Q1
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Which one of the following is the correct answer? This question is about the fact that the Mahajanapadas were not all equally powerful.
- A. The Mahajanapadas were ruled by the people.
- B. The Mahajanapadas were all monarchies.
- C. The Mahajanapadas were not all ruled in the same way.
- D. Only kings ruled the Mahajanapadas.
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Q2
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Which of the following dynasties did Queen Prabhavati belong to?
- A. Kanvas
- B. Shakas
- C. Vakataka
- D. Maurya
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Q3
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Read the following statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion: Harappa was a non-egalitarian city.
Reason: It had a non-egalitarian hierarchy.
Options:
- A. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
- B. Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
- C. Assertion is true but Reason is false.
- D. Assertion is false but Reason is true.
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Q4
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Which of the following are the distinctive features of urban architecture?
- A. Use of bricks
- B. Use of stones
- C. Use of bricks and stones
- D. Use of marble
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Q4
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Match Column-I with Column-II and choose the correct option.
Column-I
(a) ydsl
(b) Gajlakshmi
(c) Wheel
(d) 5fgPlfgi9T3g
Column-II
(i) Mahaparinibbana
(ii) XrrY Rr:.Sia
(iii) gSesToTrSe
(iv) RT:e. ea:dri of Buddha
- A. i, ii, iv, iii
- B. ii, iii, i, iv
- C. ii, i, iv, iii
- D. iv, i, iii, ii
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Q5
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Identify the speaker from /iYTgi fTe.r:I N.t.f RrPPrNTiX TiRr:dg.Tri j.
(1) kSPa: rR bfrsgP
(2) kSPaY R:rd 618686.r6p)wp Ey
(3) Helped Ti s:aea:~TiX.fa 65giofT65.Ssg
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Q6
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The distinctive feature of the great Stupa at Sanchi is that it is associated with:
- A. worship of a tree
- B. worship of a stone
- C. the relics of Buddha
- D. the Buddha's footprints
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Q7
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Which of the following deities was represented in the Panchayatana temple at Deogarh?
- A. Indra
- B. Shiva
- C. Rudra
- D. Vishnu
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Q7
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The great ruler Mahavira was associated with which of the following religions?
- A. Ajivika religion
- B. Hindu religion
- C. Buddhism
- D. Jain religion
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Q8
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Which one of the following statements is correct in relation to the Vaishnava or Linga cult tradition?
- A. They give supreme power to the forms of nature.
- B. They do not worship the dead.
- C. They believe that after death devotees merge into Shiva.
- D. They are followers of Vishnu.
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Q8
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Which of the following statements is correct regarding Mirashai and LinggIk.?
- A. They are followers of the same tradition.
- B. They are different from their contemporaries.
- C. They practise a ritual that is not found in the Vedas.
- D. They are the followers of mystics.
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Q10
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Match Column-I with Column-II and choose the correct option.
Column-I
(Temple)
a. Brihadeswg:g: adsPa
b. Chennakeefg~g adsPa
c. GgBg:g kgd adsPa
d. EfTYgdlg:gd adsPa
Column-II
(Location)
1. Vijayanagara
2. ngdTP +gYS6
3. Belur
4. Tanjavur
- A. 1 3 4 2
- B. 2 4 3 1
- C. 4 3 1 2
- D. 1 3 2 4
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Q12
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Who was the ruler of the respective kingdom during the first half of the sixteenth century?
- A. Ibrahim Lodi
- B. Shah Jahan
- C. Akbar
- D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
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Q13
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Which of the following statements is correct regarding the land revenue system of the Mughals?
- A. The revenue collectors collected only cash tax from the land.
- B. The cultivated land was taxed without any measurement.
- C. Revenue from land was the economic basis of the entire system.
- D. The tax collectors collected taxes from the people with the help of helpers.
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Q13
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What was the name of the main center of political power in the early medieval period?
- A. Centralized states
- B. Regional kingdoms
- C. Mughal dynasty
- D. Centralized rule
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Q13
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Which of the following is the correct statement regarding the revenue system of the empire?
- A. The revenue collectors collected taxes only from the cities.
- B. The appointed king was more concerned with economic development than with administration.
- C. Revenue from the land was used to cover the expenditure of the empire.
- D. The collectors needed to collect taxes with the help of zamindars.
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Q18
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"There were different views of archaeologists on the administration of Harappa." Explain the statement with examples.
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Q20
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Analyse the role of Amara-nayakas in Vijayanagara empire.
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Q21
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Analyse the factors that led the rulers of Vijayanagara empire to choose the site of Vijayanagara as their capital.
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Q22
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What were the sources and feelings served by the gurus of the Gurjaras and have they clarified the communication? Explain with examples.
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Q23
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Explain any three sources to know about Ganga plain.
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Q25
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Describe the role of Panchayats in the Mughal era.
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Q26
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Describe the impact of the ancient Indian society.
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Q26
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Examine the different strategies adopted by the British to increase agricultural productivity during the late nineteenth century.
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Q27
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"During the debates in the Constituent Assembly, B. R. Ambedkar said that he wanted a powerful centre, such as the centre created under the Act of 1935." Examine the statement.
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Q27
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"Francis Bernier has compared what he saw in India to Europe." Explain the statement with examples.
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Q27
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Analyse the statement. “... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”
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Q28
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Examine the nature of land grants in early Indian society.
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Q28
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"Ibn Battuta has written in detail about his experiences in India." Explain the statement with examples.
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Q29
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Imagine that you are leading a historical research team. You want to raise the status of the peasantry. How will you explain the role of the Ryotwari system and the long-term consequences of the Bombay-Deccan ryots? Explain.
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Q31
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Categorize the nature and characteristics of the Mahajanapadas in ancient Indian history.
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Q32
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Categorize the Narmada strategy used to enhance agricultural production from the sixth century BCE onwards.
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Q33
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‘Historic sources taught that the Ganga in India was in existence since the migration in Biosha.’ Explain the statement with examples.
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Q34
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Imagine you are reading a historical research team. How would you explain the role of the railway system in the colonial income and its long-term consequences on Bombay-Deccan saperies? Explain.
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Q34
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In the given political outline map of India, locate and label the following appropriately:
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Q34
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On the same political outline map of India, two centres related to Indian National Movement have been marked as A and B. Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them.
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Q39
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Rakhigarhi – a mature Harappan site
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Q45
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Write the name of any one territory under the Mughals.
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Q46
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Write the name of the capital of Vijayanagara kingdom.
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The salt law deeply violated by the masses ?
Q633
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Why was salt law disliked by the masses?
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The collected works of Mahatma Gandhi. The salt tax was a national necessity; it prevents the public from manufacturing it and wanton destruction of the nation’s vital necessity. It prevents the public from manufacturing it and the problems in the district, or the nation’s vital necessity is in the public. The salt law is deeply violated by the masses and in the public. The salt tax was a national necessity; it prevents the public from manufacturing it and wanton destruction of the nation’s vital necessity. It prevents the public from manufacturing it and the problems in the district, or the nation’s vital necessity is in the public. The salt law is deeply violated by the masses and in the public.
Q633
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Why were salt officers appointed by the British Government?
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The salt law deeply violated by the masses ? The salt tax was a national necessity; it prevents the public from manufacturing it and wanton destruction of the nation’s vital necessity. It prevents the public from manufacturing it and the problems in the district, or the nation’s vital necessity is in the public. The salt law is deeply violated by the masses and in the public. The salt tax was a national necessity; it prevents the public from manufacturing it and wanton destruction of the nation’s vital necessity. It prevents the public from manufacturing it and the problems in the district, or the nation’s vital necessity is in the public. The salt law is deeply violated by the masses and in the public.
Q633
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Why did Urban fail to understand the significance of Salt March?
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Q634
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Write the name of any one mature Harappan site in India.
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Q634
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Write the name of a Buddhist site located in Maharashtra.
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Q634
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Write the names of any two centres of the Indian National Movement.
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