Which of the following statements about the language of the text of the Mahabharata are true:

(A) The Sanskrit used in the Mahabharata is far simpler than that of the Vedas.

(B) The sections in the Mahabharata that contain stories are designated as the narrative.

(C) The sections in the Mahabharata that contain prescriptions about social norms are designated as didactic.

(D) The Mahabharata was meant to be a dramatic, moving story, and the narrative portions were probably added later.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (B) and (D) only
2. (A), (B) and (C) only
3. (A), (B), (C) and (D)
4. (B), (C) and (D) only

Where did the Buddha attain nibbana?

1. Lumbini
2. Bodh Gaya
3. Sarnath
4. Kusingara

Who was M.K. Gandhi's acknowledged political mentor?

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Lala Lajpat Rai
3. Bipin Chandra Pal
4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Where is the dargah of Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i Shakar located?

1. Ajmer
2. Delhi
3. Ajodhan
4. Lucknow

In Francis Buchanan’s survey of the Dinajpur district in North Bengal, the class of rich peasants were known as _______.

1. Zamindars
2. Jotedars
3. Adhiyars
4. Bargadars

Which foreign traveller described what he saw in India as “a bleak situation in comparison to developments in Europe”?

1. Ibn Battuta
2. Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi
3. François Bernier
4. Mahmud Wali Balkhi

In Mughal society, who were identified as the halalkhoran in Muslim communities?

1. Butchermen
2. Boatmen
3. Scavengers
4. Fishermen

Which Articles in the Constitution of India deal with the Fundamental Rights to "freedom of religion"?

1. Articles 14–16
2. Articles 17–19
3. Articles 29–30
4. Articles 25–28

Arrange the following landmarks in the discovery and preservation of early monuments and sculpture in a chronological order:

(A) H.H. Cole appointed Curator of Ancient Museums.
(B) Alexander Cunningham published Bhilsā Topes, one of the earliest works on Sanchi.
(C) Rajendra Lala Mitra published Buddha Gaya: The Heritage of Sakya Muni.
(D) Founding of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (B), (C), (D)
2. (D), (B), (C), (A)
3. (B), (A), (D), (C)
4. (C), (B), (D), (A)

Which satyagraha made M.K. Gandhi a 'truly national leader'?

1. Champaran Satyagraha
2. Kheda Satyagraha
3. Ahmedabad Satyagraha
4. Rowlatt Satyagraha

In the Mauryan Empire, which centres were situated on important long-distance trade routes?

(A) Taxila
(B) Ujjayini
(C) Pataliputra
(D) Sarnath

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A) and (B) only
2. (B) and (C) only
3. (C) and (D) only
4. (D) and (A) only

Which region was called the "nursery of the Bengal Army"?

1. Mysore
2. Berar
3. Awadh
4. Hyderabad

Who deciphered the 'Brahmi' and 'Kharosthi' scripts?

1. Colin Mackenzie
2. Alexander Cunningham
3. James Prinsep
4. D.C. Sircar

Match List-I with List-II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
2. (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)
3. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)
4. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

The Ain-i Akbari is made of five books. Which book of the Ain deals with the fiscal side of the Mughal Empire?

1. Manzil-abadi
2. Sipah-abadi
3. Mulk-abadi
4. Suyurghal-abadi

What stone was used in making the Harappan weights?

1. Chert
2. Carnelian
3. Steatite
4. Quartz

Which famous film by Satyajit Ray on the decline of the aristocratic zamindari style of living was shot in the Andul Raj Palace?

1. Pather Panchali
2. Apur Sansar
3. Aparajita
4. Jalsaghar

In the 1800s, who were referred to as the dikus?

1. Merchants
2. Santhals
3. Moneylenders
4. Artisans

Who moved the resolution proposing that the National Flag of India be a "horizontal tricolour of saffron, white and dark green in equal proportion", with a wheel in navy blue at the centre?

1. J.B. Kripalani
2. H.C. Mookerjee
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. M.N. Venkatachaliah

Which foreign traveller wrote, "I am expected to keep two good Turkoman horses, and I also take with me a powerful Persian camel and driver, a groom for my horses, a cook and a servant to go before my horse with a flask of water in his hand, according to the custom of the country."

1. François Bernier
2. Antonio Monserrate
3. Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
4. Duarte Barbosa

Who gave the famous speech that began with the following lines:
"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially."

1. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Subhas Chandra Bose
4. Vallabhbhai Patel

Who brought the ruins of 'Hampi' to light in 1800?

1. Colin Mackenzie
2. John Marshall
3. J.F. Fleet
4. Alexander Greenlaw

In which annual session of the Indian National Congress was the proclamation of commitment to "Purna Swaraj", or complete independence, taken?

1. Lahore, December 1929
2. Lucknow, December 1916
3. Calcutta, December 1920
4. Delhi, December 1928

Where was British colonial rule first established in the Indian subcontinent?

1. Calicut
2. Surat
3. Bengal
4. Hyderabad

When was the first issue of Epigraphia Indica published?

1. 1877
2. 1886
3. 1888
4. 1890

In the context of the Revolt of 1857, what does the term "revolt" refer primarily to?

1. The uprising of the sepoys
2. The uprising of the peasants
3. The uprising of the zamindars
4. The uprising of the civilian population

Match List-I with List-II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
2. (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)
3. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
4. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Which among the following rules about gotra are correct:

(A) Women were expected to give up their father’s gotra and adopt that of their husband on marriage.
(B) Members of the same gotra could marry.
(C) Members of the same gotra could not marry.
(D) Women were expected to retain their father’s gotra and not adopt that of their husband on marriage.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (C) and (D) only
2. (A) and (B) only
3. (A) and (C) only
4. (B) and (D) only

A philosopher named Ajita Kesakambalin taught: "A human being is made up of the four elements. When he dies the earthy in him returns to the earth, the fluid to water, the heat to fire, the windy to air, and his senses pass into space ...". Ajita Kesakambalin belonged to which tradition?

1. Ajivikas
2. Lokayatas
3. Mahayana
4. Theravadins

When was the 'Treasure Trove Act', giving the government the right to acquire all objects of archaeological interest, passed?

1. 1854
2. 1878
3. 1880
4. 1888

What did the Greek word "Erythraean" refer to?

1. Red Sea
2. Mediterranean Sea
3. Caspian Sea
4. Black Sea

In which Pali text, was the 'Bodhisattva' (the Buddha in a previous birth) identified as a chandala?

1. Uttaradhyana Sutta
2. Dipavamsa
3. Mahavamsa
4. Matanga Jataka

Who composed Amuktamalyada, a work on statecraft in Telugu?

1. Bukka
2. Harihara
3. Krishnadeva Raya
4. Rama Raya

Match List-I with List-II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
2. (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)
3. (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
4. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

In the Mughal Empire, who was the amil-guzar?

1. Revenue Collector
2. Merchant
3. Spy
4. Military Commander

At which Harappan sites, the entire settlements were fortified?

1. Dholavira and Lothal
2. Harappa and Mohenjodaro
3. Cholistan and Banawali
4. Nageshwar and Balakot

Match List-I with List-II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)
2. (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
3. (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
4. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Virupaksha, the guardian deity of the Vijayanagara Kingdom, is also recognised as a form of _______.

1. Vishnu
2. Agni
3. Indra
4. Shiva

In popular traditions of Vijayanagara, who are termed as ashvapati?

1. Rulers of Orissa
2. Deccan Sultans
3. Rayas
4. Mughal Emperors

Who coined the terms "great and little traditions" in the twentieth century to describe the cultural practices of peasant societies?

1. Richard M. Eaton
2. John Stratton Hawley
3. David N. Lorenzo
4. Robert Redfield

In which sketch/painting, a figure stands firmly at the centre defending her honour, single-handedly killing the attacking rebels?

1. Relief of Lucknow
2. In Memoriam
3. Miss Wheeler
4. Justice

Who is the author of the famous lines, "Khoob lari mardani woh to Jhansi wali rani thi" in reference to Rani Lakshmi Bai?

1. Mahadevi Verma
2. Jai Shankar Prasad
3. Prem Chand
4. Subhadra Kumari Chauhan

Who painted "In Memoriam" after the Revolt of 1857?

1. Thomas Jones Barker
2. Joseph Noel Paton
3. Henry Lawrence
4. Colin Campbell

Which of the following statement is not true about the painting "In Memoriam"?

1. It shows glory violence.
2. It represents the rebels as violent and brutish.
3. It seeks to provoke anger and fury.
4. In the background, it shows the British rescue forces arriving as saviours.

A British journal illustrated a cartoon/sketch captioned, "Well, then they shan't blow him from nasty guns; but he must promise to be a good little sepoy." Identify the illustration.

1. Execution of Mutinous Sepoys in Peshawar
2. Execution of Mutineers in Peshawar: Blowing from the Guns
3. The Clemency of Canning
4. The British Lion's Vengeance on the Bengal Tiger

Who advocated that 'Hindi' must be used as language of constitution-making in the Constituent Assembly?

1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Somnath Lahiri
3. R.V. Dhulekar
4. M.K. Gandhi

Who made a powerful plea in the Constituent Assembly for continuing separate electorates for the minorities?

1. B. Pocker Bahadur
2. B.R. Ambedkar
3. R.V. Dhulekar
4. Govind Ballabh Pant

The Draft Constitution provided for three lists of subjects. Which among the following is not one of them?

1. Union List
2. State List
3. Concurrent List
4. Emergency List

Who exhorted his colleagues to realise that the Constituent Assembly was British-made and was “working the British plans as the British should like it to be worked out”?

1. B.R. Ambedkar
2. K. Santhanam
3. Somnath Lahiri
4. G. Durgabai

Which of the following term did not exist in the Objectives Resolution introduced in the Constituent Assembly on 13 December 1946?

1. Independent
2. Sovereign
3. Republic
4. Socialist