MODEL TEST PAPER 3

1. Which of the following does not indicatea tool tradition?(a) Oldowan (b) Mousterian(c) Acheulian (d) Groutian

2. Which of the following is not correctlymatched?(a) Jorwe Culture – Maharashtra(b) Ahar Culture – Madhya Pradesh(c) Burzahom Culture – Jhelum Valley(d) Ganeshwar Culture – N.E.

Rajasthan(e) Didwana – W.Rajasthan

3. Ochre Coloured Pottery is connectedwith:(a) Pre-Harappans(b) Mature Harappans(c) Late Harappans(d) Early Aryans

4. Specialised trades and crafts hadappeared in India(a) only during the Gupta period(b) during the period of the Indus Valley

Civilisation(c) during the later Vedic period(d) only during the time of

mahajanapadas

5. Which of the following ancient worksgives detailed instructions on the controlof the state, the organisation of thenational economy and the conduct ofwar?(a) Mahabharata (b) Mababhashya(c) Arthasastra (d) Nitisara

6. Which of the following metals arementioned in Rigveda ?(i) Gold (ii) Silver(iii) Iron (iv) Bronze

(a) i and ii only (b) iii and iv only(c) All the above (d) iv only

7. Reference to money lending first occursin(a) Rigveda (b) Sulva Sutras(c) Manusmriti(d) Satapatha Brahmana

8. Which of the following was in charge ofcollecting taxes in the later Vedicperiod?(a) Bhagadugha(b) Sangrahitri(c) Kusidin(d) None of the above

9. Coined money and writing(a) were the contributions of the

Mauryas(b) were used in India before the time

of the Mauryas(c) were introduced in India towards the

end of the second century AD(d) were none of the above

10. What is the unique contributionofJainism to Indian philosophy?(a) The doctrine of immortality of soul(b) The doctrine that Brahma is nirguna(c) The doctrine of rebirth(d) The doctrine of syadvad

11. Which of the following is correct?(a) Buddha rejected the theory of karma(b) Buddha rejected the theory of rebirth(c) Buddha rejected the theory of

individual souls(d) Buddha believed in the doctrine of

bhakti

12. Vaishnavism became popular andreplaced Bhagavatisni during the Guptaperiod; Vishnu emerged as a god ofimportance in the .... period.(a) post-Mauryan (b) post-Gupta(c) Rigvedic (d) later Vedic

13. ‘The Periplus of Erythrean Sea’ is a(a) religious sect (b) strait(c) book (d) kingdom

14. The Indus houses were planned(a) in a grid system(b) in a chess-board system(c) in the shape of a circle(d) in the shape of a triangle

15. Which of the following South Indiandynasties does not find a mention inthe Ashokan incriptions?(a) The Satavahana(b) The Chola(c) The Pandya(d) The Chera

16. The chief source of royal revenue duringthe Sangam age was(a) land revenue(b) spoils of war(c) forestry(d) trade

17. The Mauryan king Bindusara requestedthe son and successor of SeleucusNikator named......to send him somefigs, raisin wine and a Greek.philosopher.

(a) King Antiochus I of Syria(b) Alexander of Epirus(c) King Antiochus Theos of Syria(d) Ptolemy Philadelphos

18. Which of the following is NOT one ofthe edicts and inscriptions issued byAsoka?(a) Bhabru Edict(b) Delhi-Jopara Pillar Inscription(c) Kalinga Edict(d) Junagadh Rock Inscription

19. Bhagavatism can best be described as(a) theism (b) materialism(c) agnosticism (d) atheism

20. The most important among the rivalsof.the Rashtrakutas were(a) Pallavas of Kanchi(b) Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi(c) Pratiharas of Kanauj(d) Palas of Bengal and Bihar

21. Chachnana is a famous work on thehistory of(a) Gujarat (b) Orissa(c) Sind (d) Andhra Pradesh

22. Taila II, a feudatory of Krishna III,overthrew the Rashtrakutas andfounded the dynasty of(a) Chalukyas of Anhilwad(b) early Western Chalukyas of Badami(c) later Western Chalukyas of Kalyani(d) Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi

23. Jainism was removed from Mysore by(a) the alvars(b) the lingayats(c) the nayanars(d) Shankaracharya

24. Which of the following was common tothe tantra, bhakti and l ingayatmovements?(a) Rejection of austerities(b) Personal relationship with God(c) Opposition of orthodox Brahmins(d) A disregard for caste inequalities

25. Punarbbu was a(a) mixed caste(b) divorced woman(c) child born of a widow(d) remarried widow

26. Out of the eight forms of marriagesprevalent in ancient India, the most idealform was

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(a) Daiva (b) Gandharva(c) Brahma (d) Aesha

27. Detailed social rules were laid down in(a) the Grihya-Sutras(b) the Smritis(c) the Puranas and Niti literature(d) both (a) and (b)

28. Who is said to be the author of Prajna-Paranita-Sutra Sasti’a whom theChinese traveller Hiuen-Tsangdescribed as “one .of the four lights ofthe world?”(a) Aryabhatta (b) Ashvaghosha(c) Nagarjuna (d) Charak

29. Which Greek architect was employedby the Kushan ruler Kanishka for theconstruction of the relic tower atPeshawar, his capital?(a) Demetrius (b) Antoniochus(c) Aqesilas (d) Heliodorus

30. The Chola King Raja Raja I conqueredone of the following territories:(a) Burma (b) Malaya(c) Ceylon (d) Sumatra

31. The earliest legend about the origin ofkingship occurs in(a) the Rigveda(b) Aitareya Brahmana(c) Yajurveda(d) Taittiriya Upanishad

32. According to the Arthasastra the kingshould appoint his ministers on whichof the following basis?(a) Merit alone(b) From among the members of the

royal family(c) On hereditary basis(d) All of the above

33. Which of the following is incorrect withregard to Alexander’s invasion?(a) Alexander’s Indian campaign

cannot be regarded as a brilliantmilitary achievement

(b) It was not a political success(c) It left a permanent mark on the

literature, life and government of theland

(d) It opened up communicationbetween Greece and India

34. The coins ‘Vatasvaka’ are attributed to(a) Asvayana and Asvakayana people(b) Alexander(c) Lichchavis(d) the later Vedic period

35. Which of the following is wrong?(a) Bali—originally a voluntary offering

by the people to the king(b) Bhaga—king’s customary share of

produce paid by all cultivators(c) Sulka—equivalent to customs

duties or toll(d) Hiranya—tax payable in gold coins

36. According to Megasthenes, soldiersformed the largest class in the societynext only to(a) husbandmen (b) traders(c) Sudras (d) Brahmins

37. Who succeeded Megasthenes to thecourt of Bimbisara?(a) Dionysus (b) Seleucus(c) Deimachos(d) None of the above

38. Pataliputra was built by(a) Bimbisara (b) Mahapadma Nanda(c) Ripuniaya (d) Ajatasatru

39. Swapna-Vasavadatta is written by(a) Sudraka (b) Bhasa(c) Visakhadatta (d) Kalidas

40. The southern boundary of Kanishka’sempire was(a) Cauvery (b) Vindhyas(c) Konkan (d) Deccan

41. Who is the author of Tughlaq-Namaf(a) Amir Khusrau(b) Piroz Shah Tughlaq(c) Malik Kafur(d) Zafar Khan

42. Who was the author of the AllahabadPillar Inscription of Samudragupta?(a) Kumaravallabha(b) Harishena(c) Devi Gupta(d) Hariputhra

43. Who among the following kings weredefeated by Samudragupta?i. Mahendra of Kosalaii. Mantaraja of Kauralaiii. Flahendragiri of Fishtapuraiv. Vishnugopa of Kanchiv. Kuvera of Devarashtra

Choose the correct answer from; thecodes given below:(a) ii, iv, v (b) i, ii, iii, iv, v(c) i, iii (d) iii, ,iv, v

44. The capital “pi” of the-Maitraka dynastywas(a) Valabhi (b) Pishtapura(c) Brahmapura (d) Kanauj

45. Who wanted to establish anindependent Sikh state in the Punjaband fought the Mughal rule, but wassubsequently captured, tortured andkiiled alongwith his followers?(a) Gobind Singh (b) Arjun Dev(c) Teg Bahadur (d) Banda Bahadur

46. Mahayanism made a very closeapproach to Brahmanical theism due toi. its adoption of Sanskrit languageii. its worship of imagesiii. the stress it laid upon faith and

devotion as a religious factoriv. its rejection of the Buddhist sangha

v. its abandoning of the essentialteachings of the Buddha

Select the correct answer from thecodes given below:(a) i, ii, iii (b) iv, v(c) ii, iii, iv (d) i, iii, iv, v

47. Buddhism found its last strong pillarsof support in(a) the later Cholas(b) the Kamarupa kings(c) the Pala emperors of Bengai and

Bihar(d) all of the above

48. Which of the following is incorrectlypaired(a) Gauda Vaho : Jayadeva(b) Dathasaptasati : Hala(c) Kiratarjuniya : Bharavi(d) Buddha Charita : Asvaghosha

49. The earliest examples of the Dravidianstyle of architecture are(a) the Lingaraja and Rajarani temples(b) the Khajuraho temples(c) the Lord Venkateswara temple at

Tirupati(d) the rock-cut temples at

Mamallapuram

50. Which of the following was the firstlanding stage of the ancient Indiantraders and colonists in MalayPeninsula?(a) Suvarnadvipa (b) Sumatra(c) Takkola (d) Java

51. Which of the following are correct, aboutBalban?i. He introduced rigorous court

discipline such as prostration beforethe king, in order to reduce the nobleto abject servility

ii. His repeated attacks on the Mewatistrongholds stopped their incursionsinto his kingdom

iii. He was defeated and ultimatelycaptured by Tughril, the governorof Bengal

iv. He devastatingly defeated a Mongolarmy which appeared in 1285

Choose the correct answer from thecodes given below:(a) i, ii, iii, iv (b) i, iii(c) iii, iv (d) i, ii

52. Malik Kafur successfully invadedWarangal, the capital of the Kakatiyakingdom of Raja Prataparudra Deva IIin(a) 1309-10 (b) 1316(c) 1299 (d) 1414

53. The Qarachil expedition is associatedwith(a) Aurangazeb(b) Balban(c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq(d) Allauddin Khalji

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54. Who among the following defended theindependence of Orissa from both theBahmani and Vijayanagar incursions?(a) Kapilendra(b) Bhanudeva III(c) Purushottama(d) Kharavela

55. The Lahjat-i-Sikandari, written underSultan Sikandar’s patronage, is anotable contribution to(a) classical music(b) Islamic taw(c) Mughal painting(d) all the above

56. Which one of the following Sikh guruscame into conflict with Shahjahan andfought valiantly against the Mughatarmy?(a) Guru Arjun (b) Guru Hargobind(c) Guru Har Rai (d) Guru Gobind

57. Which of the following is not amongAkbar’s political and military reforms?(a) Abolition of Sunni practices(b) Branding of horses(c) Reduction in the commanders’

allowances(d) Grants to the ulema

58. The earliest written record in India(a) dates from Asoka’s reign(b) is an inscription of Gautamiputra

Satakami(c) is available in the Udayagiri hills(d) is an inscription in chaste Sanskrit

issued by Rudradaman

59. Who succeeded the Sungas?(a) The Satavahanas(b) The Kushans(c) The Kanvas(d) The Bactrian Greeks

60. Buddha died at(a) Kusinagara (b) Vaishali(c) Pataliputra(d) none of the above

61. The Third General Council of theBuddhists was held at(a) Pataliputra (b) Peshawar(c) Sakyapuri (d) Kanauj

62. Vardhamana Mahavira accepted, in themain, the religious doctrine of Parsvabut reformed it by some additions andalterations. The most important amongthem is(a) ‘thou shalt possess no property’(b) ‘thou shalt not injure any living

being’(c) ‘thou shalt tell the truth’(d) ‘thou shalt discard the use of

clothes’63. The Suttapitaka consists of various

miscellaneous works. They arei. Khuddaka-pathaii. Dhammapada

iii. Udahaiv. Itivuttakav. Kammavi. Nikaya

Select the correct answer from thecodes given below.(a) v, vi (b) i, iii, v(c) i, ii, iii, iv (d) iii, iv, v, vi

64. The inscription of Parnadatta enablesus to visualise the real nature of theGupta empire as it developed in the timeof

(a) Samudragupta (b) Skandagupta(c) Kumaragupta(d) Chandragupta II

65. The Eastern Chalukya dynasty wasfounded by(a) Putakesin II(b) Krishna I(c) Vijayaditya I(d) Kubja-Vishnuvardhana

66. Who revived the Pandya power in thelast quarter of the 6th century AD?(a) Srimara Srivallabha(b) Kadungon(c) Rajasimha I(d) Parantaka

67. The Rajarajesvara temple at Tanjorewas built by(a) Rajaraja Chola(b) Rajendra Chola(c) Rajadhiraja(d) Narasimhavarman

68. Ibn Batuta refers to(a) the fight between Akbar and Rana

Pratap(b) the enormous wealth of the

provinces of North India(c) the fight between Rana Sanga and

Babur(d) the enormous wealth of the states

of Deccan

69. Which is regarded as the single largestcollection of stories in the world?(a) Katha-Sarita Sagar(b) Odyssey(c) Panchatantra(d) Aesop’s Fables

70. What was the main effect of Timur’sinvasion on India?(a) It brought India into contact with

western and central Asian kingdoms(b) It gave a death blow to the Tughlaq

dynasty(c) It created confusion and Balban

became the ruler of Delhi(d) A new dynasty, the Sayyids,

became the rulers of Delhi71. Mahavira achieved intutive knowledge

or enlightenment near(a) Pava (b) Vaisbali(c) Parsvanath hills(d) Valabhi

72. The Mughal princess who wrote underthe Nomde plume Makhi and produceda graceful diwar or collection of poemswas(a) Shahjahan’s daughter, Jahanara(b) Aurangazeb’s daughter, Zibunnisa(c) Shahjahan’s daughter, Roshanara(d) Humayun’s sister, Gulbadan Begum

73. Aurangazeb was at the height of bispolitical and military power in 1689 whenhe had(a) got Sambhaji, son of Shivaji,

executed (1689)(b) annexed Bijapur (1686) and

Golconda (1687) to the Mughalempire

(c) captured the Maratha capitalRaigarh in October 1689

(d) achieved both (a) and (b)

74. The most important Hinduhistoriographer of the reign ofAurangazeb was(a) Pandit Iswardas Nagar(b) Sujan Rai(c) Chandra Bhan Brahman(d) Rai Vrindaban

75. What was the cause of the downfall ofSultana Razia?(a) She showed undue favours to an

Atsinian slave(b) She was a weak administrator and

had no military experience(c) She was a woman(d) She completely neglected Islam

76. Which of the following is NOT true aboutthe Naqshbandiyya order?(a) It originated in Transoxiana(b) It stressed strict observance of the

Shari’a(c) It controlled breathing and mental

zikr(d) It was popularised in India by Akbar

77. What is pietra dura?(a) A place where royal ladies stay(b) The technique of inlaying mosaic

with hard and precious stones(c) Art of building domes on the tombs(d) Miniature paintings on the wall

78. In Mughal India, amir or karpri wereresponsible for

(a) law and order in parganas(b) collecting revenue and promoting agriculture(c) issue of lease deeds (patta)(d) facilitating civil administration

79. According to Alberuni, the successorsof the Kushanas who ruled over NorthIndia in the tenth-eleventh centurieswere(a) Kalachuris(b) Hindushahiyas(c) Karamatyas of Multan(d) Gahadvalas

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80. Kalhana was a contemporary of theLohara King of Kashmir named(a) Kirtibahu (b) Ananta(c) Utakarsha (d) Harsha

81. Taila II, a feudatory of Krishna III,overthrew the Rashtrakutas andfounded the dynasty of(a) Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi(b) early Western Chalukyas of Badami(c) later Western Chalukyas of Kalyani(d) Chalukyas of Anhilwad

82. Which of the following DeccanSultanates did not join the allies in theBattle of Rakshasa Tangadi against theVijayanagar empire?(a) Bijapur (b) Berar(c) Ahmadnagar (d) Golconda

83. The founder of the city of Hyderabadwas(a) Jamshid Qutb Shah(b) Ibrahim Qutb Shah(c) Muhammad Quii Qutb Shah(d) Muhammad Qutb Shah

84. The Muslim Kingdom of Golconda grewup on the ruins of the old HinduKingdom of(a) Warangal (b) Vijayanagar(c) Devagiri (d) Dwarasamudra

85. The afaqis in the Bahmani Kingdomwere(a) Shia nobles of the Bahmani court(b) south Indian Muslim converts(c) foreign merchants settled in the

Bahmani Kingdom(d) the Muslim immigrants from Iran,

Iraq, Turkey, Arabia

86. The Bahmani Sultan who shifted thecapital from Gulbarga to Bidar was(a) Ahmad Shah(b) Nizam Shah(c) Muhammad Shah(d) None of these

87. Marwar, which was under Mewar’soccupation, became independent underthe leadership of(a) Mokala (b) Rawal(c) Rao Jodha (d) Lakha

88. The ruler of Kashmir who has beendescribed as the Akbar of Kashmir was(a) Shahi Khan(b) Alauddin Shah(c) Haider Shah(d) Shihabuddin Shah

89. Who was the founder of the AmritaBazar Patriha?(a) Rash Bebari Bose(b) Sisir Kumar Ghosb(c) Sri Aurobindo(d) Prafulla Kumar Chakki

90. The Moderates did not demand(a) more jobs for Indians(b) greater association of Indians with

administration

(c) removal of certain administrativedisabilities

(d) independence for India

91. Who among the following never becamethe president of the Indian NationalCongress?(a) Mahatma Gandhi(b) Motilal Nehru(c) G.K. Gokhale(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

92. Which is the correct chronologicalsequence of the following associations?i. Madras Mahajana Sabhaii. Indian Association of Calcuttaiii. Bombay Presidency Associationiv. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

Choose the correct answers from thecodes given below:(a) iv, ii, i, iii (b) iii, ii, iv, i(c) i, ii. iii, iv (d) ii, iv, iii, i

93. Who is the first propounder of thedoctrine of Passive Resistance?(a) Bipin Chandra Pal(b) Dadabhai Naoroji(c) Aurobindo Ghosh(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

94. The All-India States People’sConference was founded in(a) 1930 (b)1942(c)1927 (d)1919

95. Who among the following declared thatthe aim of British policy in India was“the earliest possible realisation of self-government in India?”(a) Lord Linlithgow(b) Sir Stafford Cripps(c) Attlee(d) Lord Mountbatten

96. When did the East India Companyacquire the Diwani. or control over therevenues, of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa?(a) 1765 (b) 1770(c) 1785 (d) 1799

97. Who introduced postage stamps?(a) Ripon (b) Bentinck(c) Curzon (d) Dalhousie

98. The first telegraph line opened in 1853linked(a) Delhi and Bombay(b) Agra and Madras(c) Calcutta and Agra(d) Bombay and Calcutta

99. Who among the following did not signthe Subsidiary Treaty with LordWellesley?(a) The Nizam of Hyderabad(b) The Nawab of Avadh(c) Sultan Tipu of Mysore(d) None of the above

100.Who among the following was thePeshwa from 1740 to 1761?

(a) Baji Rao(b) Balaji Vishwanath(c) Balaji Baji Rao(d) Shahu

101.Which of the following are true aboutRanjit Singh?(i) He was the chief of the Sukerchakia

Miss (confederacy)(ii) He captured Lahore in 1799 and

Amritsar in 1902(iii) He did not make any changes in the

system of land revenuepromulgated earlier by the Mughais

(iv) He was tolerant and liberal inreligious matters

Choose the answer from the codesgiven below:(a) ii, iii and iv (b) i, ii, iii and iv(c) iii and iv (d) ii and iv

102.Dalhousie annexed Avadh into theBritish empire in India(a) by Doctrine of Lapse(b) by declaring that the state was

maladmin-istered(c) by subsidiary alliance(d) on the ground of non-payment of a

part of its revenue

103.The French failed to establish power inthe Deccan because(a) the British had a stronger navy(b) the French renounced aggressive

territorial imperialism(c) Dupleix was recalled before the

completion of his term(d) of all the above

104.Who among the following was the firstto impose press censorship?(a) John Adams (b) Dalhousie(c) Hastings (d) Wellesley

105.The capital of Tipu Sultan was(a) Mysore (b) Seringapatam(c) Srirangam (d) Belur

106.Which of the following had the mostprofound influence on Shivaji’s career?(a) Shaji Bhonsle(b) Jija Bai(c) Dadaji Kondadev(d) Ramdas

107.Which one of the following conditionswas not included in the terms of thetreaty concluded between the NawabofAwadh and the British in 1765?(a) An offensive and defensive alliance

was concluded between the twoparties

(b) The Nawab of Awadh had tosurrender Kora and Allahabad toShah Alam II

(c) The Nawab of Awadh was notrequired to pay any war indemnity

(d) The Nawab of Awadh had to confirmBalwant Singh, zamindar ofBanaras, as fully in possession ofhis estate

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108.The leader of the Revolt of 1857 in Biharwas(a) Maulvi Ahamadullah(b) Tantia Tope(c) Nana Saheb(d) Kunwar Singh

109. Which of the following is incorrect?(a) In the Ryotwari settlement areas,

peasants were recognised as legalproprietors of the land

(b) In the Ryotwari settlement areas, apeasant could not sell, mortgage ordispose off his land

(c) In the Ryotwari settlement areas,assessment was not based on theactual produce but fixed beforehand

(d) In the Ryotwari settlement areas,settlement was made with individualpeasants

110.Why did Mahatma Gandhi support theKhilafat Movement?(a) The Khalifa had given shelter to

Indian revolutionaries(b) Gandhi wanted to win the support

of the Indian Muslims against theBritish

(c) The Khalifa supported India’sstruggle for freedom

(d) The Khalifa was a personal friendof Gandhi

111.The method of the moderate leaders ofthe Congress was(a) non-cooperation(b) constitutional agitation(c) passive resistance(d) civil disobedience

112.What was the cause of the Wagherarising, 1818-19?(a) The company did not withdraw its

forces after the Burma War(b) The rise of salt duty(c) The exactions of the Gaekwad of

Baroda supported by the BritishGovernment

(d) The deposition and banishment ofRaja Pratap Singh of Satara

113.Arrange the following in chronologicalorder:(I) Surat salt agitation(2) Ramosi rising(3) Cutch rebellion(4) Bhil risings

(a) 4, 3, 2, 1 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4(c) 2, 4, 1, 3 (d) 3, 1, 4, 2

114.When was the Arms Act enacted?(a) 1868 (b) 1886(c) 1887 (d) 1878

115.Which one of the following Governors-General resigned before the expiry ofhis term?(1) Lord Lytton (2) Lord Bentinck(3) Lord Ripon (4) Lord Curzon

(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only(c) 3 and 4 only (d) 4 only

116.When was the Chamber of Princesinaugurated?(a) In 1821 (b) In 1858(c) In 1886 (d) In 1921

117.Which one of the following gave a bigblow to the indigo industry as a resultof which it declined?

(a) Insurrections and peasant uprisingsagainst zamindari oppression

(b) Withdrawal of British capital(c) Invention of a synthetic dye(d) A slump in the world market on

account of the First World War

118.Between which stations was the firstrailway line opened to traffic in India?(a) Calcutta to Raniganj(b) Bombay to Poona(c) Calcutta to Jamshedpur(d) Bombay to Thane

119.Which one of the following is not afeature of the Mountbatten Plan, 1947?(a) India was to be divided into two

independent dominions under theBritish Commonwealth

(b) The date of withdrawal was fixed asAugust 15, 1947

(c) The NWFP was to be an integralpart of India and there was noquestion of holding any referendum

(d) The native states were free to joinIndia or Pakistan

120.Which one of the following is notassociated with the Gandhi-Irwin pact?(a) Release of all political prisoners(b) Withdrawal of all ordinances and

pending persecutions(c) Restoration of the confiscated

property of the satyagrahis(d) Peaceful picketing of foreign cloth,

liquor and opium shops was not tobe allowed

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