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TEST SERIES PAPER - II 1. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (i) Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Ropar and Kalibangan are important places of Indus Valley civilization. (ii) Harappan people developed planned cities with network of streets and drainage system. (iii) Harappan people did not know use of metals. Codes: (a) i and ii are correct (b) i and iii are correct (c) ii and iii are correct (d) i, ii and iii are correct 2. Which Indian King defeated Seleucus, the administrator of Sindh and Afghanistan appointed by Alexander? (a) Samudragupta (b) Ashok (c) Bindusar (d) Chandragupta 3. Which one of the following was not known to the Harappans? (a) Construction of Wells (b) Construction of Pillars (c) Construction of Drains (d) Construction of Arches 4. A Copper chariot of Harappan times was discovered at: (a) Kunal (b) Rakhigarhi (c) Daimabad (d) Banawali 5. Who is said to have become the Chief of the Jain Sangh after the death of Mahavira? (a) Jambu (b) Bhadrabahu (c) Sthulabhadra (d) Sudharma 6. Who among the following rulers, has been mentioned as protector of Varna System? (a) Pushyamitra Sunga (b) Kharvela (c) Gautamiputra Satakarni (d) Vasudeva 7. “Tripitaka” is associated with which of the following? (a) Jains (b) Buddhists (c) Sikhs (d) Hindus 8. “Rajatarangini” written by Kalhan is associated with which of the following? (a) Chandragupta’s reign (b) Anthology of lyrics (c) History of Kashmir (d) Reign of Deva Raya 9. “Amir Khusro” was associated with whose reign among the following? (a) Allauddin Khilji (b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (c) Ibrahim Lodi (d) Firoz Shah 10. “Panchtantra” is originally written by: (a) Kalidas (b) Vishnu Sharma (c) Tulsidas (d) Raidas 11. Which of the following Inscription belongs to Samudragupta? (a) Prayaga Prasasti (b) Eran Stone Pillar (c) Nalanda Copper Plate (d) All of the above 12. Which of the following is not a Indus Valley Civilization site? (a) Kalibangan (b) Ropar (c) Patliputra (d) Lothal 13. Who among the following is not related with the Philosophy of ? (a) Shankaracharya (b) Abhinav Gupt (c) Ramanuja (d) Madhavacharya 14. Which of the following Buddhist literature contains the Buddha’s sermons on matters of “Ethics and Doctrine”? (a) Vinaya Pitaka (b) Jataka Stories (c) Abhidhamma Pitaka (d) Sutta Pitaka

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15. The Gupta Empire granted tax-free agrarian land to which of the following? (a) Military Officials (b) Civil officials (c) Brahmin’s (d) Court Scholars 16. Which of the following Rajput dynasties founded the city of Dhillika (Delhi) in the Eighth Century? (a) Parmar Dynasty (b) Solanki Dynasty (c) Tomar Dynasty (d) Chauhan Dynasty 17. Which Dynasty is famous for efficient rural administration? (a) Cholas (b) Rashtrakutas (c) Chalukyas (d) Pallavas 18. Which of the kings has been mentioned by “Priydassi and Devanampriya” in inscription? (a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Ashoka (c) Samudragupta (d) Harshavardhana 19. Who among the following was not a King of the Parmar Dynasty? (a) Upendra (b) Munj (c) Gangeyadev (d) Udayaditya 20. Dhangdev was the ruler of which dynasty? (a) Chandelas of Jejakabhukti (b) Parmar of Malwa (c) Kalchuri of Mahishmati (d) Kalchuri of Tripuri 21. Which one of the following Brahamana texts belongs to the Rigveda? (a) Aitareya Brahmana (b) Gopatha Brahmana (c) Shatapatha Brahmana (d) Taittiriya Brahmana 22. In ancient period, which Varna was also called as “Sarthavaha”? (a) Brahmana (b) Kshatriya (c) Vaishya (d) Shudra 23. Who among the following person gave slogan “Satyameva Jayate”? (a) (b) Madan Mohan Malviya (c) Jawahar Lal Nehru (d) Subhash Chandra Bose 24. Which of the following is a correct match of saints and their work? (i) Bhavarth Deepita - Jnaneshwar (ii) Bijak - Kabir (iii) Padavali - Mirabai (iv) Vinay Patrika - Tulsidas (v) Pushtimarg - Vallabhachraya (a) All of the above (b) Only i,ii, iii (c) Only ii, iii, iv (d) Only ii, iii, iv, v 25. Autobiography “Bichitra Natak” is associated with who among the following Sikh Guru? (a) Guru Arjan (b) Guru Govind Singh (c) Guru Har Rai (d) Guru Nanak 26. “Struggle-Truce-Struggle” strategy to achieve freedom, is associated with who among the following? (a) (b) Mahtama Gandhi (c) (d) All of the above 27. Which of the following statement is incorrect about the Tebhaga movement? (a) It Started in 1946 (b) Its main centre was North (c) Demand by the peasants was to give two third share to the bargardars. (d) The movement was highly successful 28. Which among the following Sikh Gurus instituted the Khalsa panth? (a) Guru Gobind Singh (b) Guru Teg Bahadur (c) Guru Arjan Dev (d) Guru Nanak Dev

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29. Which of the following Mughal Emperors introduced educational reforms? (a) Jahangir (b) Shahjahan (c) Humayun (d) Akbar 30. Which of the following is not a composition of Saint Tulsidas? (a) Gitawali (b) Kavitawali (c) Vinay Patrika (d) Sahitya Ratna 31. Who was the author of ‘Shahnama”? (a) Utbi (b) Firdausi (c) Alberuni (d) Barni 32. Whom had guru Nanak appointed his succerror? (a) Guru Ramdas (b) Guru Amardas (c) Guru Har Rai (d) Guru Angad 33. Consider the following statement: (1) The Partition of Bengal came into effect in 1905. (2) The government explained that it was done to stimulate growth of under-developed Eastern region of the Bengal Select the correct answer on the basis of above statement. (a) Only 1 is correct (b) Only 2 is correct (c) Both 1 and 2 are correct (d) Both 1 and 2 are wrong 34. Where is the mausoleum of Sher Shah Suri Situated? (a) Sasaram (b) Delhi (c) Kalinjar (d) Sonargaon 35. What was the name of Shivaji’s Guru? (a) Ramdas (b) Tukaram (c) Vaman Pandit (d) Gaga Bhatt 36. Who was “Nicolo Conti”? (a) A famous painter (b) An Italian traveller who visited Vijay Nagar empire (c) A portuguese traveller (d) A persian traveler 37. “Ghazi Malik” was the founder of which dynasty? (a)Tughlaq Dyansty (b) Khilji Dyansty (c) Sayyid Dyansty (d) Lodi Dyansty 38. Whom had Mohammad Ghori defeated in 1194 in the Battle of Chandawar? (a) Kumarpal (b) Jaichand (c)Govindraj (d) Bhim-II 39. Which dynasty of Delhi Sultanate ruled for the shortest period? (a) Khilji Dynasty (b) Tughlaq Dynasty (c) Sayyid Dynasty (d) Lodi Dynasty 40. Ain-ul-Mulk Multani did not serve under which of the following rulers? (a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (c) Firoz Tughlaq (d) Iltutmish 41. The successor of Sher Shah was? (a) Shujaat Khan (b) Islam Shah (c) Feroze Shah (d) Muhammad Shah Adil 42. Whom did Babur defeated in the first Battle of Panipat? (a) Rana Sanga (b) Ibrahim Lodi (c) Sikandar Lodi (d) Shershah Suri 43. Who was the last Mughal Emperor of ? (a) Aurangzeb (b) Bahadur Shah Jafar (c) Shah Alam (d) Shah Jahan 44. The Ratha Temple of Mahabalipuram was built by- (a) Mahendra Varman (b) Narsimha Varman (c) Parmeshwar Varman (d) Nandi Varman

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45. Which Sufi Saint was called “ Mehbub-i-Ilahi”? (a) Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti (b) Baba Farid (c) Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki (d) Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya 46. The ancestors of Shungas originated from: (a) Magadha (b) Prayag (c) Ujjain (d) Saurashtra 47. Match the following- List – I List – II (Events) (Places) A. Birth of Buddha 1. Bodh Gaya B. Enlightenment 2. Lumbini C. First Sermon 3. Kushinagar D. Death of Buddha 4. Sarnath Codes: A B C D A B C D (a) 2 1 3 4 (b) 1 3 4 2 (c) 2 1 4 3 (d) 4 2 1 3 48. “Anekantavada” is a core Theory and Philosophy of which one of the following? (a) Buddhism (b) Jainism (c) Sikkhism (d) 49. The term for the practice of giving contract for the land revenue collection was? (a) Theka (b) Ijara (c) Zabti (d) Kankut 50. Who established Diwan-i-Mustakharaj? (a) Qutubuddin Aibak (b) Razia Sultan (c) Balban (d) Alauddin Khilji 51. The historian Abul Fazal was killed by: (a) Hemu (b) Bairam Khan (c) Udai Singh (d) Bir Singh Deo Bundela 52. The famous Hazare Temple of Vijaynagar was built during the reign of: (a) Krishnadeva Raya (b) Deva Raya-I (c) Deva Raya-II (d) Harihara-I 53. Which of the following sultans introduced “Market Reforms? (a) Jalal-ud-din Khilji (b) Ala-ud-din-Khilji (c) Mohammad Tughlaq (d) Balban 54. Consider the following statement about Ist Round Table Conference: (1) It was held in London in 1930 (2) It was organized to discuss the ’s recommendation. (3) It was totally boycotted by the Choose the correct answer on the basis of above statement. Codes: (a) All three are correct (b) Only 1, 3 are correct (c) Only 1 is correct (d) Only 1, 2 are correct 55. Which of the following civil rebellions and particular region is correctly matched? (a) Velu Thampi - Tranvancore (b) Kitture uprising - (c) Pagal Panthis - Bengal (d) All of the above

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56. Match the following: List – I List -II (A) Santhal Revolt (1) Sidhu and Kanhu (B) Rampa Revolt (2) (c) Kols Revolt (3) Buddho Bhagat (D) Khasi Revolt (4) Tirat Singh .Codes: A B C D (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 3 2 4 (c) 2 3 1 4 (d) 2 3 4 1 57. Which of the following statement is incorrect about the (AIKS)? (a) It is founded in Lucknow in 1926 (b) It’s first president was swami (c) The AIKS and the congress held their sessions in Faizpur in 1936 (d) The congress manifesto for the 1937 provincial elections was strongly influenced by the AIKS agenda 58. Who among the following person was the first president of All India Trade Union Congress? (a) C.R.Das (b) Dewan Chaman Lal (c) (d) 59. Which of the following statement in incorrect about the Raja ? (a) He is often called the father of Indian renaissance. (b) He opposed idol worship, rigidity of caste and superstitious rituals. (c) He did not believed in Veda (d) He wrote a Persian book Tuhafat-ul-Muwahidin 60. Which of the following is the correct sequence of social reform institutions according to their year of establishment? (1) Atmiya Sabha (2) Brahmo Sabha (3) Prarthana Samaj (4) Tattvabodhini Sabha Codes: (a) 1, 2, 4, 3 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4 (c) 2, 3, 1,4 (d) 2, 4, 1, 3 61. Who among the following social reformer is also known as “Lokahitwadi’? (a) (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (c) (d) Keshav Chandra Sen 62. Who among the following person founded “ The Servants of India society”? (a) (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Subhash Chandra Bose (d)

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63. Match the following: Institutions Founder (A) Seva Sadan (1) Dadoba Pandurang (B) (2) Narayan Malhar Joshi (C) Social Service League (3) Behramji Malabari (D) Paramahansa Mandali (4) Mulshankar Codes: A B C D (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 1 4 3 (c) 3 4 2 1 (d) 4 3 1 2 64. Which of the following Journal/News paper and their founder is correctly matched? (a) Darpan - Balshastri Jambhekar (b) Gyan Prakash - Gopalhari Deshmukh (c) Satyarth Prakash - Dayanand Saraswati (d) All of the above 65. Which of the following religious reform movement and associated religion is incorrectly matched? (a) Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha - Parsi (b) Singh Sabha Movement - Sikh (c) Deoband Movement - (d) Farizi Movement - Parsi 66. Which of the following statement is true about the Theosophical Society? (a) It was established in 1875 in USA (b) It shifted it’s headquarter to Adyar (Madras) in 1882 (c) It accepted the Hindu beliefs in reincarnation and Karma (d) All of the above 67. Which of the following political Association before Indian National congress is correctly matched with their founders? (a) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha - (b) Bombay Presidency Association - Pherozsha Mehta (c) The Indian League - Sisir Kumar Ghosh (d) All of the above 68. Who among the following Nationalist organized, The East India Association in 1866 in London? (a) (b) K.T.Telang (c) P.Ananda (d) All of the above 69. In which of the following year Kadambini Ganguly, the first woman graduate of Calcutta University addressed the congress session? (a) 1890 (b) 1895 (c) 1905 (d) None 70. Which of the following foundational theories of INC and Prominent believers is correctly matched. (a) Safety Value Theory - Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Conspiracy Theory - Jawahar lal Nehru (c) Lighting Conductor Theory - R.P.Dutt (d) All of the above

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71. Under the president ship of who among the following person, it was declared that the goal of the INC was “self government or ’ like the U.K? (a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Dadabhai Naoroji (c) G.K.Gokhle (d) 72. Who among the following organized “Ramosi Peasant Force’ in . (a) (b) Bal Gandhar Tilak (c) (d) All of the above 73. Which of the following newspaper/Journals advocating revolutionary activities? (a) Sandhya (b) (c) Kal (d) All of the above 74. Kamagata Maru incident took place in which of the following year? (a) 1917 (b) 1914 (c) 1919 (d) None 75. Who among the following Nationalist set up Indian Home Rule society and Indian House and brought out Journal The Sociologist in London. (a) Shyamji Krishnavarma (b) Madame Bhikaji Cama (c) Ajit Singh (d) Lala Hardayal 76. At which of the following place the headquarter of “Gadar Party” was situated. (a) San Francisco (b) Berlin (c) Canada (d)London 77. Which of the following news paper was started by ? (i) New India (ii) Commonweal (iii) Talwar (a) Only i, ii (b) All of the above (c) Only ii, iii (d) Only i, iii 78. Which of the following statement is true about the Champaran . (a) It was the first Civil disobedience movement by Gandhi ji (b) Gandhi ji was invited by Rajkumar Shukla (c) Satyagraha was successful and government agreed to abolish the exploitative tinkathia system (d) All of the above 79. Arrange the following historical events in their chronological order? (1) Formation of Muslims league. (2) Ahmedabad Mill Strike. (3) Surat Split (4) Lucknow Pact (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 1, 4, 3 (c) 4, 3, 2, 1 (d) 1, 3, 4, 2 80. Arrange the following historical events in their chronological order? (i) Gandhi Irwin pact (ii) Poona Pact (iii) Dandi March (iv) (a) iv, i,ii, iii (b) iv, i, iii, iv (c) iv, iii, i, ii (d) ii, iv, iii, i 81. Subhash Chandra Bose formed which of the following organization after resigning from Presidentship of INC? (a) Forward Block (b) Fauj (c) Gadar party (d) Both a & b 82. Which of the following initiative from the British offers Dominion Status to India? (a) August Offer (b) (c) Wavel Plan (d) All of the above 83. Who among the following was the chairman of the Cabinet Mission who came in India in 1946? (a) Pethick Lawrence (b) A.V.Alexander (c) Staffored Cripps (d) All of the above

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84. Who among the following was the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Service? (a) Satyendra Nath Tagore (b) Subhash Bose (c) R. C.Dutt (d) W.C.Bannerji 85. Who among the following regarded as the “Father of local self government” in India? (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Lord Ripon (c) Lord Mayo (d) Sardar Patel 86. In which of the following land revenue system the Zamindar were given Proprietary rights over their land? (a) Permanent Settlement (b) Ryotwari System (c) Mahalwari System (d) All of the above 87. Which of the following Press regulation Act is also known as “Gagging Act” (a) Vernacular Press Act - 1878 (b) Indian Press Act - 1910 (c) Metcalf Act (d) Censorship of Press Act - 1799 88. Which of the following was the earliest efforts by the British in the development of education in India? (a) Lord Macaulay’s Minute (b) Woods Dispatch (c) Indian Universities Act (d) Sadler University commission 89. Which of the following is a correct match of Newspaper/Journal and their founder? (a) Sandhya - B.B.Upadhyaya (b) Mooknayak - B.R.Ambedkar (c) All-hilal - A.K.Azad (d) All of the above 90. Which of the following cases are associated with the left and communist party? (a) Kanpur Conspiracy Case (b) Merrut Conspiracy Case (c) Peshawar Conspiracy Case (d) All of the above 91. Who among the following person authored the book ‘Gandhi vs Lenin” (a) S.A.Dange (b) Ram Manohar Lohia (c) M.N.Roy (d) Subhash Chandra Bose 92. On which date objective Resolution was moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in the constituent assembly? (a) 9th December, 1946 (b) 13th December, 1946 (c) 26th Jan,1946 (d) 10th January, 1940 93. Which of the following commission was appointed to enquire into Jallianwala Bagh incident? (a) Hunter Commission (b) Butler Commission (c) Releigh Commission (d) None 94. After which of the following session of INC was divided into two factions Pro Changers and no Changes? (a) Bombay (b) Gaya (c) Madras (d) Lucknow 95. Bhagat Singh and B.K.Dutt throw harmless bomb in central assembly against which of the following bill? (a) Public Safety Bill (b) Trade Dispute Bill (c) Army Act (d) Both a & b 96. Which of the following regional march and their leader during Dandi March is correctly matched? (a) Tamil Nadu - K. Kelpan (b) Kerala - C. Rajagopalachari (c) Dharsana Salt Satyagarah - (d) All of the above

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97. “Gandhi- Irwin Pact” was signed in which of the following year? (a) 1930 (b) 1931 (c) 1932 (d) 1933 98. Who among the following freedom fighter was chosen as the first Individual satyagrahi? (a) Vinobha Bhave (b) Jawahar Lal Nehru (c) Aruna Asaf Ali (d) Satyawati 99. Which of the following is not the recommendation of Nehru Committee report? (a) Poorna Swaraj (b) 19 Fundamental Rights (c) Not Separate Electorate (d) All are the recommendation of the committee 100. Match the following: List - I List - II (A) First Buddhist Council (1) Harayanka Dynasty (B) Second Buddhist Council (2) Shisunaga Dynasty (C) Third Buddhist Council (3) Maurya Dynasty (D) Fourth Buddhist Council (4) Kushana Dynasty Codes: A B C D (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 1 4 3 (c) 3 4 2 1 (d) 4 3 1 2

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TEST SERIES - II ANSWER KEY (ENGLISH) DATE : 08.07.2021 Ques 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ans A D D C D A B C A B Ques 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Ans D C B D C C C B C A Ques 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Ans A C B A B B D A D D Ques 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Ans B D C A A B A B A D Ques 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Ans B B B B D C C B B D Ques 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Ans D A B A D A A C C A Ques 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 Ans A A C D D D D A A A Ques 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 Ans B A D B A A A D D C Ques 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 Ans D D A A B A A A D D Ques 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 Ans A B A B D C B A A A

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