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Q01.Consider the following pairs: Books - Authors 1) Dayabhaga - Jimutavahana 2) Prithviraj Raso - Chandbardai 3) Lilavati - Bhaskaracharya 4) Mitakshara - Vijnaneshvara How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

AOne BTwo CThree DAll the four

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Q02.Arrange the following in chronological order from the earliest to recent: I. British East India Company formed II. Magellan circumnavigated the globe III. Dutch East India Company formed IV. Vasco da Gama reached Calicut/Kozhikode Select the correct answer using the code given below.

AIV, I, II, III BIV, II, I, III CII, IV, III, I DII, IV, I, III

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Q03.Consider the following pairs: Inventions - Inventors 1) Flying shuttle loom - John Kay 2) Water frame - James Hargreaves 3) Spinning jenny - Richard Arkwright How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

AOne BTwo CAll the three DNone

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Q04.Consider the following statements in respect of the Rowlatt Act of 1919: I. Gandhiji launched a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act, 1919. II. The Act had been hurriedly passed through the Imperial Legislative Council despite the opposition of Indian members. III. The Act gave the Government enormous powers to repress political activities. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

AI only BIII only CI and II only DI, II and III

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Q05.Consider the following statements regarding the Industrial Revolution in Britain: I. There was availability of banks which could loan money to set up industries. II. There was a good transport network. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

AI only BII only CBoth I and II DNeither I nor II

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Q06.Who among the following advocated the construction of initial railways in India for facilitating army movement?

ALord Dalhousie BLord Lytton CWinston Churchill DLord Wellesley

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Q07.The large well supplying water to the Great Bath of Mohenjo-daro was located

Anear the drain of the tank Bat the top of one of the staircases Cin one of the adjoining rooms on the eastern side Dat the bottom of the tank in a corner

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Q08.Consider the following statements with regard to bead production in Harappan towns: I. The materials used to make beads included carnelian, quartz and steatite. II. The beads were cylindrical, barrel-shaped and disc-shaped. III. Specialized stone drills were used for making holes through the beads. Which of the statements given above are correct?

AI and II only BII and III only CI and III only DI, II and III

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Q09.If you like to visit famous Jain pilgrimage sites, which of the following towns you will have to travel to? I. Moodabidri II. Madurai III. Sonagiri Select the correct answer using the code given below.

AI and II only BI and III only CII and III only DI, II and III

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Q10.Which one among the following mahajanapadas in ancient India was an oligarchy?

AVajji BKosala CGandhara DMagadha

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Q11.Which one of the following sculptures found at Sanchi Stupa is NOT directly inspired by Buddhist ideas?

AEmpty seat BShalbhanjika CTree DWheel

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Q12.Which among the following materials was used in making the Harappan seals?

ASandstone BLapis lazuli CJasper DSteatite

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Q13.In British India, which one among the following Acts permitted detention without trial for up to two years ?

ARegulating Act, 1773 BRowlatt Act, 1919 CPitt's India Act, 1784 DGovernment of India Act, 1935

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Q14.Chronologically arrange the following political events related to Indian National Movement beginning from the earliest : 1. Formation of the Swaraj Party 2. Communal Award 3. Lucknow Pact 4. Simla Conference Select the answer using the code given below :

A3, 1, 2, 4 B1, 3, 2, 4 C2, 1, 4, 3 D1, 2, 3, 4

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Q15.Who, among the following, has introduced a resolution in 1882, which is also called the Magna Carta of Local Self-Government in India?

ALord Macaulay BLord Canning CLord Ripon DLord William Bentinck

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Q16.Who among the following presided over the first session of All India Kisan Sabha in Lucknow in April 1936?

ASahajananda Saraswati BR. G. Ranga CRam Manohar Lohia DJayaprakash Narayan

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Q17.Who among the following founded the ‘Self-Respect Movement'?

AJyotiba Phule BSwami Vivekananda CE. V. Ramaswami Naicker DDr. B. R. Ambedkar

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Q18.Which of the following statements about the Home Rule League are correct ? 1. Lokamanya Tilak set up the Home Rule League at the Bombay Provincial Conference held at Belgaum in April 1916 2. Annie Besant announced the formation of Home Rule League in September 1916 3. To avoid friction, Tilak's League was to work in Maharashtra (excluding Bombay city), Karnataka, Central Provinces and Berar and Besant's League was given charge of the rest of India Select the answer using the code given below :

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

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Q19.Which one of the following statements about Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar is NOT correct ?

AHe was the Principal of Sanskrit College, Calcutta BHe was a Government Inspector of Schools CHe was a Secretary to the Bethune School DHe was the founder of Widow Remarriage Association

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Q20.Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists : List I (Reformer) List II (Social Work/Text) A. Vishnu Shastri Pundit 1. Vedic Physics - Scientific Origin of Hinduism B. Karsondas Mulji 2. Widow Remarriage Association C. Debendranath Tagore 3. Satya Prakash D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy 4. Tattvabodhini Sabha Code : ABCD

A1 3 4 2 B1 4 3 2 C2 3 4 1 D2 4 3 1

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