INDIAN CULTURE PAPER III Note This paper contains seventy five objective type questions of two marks each. All questions are compulsory.

1 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below

List-I List-II
Chopper-Chopping Homo erectus
Acheulian Homo habilis
Levallois Homo sapiens
Blade Homo neanderthalnesis

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2 The first rock paintings in India were discovered at
Bhimbetka
Sohagighat
Jaora
Hoshangabad

3 Match List-I (Material found in Harappan culture) with List-II (Possible sources) and select the correct answer using the code given below

List-I List-II
Copper Iran
Silver Deccan
Gold Afganistan
Tin Rajasthan

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4 In which of the following Harappan sites terracotta horse figurine have been reported
Surkotada
Mohenjo-daro
Kalibangan
Banawali

5 In which of the following places Boghazkoy inscription was found
Iran
Turky
Bactria
Afganistan

6 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below

List-I List-II

Rigveda Aitereya upanishad
Samaveda Taittariya upanishad
Yajurveda Mundak upanishad
Atharvaveda Chandogya upanishad

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7 The king of ancient Kashi reputed for his learning during the upanisadic period was
Ajatasatru
Brahmadatta
Pratardana
Pravahana Jaivali

8 In which of the following Parvas of Mahabharata Sankhya, Yoga, Pancaratra, Veda and Pashupata are mentioned as different types of knowledge systems
Anushasan Parva
Bhishma Parva
Shanti Parva
Adi Parva

9 In which of the following Puranas does the context of Radha occur
Vishnu Purana
Bhagavata Purana
Brahma Vaivarta Purana
In all the above Puranas

10 Which one of the following was a Buddhist bhikshuni-vihara (monastery)
Jivakarama of Rajagriha
Kakanadabota of Sanchi
Kukkutarama of Pataliputra
Rajakarama of Sravasti

11 Which of the following is not a Jain text
Acaranga
Bhagavati sutra
Uvasagdasao
Kathavatthu

12 Jataka stories come under which of the following
Digha Nikaya
Samyut Nikaya
Khuddaka Nikaya
Anguttara Nikaya

13 Which of the following was not a tax
Dashaparadha
Uparikara
Shunya pratikara
Udranga

14 The Bhagavadgita forms a part of which of the following parvas of Mahabharata
Adi Parva
Shanti Parva
Bhishma Parva
Anushasana Parva

15 Which of the following dharma sutras gives property rights to an issueless wife along with sapindas (agnates) and sagotras (cognates) after the death of her husband
Gautam Dharmasutra
Bodhayana Dharmasutra
Apastamba Dharmasutra
Vashishta Dharmasutra

16 Which one of the following Indo-Greek ruler issued lead coins
Strato I
Strato II
Hermaios
Demetrious

17 Which of the following places has the stone portrait of Ashoka along with his name
Sanchi
Sannati
Kanganhalli
Gujarra

18 In which of the following texts do we get information about the hierarchy of officers in the context of villages for the first time
Manu Smriti
Brihaspati Smriti
Narada Smriti
Katyayana Smriti

19 In which of the following stupas were the relics of Sariputra and Moggalana found
Sanchi stupa no.1
Sanchi stupa no. 3
Satadhara stupa
Deor kothar stupa

20 In which of the following king's court Apostle Thomas visited
Vonones
Gondophernes
Demetrius
Euthydemus

21 Which of the following sects has the theory of Vyuhas
Pashupata
Kapalika
Pancaratra
Sarvastivada

22 The Nainar Shaiva saints were followers of which of the following doctrines
Pashupata Shaivism
Pratyabhijna Shaivism
Shaiva Siddhanta Shaivism
Vira Shaivism

23 Which of the following texts gives details of ship building techniques
Kritya kalpataru
Yukti kalpataru
Samaraickakaha
Bhavishyatkaha

24 Which of the following texts describes the techniques for making hair dyes and perfumes
Amar kosha
Brihat samhita
Samanta pasadika
Puratan Prabandha Sangraha

25 Araghattaghatiyantra was a device for which of the following purposes
For the measurement of time
For the measurement of land
For irrigation
For weaving cloth

26 Which among the following was the rate of fallow land in East Bengal during the Gupta Period
Two to three dinaras per kulyavapa
Four to five dinaras per kulyavapa
One dinar per kulyavapa
Six dinaras per kulyavapa

27 Which of the following Puranas has portions relating to science of nutrition and health
Vayu Purana
Vishnu Purana
Bhagavata Purana
Garuda Purana

28 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code below

List-I List-II

Bhoja Paramar Manasollasa
Someshwar Samaranganasutradhara
Bhuvandeva Mattavilasa prahasana
Mahendra Varman Aparajit prichcha

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29 From which of the following Gupta inscriptions do we know that one dinar was equal to sixteen rupakas
Damodarpur inscription of 443 CE
Dhanaidah inscription of 432 CE
Begram inscription of 447 CE
Sanchi inscription of 412 CE

30 The Tamil tradition attributes Silappadikaram to
Ilangovadigal
Kamban
Sattan
Tiruttakkadevar

31 A bronge image of which of the following South Indian saints has been found
Tiruppan
Appar
Karaikkal Ammaiyar
Vipra Narain

32 "Bhumij style" of temple architecture is a regional variation of which of the following
Nagar style
Vesara style
Dravida style
Rock cut style of chaityas

33 In which of the following way is the Yajna Varaha a form of Vishnu depicted in North India
Anthropomorphically
Theriomorphically
Mixed form of Anthropomorphic and Theriomorphic forms
In the middle of Yajna Vedi

34 Manikkavasagar's verses in Tiruvasagam are famous for which of the following forms of Shiva
Bhikshanat form
Dakshinamurti form
Nataraj form
Tripurantak form

35 Vijnaneshwar the author of Mitakshara lived in which of the following places
Kannauj under Mihirbhoja
Malava under Bhoj Paramar
Kalyani under the Chalukyas
Kanchi under the Pallavas

36 About which of the "untouchable" saint is the legend that he was carried on the shoulders of Shrirangam priest to the temple
Poigai
Tirumangai
Putattar
Tiruppan

37 Which one of the following text on medicine is also known as the Bower manuscript
Bhela Samhita
Sushrut Samhita
Ashtanga hridaya
Navanitaka

38 Which of the following inscriptions refers to the giving of collective tax by traders of Karnata, Lata, Madhyadesha and Takka
Sanchi inscription of 412 CE
Mandsore inscription of 436 CE
Udaipur inscription of 953 CE
Jhalarapatan inscription of 1086 CE

39 Which of the following women saints was a follower of Virashaiva tradition
Karaikkal Ammayar
Lal Ded (Lalleshwari)
Akka Mahadevi
Mangaiyarkkarasiyar

40 The weight of Gupta dinar (gold coin) of 124 grains would be
4.2 grams
5.25 grams
6.02 grams
8.04 grams

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

List-I List-II

Golaki monastery Dhara
Kodiya monastery Dahala mandala
Jayendra monastery Belgam
Gorathika monastery Shrinagar

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42 Tengalai and Vadagalai subsects issued from which of the following
Shrivaishnav sect
Vira shaiva sect
Shrinatha sect
Pashupata sect

43 The writer of Advaya siddhi Lakshminkara was a spiritual teacher of which of the following schools
Advaita of Shankara
Krama tantricism of Kashmir
Pancaratra tantra
Buddhist tantra

44 The Buddhist goddess Tara is elevated to the position of highest deity for the first time in which of the following texts
Manjushri mula kalpa
Guhya samaja
Mahapratyangira dharini
Buddha kapala tantra

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

Assertion Shankaracharya regarded Brahman as ultimate truth and world as totally false.

Reason According to Shankaracharya whatever is unchangeable is the ultimate truth. In the context of the above two statements which of the following is correct
Both and are true and is the correct explanation of
Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of
is true and is false
is false and is true

46 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below

List-I List-II (Literature) (Sufis)
Fawaid ul Fuad Burhanuddin Gharib
Khair ul Majalis Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi
Nafais al anfas Nasiruddin Chiragh-i Dehlavi
Maktubat-i Imam Rabbani Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya

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47 Which of the Lodi Sultans debarred women from visiting the graves of the saints or taking part in the processions taken out in their memory
Bahlul Lodi
Sikandar Lodi
Ibrahim Lodi
None of the above

48 In the fourteenth century, ingredients used in the pan (betel leaves) were
Betel leaves, lime and nuts
Betel leave, lime and tobacco
Betel leaves, lime and katha
Betel leaves, nuts and tobacco

49 Which sufi saint is known to have given up eating meat and identified himself with the local peasantry
Shaikh Moin-ud din Chishti
Shaikh Hamid ud din Nagori
Shaikh Qutbuddin Bakhtyar Kaki
Shaikh Farid Ganj Shakar

50 From the following point out name of the Sultan of Delhi Sultanate who used to play holi
Iltutmish
Alauddin Khalji
Mubarak Khalji
Muhammad-bin Tughlaq

51 Ibn Battuta, who came to India in the fourteenth century and recorded his travel experiences in his book popularly called Rehla, belonged to
Syria
Egypt
Morocco
Nigeria

52 Among the following Sikh Gurus, identify the Guru who erected lofty buildings at Amritsar, wore fine clothes, kept fine horses and maintained retainers
Guru Govind Singh
Guru Ram Das
Guru Arjan Das
Guru Har Govind

53 Which of the following is not the feature of the Tughlaq architecture
One of the Tughlaq architecture's feature was the sloping walls. It gives the effect of strength and solidity to the building.
There was the deliberate attempt to combine the principles of the arch and the lintel and beam in their buildings.
The Tughlaqs did not generally use the costly red sandstone in their buildings but the cheaper and more easily available greystone.
The Tughlaq buildings have maximum decoration.

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

Assertion Rana Kumbha took great interest in architecture and was an enthusiastic builder.

Reason He repopulated Vasantpur, and built several palaces, monasteries, inns and schools. In the context of the above two statements which of the following is correct
Both and are true and is the correct explanation of
Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of
is true, but is false.
is false, but is true.

55 Tobacco came to north India towards the end of Akbar's reign. Soon, within twenty years, use of tobacco became widespread. Several tobacco shops opened. Seeing its harmful effect, the Emperor prohibited the sell of tobacco. Identify the Emperor from the following who banned the sell of tobacco
Akbar
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb

56 Title .Mirza' signifies the status of a noble as a family member of the Mughal ruling family. Title of .Mirza Raja' was awarded to
Bharmal
Man Singh
Mota Raja Udai Singh
Rana Amar Singh

57 The following couplet shows the socio-religious cultural outlook of a Rajput noble .We are different but united as one, Learn from eyes, as two eyes are separate, Yet do not see separately,' Identify the Rajput noble who knew Persian and wrote this couplet
Rai Manohar Shaikhawat
Raja Man Singh
Raja Bhagwan Das
Raja Anoop Singh

58 Raa. .arpan was written by
Saif Khan
Zafar Khan
Zulfiqar Khan
Multafat Khan

59 Name the European traveller who introduced and showed through experiment the theory of .blood circulation' in India during second half of the seventeenth century
Manucci
Peter Mundy
Tavernier
Bernier

60 Consider the following pairs of authors and the books they have written and select the one which is not correctly matched Author .ook
S.A.A. Rizvi -Fatehpur Sikri
R. Nath -Architecture of Fatehpur Sikri
Syed Ali Nadeem Rezavi -Fatehpur Sikri Revisited
M. Athar Ali -Mughal Architecture of Fatehpur Sikri

61 Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason

Assertion The British conquest led to the de-industrialisation of the country.

Reason The dependence of the people on agriculture increased.

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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 but is false.
is false but is true.

62 Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Tatvabodhini Sabha To propagate Raja Rammohan Roy's idea. To promote the religious enquiry. To spread a rational outlook among the intellectuals of Bengal. To disseminate the knowledge of the Upanishads.
all
and
and
and

63 Which of the following groups strongly advocated women's rights and demanded education for them
Moderates
Extremists
Derozians
Revolutionaries

64 At which place in the year 1800 Christian missionaries established a printing press
Murshidabad
Chandranagar
Hoogly
Serampore

65 Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason

Assertion The humanitarian work of the missionaries in establishing social justice by attempting to establish the equality of all in a caste-ridden society is some­thing commendable.

Reason The beginning of industrial schools by missionaries developed the skills of the unlettered artisans and produced new artisans with possibilities of self-employment or better employment.

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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.

66 Who amongst the following activists of the 1857 mutiny in North India was a native of Madras
Moulvi Mohamadulla
Moulvi Amanulla
Bakht Khan
Moulvi Ahamadulla

67 In which year the Indian Association for the cultivation of science was established
1875
1876
1877
1878

68 In which year Bankim Chandra Chatterji's historical novel "Durgesh Nandini" was published
1857
1861
1865
1869

69 Select the correct pair from the following
Lakshminath Bezbarua -Assamese
Subramanya Bharati -Kannada
Vishnu Shastri -Gujarati
Altaf Hussain -Bangali

70 Who among the following wrote that, .the early congress leaders hoped to use Hume as a lightning conductor'
Jagadish Chandra
G.S. Sirdesai
Sekhar Bandyopadhyay
Bipan Chandra

71 The Indian Official Secrets Act was passed in 1904
For restricting the freedom of the press.
For restricting the freedom of speech.
To suppress the national movement.
To divide the province of Bengal into two parts.

72 Who of the following argued that .education must Cater to Indian needs and culture. The medium of instruction should be the mother tongue and the curriculum to be designed as to enable the child to develop according to its ability'
Gopalkrishna Gokhale
Mahatma Gandhi
Aurobindo Ghosh
Bipin Chandra Pal

73 Who wrote a small booklet 'Mudiyuma' to establish that even Tamil could be used as a medium for scientific ideas and underlining that Hindi should not be imposed on the south
S. Subramanya Iyer
Kamaraj Nadar
Thyagaraja Chetty
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari

74 The book .India wins freedom' was
a satire on political situation
an autobiography
an account of freedom struggle
a biography

75 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List-I List-II

Annie Besant How India wrought for freedom
Uma Chakravarti Cast, society and Politics in India from the 18th century to the modern age.
Gail Omvedt Dalits and the democratic revolution Dr. Ambedkar and the dalit movement in colonial India.
Susan Bayly Rewriting History The life and times of Pandita Ramabai

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