PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY NAME of the POST : Assistant Professor, History, Class-II (ALN) Advt No

PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY NAME OF THE POST : Assistant Professor, History, Class-II (ALN) Advt No. :80/2016-17 Date of Preliminary Test : 12/2/2017 Date of Publish : 22/2/2017 Subject : Concerned Subject ( 101 to 300 ) 101. rhv$’ A¡ iy„ lsy„? (A) âpf„rcL$ gp¡L$-kcp (B) F>Áh¡qv$L$ fpÄes„Ó“y„ A¡L$ AÅ¡X$ A„N (C) h¥qv$L$ kde“y„ A¡L$ b„^pfZue A„N (D) rh°Æ k„O

102. A¡hy L$p¡Z¡ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$ ""fpÄeip” rh“p“p Brslpk“y„ L$p¡B ‘qfZpd “’u lp¡sy„ A“¡ Brslpk rh“p“p fpÄeip”“y„ L$p¡B d|m lp¡sy„ “’u?'' (A) Apv$d [õd’ (B) S>¡.Apf.kugu (C) B.A¡Q.L$pf (D) Apf.Æ.L$p¡tgNhyX$

103. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$ep¡ ‘pjpZeyN A¡ dpR>udpfu A“¡ âpZuAp¡¡“¡ ‘pmhp kp’¡ k„L$mpA¡g lsp¡? (A) dÝe âpQu“ ‘pjpZeyN (B) D‘gp¡ âpQu“ ‘pjpZ eyN (C) dÝe ‘pjpZ eyN (D) “|s“ ‘pjpZ eyN

104. "Ly$$spfD‘L$pfL$' k„op “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$p¡“p¡ Dëg¡M L$f¡ R>¡? (A) L$pfuNf S>¡ l’p¡X$p’u ^psy“¡ V$u‘¡ R>¡ (B) L$pfuNf S>¡ ^psy“¡ Ap¡Npm¡ R>¡ (C) “L$gu rk½$p b“ph“pf (D) rk½$p“p¡ ApL$pf b“ph“pf

105. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u “|s“ ‘pjpZ eyN“p L$ep õ’mp¡dp„ lpX$L$p„“p Ap¡Åfp¡“p Ahi¡j Å¡hp dþep R>¡? (A) bpNp¡f (B) qX$X$hpZp (C) cudb¡V$L$p (D) byTp®lp¡d

106. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$B ‘|h®-lX$à‘“ hkpls bgyrQõsp“dp„ Aph¡g “’u? (A) L$p¡V$ X$uÆ (B) qL$gu Oyg dylçdv$ (C) fpZp Oy„X$pB (D) dy„X$uNpL$

ALN-A ] [ 20 ] [ Contd... 101. Vidhatha was ______(A) the earliest folk assembly. (B) an unique organ of the Rigvedic polity (C) a constitutional organism of the Vedic times. (D) the Vrijian confederacy

102. Who said that “History without political science has no fruit; political science without history has not root”? (A) Adam Smith (B) J. R. Seeley (C) E. H. Caar (D) R. G. Collingwood

103. Which of the following stone ages is associated with fishing and animal domestication? (A) Middle Paleolithic (B) Upper Paleolithic (C) Mesolithic (D) Neolithic

104. The term Kutarupakaraka refers to which of the following? (A) Atrisan who used to hammer a metal (B) Atrisan who melted the metal (C) Counter-feiter of coins (D) Designer of coins

105. Which of the following Neolithic sites has shown remains of bone implements? (A) Bagor (B) Didwana (C) Bhmbetka (D) Burzahom

106. Which of the following pre-Harappan settlements is not located in Baluchistan? (A) Kot Diji (B) Kili Ghul Muhammad (C) Rana Ghundai (D) Mundigak

ALN-A ] [ 21 ] [ P.T.O. 107. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u tk^y MuZ k„õL©$rs“p L$ep õ’m¡’u ‘yê$j A“¡ ”u“p lpX$t‘S>f A¡L$ S> L$bfdp„’u dþep R>¡? (A) L$prgb„N“ (B) gp¡’g (C) X¡$fphf (D) lX$à‘p

108. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u tk^y MuZ k„õL©$rs“p L$ep õ’m¡’u v$pY$uhpmp A“¡ ÅX$p lp¡W$hpmp dpZk“y„ Qy“p“y„ rië‘ dmu Apìey„ R>¡? (A) lX$à‘p (B) dp¡l¢Å¡X¡$fp¡ (C) L$prgb„Np (D) Op¡mphufp

109. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u tk^y MuZ k„õL©$rs“p L$ep õ’mp¡A¡ dL$p““p dy¿e v$fhpÅ dy¿e fõsp D‘f lsp? (A) bp“phrg (B) kyfL$p¡V$X$p (C) Qlº„v$fp¡ (D) gp¡’g

110. rk„^y MuZ k„õL©$rs“u rgr‘ “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$p¡“u kp’¡ h^y dmsu Aph¡ R>¡? (A) s¡ õ‘ô$‘Z¡ ÖprhX$ âL$pf“u R>¡. (B) s¡ õ‘ô$‘Z¡ k„õL©$s âL$pf“u R>¡. (C) s¡ hZ®dpgp Ap^pqfs “rl ‘f„sy qQÓpÐdL$ R>¡. (D) Ap rgr‘ Üpfp h‘fpe¡g cpjp“p¡ Qp¡½$k âL$pf“p¡ kyd¡qfep kp’¡“p¡ k„b„^ lsp¡.

111. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$B gp¡leyN“u S>Áepdp„’u âpQu“ L$pm“u î©„Mgp“u L$$bfp¡ dmsu “’u? (A) rQfpÞv$ (B) dõL$u (C) b°ûprNfu (D) e¡g¡íhfd

112. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$ep h¡v$dp„ rhr^rh^p“p¡ v$fçep“ Nphp“p dy¿e l¡sy kp’¡“u âp’®“pAp¡ A“¡ d„Óp¡ kdphhpdp„ Apìep R>¡? (A) A’h®h¡v$ (B) F>Áh¡v$ (C) kpdh¡v$ (D) eSy>h£v$

ALN-A ] [ 22 ] [ Contd... 107. At which of the following indus valley civilization sites male and female skeletons have been found in a single grave? (A) Kalibanga (B) Lothal (C) Derawar (D) Harappa

108. The lime stone sculpture of a bearded thick-lipped man has been found from which of the following Indus Valley civilization sites? (A) Harappa (B) Mohenjodaro (C) Kalibanga (D) Dholavira

109. Which of the following Indus sites has houses with doors on the main streets? (A) Banawali (B) Surkotada (C) Chandudaro (D) Lothal

110. Which of the following is more probable regarding the script of Indus Valley Civilization? (A) It is distinctly proto-Dravidian (B) It is distinctly Sanskritic (C) It is not alphabetical but mainly pictographic (D) The language used by these scripts has definite Sumerian connections.

111. Which of the following Iron Age sites grave of Megalithic series is not found? (A) Chirand (B) Maski (C) Brahmagiri (D) Yelleshwaram

112. Which one of the following Vedas contains prayers and chants are set to tune for the explicit purpose of singing during rituals? (A) Atharvaveda (B) Rigveda (C) Samveda (D) Yajurveda

ALN-A ] [ 23 ] [ P.T.O. 113. F>Áh¡v$dp„ rdgL$s“y„ dy¿e õhê$‘ iy„ lsy„? (A) c|rd (B) kp¡“y„ (C) ‘iy (D) dL$p“

114. F>Áh¡v$“p kp¥’u dlÒh“p v$¡hp¡ L$p¡Z lsp? (A) HÖ, Aqv$rs, ê$Ö (B) Ar‚, rih, Djp (C) âÅ‘rs, hê$Z, A“¡ rhóÏ (D) HÖ, Ar‚ A“¡ hê$Z

115. F>Áh¡v$“p “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$ep cpNdp„ Qpf hZp£“u rhNs â’dhpf v$ip®hhpdp„ Aphu R>¡? (A) ‘©Õhu ky¼s (B) ‘yê$j ky¼s (C) s¥sqfe k„rlsp (D) hpS>k“¡eu k„rlsp

116. drlódsu “pd“y„ âpQu“ il¡f “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$B “v$u“p L$p„W¡$ hk¡gy„ lsy„? (A) fprh (B) “d®v$p (C) N„X$L$ (D) Q„bg

117. d“yõd©rs âdpZ¡ h¡v$p¡“u c|rd L$B lsu? (A) kfõhsu A“¡ qÜjpv¹$hsu hÃQ¡“p¡ âv$¡i (B) tk^y MuZ k„õL©$rs“p¡ ‘°v$¡i (C) N„Np A“¡ edy“p“u hÃQ¡“p¡ âv$¡i (D) cpfshj®

118. ‘pjpZeyN k„õL©$rs“p v$a““p MpX$p D‘f Ecp ‘Õ’f“u S>¡ rigp dyL$psu s¡ L$ep “pd’u Ap¡mMpe R>¡? (A) V$p¡r‘L$g (B) d¡“rlf (C) kpL$p£aNk (D) Ly„$X$g Ly$v$pB

119. kp¡m dlpS>“‘v$p¡“p¡ Dëg¡M i¡dp„ R>¡? (A) F>Áh¡v$ (B) dlpL$pìep¡ (C) A„NyÑf r“L$pe (D) ‘yfpZp¡

ALN-A ] [ 24 ] [ Contd... 113. Which was the chief form of property in the Rigveda? (A) Land (B) Gold (C) Cattle (D) House

114. Who are the most important deities of the Rigveda? (A) Indra, Aditi and Rudra (B) Agni, Siva and Usha (C) Prajapati, Varuna and Vishnu (D) Indra, Agni and Varuna

115. The four Varnas are mentioned for the first time in which of the following sections of the Rigveda? (A) Prithvi Sukta (B) Purusa Sukta (C) Taittiriya Samhita (D) Vajasaneyi Samhita

116. Mahismati is the name of an early city located on the banks of which of the following rivers? (A) Ravi (B) Narmada (C) Gandak (D) Chambal

117. Which is the Land of the Veda according to the Manusmriti? (A) Land between the Saraswati and Drishadvati (B) Land of Indus Valley Civilization (C) Land between the Ganga and Yamuna (D) Bharatvarsh

118. By which name is the pit burial of Megalithic cultures marked by a single large standing stone slab known as? (A) Topikal (B) Menhir (C) Sarcophagus (D) Kundal Kudai

119. Where are the sixteen Mahajanpadas listed? (A) Rigveda (B) Epics (C) Anguttara Nikaya (D) Puranas

ALN-A ] [ 25 ] [ P.T.O. 120. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$ey„ dlpS>“‘v$ lpg“p ‘|h® fpS>õ’p“’u k„b„r^s R>¡¸? (A) dÐõe (B) ‘„Qpg (C) dÖ (D) hÐk

121. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$ep¡ N°„’ D‘“e“ rhr^“p¡ Dëg¡M L$f¡ R>¡? (A) is‘’ b°pûZ (B) Qp„v$p¡Áe D‘r“jv$ (C) s¥sqfe b°pûZ (D) Aô$pÝepeu

122. dpDÞV$ Apby D‘f S>¥“ d„qv$f b„^ph“pf hõsy‘pm“p Apîev$psp L$p¡Z lsp? (A) cudv$¡h - 1 gp¡ (B) d|mfpS> (C) S>etkl (D) ‘©ÕhufpS>

123. rkL„$v$f¡ cpfs D‘f Ap¾$dZ L$ey¯ Ðepf¡ s¡“u kp’¡ L$p¡Z Apìey„ lsy„? (A) rlfp¡X$p¡V$k (B) õV²¡$bp¡ (C) r“efL$k (D) A¡qfe“

124. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u i¡dp„ ApÐdp“p ‘y“S>®Þd“u hps Apg¡Mpe¡gu R>¡? (A) ^d®k|Óp¡ (B) N©lk|Óp¡ (C) D‘r“jv$p¡ (D) ‘yfpZp¡

125. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u dN^ fpÄe“p¡ ipkL$ L$p¡Z “ lsp¡? (A) rbçbukpf (B) AÅsiÓ| (C) riiy“pN (D) âk¡“Æs

126. AÓp„ÆM¡f, “pd“y„ DÐM““ ’e¡gy„ õ’m L$ep„ Aph¡gy„ R>¡? (A) fpS>õ’p“dp„ (B) DÑfâv$¡idp„ (C) NyS>fpsdp„ (D) dlpfpô²$dp„

ALN-A ] [ 26 ] [ Contd... 120. Which of the following Mahajanpadas is identified with modern day eastern Rajasthan? (A) Matsya (B) Panchal (C) Madra (D) Vatsa

121. Which of the following texts refers to Upanayana ceremony? (A) Shatpatha Brahmana (B) Chandogya Upnishad (C) Taittiriya Brahmana (D) Astadhyayi

122. Who was the patron of Vastupala, the building of the Jain temple at Mount Abu? (A) Bhimadev-I (B) Mulraj (C) Jayashima (D) Prithviraj

123. Who accompanied Alexander when he invaded India? (A) Herodotus (B) Strabo (C) Nearchos (D) Arrian

124. Which of the following talks about the transmigration of soul? (A) Dharmsutras (B) Grihasutras (C) Upanishads (D) Puranas

125. Which of the following was not the ruler of Magadha Kingdom? (A) Bimbisar (B) Ajatashatru (C) Shishunaga (D) Prasenjit

126. Where is Atranjikhera, an excavated site, located? (A) Rajasthan (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Gujarat (D) Maharashtra

ALN-A ] [ 27 ] [ P.T.O. 127. hpõkhpk A¡V$g¡ iy„? (A) hjp®F>sy“p¡ ‘pR>p afhp“p¡ kde Äepf¡ kp^yAp¡“¡ âhpk L$fhp D‘f ârsb„^ lp¡e R>¡ (B) gp¡L$p¡“¡ bp¥Ù ^d®dp„ gphhp“u kp^yAp¡“u Åvy$B ep¡Áesp (C) kp^yAp¡“u Æh“ Æhhp“u ‘Ùrs (D) D‘fp¡¼sdp„’u A¡L$ ‘Z “rl

128. k„NdeyN“p dy¿e v$¡h L$p¡Z lsp? (A) rih (B) dyfyN“ (C) Bhp (D) rhóÏ

129. bp¥Ù ^d®“¡ rhð^d® b“phhpdp„ “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$ep fpS>huAp¡A¡ ep¡Nv$p“ Apàey„ lsy„? (A) Aip¡L$ (B) L$r“óL$ (C) AÅsiÓ| (D) lj®

130. lp’uNyçap“p¡ rigpg¡M L$ep ipk““p¡ Dëg¡M L$f¡ R>¡? (A) iy„N h„i (B) kpshpl“ h„i (C) Q¡v$u h„i (D) iL$p¡ A“¡ ‘pr’®e“p¡

131. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u v$rnZ cpfs“p„ L$ep fpÄep¡“p¡ Aip¡L$“p Arcg¡Mp¡dp„ Dëg¡M “’u? (A) Q¡fp (B) ‘p„X$é (C) Qp¡g (D) kpshpl“

132. epv$u I “u kp’¡ epv$u II “¡ b„^b¡ksu L$fp¡ A“¡ sdpfp¡ kpQp¡ S>hpb “uQ¡ Ap‘¡g kp„L¡$rsL$ cpjpdp„’u ‘k„v$ L$fp¡. epv$u I epv$u II (a) dµN¡õ’“uk (i) káksL$ (b) lpgp (ii) Agplpbpv$ âi[õs (c) lqfj¡Z (iii) HqX$L$p (d) bpZcË$ (iv) L$pv$„bfu kp„L¡$rsL$ cpjp (A) a-ii, b-iv, c-i, d-iii (B) a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii (C) a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii (D) a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv

ALN-A ] [ 28 ] [ Contd... 127. What is Vassavasa? (A) Monsoon retreat period when monks were forbidden to travel. (B) Magical ability of monks to bring people into Buddhist. (C) Way of living of the monks (D) None of the above

128. Who was the chief deity of the Sangam age? (A) Shiva (B) Murugan (C) Iva (D) Vishnu

129. Which of the following rulers was instrumental in making Buddhism a global religion? (A) Asoka (B) Kanishka (C) Ajatshatru (D) Harsha

130. The Hathigumpha inscription indicate the rule of the ______(A) Sunga dynasty (B) Satavahana dynasty (C) Chedi dynasty (D) Sakas and Parthions

131. Which one of the following South Indian Kingdoms was not mentioned in Ashokan inscriptions? (A) Chera (B) Pandya (C) Chola (D) Satavahana

132. Match List I with List II and choose correct answer from the codes given below the lists. List I List II (a) Megesthenes (i) Saptasataka (b) Hala (ii) Allahabad Prasasti (c) Harisena (iii) Indica (d) Banabhatta (iv) Kadambari Codes: (A) a-ii, b-iv, c-i, d-iii (B) a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii (C) a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii (D) a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv

ALN-A ] [ 29 ] [ P.T.O. 133. “uQ¡“p ipkL$p¡“¡ s¡“p kdep“y¾$ddp„ Np¡W$hp¡ A“¡ sdpfp¡ S>hpb “uQ¡ Ap‘¡gp k„L¡$sp¡dp„’u ‘k„v$ L$fp¡. (i) ‘|ê$Nyá (ii) Lydpf Nyá - 1 gp¡ (iii) byÙ Nyá (iv) õL„$v$Nyá k„L¡$sp¡ (A) ii, iv, i, iii (B) iii, ii, iv, i (C) iv, i, iii, ii (D) ii, iii, i, iv

134. Aip¡L$“p b¡ õs„cp¡ V$p¡‘fp A“¡ rdfs’u qv$ëlu õ’mp„sf L$fhp“p¡ Dëg¡M “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$ep g¡ML¡$ L$ep£ R>¡? (A) Aaua (B) b“} (C) Sy>Tp“u (D) Q„v$ bfv$pB

135. cpfsdp„ kp¥ â’d X$pe (‘pkp) Üpfp rk¼L$p ‘pX$hp“u ‘Ùrs kp¥ â’d L$ep h„i¡ iê$ L$fu lsu? (A) Ly$jpZp¡ (B) dp¥ep£ (C) HX$p¡-b¡[¼V²$e“ (D) Nyáp¡

136. epv$u I “¡ epv$u II kp’¡ b„^b¡ksu L$fp¡ A“¡ “uQ¡ Ap‘¡g kp„L¡$rsL$ rgr‘dp„’u kpQp¡ S>hpb ‘k„v$ L$fp¡. epv$u I epv$u II (a) iL$ k„hs (i) 56 B.k. ‘|h® (b) rh¾$d k„hs (ii) B.k. 78 (c) Nyá eyN (iii) B.k. 248-249 (d) L$ëQyfu-Q¡v$u eyN (iv) 319 AD kp„L¡$rsL$ rgr‘ (A) a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv (B) a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii (C) a-iii, b-ii, c-i, d-iv (D) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv

137. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$B bpbs Ly$jpZp¡’u k„b„r^s “’u? (A) d’yfp L$gp (B) Np„^pf L$gp (C) AS>„sp“p rQÓp¡ (D) Qp¡’u bp¡¥Ù k„Nurs

ALN-A ] [ 30 ] [ Contd... 133. Arrange the following rulers in chronological order and choose your answer from the coded given below. (i) Puru Gupta (ii) Kumar Gupta I (iii) Buddha Gupta (iv) Skand Gupta Codes: (A) ii, iv, i, iii (B) iii, ii, iv, i (C) iv, i, iii, ii (D) ii, iii, i, iv

134. Which of the following authors refers to the transport of two Asokan Pillars from Topra and Meerut to Delhi? (A) Afif (B) Barni (C) Jujzani (D) Chand Bardai

135. Which among the following dynasties issued coins by die-striking technique for the first time in India? (A) Kushans (B) Mauryas (C) Indo-Bactrians (D) Gupta

136. Match List I with List II and choose correct answer from the codes given below the lists. List I List II (a) Saka Samvat (i) 56 BCE (b) Vikram Samvat (ii) 78 AD (c) Gupta Era (iii) 248-249 AD (d) Kalchuri-Chedi Era (iv) 319 AD Codes: (A) a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv (B) a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii (C) a-iii, b-ii, c-i, d-iv (D) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv

137. Which of the following is not concerned with the Khushans? (A) Mathura art (B) Gandhara art (C) Ajanta Paintings (D) Fourth Buddist Council

ALN-A ] [ 31 ] [ P.T.O. 138. Q¡fp ipkL$p¡ cpfs“p L$ep cpN D‘f ipk“ L$fsp lsp? (A) sprdg“pXy$ (B) L$Zp®V$L$ (C) L¡$fg (D) Ap„^° ‘°v$¡i

139. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$ey rh^p“ “pg„v$p eyr“hrk®V$u A„N¡ kpQy„ “’u? (A) s¡ A¡L$ âpQu“ bp¥Ù rhÛpL¡$ÞÖ lsy„. (B) Qu“u âhpku üy„ A¡“ kp„N¡ Ðep„ Aæepk L$ep¡® lsp¡. (C) s¡“p rhj¡ Ap‘Z“¡ dpÓ Qu“u eprÓL$p¡“p gMpZdp„’u dprlsu dm¡ R>¡. (D) Qu“, Å‘p“ A“¡ Ar‚ A¡riepdp„ bp¥Ù ^d® a¡gphhpdp„ s¡“u dlÒh“u c|rdL$p lsu.

140. káp„N rkÙp„s i¡“p’u k„b„r^s R>¡? (A) kps “v$uAp¡ (B) fpÄe“p kps A„Np¡ (C) ifuf“p kps rhcpNp¡ (D) kps ‘yfpZp¡

141. “uQ¡“pdp„’u L$ey„ Å¡X$Ly$„ Mp¡Vy„$ R>¡? (A) ^d®‘pg - ‘pg h„i“p¡ ipkL $ (B) Ah„rshd®“ - DÐ‘g h„i“p¡ õ’p‘L$ (C) L©$óZ-1 gp¡ - h¢Nu“p ‘|h}e Qpg|¼ep¡“p¡ ipkL$ (D) v$„suvy$N® - fpô²$Ly$V$ kpd°pÄe“p¡ õ’p‘L$

142. ârs›$p“ “pd“y„ dlÒh“y„ h¡‘pfu L¡$ÞÖ L$B “v$u“¡ L$p„W¡$ Aph¡gy„ lsy„? (A) L$ph¡fu (B) L©$óZp (C) Np¡v$phfu (D) “d®v$p

143. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$ep¡ N°„’ BÆá, ‘|h® Apqã°L$p A“¡ cpfs hÃQ¡“u h¡‘pfu âh©rÑAp¡ rhj¡ gM¡ R>¡? (A) rdrgÞv$‘l“p¡ (B) Äep¡N°pqaep (C) d“yõd©rs (D) A¡qfr’°e“ kdyÖ“p¡ ‘¡qfàgk

ALN-A ] [ 32 ] [ Contd... 138. The Chera rulers ruled in which part of India? (A) Tamil Nadu (B) Karnataka (C) Kerala (D) Andhra Pradesh

139. Which of the following statements is not correct about Nalanda University? (A) It was an ancient Buddhist learning centre. (B) A Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang studied there. (C) We came to know about it only through the writings of Chinese pilgrims. (D) It has a big role to play in the spread of Buddhism to China, Japan and South-East Asia.

140. The concept of saptanga is related to ______(A) Seven rivers (B) Seven elements of state (C) Seven parts of body (D) Seven puranas

141. Select the wrong pair. (A) Dharmapala - Ruler of the Pala dynasty (B) Avanti Varman - founder of the Utpala dynasty (C) Krishna I - Ruler of the Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi (D) Dantidurga - Founder of the Rashtrakuta empire.

142. Pratishthana, an important trading centre, was on the river ______. (A) Canvery (B) Krishna (C) Godavari (D) Narmada

143. Which of the following texts talks about the mercantile activity between Egypt, East Africa and India? (A) Milindpanho (B) Geographia (C) Manusmriti (D) The Periplus of the Erythean Sea

ALN-A ] [ 33 ] [ P.T.O. 144. kp„Qu“p¡ õsy‘ ¼ep„“p r“hpkuAp¡“p v$p“’u b„^pep¡ lsp¡? (A) rhqv$ip (B) d’yfp (C) ‘pV$rg‘yÓ (D) DÄS>¥“

145. Nyá eyNdp„ AfpOË$p iåv$ i¡“p dpV¡$ h‘fpsp¡ lsp¡? (A) L$f“p¡ A¡L$ âL$pf (B) ^prd®L$ v$p“ d¡mh“pf“¡ S>du“ Ap‘hp“u A¡L$ ‘Ùrs (C) Ly$hpdp„’u ‘pZu M¢Qhp“u A¡L$ ‘Ùrs (D) ‘pL$ g¡hp“u A¡L$ ‘Ùrs

146. d“uN°pdd iåv$“p¡ A’® iy„ ’pe R>¡? (A) h¡‘pfu k„O (B) Npd“p¡ hX$p¡ (C) S>du“ h¡QpZ“p¡ v$õsph¡S> (D) rhr“de L¡$ÞÖ

147. cusfNp„h, cusfu A“¡ v$¡hNpd“p d„qv$fp¡ S>¡ NyáeyNdp„ b„^pep lsp s¡d“y„ A¡L$ kpdpÞe gnZ “uQ¡ âdpZ¡“y„ L$ey„ R>¡? (A) iugpdp„’u L$p¡sf¡g (B) HV$p¡“y„ bp„^L$pd (C) Nyap d„qv$f (D) ‘Õ’f“y„ bp„^L$pd

148. k„õL©$s L$pìe“p¡ DÑd “dy“p¡ NZpsy„ "kp¦v$fp“„v$' L$p¡Z¡ g¿e„y lsy„? (A) ‘s„S>rg (B) L$prgv$pk (C) AðOp¡j (D) ‘prZ“u

149. Qp¡g h„idp„ "d„X$gd¹' “p¡ D‘rhcpN L$ep¡ lsp¡? (A) “Xy$ (B) Ly$f®d (C) L$p¡Ë$d (D) Df

150. cpfsdp„ dZL$p A“¡ L$pQ“p Aæepk dpV¡$ “uQ¡“pdp„’u L$ep¡ ‘yfpsÒhh¡Ñp rhi¡j ê$‘¡ epv$ L$fhpdp„ Aphi¡? (A) A¡Q.X$u. kp„L$rmep (B) dp¡f¡ðf qv$rns (C) X$u.‘u. AN°hpg (D) bu.bu. gpg

ALN-A ] [ 34 ] [ Contd... 144. The Sanchi stupa was built with donations received from the residents of ______(A) Vidisha (B) Mathura (C) Pataliputra (D) Ujjain

145. The term Araghatta in the Gupta period referred to ______. (A) A type of taxation (B) System of providing land grants to religions doners (C) Mechanism for drawing water from wells. (D) A type of cropping pattern

146. What does the term manigramam refer to? (A) Merchant guild (B) Village head (C) Land-sale deed (D) Centre of exchange

147. The Bhitargaon, Bhitari and Deograh temples, built during the Gupta era, exhibit the common feature of ______(A) being rock cut (B) brick construction (C) being cave temples (D) stone construction

148. Saunderananda, which is a fine example of Sanskriti Kavya, was composed by ______(A) Patanjali (B) Kalidas (C) Asvaghosh (D) Panini

149. In the Chola dynasty ‘Mandalam’ was sub-divided into ______(A) Nadu (B) Kurram (C) Kottam (D) Ur

150. Who among the following archaeologists will be particularly remembered for his studies of beads and glass in India? (A) H.D. Sankadia (B) Moreshwar Dikshit (C) D.P. Agarwal (D) B.B.Lal

ALN-A ] [ 35 ] [ P.T.O. 151. lp¡ekg¡ïhf d„qv$f ¼ep„ Aph¡gy„ R>¡? (A) b¡gyf (B) ‘yfu (C) l¡rgrbX$ (D) ‘Ë$v$L$g

152. frie“ âhpku A’p“rkek r“qL$s“¡ “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$ep bld“u b„v$f“¡ hprZÄe“p A¡L$ dlÒh“p L$¡ÞÖ sfuL¡$ Dëg¡M L$ep£ R>¡? (A) v$dZ (B) v$pbyg (C) L$pqL$“pX$p (D) hkB

153. epv$u I “¡ epv$u II kp’¡ kp’¡ Å¡X$p¡ A“¡ s¡“p¡ S>hpb “uQ¡ Ap‘¡g kp„L¡$rsL$ iåv$p¡dp„’u ‘k„v$ L$fp¡. epv$u I epv$u II (‘|h® dÝeeyN“u rhÛp‘uW$) (õ’m) (a) Ap¡v$„s‘yfu (i) rblpf (b) hgcu (ii) sprdg“pXy$ (c) S>Nv$ëgp (iii) NyS>fps (d) L$p„Qu‘yfd (iv) b„Npg kp„L¡$rsL$ iåv$p¡ (A) a-iv, b-iii, c-i, d-ii (B) a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii (C) a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii (D) a-iv, b-ii, c-i, d-iii

154. “uQ¡“p‘¥L$u L$ep dÝeL$pgu“ N°„’“p¡ g¡ML$ rTepyØu“ b“} R>¡? (A) spfuM¡ qafp¡S>iplu (B) sbL$ps-A¡-“pkfu (C) aºsyl-Ag-kgprs“ (D) spfuM-A¡-dybpfL$iplu

155. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u Mp¡V$y„ Å¡X$Ly$„ v$ip®hp¡. (A) r“L$p¡gp¡ L$p¡ÞV$u - S>d®“ âhpku (B) X$p¡rdÞNp¡k ‘pA¡k - ‘p¡sy®NuT âhpku (C) Bå“ bsysp - dp¡f¼L$“ âhpku (D) V$p¡d ‘pBfk - eyfp¡r‘e“ âhpku

ALN-A ] [ 36 ] [ Contd... 151. Where is Hoysalesvara temple located? (A) Belur (B) Puri (C) Halebid (D) Pattadakal

152. Which among the following Bahmani Seaports have been mentioned as an important centre of commercial activity by the Russian traveller, Athanasins Nikitin? (A) Daman (B) Dabul (C) Kakinada (D) Bassein

153. Match List I with List II and choose the answer using the codes given below: List I List II (Universities of Early Medieval Period) (Location) (a) Odantapuri (i) Bihar (b) Vallabhi (ii) Tamil Nadu (c) Jagadalla (iii) Gujarat (d) Kanchipuram (iv) Bengal Codes: (A) a-iv, b-iii, c-i, d-ii (B) a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii (C) a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii (D) a-iv, b-ii, c-i, d-iii

154. Ziauddin Barni is the author of which of the following medieval texts? (A) Tarikh-i-Firuzshahi (B) Tabaqat-i-Nasiri (C) Futuh al-Salatin (D) Tarik-i-Mubarakshahi

155. Select the wrong pair (A) Nicolo Conti - German traveller (B) Domingos Paes - Portuguese traveller (C) Ibn Battutah - Moroccan Traveller (D) Tome Pires - European Traveller

ALN-A ] [ 37 ] [ P.T.O. 156. dldyv$ NT“uA¡ cpfs D‘f Ap¾$dZ L$ey¯ Ðepf¡ s¡“u kp’¡ “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$p¡Z Apìep¡ lsp¡? (A) Agbê$“u (B) Aduf Mykfp¡ (C) Agu Ly$au (D) lk“ r“Tpdu

157. qv$ëlu“p L$ep kygsp“¡ kp¥’u h^y “l¡fp¡ b„^phu lsu? (A) dldv$ syOgL$ (B) AëgpDØu“ MgÆ (C) qafp¡S>ipl syOgL$ (D) rOepkyØu“ syOgL$

158. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$ep fpÄedp„ qafp¡S>ipl syOgL$¡ rlõkpf-qafp¡Tp “pd“p¡ qL$ëgp¡ b„^pìep¡ lsp¡? (A) qv$ëlu (B) DÑf âv$¡i (C) NyS>fps (D) lqfepZp

159. rhS>e“Nf“p kd°pV$p¡A¡ blpf‘pX¡$gp kp¡“p“p rk½$p L$ep “pd’u Ap¡mMpsp lsp? (A) ‘p¡“ (B) V„$L$p (C) hfpl (D) kp¡“p

160. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$ep eyÙ¡ rhS>e“Nf fpÄe“p ‘pep lQdQphu “p¿ep lsp? (A) fpeQyf“u gX$pB (B) sprgL$p¡V$p“u gX$pB (C) s„Å¥f“u gX$pB (D) îuf„N‘Ë$d“u gX$pB

161. v$rnZ cpfsdp„ Np¡‘yfd âL$pf“p d„qv$f õ’p‘Ðe“p¡ k„‘|Z® rhL$pk L$p¡Z¡ L$ep£ lsp¡? (A) Q¡fp¡ (B) Qp¡gp¡ (C) ‘p„X$ép¡ (D) ‘ëghp¡

162. "A¡“pëk A¡ÞX$ A¡ÞV$uL$huV$uT Ap¡a fpS>õ’p“' N°„’“p g¡ML$ “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$p¡Z lsp? (A) aÁey®k“ (B) äp„rkk byMp““ (C) hu. A¡. [õd’ (D) S>¡çk V$p¡X$

ALN-A ] [ 38 ] [ Contd... 156. Who accompanied Mahmud of Ghazni when he invaded India? (A) Alberuni (B) Amir Khusaru (C) Ali Kufi (D) Hasan Nizami

157. Which of the Delhi Sultan is said to have constructed many canals? (A) Muhammad Tughlaq (B) Alauddin Khalji (C) Firuz Shah Tughlaq (D) Ghiasuddin Tughlaq

158. In which of the following states Hissar-Firoza fort was erected by Firuz Shah Tughlaq? (A) Delhi (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Gujarat (D) Haryana

159. The gold coins issued by the Vijaynagar emperors were called: (A) Pon (B) Tanka (C) Varaha (D) Sona

160. Which of the following battles struck at the roots of the Vijayanagar Kingdom? (A) Battle of Raychur (B) Battle of Talikota (C) Battle of Tanjore (D) Battle of Srirangapattam

161. The full development of the gopuram style of temple architecture in South India is attributed to the (A) Cheras (B) Cholas (C) Pandyas (D) Pallavas

162. Who among the following was the author of ‘Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan’? (A) Fergusson (B) Francis Buchanan (C) V.A. Smith (D) James Tod

ALN-A ] [ 39 ] [ P.T.O. 163. L$ep eyÙ ‘R>u lºdpey L$pbyg “pku Nep¡ lsp¡? (A) L$ßp¥S> (B) Qp¥kp (C) L$ptgS>f (D) Qy“pf

164. ‘|h® dÝeL$pgu“ v$rnZ cpfs“p k„v$c®dp„ "M„qX$s fpÄe' “p¡ rkÙp„s “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$ep BrslpkL$pf¡ Apàep¡ lsp¡? (A) A¡d. Æ. A¡k “pfpeZ“ (B) bV®$“ õV¡$B“ (C) “ugL„$W$ ip”u (D) Apf. A¡k. idp®

165. Adpfd A¡ iy„ R>¡? (A) gíL$fu hX$p“¡ kp¢‘pe¡g âv$¡i (B) iplu S>du“ (C) âZprgL$pNs fus¡ S>du“v$pfp¡“u dprgL$u“p¡ âv$¡i (D) N°pduZ L$pfuNfp¡

166. fpS>õ’p““u QpfZu ‘f„‘fpdp„ fpS>‘|sp¡“p¡ Dv$e Ar‚Ly„$X$dp„’u ’ep¡ lp¡hp“y„ d“pe R>¡, s¡ Ar‚Ly„$X$ L$ep„ Aph¡gp¡ lsp¡? (A) dpDÞV$ Apby (B) rQÑp¡X$NY$ (C) Tpgp¡f (D) kp¡d“p’

167. AëgpDØu“ MgÆ“p¡ v$¿MZ“u gíL$fu L|$Q“p¡ hX$p¡ L$p¡Z lsp¡? (A) dprgL$ L$paŸf (B) Taf Mp“ (C) drgL$ iplu (D) “ykfs Mp“

168. bëb“ L$ep syL$} Ly$Vy„$b“p¡ lsp¡? (A) L$fy“p (B) rMspB (C) Bëbfu (D) eyrQ

169. frTep kygsp“p L$ep h„i“u lsu? (A) MgÆ (B) Nygpd (C) syOgL$ (D) gp¡v$u

ALN-A ] [ 40 ] [ Contd... 163. Humayun fled to Kabul after the battle of ______(A) Kanauj (B) Chausa (C) Kalinjar (D) Chunar

164. Who among the following historians gave the theory of “Segmentary State” in the context of early medieval South India? (A) M.G.S. Narayanan (B) Burton Stein (C) Nilakantha Shastri (D) R.S. Sharma

165. What is amaram? (A) Territory allocated to military chief (B) Crown land (C) Territory traditionally owned by the landlords (D) Village artisans

166. Bardic Traditions of Rajasthan refer to the origin of the Rajputs from Agnikunda that was located at ______(A) Mount Abu (B) Chittorgarh (C) Jalore (D) Somnath

167. The commander of Alauddin Khalji’s Deccan expedition was ______(A) Malik Kafur (B) Zafar Khan (C) Malik Shahi (D) Nusrat Khan

168. Balban belonged to the Turkish family of ______(A) Qaruna (B) Khitai (C) Ilbari (D) Yuchi

169. Which dynasty did Razia Sultana belong to? (A) Khilji (B) Slave (C) Tughlaq (D) Lodi

ALN-A ] [ 41 ] [ P.T.O. 170. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$B bpbs h¡‘pfu-k„O kp’¡ k„L$mpA¡g “ lsu? (A) r“Nd (B) î¡Zu (C) kp’® (D) Agy“NZd

171. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$ep Å¡X$L$p„ ep¡Áe fus¡ Np¡W$hpe¡gp R>¡? (1) i¡M ilpbyØu“ - iyfphv$} (2) i¡M blpDØu“ - TL$qfep (3) i¡M ifaºØu“ epüp - d“¡fu (4) i¡M Aåvy$ëgp - iÐspfu (A) 1, 2 A“¡ 3 (B) 2, 3 A“¡ 4 (C) 3 A“¡ 4 (D) D‘f“p b^p

172. dhpks A¡ iy„ R>¡? (A) rhÖp¡lu âv$¡i (B) iplu S>du“ (C) B¼sv$pf“¡ A‘pe¡gu S>du“ (D) M¡su l¡W$m ghpe¡gu “hu S>du“

173. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u qv$ëlu“p L$ep qv$ëlu“p L$ep kygsp“¡ BL$sp sfuL¡$ v|$f“p âv$¡i Apàep lsp A“¡ qv$ëlu “ÆL$“p ‘°v$¡ip¡ Mpgkp âv$¡idp„ c¡mhu v$u^p lsp? (A) bëb“ (B) AëgpDØu“ rMgÆ (C) dld„v$ syOgL$ (D) qafp¡S>ipl syOgL$

174. v$rnZ cpfs“p dp¡V$pcpN“p rih d„qv$fp¡dp„ “©Ðe L$fsp rih“y„ õhê$‘ fS|> L$fpey„ R>¡, s¡ ¼ep„“p¡ dy¿e v$¡h NZpe R>¡? (A) rsê$hßdgpB (B) îuf„Nd (C) rQv$„bfd¹ (D) ^d®‘yfu

175. rhS>e“Nf“p v$fbpf“u L$ep ‘p¡sy®NuT âhpkuA¡ dygpL$ps gu^u lsu? (A) a“p®Ap¡ “y“uT (B) hpõL$p¡ v$ Npdp (C) Bå“ bsysp (D) apüp“

ALN-A ] [ 42 ] [ Contd... 170. Which of the following is not associated with merchant guild? (A) Nigama (B) Shreini (C) Sartha (D) Alunganam

171. Which of the followng are correctly matched? (1) Shaikh Shahabuddin - Shurawardi (2) Shaikh Bahauddin - Zakaria (3) Shaikh Sharfuddin Yahya - Maneri (4) Shaikh Abdullah - Shattari (A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 2, 3 and 4 (C) 3 and 4 (D) All the above

172. What is mawasat? (A) Rebellions territory (B) Crown land (C) Land given to Iqtadars (D) New land brought under cultivation

173. Which among the following Delhi Sultans assigned most of the distant areas as iqta, and the areas nearer to Delhi were annexed to Khalisa? (A) Balban (B) Alauddin Khalji (C) Muhammad Tughlaq (D) Firuz Shah Tughlaq

174. The dancing Shiva form that is present in most Shiva temples in South India, is the prime deity in ______(A) Tiruvannamalai (B) Srirangam (C) Chidambaram (D) Dharmapuri

175. Which of the following Portuguese travellers visied Vijayanagar court? (A) Fernao Nuniz (B) Vasco da Gama (C) Ibu Battuta (D) Fa-Hien

ALN-A ] [ 43 ] [ P.T.O. 176. s„Óhpv$ kp’¡ “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$B v$¡hu Å¡X$pe¡gu R>¡? (A) d“kp (B) i[¼s (C) dpep (D) gÿdu

177. L¡$hg AÜ¥s“y„ sÒhop“ L$p¡“u kp’¡ k„L$mpe¡gy„ R>¡? (A) i„L$fv$¡h (B) i„L$fpQpe® (C) ep½$pv$¡hu (D) fpdp“yS>

178. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$p¡Z¡ D‘r“jv$p¡“p¡ A“yhpv$ apfku cpjpdp„ L$ep£ lsp¡? (A) v$pfp riL$p¡l (B) Aåvy$g L$pv$f bv$pey„ (C) ipl hgu Dëgpl (D) Abyg aTg

179. AgpB v$fhpÅ¡ L$p¡Z¡ b„^pìep¡ lsp¡? (A) Bësysrdi (B) qafp¡T syOgL$ (C) AëgpDØu“ MgÆ (D) bëb“

180. bld“u fpÄe“u fpS>^p“u “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$B lsu? (A) NygbN® (B) buÅ‘yf (C) Np¡gL$p¢X$p (D) Aldv$“Nf

181. b°ûp, rhóÏ A“¡ rih“¡ fS|> L$fsu rÓd|rs® A¡ “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$ep d„qv$f“u gpnrZL$sp lsu? (A) Bgp¡fp (B) lp¡ekg¡ðf (C) A¡rgaÞV$p (D) AS>„V$p

182. lfL¡$gu “pV$L$“y„ hZ®“ L$fsp¡ Arcg¡M ¼ep„’u dmu Apìep¡ R>¡? (A) AS>d¡f (B) qv$ëlu (C) kp¡d“p’ (D) dlp¡bp

183. qL$õkp d„Nfp¡gu ipl A¡ “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$ep ipkL$ kp’¡ Å¡X$pe¡g R>¡? (A) dldv$ NT“u (B) dldv$ Op¡fu (C) Bësysrdi (D) bëb“

ALN-A ] [ 44 ] [ Contd... 176. Which of the following goddesses is associated with Tantrism? (A) Mansa (B) Sakti (C) Maya (D) Laxmi

177. The philosophy of Kevala Adviata is associated with ______(A) Sankardev (B) Shankaracharya (C) Yaakka Devi (D) Ramanuj

178. Who among the following translated the Upanishads into Persian? (A) Dara Shikoh (B) Abdul Qadir Badaoni (C) Shah Walliullah (D) Abu Fazal

179. Alai Darwaza was built by ______(A) Iltutmish (B) Feroz Tughlaq (C) Alauddin Khalji (D) Balban

180. Which of the following was the capital of Bahmani Kingdom? (A) Gulbarga (B) Bijapur (C) Golkonda (D) Ahmadnagar

181. Trimurti representing Bramha, Vishnu and Shiva is the characteristics of which of the following temples? (A) Ellora (B) Hoyasalesvara (C) Elephanta (D) Ajanta

182. Inscription having description of a play Harakeli Nataka has been found at ______(A) Ajmer (B) Delhi (C) Somnath (D) Mahoba

183. Kissa Mangroli Shah is associated with which of the following rulers? (A) Mahmud of Ghazni (B) Mohammad Ghori (C) Iltutmish (D) Balban

ALN-A ] [ 45 ] [ P.T.O. 184. L$B v$¡hu“¡ Ly$ô$fp¡N“¡ v|$f L$f“pfu sfuL¡$ Ap¡mMhpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡? (A) L$pgu (B) L$pdpnu (C) Q„Öâcp (D) d“kp

185. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$p¡Z dl„dv$ Op¡fu“p¡ Nygpd “ lsp¡? (A) eëvy$T (B) Ly$bpQp (C) Ly$sybyØu“ A¥bL$ (D) dprgL$ L$paŸf

186. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$ep ipkL¡$ ê$r‘ep“p rk½$p“p¡ âpf„c L$ep£ lsp¡? (A) i¡fipl (B) AL$bf (C) S>lp„Nuf (D) iplS>lp„

187. dlpfpô²$dp„ h„i‘f„‘fpNs rlkpb“ui“¡ iy„ L$l¡sp lsp? (A) v$¡idyM (B) rdfpkv$pf (C) v$¡i‘p„X¡$ (D) v$¡kpB

188. Å¥“‘yf“p i¼} fpÄe“¡ qv$ëlu kës“sdp„ L$p¡Z¡ Å¡X$u v$u^y„ lsy„? (A) blgp¡g$ gp¡v$u (B) rkL„$v$f gp¡v$u (C) Bb°plud gp¡v$u (D) v$p¥gsMp“$ gp¡v$u

189. L$sp®T A¡ iy„ lsy„? (A) h¡‘pf D‘f“p¡ h¡fp¡ (B) ‘p¡sy®NuTp¡ Üpfp h¡‘fuAp¡“¡ A‘pe¡g ‘fhp“p¡ (C) ‘p¡sy®NuTp¡ Üpfp g¡hpsy„ S>du“ dl¡kyg (D) h¡‘pf hsy®m

190. ‘pebpNu A¡V$g¡ iy„? (A) l„Npdu M¡X|$s (B) dl¡k|g DOfph“pf hX$p¡ (C) ÅNufdp„ Ap‘hp dpV¡$ A“pds fpM¡g S>du“ (D) “p“y„ il¡f

ALN-A ] [ 46 ] [ Contd... 184. Which of the following Goddesses is associated with curing of leprosy? (A) Kali (B) Kamakshi (C) Chandraprabha (D) Mansa

185. Which of the following was not a slave of Mohammad Ghori? (A) Yalduz (B) Qubachah (C) Qutubuddin Aibak (D) Malik Kafur

186. Which among the following rulers began coin rupaya or rupee? (A) Sher Shah (B) Akbar (C) Jahangir (D) Shah Jahan

187. The hereditary accountant in Maharashtra was ______(A) Deshmukh (B) Mirasdar (C) Despande (D) Desai

188. Who annexed the Sharqi Kingdom of Jaunpur to the Delhi Sultanate? (A) Bahlol Lodi (B) Sikander Lodi (C) Ibrahim Lodi (D) Daulat Khan Lodi

189. What was cartaz? (A) Tax on trade (B) Permit given by the Portuguese to traders (C) Land revenue charged by the Portuguese (D) Trade circle

190. Paibagi refers to ______(A) Temporary cultivator (B) Incharge of collection of revenue (C) Land reserved for allotment in Jagir (D) Small town

ALN-A ] [ 47 ] [ P.T.O. 191. AL$bf“y„ iplu N°„’pge L$ep„ Aph¡gy„ lsy„? (A) ApN°p (B) as¡l‘yf rkL$fu (C) qv$ëlu (D) gplp¡f

192. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$p¡Z¡ 1607 A“¡ 1610 dp„ Np¡hpdp„ fpS>v|$sp¡ dp¡L$ëep lsp? (A) iplS>lp„ (B) S>lp„Nuf (C) dyL$f¹fb Mp“ (D) ‘p¡sy®NuT h¡‘pfuAp¡

193. d“kbv$pfu ‘Ùrs“y„ dy¿e gnZ L$ey„ lsy„? (A) “pNqfL$ A“¡ gíL$fu ipk““p¡ s¡ Ap^pf lsp¡. (B) ârsr›$s dpZkp¡“¡ Apv$f Ap‘hp“u â’p lsu. (C) gíL$fu Ar^L$pfuAp¡ s¥epf L$fhp“u ‘Ùrs lsu. (D) s¡ eyfp¡r‘e“p¡“u Ddfph ‘Ùrs S>¡hu lsu.

194. vy$-Aõ‘p rkl-Aõ‘p ‘Ùrs“p¡ L$p¡Z¡ âpf„c L$ep£ lsp¡? (A) AL$bf (B) iplS>lp„ (C) S>lp„Nuf (D) Ap¥f„NT¡b

195. ""i¡fipl“p kdedp„ Å¡ L$p¡B h©Ù drlgp ‘p¡sp“p dp’¡ kp¡“p“p¡ cf¡g V$p¡‘gp¡ gB“¡ S>„Ngdp„’u ’B“¡ âhpk L$fsu lp¡e sp¡ g|„V$pfpAp¡ A“¡ Qp¡f s¡“u ‘pk¡ Aphhp“u tlds L$fsp “rl''. Ap L$’“ iy„ v$ip®h¡ R>¡? (A) Ðep„ Ópk“y„ ipk“ lsy„ (B) Ðep„ L$p¡B Qp¡f L¡$ gy„V$pfy “ lsp (C) s¡ kde¡ kp¡“p“u L$p¡B qL„$ds “ lsu (D) s¡d“¡ i¡fipl“p hluhV$s„Ó Üpfp kMs A“¡ L$X$L$ v$„X$ ’hp“u buL$ lsu

196. cpfs D‘f Ap¾$dZ L$fhp bpbf“¡ L$p¡Z¡ r“d„ÓZ Apàey„ lsy„? (A) ApgdMp“ gp¡v$uA¡ (B) v$p¥gsMp“ gp¡v$uA¡ (C) dldv$ gp¡v$uA¡ (D) rkL$„v$f gp¡v$uA¡

ALN-A ] [ 48 ] [ Contd... 191. Where was the imperial library of Akbar located? (A) Agra (B) Fatehpur Sikri (C) Delhi (D) Lahore

192. Who among the following sent embassies to Goa in 1607 and 1610? (A) Shahjahan (B) Jahangir (C) Mukarrab Khan (D) Protuguese merchants

193. The main feature of Mansabdari system was that - (A) It was the base of civil and military administration (B) It was a system to give honour to reputed people (C) It was the system for making the military personnels (D) This was similar to the Europeans system of Barons.

194. Du-aspa Sih-aspa system was introduced by ______(A) Akbar (B) Shahjahan (C) Jahangir (D) Aurangzeb

195. ‘In the time of Sher Shah if an old woman travelled with basket full of gold on her head through a forest the robbers and thieves dared not come near her.’ This statement shows that ______(A) It was a reign of terror (B) There was no robber and thief (C) The gold had no value at that time (D) They were afraid of the punishment inflicted to them by the strict administration of Sher Shah.

196. Babur was invited to invade Indian by ______(A) Alam Khan Lodi (B) Daulat Khan Lodi (C) Mahmud Lodi (D) Sikandar Lodi

ALN-A ] [ 49 ] [ P.T.O. 197. eyÙp¡dp„ s¡d“¡ kamsp dmu s¡ bpbs rihpÆ A“¡ bpÆfph-1 gp hÃQ¡“y„ kpdpÞe gnZ iy„ lsy„? (A) tlvy$ ‘v$‘pv$iplu (B) tlvy$ fpÅAp¡ Üpfp kd’®“ (C) N¡qfgp eyÙ‘Ùrs (D) k„NqW$s A“¡ sprgd ‘pd¡g k¡“p

198. dyOg eyN v$fçep“ lº„X$u ip dpV¡$ ÅZusu lsu? (A) hõsyAp¡“u epv$u (B) ‘fv$¡iÅ¡N lº„X$u (C) L$fh¡fp“u epv$u (D) h^pfp“p L$f

199. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$ey„ Å¡X$Ly„$ kpQu fus¡ Å¡X$pe¡gy„ “’u? (A) dpL$p£ ‘p¡gp¡ - ‘p„X$é fpÄe (B) r“qL$s“ - bld“u fpÄe (C) r“L$p¡gp¡ L$p¡ÞV$u - fpô²$Ly$V$ fpÄe (D) bpbp£kp - rhS>e“Nf fpÄe

200. dlphfp-A“-“lf A¡ L$p¡“p kp’¡ k„b„r^s R>¡? (A) L$pbyg (B) ‘„Åb (C) V²$p„kAp¡[¼kAp“p (D) NyS>fps A“¡ fpS>õ’p“

201. bld“u h„i“u õ’p‘“p L$p¡Z¡ L$fu lsu? (A) qafp¡T ipl (B) bld“ ipl (C) lk“ ipl (D) dldv$ ipl

202. L$p¡ÞõV¡$“V$u‘g“p ‘s““p¡ b“ph L$ep hj®dp„ bÞep¡ lsp¡? (A) 1451 (B) 1453 (C) 1455 (D) 1460

203. epv$u-I “¡ epv$u-II kp’¡ Å¡X$p¡ A“¡ sdpfp¡ S>hpb “uQ¡ Ap‘¡g kp„L¡$rsL$ iåv$dp„’u ‘k„v$ ‘k„v$ L$fp¡. epv$u I epv$u II (a) kf ’p¡dkfp¡ (i) dy„bC“p Þepes„Ó“p “epep^ui (b) N¡fpëX$ Ap¡ÞNuef (ii) dy„bC“p Nh“®f (c) Äep¡S>® rhëL$p¡n (iii) b„Npmdp„ rb°qV$i fpS>L$ue k„õ’p““p¡ õ’p‘L$ (d) fp¡bV®$ L$gpCh (iv) IÁg¢X$“p fpÅ“p¡ fpS>v|$s kp„L¡$rsL$ iåv$ (A) a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i (B) a-iv, b-ii, c-i, d-iii (C) a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i (D) a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-i

ALN-A ] [ 50 ] [ Contd... 197. The common features between Shivaji and Baji Rao-I that ensured their successes in battles was ______(A) Hindu Padpadshahi (B) Support from Hindu Rajas (C) Guerrilla Warfare (D) Organised and trained army

198. Hundi during Mughal period was known as ______(A) List of articles (B) Bill of exchange (C) List of taxes (D) Extra cesses

199. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (A) Marco Polo - Pandyan Kingdom (B) Nikitin - Bahmani Kingdom (C) Nicolo Conti - Rashtrakuta Kingdom (D) Barbosa - Vijayanagar Kingdom

200. Mahawara-un-Nahar is identified with ______(A) Kabul (B) Punjab (C) Transoxiana (D) Gujarat and Rajasthan

201. Who founded the Bahmani dynasty? (A) Firuz Shah (B) Bahman Shah (C) Hasan Gangoo (D) Muhammad Shah

202. The fall of constantinople event took place in the year ______(A) 1451 (B) 1453 (C) 1455 (D) 1460

203. Match List I with List II and choose your answer from the codes given below: List I List II (a) Sir Thomas Roe (i) Judge of the court of Judicature of Bombay (b) Gerald Aungier (ii) Governor of Bombay (c) Geogre Wilcox (iii) Founder of the British Political Dominion in Bengal (d) Robert Clive (iv) Ambassador of the King of England Codes (A) a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i (B) a-iv, b-ii, c-i, d-iii (C) a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i (D) a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-i

ALN-A ] [ 51 ] [ P.T.O. 204. L$gL$Ñp“u L$pg L$p¡W$fu“p¡ b“ph ¼ep eyÙ sfa v$p¡fu Nep¡? (A) àgpku (B) bL$kf (C) MX$p® (D) ‘prZ‘s

205. Apfbp¡“¡ bv$g¡ ‘p¡sy®NuTp¡ kdyÖ D‘f hQ®õh ^fphsp lsp A¡“y„ iy„ L$pfZ lsy„? (A) s¡d“u ‘pk¡ kpfp kp^“kpdN°uhpmp„ hlpZp¡ lsp„ (B) s¡d“u ‘pk¡ dv$v$ dpV¡$ lp¡L$pe„Ó lsy„. (C) s¡Ap¡ kpfp “prhL$p¡ lsp. (D) s¡d“p fpÅAp¡ Üpfp s¡d“¡ dv$v$ L$fpsu lsu

206. “uQ¡“p‘¥L$u ¼ep “hpb¡ ‘p¡sp“u fpS>^p“u dyri®v$pbpv$’u dp¢Oufdp„ bv$gu lsu? (A) Arghv$}Mp“ (B) rkfpSy>Ùp¥gp (C) rdf L$prkd (D) rdf Åa$f

207. “uQ¡“u eyfp¡r‘e“ L„$‘“uAp¡“¡ s¡“p kdep“y¾$ddp„ Np¡W$hp¡ A“¡ S>hpb “uQ¡ Ap‘¡gp kp„L¡$rsL$ iåv$dp„’u Ap‘p¡. (i) X$Q (ii) A„N°¡S> (iii) ‘p¡sy®NuT (iv) ä¡ÞQ kp„L¡$rsL$ iåv$ (A) iii, i, ii, iv (B) iii, ii, i, iv (C) ii, iii, iv, i (D) iv, i, iii, ii

208. S>du“ A„N¡“u dlpghpfu ‘Ùrs ‘„Åb A“¡ dÝecpfsdp„ v$pMg L$fpC lsu. Ap ‘Ùrsdp„ dl¡k|g D^fphhp“u S>hpbv$pfu “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$p¡“u lsu? (A) S>du“v$pfp¡“u (B) M¡X|$sp¡“u (C) N°pd kdpS>“u (D) kfL$pfu Adgv$pfp¡“u

209. cpfsdp„ â’d A„N°¡S> L$p¡W$u ¼ep„ õ’‘pC lsu? (A) dy„bC (B) lºNgu (C) kyfs (D) L$gL$Ñp

ALN-A ] [ 52 ] [ Contd... 204. The Black Hole Episode of Calcutta led to the battle of ______(A) Plassey (B) Buxar (C) Kharda (D) Panipat

205. Instead of Arabs, Portugueses dominated the sea because (A) They had well equipped ships (B) They had compass for their help (C) They were very god navigators (D) They were helped by their Kings

206. Which of the following Bengal Nawabs shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Monghyr? (A) Ali Vardhi Khan (B) Siraj-ud-daula (C) Mir Qasim (D) Mir Jafar

207. Arrange the following European companies in chronological order and select the answer from the codes given below: (i) The Dutch (ii) The English (iii) The Portuguese (iv) The French Codes (A) iii, i, ii, iv (B) iii, ii, i, iv (C) ii, iii, iv, i (D) iv, i, iii, ii

208. The Mahalwari system of land was introduced in Punjab and other parts of Central India. Which of the following was responsible for the collection of revenue under this system? (A) Zamindars (B) Peasants (C) The village community (D) Government officers

209. Where was the first English factory in India established? (A) Bombay (B) Hoogly (C) Surat (D) Calcutta

ALN-A ] [ 53 ] [ P.T.O. 210. L$C k“v$ âdpZ¡ ap¡¼käp¡ãV$“¡ dÖpk“p¡ â’d Nh“®f r“dhpdp„ Apìep¡ lsp¡? (A) 1661 “u k“v$ (B) 1668 “u k“v$ (C) 1683 “u k“v$ (D) 1686 “u k“v$

211. cpfs kp’¡ kdyÖu h¡‘pf L$fhp“u “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$p¡Z¡ ‘l¡g L$fu lsu? (A) X$Q (B) ‘p¡sy®NuT (C) A„N°¡S> (D) ä¡ÞQ

212. “uQ¡“p‘¥L$u kp¥ â’d b„Npmdp„ ¼ep„ X$Q L$p¡W$u õ’p‘hpdp„ Aphu lsu? (A) rQ“kyfp (B) b„X¡$g (C) lºNgu (D) îufpd‘yf

213. duf L$prkd A“¡ CõV$ IqX$ep L„$‘“u hÃQ¡“p rhhpv$ dpV¡$“y„ dy¿e L$pfZ iy„ lsy„? (A) k¥r“L$ v$m“u k„¿ep (B) Þepepgep¡“y„ L$pe®n¡Ó (C) CõV$ IqX$ep L„$‘“u“p L¡$ç‘dp„ “Æhu bpbsp¡dp„ rhhpv$ (D) dl¡k|g“u DOfpZu

214. IÁg¢X$“u ‘pgp®d¡ÞV¡$ CõV$ IqX$ep L„$‘“u“p hluhV$“u ky^pfZp dpV¡$ f¡Áe|g¡qV„$N A¡¼V$ ¼ep hj®dp„ ‘kpf L$ep£ lsp¡? (A) 1773 (B) 1784 (C) 1793 (D) 1813

215. â’d Ap„Ág-d¥k|f rhN°l kde¡ rÓ‘nu k„Odp„ “uQ¡“p‘¥L$u L$p¡Z kæe “ lsy„? (A) ÓphZL$p¡f“p fpÅ (B) r“Tpd (C) dfpW$pAp¡ (D) A„N°¡Å¡

216. V$u‘y kygsp“ kp’¡ k¡f]N‘V$““u k„r^ L$p¡Z¡ L$fu lsu? (A) hpµf¡“ l¡[õV„$ÁT (B) gp¡X®$ h¡g¡õgu (C) gp¡X®$ L$p¡“®hpµrgk (D) gp¡X®$ l¡[õV„$ÁT

217. ¼ep L$pev$p’u CõV$ IqX$ep L„$‘“u“p ipk““p¡ A„s Apìep¡? (A) 1793 “p¡ L$pev$p¡ (B) 1813 “p¡ L$pev$p¡ (C) 1858 “p¡ L$pev$p¡ (D) 1947 “p¡ L$pev$p¡

ALN-A ] [ 54 ] [ Contd... 210. Under which charter Foxcroft was appointed as the First Governor of Madras ? (A) The Charter of 1661 (B) The Charter of 1668 (C) The Charter of 1683 (D) The Charter of 1686

211. Who among the following were the pioneers in opening oceanic trade with India? (A) Dutch (B) Portuguese (C) English (D) French

212. Where was the first Dutch factory established in Bengal? (A) Chinsurah (B) Bandel (C) Hooghly (D) Srirampur

213. The main cause of the war between Mir Qasim and the East India Company was their dispute over ______(A) the strength of armed forces (B) the jurisdiction of courts (C) factional in-fighting in the camp of East India Company (D) the realisation of revenue

214. The British Parliament passed the Regulating Act to improve the administration of East India company in the year ______(A) 1773 (B) 1784 (C) 1793 (D) 1813

215. Which one of the following did not form part of the triple alliance on the eve of the First Anglo-Mysore war? (A) The Raja of Travancore (B) The Nizam (C) The Marathas (D) The English

216. Who among the following concluded the Treaty of Seringapatan with Tipu Sultan? (A) Warren Hastings (B) Lord Wellesley (C) Lord Cornwallis (D) Lord Hastings

217. Which one of the following Acts brought about the end of the rule of the East India Company? (A) Act of 1793 (B) Act of 1813 (C) Act of 1858 (D) Act of 1947

219. cpfsdp„ hlpbu Qmhmdp„ “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$p¡Z “¡sp “ lsp? (A) k¥ev$ Aldv$ (B) rhgpes Agu (C) C“pes Agu (D) i¡M dp¡C“yØu“ rQísu

220. L$gL$Ñpdp„ "dp¡ld¡X$“ rgV$ffu kp¡kpeV$u' “u õ’p‘“p ¼ep hj®dp„ L$fhpdp„ Aphu lsu? (A) 1863 (B) 1870 (C) 1875 (D) 1883

221. 1919 dp„ Ap¡g HqX$ep rMgpas L$p¡ÞafÞk ¼ep õ’m¡ dmu lsu? (A) gM“p¥ (B) qv$ëlu (C) ArgNY$ (D) gplp¡f

222. rb°qV$i ipk““¡ DMpX$u a¢L$hp dpV¡$“y„ Ly$L$p Ap„v$p¡g“ ¼ep„ k„NqW$s L$fpey„ lsy„ (A) DÑfâv$¡i (B) rblpf (C) ‘„Åb (D) dy„bC

223. 1875 dp„ d¡X$d A¡Q. ‘u. ågphV¹$õL$u A“¡ L$“®g A¡Q.A¡k. Ap¡gL$p¡V$ Üpfp r’ep¡kp¡qaL$g kp¡kpeV$u“u õ’p‘“p ¼ep„ L$fhpdp„ Aphu lsu? (A) Ad¡qfL$p (B) IÁg¡ÞX$ (C) äpÞk (D) cpfs

224. Arc“h cpfs “pd“u krdrs L$p¡Z¡ õ’p‘u lsu? (A) AÆstkl (B) lfv$epg (C) íepdÆ L©$óZ hdp® (D) hu.X$u. kphfL$f

225. ‘„Qpesu fpS>“p¡ â’d âpf„c ¼ep„ ’ep¡ lsp¡? (A) sprdg“pXy$ (B) NyS>fps (C) Ap„^° âv$¡i (D) fpS>õ’p“

219. Who of the following was not a leader of the Wahabi Movement in India? (A) Syed Ahmad (B) Vilayet Ali (C) Inayet Ali (D) Sheik Moinuddin Chisti

220. In which year was the ‘Mohammedan Literacy Society’ established at Calcutta? (A) 1863 (B) 1870 (C) 1875 (D) 1883

221. At which place was the All-India Khilafat conference held in 1919? (A) Lucknow (B) Delhi (C) Aligarh (D) Lahore

222. Where was the Kuka movement to overthrow the British rule organised? (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Bihar (C) Punjab (D) Bombay

223. Where was the Theosophical society founded in 1875 by Madame H.P. Blavatsky and Colonel H.S. Olcott? (A) The U.S.A. (B) England (C) France (D) India

224. Who organised the society called Abhinav Bharat? (A) Ajit Singh (B) Har Dayal (C) Shyamji Krishna Varma (D) V.D. Savarkar

225. Where was Panchayat Raj first introduced? (A) Tamil Nadu (B) Gujarat (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Rajasthan

ALN-A ] [ 57 ] [ P.T.O. 226. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$p¡Z¡ "S|>“p dpV¡$ “hp v$uhp' iuj®L$hpmp g¡Mp¡“u î¡Zu Dv$pf fpS>L$pfZ“p â’d ìeh[õ’s rhh¡Q“ sfuL¡$ L$fu lsu? (A) Afthv$ Op¡j (B) bu.Æ. rsgL$ (C) krsiQ„Ö dyMÆ® (D) gpgp gpS>‘sfpe

227. cpfsdp„ â’d f¡gh¡ gpC“ ¼epf¡ iê$ L$fhpdp„ Aphu lsu? (A) 1853 (B) 1864 (C) 1870 (D) 1874

228. 1857 “p DÖ¡L$“¡ “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$p¡Z¡ kd’®“ Apàey„ “ lsy„? (A) fpÅAp¡A¡ (B) “hp dÝed hN£ (C) M¡X|$sp¡ A“¡ L$pfuNfp¡A¡ (D) S>du“ ^fphsp Ddfphp¡ A“¡ S>du“v$pfp¡

229. 10 d¡, 1857 “p rk‘pBAp¡A¡ Myëgp bmhpdp„ ¼ep õ’m¡ cpN gu^p¡ lsp¡? (A) bfpL$‘yf (B) d¡fW$ (C) gM“p¥ (D) X$dX$d

230. v$rnZ ApqäL$pdp„ cpfsuep¡“p Ar^L$pfp¡ A“¡ Np¥fh dpV¡$ Np„^uÆA¡ L¡$V$gp hj® ìesus L$ep® lsp? (A) 18 (B) 19 (C) 21 (D) 23

231. Ad¡qfL$p“p õhs„Ósp k„N°pd“u L$V$p¡L$V$u“¡ L$pfZ¡ ¼ep hj®dp„ r‘Ë$ “p¡ cpfsue L$pev$p¡ ‘kpf L$fhpdp„ Apìep¡ lsp¡? (A) 1793 (B) 1784 (C) 1813 (D) 1833

232. i¥nrZL$ ky^pfp dpV¡$ ¼ep Nh“®f-S>“fg¡ l„V$f L$rdi““u fQ“p L$fu lsu? (A) gp¡X®$ qf‘“ (B) gp¡X®$ rgV$“ (C) gp¡X®$ rhrged b¢qV„$L$ (D) gp¡X®$ X¡$glp¥ku

ALN-A ] [ 58 ] [ Contd... 226. Who among the following made the first systematic critique of moderate politics in a series of articles entitled ‘‘New Lamps for Old’’? (A) Aurobindo Ghose (B) B.G. Tilak (C) Satish Chandra Mukherjee (D) Lala Lajpat Rai

227. When was the first railway line started in India? (A) 1853 (B) 1864 (C) 1870 (D) 1874

228. Which of the following classes did not support the revolt of 1857? (A) The princes (B) The new middle class (C) The peasants and artisans (D) The landed Aristocracy and the Zamindars

229. Where did the sepoys break out in open mutiny on May 10, 1857? (A) Barrackpore (B) Meerut (C) Lucknow (D) Dum Dum

230. How many years did Gandhi spend in South Africa fighting for the rights and dignity of Indians? (A) 18 (B) 19 (C) 21 (D) 23

231. In which year was the Pitt’s India Act passed owing to the crisis of American war of Independence? (A) 1793 (B) 1784 (C) 1813 (D) 1833

232. Which Governor - General set up the Hunter Commission on educational reforms? (A) Lord Ripon (B) Lord Lytton (C) Lord William Bentinck (D) Lord Dalhousie

ALN-A ] [ 59 ] [ P.T.O. 233. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$p¡Z¡ rkrhg krh®k ‘funpdp„ b¡khp dpV¡$“u he 21 ’u OV$pX$u“¡ 19 hj®“u L$fu lsu? (A) gp¡X®$ L¡$t“N (B) kf Ç>lp¡“ gp¡f¡Þk (C) gp¡X®$ rgV$“ (D) gp¡X®$ L$T®“

234. “uQ¡“p“¡ kdep“y¾$d âdpZ¡ Np¡W$hp¡ A“¡ “uQ¡ Ap‘¡gp kp„L¡$rsL$ iåv$kd|ldp„’u kpQp¡ S>hpb ‘k„v$ L$fp¡. (a) h“p®¼e|gf â¡k A¡¼V$ (i) 1829 (b) CëbV®$ rbg (ii) 1883 (c) A¡L¡$X¡$rdL$ A¡kp¡rkA¡i“ (iii) 1878 (d) ksu â’p D‘f ârsb„^ (iv) 1828 kp„L¡$rsL$ iåv$ kd|l (A) a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i (B) a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i (C) a-i, b-iv, c-iii, d-ii (D) a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv

235. h¡g¡õguA¡ L$gL$Ñpdp„ ap¡V®$ rhrged L$p¡g¡S> ip dpV¡$ õ’p‘u lsu? (A) âpv$¡riL$ rinZ Ap‘hp dpV¡$ (B) L„$‘“u“p L$d®QpfuAp¡“p bpmL$p¡ dpV¡$“p rinZ dpV¡$ (C) rkrhg krh®kdp„ Å¡X$pe¡gp “hu cfsuhpmp“p rinZ dpV¡$ (D) S>du“v$pfp¡“u dpNZuAp¡ k„sph¡hp dpV¡$

237. Np„^u-Crh®“ L$fpf“¡ cpfsue fpóV²$ue L$p¢N°¡k¡ s¡“p ¼ep Ar^h¡i“dp„ dpÞesp Ap‘u lsu? (A) “pN‘yf Ar^h¡i“ (B) gplp¡f Ar^h¡i“ (C) h^p® Ar^h¡i“ (D) L$fp„Qu Ar^h¡i“

238. "ap¡fhX®$ ågp¡L$'“u õ’p‘“p L$p¡Z¡ L$fu lsu? (A) S>¡.‘u. “pfpeZ“ (B) ku.Apf. v$pk (C) dp¡sugpg “l¡ê$ (D) kycpjQ„Ö bp¡T

ALN-A ] [ 60 ] [ Contd... 233. Who among the following reduced the age limit for appearing in Civil Service Examination from 21 to 19 years? (A) Lord Canning (B) Sir John Lawrence (C) Lord Lytton (D) Lord Curzon

234. Arrange the following in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (a) Vernacular Press Act (i) 1829 (b) Ilbert Bill (ii) 1883 (c) The Academic Association (iii) 1878 (d) Prohibition of Sati (iv) 1828 Codes (A) a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i (B) a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i (C) a-i, b-iv, c-iii, d-ii (D) a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv

235. Why did Wellesley set up the college of Fort William at Calcutta? (A) To impart vernacular education (B) For the education of the Company’s employees’ children (C) For the education of young recruits to the civil services (D) To satisfy the demands of the Zamindars

237. In which session was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact ratified by the Indian National Congress? (A) Nagpur session (B) Lahore session (C) Wardha session (D) Karachi session

238. Who founded the ‘Forward Bloc’? (A) J.P. Narayan (B) C.R. Das (C) Motilal Nehru (D) Subhash Chandra Bose

ALN-A ] [ 61 ] [ P.T.O. 239. Ap¡g IqX$ep V²¡$X$ eyr“e“ L$p¢N°¡k“p â’d âdyM L$p¡Z lsp? (A) bu.V$u. fZqv$h¡ (B) kÐe c¼s (C) gpgp gpS>‘sfpe (D) A¡“. A¡d. Å¡iu

240. 1876 dp„ L$p¡“¡ "L¥$kf-A¡-tlv$' “y„ rbê$v$ Ap‘hpdp„ Apìey„ lsy„? (A) fpÅ Äep¡S>®-‘„pQdp¡ (B) fpZu rh¼V$p¡qfep (C) “p“p kpl¡b (D) blpv|$fipl Taf

241. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$C bpbs cpfsue fpóV²$ue L$p¢N°¡k A„N¡ kpQu “’u? (A) ArMg cpfsue L$p¢N°¡k“y„ â’d Ar^h¡i“ dy„bCdp„ 1885 ep¡S>hpdp„ Apìey„ lsy„. (B) X$bëe| ku. b¡“fÆ s¡“p â’d âdyM lsp. (C) ArMg cpfsue L$p¢N°¡k“p â’d Ar^h¡i“dp„ 72 ârsr“r^Ap¡ lpS>f füp lsp. (D) kyf¡ÞÖ“p’ b¡“Æ® A“¡ b„Npm“p buÅ A“¡L$ “¡spAp¡ â’d Ar^h¡i“dp„ lpS>f füp lsp.

242. "A¡ rNãV$ Vy$ dp¡“¡’¡CTd' “p g¡ML$ L$p¡Z lsp? (A) A¡“u rbk„V$$ (B) fpddp¡l“ fpe (C) Np¡‘pg lqf v$¡idyM (D) bu.Æ. rsgL$

243. rb°qV$i kfL$pf¡ 1927 dp„ cpfs kfL$pf“p 1919 “p L$pev$p“u s‘pk L$fhp A“¡ s¡“u L$pdNufu A„N¡ Al¡hpg Ap‘hp A¡L$ kfL$pfu ‘„Q “uçey„ lsy„ s¡“p hX$p L$p¡Z lsp? (A) q¾$àk (B) kf Ç>lp¡“ kped“ (C) gp¡X®$ Q¡çkap¡X®$ (D) A¡.hu. A¡g¡¼Tp„X$f

244. kycpjQ„Ö bp¡T¡ ApTpv$ tlv$ ap¡S> A“¡ ApTpv$ tlv$ kfL$pf“u õ’p‘“p ¼ep„ L$fu lsu? (A) bdp® (B) Å‘p“ (C) S>d®“u (D) tkNp‘yf

ALN-A ] [ 62 ] [ Contd... 239. Who was the first president of the All India Trade Union Congress? (A) B.T. Ranadive (B) Satya Bhakta (C) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) N.M. Joshi

240. Who was invested with the title Kaiser-i-Hind in 1876? (A) King George IV (B) Queen Victoria (C) Nana Saheb (D) Bahadurshah Zafar

241. Which of the following is incorrect about the Indian National Congress? (A) The first session of the Indian National Congress was held at Bombay in 1885. (B) W.C. Banerjee was its first President (C) 72 delegates attended the first session of Indian National Congress. (D) Surendranath Banerjee and many other leaders of Bengal attended the first session.

242. Who was the writer of ‘A Gift to Monotheism’? (A) Annie Besant (B) Ram Mohan Roy (C) Gopal Hari Deshmukh (D) B. G. Tilak

243. Who headed the statutory commission appointed by the British Government in 1927 to enquire into and report on the working of the Goverment of India Act, 1919? (A) Cripps (B) Sir John Simon (C) Lord Chelmsford (D) A.V. Alexander

244. Where did Subhash Chandra Bose establish Azad Hind Fauz and Azad Hind Government? (A) Burma (B) Japan (C) Germany (D) Singapore

245. Who wrote ‘True Knowlege’? (A) S. Radhakrishnan (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Rajendra Prasad (D) Swami Vivekanand

ALN-A ] [ 63 ] [ P.T.O. 246. rblpfdp„ 1857 “p rhÖp¡l“p “¡sp L$p¡Z lsp? (A) sp„rsep V$p¡‘¡ (B) dp¥ghu Aldvy$ëgpl (C) “p“p kpl¡b (D) Ly„$hftkl

247. kf lfL$p¡V®$ bV$gf L$rdqV$ ip dpV¡$ r“dhpdp„ Aphu lsu? (A) rb°qV$i kpd°pÄe A“¡ cpfs“p v$¡iu fpÄep¡ hÃQ¡“p k„b„^p¡“u s‘pk L$fhu. (B) gOydrsAp¡“p fnZ dpV¡$ ep¡Áe Å¡NhpCAp¡ k|Qhhu. (C) A“yk|rQs Års A“¡ A“yk|rQs S>“Års dpV¡$ âdpZkf ârsr“r^Ðh Ap‘hp“u Mpsfu L$fhu. (D) v$¡iu qfepksp¡“p A¡L$uL$fZ“p fõsp ip¡^hp.

248. 1855-56 dp„ fpS>dlg V¡$L$fuAp¡“p k„’pgp¡“¡ rhÖp¡l dpV¡$ ip dpV¡$ DíL¡$fhpdp„ Apìep lsp? (A) f¡gh¡“p kÑp^uip¡ Üpfp ‘Npf“u Q|L$hZu “ L$fhu A“¡ s¡d“p õÓu kæep¡“y„ A‘dp“ L$fhy„. (B) cpf¡ dl¡k|g“u dpNZu“¡ L$pfZ¡ s¡d“¡ kfpap¡“p “pZp„ ^ufhp“u L$X$L$ Å¡NhpCAp¡“p¡ riL$pf b“hp¡ ‘X$ép¡. (C) dl¡k|g Ar^L$pfuAp¡“u L$X$L$ hs®Z|L$ (D) D‘f“p sdpd

ALN-A ] [ 64 ] [ Contd... 246. Who was the leader of the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar? (A) Tantia Tope (B) Maulvi Ahamadullah (C) Nana Saheb (D) Kunwar Singh

247. For what was the Sir Harcourt Butler Committee appointed? (A) to investigate the relations between the British Empire and the Indian States. (B) to suggest suitable provision for protection of minorites. (C) to ensure proportionate representation of Scheduled castes and Scheduled Tribes. (D) to find ways for integration of princely states.

248. Why were the Santhals of Rajmahal hills provoked to rebellion in 1855-56? (A) the non-payment of wages by the railway authorities, who also insulted their women (B) the heavy demands of rents which made them a prey to the sharp practices of money lenders. (C) the harsh behaviour of the revenue officials (D) All the above.

250. Who was the founder of the Amrita Bazar Patrika? (A) Rash Behari Bose (B) Sisir Kumar Ghosh (C) Sri Aurobindo (D) Prafulla Kumar Chakki

ALN-A ] [ 65 ] [ P.T.O. 252. "kÐed¡h S>es¡' iåv$p¡ L$ep„’u g¡hpdp„ Apìep R>¡? (A) dy„X$L$ D‘r“jv$ (B) d“yõd©rs (C) F>Áh¡v$ (D) dlpL$pìep¡

253. b„^pfZ kcpA¡ ¼epf¡ cpfs“p b„^pfZ“¡ A„rsd õhê$‘ Apàey„ lsy„? (A) 15 ApµNõV$, 1947 (B) 26 ÅÞeyApfu, 1949 (C) 26 “h¢bf, 1949 (D) 26 ÅÞeyApfu, 1950

256. X$p¡ëd¡“ A¡ L$p¡“p’u k„b„r^s R>¡? (A) CÆàs“p a¡fp¡ (B) N°uk“y„ “Nf r“ep¡S>“ (C) v$a“ ‘Ùrs (A„rsd q¾$ep) (D) D‘f “p ‘¥L$u L$p¡C “tl

257. A¡’¡r“e“ gp¡L$iplu A¡ L$p¡“p’u k„b„r^s R>¡? (A) fp¡d (B) N°uL$ “Nf-fpÄe (C) b¡rbgp¡“ (D) d¡rkX$p¡r“ep

258. "d¡C“ L$pça' “p¡ g¡ML$ L$p¡Z lsp¡? (A) N¡fu bpëX$u (B) Å¡k¡a Np¡b¡ëk (C) Ap“p£ëX$ fp¡‘¡CL$ (D) A¡X$p¡ëa rlV$gf

259. dlpd„v$u“p¡ âpf„c ¼ep„ ’ep¡ lsp¡? (A) S>d®“u (B) Å‘p“ (C) Ad¡qfL$p (D) IÁg¢X$

ALN-A ] [ 66 ] [ Contd... 252. From where are the words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ taken? (A) Mundaka Upanishad (B) Manusmriti (C) Rigveda (D) Epics

253. When was the constitution of India finalised by the Constituent Assembly? (A) 15 August, 1947 (B) 26 January, 1949 (C) 26 November, 1949 (D) 26 January, 1950

256. With what is Dolmen associated? (A) Pharaoh of Egypt (B) Town planning of Greece (C) Burial Practice (D) None of the above

257. With what is Athenian democracy associated? (A) Rome (B) Greek city-State (C) Babylon (D) Macedonia

258. Who is the author of Mein Kampf? (A) Garibaldi (B) Joseph Goebbels (C) Arnold Ropeik (D) Adolf Hitler

259. The Great Depression began in ______(A) Germany (B) Japan (C) USA (D) England

ALN-A ] [ 67 ] [ P.T.O. 260. “uQ¡“p‘¥L$u L$p¡Z L$pev$p-k„rlsp kp’¡ k„L$mpe¡g lsp¡? (A) rlfp¡X$pµV$k (B) A¡qfõV$p¡V$g (C) lçdyfpbu (D) ê$kp¡

261. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u ¼ep CrslpkL$pf¡ kpd„shpv$ A„N¡ L$pd L$ey¯ R>¡? (A) b°pDX¡$g (B) q¾$õV$p¡af rlg (C) C.‘u. ’p¡ç‘k“ (D) dpL®$ ågp¡L$

262. L$ÞaŸriek ¼epf¡ ’C Nep¡? (A) C.k. “u R>Ì$u kv$udp„ (B) C.k. “u buÆ kv$udp„ (C) C.k. ‘|h£ Qp¡’u kv$udp„ (D) C.k. ‘|h£ R>Ì$u kv$udp„

263. "d¡“p¡qfeg ‘Ùrs' A¡ iy„ lsu? (A) dÝeL$pgu“ eyfp¡‘“u A¡L$ Apr’®L$ ‘Ùrs (B) âv$¡i“¡ fpS>L$ue A¡L$ddp„ rhcprS>s L$fhp“u ‘Ùrs (C) kpd„sp¡ Üpfp ‘p¡sp“u S>du““u ìehõ’p L$fhp“u ‘Ùrs (D) D‘f“p ‘¥L$u L$p¡C “rl.

264. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$p¡Z A“y-Ap^yr“L$hpv$“p¡ sÐhtQsL$ “ lsp¡? (A) dpCL$g ap¡L$ëV$ (B) S>¡L$k X¡$qfX$p (C) Äep¡S>® Xy$bu (D) Æ“-ä¡ÞL$p¡Ck ëep¡V$pX®$

265. "rgV$g bp¡e' A¡ iy„ R>¡? (A) Ad¡qfL$p“u k¡“p (B) rlfp¡iudp D‘f a¢L$pe¡g A¡Vd$bp¢b“y Nyàs “pd (C) rlV$gf“y„ ârkÙ “pd (D) S>d®“u“u k¡“p

266. "kpdprS>L$ L$fpf“p rkÙp„s' kp’¡ L$p¡Z k„L$mpe¡g “ lsp¡? (A) lp¡åk (B) Cd¥“yA¡g L$p„V$ (C) ê$kp¡ (D) L$pg® dp¼k®

ALN-A ] [ 68 ] [ Contd... 260. Who of the following is associated with code of law? (A) Herodotus (B) Aristotle (C) Hammurabi (D) Rousseau

261. Who among the following historians has worked on Feudalism? (A) Braudel (B) Christopher Hill (C) E.P. Thompson (D) Marc Bloch

262. Confucius belonged to ______(A) 6th century AD (B) 2nd century AD (C) 4th century BCE (D) 6th century BCE

263. ‘Manorial system’ was ______(A) an economic system of medieval Europe (B) a system of dividing territory in political units (C) the way feudal lords organized their lands (D) None of the above

264. Who among the following is not a philosopher of post-modernism? (A) Michel Foucault (B) Jacques Derrida (C) George Duby (D) Jean-Francois Lyotard

265. What is “Little Boy”? (A) Army of USA (B) Code name for atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima (C) Popular name of Hitler (D) Army of Germany

266. Who among the following is not associated with ‘Social Contract theory’? (A) Hobbes (B) Immanuel Kant (C) Rousseau (D) Karl Marx

ALN-A ] [ 69 ] [ P.T.O. 267. kÑp rhcpS>““p rhQpf“p¡ ¼ep v$pi®r“L¡$ âQpf L$ep£ lsp¡? (A) qX$X¡$fp¡ (B) dp¢V¡$õ¼e| (C) hp¡ëV¡$f (D) ê$kp¡

268. dpqV®$“ ëe|’f¡ ‘p¡‘“p¡ rhfp¡^ L$ep£ s¡“y„ iy„ L$pfZ lsy„? (A) ‘p¡‘ rhgpku Æh“ Æhsp lsp (B) s¡Z¡ ‘p‘rhdp¡Q“ ‘rÓL$p“u ‘Ùrs“¡ âp¡Ðkpl“ Apàey„ lsy„. (C) s¡ kfdyMÐepf b“u Nep¡ lsp¡ (D) S>d®“u dpV¡$ s¡ rhv$¡iu lsp¡

269. W„$X$p eyÙ“p¡ A’® iy„ ’pe R>¡? (A) iåv$p¡“u gX$pC (B) iõÓp¡ rh“p“u gX$pC (C) A¡hy„ eyÙ S>¡dp„ iõÓp¡ h‘fpsp “’u ‘f„sy s¡dp„ ârsõ‘^} v$¡ip¡ hÃQ¡ eyÙ“y„ k„‘|Z® hpsphfZ kdp“ fl¡ R>¡ (D) gpL$X$uAp¡ kp’¡“y„ eyÙ

270. A¡hy„ L$p¡Z L$ley„ lsy„ L¡$ A¡L$ S> Ås“p kæep¡ kfMp lp¡sp “’u? (A) lb®V$ õ‘¡Þkf (B) X$prh®“ (C) dp¼k® (D) l¡Ng

271. “hÅN©rs v$fçep“ "dp“hsphpv$“p¡ r‘sp' L$p¡Z lsp¡? (A) äpÞkuõL$p¡ ‘¡V²$pL®$ (B) v$p„s¡ (C) bp¡L¡$rkep¡ (D) rgep¡“pX$p£ v$ rhÞku

272. ‘|h®-Crslpk A¡ Crslpk L$fsp„ L$C fus¡ Sy>v$p¡ NZpe R>¡? (A) rgrMs v$õsph¡Å¡“p¡ Acph (B) c|sL$pmdp„ Æh“ lp¡hp“p âdpZp¡“p¡ Acph (C) k„NqW$s kpdprS>L$ Æh““p¡ Acph (D) Æh“ Æhsu õ’peu L$p¡d“p¡ Acph

ALN-A ] [ 70 ] [ Contd... 267. The name of the Philosopher who propounded the idea of separation of powers was ______(A) Diderot (B) Montesquieu (C) Voltaire (D) Rousseau

268. Martin Luther protested against the Pope because ______(A) The Pope enjoyed a luxurious life (B) He encouraged the practice of ‘Indulgence’. (C) He had become dictator (D) He was foreigner to Germany

269. What is the meaning of Cold war? (A) The war of words (B) The war without arms (C) The war in which the arms are not used but the whole atmosphere of war remains the same between the rival countries. (D) The war with sticks.

270. Who said that members of the same species are not alike? (A) Herbert Spencer (B) Darwin (C) Marx (D) Hegel

271. Who was the “Father of Humanism” during the Renaissance period? (A) Francesco Petrarch (B) Dante (C) Boccaccio (D) Leonardo da Vinci

272. Pre-history is distinguished from history - ______(A) By the absence of written records. (B) By the absence of evidence of life in the past (C) By the absence of organised social life (D) By the absence of settled community living life.

ALN-A ] [ 71 ] [ P.T.O. 273. rb“ Å¡X$pZhpv$“u “urs“y„ L$p¡Z¡ kd’®“ L$ey¯ lsy„? (A) õV$prg“ (B) QrQ®g (C) Ãep„N L$pC i¡L$ (D) S>hplfgpg “l¡ê$

274. “uQ¡“p ‘¥L$u L$p¡Z eyfp¡‘dp„ ^d®ky^pfZp“p A¡L$ ApN¡hp“ lsp? (A) dpqV®$“ ëe|’f (B) Ç>lp¡“ Ap¡a ¾$p¡k (C) r‘V$f ‘Td“u (D) Äep¡S>® - 13 dp¡

275. v$f¡L$ k„ip¡^“ âq¾$ep i¡“p’u iê$ ’pe R>¡? (A) L$[ë‘sp’® (B) âep¡Np¡ (C) r“funZ (D) âp’rdL$ dprlrs“p¡ k„N°l

276. L$pe®n¡Ó“p¡ Aæepk L$p¡“p kp’¡ k„b„r^s R>¡? (A) hpõsrhL$ Æh““u ‘qf[õ’rsAp¡ (B) âep¡NpÐdL$ ‘qf[õ’rsAp¡ (C) âp’rdL$ kp^“ (D) D‘f“p ‘¥L$u L$p¡C “tl

277. Crslpkhpv$ A¡ iy„ R>¡? (A) Crslpk gMhp“u A¡L$ ‘Ùrs (B) A¥rslprkL$ op““p¡ ep¡Áe D‘ep¡N (C) Crslpk“u rhNsp¡ (D) D‘f“p ‘¥L$u L$p¡C “tl

278. Crslpkdp„ hõsyr“óW$sp“p r‘sp L$p¡“¡ NZhpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡? (A) V$p¡e“bu (B) ê$kp¡ (C) hp¡ëV¡$f (D) fpÞL¡$

279. Arcg¡MrhÛp i¡“p¡ Aæepk L$f¡ R>¡? (A) rk¼L$pAp¡ (B) õdpfL$p¡ (C) Arcg¡Mp¡ (D) fpS>dl¡gp¡

280. kpQu dprlrs“p¡ k„N°l S>¡dp„’u CrslpkL$pf spfsçe spfh¡ R>¡ s¡“¡ iy„ L$l¡hpe R>¡? (A) dprlrs (B) kp^“p¡ (C) Al¡hpgp¡ (D) sÕep¡

ALN-A ] [ 72 ] [ Contd... 273. By whom was the policy of non-alignment advocated? (A) Stalin (B) Churchill (C) Chiang Kai Shek (D) Jawahar Lal Nehru

274. Who among the following was one of the leaders of the Reformation in Europe? (A) Martin Luther (B) John of Cross (C) Peter Pazmany (D) George XIII

275. All research process starts with ______(A) Hypothesis (B) Experiments (C) Observation (D) Collection of Primary data

276. Field study is related in ______(A) Real life situations (B) Experimental situations (C) Primary source (D) None of the above

277. What is historicism? (A) A way of writing history (B) Appropriate use of historical knowledge (C) Details of history (D) None of the above

278. Who is considered as the father of objectivity in history? (A) Toynbee (B) Rousseau (C) Voltaire (D) Ranke

279. Epigraphy is the study of ______(A) Coins (B) Monuments (C) Inscriptions (D) Palaces

280. The collection of facts from which historian drawns conclusion in called ______(A) Data (B) Sources (C) Accounts (D) Facts

ALN-A ] [ 73 ] [ P.T.O. 281. c|sL$pm“p b“php¡dp Ap„Mp¡-v$¡¿ep Al¡hpg“¡ iy„ L$l¡hpe R>¡? (A) sÕep¡ (B) âpf„rcL$ kp^“p¡ (C) Np¥Z kp^“p¡ (D) dp¥rML$ kp^“p¡

282. "“|s“ Crslpk' iåv$ L$p¡Z¡ Apàep¡ R>¡? (A) L$pg® b¡L$f¡ (B) L$pgp£ L$pd¡“¡ (C) S>¡[¼hk rg Np¡a¡ (D) fpÞL¡$A¡

283. c|sL$pm“p¡ A¡L$v$d “p“p ‘pep D‘f“p¡ Aæepk iy„ L$l¡hpe R>¡? (A) k|ÿd Aæepk (B) rhipm Aæepk (C) õ’pr“L$ Crslpk (D) N°pçe Crslpk

284. buÆ ìe[¼s“p rhQpfp¡ L¡$ L$pep£“p¡ k„v$c® Apàep rh“p “L$g L$fhp“p L$pe®“¡ iy„ L$l¡hpe R>¡? (A) saX„$Qu (B) hN}L$fZ (C) kdunp (D) ‘pv$“p¢^

285. rhNsp¡“u hZ®hpf epv$u S>¡ L$p¡C rhi¡j L$pe®dp„ ìep¿epAp¡ kp’¡ Ap‘hpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡ s¡“¡ iy„ L$l¡hpe R>¡? (A) iåv$L$p¡i (B) A“y¾$drZL$p (C) k„v$c® k|rQ (D) A¡S>“

286. ""Crslpk A¡ kpdpÞefus¡ A¡L$ rhop“ R>¡ A“¡ s¡“p’u s¡ L$p„C Ap¡Ry>„ L¡$ h^pf¡ “’u.'' Crslpk“u Ap ìep¿ep L$p¡Z¡ Ap‘u R>¡? (A) bL®$gu (B) rhL$p¡ (C) S>¡.bu. bfu (D) A¡X$hX®$ rNb“

287. "hp¡V$ CT rlõV²$u' N°„’“p¡ g¡ML$ L$p¡Z R>¡? (A) Apf. Æ. L$p¡tgNhyX$ (B) Æ. A¡d. V²¡$h¡ëep“ (C) C. A¡Q. L$pf (D) Æ. S>¡. f¡r“ef

ALN-A ] [ 74 ] [ Contd... 281. The eyewitness accounts about past events are called ______(A) Facts (B) Preliminary sources (C) Secondary sources (D) Oral sources

282. Who coined the term, “New History”? (A) Carl Becker (B) Carlo Kammen (C) Jacques Le Goft (D) Ranke

283. The study of past at very small scale is called ______(A) Micro study (B) Macro study (C) Local history (D) Rural history

284. Copying another person’s ideas or works without referencing is called ______(A) Plagiarism (B) Cataloguing (C) Reviewing (D) Footnotes

285. An alphabetical list of items used in a particular work with definitions is known as ______(A) Glossary (B) Index (C) Bibliography (D) Ibid

286. Who defined history as “History is simply a science, no less and no more”? (A) Berkeley (B) Vico (C) J.B. Bury (D) Edward Gibbon

287. Who is the author of the book “What is History”? (A) R.G. Collingwood (B) G.M. Trevelyon (C) E.H. Carr (D) G.J. Renier

ALN-A ] [ 75 ] [ P.T.O. 288. ""c|Np¡m A“¡ kpghpfu A¡ Crslpk“p k|e® A“¡ Q„Ö, A“¡ s¡“u S>dZu A“¡ X$pbu Ap„M R>¡.'' Ap rh^p“ L$p¡Z¡ Dv¹$^©s L$ey¯ R>¡? (A) qfQpX®$ lL$ëeyes (B) fpÞL¡$ (C) Apv$d [õd’ (D) ApµNõV$ L$p¡dV¡$

289. 9 du ’u 13 du kv$u“p NyS>fps“p fpS>L$ue dpmMp„ A“¡ kpdprS>L$ ‘qf[õ’rsAp¡ A„N¡ dprlrs Ap‘sp A¡L$ AÐe„s dlÒh“p kp^“ S>¡hp N°„’“y„ “pd iy„ R>¡? (A) g¡Mp‘Ùrs (B) fpS>sf„rNZu (C) ‘„Qs„Ó (D) iy¾$“urs

290. NyS>fps“p S>du“v$pfp¡ Üpfp A¡L$ Qsy’p¯i dl¡k|g “pMhpdp„ Aph¡gy„ s¡ ¼ep “pd’u ÅZusy„ lsy„? (A) kfv$¡idyMu (B) Qp¥’ (C) b„^ (D) õhfpÄe

291. rhS>e“Nf“p ¼ep L$rhA¡ NyS>fps“p kygsp“ dl„dv$-buÅ“p v$fbpf“u dygpL$ps gu^u lsu? (A) dÚ“pc (B) N„Np^f (C) dp^hpQpe® (D) hëgcpQpe®

292. fpZu“u hph ¼ep„ Aph¡gu R>¡? (A) hX$p¡v$fp (B) cph“Nf (C) kyfs (D) ‘pV$Z

293. X$Q gp¡L$p¡A¡ kyfsdp„ ‘p¡sp“u L$p¡W$u ¼epf¡ õ’p‘u lsu? (A) 1613 dp„ (B) 1615 dp„ (C) 1617 dp„ (D) 1620 dp„

294. NyS>fps“p¡ kygsp“ blpv|$fipl, lºdpey kpd¡“y„ eyÙ L$p¡“p„ L$phÓp„“¡ L$pfZ¡ lpfu Nep¡ lsp¡? (A) ê$õsd Mp“ (B) lk“ Mp“ d¡hpsu (C) ê$du Mp“ (D) i¡fMp“

ALN-A ] [ 76 ] [ Contd... 288. “Geography and chronology are the Sun and Moon, the right eye and the left eye of history” who quoted it? (A) Richard Hakluyat (B) Ranke (C) Adam Smith (D) Auguste Comte

289. A very important source of information on political structure and social conditions of Gujarat from the 9th to the 13th centuries is the text known as ______(A) Lekhapaddhati (B) Rajatarangini (C) Panchatantra (D) Shukraniti

290. Which of the following was known as one fourth of the revenue levied by the Zamindars of Gujarat? (A) Sardeshmukhi (B) Chauth (C) Banth (D) Swarajya

291. Which poet from Vijaynagar visited the court of Sultan Muhammad II of Gujarat? (A) Padmanabha (B) Gangadhara (C) Madharacharya (D) Vallabhacharya

292. Rani Ki Vav is situated in (A) Vadodara (B) Bhavnagar (C) Surat (D) Patan

293. When did the Dutch open their factory at Surat? (A) 1613 (B) 1615 (C) 1617 (D) 1620

294. Sultan Bahadur Shah of Gujarat lost the battle against Humayun on account of the treachery of ______(A) Rustam Khan (B) Hasan Khan Mewati (C) Rumi Khan (D) Sher Khan

ALN-A ] [ 77 ] [ P.T.O. 295. 1860 dp„ "sÒhip¡^L$ kcp' L$p¡Z¡ õ’p‘u lsu? (A) drl‘sfpd ê$‘fpd (B) L$fk“v$pk d|mÆ (C) A„bpgpg kpL$fgpg (D) “d®v$

296. C.k. 942 dp„ NyS>fpsdp„ kp¡g„L$u h„i“u õ’p‘“p L$p¡Z¡ L$fu lsu? (A) sMstkl (B) lqftkl (C) rkÙfpS> S>etkl (D) d|mfpS>

297. "ârhZkpNf' N°„’ L$p¡Z¡ g¿ep¡ lsp¡? (A) dl¡fpdZÆ (B) rhcpÆ ÅX¡$Å (C) fZdgÆ (D) fpS>hu kyfpÆ

298. "Ape‘s h¡fp¡' iy„ v$ip®h¡ R>¡? (A) S>du“ dl¡k|g h¡fp¡ (B) S>L$ps h¡fp¡ (C) h¡QpZ h¡fp¡ (D) AphL$ h¡fp¡

299. "S|>“pNY$“p qv$hp“ kpl¡b lqfv$pk rhlpfuv$pk v$¡kpC A¡ kp„õ’pr“L$ cpfs“p Ág¡X$õV¡$“ R>¡.' - Ap rh^p“ L$p¡“y„ R>¡? (A) v$ep“„v$ kfõhsu (B) fpÅ fpddp¡l“ fpe (C) õhpdu rhh¡L$p“„v$ (D) v$¡h¡ÞÖ“p’ V$pNp¡f

300. "kp¡rkeg Q¡ÞS> C“ NyS>fps' “pd“y„ ‘yõsL$ L$p¡Z¡ g¿ey„ R>¡? (A) “ufp v$¡kpC (B) rifu“ dl¡sp (C) L¡$. L¡$. ipõÓu (D) S>¡. bu. iyL$g

ALN-A ] [ 78 ] [ Contd... 295. By whom was the ‘Tatvasodhak Sabha’ established in 1860? (A) Mahipatram Rupram (B) Karsandas Mulji (C) Ambalal Sakarlal (D) Narmad

296. Who laid the foundation of Solanki dynasty in Gujarat in 942 AD? (A) Takhtsinh (B) Harisinh (C) Siddhraj Jaysinh (D) Mulraj

297. Who wrote ‘Pravinsagar Granth’? (A) Maheramanji (B) Vibhaji Jadeja (C) Ranmalji (D) Rajvi Suraji

298. ‘Ayapat Vero’ denotes ______(A) Land Revenue Tax (B) Custom Tax (C) Sales Tax (D) Income Tax

299. Who said that, ‘Haridas Viharidas Desai, the Dewan Saheb of Junagadh is the Gladstone of Colonial India’? (A) Dayanand Saraswati (B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (C) Swami Vivekand (D) Devendranath Tagore

300. Who wrote the book titled ‘social change in Gujarat’? (A) Neera Desai (B) Shirin Mehta (C) K.K. Shastri (D) J.B. Shukla

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