1. Microlithic tools are the main tools of

Lower Paleolithic period


Middle Paleolithic period


Mesolithic period


Iron Age


2. Which Harappan culture site has yielded the evidence of the cotton

Kalibangan

Lothal

Harappa

Mohenjodaro


3. Jain Tirthankara Mahavira has been mentioned in the early Pali lilterature as

Mahavira


Nigantha Nataputta


Vardhamana


Videhaputta


4. In which of the following forms of marriage the payment of the bride price was a condition

Asura

Paisacha

Prajapatya

Rakshasa


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

List I(Period) List II (Significant Females)
a. Vedic i. Karuvaki

b. Upnishadic ii. Apala

c. Buddhist iii. Gargi

d. Mauryan iv. Sujata

Codes
a b c d

ii iii iv i


i ii iv iii


ii i iii iv


i ii iii iv


6. The head of village administration Gramani
or Gramika generally belonged to which Varna

Brahmana

Kshatriya

Vaisya

Sudra

7. The Chief of Sreni organization in Budha's time was known as

Bhojaka

Sarthavaha

Sresthi

Jye thaka


9. The republic state against which Ajatashatru faught was

Koliya

Sakya

Malla

Vajji


10. Arrange the following women in chronological order

i. Amrapali
ii. Vasantsena
iii. Sutanuka
iv. Jawala

Select your answer from the code given below
Codes

iv ii iii i

iv i iii ii

i ii iii iv

iv iii ii i

11. Which of the writer mentions about Ashoka's palace at Patliputra

Magasthenes


Fahien


It. Sing


None of the above

12. Puranas mention which of the dynasties of South India

Pallavas

Cholas

Rashtrakutas

Satavahanas


13. In the Mauryan administration 'Sannidhata' was incharge of

Royal treasury


Store house


Cavalry


Provincial administration


14. Which of the following inscriptions mentions that the state had made provision of two granaries for relief in the time of distress

Pillar Edict VII of Ashoka


Hathigumpha Inscription of Kharavela


Piprahwa Vase Inscription


Sohgaura Bronze Plaque inscription


15. Rock cut caves at Barabar hills were carved during the time of

Chandra Gupta Maurya


Bindusara


Desratha


Kharavela


16. The Indo-Greek envoy Heliodorus erected Garuda Pillar during the reign of

Agnimitra

Bhagabhadra

Pushyamitra

Vasumitra


17. Who of the following rulers performed horse sacrifice

Agnimitra


Kharavela


Pushyamitra


Gautamiputra Satakarni


18. Match List-I with List-II and select correct answer from the code given below the lists

List I(Kings) List II (Title)
a. Kanishka i. Param Maheswara

b. Ashoka ii. Devaputra

c. Chandra iii. Devanampriya Gupta-II

d. Dhanga iv. Parama Bhagavata Chandella


Codes
a b c d

ii iii iv i


i ii iii iv


ii i iv iii


iii ii i iv



19. Kaveripattnam was

Pallava capital


Temple Town


Army Centre


Famous Sea-port



20. Which of the following texts expounds the philosophy of Sunyavada

Abhidharmakosa


Lankavatarasutra


Madhyamika Karika


Sutralankara



21. Prabhavati Gupta was the daughter of

Kumardevi

Kuber Naga

Dhruva Devi

Datta Devi



22. A prominent centre of the Pasupata sect during the Gupta period was

Kashi

Mathura

Ujjayini

Vidisa

23. Who issued battle axe type of gold coins

Samudra Gupta


Chandra Gupta -II


Kumara Gupta


Puru Gupta



24. Given below are two statements; one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Samudragupta has been shown playing Vina on some gold coins.

Reason He was an expert in music.
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct

Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


Both and are true, but is not correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.





25. Which of the following Gupta gold coin type has the depiction of Ganga on the reverse

Parasu type


Vina type


Vyaghra type


Ashvamedha type



26. The identification mark of Trithankar Mahavira image is

Elephant

Horse

Dear

Lion



27. Match List-I (Temple) with List-II (Place) and select the correct answer using the code given below

List I(Temple) List II (Place)

a. Ladkhan Temple i. Kanchi

b. Kailashnath ii. Aihole Temple

c. Kailash Temple iii. Thanjavuru

d. Bhridishwar iv. Ellora Temple

Codes
a b c d

i ii iii iv


ii i iv iii


iii i ii iv


ii iii iv i



28. Match List-I (author) with List-II (work) and select the correct answer using the code given below

List I(Author) List II (Work)
a. Kamanadaka i. Panchtantra

b. Vishnu ii. Nitisara Sharma

c. Sri Harsha iii. Probodh Chandrodaya

d. Krishna iv. Naishadha-Mishra Charita

Codes
a b c d

ii i iv iii


i ii iii iv


ii i iii iv


iii iv i ii



29. Indicate one of the works of Kalidas which referred the temple of Mahakala at Ujjain

Raghuvamsa


Kumarsambhava


Meghadutta


Malvikaganimitram



30. In which of the following temples makar torana is the architectural part

Chola Temple


Pallava Temple


Parmar Temple


Chandella Temple



31. A lady from a village of Kashmir who wrote lol-lyrics or love verses in the late sixteenth century was

Lalla Ded


Rupa Bhawani


Habba Khatun


None of the above



32. 'Zawabit' means

State laws


Islamic laws


Military laws


Laws for sufi way of life



33. The first book 'Khair-ul-Bayan' in Pasthu language was written by

Bayazid Raushan


Akhund Darwiza


Khushal Khan Khatak


Niamatullah Khan






34. The famous painter of the 18th century Bhola Ram belonged to the Painting style of

Garhwal Painting


Sikh Painting


Rajput Painting


Mughal Painting



35. The fort of Gagron in Rajasthan belongs to which one of the following styles

Audak fort

Parwat fort

Dhanwan fort

Van fort



36. Who is the Author of the famous composition 'Amukht Malyad' of the Vijay Nagar empire

Nar singh


Sada Shiv Rao


Raja Krishna Dev Rao


Dev Rao -II



37. The known sources do not support the preference of drinking Ganga water by the following ruler

Mohammad Bin Tughlaq


Humayun


Akbar


Aurangzeb



38. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Alwar and Naynar Saints were pure hearted saints of Bhakti movement.

Reason They were of the view that the Almighty does not present himself before a soul who is proud, reasonful and full of logic.

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


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.



39. Who established Akal-Takht

Guru Nanak


Guru Govind Singh


Guru Hargovind


Guru Har Rai



40. Aurang was a collecting centre for

Textiles


Land Revenue


Agricultural Production


Weapons



41. Which one of the following statements is not correct concerning the commercial activities of Baniyas during the pre-colonial period

At village level they traded on agrarian products.


They acted as money-lenders giving loan to the state officials and nobles associated with trade.


In towns they deal with grain, textiles, gold, silver spices etc.


Generally they did not own ships for conducting trade.


42. Who founded the Arya Sabha

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur


Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit


Pandita Ramabai


Sarojini Naidu



43. When was the Hindu Mahasabha founded

1917

1920

1923

1926



44. In which language did Prem Chand start his literary career

Hindi

Persian

Sanskrit

Urdu



45. Arrange the following daily newspapers in chronological order of their launching
1. The Tribune
2. The Times of India
3. The Hindustan Times
4. The Statesman



Select your answer from the code given below

1 2 3 4


3 4 1 2


2 4 1 3


4 2 1 3



46. Who launched the Faraizi Reform Movement

Sayyid Ahmad Khan


Shariat Ullah


Karmat Ali


Dada Miyan



47. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion The British India Government could not abolish the untouchability.

Reason It was afraid of arousing the hostility of orthodox sections of Indian society.

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

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.


48. Which of the following works is often considered as an authentic statement of Gandhian political ideology

My Experiments with Truth


Hind Swaraj


Satyagraha in South Africa


None of the above


49. Theoretical reference to 'imagined communities' first appeared in the work of

B. Anderson

B.S. Miller

J. Boulton

H. Kulke


50. Who among the following musicians is not a vocalist

Bhim Sen Joshi


Ali Akbar Khan


Pandit Kumar Gandharva


Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan