Question 1 :
Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to Pre-independent India as traders?

Question 2 :
Who among the following has started the Public Works Department in India in AD 1848?

Question 3 :
Which statement is correct regarding the 'Cold War'? <table> <tr> <td> i. The Cold War was a sustained state of political and military tension between powers in the Western Bloc. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> ii. The Cold War split the temporary wartime alliance against Nazi Germany, leaving the USSR and the US as two superpowers with profound economic and political differences over capitalism and democracy. </td> </tr> </table>

Question 4 :
In the Rigveda, the first hymn of a Mandala is often addressed to:

Question 5 :
The Doctrines of 'Non-Violence' and Civil Disobedience' associated with Mahatma Gandhi were influenced by the works of

Question 6 :
Which movement inspired Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to become a follower of Gandhi ji?

Question 7 :
Which of the following statements above Ryotwari settlement is/are correct?<table> <tr> <td> 1. It recognised the cultivators as the owner of land. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2. It was a temporary settlement. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 3. It was introduced later than the permanent settlement. </td> </tr> </table> Select the correct answer using the codes given below

Question 13 :
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: <table> <tr> <td> List-I </td> <td> List-II </td> </tr> <tr> <td> A. Diwani-Mushtakhraj </td> <td> 1. Jalaluddin Khilji </td> </tr> <tr> <td> B. Diwan-i-Amirkohi </td> <td> 2. Firozshah Tughlaq </td> </tr> <tr> <td> C. Diwan-i-Khairat </td> <td> 3. Muhammad Tughlaq </td> </tr> <tr> <td> D. Diwan-i-Wakuf </td> <td> 4. Alauddin Khilji </td> </tr> </table>

Question 14 :
Consider the following statement about votive inscriptions in die second centmy BC? <table> <tr> <td> 1. They records gifts made to religious institutions </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2. They tell us about die idea of transference of the meritorious results of die action of one person </td> </tr> </table> Which of the statements given above is are correct?

Question 16 :
Match list 'A with list 'B' and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: <table> <tr> <td>List I </td> <td>List II</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1. Anga </td> <td>A. Shuktimati</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2. Koshala </td> <td>B. Shravasti</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3. Vajji </td> <td>C. Champa</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4. Chedi </td> <td>D. Vaishali</td> </tr> </table>

Question 19 :
What is the correct chronological sequence of the following saints? <table> <tr> <td> 1. Ramanuja </td> <td> 2. Shankaracharya </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 3. Shankaradeva </td> <td> 4. Dadu </td> </tr> </table>

Question 20 :
Which one of the following sites is famous for prehistoric paintings?

Question 21 :
Who of the following Vijayanagar kings had assumed the tittle 'Andhra Bhoja'?

Question 22 :
Consider the following statements about Sher Shah's administration<table> <tr> <td> 1. He divided his empire into Sarkars which were further subdivided into Parganas. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2. The Sarkars and the Parganas were directly administered by Sher Shah without the help of any other officials </td> </tr> </table> Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question 23 :
Who among the foreign travelers describes how the Ganga water was carried in copper vessels for Mughal emperors to drink?

Question 24 :
Which one of the following works of Amir Khusro deals with the military expedition of Alauddin Khilji?