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UGC NET DECEMBER 2013 SOLVED HISTORY PAPER III
PAPER-III
HISTORY
1. The method of Radiocarbon Dating was used in India for the first time at
(A) Deccan College, Pune
(B) Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
(C) School of Archaeology, New Delhi
(D) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
2. Where were the first Palaeolithic tools found in India ?
(A) Hallur
(B) Kurnool
(C) Pallavaram
(D) Tekkalkota
3. Arrange the following archaeologists in the chronological order and select the correct answer with
the help of the codes given below :
(i) James Fergusson
(ii) James Princep
(iii) Alexander Cunningham
(iv) Edward Thomas
Codes :
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
4. The Harappa culture people inherited the knowledge of wheat, barley and cotton cultivation from their
ancestors of the following :
(A) Kot Diji
(B) Amri
(C) Mehrgarh
(D) Kalibangan
5. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(Kingdom) (King)
a. Kuru 1. Nichakshu
b. Kekaya 2. Parikshita
c. Kasi 3. Asvapati
d. Vatsabhumi 4. Ajatasatru
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 4 1 3 2
6. After Hastinapur was swept away by floods the Pandavas shifted their capital to
(A) Kausambi
(B) Kurukshetra
(C) Ahichchhatra
(D) Indraprastha
7. Pataligrama, which later became the famous city of Pataliputra, had been fortified initially by
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Kalasoka
(C) Ajatasatru
(D) Udayabhadra
8. ‘Dharmaraja’ too was a title of
(A) Ajatasatru
(B) Asoka
(C) Kanishka
(D) Harshavardhan
9. During Alexander’s invasion of India which of the following was ruled by two hereditary kings with
the help of a council of elders ?
(A) Ashtakaraja (B) Abhisara
(C) Kshudraka (D) Pattala
10. ‘Pautavadhyaksha’ was incharge of which department under the Mauryan administrative system ?
(A) Weights and measures
(B) Forest resources
(C) Navy
(D) Shipping
11. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(Ancient Places) (Modern Location)
a. Pushkalavati 1. Begram (Afghanistan)
b. Kapisa 2. Halebid
c. Gangavadi 3. Charsadda (Peshawar)
d. Dvarsamudra 4. Mysore
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 1 3 4 2
12. Identify the Tamil anthology which is devoted to the praise of Chera Kings
(A) Narrinai
(B) Padirruppattu
(C) Aingurunuru
(D) Kuruntogai
13. Nahapana’s defeat at the hands of Gautamiputra Satakarni is attested by
which of the following coin-hoards ?
(A) Erakina (B) Nasik
(C) Qunduz (D) Ujjayini
14. Who among the following rulers had performed the maximum number of Asvamedha sacrifices ?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Kumaragupta I
(C) Pushyamitra Sunga
(D) Pravarasena I
15. A drama named ‘Kauntaleshwar Dautya’ has been attributed to Kalidasa by
(A) Kuntalesha
(B) Bharavi
(C) Rajasekhara
(D) Kshemendra
16. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Harshavardhana, according to the Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang, not only
followed Buddhism, but also had a marked antipathy to the Brahmanical religion.
Reason (R) : Some seals which refer to his elder brother as a Buddhist describe Harsha as a
devoted Saiva.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
17. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(Ancient Towns) (Present Site)
a. Anahilavada 1. Mandsor
b. Aihole 2. Amaravati
c. Dhanyakatak 3. Badami
d. Dasapura 4. Patan
Codes
a b c d
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 1 2 3
18. The temple of Rajarajesvara is dedicated to
(A) Kartikeya (B) Siva
(C) Vishnu (D) Surya
19. Identify the dynasty, the rulers of which called themselves Brahma- Kshatriya
(A) Pratihara (B) Chalukya
(C) Sena (D) Pala
20. Who among the following rulers provided financial help for the restoration of a demolished Mosque
in Khambhat ?
(A) Bhoja Paramara
(B) Mihira Bhoja
(C) Kumarapala
(D) Chamu araja
21. Which of the following dynasties is known for the involvement of women in its administration ?
(A) Kalchuri
(B) Gahadavala
(C) Chahamana
(D) Chalukya
22. Chronologically arrange the following events and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(i) The collapse of Chalukya kingdom of Kalyani.
(ii) Conquest of Sri Lanka by Rajendra Chola
(iii) Annexation of Yadava kingdom of Devagiri to the Sultanate of Delhi
(iv) The visit of Marco Polo, the Venetian traveller to South India.
Codes :
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(D) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
23. In which of the following works we get a detailed account of Firoz Shah’s canal system ?
(A) Futuhat-I Firoz Shahi
(B) Tarikh-I Mubarak Shahi
(C) Tarikh-I Firoz Shahi
(D) None of the above
24. Consider the following statements on the reforms of Alauddin Khalji :
(i) Confiscation of all grants of tax-free land.
(ii) Introduction of daag and chehra in his military.
(iii) Abolition of iqtas of big nobles and military commanders.
(iv) Banning of public sale of liquor.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii) andü (iii)
(B) (ii), (iii) andü (iv)
(C) (i), (ii) andü (iv)
(D) (i), (iii) andü (iv)
25. Who among the following was an Alvar Saint ?
(A) Appar
(B) Kulasekhara
(C) Sambandar
(D) Venkatanatha
26. The Book of Marco Polo is primarily an account of
(A) Political history of South India
(B) Economic history of South India
(C) Cultural history of South India
(D) None of the above
27. Arrange the visit of the following foreign travellers to South India in chronological sequential order and
select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(i) A Nikitin
(ii) Abdur Razzaq
(iii) Caesar Fredrick
(iv) Domingo Paes
Codes :
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
28. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(Old names of places) (Modern names)
a. Baran 1. Anhilwara
b. Qarachil 2. Bhatinda
c. Tabarhind 3. Kullu
d. Patan 4. Bulandshahar
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 3 2 1 4
29. Concerning the foundation of Tughlaq dynasty by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq, which one of the following
statements is not true ?
(A) At the time of accession, Ghiyasuddin’s authority had been unanimously accepted.
(B) Ghiyasuddin was having at his disposal a large number of loyal soldiers who extended support.
(C) In Delhi the people contributed a lot to the stability of the Sultanate.
(D) The treasury of the empire which the Sultan inherited was very sound.
30.Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The conduct of ruling authority in the Sultanate of Delhi was governed by the Shariat.
Reason (R) : The ideal of the state was not to convert the entire country from dar-ul-harb
into dar-ul-Islam.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
31. Shaikh Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri belonged to the Sufi Silsilah
(A) Firdausi
(B) Chishti
(C) Suhrawardi
(D) Naqshbandi
32. Which one of the following is not correct in respect of Baburnamah ?
(A) The memoir of Babur is a historical source of great literary value.
(B) The events described are not in chronological order.
(C) Babur described every good or bad act with utmost impartiality.
(D) Historical events are inextricably mixed up with Babur’s own opinions, sentiments and judgements.
33. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and 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 two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
34. Consider the following statements concerning the Rajput States of Central India and select the correct
answer from the codes given below :
(i) Baghelas ruled over Bandogarh
(ii) Dhandera was a Rajput principality in the Suba of Allahabad.
(iii) Orcha was located on the route linking the North and the Deccan.
(iv) Orcha was in the possession of the Bundela Rajputs.
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii) andü (iii)
(B) (ii), (iii) andü (iv)
(C) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(D) All of the above
35. Daag and Chehra in Mughal military administration were introduced during the reign of
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Aurangzeb
36. In the battle of Haldighati, Rana Pratap of Mewar was defeated by the Mughal army led by
(A) Abdur Rahim Khan-i Khanan
(B) Raja Man Singh
(C) Raja Bhagwan Das
(D) Saadullah Khan
37. Iwan in Mughal architectural terminology means
(A) a “façade-gateway” or high portal
(B) concave element in vaults, usually arched.
(C) configuration in the shape of a square or rectangle with corners
(D) a pillared construction of any dimensions and plan
38. Under which Mughal emperor naturalist trends in Mughal painting reached their apogee ?
(A) Humayun
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shahjahan
39. Who among the following remarked that, “Unlike contemporary early modern European kings,
the Mughal emperors did not depend upon loans from private financiers to meet routine expenditure.” ?
(A) Irfan Habib
(B) Sanjay Subrahmanyam
(C) W.H. Moreland
(D) J.F. Richards
40. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(Place) (Founder)
a. City of Bikaner 1. Rana Kumbha
b. Kirti Stambha (Chittor) 2. Rao Bika
c. City of Ahmedabad 3. Alp Khan
d. City of Hoshangabad 4. Ahmed Shah I
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 2 1 3 4
41. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Institution Location
(A) Khudabaksh Library – Patna
(B) Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute – Pune
(C) National Library – New Delhi
(D) Salarjung Museum – Hyderabad
42. Arrange the following Peshwas in chronological order :
(i) Balaji Bajirao
(ii) Bajirao II
(iii) Madhav Rao I
(iv) Madhav Rao Narayan
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(B) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
43. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(A) In the Persian sources of the late medieval period of India, account on the life of rural
society is very limited.
(B) The foreign travellers of the period who visited India in their accounts provide hardly
any account on rural society.
(C) The regional literary sources help us to know the life and conditions of the rural people
to some extent.
(D) The large mass of revenue records dealing with land revenue are of no help to
construct the history of rural society in medieval India.
44. One of the following was not a major result of the Permanent Revenue Settlement of East
India Company :
(A) It created a class of loyal landlords.
(B) Cultivators were put under the mercy of zamindars.
(C) It hampered the process of revenue increase to the company.
(D) Agricultural production got a major boost.
45. Who was the Governor of Bengal between 1667 and 1669 ?
(A) Robert Clive
(B) Verlest
(C) Cartier
(D) Count de Lally
46. The founder of the Nizam’s State in Hyderabad was
(A) Nizam Ali Khan
(B) Muzaffar Jung
(C) Chin Lulich Khan
(D) Mir Osman Ali Khan
47. Arrange the following revolts in the chronological order and select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
(i) Koli
(ii) Santhal
(iii) Chuar and Ho
(iv) Waghera
Codes :
(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
48. The English East India Company lost its monopoly of Indian trade by throwing it open to the
Britishers by the Charter Act of
(A) 1793
(B) 1813
(C) 1833
(D) 1853
49. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The British had no coherent place for the princes in their imperial ideology.
Reason (R) : The princes were kept apart from each other. These traditional rulerships
served the purpose of announcing India’s enduring ‘differences’.
Read the above statements and select the correct answers from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
(C) Both are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
50. Who was the Governor of Madras in 1661 ?
(A) Fox Croft
(B) Streynsham
(C) Gerald Aungier
(D) Charles Boone
51. Which one of the following policy document was called the ‘Magna Carta’ of Western education
system in India ?
(A) MaCaulay’s Minute of 1835
(B) Indian Education Commission Report of 1882
(C) Charles Woods Despatch of 1854
(D) Releigh Commission Report of 1902
52. In whose honour Gateway of India was built ?
(A) King George V
(B) King George VI
(C) Prince of Wales
(D) Queen Victoria
53. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Dadabhai Naoroji 1. Indian Mirror
b. Dwarakanath Vidyabhushan 2. Rast Goftar
c. Devendranath Tagore 3. Swadeshamitram
d. G.S. Aiyer 4. Somaprakasha
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 2 4 1
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 2 4 1 3
54. Veda Samaj founded under the initiative of Kesab Chandra Sen in 1864 in Madras was renamed as the
Brahmo Samaj of South India in 1871 by
(A) Sir R. Venkataratnam Naidu
(B) Rajagopala Naidu
(C) Subbarayala Chetti
(D) K. Sreedharalu Naidu
55. Arrange the following Viceroys in chronological order and select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
(i) Lord Reading
(ii) Earl of Willingdon
(iii) Sir John Lawrence
(iv) Earl of Dufferin
Codes :
(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
56. Given below are the two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other is labelled as
Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Indian States Commission reiterated that ‘Paramountcy must remain Paramount’.
Reason (R) : The British were disenchanted with the new corporate princely culture.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
(C) Both are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
57. Arrange the following Commissions in the chronological order and select the correct answer
from the codes given below :
(i) Kothari Commission
(ii) Radhakrishnan Commission
(iii) Sadler Commission
(iv) University Grants Commission
Codes :
(A) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
58. Mrs. Annie Besant became the first woman President of Indian National Congress in the year
(A) 1916
(B) 1917
(C) 1919
(D) 1921
59. Who said in 1904 that “Bengal United is a power”, “Bengal divided will pull in several different ways.” ?
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Herbert Risley
(C) Lord Minto
(D) Sir Lancelot Hare
60. Shyamji Krishna Varma set up the India House in London to work for India’s freedom in the year
(A) 1902
(B) 1905
(C) 1907
(D) 1909
61. Who has called Gopal Krishna Gokhale a rare combination of “the practical, strenuous worker and the
mystic dreamer of dreams” ?
(A) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
(B) Mrs. Annie Besant
(C) Ganesh Savarkar
(D) V.D. Savarkar
62. Vaikom Satyagraha was launched by Gandhiji in Kerala to
(A) ban devadasi system in temple services.
(B) remove untouchability
(C) for the appointment of non- Brahmins as priests
(D) open the temples for the entry of avarnas or lower castes.
63. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Collins, Larry and Lapierre 1. Satanic Verses
b. Judith Brown 2. The Great Divide : Britain-India- Pakistan
c. Salman Rushdie 3. Freedom At Midnight
d. H.V. Hudson 4. Gandhi’s Rise to Power
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 1 3 4 2
(D) 3 1 4 2
64. Who has remarked, ‘history is more interesting than a novel’ ?
(A) David Hume (B) Toynbee
(C) Livy (D) Tacitus
65. Concerning relation of history with other subjects which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(A) Modern economic history is supported by statistical data to a considerable extent.
(B) For a long time history was not considered as a branch of literature.
(C) The relation between creative ideas and their impact on society has resulted in the
formation of intellectual history.
(D) Time and space factors give history its correct perspective.
66. Who among the following declared that the postmodernist ideas were a menace to historical study ?
(A) Arthur Marvic
(B) Holden Furber
(C) Richard J. Evans
(D) H.E. Barnes
67. Consider the following observations relating to Renaissance and select the correct answer
from the codes given below :
(i) Renaissance was marked with a new kind of learning signified by a spirit of inquiry into every
aspect of human thought.
(ii) More emphasis was given to man and humanism than to god and spiritualism.
(iii) The study of the works produced by ancient Greek and Roman scholars was not given importance.
(iv) The humanist movement which ushered in Renaissance could not emancipate the western
thought from the bondage of medieval Christianity.
Codes :
(A) (i) and(ii)
(B) (i) andü (iii)
(C) (ii), (iii) andü (iv)
(D) (i) (ii), (iii) andü (iv)
68. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Montesquieu 1. Divine Comedy
b. Dante 2. The Spirit of Laws
c. Rousseau 3. The Social Contract
d. Machiavelli 4. The Prince
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 2 3 4 1
69. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Jacob Burckhardt 1. The Society of Jesus
b. Ignatius of Loyola 2. Critique of Pure Reason
c. John Calvin 3. The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
d. Immanuel Kant 4. Institutes of the Christian Religion
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 1 3 2 4
70. The Durham Report advocated the need of a gradual emancipation of British Colonies towards a state of
complete independence. The recommendation was applied to
(A) The Colonies in Africa
(B) The Colonies in Asia
(C) The Colonies in Europe
(D) All of the above
Read the following passage and answer the questions numbers 71 to 75 :
Aśoka (c. 273-236 B.C.), the grandson of Chandragupta, styled ‘the beloved of the gods’
and ‘of lovable appearance’, succeeded to the throne of Pā aliputra by winning a fratricidal war.
Nine years after his accession he rounded off the empire which he inherited from his
grandfather by annexing Kali ga. The Kali ga war brought to the emperor a violent reaction,
no doubt under the influence of Buddha’s teachings. He regretted the vast numbers of men
killed or taken prisoner; he bemoaned the lot of pious men and women to whom befell ‘personal
violence, death or banishment from loved ones’; and he eschewed for ever war as an instrument
of governance. ‘If any one does him wrong, the “beloved of the god” must bear all that can be borne.
He embarked on a career of Dharma Vijaya, conquest through Dharma. He set up a network
of missions to preach Dharma; declared that all men were his children; ‘and what little effort I
make, – what is it for ? – (in order) that I may be free from debt to the creatures, that I may render
some happy here and that they may gain heaven in the next world’, said he. The Emperor
constituted himself as the guardian of the moral and material welfare of the world.
71. Asoka is throughout referred to as ‘Devanampiya’ and ‘Piyadasi’ in his edicts except a few.
Which are such exceptions ?
(i) Maski
(ii) Gujarra
(iii) Nittur
(iv) Udegolam
Select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i) only
(B) (i) and (ii)
(C) (i), (iii) andü (iv)
(D) (i) (ii), (iii) andü (iv)
72. Which is that source which gives a lie to the tradition of a fratricidal war of Asoka ?
(A) Asokavadana
(B) Dipavamsa
(C) Asokan Rock Edict IV
(D) Asokan Pillar Edict VII
73. Which one of the following did not form part of the Asokan empire ?
(A) Tamilakam (B) Saurashtra
(C) Kandahar (D) Kashmir
74. In which of his edicts does Asoka express remorse for the sufferings caused by the Kalinga war ?
(A) Separate Kaling Edicts
(B) Bhabru Edict
(C) Rock Edict XIII
(D) Rock Edict IV
75. In which of his following inscriptions did Asoka declare that all people were his children ?
(A) Minor Rock Edict I
(B) Rock Edict XII
(C) Separate Kaling Edicts
(D) Rummindei Pillar Edict
UGC NET DECEMBER 2013 SOLVED HISTORY PAPER III
PAPER-III
HISTORY
1. The method of Radiocarbon Dating was used in India for the first time at
(A) Deccan College, Pune
(B) Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
(C) School of Archaeology, New Delhi
(D) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
2. Where were the first Palaeolithic tools found in India ?
(A) Hallur
(B) Kurnool
(C) Pallavaram
(D) Tekkalkota
3. Arrange the following archaeologists in the chronological order and select the correct answer with
the help of the codes given below :
(i) James Fergusson
(ii) James Princep
(iii) Alexander Cunningham
(iv) Edward Thomas
Codes :
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
4. The Harappa culture people inherited the knowledge of wheat, barley and cotton cultivation from their
ancestors of the following :
(A) Kot Diji
(B) Amri
(C) Mehrgarh
(D) Kalibangan
5. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(Kingdom) (King)
a. Kuru 1. Nichakshu
b. Kekaya 2. Parikshita
c. Kasi 3. Asvapati
d. Vatsabhumi 4. Ajatasatru
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 4 1 3 2
6. After Hastinapur was swept away by floods the Pandavas shifted their capital to
(A) Kausambi
(B) Kurukshetra
(C) Ahichchhatra
(D) Indraprastha
7. Pataligrama, which later became the famous city of Pataliputra, had been fortified initially by
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Kalasoka
(C) Ajatasatru
(D) Udayabhadra
8. ‘Dharmaraja’ too was a title of
(A) Ajatasatru
(B) Asoka
(C) Kanishka
(D) Harshavardhan
9. During Alexander’s invasion of India which of the following was ruled by two hereditary kings with
the help of a council of elders ?
(A) Ashtakaraja (B) Abhisara
(C) Kshudraka (D) Pattala
10. ‘Pautavadhyaksha’ was incharge of which department under the Mauryan administrative system ?
(A) Weights and measures
(B) Forest resources
(C) Navy
(D) Shipping
11. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(Ancient Places) (Modern Location)
a. Pushkalavati 1. Begram (Afghanistan)
b. Kapisa 2. Halebid
c. Gangavadi 3. Charsadda (Peshawar)
d. Dvarsamudra 4. Mysore
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 1 3 4 2
12. Identify the Tamil anthology which is devoted to the praise of Chera Kings
(A) Narrinai
(B) Padirruppattu
(C) Aingurunuru
(D) Kuruntogai
13. Nahapana’s defeat at the hands of Gautamiputra Satakarni is attested by
which of the following coin-hoards ?
(A) Erakina (B) Nasik
(C) Qunduz (D) Ujjayini
14. Who among the following rulers had performed the maximum number of Asvamedha sacrifices ?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Kumaragupta I
(C) Pushyamitra Sunga
(D) Pravarasena I
15. A drama named ‘Kauntaleshwar Dautya’ has been attributed to Kalidasa by
(A) Kuntalesha
(B) Bharavi
(C) Rajasekhara
(D) Kshemendra
16. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Harshavardhana, according to the Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang, not only
followed Buddhism, but also had a marked antipathy to the Brahmanical religion.
Reason (R) : Some seals which refer to his elder brother as a Buddhist describe Harsha as a
devoted Saiva.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
17. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(Ancient Towns) (Present Site)
a. Anahilavada 1. Mandsor
b. Aihole 2. Amaravati
c. Dhanyakatak 3. Badami
d. Dasapura 4. Patan
Codes
a b c d
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 1 2 3
18. The temple of Rajarajesvara is dedicated to
(A) Kartikeya (B) Siva
(C) Vishnu (D) Surya
19. Identify the dynasty, the rulers of which called themselves Brahma- Kshatriya
(A) Pratihara (B) Chalukya
(C) Sena (D) Pala
20. Who among the following rulers provided financial help for the restoration of a demolished Mosque
in Khambhat ?
(A) Bhoja Paramara
(B) Mihira Bhoja
(C) Kumarapala
(D) Chamu araja
21. Which of the following dynasties is known for the involvement of women in its administration ?
(A) Kalchuri
(B) Gahadavala
(C) Chahamana
(D) Chalukya
22. Chronologically arrange the following events and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(i) The collapse of Chalukya kingdom of Kalyani.
(ii) Conquest of Sri Lanka by Rajendra Chola
(iii) Annexation of Yadava kingdom of Devagiri to the Sultanate of Delhi
(iv) The visit of Marco Polo, the Venetian traveller to South India.
Codes :
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(D) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
23. In which of the following works we get a detailed account of Firoz Shah’s canal system ?
(A) Futuhat-I Firoz Shahi
(B) Tarikh-I Mubarak Shahi
(C) Tarikh-I Firoz Shahi
(D) None of the above
24. Consider the following statements on the reforms of Alauddin Khalji :
(i) Confiscation of all grants of tax-free land.
(ii) Introduction of daag and chehra in his military.
(iii) Abolition of iqtas of big nobles and military commanders.
(iv) Banning of public sale of liquor.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii) andü (iii)
(B) (ii), (iii) andü (iv)
(C) (i), (ii) andü (iv)
(D) (i), (iii) andü (iv)
25. Who among the following was an Alvar Saint ?
(A) Appar
(B) Kulasekhara
(C) Sambandar
(D) Venkatanatha
26. The Book of Marco Polo is primarily an account of
(A) Political history of South India
(B) Economic history of South India
(C) Cultural history of South India
(D) None of the above
27. Arrange the visit of the following foreign travellers to South India in chronological sequential order and
select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(i) A Nikitin
(ii) Abdur Razzaq
(iii) Caesar Fredrick
(iv) Domingo Paes
Codes :
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
28. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(Old names of places) (Modern names)
a. Baran 1. Anhilwara
b. Qarachil 2. Bhatinda
c. Tabarhind 3. Kullu
d. Patan 4. Bulandshahar
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 3 2 1 4
29. Concerning the foundation of Tughlaq dynasty by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq, which one of the following
statements is not true ?
(A) At the time of accession, Ghiyasuddin’s authority had been unanimously accepted.
(B) Ghiyasuddin was having at his disposal a large number of loyal soldiers who extended support.
(C) In Delhi the people contributed a lot to the stability of the Sultanate.
(D) The treasury of the empire which the Sultan inherited was very sound.
30.Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The conduct of ruling authority in the Sultanate of Delhi was governed by the Shariat.
Reason (R) : The ideal of the state was not to convert the entire country from dar-ul-harb
into dar-ul-Islam.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
31. Shaikh Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri belonged to the Sufi Silsilah
(A) Firdausi
(B) Chishti
(C) Suhrawardi
(D) Naqshbandi
32. Which one of the following is not correct in respect of Baburnamah ?
(A) The memoir of Babur is a historical source of great literary value.
(B) The events described are not in chronological order.
(C) Babur described every good or bad act with utmost impartiality.
(D) Historical events are inextricably mixed up with Babur’s own opinions, sentiments and judgements.
33. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and 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 two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
34. Consider the following statements concerning the Rajput States of Central India and select the correct
answer from the codes given below :
(i) Baghelas ruled over Bandogarh
(ii) Dhandera was a Rajput principality in the Suba of Allahabad.
(iii) Orcha was located on the route linking the North and the Deccan.
(iv) Orcha was in the possession of the Bundela Rajputs.
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii) andü (iii)
(B) (ii), (iii) andü (iv)
(C) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(D) All of the above
35. Daag and Chehra in Mughal military administration were introduced during the reign of
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Aurangzeb
36. In the battle of Haldighati, Rana Pratap of Mewar was defeated by the Mughal army led by
(A) Abdur Rahim Khan-i Khanan
(B) Raja Man Singh
(C) Raja Bhagwan Das
(D) Saadullah Khan
37. Iwan in Mughal architectural terminology means
(A) a “façade-gateway” or high portal
(B) concave element in vaults, usually arched.
(C) configuration in the shape of a square or rectangle with corners
(D) a pillared construction of any dimensions and plan
38. Under which Mughal emperor naturalist trends in Mughal painting reached their apogee ?
(A) Humayun
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shahjahan
39. Who among the following remarked that, “Unlike contemporary early modern European kings,
the Mughal emperors did not depend upon loans from private financiers to meet routine expenditure.” ?
(A) Irfan Habib
(B) Sanjay Subrahmanyam
(C) W.H. Moreland
(D) J.F. Richards
40. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(Place) (Founder)
a. City of Bikaner 1. Rana Kumbha
b. Kirti Stambha (Chittor) 2. Rao Bika
c. City of Ahmedabad 3. Alp Khan
d. City of Hoshangabad 4. Ahmed Shah I
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 2 1 3 4
41. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Institution Location
(A) Khudabaksh Library – Patna
(B) Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute – Pune
(C) National Library – New Delhi
(D) Salarjung Museum – Hyderabad
42. Arrange the following Peshwas in chronological order :
(i) Balaji Bajirao
(ii) Bajirao II
(iii) Madhav Rao I
(iv) Madhav Rao Narayan
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(B) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
43. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(A) In the Persian sources of the late medieval period of India, account on the life of rural
society is very limited.
(B) The foreign travellers of the period who visited India in their accounts provide hardly
any account on rural society.
(C) The regional literary sources help us to know the life and conditions of the rural people
to some extent.
(D) The large mass of revenue records dealing with land revenue are of no help to
construct the history of rural society in medieval India.
44. One of the following was not a major result of the Permanent Revenue Settlement of East
India Company :
(A) It created a class of loyal landlords.
(B) Cultivators were put under the mercy of zamindars.
(C) It hampered the process of revenue increase to the company.
(D) Agricultural production got a major boost.
45. Who was the Governor of Bengal between 1667 and 1669 ?
(A) Robert Clive
(B) Verlest
(C) Cartier
(D) Count de Lally
46. The founder of the Nizam’s State in Hyderabad was
(A) Nizam Ali Khan
(B) Muzaffar Jung
(C) Chin Lulich Khan
(D) Mir Osman Ali Khan
47. Arrange the following revolts in the chronological order and select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
(i) Koli
(ii) Santhal
(iii) Chuar and Ho
(iv) Waghera
Codes :
(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
48. The English East India Company lost its monopoly of Indian trade by throwing it open to the
Britishers by the Charter Act of
(A) 1793
(B) 1813
(C) 1833
(D) 1853
49. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The British had no coherent place for the princes in their imperial ideology.
Reason (R) : The princes were kept apart from each other. These traditional rulerships
served the purpose of announcing India’s enduring ‘differences’.
Read the above statements and select the correct answers from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
(C) Both are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
50. Who was the Governor of Madras in 1661 ?
(A) Fox Croft
(B) Streynsham
(C) Gerald Aungier
(D) Charles Boone
51. Which one of the following policy document was called the ‘Magna Carta’ of Western education
system in India ?
(A) MaCaulay’s Minute of 1835
(B) Indian Education Commission Report of 1882
(C) Charles Woods Despatch of 1854
(D) Releigh Commission Report of 1902
52. In whose honour Gateway of India was built ?
(A) King George V
(B) King George VI
(C) Prince of Wales
(D) Queen Victoria
53. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Dadabhai Naoroji 1. Indian Mirror
b. Dwarakanath Vidyabhushan 2. Rast Goftar
c. Devendranath Tagore 3. Swadeshamitram
d. G.S. Aiyer 4. Somaprakasha
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 2 4 1
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 2 4 1 3
54. Veda Samaj founded under the initiative of Kesab Chandra Sen in 1864 in Madras was renamed as the
Brahmo Samaj of South India in 1871 by
(A) Sir R. Venkataratnam Naidu
(B) Rajagopala Naidu
(C) Subbarayala Chetti
(D) K. Sreedharalu Naidu
55. Arrange the following Viceroys in chronological order and select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
(i) Lord Reading
(ii) Earl of Willingdon
(iii) Sir John Lawrence
(iv) Earl of Dufferin
Codes :
(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
56. Given below are the two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other is labelled as
Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Indian States Commission reiterated that ‘Paramountcy must remain Paramount’.
Reason (R) : The British were disenchanted with the new corporate princely culture.
Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
(C) Both are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
57. Arrange the following Commissions in the chronological order and select the correct answer
from the codes given below :
(i) Kothari Commission
(ii) Radhakrishnan Commission
(iii) Sadler Commission
(iv) University Grants Commission
Codes :
(A) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
58. Mrs. Annie Besant became the first woman President of Indian National Congress in the year
(A) 1916
(B) 1917
(C) 1919
(D) 1921
59. Who said in 1904 that “Bengal United is a power”, “Bengal divided will pull in several different ways.” ?
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Herbert Risley
(C) Lord Minto
(D) Sir Lancelot Hare
60. Shyamji Krishna Varma set up the India House in London to work for India’s freedom in the year
(A) 1902
(B) 1905
(C) 1907
(D) 1909
61. Who has called Gopal Krishna Gokhale a rare combination of “the practical, strenuous worker and the
mystic dreamer of dreams” ?
(A) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
(B) Mrs. Annie Besant
(C) Ganesh Savarkar
(D) V.D. Savarkar
62. Vaikom Satyagraha was launched by Gandhiji in Kerala to
(A) ban devadasi system in temple services.
(B) remove untouchability
(C) for the appointment of non- Brahmins as priests
(D) open the temples for the entry of avarnas or lower castes.
63. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Collins, Larry and Lapierre 1. Satanic Verses
b. Judith Brown 2. The Great Divide : Britain-India- Pakistan
c. Salman Rushdie 3. Freedom At Midnight
d. H.V. Hudson 4. Gandhi’s Rise to Power
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 1 3 4 2
(D) 3 1 4 2
64. Who has remarked, ‘history is more interesting than a novel’ ?
(A) David Hume (B) Toynbee
(C) Livy (D) Tacitus
65. Concerning relation of history with other subjects which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(A) Modern economic history is supported by statistical data to a considerable extent.
(B) For a long time history was not considered as a branch of literature.
(C) The relation between creative ideas and their impact on society has resulted in the
formation of intellectual history.
(D) Time and space factors give history its correct perspective.
66. Who among the following declared that the postmodernist ideas were a menace to historical study ?
(A) Arthur Marvic
(B) Holden Furber
(C) Richard J. Evans
(D) H.E. Barnes
67. Consider the following observations relating to Renaissance and select the correct answer
from the codes given below :
(i) Renaissance was marked with a new kind of learning signified by a spirit of inquiry into every
aspect of human thought.
(ii) More emphasis was given to man and humanism than to god and spiritualism.
(iii) The study of the works produced by ancient Greek and Roman scholars was not given importance.
(iv) The humanist movement which ushered in Renaissance could not emancipate the western
thought from the bondage of medieval Christianity.
Codes :
(A) (i) and(ii)
(B) (i) andü (iii)
(C) (ii), (iii) andü (iv)
(D) (i) (ii), (iii) andü (iv)
68. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Montesquieu 1. Divine Comedy
b. Dante 2. The Spirit of Laws
c. Rousseau 3. The Social Contract
d. Machiavelli 4. The Prince
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 2 3 4 1
69. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Jacob Burckhardt 1. The Society of Jesus
b. Ignatius of Loyola 2. Critique of Pure Reason
c. John Calvin 3. The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
d. Immanuel Kant 4. Institutes of the Christian Religion
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 1 3 2 4
70. The Durham Report advocated the need of a gradual emancipation of British Colonies towards a state of
complete independence. The recommendation was applied to
(A) The Colonies in Africa
(B) The Colonies in Asia
(C) The Colonies in Europe
(D) All of the above
Read the following passage and answer the questions numbers 71 to 75 :
Aśoka (c. 273-236 B.C.), the grandson of Chandragupta, styled ‘the beloved of the gods’
and ‘of lovable appearance’, succeeded to the throne of Pā aliputra by winning a fratricidal war.
Nine years after his accession he rounded off the empire which he inherited from his
grandfather by annexing Kali ga. The Kali ga war brought to the emperor a violent reaction,
no doubt under the influence of Buddha’s teachings. He regretted the vast numbers of men
killed or taken prisoner; he bemoaned the lot of pious men and women to whom befell ‘personal
violence, death or banishment from loved ones’; and he eschewed for ever war as an instrument
of governance. ‘If any one does him wrong, the “beloved of the god” must bear all that can be borne.
He embarked on a career of Dharma Vijaya, conquest through Dharma. He set up a network
of missions to preach Dharma; declared that all men were his children; ‘and what little effort I
make, – what is it for ? – (in order) that I may be free from debt to the creatures, that I may render
some happy here and that they may gain heaven in the next world’, said he. The Emperor
constituted himself as the guardian of the moral and material welfare of the world.
71. Asoka is throughout referred to as ‘Devanampiya’ and ‘Piyadasi’ in his edicts except a few.
Which are such exceptions ?
(i) Maski
(ii) Gujarra
(iii) Nittur
(iv) Udegolam
Select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i) only
(B) (i) and (ii)
(C) (i), (iii) andü (iv)
(D) (i) (ii), (iii) andü (iv)
72. Which is that source which gives a lie to the tradition of a fratricidal war of Asoka ?
(A) Asokavadana
(B) Dipavamsa
(C) Asokan Rock Edict IV
(D) Asokan Pillar Edict VII
73. Which one of the following did not form part of the Asokan empire ?
(A) Tamilakam (B) Saurashtra
(C) Kandahar (D) Kashmir
74. In which of his edicts does Asoka express remorse for the sufferings caused by the Kalinga war ?
(A) Separate Kaling Edicts
(B) Bhabru Edict
(C) Rock Edict XIII
(D) Rock Edict IV
75. In which of his following inscriptions did Asoka declare that all people were his children ?
(A) Minor Rock Edict I
(B) Rock Edict XII
(C) Separate Kaling Edicts
(D) Rummindei Pillar Edict
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