Question: In which of the following years was Tipu Sultan killed?
Answer: 1799
Question: Most of Ashoka’s edicts began with the phrase
Answer: thus speaks Devanampirya Priyadarshini
Question: Which of the following Harappan cities was located on Khadir Beyt in the Rann of Kutch?
Answer: Dholavira
Question: Ashtangika Marga, which guides us in eliminating human misery is concerned with which religion?
Answer: Buddhism
Question: Consider the following Assertion and Reason in the context of Post Mauryan Dynasty:
Assertion (A): Andhras issued lead or tin coins besides silver and copper coins.
Reason (R): In the Deccan and coastal areas money economy had come to be prevalent.
Answer: Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true, and ‘R’ explains ‘A’.
Question: Who among the following saints is considered by his followers to be an incarnation of Vishnu?
Answer: Chaitanya
Question: Match the following in the context of earliest cities in the Indian Sub-Continent and choose the appropriate option.
List-I
List – II
(a)
Citadel
(i)
Lothal
(b)
Fire Altar
(ii)
Harappa
(c)
Store houses
(iii)
Kalibangan
(d)
Dockyard
(iv)
Mohenjodaro
Answer: (a) – (iv), (b) – (iii), (c) – (ii), (d) – (i)
Question: Match the following:
Group – I
Group – II
a.Vinaya Pitaka
i. Birth stories of Buddha
b.Sutta Pitaka
ii. Code of conduct for Buddhist monks and nuns
c.Abhidhamma Pitaka
iii. Sermons and Sayings of Buddha
d.Jatakas
iv. Philosophical interpretations
The correct answer is:
Answer: a – ii, b – iii, c – iv, d – i
Question: Where was the seat of the third Sangam of Tamil poets?
Answer: Madurai
Question: With the reference to Sufism consider the following pairs.
List – i
List – II
A. Tomb of Sufi saints
Khanqahs
B. Assembly of Sufi masters
Dargah
C. Genealogy of Sufi teachers
Silsilas
D. music performance of Sufi saints
Ziyarat
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Answer: C
Question: In which of the following years the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II appointed the English East India Company as the Diwan of the province of Bengal?
Answer: 1765
Question: Consider the following:
Statement A: The Harappan civilization was characterized by its highly developed urban planning.
Statement B: The Harappan civilization was known for its undeciphered script.
Statement C: The Harappan civilization people have lived a lower quality than the ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations people.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer: A and B
Question: Which of the following statement is false regarding Budhha?
Answer: The Buddha taught that karma has no effect on our lives.
Question: Which one of the following travelers visited India during the Gupta period?
Answer: Fa-Hien
Question: Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Bahamani kingdom?
1. It acted as a cultural bridge between the north and the south.
2. The Bahmani Sultans encouraged Arabic and Persian learning.
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Question: Match the following in the context of Mughal Empire and choose the appropriate option:
List I (Battle)
List II (Year)
a)
Battle of Chausa
i
1527
b)
Battle of Kanauj
ii
1528
c)
Battle of Khanwa
iii
1539
d)
Battle of Chanderi
iv
1540
Answer: (a) – (iii), (b) – (iv), (c) – (i), (d) – (ii)
Question: Kaushambi was the capital of which Mahajanapada?
Answer: Vatas
Question: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I
(Tirthankara)
List II
(Cognizance)
A. Adinatha
1. Bull
B. Mallinatha
2. Horse
C. Parshvanatha
3. Snake
D. Sambhavnatha
4. Water Jar
Answer: (A) – (1), (B) – (4), (C) – (3), (D) – (2)
Question: Which among the following book was NOT written by King Harshavardhana?
Answer: Amuktamalayada
Question: ________ was the ruler of Vijaynagar Empire who had the title of Gajabetekara.
Answer: Deva Raya II
Question: Which of the following statements about Zamindars under the Mughals is/are correct?
1. They were prohibited from maintaining an armed contingent.
2. The peasants had no rights over the land, while Zamindars owned all the rights.
3. They have the hereditary rights of collecting land revenue.
Answer: 3 only
Question: Which is included in the six school (Shaddarshan) of Indian Philosophy?
Answer: Vaishesika
Question: ‘Syadvada’ is related to
Answer: Jainism
Question: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
List I
List II
(Literary Work)
(Author)
A.
Duta Ghatotkacha
1.
Bhatti
B.
Mrichchhakatikam
2.
Bhasa
C.
Kiratarjuniyam
3.
Shudraka
D.
Ravanavadha
4.
Bharavi
Answer: (A) – (2), (B) – (3), (C) – (4), (D) – (1)
Question: Which among the following was the last dynasty of the Vijayanagar Empire?
Answer: Aravidu
Question: Which of the following was a rank-based administrative system during the reign of Akbar?
Answer: Mansabdari
Question: ‘Alexander the Great’ invaded India in the year
Answer: 326 BC
Question: Consider the following statements
1. Buddhist text Anguttar Nikaya mentioned about 16 Mahajanapadas.
2. Jainism text Bhagvati sutra mentioned about 16 Mahajanapadas.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Question: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-I (Text)
List-II (Author)
A.
Kitab-al Hind
1.
Ibn Battuta
B.
Rihla
2.
Al-Biruni
C.
Humayun Nama
3.
Lahori
D.
Badshah Nama
4.
Gulbadan Begum
Answer: (A) – (2), (B) – (1), (C) – (4), (D) – (3)
Question: Who was the founder of Tuluva Dynasty?
Answer: Tuluva Narasanayaka
Question: Khizr Khan was a ruler of Delhi, belonged to which of the following dynasties?
Answer: Sayyid Dynasty
Question: What is the Greek name of river Ravi?
Answer: Hydroatis
Question: Junagadh inscription is written in which of the following languages?
Answer: Sanskrit
Question: Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I
List – II
(a)
Ibn Batuta
(i)
Venice
(b)
Durate Barbosa
(ii)
Portuguese
(c)
Abdul Razak
(iii)
Ambassador of Shah of Iran
(d)
Marco Polo
(iv)
Morocco
Answer: (a) – (iv), (b) – (ii), (c) – (iii), (d) – (i)
Question: The Ashta Pradhan was a system of ministerial delegation formalised by which ruler?
Answer: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Question: Consider the following statements
1. He organized an efficient spy system.
2. To prevent fraudulent musters, he began the practice of branding horses (Daag) and preparing descriptive rolls of soldiers (Chehra).
3. One of the most remarkable of his reforms was that of market regulation.
4. He set aside the supremacy of the Ulema in the discharge of state duties.
These statements are about
Answer: Alauddin Khilji
Question: Which of the following statements according to Megasthenes, are correct regarding the status of women in the Mauryan society?
(i) Growing practice of polygamy among the ruling class.
(ii) Employment of women as palace guards and bodyguards to the king.
(iii) Permission of widow marriage.
(iv) Permission to divorce.
Choose the answer from the codes below:
Answer: All of the above
Question: For which among the following rulers the title ‘Ekabrahmana’ was used?
Answer: Gautamiputra Shatkarni
Question: Who among the following foreign travellers was appointed in the state service by Muhammad bin Tughlaq?
Answer: Ibn Battuta
Question: Consider the reign of following Peshwas and arrange them in chronological order –
(I) Balaji Viswanath
(II) Bajirao I
(III) Narayan Rao
(IV) Madhav Rao I
Select the correct answer using the code given below –
Answer: I, II, IV, III
Question: With reference to the slave dynasty, consider the following statements:
1. Qutb-ud-din Aibak constructed the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque in Delhi in commemoration of Islam’s victory in India.
2. Qutb-ud-din Aibak shifted his capital from Lahore to Delhi.
3. Balban created a new department of military affairs known as Diwan-i-arz.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
Answer: 1 and 3 only
Question: Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
(a)
Uttarapatha (Northern Province)
Taxila
(b)
Prachya (Eastern Province)
Patliputra
(c)
Avantiratha (Western Province)
Ujjain
(d)
Dakshinapatha (Southern Province)
Suvarnagiri
Answer: (b)
Question: Consider the following statements :
Statement – I : The best known of the rulers who controlled the silk route were the Kushanas.
Statement – II : Kushanas ruled over Central Asia and North West India and were earliest rulers to issue gold coins which were used by traders.
Answer: Both (I) and (II) are true and (II) is correct explanation of (I).
Question: Whom had Guru Nanak appointed his successor?
Answer: Guru Angad
Question: Which of the following is true about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj?
1. He was a disciple of Ramdas Samarth.
2. He levied Chauth and Sardeshmukhi.
3. He became the Peshwa.
Answer: I and II
Question: Read both the statements and choose the correct answer:
Statement I: The inscriptions of the Cholas in Tamil Nadu refer to more than 400 terms for different kinds of taxes.
Statement II: The most frequently mentioned tax is hiranya-garbha.
Answer: (I) is true but (II) is false
Question: Harishena was the court poet of which Gupta ruler?
Answer: Samudragupta
Question: Which Rajput princess belonged to the Bhakti tradition of Medieval India, whose songs were devoted to Lord Krishna?
Answer: Mirabai
Question: Match the following.
1. Akbar Nama
A. Abdul Hamid Lahori
2. Humayun Nama
B. Abu’l Fazl
3. Jahangir Nama
C. Gulbadan Begum
4. Badshah Nama
D. Jahangir
Select the correct answer by using the code given below.
Answer: 1- B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A
Question: Which of the following statements regarding Pala Dynasty is/are correct?
1. Pala rulers patronized Jainism and played an important role in establishing Jainism in different part.
2. The first Bengali literary work Charyapada is attributed to the Pala Dynasty.
Answer: 2 only