The site of Mehrgarh has been associated with ________ culture.

(a)

Palaeolithic

(b)

Neolithic

(c)

Mesolithic

(d)

Chalcolithic

_________ is the Buddhist text that makes a reference to Ajatashatru’s meeting of Buddha.

(a)

Jivakasinthamani

(b)

Acharrangasutra

(c)

Kalpasutra

(d)

Samannapha Sutta

The first known ruler of Magadha was ______ of the Haryanka dynasty.

(a)

Bimbisara

(b)

Ajatashatru

(c)

Ashoka

(d)

Mahapadma Nanda

Indo-Greek style of art and sculpture is referred to as ___________

(a)

Mathura art

(b)

Gandhara art

(c)

Bagh art

(d)

Pala art

Which is the least reliable of the sources for the study of Gupta period?

(a)

Literary sources

(b)

Epigraphical sources

(c)

Numismatic sources

(d)

Myths and legends

Kambuja is modern __________

(a)

Assam

(b)

Sumatra

(c)

Annam

(d)

Cambodia

___________ was the ruler of Sind when the Arabs invaded it in the 8^th century.

(a)

Hajjaj

(b)

Muhammad-Bin-Qasim

(c)

Jaya Simha

(d)

Dahar

In the reign of Rajaraja I, Mammallapuram was administered by a body called __________

(a)

Nattar

(b)

Maanagaram

(c)

Nagarattar

(d)

Urar

Ibn Battutah was a ________ traveller

(a)

Moroccan

(b)

Venetian

(c)

Portuguese

(d)

Chinese

Madhavacharya belonged to the philosophical school of__________.

(a)

Dwaita

(b)

Advaita

(c)

Visistadvaita

(d)

Pushti marga

_____________preached the worship of God in the name of Krishna.

(a)

Mirabai

(b)

Ravidas

(c)

Tazkirah-i-Auliya-i- Hind

(d)

Guru Govind Singh

________won the Battle of Chausa due to his superior political and military skills.

(a)

Babur

(b)

Humayun

(c)

Sher khan

(d)

Akbar

Akbar was crowned at the age of fourteen.

(a)

thirteen

(b)

fourteen

(c)

fifteen

(d)

sixteen

Name the book which was not written by Serfoji II.

(a)

Kumarasambhava Champu

(b)

Devendra Kuravanji

(c)

Mudrarakshaschaya

(d)

Kumarasambhavam

______ was born in Shivner near Junnar.

(a)

Peshwa

(b)

Konkan

(c)

Serfoji II

(d)

Shivaji

From the following statements, find out the correct answer
(i) Albuquerque was the real founder of the Portuguese Empire in India.
(ii) Albuquerque attempted to stop the practice of Sati.

(a)

(i) is correct

(b)

(ii) is wrong

(c)

Both (i) and (ii) are correct

(d)

Both (i) and (ii) are wrong

_____________ was the first Viceroy and Governor General of India accountable to the British Parliament.

(a)

Cornwallis

(b)

Canning

(c)

Wellesley

(d)

Hastings

The British called ___________ the place where the office of Chief Administrative Head was situated.

(a)

Presidency

(b)

Rani Lakshmi Bai

(c)

thanas

(d)

Alexander Duff

___________defeated Nana Sahib's forus during the 1857 Rebelliion

(a)

Henry Lawrence

(b)

Major General Havelock

(c)

Sir Hugh Wheeler

(d)

General Neill

The National Social Conference was organized at the initiative of___________

(a)

M. G. Ranade

(b)

DevendranathTagore

(c)

Keshab Chandra Sen

(d)

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

Who were the Rig Vedic Gods?

How did Bimbisara extend the territory of Magadhan Empire?

What was the result of the war between Chandragupta and Seleucus Nicator.

How did Harsha become the king of Kanauj?

Scholars patronized by Mahmud of Ghazni

Name the founders of city of Vijayanagar. How did it get its name?

What prompted Babur to invade India?

Island of Bombay

Write a note on the humiliating terms of the Treaty of Srirangapatnam (1792) imposed on Tipu Sultan.

What is social reform?

Write a note on Acheulian and Sohanian industries.

Discuss the extensive trade on textiles carried on during the Mauryan period.

Shrines at Elephanta and at Ellora.

Why was Rajendra Chola called “Kadaramkondan”?

Battle of Rakshasi – Tangadi (1565)

Point out the impact of the Bhakti Movement.

Dara Shukoh

What do you know about the province?

Impact of Industrial Revolution on Indian handloom weavers.

Ahmadiya Movement

“Upper Palaeolithic culture marked an innovation in tool technology.” Elucidate

Explain the schism in Jainism pointing out its implications.

Attempt an account of traders and their long distance trade during the Sangam and the immediate post-Sangam period.

Examine the role of guilds during Gupta period.

Discuss the economic reforms of Ala-ud-din Khalji.

Justify the statement “Temple was a social institution”.

Write the administrative reforms of Gawan?

Explain the impact of Sufism.

Explain how Akbar’s religious policy was different from the religious policy of Aurangzeb.

Highlight the sources of revenue under the Peshwas.

Describe the impact of Portuguese presence in India.

What is meant by the provisions of the Subsidiary Treaty?

Discuss the causes and results of Great Rebellion of 1857.

Write the overall contribution of Brahmo Samaj