Q21.Match List-I with List-II — List-I: (A) Dhruvadhikaran; (B) Karkik; (C) Nyayadhikaran; (D) Agrahar. List-II: (I) Settler of land disputes; (II) Land tax collector; (III) Land record keeper; (IV) Tax-free village
Correct answer: (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
Q22.Who was the most important officer during the Vedic Period?
Correct answer: Purohit
Q23.Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding the nature of the Revolt of 1857?
Correct answer: Sepoy Mutiny — L.E.R. Rees
Q24.Which of the following statement is not correc regarding Saint Jasnath Ji?
Correct answer: His Samadhi is known as Mukam
Q25.Which Sultan of the Sultanate period firstl appointed ‘Bandagans’ (slave purchased fo military service) as Provincial Governors?
Correct answer: Iltutmish
Q26.The first Englishman who invented the stear engine in 1712 AD to pump out water fror mines, was
Correct answer: Thomas Newcomen
Q27.Who invited Vijaysingh Pathik to lead the peasants against the atrocities of the Bijolia Thikana?
Correct answer: Sadhu Sitaram Das
Q28.Match the following Land classification with their meaning in Mughal revenue administration and choose the correct answer from the options given below - List-(1) List-(II) (A) Polaj (1) Fallow for 3-4 years (B) Padauti/Parauti (II) Annually cultivated (C) Chachar (II) Fallow for 1-2 years (D) Banjar (IV) Uncultivated for more than five years
Correct answer: (A)-(ID, (B)-CD), (C)-(), (D)-CV)
Q29.With the assistance of which ruler the authority of the Rana was restored in Dholpur in December 1857 during the revolt?
Correct answer: Maharaja of Patiala al
Q30.bara ae ee ae Pratihara dynasty of Mandor begin?
Correct answer: Rajjil
Q31.Which of the following pairs of Newspapers and their area of publication in the colonial era is/are not correctly matched? (A) Bengal — The Hindu Patriot; (B) Bombay — The Hindu; (C) Punjab — Rast Goftar; (D) Madras — The Swadesamitran
Correct answer: (B) and (C)
Q32.Among which of the five main plans < Muhammad bin Tughlaq was the la unsuccessful plan?
Correct answer: Tax increase in the Doab region
Q33.Identify the true statement related to the archaeological site called Kodekal — (A) Kodekal is a Neolithic site. (B) This site is located in Andhra Pradesh state. (C) It is situated in the valleys of the Krishna and Kaveri rivers
Correct answer: (A), (C)
Q34.In the Mughal administration, incharge of caretaking the Jagirs and salaries was called
Correct answer: Diwan-i-Tan
Q35.After the arrest of Vallabhbhai Patel in ‘Jhanda Satyagraha’ at Nagpur to whom the leadership was passed?
Correct answer: Rajan Babu
Q36.Which of the following Acts empowered the Governor General to create, divide and alter boundaries of new provinces for legislative purposes?
Correct answer: Act of 1861
Q37.Which statements are true about the archaeological site Kot Diji of Harappan civilization? (A) At Kot Diji, the fortification found below the Harappan level indicates a centralization. (B) A number of figurines, bangles and decorative elements have been found in pre-Harappan context at Kot Diji. (C) Kot Diji mound is situated 23 km south of Khairpur city
Correct answer: (A), (B) and (C)
Q38.From which of the following sites have the early settlements of Indus-Saraswati civilization been found, where this civilization developed in the later period? (A) Ghaggar Valley; (B) Sindh; (C) Bahawalpur; (D) Gujarat
Correct answer: (A), (B) and (C)
Q39.Which of the following statement is false regarding the Banjaras nomadic community during the Sultanate period?
Correct answer: The Banjara nomadic pastoralists moved over short distances with their animals
Q40.Match List-I of Social Reformers with List-II of their ideas — List-I: (A) Gopal Hari Deshmukh; (B) Rammohan Roy; (C) Narayana Guru; (D) Dayanand Saraswati. List-II: (i) Social reform has nothing to do with religious acceptance. (ii) Division of Varna should be based on qualities and not on birth. (iii) Attacked on the polytheism of Hinduism and trinity of Christianity. (iv) The progress of the country is not possible if women are neglected
Correct answer: (A)-(i), (B)-(iii), (C)-(iv), (D)-(ii)