1. With reference to ancient South India, Korkai, Poompuhar and Muchiri were well known as

1. Capital cities
2. Ports
3. Centres of iron-and-steel making
4. Shrines of jain tirthankaras

2. Which of the following explains the practice of Vattakirutal as mentioned in sangam poems?

1. Kings employing women bodyguards
2. Learned persons assembling in royal courts to discuss religious and philosophical matters
3. Young girls keepig watch over agricultural fields and driving away birds and animals
4. A king defeated in a battle commmitting ritual suicide by starving himself to death

3. In which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourished as a prominent Buddhist centre under the Mahasanghikas, located?

1. Andhra
2. Gandhara
3. Kalinga
4. Magadha

4. With reference to ancient India, consider the following statements:

1. The concept of stupa is Bhuddist in origin.
2. Stupa was generally a repository of relics.
3. Stupa was a voice and commemorative struture in Bhuddhist tradition.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

1. Only one
2. Only two
3. All three
4. None

5. With reference to ancient Indian History, consider the following pairs of Literary work and authors:

1. Devichandragupta : Bilhana
2. Hammira-Mahakavya : Navyachandra Suri
3. Milinda-Panha : Nagarjuna
4. Nitivakyamrita : Somadeva Suri

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

1. Only one
2. Only two
3. Only three
4. All four

6. “Souls are not only the property of animal and plant life, but also of rocks, running water and many other natural objects not looked on as living by other religious sects.”
The above statement reflects one of the core beliefs of which one the following religious sects of ancient India?

1. Buddhism
2. Jainism
3. Shaivism
4. Vaishnavism

7. Consider the following pairs of site and well know for:

1. Besnagar : Shaivite cave shrine
2. Bhaja : Buddist cave shrine
3. Sittanavasal : Jain cave shrine

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

1. Only one
2. Only two
3. All three
4. None

8. Consider the following dynasties:

1. Hoysala
2. Gahadavala
3. Kakatiya
4. Yadava

How many of the above dynasties established their kingdoms in early eighth century AD?

1. Only one
2. Only two
3. Only three
4. None

9. Who among the following rulers of Vijayangara Empire constructed a large dam across Tungabhadra River and a canal-cum-aqueduct several kilometres long from the river to the capital city?

1. Devaraya I
2. Mallikarjuna
3. Vira Vijaya
4. Virupaksha

10. Who among the following rulers of medieval Gujarat surrendered Diu to Portuguese?

1. Ahmad Shah
2. Mahmad Begarha
3. Bahadur Shah
4. Muhammad Shah

11. With reference to the Indian History, Alexander Rea, A.H. Longhrust, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were assosiated with

1. archaeological excavations
2. establishment of English Press in Colonial India
3. establishment of churches in Princely States
4. construction of railways in Colonial India

12. By which one of the following Acts was the Governer General of Bengal designated as the Governer General of India?

1. The Regulating Act
2. The Pitt’s India Act
3. The Charter Act of 1793
4. The Charter Act of 1833

13. Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: 7th August is declared as the National Handloom day.
Statement-II: It was in 1905 that the Swadeshi movement was launched on the same day.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

1. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I.
2. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I.
3. Statement-I is correc but Statement-II is incorrect.
4. Statement-II is correct but Statement-I is incorrect