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1. Which one of the following had seconded the quite India Resolution of 42?
2. In which of the following session of the Indian National Congress did Mohandas
Karamchand Gandhi participate for the first time?
3. Which one of the following had supported the Non-cooperation Resolution of Mahatma
Gandhi in the Special Session of the Indian National Congress at Calcutta in 1920? Expand
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6. Which one of the following had led the defence National Army trial in the Red Fort of Current Affairs English Bulletin of the W
Delhi ?
7. Arrange the following events of the Indian Revolution of 1857 in their correct
chronological order by the help of the codes given below :
Codes :
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 2, 3, 1, 4
(d) 4, 2, 1, 3
8. Consider the formation of the following associations before the establishment of the
Indian National Congress :
Find the correct chronological order of the formation of the Association by the codes given below : Civil Services
(a) 2, 3, 4, 1
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(b) 1, 2, 3, 4
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(c) 4, 3, 2, 1
(d) 3, 2, 1, 4
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12. Which one of the following statements is not a feature of the Permanent (Land)
Settelment?
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13. The Battle of Balakot in A.D. 1831 was fought between the forces of
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(c) Marathas and the Afghan
(d) Raja Ranjit Singh and Syed Ahmad of Rae Bareli
16. Which one of the following had proposed the name of W.C. Banerjee for the post of
President of the Indian National Congress at its first session in Bombay (1885) ?
18. Which of the region was ruled by the Gujara-Pratiharas at the time Turkish invasion of
Northern India ?
(a) Kashmir
(b) Madhyadesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Kannauj
(a) Chaitanya
(b) Purandradasa
(c) Ramanuja
(d) Sankaradeva
20. Sugandhadevi, who issued coins with the figure of seated Lakshmi was a Queen of
(a) Karnataka
(b) Kashmir
(c) Orrisa
(d) Saurashtra
Assertion (A) : According to Mitakshara, father could divide his property among his sons during
his life-time.
Reason (R) : Mitakshara did not recognize a sons right of ownership in ancestral property by
birth.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
22. Who was the Chaiman of the National Planning Committee set-up by the Indian
National Congress in 1938 ?
(a) Varanasi
(b) Nalanda
(c) Valabhi
(d) Tiruvaduturrai
24. The capital of the Sharqi dynasty, during the 15-16th centuries was
(a) Zafrabad
(b) Kara-Manikpur
(c) Benaras
(d) Jaunpur
25. Where did the Rashtrakula King Dantidurga perform the Hiranya-garbha Mahadana
ceremony ?
(a) Manyakhet
(b) Girnar
(c) Ujjain
(d) Nasik
26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the
lists :
List-I List-II
(Writers) (Patrons)
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 1 2 3
27. which one of the following temples had celebrated a thousands years of its building in
the year 2010 ?
(a) Vallabhacharya
(b) Nimbarakacharya
(c) Madhvacharya
(d) Ramanujacharya
29. Marco Polo laments the waste of a great part of Indian wealth in the import of
(a) Gold
(b) Silver
(c) Horses
(d) Wine
30. Which Sultan of Delhi founded and built the Fort of Siri ?
(a) Iltumish
(b) Balban
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
31. Which one of the following Sufi saint of the Chistiya Order was called the Chirag-i-
Dehalvi?
33. Who among the following Amirs (nobles) was the one publicity flogged by the orders of
Sultan Balban ?
34. Who among the following rulers constructed the Martanda Temple in Kashmir?
(a) Tarapida
(b) Lalitaditya
(c) Avantivarman
(d) Didda
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct ?
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
38. Which Sultan of Delhi made a rule that, in any given year, the land-revenue can be
increased only nominally viz. one-tenth or one-eleventh of the fixed revenue ?
(a) Balban
(b) Alauddin Khalji
(c) Ghiyasuddin Tuglaq
(d) Firoz Shah Tuglaq
39. Who among the following were called Neo-Muslims during the reign of Jalaluddin Firoz
Khalji ?
(a) Mongols
(b) Indian Muslims
(c) Tazikh
(d) Abyssinians
40. Who among the following invitees of Akbar to the Ibadat-Khana was not a Jain monk ?
(a) Jahangir
(b) Shahjahan
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) None of the above
42. Who among the following Englishmen was well-versed in the Turkish language, received
a Mansab of 400 and title of English Khan; or Firangi Khan ?
(a) Fitch
(b) Mildenhall
(c) Hawkins
(d) Sir Thomas Roe
43. Fawaid ul Fuwad is the record of the conversation of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya. It was
compiled by
45. Which modern historian has described Satnami Rebellion during the reign of Aurangzeb
as Hindu Reaction against his religious politicies ?
47. Which Fort ceded by Shivaji to the Mughals by the terms of the treaty of Purandhar
(1665 A.D.) could not be won back by Shivaji ?
(a) purandhar
(b) Mahuli
(c) Lohagadh
(d) Shivneri
49. In which one of the following expeditions did Ahmad Shah Abdali ravage Mathura-
Vrindaban alongwith Delhi ?
(a) First, 1748 A.D.
(b) Second, 1749 A.D.
(c) Third, 1751 A.D.
(d) Fourth, 1756 A.D.
50. What was the percentage (of the total revenue charged) of the extra tax charged by
Sher Shah for the use of general welfare in calamities and emergencies ?
(a) 7.5%
(b) 5.0%
(c) 2.5%
(d) 1.5%
51. Roshaniya movement in India during the 16th century was started by
52. Which one of the following is not true about the Mughal Mansabdari System ?
(a) Dadu
(b) Kabir
(c) Namdev
(d) Tukaram
(a) Al-Beruni
(b) Utbi
(c) Firdausi
(d) Barani
55. Which one of the following was not true about the terms of the treaty of Chittor (1615
A.D.) ?
56. Whom did Ahmad Shah Abdali proclaim the Emperor of India before leaving after his
victory in the third Battle of Panipat ?
(a) Ahmad Shah
(b) Shahjahan III
(c) Shah Alam II
(d) Akbar II
In the context of these two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
58. A figure of Mother Goddess made of bone from the upper Palaeolithic context was
discovered from
59. Which one of the followings is the largest Harappan site in India ?
(a) Banawali
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Lothal
(d) Rakhigarhi
60. The city is Vijaynagar was located on the banks of the river
(a) Wain-Ganga
(b) Kaveri
(c) Tungabhadra
(d) Krishna
(a) Agnistoma
(b) Aswamegha
(c) Rajasurya
(d) Vajapeya
1. Nearchus
2. Pliny
3. Strabo
4. Ptolemy
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 1, 3, 2, 4
(c) 2, 3, 4, 1
(d) 2, 4, 1, 3
1. Aryabhatta
2. Brahmagupta
3. Lagadh
4. Varahamihira
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 2, 1, 4, 3
(c) 3, 1, 4, 2
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1
(a) Aasura
(b) Brahma
(c) Daiva
(d) Gandharva
67. Which of the following samhitas of Yajurveda contains only hymns and no prose ?
(a) Katha
(b) Maitrayaviya
(c) Taittiriya
(d) Vajasaneyi
68. The Rivers Ganga and Yamuna are mentioned for the first time in
Assertion (A) : Gautam Buddha spent the maximum number of rainy seasons in Sravasti.
Reason (R) : Prasenjit, the ruler of Kosala and Gautam Buddha were of the same age.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
70. The book History of India as told by its own Historians [in eight volumes]was compiled
by
71. Who among the following was considerd to be first successor for Stridhana ?
(a) Husband
(b) Son
(c) Daughter
(d) Daughter-in-Law
1. Appar
2. Sambandar
3. Sundarar
4. Manikkavachakar
(a) 1 Only
(b) 1 and 2 Only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
73. In the scheme of Yajna valkya, who among the following occupies the first place in the
succession of a man, who dies without a son ?
(a) Daughter
(b) Brother
(c) Wife
(d) Father
1. Sarnath Pillar
2. Sanchi Pillar
3. Koluha Pillar
4. Lauriya Nanddagarh Pillar
Choose your Correct answer from the code given below :
(a) 1 Only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
76. For whom did Ashoka got excavated caves in the Barabar Hill of Gaya District ?
(a) Ajivakas
(b) Mahasanghikas
(c) Niganthas
(d) Theravadias
77. In which royal family, the men usually followed the Brahmanical religion and women
were Buddhists ?
(a) Ikshvakus
(b) Lichchhavis
(c) Pallavas
(d) Yaudheyas
(a) Chausa
(b) Nalanda
(c) Sravanabenagola
(d) Udaigiri
79. As the find-spots suggest, the bent-bar coins were prevalent in the region of
(a) Gandhara
(b) matsya
(c) Magadha
(d) Kalinga
80. Match List-I with List-II and chose the correct answer from the code given below the
lists :
List-I List-II
(Acharya) (Religion)
A. Haribhadra 1. Buddhism
B. Lakulisa 2. Jainism
C. Nathamuni 3. Saivism
D. Vasubandhu 4. Vaishnavism
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 1 2 3
81. In which of the following coins-series the symbols on he reverse, generally, match with
the names of the King on the obverse ?
(a) Kuninda
(b) Malava
(c) Magha
(d) Panchala
82. Which of the following ports were situated on the east coast of south India ?
1. Kaveripattanam
2. Korkai
3. Musiri
4. Tondi
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 3
83. The guild, which migrated from Lata to Daspura during the time of Kumargupta traded
in
(a) Jewels
(b) Horses
(c) Ivory
(d) Silken Textile
85. Who among the following is famous for his commentary on the Manu-Smriti ?
(a) Apararka
(b) Medhaithi
(c) Vijnanesvara
(d) Visvarupa
87. The first meeting of Ghosal with Mahavir Swami was held at
(a) Champa
(b) Vaishali
(c) Taxilla
(d) Nalanda
88. The Book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India was written by
(a) Samundragupta
(b) Chandragupta II
(c) Kumargupta
(d) Skandgupta
91. Which of the following rock-shelters has yielded evidence of human burials ?
(a) Morahana
(b) lekhakhia Rock Shelter I
(c) Dhanuhi
(d) Ghagharia
93. In which inscription,is it mentioned that Pushyamitra had performed two horses
sacrifices ?
(a) Jainism
(b) Buddhism
(c) Ajivaka
(d) Charvaka
97. Which inscription of the Gupta period gives details regarding the sale of land ?
98. Who was the first ruler of the Gupta Dynasty to assume the title of Maharajadhiraja ?
(a) Srigupta
(b) Chandragupta I
(c) Samudragupta
(d) Chandragupta II
102. By which treatly did the English East India Company gain the Diwani rights of Bengal,
Bihar and Orrisa ?
103. Who among the following was the Railway Minister during the Interim Government
(1946)?
104. By which of the following Acts was the Board of Control created ?
(a) C. Wood
(b) Macaulay
(c) J.S. Mill
(d) Cornwallis
106. During the tenure of which Governor-General was the Ancient Monuments
Preservation Act passed ?
107. Who among the following published the translations of Vedic texts in Bangala (Bengali)
language?
108. Vinobha Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagarh. Who was the second ?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Pandit Jawahar lal Nehru
(c) C. Rajgopalachari
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
110. When did the Indian National Congress accept the theory of Drain of Wealth ?
(a) In 1896
(b) In 1902
(c) In 1906
(d) In 1935
111. On the suggestion of Rabindranath Tagore the date of Partition of Bengal (October 16,
1905) was celebrated as
112. Who among the following said, India has to unite and conquer the whole world once
again with its might. ?
113. The President of the Congress session at Madras in 1927, where the Indian National
Congress had adopted the Resolution to boycott Simon Commission was
114. U.P. Zamindari Abolution of Land Reform Act was implemented from the following
date :
117. Which one of the following statements is not about the first Summit if the Non-Aligned
Movement ?
118. Consider the following events related to Indias freedom struggle and find their correct
chronological order from the codes given below the events :
119. Which one of the following statements is not correct about the book Indian Struggle
(1920-1942) written by Subhash Chandra Bose ?
(a) It covers the period of Indias struggle for freedom between 1920 and 1942.
(b) it comprises the Haripura (1938) and Tripuri (1939) Sessions.
(c) It has a chapter The Gandhi-Irwin Pact and after.
(d) It depicts the comprehensive history of the Peasant Movement in India.
Codes :
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 4, 3, 2 and 1
(c) 3, 4, 2 and 1
(d) 2, 1, 3 and 4
120. Who among the following chose Constituent Assembly for India as a subject of his
convocation address deleiverd at Banaras Hindu University and was strongly against a
Constituent Assembly Framing the future Constitution of India ?
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