Build Your Own Success Story! 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 Krishna 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 Vedanta? (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 PLOT NO. 43, S-1 & S-3, 2nd FLOOR, R.R. ARCADE, (BEHIND G K PALACE), ZONE-II, M.P NAGAR, BHOPAL : 7223901339 1 Build Your Own Success Story! 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) Mahatma Gandhi (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) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Mahtama Gandhi (c) Bhagat Singh (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 Bengal (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 PLOT NO. 43, S-1 & S-3, 2nd FLOOR, R.R. ARCADE, (BEHIND G K PALACE), ZONE-II, M.P NAGAR, BHOPAL : 7223901339 2 Build Your Own Success Story! 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 India? (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 PLOT NO. 43, S-1 & S-3, 2nd FLOOR, R.R. ARCADE, (BEHIND G K PALACE), ZONE-II, M.P NAGAR, BHOPAL : 7223901339 3 Build Your Own Success Story! 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) Vaishnavism 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 Simon Commission’s recommendation. (3) It was totally boycotted by the Indian National Congress 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 - Karnataka (c) Pagal Panthis - Bengal (d) All of the above PLOT NO. 43, S-1 & S-3, 2nd FLOOR, R.R. ARCADE, (BEHIND G K PALACE), ZONE-II, M.P NAGAR, BHOPAL : 7223901339 4 Build Your Own Success Story! 56.