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Quiz: History of India and Indian National Movement (Advanced-GS)
Total Number of Questions: 100
Questions Attempted: 47
Questions Unattempted: 53
Correct Answers: 27.00
Incorrect Answers: 20
Net Score: 40.6666666667
Accuracy: 57.45 %
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Question 1: Consider the following statements
1. Varuna personified water and was supposed to uphold the Rta or natural order.
2. Soma is the third most important deity in the Rigveda, after Indra and Agni.
3. Aditi was the Goddess of eternity.
4. Nirrti was the Goddess of forest.
Which of the following statement(s) is/ are correct?

1 and 3
2, 3 and 4
1, 3 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 2: Which of the following is false about the Rig Vedic Aryans?

They knew iron
Horse gave the Aryans a very big advantage over the enemies in India
Soma was popular drink
Meat formed a diet of the Rig vedic Aryans

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 3: Which of the following characterized the later Vedic age?
1. Extensive burning of forests.
2. Manufacture of iron artifacts.
3. Use of gold coins.
4. Irrigation
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

1, 2 and 3
1, 2 and 4
1, 3 and 4
2, 3 and 4

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 4: Horse symbolises which of the events of Buddha’s life?

Mahaparinirvana
Dharmachakra Parivartana
Mahabhinishkramana
Birth

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 5: Which one of the following is wrongly matched?

1st Buddhist Council : Ajatshatru
2nd Buddhist Council: Kalasoka
3rd Buddhist Council: Ashoka
4th Buddhist Council: Harshavardhana

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 6: Which of the following were common to both Buddhism and Jainism?
1. Avoidance of extremities of penance and enjoyment.
2. Indifference to the authority of the Vedas,
3. Denial of efficiency of rituals.
4. Non-injury to animal life.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

All of these
2, 3 and 4
1, 3 and 4
1 and 2

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 7: Which one of the following was a republican Mahajanapada?

Gandhara
Magadha (wrong)
Avanti
Vajji

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 8: Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka?

Kalsi
Rummindei
Special Kalinga Edict
Maski

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 9: Which one of the following languages were employed by Ashoka in his inscriptions.
1. Greek
2. Aramaic
3. Prakrit
4. Sanskrit
5. Pali
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

All of these
1, 2 and 3
1, 2, 4 and 5
3, 4 and 5

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 10: Which of the following is/are correct?
1. Indo-Greeks were first to introduce gold coins in India.
2. Gandhara school of Art is associated with Kushanas.
3. Charaka was physician of Kanishka.
4. In Satavahana kingdom districts were known as Ahara.
Code

1, 2 and 4
1, 2 and 3
2 and 3
All of these

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 11: Which of the following is a work of T amil grammar?

Tolkappiyam
Silappadikaram
Manimekalai (wrong)
Pattupattu

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Question 12: Which of the Pallava king assumed the title Vatapikonda?

Narsimhavarmana I
Pulkeshin II
Vikramaditya II
Mahendravarmana I

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 13: Which of the following was not authored by Harsha?

Priyadarshika
Ratnawali
Nagananda
Parvati Parinaya

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 14: Consider the following statements.
1. T he Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien attended the fourth Great Buddhist Council held by Kanishka.
2. T he Chinese pilgrim Hiuen-T sang met Harsha and found him to be antagonistic to Buddhism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Only 1
Only 2
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 15: Which of the following was the central factor that transformed Ancient Indian society into Medieval society?

Rigidity of varnashram system
Development of urban centres (wrong)
Growth of trade and commerce
Practice of land grants

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 16: Megaliths

are a certain group of Paleolithic caves
is the technical term for pre-historic rock cut caves
are pre-historic burial monuments (correct)
are monoliths belonging to the Neolithic period

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 17: Which one of the following statements regarding Harappan Civilisation is correct?

The standard Harappan seals were made of clay
The inhabitants of Harappa had neither knowledge of copper nor bronze
The Harappan Civilisation was rural based
The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton (correct)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 18: Who founded the Lingayat Movement?

Basava
Ramanuja
Shankaracharya
Kamban

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 19: Consider the following statements in the context of 1st Buddhist Council. Select which is/are correct
1. Anand and Upali laid down the Sutta Pitaka and Vinaya Pitaka respectively.
2. Its proceedings were conducted in Sanskrit.
3. It was held during the life time of Buddha.
4. Its main purpose was to maintain the purity of Buddha's teachings .
Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 and 4
2, 3 and 4
1 and 2
All of these

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Question 20: Which of the following is true about Jainism?
1. Jain monks did not indulge in metaphysical discussions.
2. Mahavira followed a liberal policy towards women.
3. Jainism did not encourage agriculture.
4. Jainism used Prakrit to propagate teaching as it was the language of the common people.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below

1, 2 and 3
1, 3 and 4
2, 3 and 4
2 and 3

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 21: Which one of the following was the actual cause of the Kalinga war?

Ashoka wanted to control both the land and sea routes to South India, and any hostile power obstructing the route would
have to be conquered.
Kalinga had grown very powerful during the reign of Bindusara and was posing a danger to the Mauryan Empire (wrong)
The Nagas, the sea-faring people of Kalinga, were indulged in piracy and obstructing the foreign trade
Kalinga was a throne in the body-politic of the empire

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 22: T he entire fourth book of Kautilya’s Arthashastra deals with Kantaka Shodhana, which means

the suppression of criminals and other anti-social elements
criminal justice
Both (a) and (b)
Intelligence and espionage

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 23: Which of the following statements about the Mauryan Kings is not correct?

They had extensive powers encompassing administrative, judicial and legislative functions
They laid claim to divinity
Appointments to the most important offices were made by the ruler himself
The kings often laid down codes of regulation for the guidance of their officers and the people

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 24: Match the following:
List – I

List – II

(T amil work)
A. T olkappiyam
B. T irakkural

(Deals With)
1. Love story of Kovalan and Madhavi
2. Adventures of the daughter born of
the union of Kovalan and Madhavi

C. Silppadikaram

3. Deals with grammar and poetries

D. Manimekalai

4. Deals with philosophy and wise maxims

A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 25: Which of the following Gupta inscription are in the nature of Prasatis
1. Allahabad pillar
2. Eran Pillar
3. Mehrauli pillar
4. Junagarh rock
5. Bihatri pillar
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

1 and 2
2, 3, 4 and 5
All of the above
None of the above

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 26: T he Art style which combines Indian and Greek features is called

Sikhar
Vesar
Gandhar
Nagar
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 27: T he first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of

Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Kanishka I
Rudradaman
Samudragupta

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 28: Yogachara School of T hought in Buddhism was founded by

Nagarjuna
Maiteryanath
Asanga
Vasubandhu

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 29: Consider the following statements
1. Gupta Emperors claimed divine right for themselves.
2. T heir administration was highly centralised.
3. T hey elaborated the tradition of land grants.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Code

2 and 3
1 and 2
1 and 3
All are true

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 30: Consider the following statements
1. Dharmapala founded the famous Vikramsila University for the Buddhists.
2. T he city of Dhillika (Delhi) was founded by the Chauhans.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

Only 1
Only 2
Both 1 and 2
None of these

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 31: Consider of the following statements about the Rashtrakuta Empire
1. It was founded by Dantidurga by over throwing the Chalukyas of Vatapi (Badami).
2. T he Rashtrakuta kings, Dhruva, Govinda III and Indra III invaded North India.
3. T he king Amoghvarsha, wrote 'Kavirajamarga', the earliest Kannada book on poetics.
4. T he king Krishna I, built the Kailash (Shiva) temple at Ellora.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Only 1
2 and 3
1 and 4
All of these

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 32: Consider the following statements
1. T he Chola empire was established on the ruins of the Pallava dynasty of Kanchi.
2. Krishna III, the Rashtrakuta king, defeated Parantaka 1st and caused a temporary setback to the Cholas.
3. Rajaraja, the Chola monarch, conquered the Northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a province of his
empire.
4. Cholas were the only ruling power in the history of South India to have undertaken overseas naval
campaign.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 and 3
1, 2 and 3
2,3, and 4
All of these

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 33: Consider the following statements about Chola administration

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1. Mandalam, Valanadu and Kurram were the administrative divisions in the descending order.
2. A very large village administered as a single unit was called T aniyur.
3. Ayagars were a small group of paid employees of the village assembly who helped to manage its affairs.
4. Nagaram, the local assembly represented the mercantile interests.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 and 3
1, 2 and 3
2, 3 and 4
All of these

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 34: Consider the following statements
1. Firoz Shah T ughlaq was the first Muslim ruler to have Sanskrit works translated into Persian.
2. Mohammad bin T ughlaq set up hospitals for the free treatment of poor.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Only 1
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Only 2

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 35: Name the two historians of Delhi Sultanate, whose works had the same title, T arikh-e-Firozshahi

Zia-ud-din Barani and Amir Khusrau
Minhaj-us-Siraj and Amir Khusrau
Shams-e-Siraj Afif and Zia-ud-din Barani (correct)
Shams-e-Siraj Afif and Amir Khusrau

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 36: Which one of the following Vijayanagara ruler was the author of Amuktamalyada?

Bukka I
Harihara II
Kirshnadeva Raya (correct)
Deva Raya II

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 37: T he Bahmani and Vijayanagara Empire clashed frequently over the territory of

Madurai
Warangal
Malabar
Raichur doab (correct)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 38: Match the following:
List – I
(T raveller)
A. Abdur Razzaq
B. Nuniz
C. Nicolo-de-Conti
D. Barbosa

List – II
(King)
1. Devaraya I
2. Devaraya II
3. Krishnadeva Raya
4. Achyuta Raya

Code

A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 39: T he following Sufi Silsilas appeared in India at different times. T heir Chronological order is:1. Naqshabandi
2. Chishti
3. Qadiri
4. Suhravardi
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

1, 2, 3, 4
1, 3, 4, 2
2, 4, 3, 1
4, 3, 2, 1
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 40: Which of the following is wrongly matched?

Namdev : Maharashtra
Chaitanya : Bengal
Narsimha Mehta : Gujarat
Vallabhacharya : Gujarat

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 41: Battle of Khanwa in 1527 was fought between

Babur and Rana Sanga
Ibrahim Lodhi and Rana Sanga
Humayun and Sher Shah (wrong)
Humayun and Nusrat Shah

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 42: Who among the following has issued the coin known as rupee for the first time?

Mohammad bin Tughlaq (wrong)
Ala-ud-din Khilji
Sher Shah Suri
Islam Shah Suri

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 43: Given below are four Maratha leaders, arrange them is chronological order
1. Shivaji
2. Shahji
3. Shahu
4. Sambhaji
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

1, 2, 3, 4 (wrong)
2, 3, 1, 4
2, 1, 4, 3
2, 1, 3,4

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 44: Which of the following is correct about chauth and Sardeshmukhi?

The Chauth amounted to one-fourth of the standard revenue assessment of the place.
Sardeshmukhi was an additional levy of 10 percent
Chauth and Sardeshmukhi were levied as a safeguard against Maratha forces
All of the above (correct)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 45: Which one of the following temple complex of India does not represent the typical Nagara style?

Tigawa, Madhya Pradesh
Nachna, Rajasthan
Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh
Mammalapuram, Tamil Nadu

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 46: T he Sun temple of Konark was built by Narasimhadeva I. Which dynasty did he belong to?

Somvansi Dynasty
Ganga Dynasty
Suryavansi Dynasty
Bhoi Dynasty

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 47: T he famous Kailash temple, cut out of solid rock at Ellora, was built under the patronage of the

Cholas
Kadambas
Pallavas (wrong)
Rashtrakutas

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 48: Consider the following statements
1. Vimana was the main feature of the Dravida sytle of temple architecture.
2. Kamban, the T amil writer of the period wrote the Ramayana in T amil.

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3. T he popular saints (Nayanars and Alvars) encouraged the growth of literature in the local languages of
the South.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 3
1, 2, 3

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 49: Consider the following statements
1. Mohammad-bin-T ughlaq was the Delhi Sultan when Vijayanagara Empire was founded.
2. Krishna Deva Raya was the ruler of Vijayanagara when Babur took over from Ibrahim Lodhi.
3. Rama Raya was defeated at T alikota when Jahangir was the Emperor at Delhi.
Which of the statements) given above is/ are correct?

1 and 2
2 and 3 (wrong)
1 and 3
All of these

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 50: A Forgotten Empire, written by the renowned historian Robert Sewell is about which one of the following
Empires?

Mauryan Empire
Kushan Empire
Vijayanagara Empire (correct)
Mughal Empire

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 51: Which philosophical system was founded by Vallabhacharya?

Advaita
Suddhadvaita
Anekantavada
Visistadvaita (wrong)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 52: Match List I with the List II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below the lists
List – I
A. Ratha
B. Mandapa

List – II
1. Hall in from of the sanctum
2. Sanctum Sanctorum

C. Gopuram

3. Monolithic Pallava T emples

D. Garbha-griha

4. Monumental gateway

E. Jagamohana

5. Large open hall

Code

A-2 B-4 C-5 D-1 E-3
A-3 B-5 C-4 D-2 E-1
A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1 E-5
A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 E-5

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 53: Which of the following statements about the creation of departments by the various Sultans is not correct?

Diwan-e-Mustakhraj or the Department of Revenue to realise the arrears was created by Ala-ud-din Khilji
Diwan-e-Amirkohi or the Department of Agriculture became more prominent during the reign of Mohammad-bin Tughlaq
Diwan-e-Bandagan or the Department of Slaves was created by Firoz
Diwan-e-Khairat or the Department Public Charities was created by Sikandar Lodhi

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 54: Which one of the following was the historical significance of the Battle of Buxar (1764)?

It demonstrated the superiority of English arms over the combined army of two of the major Indian Power
It firmly established the British as masters of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa (correct)
It placed Awadh at the mercy of the English
It formally abolished the Mughal Empire.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 55: Consider the following statements regarding the Pitts India Act 1784
1. T he Board of Control was established to control all civil, military and revenue affairs of the company.
2. In India, the Government was placed in the hands of a Governor General and a council of four.

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Code

Only 1 (correct)
Only 2
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 56: Arrange the following events in a chronologically ascending order
1. Annexation of Sindh
2. Death of Ranjit Singh
3. Annexation of Satara
4. T he first Afghan War
Code

1, 2, 3, 4
4, 3, 2, 1
4, 2, 1, 3
4, 1, 2, 3

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 57: T he Battle of Wandiwash was fought between the

Nizam of Hyderabad and the French
English and the French
English and Hyder Ali (wrong)
Nawab of Carnatic and the English

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 58: Consider the following statements
1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor General who established a regular police force in India on the
British pattern.
2. A Supreme Court was established at Calcutta by the Regulating Act, 1773.
3. T he Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 and 2
2 and 3 (correct)
1 and 3
1, 2 and 3

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 59: Consider the following statements
1. Nizam of Hyderabad was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of subsidiary alliance.
2. T he Gurkha regiment was raised by Lord Cornwallis.
3. Lord Canning withdrew Doctrine of Lapse introduced by Lord Dalhousie.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Code

1 and 2
Only 3
1 and 3 (correct)
None of the above

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 60: Why did the trade and industries of Bengal suffer heavily after the Battle of Plassey?

Indian merchants faced stiff competition from the English
Indian merchants were at a disadvantageous situation on account of payment of duties by them while the English trade was
duty free
Producers were forced through the use of violent methods to sell their commodities at lower prices
All of the above (correct)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 61: With reference to the colonial rule of India, which one of the following was not the feature of Subsidiary
Alliance System?

A subsidiary British army was to be maintained in the Indian State
The determination of expenses incurred on the subsidiary British army was the duty of Indian State
The Indian State had to keep a British resident in her capital
Indian soldiers could be used by the company commanders (correct)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 62: T he Dual Government recommended by Lord Clive provided that the

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criminal justice would be left to the Nawabi officials, while civil and fiscal matters would be controlled by the company
company will look after fiscal matters and all the rest would be dealt by the Indian rulers (correct)
Indian rulers will deal with all the matters of administration under the supervision of a company official
Indian rulers will only titular head and all the powers shall be directly dealt by the company

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 63: Who among the following joined Mir Qasim and Shuja-ud-Daulah in declaring war upon the English East India
Company and was later defeated by the British at the Battle of Buxar?

Jahandar Shah
Farrukhsiyar
Muhammad Shah
Shah Alam II (correct)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 64: Which one among the following was not a demand of the Prarthana Samaj?

Women education
Widow re-marriage
Raising the age of marriage for boys and girls (wrong)
Abolition of untouchability

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 65: Which of the following statements is/ are correct regarding Brahmo Samaj?
1. It opposed idolatry.
2. It denied the need for a priestly class for interpreting the religious texts.
3. It popularised the doctrine that the Vedas are infallible.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

Only 1
1 and 2
Only 3
All of these (wrong)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 66: T he core of the Safety-Valve thesis rests on the assumption that

a violent anti-colonial revolution was bound to occur unless a constitutional platform like the Congress was founded (correct)
the Congress would assist the British in administering the colony
the Congress leaders would constitute the colonial elite
the Congress as a party would assist the colonial rulers to implement political and social reforms

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 67: Consider the following statements
1. T he Champaran Satyagraha marked Gandhi’s second appearance in Indian Politics as a leader of the
masses.
2. T he Champaran Satyagraha was launched to address the problems faced by Indigo Plantation Workers.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Only 1
Only 2 (correct)
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 68: Consider the following statements in regard to Rowlatt Act.
1. Rowlatt Act was passed in 1919.
2. It was an Act, which gave the British Government massive power to repress Political activities.
3. T he Act allowed the government to arrest anybody without a trial for two years.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Only 1 (wrong)
Only 2
1 and 2
1, 2 and 3

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 69: Which among the following about Mahatma Gandhi Non-Cooperation Movement are correct?
1. Refusal to attend Government Durbars and official functions.
2. Participation in elections.
3. Participation in rallies for the boycott of foreign goods.
4. Surrender of titles.

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Select the correct answer using the codes given below

1, 2 and 3
1, 3 and 4 (correct)
2, 3 and 4
1 and 4

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 70: Khilafat Movement received support from both Hindus and Muslims and it was led from the front by Gandhiji.
In spite of this, the movement lost momentum. Why?

Office of Khalifa was abolished in Turkey itself and better terms offered to Turkey
Muslim League's opposition to the Indian National Congress
Special concessions given to the Muslims by the British Government (wrong)
Internal frictions between the Congress and the Muslim League

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 71: Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because

there was no Indian member in the commission (correct)
it supported the Muslim League
congress felt that the people of India are entitled to Swaraj
there were differences among the members

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 72: What is the correct sequence of the following events?
1. Declaration of the demand for Poorna Swaraj
2. Appointment of the Simon Commission
3. Dandi March
Select the correct answer from the codes given below

1, 3, 2
2, 1, 3 (correct)
1, 2, 3
3, 1, 2

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 73: Consider the following statements about the administrative changes after 1857.
1. Hostility to educated Indians.
2. Landlords act as counterweights to the nationalists.
3. Social services ignored.
4. Reversal of policy of support to social reforms.
5. Racial arrogance.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

1, 2, 3 and 5
2, 3 and 4
2, 4 and 5 (wrong)
All of these

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 74: Which of the following was/were the principle features of the Cabinet Mission Plan
1. Rejection of Pakistan.
2. Provinces to have autonomy and residual powers.
3. Common centre for defence and external affairs only.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 3 (wrong)
All of these

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 75: Consider the following statements
1. Congress attended the First Round T able Conference.
2. After Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931, Congress agreed to attend the Second Round T able Conference.
3. Karachi Session of Congress (1931) endorsed the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

1 and 2
2 and 3 (correct)
1 and 3
All of these
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 76: T he Drain T heory incorporated all threads of nationalist critique that it denuded India of its productive
capital. According to nationalist estimates, the economic drain at that time was
1. more than the total land revenue.
2. half of the total government revenue.
3. one third of the total savings.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 3 (correct)
All of these

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 77: Match List I (Books) with List II (Authors) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List – I

List – II

(Books)

(Author)

A. T he Indian Struggle

1. MN Roy

B. India in T ransition

2. Annie Besant

C. Wake up India
D. T ransfer of Power in India

3. Subhash Chandra Bose
4. Jawaharlal Nehru
5. V. P. Menon

Code

A-1 B-2 C-3 D-5
A-4 B-5 C-2 D-1
A-3 B-5 C-2 D-1
A-3 B-1 C-2 D-5

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 78: Consider the following statements
1. In the First Round T able Conference, Dr Ambedkar demanded separate electorates for the depressed
classes.
2. In the Poona Act, special provisions of representation of the depressed people in the local bodies and
civil services were made.
3. T he Indian National Congress did not take part in the T hird Round T able Conference.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 3 (correct)
All of these

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 79: Which of the following statements is not correct?

During India's Freedom Struggle, independence day was observed all over India on 26th January 1930
Subhash Chandra Bose inaugurated the Government of free India in Singapore in 1942
The Muslim League joined the Constituent Assembly in 1945
The Indian Independence Act, 1947 was passed in the British Parliament (wrong)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 80: Consider the following statements
1. Burma and India separated under the Government of India Act, 1919.
2. T he Government of India Act, 1935 provided for the abolition of the Indian Council.
3. T he Government of India Act, 1935 granted limited Franchise to Indian women.
Which of the statements is/are correct?

1 and 2
2 and 3
3 only (correct)
All of these

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 81: Consider the following statements
1. T he Indian music system is based upon T al and Rag.
2. T al is the rhythmic form while Rag is the Melodic form.
Which of the above is/are correct

1 and 2
Only 2
Only 1
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Neither 1 nor 2

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 82: T he Kalasutri Bahulya and Chamadyach Bahulya are the most important puppetry forms prevalent in which
region?

Andhra Region
Maharashtra
East India Region
North India Region

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 83: Match the following:
List – I
(Author)

List – II
(T ext)

A. Varahmihira

1. Mrichchha Katikam

B. Visakhadatta

2. Brihat Samhita

C. Sudraka

3. Devi Chandraguptam

D. Bilhana

4. Vikramankadeva Charita

Code

A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4 (correct)
A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 84: T here are only two known examples of cave paintings of the Gupta period in Ancient India. One of these is
paintings of Ajanta caves. Where is the other surviving example of Gupta paintings?

Bagh Caves
Ellora Caves
Lomas Rishi Caves
Nasik Caves

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 85: T he dharma and rita depict a central Idea of Ancient Vedic Civilisation of India. In this context, consider the
following statements
1. Dharma was a conception of obligations and of the discharge of one's duties to oneself and to others.
2. Rita was the fundamental moral law governing the functioning of the universe and all it contained.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Only 1
Only 2
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 86: T he Mathura School of Art was influenced by

Amaravati School of Art
Roman School of Art
Gandhara School of Art
Bodh Gaya School of Art

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 87: T he famous Brihadeshwara temple in T anjore was built by

Pallavas
Cholas (correct)
Pandyas
Chalukyas

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 88: Match the following:
List – I
A. Pandit Vishnu
Digambar Paluskar

List – II
1. Introduced Raga
classification in Indian music

B. Venkatamahi

2. Proponent of the Carnatic music

C. Shyama Shastri

3. Proponent of the Khayal form

D. Amir Khusrau

4. Composed the music for song

of Hindustani music

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Vande-Mataram
Code

A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2
A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3
A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 89: Nastaliq was

a Persian script used in Medieval India
a raga composed by Tansen
a cess levied by the Mughal rulers
a type of puppetry

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 90: T he Nagara, the Dravida the Vesara are

the three main racial group of the Indian sub-continent
the three main linguistic division (wrong)
the three main styles of Indian temple architecture
the three main musical gharanas prevalent in India

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 91: Consider the following statements
1. Pattachitra style of painting is one of the oldest and most popular art forms of Orissa.
2. Pattachitra is done on canvas and is manifested by rich colourful appreciation creative motifs and
design and portrayal of simple themes mostly mythological in dipiction.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Only 1
Only 2
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 92: Match the following:
List – I (Dancer)

List – II (Dance)

A. Kalamandalam Kshemavathy
B. Kothakkal Sivaraman

1. Kathakali
2. Manipuri

C. Lakshmi Viswanathan

3. Mohiniattam

D. N Madhavi Devi

4. Bharatanatyam

Code

A-1 C-3 B-2 D-4
A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 93: Which of the following classical works of literature were written during the Gupta Era?
1. Amarkosh
2. Kamasutra
3. Maghdula
4. Mudrarakshasa
Select the correct answer from the codes given below

1 and 2
2 and 3
1, 2 and 3
All of these

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 94: Consider the following statements
1. Sulah-kul means universal tolerance.
2. T he policy of Sulah-kul was state principle of Akbar.
3. Din-i-liahi was a result of the policy of Sulah-kul policy.
Which among the above statements is/are correct?

Only 1
1 and 2
1 and 3
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All of these

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 95: Mughal painting reached its climax during the reign of

Akbar
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
Vallabhacharya

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 96: Assertion (A): Buddhist Sangha did not admit indebted persons.
Reason (R): T he Buddhist Sanghas were supported by moneylenders and merchants.

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 97: Assertion (A):
Reason (R):

Razia was nominated as his successor by Iltutmish himself.

T he success of a nominee to ascend the throne was dependent upon the support of nobility.

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 98: Assertion (A):
Reason (R):

Asaf Jah was made Wazir of the Mughal empire from 1722 to 1724.

He was made wazir by Mohammad Shah to introduce administrator reforms.

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false (correct)
A is false but R is true

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 99: Assertion (A):
Reason (R):
subject.

Ilbert Bill proposed that the trial of British subjects could be held by Indian Magistrates.
T he Indian Magistrates felt humiliated on being considered ill fit to hold a trial of a British

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A (wrong)
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 100: Assertion (A): T he Wardha Scheme of 1937 was related with basic education.
Reason (R): T he Scheme was worked out by Zakir Hussain Committee, to review the falling standards of
English education among Indian Students.

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true
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