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Q01.Consider the following pairs with reference to textiles in Southern India: (Tax): (Meaning) 1. Panjupeeli: on cotton yarn 2. Nulayam: on cotton thread 3. Tari kadamai: on silk clothes 4. Sella: on silk thread Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

A1 only B1 and 2 only C2, 3 and 4 only D1, 2, 3 and 4

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Q02.Which one of the following animals does not come under the category of four noble animals (Maha-Ajaneya Pasu) carved on the round drum (Anda-Phalaka) of the lion capital at Sarnath?

ADeer BLion CBull DHorse

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Q03.The ruler Vindhyashakti, during the period preceding the Gupta Age is associated with which one of the following dynasties?

AVakatakas BChalukyas CKalachuris DSungas

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Q04.The ancient Indian medical treatise for horses called Ashvashastra is attributed to which one of the following persons?

AVagbhatta of the seventh century BThe sage Shalihotra CBhartrihari of the seventh century DVarahamihira of the sixth century

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Q05.The celebrated group of poets in medieval Mathura and Vrindavana called the Ashta- Chhapa were the successors of which one of the following medieval Bhakti Saints?

AKabir of Benaras BChaitanya of Bengal CGuru Nanak of Punjab DSurdas of Braj region

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Q06.Which one of the following commissions was not associated with public services in India?

AAitchison Commission BIslington Commission CLee Commission DRadhakrishnan Commission

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Q07.Who among the following was known as Lokhitwadi'?

AKeshub Chandra Sen BGopal Hari Deshmukh CM.G. Ranade DGopal Ganesh Agarkar

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Q08.Which one of the following pairs of books and their authors is not correctly matched?

ABandi Jiwan: Sachindranath Sanyal BThe Philosophy of the Bomb: Bhagwati Charan Vohra CIndian Unrest: Annie Besant DDesher Katha: Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar

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Q09.Ashokan inscriptions in Afghanistan are written in which one of the following scripts?

ABrahmi BSharada CKharoshthi DGreek-Aramaic

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Q10.Which one of the following statements about coins struck during 200 BCE to 300 CE in the Indian subcontinent is not correct?

AThe Indo-Greeks introduced bilingual and biscript legends on their coins. BThe Kushanas minted large quantities of gold coins as well as copper coins of low denomination. CThe Satavahanas issued coins of silver, copper, lead and potin. DAbsence of Negama coins suggests the declining power and authority of merchant guilds.

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Q11.Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Vedic name of river) List-II (Modern name) Drishadvati Chenab Askini Chautang Vitasta Ravi Purushni Jhelum Code: ABCD

A2413 B2143 C3142 D3412

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Q12.Which one of the following books was authored by Harshavardhana?

AHarshacharita BKadambari CRatnavali DGitagovinda

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Q13.The King of Dance' is a description of

ATrimurti at Elephanta Caves BKaliyamardan of Krishna CBodhisattva Maitreya at Gandhara DBronze Nataraja of the Cholas

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Q14.The Battle of Rakshasi-Tangadi is popularly known as the

ABattle of Talikota BBattle of Khanwa CBattle of Panipat DBattle of Dharmat

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Q15.Which one of the following statements about Tolkappiyam is not correct?

AIt is a treatise on grammar. BIt was composed between first to fourth century CE. CIt was part of the Sangam corpus. DIt was composed by Panini.

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Q16.When was the first All India Census attempted?

A1871 B1872 C1881 D1861

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Q17.Which of the following pairs of years and historical events is correctly matched?

A1878: Second Anglo-Afghan War B1885: Ilbert Bill Controversy C1785: Fox's India Bill D1898: Lord Curzon becomes the Viceroy

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Q18.Consider the following historical events in India carefully: 1. The Indian press failed to protest against the Vernacular Press Act of 1878. 2. The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was introduced by Viceroy Lytton against the counsel of his own Law Member. Which of the above is/are correct?

A1 only B2 only CBoth 1 and 2 DNeither 1 nor 2

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Q19.Who among the following is the author of the famous partition narrative, The Other Side of Silence?

AAmrita Pritam BUrvashi Butalia CSaadat Hasan Manto DManju Kapur

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Q20.According to early Indian philosophers, what are the basic elements described in Pancha Tattva ?

AEarth, Fire, Sky, Gas and Water BAir, Earth, Fire, Sky and Water CGas, Land, Fire, Sky and Water DAir, Earth, Fire, Land and Water

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