1. Consider the following statements about the Harappan civilization

The sites are discovered both from the urban and rural areas.
The inscriptions are in different contemporary scripts.
The tools and metals provide the idea of the specialised artisans.
The dock-yards have been found at Lothal and Dholavira.

Which of the above statements are correct

1 and 2

1 and 3

2 and 4

4 and 2

2. Which deities are not referred to in the Rig-veda

the gods of natural phenomena like Indra, Agni, Varuna and Mitra.

the goddesses like Ushas and Aditi.

the semi-divine deities such as gandharvas, apsaras and pishachas.

Ganesha and Karttikeya.

3. Which one of the following is not contained in the Upanishads

Avataravada

Atman

Brahman

Maya

4. Which of the following inscriptions makes a reference to Chandragupta Maurya

Kandhar inscription of Ashoka

Brahmagiri inscription of Ashoka

Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman I

Maski inscription of Ashoka

5. The 5th pillar edict says that Ashoka made some living creatures such as parrots, fish, ants, tortoises, etc, inviolable. After which consecration year was it ordered

20th year

26th year

30th year

15th year

6. Which of the following is not true about the sangam age

Its historicity is debatable.

The tamil commentaries of about the 8th century AD inform us about the three sangams.

There are references to wars between the Cholas, the Pandyas and the Cheras in its poems.

The exploits of the chiefs are not given in its literature.

7. Which of the following does not belong to Jainism

Anekantavada

Ganadhara

Patimokkha

syadvada


8. Which of the following is the theme of the sculptures of Gandhara art

Presentation of bride to Siddhartha.

Gift of Jetavana Garden to the Buddha.

Buddha's parinirvana scene.

All the above.



9. Which of the following Gupta inscriptions mentions Krishna and Devaki

Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudragupta

Bhitari pillar inscription of Skandagupta

Eran stone pillar inscription of Budhagupta

The Mehrauli iron pillar inscription



10. At which of the following Quinquennial assemblies at Prayaga did Harsha donate almost all his belongings

5th

6th

7th

8th


11. What is true about the Kushanas

Their traces have been found in Central Asia.

They perhaps initiated the practice of appointing two governors simultaneously in the same province.

The Gandhara art which developed under them not only popularised the Buddha in the anthropomorphic form, but also encouraged the amalgam of Indian and foreign arts.

All the above.



12. Who has propounded the theory of the beginning of the process of State formation at regional and sub-regional levels during the early mediaeval period

Hermann Kulke

R.S. Sharma

B.N. Datta

D.D. Kosambi



13. Which Gupta inscription records the gift of a village in favour of a Vishnu temple

Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudragupta

Udayagiri cave inscription of Chandragupta II

Bilsad pillar inscription of Kumaragupta I

Bhitari pillar inscription of Skandagupta



14. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason
Assertion Rudradaman I repaired the damaged embankment of Sudarshana lake.
Reason As a good gesture, he neither levied any emergency tax nor demanded the free services of people.
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.


15. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I (Term) List II(Meaning)
Jajamani system Cultivable land
Kakini Land measurement
Kshetra Remuneration paid in kind for services
Nivartana Copper coin
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16. Tilak, a Hindu general, served the army of

Mir Qasim

Mahmud Gaznavi

Mohammad Ghori

Yalduz


17. The terms 'Muqaddam' and 'chaudhary' in the Sultanate period referred to

Big Rajput chiefs

Land Revenue Collectors

The class of rural intermediaries

Officers of the Judicial department



18. The water tax collected during Firoz Shah Tughlaq's reign was known as

Sondhar

Haqq-i-Sharab

Ghari

Charai



19. Which of the following travellers has given the graphic picture of sati practiced in the Sultanate period

Ibn Battuta

Duarate Barbosa

Abdur Razzaq

A. Nikitin



20. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Alauddin Khilji decreed that the entire revenue collection from Khalisa in the Doab as well as from Delhi should be in kind.
Reason Alauddin wanted a large amount of grain reserve for Delhi for contingents as well as for price fixation.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following codes 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.


21. In respect of the reign of Sikandar Lodi which one of the following observations is correct

Sikandar's love for justice was remarkable and he provided speedy and impartial justice.

He persecuted the Hindus because of his religious intolerance.

Sikandar made Agra his second capital.

All of the above.



22. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion The process of urbanisation during the sultanate period led to social mobility among craftsmen in the urban centres.
Reason The artisans and craftsmen considered low caste in the Hindu social system, could now live even in the vicinity of the ruling elite.
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.


23. 'Khair ul Majalis' a sufi malfuzat, is dedicated to which sufi saint

Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki

Nasiruddin Mahmud Chirag-i-Dilli

Muhammad Gesu Daraz

Baba Hayat Qalandar



24. The du-aspa sih-aspa was introduced into the Mughal mansabdari system by

Babur

Akbar

Jahangir

Shah Jahan



25. The use of tobacco came to northern India during the reign of Akbar and it was popularly used. Seeing its menance, it was banned by

Emperor Akbar

Emperor Jahangir

Emperor Shah Jahan

Emperor Aurangzeb



26. Which of the following is not correctly matched

Marco Polo -Portuguese

Pietro Della Valle -Italian

William Hawkins -English

Francois Bernier -French


27. Which one of the following terms denotes money changers

Ijardars

Patels

Sarrafs

Wajhdars



28. Which of the Mughal emperors disapproved of old women taking young husbands and said that "this goes against all modesty"

Babur

Akbar

Jahangir

Aurangzeb


29. In which of his works, prince Dara Shikoh compares Islamic sufi concepts with the Hindu philosophical outlook

Sakinat-ul Auliya

Qawaid-i-Sultanate-i-Shah Jahan

Majma-ul-Bahrain

Shahnama-i-Munawwar Kalam



30. In the context of the conquest of Gujarat and Malwa by the Marathas, which one of the following statements is correct

The Maratha claim of chauth and sardeshmukhi was formalized in Gujarat and Malwa.

Subsequently the Maratha claim for chauth and sardeshmukhi was substituted by a demand for the cessation of territory.

The provinces were divided into spheres of influence among the Maratha Sardars.

All of the above.



31. The French East India Company was formed for trading with India under the patronage of

Louis XIII

Louis XIV

Louis XV

Louis XVI



32. Who made the following statement after the battle of plassy
"Britain must secure the prosperity of India's people before seeking any gain itself. Britain's right to rule India, so its leaders argued, could be made legitimate, but only through just governance."

Warren Hastings

Edmund Burke

Robert Clive

Cornwallis



33. Brahmo Samaj has not adopted one of the following as the part of social reform

Spread of modern education

Infallibility of the vedas

Opposition to idolatery

Rational ethics



34. In 1837, Lord Auckland sent Alexander Burnes as an English Ambassador to

Baluchistan

Sindh

Kabul

Kandhar



35. The censorship of the Press Act was passed in

1773

1774

1793

1799


36. One of the following organisations was not associated with National Education Movement in the early twentieth century.

Bhagabat Chatuspadi of Satischandra Mukherjee

The Saraswat Ayatan of Brahma Bandopadhyay

Santiniketan Ashram of Rabindranath Tagore

Anushilan Samiti of Barindra Kumar Ghosh



37. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion British contemplated different strategies in India. At no time was the British vision of India ever informed by a single coherent set of ideas.
Reason Despite an enduring commitment to the production of knowledge about India, the British made little effort at any time to construct a consistent ideology for their imperial enterprise.
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.

Both are correct and is the correct explanation of

Both are correct and is not the correct explanation of



38. Who became the trend-setter of Modern Telugu literature

Rao Bahadur Veeresa Lingam Pentulu

Nanduri Venkata Subbarao

Kokkanda Venkataratnam Pentulu

Garimella Satyanarayana



39. On which post Dadabhai Naoroji was appointed in the Baroda State

Treasurer

Minister

Dewan

Collector



40. Mrs. Annie Besant leader of the Theosophical Society of India was

An English Lady

An American Lady

A European Lady

An Irish Lady



41. The Preservation of Ancient Monuments Act was passed during the time of

Lord Curzon

Elgin II

Lord Lytton

Lord Ripon



42. Match the List I the annual sessions of Indian National Congress with List II its President in that session
List I List II
Lucknow Session of 1916 (i) Hakim Ajmal Khan
Delhi Session of 1918 C.R. Das
Ahmedabad Session of 1920 (iii)Madan Mohan Malaviya
Gaya Session of 1922 Ambika Charan Mazumdar
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43. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Montagu-Chelms­ford reforms in 1919 totally disregarded the Lucknow pact.
Reason The defeat of Turkey created the spectre of 'Islam in danger' and started Khilafat movement to mobilise mass support for muslim leadership.
Read the above statements and select the correct answers from the codes given below
Codes

is correct, but is false.

is incorrect, but is correct.

Both are correct and is the correct explanation of

Both are correct and is not the correct explanation of


44. In which year Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were hanged

1929

1930

1931

1935



45. Feeling of bias is increasing in the historians of the present day because of

increasing communalism in writing

narrow interpretations of datas

regionalism and prejudices in writing

all the above are correct



46. Who among the following stated that "Bad history is not harmless history. It is dangerous. The sentences typed on apparently innocuous keyboards may be sentences of death"

E.H. Carr

Eric Hobsbawm

R.G. Collingwood

Marc Bloch



47. Who among the following observed that "the subject matter of history is not a general fact, such as revolution, custom or a culture, nor is it a particular fact such as a war or a great personality, but it is thought."

E.H. Carr

R.G. Collingwood

Lord Acton

Ernest Bernheim



48. Who among the following does not belong to the school of subaltern historiography

Ranjit Guha

David Arnold

Bipin Chandra

Gyan Pandey



49. The only country which welcomed India's status as a member of nuclear club in 1974 was

Germany

France

Canada

UK



50. Which of the following characteristics of commonwealth is not correct

The commonwealth is neither a federation nor a confederation.

The voluntary character of the commonwealth is proved by the right of the nations to secede.

It has a recognised constitutional organisation.

There is no central authority and division of power among the members.