1. With reference to the cultural history of India, which one of the following is the correct description of the term ‘paramitas’?

1. The earliest Dharmashastra texts written in aphoristic (sura) style.
2. Philosophical schools that did not accept the authority of Vedas
3. Perfections whose attainment led to the Bodhisattva path
4. Powerful merchant guilds of early medieval South India

2. With reference to the scholars/literaeures of ancient India, consider the following statements:

1. Panini is associated with Pushyamitra Shunga.
2. Amarasimha is associated with Harshavardhana.
3. Kalidasa is associated with Chandra Gupta – II.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

3. With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements:

1. Sthaviravadins belong to Mahayana Buddhism.
2. Lokottaravadin sect was an offshoot of Mahasanghika sect of Buddhism.
3. The deification of Buddha by Mahasanghikas fostered the Mahayana Buddhism.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

4. Consider the following events in the history of India:

1. Rise of Pratiharas under King Bhoja.
2. Establishment of Pallava power under Mahendravaraman – I.
3. Establishment of Chola Parantaka – I.
4. Pala dynasty founded by Gopala.

What is the correct chronological order of the above events, starting from the earliest time?

1. 2-1-4-3
2. 3-1-4-2
3. 2-4-1-3
4. 3-4-1-2

5. Which of the following phrases defines the nature of the ‘Hundi’ generally referred to in the sources of the post-Harasha period?

1. An advisory issued by the king to his subordinates.
2. A diary to be maintained for daily accounts.
3. A bill of exchange.
4. An order from the feudal lord to his subordinates.

6. With reference to the history of India, the terms “Kulyavapa” and “dronavapa” denote

1. Measurement of land.
2. Coins of different monetary value.
3. Classification of urban land.
4. Religious rituals.

7. Who among the following rulers advised his subjets through this inscription?: “Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames other sects out of excessive devotion to his own set, with the view of glorifying his own set, he rather injures his own sect very severely.”

1. Ashoka
2. Samudragupta
3. Harshavardhana
4. Krishna Deva Raya

8. With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs of famous place and present state:

1. Bhilsa – Madhya Pradesh
2. Dwarasamudra – Maharashtra
3. Girinagar – Gujarat
4. Sthaneshwara – Uttar Pradesh

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

1. 1 and 3 only
2. 1 and 4 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 2 and 4 only

9. With reference to the period of Gupta dynasty in ancient India, the towns Ghantasala, Kadura and Chaul were well known as

1. Ports handling foreign trade.
2. Capital of powerful kingdoms.
3. Places of exquisite stone art and architecture.
4. Important Buddhist pilgrimage centres.

10. With reference to cultural history of India consider the following pairs:

1. Parivrajaka – Renunciant and Wanderer.
2. Shramana – Priest with a high status.
3. Upasaka – Lay follower of Buddhism.

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 1 and 3 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

11. With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs:

1. Anurang: In-charge of treasury of the state.
2. Banian: Indian agent of the East Indian Company.
3. Mirasidar: Designated revenue payer to the state.

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

12. Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of

1. Peasant resistance to the oppressive conduct of planters.
2. Its unprofitability in the world market because of new inventions.
3. National leaders opposition to the cultivation of indigo.
4. Government control over the planters.

13. Wellesley established the Fort William College at Calcutta because

1. He was asked by the Board of Directors of London to do so.
2. He wanted to revive interest in oriental learning in India.
3. He wanted to provide William Carey and his associates employement.
4. He wanted to train British civilians for administrative purpose in India.

14. Which of the following statements correctly explain the impact of the Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century?

1. Indian handcrafts were ruined.
2. Machines were introduced in the Indian textile industry in large number.
3. Railway lines laid in many parts of country.
4. Heavy duties were imposed on the imports of British manufactures.

15. The Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by

1. Gopal Baba Walangkar.
2. Jyotiba Phule.
3. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
4. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.

16. With reference to the history of India, “Ulgulan” or the Great Tumult is the description of which of the following events?

1. The Revolt of 1857
2. The Mappila rebellion of 1921
3. The Indigo revolt od 1859-60
4. Birsa Mundra’s revolt od 1899-1900

17. With reference to the book “Desher Katha” written by Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar during the freedom struggle, consider the follwing statements:

1. It warned against the Colonial State’s hypnotic conquest of the mind.
2. It inspired the perfomance of swadeshi street plays and folk songs.
3. The use of ‘desh’ by Deuskar was in the specific context of the region of Bengal.

Which of the statements given sbove are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3