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Q21.Most of the mature Harappan sites in the region of Cholistan had been abandoned during

AC. 2250 ВСЕ BC. 2000 BCE CC. 1800 BCE DC. 1700 BCE

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Q22.Madhyamika Karika, the basic text of Madhyamika School, was composed by

ANagarjuna BAsanga CVasubandhu DDharmakirti

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Q23.Which one of the following pairs of authors and Sanskrit literary works is not correctly matched?

ASomadeva: Kathasaritsagara BAshvaghosha : Buddhacharita CBilhana: Vikramankadeva-charita DKalidasa: Vasavadatta

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Q24.In the Mathura School of Art, Buddha's images are largely carved in

ADhyana Mudra BAbhaya Mudra CDharmachakra Mudra DVarada Mudra

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Q25.The Mauryan capital of Pataliputra has been associated with the archaeological remains of

ABulandibagh and Rajagriha BKumrahar and Mocharim CKumrahar and Bulandibagh DKumrahar and Jalalgarh

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Q26.The Satavahanas are identified in the Puranas by which one of the following epithets?

AAndhras BShakas CKshatrapas DSungas

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Q27.Consider the following statements: 1. The early Sikh Gurus were religious preachers and did not interfere in politics but Guru Arjan extended his good wishes for the rebel prince Khusrau. 2. Guru Arjan attempted to organize the finances by introducing the system of more or less compulsory 'spiritual tribute' to be collected by his agents called Masands. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

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Q28.The Qutb Minar was originally four-storied. Who among the following Delhi Sultans raised the height to the structure by adding the fifth storey?

ABalban BAlauddin Khalji CMuhammad Tughlaq DFiroz Shah Tughlaq

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Q29.Which one of the following pairs of Deccan Sultanates and their respective regions is not correctly matched?

ANizam Shahis: Bijapur BBarid Shahis: Bidar CQutb Shahis: Golkonda DImad Shahis: Berar

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Q30.Consider the following statements: 1. Under Akbar, the system of Zabt was established over a large area from Punjab to Awadh. 2. In the seventeenth century North India, the system of Zabt lost much ground to the system of Kankut. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

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Q31.Which of the following statements about Akbar are correct? 1. In 1560s, Akbar had the Fort of Agra constructed. 2. In 1570s, Akbar decided to build a new capital at Fatehpur Sikri. 3. Akbar also commissioned a white marble tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti at Sikri. 4. In 1585, Akbar decided to shift the capital back to Agra. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A1, 2 and 4 B1, 2 and 3 C2, 3 and 4 D3 and 4 only

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Q32.Which of the following statements about Amaranayakas of Vijayanagara are correct? 1. The Amaranayakas were military commanders who were given territories to govern by the Raya. 2. In lieu of their service and also to maintain their contingents, they were paid in cash. 3. They maintained stipulated contingents and elephants. 4. They used to send tribute to the king annually and personally appeared in the royal court with gifts to express their loyalty. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

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Q33.Who among the following Bhakti saints did not belong to the Nirguna School of Bhakti?

AKabir BNanak CDadu DChaitanya

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Q34.Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? 1. Permanent Settlement: Lord Cornwallis 2. Ryotwari Settlement: Thomas Munro 3. Mahalwari Settlement: Holt Mackenzie Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

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Q35.Consider the following statements: 1. The growth of socialist tendency in the national movement led to the foundation of the Congress Socialist Party in 1934 under the leadership of Acharya Narendra Deva and Jayaprakash Narayan. 2. In 1936, Jawaharlal Nehru urged the Congress to accept socialism as its goal and to bring itself closer to the peasantry and the working class. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

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Q36.Who among the following founded the Dharma Sabha?

AKrishna Mohan Banerjee BKeshab Chandra Sen CRadhakanta Deb DAkshay Kumar Datta

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Q37.Dardic group of language belongs to which language family?

AIndo European BAustric CSino-Tibetan DDravidian

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Q38.Which of the following is/are the most distinctive artefacts of the Harappan Civilisation? 1. Steatite seal 2. Bricks of a standardised ratio 3. Gold bangles 4. Silver spittoon Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

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Q39.Which one of the following is NOT listed as one of the sixteen mahajanapadas in the pre-Mauryan period?

AKuru BVatsa CGandhara DKalinga

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Q40.Which of the following are prescribed as the duties of Vaishyas according to the Dharmashastras? 1. Studying the Vedas 2. Engaging in trade Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

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