Arrange the following events of the Revolt of 1857 in chronological order.

A. Sepoys mutiny in Aligarh, Etawah, Mainpuri, Etah.

B. British suffer defeat in the battle of Chinhat.

C. Delhi garrison rises in revolt.

D. Rising of sepoys in Lucknow.

E. Mutiny of the sepoys in Meerut.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B, D, A, C, E

2. A, C, E, B, D

3. E, C, A, D, B

4. C, E, B, D, A

Where were the teachings of Lord Buddha compiled by his disciples in a Council of 'elders'?

1. Sanchi

2. Sarnath

3. Vaishali

4. Bodh Gaya

Match List I with List II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Arrange the following religious development in chronological order:

A. Earliest Temples

B. Early Vedic Traditions

C. Early Upanishads

D. Mahayana Buddhism

E. Buddhism

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, C, B, D, E

2. B, C, D, A, E

3. D, C, E, B, A

4. B, C, E, D, A

Where did Lord Buddha give his first Sermon?

1. Sanchi

2. Sarnath

3. Bodh Gaya

4. Amaravati

When did the Muslim League announced 'Direct Action Day'?

1. 16 March 1946

2. 16 May 1946

3. 16 June 1946

4. 16 August 1946

Which Mughal Emperor was defeated by Sher Shah Sur?

1. Babur

2. Shah Jahan

3. Humayun

4. Shah Alam II

Identify the Chief Draughtsman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution:

1. B. R. Ambedkar

2. B. N. Rau

3. K. M. Munshi

4. S. N. Mukherjee

Which of the following Sufi teacher of the 'Chishti Silsila' was from Ajodhan?

1. Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki

2. Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i Shakar

3. Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya

4. Shaikh Nasiruddin Chiragh-i Dehli

Identify the terms used in ‘Sikhism’:

A. Shabad
B. Auliya
C. Gurbani
D. Khalsa Panth
E. Futuh

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, C only

2. C, D, E only

3. A, C, D only

4. A, D, E only

Which of the following statements are TRUE regarding the rise of 'jotedars' in Bengal?

A. By the early eighteenth century, jotedars had acquired vast areas of land.
B. The jotedars controlled local trade as well as money lending.
C. A large part of the jotedars' land was cultivated through adhiyars or bargadars.
D. The adhiyars or bargadars borrowed the jotedars ploughs and handed 75% of the produce to the jotedars.
E. The power of the jotedars was more effective than that of zamindars.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, D, E only

2. B, C, E only

3. A, B, C only

4. C, D, E only

Which of the following food item struck as unused to many travellers during the medieval period?

1. Potato

2. Tomato

3. Coconut

4. Brinjal

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

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

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

Which of the following place did Mahatma Gandhi visit to stop communal violence during 1946-47?

1. Calcutta

2. Noakhali

3. Dacca

4. Amritsar

Arrange the following Major Rock Edicts of Asoka from North to South India:

A. Sannati
B. Sopara
C. Girnar
D. Shahbazgarhi
E. Kalsi

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. E, D, C, B, A

2. A, B, C, D, E

3. E, C, D, A, B

4. D, E, C, B, A

Who devised the Subsidiary Alliance during the colonial period?

1. Lord Dalhousie

2. Lord Wellesley

3. Lord Curzon

4. Lord Bentick

Who made the following statement for Awadh in 1851-"a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day"?

1. Lord Wellesley

2. Lord Curzon

3. Lord Dalhousie

4. Lord Cornwallis

The 'Santhal Pargana' was created from which of the following districts, the

1. Dinapur and North Bengal

2. Jangal Mahals

3. Bhagalpur and Birbhum

4. Burdwan

In which year, 'Rashtriya' Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) established itself all over India?

1. 1930

2. 1932

3. 1934

4. 1928

Which among the following travellers described the 'paan' and 'coconuts' in his account?

1. Pelsaert

2. Ibn Battuta

3. Al-Biruni

4. Marco Polo

In the painting "In Memoriam," who can be seen huddled in a circle looking helpless and innocent?

1. Anglo-Indian men and Children

2. English men and Children

3. Anglo-Indian women and children

4. English women and children

Which group represented the power of 'Plough' in the Rajmahal hills?

1. Santhals

2. Paharias

3. Dikus

4. Jotedars

Which Article gave the Centre the powers to take over a state administration on the recommendation of the Governor?

1. Article 370

2. Article 356

3. Article 365

4. Article 371

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-I, D-II

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

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

Who described themselves as the followers of "older" traditions of Buddhism?

1. Nibbana

2. Mahayana

3. Theravadins

4. Bodhisatta

Who demanded 'justice for women' and not reserved seats or separate electorates?

1. Dakshayani Velayudhan

2. Hansa Mehta

3. Shrimati G. Durgabai

4. K. Santhanam

During 1905-1907, which movement gave an all-India character to the freedom struggle?

1. Non-Cooperation Movement

2. Civil Disobedience Movement

3. Swadeshi Movement

4. Quit India Movement

In Ain-i-Akbari, which type of land is left out of cultivation for a time so that it may recover its strength?

1. Polaj

2. Parauti

3. Chachar

4. Banjar

Arrange the following events in chronological order:

A. Swadeshi Movement.
B. Mahatma Gandhi left India to study law.
C. Non-Cooperation Movement.
D. Ahmedabad mill worker's Movement.
E. Speech of Gandhi at Banaras Hindu University.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, C, E, D

2. B, C, A, D, E

3. E, C, D, A, B

4. B, A, E, D, C

Independence Day (Purna Swaraj) was observed for the first time in India on:

1. 26 January 1929

2. 26 January 1930

3. 26 January 1945

4. 26 January 1947

Which language was used predominantly in the earliest inscriptions in India?

1. Prakrit

2. Urdu

3. Hindavi

4. Persian

In colonial India which city witnessed the segregation in town planning demarcated as the 'White Town' and 'Black Town.'

1. Madras

2. Gujarat

3. Delhi

4. Bombay

Identify the statements which are True:

A. Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador to Samundra Gupta.
B. Cholas and Pandyas were in North India.
C. Rise of Pallavas in Tamil Nadu.
D. Harshvardhana was king of Kanauj.
E. The Gupta rule began in 320 C.E.

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, C, E only

Which Mughal emperor accepted nominal leadership during the revolt of 1857?

1. Shah Alam II

2. Bahadur Shah Zafar

3. Jahandar Shah

4. Muhammad Shah

The political mentor of Mahatma Gandhi was ________.

1. Motilal Nehru

2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

3. Lala Lajpat Rai

4. C.R. Das

Name the Important deity of Jagannatha Puri temple in Orissa as identified in twelfth century.

1. Vishnu

2. Shiva

3. Devi

4. Agni

In 1919, under whose leadership was the task of preparing a critical edition of the Mahabharata initiated?

1. Mahashweta Devi

2. J. A. B. Van Buitenen

3. V. S. Sukthankar

4. Alexander Cunningham

Who were "Dikus" that took possession of the land of Santhals when they failed to pay the debt?

1. Zamindars

2. Talukdars

3. Moneylenders

4. Merchants

What does the title 'Shahenshah' mean that was assumed by the Mughal Emperors?

1. World-Seizer

2. King of the State

3. King of Kings

4. King of the World

Which of the following mature Harappan site is located in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir?

1. Manda

2. Rakhigarhi

3. Banawali

4. Kalibangan

During the Harappan period, exchanges were regulated by a precise system of weights, usually made of __________?

1. Jasper

2. Quartz

3. Steatite

4. Chert

Specialised drills have NOT been found from which of the following Harappan site?

1. Balakot

2. Chanhudaro

3. Lothal

4. Dholavira

Which of the following Harappan sites are NOT located in present-day India?

A. Harappa
B. Mohenjodaro
C. Dholavira
D. Chahudaro
E. Lothal

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B, D, E only

2. A, B, D only

3. C, D, E only

4. B, C, E only

Match List I with List II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

Which of the following statement is NOT about 'amara-nayakas'?

1. The amara-nayakas were military commanders who where given territories to govern by the rayas.

2. The amin collected taxes and other dues from peasants, craftspersons, and traders in the area for the amara-nayakas.

3. The amra-nayakas retained part of the revenue for personal use and for maintaining a stipulated contingent of horses and elephants.

4. The amara-nayakas used some of the revenue for the maintenance of temples and irrigation works.

In the popular traditions of Vijayanagara, the 'Rayas' were called:

1. Gajapati

2. Ashvapati

3. Narapati

4. Yavana

The term 'amara' is believed to be derived from 'samara'. The word 'Samara' is from this language:

1. Urdu
2. Persian
3. Sanskrit
4. Arabic

Krishnadeva Raya of Vijayanagar belonged to which dynasty?

1. Sangama Dynasty

2. Tuluva Dynasty

3. Suluva Dynasty

4. Aravidu Dynasty

Arrange the following in chronological order.

1. Colin Mackenzie visits Vijayanagara.
2. Hampi declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
3. Alexander Greenlaw takes photographs at Hampi.
4. Conservation of Hampi begins under John Marshall.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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