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Q1. The statue of Gomateshwara at Sravanabelagola was built by—
[A]handragupta Maurya
[B]Kharvela
[C]Amoghavarsha
[D]Chamundaraya
S1. Ans: (D) Chamundaraya
Q2. ‘Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by borrowings, for once cremated, there is no return’. The rejection of after life is an aphorism of the—
[A]Kapalika sect
[B]Sunyavada of Nagarjun
[C]Ajivikas
[D]Charvakas
S2. Ans: (D) Charvakas
Q3. Which one of the following usages was a post-Vedic development ?
[A]Dharma-Artha-Kama-Moksha
[B]Brahmana-Kshatriya-Vaishya-Shudra
[C]Brahmacharya-Grihasthashrama-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa
[D]Indra-Surya-Rudra-Marut
S3. Ans : (C) Brahmacharya-Grihasthashrama-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa
Q4. The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was—
[A]Amritsar
[B]Patiala
[C]Lahore
[D]Kapurthala
S4. Ans : (C) Lahore
Q5. In the Gandhara sculptures the preaching mudra associated with the Buddha’s First Sermon at Sarnath is—
[A]Abhaya
[B]Dhyana
[C]Dharmachakra
[D]Bhumisparsa
S5. Ans: (C) Dharmachakra
Q6. The name of the poet Kalidas is mentioned in the—
[A] Allahabad pillar inscription
[B] Aihole inscription
[C] Alapadu grant
[D] Hanumakonda inscription
S6. Ans : (B) Aihole inscription
Q7. Zero was invented by—
[A] Aryabhatta
[B] Varahamihira
[C] Bhaskara I
[D] An unknown Indian
S7. Ans : (D) An unknown Indian
Q8. Which one of the following important trade centres of ancient India was on the trade route connecting Kalyana with Vengi ?
[A] Tagara
[B] Sripura
[C] Tripuri
[D] Tamralipti
S8. Ans : (A) Tagara
Q9. The first Indian ruler who joined the subsidiary Alliance was—
[A] The Nawab of Oudh
[B] The Nizam of Hyderabad
[C] Peshwa Baji Rao II
[D] The king of Travancore
S9. Ans : (B) The Nizam of Hyderabad
Q10. Vidhushaka, a common character in Sanskrit drama is invariably a—
[A] Brahmana
[B] Kshatriya
[C] Vaishya
[D] Shudra
S10. Ans : (A) Brahmana
Q11. Toramana belonged to the ethnic horde of the—
[A] Scythians
[B] Hunas
[C] Yue-chis
[D] Sakas
S11. Ans : (B) Hunas
Q12. Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans ?
[A] Ziauddin Barani
[B] Shams-i-siraj Afif
[C] Minhaj-us-siraj
[D] Amir Khusrau
S12. Ans : (D) Amir Khusrau
Q13. The first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state was—
[A] Alauddin Khilji
[B] Feroz Tughlaq
[C] Akbar
[D] Aurangzeb
S13. Ans : (C) Akbar
Q14. Who among the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal period ?
[A] Gulbadan Begum
[B] Noorjahan Begum
[C] Jahanara Begum
[D] Zebun-nissah Begum
S14. Ans : (A) Gulbadan Begum
Q15. The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the—
[A] Portuguese
[B] Dutch
[C] French
[D] Danish
S15. Ans : (B) Dutch
Q16. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are—
[A] Buddhist
[B] Buddhist and Jain
[C] Hindu and Jain
[D] Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
S16. Ans : (D) Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
Q17. The significance of the Bengal Regulation of 1793 lies in the fact that—
[A] It provided for the establishment of the Supreme court
[B] It restricted the application of English law to Englishmen only
[C] It accommodated the personal laws of Hindus and Muslims
[D] It provided for the appointment of the Indian Law Commission
S17. Ans : (C) It accommodated the personal laws of Hindus and Muslims
Q18. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in—
[A] Afghanistan
[B] Turkey
[C] Mongolia
[D] Persia
S18. Ans : (C) Mongolia
Q19. Which one of the following monuments has a dome which is said to be one of the largest in the world ?
[A] Tomb of Sher Shah, Sasaram
[B] Jama Masjid, Delhi
[C] Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tuglaq, Delhi
[D] Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur
S19.Ans : (D) Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur
Q20. Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers—
[A] In the Gupta administration
[B] In the Chola administration
[C] In the Vijaynagar administration
[D] In the Maratha administration
S20. Ans : (D) In the Maratha administration
Q21. The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by—
[A] Mahayana Buddhism
[B] Hinayana Buddhism
[C] Jainism
[D] The Lokayata School
S21. Ans : (C) Jainism
Q22. Which one of the following territories was not affected by the revolt of 1857 ?
[A] Jhansi
[B] Jagdishpur
[C] Lucknow
[D] Chittor
S22. Ans : (D) Chittor
Q23. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
[A] Battle of Buxar— Mir Jafar Vs Clive
[B] Battle of Wandiwash—French Vs East India Company
[C] Battle of Chelianwala—Dalhousie Vs Marathas
[D] Battle of Kharda—Nizam Vs East India Company
S23. Ans : (B) Battle of Wandiwash—French Vs East India Company
Q24. The word ‘Hindu’ as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by—
[A] The Greeks
[B] The Romans
[C] The Chinese
[D] The Arabs
S24. Ans : (A) The Greeks
Q25. Hughly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by—
[A] The Portuguese
[B] The French
[C] The Danish
[D] The British
S25 Ans : (A) The Portuguese
Q26. The concept of Eight-fold path forms which of the following themes?
[A]Dipavamsa
[B]Divyavadana
[C]Mahaparinibban Sutta
[D] Dharma Chakara Pravarta
S26. ANS: [D] Dharma Chakara Pravarta
Q27. Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?
[A] Brahmi
[B] Nandnagari
[C] Sharada
[D] Kharoshti
S27. ANS: [D] Kharoshti
Q28. Which one of the following was a Saiva sect in ancient India?
[A] Ajivika
[B) Mattamayura
[C] Mayamata
[D] Isanasivagurudevapaddhati
S28. ANS: (A) Ajivika
Q29. Who among the following is known for his work on medicine during the Gupta period?
[A] Saumilla
[B] Sudraka
[C] Shaunaka
[D] Susrutha
S29. ANS: [D] Susrutha
Q30. Which of the following rivers is most mentioned in early Vedic literature?
[A] Sindhu
[B] Sutudri
[C] Sarasvati
[D] Ganga
S30. ANS: [A] Sindhu
