1. The chronological sequence of the Vedic Literature is/was
(a) Vedic Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads
(b) Aranyakas, Upanishads, Brahmanas, Vedic Samhitas
(c) Vedic Samhitas, Upanishads, Aranyakas, Brahmanas
(d) Brahmanas, Vedic Samhitas, Upanishads, Aranyakas
2. Two Asoka pillars were removed from Meerut and Topra to Delhi by
(a) Jahangir
(b) Akbar
(c) Harsha
(d) Feroz Tughlaq
3. Which of the following is the earliest Sanskrit inscription?
(a) Nasic cave Inscription
(b) Ayodhya Inscription
(c) Hathigumpha Inscription
(d) Junagadh Rock Inscription
4. Who of the following was the first Muslim invader to inflict defeat on an Indian king?
(a) Mohammad Ghuri
(b) Aibak
(c) Mohammad-bin-Kasim
(d) Mahmud of Ghazni
5. Who had written the Tamil Ramayan and the Telgu Mahabharat respectively?
(a) Kamban and Krittva
(b) Tiruvalluvar and Nannaya
(c) Kamban and Nannaya
(d) Tiruvalluvar and Kamban
6. Which of the following is not a Tamil classic or epic?
(a) Manimekhalai
(b) Brihatkatha
(c) Silappadikaram
(d) Tiruculur
7. Who among the following were the chief disciples of Buddha?
(a) Mahakashyapa, Upali and Ananda
(b) Gosala and Jamali
(c) Jamali and Ananda
(d) Ananda and Gosala
8. Who among the following was the Tibetian historian of ancient India?
(a) Bilhana
(b) Taranath
(c) Kalhana
(d) None
9. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Cholas?
(a) Village autonomy
(b) Ajanta paintings
(c) Nataraja bronzes
(d) Tanjore Temple
10. Who among the following was the greatest mathematician of 12th century India?
(a) Bhaskaracharya
(b) Susruta
(c) Bana
(d) Charaka
Answers:
- (a)
- (d)
- (d); This inscription was issued by the Saka King, Rudradaman.
- (c)
- (c)
- (b)
- (a)
- (b)
- (b)
- (a)
1. Which God or Goddess was given prominence by the Vedic Aryans?
(a) Indra
(b) Usha
(c) Varuna
(d) Agni
2. Which of the following ancient scriptures talk of rigid four-fold catse system and alsoinferior status of woman?
(a) Dharamshastras
(b) Aryanakas
(c) Vedas
(d) Brahmanas
3. Arrange the following scriptures in appropriate chronological order.
- Aryanyakas
- Vedic Samhita
- Upnishads
- Brahmanas
(a) 4, 3, 2, 1
(b) 2, 3, 4, 1
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4
(d) 1, 3, 2, 4
4. What is the importance of Purusha hymn in the Rig Veda?
(a) of metaphysical speculation
(b) hints at the concept of population
(c) of great poetic merit
(d) a hymn referring to the four caste emerging from the primeval being or purusha as well as the entire creation.
5. In which of the following regions temples were dedicated both to Buddha and Shiva?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Central Asia
(c) Bali Island
(d) South-East Asian mainland
6. The discipline of the four ashramas or four stages of life were applicable to-
(a) Brahmins and Kshatriyas
(b) Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaishyas
(c) Brahmins
(d) All the fours.
7. In which written scripture the concept of Trimurti in the Hindu pantheon of Gods appeared for the first time very clearly?
(a) Niti Shastra
(b) Upnishads
(c) Dharmshastras
(d) Epics and Puranas
8. Arrange the entry of the following group of foreigners in a chronological order-
- Kushan
- Persian
- Indo-Greek
- Saka
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 4, 3, 1, 2
(c) 4, 1, 3, 2
(d) 2, 3, 4, 1
9. In Indian literature tragic plays are almost absent. Only one writer exceptional to this generalization is-
(a) Bhasa
(b) Kalidasa
(c) Asvaghosha
(d) Danin
10. In early middle ages control of Kanauj had become a bone of contention. three dynastics were involved in this struggle. find out from the following the dynasty that was not involved in the famous Tripartite struggle.
(a) Rashtrakutas
(b) Pratichara
(c) Chalakyas of Kalyan
(d) Palas
Answers:
- (c)
- (a)
- (a)
- (d)
- (d)
- (b)
- (d)
- (c)
- (a)
- (c)
1.) Where is the famous Vijaya Vittala Temple, having its 56 carved pillars emitting musical notes located?
(a) Belur
(b) Bhadrachalam
(c) Hampi
(d) Srinangam
(b) Bhadrachalam
(c) Hampi
(d) Srinangam
Explanation:
The famous Vijaya Temple, having its 56 carved pillers emitting musical notes, located at Hampi, the capital of Vijaynagar kingdom to region of Krishnadevaraya. Krishnadevaraya, was regarded as the greatest of all the Vijaynagar rules. He built the famous temples of Krishnaswami, Hazara Ramaswami and Vitthalaswami at Hampi.
The famous Vijaya Temple, having its 56 carved pillers emitting musical notes, located at Hampi, the capital of Vijaynagar kingdom to region of Krishnadevaraya. Krishnadevaraya, was regarded as the greatest of all the Vijaynagar rules. He built the famous temples of Krishnaswami, Hazara Ramaswami and Vitthalaswami at Hampi.
Ans- (c)
2.) Consider the following the statements:
- Jawaharlal Nahru was in his fourth term as the Prime Minister of India at the time of his death.
- Jawaharlal Nehru represented Rae Bareilly constituency as a Member of Parliament.
- The first non-congress Prime Minister of India assumed the office in the year 1977.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 1 and 3
Explanation:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 1 and 3
Explanation:
Jawaharlal Nehru became Prime Minister in 1947 for 1st term followed by an election in 1952 for 2nd term then election took place in 1957 and he became Prime Minister for 3rd term and finally after winning 1962 elections, he became Prime Minister for the 4th term and he died in 1964. He never represented Rae-Bareilly and in fact he represented Phulpur constituency near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. From March 24, 1977 to July 28, 1979 Morarji Desai served as Prime Minister as head of a Multiparty front, Janta Party, India’s first non-Congress government. So, statement (1) and (3) is correct.
Ans- (d)
3.) Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?
(a) Fort William
(b) Fort St. George
(c) Fort St. David
(d) Fort St. Angelo
Explanation:
(i) Fort William: Fort William was built under the supervision of Sir Charles Eyr in the year 1700.
(ii) Fort St. George: It is the first British fort of India, built in 1644 at the coastal city of Chennai.
(iii) Fort St. David Previously, this fort was a Maratha property. The fort was sold by the Marathas to the English Indian Company in 1690.
(iv) Fort St. Angelo: Is is also known as Kannur Fort. The St. Angelo Fort of Kerala was built by the first Portuguese Viceroy Don Francisco De Alwida. It was constructed in the year 1505.
Ans- (b)
4.)Consider the following statements:
1. Robbert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal.
2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India.
2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India.
Which of the following Statement(s) given above is/arr correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation:
According to Regulating Act of 1773, Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of Bengal. This provision was changed through the Charter Act of 1833, according to which Lord William Bentinck was made the first Governor-General of India. Thus, the first statement is wrong and the second statement is correct.
Ans- (b)
5.) Who, among the following Europeans, were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders?
(a) Dutch
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Portuguese
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Portuguese
Explanation:
Time line of Europeans who came to Pre-independence India as traders are:
(i) Dutch :- 1602 AD (1st factory was established in Masulipattanam in 1605AD)
(ii) English :- 1600 Ad (1st factory was established in 1608 in Surat)
(iii) French :- 1664 AD (1st factory was established in 1668 in Surat)
(iv) Portuguese :- 1498 AD (1st factory was established in Cochin in 1503 AD).
(ii) English :- 1600 Ad (1st factory was established in 1608 in Surat)
(iii) French :- 1664 AD (1st factory was established in 1668 in Surat)
(iv) Portuguese :- 1498 AD (1st factory was established in Cochin in 1503 AD).
Ans- (c)
6.) The ruler of which one of the following states was removed from power by the British on the pretext of mis-governance?
(a) Awadh
(b) Jhasi
(c) Nagpur
(d) Satara
(b) Jhasi
(c) Nagpur
(d) Satara
Explanation:
Lord Dalhousie annexed other like Satara, Nagpur, Jhansi etc. on the pretext of Doctrine of Lapse. But Nawab Wazid Ali Shah had many children. So, Dalhousie just annexed Awadh on the pretext of Misrule in 1856.
Ans- (a)
7.) Who among the following, started the newspaper Shome Prakash?
(a) Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Raja Rammohan Roy
(d) Surendranath Banerjee
Explanation:
Shome Prakash, the first Bengali political paper was published by Dwarka nath Vidyabhusan in 1858 at Calcutta. But Shome Prakash newspaper was published by Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar in 1898. Born in 1820 in Bengal, Vidyasagar’s contribution is many sided. He worked for the upliftment of women. which led to the formation of Widow Remarriage Act 1856. After it Vidyasagar continued his reforms movement, directing it against polygamy and later child marriage and finally secured an age of consent Act in 1860 and fixed the age of consent for the consummation of marriage at 10 years for women. It was raised to 12 by another legislation in 1891; but as census statistics show, child marriage continued to a widely practised social custom among among all the castes high and low alike, well into the 20th century. After 1870, Bengal was past its peak, so far as reform movement was concerned; it was western and southern India, which were to see more activity in this direction.
Ans- (b)
8.) At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Bardoli
(c) Champaran
(d) Kheda
Explanation: ans- ( d)
9.) Which one of the following place was associated with Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan Movement at the beginning of the movement?
(a) Udaygiri
(b) Rapur
(c) Pochampalli
(d) Venkatagiri
(b) Rapur
(c) Pochampalli
(d) Venkatagiri
Explanation:
Vinoba Bhave orgnised Sarvodaya Samaj to bring about non-violent social transformation through land reforms witrh the willing cooperation of landowners. Large landowerners were persuaded to gift atleast one-sixth of their land. On 18th April 1951, the first donation of land took place in a village called pochampali in Telengana, Andhra Pradesh. But it was most successful mainly in Orissa.
Ans- (c)
10.)The song ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ written durring the Swadeshi Movement of India inspire the liberation struggle of Bangladesh and was adopted as the National Anthem of Bangladesh. Who wrote this song?
(a) Rajni Kanta Sen
(b) Dwijendralal Roy
(c) Mukunda Das
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Dwijendralal Roy
(c) Mukunda Das
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
Explanation:
“Amar Sonar Bangla (My Golden Bengal)” is a song written and composed by the poet Rabindranath Tagore. Rabindranath Tagore(1886-1941) was one of the greatest lyric poet of the world; writer of short stories, novels, dramas, won the Nobel Prize, returned his ‘Knighthood’ after Jallianwala Bagh massacre; was prominent in anti-partition of Bengal agitation. Tagore was a through artist, a poet, painter as well as musician. His early poetical works include Sandhya Sangeet, Prabhat Sangeet and Kari-o-Kamal. It was his Geetanjali that won him worldwide recognition and the Nobel Prize in 1913. Among his prose works is the book Raja-Praja, an analysis of the British rule.
Ans- (d)
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