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1. Flake tools of Levallois technique is
the characteristic feature of which
area of the following geological ages ?
(A) Lower Pleistocene
(B) Holocene
(C) Upper Pleistocene
(D) Middle Pleistocene
2. Match List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes below :
List – I List – II
a. Sohagighat 1. Kashmir Neolith
b. Balathal 2. V.S. Wakankar
c. Bhimbetka 3. Ahar Culture Site
d. Burzahom 4. A.C.L. Carlleyle
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 2 1 3 4
3. Which one of the following situated
in the North-East Afghanistan is a
Harappan trading port ?
(A) Sutkagen Dor (B) Mundigak
(C) Shoturgai (D) Nausharo
4. Which one of the following Buddhist
texts mentions five hundred wives of
Bimbisara ?
(A) Mahavamsa (B) Mahavagga
(C) Dipavamsa (D) Mahavastu
5. Which of the below mentioned Indo-
Greek rulers issued coins bearing the
figures of Krishna and Balarama ?
(A) Menander
(B) Agathocles
(C) Heliocles
(D) Archebius
6. Point out which one of the following
sites associated with the Nagas had a
shrine dedicated to Dadhikarna, the
lord of the Nagas
(A) Padmavati (B) Kantipuri
(C) Mathura (D) Rajagriha
7. Which one of the following Puranas
replaces the Buddha with Krishna in
the list of the Avataras of Vishnu ?
(A) Matsya Purana
(B) Bhagavata Purana
(C) Vayu Purana
(D) Kurma Purana
8. The earliest Lingodbhavamurti of
Siva has been found at which one of
the below mentioned sites ?
(A) Kanchi (B) Bhojpur
(C) Gudimallam (D) Khoh
9. Which one of the below mentioned
South Indian temples has wall-paintings ?
(A) Kailashnath temple at
Kanchipuram
(B) Virupaksha temple at
Pattadakal
(C) Vijayalaya Cholishwara temple
at Narttamalai
(D) Koranganatha temple at
Srinivasanallur
10. Arrange the Pala kings listed below
in chronological order and select the
correct answer from the codes given
below :
List :
(i) Rajyapala
(ii) Narayanapala
(iii) Devapala
(iv) Gopala
Codes :
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
HISTORY
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All
questions are compulsory.

11. Match List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I
(Works on
Medicine)
List – II
(Authors)
a. Bhanumati 1. Chakrapanidatta
b. Shalihotra 2. Vangasena
c. Vrikshayurveda
3. Bhoja
d. Chikitsasara- samgraha
4. Sureshvara
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 1 3 4 2
12. Match List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I
(Kings)
List – II
(Dynasty)
a. Udayanjeral 1. Pandya
b. Karikala 2. Chola
c. Nediyon 3. Pallava
d. Simhavisnu 4. Chera
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 4 2 1 3
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 1 3 4 2
(D) 2 1 3 4
13. Match List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I
(Authors)
List – II
(Works on Law)
a. Jimutavahana 1. Manutika
b. Govindaraja 2. Smritichandrika
c. Vijnanesvara 3. Dayabhaga
d. Devannabhatta 4. Mitakshara
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 4 2 1 3
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 2 4 3 1
14. Match List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I
(Temple Style)
List – II
(Name of
Temple)
a. Nagara 1. Temple at
Paharpur
b. Dravida 2. Jain temple at
Lakkudi
c. Chalukyan 3. Nilkantha
Mahadev at
Saunak
d. Exotic 4. Kailashnath
at Ellora
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 4 1 3 2
(D) 1 2 4 3
15. Given below are two statements, one
labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Ancient Indian Art
styles during the post-Gupta
period are named as per
dynasties ruling over a
particular region.
Reason (R) : Rules of the post-
Gupta dynasties were the sole
patronisers of Art.
Read the above statements and select
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct
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.
16. According to Al-Beruni, the antyajas
were
(A) Hadi, Dom and Chandala caste
of people
(B) Prostitutes
(C) Eight guilds of people below
the Sudras
(D) Foreigners

17. The Ilbari ruler who introduced
Sijada, Paibos and Nauroz to the
Delhi Sultanate was
(A) Qutabuddin Aibek
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Balban
(D) Bahram Shah
18. Given below are two statements, one
labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The Turks did not
use Hindu style of representing
human and animal figures on
the buildings.
Reason (R) : They used
geometrical and floral designs
and panels of inscriptions
containing verses from Quran.
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, 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.
19. Match List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I
(Literary
works)
List – II
(Authors)
a. Adab ul
Harb wa al
Shujat
1. Ata Malik
Juwaini
b. Tabaqat-i-
Nasiri
2. Zia ud din
Barani
c. Tarikh-i-
Jahan Gusha
3. Minhaj Siraj
d. Tarikh-I
Firuz Shahi
4. Fakhr-i-
Mudabbir
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 2 1 4 3
20. Match the List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Iqta-i-
Tamlik
1. A confidential
meeting of king
and high
officials
b. Majlis-i-
Khalwat
2. Short term
governorship
c. Mahsul 3. Gross income of
the province
d. Iqta-i-
Istighal
4. Hereditary Iqta
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 4 3 1
(B) 4 1 3 2
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 2 3 4 1 21. Shiqqdar was
(A) the head of village patwaris
(B) the military officer at the
pargana level
(C) the treasurer of the pargana
(D) looking after the trade activities
22. Given below are two statements, one
labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The Bhakti
Movement of medieval period
succeeded in bringing into the
fold of Hinduism many adherents
of Buddhism and Jainism.
Reason (R) : As a process of
cultural assimilation many
tribals were Hinduized by
fitting themselves into the caste
system.
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, 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.

23. Shaikh Nuruddin was the founder of the
(A) Rishi Silsilah of Sufis in
Kashmir
(B) Chishti Silsilah of Sufis in
Ajmer
(C) Firdausi Silsilah of Sufis in
Bihar
(D) Suhrawardi Silsilah of Sufis in
Multan
24. Considering the relationship between
ulema and the ruler during the
Sultanate period which one of the
following statements is correct ?
(A) The ulema derived authority
from the shariat.
(B) The ulema did not allow the
Sultan to interpret the Divine
Word.
(C) The ulema could not be
dispensed with by the Sultan at
will.
(D) None of the above
25. Identify the foreign traveller who
gives an account of the Bahamani
Kingdom
(A) Ralph Fitch
(B) Nicolo Conti
(C) A. Nikitin
(D) F. Nuniz
26. ‘Mawarun nahr’ was the Arabic term
for the Central Asian region of
(A) Farghana
(B) Khurasan
(C) Khwarizm
(D) Transoxiana
27. Concerning Humayun which of the
following is correct ?
(A) Humayun was very fond of
astronomy and geography.
(B) Humayun collected a large
number of books for the
imperial library.
(C) Humayun during his military
campaigns used to take some
selected books for his use.
(D) All of the above
28. Din-i-Ilahi was primarily
(A) the official religion of state.
(B) a synthesis of Hinduism and
Islam.
(C) the reiteration of the principle
of universal harmony.
(D) a superior religion for the
masses.
29. What was the percentage of rural
population of India, as per the
popular estimate, during the 16th and
17th centuries ?
(A) Around 55%
(B) Around 65%
(C) Around 75%
(D) Around 85%
30. Consider the following statements in
respect of Rathor rebellion :
(i) The Rathor rebellion broke out
following the death of Prithvi
Singh, son of Jaswant Singh.
(ii) Aurangzeb installed Indra
Singh as the ruler of Marwar.
(iii) The rebellion broke out
following Aurangzeb’s plan to
make Jodhpur a part of the
Mughal Empire.
(iv) Rani Hadi was supported by
the Rathors and Rana Raj
Singh of Mewar in the
rebellion.
Which of above statement(s) is/are
correct ?
(A) (i) only (B) (ii) & (iii)
(C) (iii) & (iv) (D) (ii) & (iv)

31. Arrange the following in
chronological order and select the
correct answer from the codes given
below :
(i) The Policy of Ring Fence
(ii) The Policy of Equal Federation
(iii) The Policy of Subordinate
Union
(iv) The Policy of Subordinate
Isolation
Codes :
(A) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
32. English East India Company lost the
monopoly of Chinese trade by
(A) The Charter Act of 1813
(B) The Charter Act of 1833
(C) The Charter Act of 1853
(D) The Charter Act of 1893
33. Which of the following statements is
incorrect ?
(A) Amrita Bazar Patrika was
originally a Bengali paper.
(B) Samachar Darpan, the
Vernacular newspaper was
started during the period of
Warren Hastings.
(C) Bombay Times became the
Times of India.
(D) The Bengal Gazette, the
Weekly Newspaper, was
started by James Augustus
Hickey.
34. Match the List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Treaty of
Allahabad
1. 1769
b. Treaty of
Madras
2. 1765
c. Treaty of
Purandar
3. 1776
d. Treaty of
Mangalore
4. 1784
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 1 2 4 3
35. Given below are two statements, one
is labelled as Assertion (A), and the
other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The process of
transition to Colonialism was
underway over almost a
century 1757-1856.
Reason (R) : English East India
Company annexed all the
Indian territories directly under
its control.
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 but (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A).

36. The main reason for the peasants to
join the 1857 revolt was
(A) inordinately high revenue
demands.
(B) the revenue policies not only
uprooted the ordinary peasants
but also destroyed the gentry of
the country.
(C) the beneficiaries of the new
revenue policies were also not
satisfied.
(D) all the above
37. Match the List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Death of Sir
Syed Ahmad
Khan
1. 1897
b. Madanlal
Dhingra shot
dead Curzon
Wyllie in
London
2. 1898
c. Chapekar
brothers
murdered the
cruel Plague
Commissioner
Rand and Lt.
Ayerst
3. 1909
d. Coronation
Durbar in honour
of George V held
at Delhi
4. 1911
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 1 4 3 2
(D) 4 1 2 3
38. Given below are the two statements,
one is labelled as Assertion (A) and
the other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : MaCaulay’s Law
Commission enacted in 1860s
marked an end to India seen as
a land of ‘oriental despotism’
Reason (R) : Equity and justice
were seen to be meted out in
place of what was imagined as
the despots ‘dark and solemn’
justice.
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 but (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A).
39. Match the List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Behramji M.
Malabari
1. Emancipation
of
women
b. Dando Keshav
Karve
2. Kanyasulkam
c. Kandukuri
Veeresalingam
3. Parsi Social
Reformer
d. Gurazada Appa
Rao
4. Widow
Remarriage
Movement
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 4 2 3 1
(D) 2 3 1 4
40. One of the following was not
associated with Justice Party :
(A) K.M. Patro
(B) Ramaswami Naikar
(C) Tanguturi Prakasam
(D) Raja Ram Rainingar

41. What did the ruler of Nabha and Jind
offer Ranjit Singh as a token of
accepting his subordination ?
(A) Their forts (B) Their territory
(C) Costly gifts (D) Their horses
42. Indicate the newspaper mentioned below
with which Gandhiji was not associated
(A) Indian Opinion
(B) Indian Mirror
(C) Harijan
(D) Young India
43. Match the List – I with List – II :
List – I
(Princely State)
List – II
(Gun salutes
entitled by the
ruler)
a. Sangli 1. 17
b. Gwalior 2. 9
c. Dholpur 3. 15
d. Kutch 4. 21
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 4 2 1 3
(C) 1 3 4 2
(D) 2 4 3 1
44. Match List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Clement
Attlee
1. August Offer
b. Mountbatten 2. Breakdown plan
c. Lord
Linlithgow
3. Cabinet Mission
d. Wavell 4. Plan Balkan
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 1 2 4 3
45. Which one of the following was the
most immediate problem India
confronted after independence ?
(A) Settlement of boundaries after
partition
(B) Division of Civil Service
personnel
(C) Division of military assets
(D) Communal and refugee problem
46. Match List – I (Authors) with List –
II (Books) and select the correct
answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Lucien
Febvre
1. The Peasants of
the Languedoc
b. Max Bloch 2. The Historian’s
Craft
c. Emmanuel
L.R. Ladurie
3. The
Mediterranean
d. Fernand
Braudel
4. The Regions of
France : Franche
Comte
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 2 4 1
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 1 4 3 2
47. The “Idea of Progress” in
historiography relates to
(A) Romanticism
(B) Enlightenment
(C) Post modernism
(D) Dialectical materialism
48. The concept of ‘Total History’ is
associated with which one of the
following schools of historical
writing ?
(A) Marxist School
(B) Positivist School
(C) Annales School
(D) Subaltern School
49. The major determinant(s) of the
policy of non-alignment was/were
(A) Anti-racialism
(B) Anti-imperialism
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
50. Who among the following is the
author of The Cold War and its
Origin ?
(A) Daniel Singer
(B) A.F.K. Organski
(C) D.F. Flaming
(D) G. Ionescu

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