Q 1 . Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Year) List-II (Event)
A. 1775 1. First Anglo-Burmese War
B. 1780 2. First Anglo-Afghan War
C. 1824 3. First Anglo-Maratha War
D. 1838 4. Second Anglo-Mysore War
Codes:
(a) A – 4; B – 3; C – 2; D – 1
(b) A – 4; B – 3; C – 1; D – 2
(c) A – 3; B – 4; C – 1; D – 2
(d) A – 3; B – 4; C – 2; D – 1
(c) First Anglo-Burmese War – Burmese defeated, Treaty of Yandobo (1826); First Anglo-Afghan War – Afghan defeated (1838); First Anglo-Maratha War – Britishers were defeated, Treaty of Salbai (1782); Second Anglo-Mysore War – Haider Ali died and succeeded by Tipu Sultan, Treaty of Mangalore.
Q 2 . The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of :
(a) Dufferin
(b) Dalhousie
(c) Lytton
(d) Curzon
(b) The last major extension of British Indian Territory took place during Dalhousie under his Doctrine of Lapse (Jhansi,Satara, Jaitpur, Sambalpur, Udaipur and Nagpur) and on the basis of misgovernance (Awadh).
Q 3 . Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) Goa attained full statehood in 1987.
(b) Diu is an island in the Gulf of Khambhat.
(c) Daman and Diu were separated from Goa by the 56th Amendment of the Constitution of India.
(d) Dadra and Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954.
(d) Dadra and Nagar Haveli was under Portuguese colonial rule till 1954 and not French colonial rule.
Q 4 . Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines?
(a) Haider Ali
(b) Mir Qasim
(c) Shah Alam II
(d) Tipu Sultan
(d) Tipu Sultan established embassies in France, Turkey and Egypt on modern lines.
Q 5 . Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) India’s first technicolour film –Jhansi ki Rani
(b) India’s first 3-D film – My dear Kuttichathan
(c) India’s first insured film –Taal
(d) India’s first actress to win the Bharat Ratna–Meena Kumari
(d) Meena Kumari is not the recipient of Bharat Ratna.
Q 6 . With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term ‘Araghatta’ refers to
(a) bonded labour
(b) land grants made to military officers
(c) waterwheel used in the irrigation of land
(d) waste land and converted to cultivated land
(c) The Persian wheel is a mechanical water lifting device operated usually by draught animals like bullocks, buffaloes or camels. It is used to lift water from water sources typically open wells. In Sanskrit the word Araghatta has been used in the ancient texts to describe the Persian Wheel. The ‘ara-ghatta’ comes from the combination of the words ‘ara’ meaning spoke and ‘ghatta’ meaning pot.
Q 7 . With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorizing of chronicles, dynastic histories and Epic tales was the profession of whom of the following?
(a) Shramana
(b) Parivraaj
(c) Agrahaarika
(d) Maagadha
(d) The Maagadha and the suutas were associated with memorizing of chronicles, dynastic histories and Epic tales.
Q 8 . Consider the following pairs:
Famous place : Region
1 . Bodhgaya : Baghelkhand
2 . Khajuraho : Bundelkhand
3 . Shirdi : Vidarbha
4 . Nasik (Nashik) : Malwa
5 . Tirupati : Rayalaseema
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 2, 3, 4 and 5
(c) 2 and 5 only
(d) 1, 3, 4 and 5
(c) Khajuraho is located in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh. Tirupati is located in Rayalaseema region.
Q 9 . With reference to the period of Gupta dynasty in ancient India, the towns Ghantasala, Kadura and Chaul were well known as
(a) ports handling foreign trade
(b) capital of powerful kingdoms
(c) places of exquisite stone art and architecture
(d) important Buddhist pilgrimage centres
(a) In modern history Portuguese faught the Battle of Chaul to control coastal areas of Western India. So , may be port.
Q 10 . With reference to cultural history of India consider the following pairs :
1 . Parivrajaka – Renunciant and Wanderer
2 . Shramana – Priest with a high status
3 . Upasaka – Lay follower of buddhism
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(b) • During Vedic age, there was a lot of emphasis on rituals and sacrifices. This type of excessive ritualism produced a natural reaction in the form of Sramana religion, which protested against the divine origin of the Vedas and efficacy of the sacrifices. • Sramanas were recruited irrespective of caste and creed. Their teachers were anti-Vedic and anti-Brahmanic and they challenged Vedic learning and Vedic rituals. • Sree Narayana Guru had become a ‘Parivrajaka’ (one who wanders from place to place in quest of Truth).
