1. Flake tools of Levallois technique is the characteristic feature of which area of the following geological ages

(A)Lower Pleistocene


(B)Holocene


(C)Upper Pleistocene


(D)Middle Pleistocene


2. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes below
List I List II
a. Sohagighat 1. Kashmir Neolith
b. Balathal 2. V.S. Wakankar
c. Bhimbetka 3. Ahar Culture Site
d. Burzahom 4. A.C.L. Carlleyle

Codes

a b c d

3 4 1 2


4 3 2 1


1 2 4 3


2 1 3 4


3. Which one of the following situated in the North-East Afghanistan is a Harappan trading port

(A)Sutkagen Dor


(B)Mundigak


(C)Shoturgai


(D)Nausharo



4. Which one of the following Buddhist texts mentions five hundred wives of Bimbisara

(A)Mahavamsa


(B)Mahavagga


(C)Dipavamsa


(D)Mahavastu



5. Which of the below mentioned Indo-Greek rulers issued coins bearing the figures of Krishna and Balarama


(A)Menander


(B)Agathocles


(C)Heliocles


(D)Archebius



6. Point out which one of the following sites associated with the Nagas had a shrine dedicated to Dadhikarna, the lord of the Nagas

(A)Padmavati


(B)Kantipuri


(C)Mathura


(D)Rajagriha



7. Which one of the following Puranas replaces the Buddha with Krishna in the list of the Avataras of Vishnu


(A)Matsya Purana


(B)Bhagavata Purana


(C)Vayu Purana


(D)Kurma Purana



8. The earliest Lingodbhavamurti of Siva has been found at which one of the below mentioned sites

(A)Kanchi


(B)Bhojpur


(C)Gudimallam


(D)Khoh



9. Which one of the below mentioned South Indian temples has wall-paintings

(A)Kailashnath temple at Kanchipuram


(B)Virupaksha temple at Pattadakal


(C)Vijayalaya Cholishwara temple at Narttamalai


(D)Koranganatha temple at Srinivasanallur



10. Arrange the Pala kings listed below in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List

(i)Rajyapala
Narayanapala
(iii)Devapala
Gopala

Codes













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

List I (Works on (AuthorsList II )Medicine)
a.Bhanumati 1. Chakra­panidatta

b.Shalihotra 2. Vangasena

c.Vriksha- 3. Bhojayurveda

d.Chikitsasara- 4. Sureshvara samgraha



Codes
a b c d

1 2 3


2 1 4


4 3 1


3 4 2



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

List I (Kings)List II (Dynasty)
a.Udayanjeral 1. Pandya

b.Karikala 2. Chola

c.Nediyon 3. Pallava

d.Simhavisnu 4. Chera


Codes

a b c d

2 1 3


4 2 1


3 4 2


1 3 4



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

List I (Authors) List II (Works on Law)

a.Jimutavahana 1. Manutika

b.Govindaraja 2. Smriti­chandrika

c.Vijnanesvara 3. Dayabhaga

d.Devannabhatta 4. Mitakshara


Codes

a b c d

2 1 3


3 2 4


1 4 2


4 3 1


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


List I (Temple Style)List II (Name of Temple)
a.Nagara 1. Temple at Paharpur

b.Dravida 2. Jain temple at Lakkudi

c.Chalukyan 3. Nilkantha Mahadev at Saunak

d.Exotic 4. Kailashnath at Ellora


Codes

a b c d

3 1 4


4 2 1


1 3 2


2 4 3


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

Assertion Ancient Indian Art styles during the post-Guptaperiod are named as perdynasties ruling over a particular region.

Reason Rules of the post-Gupta dynasties were the solepatronisers of Art.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below


Codes

(A)Both and are correct and is the correct explanation of


(B)Both and are true, but(R) is not the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.


16. According to Al-Beruni, the antyajas were

Dom and Chandala caste of people


(B)Prostitutes


(C)Eight guilds of people belowthe Sudras


(D)Foreigners



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

Assertion The Turks did not use Hindu style of representing human and animal figures on the buildings.

Reason They used geometrical and floral designs and panels of inscriptions containing verses from Quran.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below

Codes

(A)Both and are true and(R) is the correct explanation of(A).


(B)Both and are true, but(R) is not the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.



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

List I (Literary (Authors)List II works)

a. Adab ul Harb wa al Shujat 1. Ata Malik Juwaini

b.Tabaqat-i-Nasiri 2. Zia ud din Barani

c.Tarikh-i-Jahan Gusha 3. Minhaj Siraj

d.Tarikh-I Firuz Shahi 4. Fakhr-i- Mudabbir


Codes
a b c d

4 2 1


3 1 2


2 1 3


1 4 3



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

List I List II

a. Iqta-i-Tamlik 1. A confidential meeting of king and high officials

b.Majlis-i-Khalwat 2. Short term governorship

c.Mahsul 3. Gross income of the province

d.Iqta-i-Iqta Istighal 4. Hereditary


Codes
a b c d

4 3 1


1 3 2


1 2 3


3 4 1



21. Shiqqdar was

(A)the head of village patwaris


(B)the military officer at the pargana level


(C)the treasurer of the pargana


(D)looking after the trade activities



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

Assertion The Bhakti Movement of medieval period succeeded in bringing into the fold of Hinduism many adherents of Buddhism and Jainism.

Reason As a process of cultural assimilation many tribals were Hinduized by fitting themselves into the caste system.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below


Codes

(A)Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


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


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.



23. Shaikh Nuruddin was the founder of the

(A)Rishi Silsilah of Sufis in Kashmir


(B)Chishti Silsilah of Sufis in Ajmer


(C)Firdausi Silsilah of Sufis in Bihar


(D)Suhrawardi Silsilah of Sufis in Multan



24. Considering the relationship between ulema and the ruler during the Sultanate period which one of the following statements is correct

(A)The ulema derived authority from the shariat.


(B)The ulema did not allow the Sultan to interpret the Divine Word.


(C)The ulema could not be dispensed with by the Sultan at will.


(D)None of the above



25. Identify the foreign traveller who gives an account of the Bahamani Kingdom

(A)Ralph Fitch


(B)Nicolo Conti


Nikitin


Nuniz



26. 'Mawarun nahr' was the Arabic term for the Central Asian region of

(A)Farghana


(B)Khurasan


(C)Khwarizm


(D)Transoxiana


27. Concerning Humayun which of the following is correct

(A)Humayun was very fond of astronomy and geography.


(B)Humayun collected a large number of books for the imperial library.


(C)Humayun during his military campaigns used to take some selected books for his use.


(D)All of the above


28. Din-i-Ilahi was primarily

(A)the official religion of state.


synthesis of Hinduism and Islam.


(C)the reiteration of the principle of universal harmony.


superior religion for the masses.


29. What was the percentage of rural population of India, as per the popular estimate, during the 16th and 17th centuries

(A)Around 55%


(B)Around 65%


(C)Around 75%


(D)Around 85%


30. Consider the following statements in respect of Rathor rebellion
(i)The Rathor rebellion broke out following the death of Prithvi Singh, son of Jaswant Singh.
(ii)Aurangzeb installed Indra Singh as the ruler of Marwar.
The rebellion broke out following Aurangzeb's plan to make Jodhpur a part of the Mughal Empire.
(iv)Rani Hadi was supported by the Rathors and RanaRaj Singh of Mewar in the rebellion.

Which of above statement(s) is/are correct


only





31. Arrange the following in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below

(i)The Policy of Ring Fence
The Policy of Equal Federation
The Policy of Subordinate Union
The Policy of Subordinate Isolation

Codes














32. English East India Company lost the monopoly of Chinese trade by

(A)The Charter Act of 1813


(B)The Charter Act of 1833


(C)The Charter Act of 1853


(D)The Charter Act of 1893



33. Which of the following statements is incorrect

(A)Amrita Bazar Patrika was originally a Bengali paper.


(B)Samachar Darpan, the Vernacular newspaper was started during the period of Warren Hastings.


(C)Bombay Times became the Times of India.


(D)The Bengal Gazette, the Weekly Newspaper, was started by James Augustus Hickey.


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


List I List II

a.Treaty of 1. 1769 Allahabad

b.Treaty of 2. 1765 Madras

c.Treaty of 3. 1776 Purandar

d.Treaty of 4. 1784 Mangalore



Codes

a b c d

3 4 1


4 1 2


1 3 4


2 4 3


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

Assertion The process of transition to Colonialism was underway over almost a century 1757-1856.

Reason English East India Company annexed all the Indian territories directly under its control.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below


Codes

is correct but is false.


is incorrect but is correct.


(C)Both are correct and is the correct explanation of


(D)Both are correct but is not the correct explanation of



36. The main reason for the peasants to join the 1857 revolt was

(A)inordinately high revenue demands.


(B)the revenue policies not only uprooted the ordinary peasants but also destroyed the gentry of the country.


(C)the beneficiaries of the new revenue policies were also not satisfied.


(D)all the above


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

List I List II

a.Death of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan 1. 1897

b.Madanlal Dhingra shot dead Curzon Wyllie in London 2. 1898

c.Chapekar brothers murdered the cruel Plague Commissioner Rand and Lt. Ayerst 3. 1909

d.Coronation Durbar in honour of George V held at Delhi 4. 1911


Codes

a b c d

3 1 4


2 4 1


4 3 2


1 2 3


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

Assertion MaCaulay's Law Commission enacted in 1860s marked an end to India seen as a land of 'oriental despotism'

Reason Equity and justice were seen to be meted out in place of what was imagined as the despots 'dark and solemn' justice.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below


Codes

is correct but is false.


is incorrect but is correct.


(C)Both are correct and is thecorrect explanation of


(D)Both are correct but is not the correct explanation of



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

List I List II
a. Behramji M.Malabari 1. Emancipation of women

b.Dando Keshav 2. Kanyasulkam Karve

c.Kandukuri 3. Parsi Social Veeresalingam Reformer

d.Gurazada AppaRao 4. Widow Remarriage Movement




Codes

a b c d

1 4 2


4 2 3


2 3 1


3 1 4



40. One of the following was not associated with Justice Party

(A)K.M. Patro


(B)Ramaswami Naikar


(C)Tanguturi Prakasam


(D)Raja Ram Rainingar


41. What did the ruler of Nabha and Jind offer Ranjit Singh as a token of accepting his subordination

(A)Their forts


(B)Their territory


(C)Costly gifts


(D)Their horses


42. Indicate the newspaper mentioned below with which Gandhiji was not associated

(A)Indian Opinion


(B)Indian Mirror


(C)Harijan


(D)Young India


43. Match the List I with List II

List I (Princely State)List II (Gun salutes entitled by theruler)

a.Sangli 1. 17

b.Gwalior 2. 9

c.Dholpur 3. 15

d.Kutch 4. 21


Codes
a b c d

4 2 1


2 1 3


3 4 2


4 3 1


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

List I List II
a.Clement 1. August Offer Attlee

b.Mountbatten 2. Breakdown plan

c.Lord 3. Cabinet Mission Linlithgow

d.Wavell 4. Plan Balkan


Codes

a b c d

4 2 1


3 1 2


4 1 2


2 4 3


45. Which one of the following was the most immediate problem India confronted after independence

(A)Settlement of boundaries after partition


(B)Division of Civil Service personnel


(C)Division of military assets


(D)Communal and refugee problem


46. Match List I (Authors) with List II (Books) and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

a.Lucien Febvre 1. The Peasants of the Languedoc

b.Max Bloch 2. The Historian's Craft

c.Emmanuel L.R. Ladurie 3. The Mediterranean

d.Fernand Braudel 4. The Regions of France Franche Comte

Codes

a b c d

2 4 1


1 2 3


2 1 3


4 3 2



47. The "Idea of Progress" in historiography relates to

(A)Romanticism


(B)Enlightenment


(C)Post modernism


(D)Dialectical materialism



48. The concept of 'Total History' is associated with which one of the following schools of historical writing

(A)Marxist School


(B)Positivist School


(C)Annales School


(D)Subaltern School



49. The major determinant(s) of the policy of non-alignment was/were

(A)Anti-racialism


(B)Anti-imperialism


(C)Both and


(D)None of the above



50. Who among the following is the author of The Cold War and its Origin

(A)Daniel Singer


(B)A.F.K. Organski


(C)D.F. Flaming


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