Questions start with
1. The Dasavatara Temple at Deogarh is of
a) Dvikuta typ b) Trikuta type
c) Ekayatana type d) Punchyatana type
Ans : d
2. Accoring to Bhuddhist tradition………… of children ?
Ans : c
3. In which dynasty’s coins is Shiva shown in human form?
Ans : c
4. Match : A) Samaharta 1) Treasurer and keeper of stores
Ans : a
5. Who among the following acted as the Prime Minister of Sultan Iltutmish ?
Ans : c
6. Whose court ………..Jayadeva, the author of Gita Govind ?
Ans : d
7. Which one……… part of the Chola army ?
Ans : c
8. Who built the …….Kailasanatha temple at Kanchi ?
Ans : a
9. Who among ………Chola rulers cooperated with Sailendra Emperor……… at Nagapatam?
Ans : c
10. The peruvalis of the Chola period represented the
Ans : a
11. The Kurram of Chola period were
Ans : b
12. Which one……..the Sultanate period was the highest in official hierarchy ?
Ans : c
13. Qismat-i-Khoti in the Delhi Sultanate period was
Ans : c
14. When Qutb-ud-din Aibak died in 1210 A.D……….
Ans : d
15. Consider………about Zia-ud-din Barani…………
Ans : c
16. Which …….Sufi saints…………to Suhrawardy Silsilah ?
Ans : b
17. Which …………literary works Persian…….Sufi literature ?
Ans : c
18. Ziauddin Barani ……………..political philosophy ?
Ans : b
19. Who among…………court of Vijayanagar as an ambassador ?
Ans : d
20. Which city……..Krishan Deva Raya, the ruler of Vijayanagar ?
Ans : c
21. Babur’s wakil Nizamuddin hatched at conspiracy…………death of Babur.
Ans : a
22. During Shershah Suri’s rule, the pargana administration……………………officers ?
Ans : b
23. Double dome in a medieval building…………tomb of
Ans : -
24. Which one……………Razm-namah by its Persian translators ?
Ans : c
25. Akbar constructed Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri………………
Ans : d
26. Which………Persian histories ………Emperor Shah Jahan ?
Ans : c
27. Consider : Mughal nobles ………………..
Ans : d
28. In 1660 A.D. …………..Aurangzeb ……………power of Shivaji ?
Ans : b
29. In the Maratha Cavalry the lowest unit of ……………….
Ans : a
30. Match : A. Brindavan Das 1) Ras-Panchadhyayi
Ans : d
31. Who among ……….important role…………Gandhi-Irwin Pact ?
Ans : b
32. Match : A) Latika Ghosh 1) Rashtriya Stree Sangha
Ans : a
33. The Congress participated in the elections of 1937………….
Ans : c
34. Consider : 1) The Amrita Bazar Patrika was started in 1868.
Ans : c
35. Consider : The formula proposed by C. Rajagopalachari……………..
Ans : d
36. Which among………….the proposals of the Cabinet Mission ?
Ans : b
37. The Nehru-Liaqat Pact between India and Pakistan was signed in 1950……………..
Ans : a
38. With reference to the Government of India Act, 1935…………………….
Ans : b
39. Arrange ……………..order : 1) Zamindari Abolition Act
Ans : c
40. Consider : 1. The USSR assisted in the building of the Bhilai Steel plant.
Ans : a
41. The Gujarat Sabha under the presidentship of Mahatma Gandhi…………..
Ans : b
42. Who of the ……………weekly called Dina Bandhu…………………Millhands’ Association?
Ans : c
43. During the Indian freedom struggle, the Dutt-Bradley Thesis…………………….
Ans : a
44. With reference………….1) Viresalingam Pantulu founded the Krishna Patrika.
Ans : b
45. Consider : Surendranath Banerjea’s Indian Association
Ans : c
46. Consider : 1) Before the Act of 1909 was passed, Morley appointed two Indians…..
Ans : c
47. Consider : B.P. Wadia was………..
Ans : c
48. Under whose presidentship………. “Non-Cooperation” was passed ?
Ans : c
49. Which one………Chandragupta Maurya managed to get the throne of Magadha?
Ans : c
50. Alberuni was the contemporary of
Ans : a
51. A compilation called Manasollasa or Abhilasitarthacintamani………………..
Ans : c
52. Consider : 1) The Kailasa temple at Ellora…………..
Ans : c
53. Among ……………..Nimbarkacarya ?
Ans : a
54. Consider : 1) Muhammad Nadir Samarqandi……………..Humayun.
Ans : b
55. Which among……………in the Royal Indian Navy Uprising (1946) ?
Ans : c
56. Consider : 1. From 1955, USSR gave full support to the Indian …………on Kashmir.
Ans : d
57. Which one………..Mughal princes Jahanara ?
Ans : c
58. Consider : ……..regarding Muhammad Tughluq.
Ans : c
59. Consider : statements about Medieval Indian craftsmen :
Ans : b
60. With reference to the Government of India Act, 1935………………..
Ans : a
61. Consider : At which …………………..rock-shelters of pre-historic period…………..
Ans : c
62. The earliest trace of human occupation in the Ganda Plain is found at
Ans : b
63. Evidence of rice cultivation reported from the Harappan site is from
Ans : c
64. The Harappan Civlisations terracotta plough is found at
Ans : a
65. The worship of fire in the Indus Valley………….. fire altar at
Ans : c
66. Match : A. The river system has the maximum concentration of Harappan settlements
Ans : d
67. The strati-graphical position of Black and Red ware between OCP and PGW………
Ans : d
68. Which hymns of the Rigved are considered …………. Indian Drama ?
Ans : d
69. Match : A) Purusha-sukta 1) Yaska’s Nirukta
Ans : a
70. Which one……………….outside the pale of Brahmanic fold ?
Ans : c
71. Match : A) Rig Veda 1) Tandyamaha Brahmana
Ans : a
72. In which Upanishad is Devakiputra Krishna…………………..
Ans : a
73. Which one…………. in the Vedic literature ?
Ans : d
74. The Jaina literary work Parisishta Parvan……………..
Ans : b
75. The capital of Chedi Janapada kingdom was………….
Ans : a
76. The Jain rock-cut eaves at Udayagiri………………………
Ans : b
77. Match : A) Kosala 1. Suktimati
Ans : d
78. Which one ……………Indian temples is built of bricks ?
Ans : c
79. The term “Dionysus” mentioned by Megasthenes……………….
Ans : a
80. Match : A) Rock Edit-II 1) Denounces the practice of orthodox ceremonies
Ans : b
81. Consider : Which…….. are related to the Kusanas ?
Ans : d
82. Consider : 1) Shahbazagarhi inscription
Ans : c
83. The Indian Buddhist monk Bodhidharma ( 6th Century AD)
Ans : c
84. The well-known seated ………..Siddhartha of Gandhara School is depicted with hands……
Ans : c
85. Which inscription refers ………..Vrishni-viras…………Bhagavata votaries ?
Ans : c
86. Which of the………..belong to Gupta period ?
Ans : c
87. Which………Devi Chandraguptam of Vishakhadatta ?
Ans : b
88. The first dated memorial of a Sati is found at ………..
Ans : d
89. Match : A) Kumaradevi 1) Maurya
Ans : a
90. Match : A) Kunal 1) Indo-Greek
Ans : b
91. Who among …………………..founder of the Mahanubhava sect ?
Ans : b
92. The Upanishads were rendered into Persian by Dara-Shukoh…………….
Ans : a
93. In the Mughal administration,………..Sadr-us-Sudur looked…………….departments?
Ans : a
94. Diwan-i-Khalisa was responsible to look after the……………
Ans : b
95. Who among…………Maratha Senapati appointed by Baji Rao II………..
Ans : a
96. In medieval Indian warfare the earthen mound built…………fort………..
Ans : d
97. Who was stationed by Dupleix at Hyderabad……………..
Ans : d
98. Under whom ………English Army defeat Haider Ali at Porto Novo ?
Ans : a
99. In March 1947 at Nehru’s initiative an Asian Relations Conference…………….
Ans : b
100. Which…………Non-Cooperation Movement, ……….parts of the country ?
Ans : d
101. Acharya Vinoba Bhave who aimed at bringing about land reform or land distribution
Ans : c
102. Consider …………..relating to the Councils Act of 1892 :
Ans : a
103. Which among …………….Second Anglo-Maratha war ?
Ans : b
104. Which Treaty with the Marathas was ………Warren Hastings as ‘a scrap of paper’?
Ans : d
105. Under whose chairmanship……………..Bengal, Bihar and Orissa………a Collector ?
Ans : b
106. With reference………Lord Hastings’s judicial reforms………….
Ans : b
107. Consider : 1. Prince Shuja gave the East Indian Company………………
Ans : b
108. Consider : 1. After Rammohan’s death in 1833 Devendranath Tagore.
Ans : c
109. An important landmark…………..Bengal was the foundation……in May 1849.
Ans : b
110. Which…………first English language weekly paper ………Bombay ?
Ans : c
111. Match : A) Zafar Ali Khan 1) Kudi Arasu
Ans : b
112. With reference………. literature in Indian languages………….. a) Dinbandhu Mitra’s…..
Ans : c
113. Which…………Acts were passed by the British Government in 1856 ?
Ans : c
114. The Montagu’s Declaration of 20th August 1917 contained
Ans : d
115. Consider : 1. Royal visit of the King Emperor George-V
Ans : b
116. ‘Mitra Mela’ was later on renamed as
Ans : b
117. Who among the ……………..foundation of the Indian Association ? a) Surendranath Banerjea
Ans : c
118. To house the families of the Satyagrahis in South Africa……………..
Ans : c
119. Consider : 1. Alfred Webb
Ans : d
120. In the context of Non-Cooperation Movement,…………..December 1920 ?
Ans : c
Key Prepared By I. CHANDRA MOHAN, Ph.D`
Sources :
- Advanced History of India - K.K. Datta, H.C. RoyChowdhry & R.C. Majumdar.
- Advanced History of South India- Prof. K.A.N. Sastry
- Advanced History of Medieval India- Vol. - I, II & III by J.L. Mehta
- Early History of Bengal
- Gazetteer of India Vol-II
- Freedom Struggle – Tarachand
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