1. Consider the following materials

1 Charcoal
2 Bone
3 Wood
4 Shell Which can be used in C-14 dating
Select the correct answer with the help of the code given below

Codes
4 only

2 and 4

2 and 3

3 and 4



2. 'Potin' used for minting some ancient Indian coins is an alloy of the following

Copper, Tin and Lead


Copper, Tin, Zinc and Lead


Copper, Tin, Zinc and Silver


Copper, Tin, Lead and Silver



3. Jhukar culture was discovered at which one of the following sites

Rana Ghundai

Kulli

Chanhu-daro

Anjira




4. From which one of the following sites pre-Harappan remains have not been found

Harappa

Kalibangan

Rangpur

Kot Diji



5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below
List I List II
(Harappan Site) (Excavator)

a. Chanhu-daro i. John Marshall
b. Mohenjo-daro ii. R.S. Bist
c. Bhagwanpura iii. E.J.H. Mackay
d. Banawali iv. J.P. Joshi

Codes
a b c d

ii iii i iv

iii i iv ii

iv ii iii i

i iv ii iii

6. 'Sulagava' sacrifice was performed for the propitiation of which deity

Agni

B haspati

Indra

Rudra


7. Head of the family in the R gvedic period was known as

Kulapa

Kulapati

Grhapati

Hota


8. A reference to the expansion of Aryan culture in the east beyond Sadanira (Gandak) occurs in

Aitareya Brahmana

Gopatha Brahmana

Pancavismsa Brahmana

Satapatha Brahma a



9. Who was the learned lady who could debate on higher knowledge in the assembly of Philosophers

Apala

Gargi

Ghosa

Visvavara



10. What was the occasion of Sitayajña

Tilling a field


Kanyadana in marriage


Laying foundationof a temple


Preparing for Rajasuya



11. Which of the following Samsakaras were pre-natal

1. Sahadharma-Charini Samyoga

2. Simantonnayana

3. Pumsavana

4. Garbhadhana

Select the correct answer with the help of the code given below

Codes

2 and 4

1 and 2

3 and 4

1 and 4


12. The famous 'Gayatr Mantra' is addressed to which one of the following deities

Savit


Visnu Urukrama


Mitra


pusan


13. 'Snana' was another name of which Samsakara

Chudakarma

Kesanta

Mauñji bandhana

Samavartana


14. According to the Dharmasutras Upakurvana Brahmacaris were those, who


Took life long studentship.


Became a student temporarily.


Became a student of a non-Brahman a.


Became a student of a woman teacher.



15. Arrange the following grammarians in their chronological order

1 Hemachandra
2 Katyayana
3 Patañjali
4 Yaska

Select the correct answer with the help of the code given below
Codes

1

1

3

4



16. Major part of Buddha's post­ enlightenment time was spent at

Bodhagaya

Sarnath

Sravasti

Vaisali


17. Who preached the doctrine of determinism in the sixth century B.C.

Ajita Kesakambali


Makkhali Gosala


Nigantha Nataputta


Pakhudha Kaccayana



18. One among the following is believed to be the Adi Buddha
Aksobhya

Amitabha

Vajradhara

Vajrapani

19. A reference to the Mahabharata war occurs in the

Hill cave inscription of Darsaka


Aihole inscription of Pulakesin-II


Poona Copper Plate of Prabhavatigupta


Damodarapur Copper Plate of Kumaragupta-I



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

Assertion By the time of Grammarian Panini language had virtually reached its classical form in India and it developed little thereafter, except in its vocabulary.

Reason It was after the time of Panini that language began to be called Sanskrit as opposed to Prakritas.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


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


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.



21. The date of which one of the following authors is approximately certain

bana

Kalidasa

Kautilya

Visakhadatta



22. Two relic caskets inscribed with the names of Sariputra and Maha Maudgalyayana, the disciples of Buddha were found at

Piprahwa

Sañchi

Takshasila

Sarnath




23. Arrange the following art objects in their chronological order
1 Buddha Images of Gandhara school.

2 Didarganj Yaksi

3 Buddhist sculptures of Sanchi

4 Sultanganj Buddha statue Select the correct answer from the code given below


Codes

1

2

4

4



24. Satavahana coins with the representation of double mast ship were found from which of the following areas

Nanaghat and Junnar


South-West Maharashtra

Krisna-Godavari Valley


Coromandal Coast



25. The rock-cut Chaitya hall, which has a circular plan, is located at

Ajanta

Junnar

Ellora

Karle



26. Which early Tamil work is believed to have been written as a sequel to 'Silappadigaram'

Kural


Tirumurai

Manimegalai

Sivaga-sindamani



27. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below

List I(Text) List II (Language)
a. Brhatkatha i. Prakrit

b. Padmacarita ii. Pali

c. Milindaprasna iii. Paisac

d. Setubandha iv. Sanskrit

Codes
a b c d

i iii ii iv


ii i iii iv


iv ii i iii


iii iv ii i


28. Tolakappiam is a text on which one of the following

Architecture

Grammar

Astronomy

Polity



29. The remains of loftiest Buddhist structure have been found at

Bharhut

Kausambi

Nalanda

Sravasti



30. All the three important religions of ancient India Hindu, Bauddha and Jaina are represented in the art of

Elephanta

Ellora

Ajanta

Bagh


31. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below

List I (Gupta temple) List II (Location)
a. Siva temple i. Deogarh

b. Parvati temple ii. Khoh near Nagod

c. Brick temple iii. Nachana Kuthara

d. Dasavatara iv. Bhitargaon temple


Codes
a b c d

iv ii i iii


ii iii iv i


i iv iii ii


iii i iv ii



32. By which name was the ancient port of 'Kaveri pattana' known to the authors of the Sangam literature

kondunglur

Nelakinda

Poduke

Puhar



33. Which one of the following is not correctly matched

Kakatiyas Dorasamudra


Chalukyas Kalyani


Pallavas Kañcipuram


Mauryas Konkan




34. Which king queen of Kashmir had built a dam in the river Vitasta (Jhelum) to save Kashmir from the devastating floods of Mahapadma lake

Avantivarman


Lalitaditya Muktapida


Harsa

Didda



35. Padmapani Avalokitesvara has been portrayed in which cave of the Ajanta art

Cave no. 1

Cave no. 5

Cave no. 8

Cave no. 24




36. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below

List I (Panegyric author) List II (Patron)
a. Harisena i. Kumaragupta

b. Ravisanti ii. Yasovarman

c. Vasula iii. Samudragupta

d. Vatsabhatti iv. Isanavarman


Codes
a b c d

iii iv ii i


iv ii i iii


iii i iv ii


iii iv i ii



37. Vimana style is the distinguishing feature of

Dravidian temple


Orissan temples


Gupta temples


Pratihara temples



38. Which of the following ruling families had the custom of marriage with the daughter of father's sister

Kadamba

Aulikara

Visnukundin

Ikshvaku



39. One of the following temples was constructed during the time of the Solankis

Surya temple of Modhera


Siva temple of Bhumara


u temple of Tigawa


Mahakalesvara temple of Ujjayini



40. Which one of the following is not correctty matched
(Text) (Author)

Kuvalymala Udyotana

Padmapurana Ravisena

Yasastilakacampu Siddharsi

Dravyapariksa Thakkura Pheru


41. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below

List I (Philosophical System) List II (Propounder)
a. Absolute non- dualism i. Madhva

b. Pure non-dualism ii. Sankara

c. Non-dualism in dualism iii. Vallabha

d. Dualism iv. Nimbarka


Codes
a b c d

i iii ii iv


ii iv i iii


iii ii iv i


ii iii iv i



42. The B hadisvara temple at Tanjavur was built by the

Chalukyas

Cholas

Pallavas

Pandyas


43. The coins of the Cholas have

Garuda lañchhana

Simha lañchhana

Varaha lañchhana

Vyaghra lañchhana


44. The Pandyan style of temple archi-tecture reached its culmination at

kancipuram

Pattadakala

Badami

Madurai


45. Which of the following languages was/were patronised under the Vijaynagara empire

1 Telugu
2 Kannada
3 Sanskrit
4 Tamil

Select the correct answer with the help of the code given below
Codes

1 only

1 and 2

2 and 4

3 and 4


46. In 1512-13 AD Miyan Bhuwah wrote a treatise in Persian, which was

Tibb-I Firuzshahi


Ma'danush Shifa-i Sikandershahi


Chikitsamrita


Hikmat-i Yunan



47. 'Bani-Thani is a well known artifact of Painting of the medieval style of

Mewari style


Kishangarh style


Hadoti style


Bikaneri style



48. The title of 'Gun-Samudra' was conferred upon the famous Drupad Singer of the Mughal period

Govind Swami

Sursen

Lal Khan

Sukhsen



49. Which Ruler of Vijaynagar had built the HajaraRam Temple

Harihar-II


Deo Rai-II


Krishna Deo Rao


Venkat-II



50. Sadashiv Rao, the Ruler of Vijay Nagar Empire exempted the occupational tax to whom of the following

Musicians

Prostitutes

Barbers

Goldsmiths



51. Who popularised the script Gurumukhi

Guru Angad


Guru Amar Das


Guru Ram Das


Guru Arjun



52. The theory of 'Sanskritization' was propounded by

Karl Marx

Max Weber

Max Muller

M.N. Srinivas



53. The word or meant, a military camp site and it is taken from one of the following languages i.e.

Persian

Arabic

Turki

Ujbek



54. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled s Reason
Assertion The bilingual coins of Mahmood were struk in indigeneous weights which bore icons of ox and horse and also contained Sanskrit language.

Reason These coins were floated to facilitate the Hindus of the area.

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.



55. Though professionally he was not a physician but began to practice in India as doctor; he was

Fryer


Tavernier


Niccolao Manucci


Bernier



56. The women of the Vijaynagar Empire were engaged in the jobs

Accounts Services


Royal Body Guards


Guards of the Palaces


All of the above



57. The book which provides references of Private practising physicians is

Sat Sai


Ardh Kathanak


Rajtarangini


Shahjo Risalo



58. A Noble Prize winner Ronald Ross believed that the British were "Superior to subject people in natural ability, integrity and Science …. . They introduced Honesty, Law, Justice, Order, roads, Posts, Railways, Irrigation, Hospitals …. and what was necessary for civilization, a final superior authority".

In the light of the above statement consider the following below
It is a false perception.
It shows racial superiority.
It is a colonial mind set.
It is a irrational culture superiority.
Codes

and are true.


and are true.


and are true.


None of the above is true.



59. Jesuit Fathers who came to India can be placed in one of the following categories

Traders and Merchants


Christian Missionaries


Social workers


Teachers



60. In the Sufi terminology 'Wilayat' means

Foreign country


Welfare state


Spiritual territory


Madad-i-Ma'ash territory



61. Arrange the following Associations in chronological order
Madras Mahajan Sabha
Bombay Presidency Association
Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
Indian Association Select your answer from the codes given below
Codes















62. Which of the following was not the feature of the Young Bengal Movement

It got inspiration from the principles of liberty and equality of French Revolution.


It had the impact of Maizini's 'Young Italy'.


It was against the traditional society.


It wanted to collaborate with all the Political and Social oganisations of the time.



63. Arrange the launching of the following News Agencies in chronological order
The Reuter
The United Press of India
The Associate Press of India
The Free Press News Service Select your answer from the code given below
Codes














64. Identify the work which was not written by Sayyid Ahmad Khan

Asbab-i-Baghavat-i-Hind


Loyal Muhammadans of India


History of the Revolt in Bijnor


Life of Muhammad



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

Assertion Gandhi was the most unhappy man on the eve of Indian Independence.
Reason His dream of unified India was shattered.

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.


66. Match List-I (Authors) with List-II (Works) and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below

List I(Authors) List II (Works)
a. G. Aloysus i. Religious Nationalism Hindus and Muslims in India.

b. C.A. Bayly ii. The Emergence of Hindu Nationalism in India.

c. Peter Van der Veer iii. Nationalism without a Nation

d. J. Zavos iv. Origins of Nationality in South Asia


Codes
a b c d

iii iv i ii


iii i iv ii


i iii ii iv


i iv iii ii



67. When did B.R. Ambedkar form the Scheduled Castes Federation

1945

1948

1951

1954



68. The Age of consent bill in 1891 sought to increase the age of marriage for women from

8 to 10

10 to 12

12 to 14

14 to 16



69. Concerning socio-religious movements which one of the following statements is not correct

In Hindusim the Brahmos saw the Upanishads as the legitimate source of religious authority.


The Ramakrishna Mission did not add anything new to Hinduism.


The Arya Samaj launched a ritual of Shuddhi by which any one could become a Hindu.


The Radhaswami Satsangis transformed the traditional religious centres into model religious cities.



70. Who was the founder of Prarthana Samaj in Maharashtra

R.G. Bhandarkar


B.G. Gokhale


Bal Shastri Jambekar


Atmaram Pandurang



71. The poet prince who wrote verses in praise of Krishna under the name of Nagri Das, was

Raja Sawant Singh


Raja Chhattar Singh


Raja Umed Singh


Raja Ram Singh



72. With the writing of which of the following was Ram Mohan Roy not associated

Samvad Kaumudi


Mirat-ul-Akhbar


Precepts of Jesus


A Nation in the making



73. Who founded the Forward Bloc, which was a wing within the congress

Jawaharlal Nehru


Sardar Patel


Subhash Chandra Bose


Jai Prakash Narayan



74. Which of the following Newspapers was started first by Mahatma Gandhi

Indian Opinion


Young India


Navjivan


Harijan



75. When was the All India Women's conference founded

1925

1926

1927

1928