HISTORY
Paper-II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions
are compulsory.
June 2013
1. Match List-I (Name of the book)
with List-II (Author of the book) and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Sketch of (i) V.A. Smith
Political
History of
India (1811)
(b) The History of (ii) JohnMalcolm
British India
(1881)
(c) The History of (iii) James Mill
India (1841)
(d) The Early (iv) Elphistone
History of
India (1904)
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iv) (i) (iii) (iv)
(D) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
Answer:(A)
2. Given below are two statements, one
is labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Neolithic age was
followed by the age of metals.
Reason (R) : For some time the use
of stone implements continued
side by side.
Read the above statements and select
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation of
(A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
(R) is not correct explanation
of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Answer:(A)
3. Match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer from the code
given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Terracotta (i) Banawali
horse figure
(b) Terracotta (ii) Mohenjodaro
spoked wheel
(c) Fire altar (iii) Harappa
(d) Cemetery-H (iv) Kalibangan
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(D) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Answer:(A)
4. The concept of ‘Oriental Despotism’
in Indian history was introduced by
whom ?
(A) James Mill
(B) Lamberg-Karlovsky
(C) H.G. Rawlinson
(D) C.H. Philips
Answer:(C)
5. Match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer with the help of
the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(a) William (i) IndusCivilistion
Jones
(b) James (ii) Indian Coins
Prinsep
(c) Cunningham (iii) Decipherment of Indus Script
(d) Sir John (iv) Asiatic Society Marshall of Bengal
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(D) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
Answer:(A)
6. Match List-I (King) with List-II
(Kingdom) and select the correct
answer with the help of the code
given below :
List – I List – II
(King) (Kingdom)
(a) Brahmadatta (i) Kekaya
(b) Jarasandha (ii) Kuru
(c) Janamejaya (iii) Kāśi
(d) Asvapati (iv) Magadha
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Answer:(B)
7. The earliest available Indian coins
were made of
(A) Gold
(B) Silver
(C) Copper
(D) Copper and Silver
Answer:(D)
8. In Mauryan period ‘Sita tax’ was
imposed on
(A) Forest land only.
(B) Agricultural land under private
control.
(C) Agricultural land under State
control.
(D) Both (B) and (C).
Answer:(B)
9. Arrange the following rulers in the
chronological order :
(I) Agnimitra
(II) Pushyamitra
(III) Sumitra
(IV) Sujeshta
Codes :
(A) (I) (II) (III) (IV)
(B) (II) (I) (IV) (III)
(C) (III) (IV) (I) (II)
(D) (IV) (III) (II) (I)
Answer:(B)
10. The Romaka Sidhānta in Indian
astronomy shows signs of
(A) Roman influence
(B) Greek influence
(C) Iranian influence
(D) Arabian influence
Answer:(B)
11. Match the List-I with List-II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Vikramashila (i) Gujarat
(b) Valabhi (ii) MadhyaPradesh
(c) Besnagar (iii) AndhraPradesh
(d) Nagarjunakonda (iv) Bihar
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Answer:(A)
12. Which one of the following
inscriptions provides the earliest
epigraphical evidence of Sati ?
(A) Mathura Inscription of
Huvishka.
(B) Junagarh Inscription of
Rudradaman.
(C) Eran Pillar Inscription of
Bhanugupta.
(D) Banskhera Inscription of Harsh.
Answer:(C)
13. Match List-I (Rulers) with List-II
(Inscriptions) and select the correct
answer with the help of the codes
given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Kumaragupta I (i) Uttaramerur
Inscription
(b) Kumargupta II (ii) Bilsad Inscription
(c) Budhagupta (iii) Sarnath Inscription
(d) Parantaka II (iv) Eran Inscription
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Answer:(A)
14. Arrange the following into sequential
order and select the correct answer
from the codes given below :
(i) Simha Vishnu
(ii) Parameswaravarman II
(iii) Narasimhavarman I
(iv) Mahendravarman I
Codes :
(A) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(B) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(D) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
Answer:(A)
15. The rulers of South India constantly
fought with each other, because of
(A) Imperialistic ambition.
(B) Old dynastic rivalry.
(C) Desire to control the rivers like
Godavari, Krishna and their
valleys.
(D) Monopolistic ambition to
control sea routes.
Answer:(C)
16. Consider the following statements
about Amir Khusrau :
(i) He was a disciple of the Sufi
Saint Shaikh Nizamuddin
Auliya.
(ii) He is said to have written
several treatises on music.
(iii) His work Khazain-ul Futuh
deals with the reign of Sultan
Kaiqubad.
(iv) The musical instrument Sitar is
regarded as his invention.
Which of the statements given above
are correct ? Select your answer from
the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i), (iv)
(B) (i), (ii), (iii)
(C) (i), (ii), (iv)
(D) (i), (iii), (iv)
Answer:(C)
17. Which Sultan of Delhi got
Qutubminar repaired, cleaned the
derelict Hauz Khas and erected on its
bank a specious madrasah ?
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Firuz Tughlaq
(D) Sikandar Lodi
Answer:(C)
18. Match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
List – I List – II
(Saint-Poets) (Compositions)
(a) Kabir (i) Vinaya Patrika
(b) Surdas (ii) Bijak
(c) Eknath (iii) Bhramar-Geet
(d) Tulsidas (iv) Bhavartha
Ramayana
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Answer:(B)
19. Who among the following writers
claim that Muhammad bin Tughlaq
had designated Firuz Shah as his
heir ?
(A) Ziauddin Barani
(B) Shams-i-Siraj Afif
(C) Ibn Battuta
(D) Yahia bin Ahmad Sirhindi
Answer:(A)
20. Match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
List – I List – II
(Regional Kingdoms (Ruler)
of Sultanate period)
(a) Gujarat (i) Mahmud
Sultanate Khalji I
(b) Bahmani (ii) Mahmud
Sultanate Beghra
(c) Kashmir (iii) Sultan
Sultanate Sikandar
(d) Malwa (iv) Ahmad
Sultanate Shah I
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Answer:(D)
21. Who among the following rulers
divided his troops into units of fifty,
two hundred, two hundred fifty and
five hundred ?
(A) Sikandar Lodi
(B) Sher Shah
(C) Islam Shah
(D) Akbar
Answer:(C)
22. Arrange the followings in correct
chronological order :
(i) Conquest of Gujarat by Akbar.
(ii) Battle of Haldighati.
(iii) Introduction of the dagh
system.
(iv) Introduction of the Ilahi era.
Select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(C) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(D) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
Answer:(C)
23. Identify the dynasty which Rai Singh
Panj Hajari belonged to
(A) Rathore of Bikaner
(B) Rathore of Jodhpur
(C) Rathore of Kishangarh
(D) Rathore of Ratlam
Answer:(A)
24. Which one of the following pairs is
correctly matched ?
(A) Second Battle
of Panipat :
Akbar Vs.
Ibrahim Lodi
(B) Battle of
Haldighati :
Akbar Vs. Rana
Udai Singh
(C) Battle of
Dharmat :
Aurangzeb
Vs. Dara
(D) Battle of
Samugarh :
Aurangzeb
Vs. Shuja
Answer:(C)
25. Match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Khasa-isharifa (i) Trooper hired
for the occasion
(b) Sihbandi (ii) Emperor’s own
establishment
(c) Talab (iii) Transit duty
(d) Zakat (iv) Mansabdar’s
pay claim
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Answer:(A)
26. ‘The cities look attractive from a
distance, but inside them all the
splendour is lost in the narrowness of
the streets and the bustling of the
crowds.’
The above comment on the
Mughal Indian cities was made by
(A) Father Monserrate
(B) Sir Thomas Roe
(C) Peter Mundi
(D) Tavernier
Answer:(A)
27.Who stated that “Twenty thousand
men worked incessantly to construct
Taj Mahal” ?
(A) Mannuci
(B) Abdul Hamid Lahori
(C) Tavernier
(D) Shah Nawaz Khan
Answer:(C)
28. Given below are two statements, one
labelled Assertion (A) and other
labelled Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Many Mughal nobles
carried on trade in their own
name, or in partnership with
merchants.
Reason (R) : As Governor of
Bengal, Mir Jumla tried to
monopolise trade in all
important commodities.
In the context of the above two
statements, which one of the
following is correct ? Select your
answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation of
(A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
(R) is not the correct
explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer:(B)
29. Which historian called the Indian
merchants engaged in over-seas trade
as pedlars ?
(A) N. Steensgaard
(B) Om Prakash
(C) Van Leur
(D) Ashin Das Gupta
Answer:(C)
30. Which of the following pairs is not
correctly matched ?
Authors Books
(A) Sunil : The Emergence
Kumar of the Delhi Sultanate
(B) Catherine : India Before Europe
B. Asher and
Cynthia B. Talbot
(C) Harbans The Mughals of India
Mukhia
:
(D) Farhat : Writing the Mughal World
Hasan
Answer:(D)
31. Consider the names of the following
Mughal emperors of the Eighteenth
century :
(i) Alamgir II
(ii) Ahmad Shah
(iii) Jahandar Shah
(iv) Muhammad Shah
Which among the following
sequences represents the correct
chronological order of these Mughal
emperors ? Select your answer from
the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(D) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
Answer:(C)
32. Which of the following was not true
of James Augustus Hickey ?
(A) He was the pioneer of Indian
Journalism.
(B) He was the founder of the
Bengal Chronicle.
(C) He always worked for the press
freedom.
(D) He was sent to prison by
Company Government for
being fearless journalist.
Answer:(B)
33. Who of the following Governor
Generals started the Indian Civil
Services ?
(A) William Bentinck
(B) Wellesley
(C) Cornwallis
(D) Warren Hastings
Answer:(C)
34. At which place ‘Women’s Indian
Association’ was founded ?
(A) Bombay (B) Calcutta
(C) Madras (D) Jaipur
Answer:(C)
35. Who authored the book “Stree-
Purush Tulana” (A Comparison
between Women and Men) ?
(A) Tarabai Shinde
(B) Ramabai Ranade
(C) Savitribai Phule
(D) Aanandibai Joshi
Answer:(A)
36. Match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer with the help of
the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(Movement) (Area)
(a) Pabna (i) Maharashtra
Movement
(b) Moplah (ii) East Bengal
Rebellion
(c) Deccan (iii) Gujarat
Riots
(d) Bardoli (iv) Malabar
Movement
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(B) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
Answer:(B)
37. In which year the book Hind Swaraj
was written ?
(A) 1907 (B) 1908
(C) 1909 (D) 1910
Answer:(C)
38. Who of the following was known as
‘Socrates of Maharashtra’ ?
(A) N.M. Joshi
(B) M.G. Ranade
(C) G.H. Deshmukh
(D) G.K. Gokhale
Answer:(B)
39. As a result of the Poona Pact the
number of seats reserved for the
depressed classes out of general
electorate seats were
(A) Decreased (B) Increased
(C) Retained (D) Abolished
Answer:(B)
40. The Gujarat Sabha led by Gandhi
played a leading role in the
(A) Ahmedabad Mill Workers’
Strike
(B) Peasant Agitation of Kheda
(C) Bardoli Agitation
(D) Salt Satyagraha
Answer:(B)
41. Who of the following set up Mahila
Arya Samaj to improve Women’s
Education ?
(A) Pandita Ramabai
(B) Sister Nivedita
(C) D.K. Karve
(D) G.S. Agarkar
Answer:(A)
42. In which year Sharda Act was
passed ?
(A) 1927 (B) 1928
(C) 1929 (D) 1930
Answer:(C)
43. Rani Gardinulu who fought against
the British was from
(A) Tripura (B) Assam
(C) Nagaland (D) Manipur
Answer:(C)
44. Which one of the following was not
associated with Indian National
Army ?
(A) Rashbihari Bose
(B) Lakshmi Sehgal
(C) Rashbihari Ghosh
(D) General Mohan Singh
Answer:(C)
45. In February 1947 Prime Minister
Attlee declared that the British would
quit India by
(A) May 1948
(B) June 1948
(C) July 1948
(D) August 1948
Answer:(B)
46. The generals of the I.N.A. Shah
Nawaz, Gurdial Singh Dhillon and
Prem Sehgal, were formerly officers
of the
(A) British Indian Army
(B) British Army
(C) Kashmiri Army
(D) Punjab Army
Answer:(A)
47. The Constitution of India introduced
on 26th January, 1950 laid down
certain basic principles and values.
Which of the following was not part
of it ?
(A) India will be a secular and
democratic republic.
(B) It will be a Parliamentary
system based on adult
franchise.
(C) It guarantees all citizens
equality before law.
(D) It provides free education for
girls.
Answer:(D)
48. The Moplahs were the poor peasants
and agricultural labourers of South
Malabar. They were mainly converts
to Islam from the lower castes like
(A) Tiyya, Cheruma
(B) Ramdasiya, Mehtar
(C) Mahar, Mang
(D) Mala, Madiga
Answer:(A)
49. In the context of Cold War, which
one of the following statements is not
correct ?
(A) USA planned to use the Island
of Cuba, as a base for
launching her nuclear weapons.
(B) Both USA and Soviet Union
sent weapons and troops to
other countries to fight.
(C) The Russians built the huge
Berlin Wall to prevent the
people of East Berlin from
moving into West Berlin.
(D) NATO and Warsaw Pact came
into being in due response to
the Cold War situation.
Answer:(A)
50. Consider the following observations
concerning ‘new history’ and select
the correct answer.
(A) It focussed attention on
manners, customs and beliefs
of whole people.
(B) It tried to displace political
history from the centre of
historical attention.
(C) It employed the methods and
insights of sociology and other
sciences.
(D) All of the above.
Answer:(D)
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