1)Stone Age-before 3300 BCE2)Mehrgarh Culture-7000–3300 BCE3)Indus Valley Civilization-3300–1700 BCE4)Late Harappan Culture-1700–1300 BCE5)Vedic Civilization-2000–600 BCE6)Iron Age-1200–1 BCE7)Maha Janapadas-700–300 BCE8)Magadha Empire- 684–424 BCE9) Nanda Empire-424-321 BCE10)Maurya Empire-321–184 BCE11)Sunga Empire-185-73 BCE12)Kanva Empire-75-26 BCE13)Kharavela Empire-209–170 BCE14)Kuninda Kingdom-200s BCE–300s CE15)Indo-Scythian Kingdom-200 BC–400 CE16)Chera Kingdom • 300 BCE–1200 CE17)Chola Empire-300 BCE–1279 CE18) Pandyan Kingdom-250 BCE–1345 CE19)Satavahana Empire-230 BCE–220 CE20)Indo-Greek Kingdom-180 BCE–10 CE21)Middle Kingdoms-1CE–1279 CE22)Indo-Parthian Kingdom-21–130s CE23) Western Satrap Empire-35–405 CE24)Kushan Empire-60–240 CE25)Indo-Sassanid Kingdom-230–360 CE26)Vakataka Empire-250–500 CE27)Kalabhras Kingdom-250–600 CE28)Gupta Empire-280–550 CE29)Pallava Kingdom-275–800 CE30)Kadamba Empire-345–525 CE31) Western Ganga Kingdom-350–1000 CE32)Vishnukundina Empire-420-624 CE33)Huna Kingdom-475-576 CE34)Chalukya Empire-543–753 CE35)Harsha Empire-590-647 CE36)Shahi Kingdom-565-670 CE37)Eastern Chalukya Kingdom-624-1075 CE38)Pratihara Empire-650–1036 CE39)Pala Empire-750–1174 CE40)Rashtrakuta Empire-753–982 CE41)Paramara Kingdom-800–1327 CE42)Yadava Empire-850–1334 CE43)Solanki Kingdom-942–1244 CE44)Western Chalukya Empire-973–1189 CE45)Hoysala Empire-1040–1346 CE46)Sena Empire-1070–1230 CE47)Eastern Ganga Empire-1078–1434 CE48)Kakatiya Kingdom-1083–1323 CE49)Kalachuri Empire-1130–1184 CE50)Islamic Sultanates-1206–1596 CE51)Delhi Sultanate-1206–1526 CE52)Deccan Sultanates-1490–1596 CE53)Ahom Kingdom- 1228–1826 CE54)Vijayanagara Empire-1336–1646 CE55)Mysore Kingdom-1399–1947 CE

56)Mughal Empire 1526–1858 CE57)Madurai Nayak Kingdom -1559 –1736 CE58)Thanjavur Nayak Kingdom- 1572–1918 CE59) Maratha Empire- 1674–1818 CE60)Sikh Confederacy 1716–1799 CE61) Sikh Empire-1799–1849 CE62)Company rule in India-1757–1858 CE63)British India- 1858–1947 CE64) Partition of India- 1947 CE

1)The known history of India begins with the Indus Valley Civilization, which spread and flourished in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent, from c. 3300 to 1300 BCE. Its Mature Harappan period lasted from 2600-1900 BCE. This Bronze Age civilization collapsed at the beginning of the second millennium BCE and was Followed by the Iron Age Vedic period, which extended over much of the Indo- Gangetic plains and which witnessed the rise of major kingdoms known as the Mahajanapadas. In one of these kingdoms Magadha, Mahavira and Gautama Buddha were born in the 6th century BCE, who propagated their Shramanic philosophies among the masses.

2)

The Buddhist stupa at Sanchi, built during the Mauryan period The only region that was not under the Mauryan's were present day Tamil Nadu and Kerala (which was a Tamil kingdom then). There are references in one of the oldest Tamil Sangam literature, Purananuru that a Mauryan army was driven out by a Unified Tamil army under the leadership of Ilanchetchenni, a Chola King. This unified Tamil force is supposed to be broken by King Kharavela, a Kalinga ruler, as per one of his inscriptions.

The Sunga dynasty was established in 185 BC, about fifty years after Ashoka's Death, when the king Brihadratha, the last of the Mauryan rulers, was assassinated By the then commander-in-chief of the Mauryan armed forces, Pusyamitra Sunga,

The Kanva dynasty replaced the Sunga dynasty, and ruled in the eastern part of India from 71 BC to 26 BC. The last ruler of the Sunga dynasty was overthrown by Vasudeva of the Kanva dynasty in 75 BC. Magadha was ruled by four Kanva rulers. In 30 BC, the southern power swept away both the Kanvas and Sungas and the province of Eastern Malwa was absorbed within the dominions of the conqueror. Following the collapse of the Kanva dynasty, the Satavahana dynasty of the Andhra kingdom replaced the Magandhan kingdom as the most powerful Indian state.

The Gupta Empre under Chandragupta II (ruled 375-415) The Gupta dynasty ruled from around 240 to 550 AD. The Gupta Empire was one of the largest political and military empires in ancient India. The Gupta age is referred to as the Classical age of India by most historians. The time of the Gupta Empire was an Indian "Golden Age" in science, mathematics, astronomy, religion and philosophy. They had their capital at Pataliputra. The difference between Gupta and Mauryan administration was that the in the Mauryan administration power was centralised but in the Gupta administration power was more decentralized. The kingdom covered Gujarat, North-east India, southeastern Pakistan, Orissa, northern Madhya Pradesh and eastern India. Art and architecture flourished during the Gupta age. People were mostly Vaishnavas. Temples devoted to Shiva and Vishnu were built during this period. Today the temple can be found in Deogarh in Jhansi. Temples were mostly made of brick or stone. Aryabhatta and Varahamihira were two great Astronomers and Mathematicians. Aryabhatta stated that the earth moved round the sun and rotated on its own Axis. Ayurveda was known to the people of Gupta age. The material sources of this age were Kalidasa's works i.e. Raghuvamsa, Meghdoot, Malavikagnimitram and Abhinjnana Shakuntalam, works of Fa-hein, the Chinese Buddhist scholar, and Allahabad pillar inscription called Prayag Prashsti, Books by Harisena and others.

2) Kanva dynastyThe Kanva dynasty replaced the Sunga dynasty in Magadha, and ruled in the eastern part of India from 75 BCE to 26 BCE. The last ruler of the Sunga dynasty was overthrown by Vasudeva of the Kanva dynasty in 75 BC. The Kanva ruler allowed the kings of the Sunga dynasty to continue to rule in obscurity in a corner of their former dominions. Magadha was ruled by four Kanva rulers. Little is known about the Kanvas; however, their dynasty was brought to an end by the Satavahanas of the south. Rulers• Vasudeva (c. 75 - c. 66 BCE)• Bhumimitra (c. 66 - c. 52 BCE)• Narayana (c. 52 - c. 40 BCE)• Susarman (c. 40 - c. 26 BCE)

12) KharavelaKharavela (ଖା�ରେେରେେ�ଳ) (IAST: Kh ravela, Devanagari: ā खा�रवे�ल, Oriya: ରେେଖା�ରେେ�ଳ) (?209 – after 170 BCE) was the greatest Oriya emperor of Kalinga, the ancient name of Orissa state of India. The Chedi dynasty of Kalinga under the kingship of Kharavela ascended to eminence and restored the lost power and glory of Kalinga, ā which was subdued since the devastating Kalinga war with Ashoka. All these happened within a century of Ashokan era. The Kalingan military might was reinstated by Kharavela. Under Kharavela's generalship, the Kalinga kingdom had a formidable maritime reach with trade routes linking it to the then Simhala (SriLanka), Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Bali, Sumatra and Jabadwipa (Java). On religion side, though extremely liberal, Emperor Kh ravela patronised Jainism. Ā Emperor Kharavela (ରେେଖା�ରେେ�ଳ) led many successful campaigns against Kingdoms ofMagadha, Anga, Satavahanas and the then South Indian regions of Pandya kingdom, present Tamil Nadu state, and expanded Kalinga till the river Ganga in North and river Kaveri in South, with full West to East coverage. Kharavela (ରେେଖା�ରେେ�ଳ) was the third king of the Mahameghavahana dynasty. The main source of information about Kharavela is his famous seventeen line rock-cut Hathigumpha inscription in a cave in Udayagiri hills near Bhubaneswar in Orissa .

The chief source of information about emperor Kharavela is the Hathigumphainscription at Udayagiri caves, near present Bhubaneswar city. According to theinscription, Kharavela belonged to the Chedi clan, and was a lineal descendant ofthe sage king Vasu. Apart from this eulogic descent amounting to a myth, severalhistorians have tried to speculate the origin of Kharavela. However, in absence ofany material evidence to the converse, Kharavela has been accepted as being froman Odia descent.

Etymologically, the name Kharavela is the prakrit transformation of Sanskrit word Ksharavela (Devanagari:का�रवे�ल). The first syllable Kh ra (Devanagari: ā खा�र) is the corrupt form of Ksh ra (Devanagari: ā का�र) meaning 'saltish'. The letter Khā(Devanagari:खा�) in the Hathigumpha inscription is the transformed corrupt (Apabhramsha) form of ksh (Devanagari: ā का�). The second syllable, Vela means 'wave'or 'shore'. Incidentally, in north-western part of India, there is a clan of Jats having theclan name Kh rvel, which claims descent from the Emperor Kharavela, originated āduring the north-western conquest of the emperor. Similarly, in history books Air(ऐर) has been stated as a clan that originated from Nagavanshi ruler named Airawat.[1] However, deep and multi-disciplinary research is required to arrive at theexact origin of Kharavela.[edit] Hathigumpha InscriptionThis inscription, consisting of seventeen lines has been incised in deep cutBrahmi script on the overhanging brow of a natural cavern called Hathigumpha(Oriya: ହା�ତି�ଗୁଂ�ଫା�) (Meaning in English: The Elephant’s Cave) in the southern side ofthe Udayagiri hills near present day Bhubaneswar. The inscriptions date back tothe 1st Century BCE. It faces straight towards the rock Edicts of Asoka at Dhauli,which is situated at a distance of about six miles.The inscription was first discovered/noticed by A. Stirling in 1820 who publishedan eye copy of it in Asiatic Researches, XV , as well as , in his book titled “AnAccount, Geographical , Statistical and Historical of Orissa or Cuttack”.Thereafter, indologist and linguist James Princep succeeded in deciphering theinscription. Subsequently, Princep’s reading along with a facsimile prepared byKittoe was published in the Journal of the Asiatic Society Bengal, VI (1837).According to Princep, the referred personality in the Hatigumpha inscription was aking named ‘Aira’. Towards the end of 1871 A.D., a plaster cast of the inscriptionwas prepared by H. Locke, which is now preserved in the Indian Museum, Calcutta.Later, Alexander Cunningham published this inscription in 1877 in the CorpusInscriptionum Indicarrum Vol. I and in 1880 R.L. Mitra published a slightlymodified version in the book Antiquities of Orissa, Vol. II.The first authentic reading of the inscription is credited to historian BhagwanLal Indraji. Indraji presented the novel approach before the Sixth InternationalCongress of Orientalists in 1885, which was widely accepted. Pandit Indraji wasthe first scholar to declare that the King referred to and eulogised in theHathigumpha inscription was named Kharavela' and not Aira. However, there are alarge number of lacunae and faults (Both syntactical and physical deformities) inthe inscription, which obstruct its correct reading and the mutilated condition ofthe inscription has given the space for rival claims and given rise tocontroversies.

14) The Chera Dynasty (Tamil: ேேேே�ரர்) was a Dravidian Tamil dynasty that ruled in southern India from before the Sangam era (300 BC - 250 AD) until the twelfth century AD. The early Cheras ruled Kerala, Kongu Nadu and Salem. Their capital was Vanchi Muthur, this have been located at present-day Kodungallur in Thrissur district

of Kerala .[1]. Since they were a hill tribe, their ancient capital could not be on the plains or on the coast. Karur is on the plains and Kodungallur is on the sea coast. They cannot be considered as their ancient capital, Vanchi Muthur. Their ancient capital Vanchi Muthur is in Kanthallur-Kizhanthur region of Idukki District of Kerala, for obvious reasons.[citation needed] They moved their administrative capital to Karur (Karur Vanchi) in second century, until the first dynasty perished in 3rd Century AD.[citation needed] The second dynasty ruled fromout skirts of Muziris on the banks of River Periyar [2] from 8th century CE. The other two major Tamil dynasties were the Cholas in the eastern Coromandel Coast and Pandyas in the South Central Peninsula. Chera rulers engaged in frequent warfare as well as constant intermarriage with the Pandyas and Cholas. Throughout the reign of the Cheras, trade continued to bring prosperity to the then TamilCountry (part of which was modern-day Kerala), with spices, ivory, timber, pearlsand gems being exported to Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Phoenicia and Arabia.Evidence of extensive foreign trade from the ancient period is availablethroughout the Malabar Coast, from the Greek, Roman and Arabic coins unearthedfrom Kollam, Kodungallur, Eyyal (near Thrissur) etc in Kerala. Muziris has beenreferenced by ancient writers, such as the author of the Periplus of theErythraean Sea to be an inland port probably near Kodungallur. Sangam Chera coinsand inscriptions are found in Pattanam, near Kodungallur in Kerala, Karur,Namakkal, Erode and Coimbatore regions of modern-day Tamil Nadu.While Cheras had their own religion (Hinduism), other religious traditions likeBuddhism came to this area during the period of the Chera Kings. Jainism came toChera Kingdom by the second century BCE.[3] Some adhered to Islam as well,notably, Cheraman Perunal who ruled the Chera Dynasty in the late 8th century.[4]Contents

The word Chera is derived from the word Cheral meaning declivity of a hill or a mountain slope in classical Tamil[5]. This is supported by the fact that the Chera Kings were called Chera-alatan which means Lord of the Slopes in classical Tamil[6].

The earliest Tamil literary works, such as the Kalittokai, mention a continent called Kumari Nadu or Kumari Kandam, which was believed to have been located to the South of the present-day Kanyakumari tens of thousands of years ago, betweenthe then Kumari and Pahruli rivers. Pandyan kings such as Chenkon, and the Cheras supposedly ruled this country, tens of thousands of years ago. They fought and defeated the Nagas, who might have been a non-Dravidian people, or another speciesof living beings. Kalittokai again mentions a war between the combined forces of Villavars and the Meenavars (the Cheras and the Pandyas respectively), who fought a fierce war against the Nagas, their arch-enemies, eventually losing the war, andsubsequently Central India to the Nagas. Bhil Meena of North India could be the equivalent rulers in North India. Also, the Cheras, along with the Pandyas and the Cholas, find mention as one of the three ruling dynasties of the Southern region of the then Bharatavarsha, in the very ancient [Hindu] epic of the Ramayana.[7][8] They are also mentioned in the Aitareya Aranyaka, and the Mahabharata, where they (along with the Pandyas and the Cholas) are believed to have been on the side of the Pandavas in the Great War.[9][10][11][12]

Again in other early Tamil literature the great Chera rulers are referred to asCheral, Kuttuvan, Irumporai, Kollipurai and Athan. Chera rulers were also calledKothai or Makothai. The nobility among the Cheras were called Cheraman in general.The word Kerala, of possible Prakrit origins, does not appear in SangamLiterature. Ashoka's edicts mention an independent dynasty known by the name

Kedalaputho, who were outside Ashoka's empire.The unknown author of Periplus of the Erythraean Sea mentions Chera as Cerobothra("Keralaputhra") whose capital is Karur, while Pliny, the Roman historian of thefirst century, calls it Caelobothras. It is believed that religiously the Cheraswere Shaivites.[13] Some kings of the dynasty referred to themselves asVanavaramban, Imayavaramban etc.[14][edit] Sangam CherasThe only source available for us regarding the early Chera Kings is theanthologies of the Sangam literature. Scholars now generally agree that thisliterature belongs to the first few centuries AD.[15] The internal chronology ofthis literature is still far from settled. The Sangam literature is full of namesof the kings and the princes, and of the poets who extolled them. Despite a richliterature that depicts the life and work of these people, these are not workedinto connected history so far. Their capital is stated to be modern Karur in TamilNadu.Pathirruppaththu, the fourth book in the Ettuthokai anthology mentions a number ofChera Kings of the Chera dynasty. Each King is praised in ten songs sung by theCourt Poet and the Kings are in the following order:1. Nedum Cheralathan2. Palyane Chel Kezhu Kuttuvan3. Kalankai Kanni Narmudi Cheral4. Chenkuttuvan Cheran (Kadal Pirakottiya Vel Kezhu Kuttuvan)5. Attu Kottu Pattu Cheralathan6. Chelva Kadunko Azhi Athan7. Thakadur Erintha Perum Cheral Irumporai8. Kudako Ilam Cheral Irumporai.The first recorded King was the son of Uthiyan Cheralathan and Veliyan Nallini.The third, fourth and fifth kings were sons of Nedum Cheralathan, while the motherof fourth King (also known as Chenkuttuvan) was Chola Princess Manikilli. ChelvaKadunko Vazhiyathan was the son of Anthuvan Cheral Irumporai and PorayanPerumthevi. Perum Cheral Irumporai was the son of Vazhiyathan and Ilam CheralIrumporai was the son of a Chera ruler Kuttuvan Irumporai (son of Mantharan CheralIrumporai).[citation needed]Archaeology has also found epigraphic evidence regarding these early Cheras ofrecorded history.[16]. Some inscriptions trace the Chera Dynasty from PuranicKings of Chandraditya Dynasty, meaning that they descended from both the Solar andLunar Races. The most important of these is the Pugalur (Aranattarmalai)inscription. This inscription refers to three generations of Chera Rulers, namelyAdam Cheral Irrumporai, his son Perumkadungo, and his son Ilamkadungo. The charterwas issued when Perum Kadungo was the Ruler Monarch and Ilam Kadungo was appointedPrince. Athan refers only to a crowned King of the Chera Dynasty who accepted thistitle at the time of coronation. Athan Cheral Irumporai was the son of PerumCheral Irumporai. It therefore follows that Perumkadungo was the son of a crownedKing of the Chera Dynasty. Perum Kadunko means that he was the Senior Ko (Seniorruler) of Kadunadu, located in the Tamil Nadu side of the Sahya Mountains. AthanCheral Irumporai was probably the last crowned king of the first dynasty.'Purananuru' refers to a certain Udiyan Cheral. It is said that he fed the rivalarmies during the war of Mahabharata. Imayavaramban Neduncheralathan, anotherSangam Age King claimed to have conquered Bharatavarsha up to the Himalayas and tohave inscribed his emblem on the face of the mountains. Senguttuvan was anotherfamous Chera, whose contemporary Gajabahu II of Lanka according to Mahavamsa

visited the Chera country.[17]The early Cheras controlled a large territory of the Kongu region. They also ruledthe Kodunthamizh regions of Travancore (Venadu) and the Malabar (Kuttanadu) WestCoast through vassals. They were in contact with the Satavahanas in the north andwith the Romans and Greeks.[18] Trade flourished overseas and there was aconsiderable exchange of gold and coins, as seen by archaeological evidence andliterature. The Romans brought vast amounts of gold in exchange of 'Kari' (Pepper)from Malainadu. [2][edit] Bhakti era CherasLittle is known about the Cheras between c. third century AD and the eight centuryAD. An obscure dynasty, the Kalabhras, invaded the Tamil country, displaced theexisting kingdoms and ruled for around three centuries. They were displaced by thePallavas and the Pandyas in the sixth century AD. A Pandya Ruler, ArikesariParankusa Maravarman (c.730 – 765AD), mentioned in a number of Pandya copper-plateinscriptions, was a prominent ruler during this period. He claims to have defeateda prominent Chera King. The name of the Chera King is not known, however from thedetails of the battles between the Pandya and the Chera, the Chera territory cededseems to have included the entire Malabar and Travancore (Kuttanadu and Venadu)and the Southern Pandya country from Kanyakumari to Thirunelveli, the seat of theCheras being in Karur Kongu Nadu. The Chera kings took the title of Perumal duringthis period and patronised the Vaishnavite sect. Kulasekara Alwar who ruled in the8th century became a devotional Vaishnavite poet. Pallavas also mention in theirinscriptions their battles with the Cheras. Pulakesin II, in his Aiholeinscription mentioned " Pulikesin II, driving the Pallava behind the forts ofKanchi, reached as far south as the Kaveri river, and there caused prosperity tothe Chola, Chera and Pandya".[19]During the reign of Pandya Parantaka Nedumjadaiyan (765 – 790), the Cheras werestill in Karur and were a close ally of the Pallavas. Pallavamalla Nadivarmandefeated the Pandya Varaguna with the help of a Chera king. Cultural contactsbetween the Pallava court and the Chera country were common.[20] The Saivite saintCheraman Perumal and the other is the Vaishnavite saint Kulasekhara, were famousin the Hindu religious movements. Kulasekhara became one of the celebrated Alvarsand his poems came to be called the Perumal Thirumozhi. Cheraman Perumal ruledaround the eighth and the ninth centuries. In this Kulasekhara calls himselfKongar Kon (the king of the Kongu people) hailing from Kollinagar (Karur). AdiShankara was his contemporary. Kongumandala Satakam also says that CheramanPerumal went to Kayilai with Sundarar from Kongu Nadu.

15) Chola Dynasty-300s BC–1279 CEChola's empire and influence at the height of its power (c. 1050)Capital- Early Cholas: Poompuhar, Urayur, Medieval Cholas: Pazhaiyaarai, Thanjavur Gangaikonda CholapuramLanguage(s) Tamil, Religion-Hinduism,Government-MonarchyKing - 848-871 Vijayalaya Chola - 1246-1279 Rajendra Chola IIIHistorical era Middle Ages - Established 300s BC - Rise of the medieval Cholas 848 - Disestablished 1279 CE

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

Bhavabbuti - Kiratarjuneeya

Bharavi - Malatimadhava

Answer is: Bana- Harshacharita

Bhartruhari - Gita Govinda

In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period, women & sudras speak

Pali

Answer is: Prakrit

Sanskrit

Sauraseni

Which of the following statements are associated with the Sangam Age in South

Indian history?

Successive assemblies-of the Tamil poets were held at Madurai.

Several anthologies of Tamil poems were compiled.

What is the correct chronological order of the following foreign writers on India

Ptolemy - Pliny – Megasthenes- Fahien

The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India

are taken from

Mundak Upanishad

In his works, Kalidasa exhibits a particular leaning towards the worship of

Durga

Name the source which is silent about trade routes of ancient India.

Jataka stories

Who among the following anticipated Newton by declaring that all things gravitate

to the earth?

Answer is: Brahmagupta

Purusha-sukta is a part of

Rigveda Explanation:

The Purusha Sukta is a most commonly used Vedic Sanskrit hymn. It is recited in almost all

Vedic rituals and ceremonies. It is often used during the worship of the Deity of Vishnu or

Narayana in the temple, installation and fire ceremonies, or during the daily recitation of

Sanskrit literature or for one's meditation. The Purusha Sukta is an important part of the Rig-

veda (10.7.90.1-16). It also appears in the Taittiriya Aranyaka (3.12,13), the Vajasaneyi

Samhita (31.1-6), the Sama-veda Samhita (6.4), and the Atharva-veda Samhita (19.6). An

explanation of parts of it can also be found in the Shatapatha Brahman, the Taittiriya

Brahmana, and the Shvetashvatara Upanishad. The Mudgalopanishad gives a nice summary of

the entire Purusha Sukta. The contents of the Sukta have also been reflected and elaborated in

the Bhagavata Purana (2.5.35 to 2.6.1-29) and in the Mahabharata (Mokshadharma Parva 351

and 352).

The Upanishads were translated into Persian by the orders of

Dara Shikoh

The Hathigumpha inscription describes the achievements of?

Kharvela

Explanation:

The Hathigumpha inscription("Elephant Cave" inscription), from Udayagiri, near Bhubaneshwar

in Orissa, was written by Kharavela, the king of Kalinga in India, during the 2nd century BCE.

Hathigumpha inscription consists of seventeen lines incised in deep cut Brahmi letters on the

overhanging brow of a natural cavern called Hathigumpha in the southern side of the Udayagiri

hill near Bhubaneswar in Orissa. It faces straight towards the rock Edicts of Asoka at Dhauli

situated at a distance of about six miles.

The inscription which proves Chandragupta’s sway over western India is

Kalinga Rock Edict

Kalinga Rock-edict: This inscription proves Chandragupta's sway over western India.

The famous book Geet Govind was written by

Jayadev

The Panchatantra was written during the

Maurya period

Arrange the following in the chronological order in which they were composed and

select the correct answer.

I. Atharva veda- Vinayapitaka- Raghuvamsa- Gita Govinda

Who among the following was a lexicographer?

Amarasimha

Nine gems during the reign of Vikramaditya: * Dhanvantari(Aayur veda) *

Kshapanaka * Amarasimha(lexicographer) * Sankabhata * Vetalabhatta *

Ghatakharpara * Varahamithira * Vararuchi * Kalidasa, lexicography is the art or

craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionaries Names of sixteen Mahajanapadas

were found in ?

Anguttara Nikaya

Ancient Buddhist texts like Anguttara Nikaya make frequent reference to sixteen

great kingdoms and republics (Solas Mahajanapadas) which had evolved and

flourished in the northern/north-western parts of the Indian subcontinent prior to

the rise of Buddhism in India. Source: http://wapedia.mobi/en/Mahajanapadas

Harsha wrote ? Ratnavali

Explanation:

Besides being a great conqueror and a religious minded and generous king, Harshavardhan

was also a great lover of education and learning. He is supposed to be the author of

`Ratnavali`, `Priyadarshika` and `Nagananda`. Historians say "Harsha was not a mere

detached patron of letters he himself appears to have wielded the pen with no less dexterity

and effect than the sword. There are three plays, viz., the `Ratnavali`, `Priyadarsika` and the

`Nagananda`, which are said to have been composed by a king named Harsadeva. This royal

author has been identified with Harsha of Kannauj, since it is contended that no other

sovereign of this name can meet the requirements of the case.

Zero was invented by -Aryabhatta

Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Yogasutra’?

Patanjali

The great scholar, Banabhatta, lived during the reign of

Chandragupta II

Answer is: Harsha

Kanishka

Ashoka

Which of the following is an ancient Indian work relating to prayer and sacrificial

ceremony?

Amarakosa

Vajasaneyi Samhita

Answer is: Brahamanas

Aranyakas

Who Was writer of Ramacharitamanas?

Answer is: Tulsidas

Kalidas

Surdas

Harsha

Who was Writer Of "Maha Bharat"?

Tulsidas

Kalidas

Surdas

Answer is: Ved vyas

Who was Writer Of "Maha Bharat"?

Tulsidas

Kalidas

Surdas

Answer is: Ved vyas

General Knowledge Solved Model Paper (World History)

Question 1: The 1st person to set foot on Moon was?

1. Nil Armstrong

2. Rakesh Sharma

3. Rayan Prince

4. Smith

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 2: What Mogul emporer of India from 1556-1605, took

the throne at age 13 and was the grandson of Babar?

1. Delhi Sultanate

2. Humayun

3. Abbas the Great

4. Akbar the Great

5.

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 3: The well-known theorist of New Social Movement is

1. Habermas

2. Karl Marx

3. Foucault

4. Althusser

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 4: The South Sea was renamed the Pacific Ocean in

the early 16th century by what well-known navigator?

1. Hernan Cortes

2. Ferdinand Magellan

3. Hernando de Soto

4. James Cook

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 5: In which year did Bartolomeu Diaz become the first

European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope?

1. 1388

2. 1488

3. 1588

4. 1688

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 6: English Language have more than ?? words

1. 4,50,000

2. 4,000

3. 25,000

4. 450

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 7: Northern Africa was divided between two Muslim

Caliphates at around 1000 AD. While northwestern Africa

(essentially, modern Morocco) and southern Spain were ruled by

the Umayyads, which Caliphate ruled over what is now modern

Tunisia, Libya and Egypt?

1. Hafsid

2. Fatimid

3. Idrisid

4. Aghlabid

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 8: Who was first to reach the South Pole?

1. Capt. Amundsen

2. Rear Admiral

3. Capt. R. E. Scett

4. Sir Edmund Hillary

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 9: Who is the First Test Tube Twins Babies in the

World?

1. Louise Brown & Vesli Multinder

2. Stephan & Amanda

3. Harsha & Indhira

4. Elizabeth Carr & Carl Wood

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 10: Which company bought Bentley Motors in 1998?

1. Ford

2. Volkswagen

3. Audi

4. Honda

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 11: Who founded the "Young Italy" movement, the

anchor organization behind the unification of Italy in the

nineteenth century?

1. Count Cavour

2. Joseph Mazzini

3. Garibaldi

4. Red Shirts

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 12: Which English/British monarch had the youngest

spouse?

1. John

2. Henry VIII

3. Richard II

4. Henry V

5.

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 13: Match List-I (Concepts) with List-II (Authors) and

select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List-I List-II A. Treating equals equally and unequals unequally 1.

Robert Zozick B. From each as they choose to each as they are

chosen 2. Aristotle C. From each according to his ability, to each

according to his need 3. Jeremy Bentham D. Greatest happiness

of the greatest number 4. Karl Marx

1. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4

2. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3

3. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4

4. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 14: Assertion (A) : Kautilya’s realist approach to

interstate relations maintains that the king whose subjects are

oppressed should be attacked in preference to one whose

subjects are impoverished and greedy. Reason (R) : Kautilya

believes that the oppressive king would be deprived of the

support of his subjects and so, it would be easy to defeat him.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A

3. A is true, but R is false

4. A is false, but R is true

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 15: Which was the Napoleon last battle in which he

was captured and exiled to St Helena?

1. Battle of Waterloo

2. Battle of France

3. Battle of Paris

4. Battle of London

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 16: Which country was joined with England by the Act

of Union in 1536?

1. Wales

2. Scotland

3. Ireland

4. Iceland

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 17: Who is considered the "Father of the

Constitution"?

1. James Madison

2. Benjemin Franklin

3. Thomas Jefferson

4. John Adams

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 18: Match List-I (Theories) with List-II (Concepts) and

select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List-I List-II A. Marxian theory 1. Pay off B. Realist theory 2.

Environment C. Decision-making theory 3. Power D. Game theory

4. Class struggle

1. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1

2. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1

3. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2

4. A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2

5.

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 19: Around 1000 AD, which of these empires was the

predominant power of mainland southeast Asia?

1. Ayuttha

2. Khmer

3. Pagan

4. Champa

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 20: Which among the following battles was not fought

by Napoleon?

1. Battle of Paris

2. Battle of the Jutland

3. Battle of Yugoslavia

4. Battle of Italy

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 21: The first battle of which war was the Battle of

Alma?

1. Creek war

2. Crimean war

3. Korean war

4. Chinese war

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 22: Buckingham Palace became the official royal

residence during the reign of which British monarch?

1. Queen Victoria

2. King George III

3. King Henry VIII

4. King George V

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 23: In which year Bangladesh was formed as Separate

Country?

1. 1947

2. 1951

3. 1956

4. 1971

5. 1977

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 24: Rio de Janeiro was founded by the Portugese after

overtaking a group of what colonists?

1. Spanish

2. French

3. Italian

4. English

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 25: The First Triumvirate was established in 60 B.C.

by Julius Caesar, Marcus Licinius Crassus, and this Roman

general and consul. He was one of Caesar's many enemies and

his son-in-law,he became a ruler of Rome. Who was he?

1. Marcus Brutus

2. Augustus Caesar

3. Pompey

4. Marc Antony

5.

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 26: Who were the predecessors of the British in ruling

over the island state of Ceylon ( Sri Lanka) ?

1. Sinhalese

2. Portugese

3. French

4. Dutch

5.

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 27: The longest river in the world is the.

1. Nile

2. Ganga

3. Brhamputra

4. Yamuna

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 28: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awarded

the Noble Prize in:

1. Economics

2. Chemistry

3. Physics

4. (b) and (c)

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 29: Greatly simplifying navigation, what 16th century

Cartographer and Mathematician developed a projection map

representing the world in two dimensions using latitude and

longitude?

1. Ptolemy

2. Ferdinand Magellan

3. Gerardus Mercator

4. Galileo Galilei

5.

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 30: What country's population had reached an

estimated 60 million by the 1570's?

1. China

2. Japan

3. India

4. England

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 31: When Alaska and Hawaii joined the US in 1959, it

was the first expansion in nearly half a century. Which state had

become the 48th and the last of the contiguous states to join the

Union in 1912?

1. Arizona

2. Utah

3. New Mexico

4. Oklahoma

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 32: Judicial concept over administration emnates from

the concept of

1. Rule of Law

2. Due process of Law

3. Doctrine of separation of power

4. None of these

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 33: The French Revolution

1. Gave France a permanent republican government

2. Was successful in meeting all its goals

3. Awakened republican goals among French commoners

4. Gave women the right to vote

5.

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 34: When was the 1st person to set foot on Moon?

1. 1970

2. 1966

3. 1984

4. 1977

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 35: What was the other name given to the French and

Indian War (1756-1763)?

1. Franco-Indi War

2. The Nine Years War

3. Monroes War

4. The Seven Years' War

5.

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 36: Which dynasty was in power throughout the

1500's in China?

1. Han

2. Ming

3. Manchu

4. Yuan

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 37: Who was first to sail sound the strait, reached the

Philippines and named the Pacific Ocean?

1. Ferdinand Magelion

2. Jacques Carter

3. William Janszoom

4. Vasco da Gama

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 38: When was the War of American independence

fought?

1. 1770

2. 1772

3. 1775

4. 1776

5.

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 39: What leader is responsible for creating the Persian

Empire of the 6th century B.C.?

1. Artaxerxes II

2. Cyrus the Great

3. Darius I

4. Cyrus the Younger

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 40: Euclid was:

1. The discover of Puerto Rico and Jamaica

2. The first Buddhist pilgrim of India to visit Chin

3. Greek mathematician

4. A person poet

5.

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 41: Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have

won two Nobel Prizes individually for:

1. Chemistry in 1954, peace prize in 1962

2. Peace prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962

3. Physics in 154, Medicine in 1962

4. Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 42: For a long time Finland?s largest city, what was

the country's informal capital before Helsinki took that role

officially in 1812?

1. Vantaa

2. Espoo

3. Turku

4. Oulu

5.

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 43: The Principle, “Self is prior to its ends” is

characteristic of the thought of

1. Jeremy Bentham and J.S. Mill

2. F.W.G. Hegel and Karl Marx

3. Charles, Taylor and Michael Sandel

4. Immanuel Kant and John Rawls

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 44: During which war in 1870 was the Battle of Sedan

fought?

1. Franco German war

2. Franco Prussian war

3. Anglo Frech war

4. Frech Anglo war

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 45: The author of the book Time machine is:

1. Lewis Carroll

2. H.G. Wells

3. Charles Lamb

4. Lewis Carroll

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 46: What destroyed 'The Hanging Gardens of

Babylon', 'The Colussus of Rhodes' and 'The Lighthouse at

Alexandria'?

1. Tourists

2. Fire

3. Earthquake

4. Flood

5.

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 47: Who was the British monarch during William Pitt

the Younger?s two spells as Prime Minister?

1. George IV

2. George III

3. Victoria

4. William IV

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 48: Galileo was an Italian astronomer who:

1. Developed the telescope

2. Discovered 4 satellites of Jupiter

3. Discovered that the movement of the pendulum produces a

regular time measurement.

4. All are correct

5.

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 49: Spanish conquistador, Jiminez de Quesada,

discovered what rooted vegetable while exploring the Andes

mountains during the 1530's?

1. Beet

2. Potato

3. Onion

4. Carrot

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 50: The second phase of the French and Indian Wars

lasted from 1702 to 1713. What is the name of the second

phase?

1. King George's War

2. The French and Indian War (aka The Seven Years War)

3. King William's War

4. Queen Anne's War

5.

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 51: The enlightment was

1. Believed in basic goodness of human nature

2. Was incompatible with feminism

3. Was a global movement

4. Unrelated to Scientific Revolution

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 52: The 1513 Battle of Flodden Field was the largest

battle (in terms of numbers) ever fought between which two

countries?

1. France and Spain

2. England and France

3. England and Scotland

4. England and Spain

5.

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 53: The chicken model and the prisoners dilemma

model are used in the

1. Marxist theory of international relations

2. Realist theory of international politics

3. Systems theory of international politics

4. Game theory of international politics

5.

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 54: In which state was President George H.W. Bush

born?

1. Connecticut

2. Texas

3. Maine

4. Massachusetts

5.

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 55: On which space craft men reached moon first

time?

1. Apolo XI

2. Voyejor

3. Skylab

4. Aryabhatta

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 56: Zimbabwe attained independence in

1. 1980

2. 1981

3. 1979

4. 1978

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 57: Which country has always remained free from

foreign rule?

1. Phillipines

2. Nepal

3. USA

4. Laos

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 58: Crusades were conducted by European Christians

to liberate Jerusalem from the domination of

1. Seljuk Turks

2. Palestinians

3. Libyans

4. Egyptians

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 59: The national sport of Canada is:

1. Tennis and cricket

2. Lacrosse

3. Judo

4. Rugby and Football

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 60: The Tiahuanaco and Huari empires both collapsed

around the same time, approximately 1000 AD, leaving room for

the rise of the Chimú Empire. All of this happened in which area

of the world?

1. Western Africa

2. Arctic North America

3. Oceania

4. Western South America

5.

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 61: According to political scientist Almond, all systems

of governments perform two basic functions, namely

1. Import and export functions

2. Input and output functions

3. Information and logistic functions

4. Active and proactive functions

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 62: Who discovered Australia?

1. Sir James Clark

2. William Janszoom

3. Leif Ericsson

4. Eric the Red

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 63: Ponce de Leon, 'discoverer' of Florida (1513), was

also Governor of what Carribean island?

1. Cuba

2. Bahamas

3. Virgin Islands

4. Puerto Rico

5.

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 64: The highest mountain in the world is the.

1. Everest

2. Mt abu

3. Verkoyansk in Siberia

4.

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 65: Karl Marx belonged to?

.

1. Italy

2. Germany

3. Russia

4. Yugoslavia

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 66: In 1594, Shakespeare became an actor and

playwright in what company?

1. The King's Men

2. Lord Chamberlain's Men

3. The Stratford Company

4. Globe Theater

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 67: This Russian ruler was the first to be crowned

Czar(Tsar) when he defeated the boyars (influential families) in

1547. Who was he?

1. Alexander I

2. Nicholas II

3. Ivan IV (the Terrible)

4. Peter the Great

5.

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 68: The third phase of the French and Indian Wars

lasted from 1744 to 1748. What is the name of the third phase?

1. King George's War

2. The French and Indian War (aka The Seven Years War)

3. King William's War

4. Queen Anne's War

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 69: Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic

of globalization ?

1. Rapid flow of information, capital and goods

2. Removal of national barriers for the flow of labour

3. Networking of cultural, economic and political relations

4. Global infrastructure of formal and informal institutional

arrangements

5.

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 70: What was Gandhi?s first name?

1. Mahatma

2. Nehru

3. Karamchand

4. Mohandas

5.

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 71: All of the following were true concerning absolute

monarchs EXCEPT

1. Ultimate state authority resided in them

2. They claimed to rule by divine right

3. They lacked a bureaucracy to assist them

4. They could make laws

5.

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 72: What major battle was a turning point in the Civil

War, and prevented any foreign interferance?

1. Antietam

2. Manassas

3. Gettysburg

4. Vicksburg

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 73: The Last Supper is an immortal paintings of

1. Michael Angelo

2. Leonardo Da Vinci

3. Raphael

4. Andrea del sarto

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 74: The Uruguay Round of Talks led to the

establishment of the

1. Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation

2. N.A.F.T.A

3. Group of 77

4. World Trade Organisation

5.

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 75: Approximately, how many people speak Chinese

language?

1. 1 lakh

2. 2 million

3. 45 thousand

4. 1 billion

5.

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 76: At the end of the 18th century, 80% of slaves

traded by Britain came through which port?

1. Liverpool

2. Southampton

3. Bristol

4. London

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 77: Kerensky was associated with the

1. French Revolution

2. Industrial Revolution

3. Russian Revolution

4. None of these

5.

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 78: After 53 years of relative political chaos China was

restored to imperial order in 960 AD...but by which new dynasty

that was firmly in control of China proper by the year 1000?

1. Song

2. Ming

3. Tang

4. Qing

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 79: The dominant civilization in the central valley of

Mexico was which of the following by 1000 AD?

1. Toltec

2. Aztec

3. Zapotec

4. Olmec

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 80: When was the War of American independence

fought?

1. 1775

2. 1778

3. 1768

4. 1765

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 81: The traditional approaches to the study of

comparative politics neglected the

1. Study of governments

2. Description of institutions

3. Comparison of constitutions

4. Empirical investigations

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 82: Since 1700, the Spanish monarchy has come from

which royal house?

1. Braganza

2. Bourbon/Borban

3. Valois

4. Nassau

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 83: Kerensky was associated with the

1. French Revolution

2. Industrial Revolution

3. Russian Revolution

4. None of these

5.

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 84: Which is the biggest toy retail chain in the world?

1. Toys R US

2. Toys R UK

3. Toys R VK

4. Toys R RS

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 85: Why did Pakistan leave the Commonwealth in

1971?

1. Due to Russian interference in Afghanistan

2. Due to recognition of Bangladesh

3. Due to Indo-Pak war

4. None of these

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 86: What did the case of Marbury vs. Madison

establish

1. Supremecy of federal government

2. Judicial Review

3. Outlawed monopolies

4. Outlawed segregation

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 87: Hanging Gardens of Babylon was Built in the

Year ?

1. 306 B.C

2. 603 B.C

3. 906 A.D

4. 609 A.D

5. None Of The Above

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 88: The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for which

Egyptian ruler?

1. Ramses II

2. King Tut

3. Cheops

4. Hepshetsut

5.

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 89: The first king of modern Greece, Otto I, was the

son of King Ludwig I of which state?

1. Prussia

2. Bavaria

3. Austria-Hungary

4. Italy

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 90: In 1517 Martin Luther nailed "The 95 Theses" on

the door of the main church in a German university city. Which?

1. Munich

2. Erfurt

3. Mecklenberg

4. Wittenberg

5.

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 91: Which of the following countries was not a

member of the League of nations?

1. Britain

2. USA

3. Germany

4. Japan

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 92: Adoor Gopalakrishnan, the recipient of Padma

Vibhushan award, 2006 is associated with which one of the

following fields?

1. Civil Services

2. Art

3. Literature and Education

4. Social Work

5.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 93: What was the result of the Adams-Onis Treaty?

1. Gain of Florida

2. Oregon Territory

3. Northern border at 49th Parallel

4. Gain of Alaska

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 94: World War I commenced in

1. 1904

2. 1908

3. 1910

4. 1914

5.

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 95: Name the person who built Fort Necessity.

1. Edward Braddock

2. James Wolfe

3. Jeffrey Amherst

4. George Washington

5.

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 96: Bhumibol Adulyadej is the longest-reigning

monarch in which country's history?

1. Nepal

2. Jordan

3. Thailand

4. Tonga

5.

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 97: Who among the following formulated the notion of

power/knowledge ?

1. Michel Foucault

2. Roger Bacon

3. Socrates

4. Niccolo Machiavelli

5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 98: In which country was Pol Pot dictator?

1. Nepal

2. Vietnam

3. Cambodia

4. Malawi

5.

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 99: Scientific Socialism is connected with .

1. Bismarck

2. Roosevelt

3. Rousseau

4. Karl Marx

5.

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 100: The African National Congress

1. Was accused of Communist leanings by the South African

government

2. Decreased its activism after Sharpeville Massacre

3. Was formed after the age of new imperialism

4. Had less support from other nations

5. Correct Answer: 1.

1. Who built the ‘Tower of Victory’ in Chittor ?(A) Rana Sanga(B) Rana Rattan Singh(C) Rana Kumbha(D) Rana Partap

2. Market control was first introduced in Medieval India by —(A) Sher Shah Suri(B) Alauddin Khilji(C) Balban(D) Illutmush

3. The Angas constitute the sacred literature of —(A) Jains(B) Buddhists(C) Parsis(D) Hindus

4. Prithviraj Raso was written by —

(A) Kalhana(B) Chand Bardai(C) Vishakadatta(D) Vishnu Sharma

5. Which Muslim king was infatuated by the beauty of Rani Padmini ?(A) Akbar(B) Balban(C) Alauddin Khilji(D) Babar

6. The Gandhara Art flourished in —(A) Patliputra(B) Taxila(C) Varanasi(D) Nalanda

7. Mihirgula was a —(A) Mongol(B) Kushan(C) Greek(D) Hun

8. The battle of Kurukshetra was fought between —(A) Mughals and Marathas(B) Afghans and Marathas(C) Mughals and Sikhs(D) Kauravas and Pandavas

9. The practice of sati was first abolished by —(A) Raja Ram Mohan Rai(B) Akbar(C) Humayun(D) Shahjahan

10. Tulsidas was a contemporary of —(A) Babar & Humayun(B) Humayun & Akbar(C) Akbar & Jahangir(D) Jahangir & Shahjahan

11. Vrindavan is associated with —(A) Rama(B) Krishna(C) Vishnu(D) Shiva

12. Alberuni came to India with —(A) Mohd. Gori(B) Mahmud Ghaznavi(C) Babar(D) Alexander

13. Which of the following is a reliable source of information about early Vedic period ?(A) Archeological excavations(B) Rigveda

(C) Jatak kathas(D) Coins

14. Amir Khusro was a court poet of —(A) Alauddin Khilji(B) Akbar(C) Shahjahan(D) Balban

15. Hemu was a Hindu general of —(A) Babar(B) Sher Shah(C) Mohd. Adil Shah(D) Akbar

16. Who was the only Hindu king who ever ruled the Delhi throne?(A) Prithvi Raj Chauhan(B) Raja Man Singh(C) Rana Partap(D) Hemu

17. The rock cut temples at Pattadakal were built by —(A) Cholas(B) Cheras(C) Pallavas(D) Chalukyas

18. Who was the father of Mahavira ?(A) Sidharth(B) Sudhodhana(C) Vardhmana(D) Rishab

19. The first discourse of Buddha at deer park in Sarnath is called —(A) Mahabhiniskraman(B) Mahaparinirvana(C) Dharmachakraparivartan(D) Mahamastakabhisheka

20. Porus was the ruler of the territory between rivers —(A) Jhelum and Sutlej(B) Jhelum and Chenab(C) Ravi and Sutlej(D) Narmada and Cauvery

21. Which one is the correct sequence ?(A) Mesolithic age-Neolithic age-Paleolithic age-Iron age(B) Paleolithic age-Iron age-Mesolithic age-Neolithic age(C) Paleolithic age-Mesolithic age-Neolithic age-Iron age(D) Paleolithic age-Mesolithic age-Iron age-Neolithic age

22. The script of which of the following civilization could not be deciphered?(A) Mesopotamia(B) Egypt(C) Greek(D) Indus valley

23. The architect who designed the Taj Mahal was a/an —(A) Arab(B) Indian(C) Italian(D) Iranian

24. Akbar promulgated Din-i-illahi in —(A) 1582(B) 1526(C) 1576(D) 1600

25. The four Mathas in four corners of India were established by —(A) Ramanuja(B) Shankaracharya(C) Swami Vivekananda(D) Ramkrishna Paramhans

Answers :1.(C) 2.(B) 3.(A) 4.(B) 5.(C) 6.(B) 7.(D) 8.(D) 9.(B) 10.(C)11.(B) 12.(B) 13.(B) 14.(A) 15.(C) 16.(D) 17.(D) 18.(A) 19.(C) 20.(B)21.(C) 22.(D) 23.(D) 24.(A) 25.(B)

1. Which among the following Vedas is partly in prose ?(A) Rigveda(B) Samaveda(C) Yajurveda(D) AtharvavedaAns : (C)

2. Which one among the following is a Tamil grammatical treatise ?(A) Pattupattu(B) Ettutogai(C) Silappadikaram(D) TolkappiamAns : (D)

3. Who among the following has not quoted from the Indica of Megasthenese ?(A) Pliny(B) Strabo(C) Diodorus(D) ArrianAns : (C)

4. Who was the first to decipher the inscriptions of Ashoka and the Brahmi script ?(A) Alexander Cunningham(B) James Princep(C) Max Muller(D) Mortimer WheelerAns : (B)

5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists—List-I(a) Stuart Piggot

(b) Subbarao(c) B. and R. Alchin(d) H. D. SankaliaList-II1. Personality of India2. The Birth of Indian Civilization3. Prehistoric India4. Prehistory and Protohistory of India and PakistanCodes :(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 1 2 4 3(B) 3 1 2 4(C) 1 2 3 4(D) 3 1 4 2Ans : (B)

6. Select the correct statement about the Nanaghat Inscription of the Satavahanas—(A) It speaks about Shaka-Satavahana conflict(B) It refers to the place of origin of Satavahanas(C) It speaks about the navy of the Satavahanas(D) It refers to one of the mother-queens of the SatavahanasAns : (B)

7. Which among the following excavated sites is related to Malwa culture ?(A) Navadatoli(B) Nagda(C) Eran(D) AzadnagarAns : (A)

8. In which one of the following regions the earliest evidence of rice cultivation has come ?(A) Central Ganga Valley(B) Belan Valley(C) Gomal Valley(D) Bolan ValleyAns : (B)

9. Horse remains are found at which of the following Harappan sites ?(A) Surkotada, Kalibangan and Dholavira(B) Kalibangan, Manda and Surkotada(C) Surkotada, Dholavira and Manda(D) Surkotada and KalibanganAns : (D)

10. Identify the incorrect combination among the following—(A) Harappa and Grenary(B) Mohen-jo-daro and the great bath(C) Dholavira and single citadel(D) Lothal and DockyardAns : (C)

11. At which place among these the rows of distinctive fire altars with provision of ritual bathing have been found ?(A) Mohen-jo-daro(B) Harappa

(C) Kalibangan(D) LothalAns : (C)

12. The main focus of the Rigvedic culture was—(A) The Indo-Gangetic region(B) The Punjab and Delhi region(C) The Indus valley region(D) The region between Swat and IndusAns : (A)

13. The Rigvedic king did not maintain an administrative machinery because—(A) The king did not wish to have so(B) The Rigvedic economy was not suitable to it(C) The social structure was not in accordance(D) The kingship was not hereditaryAns : (B)

14. Which of the following statements regarding Vedic woman is not correct ?(A) Woman attended assemblies(B) Woman participated in sacrifices(C) Woman was allowed to have Vedic education(D) The family was matriarchalAns : (D)

15. For what reason the ganasamgha areas have been indicated as ‘mlechchhadesha’ in the post-Vedic period ?(A) Absence of ranking based on varna(B) Rejection of Vedic rituals(C) Killing of cows(D) Speaking alien languagesAns : (B)

16. With what name the Jainism referred to before the coming of Mahavir ?(A) Jina(B) Kevalin(C) Nirgranthas(D) TirthankarasAns : (D)

17. Which tradition has most importance for deciding the dates of birth and death of lord Buddha ?(A) Ceylones Tradition–Mahavansa and Deepavansa(B) Chinese Tradition–Canton(C) Indian Buddhist literature–Avadana literature(D) Tibetan Tradition–Historian TaranathAns : (A)

18. Which one of the following ancient cities is not related to the life of Gautam Buddha ?(A) Champa(B) Saketa(C) Pataliputra(D) KosambiAns : (C)

19. The term ‘Rupadarshaka’ denotes what ?

(A) The supervisor of prostitutes(B) The supervisor of royal harem(C) The supervisor of the quality of coins(D) The supervisor of the folkdancersAns : (C)

20. Which one of the statements is controversial in the context of the treaty of 303 B.C. between Chandragupta and Seleucus ?(A) Seleucus surrendered his large territories to Chandragupta(B) Chandragupta made a gift of 500 elephants to Seleucus(C) Megasthenes was sent as a Greek envoy to the court of Chandragupta(D) Seleucus gave his daughter in marriage to ChandraguptaAns : (D)

21. In which year of Asoka’s coronation did the Kalinga war take place ?(A) First(B) Fifth(C) Eighth(D) ThirteenthAns : (C)

22. Which among the following combinations is correct ?(A) Pushyamitra Shunga–Patanjali(B) Kanishka–Thera Nagasena(C) Menander–Ashvaghosh(D) Chandragupta I–HarishenaAns : (C)

23. Which Gupta emperor has been called ‘Lichchhavi-dauhitra’ ?(A) Shrigupta(B) Chandragupta I(C) Chandragupta II(D) SamudraguptaAns : (B)

24. Which Kushana king adopted the epithet ‘dhrama-thida’ ?(A) Vim Kadaphises(B) Kuzul Kadaphises(C) Kanishka the Great(D) HuvishkaAns : (B)

25. Which of the following inscriptions record the annihilation of Hunas ?(A) Prayag-Prashasti(B) Bhitari Inscription(C) Junagarh Inscription(D) Mandasor InscriptionAns : (C)

26. Who impressed upon Harsha to incline towards Buddhism ?(A) Bhikshu Mahakashyapa(B) Hiuen-Tsang(C) Thera Nagasen(D) DiwakarmitraAns : (D)

27. Which king is called ‘Kaviraj’ in one of his inscriptions ?(A) Pratihara king Mihirbhoja(B) Paramara king Bhoja(C) Pala king Dharmapala(D) Chalukya king KumarapalaAns : (B)

28. Who among these is credited with the construction of ‘Pagodas’ at Mahabalipuram ?(A) Cholas(B) Chalukyas of Kalyani(C) Pallavas(D) PandyasAns : (C)

29. The Office-in-charge of collection of revenue in the Mauryan administration was—(A) Sannidhatri(B) Pradeshta(C) Yukta(D) SamahatriAns : (D)

30. Which of the statements about the trade regulation in the Mauryan period is not correct ?(A) The state exercised control over the trade process and profits(B) A levy of 1/10th was fixed on merchandise(C) The state kept strict vigil on the sale of merchandise(D) The state employed a few of the artisans directlyAns : (B)

31. Which one among the following statements about the land-system of post-Mauryan period is not true ?(A) The private individuals had absolute right over their land(B) The private individuals had limited right to alienation of land(C) There is no record to transfer of land non-religious purposes(D) The person who brought the land under cultivation was the ownerAns : (B)

32. Who among the following constituted the local town administration council during the Guptas ?(A) Purupala, Sarthavaha, Pratham Kulika, Pratham Kayastha(B) Purupala, Sarthavaha, Dvarapala, Karnika(C) Sarthavaha, Pratham Kulika, Pratham Kayastha(D) Purupala, Pratham Kulika, Pratham KayasthaAns : (C)

33. Who lamented upon the drain of gold from Rome to India ?(A) Ptolemy(B) Nero(C) Strabo(D) PlinyAns : (D)

34. Which of the following statements about the agrahara land grant is not correct ?(A) The king could offer it to any one(B) It was a village granted taxfree to Brahmanas(C) The king could confiscate it on being displeased by the grantee(D) It underlined the privileges of the Brahmanas

Ans : (A)

35. Debasement of the coins and gradual disappearance of goldcoins during the post-Gupta period indicates—(A) Cheapness of commodities, no need of gold-coins(B) Non-availability of gold(C) Decline of money economy(D) Decline of TradeAns : (D)

36. Which new route was added for foreign trade during Gupta period ?(A) Overseas route to South Africa(B) Overseas route to Alexandria(C) Overland route to China(D) Overland route to North RussiaAns : (C)

37. The most famous bronze image of the Chola period belongs to—(A) Murugan(B) Nataraja(C) Venkateshwar(D) VishnuAns : (B)

38. Which one among these is not a work of Kalidasa ?(A) Ritusamhara(B) Meghaduta(C) Dashakumarcharita(D) KumarashambhavaAns : (C)

39. The most important feature of the Dravida style of temple architecture is—(A) Shikhara(B) Gopuram(C) Vimana(D) MandapaAns : (C)

40. The earliest example of a ‘Panchayatana’ composition in temple is—(A) Dashavatara temple–Deogarh(B) Temple at Pathari(C) Shatrughneshwara temple at Bhubaneshwar(D) Lakshmana temple at SirpurAns : (A)

41. Who is the writer of ‘Kitab-ur-Rehla’ ?(A) Maulana Sharafuddin Ali Yazid(B) Amir Timur(C) Ibn-i-Batuta(D) Khwaja Abdullah Malik IsamiAns : (C)

42. Which of these books was authored by Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq himself ?(A) Fautuhat-i-Ferozshahi(B) Fatawa-i-Jahandari(C) Tarikh-i-Ferozshahi

(D) TughlaqnamaAns : (A)

43. Which of these books is not a composition of Amir Khusrau ?(A) Qiran-u-Sadain(B) Tahqiq-i-Hind(C) Miftah-ul-Futuh(D) Nur-i-SipiharAns : (B)

44. Who among the following kings formed a confederacy of Hindu kings against Mahmud of Ghazni ?(A) Jaipala(B) Anandapala(C) Both Jaipala and Anandpala(D) AnangapalaAns : (C)

45. When did the Mahmud of Ghazni attack last on India ?(A) 1021–22 A.D.(B) 1024 A.D.(C) 1025 A.D.(D) 1027 A.D.Ans : (D)

46. Name the Arab astronomer who studied Sanskrit and astronomy for a decade at Varanasi ?(A) Alberuni(B) Amir Khusrau(C) Al’bidari(D) Al’MasherAns : (A)

47. Who among the following foreign travellers did not visit Vijayanagar during the time of Krishnadeo Raya ?(A) Nicolo Conti(B) Fernao Nuniz(C) Domingo Paes(D) Duarte BarbosaAns : (A)

48. Which of these features of Indian art was adopted in the construction of Mosques in India ?(A) Turned Lotus(B) Kalash on the domes(C) Ornamentation(D) All of theseAns : (D)

49. Who said, “God knows man’s virtues and inquires not his caste; in the next world there is no caste” ?(A) Kabir(B) Guru Nanak(C) Chaitanya(D) RamanandaAns : (A)

50. Who among these devotional saints was a cobler ?

(A) Tulsidas(B) Surdas(C) Raidas(D) MalukdasAns : (C)

51. Who founded the Varkari sect in Maharashtra ?(A) Tukaram(B) Namdev(C) Visoba Khechar(D) EknathAns : (C)

52. The Sufi concept of Anal Haq was inspired by the following concept of Vedanta—(A) Tat Twam Asi (that thou art)(B) Ekam Advaitam (one without the second)(C) Aham Brahmasmi (I am the supreme spirit)(D) All of the aboveAns : (C)

53. Which Muslim poet of Hindi literature in medieval period wrote poetry essentially on Hindu mythological heroes ?(A) Qutban(B) Rasakhan(C) Mulla Daud(D) Amir KhusrauAns : (B)

54. Which of the following musical instruments is not composite or Indo-Islamic in origin ?(A) Sitar(B) Shehnai(C) Tabla(D) SarangiAns : (B)

55. Which among the following wars Muhammad Ghori did not participate himself in India ?(A) Battle of Tarain in 1191(B) Battle against Kannauj in 1194(C) Against Chalukyas of Anhilawada in 1197-98(D) Against Khokharas in 1205Ans : (C)

56. Who was the Turkish commander who conquered Bihar and Bengal ?(A) Mohammad of Ghur(B) Kutub ud-Din Aibak(C) Ikhtiyar ud-Din-Muhammad(D) Bakhtiyar KhaljiAns : (D)

57. Where did Kutub ud-Din Aibak lay the foundation of ‘seven cities’ in medieval Delhi ?(A) Siri(B) Tughlaqabad(C) Mehrauli(D) Hauz KhasAns : (B)

58. Which Sultan called himself ‘Naib-i-Khudai’ ?(A) Iltutmish(B) Balban(C) Alauddin Khalji(D) Ghiyasuddin TughlaqAns : (B)

59. Which sultan of Delhi refused to read ‘Khutba’ in the name of Khalifa for the first time ?(A) Alauddin Khalji(B) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq(C) Sikandar Lodi(D) Ibrahim LodiAns : (A)

60. Which Delhi Sultan styled himself Sikandar-i-sani (the second Alexander) ?(A) Balban(B) Alauddin Khalji(C) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq(D) Sikandar LodiAns : (B)

61. The dynasty founded by Khizr Khan is known as Sayyid dynasty because—(A) He and his successors adopted the title Sayyid(B) Khizr Khan belonged to the Sayyid tribe of eastern Turkistan(C) Khizr Khan was the descendant of the prophet Muhammad(D) He was a scholar of Islamic theologyAns : (C)

62. Who were called barids ?(A) Craftsmen working in state workshops(B) Bodyguards of the sultan(C) Officer-in-charge of state exchequer(D) The spy reportersAns : (D)

63. Who among the following officers held highest stature in the central government of the Sultanate ?(A) Qazi-ul-Mulk(B) Naib-i-Mulk(C) Head of the Majlis-i-Khalawat(D) WazirAns : (B)

64. Who among the following did not act as a tax farmer ?(A) Village headman(B) Patwari(C) Governor(D) Tributary chiefAns : (D)

65. In Early Medieval India “Dosi Hatt” was—(A) Animal Market(B) Meena Bazar(C) Kapaas (Cotton) Market(D) Slave BazarAns : (C)

66. Who was the founder of independent kingdom of Gujarat ?(A) Zafar Khan(B) Tatar Khan(C) Shama Khan(D) Ahmad ShahAns : (A)

67. The single biggest item of import to the Vijayanagar empire was—(A) Precious stones(B) Horses(C) Luxury goods(D) Raw SilkAns : (B)

68. Which contemporary Mughal historian of the age of Akbar had prepared a list of charges calling him an enemy of Islam ?(A) Badauni(B) Niamtullah(C) Abbas Khan Sarwani(D) Nizamuddin AhmadAns : (A)

69. Who is the writer of ‘Tabqat-i-Akbari’ ?(A) Badauni(B) Khwaja Nizamuddin Ahmad(C) Abul Fazl(D) Khwand MirAns : (B)

70. Which famous painter among the following did not remain in the court of Akbar ?(A) Farrukh Beg(B) Dasawanth(C) Aga Reza(D) BasawanAns : (A)

71. Who among the following Mughal princess produced a ‘diwan’ (collection of poems) with the name ‘Makhi’ ?(A) Humayun’s sister Gulbadan Begum(B) Shah Jahan’s daughter Jahanara(C) Shah Jahan’s daughter Roshanara(D) Aurangzeb’s daughter ZibunnisaAns : (D)

72. Which jeweller foreign traveller of the Mughal period has left a detailed account of Takht-i-Taus (Peacock throne) ?(A) Travernier(B) Geronimo Verroneo(C) ‘Omrah’ Danishmand Khan(D) Austin of BordeauxAns : (A)

73. Whom did Sher Shah appoint to provide bed and food to Hindu travellers staying at ‘Sarais’ (rest houses) ?(A) Afghan Muslims

(B) Muslims(C) Brahmanas(D) Low caste HindusAns : (D)

74. Which one among the following statements is not correct about the agrarian policy of Sher Shah ?(A) Sher Shah insisted upon measurement of the sown land(B) Sher Shah drew up schedule of rates for state’s share of the different types of crops(C) The amount each peasant had to pay was to be written down on a paper called ‘patta’(D) The measuring part was allowed to fix fee at their willAns : (D)

75. When did Aurangzeb arrive in Deccan finally to quell the revolt of Marathas ?(A) 1681(B) 1682(C) 1689(D) 1700Ans : (C)

76. Which among the following is the most important source of information about the agrarian conditions during Mughals ?(A) Ain-i-Akbari(B) Akbarnama(C) Muntakhab-ul-Lubab(D) Tarikh-i-FerishtaAns : (B)

77. What portion of actual produce was fixed as the demand of the state under the ‘Zabit’ system ?(A) One-half(B) One-third(C) One-fourth(D) One-fifthAns : (B)

78. Which Maratha saint is most importantly known for social reform, national regeneration and the rise of Maratha power ?(A) Eknath(B) Tukaram(C) Samartha Ramdas(D) Vaman PanditAns : (C)

79. The chief gain to Shivaji from his raids of Surat in 1664 and 1670 was—(A) Immense increase in his prestige(B) Demoralisation of the Mughal forces(C) Capture of the English factory(D) A lot of bootyAns : (D)

80. What was the unit of measurement of land in Maratha dominion ?(A) Kathi(B) Tanab(C) Jarib(D) Daftari bigha

Ans : (A)

81. How did Portuguese firstly affect Indian trade and industry ?(A) By forcing Gujarat and Calicut to abandon construction of ships or even armed rowing boats(B) By monopolising port-toport trade on the Malabar coast and the trade from Indian to Persian coast(C) In both (A) and (B) ways above(D) By dictating the prices of horses imported by native Indian powers after ousting ArabsAns : (B)

82. What was the occasion of handing over of Mumbai (Bombay) to Britishers by the Portuguese ?(A) Freedom of Portuguese from the control of Spain(B) Marriage of Charles II with the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza(C) Crushing of Spanish Armada by British in 1588(D) The Treaty of Madrid in 1630Ans : (B)

83. What made Jahangir to issue a farman in 1613 A.D. to the English to establish a factory at Surat ?(A) Reconciliation between the English and Portuguese(B) A secret offer of naval help to the Mughal emperor to oust the Portuguese(C) A heavy dose of bribe to Nur Jahan(D) The defeat of Portuguese naval squadrons by the EnglishAns : (D)

84. The Indian port(s) utilized by Dutch for their trade in India was/were—(A) Pulicat(B) Masulipattam(C) Nagapattam(D) All of theseAns : (D)

85. The founder of French East India Company for trade in India was—(A) Colbert(B) Francois Martin(C) Francois Caron(D) De La HayeAns : (A)

86. Where was the first Presidency of English East India Company in India ?(A) Chennai (Madras)(B) Masulipattam(C) Surat(D) HugliAns : (C)

87. Aurangzeb ordered the arrest of all Englishmen and the seizure of all English factories throughout his dominion, because—(A) The English had refused to pay local duties in Bengal(B) The English had attacked the Mughal ships on the western coast(C) The English were fortifying their trading stations(D) All of the aboveAns : (D)

88. The English exported from Bengal—

(A) Sugar(B) Saltpetre(C) Silks(D) All of theseAns : (C)

89. The immediate cause of Siraj-uddaula’s campaign against the English in 1757 was—(A) The refusal of the English to pay taxes on their goods(B) The levying of heavy duties by the English on Indian goods entering Kolkata (Calcutta)(C) Additional fortification of Kolkata (Calcutta) without the permission or even the knowledge of the nawab(D) The English taking up the cause of Shaukut Jang, a rival of Siraj-ud-daulaAns : (A)

90. How was the control of company in Bengal legitimized ?(A) The imperial grant of the ‘diwani’ of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa by Shah Alam II(B) The treaty with Mir Zafar after the battle of Plassey in 1757(C) The treaty with Mir Zafar after the battle of Buxar in 1764(D) The treaty of February 1765 with Nizam-ud-daulaAns : (D)

91. The first serious blow inflicted by the English on India’s handloom industry was—(A) Duty imposed on the looms(B) Compulsion of weavers to sell their goods on dictated prices(C) Shortage of cotton due to export of raw-cotton(D) Infiltration of cash crops like indigo and opium in the cottongrowing areaAns : (B)

92. Which of the following statements is not applicable to the Mahalwari settlement ?(A) It was a permanant measure introduced as an improvement on the other two measures(B) It was applied to each village and the estate separately(C) The government instead of coming in contract with the cultivator made settlement with the village community as a whole(D) It was introduced in the Gangetic valley, the Punjab and the parts of Central IndiaAns : (A)

93. Which of the following statements about the new landlords is not correct ?(A) They were town dwelling merchants and moneyed classes with no roots in the village(B) They were free to harass the cultivators(C) They were mere rent collecting absentee businessmen(D) They had converted the peasants to mere cultivators by taking away their traditional rights over their landAns : (C)

94. Which of the following reasons is not correct with regard to the decline of economy of India during English rule ?(A) Lack of qualification and technical skill in the Indians(B) Failure to get overseas market due to lack sea power(C) Unprotected indigenous industry due to weak guild organizations(D) Lack of the class of industrial enterprizers in IndiaAns : (A)

95. Who first expounded the theory of ‘economic drain’ of India during the British rule ?(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy(B) Ramesh Chanda Dutt(C) Dadabhai Naoroji

(D) Surendra Nath BanerjeeAns : (C)

96. What among the following factors was not applicable to the conditions of abject poverty in India during the British rule ?(A) Decay of Agricultural production and indigenuous industries(B) Investment of foreign capital in India(C) Insufficient growth of modern industries(D) High taxationAns : (B)

97. Who among these was not a part of triple alliance on the eve of first Anglo-Mysore war of 1767-69 ?(A) The English(B) Nizam of Hyderabad(C) The Marathas(D) Raja of TravancoreAns : (D)

98. Tipu Sultan was ahead of his contemporaries in many respect because—(A) He understood the threat posed by English to the Indian powers(B) He understood the importance of strong economic base for the military power(C) He understood the importance of modern trade and industry(D) All of the aboveAns : (D)

99. Who among the following Maratha chiefs was the last to enter into a subsidiary alliance with the English ?(A) The Peshwas(B) Holkar(C) Bhonsle(D) ScindiaAns : (B)

100. On what condition Wellesly agreed to help Peshwa Bajirao II ?(A) His agreeing to the abolition of the office of the Peshwa after his death(B) An underhand transaction of Rs. 15 lakh(C) His consent to the subsidiary alliance(D) His agreeing to dispossess Scindia from his fiefAns : (C)

101. From whom did the English secure the rights of duty free trade after Bengal ?(A) Nawab of Awadh(B) Raja of Banaras(C) The Nizam of Hyderabad(D) The Jats of BharatpurAns : (A)

102. With whom did Raja Ranjit Singh conclude the treaty of Lahore in 1806 which gave him freedom to expand north of Sutlej ?(A) Peshwa Bajirao II(B) Holkar of Indore(C) Scindia of Gwalior(D) East India CompanyAns : (D)

103. Who among the following did not become a prey of Dalhousie’s policy of absorption ?(A) Satara(B) Nagpur(C) Scindia(D) MysoreAns : (D)

104. Why did Mumbai (Bombay) and Chennai (Madras) not join the revolt of 1857 along with northern provinces ?(A) They failed to find necessary leadership due to ryotwari settlement(B) They had remained comparatively free from annexations and confiscations(C) They had more tolerant and enlightened administrators(D) They were at a great distance from Kolkata (Calcutta), the seat of British administrationAns : (D)

105. What was the grieviest cause of discontent among soldiers before the revolt of 1857 ?(A) Question of promotion and pay(B) Non-observance of caste distinctions(C) Frequent campaigns in distant lands(D) Absence of a proper and equitable procedure for discipline and controlAns : (A)

106. Who led the revolt of 1857 in Lucknow ?(A) Tatya Tope(B) Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah(C) Birjis Qadir(D) Begum Hazrat MahalAns : (D)

107. Who among the following said, “One religion, one caste and one God for mankind” ?(A) Jyotiba Phule(B) Vivekananda(C) Sri Narayan Guru(D) Dr. B. R. AmbedkarAns : (C)

108. Which is called the ‘magna carta’ of western education system in India ?(A) The report of the Committee of Public Instruction, 1823(B) The Charter Act of 1833(C) Report of the Hunter Commission, 1862(D) Despatch of Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State, 1854Ans : (D)

109. Which of the following organizations did Raja Ram Mohan Roy conceive of ahead of his times ?(A) World Court of Justice(B) Economic Community(C) League of Nations(D) Common MarketAns : (C)

110. Who guided the establishment of Prarthana Samaj in Maharashtra ?(A) Keshub Chunder Sen(B) Lokhitwadi(C) Shibnath Shastri(D) Debendranath Tagore

Ans : (A)

111. Which of the following books does not match with its author ?(A) Dadabhai Naoroji—‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’(B) R. C. Dutt—‘Economic History of India’(C) Mahatma Gandhi—‘Hind Swaraj’(D) D. R. Gadgil—‘Indian Industry, Today and Tomorrow’Ans : (D)

112. In 1922 “Bhil Seva Mandal” was established by—(A) Narain Malhar Joshi(B) Amritlal Vitthaldas Thakkar(C) Jyotiba Phule(D) Baba AmteAns : (B)

113. On what ground the second split in Congress took place in 1918 ?(A) Lucknow Pact(B) Montague Declaration(C) Election of Mrs. Annie Besant as the President of the Congress in 1917(D) Both (B) and (C) aboveAns : (B)

114. By which Act the Public Service Commission was first established in India ?(A) The Indian Council Act, 1892(B) The Act of 1909(C) The Government of India Act, 1919(D) The Government of India Act, 1935Ans : (C)

115. Who was the mastermind of bomb attack on Lord Hardinge at Chandani Chowk, Delhi in 1912 ?(A) Rasbehari Bose(B) Bhai Paramanand(C) Sachindranath Sanyal(D) Sohan Lal PathakAns : (A)

116. Who was selected as the first satyagrahi by Mahatma Gandhi to begin the individual satyagraha in 1940 ?(A) C. Rajagopalachari(B) Vallabhbhai Patel(C) J.B. Kripalani(D) Dr. Rajendra PrasadAns : (B)

117. Who was the founder president of Harijan Sevak Samgha founded by Mahatma Gandhi ?(A) Mahadev Desai(B) G. D. Birla(C) Amrit Lal Thakkar(D) B. R. AmbedkarAns : (C)

118. What was the provocation behind the damand of separate electorate etc. under fourteen points of Jinnah ?(A) Fear of the majority rule

(B) Communal politics of Hindu Mahasabha and Sikh League(C) Disagreement with the proposals contained in the Nehru report(D) The challenge of the British government for drawing up an agreed Constitution of IndiaAns : (C)

119. What was the reason for the rejection of the Government of India Act, 1935 by the Congress ?(A) The Indians were not consulted(B) It was stalling the establishment of people’s government(C) The provisions made in the name provincial autonomy were violative of democratic rights(D) All of the aboveAns : (D)

120. When did Gandhiji go to fast unto death for the first time ?(A) At the time of Communal award(B) At the time of riots in Kolkatta (Calcutta)(C) At the time of riots in Delhi(D) At the time of Jallianwala Bagh tragedyAns : (D)

1. Which one of the following left the Congress to form the Indian Liberal Federation and give the 1919 Act a chance ?(A) C.R. Das(B) S.N. Bannerjee(C) Anil Baran Roy(D) None of theseAns : (A)

2. In which of the following movements ‘Bande Matram’ was adopted slogan for agitation ?(A) Revolt of 1857(B) Partition of Bengal in 1905(C) Non-cooperation Movement in 1922(D) Quit India Movement in 1942Ans : (B)

3. The Act of 1909 is also popular as—(A) Montageau–Chelmsford Reform(B) Morley–Minto Reform(C) Balkan plan(D) None of theseAns : (B)

4. Which one of the following Acts empowered the Governor General of India to issue ordinances—(A) Charter Act of 1833(B) Indian Council Act of 1861(C) Indian Council Act of 1892(D) Indian Council Act of 1909Ans : (A)

5. 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 pattasAns : (B)

6. Which of the following gave an impetus to the growth of militant nationalism on a widespread scale ?(A) Partition of Bengal(B) Lytton’s oppressive rule(C) Vernacular Press Act(D) Ilbert Bill agitationAns : (A)

7. The public safety bill on which the Government was defeated in the Legislature in 1928 related to—(A) Compulsory recruitment to the armed forces(B) Health measures which offended Indian religious sentiments(C) Arming the Government with power to deport ‘undesirable’ and ‘subversive foreigners’(D) Curbing industrial strikesAns : (C)

8. The ‘no-changers’ did not include—(A) N.C. Kelkar(B) Bithalbai Patel(C) C. R. Das(D) Ballabhbhai PatelAns : (D)

9. The Act of 1935 was—(A) Welcomed by all sections of Indian opinion except the Congress(B) Accepted by the Congress with reservations(C) Was unanimously rejected by the Congress(D) Responsible to Gandhi’s resignation from the CongressAns : (C)

10. The Act of 1935 provided for—(A) A unicameral legislature(B) Diarchy at Central and Provincial Level(C) Universal adult franchise(D) A disproportionate representation to princely states in the legislatureAns : (D)

11. Why was the Simon Commission appointed before the passage of the stipulated ten years after the 1919 reforms ?(A) The nationalist pressure became too heavy for the British government(B) The conservative Government of Britain did not want to leave the constitutional issue to the labour government in case of their defeat in the impending election(C) The British Government capitulated to nationalists demand in the wake of excessive revolutionary activities (D) All of the aboveAns : (B)

12. Lord Birkenhead, the conservative secretary of State, justified the exclusion of Indians from the Simon Commission on the ground that—(A) Indians were not yet prepared to be included on such a commission(B) Due to the revolutionary activities being carried on by the Indians(C) Indians could not be legally included

(D) There were vital differences among the various Indian political groupsAns : (D)

13. Which of the following was not a recommendation for the Simon Commission Report ?(A) Reservation of seats for depressed classes(B) Establishment of a Responsible Government at the centre(C) Scrapping of Dyarchy in the provinces(D) Grant of Federal structure to IndiaAns : (B)

14. It was decided to boycott the Simon Commission by the Indian National Congress and—(A) Jinnah led Muslim League(B) Hindu Mahasabha(C) Liberal Federation(D) All of the aboveAns : (D)

15. The Cripps Mission mainly failed because—(A) It offered a clear programme for partitioning India(B) It said nothing about a constitution making body for India(C) The Congress demand for effective transfer of power to Indians was not met(D) The Congress was no longer willing to trust the BritishAns : (C)

16. Nehru Report is related to—(A) Motilal Nehru(B) Jawahar Lal Nehru(C) B.K. Nehru(D) R.K. NehruAns : (A)

17. The ‘fourteen points’ put forward in 1929 came from—(A) Gandhi(B) Moti Lal Nehru(C) Ballabhbhai Patel(D) Mohammed Ali JinnahAns : (D)

18. Bhoodan Movement was started by—(A) Acharya Vinoba Bhave(B) Jaya Prakash Narain(C) M.K. Gandhi(D) Gautam BuddhaAns : (A)

19. Under the provisions of the Act of 1919, elections were held in—(A) 1926(B) 1923(C) 1920(D) All of the aboveAns : (D)

20. The Congress rejected the Government of India Act, 1935 on the ground that—(A) The provincial Autonomy armoured with safeguards was violative of democratic rights(B) The Indian people were not consulted in formulating it

(C) The Act opposed the establishment of a Responsible Government so as to perpetuate the British ruleand exploit India (D) All of the aboveAns : (D)

1. Mahatma Gandhi gave the title of Sardar to Vallabhbhai Patel for his great organisational skill in—(A) The Salt Satyagraha(B) The Bardoli Satyagraha(C) The Kheda Satyagraha(D) The Indiviual SatyagrahaAns : (B)

2. The first tribal leader who was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and his ideology, was—(A) Thakkar Bapa(B) Alluri Sitaram Raju(C) Rani Gaidinliu(D) JadonangAns : (D)

3. Which of the following national movements was supported by the Indian capitalist class ?(A) Non-cooperation Movement(B) Civil Disobedience Movement(C) Quit India Movement(D) None of theseAns : (B)

4. A Congress leader, who held that the Quit India Movement was misguided and detrimental to India’s long term interests, was—(A) J.B. Kripalani(B) Tej Bahadur Sapru(C) Jaya Prakash Narayan(D) C. RajagopalachariAns : (D)

5. Which Ashram was founded by Mahatma Gandhi on the banks of the river Sabarmati near Ahmedabad in 1915 ?(A) Harijan Ashram(B) Satyagraha Ashram(C) Sabarmati Ashram(D) Swaraj AshramAns : (B)

6. Which of the following parties supported the Quit India Movement ?(A) The communist party of India(B) The Hindu Mahasabha(C) The Unionist party in the Punjab(D) None of the aboveAns : (D)

7. 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 Ans : (B)

8. A popular movement of the nineteenth century, which was much better planned than the revolt of 1857, was—(A) The Sanyasi rebellion(B) The Munda rebellion(C) The Kuka revolt(D) The Wahabi MovementAns : (D)

9. Which among the following is popularly known as Gadkari Movement ?(A) The revolt organized by Dadaji Daulat Rao Ghorpade in the interests of Kolhapur(B) The rising of the Sawantwadi under the leadership of phoned sawant(C) The rising of Narsappa for the restoration of the deposed Raja Pratap Singh of Satara(D) The rising of the hereditary servants by Daji Krishna pandit, Minister of KolhapurAns : (B)

10. Which of the following tribals rebelled because their villages were transferred from their headmen to Sikh and Muslim revenue collectors ?(A) Santhals of Raj Mahal hills(B) Kots of Chhota Nagpur(C) Bhumij of Manbhum(D) Chuars of Jungle MahalsAns : (C)

11. Which of the following leaders and their areas of tribal unrest is wrongly matched ?(A) Rani Gaidinliu—Assam(B) Alluri Sitaramaraju—Rampa region(C) Roop Singh—Panch Mahal(D) Birsa Munda—Chhota NagpurAns : (B)

12. Yelu thampi, the Dewan of Travancore revolted in—(A) 1800 (B) 1805(C) 1809 (D) 1811Ans : (C)

13. Which one of the following was a precursor of the 1857 revolt ?(A) Sanyasi revolt(B) Indigo revolt(C) Veluthampi revolt(D) Pabna uprisingAns : (A)

14. What was the new role of Awadh Talluqdars after the revolt of 1857 ?(A) They lost all interests in politics(B) They organized themselves to fight against the British(C) They became supporters of the Congress(D) They became strong allies of the BritishAns : (D)

15. The tribal leader who was regarded as an incarnation of God and father of the world was—(A) Jogia Bhagat

(B) Nanak Bhil(C) Birsa Munda(D) Siddhu SanthalAns : (C)

16. Which one of the following revolts is related with ‘Siddhu’ and ‘Kanhu’ ?(A) Santhal rebellion, 1855(B) Kol uprising, 1820–37(C) Munda revolt, 1899-1900(D) Revolt of Zamindars of Orissa, 1804–1817Ans : (A)

17. The rebellion of the ‘Moplah’ peasants during 1836 to 1854 were directed against the oppression of—(A) Landlords(B) Moneylenders(C) Foreign planters(D) Revenue officials of the British GovernmentAns : (A)

18. The play ‘Nil Darpan’ portrays the oppression of—(A) The artisans(B) The indigo planters(C) The handloom wearers(D) The cotton plantersAns : (B)

19. The Kuka Movement to overthrow the British rule was organised in—(A) Uttar Pradesh(B) Bihar(C) Punjab(D) BombayAns : (C)

20. Which of the following was the leader of the ‘Pagal panthi’, the sect that defied authority and set the tenants against the Zamindars ?(A) Haji Shariatullah(B) Dadu Mian(C) Tipu(D) KaramshahAns : (C)

1. Who wrote the Book entitled ‘Ghulamgiri’ ?(A) B. R. Ambedkar(B) Narayan Guru(C) Jyotiba Phule(D) M. P. PillaiAns : (C)

2. Which one of the following had supported Mahatma Gandhi on the Non-cooperation resolution at the Special Calcutta Session, 1920 ?(A) C. R. Das(B) B. C. Pal(C) Annie Besant(D) Motilal NehruAns : (D)

3. Which one of the following books is the official History of Revolt of 1857 ?(A) Eighteen Fifty Seven(B) Theories of Indian Mutiny(C) The Sepoy Mutiny and the Revolt of 1857(D) None of the aboveAns : (A)

4. Which one of the following had for the first time accepted that British victory at Plassey was the victory of breach of faith ?(A) Lord Clive(B) Vansittort(C) Hector Munro(D) None of the aboveAns : (D)

5. Which one of the following Bengali drama was directed against Polygamy ?(A) Bhanumati Chittavikas(B) Kulin Kulasarvasva(C) Vidhva Vivaha(D) Nava NatakAns : (B)

6. The statement, “on bended knees I asked for bread and received stone instead” is associated with—(A) Khilafat Movement(B) Non-Cooperation Movement(C) Dandi March(D) Quit India MovementAns : (C)

7. Which operation was started by the British Government to arrest the leaders of Quit India Movement ?(A) Operation Reander Paste(B) Operation Zero Hour(C) Operation Thunderbolt(D) Operation Blue StarAns : (C)

8. Which one of the following had drafted the fundamental rights resolution at the Karachi Session, 1931 ?(A) Jawaharlal Nehru(B) Acharya Narendra Deo(C) Subhash Chandra Bose(D) Maulana Abul Kalam AzadAns : (A)

9. Which one of the following Bengali writers was the first to suggest the adoption of Hindi as India’s National Language ?(A) Bhudeva Mukherjee(B) Dinbandhu Mitra(C) Madhusudan Datta(D) Kali Prasanna SinhaAns : (A)

10. Which one of the following is known as Mother of Indian Revolutionaries ?

(A) Annie Besant(B) Sarojini Naidu(C) Madame Cama(D) Usha MehtaAns : (C)

11. Which one of the following had drafted the ‘Quit India Resolution’ ?(A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel(B) Jawahar Lal Nehru(C) Mahatma Gandhi(D) Acharya Narendra DeoAns : (B)

12. In which of the following places Hindu Mahasabha was for the first time organised in 1915 ?(A) Haridwar(B) Allahabad(C) Varanasi(D) None of the aboveAns : (A)

13. Who among the following had read the English version of Presidential address in the Tripuri Session of Indian National Congress, 1939 ?(A) Acharya Narendra Deo(B) Sarat Chandra Bose(C) Subhash Chandra Bose(D) Maulana Abul Kalam AzadAns : (C)

14. The party which observed the ‘Black Day’ on July 3, 1947 against Partition of India was—(A) Indian National Congress(B) Forward Bloc(C) Hindu Mahasabha(D) Communist Party of IndiaAns : (C)

15. The First President of Muslim League was—(A) Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Mustaq Hussain(B) Mian Abdul Aziz(C) Hidayat Hussain Khan(D) Mohammad Ali JinnahAns : (A)

16. Who said, “Like summer gale revolt of Meerut was unprecedented and short-lived” ?(A) S. N. Sen(B) R. C. Majumdar(C) S. B. Chaudhuri(D) V. D. SavarkarAns : (A)

17. Which one of the following had drafted the Hindu Widows Remarriage Act ?(A) Lord Canning(B) Lord Dalhousie

(C) Lord Hardinge(D) None of the aboveAns : (B)

18. When was the Treaty of Alinagar signed ?(A) February 1756(B) September 1756(C) February 1757(D) April 1757Ans : (C)

19. In which of the following Sessions of Muslim League Two—Nation Theory was propounded ?(A) Lahore Session, 1940(B) Bombay Session, 1915(C) Delhi Session, 1918(D) Calcutta Session, 1917Ans : (A)

20. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?Author —Drama(A) Girish Chandra Ghose —Mir Kasim(B) D. L. Roy —Chhatrapati Shivaji(C) Kshirod Prasad Vidyavinod —Nand Kumar(D) Nikhil Nath Roy —PratapadityaAns : (B)

21. Who was the biographer of A.O. Hume ?(A) W. Wederbirn(B) Lord Dufferin(C) J. Charles(D) None of the aboveAns : (A)

22. Which young woman leader was symbol of defiance and resistance during Quit India Movement ?(A) Sarojini Naidu(B) Kalpana Dutt Joshi(C) Sucheta Kriplani(D) Aruna Asaf AliAns : (D)

23. Who hailed Gandhi’s call for ‘Quit India’ as an ‘Epic Movement’ ?(A) Ram Manohar Lohia(B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel(C) Subhash Chandra Bose(D) Jai Prakash NarayanAns : (B)

24. In which year English was made the medium of instruction in India ?(A) 1844 A.D.(B) 1835 A.D.(C) 1833 A.D.(D) 1813 A.D.Ans : (B)

25. Who is known as the “Father of Muslim Renaissance in Bengal” ?(A) Abdul Latif(B) Mirza Ghulam Ahmed(C) Muhammad Qasim(D) Rashid Ahmed GangohiAns : (A)

26. Which one of the following leaders was not a part of Noncooperation movement ?(A) M. A. Ansari(B) M. A. Zinnah(C) Abul Kalam Azad(D) Hakim Ajmal KhanAns : (B)

27. Between which stations was the first railway line opened in India ?(A) Calcutta to Raniganj(B) Bombay to Pune(C) Calcutta to Jamshedpur(D) Bombay to ThaneAns : (D)

28. Who was the President of the ‘Flag Committee’ ?(A) B. R. Ambedkar(B) J. B. Kriplani(C) K. M. Munshi(D) D. P. KhetanAns : (B)

29. Who said over the radio on 30th January 1948 “The Father of Nation is no more” ?(A) Sardar Patel(B) Jawaharlal Nehru(C) Rajendra Prasad(D) RajgopalachariAns : (B)

30. In which year was the National Development Council set up ?(A) 1949 A.D.(B) 1950 A.D.(C) 1951 A.D.(D) 1952 A.D.Ans : (D)

31. Which one of the following books is associated with rise of National Movement in India ?(A) Gitanjali(B) Anand Math(C) Satyagrah Prakash(D) Gita RahasyaAns : (B)

32. Bijauliya Movement was related to—(A) Kerala(B) Assam(C) Rajasthan

(D) OrissaAns : (C)

33. Which was the first State to be created on linguistic basis ?(A) Madras(B) Andhra Pradesh(C) Bombay(D) GujaratAns : (B)

34. Indo-Pak border is known as—(A) Durand Line(B) Mc Mohan Line(C) Redcliffe Line(D) Line of ControlAns : (C)

35. The excavation at Chanhu Daro was directed by—(A) John Marshall(B) J. H. Mackay(C) R. E. M. Wheeler(D) Aurel SteinAns : (B)

36. Which of the following Harappan towns is divided into three parts ?(A) Kalibanga(B) Lothal(C) Chanhudaro(D) DholaviraAns : (D)

37. Which of the following is the most common motif of the Indus Seals ?(A) Unicorn(B) Bull(C) Rhinoceros(D) ElephantAns : (A)

38. Robert Bruce Foote, who discovered first Palaeolithic tool in India, was originally a—(A) Palaeobotanist(B) Geologist(C) Archaeologist(D) HistorianAns : (B)

39. The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian Subcontinent has been obtained from—(A) Brahmagiri(B) Chirand(C) Mehrgarh(D) BurzahomAns : (C)

40. Which of the following was not worshipped by the Harappans ?(A) Shiva

(B) Mother Goddess(C) Peepal(D) VishnuAns : (D)

41. Satapatha Brahmana is related to—(A) Rigveda(B) Yajurveda(C) Samaveda(D) AtharvavedaAns : (B)

42. King Ashvapati of the Upanishadic Age was the ruler of—(A) Kekaya(B) Matsya(C) Panchala(D) SursenaAns : (A)

43. Who of the following propounded the theory of the Arctic region as the home land of the Aryan speaking people ?(A) Max Muller(B) Edward Meyer(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak(D) HerzefeldAns : (C)

44. Who was the priest of the Bharatas in the battle of Ten Kings ?(A) Visvamitra(B) Vasishtha(C) Atri(D) BhriguAns : (B)

45. To which Sakha does the published Rigveda Samhita belong ?(A) Saunaka(B) Ashvalayan(C) Shakala(D) SankhayanaAns : (C)

46. Who among the following teachers were visited by Siddhartha Gautama in the quest of knowledge before his enlightenment ?1. Alara Kalama2. Udraka Ramaputra3. Makkhali Gosala4. Nigantha NataputtaIndicate your answer from the codes given below—(A) 1 and 4(B) 4 and 2(C) 2 and 3(D) 1 and 2Ans : (D)

47. Which of the following Upnishads is written in prose ?(A) Isa

(B) Katha(C) Brihadaranyaka(D) SvetasvataraAns : (C)

48. The twenty thrid Jain Tirthankar was associated with—(A) Vaishali(B) Kausambi(C) Varanasi(D) SravastiAns : (C)

49. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists—List-I (Jain Tirthankaras)(a) Santinatha(b) Mallinatha(c) Parsvanatha(d) MahaviraList-II (Cognizance)1. Antelope2. Lion3. Serpent4. Water jarCodes :(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 1 2 4 3(B) 4 1 3 2(C) 2 3 1 4(D) 1 4 3 2Ans : (D)

50. Who among the following laid down punishment for a person becoming mendicant without making adequate provision for dependent wife and children ?(A) Manu(B) Yajnavalkya(C) Kautilya(D) NaradaAns : (C)

51. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below—Assertion (A) : In the maximum number of Varsavasas Gautama Buddha stayed at Sravasti.Reason (R) : Prasenjit, the ruler of Sravasti was of the same age as Gautama Buddha.Codes :(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)(B) Both (A) and (R) are 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 trueAns : (B)

52. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?(A) Sakyas —Kapilvastu(B) Koliyas —Ramagrama

(C) Kalamas —Allakappa(D) Mallas —KusinagaraAns : (C)

53. Where did the Mahasamghika School arise ?(A) Bodha Gaya(B) Rajagriha(C) Sravasti(D) VaisaliAns : (D)

54. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?(A) Charsada —Pushkalavati(B) Sirkap —Takshasila(C) Nagarjundakonda —Dhanyakataka(D) Tamluk —TamraliptiAns : (C)

55. Rulers of which of the following dynasties bore the title Devaputra ?(A) Maurya(B) Sunga(C) Kushana(D) Saka-KshatrapaAns : (C)

56. Rulers of which of the following dynasties maintained diplomatic relations with distant countries like Syria in the West ?(A) Maurya(B) Gupta(C) Pallava(D) CholaAns : (A)

57. Who identified ‘Sandra Kottus’ of the Greco-Roman literature with Chandragupta Maurya ?(A) D. R. Bhandarkar(B) Alexander Cunningham(C) R. P. Chanda(D) William JonesAns : (D)

58. Who were the beneficiaries of Asoka’s donations in the region of Barabar Hill ?(A) Buddhists(B) Ajivikas(C) Svetambar Jains(D) Digambar JainsAns : (B)

59. In which of the following inscriptions Ashoka made his famous declaration, ‘All men are my children’ ?(A) Minor Rock Edict (Ahraura)(B) Pillar Edict VII(C) Lumbini Pillar Edict(D) Separate Kaling Rock Edict IAns : (D)

60. Who among the following is credited to have performed four Asvamedha sacrifices ?(A) Pushyamitra Sunga(B) Pravarasena I(C) Samudragupta(D) Nandivarman PallavamallaAns : (B)

61. Who among the following was the ruler of Kanchi during the time of Samudragupta ?(A) Hastivarman(B) Mantaraja(C) Nilaraja(D) VishnugopaAns : (D)

62. Which one of the following places was a mint centre of the Yaudheyas ?(A) Bayana(B) Rohtak(C) Bareilly(D) MathuraAns : (B)

63. Which of the following parts were situated on the west coast of South India ?1. Kaveripattanam2. Korkai3. Musiri4. TondiIndicate the correct answer from the codes given below—(A) 1, 2(B) 2, 3(C) 3, 4(D) 2, 3, 4Ans : (C)

64. Who among the following was the first Satavahana King to introduce the ruler’s head on the coins ?(A) Satakarni I(B) Gautamiputra Satakarni(C) Vasishthiputra Pulumavi(D) Yajna SatakarniAns : (A)

65. The largest of the Pallava Rathas is—(A) Arjuna(B) Bhima(C) Dharmaraja(D) DraupadiAns : (C)

66. Who of the following adopted ‘Garuda’ as dynastic emblem after the imperial Guptas ?(A) Rashtrakutas(B) Western Chalukyas(C) Shilaharas

(D) ChedisAns : (A)

67. Who among the following had the title ‘Parama-Saugata’ ?(A) Bhaskar Varman(B) Shashanka(C) Rajya Vardhana(D) HarshaAns : (D)

68. Who had appointed Parnadatta as the Provincial Governor of Saurashtra ?(A) Chandragupta Maurya(B) Rudradaman(C) Chandragupta II(D) SkandaguptaAns : (D)

69. Who among the following was a lady Alvar Saint ?(A) Andal(B) Madhura Kavi(C) Perumal(D) TirupanAns : (A)

70. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?(A) Nagananda —Harsha(B) Mudrarakshasa—Visakhadatta(C) Mrichchhakatika —Sudraka(D) Ratnavali —RajasekharaAns : (D)

71. Who among the following called themselves ‘Brahma-Kshatriay’ ?(A) Palas(B) Senas(C) Pratiharas(D) ChahamanasAns : (B)

72. The North Indian Dynasties that confronted the Rashtrakutas were—(A) The Pratiharas and the Paramaras(B) The Palas and the Chandelas(C) The Pratiharas and the Palas(D) The Chalukyas and the ChahamanasAns : (C)

73. ‘Niralamba Saraswati (Saraswati is now without support)’ thus lamented a poet at the demise of—(A) Chahmana Visaladeva(B) Chandela Kirtivarma(C) Mihira Bhoja(D) Bhoja ParamaraAns : (D)

74. The custom ‘Santhara’ is related to which of the following sects ?(A) Jain(B) Saiva

(C) Sakta(D) VaishnavaAns : (A)

75. Who is supposed to be the future Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism ?(A) Krakuchanda(B) Amitabha(C) Maitreya(D) Kanak MuniAns : (C)

76. Which of the following incarnations of Vishnu is represented in art as raising the Earth from theOcean ?(A) Kurma(B) Varaha(C) Matsya(D) NrisinghaAns : (B)

77. The Srivijaya ruler, who completed the construction of the Buddhist Vihara started by his father at Nagapattana during the reign of Rajaraja I, was—(A) Samaragravira(B) Balaputradeva(C) Maravijayottunga Varman(D) TrailokyarajaAns : (C)

78. Gangaikondacholapuram became the capital of the Chola empire from the time of—(A) Parantaka I(B) Rajendra I(C) Kulottunga I(D) Vikrama CholaAns : (B)

79. Who are the four Rajput clans described in Prithviraja-Raso of Chanda Bardai, who are said to have emerged from fire-pit of Mount Abu ?(A) Pratiharas, Chahamanas, Gahadavalas, Kalachuris(B) Paramaras, Chandelas, Chahamanas, Chalukyas(C) Chahamanas, Kalachuris, Chandelas, Pratiharas(D) Pratiharas, Chahamanas, Chalukyas, ParmarasAns : (D)

80. The Vikramshila Mahavihara, the renowned educational centre of Pala period was at—(A) Antichak(B) Aphasad(C) Basarh(D) ChandimauAns : (A)

81. Which one of the following temples does not belong to the Cholas ?(A) Brihadishwara(B) Koranganatha(C) Kailashanatha

(D) AiravateshwarAns : (C)

82. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?(A) Baz Bahadur —Malwa(B) Sultan Muzaffar Shah—Gujarat(C) Yusuf Adil Shah—Ahmednagar(D) Qutub Shah —GolkundaAns : (C)

83. During the time of Alauddin’s invasion Warangal was ruled by—(A) Chalukya Dynasty(B) Chola Dynasty(C) Kakatiya Dynasty(D) Yadava DynastyAns : (C)

84. Who of the following Rajput rulers gave donation for the reconstruction of a mosque ?(A) Mihir Bhoja(B) Bhoja Parmar(C) Prithviraj III(D) Jai Singh SiddharajAns : (D)

85. Arrange the followig rulers of Kashmir in a chronological order—1. Avantivarman2. Didda3. Harsha4. Jaya SinghIndicate your answer from the codes below—(A) 1, 2, 3, 4(B) 2, 3, 4, 1(C) 3, 4, 1, 2(D) 4, 1, 2, 3Ans : (A)

86. Which one of the following was not constructed by Qutubuddin Aibak ?(A) Kubbat-ul-Islam mosque(B) Qutub Minar(C) Adhai din Ka Jhopada(D) Alai DarwajaAns : (D)

87. Vijayanagar empire was founded during the reign period of—(A) Firoz Tughlaq(B) Sikandar Lodi(C) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq(D) Muhammad-bin-TughlaqAns : (D)

88. The historian Sewell has written a book entitled ‘A Forgotten Empire’. What was the name of empire ?(A) Mughal Empire(B) Vijayanagar Empire(C) Maratha Empire

(D) Mauryan EmpireAns : (B)

89. Who among the following had joined Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi ?(A) Birbal(B) Bhagwan Das(C) Man Singh(D) Surjan RaiAns : (A)

90. Jonaraja in his Rajatarangini, continued the narration of Kalhana upto—(A) Jaya Singh(B) Sultan Sikandar(C) Sultan Zainul Abidin(D) Muhammad ShahAns : (C)

91. Which new department was started by Muhammad-bin- Tughlaq for the development of agriculture ?(A) Diwan-i-Risalat(B) Diwan-i-Ashraf(C) Diwan-i-Kohi(D) Diwan-i-MustkharazAns : (C)

92. Who among the following constituted Turkan-e-Chihalgani ?(A) Qutubuddin Aibak(B) Iltutmish(C) Balban(D) None of theseAns : (B)

93. Who was Qazi Fazilat during the reign of Sher Shah ?(A) The Qazi of Bengal(B) The Chief Qazi of the Afghan Empire(C) The Governor of Bengal(D) None of the aboveAns : (C)

94. Which one of the following officers was the superintendent of port under the Mughals ?(A) Mutsaddi(B) Mir-i-Bahar(C) Tahvildar(D) MushrifAns : (B)

95. Which one of the following was not a reason for Balban abandoning the policy of conquest and adopting the policy of consolidation ?(A) Threat of external invasion(B) Internal revolts(C) Indian Kings willing to throw off the Turkish rule(D) His weak natureAns : (D)

96. Which one of the following Sultans, was not an off spring of Iltutmish, but was

the last successor of his dynasty ?(A) Rukn-ud-din Firoz(B) Razia(C) Muizuddin Bahram Shah(D) Nasiruddin MahmudAns : (D)

97. Which one of the following sons of Alauddin Khalji was born of his wife Jhatyapali, the daughter of Raja Ramchandra Dev of Devagiri ?(A) Shihabuddin Umar(B) Khizr Khan(C) Qutbuddin Mubarak(D) Sadi KhanAns : (A)

98. What was Khanqah ?(A) Works of Poet Amir Khusro(B) Court of Sikandar Lodi(C) Birth place of Khwaja Muinud-din Chisti(D) The place where Sufi Mystics livedAns : (D)

99. On whom Emperor Akbar conferred the title of ‘Jagat Guru’ ?(A) Purushottam(B) Dastur Meherji Rana(C) Hira Vijay Suri(D) DeviAns : (C)

100. Which Queen of Jahangir had committed suicide by consuming poison ?(A) Harkhabai(B) Manmati(C) Jodhpuri Begam(D) Zeb-un-nisaAns : (B)

101. Who among the foreign travellers describes how the ‘Ganges water’ was carried in copper vessels for Mughal Emperors to drink ?(A) Thomas Coryat(B) Edward Terry(C) Ralph Fitch(D) Sir Thomas RoeAns : (B)

102. Who was the member of Ulema, who issued the ‘Fatwa’ against Akbar from Jaunpur ?(A) Mullayazdi(B) Mirza Hakim(C) Abdun Nabi(D) Abdullah SultanpuriAns : (C)

103. Who wrote Futuhat-i-Ferozshahi ?(A) Alberuni(B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq(C) Utbi

(D) Ibn BatutaAns : (B)

104. Who among the following was the lowest in rank in the Maratha infantry ?(A) Nayak(B) Hawaldar(C) Zumladar(D) HazariAns : (B)

105. In the third battle of Panipat Marathas were defeated by—(A) Mughals(B) Rohillas(C) Britishers(D) AfghansAns : (D)

106. Roshan Akhtar was of another name of—(A) Ahmed Shah(B) Muhammad Shah(C) Jahandar Shah(D) Shah AlamAns : (B)

107. What was the original name of Afzal Khan ?(A) Abdullah Bhatari(B) Samsuddin(C) Sabar(D) Muhammad KhanAns : (A)

108. Who among the following were Saints of Varkari sect ?1. Chakradhar2. Jnanesvar3. Namadev4. RamdasIndicate the correct answer form the codes given below—(A) 1, 2(B) 2, 3(C) 3, 4(D) 1, 2, 3, 4Ans : (D)

109. What was Bargir in Maratha army ?(A) Infantry(B) Front liner(C) Cavalry(D) Water carrierAns : (C)

110. Who among the following was a Jahangiri Painter ?(A) Abul Hasan(B) Abdus Samad(C) Daswant(D) Mir Sayyid AliAns : (A)

111. Where in India, did the Protuguese build their first fortress ?(A) Cochin(B) Goa(C) Anjidiv(D) CannanoreAns : (A)

112. Which Maratha State was the last to accept the Subsidiary Alliance of the British ?(A) Gaikwad(B) Sindhia(C) Holkar(D) BhonsleAns : (B)

113. During the Mughal period, what was ‘Narnal’ or light artillery ?(A) One carried on elephantback(B) One carried on camel-back(C) One carried by man(D) None of the aboveAns : (C)

114. What do the terms ‘Elchi’ or ‘Safir’ denote in the sixteenth century Mughal administrative vocabulary ?(A) Ambassadors(B) Rebels(C) Spies(D) GovernorsAns : (A)

115. Which year of Akbar’s reign has been regarded by the historian, Vincent A. Smith as ‘the most critical time’ ?(A) 1556 A.D.(B) 1561 A.D.(C) 1571 A.D.(D) 1581 A.D.Ans : (D)

116. Who of the following was the first Indian to write English verse ?(A) Kashi Prasad Ghosh(B) Ramchandra Vidyavagish(C) Krishna Mohan Banerjee(D) HariharanandAns : (A)

117. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Bahadur Shah Zafar ?(A) He was an emperor without empire(B) He was a warrior without any war experience(C) Hassan Askari was his spiritual guide(D) He succeeded to the throne in 1845 A.D.Ans : (D)

118. During whose tenure did the incident of ‘Black Hole’ take place ?(A) Mir Zafar

(B) Mir Qasim(C) Alivardi Khan(D) SirajuddaulaAns : (D)

119. Which one of the following had bestowed the title of ‘Jagat Seth’ to Fatehchand ?(A) Alivardi Khan(B) Sirajuddaula(C) Mir Zafar(D) Muhammad ShahAns : (D)

120. In which of the following languages the book entitled ‘Hind Swaraj’ was written ?(A) Hindi(B) Urdu(C) Gujarati(D) EnglishAns : (C)

1. Bombay emerged as a leading port on the western coast on acc-ount of its—(A) Immunity from Maratha invasions(B) Natural harbour(C) Improved administration(D) All of the above

2. Name the state which granted the ‘Golden Farman’ to Holland to trade freely on payment of 500 ‘PAGODAS’ a year as duty was—(A) Golcunda(B) Bijapur(C) Berar(D) Ahmadnagar

3. Which of the following was not the Dutch factory on the Coromondel coast—(A) Porto Novo(B) Sadraspatam(C) Ngalwanche(D) Masulipatam

4. Which Portuguese Governor decisively defeated the Bijapur forces which advanced againt Goa ?(A) Albuquerque(B) Almeida(C) Cabral(D) Joa de Castro

5. Name the son of the great Protuguese Governor, who supp-lemented the letters of his father—(A) Bras de Albuquerque(B) Bras de Almeida(C) Bras de Cabral(D) Bras de Lapo soares

6. Which Mughal emperor conqu-ered Golcunda to mark the decline of the Dutch Coromandel Government—

(A) Jahangir(B) Shahjahan(C) Aurangzeb(D) Farrukhsiyar

7. The Dutch Christened the fact-ory at Pulicat as St. Geldria, in honour of—(A) Van Berchem, the director general of the Coromandel factories(B) Daniel Havart, the author of the account of Dutch factories on the Coromondel coast(C) Van Reede, the in charge of the Coromandel Governm-ent(D) Van Coen, the Governor General of Batavia

8. The immediate aim of the English East India Company est-ablished in 1600 was—(A) To exploit the Indian coasts(B) The acquisition of the spices and pepper of the Eastern archipelago(C) To trade in Muslin and textiles(D) None of them

9. Name of Governor of Bombay who is regarded as the true founder of Bombay’s greatness ?(A) Ropt(B) Sir John Child(C) Gerald Aungier(D) Job Charnock

10. The Bengal presidency was constituted in 1700; who became its first President—(A) Job Charnock(B) Sir charles Eyre(C) Captain William Heath(D) Major Hector Munroe

11. Who among the following Englishmen tried to obtain from Akbar a ‘Firman’ for trade in Gujarat—(A) Ralph Fitch(B) John Middenhall(C) Sir Thomas Roe(D) Thomas Stephens (R.C.S. 2000)

12. Which one of the following Mughal emperors gave per-mission to East India Company to build a factory at Surat—(A) Jahangir(B) Shahjahan(C) Farrukhsiyar(D) Bahadur Shah II

13. Who among the following issued the founding Charter of the English East India Company—(A) Henry VIII(B) Elizabeth I(C) James I(D) Charles I (I.A.S. 99)

14. The first Danish Trade pact was signed at Tranquebar in the year—(A) 1620

(B) 1630(C) 1660(D) 1616

15. Match the following—List I(a) Hawkins(b) Thomas Roe(c) Manucci(d) Ralph FitchList II1. 16152. 16083. 15854. 1658Code—(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 2 1 4 3(B) 1 2 4 3(C) 2 1 3 4(D) 1 2 3 4 (I.A.S. 2001)

16. Which of the following statem-ents is not correct about William Hawkins—(A) He could not speak Turkish Language(B) He reached Agra in the Court of Jahangir with a letter written by king James I to emperor Akbar(C) The name of his vessel was Hector(D) He had a considerable expe-rience in the Levant (U.P.P.C.S. Sub. 2001)

17. Intially the name of British East India Company was—(A) A British company to trade with India(B) A company of merchants of London(C) A company of Private merchants of London(D) The Governor and company of merchants of London Trading into the East Indies(U.P.P.C.S. Sub. 2001)

18. Who was the first Indian ruler to welcome Vasco da Gama ?(A) Daulat Rao Scindia(B) Chanda Saheb(C) Zamorin(D) Muzaffar Jung (R.A.S./R.T.S. 1999)

19. Name the Mughal emperor who issued firman, permitting East India company to trade with India ?(A) Babar(B) Humayun(C) Akbar(D) Jahangir (R.A.S./R.T.S. 1999)

20. The first English factory was estabished in India at—(A) Surat(B) Hughli(C) Bombay(D) Madras (M.P.P.S.C. 1999)

21. Among European traders the Portugese remained unsuccessful in India because—(A) They had no sea port(B) Their Naval power was weak(C) Ruler of Kochin strongly resisted them(D) Due to their religious fanatism the Indian rulers became their enemies (M.P.P.S.C. 2000)

22. The East India company secured the ‘Golden firman’ from which ruler ?(A) Jahangir(B) Sultan of Golcunda(C) Ruler of Chandragiri(D) Mughal emperor Farukh-siyar (M.P.P.S.C. 2000)

23. Who was the first representative of English company to reach the court of Jahangir ?(A) Sir Thomas Roe(B) Sir Henry Middleton(C) Captain Hawkins(D) Captain Best (M.P.P.S.C. 2000)

24. Where was the first ever fort erected by any European power in India ?(A) Cochin(B) Calicut(C) Maosaulipattam(D) Goa (M.P.P.S.C. 2000)

25. 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 (I.A.S. 2003)

Answers :1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (C) 7. (A) 8. (B) 9. (C) 10. (B)11. (B) 12. (A) 13. (B) 14. (A) 15. (A) 16. (A) 17. (D) 18. (C) 19. (D) 20. (A)21. (D) 22. (B) 23. (C) 24. (A) 25. (D)

1. The officer responsible for the safe custody of land records during the Gupta period was known as—(A) Dhruvadhikarana(B) Karanika(C) Samaharta(D) ShaulkikaAns : (B)

2. The Prakrit text Gaudavaho describes the deeds of—(A) Bhaskaravarman(B) Isanavarman(C) Sasanka(D) YasovarmanAns : (D)

3. Which of the following refers to ‘Pushyabhuti’ as the founder of the Vardhana dynasty ?(A) Kadambari

(B) Harshacharita(C) Banskhera Inscription of Harsha(D) Yuan-ChwangAns : (B)

4. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of the ‘Maharajadhiraja’ was—(A) Srigupta(B) Chandragupta I(C) Samudragupta(D) GhatotkachaAns : (B)

5. Which one of the following statements about Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien’s travel in India is not correct ?(A) He came to India during the reign of Chandragupta II(B) His object was to visit the holy places of Buddhism(C) He came by the sea route(D) He visited whole India and went back to his country by the land routeAns : (C)

6. Which was the first work to recognise the payment of officers by grants of land ?(A) Kautilya’s Arthasastra(B) Indica of Megasthenese(C) Manusmriti(D) Harsacharita of BanaAns : (C)

7. Below are given the pairs of names of the Dharmashastra-writers and their patrons. Indicate the incorrect match—(A) Ballalasena – Dharmapala(B) Hemadri – Yadava Mahadeva(C) Laxmidhara – Govindachandra Gahadawala(D) Mitra Misra – Virasinha BundelaAns : (A)

8. Who among the following was celebrated with the title of ‘Gangai-Konda’ ?(A) Rajaraja I(B) Rajendra I(C) Mahendravarman I(D) Kulottunga IAns : (B)

9. Which Chola emperor received a letter on golden leaves from the Burmese king Kyanzittha ?(A) Rajaraja I(B) Rajendra I(C) Kulottunga I(D) Rajadhiraja IAns : (C)

10. Who among the following boldly stood for the sacrificial vedic tradition and opposed the theory of Sanyasa ?(A) Kumarila(B) Ramanuja(C) Gaudapada

(D) YamunacharyaAns : (A)

11. In the case of a man dying without a son, whom Yajnavalkya places first in order of succession ?(A) Wife (B) Daughters(C) Parents (D) BrothersAns : (A)

12. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code givenbelow—Assertion (A) : The Gahadawalas had friendly relations with the Cholas.Reason (R) : A fragmentary Gahadawala inscription has been found incised below an inscription of Kulottunga I.Codes :(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)(B) Both (A) and (R) are ture, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false(D) (A) is false, but (R) is trueAns : (A)

13. Who among the following Europeans was first to come to India to establish trade relations with their country ?(A) Dutch(B) British(C) Portuguese(D) FrenchAns : (C)

14. Which of the following gives the administrative divisions of the chola kingdom in the correct descending order ?(A) Mandalam, Valanadu, Kurram(B) Mandalam, Nadu, Kottam(C) Kurram, Nadu, Kottam(D) Nadu, Kurram, TaniyurAns : (C)

15. Which one of the following was the primary village assembly in the chola village administration ?(A) Nadu (B) Sabha(C) Ur (D) MahasabhaAns : (C)

16. Which one of the following states was a milch-cow for the British ?(A) Hydrabad (B) Punjab(C) Mysore (D) AvadhAns : (D)

17. Match the authors with their books—(a) Subramanya Bharti

(b) Bhai Vir Singh(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore(d) Michael Madhusudan Dutt1. Gitanjali2. Meghnad Badh Kavya3. Rana Surat Singh4. Kuyil PattuSelect the correct answer from the code given below—Codes :—(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 2 3 1 4(B) 4 2 1 3(C) 4 3 1 2(D) 4 3 2 1Ans : (C)

18. “The emergence of British power in India is from the battle of Buxar.” Who made this statement ?(A) Sir Stephen(B) Ramsay Muir(C) Dr. K. K. Datta(D) Dr. R. C. MajumdarAns : (B)

19. In 1757 Siraj-ud-Daulah attacked British factory at—(A) Dhaka(B) Calcutta(C) Kasimbazar(D) MurshidabadAns : (B)

20. Which Governor of Madras presidency made treaty of Mangalore with Tipu ?(A) Eyercoote(B) Stephenson(C) Wellesely(D) Lord MacartanyAns : (D)

21. What was the bone of contention between Nizam Ali, the ruler of Hyderabad and the English ?(A) Masulipatanam(B) Karnataka(C) The Sarkar of Guntur(D) The Northern SarkarsAns : (C)

22. The statement “we have crippled our enemy without making our friends too formidable.” is associated with—(A) Fourth Anglo-Mysore war(B) Third Anglo-Mysore war(C) Second Anglo-Mysore war(D) First Anglo-Mysore warAns : (B)

23. Who among the following Mughal emperors, granted permission to trade free of tax in the territories of Bengal, Hyderabad and Gujarat to the

British ?(A) Muhammad Shah(B) Aurangzeb(C) Bahadur Shah(D) Farrukh SiyarAns : (D)

24. Where did the British East India Company open its first factory in India ?(A) Masulipatanam(B) Surat(C) Bharuch(D) MumbaiAns : (B)

25. The Whitley commission was concerned with—(A) Labour(B) Education(C) Public Health(D) Reorganisation of civil servicesAns : (A)

26. Match the following treaties with the years of their conclusion—(a) Treaty of Srirangapatnam(b) Treaty of Sangoli(c) Treaty of Manglore(d) Treaty of Rajghat1. 1792 2. 18063. 1816 4. 1784Find the correct answer from code given below—Codes :—(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 3 2 1 4(B) 2 3 1 4(C) 4 3 1 2(D) 1 3 4 2Ans : (D)

27. Whom did Sir Charles Napier replace as British Resident of Sindh ?(A) Alexander Burnier(B) James Outram(C) Sir John Karne(D) Sir Eyre CooteAns : (B)

28. When was the East India Company brought under the parliamentary control ?(A) 1773(B) 1784(C) 1793(D) None of the aboveAns : (A)

29. Which one of the following Acts created ‘Board of control’ ?(A) Regulating Act, 1773(B) Pitt’s India Act, 1784(C) Act of 1813

(D) Act of 1833Ans : (B)

30. Which one of the following historians has written about the nature of the movement of 1857 that “It was neither first nor national nor a war of independence.” ?(A) T. R. Holmes(B) R. C. Majumdar(C) S. B. Chaudhuri(D) G. B. MallisonAns : (B)

31. Which one of the following pairsis not correctly matched ?(A) Jhansi — Laxmi Bai(B) Gwalior — Tatya Tope(C) Kanpur — Nana Saheb(D) Allahabad — Kunwar SinghAns : (D)

32. The official historian of the movement of 1857 was—(A) S. N. Sen(B) R. C. Majumdar(C) Tarachand(D) V. D. SavarkarAns : (A)

33. Match the following associations with their presidents—(a) British Indian Association, 1851(b) Deccan Association, 1852(c) Bombay Association, 1852(d) British Indian Madras Association, 18501. Raja Radhakant Dev2. Gopal Hari Deshmukh3. C. Y. Mudaliar4. Jamshedji JijabhaiSelect the correct answer from the code given below—Codes :—(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 2 1 4 3(B) 1 2 4 3(C) 1 2 3 4(D) 1 2 4 3Ans : (D)

34. Who had chaired the Indian Education commission in 1882 ?(A) Macaulay(B) Sadler(C) W. W. Hunter(D) None of the aboveAns : (C)

35. Who was the founder of Seva Sadan in Bombay ?(A) Baharamji Malabari(B) Shiva Narrain Agnihotri(C) R. G. Bhandarkar(D) B. K. Jayakar

Ans : (A)

36. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using codes given below—List-I(a) Laxmi Bai(b) Tatya Tope(c) Nana Saheb(d) Bahadur ShahList-II1. Deported to Rangoon2. Fled to Nepal3. Captured and executed4. Killed in battleCodes :—(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 4 3 2 1(B) 2 4 3 1(C) 1 2 3 4(D) 4 2 3 1Ans : (A)

37. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ?1. Brahmo Samaj – Swami Brahmanand2. Dev Samaj – Swami Satyanand Agnihotri3. Arya Samaj – Swami Dayanand4. Ram Krishna Mission – Swami Ramkrishna ParamhansaChoose the correct answer from the codes given below—Codes :(A) 1 and 2 (B) 2 and 3(C) 3 and 4 (D) 1 and 4Ans : (B)

38. Which one of the following journals had conducted a bitter campaign against the abolition of the practice of Sati ?(A) Sambad Kaumadi(B) Bangadoot(C) Samachar Darpan(D) Samachar ChandrikaAns : (A)

39. In which of the following places ‘Jatiya Sarkar’ a parallel government was formed during the Quit India Movement ?(A) Satara(B) Tamaluk(C) Ballia(D) None of the aboveAns : (B)

40. Which one of the following was elected as president of Indian National Congress after the resignation of Subhas Chandra Bose ?(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad(B) Pattabhi Sitaramayya(C) Sarojini Naidu(D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Ans : (A)

41. The party which observed ‘Black day’ on 3 July, 1947 against partition of India was—(A) Indian National Congress(B) Forward Bloc(C) Hindu Mahasabha(D) Communist Party of IndiaAns : (C)

42. Who was the author of ‘Pather Dabi’ a novel which glorified the path of violent revolution and which was banned by the British Government ?(A) Premchand(B) Sharatchandra Chatterji(C) Bankimchandra Chatterji(D) Ajai GhoshAns : (B)

43. The newspaper ‘Man in India’ was edited by—(A) Surjit Chadra Sinha(B) Ashok Kumar Sarkar(C) Ram Gopal Maheshwari(D) Shiv Prasad GuptaAns : (A)

44. Who edited “Sahid Bhagat Singh : Dastavejo Ke Aine Mein” ?(A) Irfan Habib(B) Malavinder Jit Singh(C) Chaman Lal(D) Amalesh TripathiAns : (C)

45. Which of the following writers was not associated with ‘economic nationalism’ ?(A) R. C. Dutt(B) G. V. Joshi(C) Dadabhai Naoroji(D) Annie BesantAns : (D)

46. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)—Assertion (A) : Dadabhai Naoroji founded East India Association in London.Reason (R) : He wanted to influence the British Public Opinion. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false(D) (R) is true, but (A) is falseAns : (A)

47. Which one of the following was not a member of the Hunter committee set up to enquire into the Jallianwala bagh massacre ?(A) Lord Hunter(B) General Dyer

(C) W. F. Rice(D) Sir Thomas SmithAns : (B)

48. Which one of the following was not a slave of Mohammad Ghori ?(A) Ikhtiyaruddin Bhakhtiyar Khalji(B) Tajuddin Yaldauz(C) Qutbuddin Aibak(D) Shamsuddin IltutmishAns : (D)

49. Who among the following writers has described the seven fold division of the Hindu society ?(A) Ibn Khordadbah(B) Abu zaid-Alhasan(C) Al-Beruni(D) UtbiAns : (A)

50. The foreign invader who plundered somnath temple was—(A) Mohammad Ghori(B) Masud III(C) Muhammad Bin-Qasim(D) Mahmud GhaznaviAns : (D)

51. The first hand account of conquest of India by Mohammad Ghori and the history of newly established Turkish kingdom is found in which of the following texts ?(A) Faqra-i-Muddabir(B) Qamil-ut-Tawarikha(C) Tabaqat-i-Nasiri(D) Kitab-ul-YaminiAns : (C)

52. Select from the following options, the Arab invader who defeated Dahira, the king of Sindh in 712 A.D.—(A) Budail(B) Muhammad-bin-Qasim(C) Sultan Mahmud(D) UbaidullahAns : (B)

53. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?(A) Diwan-i-Mushtakharaj – Alauddin Khalji(B) Diwan-i-Amirkohi – Mohammad Tughlaq(C) Diwan-i-Khairat – Firoz Shah Tughlaq(D) Diwan-i-Riyasat – BalbanAns : (D)

54. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)—Assertion (A) : Alauddin built the siri fort.Reason (R) : He wished to safeguard Delhi from Mongol invasions.In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false(D) (R) is true, but (A) is falseAns : (A)

55. The statement “India is not Arabia, it is not practically feasible to convert it into Darul Islam.” is associated with—(A) Iltutmish(B) Balban(C) Alauddin Khalji(D) Mohammad-Bin-TughlaqAns : (A)

56. With which sultan of Delhi do you associate the compilation of Kingship theory and principles of administration called ‘vassayya’ ?(A) Iltutmish(B) Balban(C) Alauddin Khalji(D) Firoz Shah TughlaqAns : (B)

57. Which of the following is correct ?(A) The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Khalifa(B) The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Ulema (C) The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Qazi(D) The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the SultanAns : (D)

58. Which one of the following works of Amir Khusrau deals with the military expeditions of Alauddin Khalji ?(A) Nuh Siphar(B) Khajain-ul-Futuh(C) Miftah-ul-Futuh(D) Quairanus SadainAns : (B)

59. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)—Assertion (A) : Bahlol’s theory was ‘Kingship is kinship’.Reason (R) : Bahlol respected Afghan tribal sentiments. In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct ?(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false(D) (R) is true, but (A) is falseAns : (A)

60. What was the religion of the king Krishnadeva Raya ?(A) Vaishnavism(B) Shaivism(C) Jainism(D) Buddhism

Ans : (A)

61. In which capacity thousands of women were employed in the empire of Vijayanagar ?(A) Accountants(B) Royal bodyguards(C) Palace guards(D) All of the aboveAns : (D)

62. Select the correct chronological order of following reformers of the medieval Bhakti movements by using code given below—1. Namdeva2. Vallabhacharya3. Ramananda4. Kabir(A) 1, 2, 3, 4 (B) 2, 3, 4, 1(C) 3, 4, 1, 2 (D) 4, 1, 2, 3Ans : (C)

63. Who was the founder of Pushti marg ?(A) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu(B) Vallabhacharya(C) Madhavacharya(D) YamunacharyaAns : (B)

64. Who was the founder of Qalandariya sect ?(A) Skeikh Badiuddin Shah(B) Kutubuddin Kalandar(C) Shah Abdullah(D) Abdul Aziza MakkiAns : (D)

65. In which Hindu Kingdom of medieval India the image of deity Tirupati or Lord Venkateshvara has been depicted on its gold coins ?(A) The Vijayanagar Empire(B) The Kingdom of Hoyasalas of Dwarasamudra(C) The Kingdom of Kakathiyas of Warrangal(D) The Kingdom of Yadavas of DevagiriAns : (A)

66. Who built the city of Nagalapura ?(A) Bukka I(B) Devaraya I(C) Krishnadeva Raya(D) VirupakshaAns : (C)

67. In which language did Babur wrote his autobiography ?(A) Farsee(B) Arabi(C) Turki(D) None of the aboveAns : (C)

68. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R)—Assertion (A) : Akbar was the greatest among the Mughal emperors and one among thegreat rulers of India.Reason (R) : He was an ambitious ruler.In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A)(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false(D) (A) is false, but (R) is trueAns : (A)

69. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists—List-I (Sufi order)(a) Qadiriya order(b) Firdausiya order(c) Chistiya order(d) Suhrawardia orderList-II (Sufi Saints)1. Khwaja Nizamuddin2. Shaikh Shahabuddin3. Shaikh Sharfuddin Yahya Manairi4. Shaikh Abdul Qadir GilaniCodes :—(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 2 4 3 1(B) 3 2 4 1(C) 1 3 2 4(D) 4 3 1 2Ans : (D)

70. To whom did Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya bestow the title of ‘Ain-i-Hind (Mirror of India) ?(A) Shaikh Sirajuddin Usmani(B) Shaikh Nasiruddin Chirag Dehlavi(C) Khwaja Syed Muhammad Gesudaraj(D) Shaikh Bahauddin ZakariaAns : ()

71. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R)—Assertion (A) : Mughal emperors from Humayun to Jahangir were obsessed with ‘Nur’ or light.Reason (R) : They considered kingship as a light emanating from God to king.In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)(C) (A) is the true, but (R) is false(D) (A) is false, but (R) is trueAns : (A)

72. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below the lists—List-I (Years)(a) 1527 A.D.(b) 1540 A.D.(c) 1565 A.D.(d) 1575 A.D.List-II (Events)1. Battle of Tukarai2. Battle of Talikota3. Battle of Kanwah4. Battle of KannaujCodes :—(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 1 2 3 4(B) 2 3 4 1(C) 3 4 2 1(D) 4 1 3 2Ans : (C)

73. When was the famous ‘Treaty of Chittor’ signed during the reign of Jahangir ?(A) 1605 A.D. (B) 1610 A.D.(C) 1615 A.D. (D) 1620 A.D.Ans : (C)

74. Which Mughal emperor wrote a will and instructed his sons, that they continue Asad Khan as the vazir ?(A) Akbar(B) Jahangir(C) Shahjahan(D) AurangzebAns : (D)

75. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer, using the code given below the lists—List-I (Year)(a) 1627 A.D. (b) 1659 A.D.(c) 1666 A.D. (d) 1674 A.D.List-II (Events)1. Shivaji crowned himself at Raigarh and assumed title of Maharaja Chhatrapati.2. Escape of Shivaji from Agra.3. Birth of Shivaji.4. Afzal, Khan was killed by Shivaji.Codes :—(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 2 3 4 1(B) 3 4 2 1(C) 3 2 1 4(D) 1 3 4 2

Ans : (B)

76. Which one of the following statements is not correct about the Mughal paintings ?(A) The Mughal school of painting represents one of the most significant phases of Indian art.(B) Akbar patronized both Persian and Indian painters.(C) The Mughal school of painting was always under foreign influence.(D) Jahangir had also taken much interest to promote the Mughal painting.Ans : (C)

77. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?Emperor / Name(A) Babur : Zahiruddin Muhammad(B) Humayun : Nasiruddin Muhammad(C) Akbar : Jalaluddin Muhammad(D) Jahangir : Muhiuddin MuhammadAns : (D)

78. What was ‘Paga’ in the Maratha administration ?(A) Independent soldiers(B) State dependant soldiers(C) Professional soldiers(D) Soldiers of other countryAns : (B)

79. Which one of the following Harappan sites provides the evidence of the fire-alters ?(A) Alamgirpur(B) Banavali(C) Kalibangan(D) KunalAns : (C)

80. Which of the following Harappan city sites had bipartite division – high citadel and lower town ?1. Harappa2. Mohenjodaro3. Kalibangan4. SurkotadaSelect the correct answer from the code given below—Codes :(A) 1 only (B) 1 and 2(C) 1, 2 and 3 (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4Ans : (C)

81. Which one of the following wives of Shivaji became sati ?(A) Puttabai(B) Sakawarbai(C) Soyrabai(D) None of the aboveAns : ()

82. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Shivaji ?

(A) He was simple and religious in his personal life(B) He did not force any Muslim to embrace Hinduism(C) He forced prisoners of war to become slave(D) He organised Marathas against Mughal empire Ans : (C)

83. Who among the following priests, led the confederacy of the ten kings against Sud-asa ?(A) Visvamitra(B) Vasishtha(C) Bharadwaja(D) GritsamadaAns : (A)

84. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below—List-I(a) Rigveda(b) Yajurveda(c) S-amaveda(d) AtharvavedaList-II1. Gopatha Brahamana2. Satapatha Brahmana3. Aitareya Brahmana4. Tandya BrahmanaCodes :—(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 2 4 3 1(B) 3 2 4 1(C) 4 3 1 2(D) 1 3 2 4Ans : (B)

85. Which one of the following statements about the Indus Civilization is correct ?(A) The authors of the Indus Valley Civilization had no trade relations with countries outside India(B) The authors of the Indus Valley Civilization did not worship Gods and Goddesses(C) The Indus Valley people know how to construct carts(D) The Indus Valley people were not familiar with cotton Ans : (C)

86. Which of the Vedic Gods is described as supervising the moral order ?(A) Indra (B) Varuna(C) Rudra (D) VishnuAns : (B)

87. What was main contribution of Jainism to Indian Philosophy ?(A) The doctrine of rebirth(B) The doctrine of Syadvada(C) The doctrine of immortality of soul(D) The doctrine of Brahma is nirguna

Ans : (B)

88. Arrange in a chronological sequence the following varsavasas of Gautam Buddha during the first decade of his enlightenment—1. Kausambi2. Rajagriha3. Risipattana4. VaisaliSelect the correct answer from the code given below—Codes :(A) 2, 1, 3, 4 (B) 3, 4, 2, 1(C) 4, 3, 1, 2 (D) 3, 2, 4, 1Ans : (D)

89. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below—List-I (Jain Tirthankara)(a) Ajit Nath(b) Vimal Nath(c) Shanti Nath(d) Parshava NathList-II (Birth Place)1. Kashi2. hastinapur3. Kampilya4. AyodhyaCodes :—(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 1 2 3 4(B) 2 3 4 1(C) 3 4 1 2(D) 4 3 2 1Ans : (D)

90. The Jain Tirthankara Mahavira has been mentioned in the early Buddhist Literature as—(A) Nigantha Nataputta(B) Vardhamana(C) Vesaliya(D) VidehaputtaAns : (A)

91. Which of the following inscriptions proves Chandragupta Maurya’s conquest of Saurashtra ?(A) Ashoka’s rock edict of Shahbajgarhi(B) Ashoka’s rock edict of Mansehra(C) Seventh pillar edict of Ashoka(D) Junagarh rock edict of RudradamanaAns : (D)

92. The Syrian ambassador who visited the court of Bindusara was—(A) Dionysus(B) Daimachus(C) Hegesander(D) Athenaus

Ans : (B)

93. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below—List-I (Ashoka’s contemporary rulers)(a) Antiyoka(b) Antikini(c) Maka(d) TuramayaList-II (Countries where they ruled)1. Cyrene2. Egypt3. Macedonia4. SyriaCodes :—(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 1 4 2 3(B) 2 1 3 4(C) 3 2 4 1(D) 4 3 1 2Ans : (D)

94. Which of the following is not a text of Buddhism ?(A) Jatakas(B) Acharangasutra(C) Dighnikaya(D) SumangalavilasiniAns : (B)

95. Who among the following has been considered a Lady Tirthankara in the Svetambaratradition ?(A) Sumatinatha(B) Santinatha(C) Mallinatha(D) KunthunathaAns : (C)

96. Which of the following inscriptions of the time of Kanishka indicates that his empire was extended upto Champa in the east ?(A) Sarnath Inscription(B) Saheth-Maheth inscription(C) Rabataka inscription(D) None of the aboveAns : (A)

97. Who captured the famous ‘silk route’ of central Asia ?(A) Ashoka (B) Kanishka(C) Menander (D) HarshaAns : (B)

98. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code givenbelow—Assertion (A) : Bacchanalian scenes are also found in Mathura art.

Reason (R) : The Mathura artists were aware of the Gandhara art tradition.Codes :(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)(B) Both (A) and (R) are ture, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false(D) (A) is false, but (R) is trueAns : (D)

99. What was the function of the officer known as ‘Gopa’ during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya ?(A) He was incharge of a Janapada(B) He was incharge of a group of villages(C) He was incharge of a Dronamukha(D) He was the president of a municipal boardAns : (B)

100. Which of the following Mauryan pillars were surmounted by lion capital ?1. Koluha Pillar2. Lauriya Nandangarh Pillar3. Sanchi Pillar4. Sarnath PillarSelect the correct answer from the code given below—Codes :(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4(B) 1, 2 and 3(C) 3 and 4(D) 2 and 3Ans : (A)

1. In which province, the first signs of unrest appeared early in 1857 --> Bengal

2. Who was the leader of the revolt of 1857 in Kanpur --> Nana Saheb

3. Who was the leader of 1857 mutiny in Assam --> Diwan Mani Ram Datta

4. " Sardar Malla" a leader of farmer's revolt in 1857 hailed from which place------> Mysore

5. Who started Kuka Movement in 1840 --> Guru Ram Singh

6. Who was the originator of Indian Awakening --> Raja Ram Mohan Roy

7. Who established TatvaBodhini Sabha --> Devendra Nath Tagore

8. Marco Polo who traveled India during 1298-1292 AD from Italy. During whose reign did he come --> Pandya

9. " Mulk-e-Kadim" was other name of which kingdom --> Maratha Kingdom

10. What was the importance of Mallik Amber in Maratha Kingdom --> he gave training of Guerilla war to Marathas

11. How many forts were returned by Shivaji in Purandhar Treaty --> 23 out of 35 forts

12. Who established Dal Khalsa --> Kapur Singh

13. Who was the leader of the Jat revolt against Aurangazeb --> Gokul

14. From which mines Kohinoor Diamond was found --> Golkunda

15. Whose reign was called the Golden Age of Mughal Era --> Shahjahan

16. 12 rules of conduct " Dastur-ul-Amal were of which mughal emperor --> Jahangir

17. " mansur " was a great painter in whose reign in Mughal Era --> Jahangir

18. " Kariraj" was a title to given whom and by whom --> Akbar to Birbal

19. Who was the first to adopt Din-i-ilahi --> Birbal

20. During the Medieval India who was the only Hindu King to sit on throne of Delhi --> Hemu

21. " Barid-i-Mamalik" was a department established by Shershah Suri . What this department dealt with --> Intelligence

22. Which medieval book was written by Gulbadan Beghum --> Humayunnama

23. Mansabdari system was started by Akbar after which victory --> Gujarat Victory

24. Who adopted the policy of " Hindu-pad-padshahi" --> Balaji Vishavanath

25. " What was Bhandarvada" --> land of Marathas known as in Medieval India

26. In the second round table conference, who represented Congress --> Mahatma Gandhi

27. The famous Bull Seal of Indus Valley Civilization is found at which place --> Mohen Jo Dero

28. In which province Muslim League formed their first government after 1946 elections --> Bengal

29. Which was the Capital of Mughul Empire --> Delhi

30. Who was Tipu Sultan`s father --> Hyder Ali

31. Din-E-Illahi was a religion founded by which emperor --> Akbar

32. Which leader succumbed to injuries in a lathi charge during a protest against the Simon Commission in 1928 --> Lala Lajpat Rai

33. In which year did the first war of Indian Independence took place --> 1857

34. This Indian ruler collected taxes labelled as ‘chauth’ and ‘sardeshmukhi’ --> Shivaji

35. Which famous organisation in the history of Indian independence was founded by Rashbehari Bose --> INA

36. In which Indian city did Shivaji marry --> Bangalore

37. Which British General was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre --> General Dyer

38. To avenge whose death did Bhagat Singh shoot and kill General Saunders --> Lala Lajpat Rai

39. Which of India's greatest freedom fighters got his name because his familywere originally sellers of perfume --> Gandhi from gandha 40. The Chipko movement was found to save trees from destruction. By what name was it known inKarnataka --> Appiko Movement

41. The Hindi classic Padmavat was a work by a Muslim Writer. Name him --> Malik Muhammad Jaisi

42. Kitab-i-rehla is a work by a foreign traveler as an account of his travels. What is the name --> Ibn Batutah

43. " Sulva Sutras" are related to which branch of mathematics --> Geometry

44. Ustad Mansur as a painter started his career during the last few years of which mughal emperor reign as a minor painter --> Akbar

45. The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms were reforms introduced by the British Government in India in 1919. What was their objective --> introduce self-governing institutions to India

46. In which year Queen Victoria's Proclamation assuming the Government of India took place --> 1858

47. Tahqiq-i-hind was a work of which foreign traveler --> Al Beruni

48. Hartog Commission was for the reforms in the area of which field --> Education

49. Fraser commission in 1902 was related to reforms in --> Police

50. The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by which Governor General of India --> Lord Dalhousie

51. The Partition of Bengal was made in 1905. Who was viceroy of India at that Time --> Lord Curzon

52. The Battle of Buxar was fought in October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company, and the combined armies of --> Mir Kasim, Shuja-ud-Daula & Shah Alam II

53. The Muslim League was founded at which place in 1906 --> Dhaka

54. Simuka was an Indian king and the founder of which dynasty --> Satavahana dynasty

55. Battle of Wandiwash was fought between whom --> French & East India Company

56. " Jagat Seth" a rich businessman of murshidabad was a contemporary of which nawab --> Siraj-ud-Daula

57. Who founded Home Rule League --> Annie Besant

58. Who was the founder of Rastrakuta dynasty --> Dantidurga (735 - 756) or Dantivarman

59. Pillai was the term used for students in which age --> Sangam Age

60. Which animal was the state emblem of Pandya Kings --> Fish

61. Panchatantra was written in which period --> Gupta Period

62. Which animal was widely exported in the Sangam age to western world --> Peacock

63. The richest and biggest land lords class was known by which name during sangam age --> Velas

64. Tamil God who was most favorite in sangam age was --> Murugan

65. Bhandi was a chief secretary of which Indian King --> Harshavardhan

66. In 1612, where did the British establish their first factory (trading post) in India --> Surat

67. On the banks of river Ganga, which ruler of Magadh founded the city of Patliputra (modern Patna) --> Ajatashatru

68. At which place did Mahatama Gandhi start his first Satyagraha in India --> Champaran (Bihar)

69. Who was Saadat Hasan Manto --> a versatile Urdu story of partition times of India & Pakistan

70. What is the chronological order of Dutch, French , Portuguese and English to come in India --> Portuguese, Dutch, English, French

71. Juna Garh rock inscription is related to which ruler of ancient Gujarat --> Rudradaman

72. Vikram samvat is popularly used in India. In which other country it is used popularly --> Nepal

73. The Vikrama Samvat was founded by the Tuar Rajput emperor Vikramaditya of Ujjain[1] following his victory over --> Sakas

74. The Vikram Samvat calendar is how long ahead (in years) of the solar Gregorian calendar --> 56.7 years

75. What is the correct chronological order of construction of Qutub Minar, Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri & Agra Fort --> Qutub Minar, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, Taj Mahal

76. Who was the first ruler of The Mamluk Dynasty --> Qutub-ud-din Aibak

77. What kind of coins introduced Muhammad Bin Tughlaq without effective regulation against forgery --> copper coins

78. Who was the founder and first ruler of Tughlaq Dynasty --> Ghiyas ud din Tughluq Shah or Ghazi Malik

79. In which year Akbar centralized the control and functioning of various mints --> 1570

80. The construction of the Delhi Iron Pillar , now located at the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque in New Delhi was constructed in which period --> Gupta Period

81. Who were the highest officials of Asoka --> Rajukas

82. Out of Burma, Nepal, Sri Lanka & China, in which countries Asoka propagated Buddhism --> Burma, Nepal & Sri Lanka

83. Who was the ancient Greek King contemporary of Asoka and mentioned him in his edicts --> Antiochus II Theos

84. Out of Infanticide, Sati, Slavery & Lotteries, which was outlawed / abolished first at the beginning of eighteenth century --> Infanticide (both male & female)

85. Which hills in Orrisa , have major Edicts of Ashoka engraved on a mass of rock, by the side of the road leading to the summit of the hills --> Dhuli Hills

86. In which edict in Dhuli Asoka expresses his concern for the "welfare of the whole world" --> Kalinga Edict VI

87. In which battle artillery was used for the first time --> First Battle of Panipat

88. In which state the Indus Valley site at Surkotada is located --> 160 km (99 mi) north-east of Bhuj,Kutch, Gujarat

89. What was the major finding at the Surkotada City of Indus Valley Civilization --> massive fortification wall of semi-undressed stones

90. During the reign of Harshavardhana, where was the largest Buddhist monastery established --> Nalanda

91. Largest Roman settlement and a Roman factory is found in which archaeological site near Pondicherry, southern India --> Arikamedu

92. Ancient trading depot of Bharukaccha is related to which city of Modern India --> Bharuch of Gujarat

93. What was the capital of the ancient Maitraka dynasty --> Vallabhi

94. In 1906, at the founding session of all India Muslim League in Dhaka, who became the first president of the party --> Nawab Salimullah Khan

95. Which monument was built by Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah in 1591 to commemorate the end of the plague in his capital --> Charminar, Hyderabad

96. Who presided over the first session of the All India Trade Union Congress in 1920 --> Lala Lajpat Rai

97. Gol Ghar, a beehive shaped structure built in 1786 to store grains for the British Army, is located in which city --> Patna

98. Which freedom fighter was popularly known as 'Lokpriya' --> Gopinath Bordoloi

99. Which battle lead to the disintegration of Vijayanagar empire of south India --> Battle of Talikota (1565)

100.Which sultan called himself the ‘Second Alexander’ --> Sultan Alauddin Khilji

1. The term ‘nishka’ which meant an ornament in the Vedic period was used in later times to denote a/an—(A) Weapon(B) Agricultural implement(C) Script(D) CoinAns : (D)

2. Which one of the following pairs of kings of ancient and medieval periods of Indian history and the works authored by them is correctly matched ?(A) Krishnadevaraya : Samaranganasutradhra(B) Mehendravarman : Mattavilasaprahasana(C) Bhojadeva : Manasollasa(D) Somesvara : AmuktamalyadaAns : (B)

3. The founder of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides movement was—(A) Charles Andrews(B) Robert Montgomery(C) Richard Temple(D) Baden PowellAns : (D)

4. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?(A) Dharamsastra : Works on religion and philosophy(B) Chaturvarnya : Four Ashrams(C) Shudra : Service to three varnas(D) Mahamatra : Superior OfficialsAns : (B)

5. Chanakya was known as—(A) Bhattasvamin (B) Rajasekhara(C) Vishnugupta (D) VisakhadattaAns : (C)

6. A lot of details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided by the inscriptions at—(A) Thanjavur (B) Uraiyur(C) Kanchipuram (D) UttaramerurAns : (D)

7. In Jainism ‘perfect knowledge’ is referred to as—(A) Jina (B) Ratna(C) Kaivalya (D) NirvanasAns : (C)

8. Who among the following is NOT associated with medicine in ancient India ?(A) Dhanvantri(B) Bhaskaracharya(C) Charaka(D) SusrutaAns : (B)

9. In Mughal paintings one notices the adoption of the principles of foreshortening whereby near and distant people and things could be placed in perspective. This was due to the influence of the—

(A) British (B) Dutch(C) Portuguese (D) DanishAns : (C)

10. Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by—(A) Buhler (B) Robert Sewell(C) James Prinsep (D) CodringtonAns : (C)

11. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature ?(A) Amarakosa(B) Siddhantasiromani(C) Brhat Samhita(D) AshtangahrdayaAns : (A)

12. Consider the following passage—In the course of a career on the road spanning almost thirty years, he crossed the breadth of the Eastern hemisphere, visited territories equivalent to about 44 modern countries and put behind him a total distance of approximately 73000 miles.The world’s greatest traveller of pre-modern times to whom the above passage refers is—(A) Megasthenes (B) Fa Hien(C) Marco Polo (D) Ibn BattutaAns : (C)

13. The first political organisation established in India in 1838 was known as—(A) British India Society(B) Bengal British India Society(C) Settlers Association(D) Zamindary AssociationAns : (D)

14. The foundation of modern education system in India was laid by—(A) The Charter Act of 1813(B) Macaulay’s Minutes of 1835(C) The Hunter Commission of 1882(D) Wood’s Despatch of 1854Ans : (B)

15. Uplift of the backward classes was the main programme of the—(A) Prarthana Samaj(B) Satya Shodhak Samaj(C) Arya Samaj(D) Ramakrishna MissionAns : (B)

16. The Ryotwari settlement was introduced by the British in the—(A) Bengal Presidency(B) Madras Presidency(C) Bombay Presidency(D) Madras and Bombay PresidenciesAns : (D)

17. The Buddhist Sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of—(A) Ajatashatru (B) Ashoka(C) Dharmapala (D) KanishkaAns : (D)

18. The last in succession of Jaina Tirthankaras was—(A) Parsvanatha (B) Rishabha(C) Mahavira (D) ManisubrataAns : (C)

19. The earliest rock cut caves in western India are those at—(A) Nasik, Ellora and Ajanta(B) Junnar, Kalyan and Pitalkhora(C) Ajanta, Bhaja and Kondane(D) Bhaja, Pitalkhora and KondaneAns : (A)

20. The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is—(A) Chakravarti (B) Dharmadeva(C) Dharmakirti (D) PriyadarsiAns : (D)

21. Which one of the following is a monument constructed by Sher Shah ?(A) Kila-i-Kuhna mosque at Delhi(B) Atala Masjid at Jaunpur(C) Barasona Masjid at Gaur

(D) Quiwwat-al-Islam mosque at DelhiAns : (A)

22. Which among the following cities is considered as one of the oldest surviving cities in the world ?(A) Mathura (B) Varanasi(C) Hardwar (D) AyodhyaAns : (A)

23. The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the—(A) Harappan culture(B) Chalcolithic cultures of Western India(C) Vedic texts(D) Silver punch marked coinsAns : (A)

24. Which one of the following is a language of Baluchistan but linguistically Dravidian ?(A) Brahui (B) Kui(C) Parji (D) PengoAns : (A)

25. Which one of the following is the most fundamental difference between Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism ?(A) Emphasis on ahimsa(B) Casteless society(C) Worship of gods and goddesses(D) Worship of stupaAns : (C)

Pre-historic and Vedic Civilisation

1. Ancient geographers referred to Himalayas, as also their less elevated offshoot—

the Patkai, Lushai and Chittagong hills in the east and the Sulaiman and Kirthar

ranges in the west— as Himavat.

2. Jambu-dvipa was considered to be the innermost of seven concentric island-

continents into which the earth, as per Hindu cosmographers, was supposed to have

been divided. The Indian sub-continent is said to part of Jambu-dvipa.

3. Sapta sindhavah is the name of the country of the Aryans in the Vedas.

4. In the ancient literature, there are references of India being divided into five

divisions. In the centre of the Indo-Gangetic plains was the Madhya-desh, stretching

from river Saraswati, which flowed past Thanesar and Pehowa (present-day Haryana)

to Allahabad and Varanasi. The western part of this area was known as

Brahamrishi-desh, and the entire region was roughly equivalent to Aryavrata as

described in the grammar of Patanjali. To the north of Madhya-desh lay

Uttarapatha and to its west Aparanta (Western India), to its south Dakshinapath

or Deccan and to its east Purvadesh. The term Dakshinapath was in some ancient

works restricted to the upper Deccan, north of river Krishna and far south was termed

as Tamilakam or the Tamil country.

5. The Negritos were the first human inhabitants of India. Originally, they came

from Africa through Arabia, Iran and Baluchistan. They have practically disappeared

from the soil of India, except in Andaman Islands.

6. The Munda languages belong to the Austro-Asiatic family and are to be found at

present in the eastern half of Central India, southern border of the Himalayas and

Kashmir and the territory east of Nepal.

7. Prakit was the single language of Indian sub-continent in third century B.C.

Sanskrit came into being a few centuries later.

8. The term Paleolithic is derived from two Greek words meaning Old Stone. This

name is applied to the earliest people as the only evidence of their existence is

furnished by a number of rude stone implements.

9. Paleolithic men in India are also known as Quartzite men from the fact that

majority of chipped stones found in different parts of India are made of hard rock

called quartzite.

10. Paleolithic paintings have been found in caverns at Singanpur near Raigarh in

Madhya Pradesh, as also in Kaimur ranges and some places in Mirzapur district.

11. With the advent of age of metals, in Northern India, copper replaced stone as

ordinary material for tools and weapons. And, it took several centuries for iron to

replace copper. In Southern India, however, the Iron Age immediately succeeded the

Stone Age.

12. The Indus civilization existed in the same period as those of Egypt, Assyria and

Babylonia.

13. Mohenjodaro was discovered by R.D. Banerjee in 1922 and Harappa by R.B.

Dayaram Sahni. Later on, the work was taken over by Sir John Marshall, Director-

General of Archeology.

14. The fertile surrounding region of Mohenjodaro is called Nakhlistan or the

Garden of Sind.

15. It is presumed that Iron was not known to the Indus Valley civilisation as not a

single scrap of iron has been found in the excavations at various sites.

 

16. Developed city-life, use of potter’s wheel, kilnburnt bricks, and vessels made

of copper and bronze are some common and distinctive features of all the

civilizations of the pre-historic period.

17. The use of mud mortar was common during Indus Valley civilisation. Gypsum and

mud were used for plaster. In case of drains, gypsum and lime mortar was used.

18. The most important feature of houses of Mohenjodaro is the presence in

them of one or more bathrooms, the floors of which were fully laid and connected by

means of drainage channels with the main street.

19. More than 500 seals have been discovered at various places inhabited by people

of Indus Valley civilizations. These were made of terra-cota.

20. The seals and painted pottery of the Indus Valley show the figures of Pipal and

Acacia trees. They were regarded as celestial plants and were supposed to be

inhabited by divine spirits.

21. The people of Indus Valley also practiced the worship of Lings and Yoni

symbols. The likelihood that both Shiva and Ling worship have been inherited by

Hindus from the Indus Valley is reinforced by the prevalence of the bull (the vehicle

of Shiva) or bull-like animals amongst the seal-symbols.

22. The pottery of Indus Valley was generally wheelmade and was painted red and

black.

23. The Dravadians are thought to have come to India from eastern Mediterranean.

At one time the Dravadian culture was spread throughout India.

24. Puja ceremonies along with flowers, leaves, fruits and water were performed by

Dravadians. Aryans were accustomed to Homa rites or sacrificial fire.  Infact, the

word puja has been derived from a Dravadian root called Puru, which means “to

smearâ€. �25. The Dravadian language is still spoken by the Brahui people of Baluchistan.

26. As per the theorypropagated by late Bal Gangadhar Tilak the original home of

Aryans was the Arctic region. However, the most widely accepted view is that the

Aryans originated from Central Asia. The view which is accepted in West isthat

original home of Aryans was in South-East Europe.

27. In the early vedic period river Ravi was known as Parushni, riverJhelum as

Vitasta, Chenab  as Asikni, Beas as Vipas and Sutlej as Sutudri.

28. The word Veda comes from the root vid, to know. It means knowledge in

general. It is specially applied to branch of literature which has been handed down by

verbal transmission and is declared to be sacred knowledge or Sruti.

29. Hindus consider the Vedas to be revealed books and give them the titles of

Apaurusheya (not made by man) and nitya (Eternal).

30. According to Kautilya,“The three Vedas, Sama, Rig and Yajus constitute the

triple Vedas. These together with Atharvaveda and the Itihasa Veda are known as

the Vedas.†The ordinary definition of the Veda does not include � Itihasa.

31. The Veda consists offour different classes of literary compositions: (a) the

Mantra constitutes the oldest division of Vedic literature and is distributed in four

Samhitas or collections known as the Rik, Sama, Yajus and the Atharva; (b)

Brahmanas are the secondclass of Vedic works. They are mainly prose texts

containing observations on sacrifice; (c) Aranyakas or forest texts are books of

instruction to be given in the forest or writings meant for wooddwelling hermits; (d)

Lastly there are the Upnishads which are either imbedded in the Aranyakas or form

their supplements. The above named literary works are classed as Sruti, or

revelation, and constitute theVedic literature proper.

32. The Brahamanas are the first specimens of praise in the world. They mark the

transition from the Vedic to later Brahmanical social order.

33. The Vedangas are class of compositions that are regarded less authoritative

than Sruti and are styled Smriti. The Vedangas are six in number: Siksha

(phonetics), Kalpa (ritual), Vyakaran (grammar), Nirukt (etymology), Chhand

(metrics) and Jyotish (astronomy).

34. In Vyakarana, Nirukt and Chhand we have the great work of Panini, Yask

and Pingal.

35. The Nyaya Darsana was written by Gautam. According to it, Tarka or logic is

the basis of all studies. Knowledge can be acquired by four methods: Pratyaksha or

intuition, Anumana or inference, Upma or comparison and sadba or verbal testimony.

36. The basis of the political and social organisation of the Rig Vedic people was

patriarchal family. The successive higher units were styled gram, vis and jan.

37. The Purus and the Tritsus were two of the most famous Rig-Vedic clans. The

names of their prominent rulers are recorded in Rik- Samhita.

38. In the Rig-Vedic period the foot soldiers were called Patti and warriors who

fought from chariots were called Rathins.

39. The foundation of the political and social structure in the Rig-Vedic age was the

family.

40. Visvavara, Ghosha and Apala were some leading women seers of Rig- Vedic

times.

41. Agriculture was the principal occupation of the villagers in Rig-Vedic times.

42. The standard unit of value in Vedic period was a cow, but necklets of gold

(nishka) also served as a means of exchange.

43. Rik Samgita is a collection of lyrics from early vedic age which consists of

hymns in praise of different gods. These are grouped into books termed as ashtakas

or mandalas.

44. Rig Vedic people did not possess the art of writing and early literature of Aryans

was known to be transmitted orally.

45. The early Vedic religion has been designated by the name of henotheism or

kathenotheism (a belief in single gods, each standing out as the highest).

46. Father Dyaus, the shinning god of heaven, and mother Prithvi, the earth

goddess, are among the oldest of the vedic deities.

47. The worship of Varuna, the encompassing sky, in the early Vedic age is one of

the first roots of the later doctrine of Bhakti.

48. An important characteristic of Vedic mythology is the pre-dominance of the male

element. Thus, Vedic civilisation presents a contrast to the prehistoric culture of

Indus Valley, where the mother goddess is coequal with her male partner.

49. Sacrifices occupied a  prominent place in Vedic rituals. These included offerings

of milk, grain, ghee and juice of the Soma plant.

50. Before the close of the later Vedic period, the Aryans had thoroughly subdued

the fertile plains of Yamuna, upper Ganga and the Gandak. The centre of the Aryan

world was the areas stretching from Saraswati to the Gangetic plains and occupied

by Kurus, the Panchals and some adjoining tribes. It was from this region that

Brahmanical civilisation spread to the outer provinces, to the land of the Kosalas

and the Kasis drained by the Sarayu and the Varnavati, to the swamps of east of

Gandak colonised by the Videhas, and to the valley of Wardha occupied by the

Vidarbhas.

51. The Aryan culture was taken to South India by Agastya.

52. Most important tribe of Rigvedic period was the Bharatas, after whom India has

been named in the Constitution. The two most important rulers of Bharatas were

Divodas and Sudas. Sudas is famous for his victory in the Battle of Ten Kings.

53. The most distinguished among the tribes of later Vedic period were the Kurus

and Panchals, with their capitals at Asandivat and Kampila, respectively. 54.

Balhika-Pratipiya, Parikshit and Janamejaya were powerful Kuru kings who figure

prominently in early epic legends.

55. The reign of Panchals was home to several theologians and philosophers like

king Pravahana- Jaivali and sages like Aruni and Svetaketu.

56. The fame of the land of the Panchals as centre of Brahmanical learning was

eclipsed by the Videhas, whose king Janak won the title of Samrat. The Videhan

monarchy fell shortly before the rise of Buddhism. Its overthrow was followed by the

rise of the Vajjian Confederacy.

57. The kings of several regions gave themselves various titles. While the kings of

middle country were called raja, the eastern kings were titled Samrat, the southern

Bhoj, those in the west Svarat, and the rulers of the northern realms were called

Virat.

58. The taxes collected from people in the later Vedic age were referred to as bali

and sulka. 59. During late Vedic period, Vratyas and the Nishads were two

important bodies of men outside the regular castes. The Vratyas were Aryans

outside the pale of Brahminism. They appear to have had some special connection

with the people of Magadha and the cult of Shiv. The Nishads were non-Aryan

people who lived in their own villages and had their own rulers. They were probably

identical with modern Bhils.

60. Shortly before the rise of Buddhism there were sixteen great nations that

occupied the territory from Kabul valley to the banks of Godavari. These were: Anga

(East Bihar), Magadha (South Bihar), Kasi (Benaras), Kosala (Oudh), Vriji (North

Bihar), Malla (Gorakhpur district), Chedi (between Yamuna and Narmada), Vatsa

(Allahabad region), Kuru (Thanesar, Delhi and Meerut districts), Panchal (Bareilly,

Buduan and Farrukhabad districts), Matsya (Jaipur), Surasena (Mathura), Asmak

(on the Godavari), Avanti (in Malwa), Gandhara (Peshawar and Rawalpindi districts)

and Kamboj (South-west Kashmir and parts of Kafiristan).

61. The Vriji people were regarded by the Brahaman law-givers as Vratyas or

degraded Kshatriyas. The Vrijis had no monarch, but a popular assembly of elders

who carried on the business of the State. This type of polity was known as Gana or

republic. The Mallas also had a similar constitution.

62. The four kingdoms of later Vedic age who grew most powerful were: Avanti,

Vatsa, Kosala and Magadha.

63. The kingdom of Avanti had its capital at Ujjain in modern Malwa. 4. One

prominent ruler  of Vatsa territory was Udayana, a scion of the Bharat race. 65.

Kosala had its capital at Ayodhya and was ruled by a dynasty that claimed descent

from illustrious Ishvaku, famed in Vedic and epic traditions.

66. The Kosalas extended their boundaries in several directions, including Nepalese

Tarai, but their ambitious designs were frustrated by Magadha power.

67. Gargi and Maitreyi were two prominent intellectual women of late Vedic period.

68. Magadha and Anga were two kingdoms which the Aryans could not Brahmanise

thoroughly and came to possess a mixed population. Kikatas were prominent non-

Aryans who lived in Magadha. They were known for their wealth. There was a dislike

for Magadha in the Rigveda and the same dislike was continued even during the

period of later Vedic civilisation.

69. In the sixth and fifth century B.C. the throne of Magadha was occupied by a line

of kings styled Saisunagas in the Purans, an appellation derived from Sisunaga,

the first king of the line in the Puranic list.

70. The Buddhist writers, however, put Sisunaga much lower in the list of Magadha

kings and split the line into two distinct groups. To the earlier of the two groups they

give the name Haryanka, whose most remarkable king was Srenika or Bimbisara.

71. The Ashtadhyayi of Panini is a book on Sanskrit grammar.

72. Khari, Patra, Vista, Satamana, Adhaka, Achita, Purusha and Dishta were

different kinds of weights and measures used in later Vedic age. 73. Taxila or

Takshashila was a great centre of learning in late Vedic period. It was famous for

the teaching of medicine, law and military science.

74. India and Persia have very ancient relations. There are many common gods in

the Rig Veda and the Zinda Avesta. The Iranian gods Mithra, Yima and Veretraghna

have their counterpart in the Indian Mitra, Yama and Indra Vritrahan.

75. The Boghaz-Koi inscriptions of about 1400 B.C. refer to certain contracts made

between the King of the Hittites (in Persia) and the King of Mitani. In those

inscriptions same gods are mentioned as the protectors of these contracts.

76. The continuance of strong influence of Persia upon India in the Vedic age is

indicated by prevalence of the Kharoshti script, a variety of Aramaic, in the

provinces near the Frontier, by the long continued use of the Persian title Satrap, by

the form of the Ashoka inscriptions and by the architecture.

77. Sanskrit is a branch of a linguistic tree known as Indo-European. The trunk of the

tree was a common tongue probably spoken in the region north-west of the Black

Sea about 2500 B.C.

78. The Upanishads probe into the nature of universe and the human soul, and the

relation of each to the other. They make no absolute statements of right and wrong,

of creation, the gods or man; instead, they speculate, seeking always to find truth, as

opposed to stating it, and offering a wide range of possibilities.

79. A rudimentary administrative system was prevalent during the Vedic period. The

tribal kingdom (rashtra) contained tribes (jana), tribal units (vish) and villages

(grama). The nucleus was the family (kula), with the eldest male member as its

head (kulapa).