During the nineteenth-century, who acted as both a 'moneylender' and a 'trader' ?

(1) Zamindar
(2) Talukdar
(3) Sahukar
(4) Patwari

Which of the following statements are TRUE about Ricardian ideas?

(A) A landowner should have a claim only to 'average rent'.
(B) The state needed to tax the 'average renť' of landowner.
(C) If tax was not levied, cultivators were likely to turn rentiers.
(D) The state needed to tax the surplus yield of the land.
(E) If tax was not levied, the surplus income was likely to be productively invested in the improvement of the land by the peasants.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

Buddhism grew rapidly both during the lifetime of the Buddha and after his death'.

In reference to the above given statement, identify the incorrect option.

(1) It appealed to many people, dissatisfied with existing religious practices.
(2) People were confused by the rapid social changes taking place around them.
(3) Buddhism attached importance to conduct and values rather than claims of superiority based on birth.
(4) Buddhism placed emphasis on 'varna' order in the society.

Which of the following language Al-Biruni did not know ?

(1) Arabic
(2) Syriac
(3) Hebrew
(4) Greek

Who composed a work on statecraft in Telugu, known as the 'Amuktamalyada' ?

(1) Krishnadeva Raya
(2) Harihara
(3) Rama Raya
(4) Bukka

Mahatma Gandhi launched the 'Kheda Satyagraha' on which of the following issue?

(1) To obtain for peasants security of tenure and the freedom to cultivate the crops of their choice.
(2) To demand better working conditions for the textile mill workers.
(3) For the remission of taxes following the failure of their harvest.
(4) To repeal censorship of the press and detention without trial.

Choose the correct statements about the 'Fifth Report' produced by the Select Committee.

(A) It was produced in the late 19th century by the Select Committee of the British Parliament.
(B) It has shaped our conception about rural Bengal in the late 18th century.
(C) The report criticises the maladministration of the East India Company's rule in India.
(D) The report exaggerates the collapse of traditional zamindari power.
(E) It became the basis of intense parliamentary debates on the nature of the East India Company's rule in India.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Match List - I with List - II :

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

Who among the following famous art historians on the basis of iconographic studies held that sanchi was a ‘centre of tree serpent worship’?

(1) A.L. Basham
(2) James Fergusson
(3) H.H. Cole
(4) Richard F. Gombrich

Gupta incription inscribed above the Girnar incription of Rudradaman is dated to :

(1) 3rd Century C.E.
(2) 4th Century C.E.
(3) 5th Century C.E.
(4) 6th Century C.E.

Who among the following was honoured by Akbar with the title 'Zarrin qalam' (golden pen)?

(1) Abu'l Fazl
(2) Abu'l Hasan
(3) Muhammad Husayn
(4) Abdul Rahim

Which of the following statements are TRUE about the 'Amara-Nayaka System' ?

(A) Many features of the Amara-Nayaka System were derived from the Iqta System of Delhi Sultanate.
(B) The amara-nayakas were not responsible for the collection of revenue from the peasants.
(C) The rayas occasionally transferred the amara-nayakas from one place to another to assert their control.
(D) The maintenance of temples and irrigation works was not the responsibility of the amara- nayakas.
(E) The amara-nayakas maintained horses and elephants to help the rayas during times of war.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Arrange the following in a chronological order.

(A) India celebrates independence.
(B) The Great Calcutta killings.
(C) Introduction of 'Objectives Resolution'.
(D) The rising of the ratings of Royal Indian Navy.
(E) Signing of the Constitution of India.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(1) (A), (B), (E), (D), (C)
(2) (D), (A), (B), (C), (E)
(3) (D), (C), (A), (B), (Ε)
(4) (D), (B), (C), (A), (E)

Who led the army into the battle of Rakshasi-Tangadi against Bijapur, Ahmadnagar and Golconda ?

(1) Krishnadeva Raya
(2) Harihara
(3) Bukka
(4) Rama Raya

Among the following travellers who visited India as a 'diplomat' during the medieval period?

(1) Al-Biruni
(2) Ibn Battuta
(3) Abdur Razzaq
(4) Francois Bernier

Choose the correct options out of the following statements.

(A) 'Saguna' is the type of worship based on the form of god and goddess.
(B) Alvars were the devotees of Shiva.
(C) 'Nirguna' is the type of worship based on the abstract form of god.
(D) Nayanars were the devotee of Vishnu.
(E) Compositions of 12 Alvars were compiled in the 'Nalayira Divyaprabandham'.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (A), (B), (C) only
(2) (B), (C), (D) only
(3) (A), (C), (E) only
(4) (C), (D), (E) only

Which national leader made the following statement, 'the British element is gone, but they have left the mischief behind' ?

(1) C. Rajagopalachari
(2) Vallabhbhai Patel
(3) Rajendra Prasad
(4) Govind Ballabh Pant

Arrange the following in a chronological order.

(A) Mirabai
(B) Nizamuddin Auliya
(C) Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi
(D) Surdas
(E) Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(1) (A), (D), (Ε), (B), (C)
(2) (E), (B), (D), (A), (C)
(3) (E), (D), (B), (A), (C)
(4) (A), (E), (D), (B), (C)

The 'Razmnama' was the Persian translation of which of the following?

(1) Ramayana
(2) Mahabharata
(3) Bhagvad Gita
(4) Babur Nama

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

Match List - I with List - II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

The term 'bargadars' refers to :

(1) Rich peasants
(2) Village headmen
(3) Sharecroppers
(4) Village accountants

Which of the following statement is NOT correct about the Constituent Assembly?

(1) The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected on the basis of universal franchise.
(2) The Provincial Legislatures chose the members of the Constituent Assembly.
(3) The Constituent Assembly that came into being was dominated by the Indian National Congress.
(4) The Muslim League chose to boycott the Constituent Assembly throughout the period

Which of the following is NOT true about oral testimonies on the Partition of India?

(1) They help to understand the trials and tribulations of ordinary people.
(2) They throw light on the negotiations between the British and the major political parties.
(3) They explore the experiences of men and women whose existence has been ignored.
(4) Oral data lack concentratesness and chronology may be imprecise.

By the first century C.E., there is evidence of changes in Buddhist ideas and practices.
From the options given below, identify the practice which was part of this development.

(1) From first century C.E., great importance was given to self-effort in achieving 'nibbana'.
(2) Buddha was regarded as a great human being.
(3) The images of Buddha were not worshipped.
(4) The concept of Boddhisatta developed.

Arrange the following events in a chronological order.

(A) Peasant movement in Bardoli.
(B) Mahatma Gandhi returns from South Africa.
(C) Non-Cooperation Movement.
(D) Dandi March.
(E) 'Purna Swaraj' accepted as Congress goal at Lahore.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

Which of the following language was NOT used by Jaina scholars to compose Jain literature ?

(1) Saursheni
(2) Prakrit
(3) Sanskrit
(4) Tamil

Name the Asokan incription identified as Major Rock Edict in present-day Kashmir.

(1) Sopara
(2) Kandahar
(3) Kalsi
(4) Mansehra

Which of the following statement is NOT correct about Gandhi's speech at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University in February 1916 ?

(1) Gandhi was worried about 'millions of the poor' Indian who were absent at the inauguration of the Banaras Hindu University.
(2) According to Gandhi, India's 'salvation can only come through the farmer'. AWN
(3) Gandhi said that the lawyers, doctors and rich landlords are going to secure India's salvation.
(4) Gandhi charged the Indian elite with a lack of concern for the labouring poor.

From the interaction of which two languages did the language of 'Urdu' emerge?

(1) Persian and Turkish
(2) Persian and Hindavi
(3) Persian and Iranian
(4) Iranian and Turkish

Which one of the following Buddhist texts contain the rules and regulations for those who joined the Buddhist 'sangha' or monastic order?

(1) Abhidhamma Pitaka
(2) Vinaya Pitaka
(3) Sutta Pitaka
(4) Mahavamsa

The 'Ashtadhyayi' of Panini is a work on which subject ?

(1) Medicine
(2) Sanskrit Grammar
(3) Dramaturgy
(4) Caste Rules

Consider the following events and arrange them in a chronological sequence.

(A) Champaran Satyagraha
(B) Swadeshi Movement in Bengal
(C) Labour dispute in Ahmadabad
(D) Campaign against Rowlatt Act
(E) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

Arrange the following in a chronological order.

(A) J.F. Fleet begins documenting the inscriptions on the temple walls at Hampi.
(B) Alexander Greenlaw takes the first detailed photographs of archaeological remains at Hampi.
(C) Hampi declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
(D) Colin Mackenzie visits Vijayanagara.
(E) Conservation of Hampi begins under John Marshall.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Who among the following prepared a series of background papers based on a close study of the political systems in other countries?

(1) K.M. Munshi
(2) B.N. Rau
(3) Alladi Khishnaswamy Aiyar
(4) S.N. Mukherjee

Who was the guardian deity of the Vijayanagara Kingdom ?

(1) Virupaksha
(2) Vitthala
(3) Brahma
(4) Kartikeya

Which of the following statements are correct ?

(A) The Congress Ministries resigned in 1939.
(B) The 'Cripps Mission' came to India in 1940.
(C) The 'Quit India' campaign began in 1942.
(D) A Labour Government came to power in Britain in 1945.
(E) Lord Mountbatten was replaced by Lord Wavell in 1947.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

Votive inscriptions record gifts made to :

(1) Officials

(2) Religious institutions

(3) Alms to poor

(4) Brahmans

Match List - I with List - II :

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

According to the passage, terracotta models of the plough have been found from which site?

(1) Dholavira
(2) Lothal
(3) Cholistan
(4) Amri-Nal

In 1960, B.B. Lal and B.K. Thapar began excavations at which of the following Harappan site ?

(1) Mohenjodaro
(2) Lothal
(3) Cholistan
(4) Kalibangan

In 1960, B.B. Lal and B.K. Thapar began excavations at which of the following Harappan site ?

(1) Mohenjodaro
(2) Lothal
(3) Cholistan
(4) Kalibangan

Who was the first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India?

(1) Alexander Cunningham
(2) R.E.M. Wheeler
(3) John Marshall
(4) Daya Ram Sahni

Match List - I with List - II :

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

In the passage, 'firangi raj' refers to :

(1) English Rule
(2) Rule of Law
(3) Mughal Rule
(4) Rule of Landlords

According to the passage, why were many cultivators becoming landless ?

(1) The revenue demand was very high.
(2) The land had become unproductive.
(3) There were too many floods.
(4) The cultivators did not wish to practice agriculture anymore.

Shah Mal belonged to a clan of :

(1) Moneylenders
(2) Sepoys
(3) Jat cultivators
(4) Traders

Shah Mal belonged to a clan of :

(1) Moneylenders
(2) Sepoys
(3) Jat cultivators
(4) Traders

Why did the villagers attack the houses of moneylenders and traders in 1857 ?

(1) The moneylenders and traders had started a military campaign against the villagers.
(2) Moneylenders and traders had become symbols of oppression and injustice.
(3) Moneylenders and traders were Englishmen.
(4) Shah Mal asked them to attack the moneylenders.