1. In Neolithic cultures, the pit-dwelling is the salient feature of

Himachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir

Assam


2. In the ancient Mesopotamian records the word Maluha stands for

The region of Makran

The region of Iran

The region of Bactria

The Indus region


3. In which of the following Harappan sites, the evidence of fire altar is found

Sanghol

Dholavira

Rakhigarhi

Surkotada

4. The Battle of Ten Kings was fought on the banks of which river

Beas

Jhelum

Satluj

Ravi

5. Ayagpatta is associated with

Buddhism

Jainism

Shaivism

Vaishnavism

6. The Mahaparinirvana sutra is a part of which Nikaya

The Majjhima Nikaya

The Anguttara Nikaya

The Digha Nikaya

The Khuddaka Nikaya


7. Which of the following works says that the physician Atreya taught at Takshashila

The Jatakas

The Ashtadhyayi

The Indica

The si-yu-ki


8. The Buddhavamsha is a part of

The Digha Nikaya

The Majjhima Nikaya

The Samyutta Nikaya

The Khuddaka Nikaya


9. Which one of the following is not correct about Jainism

The Agamas of undivided Svetambara and Digambara canon are not available

The Ajiva elements did not include space and time

Jainism shows a close affinity with the samkhya system of logic

There is no God or creator of the Universe.




10. The Meru Cosmology is related with

The Nyaya system

The Samkhya system

Jainism

The Vedanta

11. The cross between which castes originated the Nishadas in theory

A Brahmana male and a Kshatriya female

A Kshatriya male and a Shudra female

A Brahman male and a Shudra female

A Kshatriya male and a Vaishya female

12. Who says that the boldness of speech of Sandrocottus (Chandragupta Maurya) offended Alexander to the extent that he ordered for his execution, but he escaped

Strabo

Plutarch

Pliny

Justin

13. In Afghanistan, the Sarekoon Greek Armaic Bilingual Inscription of Ashoka is reported from

Kabul

Herat

Kandahar

Badakhshan

14. Which of the following is the correct pair of Ashokan Edicts in which he advocates the desire to maintain toleration among the religious sects

Major Rock Edicts V and VII

Major Rock Edicts III and XII

Major Rock Edicts VII and XII

Major Rock Edicts VII and X

15. What is not true about Ashoka

He is addressed as the king of Magadha in the Bhabru Edict

He started the Dhamma for the moral upliftment of his subjects

He appointed the Dhammamahamattas alone for explaining it to his subjects

He has addressed the tribes living on the borders of the peninsular India

16. Who adopted the pompous title of 'Maharajadhiraja'

The Greeks

The Shakas

The Parthians

The Kushanas

17. Which Satavahana inscriptions refer to land grants Give answer from the code given below
The Nanaghat Inscription of Naganika
The Nasik Cave Inscription of Ushvadatta
The Nasik Cave Inscription of Gautamiputra Satakarni
The Nasik Inscription of Gautami Balashri
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18. Which of the following cave is associated with Ajivika sect

Bagha

Bhaja

Barabar

Kanheri

19. How many caves have preaching-halls at Ajanta

Four

Six

Eight

Ten

20. What is not true of the Ajanta paintings

They belong to different ages

Their themes are both religious and secular

The names of some painters are given

The Buddha is glorified


21. Match List with List -II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists
List I List II
(Philosopher) (Doctrine)
Shankara Dvaita
Ramanuja Advaita
Chaitnya Vishishtadvaita
Madhva Achintyabhedabheda
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22. Arrange the following Astronomers in chronological order
Varahamihira
Manjula
Aryabhata I
Lalla
Select your answer from the code given below
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23. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below
List I List II
(Author) (Work)
Magha Natyashastra
Bhatti Shishupalavadha
Bhartrihari Ravanavadha
Bharata Shataka -Niti

Code










24. An allusion to Krishna has been made in which inscription

Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta

Bhitari Pillar Inscription of Skandagupta

Mandasor Inscription of Yashodharman

Eran stone Pillar Inscription of Bhanugupta

25. The King who made obeisance to the goddess Vindhyavasini devi on the eve of setting out for the digvijaya, was

Skandagupta

Yashodharman

Samudragupta

Yashovarman

26. Which of the following is not a feature of the Gadhaiya coins

They were prevalent in Western India

Fire altars are depicted on them

Mother goddess is depicted on them

Some bear Nagari letters

27. Sri Harsha enjoyed the patronage of

Jaichandra

Prithviraj III

Govindachandra

None of the above

28. Vijnaneshvar enjoyed the patronage of which dynasty

The Pallava

The Chola

The Rashtrakuta

The Chalukya

29. Of the following, which was not a feature of the life of Early Medieval India

Increasing popularity of the doctrine of bhakti

Absorption of tribals in the brahmanical religion

The hey-day of Tantricism

The worship of mother goddess became unpopular



30. In which one of the following text for the first time word asprsyar (meaning untouchable) occurs

Manu Smriti

Katyayan Smriti

Yajnavalkyan Smriti

Vishnu Smriti

31. Which one of the following is not the work of Amir Khusrau

Khazain ul Futuh

Miftah ul Futuh

Safinat ul Auliya

Tughlaqnama

32. Razia Sultan was Killed in Kaithal, but her mausoleum is situated at

Hansi

Panipat

Delhi

Agra

33. Mahmudi was a

gold coin

silver coin

copper coin

brozne coin

34. Hisar was founded in the 14th Century by

Alauddin Khalji

Ghiyas ud din Tughlaq

Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Firuz shah Tughlaq

35. The first Kashmir Sultan to have established madrasas in different parts of the valley was

Zain ul Abidin

Shihab ud-din

Hasan Shah

Husain Shah

36. The authorship of the commentary on Gita Govind, named Rasika Priya, and the last part of the Eklinga mahatmya have been attributed to

Rana Kumbha

Rana Mokal

Rana Sanga

Rana Pratap

37. The ancient tradition of painting on large squares of cloth is found continued, remarkably, in the great manuscript of the Hamza Namah commissioned by the Mughal emperor

Humayun

Akbar

Jahangir

Shahjahan

38. Yogavasishtha was translated from Sanskrit into Persian, specially for

Prince Kamran

Prince Salim

Prince Khusrau

Prince Murad Bakhsh

39. Itimad-ud daula's tomb is situated at

Lahore

Kabul

Delhi

Agra


40. Which of the following books was written by Saif Khan, a Mansabdar

Raag Bhairavi

Raag Bagheshwari

Raag Malhar

Raag Darpan

41. Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Dadabhai Naoroji was conscious of the deplorable condition of women in India.
Reason Girls schools and widow remarriage associations were founded all over India.
Code

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

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

is true is false

is false is true

42. Which one of the following published a comparative grammar of the Dravidian Languages

A.D. Compbell

C.P. Brown

Dr. Caldwell

William Brown

43. Arrange the following organizations in chronological order
Satyasodhak Samaj
Justice Party
All India Depressed Class Association
All India Depressed Classes League









44. In which year Christian missionaries were permitted to preach in British India

1793

1813

1833

1853

45. Identify the poet who translated Ramayana and Mahabharata into Oriya.

Radhanath Ray

Ramshankar Ray

Phakir Mohan

Jagmohan

46. To fight idolatry and the caste system in Bombay in 1840, which of the following organization was started

Paramahans Mandali

Parmanand Mandali

(3)Parmatma Mandali

Acharya Mandali

47. In which year S.N.D.T. women's university was started at Bombay

1915

1916

1917

1918

48. Who was popularly known as the 'Uncrowned King of Bombay'

Badruddin Tyabji

Phirozeshah Mehta

Kashinath Telang

Dadabai Naoroji


49. Who coined the slogan 'One religion one caste and one God for mankind'

Jyotiba Phule

Shri Narayan Guru

Tukadoji Maharaj

Raja Ram Mohan Roy


50. 'Religion is the personal affair of each individual. It must not be mixed up with politics or national affairs.' Who made the above observation

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Jawaharlal Nehru

Mahatma Gandhi

Bal Gangadhar Tilak