M.A - History - 2018
M.A - History - 2018
M.A - History - 2018
Q-27
M.A (History)
Time: 2 Hours
Max. Marks: 100
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INSTRUCTIONS
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M.A. History
2. Identify the cine that is wrong in relation to the Indus Valley Civilization:
A) Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa are identical in their layout, architecture
and building techniques.
B) Over forty settlements stretched from the Makran coast to Kathiawar
C) It is postulated that Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro may have been the
twin capitals of an empire
D) The Citadel buildings, however differed in their design
4. The Indo-Greek king who controlled large parts of the Punjab and North-
West India was:
A) Menander
B) Antiochus
C) Demetrius
D) Strato
5. Which of the below is NOT correct in relation to the Barabar Hill Caves?
A) There are a total of four caves on Barabar Hill
B) Ashoka's inscriptions are found on the walls of the caves
C) The inscriptions shows that these caves are dedicated to Ajivikas
D) These inscriptions date back to 6th Century BC
6. The social and economic organization of the Aryan tribes rested on:
A) Patriarchal monogamic family
B) Stock-breeding receives more attention than agriculture
C) The Vedic Aryans knew how to measure fields
D) All ofthe above
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7. 'The population of Indians is by far the greatest of all the people that we
know; and they paid a tribute ... three hundred and sixty talents of gold
dust.' Who made this statement in the context of the reign of Darius?
A) Arrian
B) Skylax
C) Herodotus
D) Ctesias
10. Find the correct key that associates the following works with their
authors:
Work Author
. a) Swapnavasavadatta 1. Kalidasa
b) Vikramorvasiyam 2. Sarvavarman
c) Ratnavali 3. Harsha
d) Katantra (Grammar) 4. Bhasa
Codes:
a b c d
A) 4 1 3 2
B) 3 1 2 4
C) 4 2 3 1
D) 1 2 3 4
Codes:
a b c d
A) 3 1 2 4
B) 4 3 1 2
C) 2 4 1 3
D) 4 3 2 1
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13. The notion of 'god-king' (Deva Raya) was developed in the following
treatise:
A) Manu Smriti
B) Narada Smriti
C) Parasara Smriti
D) Amukta Malyada
15. The following stone material was used to make sculptures by the Mathura
School of Art of the first century AD
A) Red Sandstone
B) White Marble
C) Black Stone
D) All of the above
17. Who among the following is NOT associated with Satavahana dynasty (c.
271 B.C-220 AD)
A) Satakarni-I
B) Kanha (or Krishna)
C) Pravarasena-I
D) Simuka
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20. Which following dynasty was in power in India at the time of Alexander's
invasion? .
A) Nandas
B) Shungas
C) Mauryas
D) Shishu-nagas
23. In the 2 nd Century AD, who is known to have taken .captive a number of
Yavana traders and released only after the payment of heavy ransom?
A) Karikala
B) Gajabahu-I
C) Senguttuvan
D) Imayavaramban Nedunjeral Adan
24. Find the correct association between Set-I and Set-II, from the Key given
below"
Set-I Set-II
a) Chandra Gupta-I 1. Licchavi State
b) Kumaradevi 2. Harishena
c) Samudra Gupta 3. Java
d) Chandra Gupta-II 4. Maharajadhiraja
Codes:
a b c d
A) 4 2 1 3
B) 3 2 1 4
C) 4 1 2 3
D) 3 4 1 2
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25. Desa, Bhukti and Vishaya were apparently the designations of
administrative divisions of the:
A) Gupta Empire
B) Pallavas
C) Vakatakas
D) Abhiras
26. Match the following and find the correct answer from the codes given
below:
Set-I Set-II
1. Hair dressing
a) St. Gregory
2. Destruction of Hindu Temple
b) Kumara Gupta-I
3. Iron Pillar in Delhi
c) Ajanta paintings
4. Ghatika College
d) Mayurasarman
Codes:
a b c d
A) 4 1 3 2
B) 2 3 4 1
C) 2 3 1 4
D) 3 2 1 4
28. The Tamil inscriptions from the 8 th and 9 th centuries AD., Do Not show:
A) Three types of assemblies namely, ur, the sabha, and the nagaram
B) In the nagaram, traders and merchants pre-dominated
C) Village assembly regulated water rights, maintained tanks and roads
D) Village assemblies always sought King's permission for all
appointments
29. Who among the Kakitiya rulers reformed the administrative system and
divided the kingdom into 77 Nayakships, confining recruitment to them
to the Padmanayaka Community?
A) Prataparudra
B) Rudramadevi
C) Kapayanayaka
D) Ganapati
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31. Match the following and find the correct answer from the codes given
below:
Set-I Set-II
a) Pulakesin I (Great Lion) 1. Pallava King
b) Vikramaditya-ll 2. Dantidurga
c) Rashtrakutas 3. Founder of Chalukya dynasty
d) Mahendravarman- I 4. Arab threat of conquest of Deccan
Codes:
A b c d
A) 4 3 2 1
B) 3 4 2 1
C) 3 2 1 4
D) 3 1 2 4
32. Chandela dynasty ruled between the Ninth Century and the Twelfth
Century in:
A) Northern India
B) Southern India
C) Central India
D) Western India
35. Who among the following was the religious guru of Shivaji?
A) Tukaram
B) Ramdas
C) Namdev
D) Ramdev
36. Who among the following rulers was responsible for the political and
religious transformation of the Ahoms?
A) Chao Lung Sukhapa
13) Nara Narayana
C) Purendar Singh Narendra
D) Shungmung
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37. Tranquebar on the Indian east coast was a settlement of one of the
following European countries.
A) England
B) Portugal
C) Denmark
0) Netherlands
38. The distinguishing feature of the Dravida style of temple architecture is:
A) Praakaara
B) Vimaana
C) Gopura
0) Sikhara
39. From the political point of view, the conquest of the Punjab by the Sultans
of Ghazni, resulted in:
A) Increased patronage of arts and letters
B) Propagation of Islam in India
C) Served as the key to unlock the gates of the Indian interior
C) Immediately adding India to growing empire of Islam
40. In which invasion, Muhammad of Ghor captured Prithviraj and put him
death?
A) Invasion in 1192
B) Tarajn battle in 1191
C) Battle of 1194
D) During the capture of Kalinjar in 1202
42. Find the correct association, from the Code given below:
Set-I Set-II
a) Wakil-i-dar 1. The Hall of Thousand columns
b) Diwan-i-insha 2. Tax only from Muslims
c) Zakat 3. Officer, Royal Correspondence
d) Muhammad-bin-Tughlak 4. Department of royal household
Codes:
A b c d
A) 4 3 2 1
B) 4 2 3 1
C) 2 4 1 3
D) 3 4 2 1
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43. Whose army was defeated by the army of Kakatiya rulers in 1303 at
Warangal?
A) Iltutmish
B) Balban
C) Alauddin Khalji
D) Muhammad Tughlaq
44. Which one of the following statements in NOT TRUE about the pre-
Mughal Muslim rule in India?
A) The purdah became common among the Muslim and Hindu women
B) Firuz Shah allowed women to visit tombs of holy men outside capital
C) Permit from the government was necessary in each case of sat;
D) Performances of yogis were witnessed even by the Sultans
46. 'Maabar' was the name given by the Muslim chroniclers to the region of:
A) Malabar
, B) Mangalore
C) Madurai
D) Thanjavur
47. The Portuguese signed treaties with the following Vijayanagara king:
A) Devaraya-I
B) Devaraya-II
C) Achyuta Devaraya
D) Sri Krishna Devaraya
48. Bhakti movement in Medieval India laid a strong foundation for religious
synthesis of Hinduism and Islam. Match the following great Bhakti leaders
with their ideas/work.
Bhakti saint Ideas/work
a) Vallabha 1. Preached in peoples' language, Hindi
b) Kabir 2. Loving devotion to Krishna
c) Ramananda 3. At once the child of Allah and of Ram
d) Chaitanya 4. Taught the doctrine of Suddha-advaita
Codes:
A b c d
A) 3 4 1 2
B) 4 1 3 2
C) 4 3 1 2
0) 2 1 3 4
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49. The celebrated queen, Rani Mangamma, belonged to the lineage of:
A) Thanjavur Naiks
B) Madurai Naiks
C) Ginji Naiks
D) Andhra Naiks
51. The most notable of the kings of Orissa was Narasimha-I (A.D. 1238-64)'
He is known for:
A) Waged successful wars with Bahmani rulers
B) Had alliance with Mukunda Harichandana against Bengal Afghan ruler
C) Building Sun Temple at Konark
D) None of the above
52. Akbar's reign was memorable for several reasons. Which one of the
following does not fit into them?
A) Established Ibadat Khana (House of Worship)
B) He had to abandon Sulh-i-Kul due to disagreements among religions
C) Din-Illahi meant to bring goodwill among all religious faiths
D) Tauhid Ilahi (Divine Monotheism) was accepted by all
53. Jahangir ruled India during 1605-1627 AD. Match the follOWing aspects of
his rule with correct association:
Set-I Set-II
a) Jahangir 1. Murder of Abul Fazl
b) Bir Singh Bundela 2. Deccan Campaign
c) Rana Man Singh 3. Holder of the World
d) Prince Aurangzeb 4. Jujhar Singh revolt
Codes:
A b c d
A) 3 1 2 4
B) 1 3 4 2
C) 4 3 2 1
D) 1 2 3 4
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55. The legend of Padmavat was popularized in the sixteenth century by the
work of:
A) Kavi Surdas
B) Malik Muhammad Jaisi
C) Abur Musaffar Ala-ud-din
D) Amir Khusrau
57. Which port in the middle ofthe 17th century yielded a net revenue of half
a million rupees a year to the Mughals?
A) Coromandel
B) Machilipatam
C) Surat
D) Balasore
58. Akbar did not get the translations done from Sanskrit for the following
works.
A) Devi Mahatmya and Aranyakas
B) Harivamsa and Panchatantra
C) Ramayana and Mahabharata
D) Rajatarangini and Lilavati
59. South Indian art attained under Vijayanagara a new fullness and freedom
of expression. Match the structure with style.
Structure Style
a) Vitthala temple 1. Walls with scenes front Ral!layana
b) Tadpatri and Rameswaram 2. Pudumandapam
c) Madura Temple 3.Most ornate with [{alyanamandapam
d) Hazara Rama temple 4. Exquisite carvings
Codes:
A b c d
A) 4 3 2 1
B) 2 1 4 3
C) 3 4 1 2
D) 3 4 2 1
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60. Which is the medieval South Indian capital that is described as "the
principal jewel in the middle of the pearl necklace .. , as if it were the
throat of the lady earth."
A) Warangal
B) Vijayanagara
C) Chandragiri
D)Penugonda
61. In which of the following places, the Dutch established their trading
centers in India?
A) Nagapattinam, Chinsura, Machilipatam
B) Sura!, Bharuch, Agra
C) Cochin, Ahmedabad, Patna
D) All of the above
62. The Governor General of India at the time of the Revolt of 1857 was:
A) Lord Elgin
B) Lord Napier
C) Lord Canning
D) Lord Dalhousie
63. Propagation of Christianity was allowed in India after the passage of the
following legislation:
A) Charter Act of 1813
B) Charter Act of 1833
C) Charter Act of 1853
D) Charter Act of 1793
65. The social reformer who played an important role in the passage of the
Widow Remarriage Act was:
A) Keshub Chandra Sen
B) Raja Rammohun Roy
C) Debendranath Tagore
D) Iswara Chandra Vidyasagar
66. Which one ofthe following strongly opposed Jury Act of 1826?
A) Iswara Chandra Vidyasagar
B) Raja Rammohun Roy
C) Mahadev Govind Ranade
D) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
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67. The army division most actively involved in the Revolt of 1857 was:
A) Madras Army
B) Bombay Army
C) Bengal Army
D) Delhi Army
Codes:
a b c d
A) 4 3 2 1
B) 3 4 2 1
C) 4 2 3 1
D) 1 4 2 3
Codes:
a b c d
A) 2 4 3 1
B) 3 2 4 1
C) 2 3 4 1
D) 2 3 1 4
71. 1919 is an eventful year in British India. Which following event is NOT
from this year?
A) Royal Proclamation
B) Report of the Industrial Commission
C) Punjab Disturbances
D) The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
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73. In which year Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded "Servants of India Society"?
A) 1902
B) 1904
C) 1903
D) 1905
Codes:
A) 1. 2, 3, 4
B}2, 4,3,1
C) 2, 1. 4, 3
D) 3, 2, 4,1
75. Who among the following pairs were prominent leaders of the 'Khilafat
Movement'?
A) Maulana Mohammad Ali and Saukat Ali
B) Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Saukat Ali
C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Rafi Ahemed Kidwai
D) Rafi Ahemed Kidwai and Saukat Ali
Codes:
A) II, 1, Ill, IV
B) III, I, II, IV
C) I, III, II, IV
D) I, II, Ill, IV
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77. Which following great revolutionary masterminded the 'Chittagong
Armoury Raid'?
A) Ganesh Ghosh
B) Lala Hardayal
C) Chandrasekhar Azad
D) Surya Sen
78. Rabindra Nath Tagore gave up his 'Knighthood' in protest to which one of
the following event?
A) Passing of Rowlatt Act
B) Constitution of Simon Commission
C) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
D) Hanging of Bhagat Singh
82. What is the name of the movement started by Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
against the British?
A) Khilafat
B) Red Shirts
C) Quit India
D) Civil Disobedience
83. The Report of the Simon Commission was published in May 1930. It did
NOT recommend the following:
A) Complete Responsible Government in the Provinces
B) Police and Justice transferred to Ministers responsible to Legislatures
C) Scheme of an All India Federation, integrating Indian States
0) Legislatures were to be based on universal franchise
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84. The First Round Tale Conference called by the British in London, in 1930
was NOT attended by the following:
A) Sixteen representatives of British Political Parties
B) Sixteen delegates from the Indian States
C) Tej Bahadur Sapru, Srinivasa Sastri, c.y. Chintamoni, B.R. Ambedkar
D) Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru
86. The framers of the Constitution of India drew on many sources, except the
one below:
A) Fundamental Rights drawn from USA
B) Federal structure influenced by Canadian pattern
C) 'Directive principles' drawn from the French constitution
D) Basic principles from the British Parliamentary Govt. and rule of law
89. In what context Mahatma Gandhi wrote "'Leave India in God's hands, or in
modern parlance, to anarchy"?
A) Just before Quit India movement·
B) During Civil Disobedience movement
C) Agitating against the partition of India
D) Critiquing the Cripps Mission Proposals
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91. Bring out the association between the revolutions in Europe and
personalities:
Revolutions Personalities
a) French Revolution of 1789 1. King Charles X
b) French Revolution of 1830 2. Guizot and Louis Philippe
c) French Revolution of 1848 3. Adolphe Thiers
d) Paris Commune 1871 4. Louis XVI
Codes:
a b c d
A) 4 1 2 3
B) 1 4 2 3
C) 4 2 1 3
D) 3 1 2 4
92. The policy of 'New Deal' to combat the Great Depression in the 1930s was
initiated by:
A) Winston Churchill
B) Josef Stalin
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) Adolf Hitler
96. The dynasty of kings who ruled China until 1911 was known by the name:
A) Tang
B) Song
C) Ming
D) Qing
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97. Who abolished serfdom in Russia?
A) Peter the Great
B) Tsar Nicholas I
C) Tsar Alexander II
D) Vladimir Lenin
98. The President of the United States during the time ofthe first world war
was
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Theodore Roosevelt
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Harry Truman
99. The Korean War, between South and North Koreas, took place between
A) 1947 and 1950
B) 1953 and 1956
C) 1956 and 1959
D) 1950 and 1953
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