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1. Which one of the following iqtas was held 6. Given below are tow statements, one
by Sultan Iltutamish as its muqta’i labeled as Assertion (A) and the other
immediately before his accession? lablled as Reason (R):
a. Kalpi Assertion (A): After the Kushans the
b. Lakhanauti Turks brought the technique of
c. Kalinjar constructing the true arch on a massive
d. Budaun scale.
2. Amir Khusrau’s Khazain-ul Futuh gives an Reason (R): The Turks introduced into
account of the military campaigns of India the technique of preparing lime-
mortar. In the context of the above two
a. Malik Kafur in south India statements which one of the following is
b. Sultan Balban in the Mewat region Correct?
c. Muhammad Tughlaq in Gujarat a. Both A and R are true and R is the
d. Feroze Tughlaq in Orissa correct explanation of A
3. The title Sultan-us-Sharq was assumed by b. Both A and r are true and R is not the
the rulers of correct explanation of A
a. Assam c. A is true but R is false
b. Bengal d. A is false but r is true
c. Jaunpur 7. Which one of the following writers has
d. Orissa written a contemporary account of the
Vijaynagar Empire?
4. Which one of the following sultans
introduced a rural tax called Haqq-i- a. Shams Siraj Afif
Sharq? b. Linschoten
a. Iltumish c. Domingo paes
b. Alauddin Khalji d. Pietro Della Valle
c. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq 8. Krishnadeva Raya was the ruler of the
d. Feroze Tughlaq Vijayanager Empire between
5. Which of the following are correctly a. A.D. 1485 and 1502
matched? b. A.D. 1905 and 1530
A (Saints) (B) (Mystic order) c. A.D. 1533 and 1545
1. Shakh nasiruddin…… Suhrawardi d. A.D. 1550 and 1565.
Chirag Delhi. 9. Who among the following Bahmani rulers
2. Sheikh bahauddin …… Chisti establishment matrimonial alliance with
one of the rajas of Vijaynagar.
Zakaria.
a. Alaudding Bahman Shah I
3. Shaikh Sharfuddin ……. Firdusi
b. Feroze Shah Bahamani
4. Shaikh Nuruddin ……. Rishi
c. Mahmud Shah I
5. Shaikh Baqi Billah…... Naqshbandi
d. Ahmad Shah
a. 1, 2 and 3
10. The Bahamani Kingdom and Vijaynagar
b. 2, 3 and 4
Empire clashed frequently over the
c. 2, 3 and 5 territory of
d. 3, 4 and 5 a. Madurai
b. Warangal
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c. Malabar 2. Adam and Eve
d. The Raichur Doab 3. Expulsion from Paradise
11. The principal governor of the Vijaynagar 4. Trial of Jesus at Pilate’s Court
Empire were known as 5. Crucifixion
a. Rautas 6. Akbar
b. Nayakas a. 1, 2 and 3
c. Poligars b. 1, 2 and 4
d. Naiyars c. 1 and 5
12. In the succession issue of which one of the d. 4 and 5
following Rajput states Emperor Jahangir 18. Which of the following are correctly
intervened and gave tika to the person of matched?
his choice?
Mughal Emperors Tambs at
a. Amber
1. Babur:- Kabul
b. Marwar
2. Akbar:- Fatehpur Sikri
c. Bikaner
3. Jahangir:- Lahore
d. Jaisalmer
4. Bahadur Shah Zafar :- Delhi
13. The Mughals lost out Quandahar to the
Safavides Forever in a. 1 and 2
a. A.D. 1606 b. 2 and3
b. A.D. 1617 c. 3 and 4
c. A.D. 1622 d. 1 and 3
d. A.D. 1632 19. Sher Shah Suri’s Mausoleum at Sahsaram
is
14. Which of the following two kingdoms in
the Deccan were conquered by Auranzeb? a. Surrounded by a tak
a. Bidar and Bijapur b. Entirely made of marble
b. Bijapur and Golkunda c. Distinguished by four domes
c. Golkunda and Ahmadnagar d. Decorated with pietra dur.
d. Ahmadnagar and Bijapur 20. Which one of the following articles of
technology was not brought by European
15. Sher Shah Suri took only one-fourth of the to India during 16th and 17th centuries?
produce as land tax in
a. Horse-drawn carriages
a. Sahsaram
b. Iron anchors
b. Agra
c. Looking-glasses
c. Multan
21. Abul Fazl refes in his writing to the
d. Kagire
a. Methods of distillation
16. Abul Fazl gives names of a few Mughal
artists in the Ai’n-I Akbari who owkred at b. Working of telescope
the Mughal atelier. The number of painters c. Principle of gravitation.
mentioned by him is d. Technique of metal casting.
a. 15 22. Which one of the following European
b. 22 trading groups first established its factory
c. 28 at Surat?
d. 34 a. The Portuguese
17. Which the following Biblical and Christian b. The Dutch
themes wee attempted by the Mughal c. The English
painters under the impact of European d. The French
schools?
1. God the Father
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23. Which one of the following was well b. 1 and 3
known for the production of indigo during c. 2 and 3
the seventeenth century? d. 2 and 4
a. Balasore 30. the silver coin rupaya was first issued by
b. Kalpi a. Sikandar Lodi
c. Lahore
b. Humayun
d. Sarkhej c. Sher Shag Suri
24. “Malacca cannot live without Cambay, d. Akbar
nor Cambay without Malacca, if they are
to be very rich and every 31. After feroze Tughlaq of the Delhi
Sultanate the Mugha rule who paid
a. Tomes pires attention to the supply of water fro canal
b. Linschoten was
c. Verhema a. Humayun
d. Barbosa b. Akbhar
25. The Portuguese conquered Goa and lost c. Jahangir
Hormuz respectively in d. Shah Jahan
a. A.D. 1505 and 1598 32. Who among the following were the sons
b. A.D. 1510 and 1605 and grand sons and grandson Bahadur
c. A.D. 1510 and 1622 Shah II and played a prominent role the
d. A.D. 1515 and 1618 Febellio w of 1857 and were captured and
26. Which one of the following is an example shot?
of Hindu architecture showing Islamic a. Bakhat Khan. Ahsanullh Khan and
influence? Mahbub Ali.
a. Lotus Mahal, Vijayanagar b. Mirza Moghul, Mirza Khawaja Sultan
b. Thousand pillared mandapa, Madurai and Mirza Abu Bakr.
c. The king’s Audience Hall, Vijaynagar c. Prince Azam. Azim-ush-Shan and
Muazzam
d. Pillared Corridor, Ramesvaram
d. Asad Khan, Kam Bakhash and
27. The third battle of Panipat took place Jahandar Shah.
during the reign of
33. Which one of the following cities was
a. Muhammad Shah renamed Alinaga after its capture by Siraj-
b. Almgir II ud-Daula in 1756?
c. Shah Alam II a. Murshidabad
d. Jahandar Shah b. Falta
28. Which one of the following was written by c. Calcutta
Prince Dara Shikoh? d. Kasimbazar
a. Fuwaid-ul Fawad 34. Hyder Ali consolidated his position after
b. Chahar Gulshan being appointed the Faujdar of
c. Chahar Chaman a. Arcot
d. Majma-ul Bahrain b. Budikota
29. Which of the following are correctly c. Dindigul
matched? d. Devanhalli
1. Akbar: Shahabudding Khan Atka 35. Ranjit Singh belonged to the Sikh misl of
2. Jahangir: Juhar singh Budela a. Kanhaiya
3. Shah Jahan: Jagat Gosain b. Sukerchakia
4. Aurangzed : Qazi Abdul Wahab c. Ahluwalia
a. 1 and 4 d. Bhangi
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36. The abuses of the dastaks in Bengal by the 40. The Whitley Commission was concerned
officials of the East India company led to with
an estrangement of its relation ship with a. Labour
a. Alivardi b. Education
b. Sirajuddaulah c. Public
c. Mir. Jafar d. Reorganization of civil service
d. Mir Kasim. 41. The British government introduced
37. Clive introduced dual government in Portfolio system for the first time in
Bengal because a. 1853
a. He was afraid of hostile reaction from b. 1858
the people of Bengal. c. 1861
b. The authorities of the east India he d. 1892
direct rule of the Company in Bengal
42. Match list I with List II and select the
c. The Mughal emperor was opposed to correct answer
the establishment of de jure authority
of the East India Company. List-I (Period)
d. He wanted to avoid the responsibility A. Vernacular Press Act of 1878
arising out of the establishment of de B. Indian Universities Act of 1904
jure authority of the East India C. Indian councils Act of 1909
Company in Bengal. D. Rowlatt Act of 1919
38. Which one of the following is correctly List-II (Revenue Settlement)
matched?
1. Lord Chelmsford
a. Sorabjee Bengali : Business magnate
2. Lord Curzon’
b. Sir George Birdwood : Sheriff of
3. Lord Lytton
Bombay
4. Lord Minto
c. Dinshaw Wacha : Founder of the
Swaraj party A B C D
d. C.R. Das: Educationist a. 1 4 3 2
39. Match list I with List II and select the b. 2 3 1 4
correct answer c. 3 2 1 4
List-I (Period) d. 3 2 4 1
A. 1833 43. Assertion (A): Despite initial victory the
B. 1793 Sepoy Mutiny could not succeed in
overthrowing the Raj.
C. 1792
Reason (R): The rising middle class sided
D. 1769
with the Raj.
List-II (Revenue Settlement)
In the context of the above two statements
1. Ryotwari which one of following is correct?
2. Mahalwari a. Both A and R are true and R is the
3. Zamindari correct explanation of A.
4. Quinquennnial b. Both A and R are true but R is not a
5. Decennial correct explanation of A.
A B C D c. A is true but R is false.
a. 1 2 3 4 d. A is false but R is true.
b. 2 3 1 4 44. Match list I with List II and select the
c. 2 3 5 4 correct answer
d. 3 2 1 5 List-I (Period)
A. Lakshmi Bai
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B. Tantia Tope’ 50. Match list I with List II and select the
C. Nana Saheb correct answer
D. Bahadur Shah List-I (Name of the reform movement)
List-II (Revenue Settlement) A. Satya Shodhak
1. Deported to Rangoon’ Fled to Nepal B. Self Respect
2. Captured and Executed C. Sarva Shodhak Samaj
3. Killed in a battle D. Namdhari
4. Killed in a battle List-II (Name of its protagonist)
A B C D 1. Jotirao Govindrao Phule
a. 1 2 3 4 2. E.V. Ramswami Naickar
b. 2 3 4 1 3. Shahu Maharaj
c. 4 3 2 1 4. Ram Singh
d. 4 2 3 1 A B C D
45. The Indian Association played an a. 1 2 3 4
important role in arousing national b. 2 3 4 1
consciousness through the formation of the c. 3 4 1 2
Indian National congress d. 4 1 2 3
a. Indian National congress 51. What is the correct sequence of the
b. Bengal British Indian Society following?
c. Indian national conference 1. prohibition of Sati
d. British India association 2. Education Resolution
46. The Moplah Rebellion (1921) took place 3. First University Act.
in. a. 1, 2 and 3
a. Telengana b. 1, 3 and 2
b. Malabar c. 2, 1 3
c. N.M. Lokhandy d. 3, 2 and 1
d. N.G. Ranga 52. The Act discouraging child marriage was
47. Who among the following was the first passed in 1891 largely at the instance of
leader to organize labour movement in a. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and
India? Bhartendu Harischandra.
a. B.P. Walia b. Mahadv Govind Ranade and Jotiba
b. Lal Lajpat Rai Phule
c. N.M. Lokhandy c. Keshab Chandra Sen and Behramji
d. N.G. Ranga Malabari
48. Baba Ram Chandra organized peasants in d. Keshab Chandra Sen and Mahadev
a. Avadh Govind Ramede
b. Bihar 53. Given below are two statements one
c. Bengal labeled as Assertion (A) and the other
labeled as Reason (R):
d. Andhra
Assertion (A): In the Swadeshi and
49. The first national news agency of India Boycott movement of 1905-1908 in
was Bengal, not on students and women but
a. the Indian Review peasants also actively participated.
b. the Free Press of India Reason (R): This movement was a
c. the Hindustan Review powerful expression of resentment against
d. the Associated Press of India the Partition of Bengal.
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In the context of the above two statements 57. Match list I with List II and select the
which one of the following is correct? correct answer
a. Both and R are true and R is the List-I
correct explanation of A. A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b. Both A and R true but R is not a B. Sri Aurobindo Ghos
correct explanation of A.
C. Rabindranath Tagore
c. A is true but R is false D. Mahatma Gandhi
d. A is false but R is true
List-II
54. Which one of the following events helped 1. “The British rule is a roller formidable
Gandhi who had returned from South in its weight and power having its uses
Africa in 1915 more directly to emerge as but it does not help the soil to become
the undisputed leader of the Indian fertike,”
National Congress?
2. “Nationalism is a vinely appointed
a. Edwin Montagu’s announcement on 20 Shakti of the internal and must do its
August 1917 in the House of God given work before it returns to the
Commons that the policy of the British bosom of the University Energy from
Government would be the gradual which came.”
development of self governing
institutions with a view to the 3. “A true Nationalist desire to build on
progressive realization of responsible old foundations. We don’t want to
government in India. anglicize our institution and
denationalize – them in the name of
b. Annie Besant became almost overnight Social and Political Reforms.”
a pro-Raj supporter after Montagu’s
promise of responsible government in 4. “I am not a visionary. I claim to be a
India. practical idealist.”
c. B.G. Tilak departed for England in A B C D
September 1918 to fight a libel suit a. 4 3 1 2
against Valentine Chirol b. 1 2 3 4
d. The British Raj passed the Rowlett Act c. 3 2 1 4
on 18 March 1919 to suppers the d. 3 4 2 1
revolutionary movements against it.
55. Which one of the following was
58. In the committee which prepared the
essentially a mouthpiece of the Liberals?
Nehru Report (1928) the Liberal federation
a. New India was represented by.
b. Leader a. M.R. Jaykar
c. Young India b. Tej Bahadur Sapru
d. Free Press Journal c. V.s. Srinivasa Sastri
56. Who among the following were associates d. M.S. Aney
of Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
59. The immediate case which led to the
1. Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar launching of the Non-cooperation
2. Gopal Ganesh Agarkar movement was the
3. Madhavrao Namjoshi a. Khilafat Wrong
4. Rao Bahadur Madhavarao Wasudeva b. Rowlatt Act
Barve c. Jallianwala Bagh massacre
a. 1, 2 and 4 d. Dissatisfaction with the Government of
b. 1, 3 and 4 India Act.. 1919.
c. 2, 3 and 4 60. What proposal was made in the “August
d. 1, 2 and3 Offers” of 1940?
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a. Complete independence for India a. Banavali
gradually b. Kalibangan
b. Dominion status c. Rakhigarhi
c. Provincial autonomy d. Rangpur
d. Representative Government at the 66. Consider the map given below:
Centre
61. A concrete outcome of the Wavell plan
was the
a. Holding of a referendum in the North
West Frontier Province.
b. Absorption of the State of Hyderabad
with the Indian Union. Which one of the following cultures
c. Summoning of the Simla Conference. flourished in the area shaded in the map?
d. The constitution of the Constituent a. Banas culture
Assembly. b. Painted Grey Ware Culture
62. Which one of the following was the most c. Malwa Culture
westerly outpost of the Harappan Culture?
d. Jorwe Culture
a. Lothal
67. Which one of the following cities was
b. Sutkagen Dor most extensive in area?
c. Rangpur a. Mohanjodaro
d. Manda b. Harappa
63. The most common type of Harappan seals c. Dholavira
is
d. Kalibangan
a. Square
68. Which one of the following is not true
b. Round regarding the Rig Vedic good Indra?
c. Cylindrical a. He was fond of feasting and drinking
d. oval Soma juice.
64. Consider the map showing some sites of b. He was the destroyer of Puras.’
the early Indus c. The largest number of hymns are
addressed to him
d. He was uphold of the cosmic order
69. Match list I with List II and select the
correct answer
List-I (ancient names of rivers)
A. Sarasvati
B. Parushni
The places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 are C. Shutudri
respectively.
D. Vipas
a. Mehrgarh, Kot Diji, Surkotda and
Kalibangan List-II (Modern names)
b. Mehrgarh, Kalibangan. Kot Diji and 1. Ravi
Surkotda 2. Beas
c. Rana Ghundai, Banavali. Surkotda and 3. Sutlej
Kot Diji 4. Jhelum
d. Rahman Dheri, Banvali, Kulli and A B C D
Tharro. a. 3 2 4 1
65. A terracotta replica of a plough has been b. 5 1 3 2
found at
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c. 3 1 2 4 1. Vaisali
d. 5 4 3 1 2. Kundalavana
70. During the period of the Sudras the 3. Rajagriha
Brahamanas were allowed to marry. 4. Pataliputra
a. Only Brahmana girls a. 1, 2, 3, 4
b. Brahamana and Kshatriya girls b. 4, 3, 2, 1
c. Brahmana Kshatriya and Vaisya girls c. 2, 1, 3, 4
d. Brahmans Kshtriya Vaisya and Sudra d. 2, 1, 4, 3
girls. 77. Mahakachchayana, traditionally the
71. “A bard am I, my father is a leech, and my founder of the Theravada sect, Hailed from
mother grinds com.” This passage occurs a. Simhala
in the.
b. Avanti
a. Rigveda
c. Gandhara
b. Yajurveda
d. Magadha
c. Dhammapada
78. According to the Mahasanghikas, a being
d. Mrichchhakatikam is composed of
72. Sudas, the victor of the battle of Ten kings a. Five dharmas
belonged to the tribe of the
b. Seven dharmas
a. Anus
c. Nine dharmas
b. Druhyus
d. Eighteen dharmas
c. Bharatas
79. Which one of the following was a
d. Sivis Buddhist sect which held that constituents
73. The Vedangas consist of the of phenomena were not wholly
a. Kalpa, Siksha, Nirukta, Vyakarana. momentary, but existed forever in a latent
Chandas, Joytisha. form?
b. Kalpa, Siksha, Brahmana, Vyakarana. a. Sautrantika
c. Kalpa, Siksha, Nirukta, Aranyaka. b. Sthaviravadin
Chandas. Jotisha c. Sarvastivadin
d. kalpa, Upanished., Nirukta, d. Sammitiya
Vyakarana, Chandas, Joyotish 80. Which one of the following worshipped
74. The early Tamil poet who makes a Chakresvari among other deities?
reference to the Nandas and Mauryas in a. Bhagavats
his work is
b. Saivas
a. Sattanar
c. Jainas
b. Ilango Adigal
d. Buddhists
c. Kapilar
81. Which of the following are true of
d. Mamulanar
Jainism?
75. The term Nadukal mentioned in the
1. It has affinity with the Vedanta system
Sangam literature
of philosophy
a. is a reference to a Velir chief
2. It has affinity with the Sankhya system
b. means memorial stone of philosophy
c. was a tax on nadus 3. It completely rejected the concept of
d. was an item of export in Indo-Roman the soul
trade 4. According to it the world consists of
76. What is the correct chronological order in two eternal categories, Viz, conscious
which Buddhist Councils were held at the (jiva) and unconscious (ajiva)
following four places? a. 1 and 3
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b. 2 and 3 a. Pictographs
c. 3 and 4 b. Cuniform script
d. 2 and4 c. Aramaic
82. Which of the following were important d. Brahmi
characteristics of early Bhagavatism? 89. Which of the following were in the vijita
1. Devotion of Asoka?
2. Action 1. Yona
3. Knowledge 2. Satiyaputa
4. Social rigidity 3. Gandhara
5. Self-sacrifice (Tyaga) 4. Bhoja
a. 1 and 3 a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1, 2, 3, and 5 b. 1, 2 and 4
c. 1, 2, 4 and 5 c. 1, 3 and 4
d. 2, 3 and 5 d. 2, 3 and 4
83. The historical site wherein and early 90. During the Mauryan period
inscription referring to the five heroes of Lakshnadhyaksha was
the Vrishnis is found is. a. An office possessing knowledge of the
a. Ghoshundi characteristics of animals
b. Besngar b. A professional astrologer
c. Dwarka c. An official in charge of road marks
d. Mathura d. An official in charge of mint
84. Ambika is mentioned as the sister of Rudra 91. The term Chitrapata used in some
in historical sources denotes
a. Vajasaneyi Samhita a. Painted pots
b. Satapatha Brahmana b. Textiles from kamarupa
c. Taithriya Aranyaka c. Canvas for paintings wall paintings
d. Siva Purana d. Wall paintings
85. Salaka-purusha is a concept associated 92. Official stamping of weights and measures
with the and their periodical inspection are
a. Pasupatas prescribed by
b. Jainas a. Manu’
c. Bauddhas b. Narada
d. Bhagavatas c. Brihaspati
86. During the reign of Bindusara there was d. Parasara
unrest at. 93. That ginger and cinnamon were produced
a. Ujjyini in large quantities in the Pandya country is
b. Pushkalavati mentioned by
c. Takshasila a. Megasthenese
d. Rajagriha b. Ptolemy
87. Chandragupta figures prominently in a c. Ibn Said
work of d. Marco Polo
a. Bhasa 94. Which one of the following denoted a
b. Visakhadatta series of coins?
c. Asvaghosa a. Gajasataka
d. Bhavabhuti b. Gadhiya
88. The Kharoshthi script was derived from. c. Hiranyadama
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d. Katisama c. 1 and 4
95. Which of the following were parts of the d. 2 and 3
Chera kingdom? 101. Which of the following were antya-jatis
1. Korkkai according to some Brahmanical texts?
2. Musiri 1. Venas
3. Puhar 2. Medas
4. Saliyur 3. Lokayatikas
5. Tondi 4. Nastikas
a. 1, 2 and 4 a. 1, 2, 3 and 4
b. 2 and 5 b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 2, 3 and 4 c. 1, 2 and 4
d. 3, 4 and 5 d. 3 and 4
96. Pratishthana an important trading centre 102. The Valangai (right hand) and Idangai (left
was on the river hand) divisions of south Indian society is
a. Cauvery first noticed in the
b. Krishna a. Sangam period
c. Godavari b. Pallava period
d. Narmada c. Chola period
97. The term Chora rajju used in some sources d. Nayaka period
means 103. “No one is allowed to marry outside his
a. A unit of land measurement own caste, or to exchange one profession
b. A class of police officials of trade for another or to follow more than
one business.” This observation was made
c. A kind of tax by
d. Rope for thieves a. Megasthenes
98. During the period of the Cholas and their b. Fa-Hien
successors in south India the association of
c. Hiuen Tsang
peasants was known as
a. Alumganam d. Al-Biruni
b. Nanadesi 104. The expression anyavrata (following other
practices) is used in the Rigveda with
c. Cittirameli reference to the
d. Ainnurruvar a. Dasa
99. Which one of the following pairs is not b. Dasyus
correctly matched?
c. Mlecchas
a. Kshauma: Textile
d. Yadus
b. Adhaka: Coin denomination
105. “Service was his portion in life” This was
c. Adhaka: Measure of rainfall applicable to
d. Drona: Measure of rainfall a. Buddhist Bhikshu
100. Which of the following terms were used to b. Vaisya Verma
refer to rural land holders in holders in
eastern India during the Gupta period? c. Sudra Verna
1. Agraharin d. Chandala
2. Kutumbin 106. Which one of the following pairs does not
match?
3. mahattara
a. Rajasekhara: Kavyamimamsa
4. Bhogika
b. Uddyotana: Kuvalayamalakaha
a. 1 and 2
c. Ballalasena: Dayabhaga
b. 3 and 4
d. Lakshmidhara: Krityakalpataru
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107. Malatimadyava of Bhavabhuti is an a. 1, 3 and 4
important sources for the study of the. b. 1, 2 and 3
a. Digmbarar jainas c. 1, 2 and 4
b. Kapalikas d. 2, 3 and 4
c. Buddhist Tantriks 114. Dhavanyaloka is
d. Bhagavatas a. An epic poem
108. the Gujara king and other are said to have b. A work on poetics
worked as doorkeepers in the c. A play
Hiranyagarbha sacrifice-per- formed by
d. A work on Buddhist epistemology
a. Dharmapala
115. The Pala king Devapala claims to have
b. Devapala defeated a Dravida king who is usually
c. Dantidurga identified with
d. Amoghavarsha a. Dantidurga
109. Didda the queen of Kashmir ruled in the b. Amoghavarsha
a. Seventh century c. Dhruva
b. Eight century d. Krishna II
c. Ninth century 116. Mahakshpatalika was on official in charge
d. Tenth century of
110. The celebrated author Kshemendra lived in a. Chariots
a. Bengal b. Navi
b. Kashmir c. Accounts
c. Maharashtra d. infantry
d. Gujarat 117. The chandelle dynasty was founded by
111. Kosalai nadu conquered by Rajendra a. Vakpati
Chola was located on the banks of the b. Nannuka
a. Godavari c. Jayasakti
d. Harsha
b. Sarayu
118. Who was the ruler who was elected to the
c. Mahanadi throne according to the Rajatarangini?
d. Tapti a. Gopala
112. In early medieval south Indian polity the b. Yasaskara
world Udan kuttam meant c. Nandivarman
a. A group of small villages in the Chola d. Karikalan
kingdom 119. According to Brihaspati the grades of
b. A body of officers under the Cholas artisans were
c. A tax levied in the Hoysala kingdom a. Two
b. Four
d. The navy maintained by the Cholas
c. Six
113. Which of the following were centers of
d. eight
Chahamana rule
120. Which one of the following statements
1. Lata regarding the stupa is incorrect?
2. Sakambari a. It has an umbrella at the top
3. naddula b. It has a sanctum sanctorum
4. Dhavagarta c. It has a circumambulatory path
Choose the correct answer from the codes (pradakshinapatha)
given below d. It has a fence surrounding it