Set-02 1 History PGT (LDCE)(1 to 120)

1. Which of the following languages became popular in mesopotamia after 1400 BCE and is
still spoken in some areas ?
(1) Sumerian
(2) Akkadian
(3) Hebrew
(4) Aramaic

2. Arrange the following in chronological order :

(i) Rudradaman
(ii) Vatsyayana
(iii) Gautamiputra Satakarni
(iv) Yajashri Satakarni
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
(1) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(2) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(3) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
(4) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

3. Arrange the following in chronological order ?

(i) Satapath Brahman
(ii) Panchavimsha Brahmana
(iii) Dighanikaya
(iv) Apastambha Dharmasutra
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
(1) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(2) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(3) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
(4) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)

4. Arrange the following in chronological order:

(i) Harappa
(ii) Sanauli
(iii) Kunal
(iv) Hastinapur
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
(1) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(2) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
(3) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
(4) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
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5. Arrange the following archaeological sites in chronological order :
(i) Piprahwa
(ii) Prakash
(iii) Dholavira
(iv) Mangalkot
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
(1) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
(2) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(3) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(4) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)

6. Arrange the following administrative units in order of their descending power structure :
(i) Veethi
(ii) Gram
(iii) Vishaya
(iv) Bhukti
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
(1) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(2) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
(3) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(4) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)

7. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List - I List - II
(a) Kadambari (i) Aryabhatt
(b) Mrichchhakatikam (ii) Banabhatta
(c) Aryabhattiya (iii) Varahamihir
(d) Brihatasamhita (iv) Shudraka
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(2) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(3) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(4) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
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8. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List - I List - II
(a) Dashagitikasutra (i) Aryabhatt
(b) Panchasidhantika (ii) Varahamihir
(c) Yogachara (iii) Asanga
(d) Jainendra Vyakarana (iv) Devanandi
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(2) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(3) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(4) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

9. Match List-I with List -II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List - I List - II
(a) Chedi (i) Mathura
(b) North Panchal (ii) Vairat
(c) Matsya (iii) Shaktimati
(d) Sursena (iv) Ahichchhatra
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(2) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(3) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(4) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)

10. Match List-I with List -II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List - I List - II
(a) Ladakhan Temple (i) Nalanda
(b) Prabhawatigupta (ii) Pulkeshin - II
(c) Aihole Inscription (iii) Rudrasen - II
(d) Dharmayagya (iv) Bijapur
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(2) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(3) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(4) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
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11. Match List-I with List -II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List - I List - II
(a) Besnagar Garud pillar inscription (i) Pulumavi
(b) Mandsor stone inscription (ii) Guild of weavers
(c) Madhuban copper plate (iii) Harsha
(d) Nasik cave inscription (iv) Haliodorous
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(2) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(3) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(4) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)

12. Pataligrama, which later became the famous Mauryan metropolis Pataliputra, was founded
by :
(1) Bimbisara
(2) Ajatasatru
(3) Sisunaga
(4) Chandragupta

13. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other lablelled as
Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Sanskrit became an official language in Bengal during fifth to
seventh centuries.
Reason (R) : Government officials knew this language.
In the context of the above two statements which of the following is correct ?
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(2) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(3) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

14. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The state of Kamarupa was established in the seventh century.
Reason (R) : In early sixth century Sanskrit had come into prevalance.
In the context of the above two statements which of the following is correct ?
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(2) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(3) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Set-02 5 History PGT (LDCE)(1 to 120)
15. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The Vakataka rulers served as a bridge in the growth of
Brahmanism in southern India.
Reason (R) : The Vakataka rulers issued a number of land grants to the
Brahmanas.
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(2) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(3) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

16. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The Rashtrakutas displaced the Chalukyas and established their
kingdom in the Western Deccan.
Reason (R) : Feudal system played a decisive role in this context.
In the context of the above two statements which of the following is correct ?
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(2) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(3) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

17. Who among the following is the author of Brahmsutra ?

(1) Badarayan
(2) Shankar
(3) Ramanujam
(4) Kamban

18. Which among the following, is not an integral part of Charvaka philosophy ?
(1) Materialistic approach
(2) Disbelief in moksh
(3) Belief in the other world
(4) Disbelief in yajnas

19. The word ‘Hindustan’ occurred for the first time during third century in the inscriptions
of :
(1) Greek rulers
(2) Sasanian rulers
(3) Turkish rulers
(4) Arab rulers
Set-02 6 History PGT (LDCE)(1 to 120)
20. Which of the following languages was the lingua franca of India in the third century
BCE?
(1) Sanskrit
(2) Pali
(3) Prakrit
(4) Vedic Sanskrit

21. Who among the following propounded that there is a close similarity between the European
and Sanskrit languages ?
(1) William Jones
(2) Max Muller
(3) V.A. Smith
(4) Karl Marx

22. The river Jhelum was known in the Vedic period by the following name :
(1) Vitasta
(2) Askini
(3) Parusni
(4) Sutudri

23. The Jaina tirthankara Parsvanatha was intimately connected with which of the following
towns ?
(1) Champa
(2) Dhauli
(3) Kashi
(4) Vaisali

24. Who among the following rulers adopted the title of ‘Varman’ for the first time ?
(1) The rulers of Kamarupa
(2) The rulers of Bengal
(3) The rulers of Orissa (Odisha)
(4) The rulers of Karnataka

25. Which of the following periods is known as the second historical period in the context of
the region south of the Vindhyas ?
(1) 100 - 200 BCE
(2) 200 - 300 CE
(3) 300 - 700 CE
(4) 800 - 1000 CE

26. Who among the following were the immediate successors of the Satavahanas ?
(1) Chalukyas
(2) Rashtrakutas
(3) Vakatakas
(4) Kadambas
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27. Which of the following regions was known as Vengi ?
(1) The doab of Godavari and Krishna
(2) The doab of Krishna and Kaveri
(3) The doab of Narmada and Tapti
(4) The doab of Kaveri and Tungabhadra

28. ‘Ur’ was a kind of residential unit in the form of a village.

Villages were primarily inhabited by :
(1) Teachers
(2) Peasants
(3) Artisans
(4) Traders

29. Which among the following was not a part of Ashoka’s administrative policy ?
(1) To integrate different religious sects
(2) Tolerant religious policy
(3) Grants to all religions
(4) Propagation of Buddhist religion

30. Who among the following adpoted the title of Maharajadhiraja for the first time ?
(1) Satavahan rulers
(2) Kushana rulers
(3) Gupta rulers
(4) Chalukya rulers

31. Who among the following adopted the title of Devaputra for the first time ?
(1) Magadha rulers
(2) Kushana rulers
(3) Gupta rulers
(4) Vakataka rulers

32. Who among the following introduced in India horse saddle for the first time ?
(1) Mauryas
(2) Shungas
(3) Kushnas
(4) Guptas

33. Which of the following was known as yavan priya in Sanskrit language for its liking
among the Indo-Greeks ?
(1) Cloves
(2) Cardamom
(3) Pepper
(4) Cinnamon
Set-02 8 History PGT (LDCE)(1 to 120)
34. Which of the following semi-precious stones was exported from Ujjaiyani during 200
BCE to 300 CE ?
(1) Chert
(2) Turquoise
(3) Topaz
(4) Carnelian

35. Who among the following discovered blue colour ?

(1) Chinese
(2) Indians
(3) Arabs
(4) Europeans

36. In which of the following texts the first ever reference to medicines is mentioned ?
(1) Sushrut Samhita
(2) Charak Samhita
(3) Samveda
(4) Atharvaveda

37. The beginning of cave temples is associated with which of the following centuries ?
(1) Second century
(2) Fourth century
(3) Fifth century
(4) Seventh Century

38. Which of the following raw material was not imported by the Mesopotamian people ?
(1) Gold
(2) Poplar wood
(3) Silver
(4) Copper

39. What are the Mesopotemian Ziggurats ?

(1) The Assembly Hall of Sumerians
(2) Private houses with drainage system
(3) Mud-brick Palaces
(4) Stepped Temple Platforms

40. In which of the following centuries Christianisation of the Roman empire occurred
largely ?
(1) Second century
(2) Third century
(3) Fourth century
(4) Fifth century
Set-02 9 History PGT (LDCE)(1 to 120)
41. In Battuta the famous traveller who authored Rihala, book of travels, was contemporary
to which Sultan of Delhi :
(1) Iltutmish
(2) Alauddin Khalji
(3) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(4) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

42. Al-Beruni’s Kitab-ul Hind was written in which language :

(1) Persian
(2) Turkic
(3) Arabic
(4) Sanskrit

43. Who is credited to have given a unique form to the Chishti sama by introducing the Qaul
- meaning a hymn sung at the opening and closing of Qawwali ?
(1) Nizamuddin Auliya
(2) Qutbuddin Bhakhtiyar Kaki
(3) Hamid ud-din Nagauri
(4) Amir Khusrau

44. Khalisa land Was :

(1) Land under continous cultivation
(2) Revenue free land granted as rewards
(3) Land under the direct control of the state
(4) Fallow land

45. The term ‘Khut’ and ‘Muqaddam’ in the Sultanate period referred to :
(1) Big Rajput chiefs
(2) Land revenue collectors
(3) The class of rural intermadiaries
(4) Officers of the judicial department

46. ‘Khair-ul Majalis’, a sufi malfuzat, is dedicated to which one of the following sufi saints ?
(1) Qutbuddin Bhakhtiyar Kaki
(2) Nasiruddin Mahmud Chirag Dilli
(3) Muhammad Gesu Daraz
(4) Baba Hayat Qalandar
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47. Consider the following statements about Alvars :
(i) The famous Alvar saint AntÂl was a female
(ii) Nammalvar, the greatest of the Alvars, was a lowly shudra
(iii) Alvar hymns in Tamil were composed in honour of God Vishnu and his avatars
Rama and Krishna
(iv) Antal lyrically depicted childhood and youth of Lord Krishna
choose the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(1) (i) and (ii) only
(2) (ii) and (iii) only
(3) (i), (ii) and (iii) only
(4) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

48. The Person rendering of Chachnamah was compiled by :

(1) Ali Kufi
(2) Ziauddin Barani
(3) Al-Beruni
(4) Hasan Nizami

49. Who calls the political economy of the Vijyanagara empire of the sixteenth century as
feudal ?
(1) N. Karashima
(2) Burton Stein
(3) K.V. Ramesh
(4) M. Venkatramanya

50. The city of Jaunpur was founded in the memory of :

(1) Balban
(2) Alauddin Khalji
(3) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
(4) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

51. The first Delhi Sultan to adopt the priciple of Measurement of cultivable land for
determining land revenue was :
(1) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(2) Alauddin Khalji
(3) Balban
(4) Iltutmish

52. Sijdah theoretically means :

(1) Prostation before King
(2) Prostration before God
(3) Prostration before Diwan
(4) Prostration before Imam
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53. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled
as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The Number of Rajput, Irani and Turani mansabdars declined in
the Mughal nobility during the second half of Aurangzeb’s reign.
Reason (R) : Aurangzeb assigned large number of jagirs to nobles from the
Deccan.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explantion of (A)
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

54. Which one of the following manuscripts illustrated under Humayun illustrate the
amalgamation of Tabrizi and Bukharan elements ?
(1) Khamsa of Nizami
(2) Shahnama
(3) Nimat Nama
(4) Dastan-i Amir Hamza

55. Jahangir addressed his mother with which of the following epithet to show her his respect
reserved to His Majesty himself ?
(1) Hazrat
(2) Mariyam Makani
(3) Mariyam-uz Zamani
(4) Bilqis Makani

56. Given below are two statements one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled
Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : All jagirdars were primarily the mansabdars but not all mansabdars
were jagirdars.
Reason (R) : Some mansabdars were paid in cash and not through jagirs.
In the context of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the code given
below :
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation to (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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57. Given below are two statements are labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The art of painting reached its highest watermark during Jahangir’s
reign.
Reason (R) : He was not interested in other forms of art.
In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation to (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

58. Arrange the following contemporary sources in chronological order. Choose the correct
answer from the code given below :
(i) Khazain-ul Futuh
(ii) Waqiat-i Mushtaqi
(iii) Tabaqat-i Akbari
(iv) Ma’asir-i Jagangiri
Code :
(1) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(2) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(3) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(4) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

59. Match List I with List II and select the correct anser from the code given below the lists :
List I List II
(a) Francois Bernier (i) A Dutch traveller who visited India during Jahangir’s
reign
(b) Tavernier (ii) A French traveller who was a jeweller and was in India
during Shahjahan and Aurangzeb’s reign
(c) Pelsaert (iii) An English men who visited India during Akbar’s
period
(d) Ralph Fitch (iv) A French physician who visited India during the reign
of Aurangzeb
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(2) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(3) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(4) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
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60. Select the correct chronological order of the following reformers of the medieval Bhakti
movement by using the code given below :
(i) Namdev
(ii) Vallabhacharya
(iii) Ramananda
(iv) Kabir
Code :
(1) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(2) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(3) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(4) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)

61. Consider the following statements about Amir Khusrau :

(i) He was the disciple of the sufi saint Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
(ii) He is said to have written several treatise on music
(iii) His work Khazain-ul Futuh deals with the reign of Sultan Kaiquabad
(iv) The musical instrument sitar is regarded as his invention
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(1) (i) and (iv)
(2) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(3) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(4) (i), (iii) and (iv)

62. Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding Alauddin Khalji ?
(1) He established four separate markets in Delhi
(2) He introduced the system of dagh (branding of horses) and prepared huliya
(descriptive list of soldiers)
(3) He maintained a large permanent standing army and paid them in cash
(4) He appointed a high officer called sahab-i Riyasat to control each market

63. Mongol troops were divided into specific Units. Match List - I (Mongal army Units) with
List - II (the number of soldiers maintained per Unit) :
List - I List - II
(a) Arban (i) 100
(b) Jagun (ii) 1000
(c) Mirghan (iii) 10
(d) Tuman (iv) 10,000
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(2) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(3) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(4) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
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64. Arrange the following monuments in chronological order of constructon and select the
correct answer from the code given below :
(i) Jama Masjid, Delhi
(ii) Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi
(iii) Badshahi Masjid, Lahore
(iv) Taj Mahal, Agra.
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(3) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(4) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

65. Consider the following names of the Mughal emperors of the eighteenth century. Which
among the following sequence represent the correct chronological order ?
(i) Alamgir II
(ii) Ahmad Shah
(iii) Jahandar Shah
(iv) Muhammad Shah
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(1) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(2) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(3) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(4) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)

66. Which one of the following grandsons of Chenghiz Khan devastated Russian lands upto
Moscow ?
(1) Kublai Khan
(2) Hulagu Khan
(3) Batn Khan
(4) Mongke Khan

67. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the Vijaynagara ruling dynastis.
(1) Saluva, Tuluva, Sangama, Aravidu
(2) Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva, Aravidu
(3) Sangama, Tuluva, Saluva, Aravidu
(4) Sangama, Aravidu, Saluva, Tuluva

68. Which of the followig state was one of the earliest to assert its independence from Delhi
Sultante ?
(1) Jaunpur
(2) Gujrat
(3) Bengal
(4) Malwa
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69. Which ruler of the Vijaynagar dynasty had sent his embassy to the emperor of China ?
(1) Saluva Narsimha
(2) Krishnadeva Raya
(3) Bukka I
(4) Harihar I

70. Consider the following statements about the jiziya tax during the Mughl times and choose
the correct anser from the code given below :
(i) Akbar abolished jiziya in 1564
(ii) Akbar reimposed jiziya in 1575
(iii) Akbar abolished the jiziya in 1579-1580
(iv) Aurangzeb reimposed the jiziya in 1679
Code :
(1) Only (i) and (ii)
(2) Only (i), (ii) and (iii)
(3) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(4) Only (i) and (iv)

71. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answers from the code given below the
lists.
List I List II
(Sufi Saints) (Centre of their Activities)
(a) Shaikh Moinuddin Chishti (i) Delhi
(b) Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya (ii) Ajodhan
(c) Shaikh Farid ud din Masud Ganj-i Shakar (iii) Multan
(d) Shaikh Nizamuddin Aulyja (iv) Ajmer
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(2) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(3) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(4) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
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72. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below
the lists.
List I List II
(Sufi Terminology) (Meaning)
(a) Futuh (i) Sufi hospice
(b) Khanqah (ii) Conversations of a sufi saint
(c) Barkat (iii) Unasked for charity
(d) Malfuz (iv) Spiritual grace acquired by a sufi
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(2) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(3) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(4) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

73. Consider the following statements :

(i) Henri Pirenne was a Belgian historian
(ii) He argued the impact of islamic expansion on the development of feudalism in Europe
(iii) He stated that it were the Germanic invasions that destroyed the Mediterrarean
unity
Choose the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(1) (i) only
(2) (ii) only
(3) (i) and (ii)
(4) (i) and (iii)

74. Who propounded the theory of ‘feudalism as ties of dependence ‘ ?

(1) F.L. Genshof
(2) F.M. Stenton
(3) Marc Bloch
(4) Guy Bois

75. Which one of the following pairs regarding Roman Cultural activity is not correctly
paired ?
(1) Cicero - Works on oratory and philolosphy
(2) Cornelius Nepos - Composed Latin Biography
(3) Vergil - Wrote Rome’s national Epic, the Aeneid
(4) Horace - Wrote masterly commentaries on Gallic and Civil Wars
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76. As trade expanded in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, ships carrying goods from
distant countries started arriving in European ports. Along with ships came rats carrying
the deadly bubonic plague infection (the Black Death). The time estimate of this epidemic
was :
(1) 1325 - 1330
(2) 1342 - 1345
(3) 1345 - 1348
(4) 1347 - 1350

77. The first Jesuit mission reached Akbar’s court at Fatehpur Sikri in :
(1) 1570
(2) 1575
(3) 1580
(4) 1589

78. Which Assyrian king transformed Nineveh, on the east bank of Tigris, into a city of
unparalleled splendour ?
(1) Shamshi-Adad V
(2) Sennacherib
(3) Esarhaddon
(4) Nabopolassar

79. Under which Byzantine Emperor the compilation of Roman law was enacted between
527 C to 534 C ?
(1) Romulus
(2) Justinian I
(3) Augustus
(4) Gaius Marius

80. Mahmud Ghazni gathered around him a group of poets who composed anthologies.
Among them the most outstanding poet was ?
(1) Al-Beruni
(2) Firdausi
(3) Jahiz
(4) Tabari

81. Which one of the following places did the British forces led by Campbell killed over 2000
rebel sepoys in India ?
(1) Jallianwallah Bagh in Amritsar
(2) Secundrah Bagh in Lucknow
(3) Company Bagh in Bharatpur
(4) Ram Bagh in Jaipur
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82. Which one of the following was not a feature of militarization of Japan under Emperor
Meiji ?
(1) The new Meiji government forced the tribal warlords belonging to Choshu, Satsuma,
Tosa and Hizen to surrender their lands to the Emperor
(2) They replaced the old socio-political structure with a new one
(3) The economic privileges of the Samurai class were wiped out completely
(4) To renovate the military, the new Meiji leaders introduced Army Conscription

83. Who donated hundred acres of land to Vinoba Bhave in 1951, that encouraged Vinoba to
start ‘Bhoodan’ movement ?
(1) Vedre Ramchandra Reddy
(2) Nukala Ram Reddy
(3) Konda Venkataram Reddy
(4) Pingali Venkatram Reddy

84. Chronologically arrange the Muslim Congress Presidents on the basis of their year of
Presidentship.
(a) Syed Badruddin Tyabji
(b) Rahimatullah M. Sayani
(c) Syed Hassan Imam
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(1) (a) , (b), (c), (d)
(2) (c) , (b), (a), (d)
(3) (b) , (a), (c), (d)
(4) (a) , (c), (d), (b)

85. Which one of the following rebels of 1857 who mobilised the peasantry in Meerut region
and was killed in a battle in July 1857 ?
(1) Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah
(2) Shah Mal
(3) Kunwar Singh
(4) Nana Sahib

86. Which one of the following committees prepared the details of the Wardha Scheme of
Basic Education ?
(1) Motilal Nehru Committee
(2) Dr. Zakir Hussain Committee
(3) Dr. Radhakrishnan Committee
(4) Dr. Vishveswariya Committee
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87. Who persuaded Gandhiji to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of Indigo
Planters ?
(1) Brij Kishore
(2) Raj Kumar Shukla
(3) Rajendra Prasad
(4) Acharya J.B. Kripalani

88. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the code given below :
List - I List - II
(Authors) (Their Works)
(a) John William Kaye (i) Eighteen Fifty-seven
(b) Edward J Thompson (ii) A Histroy of the Sepoy War
(c) S.N. Sen (iii) The Other Side of the Medal
(d) S.B. Choudhari (iv) Civil Disturbances during British Raj
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(2) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(3) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(4) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)

89. Which one of the following European commercial companies set up their base at
Masulipatnam in 1605 ?
(1) British
(2) French
(3) Dutch
(4) Portuguese

90. Which Bengali woman wrote a story of her life - Amar Jivan, in 1868 ?
(1) Tarini Devi
(2) Rassundari Devi
(3) Vina Mazumdar
(4) Kadambini Basu

91. When were the universities of Bombay, Madras and Calcutta established ?
(1) 1947
(2) 1857
(3) 1757
(4) 1935
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92. Who among the following did not become the President of the Indian National Congress
(a) George Yule
(b) A.O. Hume
(c) Sir Henry Cotton
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(1) (a), (b) and (d) only
(2) (b), (c) and (d) only
(3) (a) and (c) only
(4) (b) and (d) only

93. In the wake of the Revolt of 1857-58, Emperor Bahadur Shah was tried, and where was
he exiled by the British ?
(1) Kathmandu
(2) Rangoon
(3) Kabul
(4) Peshawar

94. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below by
putting the events in chronological order.
List I List II
(Event) (Year)
(a) Gandhi-Irwin Pact (i) 1905
(b) Partition of Bengal (ii) 1942
(c) Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre (iii) 1931
(d) Quit India movement (iv) 1919
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(2) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(3) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(4) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
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95. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List I List II
(Conference/Meetings) (Purpose/Theme)
(a) Yalta conference (i) To discuss formation of UNO
(b) Dumbarton Oaks Conference (ii) Germany’s unconditional surrender
(c) Tehran Meeting (iii) Japan’s unconditional surrender
(d) Cairo Declaration (iv) Agreement on a Second Front
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(2) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(3) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(4) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

96. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List I List II
(Authors) (Works/Newspapers)
(a) Annie Besant (i) Comerade
(b) Maulana A.K. Azad (ii) Bande Mataram
(c) Maulana Mohammad Ali (iii) Al Hilal
(d) Aurobindo Ghosh (iv) New India
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(2) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(3) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(4) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)

97. Arrange the following in chronological order :

(i) Formation of Ghadar Party
(ii) Formation of All India Depressed Classes League
(iii) Gandhiji’s Champaran Campaign
(iv) Indian Universities Act
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(1) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(2) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(3) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(4) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
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98. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List I List II
(Name of Freedom Fighter) (Known as)
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (i) Extremist
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (ii) Revolutionary
(c) Bhagat Singh (iii) Moderate
(d) Chittaranjan Das (iv) Swarajist
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(2) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(3) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(4) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)

99. Given below are two statements. One labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Aboilition of slavery by an Act of Parliament of Britain in 1833
gave freedom to thousands of slaves working in the crown colonies.
Reason (R) : The indentured system to recruit labourers on contract from India
to work on Plantations in the Crown Colonies was introdued in
1830s.
Find the correct answer from the options below :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(2) (A) is correct but (R) is false
(3) (A) is false, but (R) is correct
(4) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

100. Given below are two statements. One labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R):
Assertion (A) : Under Lord Curzon administration of university education was
increasingly brought under official control.
Reason (R) : Lord Curzon wanted educated Indians to express loyalty towards
the british rule.
Find the correct answer from the options given below :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) (A) is correct but (R) is false
(3) (A) is false, but (R) is correct
(4) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

101. Who gave the name -’Phoenix’ to M K Gandhi’s Farm in South Africa ?
(1) Herman Kalenbach
(2) Alexander Doke
(3) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(4) H.S. Polack
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102. During Non-Cooperation movement where did Mahatma Gandhi launch no-tax
campaign ?
(1) Ahmedabad
(2) Bardoli
(3) Champaran
(4) Wardha

103. Which town in Bengal remained a part of French possessions in Colonial India ?
(1) Chandernagore
(2) Murshidabad
(3) Bolpur
(4) Alipore

104. Which one of the following statements is not correct about the first provisional government
of India in exile established in 1915 ?
(1) Raja Mahendra Pratap was its President
(2) Its headquarter was at Bagh-i-Babur at Kabul in Afghanistan
(3) This had support from external powers like Germany, Russia, Turkey and
Afghanistan
(4) Champak Raman Pillai was its Prime Minister

105. Who among the following was not associated with the London based centre of revolutionary
activities abroad ?
(1) Shyamji Krishna Varma
(2) V.D. Savarkar
(3) Lala Har Dayal
(4) Lala Lajpat Rai

106. Which one of the following statements is correct about the protectionist policy in 19th
century ?
(1) Capitalists were provided police security at factories
(2) Each country reduced import duties
(3) Most of the countries put heavy tariffs on goods imported
(4) Workers were protected against wage inequalities

107. From among the following pairs regarding colonial America, which one is not correctly
matched ?
(1) The Molasses Act - 1753
(2) The Colonial Currency Act - 1764
(3) The Quartering Act - 1765
(4) Watunga Settlement in Eastern Tennessee - 1769
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108. Who among the following was not associated with Rehnumai Mazdayasan Sabha (Religious
Reform Association) established in 1851 ?
(1) Naoroji Furdonji
(2) S.S. Bengalee
(3) Dadabhai Naoroji
(4) W.C. Banarjee

109. Which one of the following is not part of teachings of Swami Dayanand ?
(1) He treated Vedas as infallible and inspired words of god
(2) He treated Puranas with full of false teachings
(3) He encouraged idol worship
(4) He favoured study of western sciences

110. Which of the following statements about the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 is not
correct ?
(1) It was also called the Sarda Act
(2) It raised the age of marriage for girls to 18 years
(3) All India Women’s Conference played an important role in its passing
(4) Public opinion was in full support of it

111. From among the following groups whose interest did the Unionist Party mainly
represented ?
(1) Shahukars, the money lending class
(2) Hindu, Muslim and Sikh ‘landholders’ of Punjab
(3) Landless labourers of Punjab
(4) Princely States of Punjab

112. Which among the following were the earliest public associations established before the
Indian National Congress in India ?
(1) Madras Mahajana Sabha
(2) Bombay Presidency Association
(3) Landholders Society
(4) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

113. ‘Chalo Jahaji’ is known as :

(1) A call given by Subhash Chandra Bose to the Naval Mutineers in India
(2) A call given by Gandhiji to Indian migrants to South Africa
(3) Title of a book dealing with indentured migration
(4) Trade Union call for dockyard workers

114. In whcih year was the Tokugawa rule overthrown and the Meiji government
established ?
(1) 1854
(2) 1860
(3) 1868
(4) 1869
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115. When did Mao Zedong (Mao Tse Tung) announce the policy of ‘the Great Leap
Forward’ ?
(1) 1955
(2) 1958
(3) 1960
(4) 1961

116. Which one of the following is not a principle under the Panchsheel Treaty ?
(1) Mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity
(2) Not sharing natural national resources
(3) Mutual non-interference in each other’s internal affairs
(4) Peaceful co-existence

117. Which of the following was not an objective of the ‘Bahiskrit Hitkarini Sabha’ established
by Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar in 1924.
(1) Emancipation of the untouchables
(2) Eradication of illiteracy of the backward classes
(3) To fight for the political and legal rights of the victims of untouchability
(4) To seek reforms in the religious order to improve status of the untouchables

118. Who among the following was the first Asian writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature
in 1913 ?
(1) Prem Chand
(2) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(3) Aurobindo Ghose
(4) Amartya Sen

119. Which of the following combinations of the playwriters and the language of their plays is
not correctly matched ?
(1) Vijay Tendulkar - Marathi
(2) Girish Karnad - Kannada
(3) Bhishma Sahni - Oriya
(4) Upendranath Ashk - Hindi

120. Given below are the two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is
labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Karl Marx and Engels saw the Renaissance as the relation between
arts and the economy, i.e, between cultural production and material
production.
Reason (R) : They suggested that economic ‘base’ shaped the cultural
‘super-structure’ ?
In the light of the above statements, choose the appropriate answer from the options
given below:
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(4) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.