. Sourabh Dube: Satnamis of Chhattisgarh / : [Option ID = 6881]
Correct Answer :- Vijay Prashad: the Ezhavas of Kerala / : [Option ID = 6883]
Which of the following are not connected with Jainism? / ?
(I) Bhagwati Sutra / (II) Tripitaka /
(III) Pancha-siddhaka / (IV) Yukti Kalpataru /
1. (II) and (III) / (II) (III) [Option ID = 7104] 2. (I), (II), (III) and (IV) / ( I), (II), (III) (IV) [Option ID = 7101] 3. (I), (II) and (III) / (I), (II) (III) [Option ID = 7102] 4. (II), (III) and (IV) / (II), (III) (IV) [Option ID = 7103]
Correct Answer :- (II), (III) and (IV) / (II), (III) (IV) [Option ID = 7103]
Which of the following is not a microlith?
1. Triangles / () [Option ID = 6768] 2. Lunates / [Option ID = 6765] 3. Celts / [Option ID = 6767] 4. Crescents / [Option ID = 6766]
Correct Answer :- Celts / [Option ID = 6767]
Which of the following statements is true: /
(I) Slavery was prevalent in Greece and Rome /
(II) Slavery was institutionalized in Rome but not in Greece /
Select the answer codes from below [Question ID = 1777]
1. Only (II) / (II) [Option ID = 7108] 2. Only (I) / (I) [Option ID = 7107] 3. Both (I) and (II) / (I) (II) [Option ID = 7105] 4. Neither (I) or (II) / (I) (II) [Option ID = 7106]
Correct Answer :- Both (I) and (II) / (I) (II) [Option ID = 7105]
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Which of the following officials are not mentioned in Asoka’s edicts /
(I) Yuktas / (II) Rajjukas /
(III) Pradeshikas / (IV) Adhyakshas /
Select the answer from the codes below: / [Question ID = 1758]
1. (I) and (II) / (I) (II) [Option ID = 7030] 2. (I), (II) ,and (III) / (I), (II) (III) [Option ID = 7029] 3. (III) and (IV) / (III) (IV) [Option ID = 7031] 4. Only (IV) / (IV) [Option ID = 7032]
Correct Answer :- Only (IV) / (IV) [Option ID = 7032]
Which of the following titles was assumed by Victoria in 1876 under the provisions of the Royal Titles Act?
1876 ? [Question ID = 1707]
1. Monarch of Scotland / [Option ID = 6828] 2. Queen of India / [Option ID = 6825] 3. Empress of India / [Option ID = 6826] 4. Empress of the United Kingdom / [Option ID = 6827]
Correct Answer :- Empress of India / [Option ID = 6826]
Which of the following historians have argued that de-industrialization took place in Colonial India?
1. Amiya Kumar Bagchi / [Option ID = 7138] 2. Tirthankar Roy / [Option ID = 7137] 3. Peter Robb / [Option ID = 7140] 4. Morris David Morris / [Option ID = 7139]
Correct Answer :- Amiya Kumar Bagchi / [Option ID = 7138]
Match the following /
List I/ I List II / II Universities of Early Medieval Period /( ) Location / ()
a. Odantapuri / i. Bihar/ b. Vallabhi/ ii. Tamil Nadu/
c. Jagadalla/ iii. Gujarat/ d. Kanchipuram/ iv. Bengal/
1. a-iv, b-ii, c-i, d-iii [Option ID = 6800] 2. a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii [Option ID = 6798] 3. a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii [Option ID = 6799] 4. a-iv, b-iii, c-i, d-ii [Option ID = 6797]
Correct Answer :- a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii [Option ID = 6799]
Who was the founder of the Asiatic Society of Bengal? ? [Question ID = 1723]
1. Lord Cornwallis / [Option ID = 6890] 2. Lord Dalhousie / [Option ID = 6891] 3. Sir William Jones / [Option ID = 6889] 4. Sir Henry Maine / [Option ID = 6892]
Correct Answer :-
Sir William Jones / [Option ID = 6889]
Who of the following arrived in India at the port of Tamralipti:
1. None of these / [Option ID = 7044] 2. Faxian (Fa-Hian) / Faxian (-) [Option ID = 7042] 3. Yijing (I- Tsing) / Yijing (-) [Option ID = 7043] 4. Xuanzang (Hsuan –Tsang) / Xuanzang(-) [Option ID = 7041]
Correct Answer :- Yijing (I- Tsing) / Yijing (-) [Option ID = 7043]
Rosalind O’Hanlon has written a monograph on
1. B. R. Ambedkar / [Option ID = 7009] 2. Partition of Bengal / [Option ID = 7012] 3. Cultural Syncretism in Punjabi Popular Narratives / [Option ID = 7011] 4. Mahatma Jotirao Phule / [Option ID = 7010]
Correct Answer :- Mahatma Jotirao Phule / [Option ID = 7010]
The rank of the mansabdar was determined by
1. his zat / [Option ID = 6989] 2. whether he was Turani or Irani / [Option ID = 6991] 3. do-aspa wa sih-aspa / - - [Option ID = 6992] 4. his sawar / [Option ID = 6990]
Correct Answer :- his zat / [Option ID = 6989]
The Mughal political culture in the sixteenth century was shaped by the following

1. Insha / [Option ID = 7116] 2. Niti shastra / [Option ID = 7115] 3. Akhlaqi norms / [Option ID = 7114] 4. Prophetic traditions / - [Option ID = 7113]
Correct Answer :- Akhlaqi norms / [Option ID = 7114]
The book Politics and Ideology in the Age of the Civil War was written by

1. Harold Faulkner / [Option ID = 7002] 2. Eugene Genovese / [Option ID = 7003] 3. Eric Foner / [Option ID = 7004] 4. David Wood / [Option ID = 7001]
Correct Answer :- Eric Foner / [Option ID = 7004]
The book Politics, Culture and Class in the French Revolution has been written by
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1. Neil Charlesworth / [Option ID = 6947] 2. Lynn Hunt / [Option ID = 6946] 3. David Blackburn / [Option ID = 6945] 4. None of these / [Option ID = 6948]
Correct Answer :- Lynn Hunt / [Option ID = 6946]
The book Venture of Islam has been authored by

1. Georges Duby / [Option ID = 7055] 2. Joan Scott / [Option ID = 7056] 3. John Marshall / [Option ID = 7054] 4. Marshall Hodgson / [Option ID = 7053]
Correct Answer :- Marshall Hodgson / [Option ID = 7053]
The book Popular Culture in Early Modern Europe is authored by:
:
1. Peter Burke / [Option ID = 6807] 2. Ralph Davis / [Option ID = 6806] 3. Maurice Dobb / [Option ID = 6805] 4. D. C. Coleman / [Option ID = 6808]
Correct Answer :- Peter Burke / [Option ID = 6807]
The Levellers were
1. A faction that fought the Jacobins in the French Revolution / [Option ID = 6955] 2. None of these / [Option ID = 6956] 3. A radical sect that fought the monarch in the English Civil War / [Option ID = 6953] 4. A radical religious sect in 17th Century France / 17 [Option ID = 6954]
Correct Answer :- A radical sect that fought the monarch in the English Civil War / [Option ID = 6953]
The notions of ‘inter-dispensational conflict’ and ‘intra-dispensational conflict’ with regards to the political scenario in thirteenth century Delhi has been discussed in
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1. The Emergence of the Delhi Sultanate / [Option ID = 7050] 2. After Timur Left / [Option ID = 7052] 3. The Crisis of Empire in Mughal North India / [Option ID = 7049] 4. Beyond Turk and Hindu / [Option ID = 7051]
Correct Answer :- The Emergence of the Delhi Sultanate / [Option ID = 7050]
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1. Fifteenth century / [Option ID = 7123] 2. Thirteenth century / [Option ID = 7121] 3. Sixteenth century / [Option ID = 7124] 4. Fourteenth century / [Option ID = 7122]
Correct Answer :- Sixteenth century / [Option ID = 7124]
The French Revolution
1. Both A and B / A B [Option ID = 6959] 2. In its initial phase formulated the distinction between active and passive citizens /
[Option ID = 6957] 3. In its later phase abolished Slavery and the Property Qualification for Male Franchise / [Option ID = 6958]
4. None of these / [Option ID = 6960]
Correct Answer :- Both A and B / A B [Option ID = 6959]
The historian Ayesha Jalal
1. Both A and B [Option ID = 7155] 2. On Muslim conceptions of the Self and Community in the 19thand 20th centuries / 1 9 20 [Option ID = 7154]
3. Has written on the Partition of India / [Option ID = 7153] 4. None of the above / [Option ID = 7156]
Correct Answer :- Both A and B [Option ID = 7155]
The Regulating Act established the following:
:
1. Both, the position of the Governor General and the Supreme Court / [Option ID = 6943] 2. The Viceroy / [Option ID = 6944] 3. The Supreme Court / [Option ID = 6942] 4. The position of the Governor General / [Option ID = 6941]
Correct Answer :- Both, the position of the Governor General and the Supreme Court / [Option ID = 6943]
The following author has a chapter titled “The Indigenous Origins of the ‘Colonial Economy’” in his book:
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1. Christopher Bayly / [Option ID = 6809] 2. Mohammad Habib / [Option ID = 6812] 3. B.D. Chattopadhyay / [Option ID = 6810]
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Correct Answer :- Christopher Bayly / [Option ID = 6809]
The concept of ‘connected histories’ was first discussed by
1. Ranajit Guha / [Option ID = 6994] 2. Sanjay Subrahmanyam / [Option ID = 6995] 3. Sheldon Pollock / [Option ID = 6996] 4. Chris Bayly / [Option ID = 6993]
Correct Answer :- Sanjay Subrahmanyam / [Option ID = 6995]
Who is credited with the discovery of Monsoon winds:
1. Hippalus / [Option ID = 7046] 2. Diodorus / [Option ID = 7045] 3. None of these / [Option ID = 7048] 4. Heliodorus / [Option ID = 7047]
Correct Answer :- Hippalus / [Option ID = 7046]
Which Harappan site is famous for the gold ornaments which have been found there?
1. Kalibangan / [Option ID = 6779] 2. Harappa / [Option ID = 6777] 3. Mandi / [Option ID = 6780] 4. Dholavira / [Option ID = 6778]
Correct Answer :- Mandi / [Option ID = 6780]
When did Akbar abolish the pilgrim tax on Hindus?
1. 1570 [Option ID = 6858] 2. 1563 [Option ID = 6857] 3. 1585 [Option ID = 6860] 4. 1564 [Option ID = 6859]
Correct Answer :- 1563 [Option ID = 6857]