The Nalayira Divyaprabandham, an anthology from the 10th-century, contains compilations of how many Alvar saints?

1. 10
2. 34
3. 12
4. 41

Identify the meaning of the term Vamsha?

1. Kula
2. Janapada
3. Lineage
4. Village Kinfolk

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)-(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)

Harappan Culture emerged from early farming communities around:

1. 1500 BCE
2. 7000 BCE
3. 4500 BCE
4. 3500 BCE

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

Harappan Seals were mostly made up of _______.

1. Steatite
2. Gold
3. Shells
4. Carnelian

According to Buddhist philosophy, the world is _____(anicca).

1. Non-transient
2. Full of joy
3. Transient
4. Soulful

The play Mrichchhakatika is written by:

1. Kalidasa
2. Shudraka
3. Panini
4. Asvaghosha

Around 1790s, which officer of the zamindar was associated with rent-collection?

1. Patwari
2. Amlah
3. Kanungo
4. Majumdar

Which of the following has not been identified as one of the major cities of the Harappan Civilization?

1. Mohenjodaro
2. Dholavira
3. Lothal
4. Rakhigarhi

Many features of the ‘amara-nayaka system’ were derived from the:

1. Iqta system
2. Mansabdari system
3. Yawana system
4. Rajputana system

After the annexation of Awadh, identify the first British revenue settlement of 1856?

1. Summary Settlement
2. Permanent Settlement
3. Ryotwari Settlement
4. Mahalwari Settlement

Which of the following rulers often attempted to claim ‘divine support’?

1. The Cholas
2. The Vellalas
3. The Cheras
4. The Pandyas

Arrange the sites of ‘pillar-inscriptions’ from east to west:

(A) Sarnath
(B) Gujarra
(C) Meerut
(D) Topra

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The Shah Hamadan Mosque is located in _______.

1. Anantnag
2. Shahabad
3. Srinagar
4. Akhnoor

In Mughal India, which of the following lands was cultivated for the private use of zamindars?

1. Bataidari lands
2. Milkiyat lands
3. Khalisa lands
4. Diwani lands

Identify the correct statements among the following:

(A) ‘Sovanika’ was the word used for an iron smith.
(B) An inscription of Prabhavati Gupta and the village of Danguna was engraved by Chakradāsa.
(C) Agrahara was land granted to a Brahmana.
(D) Harshacharita was written by Harshavardhana.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

What is the meaning of the term Mahasammata?

1. The Great Feudal
2. The Great Elect
3. The Great Commander
4. The Great Victo

Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas, major Sanskrit texts, are associated with which subject?

1. Warfare
2. Statecraft
3. Medicine
4. Music

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) – (II), (B) – (III), (C) – (I), (D) – (IV)
3. (A) – (III), (B) – (II), (C) – (IV), (D) – (I)
4. (A) – (II), (B) – (IV), (C) – (III), (D) – (I)

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) – (I), (B) – (III), (C) – (II), (D) – (IV)
3. (A) – (II), (B) – (I), (C) – (IV), (D) – (III)
4. (A) – (III), (B) – (IV), (C) – (I), (D) – (II)

Which Dutch traveller visited the subcontinent in the early 17th century and wrote about the ‘widespread poverty’?

1. Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
2. Mahmud Wali Balkhi
3. Marco Polo
4. Pelsaert

Arrange the major religious teachers of the subcontinent in a chronological order:

(A) Appar in Tamil Nadu
(B) Basavanna in Karnataka
(C) Nammalvar in Tamil Nadu
(D) Ramanujacharya in Tamil Nadu

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Who made the following statement, "The British element is gone, but they have left the mischief behind" in the Constituent Assembly?

1. Govind Ballabh Pant
2. Vallabhbhai Patel
3. Baldev Singh
4. Hansa Mehta

Which traveler gives an account of the ‘child sati’ at Lahore?

1. Ibn Batuta
2. Francois Bernier
3. Al-Biruni
4. Marco Polo

Buddhist stupa at Shah-ji-ki-Dheri is located at which site?

1. Lahore
2. Faridkot
3. Bhopal
4. Peshawar

Identify the correct statements among the following:

(A) Gajapati means lord of elephants.
(B) The Gajapati title was used by Deccan Sultans.
(C) Local communities of merchants were known as Kudirai-chettis.
(D) Chennakeshava Temple is at Belur.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Arrange the following events in a chronological order:

(A) Santhal Rebellion
(B) Passing of Regulating Act by the British Parliament
(C) 'Diwani' of Bengal acquired by English East India Company
(D) Permanent Settlement of Bengal

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Raja Madhari-puta svami-Sakasena belonged to which dynasty?

1. Rashtrakutas
2. Satavahanas
3. Sakas
4. Kadambas

According to which Buddhist text, Asoka distributed portions of the Buddha's relics to every important town and ordered the construction of stupas over them?

1. Divyavadana
2. Ashokavadana
3. Vinaya Pitaka
4. Sutta Pitaka

Ajita Kesakambalin was a ________.

1. Merchant
2. Philosopher
3. King
4. Sage

Who among the following was made the Qazi of Delhi?

1. Ibn Battuta
2. Idrisi
3. Al-Beruni
4. Abdur Razzak

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) – (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)

Identify the correct statements about the Harappan Civilization:

(A) Saddle and Quern were used for fighting.
(B) Water reservoirs were found in Dholavira.
(C) Traces of canals have been found in Shortughai.
(D) Canals have been found at Kalibangan.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The Buddhist texts mention as many as ______ sects or schools of thought.

1. 24
2. 84
3. 98
4. 64

Which of the following Zamindar Rajas helped the British during the Santhal Rebellion?

1. Raja Tejchand
2. Raja Samarchand
3. Maharaja Mehtab Chand
4. Maharaja Abhayapal

Marichi was a _______.

1. Hindu goddess
2. Buddhist goddess
3. Alvar saint
4. Nayanar saint

Muraqqa-i-Dehli literally meant:

1. Lamp of Delhi
2. Album of Delhi
3. Flower of Delhi
4. Soul of Delhi

What is the location of the dargah of Shaikh Muinuddin Sijzi?

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

What percentage of the population lived in towns in the 17th century?

1. Fifteen Percent

2. Fifty Percent

3. Five Percent

4. Four Percent

In western India, what term was used for merchant groups?

1. Mahajans

2. Wakils

3. Karkhanas

4. Vaids

Who described Mughal cities as ‘camp towns’?

1. Al-Biruni

2. François Bernier

3. Duarte Barbosa

4. Peter Mundy

Who was known as the ‘sheth’?

1. Chief of Camps

2. Chief of Mahajans

3. Chief of Vaids

4. Chief of Wakils

François Bernier belonged to which country?

1. France

2. England

3. Germany

4. Belgium

Which is the home state of M.K. Gandhi?

1. Bengal
2. Punjab
3. Gujarat
4. Mysore

The 'Rowlatt Act' is associated with which year?

1. 1909
2. 1917
3. 1919
4. 1918

Sir Sidney Rowlatt was:

1. Governor-General
2. British Brigadier
3. Chairman of Committee
4. British Viceroy

The years 1917 and 1918 saw Gandhiji closely associated with which three places?

1. Chandpur, Allahabad and Khurda
2. Delhi, Bombay and Calcutta
3. Champaran, Ahmedabad and Kheda
4. London, Pretoria and Johannesburg

Identify the years of the First World War?

1. 1914–18
2. 1914–21
3. 1914–23
4. 1914–25