Arrange the following political and economic developments in the Indian subcontinent in a chronological order:

(A) Accession of Kanishka

(B) Rise of the Chalukyas in Karnataka and of the Pallavas in Tamil Nadu

(C) Chinese pilgrim Xuan Zang comes in search of Buddhist texts

(D) Arabs conquer Sind

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Who wrote one of the earliest histories of the uprising of 1857?

1. Captain Hearsey
2. Francois Sisten
3. Charles Ball
4. Charles Hamilton

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

The Therigatha is a collection of verses composed by ________.

1. Bhikkhus
2. Bhikkhunis
3. Theravadins
4. Bodhisattas

Who among the following belonged to a gana?

1. Asoka
2. Bimbisara
3. Ajatasattu
4. Vardhamana Mahavira

Arrange the following major textual traditions in a chronological order:

(A) Natyashastra

(B) Ramayana and Mahabharata

(C) Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas

(D) Manusmriti

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

What were the strategies used for enforcing the social norms of the varnas? Choose the correct statements from below:

(A) The Brahmans asserted that the varna order was of divine origin.

(B) The Brahmans advised kings to ensure that these varna norms were followed within their kingdoms.

(C) The Brahmans attempted to persuade people that their status was determined by natural aptitudes.

(D) These varna norms were often reinforced by stories told in the Mahabharata and other texts.

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

Who said, "I believe separate electorates will be suicidal to the minorities and will do them tremendous harm", during the debates in the Constituent Assembly?

1. B. Pocker Bahadur
2. M.K. Gandhi
3. R.V. Dhulekar
4. Govind Ballabh Pant

The 'wandering monks' were also known as ________.

1. Nayanar
2. Alvars
3. Vachanas
4. Jangama

After the Santhal Revolt, the British created the 'Santhal Pargana' from which two districts?

1. Medinipur and Bhagalpur
2. 24 Paraganas and Birbhum
3. Bhagalpur and Birbhum
4. Medinipur and 24 Paraganas

Who among the following women members of the Constituent Assembly were elected from Madras:

(A) Annie Mascarene

(B) Ammu Swaminathan

(C) Dakshayani Velayudan

(D) G. Durgabai

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

Arrange the following major developments in Harappan archaeology in a chronological order:

(A) Vasant Shinde begins archaeogenetic research at Rakhigarhi

(B) M.R. Mughal begins explorations in Bahawalpur

(C) Amarendra Nath starts excavations at Rakhigarhi

(D) R.S. Bisht begins excavations at Dholavira

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

At Puri (Orissa) the principal deity was identified, by the twelfth-century, as Jagannatha. Jagannatha is a form of which god?

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

Who persuaded Buddha to allow women into the sangha?

1. Ananda
2. Mahapajapati Gotami
3. Punna
4. Yashodhara

What does the term 'jins-i kamil' literally mean in the seventeenth-century?

1. Fodder crops
2. Fruit crops
3. Vegetable crops
4. Perfect crops

The jotedars were known by several names. Which among the following is not one of them?

1. Haoladars
2. Mandals
3. Gantidars
4. Bargadars

The practice of a man having several wives is called ________.

1. Endogamy
2. Exogamy
3. Polygyny
4. Polyandry

In which year was 'Hampi' recognised as a site of national importance?

1. 1973
2. 1974
3. 1975
4. 1976

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

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)

Arrange the following major religious teachers in the Indian subcontinent chronologically:

(A) Basavanna

(B) Nammalvar

(C) Appar

(D) Ramanujacharya

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

In which context, did Gandhi insist, "no provocation can possibly justify (the) brutal murder of men who had been rendered defenceless, and who had virtually thrown themselves on the mercy of the mob"?

1. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
2. Chauri Chaura Incident
3. Quit India Movement
4. Rowlatt Satyagraha

Arrange the following forms of marriage as first, fourth, fifth and sixth forms of marriage, which is mentioned in the Manusmriti:

(A) The gift of a daughter by the father after he has addressed the couple with the text, "May both of you perform your duties together", and has shown honour to the bridegroom.

(B) The voluntary union of a maiden and her lover, which springs from desire.

(C) The gift of a daughter, after dressing her in costly clothes and honouring her with presents of jewels, to a man learned in the Veda whom the father himself invites.

(D) When the bridegroom receives a maiden, after having given as much wealth as he can afford to the kinsmen and to the bride herself, according to his own will.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

'Metrology' is the science of ________.

1. Script
2. Weather
3. Language
4. Measurement

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

The longest Harappan inscription have ________ signs.

1. Twenty-five
2. Twenty-six
3. Twenty-seven
4. Twenty-eight

In Buddhism, those who followed the path of old, respected teachers described themselves as ________.

1. Mahayanists
2. Hinayanists
3. Theravadins
4. Bodhisattas

What does the term "kharbandi" mean in the 17th-century rural India?

1. Dense forest
2. Fertile land
3. Crown land
4. Scrubland

What is the word used for 'Sufism' in Islamic texts?

1. Tasawwuf
2. Suf
3. Safa
4. Tasavir

Which of the following statements is not true about women's access to property as mentioned in the Manusmriti?

1. Women could not claim a share of the paternal estate/resources.
2. Women were allowed to retain the gifts they received on the occasion of their marriage as stridhana.
3. Stridhana could be inherited by their children, only if the husband does not claim it.
4. Women were warned against hoarding family property, or even their own valuables, without the husband's permission.

Which script is used to write 'Hindi'?

1. Sanskrit
2. Devanagari
3. Pali
4. Kharosthi

"The life was gone out of the body, and the body of this town had been left lifeless ... there was no street or market and house which did not wail out the cry of agony in separation of Jan-i-Alam." Who is referred to as Jan-i-Alam?

1. Birjis Qadr
2. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
3. Bahadur Shah
4. Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah

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

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Which of the following statements are true about the domestic architecture in the 'Lower Town' at Mohenjodaro:

(A) Every house had its own bathroom paved with bricks, with drains connected through the wall to the street drains.

(B) There are no windows in the walls along the ground level.

(C) The main entrance does not give a direct view of the interior or the courtyard.

(D) Some houses have the remains of staircases to reach the fourth storey of the house.

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

In whose reference is the following statement given by S.N. Roy in 'The Story of Indian Archaeology', "left India three thousand years older than he had found her":

1. John Marshall
2. Alexander Cunningham
3. R.E.M. Wheeler
4. Ernest Mackay

Which foreign traveller to India became a sort of sanyasi for a time?

1. Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi
2. Mahmud Wali Balkhi
3. Shaikh Ali Hazin
4. Ibn Battuta

Who was the Raja of Burdwan when the Permanent Settlement was imposed?

1. Maharaja Mehtab Chand
2. Maharaja Tejchand
3. Maharaja Amichand
4. Maharaja Suraj Chand

Which of the following Jaina teachings are true:

(A) According to Jaina teachings, the cycle of birth and rebirth is shaped through karma.

(B) Individual agency and righteous action as the means to escape from the cycle of rebirth.

(C) Monastic existence is a necessary condition of salvation.

(D) Jaina monks and nuns took five vows: to abstain from killing, stealing and lying; to observe celibacy; and to abstain from possessing property.

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

Arrange the following events in a chronological order:

(A) Nadir Shah invades India and sacks Delhi

(B) The 'diwani' of Bengal transferred to the English East India Company

(C) Humayun defeated by Sher Shah

(D) Ahmad Shah Abdali defeats the Marathas

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

What does the term 'chaitya' mean?

1. Funeral pyre
2. Royal gateway
3. Pavilion
4. Sanctum Sanatorium

Which 'stupa' structure represents the abode of the gods?

1. Anda
2. Harmika
3. Yashti
4. Chhatri

Which of the teachings of the Buddha is not true?

1. The world is transient and constantly changing.
2. The world is soulless as there is nothing permanent or eternal in it.
3. Sorrow is extrinsic to human existence.
4. Human beings can rise above these worldly troubles by following the path of moderation.

Where did the Buddha attain enlightenment?

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

Which Buddhist text includes rules and regulations for those who joined the sangha or monastic order?

1. Sutta Pitaka
2. Abhidhamma Pitaka
3. Jatakas
4. Vinaya Pitaka

What is referred as the amil-guzar in the Mughal Empire?

1. Revenue Amount
2. Revenue Collected
3. Revenue Collector
4. Revenue Assessed

Which Mughal chronicle gives detailed description on land classification and revenue collection?

1. Babur Nama
2. Humayun Nama
3. Ain-i Akbari
4. Amin-i Guzari

Who undertook a large historical, adminstrative project of chronicle-writing at the order of Emperor Akbar which was completed in 1598?

1. Al-Biruni
2. Simrna Qazi
3. Raja Todarmal
4. Abu'l Fazl

Which land revenue collection required several intelligent inspectors; for otherwise, the evil-minded and false were given to deception?

1. Lang-batai
2. Khet-batai
3. Batai
4. Kankut

What is the meaning of the word 'Kan' in Kankut?

1. Estimate
2. Grain
3. Revenue
4. Khet/Fields