Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET) 2020 Previous Year Question Paper With Answer Key
DU MA History
Topic: HISTORY MA S2
1) Which of the following scholars has written a book on early medieval courtly culture?
?
[Question ID = 10304]
1. Leslie Orr /
[Option ID = 41210]
2. Daud Ali /
[Option ID = 41212]
3. D.N. Jha /
[Option ID = 41214]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41216]
Correct Answer :
Daud Ali /
[Option ID = 41212]
2) The term Anekantavada denotes
[Question ID = 10307]
1. Lokayata doctrine /
[Option ID = 41219]
2. Mahayana doctrine /
[Option ID = 41221]
3. Jaina doctrine /
[Option ID = 41223]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41225]
Correct Answer :
Jaina doctrine /
[Option ID = 41223]
3) The term Parihara refers to
[Question ID = 10308]
1. Taxes /
[Option ID = 41226]
2. Tax exemptions /
[Option ID = 41228]
3. Stepwell /
[Option ID = 41230]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41231]
Correct Answer :
Tax exemptions /
[Option ID = 41228]
4) Ayyavole was a
?
[Question ID = 10310]
1. Cultural assembly / [Option ID = 41234]
2. Merchant guild / [Option ID = 41237]
3. Sangam poetry / [Option ID = 41239]
4. Religious assembly / [Option ID = 41241]
Correct Answer :
Merchant guild / [Option ID = 41237]
5) Cairn stands for
[Question ID = 10313]
1. Temple vestibule /
[Option ID = 41243]
2. Temple window /
[Option ID = 41245]
3. Megalithic burial /
[Option ID = 41247]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41249]
Correct Answer :
Megalithic burial /
[Option ID = 41247]
6) Romila Thapar is the author of
[Question ID = 10315]
1. The Mauryas Revisited /
[Option ID = 41251]
2. Advent of the Aryans in India /
[Option ID = 41253]
3. Introduction to the Study of Indian History /
[Option ID = 41255]
4. Culture and Civilization in Ancient India /
[Option ID = 41257]
Correct Answer :
The Mauryas Revisited /
[Option ID = 41251]
7) The Harappan site at Manda is located in
[Question ID = 10316]
1. Himachal Pradesh / [Option ID = 41258]
2. Jammu and Kashmir / [Option ID = 41260]
3. Punjab / [Option ID = 41261]
4. Uttarakhand / [Option ID = 41263]
Correct Answer :
Jammu and Kashmir / [Option ID = 41260]
8) Pattanam is usually identified with
[Question ID = 10319]
1. Puhar / [Option ID = 41267]
2. Arikamedu / [Option ID = 41269]
3. Muziris / [Option ID = 41271]
4. Kaveripattanam / [Option ID = 41273]
Correct Answer :
Muziris / [Option ID = 41271]
9) Rabatak inscription is associated with the
?
[Question ID = 10320]
1. Mauryas / [Option ID = 41274]
2. Satavahanas / [Option ID = 41275]
3. Kushanas / [Option ID = 41277]
4. Sungas / [Option ID = 41279]
Correct Answer :
Kushanas / [Option ID = 41277]
10) A stone portrait of Ashoka can be found at
[Question ID = 10323]
1. Mathura / [Option ID = 41282]
2. Pataliputra / [Option ID = 41285]
3. Kanaganahalli / [Option ID = 41287]
4. Maski / [Option ID = 41289]
Correct Answer :
Kanaganahalli / [Option ID = 41287]
11) Nalanda Vihara and stupa representations relate to
[Question ID = 10324]
1. Hinayana Buddhism /
[Option ID = 41290]
2. Mahayana Buddhism /
[Option ID = 41293]
3. Both Hinayana and Mahayana /
[Option ID = 41295]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41297]
Correct Answer :
Both Hinayana and Mahayana /
[Option ID = 41295]
12) The term Pattupattu in Sangam corpus means
[Question ID = 10327]
1. Eight Collections / [Option ID = 41298]
2. Ten Songs / [Option ID = 41300]
3. Dharma / [Option ID = 41302]
4. Twelve Books / [Option ID = 41304]
Correct Answer :
Ten Songs / [Option ID = 41300]
13) Daya Ram Sahni had excavated the following site
[Question ID = 10328]
1. Manpur / [Option ID = 41306]
2. Siswal / [Option ID = 41307]
3. Padri / [Option ID = 41308]
4. Harappa / [Option ID = 41309]
Correct Answer :
Harappa / [Option ID = 41309]
14) The term Gojit refers to
[Question ID = 10330]
1. Hero / [Option ID = 41314]
2. Dusk / [Option ID = 41316]
3. Morning / [Option ID = 41318]
4. Hoe / [Option ID = 41320]
Correct Answer :
Hero / [Option ID = 41314]
15) The Besnagar pillar inscription is associated with
[Question ID = 10333]
1. Shunga period /
[Option ID = 41322]
2. Pratiharas /
[Option ID = 41324]
3. Satvahanas /
[Option ID = 41326]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41328]
Correct Answer :
Shunga period /
[Option ID = 41322]
16) Which of these is not mentioned as a tribe in the Vedic texts?
?
[Question ID = 10334]
1. AnuDruhyus / [Option ID = 41330]
2. YaduTurvasas / [Option ID = 41331]
3. Kuru Pancala / [Option ID = 41332]
4. KosalaMithila / [Option ID = 41335]
Correct Answer :
KosalaMithila / [Option ID = 41335]
17) Mahabhasya is a work of
[Question ID = 10337]
1. Panini / [Option ID = 41338]
2. Patanjali / [Option ID = 41340]
3. Yaska / [Option ID = 41341]
4. Baudhayana / [Option ID = 41343]
Correct Answer :
Patanjali / [Option ID = 41340]
18) Black and Red Ware is associated with
[Question ID = 10338]
1. Chalcolithic period / [Option ID = 41346]
2. Neolithic period / [Option ID = 41347]
3. Rajput period / [Option ID = 41348]
4. Mesolithic period / [Option ID = 41349]
Correct Answer :
Chalcolithic period / [Option ID = 41346]
19) A sequence of stone age industries from Lower Paleolithic to Neolithic to Protohistoric can be found in
[Question ID = 10340]
1. Chittoor /
[Option ID = 41354]
2. Hazaribagh /
[Option ID = 41355]
3. None of these /
[Option ID = 41358]
4. Belan Valley /
[Option ID = 41359]
Correct Answer :
Belan Valley /
[Option ID = 41359]
20) Polychrome ware has been found at
[Question ID = 10342]
1. Nal /
[Option ID = 41362]
2. Padri /
[Option ID = 41364]
3. Pipru /
[Option ID = 41366]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41368]
Correct Answer :
Nal /
[Option ID = 41362]
21) Which of these regions was a Mahajanapada in the sixth century BCE
[Question ID = 10344]
1. Anga /
[Option ID = 41370]
2. Avanti /
[Option ID = 41372]
3. Vajji /
[Option ID = 41376]
4. All of these /
[Option ID = 41377]
Correct Answer :
All of these /
[Option ID = 41377]
22) The term suvannakara refers to the following profession
:
[Question ID = 10346]
1. Goldsmith / [Option ID = 41378]
2. Needle Maker / [Option ID = 41379]
3. Garland Maker / [Option ID = 41380]
4. Ivory worker / [Option ID = 41381]
Correct Answer :
Goldsmith / [Option ID = 41378]
23) In the text Silappadikaram, Kovalan and Kannaki were inclined towards
[Question ID = 10348]
1. Sakta cult /
[Option ID = 41386]
2. Jaina path /
[Option ID = 41387]
3. Virashaiva cult /
[Option ID = 41388]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41390]
Correct Answer :
Jaina path /
[Option ID = 41387]
24) The term samanta refers to:
[Question ID = 10351]
1. Renunciant /
[Option ID = 41395]
2. Tribal assembly /
[Option ID = 41397]
3. Feudatory /
[Option ID = 41399]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41401]
Correct Answer :
Feudatory /
[Option ID = 41399]
25) The book From Lineage to State has been written by
[Question ID = 10352]
1. A. L. Basham /
[Option ID = 41402]
2. Romila Thapar /
[Option ID = 41405]
3. Devahuti /
[Option ID = 41407]
4. Makhan Joshi /
[Option ID = 41409]
Correct Answer :
Romila Thapar /
[Option ID = 41405]
26) Faxian mentions Tamralipti, an important trading centre on the/in:
I
[Question ID = 10355]
1. Eastern coast /
[Option ID = 41412]
2. Western coast /
[Option ID = 41414]
3. Sri Lanka /
[Option ID = 41416]
4. Burma /
[Option ID = 41417]
Correct Answer :
Eastern coast /
[Option ID = 41412]
27) The Lower Paleolithic period is associated with the following geological age
()
[Question ID = 10357]
1. Lower Pleistocene / [Option ID = 41419]
2. Middle Pleistocene / [Option ID = 41421]
3. Upper Pleistocene / [Option ID = 41424]
4. Holocene / [Option ID = 41425]
Correct Answer :
Holocene / [Option ID = 41425]
28) Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a devotee of
[Question ID = 10358]
1. Lord Shiva / [Option ID = 41426]
2. Lord Vishnu / [Option ID = 41427]
3. Lord Krishna / [Option ID = 41428]
4. Lord Ram / [Option ID = 41430]
Correct Answer :
Lord Shiva / [Option ID = 41426]
29) The book The Languages of Gods in the World of Men has been edited by
[Question ID = 10360]
1. B. N. Pandey /
[Option ID = 41434]
2. Sheldon Pollock /
[Option ID = 41436]
3. Dipankar Gupta /
[Option ID = 41438]
4. R. S. Sharma /
[Option ID = 41440]
Correct Answer :
Sheldon Pollock /
[Option ID = 41436]
30) Norman Lowe was written the following book
[Question ID = 10363]
1. Tantricism /
[Option ID = 41443]
2. Mastering World History /
[Option ID = 41445]
3. A Short History of Europe /
[Option ID = 41446]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41448]
Correct Answer :
Mastering World History /
[Option ID = 41445]
31) The Tokugawa Bakuhan system was present in
[Question ID = 10364]
1. Japan / [Option ID = 41450]
2. Korea / [Option ID = 41452]
3. China / [Option ID = 41454]
4. Burma / [Option ID = 41456]
Correct Answer :
Japan / [Option ID = 41450]
32) The book British Trade and Opening of China was written by
[Question ID = 10367]
1. Tan Chung /
[Option ID = 41458]
2. Ranbir Vohra /
[Option ID = 41460]
3. J. K. Fairbank /
[Option ID = 41462]
4. Michael Greenberg /
[Option ID = 41464]
Correct Answer :
Michael Greenberg /
[Option ID = 41464]
33) The book America's Black Past was edited by
[Question ID = 10368]
1. Eric Foner /
[Option ID = 41466]
2. David Donald /
[Option ID = 41467]
3. Paul Boyer /
[Option ID = 41469]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41471]
Correct Answer :
Eric Foner /
[Option ID = 41466]
34) The Gilded age in the United States of America was marked by
[Question ID = 10371]
1. Rise of Big Business /
[Option ID = 41475]
2. Monopolism /
[Option ID = 41477]
3. Growth of Trustowned companies /
[Option ID = 41479]
4. All of these /
[Option ID = 41481]
Correct Answer :
All of these /
[Option ID = 41481]
35) Joan Scott's pathbreaking essay deals with
[Question ID = 10372]
1. Gender as a category of historical analysis /
[Option ID = 41482]
2. Caste as a category of analysis /
[Option ID = 41484]
3. Both of the above /
[Option ID = 41486]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41487]
Correct Answer :
Gender as a category of historical analysis /
[Option ID = 41482]
36) Who amongst the following have made an important contribution regarding the origin and growth of Feudalism in
medieval Europe?
?
[Question ID = 10374]
1. Marc Bloch /
[Option ID = 41490]
2. Georges Duby /
[Option ID = 41492]
3. Perry Anderson /
[Option ID = 41494]
4. All of these /
[Option ID = 41496]
Correct Answer :
All of these /
[Option ID = 41496]
37) The term Islamicate was coined by
[Question ID = 10376]
1. A Durrani / [Option ID = 41498]
2. Marshall Hodgson / [Option ID = 41500]
3. John Marshall / [Option ID = 41502]
4. Richard Hodson / [Option ID = 41504]
Correct Answer :
Marshall Hodgson / [Option ID = 41500]
38) Helots were found in
[Question ID = 10378]
1. Athens / [Option ID = 41506]
2. Sparta / [Option ID = 41508]
3. Rome / [Option ID = 41510]
4. Bosnia / [Option ID = 41512]
Correct Answer :
Sparta / [Option ID = 41508]
39) Robert Wenke's research deals with
[Question ID = 10380]
1. Prehistory of Mankind / [Option ID = 41514]
2. Modern Indian Literature / [Option ID = 41516]
3. Contemporary Indian Art / [Option ID = 41518]
4. None of the above / [Option ID = 41521]
Correct Answer :
Prehistory of Mankind / [Option ID = 41514]
40) Who among the following was not part of the Khilafat Committee?
?
[Question ID = 10386]
1. Hasrat Mohani / [Option ID = 41535]
2. Maulana Azad / [Option ID = 41536]
3. M. A. Ansari / . . [Option ID = 41538]
4. M. Q. Nanautavi / . . [Option ID = 41540]
Correct Answer :
M. Q. Nanautavi / . . [Option ID = 41540]
41) Arrange the following Mughal rulers chronologically A. Jahandar Shah
B. Akbar II
C. Alamgir II
D. Shah Alam II
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(a)
(b) II
(c) II
(d) I
[Question ID = 10387]
1. B, C, D, A / b, c, d, a
[Option ID = 41542]
2. A, C, D, B / a, c, d, b
[Option ID = 41543]
3. A, C, B, D / a, c, b, d
[Option ID = 41545]
4. B, C, A, D / b, c, a, d
[Option ID = 41547]
Correct Answer :
A, C, D, B / a, c, d, b
[Option ID = 41543]
42) Who is the author of the book titled TarikhiMubarakshahi?
?
[Question ID = 10389]
1. Mubarak Shah /
[Option ID = 41550]
2. Yahya Sihrindi /
[Option ID = 41552]
3. Ibn Muluk Shah /
[Option ID = 41554]
4. Sharfuddin Yazdi /
[Option ID = 41556]
Correct Answer :
Yahya Sihrindi /
[Option ID = 41552]
43) Khwaja Nasir alDin Mahmud's spiritual conversations have been collected in which of the following texts
:
[Question ID = 10392]
1. TarikhiNizami /
[Option ID = 41559]
2. KhairulMajalis /
[Option ID = 41560]
3. SiyarulArifin /
[Option ID = 41562]
4. Fawa'idulFu'ad /
[Option ID = 41564]
Correct Answer :
KhairulMajalis /
[Option ID = 41560]
44) Which historian has studied the context of emergence of Islam in Bengal?
?
[Question ID = 10393]
1. Sushil Choudhury / [Option ID = 41566]
2. Tapan Raychaudhuri / [Option ID = 41568]
3. Richard M. Eaton / . [Option ID = 41570]
4. David Curley / [Option ID = 41572]
Correct Answer :
Richard M. Eaton / . [Option ID = 41570]
45) Buranji, a form of historical literature, is identified with the following region
:
[Question ID = 10395]
1. Assam / [Option ID = 41574]
2. Maharashtra / [Option ID = 41576]
3. Karnataka / [Option ID = 41578]
4. Tamil Nadu / [Option ID = 41579]
Correct Answer :
Assam / [Option ID = 41574]
46) Who was responsible for the translations of Ramayana and Mahabharata at Akbar's court?
?
[Question ID = 10398]
1. Abul Fazl / [Option ID = 41582]
2. Abdur Rahim KhaniKhanan / [Option ID = 41584]
3. Todarmal / [Option ID = 41586]
4. Mulla Abdul Qadir Badauni / [Option ID = 41588]
Correct Answer :
Mulla Abdul Qadir Badauni / [Option ID = 41588]
47) Who first discussed the `urban revolution'?
' ?
[Question ID = 10399]
1. Mohammad Habib / [Option ID = 41590]
2. I.H. Qureshi / . . [Option ID = 41593]
3. R.P. Tripathi / . . [Option ID = 41595]
4. Sunil Kumar / [Option ID = 41597]
Correct Answer :
Mohammad Habib / [Option ID = 41590]
48) Who raised the question `Was their Feudalism in Indian History'?
` '
[Question ID = 10401]
1. B.N.S. Yadav / . . .
[Option ID = 41599]
2. R.S. Sharma / ..
[Option ID = 41601]
3. B.D. Chattopadhyaya / . .
[Option ID = 41603]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41605]
Correct Answer :
None of these /
[Option ID = 41605]
49) Lahore was the capital of
?
[Question ID = 10404]
1. Muizz alDin Ghuri / [Option ID = 41607]
2. Iltutmish / [Option ID = 41609]
3. Qubacha / [Option ID = 41611]
4. Qutb alDin Aybak / [Option ID = 41613]
Correct Answer :
Qutb alDin Aybak / [Option ID = 41613]
50) The Marwanids were
:
[Question ID = 10405]
1. Abbasid Caliphs /
[Option ID = 41614]
2. Sultans of Khurasan /
[Option ID = 41616]
3. Umayyad Caliphs /
[Option ID = 41618]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41620]
Correct Answer :
Umayyad Caliphs /
[Option ID = 41618]
51) The Khalajis first established control over
?:
[Question ID = 10408]
1. Delhi / [Option ID = 41623]
2. Bengal / [Option ID = 41625]
3. Malwa / [Option ID = 41627]
4. Afghanistan / [Option ID = 41629]
Correct Answer :
Bengal / [Option ID = 41625]
52) Given below are two statements regarding Akbar's Rajput policy
Statement I: Akbar married the Rajput princess, the daughter of Raja Bharamal which was considered as a turning point in
the history of Mughals.
Statement II: Marriages of this nature defined Akbar's socalled Rajput Policy.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
I. , ,
II
/
[Question ID = 10409]
1. Statement I is true but Statement II is false / I
[Option ID = 41631]
2. Statement I is false but Statement II is true / II
[Option ID = 41633]
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are true / I II
[Option ID = 41635]
4. Both Statement I and Statement II are false / I II
[Option ID = 41637]
Correct Answer :
Statement I is true but Statement II is false / I
[Option ID = 41631]
53) The Battle of Chausa was fought between
?
[Question ID = 10412]
1. Babur and Rana Sanga / [Option ID = 41639]
2. Humayun and Sher Shah / [Option ID = 41641]
3. Babur and Sher Shah / [Option ID = 41642]
4. Sher Shah and Rana Sanga / [Option ID = 41644]
Correct Answer :
Humayun and Sher Shah / [Option ID = 41641]
54) Who is the author of the book: The Muqaddimah?
' ' ?
[Question ID = 10413]
1. Ibn Khaldun / [Option ID = 41646]
2. Ibn alHakam / [Option ID = 41648]
3. Ibn Sina / [Option ID = 41650]
4. Ibn alIdhari / [Option ID = 41652]
Correct Answer :
Ibn Khaldun / [Option ID = 41646]
55) Who amongst the following historians has written a book on IndoPersian travellers during the middle ages?
?
[Question ID = 10415]
1. Muzaffar Alam and Sanjay Subrahmanyam / [Option ID = 41654]
2. Munis Faruqui / [Option ID = 41656]
3. Irfan Habib and Mohammad Habib / [Option ID = 41658]
4. I A Khan / [Option ID = 41660]
Correct Answer :
Muzaffar Alam and Sanjay Subrahmanyam / [Option ID = 41654]
56) The growth of the qasbas in the 18 century was pointed out by
th
18 ?
[Question ID = 10417]
1. C.A. Bayly /
[Option ID = 41662]
2. A. B. M. Habibullah /
[Option ID = 41663]
3. Om Prakash /
[Option ID = 41665]
4. Inayat Khan /
[Option ID = 41667]
Correct Answer :
C.A. Bayly /
[Option ID = 41662]
57) Abdul Hamid Lahori authored the following text
?
[Question ID = 10420]
1. AiniAkbari /
[Option ID = 41671]
2. Akbar Nama /
[Option ID = 41673]
3. Babur Nama /
[Option ID = 41675]
4. Badshah Nama /
[Option ID = 41677]
Correct Answer :
Badshah Nama /
[Option ID = 41677]
58) The Humayun Nama written by Gulbadan Begum is used to write the following
[Question ID = 10421]
1. Agrarian history of Mughal Empire /
[Option ID = 41678]
2. Trade history of Mughal Empire /
[Option ID = 41679]
3. Domestic sphere and Mughal politics /
[Option ID = 41680]
4. Global outreach of the Mughal Empire /
[Option ID = 41681]
Correct Answer :
Domestic sphere and Mughal politics /
[Option ID = 41680]
59) Which of the following texts was produced in the thirteenth century?
[Question ID = 10422]
1. TabaqatI Nasiri /
[Option ID = 41682]
2. GulzarI Abrar /
[Option ID = 41683]
3. TarikhI Firuz Shahi /
[Option ID = 41684]
4. MaktubatI Imam Rabbani /
[Option ID = 41685]
Correct Answer :
TabaqatI Nasiri /
[Option ID = 41682]
60) The Majalisi Jahangiri contains discussions between
[Question ID = 10423]
1. Jahangir, Jesuit priests and Abdus Sattar / ,
[Option ID = 41686]
2. Jahangir and Akbar /
[Option ID = 41687]
3. Jahangir and Nur Jahan /
[Option ID = 41688]
4. Jahangir and Shah Jahan /
[Option ID = 41689]
Correct Answer :
Jahangir, Jesuit priests and Abdus Sattar / ,
[Option ID = 41686]
61) Who among the following has been called a "saint among saints" by Kabirdas?
" " ?
[Question ID = 10424]
1. Namdev / [Option ID = 41690]
2. Guru Nanak / [Option ID = 41691]
3. Raidas / [Option ID = 41692]
4. Dhanna / [Option ID = 41693]
Correct Answer :
Raidas / [Option ID = 41692]
62) Which of the following provinces was not put under the dahsala system?
?
[Question ID = 10425]
1. Lahore /
[Option ID = 41694]
2. Multan /
[Option ID = 41695]
3. Malwa /
[Option ID = 41696]
4. Bengal /
[Option ID = 41697]
Correct Answer :
Bengal /
[Option ID = 41697]
63) Under the Mughals, the soldiers who were recruited, trained and maintained on behalf of the emperor were known as
,
[Question ID = 10426]
1. ahadis /
[Option ID = 41698]
2. dakhilis /
[Option ID = 41699]
3. siledars /
[Option ID = 41700]
4. basgirs /
[Option ID = 41701]
Correct Answer :
ahadis /
[Option ID = 41698]
64) The terms duaspa and sihaspa refer to
[Question ID = 10427]
1. Rank in Mansabdari system /
[Option ID = 41702]
2. Rank in Zamindari system /
[Option ID = 41703]
3. Feudal titles /
[Option ID = 41704]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41705]
Correct Answer :
Rank in Mansabdari system /
[Option ID = 41702]
65) The Hayat Baksh garden, Mehtab Bagh garden and Shah Burj were located
,
[Question ID = 10428]
1. Inside the Red Fort in Delhi /
[Option ID = 41706]
2. Outside the Red Fort in Delhi /
[Option ID = 41707]
3. Inside Fatehpur Sikri Palace /
[Option ID = 41708]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41709]
Correct Answer :
Inside the Red Fort in Delhi /
[Option ID = 41706]
66) Dara Shikoh was the author of
[Question ID = 10429]
1. Majma alBaharyn /
[Option ID = 41710]
2. Miraj alBaharyn /
[Option ID = 41711]
3. Dara Namah /
[Option ID = 41712]
4. All of these /
[Option ID = 41713]
Correct Answer :
Majma alBaharyn /
[Option ID = 41710]
67) Treaty of Purandhar was signed between
[Question ID = 10430]
1. Aurangzeb and Shivaji / [Option ID = 41714]
2. Aurangzeb and Baji Rao / [Option ID = 41715]
3. Peshwas and Gujarat ruler / [Option ID = 41716]
4. Peshwas and Malwa ruler / [Option ID = 41717]
Correct Answer :
Aurangzeb and Shivaji / [Option ID = 41714]
68) The Vaikom Satyagraha was launched in Kerala to
[Question ID = 10431]
1. Open the temples for the entry of the lower castes ( avarnas) /
[Option ID = 41718]
2. Ban the initiation of Devadasis for temple service /
[Option ID = 41719]
3. Remove untouchability /
[Option ID = 41720]
4. Force the temple authorities to appoint nonBrahmin as priests /
[Option ID = 41721]
Correct Answer :
Open the temples for the entry of the lower castes ( avarnas) /
[Option ID = 41718]
69) Who is the author of Pahla Girmitiya and what is its subject?
?
[Question ID = 10432]
1. It is written by Brijlal and it deals with the struggle of Indian immigrants in South Africa /
[Option ID = 41722]
2. It is written by Giriraj Kishore and it deals with M.K. Gandhi's struggle in South Africa / ..
.
[Option ID = 41723]
3. It is written by Rajkumar Shukla and it deals with the struggle of Indigo cultivators in Champaran /
[Option ID = 41724]
4. It is written by Mahatma Gandhi and it deals with the struggle of Indigo cultivators in Champaran /
[Option ID = 41725]
Correct Answer :
It is written by Giriraj Kishore and it deals with M.K. Gandhi's struggle in South Africa / ..
.
[Option ID = 41723]
70) Who wrote Azadi ki Chaon Men?
' ' ?
[Question ID = 10433]
1. Urvashi Butalia /
[Option ID = 41726]
2. Anis Kidwai /
[Option ID = 41727]
3. Shahid Amin /
[Option ID = 41728]
4. Ritu Menon /
[Option ID = 41729]
Correct Answer :
Anis Kidwai /
[Option ID = 41727]
71) Who is the author of Freedom at Midnight?
?
[Question ID = 10434]
1. Jawaharlal Nehru /
[Option ID = 41730]
2. Sardar Patel /
[Option ID = 41731]
3. Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins /
[Option ID = 41732]
4. C.A. Bayly /
[Option ID = 41733]
Correct Answer :
Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins /
[Option ID = 41732]
72) Who amongst these was an important leader of the Hindu Mahasabha in early twentieth century?
?
[Question ID = 10435]
1. M. K. Gandhi / [Option ID = 41734]
2. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar / [Option ID = 41735]
3. M. S. Golwalkar / . . [Option ID = 41736]
4. Madan Mohan Malaviya / [Option ID = 41737]
Correct Answer :
Madan Mohan Malaviya / [Option ID = 41737]
73) Which of these statements is false regarding military fiscalism in eighteenth century India?
?
[Question ID = 10436]
1. It was an attempt by the state to do away with intermediaries / [Option ID = 41738]
2. It was a more efficient form of revenue collection / [Option ID = 41739]
3. It was the loot collected by the army / [Option ID = 41740]
4. It intended to serve the objective of maintaining armed forces in India / [Option ID = 41741]
Correct Answer :
It was the loot collected by the army / [Option ID = 41740]
74) Which of these statements is false regarding the longterm impact of Partition?
?
[Question ID = 10437]
1. Partition has been the apt solution to all communal strife / [Option ID = 41742]
2. By this process of demarcating borders, setting restrictions on mobility, and also in the postpartition refugee rehabilitation policies, both the
states were creating its classes of citizens and aliens / ,
, [Option ID = 41743]
3. The hastily drawn borders, which paid scant regard to ground realities, actually disrupted everyday life of the people residing there /
, , [Option ID = 41744]
4. Partition was marked over the bodies of women in multiple ways / [Option ID = 41745]
Correct Answer :
Partition has been the apt solution to all communal strife / [Option ID = 41742]
75) The high school in which Gandhiji studied was located in
[Question ID = 10439]
1. Rajkot / [Option ID = 41750]
2. Porbandar / [Option ID = 41751]
3. Bombay / [Option ID = 41752]
4. Bhavnagar / [Option ID = 41753]
Correct Answer :
Rajkot / [Option ID = 41750]
76) The Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln
[Question ID = 10440]
1. Made primary education compulsory for former slaves / [Option ID = 41754]
2. Gave voting rights to former slaves / [Option ID = 41755]
3. Confiscated plantations of slaveowners / [Option ID = 41756]
4. Was an important step leading to the abolition of slavery / [Option ID = 41757]
Correct Answer :
Was an important step leading to the abolition of slavery / [Option ID = 41757]
77) Who was the principal colonial official in Punjab during the revolt of 1857?
1857 ?
[Question ID = 10441]
1. John Lawrence / [Option ID = 41758]
2. John Nicholson / [Option ID = 41759]
3. Henry Lawrence / [Option ID = 41760]
4. Robert Montgomery / [Option ID = 41761]
Correct Answer :
John Lawrence / [Option ID = 41758]
78) The `Eastern Question' refers to international diplomacy and politics relating to
' ' ( )
[Question ID = 10442]
1. The Spanish empire /
[Option ID = 41762]
2. China /
[Option ID = 41763]
3. The Ottoman empire /
[Option ID = 41764]
4. The Portuguese empire /
[Option ID = 41765]
Correct Answer :
The Ottoman empire /
[Option ID = 41764]
79) What was the main category of goods that European companies purchased in Tamil Nadu for their trade in the 17th
and 18th centuries?
17 18 ?
[Question ID = 10443]
1. Cotton textiles /
[Option ID = 41766]
2. Natural dyes /
[Option ID = 41767]
3. Precious stones /
[Option ID = 41768]
4. Spices /
[Option ID = 41769]
Correct Answer :
Cotton textiles /
[Option ID = 41766]
80) Bipan Chandra's work
[Question ID = 10444]
1. Analyzed in detail the arguments and ideas of the early nationalists /
[Option ID = 41770]
2. Analyzed in detail public finance in the late 19 century
th
19
/
[Option ID = 41771]
3. Analyzed in detail imperial trade and tariffs in the interwar period /
[Option ID = 41772]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41773]
Correct Answer :
Analyzed in detail the arguments and ideas of the early nationalists /
[Option ID = 41770]
81) Partha Chatterjee's Nationalist thought and the Colonial World
[Question ID = 10445]
1. Had chapters on Bankimchandra, Gandhi and Nehru / ,
[Option ID = 41774]
2. Had chapters on Ambedkar, Gandhi and Nehru / ,
[Option ID = 41775]
3. Had chapters on Bhagat Singh, Gandhi and Nehru / ,
[Option ID = 41776]
4. Had chapters on Vivekananda, Gandhi and Nehru / ,
[Option ID = 41777]
Correct Answer :
Had chapters on Bankimchandra, Gandhi and Nehru / ,
[Option ID = 41774]
82) Francois Furet has
:
[Question ID = 10446]
1. Interpreted the French Revolution by using the insights of Tocqueville, among others / [Option
ID = 41778]
2. Interpreted the French Revolution by using the insights of Lefevre, among others / [Option ID =
41779]
3. Interpreted the French Revolution through economic determinism / [Option ID = 41780]
4. Interpreted the French Revolution using the insights of Soboul, among others / [Option ID =
41781]
Correct Answer :
Interpreted the French Revolution by using the insights of Tocqueville, among others / [Option
ID = 41778]
83) Who is the author of The Peasant and the Raj: Studies in Agrarian Society and Peasant Rebellion in Colonial India
: ?
[Question ID = 10447]
1. Eric Stokes /
[Option ID = 41782]
2. Ranajit Guha /
[Option ID = 41783]
3. Peter Robb /
[Option ID = 41784]
4. Sumit Sarkar /
[Option ID = 41785]
Correct Answer :
Eric Stokes /
[Option ID = 41782]
84) Who wrote Slavery in the British Dominion?
?
[Question ID = 10448]
1. Debendranath Tagore /
[Option ID = 41786]
2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhaya /
[Option ID = 41787]
3. Dwarakanath Ganguli /
[Option ID = 41788]
4. Mahatma Gandhi /
[Option ID = 41789]
Correct Answer :
Dwarakanath Ganguli /
[Option ID = 41788]
85) In 1876 the maximum age for appearing in the Indian Civil Service examination was lowered from
1876
[Question ID = 10449]
1. 25 to 23 / 25 23 [Option ID = 41790]
2. 21 to 19 / 21 19 [Option ID = 41791]
3. 28 to 25 / 28 25 [Option ID = 41792]
4. 23 to 22 / 23 22 [Option ID = 41793]
Correct Answer :
21 to 19 / 21 19 [Option ID = 41791]
86) Henry Vivian Derozio was a Eurasian teacher at
[Question ID = 10450]
1. Hindu college in Delhi /
[Option ID = 41794]
2. Hindu college in Calcutta /
[Option ID = 41795]
3. Presidency University /
[Option ID = 41796]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41797]
Correct Answer :
Hindu college in Calcutta /
[Option ID = 41795]
87) Punjab became a province of East India Company's empire in India
[Question ID = 10451]
1. In 1849 when Maharaja Dalip Singh signed the document of annexation / 1849
[Option ID = 41798]
2. In 1845 when Maharaja Jawahir Singh signed the document of annexation / 1845
[Option ID = 41799]
3. In 1843 under Maharaja Hira Singh / 1843
[Option ID = 41800]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41801]
Correct Answer :
In 1849 when Maharaja Dalip Singh signed the document of annexation / 1849
[Option ID = 41798]
88) The book Swadeshi Movement in Bengal was written by
[Question ID = 10452]
1. Sumit Sarkar /
[Option ID = 41802]
2. Tanika Sarkar /
[Option ID = 41803]
3. Francis Robinson /
[Option ID = 41804]
4. Jagdish Narayan Sarkar /
[Option ID = 41805]
Correct Answer :
Sumit Sarkar /
[Option ID = 41802]
89) In the Third Battle of Panipat the Maratha forces were commanded by
[Question ID = 10453]
1. Rajaram / [Option ID = 41806]
2. Balaji Vishwanath / [Option ID = 41807]
3. Sadashiv Rao Bhau / [Option ID = 41808]
4. Raghubir Rao / [Option ID = 41809]
Correct Answer :
Sadashiv Rao Bhau / [Option ID = 41808]
90) In Bengal the religious movement Tariqahi Muhammadiya developed under the leadership of
[Question ID = 10454]
1. Titu Mir /
[Option ID = 41810]
2. Vizier Ali /
[Option ID = 41811]
3. Chait Khan /
[Option ID = 41812]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41813]
Correct Answer :
Titu Mir /
[Option ID = 41810]
91) The MorleyMinto Reforms were introduced in
[Question ID = 10455]
1. 1905 [Option ID = 41814]
2. 1909 [Option ID = 41815]
3. 1913 [Option ID = 41816]
4. 1915 [Option ID = 41817]
Correct Answer :
1909 [Option ID = 41815]
92) In the nationalist iconography, the painting of Bharat Mata in 190405 was made by
, 190405
[Question ID = 10456]
1. Rabindranath Tagore / [Option ID = 41818]
2. Abanindranath Tagore / [Option ID = 41819]
3. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee / [Option ID = 41820]
4. Jasodhara Bagchi / [Option ID = 41821]
Correct Answer :
Abanindranath Tagore / [Option ID = 41819]
93) Who is the author of the book The Great Agrarian Conquest?
?
[Question ID = 10457]
1. Susan Bayly / [Option ID = 41822]
2. Neeladri Bhattacharya / [Option ID = 41823]
3. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya / [Option ID = 41824]
4. Irfan Habib / [Option ID = 41825]
Correct Answer :
Neeladri Bhattacharya / [Option ID = 41823]
94) John F. Richards discusses Mughal imperial crisis in the context of which region:
[Question ID = 10458]
1. Deccan /
[Option ID = 41826]
2. Delhi /
[Option ID = 41827]
3. Bengal /
[Option ID = 41828]
4. All of these /
[Option ID = 41829]
Correct Answer :
Deccan /
[Option ID = 41826]
95) The nature of Rajput loyalties during the Mughal period has been studied by
[Question ID = 10459]
1. Peter Robb /
[Option ID = 41830]
2. Norman Ziegler / [Option ID = 41831]
3. Rosalind O'Hanlon / ' [Option ID = 41832]
4. David Washbrook / [Option ID = 41833]
Correct Answer :
Norman Ziegler / [Option ID = 41831]
96) In the nineteenth century the newspaper Bengalee was edited by
[Question ID = 10460]
1. Surendranath Banerjea /
[Option ID = 41834]
2. Motilal Ghosh /
[Option ID = 41835]
3. Aurobindo Ghosh /
[Option ID = 41836]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 41837]
Correct Answer :
Surendranath Banerjea /
[Option ID = 41834]
97) Who is the author of the book Hybrid Histories?
[Question ID = 10461]
1. Ajay Skaria / [Option ID = 41838]
2. Burton Stein / [Option ID = 41839]
3. B. R. Tomlinson / [Option ID = 41840]
4. Ian Talbot / [Option ID = 41841]
Correct Answer :
Ajay Skaria / [Option ID = 41838]
98) Match List I with List II / :
List I List II
A. M. I. Finley / ..
I. Slavery in the Roman World /
B. P.A. Brunt / ..
II. Slavery and Society at Rome /
C. S. R. Joshel / . .
III. The Ancient Greeks /
D. K. Bradley / .
IV. The Roman Mob /
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
[Question ID = 10462]
1. A II, B III, C I, D IV
[Option ID = 41842]
2. A III, B I, C IV, D II
[Option ID = 41843]
3. A II, B IV, C III, D I
[Option ID = 41844]
4. A III, B IV, C I, D II
[Option ID = 41845]
Correct Answer :
A III, B IV, C I, D II
[Option ID = 41845]
99) Match List I with List II / :
List I
List II
A. The Age of Extremes /
I. Brian M. Fagan /
B. The Birth of the Clinic / II. Eric Hobsbawm /
C. Ancient Civilizations / III. E. P. Thompson / . .
D. Customs in Common /
IV. Michel Foucault /
[Question ID = 10463]
1. A II, B IV, C I, D III
[Option ID = 41846]
2. A II, B III, C I, D IV
[Option ID = 41847]
3. A II, B I, C IV, D III
[Option ID = 41848]
4. A III, B IV, C II, D I
[Option ID = 41849]
Correct Answer :
A II, B IV, C I, D III
[Option ID = 41846]
100) Match the names in List I with the names of women's organisations in List II /
:
List I
List II
Names
Women's organization
A. Amrit Kaur /
I. Bharat Stree Mahamandal /
B. Margaret Cousins /
II. AIWC / '
C. Lakshmibai Kelkar /
III. Women's India Association / '
D. Sarala Devi Chaudhurani / IV. Rashtriya Sevika Samiti /
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
[Question ID = 10464]
1. A II, B III, C IV, D I
[Option ID = 41850]
2. A III, B II, C I, D IV
[Option ID = 41851]
3. A IV, B III, C I, D II
[Option ID = 41852]
4. A I, B IV, C III, D II
[Option ID = 41853]
Correct Answer :
A II, B III, C IV, D I
[Option ID = 41850]
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