1. Consider the following statement about Tipu Sultan—
1. He made no treaty with the British
2. He had no quarrel with the Marathas
3. He sought French alliance
4. He fell fighting against the British
of these statements—
(A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(B) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(C) 3 and 4 are correct
(D) 1 and 4 are correct
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) 3 and 4 are correct
2. The Sabha during the Chola period comprised of—
(A) Brahmana
(B) Village Elders
(C) Sudras
(D) All of these
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Village Elders
3. Raushan Akhtar ascended the throne with the title—
(A) Jahandar Shah
(B) Shah Jahan II
(C) Mohammad Shah
(D) Alamgir II
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Mohammad Shah
4. Among the officers of Muhhammad of Ghor, Bihar and part of Bengal were conquered by—
(A) Qutubuddin Aibak
(B) Tajuddin Yajdij
(C) Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji
(D) Tughrill Khan
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji
5. What was the main cause of conflict between Mir Quasim and the East India Company?
(A) Mir Qasim’s alliance with the Mughal Emperor and the Nawab of Oudh
(B) Abuse of Dastaks by the English
(C) Mir Quasim’s conspiracy with the French
(D) Mir Jafar’s conspiracy with the East India Company
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Abuse of Dastaks by the English
6. Kalidas in his works shows a leaning towards worship of—
(A) Shiva
(B) Vishnu
(C) Durga
(D) Brahma
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Durga
7. The Founding Charter of the English East India Company was granted by—
(A) Henry VIII
(B) Elizabeth I
(C) James I
(D) Charles I
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Elizabeth I
8. Marathi Chronicles were known as—
(A) Khyat
(B) Bakhar
(C) Burunji
(D) Babi
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Bakhar
9. Which of the following is correct?
(A) Prayag Assembly — Akbar
(B) Expedition to South East Asia — Rajendra Chola
(C) Southern expedition — Ashoka
(D) Vaikonta Perumal — Nandivarman Temple
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Expedition to South East Asia — Rajendra Chola
10. The founder of the autonomous kingdom of Avadh was—
(A) Ahmed Shah Abdali
(B) Safdarjung
(C) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk
(D) Zulfiqar Khan
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk
11. Who among the following rulers of the Travancore kingdom extended his dominion, organised a standing army and a rational administration and encouraged foreign trade in the middle of 18th century?
(A) Rama Varma
(B) Zamorin of Calicut
(C) Martanda Varma
(D) Nanjaraj
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Martanda Varma
12. Ashtaelic Gajangals were present in the courts of —
(A) Devarya II
(B) Sambasivarya
(C) Krishnadevraya
(D) Vaktaka I
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Krishnadevraya
13. The Maratha who helped the Sayyad brothers in overthrowing Farukh Siyar in 1719 was—
(A) Shivaji
(B) Sahuji
(C) Balaji Vishwanath
(D) Baji Rao I
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Balaji Vishwanath
14. Dewan Velu Thampi of Travancore organised the Revolt in—
(A) 1800
(B) 1805
(C) 1809
(D) 1811
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) 1809
15. Which among the following ruling dynasties, successfully obstructed the efforts of the Pratihars in establishing a strong empire in North India?
(A) The Palas
(B) The Chalukyas of Badami
(C) The Rashtrakutas
(D) The Senas
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) The Rashtrakutas
16. The cavalry of Shivaji was known as—
(A) Risala
(B) Sir-i-Naubat
(C) Bergir
(D) Paga
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Paga
17. Consider the following events—
1. Girni Kamgar Union
2. Surma valley peasant movement
3. Tuticorin strikes
4. Guruvayur temple entry jatha
5. Jaito Morcha
The correct chronological order of these events is —
Codes:
(A) 3, 5,4,2,1
(B) 5, 3,1,4,2
(C) 3, 5,1,4,2
(D) 5, 3,2,4,1
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) 3, 5,1,4,2
18. The Kalyana-Mandapa was notable feature of temple architecture in the kingdom of—
(A) Pahallavas
(B) Cholas
(C) Kadambas
(D) Vijaynagar
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Cholas
19. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists—
List-I List-II
(a) James Outram
(b) John Nicholson
(c) Cohn Campbell
(d) Hugh Rose
1. Delhi
2. Lucknow
3. Jhansi
4. Kanpur
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 1 2 4 3
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) 2 1 4 3
20. Ghasiti Begam, Shaukat Jang, Rajballabh and Yar Latif Khan were sore enemies of—
(A) Nawab Alivardi Khan
(B) Nanda Kumar
(C) Siraj-ud-daulah
(D) Shuja-ud-daulah
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Siraj-ud-daulah
21. The head of a guild in ancient and early medieval India was called—
(A) Adhipati
(B) Gahapati
(C) Jethaka
(D) Adhikari
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Jethaka
22. The British East India Company became Zamindar in Bengal after renting the village of—
(A) Govindpur, Sutanati and Kolkata
(B) Chandranagar, Sutanati and Kolkata
(C) Chandranagar, Sutanati and Govindpur
(D) Kolkata, Govindpur and Plassey
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Govindpur, Sutanati and Kolkata
23. Balwant Singh was the first Raja of—
(A) Kanpur
(B) Mewar
(C) Jaisalmer
(D) Banaras
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Banaras
24. The Chola ruler who wrested tondaimandalam from the Rashtrakutas was—
(A) Parantaka I
(B) Sundrachola
(C) Raja Raja I
(D) Kulottunga I
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Parantaka I
25. Gopis (cowherd girls) became an important part of the Krishna legend in art and literature in—
(A) The Sunga period
(B) The Kushana period
(C) The Gupta period
(D) The early Medieval period
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) The early Medieval period
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