UGC NET History July 2016 Paper 3 Solved

HISTORY 
Paper – III July 2016 
Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type 
questions of two (2) marks each. All
questions are compulsory.

1. In the recent past which of the following sites has
yielded the evidence of a fossilized
human baby-skull ?
 (1) Bori (2) Hathnora
 (3) Lakhania (4) Odai
Answer:(4)

2. Which among the following sites provide evidence
of domestication of animals in the Mesolithic period ?
 (i) Adamgarh
 (ii) Bagor
 (iii) Loteshwar
 (iv) Ratanpur
Codes :
 (1) (i) and (ii)
 (2) (ii) and (iii)
 (3) (i), (ii) and (iii)
 (4) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Answer:(3)

3. Match the items of List – I with List – II :
List – I List – II
(Antiquity) (Find spot)
a. Ash Mound i. Kanheri
b. Ayagapatta ii. Mathura
c. Eleven Headed Bodhisattva iii. Sanchi
d. Stone Relic Boxes iv. Utnur
Codes :
 a b c d
 (1) i iii ii iv
 (2) iv ii i iii
 (3) i iv iii ii
 (4) iv i ii iii
Answer:(2)

4. Most of the Harappan seals are made of
 (1) Chert (2) Copper
 (3) Faience (4) Steatite
Answer:(4)

5. Match the items of List – I with List – II :
List – I List – II
(King) (Kingdom)
a. Asvapati i. Avanti
b. Parikshita ii. Kekaya
c. Nichakshu iii. Kuru
d. Pradyota Mahasena iv. Vatsabhumi
Codes :
 a b c d
 (1) ii iii iv i
 (2) i ii iii iv
 (3) iii iv i ii
 (4) ii iv iii i
Answer:(1)

6. Which of the following sites was the first to
yield the evidence of Painted Grey Ware ?
 (1) Ahichchhatra (2) Atranjikhera
 (3) Hastinapur (4) Sravasti
Answer:(1)

7. Arrange the following in the chronological order :
 (i) Behistun Inscription of Darius
 (ii) Naksh-i-Rustam Inscription of Darius
 (iii) Persepolis Inscription of Darius
 (iv) Burning of Achaemenian Capital Persepolis
Codes :
 (1) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
 (2) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
 (3) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
 (4) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
Answer:(1)

8. Arrange the following ancient Indian
grammarians in the chronological order :
 (i) Katyayana
 (ii) Panini
 (iii) Vamana
 (iv) Yaska
Codes :
 (1) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
 (2) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
 (3) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
 (4) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
Answer:(2)

9. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : The Mauryan dynasty of India
was closely connected with the area of modern
Nepal.
Reason (R) : A daughter of Asoka, the great had
married a noble man from that area.
In the context of the above statements, which of
the following is correct ?
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer:(1)

10. Arrange the following classical authors in the
chronological order :
 (i) Arrian
 (ii) Pliny
 (iii) Ptolemy
 (iv) Strabo
Codes :
 (1) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
 (2) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
 (3) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
 (4) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
Answer:(2)

11. The cultural sequence of the excavated site of
Hastinapur from bottom upwards is as
under :
 (i) Kushan period
 (ii) N.B.P. ware period
 (iii) O.C.P. period
 (iv) P.G.W. period
Codes :
 (1) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
 (2) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
 (3) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
 (4) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Answer:(3)

12. Arrange the following authors of inscriptions
in the chronological order :
 (i) Harisena
 (ii) Ravikirti
 (iii) Vatsabhatti
 (iv) Virasena
Codes :
 (1) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
 (2) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
 (3) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
 (4) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
Answer:(2)


13. Which were the chief ports of the Pandyas
of the Sangam age ? Select the correct answer
from the code given below :
 (i) Korkai
 (ii) Madurai
 (iii) Musiri
 (iv) Puhar
Codes :
 (1) (i) and (ii)
 (2) (ii) and (iii)
 (3) (i), (ii) and (iii)
 (4) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Answer:(1)

14. According to inscriptional assertions who among
the following rulers used to honour all
religions ?
 (i) Asoka
 (ii) Kanishka
 (iii) Kharavela
 (iv) Pushyamitra Sunga
Codes :
 (1) (i) only
 (2) (i) and (iii)
 (3) (i), (ii) and (iii)
 (4) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Answer:(2)

15. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Immediately after his accession
to the throne, Maharaja Kharavela
launched on a career of a Digvijayin (conqueror).
Reason (R) : Having heard about the exploits of
Kharavela, Dimita an Indo-Greek King of Eastern
Punjab, retreated to Mathura from where he
planned to
challenge Kharavela.
In the context of the above statements, which of
the following is correct ?
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the
correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer:(3)

16. Who among the following kings had
performed the Vajapeya sacrifice ?
 (i) Pravarasena I
 (ii) Pushyamitra Sunga
 (iii) Santamula I
 (iv) Satakarni Gautamiputra
Codes :
 (1) (i) only
 (2) (i) and (ii)
 (3) (i) and (iii)
 (4) (i) and (iv)
Answer:(3)

17. Amaravati, an early historical site in Andhra
Pradesh was known as the following :
 (1) Chandavaram (2) Dharnikota
 (3) Dhulikatta (4) Yelleswaram
Answer:(2)

18. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : The foremost success of the Gupta
emperor Chandragupta II was his
victory over the mighty Saka-Kshatrapa dynasty of Gujarat.
Reason (R) : It could have given the Guptas access
to Indian trade with the Mediterranean.
In the context of the above statements, which of the
following is correct ?
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer:(1)

19. The Hunas issued coins only in
 (i) Gold
 (ii) Silver
 (iii) Copper
 (iv) Potin
Codes :
 (1) (i) only
 (2) (iv) only
 (3) (ii) and (iii) only
 (4) (iii) and (iv) only
Answer:(3)

20. Arrange the following astronomers in
the chronological order :
 (i) Aryabhata II
 (ii) Bhaskaracharya
 (iii) Bhattotpala
 (iv) Brahmagupta
Codes :
 (1) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
 (2) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
 (3) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
 (4) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
Answer:(4)

21. Which of the following temples are built of bricks ?
 (i) Begram temple of Dinajpur
 (ii) Sat Deuliya of Burdwan, W.B.
 (iii) Siddhesvara of Bahulara, Bankura, W.B.
 (iv) Vaital Deul of Bhuvanesvara
Codes :
 (1) (i) and (ii)
 (2) (ii) and (iii)
 (3) (i), (ii) and (iii)
 (4) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Answer:(3)

22. The Vimala temple of Delwara is dedicated
to one of the following :
 (1) Adinatha (2) Bahubali
 (3) Neminatha (4) Parsvanatha
Answer:(1)

23. The Lakshmi type coins of Gangeyadeva
Kalchuri were imitated by which of the
following rulers ?
 (i) Bhoja II Pratihara
 (ii) Govindachandra Gahadvala
 (iii) Parmardideva Chandella
 (iv) Udayaditya Paramara
Codes :
 (1) (i) and (ii)
 (2) (i), (iii) and (iv)
 (3) (i), (ii) andü (iv)
 (4) (ii), (iii) andü (iv)
Answer:(4)

24. Who among the following rulers of Kashmir
built a dam on Vitasta river to save his
Kingdom from the devastating floods ?
 (1) Avantivarman (2) Didda
 (3) Harsha (4) Lalitaditya Muktapida
Answer:(1)

25. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : The 12th century unique work
Kumarapalacharita by Hemachandra is a
long poem which tells the story of Chaulukya Kings
of Gujarat.
Reason (R) : It illustrates the rules of Sanskrit and
Prakrit Grammar also.
In the context of the above statements, which of the
following is correct ?
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the
correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer:(1)

26. Which one of the following pairs is not matched
correctly ?
(1) Shihabuddin Suhrawardi – Awarif-ul Ma’arif
(2) Al-Hujwiri – Kashf-ul Mahjub
(3) Ibn al-Arabi – Fusus al-Hikam
(4) Al-Ghazali – Tahzib al-Akhlaq
Answer:(4)

27. “I and none other.” “What are you that I am not
and what have you been that I have not
been.” The above statement was claimed by which
of the following group/Sultan ?
 (1) Turkan-i Chihalgani (2) Ruknuddin Firuz
 (3) Sultan Razia (4) Aram Shah
Answer:(1)

28. Which of the following statements are not
correct in regard of music ?
(a) Barani writes about young girls being trained
by Indian courtesans in Persian and
Indian music for the Delhi Court in the late thirteenth century.
(b) Amir Khusrau in 1318 claimed that Indian music had
pre-eminence over the music of all other countries.
(c) Abul Fazl does not include the names of musicians in
the Ain-i Akbari.
(d) Nayak Bakhshu was the recognized master of Khayal.
 Select your answer from the code given below :
Codes :
 (1) (a), (b) and (c) (2) (c) and (d)
 (3) (b) and (c) (4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
Answer:(2)

29. What arguments did Miyan Bhuwah give for writing
Madanu’sh Shifa-i Sikandarshahi, a
compilation based on all the major Ayurvedic texts in Sanskrit ?
(a) The Greek medicine did not suit the climate of India.
(b) The medicinal plants mentioned in the Greek system
were either unidentifiable or unobtainable in India.
(c) The Greek school of medicine became dominant at the Delhi Court.
(d) Grecco-Arabic tradition was identical in its practices.
 Choose correct answer from the code given below :
Codes :
 (1) (a) and (b) (2) (a), (b) and (c)
 (3) (b) and (d) (4) (c) and (d)
Answer:(1)

30. Which one of the following is not true about the
Saiyid and Lodi architecture ?
(1) Khan-i-Jahan Maqbul’s tomb inspired the Saiyid
and Lodi rulers to build octagonal tombs.
(2) The inner and outer shell of the dome, with a
space left between the two in
Sikandar’s tomb, marks the beginning of the double dome.
(3) Saiyids and Lodi’s did not erect any square-plan tombs.
(4) The Sur family tombs at Sasaram are all octagonal.
Answer:(3)

31. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct
answer with the help of the code given
below :
List – I List – II
a. Qalb i. Cavalry Trooper

b. Hashm ii. Enhancement in the
estimated income of the iqta

c. Fawazil iii. Army

d. Taufir iv. Excess revenue over and above the
– assigned revenue
Codes :
 a b c d
 (1) ii i iv iii
 (2) iii i iv ii
 (3) iv iii ii i
 (4) ii iv i iii
Answer:(2)

32. “As the wind destroys the trees, and locusts the
Shali crop, so did the Yavanas destroy the
usages of Kashmira …. the Kingdom of Kashmira
was polluted by the evil practices of the
Mlecchas”
The above statement about Kashmir was made by
which of the following chroniclers of
Kashmir ?
 (1) Kalhana (2) Jonaraja
 (3) Srivara (4) Bhattavatara
Answer:(2)

33. Which one of the following is not correct ?
(1) The Pichola lake of Udaipur was excavated
during Lakha’s rule (1382-1421) on Mewar.
(2) Mokal (1421-33) repaired the temples of
Samidheshwara at Chittor.
(3) Rana Kumbha (1433-68) dug several lakes for
irrigation purposes as well as step-wells and
reservoirs for storing water.
(4) Rana Uda (1468-73) constructed Udai Sagar
Lake in Udaipur.
Answer:(4)

34. “Suha Bhatt strove hard so that the Sultan at his
suggestion ordered all Brahmans and learned Hindus
should become Musalmans and those who did not a
ccept Islam should leave the realm.”
In the above statement reference is made to which of
the following Sultan by Ferishta ?
(1) Sultan Sikandar of Kashmir
(2) Zain-ul Abidin
(3) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(4) Sultan Hussain Shah Sharqi
Answer:(1)

35. Given below are two statements, one labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Bengal Sultan Ruknuddin Barbak Shah
I was a great patron of Bengali literature.
Reason (R) : Barbak Shah I conferred the title of
Gunārāj Khan to Maladhar Basu in acknowledgement
of his great achievements in the field of Bengali
literature.
In the context of the above statements which of the
following is correct ?
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the
correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer:(1)

36. Match List – I with List – II relating to the
organisation of the Sikh Community and
choose correct answer from the code given below :
List – I List – II
a. Masand i. Persons initiated by the Guru himself
b. Khalsa ii. Representative of the Guru
c. Meli iii. Persons initiated by the Masand
d. Sahlang iv. Deputies of the Masand
Code :
 a b c d
 (1) ii iv iii i
 (2) iii ii iv i
 (3) iv iii i ii
 (4) ii i iv iii
Answer:(4)


37. Given below are two statements, one labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Eknath has written his Hindu-Turk
Samvad in Bharud genre.
Reason (R) : The Bharuds were specially written to
appeal to masses, to interest those who otherwise
might not listen to the message of Bhakti.
In the context of the above statements which of the
following is correct ?
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the
correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer:(1)

38. Mahdawis asserted on the purification of historical
Islam from innovation (bida). Which
one of the following views of the scholars is not correct ?
(1) Mohammad Yasin has characterised the movement as
‘a plebeian revolt of the
simple-hearted’.
(2) K.A. Nizami refers to Mahdawi movement as ‘a
crisis and a commotion in the lower strata’.
(3) Derry MacLean argues that the early Mahdawis
tended to prefer a low profile and a quietist stance;
while the later Mahadawis generally adopted an
uncompromising
stance.
(4) A.S.B. Ansari has compared the Mahdawi
‘Cult of the dagger’ to the ‘Ismaili
Assassins’.
Answer:(3)

39. Consider the following statements concerning
the Mughal Zamindars :
(a) Zamindar holding a full Pargana had to render
military service with a fixed contingent.
(b) Zamindar holding only a part (taraf) of a few villages
in a Pargana paid Salami.
(c) One half of the Zamindar’s territory whose revenue
zamindars were to deposit in the
state treasury was known as talpad.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Codes :
 (1) (a) only (2) (b) only
 (3) (a) and (b) (4) (a) and (c)
Answer:(3)

40. A large number of marks and symbols,
sometimes accompanied by the names of
individuals, are found inscribed on almost all the
stones used in the construction of
medieval monuments. These marks and symbols
 carried some purpose. Which of the following purpose
is not
relevant in regard of inscribing the marks ?
 (1) To identify the creator.
 (2) Inscribed mark should be exclusive of a creator.
 (3) Stone supplier or mason used the mark.
 (4) To identify a building and the owner of a building.
Answer:(4)

41. Which one of the following European travellers
commented that “in India, there were no academies
(except Madrasas for religious study) where systematic
study of the western sciences could be taken up. Thus
interest in western science and philosophy was
individual and died with the individual” ?
 (1) Father Monserrate (2) Bernier
 (3) Tavernier (4) Manucci
Answer:(2)

42. Which one of the following statements is not
correct in regard to painting ?
(1) The Mughal emperor Humayun brought master
painters – Abdu’s Samad and Mir Saiyid Ali from
Persia in 1555.
(2) Akbar established a large atelier that undertook
the illustration of the Hamzanama in the 1560s.
(3) Jahgangir’s period rejected the European influence
on the painting.
(4) In the 18th century, regional paintings came into
existence, depicting especially Krishna Lilas.
Answer:(3)


43. Given below are two statements, one labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Kos minar is a category of architecture
that developed with a clear association with road networks.
Reason (R) : Minar’s primary function was to serve as markers of
following correct route for their destination.
In the context of the above statements which of the following is correct ?
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer:(1)

44. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Coin Type
(1) Sikka – Newly coined rupee
(2) Chalani – Coins struck in the preceding years
(3) Khazana – Coins current from former reigns
(4) Peth – Actual weight of the coin is less than the face value
of the coin
Answer:(4)

45. Which of the following is not correct in relation to
the village community ?
(1) Buchanan’s survey of South India became the
basis for theories about the ‘Indian Village Community’.
(2) B.H. Baden-Powell saw the ‘Village community’ as
a mere expression of the operation of joint-property by
heirs of an original single proprietor.
(3) W.H. Wiser opined that village servants and artisans
were attached to the village.
(4) Hiroshi Fukazawa found that rural artisans and
servants were tied to the village rather than to individuals.
Answer:(3)

46. Aurangazeb’s Farmans to Rasikdas and Muhammad
Hashim throw light on
(a) declining agriculture and oppressive taxation.
(b) problem of flight of peasantry from land.
(c) peasant uprisings specially that of the Satnamis and the Jats.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Codes :
 (1) (a) only (2) (a) and (b)
 (3) (a) and (c) (4) (b) and (c)
Answer:(2)

47. Jizya was reimposed by Aurangazeb in 1679.
What is the argument of Satish Chadnra on
the reimposition of Jizya by Aurangazeb ?
(1) Jizya was levied on account of the opposition
of the Hindus and the greed of the rulers.
(2) Jizya was imposed by Aurangazeb for he wanted
to force the non-Muslims to accept Islam.
(3) The reimposition of Jizya marked a deepening
political crisis, due primarily to the
deterioration of the situation in the Deccan.
(4) Jizya was used as a device for relieving the
pressure on the general treasury.
Answer:(3)

48. Tuhfat-ul Hind written by Mirza Muhammad for
Aurangazeb’s grandson, Prince Muizzuddin Jahandar
Shah deals with which one of the following themes ?
 (1) Music (2) A sufi work
 (3) Culinary science (4) Plants and animal kingdoms
Answer:(1)

49. Which of the following are correct explanations in
regard of Maratha interest to support
the Mughal emperor against the invasion of Nadir Shah ?
(a) Marathas considered Nadir Shah’s invasion
as intrusion by an outsider.
(b) If Nadir Shah was to stay in India and found a
new dynasty, it would be a big blow against Maratha
ambition.
(c) Shahu instructed Baji Rao to hurry to the aid of
the Emperor in accordance with understanding to
Aurangazeb that whenever the Empire was in any
difficulty, Marathas would help.
(d) Bajirao immediately rushed to help the Mughal army.
Select your answer from the code given below :
Codes :
(1) (a), (b) and (c)
(2) (b), (c) and (d)
(3) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(4) (c) and (d)
Answer:(1)

50. Regional history is important for better
understanding of historical developments. Given
below are the list of authors and books on regional
histories. Which of the following pair
is not correctly matched ?
Author Book
(1) G.D. Sharma – Rajput Polity : A Study of
Politics and Administration of
the State of Marwar, 1638-1749
(2) Hiroshi Fukazawa – Medieval Maharashtra
(3) Sushil Chaudhary – From Prosperity to decline
 – Eighteenth Century Bengal
(4) Mohibbul Hasan – Kashmir under the Sultans
Answer:(2)

51. Chronologically arrange the following treaties
signed by the British with Native states and
select the correct code :
 (a) Treaty of Assaye
 (b) Treaty of Lahore
 (c) Treaty of Rajghat
 (d) Subsidiary Treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad
Codes :
 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d) (2) (d), (a), (c), (b)
 (3) (c), (d), (a), (b) (4) (d), (c), (b), (a)
Answer:(2)

52. “The chief value of the Raja’s (Raja Ram Mohun
Roy) labours, to our mind, seems to lie in his fight
against the forces of medievalism in India, and it is
for this reason, that we claim for him the honour of
being the father of the present Indian Renaissance.”
 Who wrote these words ?
 (1) Surendranath Banerjee (2) Dwarkanath Tagore
 (3) Arobindo Ghosh (4) Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer:(4)

53. Who among the following became the first native
professor in Elphinston Institute,
Bombay in 1835 ?
(1) Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar
(2) Bal Gangadhar Jambhekar
(3) Parshuram Balwant Godbole
(4) Sadashiv Kashinath Chhatre
Answer:(2)

54. When was the first female school opened in Rawalpindi ?
 (1) Feb. 1856 (2) June 1856
 (3) Dec. 1856 (4) Aug. 1856
Answer:(3)

55. The Vernacular Press Act IX of 1878 became law
on March 14 and it was operative in all
the provinces, except Madras because
(1) Natives of Madras were pro British.
(2) Madras province had only English papers during that time.
(3) Where the press in Indian languages was not yet strong.
(4) In Madras most of the vernacular printing presses were
owned by the British.
Answer:(3)

56. In 1884-88, a twenty two year old Hindu woman
was taken to Bombay High Court by her husband;
what is the name of this case ?
(1) Rukhamini – Madhavji Case
(2) Rukhmabai – Dadaji Case
(3) Rukhmabai – Babaji Case
(4) Ramabai – Keshavji Case
Answer:(2)

57. In which year the very famous book
‘Stree-Purush Tulana’ (A comparison between
women and men) of Tarabai Shinde was published ?
 (1) 1880 (2) 1883
 (3) 1882 (4) 1885
Answer:(3)


58. In which year was Indian National Social
Conference Session separated from the session
of Indian National Congress ?
 (1) 1894 (2) 1895
 (3) 1896 (4) 1901
Answer:(2)

59. Chronologically arrange the following aggrarian
revolts which took place in the late 19th
century :
 (a) Kuka Revolt of Punjab
 (b) Aggrarian Revolt of Pabna District
 (c) Indigo Revolt in Bengal
 (d) Deccan Agricultural Disturbances
 Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
 (1) (d), (b), (c), (a) (2) (c), (d), (b), (a)
 (3) (a), (d), (b), (c) (4) (c), (a), (b), (d)
Answer:(4)

60. Match List – I with List – II and select the
correct code regarding the Presidents of the
Indian National Congress and the years of their
presidentship :
List – I List – II
a. Dadabhai Naoroji i. 1895 and 1902
b. Surendranath Banerjee ii. 1911 and 1917
c. William Wedderburn iii. 1889 and 1910
d. Dr. Annie Besant iv. 1886 and 1893
Codes :
 a b c d
 (1) iv i iii ii
 (2) ii iii iv i
 (3) iii iv ii i
 (4) iii i iv ii
Answer:(1)

61. Which among the following places were set up
as Vedanta Centres when Swami Vivekanand visited
U.S.A. in 1899 ?
 (a) Chicago
 (b) New York
 (c) San Francisco
 (d) Los Angeles
Codes :
 (1) (a) and (b)
 (2) (b) and (c)
 (3) (b) and (d)
 (4) (c) and (d)
Answer:(4)

62. Who among the following wrote the novel ‘The
Lake of Palms’ and who’s Ramayana and Mahabharata
in English verse secured him a permanent place in Indo
-Anglian Literature ?
 (1) Romesh Chandra Dutt (2) Michael Madhusudan Dutt
 (3) Aru Dutt (4) Rajani Palme Dutt
Answer:(1)

63. From among following, who accepted the myth
of ‘the safety valve theory’ regarding the
origin of Indian National Congress ?
 (1) Lala Lajpat Rai (2) C.F. Andrews and Girija Mukherji
 (3) R. Palme Dutt (4) M.S. Golwalkar
Answer:(2)

64. In which year did Swami Shraddhanand start
Gurukul Kangri at Hardwar ?
 (1) 1902 (2) 1904
 (3) 1906 (4) 1908
Answer:(1)

65. In which year Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh
were deported ?
 (1) 1907 (2) 1908
 (3) 1909 (4) 1910
Answer:(1)

66. Whom among the following published in 1908 first
regular propaganda sheet, ‘The Free
Hindustan’ in U.S.A. ?
 (1) Sardar Singh Rana (2) Shyamji Krishna Varma
 (3) Taraknath Das (4) Madam Cama
Answer:(3)

67. Who said, “A government is an instrument of service
only in so far as it is based upon the will and consent of
people. It is an instrument of oppression where it enforces
submission by coercion. Oppression, therefore, ceases when
people cease to fear terror – of law or
arms” ?
 (1) B.G. Tilak (2) Dr. Annie Besant
 (3) Mahatma Gandhi (4) M.N. Roy
Answer:(3)

68. Who among the following was the editor of Bombay
Chronicle and was deported ?
 (1) Stanley Reed Fraser (2) Benjamin Guy Horniman
 (3) S.K. Radcliffe (4) C.F. Andrews
Answer:(2)

69. Who among the following did not exert influence
on Mahatma Gandhi during his
formative period ?
 (1) Raychandra Mehta (2) John Stuart Mill
 (3) John Ruskin (4) Leo Tolstoy
Answer:(2)

70. Who led the Mulshi Dam Satyagrah in 1922 ?
 (1) M.K. Gandhi (2) N.C. Kelkar
 (3) P.M. Bapat (4) Vinoba Bhave
Answer:(3)

71. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
answer with the help of the code given
below :
List – I List - II
a. Golmuri Tinplate Strike i. 1929
b. Great Indian Peninsular Railways Strike ii. 1930
c. Assam-Bengal Railways Strike iii. 1921
d. Ahmedabad Textile Strike iv. 1918
Code :
 a b c d
 (1) ii iii iv i
 (2) i ii iii iv
 (3) i ii iv iii
 (4) iv ii iii i
Answer:(2)

72. Which national leader stated in 1929 that
Congress was ‘not a labour organisation’ but ‘a
large body comprising all manner of people’ ?
 (1) N.M. Joshi (2) M.N. Roy
 (3) Jawaharlal Nehru (4) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer:(3)

73. Which Indian revolutionary abroad handed over
command of the I.N.A. to Subhas
Chandra Bose in 1943 ?
 (1) Captain Mohan Singh (2) Sardar Pritam Singh
 (3) Captain Shah Nawaz Khan (4) Rashbehari Bose
Answer:(4)

74. When was States Reorganization Commission
appointed by Prime Minister Nehru ?
 (1) 1948 (2) 1951
 (3) 1953 (4) 1955
Answer:(3)

75. Under which constitutional reform, the Diarchy
was introduced at provincial level ?
 (1) Morley-Minto Reforms (1909)
 (2) Montasque-Chelmsford Reforms (1919)
 (3) Simon Commission Report (1927)
 (4) Government of India Act (1935)
Answer:(2)