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 HISTORY
PAPER—II

Note : This paper contains fifty (50) multiple-choice questions, each question carrying
two (2) marks. Attempt all of them.

1. Who says that Harappa and Mohenjodaro were not the two capitals in the Indus Valley
Civilisation ?
(A) John Marshall (B) R.D. Banerji
(C) F.R. Alchin (D) Daya Ram Sahani

2. What was the evolutionary concept of the Vedic philosophy ?

(A) Polytheism (B) Henotheism
(C) Monotheism and Monism (D) All the above

3. The founder of the Sankhya philosophy was :

(A) Patanjali (B) Nagarjuna (C) Kapila (D) Kanada

4. The Nagarjuni Caves were erected by :

(A) Dasharatha (B) Kharavela
(C) Ashoka (D) Chandragupta II

5. The Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela refers to the irrigational works of the :

(A) Mauryas (B) Nandas (C) Sungas (D) Sakas

6. The river which formed the boundary between the Shakyas and the Koliyas is :
(A) Gandak (B) Saryu (C) Achiravati (D) Rohini

7. The copper hoards are associated with the following wares :

(A) Painted Grey Ware (B) Ochre Coloured Pottery
(C) Northern Black Polished Ware (D) Black and Red Wares

8. Who spoke about the gold-drain of the Roman Empire ?

(A) Herodotus (B) Strabo (C) Pliny (D) Arrians

9. The Pallavas are stated to have the dockyard at :

(A) Nagapattinam (B) Tamaralipti (C) Sopara (D) Kalyana

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10. Match List-I with List-II and choose your answer from the code given below :
List-I List-II
(a) Rajaraja I (i) Shravana Belagola
(b) Chandragupta Maurya (ii) Brihdisvara Temple
(c) Pushyagupta (iii) Gangaikondacholapuram
(d) Rajendra Chola (iv) Sudarshana Lake
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

11. Match List-I with List-II and choose your answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
(a) Vasumitra (i) Samudra Gupta
(b) Patanjali (ii) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Megasthenes (iii) Pushyamitra Shunga
(d) Harishena (iv) Kanishka
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)

12. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A), and the other labelled
as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The Pratitya-Samutapada is a concept of the Buddhist philosophy.
Reason (R) : It believes in cause and effect.
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 false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.

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13. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A), and the other labelled
as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Heliodorus erected a garuda column at Vidisa.
Reason (R) : He was an Indo-Greek ruler.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

14. Arrange the correct genealogy of the following Later Gupta Kings as recorded in the
Aphsad inscription.
(A) Krishna-gupta, Jivita-gupta I, Kumara-gupta, Harsha-gupta
(B) Harsha-gupta, Kumara-gupta, Jivita-gupta I, Krishna-gupta
(C) Krishna-gupta, Harsha-gupta, Jivita-gupta I, Kumara-gupta
(D) Kumara-gupta, Harsha-gupta, Krishna-gupta, Jivita-gupta I

15. How many Embassies were sent by the Chinese Emperor, Tai Tsung, to the court of
Harshavardhana ?
(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four

16. Abu Raihan Biruni wrote his account of India in :

(A) Persian (B) Turki (C) Arabic (D) Chaghtai

17. The first attempt to centralise administration during the Sultanate period was
made by :
(A) Iltutmish (B) Nasiruddin Mahmud
(C) Ghiyasuddin Balban (D) Jalal-ud-Din Khalji

18. Tabqat-i-Nasiri throws light on the history of north India in the :

(A) 13th Century (B) 14th Century
(C) 15th Century (D) 16th Century

19. The following travellers visited India in medieval times. Point out the correct
sequence :
(A) Marco Polo, Conti, Afanasi Nikitin, Varthema
(B) Conti, Varthema, Marco Polo, Nikitin
(C) Varthema, Marco Polo, Conti, Nikitin
(D) Nikitin, Varthema, Marco Polo, Conti

20. Which of the following is not a port ?

(A) Cambay (B) Chaul (C) Gulbarga (D) Masulipattam

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21. Babur wrote autobiography in :
(A) Persian (B) Arabic
(C) Osmanli Turki (D) Chagtai Turki

22. Painting was patronized by :

(A) Humayun
(B) Humayun and Akbar
(C) Humayun, Akbar and Jahangir
(D) Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir and Aurangzeb

23. Indian traders in the 17th Century traded at :

(A) Mokha and Aden
(B) Mokha, Aden and Bander Abbas
(C) Mokha, Aden, Bander Abbas and Isfahan
(D) Mokha, Aden, Bander Abbas, Isfahan and Bukhara

24. In the XVII Century the English East India Company’s main rival in India was the :
(A) Dutch East India Company (B) French East India Company
(C) Danish East India Company (D) Courteen Association

25. Whom Sri Jadunath Sarkar has called “the last constructive Hindu Genius” ?
(A) Baji Rao I (B) Shivaji
(C) Krishna Deva Raya (D) Nana Phadnavis

26. The Khalsa Panth was established by :

(A) Guru Arjun (B) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(C) Guru Gobind Singh (D) Banda Bahadur

27. Sadar-us-Sudur under the Mughals was the Minister of :

(A) War (B) Religious and Charitable Affairs
(C) Finance (D) Trade

28. Jains were patronised by :

(A) Babur and Humayun (B) Humayun and Akbar
(C) Akbar and Jahangir (D) Jahangir and Aurangzeb

29. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A), and the other labelled
as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Medieval Hindu Saints generally spoke against caste system.
Reason (R) : They were influenced by Islamic idea of equality.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

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30. After the arrival of the Portuguese, English, Dutch and French in India, the cultivation
of :
(A) tobacco began
(B) tobacco and tomato began
(C) tobacco, tomato and red chillies began
(D) tobacco, tomato, red chillies and maize began

31. Which has been described as Dupleix’s ‘private’ war ?

(A) Second Carnatic War (B) Second Sikh War
(C) Second Anglo-Maratha War (D) First Carnatic War

32. Which Act abolished the monopoly of East India Company’s trade in India ?
(A) Regulating Act, 1773 (B) Charter Act, 1813
(C) Charter Act, 1833 (D) Government of India Act, 1858

33. Who introduced the Ryotwari Settlement in Madras ?

(A) Sir Charles Grant (B) Sir John Shore
(C) Sir Thomas Munro (D) Lord Cornwallis

34. English was introduced as a medium of instruction by :

(A) Lord Macaulay, 1838 (B) Sir Charles Wood, 1854
(C) Lord Clive, 1857 (D) Lord Curzon, 1899

35. Revolutionary youth Madanlal Dhingra shot dead :

(A) Michael O’ Dwyer (B) Lord Curzon
(C) General Dyer (D) Curzon Wylie

36. In 1917 Gandhi’s intervention in the Ahmedabad Mill strike led to the enhancement of
wages of the workers by :
(A) 25% (B) 30% (C) 35% (D) 40%

37. The Indian National Congress had adopted the resolution on Fundamental Rights at
its session held in :
(A) Gauhati (1926) (B) Madras (1927)
(C) Lahore (1929) (D) Karachi (1931)

38. Who argued that the Khilafat Movement was the result of the emergence of a “middle
class” among Indian Muslims ?
(A) Francis Robinson (B) W.C. Smith
(C) Mushurul Hasan (D) Moin Shakir

39. Who presided over the first session of the All India Trade Union Congress ?
(A) M.N. Joshi (B) M.N. Roy
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) S.A. Dange

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40. Which Commission recommended the adoption of a Famine Code for India ?
(A) Campbell Commission, 1868 (B) Macdonnell Commission, 1898
(C) Strachey Commission, 1880 (D) Lyall Commission, 1901

41. Who prophesied that the railways would become the forerunner of modern industry ?
(A) Karl Marx (B) Dadabhoy Naoroji
(C) Lord Dalhousie (D) Jamshedji Tata

42. Who was appointed in 1856 as the resident of Awadh by Dalhousie to give him reports
about its administration ?
(A) Henry Lawrence (B) General Outram
(C) Colonel Sleeman (D) General Havelock

43. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer :
List-I List-II
(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (i) A Nation in the Making
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru (ii) Hind Swaraj
(c) M.K. Gandhi (iii) Al-Hilal
(d) Surendra Nath Banerjee (iv) Glimpses of World History
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

44. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A), and the other labelled
as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Brahmo Samaj used the word ‘Shuddhi Movement’ for effecting
socio-religious and political unity in India.
Reason (R) : ‘Shuddhi Movement’ meant the reconversion of those Hindus who
had once been willingly or forcibly converted into the other religions
but were now willing to come back into the fold of Hinduism.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

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45. The name of Col. Sleeman is associated with which event :
(A) The Sind Campaign (B) The Suppression of Thugee
(C) Campaign against the Pindaris (D) None of the above

46. The fee paid to the Lord for the use of the mill, brewery and bakery was known as :
(A) Banalite (B) Corvee (C) Gabelle (D) Taille

47. The rise of bourgeosie to economic power, westernization of the world and revival of
slavery were the consequences of :
(A) Commercial Revolution (B) Feudalism
(C) Industrial Revolution (D) Manorialism

48. Match the following :

Authors Works
(a) Erasmus (i) Divine Comedy
(b) Machiavelli (ii) Utopia
(c) Thomas More (iii) The Prince
(d) Dante (iv) Praise of Folly
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

49. Bullionism and the favourable balance of trade were the basic features of :
(A) Colonialism (B) Commercialism
(C) Free Trade (D) Mercantilism

50. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer :
List-I List-II
(a) Council of Trent (i) Social Contract
(b) Adolf Hitler (ii) Duce
(c) Jean Jacques Rousseau (iii) Counter-Reformation
(d) Benito Mussolini (iv) Fuhrer
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

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