Early Harappan period was ______

(a)

3000–2600 BCE

(b)

2600–1900 BCE

(c)

1900–1700 BCE

(d)

1700–1500 BCE

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

(a)

Jivakasinthamani

(b)

Acharrangasutra

(c)

Kalpasutra

(d)

Samannapha Sutta

Brahmi script in Ashoka’s pillar inscription was deciphered by _____

(a)

Thomas Saunders

(b)

James Prinsep

(c)

Sir John Marshal

(d)

William Jones

____________ was the best known of the Indo-Greek kings

(a)

Euthydemus

(b)

Demetrius

(c)

Menander

(d)

Antialcidas

Which one of the following is the wrong option for the rock-cut cave temple of Gupta Period ?
(i) Udayagiri cave (Odisha)
(ii) Ajanta and Ellora caves (Maharashtra)
(iii) Elephanta cave (Maharashtra)
(iv) Bagh (Madhya Pradesh)

(a)

i

(b)

ii

(c)

iii

(d)

iv

____________ is the doctrine propounded by Adi Sankara

(a)

Monism

(b)

Visistatvaita

(c)

Saiva Siddhantha

(d)

Vedanata

The Palam Baoli inscription is in _________ language

(a)

Sanskrit

(b)

Persian

(c)

Arabic

(d)

Urdu

"Kedah” is in_________

(a)

Malaysia

(b)

Singapore

(c)

Thailand

(d)

Cambodia

Arrange the following chronologically:

(a)

The Sangama dynasty, the Aravidu dynasty. The. Saluva dynasty, the Tuluva dynasty

(b)

The Sangama dynasty, the Saluva dynasty, the Tuluva dynasty, the Aravidu dynasty.

(c)

The Saluva dynasty.the Sangamadynasty,the Tuluva dynasty,the Aravidu dynasty

(d)

The Sangama dynasty,the Tuluva dynasty,the Saluva dynasty,the Aravidu dynasty

_______________provided Hinduism with a philosophic doctrine of Advaita.

(a)

Adi Sankara

(b)

Ramanuja

(c)

Ramananda

(d)

Chaitanya

__________which came with the advent of Aryan-speaking peoples to India, absorbed many elements from the Indus civilization.

(a)

Vedic religion

(b)

Harappa

(c)

bhakti

(d)

Azhwars

_________was executed by Jahangir for instigating prince Khusrau to rebel.

(a)

Guru Arjan Dev

(b)

Guru Har Gobind

(c)

Guru Tegh Bahadur

(d)

Gum Har Rai

______________inrtroduced the Mansabdari system

(a)

lradat Khan

(b)

Mughal

(c)

Rani Durgavati

(d)

Akbar

In the Military organization of Shivaji, the smallest unit was headed by a _____

(a)

Naik

(b)

Havildars

(c)

Bargirs

(d)

Shiledars

Maratha rule in Thanjavur which started from 1674 continued until the death of ______ in 1832

(a)

Peshwa

(b)

Konkan

(c)

Serfoji II

(d)

Shivaji

Robert Clive consolidated the British rule in India by winning the________

(a)

Carnatic wars

(b)

Seven Years' Wars

(c)

Battle of Buxar

(d)

Battle of Plassey

______________ was the real foundation battle for British dominion in India.

(a)

Plassey

(b)

First Carnatic War

(c)

Buxar

(d)

Wandiwash

____________ was the mainstay of the British Indian government's fiscal system.

(a)

William Bentinck

(b)

Land revenue

(c)

William Bentinck

(d)

laissez faire

___________defeated Nana Sahib's forus during the 1857 Rebelliion

(a)

Henry Lawrence

(b)

Major General Havelock

(c)

Sir Hugh Wheeler

(d)

General Neill

__________expounded his views in short stories and admirable parables.

(a)

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

(b)

Devendranath Tagore

(c)

Vivekananda

(d)

Jyotiba Phule

What do you know of the Iron Age in India?

Write a note on Mahapadma Nanda.

Make a list of the following: Items exported to Rome; Items imported into India from Rome.

Discuss the greatness of Mahipala I.

Forty System

Mention the three areas where there was a clash of interest between the Vijayanagar and Bahmani Kingdoms.

Which is called the epitome of Mughal architecture? Explain its structure.

Write about the Dutch in 1600?

What do you know of “Pagoda”?

Who are the members of the Prarthana Samaj?

Explain the distinct features of the Mesolithic cultures.

Explain the features of the monarchies or kingdoms on the Gangetic plains.

Importance of Harsha’s criminal justice system.

Name some of the taxes collected during the Chola period

Explain the reason for the celebration of Krishnadevaraya as the greatest ruler of Vijayanagar.

How did Chaitanya differ from Kabir?

“Humayun stumbled out of his life as he stumbled through it” – Explain.

What do you know about the province?

Impact of Industrial Revolution on Indian handloom weavers.

Ahmadiya Movement

Where are Neolithic cultures found in South India? Mention its important features.

Discuss the causes of intellectual awakening in the sixth century BCE.

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

Describe the land classification and land tenures followed in Guptas times.

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

Justify the statement “Temple was a social institution”.

Write a note about Golkonda Fort.

List out the salient features of the Bhakti Movement.

Attempt an essay on the splendour of Mughal architecture.

Describe Serfoji II’s contribution to modern education.

“The British virtually became the rulers of Bengal” – When and How?

Write Naorojis Home Charge?

Explain the organization of Palayakkarar system in South Tamilnadu.

Write the issues of Phule