PAPER-III INDIAN CULTURE Signature and Name of Invigilator


1. A figure of Mother Goddess made of bone was discovered from the Upper Palaeolithic context in

Godavari Valley (Maharashtra)


Narmada Valley (Madhya Pradesh)


Son Valley (Madhya Pradesh)


Belan Valley (Uttar Pradesh)



2. Which of the following Mesolithic sites has yielded the evidence of necklace and earrings

Adamgarh


Bagor


Mahadaha


Singrauli



3. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists
List I List II
a.
Alamgirpur i. Gujarat

b.
Rakhigarhi ii. Haryana

c.
Rangpur iii. Punjab

d.
Ropar iv. Uttar Pradesh




Codes
a b c d

i iii iv ii


iv ii i iii


iii i ii iv


iv ii iii i



4. Which of the Harappan sites have yielded the evidence of paddy
i. Harappa
ii. Mohenjodaro
iii. Lothal
iv. Rangpur Select the correct answer from the codes below

i and ii ii and iii


iii and iv ii and iii



5. Which of the following is the most popular metre of the Rigveda

Anushtup Gayatri


Jagati Trishtup


6. The Paippalada Samhita is a recension of

Rigveda Yajurveda


Samaveda Atharvaveda


7. The Vedic river Kubha is to be located in

Afghanistan


Chinese Turkistan


Kashmir


Punjab


8. Which of the following are not Buddhist Jatakas
i. Baveru Jataka
ii. Brihaj Jataka
iii. Dasarath Jataka
iv. Yavana Jataka Indicate the correct answer from the codes given below

i and ii iii and iv


i and iii ii and iv


9. Which of the following Mauryan Pillars were surmounted by Lion Capital
i. Lauriya Nandangarh
ii. Kolhua (Bakhira)
iii. Sanchi
iv. Sarnath Indicate the correct answer from the codes below

i iv ii iii


iii iv ii, iii iv


10. The Mauryan ruler Asoka gifted caves in the Barabar Hill in Bihar to

Ajivikas


Mahasanghikas


Niganthas


Theravadins


11. Which one of the following has not been included in the list of seven limbs of State

Duta Janapada


Mitra Sena



12. Who among the following laid down punishment for persons becoming ascetics without making adequate provision for dependent wife and children

Kautilya


Manu


Pushyamitra Sunga


Sasanka



13. In which type of marriage there was a condition of giving a pair of cows to the father of the bride

Arsha Asura


Daiva Prajapatya



14. The son born of Niyoga was known as

Aurasa Gudhaja


Kshetraja Sahodha



15. According to the Dharmasastra tradition who was considered to be the first successor to Stridhana

Husband


Son


Daughter


Daughter-in-law



16. Excavations of which of the following sites has yielded evidence of a Vaishnava temple of pre-Christian era

Ayodhya Besnagar


Bodhgaya Mathura



17. Ancient mint centres of the Yaudheyas were
i. Agaroha ii. Bayana
iii. Rohtak iv. Sunet Indicate the correct answer from the codes below

i and ii iii and iv


ii and iii i and iv



18. Consider the following statements Assertion The earlyChaitygrihas and Viharas of Guntuphalli in West Godavari district are rock cut. Reason The Chaityas and Viharas of Eastern Deccan are usually rock-cut.
In the context of above statements, which one 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.



19. Which of the following places has yielded Roman coins of Augustus in good numbers

Arikamedu


Coimbatore district


Mahabalipuram


Sopara



20. Consider the following statements Assertion The Buddhist text Milindapanho states that ships were sailed from India to Alexandria. Reason Milinda had a
second capital at Alexandria. In the context of above statements, which one 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.



21. Who among the following Kushan Kings portrayed only one deity Shiva with or without Nandi on the reverse of his coins

Kujula Kadphises


Wema Kadphises


Kanishka


Huvishka


22. Which school of art used spotted sandstone as material for sculptures

Amaravati Gandhar


Mathura Sarnath



23. Who among the following was a great patron of the Sangam poets

Kari Ori


Nalli Pari



24. In which of the following early royal families, men usually patronised the Vedic religion and the ladies the Buddhism

Ikshvakus Kanvas


Guptas Vakatakas



25. The guild which had migrated from Lata and settled in Dasapura traded in

Jewels Oil


Salt Silk



26. Where did Upasika Bodhisiri construct a Chaityagriha, enshrining a Stupa, for the exclusive use of the Theravadin Acharyas of Sri Lanka

Amaravati


Bhaja


Kanheri


Nagarjunakonda



27. Who among the following rulers had performed the Vajapeya sacrifice
i. Pushyamitra Sunga
ii. Chantamula
iii. Pravarasena I
iv. Samudragupta Indicate the correct answer from the codes below

i and ii ii and iii


iii and iv i and iii



28. Who among the following was the chief exponent of Sunyavada

Ananda Asanga


Dinnaga Nagarjuna



29. Who among the following is known as the acharya of Asvasastra

Asvin Palakka


Palakapya Salihotra



30. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched

Ashtanga Sangraha Ayurveda


Brahma Siddhanta Philosophy


Lilavati Mathematics


Rupamandana Iconography



31. Bhinmal is known as the native place of the astronomer named

Aryabhatt


Bhaskaracharya


Brahmagupta


Varahamihira



32. Who among the following had the title 'Dharma-Maharaja'

Pushyamitra Sunga


Gautamiputra Satakarni


Pravarsena I


Chandragupta II



33. Where is the Buddhist rock-cut cave which depicts eleven-headed Bodhisattva image

Ajanta Ellora


Kanheri Karle



34. Which of the following had been the chief centres of casting Buddhist bronze image during the Pala period
i. Kurkihar ii. Nalanda
iii. Rajgrih iv. Sarnath Indicate the correct answer from the codes below

ii only i and ii


iii and iv ii, iii and iv



35. 556 years of Saka era had elapsed when the Aihole inscription of Pulekesin II was composed. Its approximate equivalent would be

A.D. 499 A.D. 613


A.D. 634 A.D. 691



36. Which of the following temples was constructed by Lokamahadevi, the senior queen of Chalukya ruler Vikramaditya II

Draupadi Rath at Mamallapuram


Vaikuntha Perumal temple at Kanchipuram


Meguti temple at Aihole


Virupaksha temple at Pattadakal



37. Which of the following temples is considered the earliest monument of Khajuraho

Chausath Yogini temple


Brahma temple


Lakshman temple


Parswanath temple



38. Which of the following temples has a Sikhara of the Dravidian style

Chitragupta temple, Khajuraho


Draupadi Rath, Mamallapuram


Rajarani temple, Odisha


Teli Ka Mandir, Gwalior



39. Name the temple which served as a centre of higher education

Lingaraja temple at Bhubneswar


Sasbahu temple at Gwalior


Shore temple at Mamallapuram


Trayi Purush temple at Salotgi



40. Where did the Rashtrakuta King Dantidurga perform Hiranyagarbha Mahadana ceremony

Ellora Nasik


Manyakheta Ujjain



41. Under the Chola rule there existed a medical school teaching the Charaka Samhita and the Ashtangahridaya Samhita at

A ayiram Tirumukku al

42. Who among the following Chalukya rulers had forbidden animal sacrifice in Gujarat

Bhima


Siddharaja Jayasimha


Kumarapala


Ajayapala



43. Who among the following has been criticised by Kalhana for confiscating the temple treasures

Lalitaditya


Avantivarman


Didda


Harsha



44. Which of the following is correctly matched

Hemadri Danasagara


Jimutavahana Dayabhaga


Lakshmidhara Chaturvarga­chintamani


Medhatithi Commentary on Yajnavalkya Smriti



45. Who among the following issued coins with the figure of Lakshmi

Mahmud Ghazni


Mohammad Ghori


Akbar


None of the above



46. The earliest extant Persian dictionary is

Miftahul Suzala


Farhang-i-Qawwas


Farhang-i-Jahangiri


Farhang-i-Rashidi



47. Match the List I with List II and select correct answer from the codes given below the list List I List II (Author) (Work)
a.
Jauhar Aftabchi i. Tazkirat-ul Waqiyat

b.
Bayzeed Bayaat ii. Tazkira-i Humayun-wa-Akbar

c.
Ishwar Das iii. Futuhat-i Nagar Alamgiri

d.
Shamshuddin iv. Ma'asir-ul Shah Nawaj Khan Umra


Codes
a b c d

i ii iii iv


iv iii ii i


iii ii i iv


ii i iv iii




48. In whose court the Hindu Painters Basawan and Daswant were the chief painters

Akbar


Aurangzeb


Mohammed Shah 'Rangila'


Bahadurshah Zafar



49. is a well known folk song and dance of which State

Rajasthan


Bihar


Himachal Pradesh


Assam



50. The marble stone was first introduced with Red Stone in the Mughal Buildings during whose period

Akbar Jahangir


Shahjahan Aurangzeb



51. Which Scholar Minister of Vijaynagar Empire was a famous Bhasyakar of Vedas

Sayan


Peddan


Hemadri


None of the above



52. In which book Tirumular has put up mystic interpretation of the Shaiv-Siddhanta

Tirumandiram


Tiruwachkam


Nayalir prabandhan


Tirupalladu



53. The Lawni and Powada are associated with the following

Shringhar and Veer Ras


Hasya and Vyang Ras


Karun Ras


Shant Ras



54. The Muslim ritual of 'Fatiha' relates to

Prayer for the dead


Bathing in the sacred water


Visit to a Dargah of any saint


Congregation for singing Qawwalis



55. Moplahs, who are known to have rebelled against the British Raj were the descendents of whom

Arab men and Indian women


Persian women and Shaikhzada men


Indian males and Persian women


Deccani women and Rajput males



56. Point out the Mughal Emperor who abolished and 'Zamibos' both.

Babur Jahangir


Shahjahan Aurangzeb



57. Itimadud Daulah was the father -in­law of the Mughal Emperor

Akbar Jahangir


Shahjahan Aurangzeb



58. On 2nd February, 1786 William Jones delivered his third annual discourse to Asiatic Society on the subject

Importance of Asia in the history of mankind


History and culture of the Hindus


Reflection on the history, laws, manners, arts and antiquities of Asia


Remarks on the old inhabitants



59. Who among the following Muslim Sufi writers wrote 'Chandawat'

Mulla Daud Kutuban


Manjhan Jayasi



60. Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur showed his interest to establish observatories in the following five cities

Delhi, Jaipur, Mathura, Ujjain, Varanasi


Agra, Mathura, Delhi, Banaras, Haridwar


Ujjain, Pushkar, Mathura, Jaipur, Delhi


Delhi, Jaipur, Somnath, Pushkar, Mathura



61. Which of the following Missionaries came to India after they were permitted to preach religion

London Missionary Society


Scotch Missionary Society


General Baptist Missionary Society


All the above



62. Who of the following was not associated with the Aligarh School

Nazir Ahmed


Maulana Shibli Nomani


Maulana Azad


Altaf Hussain Hali



63. Of the following, who started the Gurukul Kangri

Mahatma Hans Raj


Dayanand Saraswati


Guru Dutt


Swami Shraddhanand



64. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists List I List II (Author) (Work)
a.
Lajpat Rai i. Rangabhumi

b.
M.K. Gandhi ii. Young India

c.
Premchand iii. Hind Swaraj

d.
Abul Kalam iv. India Wins Azad Freedom


Codes
a b c d

i iv ii iii


ii iii i iv


iii ii iv i


iv i iii ii



65. Arrange the following Education Reform Commissions in chronological order
i. Radhakrishanan Commission
ii. The Hunter Commission
iii. The Kothari Education Commission
iv. The Sadler University
Commission Select your answer from the codesgiven below

i iii ii iv


ii iv i iii


iii i iv ii


iv ii iii i



66. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and theother is labelled as Reason :Assertion Ram Mohan Roy demanded that the maximum rents to be paid by the actualcultivators of land should be permanently fixed. Reason The cultivators did not enjoy the benefits of thePermanent Settlement of Bengal of 1793.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the followingis correct

Both and are true and 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.



67. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and theother is labelled as Reason :Assertion Education remained available to a handful of Indians during the colonial period. Reason All Educational institutions were opened through the incentives of rich people only.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct

Both and are true and 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.



68. Identify the organization which concerned itself with the question of women's education.

School Book Society


Theosophical Society


Prarthana Samaj


All the above



69. Which one of the following statements is not correct concerning Gandhian Philosophy

Mahatma Gandhi derived inspiration from reading the works of western thinkers.


Vaishnavism and Jainism had no influence on him.


It was based on the recognition of the diversities of India.


His social philosophy was meant for the uplift of lower classes.



70. Match List-I (Authors) with List-II (Works) and select the correct answer using the codes given below List I List II (Authors) (Work)
a.
Mustafa Khan i. Islamic revival in British India

b.
Sir William ii. History of the Muir Revolt in Bijnor

c.
Sayyid Ahmed iii. Life of Khan Mohammad

d.
Thomas iv. An Apology for Metcalf the New Light


Codes
a b c d

ii i iv iii


iv ii iii i


iv iii ii i


ii iv iii i



71. From where was started the publication of the 'Ghadar' paper in 1913

Lahore


London


San Francisco


New York



72. Who of the following has made the architectural design of Prince of Wales Museum of Bombay

G. Wittel


Sir Edward Lutyens


Sir Edward Baker


Lord North



73. To whom did Mahatma Gandhi consider his spiritual guide

The New Testament


The Quran


The Bhagvad Gita


The Ramayana



74. Who among the following scholars used the concept "colonial milieu' concerning the South Asian indigenous civilizations and its contact with British culture

J.N. Farquhar


K.W. Jones


J. Hopkins


D. Kopf



75. Who among the following 'wanted to preserve Islam unchanged; not as it was idealized in texts or the historical past, but Islam as it had evolved to the present'

Ahmed Riza Khan


Sayyid Ahmed Khan


Mohammad Qasim Nanautawi


Rashid Ahmed Gangohi