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1. With reference to the history of ancient India, 6. With reference to Vasishthiputra Pulumayin,
which one of the following statements is consider the following statements -
incorrect?
(1) He made Pratishthan (Paithan) the capital of
(a) In ancient times Prakrit language served as
the lingua franca of the entire country. the Satavahana kingdom.
(b) The two epics (Ramayana and (2) He was defeated by Saka ruler Rudradaman
Mahabharata) of ancient times were I.
originally composed in Sanskrit language. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(c) The inscriptions of Emperor Ashoka were (a) 1
only
written only in Prakrit language and Brahmi (b) 2 only
script.
(c) Both and 2
1

(d) The name of our country 'India' is known as

(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Hind in Arabic and Persian languages.

2. Which one of the following statements is false

7. Which of the following dynasty is also known
as 'Pitribhakt dynasty'?
with reference to the Harappan culture?
(a) The people of this period used to produce (a) Mathar dynasty
rice. (b) Vasistha dynasty
(b) The tradition of fire-worship continued in (c) Man dynasty
the post-Harappan period, for which (d) Nal dynasty
temples were built.
(c) Craftsmanship was advanced in this period, 8. Which of the following statement is not
due to which they used to make the pottery correct regarding Chandragupta II?
smooth and shiny. (a) The Gupta Empire reached the pinnacle of
(d) During this period a settlement was its glory during his time.
established in northern Afghanistan for (b) He made Ujain the second capital.
trade with Central Asia. (c) During his time the traveler Hiuen Tsang
came to India.
3. Which one of the following statements is false (d) Vikramaditya was his title.
with reference to Vedic culture?
(a) The family in this period was patriarchal. 9. For whom were the designations 'Mahattar'
(b) Child marriage was prevalent during this and 'Pattakil' used in medieval India?
period. (a) Military officer
(c) The goddesses Usha and Aditi were (b) Village Head
worshiped during this period. (c) Expert in Vedic rituals
(d) Spies were kept to maintain order in the (d) Heads of craftsman guilds
society.
10. Whose assembly did the great Jain scholar
4. In Buddhism 'Vesak' is related to Hemchandra decorate?
(a) From Buddha Jayanti (a) Amoghavarsha
(b) From the Buddhist monasteries of Tibet
(b) Kumarpal
(c) Buddhist chanting
(d) Clothes worn by Buddhist monks (c) Jaisingh Siddharaj
(d) Vidyadhar
5. Which of the following is related to
'Organization and Communication' 11. Who among the following Was called
prevalent in the Maurya period?
'Veerkal'?
(a) Intelligence system.
(a) Temple
(b) Committee on Foreign Trade.
(b) Tools
(c) From the Mauryan postal system.
(d) Correspondence between the central and (c) Monument
local goOvernment. (d) Weapon

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12. In what context are the words "Kalavu' and 17. During the reign of which ruler of the Delhi
"Karpu' used in Tamil texts? Sultanate, 'Ragdarpan' was translated into
(a) In respect of land tax Persian?
(b) In the context of warrior class (a) Firoz Tughlaq
(c) In the context of marriage (b) Muhammad Tughlaq
(d) In the context of intelligence system (c) Balvan
(d) Razia Sultan
13. Which of the following is the first work in
which many features of history in today's 18. Which of the following travelers wrote in his
sense are realised? account that 'the Vijayanagara Empire
(a) Mushikavansh appears to be as vast as Rome'?
(b) Harshacharita (a) Domingo Paes
(c) Vikramankadevcharit (b) Nicolo Conti
(d) Rajatarangini (c) Abdurrazzaq
(d) Afanasy Nikitin
14. Consider the following statements -
(1) The Pallava king Narasimhavarman 19. Who among the following Sultans of
assumed the title of Vatpikonda. Kashmir commissioned Mulla Ahmad to
(2)) The Rashtrakutas ended the dominance of translate the Mahabharata into Persian?
the Pallavas. (a) Sultan Qutbuddin
Which of the above statements is/are correct? (b) Sultan Sikandar
(a) 1
only (c) Sultan Zainul Ábidin
(b) 2 only (d) Sultan Shihabuddin
(c) Both l and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 20. What is the name of the literary style
bdeveloped by the Khojas, a branch of the
15. Which one of the following statements is not
II esHe Ismaili sect?
correct regarding King Krishnadevaraya? (a) Jinan
(a) He was a grcat scholar of Telugu and (b) Ziyarat
Sanskrit. (c) Raga
(b) Foreign travelers Pius and Nuniz visited his (d) Shahada
Court.
(c) Barbosa praised him for the great justice 21. With reference to Saint Chaitanya of
and fairness prevailing in his empire. medieval India, consider the following
(d) He composed his best work statements -
Amuktamalayad in Sanskrit. (1) He did not oppose Hindu scriptures and idol
worship.
16. For the expansion of which of the following (2) He was considered traditionalist
did Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq set up Diwan philosopher.
i-Amir-i-Kohidepartment? Which of the above statements is/are false?
(a) Revenue (a) lonly
(b) Agriculture (b) 2only
(c) Currency (c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Military (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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22. The school of Indian philosophy which is 27. Which one of the following statements is false
parallel to Aristotle's approach in logical in the context of Akbar's conquest of
thinking and which contributes to the Gujarat?
(a) Akbar captured Ahmedabad in 1572 AD.
attempt to prove the existence of God and
(b) Akbar saw the sea for the first time at
monotheism using logic is –
Cambay.
(a) Justice
(c) At this time the Portuguese had established
(b) Charvak supremacy on the sea.
(c) Advaita (d) The Mirzas supported Akbar in this
(d) Mimamsa campaign.

23. The famous medieval saint Shankardev was 28. Which statement is not correct regarding
related to - Malik Ambar?
(a) Shaivism (a) He led the Mughal army in the Deccan.
(b) Malik Ambar abolished the ijara system.
(b)From the Vaishnava sect
(c) It introduced confiscation system.
(c) Advaita sect
(d) He burnt Nausarpur, the capital built by
(d) Dwaitadvaita sect
Ibrahim Adilshah.

24. During whose reign ""Yogavashishtha" was 29. Which one of the following statements is not
translated into Persian by Nizamuddin correct with reference to the Mansabdari
Panipati? system?
(a) Akbar (a) Mansabdars were paid in jagirs and not in
(b) Humayun cash.
(c) Shahjahan (b) The same document was called 'Jama
(d) Aurangzeb Dami'.
do(c) The Mansabdari system was not running
smoothly during the time of Shah Jahan.
25. The idea of 'Farr-i Ijdi', which was the basis
(d) Later on, the salaries of the mansabdars
of the Mughal monarchy, was first developed were paid on a monthly basis instead of
by which of these Sufi saints? annually.
(a) Shihabuddin Suhrawardy
(b) Nizamuddin Auliya 30. Which statement is not correct in the context
(c) Ibn al-Arabi of Mughal rural system?
(d) Viajid Vistami (a) The farmer had personal rights over his
land.
(b) The panchayats were empowered to impose
26. Which one of the following statements is not
more severe punishments such as fines and
correct regarding Humayun?
expulsion from the community.
(a) After the defeat of Kannauj, it found refuge
(c) It was the responsibility of the headman to
in the court of the Shah of Iran.
keep a watch on the conduct of the people
(b) Recaptured Delhi in 1555 AD. to prevent caste defiance.
(c) It died after falling fromn the ladder of the (d) Miras/Watan was also the land given by the
library. village community to rural artisans in
(d) Its tomb was built by Akbar. Bengal in return for their services.

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31. With reference to

the administrative 35. The invasion of Nadirshah took place during
information given in Ain-i-Akbari, which one
the time of which of the following Mughal
of the following statements is false?
(a) It contains detailed information about emperor?
fourteen provinces. (a) Bahadur Shah I

(b) According to it the Sayurgal was a revenue

(b) Farrukhsiyar
grant given in charity.
(c) A detailed description of the agrarian (c) Muhammad Shah
society of North India is found in its Mulk (d) Aurangzeb
Abadi part.
(d) It gives a detailed description of the
provinces and their administrative and 36. Which of the following Mughal emperors
financial units (sarkar, mahal, pargana).
learned Hindu musie from Lala Kalawant?

32. To which of the following were 'Ijaredars' (a) Humayun

related during the Mughal period? (b) Jahangir
(a) Rent collector
(c) Akbar
(b) Revenue fixing officers
(c) Officer keeping the accounts of the loan (d) Shah Jahan
(d) Officer demarcating the land

37. Jizya was reintroduced by Aurangzeb

33. Consider the following statements -
in
(1) Both Iqta and Khalsa were types of land. 1679. What is Satish Chandra's argument
Where Iqta was a special land granted to about Aurangzeb's reintroduction of Jizya?
military officers in which the Iqtadar (called
(a) Jizya was imposed because of the
Amir or Mukta) could collect taxes but
could not use it, Khalsa was under the direct opposition of the Hindus and the greed of
control of the Sultan.
the rulers.
(2) Both Usra and Kharaj were types ofrevenue
systems. While the revenue collection was do (b) Aurangzeb imposed Jizya to force non
based on age-sharing system, Kharaj was Muslims to accept Islam.
based on cash collection.
(c) The imposition of Jizya was an indication of
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) 1 only the deepening political crisis, especially
(b) 2 only because of the deteriorating situation in the
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 Deccan.
(d) Jizya was measure to reduce the
34. With reference to the Mughal rulers, increasing pressure on the exchequer.
consider the following statements -
(1) Akbar Aurangzeb were deeply
and
38. With reference to medieval India, which one
interested in cannon making.
(2) In that period, India used to export steel of the following is the correct sequence in
swords. ascending order of size?
Which of the above statements is/are correct? (a) Pargana-Sarkar-Suba
(a) 1 only
(b) Sarkar Pargana Suba
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) Suba Sarkar Pargana
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39. The civil war between Shivaji's grandson 43. Which of the following statements regarding
Shahu and his aunt Tarabai who lived in the cost of capital of the Company under the
Kolhapur gave birth to a new system in the dual system of administration of Bengal
Maratha rule. Which change is visible in the correct?
Maratha Empire under this system - (a) Money spent by the conmpany on military
(a) The Mughals started collecting Jizya from modernization.
the entire Maratha territories. (b) Money carned by the employees of the
(b) The Peshwa became the executive head of company from private business
the Maratha Empire. (c) Buying Indian goods from the revenue
(c) Mansabdari system started in Maratha received from Bengal and selling them
Empire. abroad.
(d) Tax-free land was given to the soldiers in (d) Money invested in the development of
the Maratha Empire. agriculture in Bengal.

40. With which of the following is Saranjami 44. Between whom was the 'Treaty of Yandbu'
Pratha related? done?
(a) Maratha írrigation tax (a) British and Nepal
(b) Maratha land revenue
(b) British and Afghanistan
(c) Mughal octroi
(c) British and Bhutan
(d) Military administration of the Sikhs
(d) British and Verma
41. Which of the following statements is
45. What was the immediate cause of the First
incorrect regarding the French 'East India
Anglo-Burmese War?
Company"?
(a) The French 'East India Company' started (a) British occupation of the areas of
trade in India after the British. Tenasserim and Arakan.
(b) The French 'East India Company was (b) Conflict with the interests of English

completely independent of the French merchants by giving special facilities to

government. French merchants by Verma.
da Shahipur Island in Chittagong by
(c) During the time of French GovernordH (C) Capture of

General Dupleix, the power of the French the King of Burma.

was at its peak in South India. (d) Sending three warships under the leadership
(d) After the Treaty of Paris after the Battle of of Commodore Lambert to Rangoon and
demanding compensation from Burma.
Wandiwash, the French could only operate
as trading posts in India and could neither
fortify their factories nor keep troops there.
46. The 'State-abduction policy' was a policy
whose objective was -
(a) To control the rebellion in the Indian
42. Consider the following statements regarding
princely states.
the arrival of Europeans in India - (b) To increase British military power.
(1) The Dutch explorers paved the way for the (c) To control the landlords.
arrival of Europeans in India. (d) Extending the territorial boundaries of the
(2) To establish monopoly on India's sea routes, English 'East India Company'.
Portuguese adopted Blue Water Policy'.
Which of the above statements is/are not 47. Which Indian state was taken over by the
correct? British on the basis of misrule?
(a) 1 only (a) Jhansi
(b) 2 only (b) Awadh
(c) Both 1
and 2 (c) Mysore
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48. Who among the following wrote the military 53. By whom was the Ryotwari experiment
manual "Fatul Mujahideen'? started in land revenue?
(a) Babar (a) Henry Dundas
(b) Sher Shah Suri (b) Alexander Reed
(c) Alauddin Khilji (c) David Ricardo
(d) Zainul Abedin Shustri (d) Mount Stuart Elphinstone

49. Which one of the following Viceroys adopted 54. Which one of the following was not a feature
the 'Policy of Retrogression and of the railways in colonial India?
Concentration'? (a) The main objective of the establishment of
(a) Lord Lytton
railways in India was to protect the interest
(b) Lord Curzon
of the empire.
(c) Lord Auckland
(b) British capital investment was invited at a
(d) Lord John Lawrence
guaranteed interest of 15%, which would be
payable from the Indian revenue if
50. Which princely state was not merged under
necessary.
the 'Doctrine of Lapse' even in the absence of
a (c) The construction work made the ecology
natural heir?
abnormal.
(a) Satara
(b) Karauli (d) The construction of railways was planned in
(c) Pudukottai such a way that it connected the inner
(d) Baroda markets with the sea ports, but it did not
provide interconnection between the inner
51. Which one of the following statements is not market towns.
correct about the industries of colonial
India? 55. 'Calico' is related to which of the following?
(a) The jute industry was almost entirely owned (a) A variety of crop
by Europcans. )Revenue Oficer
(b) The cotton textile industry was almost (c) Export cloth from India to Europe
entirely owned by Indians. (d) Indian indigo
(c) The cotton textile industry was small in size.
(d) The growth of cotton industry was the result 56. Which one of the following statements is
of government cooperation. correct with reference to 'Dadni Pratha'?
(a) It was a prevalent form of Sati system in
52. The Permanent Settlement was very rarely South India.
extended to other territories because (b) It was related to the capital support provided
(a) After 1810, there was an increase in by the traders to the artisans.
agricultural prices, which increased the (c) It was a social reform system during the
value of the crop, while the increase in the Mughal period.
share of the state was not allowed in the (d) It was the Mughal revenue system.
Permanent Settlement.
(b) The economic principles of the records had 57. From where did the 'Supa Rebellion' start?
an influence on the policy-makers. (a) Patna
(c) It seemed timely to settle the state directly (b) Gujarat
with the ryots. (c) Poona
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58. With reference to the British land revenue 63. What was the demand of Tebhaga Kisan
policies, consider the following statements – Andolan' of Bengal?
(1) The permanent and ryotwari settlement was (a) To reduce the share of the zamindars from

fundamentally different from the traditional half of the crop to one-third.

(b) Providing land ownership to the cultivators,
land practices of the country.
being the actual cultivators of the land.
(2) The British made land a commodity that
(c) Abolition of zamindari system and abolition
could be sold, mortgaged and transferred.
of serfdom.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? (d) Cancellation of all loans of farmers.
(a) 1
only
(b) 2 only 64. After the 'Santhal Rebellion' was put down,
(c) Both l and 2 what measure/s was/were taken by the
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 colonial government?
(1) Territories named 'Santhal Parganas' were
created.
59. 'Damin-i-Koh' was associated with which of
(2) It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer
the following?
land to a non-Santhal.
(a) Land given in grant
Select the correct answer using the code given
(b)Santhal Pargana below -
(c) Religious book of Santhals (a) Ionly
(d) God of Santhals (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither nor 2
Which city was the first to be recaptured by
1
60.

the British during the Revolt of 1857?

65. Deenbandhu Mitra wrote his play 'Neel
(a) Meerut
Darpan' in the context of which subject? -
(b) Jhansi
written in the context of the object?
(c) Delhi (a) Under-industrialization of India.
(d) Lucknow (b) The condition of Indian laborers.
(c) Social status of women.
61. Who among the following Governor (d) Harassment of indigo producing farmers.

Generals was addressed with the epithet

66. Who among the following was the originator
'Clemency"?
of the Young Bengal Movement?
(a) Lord Canning
(a) Henry Vivian Derozio
(b) Lord Mayo
(b) David Hare
(c) Lord Ripon (c) Dwarkanath Tagore
(d) Lord Lansdowne (d) Prasanna Kumar Tagore

62. With whom Was the 'Deccan Riots 67. Who among the following was not associated
with the activities of the Theosophical
Commission' related?
Society?
(a) Indebtedness of farmers
(a) Madam H.P. Blavatsky
(b) Lack of law and order in the Deccan (b) A.0. Hume
(c) Problems of Ryotwari system (c) Colonel H.S. Olcott
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68. Which social reformer of Maharashtra is 73. With reference to the English writers of
known by the nickname 'Lokhitwadi'? Indian history, consider the following
(a) Jyotiba Phule statements -
(b) Gopal Hari Deshmukh (1) Sir William Jones translated the religious
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji text Bhagavadgita into English.
(d) Bal Shastri (2) Wilkins had established the Asiatic Society
of Bengal in Calcutta.
69. Which one of the following statements Which of the above statenments is/are true?
regarding socio-religious reform movements (a) I only
in modern India is not correct? (b) 2 only
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded the 'Bharat (c) Bothl and 2
Sevak Samaj' with the aim of social reform. (d) Neither I nor 2
(b) The Radhasoami movement was started by
Shivdayal Sahib in 1861 at Agra. 74. The proposal to make primary education
(c) Sir Syed Ahmed propagated his ideas compulsory was first put forward in the
through a magazine named "Tahzeev-ul Imperial Council by which of the following?
Akhlaq'. (a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Raja Rammohan Roy brought out a (b) Ferozeshah Mehta
newspaper named 'Udant Martand' in (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
support of widow remarriage and to speed (d) Annie Besant
up the efforts of social reform.
75. Which of the following statements
70. The British Governmnent passed the 'Age of incorrect with reference to Lord Macaulay's
Consent Act' in 1891, in which the minimum reminder letter?
age of marriage was determined. Which (a) The government was asked to take upon
nationalist opposed this law? itself the responsibility of the education of
(a) Bahramji Malabari tbtthe was
masses.
(b) Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar (b) It talked about promoting western
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak science and literature.
(d) None of these (c) There was talk of adopting the 'downward
filtration principle'.
71. Who Was known by the nickname (d) The medium of education was made
'Lokhitwadi'? English and schools and colleges imparting
(a) Gopalhari Deshmukh education in English medium were
(b) Mahadev Govind Ranade established on a large scale.
(c) Jyotiba Phule
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 76. "The palace of the Congress is full and my
main ambition while living in India is to help
72. For what purpose Lord Wellesley opened the it die peacefully.'
Fort William College in Calcutta in 1800? The above statement belongs to which of the
(a) For the training of the Indian Army. following?
(b) For the training of the youth of civil service. (a) Lord Dalhousie
(c) For translation of Indian religious texts. (b) Lord Dufferin
(d) Toprovide science and technical education (c) Lord Curzon
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77. Who among the following was not 82. The Ghadar Party formed in USA was
communist leader in colonial India? determined to start a rebellion in India.
(a) P.C. Ray Which of the following states was chosen by
(b) S.A. Dange the party to launch its armed insurrection?
(c) Muzaffar Ahmed (a) Punjab
(d) Singaravelu (b) Bengal
(c) United Provinces
78. Which one of the following statements about (d) Bihar
Bipin Chandra Pal is correct?
(a) He was a member of the moderate party of
83. Who among the following formed the All
the Congress.
Bengal Civil Disobedience Council?
(b) He was a member of the Extremist party of
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
the Congress.
(c) He was the Defense Minister in the first (b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
government of independent India. (c) Sureshchandra Banerjee
(d) He was the Chief Minister of West Bengal. (d) J.M. Sengupta

79. Which of the following politicians used 84. Who started the publication of a newspaper
traditional religious festivals to propagate named 'AI-Hilal"?
nationalist ideas? (a) Ferozeshah Mehta
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Motilal Nehru
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Maulana Muhammad Ali
(c) Arvind Ghosh
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
85. Which of the following statement is
80. As a result of the partition of Bengal, the
incorrect?
Swadeshi and Boycott movements were
(a) The Haat-Tola movement was launched in
organized in different parts of India, Which
North Bengal in which the farmers were
one of the following persons is famous foro
leading this movement in Tamil Nadu? opposed to the taxes collected by the
(a)C. Rajagopalachari landowners in the Haat.
(b)Chidambaram Pillai (b) The Warli tribe revolted in 1945 against
(c) E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker moneylenders, forest contractors and rich
(d) Sarojini Naidu
farmers.
(c) The movement called 'Barber-Dhobi Bandh'
81. With reference to the 'Swadeshi Movement',
consider the following statements -
was a major part of the uit India

(1) It was supported in the Banaras session of Movement.

the Congress despite the opposition of the (d) The Vaikom Satyagraha was started in
moderate leaders. Kerala for temple entry.
(2) Although the expansion of this movement
was from Bengal to Maharashtra and 86. Swami Ramanand Tirtha was related to -
Punjab, yet Delhi remained untouched by it. (a) Punnapra Vayalar Satyagraha
Which of the statements given above is/are
(b) Movement in the princely state of
correct?
Hyderabad
(a) 1 only
(c) The leadership of the Revolt of 1857 in
(b) 2only
(c) Both and 21 Bareilly
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) Revolt of Poligars in Andhra Pradesh

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87. In 1901, a bill was introduced in the 92. In protest against the Jallianwala Bagh
massacre in 1919, which eminent person
Legislative Council of Bombay, the object of
which was to take away the land ownership
returned the title of Knight conferred by the
British Government?
rights of the peasants, so that they could not (a) Mahatma Gandhi
spend lavishly on marriages and festivals. (b) Rabindranath Tagore
Which nationalist strongly opposed this bill? (c) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) Gopalkrishna Gokhale
(b) Ferozeshah Mehta
93. Which of the following statements about the
(c) Surendranath Banerjee
independence of India is/are correct?
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1) The formal transfer of power was
announced by Lord Mountbatten on August
88. Which nationalist leader was sentenced to 15, 1947, notifying the independence of
India.
imprisonment for commenting against the
(2) Mahatma Gandhi was not present in the
opinion of Judge 'Nourish' on the statue of
celebrations held in the capital on 15th
Shaligram? August, 1947.
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak Select the correct answer using the code given
(b) Surendranath Banerjee below
(a) lonly
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(b) 2 only
(d) Byomeshchandra Banerjee
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
89. Who among the following founded the
'Indian Society of Oriental Art'? 94. What would be the most appropriate
(a) Nihar Ranjan Ray description of "Punjab Naujawan Bharat
Sabha'? Itwas his wish that -
(b) Narendra Mohan Mukherjee
(a) Do political work among the youth, farmers
(c) Abanindranath Tagore
(d) Varindra Kumar Ghosh
Il eiai cpH and vorkers
(b) Spread the philosophy of revolution among
the students.
90. Rajni Palm Dutt said, "He used to fight (c) Start anti-imperialist discussion among the
workers.
imperialism as well as cooperate." About
(d) Be helpful in building the trade union
which political alliance did he say this? movemnent of Punjab.
(a) Indian National Congress
(b) Swaraj Party 95. Which one of the following statements is not
(c) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association correct about the Chattogram Group?
(d) None of the above / more than one of the (a) It was subscribed by a large number of
above youth including Ganesh Ghosh, Loknath
Bal and Anant Singh.
(b) Its leader Surya Sen, before joining the
91. The first editor of the magazine 'Indian
was – group, was a lawyer in Dacca.
Opinion'
(c) Surya Sen and his group were closely
(a) M.K. Gandhi
associated with the Congress work in
(b) Albert West
Chattogram.
(c) Mahadev Desai
(d) This group made an action plan to take over
(d) Mansukhlal Nazar
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96. The objective of the Butler Committee of 100. In 1938, at the Haripura session of the
1927 was – Congress, Subhash Chandra Bose was
(a) To determine the jurisdiction of the Central elected the President of the Congress. At this
and Provincial Governments. time the Congress adopted the idea of
economic planning and formed a National
(b) To determine the powers of the Secretary of
Planning Committee. Who was made the
State for India.
chairman of this National Planning
(c) To impose censorship on the nationalist
Committee?
press. (a) Rajendra Prasad
(d) Improving relations between the (b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Government of India and the princely states. (c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Sardar Patel
97. Why was the Radcliffe Committee
appointed? 101. Why did the Muslim League refuse to accept

(a) To solve the problem of minorities in India the Cabinet Mission Plan on July 29, 1946?
(a) Since the subject of defense was with the
(b) To convert the Independence Bill into
Center and not with the provinces.
action
(b) The statement of the Congress President
(c) To determine the boundaries between India
(Nehru) that the Constituent Assenmbly
and Pakistan
would have sovereign authority over future
(d) To investigate the East Bengal riots decisions.
(c) The grouping is not confirmed to be
98. Consider the following statements mandatory by the end of the time limit.
(1) Sarojini Naidu was the first woman (d) Unequal number of provinces in the three
president of the Indian National Congress. groups.
(2) The first Muslim President of the Indian
Vadard 102. Who among the following led the
National Congress was
Chattogram Armory Attack'?
Tayyav.
(a) Hindustan Republican Army
Which of the statements given above is/are
(b) Hindustan Socialist Republican Army
correct? (c) Indian Republican Army
(a) 1
only (d) Anushilan Samiti
(b) 2 only
(c) Both and 2 103. Consider the following statements -
1

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (1) The Communal Award was based on the
findings of the Indian Suffrage Committee,
99. During which mass movement were Jamia also known as the Lothian Committee.
(2) The Poona Pact was brought in the form of
Millia Islamia (National Muslim University),
a new Act in place of the Communal Award.
Bihar Vidyapeeth, Kashi Vidyapeeth and
Which of the statements given above is/are
Gujarat Vidyapeeth established in Aligarh?
correct?
(a) Swadeshi movement
(a) only
1

(b) Non-Cooperation Movement (b) 2 only

(c) Civil Disobedience Movement (c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Quit India Movement (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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110. Who among the following was the one who

escaped the death sentence in 'Kakori
(a) Pranami sect Padyantra Kand'?
(b) Theosophists (a) Ashfaqullah Khan

(c) Both (a) and (b) (b) Rajendra Lahiri

(c) Ramprasad Bismil
(d) None of the above.
(d) Chandrashekhar Azad

105. Which of the following events resulted in the

111. Who introduced the new system of justice
publication of the Treaty of Sabres'?
delivery through 'hierarchical organization
(a) Non-cooperation movement
of civil and criminal courts' in India?
(b)Civil Disobedience Movement
(a) Cornwallis
(c) Individual Satyagraha
(b) Warren Hastings
(d) Quit India Movement
(c) William Bentinck
(d) Lord Clive
O

106. What was the name of the movement started

by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan against the 112. Which one of the following statements is
British? incorrect for the factors underlying the
(a) Red Kurti (Red Shirt) growth of modern nationalism in India?
(b) Quit India (a) To understand the real nature of British
(c) Khilafat colonialexploitation which Dadabhai
(d) None of the above Naoroji, R.C. Dutt and W. C. Wacha's
Proven in articles on Indian poverty.
(b) Max Müller, Re-discovery of India's past by
107. What was 'Kamagatamaru'?
R. G. Bhandarkar etc. which instilled
(a) Industrial Center
confidence and disproved the colonial claim
(b) A port
(c) A ship I| fettai HG Ora history of slavery.
(c) The rise of a middle class intelligentsia that
(d) An army unit
created a common base of thought,
knowledge and values.
108. Under whose chairmanship a committee was (d) Reactionary policies of Ripon and Curzon.
formed to defend the accused in the Kakori
case? 113. With reference to the shifting of thecapital of
(a) Acharya Narendra Dev India from Calcutta to Delhi, consider the
(b) Govindvallabh Pant following statements -
(c) Chandrabhanu Gupta (1) Delhi became the capital of British India in
1912.
(d) Motilal Nehru
(2) Two architects, Edward Lutyens and
Herbert Baker, were called to design New
109. “I am a socialist and a republican and I do
Delhi and its buildings.
not believe in kings and princes." This
Which of the statements given above is/are
statement is related to -
correct?
(a) Narendra Dev
(a) lonly
(b) Achyut Patwardhan
(b) 2 only
(c) Jaiprakash Narayan
(c) Bothl and 2

(d) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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114. During whose tenure English became the 119. Which of the following statements is
cooperative language of Indian incorrect regarding Pitt's India Act of 1784?
administration? (a) Under this the British Government got

(a) Lord Cornwallis control over the affairs of the Company and
its Indian administration.
(b) Lord Hastings
(b) The Board of Control was constituted under
(c) Lord William Bentinck
this Act.

(d) Lord Lytton

(c) This Act freed Bombay and Madras
Presidencies to take decisions in matters of
115. Which of the following is associated with the war, diplomacy and revenue.
ancient Indian religious anthology 'Songs (d) This Act put the governance of India in the
from Prison' translated into English? hands of the Governor General and the
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak Council consisting of three members.
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 120. With reference to the Diarchy system that
(d) Sarojini Naidu started as a result of the Government of India
Act of 1919, consider the following

116. Who
statements –
among the following Governor
(1) The father of this system was Sir Lionel
Generals ridiculed the Congress for
Curtis.
representing a 'very minority' people?
(2) Under this system, all subjects were divided
(a) Lord Dufferin
into two parts - central and provincial.
(b) Lord Curzon
Which of the statements given above is/are
(c) Lord Minto correct?
(d) Lord Lansdowne
(b) 2 only
117. In which years Sir Thomas Munro was the (c) Both and 2
1

Governor of Madras? (d) Neither 1 nor 2

(a) 1820-1827 AD
(b) 1819-1826 AD 121. By which of the following Acts, Verma was

(c) 1822-1829 AD
separated from India?
(a) Indian Council Act, 1909
(d) 1818-1825 AD
(b) Government of India Act, 1919
(c) Government of India Act, 1935
118. Under which of the following Acts separate
(d) Indian Independence Act, 1947
electorates were created for the
representation of Indian Christians and 122. Under which Act ICS in India? Was there a
Anglo-Indians? provision for recruitment test?
(a) Indian Councils Act, 1861 (a) Indian Councils Act, 1861
(b) Indian Council Act, 1909 (b) Indian Councils Act, 1893
(c) Government of India Act, 1919 (c) Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909

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123. Consider the following statements – 127. Nagar, Dravid and Besar are -
(1) In the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of (a) The three main ethnic groups of the Indian
1919, suffrage was recommended for all subcontinent.
women above the age of21 years. (b) Three main language groups into which the
(2) In the Government of India Act of 1935, languages of India can be divided.

provision was made for reserved seats for (c) The three main styles of Indian temple
women in the Legislature. architecture.
(d) The three main musical schools prevalent in
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? India.

(a) 1 only
128. With reference to the temples of Pattadakal,
(b) 2 only
consider the following statements -
(c) Both 1
and 2
(1) The tower of Papnath temple is built in
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
North Indian style.
(2) Virupaksha temple is built in South Indian
124. Which one of the following statements about
style.
Elephanta Island is correct? Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) It was named by the British after a huge (a) 1 only
elephant-like structure was found there. (b) 2only
(b) It has a huge stupa. (c) Both and 2
1

(c) It is famous for a magnificent carving of (d) Neither nor 2

Vishnu described in the Vishnudharmottara
Purana. 129. 'Gopuram' in ancient Indian architecture
(d) It is associated with the Pashupata sect. to
refers which of the following?
(a) The platform of the Stupa
125. Which one of the following statements (b) To the entrance of the temple
daL Large ormate pillar of Chaitya
regarding Aihole architecture is not correctt
(a) Aihole was called the 'City of Temples'
eiH (d) The circumambulation path of the stupa

during the Chalukya era.

130. Consider the following statements -
(b) The most beautiful of the Hindu cave
(1) There is also a dome in the Alai Darwaza,
temples of Aihole is the temple of the Sun.
which is the first correct dome made by
Which is called 'Laad Khan'.
scientific method.
(c) Ravikirti built a temple of Jinendra in
(2) One of the main features of Tughlaq
Aihole itself, which is called 'Meguti
architecture is the sloping wall.
Temple'.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(d) The temples of Aihole, which come under
(a) I only
the category of the oldest temples of India,
(b) 2 only
are located in the state ofMaharashtra. l and 2
(c) Both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
126. In the context of the cultural history of India,
what does the term 'Panchayatan' refer to? 131. In Mughal art 'Pitra Dura' was related to -
(a) Assembly of elders of the village (a) Mughal painting
(b) Religious sect (b) Dome building style
(c) Temple design style (c) Method of ornate decoration on marble
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132. Which one of the following was a temple built 137. Consider the following statements related to
by the Chola kings? the Kishangarh style of painting -
(a) Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur (1) This painting style is associated with the life
and myths, love and devotion of Sawant
(b) Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
Singh and his beloved Vani-Thani.
(c) Srirangam Temple, Tiruchirappalli
(2) Many paintings have also been made in this
(d) Durg Temple, Aihole
style on the devotional and erotic
relationship of Radha and Krishna.
133. Which dynasty is not associated with the Which of the statements given above is/are
construction period of Dhamekh Stupa? correct?
(a) l only
(a) Maurya dynasty
(b) 2 only
(b) Kushan dynasty
(c) Both l and 2
(c) Gupta dynasty
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Chalukya dynasty

138. Which one of the following is believed to be a

134. The secretariat building of which state is collection of hymns sung by women?
known as "Writer's Building"? (a) Sumangalvilasini
(a) Assam (b) Therigatha
(c) Stridharmapaddhati
(b) West Bengal
(d) Rtusamhara
(c) Maharashtra

(d) Karnataka
139. The picture of Bodhisattva Padmapani is the
most famous and frequently painted
135. With reference to Amaravati sculpture style, painting, which is -
consider the followingstatements
(1) It focused on emotional idols.
seT ptan
(a) In Ajanta
(b)In Badami

(2) This style developed under the patronage of (c) In tiger

(d) It Ellora
the Satavahana rulers.
Which of the statements given above is/are
140. 'Dharma' and 'Rita' depict a central idea of
correct?
the ancient Vedic civilization of India. In this
(a) only context, consider the following statements –
1

(b) 2 only (1) 'Dharma' was the concept of one's

(c) Both land 2 obligations and personal duties towards self
(d) Neither I nor 2 and others.
(2) 'Rita' was the fundamental moral law that
governed the creation and the activities of
136. The famous painting "Vani-Thani" belongs
all the elements contained in it.
to which style?
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) Bundi style (a) Ionly
(b) Jaipur style (b) 2 only
(c) Kangra style (c) Both 1 and 2

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which of the following states? for the production of?
(a) Karnataka (a) Bamboo Handicraft

(b) Andhra Pradesh (b) Cotton clothes

(c) Tamil Nadu (c) Pashmina wool
(d) Kerala (d) Tea

142. The 'Basadis' of Karnataka are related to - 147. 'Gangaikondacholapuram' was established
(a) Buddhist prayer meetings during the reign of which Chola ruler?
(b) Pagan community centers (a) Rajendra-I
(c) Jain monastic centers (b) Parantaka-I
(d) Idols of village deities (c) Rajraj
(d) Rajendra-II
143. Which one of the following is the correct
description of the term 'Paramita' in the 148. Consider the following statements -
context of the cultural history of India? (1) Aryabhata explained the phenomena of
(a) The earliest theology text written in the solar eclipse and lunar eclipse.
Sutra system. (2) 'Meghdootam' is a poetic composition
(b) Philosophical sects rejecting the authority composed by Kalidas.
of the Vedas. Which of the statements given above is/are
(c) The perfections whose attainment paves the correct?
way for the Bodhisattva. (a) 1
only
(d) Powerful merchant classes of early (b) 2 only
medieval South India. (c) Bothl and 2

nor 2
daF() Neither
1

144. With whom are Pavakuthu, Yampuri and

Ravana's shadow related? 149. What is 'Karkkidakam' related to Indian
(a) From the classical dance forms prevalent in eulture and tradition?
Eastern India. (a) A stage in the Rath Yatra ofLord Jagannath.
(b) From the theatrical styles prevalent in (b) A major text of Kannada literature dealing
different parts of India. with South Indian festivals.
(c) Major festivals celebrated in Northeast (c) The last month of the Malayalam calendar,
India. also known as 'Ramayana month'.
(d) Puppetry art prevalent in different regions (d) A famous temple of Tamil culture
of India. recognized since ancient times.

145. What is not correct about "Raaga"? 150. In the context of Indian culture,
(a) 5 swaras are used in Audhav raga. "Deepmalika" refers to -
(b) Megh ragas are sung in the morning. (a) Yogasana Kriya
(c) Bhairav raga is indicated by the mood of (b) Architectural features of the temple
fear. (c) A festival
(d) Kaushik raga is sung in the third pahar. (d) A form of theatrical art

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Q. No. Key Q.
No. Key Q.
No. Key Q. No. Key Q. No. Key 0. No. Key
1 C 28 A 55 C 82 A 109 D 136

2 B 29 C 56 B 83 D 110 D 137 C

3 B 30 D 57 C 84 D 111 B
138 B

4 A 31 A 58 C 85 C 112 D 139 A

5 A 32 A 59 86 B 113 B 140 C

6 C 33 A 60 C 87 B 114 C
141 A

7 A 34 C 61 A 88 B 115 C 142

8 35 C 62 A 89 116 A 143 C

9 B 36 C 63 A 90 A 117 A 144 D

10 B 37 C 64 C 91 D 118 C 145 D

11 38 65 D 92 B 119 146 C

12 C 39 66 A 93 C 120 A 147

13 D 40 B 67 B 94 A 121 C 148 C

14 A 41 B 68 B 95 B 122 D 149

15 D 42 A 69 D 96 D 123 B 150

16 B 43 C 70 C 97 124 D

17 A 44 D 71 A 98 B 125 D

18 A 45 72 B 99 B 126 C

19 46 D
73 D 100 127

20 A 47 B 74 A 101 A 128

21 B 48 D 75 A 102 C 129 B

22 A 49 B
76 C 103 A 130 C

23 B 50 B
77 A 104 A 131

24 A 51 D 78 B 105 A 132 A

25 A 52 D 79 B 106 A 133 D

26 D 53 B 80 B 107 134 B

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Q1. Answer - (c)

The inscriptions of Emperor Ashoka are in Prakrit language and Brahmi, Kharoshti and Aramaic seripts.
In the northwest and Afghanistan, their language and script are both Aramaic and Greek. Hence statement
(c) is false. All the other three statements are true.

Q2. Answer -(b)

During the post-Harappan period, the tradition of fire-worship continued in Lothal, Gujarat, but temples
were not used for this. In stark contrast to Egypt and Mesopotamia, no temple has been found at any
Harappan site. Hence statement (b) is false.

Q3. Answer - (b)

Child marriage was not prevalent in Rigveda period. The age of marriage in this period was 16-17 years.
Widow remarriage was also prevalent. Hence statement (b) is false.
In this period patriarchal system was prevalent like Roman society. Because of continuous wars, people
always wished for brave sons. Hence statement (a) is true.
In this period Aditi and Usha, who are the symbol of Prabhat time, were worshipped. But in prayer, the
goddesses did not have a prominent place in comparison to the gods. Hence statement (c) is true.
There is no mention of any kind ofjudicial officer in Rigveda. Spies were kept here to prevent anti-social
activities and to maintain order. Hence statement (d) is true.

Q4. Answer - (a)

Buddha Jayanti or Buddha Purnima is a major festival for the worshipers of Theravada branch of
Buddhism. Buddha Jayanti is celebrated on Vaishakh Purnima. Lord Buddha was born, attained
enlightenment and Mahaparinirvana on this day. It is also called Vesak.

Q5. Answer - (a)

Secret men (guptcharas) had an important place in the administration of the Mauryan administration.
Two types of spies are mentioned during the Maurya period:
Organization: Those spies who used to work organized in organizations at one place.
Communication: Such spies used to roam from one place to another. They used to go from one
place to another in many countries and collect information and send it to the kings.
Hence option (a) iscorrect, HAgT!!
Q6. Answer - (c)
During the time of Vasishthiputra Pulumayin, the capital of the Satavahana Empire was Paithan or
Pratishthan on the banks of the Godavari River in Aurangabad district of Andhra Pradesh. Rudradaman
I, the Shaka ruler of Saurashtra (Kathiawar) defeated him twice. Hence both the statements are correct.

Q7. Answer - (a)

The state of Mathar dynasty was spread between Mahanadi and Krishna River. They are also called
'Pitribhakt dynasty'. Mathars created a new district named 'Mahendra Yoga' in the region of Mahendra
Mountain. Mathars established a kind of trust which was called 'Agrahar. The kingdom of Vasistha
dynasty was in South Kalinga on the borders of Andhra. The kingdom of Nal dynasty was in the forest
regions of Mahakantar. The state of the Man dynasty was in the northern coastal region across the
Mahanadi.

Q8. Answer- (c)

During the time of Chandragupta Vikramaditya, the Chinese traveler Fahyan came to India and wrote a
detailed description of the life of the people here. Hence, statement (c) is not correct, while all the other
three statements are correct.

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Q9. Answer - (b)

Village was the smallest unit of administration in pre-medieval and medieval times. Its head was called
Mahattar. In South India it was called Pattakila.

Q10. Answer - (b)

Used to decorate the assembly of the great Jain scholar Hemchandra Kumarpal. Kumarapala was the ruler
of the Chalukya dynasty of Gujarat.

Q11. Answer -(c)

The monument was called Veerakal, since a Veerakal means memorial stone was erected in honor of the
heroes who died fighting for cows or other things.

Q12. Answer - (c)

Tamil text Tolkappiyam mentions eight types of marriages, under which 'Kalavu' and 'Karpu' marriages
are also mentioned. "Kalavu' was a type of love marriage, while karpu' was a marriage based on
relationship arranged by the parents. Kalabu marriage was considered reprehensible in the society, while
religious and social traditions were followed in Karpu marriage. Child marriage was not prevalent in
Tamil society.

Q13 Answer - (d)

There is an account of the early life of Harshavardhana in Harshacharita. It is composed by Vanabhatt.
Vikramankadevacharita is written by Vilhana. It contains the story of the bravery of Vikramaditya V, the
Chalukya king of Kalyana.Atul composed the Mushik dynasty in the 1lth century. It contains the account
of the Mushik dynasty which ruled in northern Kerala. Rajatarangini composed by Kalhana is considered
a good example of history writing. It describes the characters of the kings of Kashmir. Rajatarangini is
the first such work in which many characteristics of history are understood in today's sense.

Q14. Answer - (a)

Between the conflict between Pallava king Narasimhavarman and Chalukya king Pulakeshin around 642
AD, Pallava king defeated Pulakeshin and assumed the title of Vatapikond i.e., Vatapi-conqueror by
taking over Vatapi. Hence statement (1) is correct.
In the first halfof the eighth century, the Chalukya king Vikramaditya Il defeated Kanchi three times and
ended the Pallavas completely in about 740 AD, but the Chalukyas were ended by the Rashtrakutas in
757 AD. Hence statement (2) is not correct.

Q15. Answer -(d)

Krishnadevaraya was a great ruler and scholar. Krishnadevaraya composed a book called
'Amuktamalayad' in Telugu, which was based on polity similar to Kautilya's Arthashastra. Hence option
(a) is correct while option (d) is not correct.
Domingo Pius and Fernão Nunez were Portuguese travelers who have given a detailed account of the
historical aspects of the Vijayanagara Empire. Hence option (b) is correct.
Another Portuguese traveler Varvosa also visited Vijayanagar during the reign of Krishnadevaraya. He
openly praised the excellent administration and secularism of Krishnadevaraya. Hence option (c) is
correct.

Q16. Answer - (b)

Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq established Diwan-e-Amir-e-Kohi department for the expansion and
improvement of agriculture in Doaav. Under this, the entire area was divided into development blocks
and a block officer was appointed, whose task was to expand agriculture by giving loans to farmers and
motivating them to grow better crops.

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Q17. Answer - (a)

The standard Indian treatise on music 'Ragadarpan' was translated into Persian during the reign of Firoz
Tughluq.

Q18. Answer - (a)

Domino Paes wrote that the Vijayanagara Enmpire appears to be as vast as Rome. It is noteworthy that
Niccolò Conti (Italian merchant), Abdurrazzaq (envoy of the Persian king), Afanasy Nikitin (Russian
merchant) visited Vijayanagara in the 15th century and Duarte Barbosa, Domingo Pius and Fernavo
Nuniz of Portugal in the 16th century.

Q19. Answer - (c)

Emperor Zainul Abedin of Kashmir had authorized Mulla Ahmad to translate the Mahabharata into
Persian.

Q20. Answer- (a)

The Shia branch of Islam has Ismaili, Jafri and Zaidi sub-branches. There are various sects under the
Ismaili sub-branch. Search is one of them. The word Khojas is derived from 'Persian Khwaja'. The literary
genre developed by him is 'Jinan' which means 'knowledge. Hence option (a) is correct.

Q21. Answer -(b)

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Chaitanya popularized Bhakti throughout India, especially in eastern India, where he had a large
following, which included Hindus, Muslims and lower castes. He did not oppose idol worship and
scriptures. Hence statement (1) is true. He is not considered a traditionalist philosopher. Hence statement
(2) is false.

Q22. Answer - (a)

Option (a) is the correct answer.

Q23. Answer - (b)

Srimanta Sankardeva was born in Alikhpuri in Naugaon district of Assam. His opinion was a refugee
opinion in the Vaishnava sect. There is no predominance of idol worship in this religion. During religious
festivals only one holy book is kept on the post. Naivedya and devotion are offered to him only. There is
no initiation system in this sect.

Q24. Answer -(a)

"Yogavashishtha" was translated into Persian by Nizamuddin Panipati during the reign of Akbar. It was
a culture that aimed to synthesize together the contributions of Muslims, Hindus and other religious
groups. Hence, option (a) is correct.

Q25. Answer - (a)

The founder of the Suhrawardy Order was Shaikh Shihabuddin Suhrawardy, a teacher from Baghdad. He
first developed the idea of 'Farr-e-Ijdi, the basis of the Mughal monarchy. This means that the divine
light is directly transferred to the emperor.

Q26. Answer -(d)

After Humayun's death in 1556 AD, his beloved wife Haji Wegam built his tomb near the fort, which
marked the beginning of a new era in the architectural style of North India. The grand dome of marble is
its biggest feature Hence statement (d) is not correct

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Q27. Answer - (d)

One reason for Akbar's Gujarat campaign was to stop the rebellious Mirzas from becoming powerful in
Gujarat as the Mirzas had taken refuge in Gujarat. Hence statement (d) is false.

Q28. Answer- (a)

Malik Ambar had resisted the Mughals in the Deccan with the help of the Marathas. Hence option (a) is
Correct.

Q29. Answer - (c)

The mansabdari system continued to run smoothly under Shah Jahan, the reason being that he paid
attention very carefully to the administration and very thoughtfully selected qualified persons as officers.
Hence statement (c) is not correct.

Q30. Answer - (d)

In Maharashtra such lands became miras or watan of the artisans on which the artisans had ancestral
rights. Such examples are not found in North India. Hence statement (d) is wrong.

Q31. Answer - (a)

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Twelve provinces have been discussed in the third part of Ain-i-Akbari, Mulk Abadi. Hence statement
(1)is wrong.

Q32. Answer - (a)

They were called Jaradars, with whom an agreement was made by the ruler to collect rent. This system
was called monopoly. In this, instead of collecting land revenue ata fixed rate, the ruler entered into an
agreement with the ijaradars (contractors of rent) and middlemen to pay a fixed money amount to the
ruler as rent. But they were left free to collect as much rent from the farmers as they could. Due to this
the oppression of the farmers increased.

Although this system was disliked by the Mughals, yet was promoted during the period of Jahandar
Shah.

Q33. Answer -(a)

Both Usra and Kharaj were types of land tax. While the first was imposed on the Muslims, the second on
the non-Muslims.

034. Answer -(c)

The Mughal emperors Akbar and Aurangzeb were keenly interested in manufacturing all kinds of
cannons. The Mughals had also made mobile cannons. Hence statement (1) is correct.
India's steel swords were in demand outside the country as well. Therefore, they were also exported.
Hence statement (2) is correct.

Q35. Answer - (c)

Nadirshah's invasion (1738-39) took place during the time of Muhammadshah. Muhammad Shah was
indifferent to administration and was very much interested in wine and beauty, due to which people used
to call him 'Rangeela'. He was also the last ruler to sit on the Peacock Throne.

Q36. Answer - (c)

Akbar had learned Hindu music from Lala Kalawant. He was skilled in playing the drum. Famous
musician Tansen was included in his Navratnas. Babar and Humayun also encouraged the art of music.

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Q37. Answer - (c)

In 1679, Aurangzeb re-implemented Jizya. Satish Chandra links this move with the deepening political
crisis, especially due to the deteriorating situation in the Deccan. Hence option (c) is correct.

Q38. Answer - (a)

In medieval India, the administrative division of the state was done in suba i.e., province/region, suba
was divided into sarkar (i.e., modern tehsil/sub-division) and pargana into village. Therefore, the
smallest unit was village, the largest unit was pargana, the largest unit was sarkar, and the largest unit
was suwa. Hence option (a) is correct.

Q39. Answer -(b)

When Shivaji's grandson Shahu was released after Aurangzeb's death in 1707, a civil war soon broke
out between him and his aunt Tarabai who lived in Kolhapur. As a result of this quarrel, a new system
was born in Maratha rule, whose leader was Valaji Vishwanath, Peshwa of Raja Shahu. With this change,
a new period of Peshwa supremacy began in Maratha history, in which the Maratha kingdom was
transformed into an empire. In fact, Balaji Vishwanath and his son Bajirao I made the Peshwa the

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Q40. Answer -(b)

In the Maratha period, the Saranjami system was related to land revenue. During this period, Saranjami
land was given to the Maratha Jagirdars for their disposal.

Q41. Answer - (b)

The French 'East India Company' was completely dependent on the French government, which used to
help it by giving grants, loans and other facilities. As a result, the government had a lot of controlover
it. Hence statement (b) is false.

Q42. Answer-(a)
Portuguese explorers paved the way for European arrival in India. Significantly, the Portuguese Vasco
da-Gama was the first traveler to come to India by sea route. Hence statement 1 is wrong.
Francisco de Almeida was appointed as the governor to look after the Portuguese dominated parts of
India. He wanted to establish Portuguese supremacy in the Indian Ocean, his aggressive policy is known
as 'Blue Water Policy'. Hence statement 2 is correct. Hence option (a) is correct.

Q43. Answer - (c)

Under the 'dual' or 'dual' system of administration in Bengal, the officials of the Company plundered the
wealth of Bengal with both hands. The Company stopped sending money from England to buy Indian
goods. Instead, they used to buy Indian goods from the revenue received from Bengal and sell it abroad.
This money was considered as the cost capital of the company. This was accepted as the profit of the
company. Hence statement (c) is correct.

Q44. Answer - (d)

In 1824, the rulers of British India started a war against the Varmas. In May 1824, the British Navy
captured Rangoon by sea and reached 45 miles from the capital Ava. Peace was established between the
two in February 1826 by the Treaty of Yandwu. Hence option (d) is correct.

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Q45. Answer - (c)

When Tenasserim, Arakan and Manipur were conquered by the king of Varma, the boundaries of his
kingdom merged with the British boundaries. The war started when the king of Verma took possession
of Shahipur island located in Chattogram. Verma was defeated in this and Yandbu's treaty was concluded.
Hence option (c) is correct.

Q46. Answer - (d)

Lord Dalhousie resorted to the 'Doctrine of Lapse' with the ambition of expansion of the English Empire.
According to this, on the death of the ruler of the protected state, the state will not be handed over to his
adopted son. It was a policy to integrate the kingdoms of childless rulers into the British Empire. Hence
option (d) is correct.

Q47. Answer – (b)

Lord Dalhousie's eyes were on usurping the kingdom of Awadh. The Nawab of Awadh had many
successorS, so the principle of annexation could not be applied to him. In the end, Dalhousie resorted to
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accused of mismanaging his administration and refusing to implement reforms. After this the state of
Awadh was annexed in 1856. Hence option (b) is correct.

048. Answer - (d)

Zainul Abedin Shustri composed 'Fatul Mujahideen' based on military rules under the patronage of Tipu
Sultan, who is considered the originator of the use of rockets, artillery. Hence option (d) is correct.
Tipu Sultan deployed rockets in the sieges of Srirangapatnam in 1792 and 1799 to stop the advance of
the British forces and their allies.
Other Contributions: Tipu introduced several new administrative innovations during his reign, including
his coinage, a new Mauludi lunisolar calendar and a new land revenue system, which initiated the
development of the Mysore silk industry.

049. Answer - (b) HHT!!

Lord Curzon followed the policy of 'backwardness and concentration' in relation to the tribal areas of the
North-West Frontier. He created the North-West Frontier Province in 1901 in spite of opposition from
the Punjab officers. Hence option (b) is correct.

Q50. Answer - (b)

The princely state of Karauli was not merged in the British Raj, although it did not have a natural heir.
Hence option (b) is correct.

Q51. Answer - (d)

During the colonial period attention was paid only to those industries which were helpful in British
industrial development. Tea, coffee, rubber and jute industries were such sectors which were almost
entirely owned by Europeans. These were the main areas of investment of the British rule.
The cotton textile industry remained almost exclusively owned by Indians, British investors did not invest
in it because they used to compete with British companies. Expensive clothes made by hand in India
could not survive in front of cheap prices of English clothes. As a result, the Indian textile industry
declined and became smaller in size. Hence statement (d) is not correct.
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Q52. Answer - (d)

Permanent Settlement by Lord Cornwallis Bihar, Orissa, Bengal, U.P. It was implemented in Banaras
block and northern part of Karnataka. Under which about 19 percent of British India was included.
With this arrangement, there was no increase in the income of the government along with the increase in
agricultural production. Its full benefit was received only by the landlords.
It was profitable for some time, but no long-term benefit was obtained from it. It seemed more appropriate
to settle directly with the ryots, so apart from a few places, the British did not extend this system to other
states. Hence option (d) is correct.

Q53. Answer - (b)

Thomas, Munro and Captain Road are considered to be the father of Ryotwari system. In 1792, the
Ryotwari system was implemented for the first time in Baramahal district by Captain Road. Hence option
(b) is correct.
Under this system, 51 percent of the British territory was included. In this system, every registered
landowner was considered as the owner of the land. It was implemented for 30 years and its rate was
fixed at 1/3.

Q54. Answer-(b)
The development of railways in India was driven by colonial interests. Rapid development of railways
was done with the aim of reaching the goods manufactured in England to the Indian markets. Hence
option (a) is correct.
British companies invested money indiscriminately on railway development as they were guaranteed 5%
fixed profit on the cost expenditure. Hence option (b) is not correct.
Economic and ecological imbalance was created by the construction of railways. As a result, the number
of famines increased. Hence option (c) is correct.
With the development of railways, the country's commercial centers were connected to the ports, which
made it easier for British industries to get raw materials, but Indian internal markets and traditional
handicraft industries were damaged. Hence option (d) is correct. Thus option (b) is the correct answer.

Q55. Answer -(c)

It was an Indian cloth, which was exported by the British to Europe and there it was called 'Calico". Hence
option (c) is correct.

Q56. Answer - (b)

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the 'Dadni Pratha' was more prevalent, according to which both domestic
and foreign merchants used to give some capital to the artisans to work and took the goods from them
after they were ready. This was called 'Dadni Pratha'. Hence option (b) is correct.

Q57. Answer - (c)

'Supa Movement' started from Poona (modern Pune) district. Supa was a marketing center (mandi), where
many merchants and moneylenders lived. On May 12, 1875, Raiyats (peasants) from the surrounding
rural areas gathered there, burnt the accounts of the moneylenders, looted grain shops and also set their
houses on fire.
From Poona the rebellion spread to Ahmednagar, affecting more than thirty villages. To suppress this
rebellion, the British established police stations in the villages of the rebellious farmers. Hence option (c)
is correct.

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Q58. Answer - (c)

The Permanent Settlement and Ryotwari Settlement introduced by the British were fundamentally
different from the traditional land practices of the country. The British created a new type of private
property in the land in such a way that the tenants did not get its benefit. Land was now made a commodity
to be sold, mortgaged and transferred all over the country. This was done mainly to protect the revenue
of the government. Hence statement (1) and (2) are correct. Hence option (c) is correct.

Q59. Answer -(b)

By giving land to the Santhals by the British, they were prepared to settle at the foothills of the Rajmahal
hill. Large tracts of land were demarcated as Damin-i-Koh (Santhal Pargana). It was declared the land of
Santhals. They had to live within this area, plow and cultivate and become permanent farmers. In the
grant of land given to the Santhals, it was said that one-tenth of the given land was to be cleared and
cultivated within the first ten years. Hence option (b) is correct.

Q60. Answer - (c)

The British first recaptured Delhi on September 20, 1857 after a long and fierce war. The old Emperor
Bahadur Shah Zafar was taken prisoner. Their prince was caught and killed there. The emperor was
prosecuted and he was exiled and sent to Rangoon. Hence option (c) is correct.

Q61. Answer-(a)
After the suppression of the rebellion of 1857, Lord Canning was addressed with mercy (clemency) for
not taking brutal action on the rebels. Hence option (a) is correct.

Q62. Answer - (a)

In Poona, Ahmedabad, Satara and Sholapur etc. of Maharashtra, there was a rebellion of farmers against
the moneylenders, which is called 'Deccan Rebellion'. To investigate this, the British Government
constituted the 'Deccan Riots Commission'. Its main purpose was to investigate whether the level of
demand for government revenue was the reason for the rebellion? Hence option (a) is correct.

Q63. Answer - (a)

The main objective of this movement was to reduce the share of landlords from half of the crop to one
third. This Bengal centered movement took place in the period 1946-50 AD. The main leaders of this
movement were Kamparam Singh and Bhawan Singh. Noakhali was burning in fierce communal riots at
this time, but Hindu and Muslim farmers demonstrated unity in this movement.
In this novement, the tenant farmers announced that they would take 2/3rd share of the crop and give
only 1/3rd share to the landlords. Because of this ratio of division, it is called Tebhaga movement'. Hence
option (a) is correct.

Q64. Answer - (c)

By January 1856, the 'Santhal Rebellion' was suppressed in the Santhal Pargana region, but seeing the
bravery and bravery of the Santhals, the government had to accept the imperative of administrative
changes. As a result of 'Santhal Rebellion', in November 1856 'Santhal Pargana' district was formally
established and Ashley Eden was made the first District Magistrate. Hence statement 1 is correct.
The English government made the land law 'Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act' for their protection,
determining the ownership of the land for the tribes, under which it became illegal for a Santhal to transfer
land to a non-Santhal. Hence statement 2 is correct. Hence option (c) is correct.

Q65. Answer - (d)

The indigo dyeing industry started in India in the late eighteenth century. Famous Bangla writer
Dinabandhu Mitravividly depicted the atrocities on indigo producing farmers in his play 'Neel Darpan'
in 1860. Hence option (d) is correct.

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Q66. Answer - (a)

In the last years of the third decade of the nineteenth century, a radical group was organized among the
intellectuals of Bengal, whose ideas were more revolutionary. This movement is known as Young Bengal
Movement!. Henry Lewis Vivian Derozio was the founder of the Young Bengal Movement. Hence option
(a) is correct.

Q67. Answer - (b)

The Theosophical Society was founded in 1875 in New York by Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
and Colonel Henry Staley Olcot. Annie Besant became a member of this Society in England in 1889. A.

0. Hume is related to the founding of the Congress, not the Theosophical Society. Hence option (b) is
correct.

Q68. Answer - (b)

Gopal Hari Deshmukh was the spokesperson of new education and new social reforms in Maharashtra,
who later became famous by the nickname 'Lokhitwadi. He advocated the reorganization of Indian
society on the basis of modern humanist and secular values and rational principles. Hence option (b) is
Correct.

Q69. Answer- (d)

Options (a), (b) and (c) are correct while (d) is not correct. Raja Rammohan Roy published Samvad
Kaumudi Miratul Akhwar etc. letters. Udant Martand' was the first newspaper in Hindi which was started
by Jugal Kishore in 1826 from Calcutta.

Q70. Answer - (c)

Age of Consent Act 1891 was passed with the efforts of famous Indian social reformer and Parsi Bahramji
Malabari of Bombay. Through this, the minimum age of marriage of girls was reduced to 12 years. Bal
Gangadhar Tilak opposed this law. He believed that reforms for Indians should be done by Indians and
not by foreign rule. Hence option (c) is correct.

071. Answer (a)

Gopalhari Deshmukh was probably the first religious reformer of western India. They are also known as
'Lokhitwadi. Mahadev Govind Ranade is called Socrates of Maharashtra. Phule established the
'Satyashodhak Samaj' in the year 1873 AD. He composed a book named 'Gulamgiri. Bal Gangadhar
Tilak got the title of'Lokmanya' because of his selfless service to the country.

Q72. Answer - (b)

Lord Wellesley opened the Fort William College in Calcutta in 1800 for the training of young people
coming to the civil service. The Directors of the Company did not like his action and in 1806 he replaced
the College in Calcutta with training at their East India College at Haileyvery in England.
At the time of Cornwallis, Indians were strictly kept completely separate in the Indian Civil Service, but
in 1853, by a Charter Act, this legal system was implemented that all admissions to the Civil Service
would be done through competitive examinations. Hence option (b) is correct.

Q73. Answer - (d)

Both the above statements are false. In 1785, the famous religious text Bhagavadgita was translated into
English by Wilkins. Sir William Jones of the East India Company established a research institute called
the Asiatic Society of Bengal in Calcutta in 1784.

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Q74. Answer - (a)

First of all, Gokhale proposed in the Imperial Council to make primary education compulsory and to
provide free primary education to the children of families whose monthly income is less than Rs. 10.
Hence option (a) is correct.

Q75. Answer - (a)

The provision that the government should bear the responsibility of the education of the general public
was related to the Wood Declaration (1854). Hence statement (a) is false.
In February 1835, Macaulay supported the English party and he criticized Indian language and literature
while praising English language literature. Hence statement (b) is true.
The provision of 'Downward Filtration Principle of Education' is related to the Macaulay Statement.
Under this, education was to be given only to the upper class of the society, who, after being educated,
would filter the effect of education and reach it to the general public. Hence statement (c) is true.
After Macaulay's suggestions, the government soon made English the medium of education in schools
and colleges, due to which the education of the general public started to be neglected. In fact, the
government's plan was to make the upper-class English educated. Hence statement (d) is true.

Q76. Answer -(c)

Lord Curzon told the Foreign Secretary that 'the palace of the Congress is full and my main ambition
while in India is to help it die peacefully.' Hence option (c) is correct.

Q77. Answer - (a)

PC Ray is called the 'Father of Chemical Science in India'. He established 'Bengal Chemicals Swadeshi
Stores' during the Swadeshi movement. S.A. Dange, Muzaffar Ahmed, Singaravelu etc. were communist
leaders in colonial India.

Q78. Answer - (b)

Despite the policy of persuasion by the moderate leaders, when nothing was fundamentally achieved, a
new faction emerged within the Congress which was critical of the policies of the moderates from the
very beginning. This group was known as 'Garam Dal'. Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Vipin
Chandra Pal and Arvind Ghosh etc. were prominent among the leaders of the Congress who were called
extremists or extremists. Hence option (b) is correct.

Q79. Answer - (b)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was the most prominent representative of the militant nationalist sect in
Maharashtra. From 1893 he propagated nationalist ideas through songs and speeches at a traditional
religious festival, namely the Ganapati festival. Hence option (b) is correct.

O80. Answer -(b)

As a result of the partition of Bengal, various committees and voluntary organizations spread political
consciousness. In Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu V.0. Chidambaram Pillai, Subramaniam Siva and other
lawyers together formed the 'Swadeshi Sangam'. Hence option (b) is correct.

Q81. Answer -(d)

The Swadeshi movement was supported by the moderate leaders and it was with their cooperation that it
was supported and approved in the Banaras session. There were differences between the extremist and
moderate leaders regarding the expansion of this movement. The moderates wanted to limit it to Bengal
only. While the extremists wanted to expand it outside Bengal as well.
This movement was led by Lokmanya Tilak in Bombay and Pune, Ajit Singh and Lala Lajpat Rai in
Punjab and Syed Haider Raza1n Delhi. Hence both the statements are wTong.

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Q82. Answer - (a)

On November 1, 1913,Lala Hardayal founded the 'Gadar Party' in the city of San Francisco, USA. The
prominent leaders of this party were Ramchandra, Varkatullah, Ramdas Puri, Sohan Singh Bhakna, Bhai
Parmanand, Kartar Singh Sarabha, Bhagwan Singh etc.
Its workers were mainly farmers and ex-servicemen from Punjab. That's why he chose Punjab to start an
armed rebellion. Hence option (a) is correct.

083. Answer - (d)

Formation of All Bengal Civil Disobedience Council J.M. Sengupta did. Hence option (d) is correct.

Q84. Answer - (d)

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad propagated rationalist and national ideas in his newspaper 'AI-Hilal. Hence
option (d) is correct.

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A movement called 'Nai-Dhobi Bandh' was launched in Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh) during 1918-19. In
this, social boycott of landlords and taluqdars was done.

Q86. Answer - (b)

Swami Ramanand Tirtha was associated with the movement in the princely state of Hyderabad. He led
the Satyagraha against the Nizam's ban on the formation of the Hyderabad State Congress. On this basis
option (b) is correct.

Q87. Answer - (b)

Firozshah Mehta strongly opposed the said bill and presented a strong argument in favor of the farmers.
When the government tried to pass this bill on the strength of majority, Mehta along with his collcagues
Gokhale, G. K. Parikh, Walchandra Krishna and D.A. Khare along with walked out of the Legislative
Council. Hence option (b) is correct: HAT!!
O88. Answer- (b)
Surendranath Banerjee strongly criticized Justice Nourish for determining the age ofthe Shaligram statue,
saying that 'Nourish is a novice. He is not fit for a high position.' Against this remark, he was sentenced
to two months imprisonment. Hence option (b) is correct.

Q89. Answer - (c)

'Indian Society of Oriental Art' was founded in 1907 AD by three Tagore brothers - Gagendranath Tagore,
Samarendranath Tagore and Abanindranath Tagore. Abanindranath Tagore was also the chief painter of
the 'Indian Society of Oriental Art'.

Q90. Answer - (a)

The above statement was said by Rajni Palmdutt in the context of the Indian National Congress.
According to him, while the Indian NationalCongress fought for the freedom of the country by opposing
British imperialisnm, it also supported Britain in the First World War. Hence option (a) is correct.
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Q91. Answer - (d)

The first editor of Indian Opinion magazine was Mansukhlal Nazar. When Gandhiji was in South Africa,
a friend of his, Madanjit, proposed a newspaper named "The Indian Opinion' in front of him, which was
accepted by Gandhiji and it was started in 1904. And Mansukh Lal Nazar, who was the secretary of the
Natal Congress, was made its editor. This magazine was published in Gujarati, Hindi, Tamil and English.

Q92. Answer - (b)

Rabindranath Tagore had returned the title of Knight conferred by the British Government in protest
against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. Describing the sufferings of the masses, he declared that- The
time has come when insignificances of honor expose our shame in their mismatched context and I, as far
as I am concerned, bereft of all distinguished titles, I want to stand with the countrymen who, because of
their so-called pettiness, may be forced to suffer undeserved humiliation of human life." Hence, option
(b) is correct.

Q93. Answer - (c)

The formal transfer of power was done by Lord Mountbatten on August 15, 1947 with the declaration of
Indian independence. Hence statement (1) is correct.
On August 15, 1947, Gandhiji was present in Calcutta. Hurt by the painful nature of Partition, Gandhiji

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did not participate in any of the festivities in the capital and spent 15 August in fasting and prayer. Hence
statement (2) is correct.

Q94. Answer - (a)

In the year 1926, Punjab Naujawan Bharat Sabha was established by Bhagat Singh to increase
participation in political work against British rule among workers, farmers and youth. Hence option (a)
is correct.

Q95. Answer -(b)

In Bengal, Surya Sen established the 'Indian Republican Army' (1.R.A.). Surya Sen had played an active
role in the Non-Cooperation Movenment and was working as a teacher in the National School of
Chattogram. Hence statement (b) is not correct.
Surya Sen was the secretary of the Chattogram District Congress Committee. Hence statement (c) is
coTrect.
Surya Sen along with his colleagues Anant Singh, Abka Chakrawarti, Pritilata Wadekar, Loknath,
Ganesh Ghosh, Kalpana Dutt etc. established the Republican Army. Hence statement (a) is correct.
Surya Sen along with the members of the Republican Army planned an armed rebellion. Hence statement
(d) is correct.

Q96. Answer -(d)

The Indian State Committee constituted a committee in 1927 under the chairmanship of Sir Harcourt
Butler, also known as the Butler Committee. This committee was formed to investigate and clarify the
relations between the Government of India and the native princes. The purpose of its formation was to
examine the relations between the Government of India and the Indian princes and to suggest ways to
improve these relations between them so that satisfactory relations could be established between British
India and the princely states.

Q97. Answer -(c)

The Radcliffe Committee was appointed in July 1947 by the then Viceroy Lord Mountbatten. Apart from
the President Sir Radcliffe in this committee, there were also 2-2 members nominated by Indian National
Congress and Muslim League. It was a consultative committee which was supposed to make suggestions
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098. Answer - (b)

In 1887, the president of the Madras session of the Congress was Badruddin Tayyav, who was the first
Muslim president of the Congress. Annie Besant, the first woman president of the Congress, was elected
at the Calcutta session in 1917. Hence the correct answer is (b). Sarojini Naidu became the president of
the Kanpur session of Congress in the year 1925 AD. She was the first Indian woman to be elected
president.

Sarojini Naidu was a famous poetess and a great national leader. His first poetry collection "The Golden
Threshold' was published in 1905 AD, on which praiseworthy reviews were written in 'London Times'.
He actively supported all the movements of Gandhiji. After India's independence, she became the first
Governor of Uttar Pradesh.
Vadaruddin Tayyav ji was a famous lawyer, judge and Congress leader of his time. He wrote to Ferozshah
Mehta and K.T. Tailang Together with, he founded the 'Bombay Presidency Association' in 1885.

Q99. Answer -(b)

During the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1921-22, the Indian public went through an unprecedented
upheaval, thousands of students left government schools and colleges and took admission in national
schools and colleges. At the same time Jamia Millia Islamia (National Muslim University), Bihar
Vidyapeeth, Kashi Vidyapeeth and Gujarat Vidyapeeth were established in Aligarh. Jamia Millia later
shifted to Delhi. Hence option (b) is correct.

Q100. Answer - (c)

In 1938, at the Haripura session, Subhash Chandra Bose was elected president of the Congress unopposed
and formed a National Planning Committee under the chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru. Hence option
(c) is correct.

Q101. Answer - (b)

Whether the grouping of the Cabinet Mission was necessary or optional, was interpreted by the Congress
and the League in their own ways. The Indian Muslim League interpreted it as essential. Congress
President Nehru's statement at the AICC on July 7, 1946, that the Constituent Assembly would have
exclusive power over future decisions, meant that the Assembly could decide on all future decisions on
essential groupings and issues, Hence option (b) is correct.

Q102. Answer - (c)

Surya Sen, the founder of the Indian Republican Army (IRA), was a teacher in a national school in
Chattogram. He was popularly known as 'Master Da'. His most famous act was the attack on the
Chattogram armoury. After this raid, Surya Sen hoisted the national flag outside the armoury. I.R. A. The
revolutionaries started a guerilla war against the British in Jalalabad hill area. Hence option (c) is correct.

Q103. Answer - (a)

On August 16, 1932, British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald announced the Communal Award or
Communal Award. The Communal Award was based on the findings of the Indian Suffrage Committee,
also known as the Lothian Committee. Hence statement 1 is correct.
Itestablished separate constituencies and reserved seats for the depressed classes including minorities.
The Government accepted the Poona Pact as an amendment to the Communal Award and not as a new
act. Hence statement 2 is not correct.

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Q104. Answer - (a)

The Pranami sect follows the confluence of two religions - Hinduism and Islam. Mahatma Gandhi was
born in a Pranami family and was inspired by this ideology. In 'My Experiments with Truth' he says, My
family was Pranaami, even though we are Hindus by birth, but the priest in our temple used to read both
the Quran and the Gita, because instead of which scripture was being read What was important was that
God was being worshipped.

Q105. Answer - (a)

After the defeat of Turkey by the British in the First World War, the Indian Muslimn community was
worried about its future. The aim of the Khilafat Movement was to raise the fortunes of Türkiye. After
the publication of the Treaty of Sabres on May 17, 1920, Gandhi suggested the Muslim leaders to adopt
the method of non-cooperation. This suggestion was accepted by the Central Khilafat Committee on 28
May 1920. After this, the Central Khilafat Committee decided to start the Non-Cooperation Movement
in the Allahabad meeting.

Q106. Answer -(a)

The name of the movement started by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan against the British in support of the
Indian National Congress in the Northwest Frontier Province was Lal Kurti (Red Shirt), which was also
known as Khudai Khidmatgar. Khudai Khidmatgar is a Persian word meaning 'servant of the world
created by God'. The volunteers of this movement used to wear red colored shirts, hence the name of this
movement was Red Kurti. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was also known as Frontier Gandhi.

Q107. Answer - (c)

In the year 1914 AD, the Kamagatamaru incident took place. Under this episode, the Canadian
government completely banned those Indians from entering Canada, who did not come directly from
India to Canada, but in November 1913, the Supreme Court of Canada allowed 35 such Indians to enter
Canada, who did not come after traveling continuously. Encouraged by this decision, Gurdit Singh took
36 passengers fromn a ship named Kamagatamaru towards Vancouver. But the ship was stopped from
entering Vancouver. With the aim of fighting for the rights of passengers, 'Shor Committee (Coastal
Committee) was formed under the leadership of Hussain Rahim, Sohanlal Pathak and Balwant Singh.

Q108. Answer - (b)

On August 9, 1925, the government treasury was going from Saharanpur to Lucknow by a train. This
treasure was looted by some revolutionaries at a place called Kakori. This incident is also known as
Kakori incident. Pt Motilal Nehru has been named in many sources as the chairmanship of the rescue
committee, but Yogeshchandra Chatterjee, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Kokari
incident, has clearly mentioned in his autobiography 'In search of freedom'. The Kakori incident rescue
committee was formed under the leadership of Govindvallabh Pant. Some other members of this
committee included Mohan Lal Saxena, Ajit Prasad Jain, Kripashankar ete.

Q109. Answer -(d)

Jawaharlal Nehru was clear about his thinking, "Iam a socialist and a republican and I do not believe in
kings and princes or in modern king-making factories, in which the future and future of the people are
more concerned than the kings of old." Have the right to rule life."

Q110. Answer - (d)

'Kakori incident' took place on August 9, 1925. Members of 'Hindustan Republican Association'
Chandrashekhar Azad and Ashfaqullah Khan, Ramprasad Bismil, Roshan Singh, Rajendra Lahiri etc
together looted the railway department's treasury from 8 down Saharanpur-Lucknow passenger train. As
a result, Ashfaqullah Khan, Ramprasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri were hanged.
Chandrashekhar Azad absconded.

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Q111. Answer - (b)

The new system of justice delivery through a hierarchical organization of civil and criminal courts was
introduced by Warren Hastings but strengthened by Cornwallis. Cornwallis established a civil court in
each district, headed by a district judge, who was a member of the civil service. Thus Cornwallis
separated the offices of civil judge and collector. Hence option (b) is correct.

Q112. Answer - (d)

The reactionary policies of Lytton and Curzon were the factors. Hence option (d) is the correct answer.

Q113. Answer – (b)

On December 12, 1911, the Third Delhi Durbar was held to celebrate the coronation of George V. On
this occasion, the capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi and the foundation of the new capital
was laid. New Delhi was built on Raisina Hill as a 10 square mile city. Two architects, Edward Lutyens
and Herbert Wacker, were called to design New Delhi and its buildings.

Q114. Answer -(c)

English became the cooperative language of Indian administration during the tenure of Lord William
Bentinck. Bentinck accepted Macaulay's proposal for educational reform on March 7, 1835 and on this
basis English was given preference. Hence option (c) is correct.

Q115. Answer - (c)

In Yerwada Jail, Poona, Gandhiji translated Indian religious poetry into English called 'Songs from
Prison'. Hence option (c) is correct.

Q116. Answer -(a)

Lord Dufferin was the Viceroy of India from 1884 to 1888 AD. In 1885, the Indian National Congress'
was established. Lord Dufferin challenged the national character of the Congress and said that it
represented only an 'extreme minority' of the people and termed the demands of the Congress as a jump
into the unknown.

Q117. Answer-(a)
Sir Thomas Munro served as the Governor of Madras from 1820-1827 AD, Thomas Munro and Captain
Reid are considered to be the originators of the Ryotwari system. This system was implemented for the
first time in 1792 by Colonel Reed at Baramahal in Madras Province. Thereafter, it was implemented in
Madras in 1820, Bombay in 1825 and in entire Deccan and other arcas (Assam and Coorg) till 1858.
Under this system, 5lpercent of the British territory was included. It was implemented for 30 years and
its rate was fixed at 1/3.
In the Ryotwari system, every registered landowner was considered as the owner of the land and the
responsibility of collecting rent was also given to the farmers. Since, this system was implemented
directly with the farmers or the general public, hence it was called 'Ryatwadi' system.

Q118. Answer- (c)

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The Government of India Act, 1919 i.e., Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms has the following features -
Establishment of bicameral legislature at the center.
Expansion of separate electorates. Along with Muslims, it was also extended to Sikhs, Indian
Christians, Europeans and Anglo-Indians etc.
Direct election system was started.
Diarchy system was introduced in the provinces.
Hence option (c) is correct.
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Q119. Answer -(c)

Due to the defects of the Regulating Act and the ups and downs of British politics, a law had to be made
in 1784, which is called 'Pitt's India Act. This Act clearly subordinated the Bombay and Madras
Presidencies to Bengal in matters of war, diplomacy and revenue. With this law a new era of British
conquest started in India. All the other three options are correct. Hence option (c) is false.

Q120. Answer -(a)

Only statement 1
is correct. Statement 2 is not correct.

Diarchy meant the division of provincial subjects into two parts, reserved and transferred.
Reserved subjects were governed by the governor and his council and the transferred subjects were
governed by the governor with the advice of the Indian ministers.

Q121. Answer -(c)

An important provision of the Government of India Act, 1935 was that from April 1937, Burma would
be separated from India.

A new Burma Office was set up in the Government of India Act, 1935 to make preparations for making
Burma a separate British colony. However, both the departments were held by the same Secretary of
State and he was designated as the Secretary of State for India and Burma.
The first Secretary of State for India and Burma was Lord Dundas.
The India Office of the Secretary of State for India and Burma was abolished in 1947.

Q122. Answer -(d)

ICS in India under the Government of India Act, 1919. There was provision for recruitment test. Under
this provision, in 1922, Indian candidates were admitted to the ICS held in Delhi. allowed to appear in
the examination.

Q123. Answer -(b)

The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of1919 did not recommend suffrage to all women above the age of
21 years. Hence, statement 1 is wrong, although the Government of India Act of 1919 asked the provincial

councils to frame rules for granting suffrage to women based on property, income and education.
On this basis, in Madras city in 1919, in Travancore and Jhalwad in 1920, in Bombay and Madras
province in 1921, a limited number of women were given franchise. The Round Table Conference
recommended raising the voting age to 21l for women.
The 1935 Act gave the franchise to more women but was limited to 2.5% of the total number of women.
A seat was reserved for them in the Legislature on the basis of sect. Although she could contest elections
on any unreserved seat as well. Hence statement 2 is correct. Hence option (b) is correct.

Q124. Answer - (d)

Elephanta Island 3 km from Mumbai in Maharashtra. Located in the far Arav Sagar. In the 16th century,
the Portuguese named it Elephanta because of the stone elephant made here. Hence statement (a) is not
correct.
It has a huge cave temple which is related to Lord Shiva. The Trimurti idol of Lord Shiva is the most
attractive in this. Hence statement (b) and (c) are not correct.
It is related to Pashupata sect. Hence statement (d) is correct.
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Q125. Answer -(d)

The temples of Aihole, which come under the category of oldest temples of India, are located in Bijapur
district of Karnataka state. Aihole was a major center of art and architecture during the Chalukya era.
Most of the temples here are of Vishnu and Shiva. An inscription of Chalukya ruler Pulakeshin II has
been found from Aihole which is in the form of a prashasti. It was composed by Ravikirti. Hence
statement (d) is not correct.

Q126. Answer - (c)

The word 'Panchayatan' is related to the temple design style. A Hindu temple is said to be of the
Panchayatana style when the main temple is surrounded by four subsidiary temples. Usually a Hindu
temple is built along the west-east axis, so the four subsidiary temples will be located in the north-east,
south-east, south-west and north-west.
Examples of Panchayatan Temples: Kandariya Mahadeva (Khajuraho), Brahmeshwar Temple
(Bhubaneshwar), Lakshmana Temple (Khajuraho), Lingaraj Temple (Bhubaneshwar), Dashavatara
Temple (Devgarh, Uttar Pradesh), Gondeshwar Temple (Maharashtra).

Q127. Answer -(c)

3 types of styles of temple construction developed in India, Nagara, Dravida and Besar Nagar- indicates

the northern region, Dravida refers tothe south and Besar- indicates the region between Vindhya and
Krishna.

Q128. Answer - (c)

The length of the Papnath temple (circa 680 AD) is thirty meters and its tovwer is built in North Indian
style, it is small and low. Hence statement (1) is correct.
Virupaksha Temple is built in South Indian style. Its shikhara is very high, rectangular and has many
storeys. Its walls are adorned with beautiful sculptures depicting scenes from the Ramayana. Hence
statement (2) is correct.

Q129. Answer -(b)

In ancient ndian architecture Gopuram' is called the entrance of the temple. The gopuram is a rectangular
quadrangle whose shape is sometimes square as well. Gopuram belongs to the temples of South India.
The gopuram may be related to the origin of Buddhist gateways, such as the toranas (gateways) of the
Sanchi and Bharhut stupas.
The platform of Stupa is called 'Medhi'. The main part of the stupa is based on this.

Q130. Answer - (c)

Alauddin Khilji added an entrance to Qutub Minar which is famous as Alai Darwaza. It also has a dome
which is the first correct dome made by scientific method. Hence statement (1) is correct.
One of the main features ofTughlaq architecture is the construction of sloping wall. This gives a feeling
of strength and solidity of the building. Hence statement (2) is correct.

Q131. Answer - (c)

From the last years of Jahangir's reign, the practice of building marble buildings and decorating the walls
with figures of flowers and leaves made of semi-precious stones, which is called 'Pitra Dura', started.
Shah Jahan also used it in the Taj Mahal. Hence option (c) is correct.
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Q132. Answer -(a)

The famous Saivite temple at Thanjavur (Tanjore) known as the Brihadeeswarar Temple is one of the
greatest structures built during the reign of the Chola emperor Rajaraja I. Hence option (a) is correct.

Q133. Answer -(d)

'Dhamek Stupa' is a famous Buddhist religious place located in Sarnath. The foundation of Dhamekh
Stupa was laid during the time of Ashoka and it was expanded during the Kushan period, while it was
completely completed during the Gupta period. Hence option (d) is the correct answer.
Dhamekh Stupa is believed to be the place where Lord Buddha gave his first sermon to his disciples.

Q134. Answer – (b)

The Secretariat of the State Government of West Bengal is located in the Writers' Building in Kolkata,
the capital of West Bengal. Till 2013, the Chief Minister's office was also in this building, but due to the
renovation work, it was established at a place called Nobatra. This building was constructed for the
writers' office of the British East India Company. Its architect is Thomas Leo.

Q135. Answer - (c)

Three major styles of sculpture developed during the Gupta period in three different regions of India
centered in Gandhara, Mathura and Amaravati.
Amaravati Style:
The Amaravati schooldeveloped on the banks of the Krishna River under the patronage of the Satavahana
rulers in the southern parts of India. Hence statement 2 is correct.
The Amaravati school laid more emphasis on the use of dynamic images or narrative art. Hence statement
1
is correct.
In the idols of this style, Tribhanga Mudra means the body leaning on three sides has been used
extensively.

Q136. Answer -(d)

Bani-thani is a Rajasthani painting which belongs to the Kishangarh style. This painting was made by
painter Nihalchand. 'Bani-Thani' has been called the Indian Monalisa. Bani-Thani was the lover of the
then King Sawant Singh of Kishangarh State anda poetess of high order.

Q137. Answer - (c)

Both the statements are correct. The main painter of this style is Nihalchand'. In this style, the main
features of a woman are big bright eyes, thin lips and a pointed chin. Vani-Thani has been called the
Indian Mona Lisa. Hence option (c) is correct.

Q138. Answer -(b)

The Therigatha is a collection of poems sung by early Buddhist women. Hence option (b) is correct.
Sumangalvilasini is a commentary/vritti of Buddhaghosa related to 'Digh Nikaya'.
Streedharmapaddhati is a collection related to religion/duties of women.
Ritusamhara is the composition of Kalidas in which there is description of nature.

Q139. Answer – (a)

The image of Bodhisattva Padmapani is located in Cave 1
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O140. Answer- (c)

In the above given statements, both the statements are correct, their detailed explanation is as follows
The people of the Vedic period were theists and saw religion as one of the responsibilities and duties of
individuals.
Rit has been explained as 'regularity of creation' material and moral order etc. Varuna Rit was the god.
In the verses of Rigveda, sorrow has been expressed on the decline of Rit. From this it is concluded that
the concept of Rit was in line with the then pre-classical poetic life, which declined over time, due to
which gradually the importance of Varuna decreased.

Q141. Answer -(a)

Veerashaiva tradition was established in Karnataka in the 12th century under the leadership off Vasavanna
(Basavanna was a minister in the court of Kalachuri king). His followers were called Veerashaivas
(heroes of Shiva) and Lingayats (linga bearers). Hence option (a) is correct.

Q142. Answer - (c)

The Jains were divided into two sects, the southern ones were called Digambar' and the ones from
Magadha were called 'Svetanvar', but the written evidence of the spread of Jainism in Karnataka is not
found before the 3rd century AD Are. In later centuries, especially after the fifth century, several Jain
monastic establishments, called 'basadis', sprang up in Karnataka and were supported and granted land
by the kings. Hence option (c) is correct.

Q143. Answer - (c)

In Buddhism the state of 'perfection' or exaltation of certain qualities is called Paramita or Parami (in
Pali). In Buddhism, these qualities are developed to attain purity, to purify one's actions, etc., so that the
seeker can attain knowledge even while living an unobstructed life. The word 'Paramita' is derived from
"Param'. Philosophical schools that reject the authority of the Vedas are called atheists.

Q144. Answer - (d)

Pavakuthu, Yampuri and Ravana Chhaya are related to puppetry. Hence option (d) is correct.
Pavakuth is a traditional glove puppet show from Kerala. Yampuri is the traditional stick puppetry of
Bihar and Ravan Chhaya is a popular form of puppet entertainment in the Odisha region.

Q145. Answer -(d)

Pronouncing vowels together is called raga. In Audhav, Shadav and Sampurna raga, 5, 6 and 7 notes are
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used respectively. Time is also important in the singing of ragas Bhairav raga is sung in the morning,
Megh raga in the morning, Deepak and Shree ragas in the third part (evening) and Kaushik raga in the
night. Ragas are also associated with mood and feelings. Bhairav raga is related to the mood of fear.
Hence, option (d) is not correct regarding raga.

Q146. Answer - (c)

Changthang region of Union Territory of Ladakh is famous for Pashmina wool. Changpa tribe is found
in Changthang area. Pashmina is a Persian word. It is obtained fronm Changthangi goat or Pashmina goat
found in high latitude regions. Hence option (c) is correct.
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Q147. Answer -(a)

Rajendra-I did a military campaign on Bengal via Kalinga. Its army crossed the Ganges and defeated the
local kings. He followed the path of Samudragupta in this expedition and built a new capital at the mouth
of the Kaveri as a victory monument, which he named Gangaikondacholapuram. Means Chola conqueror
of Ganga, hence option (a) is correct.

Q148. Answer - (c)

Remarkable activities took place in the field of mathematics, astronomy, astrology and medicine during
the Gupta period.
Aryabhata was the great mathematician and astronomer of this era who wrote 'Aryabhattiya' based on
mathematics and astronomy in 499 AD. He scientifically explained the events of solar eclipse and lunar
eclipse. Hence statement 1 is correct.
The court of Chandragupta IIwas decorated with Navratnas, in which Kalidas was the most prominent.
He wrote some plays like 'Abhigyanshakuntalam', 'Malavikagnimitram' and Vikramorvashiyam. His two
famous epics are 'Raghuvansham' and 'Kumarasambhavam'.
'Ritusanharam' and 'Meghadootam' are his poetic works. Hence statement 2 is correct.

Q149. Answer -(c)

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Karkkidakam, the last month of the Malayalam calendar, is celebrated as Ramayana month in the state.
Along with this, the scripture Ramayana is recited in temples and homes. On the first day of the month,
'Anayuttu', a tradition of feeding elephants, is organized at the 'Sri Vadakkunnathan Temple' in Thrissur.

Q150. Answer - (c)

Deepmalika is an important spiritual festival of Jainism. This festival is celebrated as the Nirvana festival
of Mahavir, the 24th Tirthankar of Jainism. It is believed that Tirthankar Shri Mahavir Swami passed
away on the night of Kartik Krishna Chaturdashi and attained Nirvana in the morning of Amavasya. On
this day devotees' worship and anoint Lord Mahavira. Hence option (c) is correct.

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