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D 78 320 360 380-413 606-647 629-645 622 712 1001-27 1025 1191 1192 1206 1290 1290 1320 1333 1336 1347 1398 1451 1469 1498 1510 Beginning of Saka era. Beginning of Gupta era. Samudragupta conquers the whole of N. India and much of the Deccan. Rule of Chandragupta Vikramaditya, age of Kalidasa, renewal of induism. Rule of Harshavardhana. Hieun Tsang's visit in India. Beginning of Hijra era. Arab invasion of Sind by Mohd. bin Qasim. Repeated attacks of Mehmud Ghazni. Sacking of Somnath temple by Mehmud. First battle of Tarain in which Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Mohd. Ghori. Second battle of Tarain in which Mohd. Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan. Qutubuddin Aibak founded the Ilbari/Slave dynasty. Jalaluddin Firuz Khilji established Khilji dynasty. Marco Polo visited India. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq founded the Tughlaq dynasty. Ibn Batuta arrived in India. Harihara and Bukka founded the Vijaynagar empire. Bahmani kingdom founded. Timur invades India. Lodi dynasty comes in power in Delhi Sultanate. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Vasco da Gama lands at Calicut. Portuguese capture Goa-Albuquerque Governor. Indus valley civilization. Birth of Mahavir; Nirvana in 523. B.C. Birth of Gautam Buddha; Nirvana in 483 B.C. Alexander's invasion of India and the opening of land route between India and Europe. Ashoka's reign. Battle of Kalinga. Beginning of Vikrama era. Satvahana dynasty in Deooan. Pandyan empire in for south. Alexander defeated Poras in the Battle of Hydaspas Ashoka defeated Kalinga in the Kalinga War

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First Battle of Panipat in which Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodhi and established the Mughal dynasty. Second battle of Panipat in which Akbar defeated Hemu. Battle of Talikota in which Vijaynagar empire is defeated. Foundation of Fatehpur Sikri by Akbar. Battle of Haldighati in which Akbar defeated Maharana Pratap. Akbar started Din-i-llahi. English East India Company established. Compilation of Adi Granth. Death of Akbar. The English built a factory at Masulipatnam. Birth of Shivaji Death of Shah Jahan's wife Mumtaz Mahal. The building of Taj Mahal. Aurangzeb became Emperor of Delhi. Birth of Guru Gobind Singh. Guru Gobind Singh creates 'Khalsa'. Death of Aurangzeb, fall of Mughal empire begins. Nadir Shah invaded India; the peacock throne and the Kohinoor Diamond taken away from India. Battle of Plassey in which the English defeated Siraj-ud- daula, Nawab of Bengal. Battle of Wandiwash, end of French power in India, Third Battle of Panipat in which Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas. Battle of Buxar in which the English defeated the triple alliance of Nawab Mir Qasim of Bengal, Nawab Shuja-ud-daula of Awadh and Mughal emperor Shah Alam. Permanent settlement in Bengal. Fourth Anglo Mysore War, death of Tipu Sultan, Ranjit Singh occupied Lahore and made it his capital. Marathas finally crushed. Lord William Bentick becomes Governor General; Era of social reforms; Prohibition of Sati (1829), Suppression of thugs (1830). Introduction of English as medium of instruction.

A.D 1853 1857-58 1858 1861 1869 1885 1905 1906 1909 First Indian railway from Bombay to Thane. First war of Indian Independence. British crown takes over the Indian Government; End of East India Company's rule. Birth of Rabindra Nath Tagore. Birth of M.K. Gandhi. Formation of Indian National Congress. Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon. Formation of All India Muslim League. Minto-Morley Reforms.

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Delhi durbar held, partition of Bengal cancelled, capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi. World War I started. End of World War I. Rowlatt Act, Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Montague- Chelmsford reforms. Non-cooperation Movement launched, Moplah rebellian in Malabar; visit of Prince of Wales. Chauri-Chaura incidence. Swaraj party formed. Simon Commission appointed. Visit of Simon Commission to India, death of Lala Lajpat Rai. Congress demanded'Poorna Swaraj'in Lahore session. January 26 celebrated as Independence Day throughout India, Dandi Salt Satyagraha, First Round Table conference. Gandhi-lrvin Pact, Second Round Table Conference. Suppression of Congress Movement, Third Round Table Conference, Communal Award, Poona Pact. Government of India Act. Inauguration of Provincial Autonomy. Congress ministries formed in 8 out of 11 provinces. Resignation of Congress ministries, beginning of World War II. Cripps Mission Plan, Quit India Movement, Formation of Indian National Army by S.C. Bose. Simla conference held and the failure of Wavell Plan, INA trials at Red Fort, Delhi. Cabinet Mission Plan, Formation of Interim Government, Direct Action Resolution by Muslim League. Mountbatten Plan of June 3 in which partition of India resolution is proposed, India divided, Pakistan created, both achieve independence, Jawarhar Lai Nehru becomes the I Prime Minister of India. Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi (Jan. 30). India became republic (Jan. 26). First Five Year Plan implemented. First General Elections held. Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary conquer Mt. Everest (May 29). Panchsheel agreement between India and China. Life insurance nationalized, State Reorganising Act comes into force. Second General Elections. Metric system of weights and measures introduced. Dalai Lama exiled; enters India. Liberation of Goa. Chinese attack on India. (Oct 20). Jawaharlal Nehru dies; Lai Bahadur Shastri becomes PM. Indo-Pak war. Tashkent Agreement reached, Death of Lai Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi became PM. Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President. Hargovind Khurana shares the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology.

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Death of. President Zakir Hussain (May 3). V. V. Giri elected President, Nationalization of 14 leading banks, Split in Indian National Congress. Former Indian ruler's privy purses abolished. Dr. C. V. Raman died (Nov. 2). Indo-Pak War over Bangladesh. Shimla Agreement signed. Manekshaw named India's first Field Marshal Nuclear explosion at Pokhran (May 18). Indian satellite 'Aryabhatta' launched, National emergency declared. The four Indian News agencies merged into a single News Agency known as 'Samachar', life of Lok Sabha extended by an year. Defeat of Mrs. Indira Gandhi in the election, Morarji Desai takes over as PM, emergency withdrawn. India launches world's biggest adult literacy plan (Oct. 2). Charan Singh became PM., Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize. Indira Gandhi returns to power at centre, India launches first satellite using its own satellite launching vehicle (July. 18). India launched APPLE, Khalistan activists hijack Indian Airlines Boeing 737 to Lahore. Zail Singh sworn in as President, the 21-member Indian scientific expedition headed by Dr. S. Z. Qasim lands on Antarctica (Jan. 9), INSAT1 A launched, Ninth Asian Games held in New Delhi. The 7th Non Aligned Summit in New Delhi, Kalpakkam Atomic Energy plant goes critical (July 2), INSAT-1 B launched (Aug. 30), Richard Attenborough's "Gandhi" wins 8 oscars. Rakesh Sharma becomes India's first spaceman (Apr. 5), Bachendri Pal become the first Indian woman to scale Mt. Everest (May 23), Operation Blue Star, Assassination of Indira Gandhi (Oct 31), Rajiv Gandhi becomes PM, Bhopal Gas tragedy (Dec. 3). Anti-defection Bill passed (Jan. 3), Azharuddin hits 3 centuries in 3 tests. The first wholly Indian test-tube baby bom at KEM Hospital, Bombay (Aug. 7). Sunil Gavaskar becomes the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in tests (Mar. 7), Goa becomes the 25th state of India (May 30). India's first remote sensing satellite IRS 1 -A launched from Russia (Mar. 17), INSAT 1-C launched from French Guyana (July 22). Successful test of Agni (May 22), laying of the foundation stone for the Ram Janmabhoomi temple of Ayodhya (Nov 10). V.P. Singh becomes the PM. Successful launching of INSAT 1-D (June 12), Mandal Commission recommendationimplemented (Aug. 7), V.P. Singh tenders resignation (Nov. 7), S. Chandrashekhar becomes PM. (Nov. 10). Rajiv Gandhi killed in a bomb blast (May 21), P. V. Narsimha Rao became PM. (June 21),Earthquake in Uttarkashi region (Oct. 20), Satyajit Ray got special Oscar award. (Dec.16). Prithvi test fired (May 5), INSAT-2 A launched (July 10), Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma became President (July 25), the domes of Babri Masjid demolished (Dec 6). Panchayati Raj Act effective (Apr. 24), INSAT-2 B launched from French Guyana (July 23),Earthquake in Latur region (Sept. 30). First heart transplant in the country (Aug. 3), PSLV D-2 launched (Oct. 15). Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh assassinated (Agu. 31), INSAT-2 C launched (Dec. 7) A.B. Vajpayee became PM. (May 16), H.D. Deve Gowda became PM. (June 1), India-Bangladesh sign Ganga Water Pact (Dec. 12) I. K. Gujral became PM. (Apr. 21), K. R. Narayanan sworn in as President (July 25), Mother Teresa passes away (Sept. 5), Arundhati Roy wins Booker Prize (Oct. 14), I. K. Gujral resigns as

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PM. (Nov. 28) 1998 Konkan railway commissioned (Jan. 26), A. B. Vajpayee became PM. (Mar. 19), India conducted total 5 nuclear tests (May 11 and May 13), Severe cyclone in Gujarat (June 9), Amartya Sen won the Noble Prize in Economics (Oct. 14) P.M. Vajpayee arrived in Pakistan by Delhi-Lahore bus (Feb. 20), India successfully launched its first commercial telecom satellite INSAT-2 E from Kourou (Apr. 3), Intense fighting in Kargil (June-July), Devastating cyclone in Orissa and A. P. (Oct.) U. S. President Bill Clinton visited India (Mar.) INSAT-3 B launched from Kourou (Mar. 22), Successful test firing of 'Dhanush', the naval version of 'Prithvi' missile (Apr. 11), Karnam Malleshwari wins a bronze at Olympics, Chattisgarh formed (Nov. 1), Uttaranchal formed (Nov. 9), Jharkhand formed (Nov. 15) The pilotless target aircraft 'Lakshya' inducted into the Indian Air Force (Jan. 5), Severeearthquake in Gujarat (Ja. 26), the newly-constructed Ennore port dedicated to the nation (Feb. 1), India successfully launches GSLV D-1 from Sriharikota (Apr. 18), Indo-Pak summit at Agra (July 15-16), Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha (Aug. 14), Attack on WTC, New York shakes the world (Sept. 11), Lok Sabha passes the bill on "Right to Education till 14" (Nov. 30), Terrorist attack on Indian Parliament (Dec. 13) INSAT-3 C launched on Ariane rocket from Kourou in French Guyana (Jan. 24), ISRO successfully tries the indegenious cryogenic engine (Feb. 5), POTO passed in the joint session of the Parliament (Mar. 26), LCA test flown successfully (June 6), Cabinet clears 26% FDI in print media (June 25), Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam elected the President of India (July 18), Bhairon Singh Shekhawat sworn in as Vice-President of India (Aug. 19), India launches METSAT by using PSLVC4 (Sept. 12), Draft of the Tenth Five-Year Plan approved by the Planning Commission (Oct. 5), BSNL launches mobile phone service (Oct. 15), Vajpayee and Putin sign Delhi declaration (Dec. 4), Kelkar submitted modified report on tax reforms (Dec. 28) Kalpana Chawla killed in space shuttle Columbia burnup (Feb. 1); Large reserves of oil & gas discovered in Barmer district of Rajasthan (Feb. 4); US launched attack on Iraq (Mar. 20); INSAT-3A launched from Kourou (Apr. 10); Indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) renamed 'Tejas' (May 4); GSLVD-2 launched from Sriharikota (May 8); First instance of power failure in modern USA (Aug. 15-16); Mars comes closest to Earth (Aug. 27); Govt. approves the purchase of Advanced Jet Trainers, Hawk, from Britain (Sept. 3); INSAT-3E launched from Kourou (Sept. 20); Pope John Paul-ll beautifies Mother Teresa (Oct. 19); First Afro-Asian Games held in Hyderabad (Oct. 24-Nov. 1); India & Pakistan agree to a formal cease-fire along the LOG (Nov. 25); 97th, 98th, 99th & 100th Constitutional Amendment Bills passed (Dec. 18-23) Sensex crosses the magical figure of 6000 (Jan. 2); India signs agreement with Russia for obtaining Admiral Gorshkov (Jan. 20); Delhi High Court clears Rajiv Gandhi from the Bofors deal (Feb. 4); 200 killed in Madrid train blast (Mar. 11); Nobel Medals of Rabindra Nath Tagore gets stolen from Shantiniketan (Mar. 25); NDA conducts election before time, but loses unexpectedly, UPA government comes in power, Dr. Manmohan Singh sworn-in as the new PM (May 22); 87 children killed in a fire in school in Kumbhkonam, Tamil Nadu (July 17); Olympics return to their homeland Athens, Rajyavardhan Rathode wins a silver for India (Aug. 13-29); Hamid Karzai wins the Presidential vote in Afghanistan (Oct. 14); Sandalwood King Veerappan is dead (Oct. 18); George W. Bush re-elected (Nov. 3); Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati arrested on murder charges (Nov. 11); Yasser Arafat is dead (Nov. 11); Parliament dismissses POTA (Dec. 9); Tsunami causes havoc in South and South East Asia killing more than a lakh (Dec. 26)

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Madhya Pradesh P.S.C. (Pre.) Exam., 2010 (Held on 20-2-2011) Indian History : Solved Paper
1. Where is the Indus Civilization city Lothal ? (A) Gujarat (B) Rajasthan (C) Punjab (D) Haryana Ans : (A) 2. Mohenjo Daro is situated in (A) Sindh Province of Pakistan (B) Gujarat (C) Punjab (D) Afghanistan Ans : (A) 3. Which deity was not worshipped by the Vedic Aryans ? (A) Indra (B) Marut (C) Varun (D) Pashupati Ans : (D) 4. The Vedanga consists of the (A) Kalp, Shiksha, Nirukta, Vyakaran, Chhanda, Jyotish (B) Kalp, Shiksha, Brahman, Vyakaran, Chhanda, Jyotish (C) Kalp, Shiksha, Nirukta, Aranyak, Chhanda, Jyotish (D) Kalp, Upanishad, Nirukta, Vyakaran, Chhanda Ans : (A) 5. The earliest available work of the Sangam Tamils is (A) Pattinappalai (B) Tirumurugarruppadai (C) Maduraikanchi (D) Tolkappiyam Ans : (D)

6. The Mahavir belonged to the clan (A) Kalams (B) Bhaggas (C) Lichhivis (D) Bulis Ans : (C)

7. The Jain text which contains the biographies of the Tirthankaras is known as (A) Bhagwatisutra (B) Uvasagadasao (C) Adi Purana (D) Kalpasutra Ans : (D) 8. The first Buddhist Sangeeti (conference) was held at (A) Vaishali (B) Pataliputra (C) Rajgriha (D) Ujjain Ans : (C) 9. The propounder of the Madhyamika Philosophy was (A) Bhadrabahu (B) Parshwanath (C) Sheelbhadra (D) Nagarjuna Ans : (D) 10. The rules of Buddhist monistic life are laid down, primarily, in (A) Tripitaka (B) Vinayapitaka (C) Abhidhammapitaka (D) Suttapitaka Ans : (B) 11. The battle between Alexander and Porus took place on the bank of river (A) Sutlej (B) Ravi (C) Jhelum (D) Ganga Ans : (C) 12. The first Persian ruler who occupied part of Indian Territory was (A) Cyrus (B) Darius I (C) Cambyses (D) Xerxes Ans : (B) 13. Alexander remained in India for (A) 29 months (B) 39 months (C) 19 months (D) 10 months Ans : (C)

14. Gedrosia corresponds to modern (A) Baluchistan (B) Lahore (C) Multan (D) Peshawar Ans : (A) 15. Which of the following statements is not true ? (A) Formal accession of Asoka was very probably delayed (B) The fifth rock edict proves the existence of Harems of Asokas brothers (C) Asoka held the viceroyalty of Taxila and Ujjain in the reign of Bindusara (D) Asoka was the younger brother of Bindusara Ans : (D) 16. The nirvasita (excluded) and anirvasita (not excluded) Shudras have been referred to (A) in the Nirukta of Yaska (B) in the Ashtadhyayi of Panini (C) in the Arthashastra of Kautilya (D) None of the above Ans : (D) 17. The first translator of Mahabharata into Tamil was (A) Perundevanar (B) Kamban (C) Sundaramurthi (D) Bharavi Ans : (A) 18 Which one of the following inscriptions of Asoka refers to the grant of concession in land revenue to a village ? (A) Lumbini Pillar edict (B) Sarnath Pillar edict (C) Girnar Rock edict (D) Sanchi Pillar edict Ans : (A) 19. Who of the following was not a patron of Jainism ? (A) Bimbisara (B) Kharvela (C) Kanishka (D) Chandragupta Maurya Ans : (A) 20. Who was the ambassador in the Court of Bindusara ? (A) Machiavelli (B) Megasthenes (C) Deimachus (D) Antiochus I

Ans : (C) 21. To propagate his Dhamma, Asoka used the services of (A) Rajukas (B) Pradeshikas (C) Yuktas (D) All of these Ans : (D) 22. The last king of Mauryan empire was (A) Devavarman (B) Brihadrath (C) Kunala (D) Shalishuk Ans : (B) 23. The historian Kalhan was (A) Buddhist (B) Brahmin (C) Jain (D) None of these Ans : (B) 24 Founder of the Satvahana dynasty was (A) Shatkarni I (B) Simuka (C) Shatkarni II (D) Rudradaman I Ans : (B) 25. Yen-Kao-Chen is generally known as (A) Kadphises I (B) Kadphises II (C) Kanishka (D) Vasishka Ans : (B) 26. The writer of the Kalpasutra was (A) Simuka (B) Panini (C) Bhadrabahu (D) Patanjali Ans : (C) 27. The writer of the Brihatkatha was (A) Dattamitra (B) Gudadhya (C) Bhadrabahu (D) Sarvavarman

Ans : (B) 28. According to tradition Kashyapa Matanga introduced Buddhism to (A) China (B) Kashmir (C) Ceylon (D) Gandhar Ans : (A) 29. Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of era in India ? (A) GuptaHarshaVikramShaka (B) VikramHarshaGuptaShaka (C) GuptaShakaVikramHarsha (D) VikramShakaGuptaHarsha Ans : (D) 30. During Pre-Gupta period what was Kahapan ? (A) An office (B) A luxury item (C) A coin (D) A port Ans : (C) 31. Which port was known to the author of Periplus of the Erithrian Sea as Padouke ? (A) Tamralipti (B) Arikmedu (C) Broach (D) Cochin Ans : (B) 32 Chandragupta-II married his daughter Prabhavati to (A) Rudrasena-I (B) Rudrasena-II (C) Agnimitra (D) Nagsena Ans : (B) 33. Which of the following law givers of the post-Gupta period declared that Sudras were not slaves by nature ? (A) Medhatithi (B) Vigynaeshwar (C) Narad (D) Jimutwahan Ans : (A) 34. Who was the founder of Gahadwala dynasty who made Kannauj the main centre of his power ? (A) Jaichandra (B) Vijaychandra (C) Chandradev

(D) Govind Ans : (C) 35. Which of the following Rashtrakut kings defeated the Pratihar ruler Nagabhatta I ? (A) Indra II (B) Krishna III (C) Amoghvarsha I (D) Govind III Ans : (D) 36. Who among the following rulers patronized Jayadev, the composer of Geetgovinda ? (A) Laxman Sen (B) Kharvel (C) Kumarpala (D) Shashank Ans : (A) 37. Who out of the following ousted Jainism from Mysore ? (A) Naynars (B) Lingayats (C) Alwars (D) Shankaracharya Ans : (D) 38. Which was the word used for the royal military troops of the Cholas ? (A) Kattupaddi (B) Kaikkolar (C) Bhrtaka (D) Kadgham Ans : (B) 39. The Chola rulers undertook extensive land survey to ascertain (A) Right of ownership (B) Governments share of revenue (C) Production of grains (D) Limit of the sources of irrigation Ans : (B) 40. Which of the following taxes of Chola period was for educational purpose ? (A) Devadana (B) Salabhoga (C) Brahmadeva (D) Sarvamanya Ans : (A) 41. The writer of Tabqat-i-Nasiri was (A) Barani (B) Nizamuddin (C) Minhaj-us-Siraj

(D) Isami Ans : (C) 42. The following works were written by Ziauddin Barani (A) Tarikh-i-Firozshahi and Qiranussadain (B) Fatwa-i-Jahandari and Ashiqa (C) Tarikh-i-Firozshahi and Fatwa-i-Jahandari (D) Futuhus-salatin and Tarikhi-Firozshahi Ans : (C) 43. Which of the following books were written by Amir Khusro ? (A) Ashiqa, Qiranussadain, Khazain-ul-Futuh (B) Qiranussadain, Ashiqa, Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi (C) Khazainul Futuh, Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi, Ashiqa (D) Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi, Nuh-i-Siphr, Ashiqa Ans : (A) 44. Who wrote Qanun-i-Humayuni ? (A) Gulbadan Begum (B) Yahya (C) Khwandmir (D) Nizamuddin Ans : (C) 45. Which of the following books was written by Ishwardas Nagar ? (A) Futuhat-i-Alamgiri (B) Bir Binod (C) Chhatra Prakash (D) Ahkam-i-Alamgiri Ans : (A) 46. With whom of the following Muhammad Ghori aligned against Khusrau Shah ? (A) King of Gujarat (B) King of Multan (C) King of Peshawar (D) King of Jammu Ans : (D) 47. At the time of Muhammad Ghoris invasion against Prithviraj Chauhan who of the following ruled Kannauj ? (A) The Chandellas (B) The Pratihars (C) The Palas (D) The Gahadwalas Ans : (D) 48. Who of the following contested with Qutubuddin Aibak for Punjab ? (A) Ikhtiyaruddin (B) Tajuddin Yaldauz

(C) Nasiruddin Qubacha (D) None of these Ans : (B) 49. Who were the Nav Musalmans of the following ? (A) Descendants of Mongols who settled near Delhi and embraced Islam (B) Hindu converts to Islam (C) Khalji Sultans (D) Ilbari Sultans Ans : (A) 50. Who was appointed as ambassador to China during the time of Mohammad bin Tughlaq ? (A) Barbosa (B) Barani (C) Ibn Batutah (D) Abdur Razzak Ans : (C) 51. Bahlul Lodis significant achievement was the successful war against the underwritten kingdom o f (A) Mewat (B) Jaunpur (C) Chandwar (D) Sambhal Ans : (B) 52. Rulers of which kingdom built Atala Masjid and Lal Darwaza Masjid ? (A) Bengal (B) Khandesh (C) Malwa (D) Jaunpur Ans : (D) 53. Rai Bharmal wrote on Muslim Literary traditions in the following language (A) Persian (B) Sanskrit (C) Arabic (D) Turkish Ans : (A) 54. Chaitanya Charitamrita was authored by (A) Wasweshwara (B) Madhav (C) Ramanand (D) Krishnadas Kaviraj Ans : (D) 55. Who succeeded Nizamuddin Aulia ? (A) Sheikh Farid (B) Sheikh Nasiruddin Chiraghi-Delhi

(C) Sheikh Salim Chishti (D) None of the above Ans : (B) 56. Raidas, Sena and Kabir were the followers of (A) Namdeo (B) Ramanuj (C) Vallabhacharya (D) Ramanand Ans : (D) 57. When was Vijayanagar visited by Abdurrajjak ? (A) 1443 (B) 1433 (C) 1423 (D) 1427 Ans : (A) 58. Tuluva dynasty was founded by (A) Narasa Nasyaka (B) Immadi Narsimha (C) Vir Narsimha (D) None of these Ans : (C) 59. Who founded the independent Bahamani kingdom in South India ? (A) Abu Muzaffar Alauddin Bahmanshah (B) Mujahid Shah (C) Muhammad Shah I (D) Adil Shah Ans : (A) 60. Who founded the independent Muslim kingdom of Malwa ? (A) Hoshangshah (B) Mahmudshah (C) Nasiruddin (D) Dilawarkhan Ans : (D) 61. Babur had three wives. Which one of the following was not his wife ? (A) Maham (B) Gulrus (C) Gulbadan (D) Dilbar Ans : (C) 62. Who was Mehdi Khwaza ? (A) Ruler of Bihar (B) Prime Minister of Ibrahim Lodi

(C) Brother-in-law of Humayun (D) Brother of Babur Ans : (C) 63. Humayun ascended the throne at Agra on (A) 7th January 1530 (B) 29th December 1530 (C) 23rd September 1530 (D) 16th February 1530 Ans : (B) 64. Which of the following statements is true of the Sher Shah Suri ? (A) He was a fanatic Muslim (B) He was a staunch Muslim but not a fanatic (C) He was a staunch Muslim and ill-treated Hindus (D) He was intolerant towards other religions Ans : (B) 65. Which out of the following was not one of the purposes of Sarais built during Sher Shah ? (A) Post-house (B) For travellers (C) For officers (D) Warehouse for arms and ammunition Ans : (D) 66. Who was not appointed as Vazir during Akbars reign ? (A) Bahadurkhan Uzbeg (B) Shamsuddin Atkakhan (C) Todarmal (D) Nizamuddin Khalifa Ans : (A) 67. Which of the following pairs is incorrect ? (A) AkbarRalph Fich (B) DarashikohManucci (C) JahangirSir Thomas Roe (D) Shah JahanJourdon Ans : (D) 68. Which of the following statements is true of Akbars policy towards the Hindus ? (A) He abolished the pilgrim tax but not the Jaziya (B) He abolished the Jaziya, but not the pilgrim tax (C) He abolished both the Jaziya and the pilgrim tax (D) He neither abolished the pilgrim tax nor the Jaziya Ans : (C) 69 Who was the author of Nuskhai-Dilkusha ? (A) Khafi Khan (B) Murshidkuli Khan

(C) Abul Fazl (D) Bhimsen Burhanpuri Ans : (D) 70. Guru Govind Singh was killed in 1708 at (A) Amritsar (B) Keeratpur (C) Nanded (D) Anandpur Ans : (C) 71. Mir Sayyed Ali and Abdusamad were the court painter during the time of (A) Humayun, Akbar (B) Akbar, Jahangir (C) Jahangir, Shah Jahan (D) Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb Ans : (A) 72. Which of the following elements was not found in Akbars architecture ? (A) Use of red sandstone (B) Hindu elements (C) Foliated arches (D) Charbagh surrounding the tombs Ans : (C) 73. Who composed Ganga Lahri ? (A) Tulsidas (B) Surdas (C) Panditraj Jagannath (D) Haridasa Ans : (C) 74. Which of the following was not a silver coin during Akbar ? (A) Jalal (B) Dam (C) Darab (D) Pandau Ans : (B) 75. Which of the following revolts had agrarian causes at its root ? (A) Rajput revolt (B) Satnami and Jat revolt (C) Sikh revolt (D) Maratha revolt Ans : (B) 76. From whom Shahji received the jagir of Poona ? (A) Mughals (B) Adilshah

(C) Nizamshahi (D) Portuguese Ans : (B) 77. What is Mokasa ? (A) Jagir (B) Religious practice (C) Cavalry (D) Religious endowment Ans : (A) 78. Who was not alive at the time of Shivajis Coronation ? (A) Ganga Bhatt (B) Tukaram (C) Ramdas (D) Dadaji Konddeva Ans : (D) 79. Which of the following Peshwas is connected with the treaty of Sagola ? (A) Balaji Bajirao (B) Balaji Vishwanath (C) Bajirao I (D) Bajirao II Ans : (A) 80. In which year Ahilyabai Holkar breathed her last ? (A) 1792 (B) 1793 (C) 1794 (D) 1795 Ans : (D) 81. The French East India Company was formed in (A) 1664 AD (B) 1660 AD (C) 1656 AD (D) 1680 AD Ans : (A) 82. La Bourdonnais was the Governor of (A) Madras (B) Pondicherry (C) Mauritius (D) None of these Ans : (B) 83. Mir Kasim removed his court from Calcutta to (A) Patna (B) Dacca

(C) Monghir (D) Purnea Ans : (C) 84. The battle of Wandiwash was fought between (A) English and the French (B) English and the Marathas (C) English and the Nawab of Carnatic (D) English and Hyderali Ans : (A) 85. At the battle of Biddera the English crushed the power of (A) French (B) Dutch (C) Portuguese (D) Danes Ans : (B) 86. The Treaty of Surat was concluded by the British with the following Maratha chief (A) Narayan Rao (B) Madhav Rao (C) Nana Phadnvis (D) Raghoba Ans : (D) 87. The triple alliance against Tipu was formed by Cornwallis consisted of the following (A) The English, Nizam and the Marathas (B) The English, Nizam and Awadh (C) The English, Nizam and Carnatic (D) The English, Marathas and Carnatic Ans : (A) 88. In the Second Sikh War the decisive battle was fought at (A) Chilianwala (B) Peshawar (C) Gujarat (D) Multan Ans : (C) 89. In the Third Maratha War, the English defeated Peshwa Bajirao II at (A) Mahidpur (B) Sitabuldi (C) Kirki (D) Bassein Ans : (D) 90. The Treaty of Shrirangpattam took place in (A) 1791 (B) 1792

(C) 1793 (D) 1794 Ans : (D) 91. Which of the following states was not annexed to British Empire by Dalhousie under the doctrine of Lapse ? (A) Baghat (B) Nagpur (C) Sambalpur (D) Benaras Ans : (D) 92. Which one of the following rebellions is associated with Sidhu and Kanhu ? (A) Munda Rebellion (B) Kole Rebellion (C) Santhal Rebellion (D) Bhil Rebellion Ans : (C) 93. The following officer was connected with the suppression of Thugee (A) Hastings (B) Sleeman (C) Bentinck (D) Aukland Ans : (C) 94. Which of the following British Officers was not in favour of annexation of Awadh ? (A) Outram (B) Napier (C) Hugh Rose (D) Sleeman Ans : (D) 95. Charles Metcalf was the Governor General of India during (A) 1835-36 (B) 1839-40 (C) 1837-38 (D) 1832-33 Ans : (A) 96. Sindh was invaded during the following Governor Generals time (A) Lord Aukland (B) Lord Ellenborough (C) Lord Hardinge (D) Lord Dalhousie Ans : (B) 97. The Second Burmese War was fought in the year (A) 1849

(B) 1850 (C) 1851 (D) 1852 Ans : (B) 98. Which one of the following Acts abolished the trading rights of the East India Company ? (A) Regulating Act of 1773 (B) Charter Act of 1813 (C) Charter Act of 1833 (D) Charter Act of 1853 Ans : (B) 99. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (A) Ryotwari Settlement : Madras (B) Talukdari Settlement : Bombay (C) Permanent Settlement : Bengal (D) Mahalwari Settlement : North-Western Province Ans : (B) 100. The gradual increase in rural indebtedness in India under the British rule was due to 1. Fragmentation of Landholdings 2. Decline of cottage industries 3. Lack of development of irrigational facilities 4. Introduction of cash crops Which of these are correct ? (A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 2 and 4 (C) 1, 3 and 4 (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Ans : (D) 101. At Lucknow the revolt of 1857 broke out on (A) May 30, 1857 (B) June 4, 1857 (C) May 15, 1857 (D) June 15, 1857 Ans : (B) 102. The Asiatic Society of Bengal in Calcutta was founded by (A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (B) Sir Williams Jones (C) Warren Hastings (D) Keshabchandra Sen Ans : (B) 103. The Theosophical Society allied itself to the (A) Christian revival movement (B) Islamic revival movement (C) Hindu revival movement (D) All of these

Ans : (C) 104. Which of the following statements about the Ramakrishna Mission is wrong ? (A) It held the pure Vedantic doctrine as its ideal (B) It aimed at the development of the highest spirituality in man (C) It prohibited the worship of images (D) It recognised modern developments in Science and Technology Ans : (C) 105. Fifth Session of the Indian National Congress was held in 1889 at (A) Calcutta (B) Madras (C) Bombay (D) Dacca Ans : (C) 106. The moderates and extremists were united in the Congress Session of (A) Lahore (B) Bombay (C) Allahabad (D) Lucknow Ans : (D) 107. Who among the following was not in Khilafat Committee ? (A) Majhar ul Haq (B) Hasrat Mohani (C) Maulana Shauqat Ali (D) Hakim Azmalkhan Ans : (A) 108. Who among the following was the president of All India Trade Union Congress in 1929 ? (A) M. N. Roy (B) N. M. Joshi (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Jayaprakash Narayan Ans : (B) 109. Swaraj Party was formed by (A) C. R. Das (B) Motilal Nehru (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru Ans : (D) 110. Lucknow Pact was concluded between (A) Congress and the British Government (B) Muslim League and the British Government (C) Congress and the Muslim League (D) Congress, the Muslim League and the British Government

Ans : (C) 111. An All Party Conference appointed a sub-committee with Ali Imam, Tejbahadur Sapru and Subhash Bose. Who was presiding this subcommittee ? (A) Maulana Azad (B) Vallabh Bhai Patel (C) Madan Mohan Malviya (D) Motilal Nehru Ans : (D) 112. Who among the following participated in all the three Round Table Conferences ? (A) Madan Mohan Malviya (B) B. R. Ambedkar (C) Sardar Patel (D) None of these Ans : (B) 113. Which of the following pairs is correct ? (A) Ramprasad Bismil : Second Lahore Conspiracy Case (B) Surya Sen : Chatgaon Case (C) Bhagat Singh : Kakori Conspiracy Case (D) Chandrashekhar Azad : Delhi Bomb Case Ans : (B) 114. When were the Congress Governments formed in seven out of eleven provinces ? (A) July 1935 (B) July 1936 (C) July 1937 (D) July 1938 Ans : (C) 115. Which of the following pairs is correct ? (A) Chelmsford : Rowlatt Act (B) Lord Reading : Delhi Darbar (C) Lord Willington : Arriving of Prince of Wales in India (D) Lord Hardinge : II Round Table Conference Ans : (A) 116. Subhash Chandra Bose inaugurated the government of Free India at (A) Burma (B) Japan (C) Germany (D) Singapore Ans : (D) 117. In December 1931 two school girl students killed the District Judge in Komilla by shooting (A) Suniti Choudhary and Bina Das (B) Shanti Ghosh and Suniti Choudhary (C) Bina Das and Kalpana Datta

(D) Kalpana Datta and Shanti Ghosh Ans : (B) 118. Which of the following pairs is correct ? (A) Chuar Revolt : Orissa (B) Sanyasi Revolt : Bihar (C) Parlakhemundi Revolt : Orissa (D) Rampa Revolt : Karnatak Ans : (B) 119. The following countries undertook the responsibility of organising the Bandung Conference (A) Indonesia, Burma, Cambodia (B) India, Burma, Indonesia (C) Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Cambodia (D) China, Japan, Thailand Ans : (B) 120. Which of the following Articles of Indian Constitution declares it is a primary duty of the state to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living of its people and the Improvement of the Public Health ? (A) Article 46 (B) Article 47 (C) Article 48 (D) Article 49 Ans : (B)

Uttar Pradesh P.C.S. (Pre.) Exam., 2009

(Held on 13-12-2009)

Indian History : Solved Paper

1. Who wrote the Book entitled Ghulamgiri ? (A) B. R. Ambedkar (B) Narayan Guru (C) Jyotiba Phule (D) M. P. Pillai Ans : (C) 2. Which one of the following had supported Mahatma Gandhi on the Non-cooperation resolution at the Special Calcutta Session, 1920 ? (A) C. R. Das (B) B. C. Pal (C) Annie Besant (D) Motilal Nehru Ans : (D) 3. Which one of the following books is the official History of Revolt of 1857 ? (A) Eighteen Fifty Seven

(B) Theories of Indian Mutiny (C) The Sepoy Mutiny and the Revolt of 1857 (D) None of the above Ans : (A) 4. Which one of the following had for the first time accepted that British victory at Plassey was the victory of breach of faith ? (A) Lord Clive (B) Vansittort (C) Hector Munro (D) None of the above Ans : (D) 5. Which one of the following Bengali drama was directed against Polygamy ? (A) Bhanumati Chittavikas (B) Kulin Kulasarvasva (C) Vidhva Vivaha (D) Nava Natak Ans : (B)

6. The statement, on bended knees I asked for bread and received stone instead is a ssociated with (A) Khilafat Movement (B) Non-Cooperation Movement (C) Dandi March (D) Quit India Movement Ans : (C) 7. Which operation was started by the British Government to arrest the leaders of Quit India Movement ? (A) Operation Reander Paste (B) Operation Zero Hour (C) Operation Thunderbolt (D) Operation Blue Star Ans : (C) 8. Which one of the following had drafted the fundamental rights resolution at the Karachi Session, 1931 ? (A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Acharya Narendra Deo (C) Subhash Chandra Bose (D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Ans : (A) 9. Which one of the following Bengali writers was the first to suggest the adoption of Hindi as Indias National Language ? (A) Bhudeva Mukherjee (B) Dinbandhu Mitra (C) Madhusudan Datta (D) Kali Prasanna Sinha

Ans : (A) 10. Which one of the following is known as Mother of Indian Revolutionaries ? (A) Annie Besant (B) Sarojini Naidu (C) Madame Cama (D) Usha Mehta Ans : (C) 11. Which one of the following had drafted the Quit India Resolution ? (A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (B) Jawahar Lal Nehru (C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) Acharya Narendra Deo Ans : (B) 12. In which of the following places Hindu Mahasabha was for the first time organised in 1915 ? (A) Haridwar (B) Allahabad (C) Varanasi (D) None of the above Ans : (A) 13. Who among the following had read the English version of Presidential address in the Tripuri Session of Indian National Congress, 1939 ? (A) Acharya Narendra Deo (B) Sarat Chandra Bose (C) Subhash Chandra Bose (D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Ans : (C) 14. The party which observed the Black Day on July 3, 1947 against Partition of India was (A) Indian National Congress (B) Forward Bloc (C) Hindu Mahasabha (D) Communist Party of India Ans : (C) 15. The First President of Muslim League was (A) Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Mustaq Hussain (B) Mian Abdul Aziz (C) Hidayat Hussain Khan (D) Mohammad Ali Jinnah Ans : (A) 16. Who said, Like summer gale revolt of Meerut was unprecedented and short -lived ? (A) S. N. Sen (B) R. C. Majumdar (C) S. B. Chaudhuri

(D) V. D. Savarkar Ans : (A) 17. Which one of the following had drafted the Hindu Widows Remarriage Act ? (A) Lord Canning (B) Lord Dalhousie (C) Lord Hardinge (D) None of the above Ans : (B) 18. When was the Treaty of Alinagar signed ? (A) February 1756 (B) September 1756 (C) February 1757 (D) April 1757 Ans : (C) 19. In which of the following Sessions of Muslim League Two Nation Theory was propounded ? (A) Lahore Session, 1940 (B) Bombay Session, 1915 (C) Delhi Session, 1918 (D) Calcutta Session, 1917 Ans : (A) 20. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? Author Drama (A) Girish Chandra Ghose Mir Kasim (B) D. L. Roy Chhatrapati Shivaji (C) Kshirod Prasad Vidyavinod Nand Kumar (D) Nikhil Nath Roy Pratapaditya Ans : (B) 21. Who was the biographer of A.O. Hume ? (A) W. Wederbirn (B) Lord Dufferin (C) J. Charles (D) None of the above Ans : (A) 22. Which young woman leader was symbol of defiance and resistance during Quit India Movement ? (A) Sarojini Naidu (B) Kalpana Dutt Joshi (C) Sucheta Kriplani (D) Aruna Asaf Ali Ans : (D) 23. Who hailed Gandhis call for Quit India as an Epic Movement ? (A) Ram Manohar Lohia

(B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (C) Subhash Chandra Bose (D) Jai Prakash Narayan Ans : (B) 24. In which year English was made the medium of instruction in India ? (A) 1844 A.D. (B) 1835 A.D. (C) 1833 A.D. (D) 1813 A.D. Ans : (B) 25. Who is known as the Father of Muslim Renaissance in Bengal ? (A) Abdul Latif (B) Mirza Ghulam Ahmed (C) Muhammad Qasim (D) Rashid Ahmed Gangohi Ans : (A) 26. Which one of the following leaders was not a part of Noncooperation movement ? (A) M. A. Ansari (B) M. A. Zinnah (C) Abul Kalam Azad (D) Hakim Ajmal Khan Ans : (B) 27. Between which stations was the first railway line opened in India ? (A) Calcutta to Raniganj (B) Bombay to Pune (C) Calcutta to Jamshedpur (D) Bombay to Thane Ans : (D) 28. Who was the President of the Flag Committee ? (A) B. R. Ambedkar (B) J. B. Kriplani (C) K. M. Munshi (D) D. P. Khetan Ans : (B) 29. Who said over the radio on 30th January 1948 The Father of Nation is no more ? (A) Sardar Patel (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) Rajendra Prasad (D) Rajgopalachari Ans : (B) 30. In which year was the National Development Council set up ? (A) 1949 A.D.

(B) 1950 A.D. (C) 1951 A.D. (D) 1952 A.D. Ans : (D) 31. Which one of the following books is associated with rise of National Movement in India ? (A) Gitanjali (B) Anand Math (C) Satyagrah Prakash (D) Gita Rahasya Ans : (B) 32. Bijauliya Movement was related to (A) Kerala (B) Assam (C) Rajasthan (D) Orissa Ans : (C) 33. Which was the first State to be created on linguistic basis ? (A) Madras (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Bombay (D) Gujarat Ans : (B) 34. Indo-Pak border is known as (A) Durand Line (B) Mc Mohan Line (C) Redcliffe Line (D) Line of Control Ans : (C) 35. The excavation at Chanhu Daro was directed by (A) John Marshall (B) J. H. Mackay (C) R. E. M. Wheeler (D) Aurel Stein Ans : (B) 36. Which of the following Harappan towns is divided into three parts ? (A) Kalibanga (B) Lothal (C) Chanhudaro (D) Dholavira Ans : (D) 37. Which of the following is the most common motif of the Indus Seals ? (A) Unicorn

(B) Bull (C) Rhinoceros (D) Elephant Ans : (A) 38. Robert Bruce Foote, who discovered first Palaeolithic tool in India, was originally a (A) Palaeobotanist (B) Geologist (C) Archaeologist (D) Historian Ans : (B) 39. The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian Subcontinent has been obtained from (A) Brahmagiri (B) Chirand (C) Mehrgarh (D) Burzahom Ans : (C) 40. Which of the following was not worshipped by the Harappans ? (A) Shiva (B) Mother Goddess (C) Peepal (D) Vishnu Ans : (D) 41. Satapatha Brahmana is related to (A) Rigveda (B) Yajurveda (C) Samaveda (D) Atharvaveda Ans : (B) 42. King Ashvapati of the Upanishadic Age was the ruler of (A) Kekaya (B) Matsya (C) Panchala (D) Sursena Ans : (A) 43. Who of the following propounded the theory of the Arctic region as the home land of the Aryan speaking people ? (A) Max Muller (B) Edward Meyer (C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (D) Herzefeld Ans : (C) 44. Who was the priest of the Bharatas in the battle of Ten Kings ?

(A) Visvamitra (B) Vasishtha (C) Atri (D) Bhrigu Ans : (B) 45. To which Sakha does the published Rigveda Samhita belong ? (A) Saunaka (B) Ashvalayan (C) Shakala (D) Sankhayana Ans : (C) 46. Who among the following teachers were visited by Siddhartha Gautama in the quest of knowledge before his enlightenment ? 1. Alara Kalama 2. Udraka Ramaputra 3. Makkhali Gosala 4. Nigantha Nataputta Indicate your answer from the codes given below (A) 1 and 4 (B) 4 and 2 (C) 2 and 3 (D) 1 and 2 Ans : (D) 47. Which of the following Upnishads is written in prose ? (A) Isa (B) Katha (C) Brihadaranyaka (D) Svetasvatara Ans : (C) 48. The twenty thrid Jain Tirthankar was associated with (A) Vaishali (B) Kausambi (C) Varanasi (D) Sravasti Ans : (C) 49. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists List-I (Jain Tirthankaras) (a) Santinatha (b) Mallinatha (c) Parsvanatha (d) Mahavira List-II (Cognizance) 1. Antelope 2. Lion

3. Serpent 4. Water jar Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 1 2 4 3 (B) 4 1 3 2 (C) 2 3 1 4 (D) 1 4 3 2 Ans : (D) 50. Who among the following laid down punishment for a person becoming mendicant without making adequate provision for dependent wife and children ? (A) Manu (B) Yajnavalkya (C) Kautilya (D) Narada Ans : (C) 51. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below Assertion (A) : In the maximum number of Varsavasas Gautama Buddha stayed at Sravasti. Reason (R) : Prasenjit, the ruler of Sravasti was of the same age as Gautama Buddha. 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 Ans : (B) 52. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (A) Sakyas Kapilvastu (B) Koliyas Ramagrama (C) Kalamas Allakappa (D) Mallas Kusinagara Ans : (C) 53. Where did the Mahasamghika School arise ? (A) Bodha Gaya (B) Rajagriha (C) Sravasti (D) Vaisali Ans : (D) 54. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (A) Charsada Pushkalavati (B) Sirkap Takshasila (C) Nagarjundakonda Dhanyakataka (D) Tamluk Tamralipti Ans : (C)

55. Rulers of which of the following dynasties bore the title Devaputra ? (A) Maurya (B) Sunga (C) Kushana (D) Saka-Kshatrapa Ans : (C) 56. Rulers of which of the following dynasties maintained diplomatic relations with distant countries like Syria in the West ? (A) Maurya (B) Gupta (C) Pallava (D) Chola Ans : (A) 57. Who identified Sandra Kottus of the Greco-Roman literature with Chandragupta Maurya ? (A) D. R. Bhandarkar (B) Alexander Cunningham (C) R. P. Chanda (D) William Jones Ans : (D) 58. Who were the beneficiaries of Asokas donations in the region of Barabar Hill ? (A) Buddhists (B) Ajivikas (C) Svetambar Jains (D) Digambar Jains Ans : (B) 59. In which of the following inscriptions Ashoka made his famous declaration, All men are my children ? (A) Minor Rock Edict (Ahraura) (B) Pillar Edict VII (C) Lumbini Pillar Edict (D) Separate Kaling Rock Edict I Ans : (D) 60. Who among the following is credited to have performed four Asvamedha sacrifices ? (A) Pushyamitra Sunga (B) Pravarasena I (C) Samudragupta (D) Nandivarman Pallavamalla Ans : (B) 61. Who among the following was the ruler of Kanchi during the time of Samudragupta ? (A) Hastivarman (B) Mantaraja (C) Nilaraja (D) Vishnugopa Ans : (D)

62. Which one of the following places was a mint centre of the Yaudheyas ? (A) Bayana (B) Rohtak (C) Bareilly (D) Mathura Ans : (B) 63. Which of the following parts were situated on the west coast of South India ? 1. Kaveripattanam 2. Korkai 3. Musiri 4. Tondi Indicate the correct answer from the codes given below (A) 1, 2 (B) 2, 3 (C) 3, 4 (D) 2, 3, 4 Ans : (C) 64. Who among the following was the first Satavahana King to introduce the rulers head on the coins ? (A) Satakarni I (B) Gautamiputra Satakarni (C) Vasishthiputra Pulumavi (D) Yajna Satakarni Ans : (A) 65. The largest of the Pallava Rathas is (A) Arjuna (B) Bhima (C) Dharmaraja (D) Draupadi Ans : (C) 66. Who of the following adopted Garuda as dynastic emblem after the imperial Guptas ? (A) Rashtrakutas (B) Western Chalukyas (C) Shilaharas (D) Chedis Ans : (A) 67. Who among the following had the title Parama-Saugata ? (A) Bhaskar Varman (B) Shashanka (C) Rajya Vardhana (D) Harsha Ans : (D) 68. Who had appointed Parnadatta as the Provincial Governor of Saurashtra ?

(A) Chandragupta Maurya (B) Rudradaman (C) Chandragupta II (D) Skandagupta Ans : (D) 69. Who among the following was a lady Alvar Saint ? (A) Andal (B) Madhura Kavi (C) Perumal (D) Tirupan Ans : (A) 70. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (A) Nagananda Harsha (B) MudrarakshasaVisakhadatta (C) Mrichchhakatika Sudraka (D) Ratnavali Rajasekhara Ans : (D) 71. Who among the following called themselves Brahma-Kshatriay ? (A) Palas (B) Senas (C) Pratiharas (D) Chahamanas Ans : (B) 72. The North Indian Dynasties that confronted the Rashtrakutas were (A) The Pratiharas and the Paramaras (B) The Palas and the Chandelas (C) The Pratiharas and the Palas (D) The Chalukyas and the Chahamanas Ans : (C) 73. Niralamba Saraswati (Saraswati is now without support) thus lamented a poet at the demise of (A) Chahmana Visaladeva (B) Chandela Kirtivarma (C) Mihira Bhoja (D) Bhoja Paramara Ans : (D) 74. The custom Santhara is related to which of the following sects ? (A) Jain (B) Saiva (C) Sakta (D) Vaishnava Ans : (A) 75. Who is supposed to be the future Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism ?

(A) Krakuchanda (B) Amitabha (C) Maitreya (D) Kanak Muni Ans : (C) 76. Which of the following incarnations of Vishnu is represented in art as raising the Earth from the Ocean ? (A) Kurma (B) Varaha (C) Matsya (D) Nrisingha Ans : (B) 77. The Srivijaya ruler, who completed the construction of the Buddhist Vihara started by his father at Nagapattana during the reign of Rajaraja I, was (A) Samaragravira (B) Balaputradeva (C) Maravijayottunga Varman (D) Trailokyaraja Ans : (C) 78. Gangaikondacholapuram became the capital of the Chola empire from the time of (A) Parantaka I (B) Rajendra I (C) Kulottunga I (D) Vikrama Chola Ans : (B) 79. Who are the four Rajput clans described in Prithviraja-Raso of Chanda Bardai, who are said to have emerged from fire-pit of Mount Abu ? (A) Pratiharas, Chahamanas, Gahadavalas, Kalachuris (B) Paramaras, Chandelas, Chahamanas, Chalukyas (C) Chahamanas, Kalachuris, Chandelas, Pratiharas (D) Pratiharas, Chahamanas, Chalukyas, Parmaras Ans : (D) 80. The Vikramshila Mahavihara, the renowned educational centre of Pala period was at (A) Antichak (B) Aphasad (C) Basarh (D) Chandimau Ans : (A) 81. Which one of the following temples does not belong to the Cholas ? (A) Brihadishwara (B) Koranganatha (C) Kailashanatha (D) Airavateshwar

Ans : (C) 82. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (A) Baz Bahadur Malwa (B) Sultan Muzaffar ShahGujarat (C) Yusuf Adil ShahAhmednagar (D) Qutub Shah Golkunda Ans : (C) 83. During the time of Alauddins invasion Warangal was ruled by (A) Chalukya Dynasty (B) Chola Dynasty (C) Kakatiya Dynasty (D) Yadava Dynasty Ans : (C) 84. Who of the following Rajput rulers gave donation for the reconstruction of a mosque ? (A) Mihir Bhoja (B) Bhoja Parmar (C) Prithviraj III (D) Jai Singh Siddharaj Ans : (D) 85. Arrange the followig rulers of Kashmir in a chronological order 1. Avantivarman 2. Didda 3. Harsha 4. Jaya Singh Indicate your answer from the codes below (A) 1, 2, 3, 4 (B) 2, 3, 4, 1 (C) 3, 4, 1, 2 (D) 4, 1, 2, 3 Ans : (A) 86. Which one of the following was not constructed by Qutubuddin Aibak ? (A) Kubbat-ul-Islam mosque (B) Qutub Minar (C) Adhai din Ka Jhopada (D) Alai Darwaja Ans : (D) 87. Vijayanagar empire was founded during the reign period of (A) Firoz Tughlaq (B) Sikandar Lodi (C) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (D) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq Ans : (D)

88. The historian Sewell has written a book entitled A Forgotten Empire. What was the name of empire ? (A) Mughal Empire (B) Vijayanagar Empire (C) Maratha Empire (D) Mauryan Empire Ans : (B) 89. Who among the following had joined Akbars Din-i-Ilahi ? (A) Birbal (B) Bhagwan Das (C) Man Singh (D) Surjan Rai Ans : (A) 90. Jonaraja in his Rajatarangini, continued the narration of Kalhana upto (A) Jaya Singh (B) Sultan Sikandar (C) Sultan Zainul Abidin (D) Muhammad Shah Ans : (C) 91. Which new department was started by Muhammad-bin- Tughlaq for the development of agriculture ? (A) Diwan-i-Risalat (B) Diwan-i-Ashraf (C) Diwan-i-Kohi (D) Diwan-i-Mustkharaz Ans : (C) 92. Who among the following constituted Turkan-e-Chihalgani ? (A) Qutubuddin Aibak (B) Iltutmish (C) Balban (D) None of these Ans : (B) 93. Who was Qazi Fazilat during the reign of Sher Shah ? (A) The Qazi of Bengal (B) The Chief Qazi of the Afghan Empire (C) The Governor of Bengal (D) None of the above Ans : (C) 94. Which one of the following officers was the superintendent of port under the Mughals ? (A) Mutsaddi (B) Mir-i-Bahar (C) Tahvildar (D) Mushrif Ans : (B)

95. Which one of the following was not a reason for Balban abandoning the policy of conquest and adopting the policy of consolidation ? (A) Threat of external invasion (B) Internal revolts (C) Indian Kings willing to throw off the Turkish rule (D) His weak nature Ans : (D) 96. Which one of the following Sultans, was not an off spring of Iltutmish, but was the last successor of his dynasty ? (A) Rukn-ud-din Firoz (B) Razia (C) Muizuddin Bahram Shah (D) Nasiruddin Mahmud Ans : (D) 97. Which one of the following sons of Alauddin Khalji was born of his wife Jhatyapali, the daughter of Raja Ramchandra Dev of Devagiri ? (A) Shihabuddin Umar (B) Khizr Khan (C) Qutbuddin Mubarak (D) Sadi Khan Ans : (A) 98. What was Khanqah ? (A) Works of Poet Amir Khusro (B) Court of Sikandar Lodi (C) Birth place of Khwaja Muinud-din Chisti (D) The place where Sufi Mystics lived Ans : (D) 99. On whom Emperor Akbar conferred the title of Jagat Guru ? (A) Purushottam (B) Dastur Meherji Rana (C) Hira Vijay Suri (D) Devi Ans : (C) 100. Which Queen of Jahangir had committed suicide by consuming poison ? (A) Harkhabai (B) Manmati (C) Jodhpuri Begam (D) Zeb-un-nisa Ans : (B) 101. Who among the foreign travellers describes how the Ganges water was carried in copper vessels for Mughal Emperors to drink ? (A) Thomas Coryat (B) Edward Terry

(C) Ralph Fitch (D) Sir Thomas Roe Ans : (B) 102. Who was the member of Ulema, who issued the Fatwa against Akbar from Jaunpur ? (A) Mullayazdi (B) Mirza Hakim (C) Abdun Nabi (D) Abdullah Sultanpuri Ans : (C) 103. Who wrote Futuhat-i-Ferozshahi ? (A) Alberuni (B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (C) Utbi (D) Ibn Batuta Ans : (B) 104. Who among the following was the lowest in rank in the Maratha infantry ? (A) Nayak (B) Hawaldar (C) Zumladar (D) Hazari Ans : (B) 105. In the third battle of Panipat Marathas were defeated by (A) Mughals (B) Rohillas (C) Britishers (D) Afghans Ans : (D) 106. Roshan Akhtar was of another name of (A) Ahmed Shah (B) Muhammad Shah (C) Jahandar Shah (D) Shah Alam Ans : (B) 107. What was the original name of Afzal Khan ? (A) Abdullah Bhatari (B) Samsuddin (C) Sabar (D) Muhammad Khan Ans : (A) 108. Who among the following were Saints of Varkari sect ? 1. Chakradhar 2. Jnanesvar

3. Namadev 4. Ramdas Indicate the correct answer form the codes given below (A) 1, 2 (B) 2, 3 (C) 3, 4 (D) 1, 2, 3, 4 Ans : (D) 109. What was Bargir in Maratha army ? (A) Infantry (B) Front liner (C) Cavalry (D) Water carrier Ans : (C) 110. Who among the following was a Jahangiri Painter ? (A) Abul Hasan (B) Abdus Samad (C) Daswant (D) Mir Sayyid Ali Ans : (A) 111. Where in India, did the Protuguese build their first fortress ? (A) Cochin (B) Goa (C) Anjidiv (D) Cannanore Ans : (A) 112. Which Maratha State was the last to accept the Subsidiary Alliance of the British ? (A) Gaikwad (B) Sindhia (C) Holkar (D) Bhonsle Ans : (B) 113. During the Mughal period, what was Narnal or light artillery ? (A) One carried on elephantback (B) One carried on camel-back (C) One carried by man (D) None of the above Ans : (C) 114. What do the terms Elchi or Safir denote in the sixteenth century Mughal administrative vocabulary ? (A) Ambassadors (B) Rebels (C) Spies

(D) Governors Ans : (A) 115. Which year of Akbars reign has been regarded by the historian, Vincent A. Smith as the most critical time ? (A) 1556 A.D. (B) 1561 A.D. (C) 1571 A.D. (D) 1581 A.D. Ans : (D) 116. Who of the following was the first Indian to write English verse ? (A) Kashi Prasad Ghosh (B) Ramchandra Vidyavagish (C) Krishna Mohan Banerjee (D) Hariharanand Ans : (A) 117. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Bahadur Shah Zafar ? (A) He was an emperor without empire (B) He was a warrior without any war experience (C) Hassan Askari was his spiritual guide (D) He succeeded to the throne in 1845 A.D. Ans : (D) 118. During whose tenure did the incident of Black Hole take place ? (A) Mir Zafar (B) Mir Qasim (C) Alivardi Khan (D) Sirajuddaula Ans : (D) 119. Which one of the following had bestowed the title of Jagat Seth to Fatehchand ? (A) Alivardi Khan (B) Sirajuddaula (C) Mir Zafar (D) Muhammad Shah Ans : (D) 120. In which of the following languages the book entitled Hind Swaraj was written ? (A) Hindi (B) Urdu (C) Gujarati (D) English Ans : (C)

U.P. PCS Combined State/Lower Subordinate Services Special (Pre.) Exam., 2004
(Held on 24-5-2009)

Indian History : Solved Paper

1. Which one of the following regions did not constitute a separate suba (province) under Akbar ? (A) Orissa (B) Bengal (C) Bihar (D) Awadh Ans : (D) 2. Which of the following statements about Bukka I of the Vijayanagar empire is not correct ? (A) He instilled new vigour into Hindu Society (B) He renovated temples (C) Under his fostering care Sayana wrote commentaries on Vedas (D) He adopted measures to uplift the Shudras Ans : (D) 3. Sayana is associated with (A) The Chola Kingdom (B) Vijayanagar Kingdom (C) Hoyasala Kingdom (D) Bahmani Kingdom Ans : (B) 4. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below List-I (a) Accession of Aurangzeb (b) Promulgation of Mahzar (c) Battle of Khanva (d) Accession of Akbar List-II 1. 1527 A.D. 2. 1556 A.D. 3. 1579 A.D. 4. 1659 A.D. Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 1 2 3 4 (B) 4 3 1 2 (C) 3 1 4 2 (D) 2 1 3 4 Ans : (B) 5. Consider the following statements about Kabir and Nanak 1. Their ideas were drawn both from Bhakti and Sufi traditions. 2. They expressed the sentiments of rural masses. 3. They made strong plea for Hindu-Muslim unity. 4. Their followers founded religious communities. Select your answer from the codes given below Codes :

(A) 1 and 2 are correct (B) 1, 2 and 3 are correct (C) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct (D) 1, 3 and 4 are correct Ans : (D) 6. Arrange the following Chisti Saints in correct chronological order 1. Sheikh Nizamuddin Aulia 2. Syed Muhammad Gesudaraz 3. Baba Farid Ganjshakar 4. Sheikh Nasiruddin Chirage-Delhi Select the correct answer from the code given below Codes : (A) 1, 2, 3, 4 (B) 4, 3, 2, 1 (C) 1, 3, 4, 2 (D) 3, 1, 4, 2 Ans : (D) 7. Which of the following Sultans assumed the title of Caliph himself ? (A) Balban (B) Alauddin Khalji (C) Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji (D) Mohammad bin Tughlaq Ans : (C) 8. Which one of the following Sufi orders laid great stress on practicing mystic music ? (A) Chisti (B) Suharawardi (C) Qadiri (D) Naqshbandi Ans : (A) 9. Who among the following Hindu Painters was sent by Jehangir to make a portrait of Shah Abbas I of Persia ? (A) Basawan (B) Bishan Das (C) Dasrath (D) Manohar Ans : (B) 10. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ? (A) Akbar Xerome Xavier (B) Aurangzeb Edward Terry (C) Shahjahan Peter Mundi (D) Jehangir Sir Thomas Roe Ans : (B) 11. In which year was the decree called Mahzar issued during Akbars reign ? (A) 1560 A.D. (B) 1572 A.D. (C) 1576 A.D. (D) 1579 A.D. Ans : (D) 12. The Razmanama which was compiled by several Persian scholars was a translation of

(A) Panchatantra (B) Ramayana (C) Mahabharata (D) Rigveda Ans : (C) 13. During the Mughal rule the Qazi-ul-Quzat was (A) Head of the Finance department (B) Censor of Public morals (C) Chief judge of the empire (D) Incharge of charities Ans : (C) 14. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (A) Akbar : Maan Bai (B) Aurangzeb : Udaipuri Mahal (C) Jehangir : Manmati (D) Shahjahan : Jehan Ara Ans : (A) 15. Which was the chief or main region of copper mines in Mughal period ? (A) Bengal (B) Rajasthan (C) Agra (D) Bihar Ans : (B) 16. Which of the following statements is correct about Shivaji ? (A) His movement was supported by all the Maratha Watandars (B) The smaller Watandars formed the back bone of his movement (C) He abolished the Watandari system (D) He did not fight with bigger Maratha Watandars Ans : (B) 17. Which one of the following was not included in the Asta Pradhan of Shivaji ? (A) Sumant (B) Majmudar (C) Vakiyanavis (D) Vakeel Ans : (D) 18. What was the rate of land revenue in the administration of Shivaji ? (A) 2/5 portion of the yield (B) 1/2 portion of the yield (C) 1/3 portion of the yield (D) 1/4 portion of the yield Ans : (A) 19. Why did Shivaji decide to collect Chauth and Sardeshmukhi ? (A) To increase the source of income (B) To expand his territories (C) To consolidate his political influence (D) Because of the opposition of Muslim rulers Ans : (A) 20. Consider the following statements.

Assertion (A) : Shivaji signed the Treaty of Purandar. Reason (R) : He had lost all hopes of resistance to the Mughals. Select the correct answer from the code 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 Ans : (C) 21. When was Bombay transferred to the East India Company by Charles II ? (A) 1662 A.D. (B) 1664 A.D. (C) 1666 A.D. (D) 1668 A.D. Ans : (D) 22. Who of the following had said that Victory of Plassey was a victory of betrayal ? (A) Orme (B) H. H. Dodwell (C) Lord Clive (D) P. E. Roberts Ans : (B) 23. Name the English man who tried to obtain from Akbar a Firman for trade in Gujarat ? (A) Ralph Fitch (B) John Mildenhall (C) Sir Thomas Roe (D) Thomas Stephens Ans : (B) 24. The Dutch established their first settlement in Bengal at (A) Calcutta (B) Chinsura (C) Serampur (D) Balasore Ans : (D) 25. Who is credited with the following statement regarding the outbreak of the Revolt of 1857 The Meerut outbreak was sudden and short-lived like a summer gale ? (A) S. N. Sen (B) S. B. Chaudhari (C) V. D. Savarkar (D) R. C. Majumdar Ans : (A) 26. When did the Marathas capture Salsette and Bassein from the Portuguese ? (A) 1695 A.D. (B) 1713 A.D. (C) 1720 A.D. (D) 1739 A.D. Ans : (D) 27. The Diwani right of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa was obtained by the English East India Company under the treaty of (A) Alinagar

(B) Faizabad (C) Allahabad (D) Benaras Ans : (C) 28. Find out the correct chronological order of the following events from the code given below 1. Treaty of Amritsar 2. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War 3. Treaty of Lahore 4. East India Companys alliance with Mewar. Codes : (A) 4, 1, 3, 2 (B) 2, 1, 4, 3 (C) 1, 2, 3, 4 (D) 3, 4, 2, 1 Ans : (B) 29. By which of the following treaties did the Peshwa accept the Subsidiary Alliance with the British ? (A) Treaty of Purandhar (B) Treaty of Bassein (C) Treaty of Salbai (D) Treaty of Surji Arjungaon Ans : (B) 30. Which of the following native states was first to conclude Subsidiary Alliance with East India Company ? (A) Avadh (B) Mewar (C) Mysore (D) Hyderabad Ans : (D) 31. Who among the following historians has remarked that the Government of Bengal between the period 17651772 was a robber state ? (A) G. W. Forrest (B) Lord Macaulay (C) K. M. Panikkar (D) Nand Lal Chatterji Ans : (C) 32. On what ground was Avadh annexed into British Empire ? (A) Doctrine of Lapse (B) Alleged misgovernment (C) Failure to pay subsidy (D) Maintenance of relations with foreign powers Ans : (B) 33. Nearly one third of soldiers of the famous Bengal Army had their homes in (A) Punjab (B) Avadh (C) Bengal (D) Maharashtra Ans : (D) 34. Which one of the following native states was annexed by the British on the basis of the Doctrine of Lapse ?

(A) Avadh (B) Punjab (C) Jhansi (D) Mysore Ans : (C) 35. Match List-I with List-II and find out the correct answer from the codes given below List-I (a) Theosophical Society (b) Prarthana Samaj (c) Brahmo Samaj (d) Ram Krishna Mission List-II 1. Swami Vivekanand 2. Mrs. Annie Besant 3. M. G. Ranade 4. Ram Mohan Roy Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 2 3 4 1 (B) 1 2 3 4 (C) 4 3 2 1 (D) 3 2 4 1 Ans : (A) 36. Consider the following statements. Assertion (A) : Tipu Sultan planted the tree of liberty at Seringapattam. Reason (R) : The principles of French Revolution had made a deep impression on the mind of Tipu Sultan. Select the answer from the code 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 Ans : (A) 37. By the enactment of British Parliament when did the East India Company cease to be a trading Company ? (A) 1784 A.D. (B) 1833 A.D. (C) 1813 A.D. (D) 1773 A.D. Ans : (B) 38. What is the correct chronological order of setting up of the following Commissions ? 1. Macdonell Commission 2. First Industrial Commission 3. First Fiscal Commission Select the correct answer from the code given below (A) 1, 2, 3 (B) 2, 3, 1 (C) 2, 1, 3 (D) 1, 3, 2 Ans : (A)

39. In which of the following regions Mahalwari System of Revenue Settlement was introduced ? (A) Bengal (B) Bombay (C) Madras (D) North Western Provinces Ans : (D) 40. Consider the following statements. Assertion (A) : Despite initial victory the Sepoy Mutiny could not succeed in overthrowing the Raj. Reason (R) : The rising middle class sided with Raj. Select your correct answer from the code 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 Ans : (C) 41. Which part of India was most affected by the Revolution of 1857 ? (A) Punjab (B) Maharashtra (C) Avadh (D) Madras Ans : (C) 42. Which of the following pairs connected with the Revolution of 1857 is correctly matched ? Place of Revolt : Leader of Revolt (A) Kanpur : Rani Lakshmibai (B) Jhansi : Nana Saheb (C) Lucknow : Begum Hazrat Mahal (D) Delhi : Tantiya Tope Ans : (C) 43. Who among the following is remembered for the annulment of the Partition of Bengal ? (A) Lord Curzon (B) Lord Minto (C) Lord Hardinge (D) Lord Chelmsford Ans : (C) 44. When did Babu Kunwar Singh fight his last battle against the British ? (A) September 1857 (B) November 1857 (C) February 1858 (D) April 1858 Ans : (D) 45. Kumaran Asan is associated with the social renaissance of (A) Kerala (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) None of the above Ans : (A) 46. In which of the following Sessions of the Indian National Congress the drain theory was formally accepted ?

(A) Benaras session, 1905 (B) Calcutta session, 1906 (C) Surat session, 1907 (D) None of the above Ans : (D) 47. Who among the following was the President of All India Trade Union Congress held at Nagpur ? (A) Chaman Lal (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) Krishna Menon (D) N. M. Joshi Ans : (D) 48. During which of the following period the Congress had best of relationship with the Muslim League ? (A) 1906 1916 (B) 1916 1922 (C) 1922 1928 (D) 1928 1934 Ans : (B) 49. Who was the first Indian woman to preside over the Indian National Congress ? (A) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (B) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (C) Aruna Asaf Ali (D) Sarojini Naidu Ans : (D) 50. Which of the following American Journalists had criticized the state of women in British India and advanced the logic that so long as cruelties on women continue, the Indian males have no right to take and manage the governance of India in their hands ? (A) Louis Fischer (B) Webb Miller (C) Catherine Mayo (D) None of the above Ans : (C) 51. Consider the following events of Indian National Movement 1. Gandhi Irwin Pact 2. Poona Pact 3. Karachi Session of Indian National Congress. 4. Individual Satyagraha Select the correct chronological order of the events from the codes given below Codes : (A) 1, 3, 2, 4 (B) 2, 3, 4, 1 (C) 3, 4, 2, 1 (D) 4, 3, 2, 1 Ans : (A) 52. The book entitled Springing tiger is a biography of (A) Bhagat Singh (B) Chandrashekhar Azad (C) Subhas Chandra Bose (D) Shyamji Krishna Verma Ans : (B)

53. The venue of holding this Second Round Table Conference at London was (A) St. James Palace (B) Kingsley Palace (C) Buckingham Palace (D) 10, Downing Street Ans : (A) 54. Lord Mountbatten as a Viceroy had conversed with following Indian leaders regarding the transfer of power 1. Jawahar Lal Nehru 2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 3. Mohammad Ali Jinnah 4. Mahatma Gandhi Indicate the correct sequence of their conversation from the code given below Codes : (A) 1, 4, 2, 3 (B) 2, 3, 4, 1 (C) 3, 2, 1, 4 (D) 4, 3, 2, 1 Ans : (A) 55. All the hymns related to one of the following Gods are in one separate mandala or book of the Rigveda. Who is the God ? (A) Agni (B) Varuna (C) Indra (D) Soma Ans : (D) 56. Match List-I with List-II and indicate the correct answer from the code given below List-I (a) Mohenjodaro (b) Lothal (c) Surkotda (d) Harappa List-II 1. Pillared Hall 2. Bones of Horse 3. Cemetery R-37 4. Double Burial Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 3 4 1 2 (B) 4 3 2 1 (C) 1 4 2 3 (D) 2 1 3 4 Ans : (C) 57. The Harappan site, where the citadel and the lower town, both are fortified separately is (A) Harappa (B) Mohenjodaro (C) Kalibanga (D) None of the above Ans : (C) 58. From which country of the Asian Continent was Bogazkui inscription discovered ?

(A) India (B) Iran (C) Syria (D) Turkey Ans : (D) 59. The Rigvedic Bharatas are associated with (A) The Indus Valley (B) The Saraswati Valley (C) The Sutlej Valley (D) The Parushni Valley Ans : (D) 60. With which of the following vedic sacrifices was the drink of Sura associated ? (A) Agnistoma (B) Rajasuya (C) Sautramani (D) Vajapeya Ans : (C) 61. The Abhidhamma treatise Kathavatthu was written by (A) Mah-a kassapa (B) Mahinda (C) Milinda (D) Moggaliputta Tissa Ans : (D) 62. In the Pasupata religion Siva is said to be Lord of Pasu. Which one among the following stands for Pasu ? (A) Lion (B) Bull (C) Parvati (D) Jiva Ans : (D) 63. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below List-I (Dhyani Buddhas) (a) Aksobhya (b) Vairochana (c) Ratnasambhava (d) Amoghasiddhi List-II (Vehicles) 1. Elephant 2. Snake 3. Horse 4. Garuda 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 Ans : (A) 64. Which of the following is not a Buddhist Concept ? (A) Astik-aya

(B) Dharmakaya (C) Nirmanakaya (D) Sambhogakaya Ans : (A) 65. Who of the following is known as a Jain scholar ? (A) Asvaghose (B) Hemchandra (C) Dharmakirti (D) Diwakaramitra Ans : (B) 66. How many modes of devotion (Bhakti) are mentioned in Bhagawatism ? (A) Nine (B) Ten (C) Eleven (D) Eight Ans : (B) 67. In which of the following periods did ring wells come into prevalence for the first time ? (A) Mauryan (B) Sunga (C) Kushan (D) Gupta Ans : (D) 68. Towards which of the following sects did Dasaratha had a leaning ? (A) Buddhism (B) Jainism (C) Ajivakas (D) Lokayata Ans : (C) 69. Who among the following classical writers said that Chandragupta Maurya overran the whole of India with an army of six lac soldiers ? (A) Herodotus (B) Pliny (C) Plutarch (D) Ptolemy Ans : (C) 70. Who among the following Mauryan rulers was killed by his Commander-in-Chief ? (A) Dasaratha (B) Kun-ala (C) Samprati (D) Brihadratha Ans : (D) 71. Who of the following was responsible for the collection of taxes at the intermediate level of administration between the district and the village ? (A) Gopa (B) Pulisa (C) Sthanika (D) Prativedaka Ans : (A)

72. The Kushans issued coins of (A) Gold only (B) Gold and Silver (C) Gold and Copper (D) Gold, Silver and Copper Ans : (D) 73. The gold coins of Gupta period were called 1. Dinara 2. Dramma 3. Rupaka 4. Suvarna Indicate the correct answer from the codes given below Codes : (A) 4 only (B) 2, 3 (C) 1, 4 (D) 1, 2, 3, 4 Ans : (C) 74. Who had expressed the view that the cotton cloth worn by Indians had a brighter white colour than any cotton found elsewhere ? (A) Alexander (B) Megasthenese (C) Nearchus (D) Pliny Ans : (B) 75. Which of the following ports were situated on the eastern coast of South India ? 1. Kaveripatnam 2. Korkai 3. Musiri 4. Tondi Indicate the correct answer from the code given below Codes : (A) 1, 2 (B) 1, 2, 3 (C) 2, 3, 4 (D) 3, 4 Ans : (B) 76. The Vallabhi era is identical with (A) The Vikrama era (B) The Gupta era (C) The Harsha era (D) None of the above Ans : (B) 77. Who among the following Dharmasastra writers disapproved the custom of Sati declaring it as an act of suicide ? (A) Angiras (B) Medhatithi (C) Usana (D) Visnu Ans : (B)

78. The rulers of which of the following dynasties were characterized by their metronymics ? (A) Maurya (B) Sunga (C) Kanva (D) Satavahana Ans : (D) 79. According to Manu, a Brahamana was to be awarded higher punishment than the persons of other varnas for the offence of (A) The use of abusive language for the persons of other varnas (B) Murder (C) Theft (D) Treason Ans : (C) 80. In which of the following ancient texts has it been said that the king was the ruler of all except Br-a hamanas ? (A) Manu-Smriti (B) Yajnavalkya-Smriti (C) Vishnu Smriti (D) Gautama-dharmasutra Ans : (D) 81. Which one of the following statements is not correct about the social and cultural conditions in the post-Gupta period ? (A) The number of land-grants increased (B) The number of castes increased (C) The Central control increased (D) The tantric activities increased Ans : (C) 82. The transformation of the ancient Indian Society into Medieval society was brought about mainly by (A) the system of land-grants (B) the decline in the position of upper caste (C) the increase in the religious activities (D) the decrease in surplus food production Ans : (A) 83. Which of the following towns were seen by Hiuen Tsang as almost deserted ? 1. Kapilvastu 2. Kusinagar 3. Sravasti 4. Tamralipti Indicate the correct answer from the code given below Codes : (A) 1, 4 (B) 3, 4 (C) 2, 3 (D) 1, 2, 3 Ans : (D) 84. Which one of the following statements is not correct about the members of the various bodies responsible for Chola local selfgovernment ? (A) They were elected by voting (B) They were chosen by lot (C) They must fulfil certain conditions to become members

(D) No person convicted for theft could become a member Ans : (A) 85. Which one of the following assemblies protected the interests of traders under the Chola administration ? (A) Mahasabha (B) Perunguri (C) Kuri (D) Nagaram Ans : (D) 86. Who among the following authors is known for his satires exposing the evils of contemporary society ? (A) Ksemendra (B) Pravarsena (C) Sriharsa (D) Visakhadutta Ans : (A) 87. Which Chola king is credited with the first conquest of Maldives ? (A) Rajaraja (B) Rajendra I (C) Rajadhiraja (D) Rajendra II Ans : (A) 88. Which of the following Indian Kings defeated Mohammad Ghori first ? (A) Prithviraja Chauhan (B) Jayachandra (C) Vidyadhara Chandella (D) Bhima II Ans : (D) 89. The origin of which of the following ruling families has been described in the bardic literature from Vasisthas sacrificial pit at mountain Abu ? 1. Chahamana 2. Chaulukya 3. Paramara 4. Pratihara Indicate the correct answer from the code given below Codes : (A) 1, 2 (B) 2, 3, 4 (C) 3, 4 (D) 1, 2, 3, 4 Ans : (D) 90. The coins with the figure of Laksmi were issued by (A) Mohammad Ghori (B) Iltutmish (C) Mohammad Tughlaq (D) None of the above Ans : (A) 91. The Rajatarangini of Kalhana was composed in (A) The eleventh century

(B) The twelfth century (C) The thirteenth century (D) The tenth century Ans : (B) 92. Which of the following texts lays down rules for reconversion into Hindu fold of the Hindus forcibly converted into Islam ? (A) Devala Smriti (B) Narada Smriti (C) Visnu Smriti (D) Yajnavalkya Smriti Ans : (A) 93. Consider the following statements regarding the history of Kashmir in the tenth century 1. There were two rival groups in the court. 2. Queen Sugandha was deposed in 914 A.D. 3. Queen Didda did not curb the powers of the feudal land owners. Indicate the correct statements from the code given below Codes : (A) 1, 2 (B) 2, 3 (C) 1, 3 (D) 1, 2, 3 Ans : (A) 94. Who among the following dharmasastra writers was a minister of the Gahadvala King Govindachandra ? (A) Apararka (B) Chandesvara (C) Lakshmidhara (D) Vijnanesvara Ans : (C) 95. Ibn Batuta was a traveller from (A) Africa (B) Arab (C) China (D) Europe Ans : (A) 96. What was the maximum permissible rate of land revenue collection according to Shariat in early medieval India ? (A) 20% of the produce (B) 25% of the produce (C) 33% of the produce (D) 50% of the produce Ans : (D) 97. Who was the commander of Alauddin Khiljis forces during his Deccan Campaigns ? (A) Malik Kafur (B) Ainul Mulk Multani (C) Nusrat Khan (D) Ulugh Khan Ans : (A) 98. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below

List-I (a) Zia-uddin Barni (b) Ibn Batuta (c) Abul Fazal (d) Nizamuddin Ahmad List-II 1. Tabqat-i-Akbari 2. Akbarnama 3. Tarikh-i-Firozshahi 4. Rehla Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 1 2 3 4 (B) 4 3 2 1 (C) 3 4 2 1 (D) 2 1 3 4 Ans : (C) 99. Which of the Sultans of Delhi abolished the Zakat on grain ? (A) Alauddin Khilji (B) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq (C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (D) Sikandar Lodi Ans : (D) 100. Which Delhi Sultan levied the irrigation tax on the farmers for the first time ? (A) Alauddin Khilji (B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (C) Mohammad Tughlaq (D) Firoz Tughlaq Ans : (D)