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

Match the 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) -(II), (B) -(IV),(C) -(III), (D)-(I)

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

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

In the British period of Indian history Santhal and Paharia tribes lived in

(1) Kedarkanta hills
(2) Uttarkashi hills
(3) Rajmahal hills
(4) Satpura hills

Who among the following persuaded Gandhi to not restrict Dandi March protest to men alone?

(1) Mahadev Desai
(2) Kasturba Gandhi
(3) Kamla Devi Chattopadhyay
(4) Jawaharlal Nehru

Choose the correct statements.

(A) Naths, Jogis and Siddas were the religious cults that evolved outside the orthodox Brahmanical framework.
(B) Many of the leaders of these cults belonged to artisanal groups.
(C) The leaders of these cults accepted unquestioned authority of the Vedas.
(D) The language of their expression was literary Sanskrit, therefore, they could not influence ordinary masses.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

Many historians remain history and dismiss it because of which reason? discipline. accounts of what happened.

(1) It broadens the boundaries of their It enables historians to
(2) It enables hostorians wrote vivid accounts of what happened .
(3) Uniqueness of personal experience makes gereralisation difficult.
(4) It has explored theexperience makes generalisation difficult. experiences of those men and women whose existence has been ignored.

Which one of the following rituals were not associated with the region of Shah Jahan ?

(1) Chahar
(2) Taslim
(3) Sijda
(4) Zaminbos

Match List - I with List - II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

Aramaic and Greek scripts used by Asoka in which part of his Empire ?

(1) Iran
(2) Pakistan
(3) Afghanistan
(4) Ceylon

Daman-i-Koh, in the foothills of Rajmahal hills, was declared to be the land of which of the following tribes ?

(1) Bhils
(2) Gonds
(3) Santhals
(4) Paharia

Which of the following statements are correct ?

(A) 'Asoka' was mentioned in Brahmi and Kharosthi Scripts.
(B) Epigraphica Indica was first published in 1888.
(C) R.E.M. Wheeler publishes a set of Asokan inscriptions.
D) James Prinsep deciphered Brahmi script of Asokan inscriptions.
(E) 'Asoka' was mentioned in Prakrit texts and inscriptions.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

Which one of the following is not related to the Harappan religious belief system?

(1) Proto Shiva
(2) Lingas
(3) Mother goddess
(4) Priest-Kings

Which of the following statements are TRUE about the Permanent Settlement ?

(A) The Permanent Settlement came into operation in 1773.
(B) The revenue demand was fixed in perpetuity.
(C) The zamindars were given proprietary rights over the land.
(D) Failure in the timely payment of revenue led to the confiscation and auction of the estate.
(E) Permanent Settlement was withdrawn within 20 years due to its unpopularity.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

Who among the following was a Moroccan traveller ?

(1) Al-Biruni
(2) Ibn Battuta
(3) Bernier
(4) Marco Polo

Who took the first detailed photographs of archaeological remains at Hampi in 1856?

1. J. F. Fleet

2. John Marshall

3. Alexander Greenlaw

4. Burton Stein

Arrange the following in a chronological order.

(A) Direct Action Day
(B) Salt March
(C) Gandhi returns to India from South Africa
(D) Gandhi's address at Banaras Hindu university
(E) Lahore session of the Indian National Congress

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

Choose the correct statements about the Harappan script.

(A) It is deciphered.

(B) It has few signs.

(C) It has 20 signs.

(D) It was written from right to left.

(E) It has been found on seals, copper tools, tablets, etc.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (D) and (E) only

2. (A) and (E) only

3. (B) and (C) only

4. (C) and (D) only

Who among the following was Gandhiji's political mentor ?

(1) Dadabhai Naoroji
(2) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(3) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(4) Rabindranath Tagore

Who among the following was regarded as the 'establisher of the Yavana kingdom'.

(1) Samudra Gupta
(2) Chandragupta Maurya
(3) Krishna Dev Raya
(4) Gautami Puto Sri Satkarmi

Arrange the following dynasties which ruled over Vijayanagara Empire in a chronological order.

(A) Saluva dynasty
(B) Tuluva dynasty
(C) Sangama dynasty
(D) Aravidu dynasty

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

In which year was the Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley in Awadh ?

(1) 1800
(2) 1802
(3) 1803
(4) 1801

What was the most unique feature of the Harappan civilisation?

(1) Creation of railway track.
(2) Evolution of parliamentary system.
(3) Development of urban centres.
(4) Matriarchal structure of the family.

Arrange the following religious teachers according to the timeline during which they lived in a chronological order.

(A) Tondaradippodi
(B) Lal Ded
(C) Raidas
(D) Ramanujacharya

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

The 'Punch' which published the news related to 1857 was a

(1) British Journal of Comedy
(2) British Journal of Tragedy
(3) British Journal of Comic Satire
(4) British Journal of Crime

Which Governor General described the kingdom of Awadh as 'a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day' ?

(1) Lord Wellesley
(2) Lord Dalhousie
(3) Charles Cornwallis
(4) Lord Clive

Choose the correct statements about Shah Mal.

(A) He belonged to a village in Pargana Barout in U.P.
(B) He mobilised the headman and cultivators against the British.
(C) He got educated in Hyderabad and was known as Danka Shah.
(D) He was killed in a battle in July 1857.
(E) He fought the famous battle of Chinhat.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

Humayun, after being defeated by Sher Shah Suri took refuge in the court of

(1) Pashtun ruler of Kazakhastan
(2) Safavid ruler of Iran
(3) Turkish ruler of Egypt
(4) Moroccan ruler of Africa

Arrange the following events in a chronological order.

(A) Santhal Rebellion
(B) Ryots Rebel in Deccan Villages
(C) Permanent Settlement of Bengal
(D) First Revenue Settlement in Bombay Deccan

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

Arrange the following Kingdoms in a chronological order of their establishment.

(A) Bahamani Kingdom

(B) Vijayanagara Empire

(C) Delhi Sultanate

(D) Gajapati Kingdom

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (C), (B), (D)

2. (C), (B), (A), (D)

3. (C), (D), (A), (B)

4. (B), (A), (C), (D)

Kozhikode is the name of which medieval town/city?

(1) Calicut
(2) Hampi
(3) Banaras
(4) Koshambi

Who wrote, 'Gunjuriya is just sufficiently cultivated to show what glorious country this might be made, its beauty and riches might be made equal to almost any in the universe' ?

(1) Peter Mundy
(2) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
(3) Francois Bernier
(4) Francis Buchanan

The ______________ contained all kinds of information such as attendance at the court, grant of offices and titles, diplomatic missions, presents received, or the enquires made by the Mughal emperor about the health of an officer.

(1) Akhbarat
(2) Waqia namis
(3) Madad-i maash
(4) Sadr-us sudur

Match List - I with List - II.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

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

What is the meaning of the term 'jins-i-kamil' in the Indo-Persian sources of Mughal period ?

(1) Par excellence
(2) Cotton
(3) Perfect crops
(4) Sugar

On the basis of the accounts of the travellers which statement regarding the status of women is not correct?

(1) Prevalence of the practice of sati.

(2) They worked as agricultural and non agricultural workers.

(3) Women from merchant families participated in commercial activities.

(4) Women were confined to their homes.

On 26 January 1930, what was observed with the national flag being hoisted in different venues and patriotic songs being sung?

(1) Boycott Day
(2) Swadeshi Day
(3) Independence Day
(4) Republic Day

Mahatma Gandhi was against separate electorates for the Depressed Classes because

(1) Depressed class people were against Mahatma Gandhi.
(2) Gandhi called them Harijan
(3) Gandhi and Ambedkar proposed two different political ideologies.
(4) According to Gandhi, separate electorates to the 'Untouchables' would ensure their bondage

The Great Bath was discovered at which of the following Harappan sites ?

(1) Mohenjodaro
(2) Harappa
(3) Kalibanjan
(4) Dholavira

What is the meaning of the word 'Matriliny' ?

(1) Tracing the descent from father.
(2) Tracing the descent from grandfather.
(3) Tracing the descent from mother.
(4) Tracing the descent from outside gotra.

Who were the 'hill folk' referred in the passage above?

(1) Paharias
(2) Jotedars
(3) Santhals
(4) Dikus

Buchanan's survey gives glimpses of hill folks during which century ?

(1) Early nineteenth century
(2) Fighteenth century
(3) Sixteenth century
(4) Late nineteenth century

Which of the following is not true about Buchanana's account?

(1) It gives a glimpse of hill folks.
(2) It raises questions in our minds. a heavy revenue to the East India Company.
(3) Hill folks were paying.
(4) Its about the people he encountered.

Which of the following is false ?

(1) Hill folks were not sure about Francis Buchanan's visit.
(2) Francis Buchanan was a Governor-General of India from 1794-1815.
(3) Francis Buchanan was a British surveyor who travelled through Rajmahal hills.
(4) Francis Buchanan wrote a journal.

Buchanan's survey provides us information about 'hill folks' in the form of

(1) Diary
(2) Bohikhata
(3) Chronicle
(4) Revenue Record

Why did Buddhist teachers travel to faraway places?

(1) So that Buddhism does not spread from India.
(2) To circulate the teachings of the Buddha.
(3) To write texts in other countries.
(4) To bring the Chinese to India.

From which country Buddhism spread to East Asia ?

(1) Japan
(2) China
(3) India
(4) Tibet

Fa Xian and Xuan Zang came from which country to India?

(1) Burma
(2) China
(3) Japan
(4) Srilanka

Modern translations of Buddhist manuscripts have been prepared from which of the following languages?

(A) Pali and Sanskrit
(B) Chinese and Tibetan
(C) Pali and Tamil
(D) Tibetan and Hindu

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

How were Buddhist texts popularised in China?

(1) Children read them.
(2) The Buddhist texts were translated into Chinese.
(3) Buddhist texts were modernised.
(4) Buddhist texts were not translated.