Arrange the teachers of the 'Chishti Silsila' in chronological order.

A. Shaikh Nasiruddin Chiragh-i-Dehli
B. Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
C. Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shaker
D. Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
E. Shaikh Muinuddin Sijzi

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, C, D, E
2. E, D, C, B, A
3. C. D. A. B. Ε
4. A, B, E, C, D

Which among the following travellers never returned to Europe and settled in India?

1. Macro Polo
2. Manucci
3. Peter Mundy
4. Duarte Barbosa

Who was the first Sultan to visit the dargah of Khwaja Muinuddin?

1. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

2. Sultan Ghiyasuddin Khalji

3. Alauddin Khalji

4. Firoz Tughlaq

Choose the leaders who identified themselves as 'socialists'.

A. Rajendra Prasad
B. Sardar Patel
C. N.G. Ranga
D. Jaya Prakash Narayan
E. Narendra Dev

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, D only

2. B, C, E only

3. C, D, E only

4. A, B, C only

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-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV

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

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

In the context of 1857, the term "revolt" refers primarily to uprising of the:

1. Sepoys

2. Zamindars

3. Jagirdars

4. Civilians

Identify the artist from Iran who accompanied Emperor Humayun to Delhi.

1. Abdus Samad

2. Abul Fazl

3. Abu'l Hasan

4. Alamgir

In 1918 Mahatma Gandhi was involved in two campaigns in his home state. Identify the location of one campaign.

1. Champaran

2. Amritsar

3. Kheda

4. Awadh

The term 'Calligraphy' is defined as:-

1. Art of painting

2. Art of hand writing

3. Art of singing

4. Art of dancing

Who among the following had the ability to put complex proposals in clear legal language in the Constituent Assembly?

1. B. R. Ambedkar

2. K. M. Munshi

3. B. N. Rau

4. S. N. Mukherjee

Who was the President of the Indian National Congress Session that adopted the "Purna Swaraj" resolution?

1. Mahatma Gandhi

2. Rajendra Prasad

3. Subash Chandra Bose

4. Jawaharlal Nehru

How many members did the Constituent Assembly have?

1. 250 Members

2. 293 Members

3. 300 Members

4. 301 Members

The 'Rayas' in the Vijayanagara Empire were called:

1. Gajapati

2. Ashvapati

3. Narapti

4. Kudirai Chettis

According to Abu'l Fazl, the emperor protects four essences of his subject. Which of the following was NOT one of the essences?

1. Jan

2. Mal

3. Namus

4. Jizya

During Krishnadeva Raya's rule of Vijayanagara, identify the rivers where expansion and consolidation of the Empire took place.

1. Ganga and Yamuna

2. Godavari and Brahmaputra

3. Krishna and Tungabhadra

4. Ganga and Saraswati

Which tradition has been preserved by Kabirtpanth in Varanasi Uttar Pradesh?

1. Kabir Granthavali

2. Adi Granth Sahib

3. Kabir Bijak

4. Guru Granth Sahib

According to the Ain-i-Akbari, the land which was annually cultivated for each crop in succession and was never allowed to lie fallow was called:

1. Polaj

2. Parauti

3. Chachar

4. Banjar

Name the Journal in which Mahatma Gandhi published regularly.

1. Charkha

2. Ahimsa

3. Harijan

4. Satyagraha

The Harappan Seal is made of which of the following material?

1. Carnelian

2. Jasper

3. Quartz

4. Steatite

Temple building in the Vijayanagara region had a long history going back to which of the following dynasties?

A. Pallavas
B. Chalukyas
C. Nizams
D. Hoysalas
E. Cholas

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, C, E only

2. A, C, D, E only

3. A, B, C, D only

4. A, B, D, E only

During the Revolt of 1857, the "bell of arms" referred to:

1. Weapons Storeroom

2. Treasury

3. Bells Storeroom

4. Record Room

'The Lucknow Pact' was an understanding between the Indian national Congress and the Muslim League on:-

1. Joint Electorates for Muslims

2. Separate Electorates for Muslims

3. Reserved seats in Joint Electorates for Muslims

4. Percentage-based Joint Electorates for Muslims

During the Revolt of 1857, name the Commissioner of Lucknow who was killed?

1. Thomas Jones Barker

2. Henry Lawrence

3. Joseph Noel Paton

4. Henry Hardinge

What is the practice of a man having several wives known as?

1. Endogamy

2. Exogamy

3. Polygyny

4. Polyandry

Who gave the famous lines, "Khoob Lari Mardani Woh to Jhansi Wali Rani Thi"?

1. Rani Lakshmi Bai

2. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

3. Subhadra Kumari Chauhan

4. Sarojini Naidu

What is the study of inscriptions called?

1. Archaeology

2. Calligraphy

3. Epigraphy

4. Numerology

Identify the Mahajanapada which was geographically located in present day Afghanistan?

1. Magadha

2. Gandhara

3. Avanti

4. Kuru

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-II, C-IV, D-III

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

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

Arrange the following Gandhian movements in chronological order.

A. Rowlatt Satyagraha
B. Kheda Movement
C. Salt Satyagraha
D. Bardoli Movement
E. Champaran Movement

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. E, D, C, B, A

2. A, B, C, D, E

3. E, B, A, D, C

4. B, E, A, C, D

Identify the Harappan site where the Great Bath is located?

1. Dholavira

2. Mohenjodaro

3. Lothal

4. Kalibangan

Which of the following characteristics are NOT true about the residential buildings of the Mohenjodaro Lower Town?

A. Many residential buildings were centred on a courtyard with rooms on all sides.
B. The courtyard was probably the centre of activities like cooking and weaving.
C. The residential buildings have windows in the walls along the ground level.
D. The main entrance give a direct view of the interior or the courtyard.
E. Every house had its own bathroom with drains connected through the wall to the street drains.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B, C, D only

2. C, D, E only

3. A, B, E only

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

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

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

In which language did Al-Biruni translate the works of Euclid, a Greek mathematician?

1. Urdu

2. Arabic

3. Persian

4. Sanskrit

Arrange the following principal centres of the Revolt of 1857 from North to South:

A. Gwalior
B. Surat
C. Jhansi
D. Delhi
E. Bombay

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. C, A, D, B, E

2. D, A, C, B, E

3. A, C, D, B, E

4. D, C, A, B, E

In the popular traditions of Vijayanagara, who were called as Ashvapti?

1. Rulers of Orissa

2. Deccan Sultans

3. Rulers of Bahamani Kingdom

4. Rulers of Delhi Sultanate

Who made the following statement, "I believe separate electorate will be suicidal to the minorities," in the Constituent Assembly?

1. Govind Ballabh Pant

2. B. Pocker Bahadur

3. B. R. Ambedkar

4. Shankarrao Deo

When was the capital of British India transferred from Calcutta to Delhi?

1. 1881

2. 1896

3. 1857

4. 1911

Who began explorations at Bahawalpur?

1. M. S. Vats

2. M. R. Mughal

3. B. B. Lal

4. R. S. Bisht

Name the person who deciphered Ashokan Brahmi script?

1. James Prinsep

2. D.C. Sircar

3. Colin Mackenzie

4. Megasthenes

Arrange the following events in chronological order.

A. Signing of the constitution of India
B. Independence Day
C. The Great Calcutta Killings'
D. General Elections in India
E. Quit India Movement

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, C, D, E

2. E, C, B, A, D

3. A, C, D, B, E

4. B, E, C, D, A

Identify the present state of India where the Great Stupa of Sanchi is located.

1. Uttar Pradesh

2. Madhya Pradesh

3. Andhra Pradesh

4. Maharashtra

Which organisation is responsible for restoration and preservation of sites in India?

1. Indian Council for Historical Research

2. Indian Council for Social Science Research

3. Archaeological Survey of India

4. National Museum of India

Arrange the following in a chronological order.

A. Publication of 'The Monuments of Sanchi'
B. Publication of 'Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus'
C. Publication of 'Bhilsa Topes'
D. Publication of the 'Conservation Manual'
E. Publication of 'Buddha Gaya: The Heritage of Sakhya Muni'

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B, C, A, D, E

2. B, C, E, A, D

3. B, C, D, A, E

4. B, C, E, D, A

The Rigveda consists of hymns in praise of which of the main deities?

A. Vishnu
B. Agni
C. Indra
D. Soma

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, D only

2. B, C, D only

3. B, C, E only

4. A, D, E 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-I, C-IV, D-III

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

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

Here the earliest attempts were made to reorder rural society and establish new regime of land rights plus new revenue system. Identify the region.

1. Awadh

2. Bombay

3. Bengal

4. Gujarat

Who was the Governor- General of Bengal during the introduction of 'Permanent Settlement'?

1. Robert Clive

2. Lord Cornwallis

3. Lord Wellesley

4. Lord Canning

Which official report has extensively shaped the conception on rural Bengal of late eighteenth century?

1. The Royal Charter of 1813

2. The Fifth Report

3. The Character Act of 1833

4. The Sixth Report

Identify the other names used for 'Jotedars' in various parts of Bengal.

A. Adhiyars
B. Haoladars
C. Mandals
D. Gantidars
E. Taluqdars

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, D only

2. B, C, D only

3. C, D, E only

4. A, B, E only

Match List I with List II.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

2. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

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

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