Q 1 . Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I List-II
A. Vishakhadatta 1. Medicine
B. Varahamihira 2. Drama
C. Charaka 3. Astronomy
D. Brahmagupta 4. Mathematics
Codes:
(a) A – 1; B – 3; C – 4; D – 2
(b) A – 2; B – 1; C – 3; D – 4
(c) A – 2; B – 3; C – 1; D – 4
(d) A – 3; B – 4; C – 1; D – 2
(c) EXPLANATION : Vishakhadatta wrote a drama named “Mudra Rakshasa”.
Q 2 . Which one of the following texts of ancient India allows divorce to a wife deserted by her husband?
(a) Kamasutra
(b) Manava Dharma Shastra
(c) Sukra Nitisara
(d) Arthashastra
(d) EXPLANATION : Arthashastra was written by Kautilya. In this book ‘Moksha’ has been used for divorce.
Q 3 . Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Gupta 1. Badami
B. Chandella 2. Panamalai
C. Chalukya 3. Khajuraho
D. Pallava 4. Deogarh
Codes:
(a) A – 4; B – 3; C – 1; D – 2
(b) A – 4; B – 2; C – 3; D – 1
(c) A – 2; B – 3; C – 4; D – 1
(d) A – 3; B – 4; C – 1; D – 2
(a) EXPLANATION : Badami was also known as Vatapi in Bijapur district of Karnataka. Panamalai or Kanchi in Tamil Nadu was the capital of Pallavas
Q 4 . Nastaliq was:
(a) a persian script used in medieval India
(b) a raga composed by Tansen
(c) a cess levied by the Mughal rulers
(d) a manual of code of conduct for the Ulemas
(a) EXPLANATION : It was a persian script during Mughal period.
Q 5 . The sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God was
(a) Muin-ud-din Chisti
(b) Baba Farid
(c) Saiyid Muhammad Gesudaraz
(d) Shah Alam Bukhari
(a) EXPLANATION : Shaikh Muin-ud-din Chishti, was a saint of Chishti Silsilah, introduced in India by Shaikh Muin-ud-din (1236 A.D.) Wahd-tul-wajud (unity of the phenomenal world) by Sama and Mehfil, which is recitation of the names of God, was a prominent feature of the silsilah, underlined by Muin-ud-din Chishti.
Q 6 . The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by:
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Thakkar Bappa
(c) Jyotiba Phule
(d) B.R. Ambedkar
(b)
Q 7 . Who among the following was the first European to initiate the policy of taking part in the quarrels of Indian princes with a view to acquire territories?
(a) Clive
(b) Dupleix
(c) Albuquerque
(d) Warren Hastings
(b) EXPLANATION : Dupleix succeeded Dumas as the French governor of Pondicherry. His ambition now was to acquire for France vast territories in India, and for this purpose he entered into relations with the native princes, and adopted a style of oriental splendour in his dress and surroundings. He built an army of native troops, called sepoys, who were trained as infantry men . In his service also included the famous Hyder Ali of Mysore. Dupleix was a colonial administrator and governor general of the French territories in India, who nearly realized his dream of establishing a French empire in India.
Q 8 . The Hunter Commission was appointed after the:
(a) Black-hole incident
(b) Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
(c) Uprising of 1857
(d) Partition of Bengal
(b) Hunter Commission was appointed after the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (13 April 1919). A separate Hunter Commission (1882-83) emphsised on primary and secondary education.
Q 9 . Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1920 ?
(a) Abdul Kalam Azad
(b) Hasrat Mohani
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Mohandas Karamachand Gandhi
(b) EXPLANATION : Before any of the main political parties in India, CPI raised the demand of complete independence. At the 1921 session (36th) of the INC held at Ahmedabad, the party made its presence known among the delegates through the distribution of a manifesto. The manifesto, signed by M. N. Roy and Abani Mukherjee, demanded complete independence from British rule and asked the INC to sever all connections with the British Empire and offer full support to the struggles of the working class and peasantry. The manifesto was mailed to other parts of the country also. The influence that the manifesto exerted on the delegates and participants could be seen from the fact that a radical Congressman, Maulana Hazrat Mohani, moved a resolution in favour of complete Independence.
Q 10 . Who among the following organized the famous Chittagong Armoury raid?
(a) Laxmi Sehgal
(b) Surya Sen
(c) Batukeshwar Datta
(d) J.M. Sengupta
(b) EXPLANATION : The raid was conducted in April 1930 by Surya Sen and involved 65 activists under the banner of Indian Republican army – Chittagong Branch. Surya Sen was arrested in Feb 1933 and hanged in Jan 1934.
