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HISTORY
PAPERII
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) multiple-choice questions, each question carrying
two (2) marks. Attempt all of them.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions (1 - 5) that follow, based on
your understanding of the passage :
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3. The Jewish sect of the Essenes had borrowed from India :
(A) the decimal system in maths (B) the chess game
(C) the food-grains (D) the monastic system
6. Which one of the following prehistoric sites has provided evidence for cultivation of
Wild and Sown variety of Paddy :
(A) Belan (B) Bagor (C) Adamgarh (D) Burzahom
9. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled
as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The concept of middle path in Buddhism is to destroy all pains in
humans life.
Reason (R) : It ends the extreme views.
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(B) (R) is true, but (A) is false
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false
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10. What was upÂvasatha (uposatha) in Buddhist order ?
(A) It was an act of general confession of Buddhist monks when they assembled every
fortnight on the evenings of full and new moons
(B) It was the vow taken by the newly admitted monks
(C) It was staying in the Viharas during rains
(D) It was an act of fasting by the monks as punishment
12. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled
as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Under Ashoka Mauryan monarchy had taken the shape of military
despotism.
Reason (R) : Rock Edicts of Ashoka show him as remarking - All men are my
children
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct (D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong
13. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled
as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Some Yavanas (Greeks) were converted to Vaishnava faith during
the reign of the Sungas.
Reason (R) : Bhagavata erected a Garuda pillar at Besnagar.
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong
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15. Hiuen Tsang visited Kanchi during the rule of which one of the following rulers of
Pallava dynasty ?
(A) Mahendra Varman - I (B) Paramesvara Varman - I
(C) Narasimha Varman - I (D) Narasimha Varman - II
16. Match List I with List II and choose your answer from the codes given below :
List I List II
(Inscriptions) (Rulers)
(a) Bilahari Stone Inscription (i) Yasodharman
(b) Mehrauli Pillar Inscription (ii) Kharavela
(c) Mandsaur Pillar Inscription (iii) Yuvarajadeva
(d) Hathigumpha Inscription (iv) Chandra
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
17. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List I List II
(Authors) (Works)
(a) Bharavi (i) Buddha charita
(b) Ashvaghosha (ii) Kiratarjuniyam
(c) Varahamihira (iii) Rajatarangini
(d) Kalhana (iv) Brihatsamhita
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
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18. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled
as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The Cholas followed the Pallava traditions in temple construction.
Reason (R) : They built a number of monolithic temples throughout their kingdom
following the Pallava style.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct (D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong
19. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List I List II
(Period)
(a) Prithviraja II (i) 1110 1155 A.D.
(b) Jayasimha Siddharaja (ii) 1165 1169 A.D.
(c) Govindachandra (iii) 1094 1143 A.D.
(d) Gangeyadeva (iv) 1015 1041 A.D.
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
20. Dhoyi was the court poet of which one of the following rulers of the Sena dynasty of
Bengal ?
(A) Hemantasena (B) Vijayasena
(C) Vallalasena (D) Lakshmanasena
21. Who among the following organized the Chishti Silsilah in Bengal ?
(A) Shaikh Hamid-ud-din (B) Shaikh Qutub-ud-din Munawwar
(C) Shaikh Siraj-ud-din Usman (D) Shaikh Shah Wilayat
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22. Consider the following group of Bhakti saints who flourished at different points of time
in various parts of the country :
(i) The Varkari saints of Maharashtra
(ii) The Virashaiva saints of Karnataka
(iii) The Alwars and Nayanars of the Tamil country
(iv) The Dadupanthis of Rajasthan
Which of the following sequence is chronologically correct ?
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
24. Under which Sultan of Delhi the Mongol threat in the North-west reached at its
threatening climax ?
(A) Balban (B) Jalaluddin Khalji
(C) Alauddin Khalji (D) Muhammad bin Tughluq
25. Who among the following described Delhi as the largest city in the entire
Islamic East ?
(A) Alberuni (B) Amir Khusrav
(C) Ibn Battuta (D) Shms Siraj Afif
26. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled
as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : From the very beginning of the Bahmani kingdom the foreigners
wielded considerable influence in the politics of the kingdom.
Reason (R) : Bahman Shah did not trust the Deccanis.
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) (R) is true, but (A) is false
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27. Which of the following foreigners, who visited Vijayanagara, have described Sahgamana
(sati) ?
(1) Nicolo Conti
(2) Domingo Paes
(3) Fernao Nuniz
(4) Varthema
Codes :
(A) (2) and (4)
(B) (1) and (3)
(C) (1), (2) and (4)
(D) (2) and (3)
29. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled
as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Akbar proclaimed Dahsala in the twenty-fourth year of his reign
(1579).
Reason (R) : He decided to abolish the practice of annual measurement of land.
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) (R) is true, but (A) is false
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31. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List I List II
(Monuments) (Builders)
Codes :
32. Which of the following manuscripts were illustrated during Akbars time ?
Codes :
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34. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List I List II
(Term) (Meaning)
(a) Sair-hasil Jagir (i) Permanent revenue assignment
(b) Pai baqi (ii) Measured area figures
(c) Al-tamgah (iii) Most paying jagir
(d) Arazi (iv) Land reserved for allotment in jagir
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
37. Under the Guarantee System the British companies investing in railways were assured
a guaranteed dividend of :
(A) 3% (B) 5% (C) 8% (D) 10%
38. The Famine commission in 1880 was set up by the Government of India under :
(A) H.T. Princep (B) H.H. Wilson
(C) Sir John Strachey (D) Sir John McPherson
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40. Who drafted the address presented to Lord Minto in October 1906 at Shimla led by the
Aga Khan ?
42. Which aspect of Indian Society have been highlighted by Prem Chand in his novel
Nirmala ?
43. The first session of All India Kisan Sabha was presided by :
44. The Indian National Congress passed a resolution on the Fundamental Rights at its :
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45. Match the personalities in the List I with the cases in List II and select the correct
answer from the codes given below :
List I List II
(Personality) (Case)
(a) Ashfaqullah Khan (i) Lahore conspiracy case
(b) Prafulla Chaki (ii) Kakori case
(c) Sukhdev (iii) Chittagong Armoury case
(d) Ganesh Ghosh (iv) Bomb assault in Muzaffarpur in 1908
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(B) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
47. Who wrote the book entitled Imperialism is the Highest Stage of Capitalism ?
(A) Karl Marx (B) V.I. Lenin
(C) J.V. Stalin (D) Rosa Luxemburg
48. Which country could not develop into a nation state in the sixteenth century ?
(A) France (B) Great Britain
(C) Italy (D) Spain
50. Renaissance paintings known as the Last supper and Mona Lisa were the famous
works of :
(A) Fra Lippo Lippi (B) Leonardo da Vinci
(C) Michel Angelo (D) Raphael
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