Question 1 :
Jonaraja, in his Rajatarangini continued the narration of Kalhana up to

Question 2 :
Regarding women in the Vedic period, which of the following are correct? <table> <tr> <td> 1. They were allowed to study </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2. They held good positions </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 3. They did not practice Purdah system </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 4. They attended Sabha and Samiti </td> </tr> </table> Which of the given above statements are correct?

Question 3 :
The largest number of Hindu Mansabdars were in the period of

Question 4 :
Consider the following statements: <table> <tr> <td> 1. Alauddin Khilji styled himself as the second Alexander. (Sikandar-i-sani) </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2. Jalauddin Khilji was the first ruler of Delhi Sultanate to put forward the view that kingship should be based on the willing support of the government. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 3. Iltutmish was the first sultan, who requested and obtained letters of investiture from the calipha. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 4. The token currency tanka introduced by Mohammad- bin-Tughlaq was made of bronze. </td> </tr> </table> Which of the statements given above are correct?

Question 5 :
Which one of the following is not true about the First Round Table Conference?

Question 6 :
Match the following : <table> <tr> <td> A. Devaputra </td> <td> 1. A land measurement unit </td> </tr> <tr> <td> B. Gaulmika </td> <td> 2. An administrative unit </td> </tr> <tr> <td> C. Kulyavapa </td> <td> 3. A royal title </td> </tr> <tr> <td> D. Ahara </td> <td> 4. An officer </td> </tr> </table> Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Question 7 :
Consider the following statements about the Qutub Minar: <table> <tr> <td> 1. Its radius decreases after each story. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2. It is a five storeyed structure. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 3. It was completed by Iltutmish. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 4. It has characteristics of both Hindu and Islamic architecture. </td> </tr> </table> Which of the above statements about Qutub Minar are correct?

Question 8 :
In the Rigveda, the first hymn of a Mandala is often addressed to:

Question 9 :
First decisive military success of English East India Company in India is marked by

Question 11 :
During the reign of Chandragupta Maurya, Pataliputra was administered by a board consisting of the members numbered.

Question 12 :
What was the 'privy purse' in the context of the history of modem India?

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 17 :
Match List -I with List - II and select the correct answer from: [UP-PCS 2012] <table> <tr> <td> List-I (Vedic Rivers) </td> <td> List-II (Modem Names) </td> </tr> <tr> <td> A. Kubha </td> <td> 1. Gandak </td> </tr> <tr> <td> B. Parusni </td> <td> 2. Kabul </td> </tr> <tr> <td> C. Sadanira </td> <td> 3. Ravi </td> </tr> <tr> <td> D. Sutudri </td> <td> 4. Sutlej </td> </tr> </table> Code.

Question 18 :
Which one of the following Vedic Gods depicts an association with the Sun?

Question 20 :
Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer by from the codes given below the lists: <table> <tr> <td> List -I </td> <td> List -II </td> </tr> <tr> <td> A. Fa-hien </td> <td> 1. Indian had no sense of history </td> </tr> <tr> <td> B. Alberuni </td> <td> 2. There was no provision of death sentence </td> </tr> <tr> <td> C. Heiun Tsang </td> <td> 3. Indian yield more than fairness required </td> </tr> </table>

Question 21 :
Put the following events in chronological order and choose your answer with the help of given codes: <table> <tr> <td> A. Formation of an interim government. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> B. The arrival of the Cabinet Mission. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> C. Muslim League Launches Direct Action. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> D. Jinnah's Wrecking of the Shimla Conference. </td> </tr> </table>

Question 22 :
Which of the following was a strong centre of the Pasupatas during the time of Chandragupta II?

Question 27 :
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. Alberuni </td> <td> 1. Tarikh-i-Fakhruddi </td> </tr> <tr> <td> B. Ainul Mulk Multani </td> <td> 2. Khazan-ul-Futuh </td> </tr> <tr> <td> C. Amir Khusro </td> <td> 3. Insha-i-Mahru </td> </tr> <tr> <td> D. Fakhre Mudabbir </td> <td> 4. Tarikh-i-Hind </td> </tr> </table>

Question 28 :
With whom is the Yadu tribe mostly paired in the Rigveda?

Question 30 :
Who among the following appointed Ibn Battuta as the Chief Qazi of Delhi?

Question 31 :
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from codes given below the lists: <table> <tr> <td> List-I (Traveller) </td> <td> List-II (Country) </td> </tr> <tr> <td> A. Barbosa </td> <td> 1. Persian </td> </tr> <tr> <td> B. Nicolo Conti </td> <td> 2. Italian </td> </tr> <tr> <td> C. Abdur Razzaq </td> <td> 3. Russian </td> </tr> <tr> <td> D. Nikitin </td> <td> 4. Portuguese </td> </tr> </table>

Question 32 :
Who is rightly called the 'Father of Local Self Government' in India?

Question 34 :
Match List -I with List -II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: <table> <tr> <td> List-I (Newspaper) </td> <td> List-II (Language) </td> </tr> <tr> <td> A. Bharat Mitra </td> <td> 1. Bengali </td> </tr> <tr> <td> B. Rashtramat </td> <td> 2. Gujarati </td> </tr> <tr> <td> C. Prajamitra </td> <td> 3. Hindi </td> </tr> <tr> <td> D. Nayak </td> <td> 4. Marathi </td> </tr> </table>

Question 35 :
Important aspect of the Turkish conquest of North India was the Urban revolution.' Who said this statement?

Question 36 :
When Raja Wodeyar founded the Kingdom of Mysore, who was the ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire?

Question 37 :
Give below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other as Reason (R): <table> <tr> <td> Assertion: The basic weakness of the early nationalist movement lay in its narrow social base. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Reason: It fought for the narrow interests of the social groups which joined it. </td> </tr> </table> In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?

Question 38 :
Match list 'A' with the list 'B' and choose the corred answer from the codes given below: <table> <tr> <td>List 'A'</td> <td>List 'B'</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1.The Kushanas</td> <td>A. The restorer of varnasrama- dharma</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2. the Satavahanas</td> <td>B. First inscription in chast Sanskrit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3. The Sakas (western)</td> <td>C. Visit of St. Thomas (western)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4. Parthians</td> <td>D. Largest number of coppe coins</td> </tr> </table>

Question 39 :
On which object, do we mainly find the inscriptions of Harappan civilization?

Question 41 :
What were the consequences of American Revolution? <table> <tr> <td> i. It helped establish the American financial system and bankrupted France. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> ii. A small band of revolutionaries defeated the British Empire and ushered in the modern era as democracies began to spread around the world following the Peace of Paris. </td> </tr> </table>

Question 42 :
The earliest epigraphic evidence mentioning the birth place of Sakyamuni Buddha is obtained from

Question 43 :
The Sultan who desecrated the Puri Jagannath temple and Jwalamukhi temple at Kangra was

Question 44 :
The President of the Surat Session of Indian Nations Congress (1907) was

Question 45 :
<table> <tr> <td> DIRECTION: Read the following statements carefully and answer the questions accordingly. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Match the following: </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Balban </td> <td> (1) reimposed Jaziya </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Allauddin Khalji </td> <td> (2) Sondhar loans </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Muhammad bin Tuglaq </td> <td> (3) sizda and paibos </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Firoz Shah Tughlaq </td> <td> (4) sarai-i-adl </td> </tr> </table>

Question 48 :
Timvachakam, which occupies a place in Tamil sacred literature analogous to the Upanishads, contains the compositions of

Question 49 :
Who among the following Governor Generals created the covenanted Civil Services of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil services?