Q 1 . The Ashoka major rock edicts which tell us about the Sangam Kingdom include rock edicts:
(a) I and X
(b) I and XI
(c) II and XIII
(d) II and XIV
(c) The ll and Xlll rock edicts mention the southern kingdoms of Chola, Pandya, Satyaputra, Keralaputra and Tambapanni.
Q 2 . Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1 . Mrichchakatikam–Shudraka
2 . Buddhacharita–Vasuvandhu
3 . Mudrarakshasha–Vishakadatta
4 . Harshacharita–Banabhatta
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 2 and 3
(b) Buddhacharita was written by Ashvaghosh.
Q 3 . Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was:
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(d) Sikandar Lodi
(c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq built and repaired a large number of canals.
Q 4 . Assertion (A): At first the Turkish administration in India was essentially military.
Reason (R): The country was parcelled out as ‘Iqtas’ among leading military leaders.
(a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
(a) Iqta is that part of land granted by the sultan to its military chiefs for maintenance of troopers. The land was taken back when the Iqtadars were not in a position to maintain the army.
Q 5 . Assertion (A): During the reign of Shahjahan, Dara Sikoh was sent on expedition to Balkha, Badakhshan and Qandahar.
Reason (R): The expedition sent by Shahjahan to the Middle-East was a marvellous success.
(a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
(c) R is incorrect as this expedition failed miserably.
Q 6 . What is the correct chronological sequence of the following?
1 . Wood’s Education Despatch
2 . Macaulay’s minute on education
3 . The Sargent Education Report
4 . Indian Education (Hunter Commission)
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 2, 1, 4, 3
(b) 2, 1, 3, 4
(c) 1, 2, 4, 3
(d) 4, 3, 1, 3
(a) Wood’s Despatch (Magna Carta of English education) – 1854; Macaulay’s Minute on Education – 1835; Sargent Education Report – 1944; Hunter Commission – 1882-83
Q 7 . Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Moplah revolt 1. Kerala
B. Pabna revolt 2. Bihar
C. Eka movement 3. Bengal
D. Birsa Munda revolt 4. Awadh
Codes:
(a) A – 1; B – 3; C – 4; D – 2
(b) A – 2; B – 3; C – 4; D – 1
(c) A – 1; B – 2; C – 3; D – 4
(d) A – 3; B – 4; C – 1; D – 2
(a) Moplah revolt in Malabar in Kerala in 1921; Pabna revolt in East Bengal (now in Bangladesh) in 1873; Eka movement in 1921-22 in districts of UP; Birsa Munda revolt in 1899 in Ranchi.
Q 8 . The educated middle class in India:
(a) opposed the revolt of 1857
(b) supported the revolt of 1857
(c) remained neutral to the revolt of 1857
(d) fought against native rulers
(c) The revolt did not spread to all parts of the country. Nor was it supported by all groups and sections of the Indian society. South and West India remained largely outside the fold of the revolt. Many Indian rulers refused to help the rebels and some were openly hostile to the rebels and helped the British in suppressing the revolt. The middle and upper classes and the modern educated Indians also did not support the revolt.
Q 9 . Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Jamnalal Bajaj—Satyagraha Ashram at Wardha
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji—Bombay Association
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai—National School at Lahore
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak—Satya Shodhak Sabha
(d) Satya Sodhak Samaj was founded by Jyoti Ba Phule in 1873.
Q 10 . The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by:
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Chittaranjan Das
(c) Rajaguru
(d) Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) It was led by Vallabh Bhai Patel in Gujarat.
