1. When were the bow and arrow added in the equipment of hunters for the first time

Lower Palaeolithic period

Neolithic period

Mesolithic period

Chalcolithic period

2. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason and select your correct answer from the codes given below

Assertion The upper palaeolithic people at Bhimbetka practiced the art of painting.

Reason They painted the various animals whom they might have known.

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Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of

is true, is false.

is false, is true.

3. The most common form of Harappan seals is

Cylindrical

Rectangular

Round

Square

4. Which animal finds the largest number of mention in the Rigveda

Cow

Horse

Bull

Buffalo

5. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason and select your correct answer from the codes given below

Assertion The Sulvas- prescribe various kinds of measurements for the utras construction of sacrificial altars.

Reason The ritual of sacrifice had become popular.

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Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of

is true, is false.

is false, is true.

6. Space is categorised in Jainism as

Jiva

Ajiva

Samvara

Nirjara

7. Of the following, which was not a sect of Theravada Buddhism

Sarvastivada

Sammitiya

Gokulika

Mahishaska

8. In which inscription does Ashoka make a reference to the forest tribes

Sarnath pillar edict

Bhabru inscription

Rock-Edict XIII

Roopnath minor edict

9. What did Greeks mean by Strategos

Governor

Priest

Village headman

Monk

10. Which of the following law-giver allows a woman to sell and mortgage her movable and immovable property

Manu

Apastamba

Vishnu

Katyayana

11. Which of the following is not correct about the Sangam literature

It refers to many settlements such as Kaveripattanam.

It refers to the Yavana traders coming to South India with their own ships to take pepper.

It refers to some South Indian dynasties.

Sangam was the name of a ruling dynasty of South India.

12. Which is not correct about the Sarnath school of art

The treatment of Buddha's eyes adds to his serenity.

The rounder face gives him the extra grace.

The transparent drapery makes the Buddha's figure impressive.

There is absence of mudras.

13. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason and select your correct answer from the codes given below

Assertion The Gupta period witnessed the growth of lot of scientific literature.

Reason The scientists were paid rich amount by the state for the task.

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Both and are true and is correct explanation of

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of

is true, is false.

is false, is true.

14. Which is not correctly taken from the description of Hiuen Tsang

He praises the king of Jalandhar.

He compliments for the Hindu ruler of Ujjain for bravery and learning.

His appreciation for the non-Buddhists of Matipura.

He praises the Buddhist ruler of Vallabhi, who was the son-in-law of King Harsha of Kanauj.

15. Which is not correct about the interpretation of Sankara's Vedant philosophy

The reality is advaita.

Upanishdic relation between brahm and atman is rejected.

The world is illusion.

Asceticism is advocated for the control of senses.

16. Which work criticizes the foul practices of the Buddhists and the Kapalikas

Gaudavaho

Chandisataka

Mattavilasa Prahasan

Prithviraja Vijaya

17. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists

List I (Author) List II (Work)

Hemachandra Bodhisattvavadana

Haribhadra Suri Lilavati

Kshemendra Pranam Mimansa

Bhaskaracharya Nyayavtara vritti

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18. Which of the following was the prominent Art-centre of the Rashtrakutas

Ellora

Salsette

Elephanta

Badami

19. Which of the following is not the work of Kshemendra

Bodhisattvavadana

Brihatkatha manjari

Bala Ramayana

Ramayana manjari

20. Which Chola King granted land to the Sailendra King of Sri Vijaya for the construction of a Buddhist monastery at Nagapattinam

Rajaraja I

Rajendra I

Rajendra II

Rajadhiraja

21. Which of the following statement/statements is/are correct about Indian trade with China

Sadiduddin Awfi mentions Irani merchants who settled down in Cambay, carried on trade between India and China.

The Taj-ul Ma'asir mentions that Chinese mirrors and silk were in demand in the Indian markets.

Ibn Battuta records the availability of Chinese silk such as Khuz, Diba, Shir, and Qasab. Select the correct answer from the code given below

Codes

and

and

and

and

22. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason

Assertion Shaikh Fariduddin (Baba Farid) left Delhi and settled at Ajodhan.

Reason Baba Farid decided to leave Delhi when his fame became an obstacle to his prayers.

In the light of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct

Codes

Both and are true and is correct explanation of

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.

23. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. Match the following Persian works with their authors

List I (Persian Text) List II (Author)

Javami-ul Hikayat Ali Kufi wa Livami-ul Rivayat

Chachnama Ata Malik Juwaini

Fatawa i Jahandari Sadiduddin Awfi

Tarikh i Jahan Gusha Ziauddin Barani

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24. The Batihagarh inscription mentions the construction of a gow math (cow temple) by the order of which Sultan

Alauddin Khalji

Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Firoz Tughlaq

Ibrahim Lodi

25. The Sharqi kingdom of Jaunpur was founded by a eunuch who was in the service of sultan Firoz Tughluq. Identify the eunuch from the following

Malik Sarwar

Abu Bakr Shah

Muhammad Shah

Mir Hajib Sultani

26. Chronologically arrange the following monuments of Akbar's reign

Humayun's Tomb

Shaikh Salim Chishti's Tomb

Buland Darwaza

Agra Fort Select the correct answer from the codes given below

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27. Identify the pair of the emperors in their period tobacco come into use in Northern India and it was banned within twenty years.

Humayun and Akbar

Akbar and Jahangir

Jahangir and Shah Jahan

Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb

28. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists

List I (Monument) List II(Place)

Khusrau Bagh Lahore

Jahangir's tomb Allahabad

Nurmahal Sarai Khuldabad

Tomb of Aurangzeb Jalandhar district

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29. From the following, point out the incorrect pair

Rajatarangini Sanskrit

Humayunama Turkish

Baburnama Turkish

Chachnama Arabic

30. Arrange the following manuscript illustrations of the Mughal atelier in chronological order

Anwar-i Suhaili

Razmnama

Hamzanama

Tarikh-i-khandan-i-Timuria Select your answer from the codes given below

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31. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists

List I (Name of tax) List II (Tax levied)

Mahi Faroshi Tax realised from stall-keepers for the use of public lands.

Tah Bazari Tax on gambling houses.

Qimar Khana Tax on brick kilns and potteries.

Kuza-wa Khisht Pazi Tax levied on the sale of fish.

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32. Who among the following pursued European fashions construction of their buildings

British

Dutch

French

Portuguese

33. Mughal nobles were honoured in many ways. Which one of the following did not fall into the category of royal honours bestowed upon the nobles

Khila't

Sarpech

Sar-o-pa

Nisar

34. "As regards myself, my liking for painting and my practice in judging it has arrived at such a point that when any work is brought before me, either of deceased artists or of those of the present day, without the names being told me, I say on the spur of the moment that it is the work of such and such a man."

In the above statement which of the following emperor is applanding his painting skills

Babur

Akbar

Jahangir

Shahjahan

35. A whole body of literature on etiquette known as Akhlaq developed in India and Iran during the medieval period. Which of the following is/are correct about Akhlaq literature

Akhalaq-i-Nasiri of Nasir al-Din Tusi was the earliest work produced in Iran on etiquettes in the first half of the thirteenth century.

In India Fatwa-i-Jahandari of Ziauddin Barani was the first treatise on Akhalaq genre.

Akhlaq-i-Jahangiri was the first major work on etiquettes complied under the Mughals by Nur-al-din Qazi al-Khaqani. Select the correct answer from the codes given below Codes

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and

and

and

36. Chronologically arrange the following legislations on the basis of the year of their enactment

Charles Metcalfe's Act XI that liberated the Press in India.

India Act V that made slavery illegal in India.

Regulation XVII that made sati illegal in Bengal Presidency.

Regulation III that declared infanticide to be treated as murder.

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37. Identify which one of the following does not belong to Serampore missionaries

William Carey

Joshua Marshman

Charles Grant

William Ward

38. Identify which one of the following statement is wrong

Orientalists made an attempt to learn about Indian culture through a study of texts in Sanskrit and Persian languages and use that knowledge in matters of governance.

Utilitarians believed in appropriate social engineering and authoritarian reformism.

Evangelists argued about the necessity of government intervention to liberate Indian's from their religions that were full of superstitions, idolatry and tyranny of the priests.

Free trade thinkers believed that a free Indian economy would ensure a free flow of trade from the shackles of tradition and without government intervention.

39. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I (Editors) List II(Newspapers)

Naoroji Dorabji Chandaru Indian Statesman

Bal Shashtri Jambhekar Hindu Patriot

Robert Knight Mumbai Vartaman

Girish Chandra Ghosh Bombay Durpan

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40. On whose suggestion Dayananda Saraswati started recording his ideas that formed the content of Satyartha Prakash

Swami Vijayananda

Devendranath Tagore

Raja Jai Kishan Das

Lala Hans Raj

41. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I (Founders) List II (Organisations)

Pandita Ramabai Seva Sadhan

Sarala Devi Chaudhrani Anath Balika Ashram

D.K. Karve (iii) Sharada Sadan

G.K. Devdhar Bharat Stree Mahamandal

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42. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists

List I List II

E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker S.N.D.P. Yogam

Iyothee Thass The Depressed Class Mission Society of India

Narayan Guru Adi Dravida Movement

V.R. Shinde Self-Respect Movement

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43. Which one of the following literary works was not authored by Bankim Chandra Chatterji

Meghnadbadh

Durgeshnandini

Kamalakanta

Anandmath

44. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I (Authors) List II (Books)

J. Natarajan History of the Brahmo Samaj.

Shivanatha Sastry Ramkrishna, His Life and Sayings.

J.N. Farquhar Modern Religious Movements in India.

F. Max Muller History of Indian Journalism.

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45. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason

Assertion Ramkrishna Paramhansa's teachings emphasized the universality of all religious all were true and led to God.

Reason Vivekananda's vision of Hinduism was deeply divided between its glorious past and degenerate present. In the light of above statements which of the following is correct Codes

Both and are true and is correct explanation of

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.

46. Who said "I want to be in my country not as outlander but as master in the same sense that an Englishman is a master in his own country and in the colonies."

B.C. Pal

B.G. Tilak

M.K. Gandhi

Lala Lajpat Rai

47. Who was the moving spirit behind the founding of Indian Social Conference in 1887

Beheramji M. Malabari

Surendra Nath Banerjee

Mahadev Govind Ranade

Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar

48. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists

List I (Satyagrahas) List II (Years)

Vaikkam Satyagraha 1924 25

Kalaram Temple Satyagraha 1930 35

Guruvayur Satyagraha 1931 35

Munshigunj Kali Temple Satyagraha 1929

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49. Who amongst the following was not an eminent orientalist

Dr. Bhau Daji

Dr. R.G. Bhandarkar

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

50. Who wrote the song 'Amar Sonar Bangla' during the Swadeshi Movement, that later inspired liberation struggle of Bangladesh and was adopted as their national anthem

Kazi Nazrul Islam

Rajani Kant Sen

Syed Abu Mohammed

Rabindranath Tagore