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(A) Lower Palaeolithic : Hunting, gathering (B) Upper Palaeolithic : Hunting,

gathering (D) Neolithic : Food Production
Sarai Khola - Pakistan, Tarkhanwaladera- Rajasthan, Kunal- Haryana, Shikarpur-
Gujarat
Stone tool workshop : Isampur
Rigveda- shakala, Yajurveda - Vajsaneye, Samaveda- Kauthum, Atharvaveda -
Shaunaka
Digha Nikaya- Mahaparinibbana sutta, Khuddaka Nikaya - Dhammapada, Vinayapitaka
- khandaka, Abhidhammapitaka - kathavatsu
‘Indica’ of Megasthenes was preserved in later Greek accounts. Which one of the
following Greek travellers’ account is not associated with ‘Indica’ ?Ktesius
(B) Minor Rock Edict : Bahapur (C) Pillar Edict : Rampurva (D) Minor Pillar
Edict : Sanchi
Which one of the following administrative structure in ascending order is
correct ? Sthaniya, Dronamukha, Karvatika, Samgrahana
What is the correct chronological order of the following ? Indica of Megasthenes
, The Periplus of the Erythrean Sea , Geography of Ptolemy, Cosmos
Indikopleustes
Agathocles- Samkarshana, Kadphises I- Buddha , Vimakadphises - Shiva ,
Kanishka I - Atash
Which one of the following evidence is not the correct evidence of Ramagupta in
later period ? (A) Manasollasa of Someshwara
Assertion (A) : The majority of peasants in the Post-Gupta Period were
considered to belong to Sudra Varna. Reason (R) : A large scale incorporation of
tribes into caste system started taking place from the Post-Gupta Period. Both
(A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Which one of the following collection of hymns of Alvar poetry collected by
Nathmuni ? Nalayira Divya Prabandhan
Identify the dynasty to which Queen Rudramadevi belonged to Kakatiyas of
Warrangal
Kirtivarman- Vatapi
, Simhavishnu- Kanchipuram, Dantivarman- Manyekheta , Vijayalaya - Tanjaur
In which one of the following ancient literary works a separate section of
painting is found ? Vishnudharmottara Purana
Which one of the following was the revenue officer of the Chola dynasty ?
Perumakkal
Which of the following statements are not correct ? Alauddin Khalji extended his
authority to Bengal, Firuz Shah Tughluq invaded Bengal twice during the reign of
Shamsuddin Iliyas Shah.
Shaikh Moinuddin Chishti--Ajmer , Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya-- Multan, Shaikh
Farid-ud-din Masud Ganj-iShakar- Ajodhan, Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya--Delhi
Who termed the dominion of Sultan Muhammad Tughlaq as ‘Hind and Sind’ ? Ibn
Battuta
What measures were adopted by Mahmud Gawan to curb the power of the Bahmani
Nobles ? He reduced the size of their estate , He increased the amount of land
classified as royal domain, He forbade governors from controlling more than a
single fort
Arrange the following in correct chronological order : Eknath , Chaitanya,
Surdas , Tulsidas
Assertion (A) : In military terms Firuz Shah Tughluq’s reign was undistinguished
Reason (R) : He could not subjugate the ruler of Nagarkot . (A) is true, but (R)
is false
Who described the Mughal imperial Harem as the ‘Pavilion of chartity’ ?
Nizamuddin Ahmad
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In the Mughal System of administration, Mir Bakshi was Paymaster General
Which of the following social reforms was not introduced by Akbar ? Total ban on
the practice of sati
Madad-i-Maash grants were made hereditary by Aurangzeb
Maasir-iJahangiri-- KhwazaKamgar, Iqbalnama-iJahangiri-- MotmidKhan,
Maasir-iAlamgiri -- Saqi Mustaid Khan, Futuhat-iAlamgiri -- IsardasNagar
Arrange the following events in chronological order : Introduction of the system
of month proportion, Extinction of Nizamshahi , Treaty of the Mughals with
Bijapur and Golkunda, Mughal occupation of Balkh
Arrange the following in chronological order : Capture of Chitagong by Shaista
Khan, Prince Akbar’s flight to the Deccan, Conquest of Golkunda by Aurangzeb,
The institution of Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh
Assertion (A) : The English East India Company eliminated their Portuguese and
Dutch trade rivals by the end of the Seventeenth century. Reason (R) : The
English traders sold goods of superior quality at cheaper rates. (A) is true,
but (R) is false
Assertion (A) : The number of Rajput Mansabdars declined in the Mughal nobility
during the second half of Aurangzeb’s reign. Reason (R) : Aurangzeb assigned
large number of Jagirs to nobles from the Deccan. Both (A) and (R) are true, but
(R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Indian Painting under the Mughals-- PercyBrown, Architecture of Mughal India-
Catherine B. Asher, The Technique of Mughal Painting- MotiChandra, Mughal
Painting during Jahangir’s Time-Ashok kumar Das
Consider the names of the following Mughal Emperors of the Eighteenth century :
Jahandar Shah , Muhammad Shah , Ahmad Shah , Alamgir II
Assertion (A) : The 1857 Mutiny was suppressed by the British Reason (R) :
Except for a few like Rani of Jhansi, a very few Indian rulers participated in
the mutiny.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Assertion (A) : Dr. Annie Besant organised the Home Rule Movement against the
British Rule. Reason (R) : She wanted to organise all sections of Indian people
on the basis of a single political slogan above religious consideration (A) is
correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
In which year did Robert Clive accepted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
from the Mughal ruler. 1765
The Treaty of Bassien (1802) was signed between : the English and Peshwa Baji
Rao II
The Home Rule Movement started by Annie Besant aimed at : attaining self-rule
for India
Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the English East
India Company factories established in India ? Masulipatnam , Surat , Balasore,
Hugli
Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress ? Annie Besant
Freedom at Midnight--Collins and Lapierre, The Story of the Integration of
Indian States- V. P. Menon, TravancoreDewan- C. P. Ramaswami Iyar, Secretary of
State- PethickLawrence
correct chronological order of the Viceroys ? Mayo, North Brook, Minto ,
Linlithgow
Arrange the following into sequential order and select correct answer from the
codes given below : St. Thomae war, War of Chandurthi , Buxar war , The Pindari
war
Col. Tod- Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, JohnMalcolm- Memoir of Central
India, C. R. Wilson- Early Annals of the English in Bengal, M. Wilks- Historical
Sketches of South India
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Punjab Tenancy Act- 1868 , The Ilbert Bill- 1883, Hunter Commission---1882,
Chamber of Princes--- 1921
Chronologically arrange the following schools of historical thought as emerged
at different points of time -- Church Historiography , Enlightenment
Historiography, Annals Historiography , Subaltern Historiography
Mesolithic site - Bagor(Rajasthan), Microlith - Langhnaj , Beginning of Settled
Agriculture- Birbhanpur , Chalcedony- ChopniMando
In which one of the following places the centre of stone tool manufacture is
found ? Isampur
Rigveda - Shakala , Yajurveda-Kanva, Samaveda - Ranayaniya , Atharvaveda-
Pippalada
Excavations at the sites of the places mentioned in the Mahabharata are related
to which one of the following cultures ? Painted grey ware
Which, one of the following places, is not associated with mature Harappan
settlement ?- Sarai Khola
Recently in which place broken relief sculpture of King Ashoka has been
discovered ?Kanaganahalli in Karnataka
In which Buddhist scripture religious practices in the contemporary period of
Buddha has been mentioned ? Brahmajala Sutta
Which, one of the following, is not the anthology of Sangam literature ?
Tirrukkurala
Al-Biruni - Sachau, Megasthenes- Mc Crindle , Faxian- Legge , Xuanzang - Beal
Assertion (A) : North India between 750 A.D. and 1200 A.D. witnessed the
emergence and full growth of a new politicosocio-economic structure. Reason (R)
: There is total unanimity among historians to describe this new structure as
‘feudalism’. (A) is correct but (R) is false.
Ashvaghosha--Buddhacharita, Bhasa - Balacharita, Vishakhadatta- Mudrarakshasa,
Hemachandra- KumarpalaCharita
In which year the first English translation of Arthashastra was published ? 1915
Arrange the following Nanda Kings in chronological sequential order and select
the correct answer from the codes given below : Ugrasena, Panduka , Govishanka,
Dhana
Arrange the following names in chronological order and select the correct answer
from the codes given below : Pushyabhuti , Naravardhan, Yoshomati , Rajyashri
Pallava Dynasty- Mukteshwar Temple, Somavamsa- Lingaraja Temple , Chalukya
Dynasty - Lad Khan Temple, CholaDynasty- VedanarayanTemple
Bhandarkar- Huna origin of Rajputs, Chandabardai--Origin of Rajputs from
Agni-Kunda, Colonel Tod--Foreign origin of Rajputs, GaurishankarOjha- Origin of
Rajputs from Kshatriyas
The Sultan Ghari was built as the mausoleum of Nasiruddin Mahmud
Futuh- Unasked for Charity, Khanqah - Conversation of a Sufi Saint,
Barkat--Spiritual grace acquired by a Sufi, Malfuz --Conversation of a Sufi
Saint
Who separated the office of the Wali and Amir ? Muhammad Tughlaq
‘The pivot of the Kingdom of Delhi rests on wheat and barley, while the
foundation of the Sultanate of Gujarat rests on corals and pearls, because there
are eighty four ports under this Sultan.’ The above remark is attributed by the
author of Mirat-iSikandari to Sikandar Lodi
Mahmudi - GujaratSultanate, Rupaiah- SurKingdom, Pagoda - Vijayanagar , Tanka-
Delhi Sultanate
Which of the following statements is not true ? He abolished the post of Shaikh
ul-Islam.
Which of the following statements about the activities of the Portuguese traders
in India during the early sixteenth century is not correct ? The Portuguese were
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the first Europeans to reach India via Red Sea route.
Vijayanagara exhibited ‘Protopatrimonialism’. Who expressed this view ? Burton
Stein
Abdur Razaq-Deva Raya II , Ibn Battuta --Muhammad bin Tughlaq, Sidi Ali Reis-
Akbar, William Finch- Jahangir
Consider the following statements about the Jaziya tax in the Mughal period :
(i) Akbar abolished the Jaziya in 1564. (ii) Akbar re-imposed the Jaziya in
1575. (iii) Akbar abolished the Jaziya again in 1579-80. (iv) Aurangzeb
re-imposed the Jaziya in 1679.
Arrange the following in chronological order and select the correct answer from
the codes given below :
Introduction of Dagh system., Creation of the twelve Subahs (provinces),
Conquest of Orissa by Akbar. , Introduction of the dual rank (the Zat and the
Sawar)
Who among the following painters were considered by Jahangir as masters without
rival in their particular spheres ? Abul Hasan, Ustad Mansur
Which of the following States of North-East India was/were invaded by the
Mughals ? The Ahom, The Koch
Gulshan-iIbrahimi--Muhammad Qasim Firishta, Basatin-usSalatin --GulamMurtaza,
Futuhat-iAdilshahi--FuzuniAstrabadi,Nuskha-iDilkusha- Bhimsen
Early Mughal Painting- MiloClevelandBeach, A History of Sultanate Architecture-
R. Nath, Mughal Painters and their works- SomprakashVerma, Mughal Architecture :
An Outline of its History and Development- Ebba Koch
Assertion (A) : Many Sanskrit works on music were translated into Persian during
the medieval period. Reason (R) : The early Chishti Sufis were fond of musical
assemblies called Sama. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct
explanation of (A).
Assertion (A) : It was in Shahjahan’s reign that the arts of dance and music
reached its highest watermark. Reason (R) : He was a patron of arts and
literature. Consider the above statements and select the correct answer from the
codes given below. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Which one of the following State was not a Nation State in the 17th century ?
Germany
Assertion (A) : Assessment forever was the central point in the Permanent
Settlement of Bengal introduced in 1793. Reason (R) : Cornwallis believed that
the Zamindars will develop their lands. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
Who was the First President of Fort William of Calcutta ? Charles Eyre
MahatmaGandhi- President of Belgaum Session, Ras Bihari Ghosh- President of
Surat Session, DadabhaiNaoroji- President of Calcutta Session, JawaharlalNehru-
President of Lahore Session
V.D. Savarkar- AbhinabBharat, Lala Hardayal-Gaddar Party,
TarakanathDas--FreeHindustan, MadanlalDhingra- Curzon Wyllie
Which of the following districts constituted as the Northern Circars in the
Madras Presidency ? Mustafanagar, Ellore, Rajahmundry, Chicacole
Arrange the following in chronological order and select the correct answer from
the codes given below : Second Carnatic War, Third Anglo-Mysore War , Second
Anglo-Maratha War , First Anglo-Sikh War
Santhal Rebellion, Deccan Riots
, Mundas Rebellion , Moplah Revolts
Gou rakshini Sabha- DayanandSaraswati, Rasta Goftar - J.B. Wacha , Sadharan
Brahmo Samaj- ShivanathSastri, PrabuddhaBharatha- Vivekananda
Simon Commission , Gandhi-Irwin Pact , Cripps Mission, Partition of the Country
Which law under the British regime allowed to imprison people without due trial
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? Rowlett Act
The beginning of the Great Depression is related to The collapse of Prices in
Wall Street

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