Gram Panchayat Haminpur Pilani Jhunjhunu

1. Which one of the following sites in central India has yielded the largest number of copper hoard implements ?

(A). Kayatha
(B). Pondi
(C). Gungeria
(D). Maheshwar

Correct Answer: C

2. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Codes : a b c d

(A). i iii iv ii
(B). iii I ii iv
(C). ii iv I iii
(D). iv ii iii i

Correct Answer: C

3. Which of the following, is not true ofAshoka ?

(A). He granted land to the ministers and the upper-most strata of bureaucracy in lieu of salary.
(B). His Dhamma was an ethic meant for good social conduct and cohesion.
(C). He advocated complete tolerance.
(D). He made scathing attacks against the useless rituals.

Correct Answer: A

4. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Codes : a b c d

(A). ii iii iv i
(B). iii iv i ii
(C). I ii iii iv
(D). iv I ii iii

Correct Answer: B

5. Which of the following is not correctabout the vedic age ?

(A). Some portions of the Rigvedaseem to have been added later.
(B). There is evidence of the existence of brahmavadinis.
(C). The varna divisions started during its later phase.
(D). The society was wholly matriarchal.

Correct Answer: D

6. Which one of the following sites is not associated with Painted Grey Ware ?

(A). Gilaulikhera
(B). Noh
(C). Tripuri
(D). Satwali

Correct Answer: C

7. Sanauli in Baghpat district of UP is known for which one of its following Archaeological remains ?

(A). Megaliths monuments
(B). Neoliths instruments
(C). Harappan cemetery
(D). OCP culture remains

Correct Answer: C

8. Which of the following was one of the causes of differences between the Buddha and Devadatta ?

(A). Buddha’s faith in non-violence
(B). Buddha’s desire to abandon the life of a renunciate after ten years.
(C). Devadatta’s suggestions for making the followers the forest-dwellers.
(D). Buddha’s desire not to allow the women to enter the samgha.

Correct Answer: C

9. Point out which one of the following sites has yielded the remains of a Jaina stupa ?

(A). Sanchi
(B). Dhamnar
(C). Nalanda
(D). Mathura

Correct Answer: D

10. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Codes :a b c d

(A). i iii ii iv
(B). ii iv i iii
(C). iii i ii iv
(D). iv ii iii i

Correct Answer: C

11. Given below are two statements, oneabelled as Assertion {A} and the other labelled as Reason {R}.

Assertion {A} : Ashoka’s consecration was postponed for four years even after his actual accession.

Reason {R} : The royal astrologer warned him that the coming four years are not auspicious for this occasion. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?

Codes :

(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.

Correct Answer: C

12. Which of the below mentioned inscriptions of Mauryan times provides details related to famine relief ?

(A). Mahasthan inscription
(B). Erragudi inscription
(C). Nittur inscription
(D). Jarrgada inscription

Correct Answer: A

13. Of the following, which does not form a part of Bhagvad Gita ?

(A). An emphasis on bhakti
(B). The condemnation of Ajivikas
(C). The imperishable Atman
(D). Great emphasis on karma without having any regard for the fruit

Correct Answer: B

14. Which of the elliptical temples built at the following sites during 3rd-1st century B.C. was dedicated to Naga cult ?

(A). Vidisha
(B). Dangwada
(C). Sonkh
(D). Atranjikhera

Correct Answer: C

15. Arrange the following early Acharyas of Shrivaishnava sect of South India in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below : List :

i Yamunacharya

ii Pundarikaksha

iii Nathmuni

iv Ramamishra

Codes :

(A). i iii ii iv
(B). iv i I ii ii
(C). iii ii iv i
(D). ii iv I iii

Correct Answer: C

16. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Codes :a b c d

(A). I ii iv iii
(B). ii iv iii i
(C). iii ii i iv
(D). iv iii ii i

Correct Answer: C

17. Which is not true of the contents of the Aihole Inscription of Pulakeshin-II ?

(A). Ravikirti, its composer calls himself equal of Bhasa and Kalidasa.
(B). Pulakeshin II is projected a great conqueror.
(C). Pulakeshin II is called Satyashraya.
(D). It is dated in saka era 561 (= 639 – 40 AD)

Correct Answer: D

18. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion {A} and the other labelled as Reason {R}.

Assertion {A} : The defeat ofBhoja-I of the Paramara dynasty of Malwa by Karna of the Kalachuri dynasty of Tripuri was followed by the latter to abdicate his throne.

Reason {R} : Bhoja-I and Karna were eternal enemies of each other. Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Codes :

(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.

Correct Answer: B

19. Who has applied the theory of Feudalism for the Chola State ?

(A). R.C. Majumdar
(B). Burton Stein
(C). R.N. Nandi
(D). A. Southal

Correct Answer: C

20. Arrange the following law-givers in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

i Katyayana

ii Medhatithi

iii Vishnu

iv Devanabhatta

Codes :

(A). i iii ii iv
(B). ii iv i iii

(C). iii i ii i vi

(D). iv ii iii i

Correct Answer: C

21. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion {A} and the other is labelled as Reason {R}.

Assertion {A} : Subinfeudation gave rise to a hierarchy of landlords, different from the actual tillers of the soil.

Reason {R} : From 8th century onwards, hierarchical control over land was created by large scale sub infeudation. Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Codes :

(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.

Correct Answer: A

22. Sijdah theoretically means :

(A). Prostration before King
(B). Prostration before God
(C). Prostration before Diwan
(D). Prostration before Imam

Correct Answer: B

23. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion {A} and the other labelled as Reason {R}.

Assertion {A} : Alauddin Khilji revoked most of the small iqtas granted by the previous sultans.

Reason {R} : State’s share was increased to one half of the produce. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?

Codes :

(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.

Correct Answer: B

24. Which of the sultans prohibited Muslim women from worshipping a the graves of the saints ?

(A). Balban
(B). Alauddin Khilji
(C). Muhammad Tughlaq
(D). Firozshah Tughlaq

Correct Answer: D

25. Which one of the following dynasties did not belong to Kashmir ?

(A). Hindu Shahi
(B). Karkota
(C). Utapala
(D). Lohar

Correct Answer: A

26. Goa and Konkan regions were annexed to the Vijayanagar empire during the reign of :

(A). Harihara II
(B). Devaraya II
(C). Krishna Devaraya
(D). Narsa Nayak

Correct Answer: A

27. Concerning sufi philosophy which one of the following statements is incorrect ?

(A). To the sufis the outstanding attribute of God is his effulgence.
(B). The sufis practised several yogic exercises as means to suppress lust.
(C). As an aid to concentration the sufis favoured meditation than to music.
(D). The sufis believed that it is only under the guidance of the Pir that spiritual progress is possible

Correct Answer: C

28. Consider the following statements and choose correct answer from the codes given below :

i Shaikh Hamiduddin Nagauri was a chishti saint.

ii The early chishtis disapproved the miracles.

iii The chistis order originated in India.

iv Shaikh Bahaud-din Zakaria had his Khanqah in Patna.

Codes :

(A). i and iv
(B). ii and iii
(C). i and ii
(D). iii and iv

Correct Answer: C

29. The term cartaz in the medieval period stood for :

(A). Ilbari permit for inland trade
(B). Portuguese permit for sea trade
(C). Dutch permit for sea trade
(D). Mughal permit for inland trade

Correct Answer: B

30. Arrange the following expeditions ofShershah in chronological order :

i. Raisin

ii. Kalinjar

iii. Malwa

iv. Marwar

(A). iii i iv ii
(B). ii iii i iv
(C). iv i iii ii
(D). i ii iii iv

Correct Answer: A

31. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion {A} and the other is labelledReason {R}.

Assertion {A} : Concerning progress of education Akbar was not satisfied with mere multiplication of maktabs and madrasas.

Reason {R} : Akbar revised the syllabus of educational institutions thoroughly. Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Codes :

(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.

Correct Answer: A

32. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion {A} and the other labelled as Reason {R}. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Assertion {A} : Rajputs enrolled in large numbers in Akbar’s Tauhid-i-Ilahi.

Reason {R} : Akbar’s alliance with the Rajputs began as a political condition, but later it developed into closer relations between Hindus and Muslims.

Codes :

(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.

Correct Answer: D

33. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?

(A). Nizam-ud-din Ahmad - Tabaqat-I Akbari
(B). Abdul Qadir Badaoni - Muntakhab-ud Tawarikh
(C). Khafi Khan - Muntakhab-ul Lubab
(D). Abdur Rahim - Badshah Namah

Correct Answer: D

34. Which of the Mughal emperors disapproved the practice of polygamy by saying that “polygamy brings ruin to (the man’s) health and woes to his home” ?

(A). Babur
(B). Akbar
(C). Shah Jahan
(D). Aurangzeb

Correct Answer: B

35. Pietra dura, a decorative style, was adopted in the Mughal architecture from the reign of

(A). Humayun
(B). Jahangir
(C). Shah Jahan
(D). Aurangzeb

Correct Answer: B

36. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?

Author Book

(A). Ebba Koch - Mughal Architecture
(B). John F. Richards - The Mughal Empire
(C). Andre Wink - The History of Mughal Architecture
(D). R. Nath - The immortal Taj Mahal : The evolution of the Tomb in Mughal Architecture

Correct Answer: C

37. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

i The provinces of the Gangetic plain, during the 17th century showed substantial rise in the lands classified as zabt.

ii The zabt expansion increased the ability of the administration to deal directly with village elite.

iii Steady growth in the measured area helped the Mughal State to keep pace with rising agricultural production over the country.

iv The cultivators turned to more valuable cash crops such as sugarcane or cotton.

Codes :

(A). i and ii
(B). ii and iii
(C). ii, iii and iv
(D). i, ii, iii and iv

Correct Answer: D

38. Abdur Rahim Khan-i-khanan made important architectural contributions at

(A). Burhanpur
(B). Kabul
(C). Lahore
(D). Agra

Correct Answer: A

39. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Codes : a b c d

(A). i ii iii iv
(B). ii iii iv i
(C). iv iii ii i
(D). iii iv I ii

Correct Answer: C

40. Arrange the following monuments in chronological order of construction and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

i Jama Masjid, Delhi

ii Tomb of Humayun, Delhi

iii Badshahi Masjid, Lahore

iv Taj Mahal, Agra

Codes : A b c d

(A). I ii iii iv
(B). ii iv I iii
(C). iii I ii iv
(D). iv iii ii i

Correct Answer: B

41. Regarding the nature of the late medieval rural society of India which one of the following is correct ?

(A). The rural society of the medieval period was highly stratified in nature.
(B). Natural calamities, wars and local oppression often contributed to the shifting of rural people from one village to the other.
(C). The social structure of the village, old or new, reflected almost the same nature.
(D). All of the above

Correct Answer: D

42. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion {A} and the other labelled as Reason {R}.

Assertion {A} : The focal points in the Maratha political system was the institution of hereditary Peshwas.

Reason {R} : Baji Rao changed the character of Maratha movement from struggle for national survival to empire building. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following codes is correct ?

Codes :

(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.

Correct Answer: B

43. Which one of the following was the leader of Wahabi Movement ?

(A). Syed Ahmad of Rai Bareilly
(B). Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(C). Muhammad Abdul Wahab
(D). Waliulla

Correct Answer: A

44. The Blue Water Policy was associated with :

(A). Vasco Da Gama
(B). De Almeida
(C). Albuquerque
(D). Alfonso de Souza

Correct Answer: B

45. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Codes :a b c d

(A). I ii iv iii
(B). ii I iii iv
(C). iii ii I iv
(D). iv iii ii i

Correct Answer: A

46. Who among the following said “patriotism is religion and religion is love for India” ?

(A). Dayananda Saraswati
(B). Rabindranath Tagore
(C). Swami Vivekananda
(D). Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Correct Answer: D

47. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Codes : A b c d

(A). iii I iv ii
(B). ii iii iv i
(C). iii ii i iv
(D). iv I iii ii

Correct Answer: A

48. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion {A} and the other is labelled as Reason {R}.

Assertion {A} : Francis Buchanan’s tours of Mysore and Eastern India and Colin Mackenze’s tours of Southern India, can be said to have inaugurated the era of ‘scientific’ understanding of India based on detailed local knowledge.

Reason {R} : Both Buchanan and Mackenzie paid attention to India’s distinctiveness, the caste system but both men are haphazard and unsystematic.

Read the above statements and select the correct answers from the codes given below :

Codes :

(A). {A} is correct, but {R} is false.
(B). {A} is incorrect, but {R} is correct.
(C). Both are correct and {R} is the correct explanation of {A}.
(D). Both are correct and {R} is not the correct explanation of {A}.

Correct Answer: D

49. In 1834, one of the following remarked on the famine that “the bones of the cotton weavers are bleaching the plains of India” :

(A). Dadabhai Naoroji
(B). R.C. Dutt
(C). William Bentinck
(D). Palme Dutt

Correct Answer: C

50. Bullionism and favourable balance of trade were the salient features of :

(A). Laissez Faire
(B). Commercialism
(C). Mercantilism
(D). Capitalism

Correct Answer: C

51. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Codes : a b c d

(A). ii iii I iv
(B). iii iv ii i
(C). iii ii I iv
(D). iv I iii ii

Correct Answer: B

52. The Muslim peasants of Malabarwere known as :

(A). Kukis
(B). Jaintia
(C). Moplahs
(D). Wahabis

Correct Answer: C

53. One of the following was not a revolutionary leader during the freedom movement :

(A). Lala Haradayal
(B). Birendrakumar Ghosh
(C). Satyendranath Bose
(D). Lal Mohan Ghosh

Correct Answer: D

54. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Codes : A b c d

(A). iii iv ii i
(B). ii iii i iv
(C). iv i ii iii
(D). i ii iii iv

Correct Answer: A

55. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion {A} and the other is labelled as Reason {R}.

Assertion {A} : Colonial government considered Gandhi as a spent force politically after 1924.

Reason {R} : After 1924 Gandhi remained aloof from direct politics and concentrated on constructive programme and congress itself got divided between ‘no changers’ and ‘pro-changers’. Read the above statements and select the correct answers from the codes given below :

Codes :

(A). {A} is correct, but {R} is false.
(B). {A} is incorrect, but {R} is correct.
(C). Both are correct and {R} is the correct explanation of {A}.
(D). Both are correct and {R} is not the correct explanation of {A}

Correct Answer: C

56. The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ in the State emblem has been taken from

(A). Mundaka Upanishad
(B). Svetasvatara Upanishad
(C). Isa Upanishad
(D). Chandogya Upanishad

Correct Answer: A

57. The Fergusson College at Pune was founded in 1885 by :

(A). The Social Service League
(B). The Servants of India Society
(C). The Deccan Education Society
(D). Poona Sarvajanic Sabha

Correct Answer: C

58. Match the List – I (Regions) with List – II (Annexations) and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Codes :a b c d

(A). iv I ii iii
(B). I iii iv ii
(C). ii iv iii i
(D). iii ii I iv

Correct Answer: A

59. Whom Gandhiji selected as the first satyagrahi to launch the individual satyagraha in October 1940 ?

(A). Vallabhbhai Patel
(B). Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(C). Sarojini Naidu
(D). Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Correct Answer: D

60. The command of Indian National Army was given to Subhash Chandra Bose in :

(A). 1941
(B). 1942
(C). 1943
(D). 1944

Correct Answer: C

61. From the genesis of Indian National Congress to India’s independence (1885-1947) which leader amongst the following held the post of its President for the longest period ?

(A). Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(B). Jawaharlal Nehru
(C). Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(D). W.C. Bannerjee

Correct Answer: A

62. India took a very strong anti-west stand during which one of the following ?

(A). Non-Alignment Movement
(B). Suez Canal Crisis
(C). Annexation of French territories in India
(D). Belgrade Summit

Correct Answer: B

63. Which leader among the following said Kashmir acceded to the Indian Union because of economic need ?

(A). Hari Singh
(B). Shaikh Abdullah
(C). Mehar Chand Mahajan
(D). Jawaharlal Nehru

Correct Answer: B

64. The first amendment to Indian Constitution (1951) was enacted to confer power on the States

(A). to place responsible restrictions on freedom of expression.
(B). to adopt Hindu Succession Bill.
(C). to abolish zamindari system
(D). None of the above

Correct Answer: A

65. Which one of the following books is not authored by R.S. Sharma ?

(A). Sudras in Ancient India
(B). Urban decay in India
(C). From Lineage to State
(D). Material Culture and Social Formation in Ancient India

Correct Answer: C

66. Which one of the following statements is incorrect concerning historical objectivity ?

(A). Historical objectivity is not linked up with value judgement.
(B). It means dispassionate and scientific treatment of all the events narrated by the historian.
(C). Historical objectivity is conditional to the nature and selection of events and the personality of the historian who functions under limitation.
(D). Ideological differences often prevent the historian from attaining historical objectivity.

Correct Answer: A

67. Concerning post modernist theory which one of the following is incorrect ?

(A). The post modernist contentions are as arbitrary in their ascription of meaning as the text of the historians who use them.
(B). When language is said to be an infinite play of meanings, anything written becomes a mere arrangement of words a discourse.
(C). The post modern linguistic turn cuts the very ground on which historical studies stand.
(D). Hostility to history is not a marked character of post modernist thought.

Correct Answer: D

68. Which one of the following statements is correct concerning the Mughal theory of kingship ?

(A). The Mughal theory of kingship was an admixture of Turkish, Mangol and Islamic ideals.
(B). There was a conceptual change in the theory of kingship advocated by the Delhi sultans and the Mughals.
(C). The Mughal theory of kingship evolved gradually and obtained final shape during the reign of Akbar.
(D). All of the above.

Correct Answer: D

69. Who among the following is not associated with the Utopian Socialists ?

(A). Saint Simon
(B). Charles Fourier
(C). Friedrich Engels
(D). Robert Owen

Correct Answer: C

70. Which one of the following objectives relate to Indian foreign policy initiatives ?

(A). Preservation of world-peace
(B). Extension of human freedom
(C). Opposition to colonialism and racialism
(D). All of the above

Correct Answer: D

71. The European drive for control of tropical countries sprand from :

(A). greed for territory
(B). lust for power
(C). economic motives
(D). to over power other European nations

Correct Answer: D

72. J.A. Hobson’s suggestions for the establishment of empires :

(A). to protect European investments
(B). acute need for export capital
(C). to de-industrialise
(D). falling rates of returns on capital at home

Correct Answer: C

73. One of the following was not the motive of imperialists to control tropical countries :

(A). to protect home investments
(B). markets for goods
(C). opening for emigration
(D). proselytization in tropical countries

Correct Answer: D

74. Industrial bourgeoisie took stand to expand political control for :

(A). profit seeking
(B). to annihilate quarrelling tropical political powers
(C). to make adventurous trips
(D). to establish schools, hospitals and philanthropic activities

Correct Answer: A

75. Change from informal to formal empires was driven by the idea of :

(A). economic motives
(B). global and political rivalries
(C). diplomatic links
(D). cultural and religious links

Correct Answer: B