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HISTORY

1. The earliest ‘man like creature’, which a. 3,4,1,2

racially differed from ‘Homo sapiens’ is b. 4,3,1,2
generally known as c. 3,4,2,1
a. Hominid d. 4,3,2,1
b. Pithecanthropus 6. Which one of the following Brahmana
c. Sinanthropus texts belongs to the Rigveda?
d. Eoanthropus a. Aitareya Brahmana
2. Among the four sites mentioned below, the b. Gopatha Brahmana
earliest cultural phase comes from c. Satapatha Brahmana
a. Banawali d. Taittiriya Brahmana
b. Kot-Diji 7. In the Rigveda, the largest number of
c. Surkotada hymns are on
d. Mehrgarh a. Varuna
3. Which one of the following is the largest b. Agni
burnt-brick structure built in the entire
c. Visnu
range of the Harappa Culture?
d. Yama
a. The Great Bath
8. Which one of the following has been
b. Granary described in the Vedic literature as a form
c. Assembly Hall of Prajapate?
d. Lothal Dockyard a. Kapila
4. Consider the following statements b. Nrsimha
regarding the identification with Siva, of a c. Vamana
figure represented on Harappan seals:
d. Varaha
1. It is shown in the form of a Linga.
9. The largest number of discourses delivered
2. It is shown seated in Yogic posture. by Buddha were at
3. It is surrounded by animals. a. Sravasti
4. It is shown with a female figure b. Kausambi
identifiable with Parvati.
c. Rajagriha
Which of the above are correct reasons for
identifying the figure with Siva? d. Sarnath
a. 1 and 4 10. With respect to food-discipline of the
Buddhist Sramanas, the Buddhist monks
b. 2 and 3 were permitted to
c. 2 and 4 1. beg
d. 3 and 4
2. accept invitation for meals
5. Consider the following representatives of 3. accept offerings sent to the monastery
different cultures:
4. express their wish for any particular
1. Arretine ware kind of food
2. Northern Black polished ware Which of the above statements are correct?
3. Painted grey ware a. 1 and 2
4. Ochre coloured pottery b. 3 and 4
Their correct chronological sequence is
c. 1,2 and 4
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d. 1,2 and 3
11. Which one of the following characteristics
of Buddhism, distinguishes it from
Jainism?
a. Non-acceptance of the authority of the
Vedas
b. Belief in the efficacy of action
c. Rejection of both extreme pleasure and
Match these sites with the location labeled
self-mortification
as 1,2,3 and 4 in the given map, and select
d. Attitude of non-injury towards al the correct answer:
beings
a. A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1
12. The doctrine of the ‘manyness of reality’ is
b. A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4
a characteristic feature of
c. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
a. Buddhism
d. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
b. Jainism
17. Sudama cave was dedicated to
c. Both Buddhism and Jainism
a. Jaina monks
d. Pasupata
b. Buddhist monks
13. At which one of the following places was
the Jaina canonical literature codified in c. Ajivaka saints
the fifth century AD? d. Pasupata saints
a. Valabhi 18. An intelligent appreciation of the relative
b. Vaisali values of different trade-routs in India is
contained in
c. Rajagriha
a. Arthasastra of Kautilya
d. Pataliputra
b. Ptolemy’s Geography
14. The king who got a canal dug in Kalina,
belonged to the c. Indica of Megasthenes
a. Haryanka dynasty d. Pliny’s Natural History
b. Saisunaga dynasty 19. Which one of the following poets of the
Sangam age has referred to a Mauryan
c. Nanda dynasty
expedition against a Tamil chieftain?
d. Maurya dynasty
a. Paranar
15. A bilingual Asokan inscription, inscribed
b. Avvaiyar
in Greek and Aramaic, is found at
c. Ilango Adigal
a. Mansehra
d. Mamulanar
b. Puskalavati
20. According to tradition, the author of
c. Sahbazgarhi
Silappadigaram is
d. Kandahar
a. Sattan
16. Consider the following sites:
b. Kamban
A. Hastinapur
c. Ilango Adigal
B. Pishtapur
d. Tiruttakkadevar
C. Ropar
21. Consider the following ports:
D. Sravanabelgola
1. Sopara
2. Barbaricum
3. Poduka
4. Muziris
According to the Periplus, which of these
ports were located on the western coast?
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a. 1,2 and 3 c. Samba
b. 1,2 and 4 d. Aniruddha
c. 1,3 and 4 28. During the Gupta age, India had maximum
d. 2,3 and 4 trade contact with
22. Coins with legends and portraits were first a. Roman empire
issued in India by the b. Central Asia
a. Sungas c. South-East Asia
b. Sakas d. China
c. Indoor – Greeks 29. The Gupta era is identical with
d. Satavahanas a. Kalachuri era
23. Which one of the following regions, b. Kali era
accounts for discovery of the largest c. Saptarsi era
number of Roman coins?
d. Valabhi era
a. Eastern India 30. Consider the following kings:
b. North – Western India 1. Bhanugupta
c. South India 2. Budhagupta
d. Western India 3. Kacha
24. The monsoon winds, which facilitated 4. Purugupta
india’s trade with believed to have been
discovered by The correct chronological sequence of
their rules is
a. Hippalus
a. 4,3,1,2
b. Ptolemy
b. 4,3,2,1
c. Piny
c. 3,4,2,1
d. Strabo
d. 3,4,1,2
25. Consider the following :
31. Match List-I (Names of Kings) with List-II
1. Slaves (Texts mentioning their names) and select
2. Textiles the correct answer:
3. Spices List-I
4. Metal objects A. Grahavarman
Which of these were the most important B. Pusyamitra
articles of export from the Indian ports in C. Lalitaditya Muktapida
the early centuries of the Christian era?
D. Chandragupta Maurya
a. 3 and 4
List-II
b. 2 and 3
1. Rajatarangini
c. 1,2 and 3
2. Mudraraksasa
d. 2,3 and 4
3. Harsacharita
26. Who among the following was the
expounders of the Pasupata system? 4. Malavikagnimitra
a. Kapilesvara a. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
b. Kusika b. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
c. Lakulisa c. A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2
d. Parasara d. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
27. In the Bhagavata religion, besides 32. Match List-I (Types of marriage) with
Vasudeva, the most important deity was List-II (Their characteristic feature) and
select the correct answer:
a. Balarama
List-I
b. Pradyumna
A. Daiva
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B. Arsa 4. Bharavi
C. Asura a. A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1
D. Raksasa b. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
List-II c. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
1. Bride’s father receives a pair of cow d. A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4
and bull from the bridegroom 36. Which one of the following sites can be
2. Bride is taken away by force and identified with Samapa, an administrative
married centre under the Mauryas?
3. Father gives the daughter with a. Brahmagiri
ornaments b. Jaugada
4. Father gives daughter to a priest c. Maski
5. Bridegroom pays the price of the bride d. Ujjain
a. A-1 B-4 C-3 D-5 37. Consider the following sites:
b. A-4 B-1 C-5 D-2 A. Capital of Panchala Kingdom
c. A-3 B-4 C-5 D-2 B. Pallava town
d. A-4 B-1 C-2 D-5 C. Buddhist site
33. Consider the following Smriti texts: D. Harappan site
1. Yajnavalkya Smrti
2. Manu Smrti
3. Brhaspati Smrti
4. Devala Smrti
The correct chronological sequence of
these texts is
a. 1,2,4,3
b. 2,1,3,4 Match these sites with the locations
c. 2,3,1,4 labeled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the given map,
d. 4,1,3,2 and select the correct answer:
34. The Buddhist philosopher of Kashmiri a. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
origin, who took a leading part in b. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
propagating Mahayana Buddhism in c. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
Central Asia and China was d. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
a. Kumarajiva 38. The Vijayanagara ruler, Krsnadev Raya’s
b. Asanga work Amuktamalyada, was in
c. Vasubandhu a. Telugu
d. Atisa b. Sanskrit
35. Match List-I with List-II and select the c. Tamil
correct answer: d. Kannada
List-I 39. Which one of the following communities
A. Brhatsamhita received special privileges during the
B. Ratnavali Regency of Aliya Ramaraya?
C. Kiratarjuniya a. Brahmanas
D. Sisupalavadha b. Barbers
List-II c. Weavers
1. Magha d. Artisans
2. Harsa 40. ‘Manigramam’ spoken of in medieval
South India, refers to
3. Varahamihira
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a. Place of rural labour c. Sambandar
b. Palace of rural lords d. Venkatanatha
c. Association of merchants 46. Who among the following Sufis advocated
d. Local assembly of elders the theory of ‘Wahdat-ul-Shahud’?
41. The Chola kingdom was divided into the a. Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya
following parts for administrative b. Sheikh Ahmad Sarhindi
purposes: c. Sheikh Salim Chishti
1. Kottam d. Maulana Abdul Hai
2. Mandalam 47. The Adi Granth was compiled during the
3. Nadu period of
4. Ur a. Guru Nanak Dev
The sequence in descending order, of their b. Guru Amar Das
sizes is c. Guru Arjun Dev
a. 1,2,4,3 d. Guru Hargobind
b. 2,3,1,4 48. Squinch system in architecture for
c. 1,3,2,4 supporting the dome was used for the first
d. 2,4,1,3 time in
42. An area which was relatively neglected by a. Iltutmish’s tomb
the Hindus,but where Muslim writers b. Alai Darwaza
showed their skill, was c. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq’s tomb
a. Logic d. Humayun’s tomb
b. Musicology 49. The Brihadeeshvara temple was built by
c. Astronomy a. Rajaraja
d. History b. Rajendra Chola
43. Consider the following saints: c. Vira Rajendra
1. Sri Chaitanya d. Kulottunga
2. Lalla Dev 50. Which one of the following kingdoms of
3. Nambi Andar South India was well-known for its naval
4. Tulsidas power?
5. Ramanuja a. Chalukya
Who among these were Vaishnavite b. Hoysala
saints? c. Chola
a. 1,2 and 3 d. Pandya
b. 2,3 and 4 51. Kalilah wa Dimna is an Arabic version of
c. 1,4 and 5 the
d. 3,4 and 5 a. Brahma Siddhanta
44. Which one of the following pairs is b. Mahabharata
correctly matched? c. Panchatantra
a. Kabir : Surdas d. Susruta Samhita
b. Guru Nanak : Ramananda 52. Match List-I with List-II and select the
c. Chaitanya : Haridas correct answer:
d. Ramanuja : Namdev List-I
45. Who among the following was an Alvar A. Aqa Riza
saint? B. Ustad Mansur
a. Appar C. Abdus Samad
b. Kulasekhara D. Mian Tansen
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List-II C. Manucci
1. Shirin Qalam D. Ralph Fitch
2. Nadir-uz-Zaman List-II
3. Nadir-ul-Asr 1. 1615
4. Akbar 2. 1608
a. A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4 3. 1585
b. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4 4. 1658
c. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1 a. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
d. A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1 b. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
53. The Mughal emperor, who asked his c. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
painters to make portraits of birds, was d. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
a. Humayun 59. Which one of the following is NOT a work
b. Akbar of Guru Gobind Singh?
c. Jahangir a. Chandi di Var
d. Shahjahan b. Vachitra Natak
54. The Razmnamah is the Persian translation c. Japji Sahib
of the d. Zafar Nama
a. Bhagavata Purana 60. Match List-I (Authors) with List-II
b. Mahabharata (Literary work) and select the correct
c. Ramayana answer:
d. Atharva Veda List-I
55. Who among the following was a A. Abbas Khan Sarwani
mathematician of the Rajput age? B. Gulbadan Begam
a. Vagbhata C. Badauni (Mulla Abdul Qadir)
b. Vachaspati D. Ishwardas Nagar
c. Haradatta List-II
d. Bhaskaracharya 1. Futuhat-i-Alamgiri
56. Who among the following rulers, was very 2. Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi
proficient in dancing and music? 3. Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh
a. Babar 4. Humayun Namah
b. Akbar a. A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
c. Adal Shah Sur b. A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1
d. Jahangir c. A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1
57. Bhimsen’s Nuskha-i-Dilkusha is a major d. A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3
source of information for the Mughal
61. The first English factory in India was
activities in
established at
a. Rajasthan
a. Bombay
b. Deccan
b. Hooghly
c. Bengal c. Surat
d. Assam d. Calcutta
58. Match List-I (Foreign travelers) with List- 62. Who among the following were the
II (Year of visit to India) and select the pioneers in opening oceanic trade with
correct answer: India?
List-I a. Dutch
A. Hawkins b. English
B. Thomas Roe c. Portuguese
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d. French 68. The Delhi Sultan who imposed uniform
63. Who among the following had observed – rate of land tax on all, from the smallest
‘The Hindus believe that there is no cultivator to the rural intermediaries was
country like theirs, no nation like theirs no a. Balban
kings like theirs, no science like theirs’? b. Alauddin Khalji
a. Amir Khusrau c. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
b. Alberuni d. Muhammad bin Tughluq
c. Ziauddin Barni 69. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi
d. Hasan Nizami favoured rotation of crops?
64. The city of Agra was founded by a. Balban
a. Sikandar Lodi b. Alauddin Khalji
b. Khizra Khan c. Muhammad bin Tughluq
c. Bahlol Lodi d. Firuz Shah Tughluq
d. Firoz Tughluq 70. Which one of the following trading centres
65. The common feature between Shivaji and was NOT used as a sea-port by the
Baji Rao-I that ensured their successes in Mughals?
battles was a. Lahiri Bunder
a. Hindu Padpadshahi b. Thatta
b. Support from Hindu Rajas c. Cambay
c. Guerrilla Warfare d. Surat
d. Organized and Trained Army 71. The Ain-i-Dehsala was introduced as a
66. Match List-I (Officials) with List-II method of assessment of land revenue by
(Functions) and select the correct answer: a. Sher Shah
List-I b. Akbar
A. Peshwa c. Shahjahan
B. Amatya d. Aurangzeb
C. Sachiva 72. The Timariots, Governors and Revenue
D. Sumant Contractors, on their part reason in this
List-II manner:
1. General Administration ‘Why should the neglected state of this
land create uneasiness in our minds and
2. Incharge of Income and Expenditure why should we expend our money and
3. King’s Correspondence and Home time to render it fruitful? We may be
Affairs deprived of it in a single moment, and our
4. Foreign Affairs exertions would benefit neither ourselves
a. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4 nor our children’.
b. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 The above statements was made by
c. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3 a. Monserrate
d. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3 b. Tavernier
67. Which one of the following pairs is not c. Manrique
correctly matched? d. Bernier
a. Macro Polo : Pandyan Kingdom 73. Akbar divided the empire into Subas in his
b. Nikitin : Bahmani Kingdom a. 18th regnal year
c. Nicolo Conti : Rashtrakuta Kingdom b. 24th regnal year
d. Barbosa : Vijayanagara Kingdom c. 32nd regnal year
d. 40th regnal year
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74. Who among the following rulers 3. Jati Mimamsa
subscribed to the view that sovereignty 4. Crescent
was a divine light communicated directly a. A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4
from God to the emperor?
b. A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
a. Alauddin
c. A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3
b. Babar
d. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
c. Sher Shah
79. Match List-I with List-II and select the
d. Akbar correct answer:
75. Who among the following Jat leaders List-I
looted Akbar’s tomb?
A. A. Sarala Devi
a. Gokla
B. B. Pandita Ramabai
b. Churaman
C. C. Rameshwari Nehru
c. Raja Ram
D. Hukumo Devi
d. Ram Chehra
List-II
76. Consider the following events:
1. The High Caste Hindu Woman
1. Din-i-ilahi
2. Stree Darpan
2. Ibadat Khana
3. Kanya Hitkarini Sabha
3. Mahzar
4. Jibaner Jhara Pata
The correct chronological sequence of
these events is a. A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3
a. 2,3,1 b. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
b. 3,2,1 c. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
c. 1,2,3 d. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
d. 2,1,3 80. Match List-I with List-II and select the
correct answer:
77. Consider the following pairs of authors
and their works: List-I
1. Ananda Kanda : Virahini A. Sayyad Ahmed Bereilvi
2. V. D. Savarkar : Uttarakriya B. Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi
3. Rabindranath Tagore : Ganadevata C. Mirza Gulam Ahmed
4. Muhammad Iqbal : Bal-e-Jibril D. Zaka Ullah
Which of the above pairs are correctly List-II
matched? 1. Dar-ul-ulum Deoband
a. 1,2 and 4 2. Barahim
b. 2 and 4 3. Tariquak-i-Muhammadiyah
c. 2 and 3 4. Delhi Urdu Renaissance
d. 1 and 3 a. A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
78. Match List-I with List-II and select the b. A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
correct answer: c. A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
List-I d. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
A. Subbarayulu Chetty 81. Consider the following persons:
B. Swami Narayana Guru 1. Sir Attar Singh
C. Raghunathaya 2. Bhai Teja Singh
D. Gajalu Lakshmanarasu Chetty 3. Sohan Singh Bhakna
List-II 4. Kartar Singh Jhabbar
1. Veda Samaj Who among these were NOT the
2. Upasana Sabha organizers of the Singh-Sabha Movement?
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a. 1 and 4 d. Factional in-fighting in the camp of
b. 3 and 4 East India Company
c. 2 and 3 87. The British Parliament passed the
d. 1 and 2 Regulating Act to improve the
administration of the East India Company
82. The Confederates against Tipu Sultan in in the year
the Third Mysore War included
a. 1773
a. The Nizam, the Nawab of Carnatic and
the English b. 1775
b. The Marathas, the English and the c. 1853
Nawab of Carnatic d. 1855
c. The English, the Marathas and the 88. Which one of the following pairs is not
Nizam correctly matched?
d. The Raja of Travancore, the Marathas a. Ryatwari Settlement : Madras
and the Nizam b. Permanent Settlement : Bengal
83. Which one of the following combination c. Mahalwari Settlement : North-Western
of forces conspired to rob the Begums of Province
Oudh of their wealth? d. Talukdari Settlement : Bombay
a. Hastings and Chet Singh 89. Consider the following statements:
b. Hastings and the Nawab Wazir The drain of wealth from India to England
c. Hastings, the Nawab Wazir and Chet under the ‘Home Charges’ up till 1858
Singh consisted of
d. Hastings, Chet Singh and Mir Jafar 1. Payment of dividend to the proprietors
84. Consider the following Generals: of East India Company for payment to
1. Ventura its shareholders.
2. Vansitartt 2. Interest on public debt.
3. Deva Singh 3. Guaranteed interest on capital
borrowed for construction of railways
4. Suraj Singh and irrigational works.
5. Illahi Baksh 4. Expenses of India Office.
6. Allard Which of the above statements are correct?
Who among these were the members of a. 1,2 and 3
Ranjit Singh’s Fauj-i-Khas?
b. 2,3 and 4
a. 1,2,3 and 4
c. 1,3 and 4
b. 1,3,5 and 6
d. 1,2,3 and 4
c. 2,3,4 and 5
90. The monopoly of the East India Company
d. 2,4,5 and 6 to trade with China was abolished by the
85. Which one of the following factories of Charter Act of
Bengal was established by the Dutch? a. 1793
a. Bandel b. 1813
b. Hooghly c. 1833
c. Chinsurah d. 1853
d. Srirampur 91. Match List-I with List-II and select the
86. The main cause of the war between Mir correct answer:
Qasim and the East India Company was List-I
their dispute over
A. Rani Lakshmibai
a. The strength of the armed forces
B. Maulavi Ahmadullah
b. The jurisdiction of courts
C. Nana Saheb
c. The realization of revenue
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D. Kunwar Singh c. 2 and 3
List-II d. 1 and 3
1. Gwalior 96. Match List-I with List-II and select the
2. Kanpur correct answer:
3. Faizabad List-I
4. Jagdishpur A. Newspapers (Incitement to Offence)
a. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1 Act
b. A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4 B. Indian Press (Emergency Powers) Act
c. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1 C. Indian Press Act
d. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 D. Vernacular Press Act
92. Which one of the following is NOT List-II
correctly matched? 1. 1908
a. Bhil Uprising : 1818-31 2. 1931
b. Satara Uprising : 1814 3. 1910
c. Kittur Uprising : 1824 4. 1878
d. Gadkari Revolt : 1844 a. A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4
93. Match List-I with List-II and select the b. A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1
correct answer: c. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
List-I d. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
A. Mysore Peasants’ Revolt 97. Which one of the following pairs of
B. Vizagapattam Uprising persons was hanged on the charges of
C. Genjam Uprising assassinating English officers in England?
D. Kurnool Uprising a. Rajguru and Sukhdev
List-II b. Khudiram Bose and Surya Sen
1. 1846-47 c. Madanlal Dhingra and Udham Singh
2. 1830-31 d. Kartar Singh Sarabha and Ashfaqullah
Khan
3. 1830-34
98. Who among the following was the founder
4. 1835 of the khudai khidmatgar organization?
a. A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1 a. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
b. A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4 b. Abdul Rao Nishtar
c. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1 c. Shaukatullah Ansari
d. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4 d. Khan Abdul Quayum Khan
94. The revolt of Khasis against the British 99. Consider the following individuals:
was led by
1. N.M. Joshi
a. Surendra Sai
2. Dewan Chamanlal
b. Titu Mir
3. Shiva Rao
c. Birsa Munda
4. V. V. Giri
d. Utirot Singh
Which movement, amongst the following,
95. Which of the following pairs are correctly were all of the above associated with?
matched?
a. Communist movement
1. Strachey Commission : Famine
b. Kisan Sabha movement
2. Hartog Committee : Education
c. Trade Union movement
3. Frazer Commission : Police Reforms
d. State People’s movement
a. 1 and 2
100. Consider the following events:
b. 1,2 and 3
1. Founding of the Swaraj Party.
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2. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. c. 1,2,3,4
3. The Congress-League Pact. d. 3,2,1,4
4. The Chauri-Chaura Episode. 104. Match List-I (Films) with List-II
The correct chronological sequence of (Directors) and select the correct answer:
their occurrence is List-I
a. 2,3,1,4 A. Achhut Kanya
b. 3,2,1,4 B. Apna Ghar
c. 3,2,4,1 C. Dharti Ke Lal
d. 2,3,4,1 D. Neecha Nagar
101. Consider the following leaders: List-II
1. Balwantrai Mehta 1. Debaki Bose
2. J. N. Sen Gupta 2. Himansu Rai
3. Sardool Singh Kaveeshar 3. Chetan Anand
4. Sudhakar Rao 4. K. A. Abbas
Who among these were NOT the chief a. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
conveners of the All-India States ‘Peoples’ b. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
Conference (AISPC)? c. A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1
a. 2 and 3 d. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
b. 1,2 and 4 105. Match List-I with List-II and select the
c. 1,3 and 4 correct answer:
d. 2,3 and 4 List-I
102. Match List-I (Authors) with List-II A. Abdul Qaiyum Khan
(Books) and select the correct answer: B. Hakim Ajmal Khan
List-I C. Chaudhuri Khaliq Uzzaman
A. Dadabhai Naoroji D. Fazlul Huq
B. Dayanand Saraswati List-II
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak 1. Delhi
D. Bankim Chandra Chatterji 2. Bengal
List-II 3. UP
1. Satyarth Prakash 4. NWFP
2. Anandamath a. 4123
3. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India b. 4132
4. Gita Rahasya
c. 1423
a. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
d. 1432
b. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
106. Match List-I with List-II and select the
c. A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2 correct answer:
d. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2 List-I
103. Consider the following events: A. Subhas Chandra Bose
1. August Offer B. Abul Kalam Azad
2. Poona Pact C. Rajendra Prasad
3. Third Round Table Conference D. Jawaharlal
4. Communal Award List-II
The correct chronological sequence of 1. India Wins Freedom
these events is 2. Whither India ?
a. 4,3,2,1 3. India Struggles for Freedom
b. 4,2,3,1
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4. India Divided a. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
a. A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2 b. A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2
b. A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1 c. A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3
c. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2 d. A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
110. Among the locations labeled as 1,2,3 and 4
d. A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3 in the given map, British territories as on
107. Match List-I with List-II and select the 1805 included
correct answer:
List-I
A. The Indian Jute Mills Association
B. The Victoria Jubilee Technical
Institute
C. The Tata Iron and Steel Company
D. The Indian Industrial Commission
List-II a. 1 and 3
1. 1918 b. 1 and 2
2. 1884 c. 2 and 3
3. 1888 d. 1 and 4
4. 1907 111. Match List-I (Hydel Power Project) with
a. A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4 List-II (Locations) and select the correct
answer:
b. A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1
List-I
c. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1 A. Salal Hydel Powere Project
d. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4 B. Balimela Project
108. Consider the following institutions: C. Sharavathy Project
1. The Indian Currency (Fowler) D. Koyna Project
Commission List-II
2. The Royal Commission (Chamberlain) 1. Karnataka
on Indian Finance and Currency. 2. Jammu & Kashmir
3. The Imperial Bank of India. 3. Maharashtra
4. The Reserve Bank of India. 4. Orissa
The correct chronological sequence of the a. A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3
establishment of these institution is b. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
a. 2,1,3,4 c. A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
b. 1,2,3,4 d. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
c. 1,2,4,3 112. Consider the following pirs:
d. 2,1,4,3 1. Council for Scientific and Industrial
109. Match List-I (Congress Sessions) with Research : Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar
List-II (Resolutions) and select the correct 2. Indian Statistical Institute : P. C.
answer: Mahalanobits
List-I 3. Atomic Energy Commission : H. N.
A. Lahore, 1929 Sethna
B. Karachi, 1931 4. Space Commission : M. G. K. Menon
C. Faizpur, 1936 Which of these pairs are correctly
D. Ramgarh, 1940 matched?
List-II a. 1,2 and 4
1. Radical Agrarian Programme b. 1,3 and 4
2. National Unity c. 1,2 and 3
3. Fundamental Rights d. 2,3 and 4
4. Purna Swaraj 113. Consider the following personalities:
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1. J. B. Kripalani Reason (R): Chandragupta had visited the
2. Ajoy Ghosh camp of Alexander.
3. Sanmukham Chetty a. Both A and R are true and R is the
4. John Mathai correct explanation of A
Who among these belong to the group of b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
prominent option personalities in the initial the correct explanation of A
years of the Independence? c. A is true but R is false
a. 1,2 and 3 d. A is false but R is true
b. 1,3 and 4 118. Assertion (A): In ancient India, the status
c. 1 and 2 of women, alised in literature and art,
d. 3 and 4 underwent steady deterioration bugh the
114. Consider the following events: ages.
1. Police action in Hyderabad Reason (R): Though monogamy was the
2. Liberation of Goa ideal, pogamy was often the practice
3. Demise of Shyama Prasad Mukherjee among the higher classes of society.
in Srinagar a. Both A and R are true and R is the
4. Kashmir’s accession to India correct explanation of A
The correct chronological sequence of b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
these events is the correct explanation of A
a. 1,4,3,2 c. A is true but R is false
b. 1,4,2,3 d. A is false but R is true
c. 4,1,2,3 119. Assertion (A): The reign of Krishnadeva
d. 4,1,3,2 Raya was the period of Vijayanagar’s
115. Consider the following features: greatest success when its army was always
1. Economic prosperity victorious.
2. The Diwani rights of Bengal with the Reason (R): Krishnadeva Raya’s army and
British While Nawab was responsible navy were obtained by Portuguese
for Nizamat function generals appointed by him.
3. A prolonged period of famine a. Both A and R are true and R is the
4. A sudden increase in the volume of correct explanation of A
trade in the region b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
Which of these characterized the ‘Dual the correct explanation of A
System’ of government in Bengal? c. A is true but R is false
a. 1,2 and 4 d. A is false but R is true
b. 1,3 and 4 120. Assertion (A) : General Dyer fired at
c. 2,3 and 4 Jallianwala Bagh crowd without any
d. 1,2 and 3 warning and till the ammunition was
116. Assertion (A): Upanishadas were compiled exhausted.
towards the of the Vedic period. Reason (R) : This shooting was not only to
Reason (R): The Upanishadic thought boost the morale of the army, but also to
centres round idea of sould (Atman), not strike terror in Punjab.
sacrifice. a. Both A and R are true and R is the
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
correct explanation of A b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
the correct explanation of A c. A is true but R is false
c. A is true but R is false d. A is false but R is true
d. A is false but R is true
117. Assertion (A): Chandragupta instigated
revolt against Greek Satraps.