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Directions : The following two (02) items consist of two statements, one labelled as the ‘Assertion (A)’ and the other as ‘Reason (R)’. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below:
(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
1. Assertion (A) : The Rig Veda does not mention any officer for administering justice.
Reason (R) : The Rig Vedic society was free of any unsocial activity.
2. Assertion (A) : The debates in the Ibadat Khana built by Akbar were discontinued after a period.
Reason (R) : The debates were leading to increasing bitterness among the proponents of different religions.
3. Under the Mauryan administration, the offices of ‘Samaharta‘ and ‘Sannidhata‘ were related to
(a) mining activities
(b) relation with the neighbouring rulers
(c) tax administration
(d) activities related to wars
4. Which of the following was/were mainly produced/constructed while the Gupta dynasty ruled the northern India?
(a) Ajanta Paintings
(b) Rock cut temples of Mamallapuram
(c) Rock cut caves of Barabar
(d) Sangam Literature
5. Consider the following statements:
1. That sun is stationary and the earth rotates was known to Indians by first century B.C.
2. ‘Zero’ was known to Indians by the second century B.C.
3. The decimal system was known to Indians by fifth century B.C.
4. That the moon rotates around the earth was known to Indians by sixth century B.C.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
6. By the virtue of which of the following the governance of India was transferred directly to the British Government thus ending the rule of East India Company?
(a) The Indian Council Act of 1861
(b) The Regulating Act of 1773
(c) The Pitt’s India Act of 1784
(d) The Government of India Act of 1858
7. Consider the following statements about the land revenue policy of ‘Permanent Settlement’:
1. It was introduced in Bengal and Bihar by Lord Cornwallis.
2. The right of ownership of zamindars was made hereditary and transferable.
3. The zamindars were to give 3/4th of the rental they derived from the peasantry to the state.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
8. Consider the following statements about Raja Rammohun Roy:
1. He was the founder of ‘Brahma Sabha’ (Bhahmo Samaj).
2. He opposed idol worship and championed the cause of women emancipation.
3. He rejected the authority of oldest sacred books of Hindu religion faulting them for perpetuating social evils like sati.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
9. In the context of Indian freedom struggle, what were ‘Anushilan Samiti‘ and ‘Abhinav Bharat‘?
(a) regional committees enrolling the masses for carrying out the constructive work as propounded by the Indian National Congress
(b) rural societies that reached out to the peasantry of the country espousing the cause of freedom struggle
(c) secret societies propagating the idea of revolutionary terrorism to uproot the British from Indian soil
(d) committees carrying out the task of keeping the spirits of the masses alive during the period of inactivity in the mass movements
10. Which of the following movement followed the failure of the Cripps Mission?
(a) Quit India Movement
(b) Non Cooperation Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Swadeshi Movement
11. Vaikom Satyagraha was organised to oppose
(a) the repressive tax regime in Kerala
(b) the hereditary rights of land ownership
(c) the seclusion of lower castes from entering the temples
(d) the system of begar which burdened the peasantry
12. During the heyday of Quit India movement, Gandhiji commenced a twenty-one day fast while in jail in February 1943. Why?
(a) to condemn the violence of the people who digressed from the path of non-violence
(b) to pressurise the state into accepting the demands of the Congress
(c) to garner international support for the cause of Indian independence
(d) to register his protests against the unprecedented violence of the state
13. Who of the following Bhakti saints was/were contemporary(ies) of Sufi saint Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti ?
1. Namadeva
2. Ramananda
3. Kabir
4. Ravidas
Choose the correct alternative using the codes given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 only
(d) None
14. Which one of the following temple was built in a different architectural design compared to the other three?
(a) Kandarya Mahadeo Temple, Khajuraho
(b) Kailasanatha Temple, Kanchipuram
(c) Sun Temple, Konark
(d) Jagannatha Temple, Puri
15. Consider the following statements:
1. Arches and domes, which were Turkish inventions, were used by them on a wide scale in their buildings in India.
2. The arches were decorated with human or animal figures and scrolls of flowers.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
16. Who of the following was the first one to offer Individual Satyagraha?
(a) Jyotiba Phule
(b) Jawahal Lal Nehru
(c) Vinoba Bhave
(d) Rajendra Prasad
17. Consider the following statements:
1. Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman to address a session of the Indian National Congress.
2. W C Bonnerji was the first President of the Indian National Congress.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
18. With respect to the Indian National Freedom movement, what was ‘Cunningham Circular‘?
(a) A circular in Assam which forced students to furnish assurances of good behaviour
(b) A circular in Bardoli allowing the confiscation of the assets of anyone refusing to pay taxes
(c) A circular in Nagpur restraining participation by the mill workers in Nagpur Flag Satyagraha
(d) A circular in North West Frontier Province allowing firing even on the peaceful demonstrators
19. With reference to the medieval history of India, Rashtra, Visaya and Bhukti were units of administration of
(a) Palas
(b) Chalukyas
(c) Rashtrakutas
(d) Pratiharas
20. Anekantavada is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following?
(a) Buddhism
(b) Sikhism
(c) Jainism
(d) Vaishnavism
21. Which of the following is/are correctly matched?
Theatre Form : Region
1. Ankia Naat : Western India
2. Dashavatar : Konkan Region
3. Bhand Pather : Central India
Choose the correct alternative using the codes given below.
(a) 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
22. Consider the following statements:
1. ‘Thangka Paintings‘ are hand made paintings popular in the tribal areas of Jharkhand.
2. They depict images of local deities and episodes from popular texts like Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
23. What was Komagata Maru?
(a) A political party based in Thailand
(b) A prominent communist leader of China
(c) A naval ship on voyage to Canada
(d) A revolutionary leader of Japan
24. Which of the following statements about the Charter Act of 1833 is/are correct?
1. The trading activities of East India Company were to be abolished.
2. A law member was to be appointed to the Governor-General’s Council.
3. All law-making power was vested in the law member appointed to the Council.
Which of the above statements is/are correct
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
25. ‘Indian Liberation Front’ was formed by the moderates who left Indian National Congress following the
(a) Indian Statutory Commission report
(b) Montague-Chelmsford report
(c) Cripps Mission Report
(d) Wavell Plan
