C.S.E. INDIAN HISTORY - 2005(pre)

C.S.E. INDIAN HISTORY - 2005
(PRELIMINARY) .
Time Allowed : Two Hours Maximum Marks: 300
1. An early translation of Bhagavat into Bengali was commissioned by Husain
Shah. Who undertook the translation work?
(a) Kavindra Parameswar (b) Maladhar Vasu
(c) Srikarana Nandi (d) Vidyapati
2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists:
List-I (Terms) List-II (Usage)
A. Dal al-shifa 1. Open area for equestrian exercises
B. Furusiyya 2. A hospital
C. Maydan 3. Imperial camp
D. Urdu-i Mualla 4. Open area for military parade
A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3 (b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 2 1 4 3
3. With reference to the Medieval period match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Places) List-II (Production)
A. Alwar 1. Oil and Perfume
B. Jaunpur 2. Sugar Candy
C. Kalpi 3. Glass
D. Lander 4. Woollen carpets
A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4 (b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 2 4 3 1 (d) 3 1 2 4
4. What did Nania and Malangi castes specialize in?
(a) Medium-distance trade in foodgrains
(b) Leather tann work
(c) Iron smelting and charcoal production
(d) Salt and saltpetre production
5. The rulers of Deccan adopted istava measures in the medieval period.
What did it mean?
(a) Grant of loans with no interest
(b) Concessional assessment of land revenue
(c) Cesses imposed for enlarging the army
(d) Actual collection of land revenue
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6. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists:
List-I (Terms) List-II (Meanings)
A Ayagars 1. Village servants
B. Karnam 2. Policeman
C. Maniyam 3. Accountaint
D. Talaiyari 4. Headman
A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3 (b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 4 3 1 2 (d) 1 2 4 3
7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists:
List-I (Terms) List-II (Meanings)
A Haqq-i Shurb 1. Loans to peasants
B. Qismat 2. Water tax
C. Taqavi 3. Agrarian cesses
D. Uslub 4. Regulations
A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2 (b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 4 1 3 2 (d) 2 3 1 4
8. Who among the following recognised the important role played by women in
family and society in his preachings?
(a) Guru Nanak (b) . Sant Ravidas
(c) Sant Gyaneshwar (d) Sant Tukaram
9. Consider the following statements:
1. Naval expeditions of Rajaraja - I occupied parts of Burma, Malaya and
Sumatra.
2. Rajendra I conquered Ceylon.
3. The Cholas held northern Ceylon until they were expelled by Vijayabahu I.
4. The Cholas fell in the 13th century when their territory was shared by the
Hoysalas and Pandyas.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 4 only
10. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists:
List-I (King) List-II (Dynasty)
A. Bhoja of Malwa 1. Chandela
B. Jayachandra 2. Gahadavala
C. Mihira Bhoja 3. Paramara
D. Paramardideva 4. Pratihara
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A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 1 4 2 (b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 3 2 4 1 (d) 4 1 3 2
11. In which one of the following temples did Ramanuja teach?
(a) Madurai (b) Mamallapuram
(c) Somnathpur (d) Srirangam
12. Consider the following statements:
1. There are no remains of free-standing Hindu temples erected before the
Gupta period.
2. All the cave at Ellora are of Hindu gods and goddesses.
3. The great temple of Shiva at Tanjore was built by Rajaraja, the Great.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2 (d) 3 only
13. Consider the following statements:
1. During the Mughal period Mysore was the premier centre of silk production
and supplied the demands of both European and Indian merchants.
2. There was no ship-building industry in India during the Mughal period as
Europeans supplied ships to the Indians.
3. During the Mughaf period, saltpetre was exported from India by Dutch and
English traders.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 3 only
14. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Ahmad Shah Bahamani : Hazrat Gesu Daraz
(b) Mahmud Begarha : Faizi Sarhindi
(c) Akbar : Abdur Rahim Khan-i Khanan
(d) Jahangir : Muhammad Salih
15. Which one of the following groups represents the correct composition of
Vijayanagar territory of Pondimandalam ?
(a) Madurai, Chindleput, South Arcot, Tirl.nelveli
(b) Chindleput, South Arcot, North Arcot, Tirunelveli
(c) Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari
(d) Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, North Arcot, Kanyakumari
16. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Chaitanya was a contemporary of Vallabhacharya
(b) Dadu Dayal started the practice of worship at the shrines of departed saints
(c) Tukaram was a contemporary of Shivaji
(d) Vallabhacharya advocated penance, self-mortification and renunciation of the
world
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17. Which one of the following poets wrote poems hailing the Russian
Revolution of 1917 ?
(a) Subramanya Bharati (b) Muhammad Iqbal
(c) Sarojini Naidu (d) Rabindranath Tagore .
18. Consider the following statements:
1. Although the First Five-Year Plan gave priority to Agriculture but there was
hardly any increase in the agricultural production at the end of the Plan
period.
2. The iron and steel plants at Bhilai, Rourkela and Durgapur were set up during
the First Five-Year Plan.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
19. Consider the following statements:
1. Though the Constitution of India states that India is a Union of States, the
terms 'federal' and 'federation' are used in reference to India at several places
in the Constitution of India.
2. The First Schedule as adopted by the Constituent Assembly and incorporated
in the Constitution of India mentioned three categories' of States and
Territories i.e., Princely States, British Indian Provinces, Andaman and
Nicobar Islands.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a). 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
20. Consider the following statements:
1. Several of the Fundamental Rights incorporated in the Nehru Committee
Report appeared in the Constitution of India substantially 'unchanged.
20. Several of the social and economic rights mentioned in the 1931 Karachi
Resolution found expression in the Directive Principles of State Policy in the
Constitution of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
21. Who of the following was not included in the first Interim National
Government announced in August, 1946?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(c) C. Rajagopalachari (d) Jagjivan Ram
22. With reference to the Home Rule Movement during the Indian freedom
struggle, consider the following statements:
1. In his Home Rule Movement, Tilak linked up the question of Swaraj with the
demand for the formation of linguistic States and education in the vernacular.
2. At Allahabad, Jawaharlal Nehru joined Annie Besan:'s Home Rule League.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
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(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
23. With reference to the Swadeshi Movement during the Indian freedom
struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(a) The theme song of the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal was Rabindranath's
'Amar Sonar Bangia'
(b) Syed Haider Raza led the Swadeshi Movement in India
(c) The Ganapati and Shivaji festivals became a medium for
(d) The Surat split of the Congress in 1907 weakened the Swadeshi Movement
24. In order to advance the cause of English education in India, who among the
following introduced the regulation that all public s'ervices were to be filled
by an open competitive examination held by the Council of Education,
preference being given to the knowledge of English?
(a) Lord Wellesley (b) Lord William Bentinck
(c) Lord Hardings (d) Lord Dalhousie
25. Consider the following statements :
1. As per the Indian High Courts Act, High Courts were created in Calcutta,
Bombay and Madras by the amalgamation of the I Supreme Court and the
Sadar Diwani Adalat in 1861.
2. A Code of Civil Procedure & a Code of Criminal Procedure were
promulgated in 1867.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
26. Which one of the following Muslim leaders joined the Home Rule League
founded by Annie Besant ?
(a) Muhammad Iqbal (b) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(c) Syed Ahmed Khan (d) Abul Kalam Azad
27. Who among the following introduced a scheme of administration which
centered around a class of officials called Commissioners, each of whom was
placed in charge of a division comprising several districts?
(a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Warren Hastings
(c) Lord Wellesley (d) Lord William Bentinck
28. Which one of the following was not included in the terms of the Gandhi-
Irwin Pact?
(a) Immediate release of all political prisoners not convicted for violence
(b) Payment of suitable compensation to the released prisoners
(c) Return of confiscated land not yet sold to third parties
(d) Remission of all fines yet not collected
29. In February 1943, while in jail, why did Gandhiji declare 21 days' fast?
(a) He wanted the people to stop violence in the Quit India Movement
(b) He was forcing the Hindu and Muslim separatists to shun divisive policies
and to strive for united India
(c) This was his answer to the Government which had been constantly exhorting
him to condemn the violence of the people during the Quit India Movement
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(d) This was a part. of his non-violence strategy of forcing the. British Government to
concede the Congress demand for complete independence of India
30. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Gandhiji suggested to the KhiIafat Committee that it should adopt a
programme of Non-Violent Non-Cooperation to protest against the
Government's unfavourable attitude
(b) In the Nagpur Session of the Congress in 1920, Motital Nehru moved the
resolution of Non-Cooperation
(c) The programme of Non-Cooperation included the surrender of honours and
titles
(c) After the Vijayawada Session of the Congress in 1921, charkhas were
popularized on a wide scale and Khadi became the uniform of the national
movement
31. Consider the following statements:
1. Sauraseni was the official language of the Mauryan court.
2. Apabhramsa was used in the Middle Ages by Jaina writers in Gujarat for
composing poetry.
3. Telugn was the court language of Vijayanagar under Krishna Devaraya.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
32. Agnimitra known from the Kalidasa's drama MaJavikagnimitra was a
king of which one of the following dynasties?
(a) Maurya (b) Sunga
(c) Saka (d) Gupta
33. What was upavasatha in the Buddhist order?
(a) It was the resting place of the Buddhist monks in caves or viharas during
rainy period
(b) It was an act of confession of Buddhist monks when they assembled every
fortnight on the evenings of full and new moons
(c) It was an act of fasting for a specified period of time by Buddhist monks as a
punishment for the offences committed by them in their conduct .
(d) It was the vow taken by the newly admitted monk into the Buddhist order
34. Consider the following Bhakti Saints:
1. Dadu Dayal 2. Guru Nanak
3. Tulsidas
Who among the above was/were preaching when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur
took over?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 2
35. What is the ideological approach of Jainism ?
(a) Anekanta (b) Advaita
(c) Avagaman (d) Pancha-sheela
36. Who was Alara Kalama?
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(a) A disciple of Buddha
(b) A prominent Buddhist monk
(c) A teacher of Buddha
(d) A ruler who renounced his throne for Buddhism
37. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Sravasti The capital of Kosala
(b) Rajgriha The capital of Magadha
(c) Vaishali The capital of Chedi
(d) Ujjain The capital of Avanti
38. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Chanda Pradyota Mahasena King of Vatsna
(b) Darshaka Successor to Ajatashatru
(c) Ajatashatru Follower of Ajivikas
(d) Prasenji King of Vajji Confederation
39. Consider the following statements:
1. In Rig Vedic time, the purohita was the foremost among the functionaries of
a king.
2. In Rig Vedic time, the king was the absolute owner of the land.
3. The system of espionage was not known to the kings of the Rig Vedic time.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and.3
40. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(a) The Upanishads were compiled earlier than the Puranas
(b) The Upanishads believe in the transmigration of Soul
(c) The Upanishads contain instructive stories and conversations.
(d) There are no parables in the Upanishads
41. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) The grama of the Rig Vedic Aryans usually refers to a group of kinsfold and
not a village
(b) The Aryans of early Vedic times tamed elephants and used them in war along
with horses
(c) The Rig Veda mentions the svayamvara and marriage of widows
(d) The Rig Veda mentions Vindhya and Satpura mountains and Narmada river
42. Which one of the following texts contains the earliest evidence on Indian
mathematical writings?
(a) Aranyaka (b) Ka/pasutra
(c) Nirukta (d) Sulvasutra
43. Which Indus Valley site has yielded evidence of use of a wooden coffin in
burial?
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Lothal (d) Kalibongan
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44. Match list-I (Ancient Finding)with list-II (Place of Finding) and select the
correct answer using the codes given below:
list -I list-II
A. Bronze dancing girl 1. Harappa
B. Persian gulf seal 2. Lothal
C. Grey stone male dancing figure 3. Mohenjodaro
D. Rows of fire altars 4. Kalibangan
A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3 (b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 3 1 2 4 (d) 3 2 1 4
45. Where has the prehistoric cultivated field been discovered in India?
(a) Lothal (b) Kalibangan
(c) Ropar (d) Dholavira
46. Which one of the following Harappan sites has yielded evidence of a
signboard inscription?
(a) Lothal (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Dholavira (d) Rakhigarhi
47. Which one of the following denotes a garment not prevalent during the
medieval period?
(a) Pravara (b) Qaba
(c) Jama (d) Sari
48. What is the Mitakshara of Vijnaneswar?
(a) A treatise on the system of medicine
(b) An exposition of the contemporary theatre
(c) A commentary on Hindu law
(d) A treatise on the South, Indian music
49. Consider the following statements:
1. The earliest Persian work on Indian Music - Ghunyat-ul-Munya was written in
the Court of Akbar.
2. Sangitopanishad Sarodhara - a treatise on music and dance was written by a
Jain scholar of Gujarat.
Which of the statements 'given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
50. What did the concept of Wahadat-al Wujud as supported by Akbar signify ?
(a) Purity of Islam (b) War against infidels
(c). Eradication of caste system (d) Unity of Being
51. Collection of which one of Man Kautuhal ?
(a) The portraits of Rajput rulers
(b) The musical melodies
(c) The technical contrivances of the Hindus
(d) Astronomical charts of Indian cities
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52. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of setting up of
English factories in India?
(a) Madras - Sutanuti - Surat – Hugli
(b) Madras - Surat - Sutanuti – Hugli
(c) Surat - Hugli - Madras – Sutanuti
(d) Surat - Madras - Hugli - Sutanuti
53. What was the main content of the Treaty of Deogaon concluded at the end of
1803 ?
(a) Bhonsle Raja of Berar ceded to the English the Province of Cuttack including
Balasore, and the whole of his territory west of the river Warda
(b) Sindhia ceded to the English all his territories between the Ganges and
Jamuna, and his first and territories to the north of the Rajput principalities,
Jaipur, Jodhpur and Gohad
(c) Holkar gave up all claims to Tonk, Rampura, Bundi, Kooch, Bundelkhand
and places north of the Chambal
(d) Baji Rao II renounced the post of Peshwa and the headship of the Maratha
confederacy
54. Consider' the following statements with reference to British rule in India:
1. In 1780, the manufacture of salt was directly taken up by the Government.
2. In 1786, the Collector in each District of Bengal was made responsible for
settling the revenue and collecting it
3. In 1790, the Decennial Settlement of land revenue was declared permanent.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
55. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
1. Battle of Bedara : Rear Admiral Boscawen
2. Battle of Wandiwash : General Coote
3. Battle of Buxar : Major Hector Munro
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
56. Who among the following was India's Defence Minister when the Chinese
invaded the northern part of India in 1962 ?
(a) Morarji Desai (b) V K. Krishna Menon
(c) T. T. Krishnamachari (d) Jagjivan Ram
57. Consider the following statements:
1. In Bombay. S. A. Dange published a pamphlet 'Gandhi and Lenin' and started
the first socialist weekly 'The Socialist'.
2. In Bengal, Muzaffar Ahmed brought out 'Navyug' and later founded the
'Langal' with the cooperation of the poet Nazrul Islam. .
3. In Madras, M. Singaravelu founded the 'Labour-Kisan Gazette'. .
Which of the statements giver above are correct? :
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(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) I, 2 & 3
58. Which Session of tile Indian NationalCongress approved. the 'Gandhi-Irwin
Pact' ?
(a) Karachi Session (b) Lahore Session
(c) Calcutta Session (d) Tripura Session
59. Consider the following:
1. Asaf Ali 2. Bhulabhai Desai
3. Jawaharlal Nehru 4. Tej Bahadur Sapru
Who among the above took up the defence of the lNA prisoners in the court
at the Red Fort trials?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) I, 3 and 4 (d) I, 2, 3 and 4
60. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) When Portuguese landed at Calicut in 1498, Narasa Nayaka chastised
Zamorin and expelled the Portuguese from there
(b) Pedro Alvarez Cabral captured the port of Goa in 1510
(c) When Portuguese captured the port of Goa froll) the Bijapur Sultanate,
Vijayanagar rulers sided with Bijapur
(d) When Mughal forces laid siege to Sambhaji's Kalyan, Portuguese helped
Mughals with provisions
61. What was Ganj-i Sawai ?
(a) A manuscript containing astronomical observations of Sawai Jai Singh
(b) The chief market place in the town of Sawai Madhopur
(c) A large cannon fitted ship belonging to Aurangzeb
(d) The most important custom post near Surat managed by the Mughal rulers
62. Consider the following statements:
1. It was from Pala Empire that Buddhism was introduced into Tibet. .
2. The Senas of Bengal were anti-Buddhist.
3. The Solankis who ruled Gujarat, patronized Jainism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3
(c) l and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Directions: The following 10 (TEN) items consist of two statements: one labelled
as the 'Assertion (A)' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two
statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given
below:
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A Both
A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
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63. Assertion (A): The Tamil literary works had a prosperous period during the
fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Reason (R) : Vijayanagar rulers had a special preference for the Tamil language
and literature.
64. Assertion (A): Azam Shah requested Shahu to take charge of Narmada region
during his absence from Maharashtra.
Reason (R) : It was felt that Shahu's presence in the region would weaken
Tarabai and safeguard Mughal possessions during Azam's absence.
65. Assertion (A): In medieval India, screw making was undertaken by soldering a
piece of wire on an iron nail.
Reason (R) : The technology of lathe-work was not known to the Indians.
66. Assertion (A): Akbar removed Adham Khan from his office and appointed Pir
Muhammad in his place as Governor of Malwa.
Reason (R): Adham Khan did not send the spoils of the conquest to Akbar.
67. Assertion (A): Haji Iliyas of Bengal was defeated by Firuz Shah Tughlaq but the
Sultan returned to Delhi without annexing Bengal.
Reason (R): There was a sudden invasion of Mongols on the North-West
Frontier.
68. Assertion (A): The Cabinet Mission rejected the Muslim League's demand for a
separate State of Pakistan.
Reason (R):The Cabinet Mission felt that a separate State of Pakistan would
contain a large proportion of non-Muslim population, and a sizeable population
of Muslims would be left in India.
69. Assertion (A): On the death of Qutb-ud-din Aibak, Aram Shah proclaimed
himself as the Sultan of Delhi by suppressing the other contenders to the throne.
Reason (R): There were no fixed rules governing the succession to the Crown in
the Turkish system.
70. Assertion (A): At the height of the Swadeshi Movement, communal riots broke
out in Bengal
Reason (R): Nawab Salimullah of Decca led the Muslim' peasantry of Bengal
against the Hindu Zamindars.
71. Assertion (A): Within half a century of the Battle of Plassey, the phenomenal
prosperity of Bengal suffered a serious setback.
Reason (R): The manufacture of cotton goods, the most important commodity of
export from India, increased in other parts of India while it declined in Bengal.
72. Assertion (R): The English Company was granted Diwani Rights of Bengal,
Bihar and Orissa in 1765 but the actual collection of revenue for the first few
years was left in the hands of Indians.
Reason (R): The English lacked the knowledge of revenue matters in India.
73. Consider the following statements:
1. Brahman,;;Is were exempted from execution or death penalty in all the
ancient Indian scriptures, texts and law books.
2. Dayabhaga, a treatise on inheritance was writtett by Jimutavahana of 12th
century.
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3. The Arthashastra deals with crime and punishment and suggests many forms
of execution.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
74. Gautamiputra Satakarni is known largely because of the inscriptions
recorded by his mother. Which one of the following is the associated place?
(a) Hathigumpha (b) Nanaghat
(c) Nasik (d) Kanheri
75. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Rashtrakutas : Devagiri (b) Pallavas: Madurai
(c) Yadavas: Manyakheta (d) Satavahanas: Pratisthana
76. Which one of the following is the correct statement about the Sangam
society of ancient South India?
(a) Slavery was not known to them
(b) The practice of Sati did not exist there
(c) The saqed marital threat Tali was unknown to them
(d) The women had no claim to the royal throne there
77. Which one among the following is the oldest stupa ?
(a) Stupa of Sanchi (b) Stupa of Bharhut
(c) Stupa of Piprawah (d) Stupa of Amaravati
78. Who was the hero of the literary work Silappadikaram ?
(a) Karikala Chola (b) Senguttuvan Chera
(c) Nedunjeliyan (d) Segannan Chola
79. Kanishka convened the Fourth Buddhist Council which prepared an
encyclopaedia of the Buddhist philosophy. What was this known as?
(a) Mahavarya (b) Prajnaparamita Sutra
(c) Ariyasacca (d) Mahavibhasha
80. Who among the following left an inscription which records reconstruction of
a great artificial lake in Kathiawar?
(a) Gautamiputra Satakarni (b) Kanishka
(c) Nahapana (d) Rudradaman
81. Which Indo-Greek ruler is referred to in the Besanagar (Vidisha) Pillar
inscription?
(a) Antialcidas (b) Minander
(c) Demetrius. (d) Heliodorus
82. Who among the following was a renowned Pasupata Acharya ?
(a) Shantinatha (b) Sreekarapandita
(c) Udyotakara (d) Purnakashyapa
83. Which one of the following epigraphs is significant for the history of
Bhagavatism ?
(a) Mathura Pillar Inscription
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(b) Besanagar Pillar Inscription
(c) Rumindei Pillar Inscription
(d) Talagunda Pillar Inscription
84. Which one of the following is the correct chronological sequence?
(a) Ashtadhyayi -. Buddhacharita - Kathasaritsagara Meghaduta
(b) Ashtadhyayi - Buddhacharita - Megfiaduta Kathasaritsagara
(c) Buddhacharita - Ashtadhyayi - Meghaduta Kathasaritsagara
(d) Buddhacharita - Ashtadhyayi - Kathasaritsayara Meghaduta
85. According to I-tsing, where did Sri Gupta construct a temple for the Chinese
Buddhist pilgrims?
(a) Purushapura (b) Mrigasikhavana
(c) Taxila (d) Lumbinivana
86. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The earliest Indian coins bore no inscriptions
(b) Satavahanas of Deccan made coins of lead
(c) Guptas issued rupakq, the silver coins
(d) Gold coinage in India was started by Harshavardhana
87. Consider the following:
1. Kalidasa, 2. Bharvi
3. Bhasa
Who among the above belong to gupta age?
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
88. Consider the following statements:
1. Sikandar Lodi changed his residence from Delhi to Agra.
2. The personal retainers of the great Amirs were appointed by Sikandar Lodi
himself.
3. Sikandar Lodi abolished duties on crop of corn.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
89. Match List-I (Literary Work) with List-II (Scholar)and select the correct
answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I. A Hammir Rasau
A. Hammir Rasau 1. Allasani Peddana
B. Pampa Ramayana 2. Jayadeva
C. Prasanna Raghava 3. Naga
D. Sarvochisa Mancharitra 4. Chandra Sarangadhara
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 1 3 2 4 (d) 4 2 3 1
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90. What was the duty assigned to Mustakharaj under Alaud-din Khalji ?
(a) To measure the land of peasants and to fix the revenue share of the State
(b) To collect the unrealised balance of land revenue from the peasants
(c) To punish the revenue officials indulging in corruption
(d) To spy on the merchants and traders and to ensure that prices fixed by the
State were followed
91. Match List-I (Officials of Delhi Sultanate) with List-II (Duties/Jobs) and
select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List II
A Barid-i Mumalik 1. Dealing with royal correspondence
B. Dabir-i Khas 2. Commanding Sultan's bodyguards
C. Sar-i Jandar 3. Heading the State news and
Information agency
D. Wakil-I Dar 4. Controlling and supervising the royal
household
A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1 (b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 2 1 3 4 (d) 3 4 2 1
92. Who among the following wrote the drama Usparinaya which describes the
marriage of Usha with Aniruddha?
(a) Ganga Devi (b) Madhava Vidyaranya
(c) Krishna Devaraya (d) AIlasani Peddana
93. With reference to the Mughal administration, which ('De of the following
statements is not correct ?
(a) The Mughal artillery was under the charge of Mir-i-Atish (b) Supervision
over the lands granted by the Emperors or
(b) Princes to pious men, scholars and monks was under the charge of the Chief
Sadr
(c) The imperial household was under the charge of Mir Manzil
(d) The censorship of public morals was under the charge of Muhtasib
94. Which one of the following buildings is not located in Fatehpur Sikri?
(a) Buland Darwaza (b) Anup Talao
(c) Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque (d) Panch Mahal
95. What was the function of the official called Karori under Akbar's
administration?
(a) Collection of revenue
(b) Maintaining royal treasury
(c) Maintaining the account of foreign. trade
(d) Working as scribe for royal correspondence
96. Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over
villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?
(a) Dannayaka (b) Sumanta
(c) Nayaka (d) Mahanayakacharya
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97. Which one of the following is not connected with the description of the
Vijayanagar Kingdom?
(a) Amuktamalyada (b) Manucharitam
(c) Prabodha Chandrodava (d) Rehla
98. Who among the following rulers of Gujarat was treacherously drowned by
the Portuguese when he was on board his ship?
(a) Mahmud Begarha (b) Muhammad Shah
(c) Bahadur Shah (d) Husain Shah
99. Who among the following founded the city of Jaunpur?
(a) Ala-ud-din Khalji (b) Muhammad Tughlaq
(c) Firuz Tughlaq (d) Khizr Khan Sayyid
100. Who among the following introduced the dahsaJa system of land revenue
collection for the first time?
(a) Babar (b) Humayun
(c) Akbar (d) Shahjahan
101. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists:
List-I (Ancient Town) List-II (Modern State)
A. Ajayameru 1. Assam
B. Bhrigukaccha 2. Gujarat
C Pragjyotisa 3. Orissa
D. Sisupalgarh 4. Rajasthan
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3 (b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 1 3 4 2 (d) 4 2 1 3
102. Which one of the following deals with the schemes of Chanakya to foil the
designs of a minister of the last of the Nandas, and to place Chandragupta
Maurya on the throne?
(a) Mricchakatika (b) Mudrarakshasa
(c) Pratijnayaugandharayana (d) Vikramolvasiyam
103. What was the reason for Gandhiji to organize a Satyagraha on behalf of the
peasants of Kheda ?
(a) Non-suspension of land revenue collection in spite of a drought
(b) Enhancement of land revenue in spite of failure of crops
(c) Confiscation of the land of those who did not pay the land tax by the British
administration
(d) The proposal of the administration to introduce 'permanent settlement' in
Gujarat
104. Consider the following statements:
1. In 1918, Tilak and Gandhi toured villages to raise money and men for the
British World War effort.
2. By the Lucknow Pact, the Muslim leaders accepted under-representation in
Muslim majority areas in return for overrepresentation in some provinces.
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Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
105. With reference to the Indian Councils Act of 1909, Consider the following
statements:
1. The Act formally introduced for the first time the principle of elections to the
legislative councils.
2. The Government of India was given general power of disallowing
politically dangerous candidates.
3. The income qualifications for the Muslim voters were lower than those for
the Hindus.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
106. Which one of the following first suggested boycott of the British goods in
Bengal?
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh's journal 'Bande Mataram'
(b) Krishna Kumar Mitra's weekly 'Sanjivani'
(c) Motilal Ghosh's 'Amrit Bazar Patrika'
(d) Sat ish Chandra Mukherji's 'Dawn'
107. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Siraj-ud-din Ahmed: Zamindar
(b) Lal Chand: Self-abnegation in politics
(c) Tej Bahadur Sapru: Tribune
(d) Abul Kalam Azad: AI-Hilal
108. Consider the following statements: Count de Lally, the French commander
failed against the English in India because
1. the home authorities in France did not recognize the importance of securing
political power in India.
2. the French were inferior to the English in naval strength.
3. there was discord between the French commanders of land and sea forces.
4. the English heavily bribed some important French officers.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
109. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists:
List-I (Monument) List-II (Builder)
A. Arhai-Din-Ka-Jhompro at Ajmer 1. Ala-ud-din Khalji
B. Hauz-i-Khas at Dehli 2. IItutmish
e. Fortress of Adilabad 3. Muhammad Tughlaq
D. Jami Masjid at Badaun 4. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
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A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 2 3 1 (b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 4 1 3 2 (d) 3 2 4 1
110. In the context of 1857 Revolt, the causes that led to the Sepoy Mutiny were
1. the disparity in number of European and Indian troops in the British Indian
Forces.
2. the General Service Enlistment Act ordering all recruits to the Bengal Army
to be ready for service both within and outside India.
3. the introduction of the Enfield rifle.
Which of the above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
111. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists:
List-I (Person) List-II (Work)
Madhusudan Dutt 1. Meghnad-badh Kavya
Bankim Chandra 2. Devi Chaudhurani
Dinabandhu Mitra 3. Neeldarpan
4. Grammar of Bengali Language
A B C A B C
(a) 4 2 1 (b) 1 2 3
(c) 4 3 1 (d) 1 3 2
112. Consider the following statements:
1. The cancellation of regulations concerning Indian Press by Sir Charles
Metcalfe liberated it from official control during the period 1835-1857.
2. Under the Newspaper Act of 1908, the District Magistrate was empowered to
confiscate the printing press where a newspaper containing an incitement to
violence was printed.
3. The Indian Press Act of 1910 was suspended by the Government of India
during the World War I, so as to seek cooperation of Indian nationalists for
war efforts.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
113. Who among the following was in the forefront of making efforts leading to
making the Age of Consent Act, 1891 ?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) Kesab Chandra Sen
(c) B. M. Malabari (d) Swami Vivekananda
114. Consider the following statements with reference to Wood's Despatch:
1. Institution of a regular system of scholarship to enable meritorious students
to pursue the higher courses of study.
2. Helping the educational institutions founded by private efforts to obtain
grants from government funds.
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3. Provision of moral and religious education as an important component of
curriculum.
Which of the above were the features of Wood's Despatch?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
115. Who among the following was a founder of Widow Marriage Association in
1861 ?
(a) Devendranath Tagore
(b) Mahadev Govinda Ranade
(c) Surendranath Banerjee
(d) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
116. Match List-I (Commission/Act/Despatch) with List-II (Year) and select the
correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List- II
A. Wood's Despatch 1. 1919
B. Hunter Commission 2. 1904
C Universities Act 3. 1882
D. Sadler Commission 4. 1854.
A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 4 1 2 3 (d) 2 3 4 1
117. Consider the following statements:
1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy opposed the Permanent Settlement in Bengal.
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy advocated the substitution of Persian for English as
the official language of the courts of law.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
118. Consider the following statements:
Under Todar Mal's bandobast in Akbar's administration
1. the State was to advance loans to the cultivators which could be paid in easy
annual installments.
2. remissions of revenue were granted in bad season.
3. the revenue collectors were required to write officially annual reports about
the work, character and integrity of their subordinates.
4. the accounts were to be kept in Hindi.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
119. Consider the following statements:
1. By Pitt's India Act, the members of the Governor-General's Council were
reduced to three.
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2. Pitt's India Act abolished the monopoly of the Company's Indian trade.
3. By Pitt's India Act, through a supplementary Act, the Governor General was
empowered to hold the office of Commander-in Chief in special cases.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
120. Which one of the following is not correct regarding the chief clauses of the
Regulating Act of 1773 ?
(a) The civil and military government and the management of all territorial
acquisitions and revenues in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, were vested in the
Governor-General at Fort William, assisted by four Councilors
(b) The Governor-General in Council at Fort William was given the power of
superintending the administration of the Presidencies of Madras and Bombay
(c) The President of the Board of Control exercised all powers relating to
supervising the Indian colony and the Court of Directors merely retained the
right of making appointments
(d) A Supreme Court consisting of a Chief Justice and three Judges was set up at
Fort William to deal with all cases of crime
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1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (b) 6. (b)
7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (c) 11. (d) 12 (a)
13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (a) 16. (d) 17. (d) 18. (d)
19. (a) 20. (c) 21. (b) 22. (c) 23 (c) 24. (c)
25. (a) 26. (b) 27. (d) 28 (b) 29. (c) 30. (b)
31. (c) 32. (b) 33. (b) 34. (b) 35 (a) 36. (c)
37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (a) 40. (d) 41. (a) 42. (d)
43. (a) 44. (d) 45. (b) 46. (c) 47. (a) 48. (c)
49. (b) 50. (d) 51. (b) 52. (d) 53. (a) 54. (b)
55. (b) 56. (b) 57. (d) 58. (a) 59. (d) 60. (d)
61. (c) 62. (c) 63. (c) 64. (a) 65. (a) 66. (a)
67. (c) 68. (a) 69. (a) 70. (a) 71. (c) 72. (a)
73. (a) 74. (c) 75 (d) 76. (a) 77. (c) 78. (b)
79. (d) 80. (d) 81. (a) 82. (c) 83. (b) 84. (b)
85. (b) 86. (d) 87. (d) 88. (a) 89. (b) 90. (b)
91. (b) 92. (c) 93. (c) 94. (c) 95. (a) 96. (d)
97. (c) 98. (c) 99. (c) 100. (c) 101. (d) 102. (b)
103. (a) 104. (c) 105. (d) 106. (b) 107. (c) 108. (a)
109. (c) 110. (b) 111. (b) 112. (a) 113. (c) 114. (a)
115 (b) 116. (a) 117. (a) 118. (b) 119. (c) 120. (c)