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INDIAN HISTORY

1. Match List I with list II and select the c. Huien Tsang


correct answer by using the codes given d. Megasthenes
below the lists:
4. Who was the provincial ‘Governor of the
List -I area marked ‘X’ at the time of
A. Ajanta Chandragupta Maurya?
B. Ellora
C. Khajuraho
D. Elephants
List-II
1. Temple built by the Chandela rulers
2. Cave paintings
3. Kailasha temple
4. Brahamanical sculptures
Codes:
A B C D a. Menander
a. 2 3 1 4 b. Pushyagupta
b. 2 4 1 3 c. Tushaspha
c. 1 3 4 2 d. Rudradaman
d. 3 2 1 4 5. The earliest inscription in Sanskrit is found
2. Match List I with list II and select the at
correct answer by using the codes given a. Sanchi
below the lists: b. Girnar
List -I c. Lumbini
A. Rudramal Temple d. Sarnath
B. Kandareya mahadeva Temple 6. Before the Ghorian conquest muslim rulers
C. Udayesvara Temple were found in
D. Lingaraja Temple a. Oudha
List-II b. Katehar
1. Khajuraho c. Sind
2. Bhuvaneswar d. Delhi
3. kanchipuram 7. Evidence regarding Chola paintings has
4. Siddhapur been found at
5. Udaipur a. Uraiyur
Codes: b. Puhar
A B C D c. Thanjavur
a. 3 1 4 2 d. Kanchipuram
b. 4 5 3 1 8. What is the correct chronological order in
c. 4 1 5 2 which the following Chola kings ruled?
d. 3 4 5 2 1. Rajaraja III
3. Who among the following had referred to 2. Rajendra III
the lost glory and plendour of Pataliputra? 3. Rajadhiraja II
a. Cosmas 4. Vikrama Chola
b. Fa-hien
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Choose the correct answer using the codes Select the correct answerer using the codes
given below. given below:
a. 4, 3, 2, 1 a. 2 and 3
b. 3, 4, 2, 1 b. 1 and2
c. 3, 4, 1, 2 c. 3 and4
d. 4, 3, 1, 2 d. 2 and4
9. Match List I with list II and select the 13. In the Delhi Sultanate, the highest rural
correct answer by using the codes given authority for land venue was
below the lists: a. Chaudhari
List –I (Deccan State) b. Rawat
A. Bidar c. Rana
B. Ahmadnagar d. Malik
C. Bijapur 14. The fixation of land revenue on the basis
D. goleunda of measurement of land and estimation of
List-II (Founder) yield per biswa was done first under.
1. yusuf Adil Shah a. Alauddin Khalji
2. Qutub Shah b. Muhammad Tughalaq
3. Amir Ali Barid c. Firuz Shah tughlaq
4. Malik Ahmad d. Sikandar Lodi
Codes: 15. Amir khusrau composed his Nuhsiphir in
A B C D Praise of
a. 1 2 3 4 a. Alaudding Khalji
b. 4 3 2 1 b. India
c. 3 2 1 4 c. Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
d. 3 4 1 2 d. Prophet of Islam
10. Which one of the following sultans 16. The Vijayanagar Emperor who made the
brought the Ashokan Pillar to Delhi? greatest contribution to Telugu and
Sanskrit literature was
a. Ghiasudding Tughlaq
b. Firuz Tughlaq a. Devaraya I
c. Alauddin Khalji b. Devaraya III
d. Muhammad Tughlaq c. Krishnadevaraya
11. The Delhi Sultan who established a d. Ramaraya
ministry of Agricultural development was 17. The Vijaynagara ruler who tried to
a. Balban strengthen his miliniary position by
recruiting in his army 10,000 Muslim
b. Muhammad Tughlaq mounted bowmen, was
c. Alaudding Khalji a. Bukk I
d. Firuz Tughlaq b. Devraya II
12. Which of the following measures were c. Virupaksha Raya
taken by Balban for re-establishing the
prestige and power of the Crown? d. Vir Narsimha
1. He claimed his descent from the 18. The chronological order in which the
mythical hero Afrasiyab. following revelers, viz
2. He copied the court etiquettes of the 1. nicolo conti
Iranian Court. 2. Abdur Razzaq
3. He instituted rigid formalities in the 3. Ibn Batuta and
harem. 4. Barbosa
4. He reorganized the boundaries of 19. Visited India is:
provinces of the kingdom. a. 1, 3, 4, 2
b. 3, 1, 2, 4
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c. 3, 1, 4, 2 26. Which one of the following pairs in not
d. 1, 3, 2, 4 correctly matched?
20. Which one of the following medieval a. 1560 …….. Fall of Bairam Khan
Bhakti saints was patronized by Raja b. 1564……... Conquest of Gondwana
Lakshman Sent of Bengal as one of the c. 1570………Fall of Ranthambor
‘Fife Gems of his Court? d. 1576………Battle of Haldighati
a. Vallabhacharya 27. The first English Captain to disembark at
b. Jaidev Surat and who also visited the Court of
c. Chitanya Emperor Jahangir at Agra was
d. Narsi Mehta a. Thomas Stephens
21. According to Moreland, the jama signified b. Hawkings
a. total revenue assessment c. Ralph fitch
b. total land revenue assessment d. John Mildenhall
c. land revenue realized 28. Match List I with list II and select the
d. net income of the ruling class correct answer by using the codes given
22. In the Mughal Empire, the land revenue below the lists:
was stated mainly in List –I(Period)
a. Copper dams A. 1645 AD
b. Solver rupees B. 1637 AD
c. Gold muhrs C. 1630 AD
d. Maunds D. 1666 AD
23. “No one should interfere with the peoples List-II (Event)
religious beliefs, for one deliberately 1. Aurangzeb was appointed Viceroy
chooses an incorrect religion.” Deccan
This view was expressed in 2. Gujarat Famine
a. Advice to Bughra Khan 3. Transfer of capital to Shahjahanabad
b. Advice to Humyun 4. Death of Shahjahan
c. Letter to Shah Abbas 5. Capture of Kangra fort
d. Message to Khusrau Codes:
24. Which of the following accounted for A B C D
agrarian crisis during late seventeenth a. 3 1 5 4
century? b. 3 1 2 4
1. Inbuilt weaknesses in jajir system c. 4 3 1 2
2. Monetary fluctuations d. 1 3 2 4
3. Natural calamities 29. Which one of the following statements is
4. Administrative failures not correct?
Choose the correct answer by using the a. The vakil was a prestigious office in
codes given below: rank and dignity
a. 1 and 2 b. Akbar separated the revenue and
b. 3 and 4 financial powers from office of vakil.
c. 1, 2 and3 c. Office of vakil assumed importance
d. 2, 3 and 4 during the later part of Aurangzed’s
25. Which one of the following sets of officers reign.
was not found in the Provincial d. Jahangir ruled without a vakil for a
Administration of the Mughals? long time.
a. Subehdars, Faujdars, Karoris 30. Which one of the following pairs is not
b. Faujdars, Diwan, Bakhshi correctly matched
c. Muhtasib, Wazir, Amil a. Arif Quandhari : Tarikh-i-Akbar
d. Wazir, Bakhshi, Mir Saman
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b. Nizamudding Ahamad: Tabaqat-i- 38. Match List I with list II and select the
Akbari correct answer by using the codes given
c. Abdul quadir Badaoni : Muntakhab-ut below the lists:
Tawarikh List–I (Officials in Shivaji’s
d. Mutamad Khan: Khulastut Tawarikh administration)
31. Khawaja Mansur, the court painter of A. Amtya
Jahangir was a celebrated painter of B. Dandadhyiksha
a. Portraits of birds and animals C. Sachiv
b. Portraits of Mughal nobles D. Sumant
c. Landscapes List-II (Designation)
d. frescoes 1. Ecclesiastical head
32. Khwaja Ahdus Samad was the court 2. Home Secretary
painter of 3. foreign Secretary
a. Babur 4. Finance Minister
b. Akabar Codes:
c. Jhangir A B C D
d. Shahjahan a. 1 4 3 2
33. The ‘Fatwai Almgiri’ complied at the b. 4 1 2 3
order of Aurangzeb in 1663 by six persons c. 4 1 3 2
headed by Shaik Nizam was a
d. 1 4 2 3
a. Book of administrative rules 39. As a part of dowry on the marriage of
b. Set of military regulations Princess Catherine of Braganza with
c. Set religious regulations Charles II Bombay was given to the
d. Collection of sayings of Aurangzeb British by the
34. Saikh Ahmad Sirhindi was imprisoned by a. French
a. Humayun b. Danes
b. Akbar c. Spaniards
c. Jahangir d. Dutch
d. Shahjahan 40. During the 17th Century, the trade between
35. The statement the “both Agra and Indian and Java was dominated by the
Fatehpur Sikri are bigger than London” a. Portuguese
was made by b. Dutch
a. Bernier c. English
b. Ralph Fitch d. French
c. Hawkins 41. In the given map, the largest part of the
d. Manucci Mughal Empire in the 17th century was the
36. The author of the Das Badh written during one shown at
the Maratha period was.
a. Dadaji Konddeva
b. Ramdas
c. Tukaram
d. Eknath
37. Who among the following sons of
Aurangzeb sought the help of Marathas
against his father? a. A
a. Akbar b. B
b. Muazzam c. C
c. Azam d. D
d. Kambakhsha
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42. The effects of Revenue Reforms b. Abuse of Dastaks by the English
introduced by Murshid Quli Khan in c. Mir Qasim’s conspiracy with the
Bengal raised the annual revenue to nearly French
a. Eighty lakh rupees d. Mir Jajar’s conspiracy with the East
b. One and half crore rupees India company
c. One crore rupees 49. Siraj-ud-daula lost his Masnad because of
d. Two crore rupees a. His weak army
43. Which of the following territories were b. His religious policy
restored to the Mughal Emperr Shag Alam c. Widespread economic distress
II by the English? d. Intrigues and treachery at home
a. 24 Paraganas 50. What is the correct chronological order of
b. Kara and Allahabad the following British officials in India?
c. Bihar and Orissa 1. sir John Shore
d. Awadh and Orissa 2. marquis Cornwallis
44. Which one of the following statements 3. Earl of Minto
correctly defines the term ‘Hindu Pad- 4. Marquess of Wellesley
Padshahi’?
Select the correct answer using the codes
a. Maratha Swarajya given below:
b. Maratha Empire a. 2, 1, 4, 3
c. Maratha Imperialism b. 1, 2, 3, 4
d. Hindu Swarajya c. 1, 2, 4, 3
45. In the succession conflict after Ranjit d. 2, 1, 3, 4
Singh’s demise, power was usurped by
51. Which one of the following statements
a. Dhaian Singh correctly describes the Dual Government
b. Nao Nihal Singh arrangement made by the East India
c. Sher Singh Company in Bengal?
d. Kharag Singh a. Executive and Judicial authority were
46. Consider the following statements about separated
Tipu Sultan b. Revenue collection was entrusted to
1. He made no treaty with the British. the deputy Nawab while military
2. He had not quarrel with the Marathas. affairs were retained by the Company.
3. He sought French alliance. c. Revenue administration and the
administration of criminal justice were
4. He fell fighting against the British.
separated and were with the British
Of these statements and the Nawab respectively
a. 1, 2 and are 3 Correct d. The new arrangement was made to
b. 2, 3 and 4 are correct encourage agriculture
c. 3 and 4 are correct 52. The economic policy of the British in India
d. 1 and 4 are correct was to
47. Raushan Akhtar ascended the throne with a. Industrialize India
the title: b. Bring India to the level of Western
a. Jahandar Shah countries
b. Shah Jahan II c. Promote the material prosperity of the
c. Mohammad Shah Indian
d. Almgir II d. Convert India into an agrarian satellite
48. What was the main cause of conflict of metropolitan
between Mir Quasim and the East India 53. Which one of the following Acts abolished
Company? the trading of the East India Company?
a. Mir Quasim’s alliance with the Mughal a. Regulating Act of 1773
Emperor and the Nawab of Avadh b. Charter Act of 1813
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c. Charter Act of 1833 List–I
d. Charter Act of 1853 A. Raja Rammohan Roy
54. Under the Permanent Settlement, the B. Keshab Chandra Sen
Zamindar’s share in the collected land C. Dayanand Saraswati
revenue was D. Ramakrishna Paramahansa
a. 1/4 List-II
b. 1/3 1. Observed that Brahamoism should
c. 1/11 become a sort of universal religion.
d. 1/6. 2. Identified Hinduism with the religion
55. Foreign capitalists were attracted by Indian as founded in the Vedas
industry for a variety of reasons. Which 3. Emphasized that there are Many roads
one of the following reasons was not one to God.
of them? 4. Proclaimed that the purest form of
a. Labour was extremely cheap Hindu religion was to be found in
b. Aw materials were readily and cheaply Upanishads.
available Codes:
c. Indian capitalist class was well A B C D
developed but unable to compete. a. 1 4 2 3
d. For many Indian products there was a b. 1 4 3 2
ready demand the world over
c. 4 1 3 2
56. Who among the following was not a d. 4 1 2 3
member of the congress Socialist Party,
although he encouraged and blessed its 61. The cultural background of Revolutionary
formation?. Terrorism in Bengal had been strengthened
by the writings of
a. Achyuta Patwardhan
a. Michael Madhusudhan Dutt
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar
c. Jayaprakash Narayan
c. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
d. Acharya Narendra Dev
d. Rabindranath Tagore
57. Rani Gaidilliu, a rebel leader against the
British, was from 62. The lower castes tried to assets themselves
by borrowing and imitating customs and
a. Tripura manners of the upper castes. This was
b. Assam termed as Sanskritisation by
c. Nagaland a. Sadipada Banerjee
d. Manipur b. N.M. Lokhande
58. The author who described the Revolt of c. M.N. Roy
1857 as the first War of Independence was d. S.M. Joshi
a. Ashok Mehta 63. The lower castes tried to assets themselves
b. R.C. Jajumdar by Borrowing and imitating customs and
c. S.N. Sen manners of the upper cast This was termed
d. V.D. Savarkar as Sanskritisation by
59. the Window Remarriage Act was passed a. M.KI. Gandhi
during the Governor- Generalship of b. Bernard Cohn
a. Bentick c. B.r. Ambedkar
b. Dalhousie d. M.N. Srinivas
c. Canning 64. In the elections of 1937, the Muslim
d. Lawrence League’s electoral performances in the
60. Match List I with list II and select the Muslim majority provinces such as Sindh,
correct answer by using the codes given Punjab and North West Frontier had been.
below the lists: a. Extremely poor
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b. Very good A. A.O. Hume
c. Good B. Sir Syaed Ahmad Khan
d. Very poor C. Minto
65. Subhas Chandra Bose fought the Congress D. Fuller
Presidential elections in 1939 on the List-II
ground that 1. ‘Hindus and Muslims were two eyes of
a. He did not like the nomination of India’
Sitaramayya 2. Enacted Seditious meeting act
b. He pleaded for elections instead of 3. Lt. Governor of East Bengal and
nominations Assam
c. He was opposed to Gandhiji 4. Secretary of Indian national congress
d. He favoured an aggressive policy Codes:
which was opposed by the Congress
A B C D
leaders.
a. 4 1 3 2
66. During the later half of the nineteenth
century, the Indian intelligentsia started b. 1 3 2 4
protesting against the policies of the c. 4 2 1 3
colonial rule by various means. Which one d. 4 1 2 4
of the following was not a part of the 71. modernization of Muslims in India was
protest? initiated by
a. Writing books and articles on the a. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
subject b. Abdul latif
b. Publishing newpaers for articulating c. Badrudding Tayabji
their views d. Syed Amir Ali
c. Forming societies, Associations and 72. Which one of the following pairs is not
organizations to voice their grievances correctly matfched
d. Permanent Settlement a. Deoband School.. Saiyyad Ahamd
67. Lord Macaulay was associated with Madani
a. Reforms in the army b. Majilis-i-Ahrar.. Maulana Azad
b. Abolition of Sati c. Khaksar.. Inayat Ullah Mashriqui
c. Codification of laws d. Khudai Khidmatgar.. Abdul Ghaffar
d. Permanent Settlement Khan
68. The President of the Indian National 73. There was little sympathy in spite of loud
Congress at the time of Indian professions loyalty. Moderate and
independence was extremist alike learnt with satisfaction of
a. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad German victories. There was not love for
b. Jawaharlal Nehru Germany of course, only the desire to see
c. Dr. Rahjendra Prasad our rulers humbled. Who among the
following write this?
d. J.B.Kripalani
a. C. R. Das
69. Rabindranth Tagore gave up his
knighthood because of b. Jawaharalal Nehru
a. Jallianwala Bagh tragedy c. Gandhi
b. Brutal suppression of Civil d. Rabindranath Tagore
disobedience Movement 74. Which one of the following pairs is
c. Execution of Bhagat Singh correctly matched
d. Chauri chaura incident 1. Gokhle .. British Indian Association
70. Match List I with list II and select the 2. Narayan … All India trade Union
correct answer by using the codes given Congress Malhar Joshi
below the lists: 3. Annie Besant.. Servants of India
List–I society
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4. Dadabhai naoroji .. Home-Rule League 79. Assertion (A): The Kushanas carried on
75. Assertion (A): Hinayana and Mahayana seat through the Persian Gulf and the Sea.
Buddhism were divided into four Reason (R): They maintained a well-
speculative Schoos, Vaibhashika, organized navy.
Sautrantika, Madhymika and Yogachara. a. Both A and R are true and R is the
Reason (R): References to these four correct explanation of a.
Schools are to be found in the Brahmanical b. Both A and R are true but R is Not the
works on philosophy correct explanation of A.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the c. A is true but R is false
correct explanation of a. d. A is false but R is true.
b. Both A and R are true but R is Not the 80. Assertion (A) The post-Gupta agrarian
correct explanation of A. structure marked by growing feudal set-up
c. A is true but R is false Reason (R) It was the emergence of
d. A is false but R is true. land intermediaries and subjected
76. Assertion (A): The Indo-Aryans came to peasantry on large scale.
India from somewhere in Central Asia, a. Both A and R are true and R is the
possibly from the region south of the Urals correct explanation of a.
and east of the Caspian Sea. b. Both A and R are true but R is Not the
Reason (R): they had been defeated by correct explanation of A.
their Indo-European neighbours. c. A is true but R is false
a. Both A and R are true and R is the d. A is false but R is true.
correct explanation of a. 81. Assertion (A): Some Pallava grants
b. Both A and R are true but R is Not the prohibited the entry of royal officers in the
correct explanation of A. granted Village.
c. A is true but R is false Reason (R): The granted villages were
d. A is false but R is true. directly administered by the king.
77. Assertion (A) The Bhagavata religion a. Both A and R are true and R is the
spread to western India and north Deccan. correct explanation of a.
Reason (R): The Yadava-Stvata- Vrishni b. Both A and R are true but R is Not the
people of Mathura migrated to different correct explanation of A.
regions. c. A is true but R is false
a. Both A and R are true and R is the d. A is false but R is true.
correct explanation of a.
82. Assertion (A): Anuloma marriages were in
b. Both A and R are true but R is Not the vogue during the Gupta period.
correct explanation of A. Reason (R): The Gupta monarches wanted
c. A is true but R is false to absorb the foreigners into the Hindu
d. A is false but R is true. fold.
78. Assertion (A) Patanjali attests that during a. Both A and R are true and R is the
the Mauryan times, new cults and super correct explanation of a.
stations were introduced for the sake of b. Both A and R are true but R is Not the
money correct explanation of A.
Reason (R): The treasury needed to be c. A is true but R is false
adequately filled to meet any unforeseen
d. A is false but R is true.
economic crisis in the kingdom.
83. Assertion (A): Pushyamitra has signaled
a. Both A and R are true and R is the his success by performing the Asvamedha.
correct explanation of a.
Reason (R): Vasumitra had influcted a
b. Both A and R are true but R is Not the defeat on the Yavanas.
correct explanation of A.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
c. A is true but R is false correct explanation of a.
d. A is false but R is true.
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b. Both A and R are true but R is Not the Reason (R): he removed religious
correct explanation of A. disabilities of the Hindus by abolishing the
c. A is true but R is false pilgrim taxes, Jiziyah and opening state
d. A is false but R is true. service to them.
84. Assertion (A): The Chola ruler Rajendra’s a. Both A and R are true and R is the
atrocities during his conquest of Sri Lanka correct explanation of a.
have been highlighted in the Mahavmsa. b. Both A and R are true but R is Not the
Reason (R): The author had a strong correct explanation of A.
sympathy for Buddhism. c. A is true but R is false
a. Both A and R are true and R is the d. A is false but R is true.
correct explanation of a. 89. Assertion (A): Jaisingh succeeded in
b. Both A and R are true but R is Not the persuading Shivaji to come to Aurangzeb’s
correct explanation of A. court and enter Imperial serfices.
c. A is true but R is false Reason (R): The attempt at reconciliation
d. A is false but R is true. failed because Shivaji was dissatisfied
with the terms offered.
85. Assertion (A): The Bhakti Saint
Vallabhacharya for professed Suddhavaita a. Both A and R are true and R is the
philosophy correct explanation of a.
Reason (R): He completely identified the b. Both A and R are true but R is Not the
Individual soul with Brahaman and did not correct explanation of A.
subscribe to the distinction between the c. A is true but R is false
two. d. A is false but R is true.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the 90. Assertion (A): Soon after the resignation
correct explanation of a. of the congress ministries in the provinces
b. Both A and R are true but R is Not the in 1939, the Muslim League observed a
correct explanation of A. Deliverance Day’.
c. A is true but R is false Reason (R) Ambedkar supported and
d. A is false but R is true. jointed it.
86. Assertion (A): The agrarian crisis began in a. Both A and R are true and R is the
the later part of the 17th century. correct explanation of a.
Reason (R): the oppressed peasantry b. Both A and R are true but R is Not the
joined the local reel leaders and zamindars. correct explanation of A.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the c. A is true but R is false
correct explanation of a. d. A is false but R is true.
b. Both A and R are true but R is Not the 91. At which one of the following sets of
correct explanation of A. Harappan sites, have structures with fire
c. A is true but R is false altars been discovered?
d. A is false but R is true. a. Chanhudaro and Amri
87. Assertion (A): the Buland Darwaza at b. Banwali and kalibangan
Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar in 1602. c. Harappan and Moohenjodaro
Reason (R): he wanted to commemorate d. Almgirpur and Daimbad
his conquest of Gujarat. 92. A bronze chariot of Harappan times yoked
a. Both A and R are true and R is the to a pair of bullock and driven by nude
correct explanation of a. human figure has been discovered at.
b. Both A and R are true but R is Not the a. Sanghol
correct explanation of A. b. Rojdi
c. A is true but R is false c. Kunal
d. A is false but R is true. d. Daimabad
88. Assertion (A): Sulhkul, namely, peace
with all became the state policy of Akbar.
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93. A highly advanced water management 4. Metre
system of Harappan times has been Codes:
unearthed at A B C D
a. It is distinctly proto-Dravidian a. 4 1 2 3
b. It is distinctly Sanskriti b. 1 4 3 2
c. It is not alphabetical but mainly c. 4 1 3 2
pictographic
d. 1 4 2 3
d. The language used by these scripts has 99. Match List I with list II and select the
definite Sumerian connections. correct answer by using the codes given
94. Which one of the following is more below the lists:
probable regarding the Harappan script?
List–I
a. It is distinctly proto-Dravidian A. Tirukkural
b. It is distinctly Sanskritic B. Silppadikaram
c. It is not alphabetical but mainly C. Manimekalai
pictographic
D. Tolkappiyam
d. The language used by these scripts has
definite Sumerian connections List-II
95. Ananthroupomorphic figure of copper has 1. Ilango Adigal
been reported from the Harppan levels at 2. Sathanar
a. Lothal 3. Tolkappiyar
b. Kalibagan 4. Tiruvalluvar
c. Harppa Codes:
d. Rojdi A B C D
96. ‘Brahm’ emerged as the Supreme entity a. 4 1 2 3
during the times of the b. 1 4 3 2
a. Rigveda c. 4 1 3 2
b. Brahmanas d. 1 4 2 3
c. Aranyakas 100. The earliest available work of the Sangam
d. Upanishads Tamils is
97. the material culture of the Later Vedic a. Pattinappalai
people in the Ganga Yamuna valley may b. Tirumurugarruppadai
be gleaned from c. Maduraikanchi
a. Ochre-coloured pottery d. Tolkappiyam
b. Painted grey ware 101. Which one of the following factors was
c. Black and red ware most responsible for the origin of
d. Northern Black polished ware Buddhism?
98. Match List (Sutra Literature) with List II a. Change of tribal state into territorial
(Subject they deal with) and select the state
correct answer by using the codes given be b. Impact of the increasing use of iron
low the lists: c. Growth of the guild system
List–I d. Challenge of the kshtriyas to the
A. Kalpa dominance of the brahamanas.
B. Siksha 102. Which one of the following Buddhist sects
C. Nirukta insists on the necessity of the monastic
D. Chhanda life, worship of the relics of Lord Buddha,
attainment of salvation by oneself alone
List-II and in the belief that Lord Buddha will no
1. Etymology more be born?
2. Phonetics a. Hinayana
3. ritual b. Mahayana
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c. Vajrayna b. 3 1 2 4
d. Lamaism c. 3 4 2 1
103. The Jain temple known for the finest d. 2 3 4 1
marble carvings in India are situated at 107. Which of the following formed the basis of
a. Gwalior the materials culture in the Maurya period?
b. Kiradu 1. Intensive use of iron
c. Modhera 2. Abundance of punch-marked coins.
d. Dilwara 3. Plenty of NBPW.
104. Which of the following kings of ancient 4. Use of burnt bricks.
Indian were patrons of Jainis? 5. Use of ring-wells
1. Senika Bimbisara Select the correct answer using the codes
2. Chandragupta Maurya given below:
3. Kharvela a. 1, 2, 3, and 5
Choose the correct answerer using the b. 1, 3 and 4
codes given below: c. 2, 4 and 5
105. Match List I with list II and select the d. 1, 2, 4 and 5
correct answer. 108. Which one of the following pairs is not
List–I correctly matched?
A. Balarama a. Fourteen major rock Edicts: Various
B. Rama Dasarathi Principles of Dhamma
C. Kalki b. Seven Pillar Rock Edicts: Appendix to
D. Vamana Rock Edicts
List-II c. Bhabru Inscription: New
1. Battle axe Administration by Asoka
2. Dwarf d. Barabar Cave Inscription: Ashok’s
3. bow and arrow Tolerance.
4. Horse and sword 109. During the Gupta period the term
Bhagakara meant
Codes:
a. Land tax
A B C D
b. Sales tax
a. 1 2 4 3
c. Tax on wastelands
b. 2 3 1 4
d. Tax on mines
c. 1 3 4 2
110. Which one of the following can be inferred
d. 3 1 4 2 from the paucity of coins in the later Gupta
106. Match List I with list II and select the period?
correct answer. a. Decline of trade
List–I b. Decline of money economy
A. Visvanatha c. Non-availability of gold
B. Vasudeva d. Self sufficient village economy
C. Minakshi 111. Match List I with List II and select the
D. Eknamsa or Bhadra correct answerer by using the codes given
List-II below the lists:
1. Puti List–I
2. madurai A. Setthi
3. Kasi B. Sreni
4. Mathura C. Nikkha
Codes: D. Kamsa
A B C D List-II
a. 2 1 3 4 1. Gold coin
12 of 12
2. Bronze and copper coin a. 1, 2 and 3
3. Chief of a guild b. 1 and 2
4. Guild c. 2 and 3
Codes: d. 1 and 3
A B C D 115. In the early medieval period the system of
a. 3 4 2 1 land grants did not exist i
b. 4 3 1 2 a. Orissa
c. 3 4 1 2 b. Uttar Pradesh
d. 4 3 2 1 c. Punjab
112. Which one of the following statements is d. Rajsthan
not true of the post-Gupta agrarian 116. The place at which the first Sati pillar
structure? dated 510 A.D was found is
a. It was marked by the emergence of a. Earn
landed intermediaries. b. Chotegaon
b. It saw the growth of subject peasantry c. Lothal
c. It was rooted in the absolute royal d. Dangvada
ownership of land 117. Which one of the following ancient
d. There were grown evidences of Smritikaras gave the window a position
agrarian expansion next to that of the son in the matter of
113. Which of the following are marked by the inheritance?
agrarian structure in the post-Gupta a. Yajnavalkya
period? b. Manu
1. Large scale grants of land indifferent c. Brhspati
part of India d. Katyayana
2. Undermining of communal rights over 118. To which category can works such as
land. ‘Jyotisha edanga’ and ‘Surya-Prajnapti’ be
3. Subjection of peasants. assigned?
Select the correct answer using the codes a. Cosmology
given below:
b. Astrology
Codes: c. Astronomy
a. 1 and 2 d. Horscopy
b. 2 and 3 119. Which one of the following places is
c. 1 and 3 known for its monumental temple
d. 1, 2 and 3 architecture?
114. Which of the following statements explain a. Arikkamedu
the aspect feudalism in Ancient India? b. Amaravati
1. The king granted lands to his officers c. Gangaikondacholapuram
in lieu of salaries. d. Uttiramerur
2. The work of cultivation was carried 120. Which one of the following Chaityas is
out by sudra peasants
circular?
3. some of the powerful feudatories had a. Bhaja
their own sub-feudatories.
b. Bidsa
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below: c. Junnar
Codes: d. Karle

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