1. Which one of the following is Tekkalakota

Palaeolithic site in West Bengal

Neolithic site in Karnataka

Chalcolithic site in Gujarat

Megalithic site in Andhra Pradesh

2. Mention of which of the rivers in the Rigveda suggests that Afghanistan formed a part of the vedic geography

Asikni and Parushni

Kubha and Kramu

Sindhu and Vitasta

Vipas and Sutudri

3. The available Rigveda Samhita is the recension of

Bashkala

Sakala

Saunaka

Paippala

4. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below
List I (Samhitas) List II (Brahmanas)
a. Rigveda 1. Satapatha Brahmana
b. Yajurveda 2. Pancavimsa Brahmana
c. Samaveda 3. Gopatha Brahmana
d. Atharvaveda 4. Aitareya Brahmana

Codes

a b c d
1 3 2 4

4 1 2 3

2 1 3 4

4 2 1 3

5. Who among the following priests was the overall supervisor of vedic sacrifices

Adhvurya

Brahma

Hotri

Udgatri

6. Ratnins played an important role in the coronation of a vedic king. Whom did he visit first in connection with ratna-havi

Gramani

Mahishi

Purohit

Senani

7. According to the Jaina tradition who among the following Tirthankaras was from the same Yadava clan as Krishna

Neminatha

Mallinatha

Parsvanatha

Adinatha

8. Which of the following was the principal city of the Asmaka Mahajanapada

Viratanagar

Dantapura

Mahishmati

Potana

9. Which among the following was a Bhiksuni-vihara

Jivakarama of Rajagriha

Rajakarama of Sravasti

Kukkutarama of Pataliputra

Kakanadavota of Sanchi



10. 'Siddhamatrika' signifies

a Buddhist text

a Jain goddess

a temple style

a kind of Indian script



11. Which is the oldest work on polity available in India

Arthasastra

Bahudantaka

Barhaspatya sastra

Vaisalaksha



12. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below
List I (Official) List II (Designation)
a. Collector of Taxes 1. Kupyadhyaksha
b. Incharge of Treasury 2. Sannidhata
c. Incharge of Forest Resources 3. Panyadhyaksha
d. Incharge of Commerce 4. Samaharta

Codes

a b c d
4 2 1 3

2 1 3 4

4 2 3 1

1 3 4 2


13. Tiruvachakam which occupies a place akin to the Upanishads in the Sanskrit tradition was composed by

Tirumangai

Kulasekhara

Tirumular

Manikkavachakar



14. Which one of the following is a work on astrology

Baveru Jataka

Sibi Jataka

Sutasoma Jataka

Yavana Jataka



15. According to the inscriptional evidence the relative value of gold and silver coins during the Saka-Satavahana period was

1:5

1:15

1:25

1:35



16. Who had the first right in the succession of stridhana

Son

Daughter

Daughter-in-law

Husband



17. The elevan headed Bodhisattva image is represented in a Chaitya hall of

Ajanta

Ellora

Kanheri

Karle



18. The guild which had migrated from Lata to Dasapura during the Gupta period traded in

oil

silk

food grain

wine



19. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below
List I (Philosophical Schools) List II (Teachers)
a. Nyaya 1. Gautama
b. Purva Mimamsa 2. Isvarakrisna
c. Sankhya 3. Jaimini
d. Vaisesika 4. Kanada

Codes

a b c d
1 3 4 2

1 3 2 4

4 2 1 3

2 1 3 4



20. Where was a Chaitya griha constructed specially for the Buddhist monks of Sri Lanka during the Ikshvaku period

Ajanta

Amaravati

Karle

Nagarjunakonda



21. Which of the Pallava rathas has a hut like roof

Arjuna

Bhima

Dharmaraja

Draupadi



22. Where had the Sailendra king Balaputradeva constructed a Buddhist Vihar in India

Nalanda

Nagipatanam

Sarnath

Vikramasila



23. Which of the following had been the chief centres of casting bronze images during the Pala Period
Kurkihar Nalanda
Rajgriha Vaisali
Choose the correct answer from the code given below

1 and 2

2 and 3

3 and 4

2 and 4



24. Which kind of gift ceremony was performed by the Rashtrakuta king Dantidurga at Ujjain

Tulapurusha

Hiranyagarbha

Saptasagar

Ratnadhenu



25. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Basava compeletely rejected the Vedas and authority of the Brahmana class.
Reason He ordained a new priesthood the Jangamas.
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.



26. Which of the following Orissan temples has a khakhara type of Sikhara

Jagannath Temple

Lingaraja Temple

Rajarani Temple

Vaitala deul Temple



27. The seeds of Borobudur temple of ancient Java can be traced in which of the following stupas

Amaravati

Ghantasala

Nagarjunakonda

Nalanda



28. Identify the temple which served as a centre of higher education

Dashavatar temple at Devgarh

Sasbahu temple at Gwalior

Shore temple at Mamallapuram

Trayipurush temple at Salotgi



29. A gold coin attributed to Harsha depicts on the reverse

Gautama Buddha

Maitreya

Surya

Siva



30. Who among the following authors is known for his satires on the evils of contemporary society

Bana Bhatta

Kshemendra

Pravarasena

Rajasekhara



31. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists
List I (Temples) List II (Builders)
a. Brihadesvara temple, Tanjavur 1. Dhanga
b. Virupaksha temple, Pattadakal 2. Rajaraja
c. Visvanath temple, Khajuraho 3. Lalitaditya
d. Martanda temple, Kashmir 4. Lokamahadevi

Codes
a b c d
1 3 2 4

2 4 1 3

4 1 3 2

2 3 4 1



32. Out of 18 rulers of the family at least one third were women. This refers to

Bhaumakaras

Chalukyas

Rashtrakutas

Vakatakas



33. Who among the following called themselves 'Brahma-Kshatriya'

Palas

Senas

Cholas

Rashtrakutas



34. The celebrated mathematician Bhaskara lived in the court of

Chalukyas of Badami

Cholas of Tanjavur

Pallavas of Kanchi

Yadavas of Devagiri



35. Who among the following founded the city of Parihasapura

Didda

Harsha

Lalitaditya

Yasovarman



36. Sultan Ghari built by Iltutmish in 1231 A.D. is a

Mosque

Tomb

Madrassa

Kotla



37. Who stated that for the first time in India a true arch was introduced in Balban's tomb

Percy Brown

E.B. Havell

H. Goetz

James Fergusson



38. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I (Concept) List II (Meaning)
a. Tasawwuf 1. Concept of one God
b. Tauhid 2. Unity of God and being
c. Wahadat-ul- Wazud 3. Mysticism
d. Mujtahid 4. One entitled to interprete holy laws

Codes

a b c d
3 1 2 4

1 3 2 4

1 3 4 2

3 2 1 4

39. Which of the following statement is true

The cult of Rambhakti was popularized by Ramanand in northern India.

Chaitanya cultivated the ceremonial side of Krishnabhakti.

Vallabhacharya believed that all ten incarnations of Vishnu are a part of the maya.

Nabhadas was a nirguna bhakti saint.



40. Which of the following statements are true
Sayyid Muhammad of Jaunpur proclaimed himself to be the Mahdi.
Mahdavi movement became widely popular in the Punjab.
Obliged to leave the kingdom of Jaunpur, Mahdi found shelter in Mandu under sultan Mahmud.
He was opposed by the Ulema.
Codes

3

4

3

4


41. Which of the following poet was not connected with Shahjahan's court

Abul Talib Kalim

Samant

Kavindra Acharya

Chintamani



42. Shaikh Gesudaraz, a khalifa of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya established dargah of Chishti Silsilah at

Mysore

Bidar

Gulbarga

Bijapur



43. Who is the author of 'The Sources of Vijayanagara History'

S.K. Aiyangar

K.A. Nilakanta Sastri

T.V. Mahalingam

N. Venkataramanayya



44. Which were the temples built by Krishnadevaraya

Vithalaswami and Hazara Ramaswami temples

Shri Ranganatha and Brihadesvara temples

Hazara Ramaswami and Virupaksha temples

Vithalaswami and Kailasanatha temples



45. The concept of Charbagh was brought by

The Turks

The Mughals

The Aryans

The Britishers



46. Badauni says that Akbar segregated prostitutes in a locality and it was called

Zanan khana

Shaitanpurah

Malzadipurah

Vaishyapurah

47. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Akbar rescued painting from religious connotations.
Reason Akbar's interest in painting was in its thematic aspect rather than its ideological dimensions.
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 true, but is false.



48. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below
List I (Authors) List II (Books)
a. Abdul Sattar bin Qasim Lahori 1. Majalis-i- Jahangiri
b. Moitmid Khan 2. Iqbalnama-i- Jahangiri
c. Shaik Farid Bhukhari 3. Zakhiral-ul Khawanin
d. Khawaja Kamgar Husaini 4. Maasir-i- Jahangiri

Codes

a b c d
1 2 3 4

2 1 3 4

4 2 1 3

3 1 2 4



49. Which of the following statements are true
Mughal miniatures also present various facets of the life of ordinary people.
Persian elements became an integral part of the Mughal painting.
Mughal painting was an off shoot of the traditions of Persian painting.
Ustad Mansur specialized in the portrayal of flora and fauna.

Codes

3

4

4

4



50. Who among the following rulers was the patron of musician Lal Khan Gunsamudra

Hussain Shah Sharqi

Baj Bahadur of Malwa

Shah Jahan

Jahandar Shah


51. The city of Shah Jahanabad founded by Emperor Shah Jahan was not consisted of

Lal Qila

Jama Masjid

Din Panah

Chandni Chowk


52. The book Asar-us Sanadid written by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in 1846 is a history of monuments of Delhi and it was written in the language

Arabic

Persian

Urdu

English



53. In Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri, Jahangir writes, the whole of the hereditary dominions, both the crown lands and the jagirs, I ordered the preparation of bulghar-khanas.' Bulghar-khanas were for

Accommodation for nobles

Residences for Sufis

Free eating houses where cooked food might be provided for the poor according to their condition

Accommodation for travellers



54. Which of the following is not a work of poet Kesavdas

Rasik-Priya

Ramchandrika

Jahangir-yas-Chandrika

Nam-mala



55. In South India there are variety of ragas. Some ragas are identified with regions. Point out from the following which one can be identified with a region

The Suddhas

The Gaudas

The Turhi Todi

The Talas



56. Which of the following colleges was established first

Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh

Delhi College

Mayo College, Ajmer

Hindu College, Calcutta



57. Who among the following transformed the traditional Ganapati festival of Maharashtra into a national festival and also gave it a political colour

Shivaji

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Ram Das

M.G. Ranade



58. Who among the following launched the Depressed Class Mission Society in 1906

V.R. Shinde

N.C. Kelkar

S. Paranjpe

A.V. Thakkar


59. Who was the author of the book Unhappy India written as a response to the book Mother India

Lala Lajpat Rai

Lala Hardayal

Mahatma Gandhi

B.G. Tilak



60. Which of the following is not true about Raja Ram Mohan Roy

The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was opposed by him.

He had to close down the publication of Mirat-ul-Akhbar under the Licensing Regulation of 1823.

He organised the first inter­caste marriage under the auspices of the Brahmo Samaj.

He supported the western education.



61. Which of the following is not one of the recommendations of the Wood's Despatch, 1854

The aim of Government's policy of education is to spread the western education.

The vital place is assigned for the English language, but it is also felt that the regional languages should also be kept in order to take the European knowledge to the remote areas.

To open primary and vernacular high schools at district levels.

To set up universities on the large scale.



62. The Theosophical Society was opened in the U.S.A. by

Madam H.P. Blavatski and Col.H.S. Olcott

Annie Besant

A.O. Hume

Lala Hardayal



63. Who established the Muhammadan Literary Society in Calcutta in 1863

Sir Syed Ahmad

Syed Ameer Ali

Mohd. Iqbal

Nawab Abdul Latif



64. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below
List I (Authors) List II (Books)
a. B.G. Tilak 1. Ganadebata
b. Catherine Mayo 2. Mother India
c. Dadabhai Naoroji 3. Gita Rahasya
d. Tara Shankar Bandopadhyaya 4. Poverty and Unbritish Rule in India

Codes

a b c d
1 3 2 4

2 4 3 1

3 2 4 1

4 3 1 2


65. Arrange the following events related to Gandhiji in a chronological order and select the correct answer using the code given below
Rowlatt Satyagraha
Dandi March
Champaran Satyagraha
Khera Satyagraha
Codes

1 3 2 4

2 4 1 3

3 4 1 2

4 2 3 1



66. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Swami Viveka­nanda attended the Parliament of Religions in Chicago, and impressed the Westerners about India's rich cultural heritage and his excellent oratory.
Reason He emphasized that the Indian culture is superior to its western counterparts and hence there is nothing in the western culture to give to India.
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.



67. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Gandhiji sat on fast unto death in 1932.
Reason He was opposed to the grant of separate electorates to the depressed classes.
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.



68. The founder President of Harijan Sewak Sangh launched by Mahatma Gandhi, was

Amrit Lal Thakkar

G.D. Birla

B.R. Ambedkar

Mahadev Desai



69. The Parliament building in New Delhi was designed by

Robert Toll Russell

A.G. Shoesmith

Le Corbusier

Herbert Baker



70. Who was the Architect of Victoria Memorial, Calcutta (Kolkata)

Vincent J. Esch

Sir William Emerson

William Berges

Hodgeson


Read the following passage carefully and answer questions from 71 to 75

V.A. Smith had observed that there was a general decline in everything from about 647. The statement is a little exaggerated and is therefore rightly criticized. In the early medieval period there are important names in the different fields of art and scholarship who compare favourably with their counterparts in earlier times. What is however significant and which is often overlooked is the fact that there was not much original and creative activity in most aspects of cultural life. It was an age mostly of commentaries and digests and not of original works. The emphasis seems to have been on the preservation and explanation of the existing fund of knowledge. This tendency is found in legal writings, philosophical literature and works on astronomy, medicine and other similar technical branches. The literary works also do not reveal any freshness, but bound to earlier conventions, excel in laboured and pedantic imitation of the past masters. The output in the field of art and architecture, though imposing in size and volume, is formal and conventional in approach, without much life and vigour. The intrusion of Islam accelerated the process of the decline of Indian culture which had started in the early medieval period.

71. 647 is a landmark date in India from the point of view of

Political history

Economic history

Social history

Art history


72. V.A. Smith's observation is

True

False

Overstatement

Neutral



73. Who, among the following early medieval play writers, can be placed second only to his predecessor Kalidasa

Bhavabhuti

Bhatta Narayana

Rajasekhara

Krisnamisra



74. Different aspects of cultural life after 647 were characterised by

Profuse creativity

Writing of original works

Writing of commentaries and digests

Expansion of new knowledge



75. The examples of Art of early-Medieval period are

Few in number

Lifeless and weak in execution

Innovative in imagination

Excel their precursors