In the Interim Government formed in the year 1946, who of the following held the portfolio of Defence?

Who among the following was the Constitutional Advisor of the Constituent Assembly?

After the first Provincial Legislative Assembly elections, which of the following formed a Ministry in the Punjab?

Which one of the following describes the “home charges” policy adopted by the British in India?

With reference to the partition of India, consider the following statements:

1. Badshah Khan declared N.W.F.P. would join neither India nor Pakistan but would be an independent and sovereign Pakhtoonistan.
2. In the A.I.C.C. meeting in June 1947, Mahatma Gandhi opposed the Mountabatten Plan while Purushottamdas Tandon spoke in favour of it. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In the first trial of the officers of Indian National Army at Red fort in Delhi, three were charged with treasom, murder and abetment of murder. Who of the following was not one of them (but was tried later in another trial)?

With reference to the Government of India Act 1935, consider the following statements:

1. The King, represented by the Governor-General.
2. The Council of State having 150 representatives of British India and another 150 representatives of the Indian States.
3. The Legislative Assembly having not more than 125 representatives of the Indian States and 250 representatives of British India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following was the purpose for which a high-level committee chaired by Balwantrai Mehta was constituted during the time of Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister?

Consider the following statements

1. When J.B. Kriplani left the Congress Party, he founded the Jana Saugh.
2. When Shyama Prasad Mukherji resigned from the Nehru Ministry, he founded the Kisan Majdoor Praja Party. Which of the Statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to the linguistic reorganisation of states in independent India

1. The separate state of Andhra for the Telugu people came into existence in 1953.
2. Jawaharlal Nehru was particularly in favour of the movement for linguistic reorganisation of states that came in the wake of the success of the Andhra movement.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to “Kamraj Plan”, which one of the following statements is not Correct?

With reference to the British rule in India consider the following statements :

1. The Censorship of Press Act, 1799 required the publisher to submit all material for pre-censorship to the Secretary to the Government.
2. Raja Rammohan Roy's Mirat-ul-Akba had to stop being published as consequence of John Adams' Licensin Regulations, 1823. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Directions : The following question consist of two statements : one labelled as the 'Assertion (A)' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to the question:

Assertion (A): The Government of India introduced income-tax in 1860 as a temporary measure. Reason (R): The Government of India wanted to utilize the extra revenue to spread and promote western education in India.

Directions : The following question consist of two statements : one labelled as the 'Assertion (A)' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to the question:

Assertion (A): When Tajud-din Firuz ascended the throne of Bahamani kingdom he promoted hindus to high offices. Reason (R): Those promoted Hindus were prominent Vijayanagar chiefs who shifted their loyalty to Bahamani kingdom as they had serious differences with Devaraya I.

Directions : The following question consist of two statements : one labelled as the 'Assertion (A)' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to the question:

Assertion (A): The Tughlaq architecture is marked by the construction of battered walls and tapered bastions at the corners of the buildings as features of added strength. Reason (R): The building material used by the Tughlaqs shows a predominance of freshly quarried stone rubble and boulders.

Directions : The following question consist of two statements : one labelled as the 'Assertion (A)' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to the question:

Assertion (A): When Shivaji died, his younger son was crowned as the ruler. Reason (R): Before his death, shivaji nominated him to the throne as his elder son was found to be licentious.(wrong answer)

Directions : The following question consist of two statements : one labelled as the 'Assertion (A)' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to the question:

Assertion (A): When Goa was integrated into India, the action was supported by USSR in the United Nations. Reason (R): USSR wanted to wean India away from NAM.

Directions : The following question consist of two statements : one labelled as the 'Assertion (A)' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to the question:

Assertion (A): The Harappans had commercial links with Mesopotamia. Reason (R): Many Harappan seal have been discovered it Mesopotamia.

During the Indian Freedom struggle, who of the following was the president of International Pro-India Committee in Zurich and later started the Indian National Party?

During the reign of who of the following was Indian National Congress banned and over 1,20,000 persons were arrested?

During the Indian freedom struggle, who of the following started the weekly Yugantar in April 1906?

The constitutions of which one of the following native States was drafted by Mahatma Gandhi?

Which one of the following was not authored by annie Besant?

Under Shivaji's administration, what was 'sarnobat'?

A series of articles by Aurobindo Ghosh known as 'Doctrine of Passive Resistance' are associated with which one of the following movements?

In the year 1911, who of the following founded the Social Service League with its aim being to secure for the masses of the people better and reasonable conditions of life and work?

Who of the following was the immediate successor to Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit India's Ambassador to USSR?

Who of the following wrote under pen-name 4 Makhfi?

Consider the following statements :

1. Sir Taj Bahadur Sapru and Sir Mohammad Shafi attended the first Round Table Conference as representatives of Indian National Congress.
2. Mahatma Gandhi attended the second Round Table Conference as the sole representative of Indian National Congress. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following forts was attacked by raja Jai Singh in wich munar baji Deshpande and 300 of his Mavli men had lost their lives defending the fort?

With reference to the Act of 1858 and the Secretary of State for India, consider the following statements :

1. In laying the policy respecting the Indian States and in making war or peace, it was obligatory for the Secretary of State for India to obnir the concurrence of the Council of India.
2. Before any expenditure out of India revenues was incurred or loans could be raised on their security, the concurrence of the Council of India was not necessary for the Secretary of State of India Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Who of the following caused Abul Fazl to be put to death ?

Consider the following statements :

1. Under Aurangzeb, some mansabdars were paid through jagirs and others in cash.
2. Jahandar Shah, the successor of Bahadur Shah abolished jizya.
3. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Who among the following focused his work chiefly on Sher Shah Suri ?

The Moti masjid at Agra fort was built by Shahjahan in honour of who among the following?

Which one of the following architectural features is not present in Humayu mausoleum at Delhi?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

During the Indian Freedom struggle, who among the following started a journal “The Indian Sociologist”?

Consider the following statements :

1. Baji Rao I obtained a farman of swaraj from the Sayyid Brothers in the name of the emperor at Delhi.
2. Balaji Viswanath conducted the campaign against the Portuguese to capture Bassein. Which of the statements given above is are correct?

Whith reference to ancient India, what are Karsapana?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Nawab of Oudh surrendered Allahabad and Kora to the English Company by the Treaty of Allahabad.
2. The English Company sold Allahabad and Kora to the Nawab of oudh for Rupees two crores by the Treaty of Benaras. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

When the english first established their factory at Hugli, who among the following issued a farman granting the company the privilege of trading in return for a fixed annual payment of duties worth Rs. 3,000?

The Katha upanishad belongs to which one of the following?

Consider the following statement :

1. Rg Veda gives elaborate details of the king's administration of justice.
2. Atharva Veda mentions garments (dursa) and goat-skin (ajina) as articles to trade Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In which one of the following Indus valley sites has the sign board inscription been found?

In the context of ancient Indian history, what are pariplava akhyanas?

The Pancaratra system belongs to which one of the following schools/sects?

With reference to the Harappan civilization consider the following statements :

1. The city of Dholavira was in the form of a parallelogram guarded by a fortification.
2. A ploughed-field, showing a grid of furrow, located outside the town-wall has been discovered at Kalibangan. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following musical forms was not introduced by Amir Khusrau?

During the reign of Emperor Akbar, famous men Haribans, Mukund and Daswant were

Consider the following statements :

1. Enslavement in lieu of uncleared debt was unknown from Vedic times to the time of Buddha.
2. In Vedic times, women of higher castes could neither hold property nor remarry after husband's death. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Where is the pre-historie grain producing site of Mehrgarh located?

Who was the founder of the main branch of north Panchalas?

In the battle of Buxar, who of the following commanded the English army?

The Jain scholar Jinasena was a contemporary of who of the following?

Of which one of the following kingdoms was Malik Ambar the Prime Minister?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :

(Akbar's officials) | List II (Function) | | A. Mir Atish B. Mir Bahr C. Diwan-i bayutat D. Mir Adl | 1. Commander of artillery 2. Chief Superintendent of waterways 3. Officer of the Imperial Household 4. Judicial Officer |

The Kailasanatha temple at Kanchi that inaugurated the Dravidian style of architecture was built by who of the following?

With reference to the reign of Sher Shah consider the following statements :

1. For ensuring safety on the roads and extending comforts to the travelly public, he built Sarais (inns) on the highways at regular intervals.
2. He struck fine coins of silver and copp of uniform standard in place of the debased coins of mixed metals of early times.
3. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following ancient Mahajanapadas was located on the bank of Yamuna?

With reference to the period of Mahajanapadas referred to in Buddhist literature, which one of the following dynasties ruled Avanti?

How were Upadesa sastras and Vibhashsastras, the elaborate commentaries on the Buddhist sacred texts, prepared?

Consider the following statements :

1. Dantidurga of the Rastrakuta dynasty was once a Mahasamanta under Chalukya Vikramaditya II.
2. Vijayalaya of Chola dynasty was once a feudatory of the Pandyas of Madurai. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Who of the following shared the hardship penance for six years with Mahavira dur his search for ultimate knowledge?

Who among the following translated Atharva Veda into Persian during the Mughal Period?

During whose reign was an emissary of Chengiz Khan sent to the court of the delhi Sultanate?

During whose reign was the Indian classica work 'Ragadarpan' translated into Persian?

The complete mahabharata of 100,000 verses is mentioned for the first time in inscription of the period of which one of following dynasties?

With reference to Delhi Sultanate, who of the following created the 'Diwan-i-Amir Koh (Department of Agriculture)?

With reference to Indian temple architecture, consider the following :

1. Amalaka
2. Kumbhapanjara
3. Upapitha
4. Vimana Which of the above are the structural elements in the architecture of Rajarajesvara temple of Tanjavur?

Consider the following statements:

1. Iltutmish introduced the 'Sijda' (prostration) and 'paibos' (Kissan the feet of the monarch) as the normalation of salutation to the king.
2. It was balban who introduced the silver 'tanka' and the copper 'jital' coins.
3. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statemets :

1. The Vakataka kingdom was founded by Vindhyasakti.
2. The Candella (Chandella) dynasty was founded by Yasovarman. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the reign of Emperor Asoka which one of the following is the correct sequence of the officers of his administration from lower to higher level?

Regarding Ajanta paintings, which one of the following statements is not correct?

In consonance to Jawaharlal Nehru's vision that science and technology were crucial for India after Independence, Which one of the following IITs was first to be set up?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :

B. Bhagavritti of Vimalmati C. Lilavati of Bhaskaracharya D. Dhvanyaloka of Anandavardhana | 1. Poetics 2. Grammar 3. Mathematics 4. Medicene |

With reference to Emperor Asoka, consider the following statements:

1. Asoka's full name, as recorded in the Puranas, is Asoka-Vardhana, but in his inscriptions he never used his personal name.
2. The only epigraphic document in India containing the name of Asoka is the inscription of the Western Satrap Rudradaman. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In the ancient Indian sculpture, who of the following is shown symbolically as an empty throne?

An inscription on a pillar at Besnagar refers to Heliodorus, the ambassador of an Indo-Greek king, as a devotee of who of the following?

Consider the following materials :

1. Stone
2. Stucco
3. Terra-cotta Which of the above is/are used by the Gandhara school of sculpture of ancier India?

In Which one of the following does the word 'gotra' first appear with the meaning of 'a clan'?

Caraka (Charaka), a great authority on medicine, was in the court of who of the following?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Predominant metal used by Satavahanas for minting coins was gold.
2. Coins issued during the reign of Rajaraja Chola have king standing on obverse and king seated on reverse.
3. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Gupta period, what does the word 'Udranga' indicate?

In the context of the reign of Guptas and their successors, what is 'Vishti'?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below in the lists.

Among the following ragas, which one is suitable for performance at dawn?

Which one of the plays describes the love of a poor brahman Charudatta for the virtuous courtesan Vasantasena?

Consider the following statements :

1. The epic Mahabharata has a supplement called Harivamsa.
2. Markandeya Purana is one of the oldest Puranas and gives attention to Vedic deities like Indra, Agni and Surya. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

By tradition the famous lexicographer Amarasimha was a contemporary of who of the following?

The Constituent Assembly appointed the Linguistic Provinces Commission in the year 1948 to enquire into the desirability of linguistic provinces. Who among the following was the Head of that Commission?

Consider the following statements :

1. The use of capsicums of chillies was not known in the Mughal period.
2. Tabacco smaking in India had already become a mass habit by the end of the seventeenth century. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Who of the following was the first President of the Indian Trade Union congress in 1920?

What was the duty of an officer called antapala as mentioned in Mahasastra?

With reference to the Revolt of 1857, who of the following laid siege to Jhansi in March 1858?

To create fear among people, who of the following leaders of anti-British rule in India was publicly hanged even after he was dead?

The Ilbert Bill agitation led to the foundation of which one of the following?

Where and when was the first official Non-Aligned Movement Summit held?

With reference to the regulating Act of 1773, consider the following statements:

1. The Supreme Court at Calcutta, set up under the Regulating Act of 1773, had unlimited jurisdiction over the East India Company and its possessions.
2. The Supreme Court at that time was also vested with the power to veto laws enacted by the Bengal Government. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The 1857 Revolt against British rule was the first mutiny of sepoys under the British rule of India.
2. During the Revolt of 1857 against British rule, Gulab Singh led the mutineers at Ambala. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :

B. Khasi uprising C. Ramosi uprising D. Santal uprising | 1. Chittur Singh 2. Kanhu and Sidhu 3. Rao Bharmal 4. Tirat Singh |

Consider the following statements: The Regulating Act of 1773 sought to -

1. Reform the constitution of the East India Company.
2. Provide remedies against the illegalities and oppession of the Company's servants in India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In the Delhi Sultanate, the work of 'Mustauf-i-Mamalik' was related to which of the following?

Consider the following pairs : Treaty:- Acquisition by English

1. Treaty of salbai:- Acquisition of Salsette from Nana Fadnavis
2. Treaty of Seringapatam:- Acquisition of Guntur from Tipu Sultan
3. Treaty of Deogaon:- Acquisition of Cuttack from Bhonsle Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

The agrarian cesses abolished by Firuz Shah Tughluq after his accession to the there of Delhi were known as

The text “kalila wa Dimna” relates to which of the following?

The earliest paper manuscript in India dated 1223 - 24 AD has become available from

Who of the following authored 'Varadambika Parinayam'?

When abdur Razzak from Persia visited Hampi, who was the ruler of Vijayanagar in south India?

The famous ruler of Vijayanagar empire Krishnadeva Raya belongs to which one of the following dynasties?

The ruler of which one of the following sent a large force against Shivaji in 1659 under Afzal Khan?

B. Naqshbandi silsilah C. Qadiri silsilah D. Suhrawardi silsilah | 1. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhandi 2. Shaikh Bahaud-din Zakariya 3. Shaikh Hamidu'd-din 4. Syed Makhdum Muhammad Gilani |

During the reign of Sher shah, which of the following was the duty of Amil?

The poems in “Kitab-i-Nawras”, which were designed to be sung in different rangs, were composed by whom?

In which one of the following literary works in a description of the life of the alvar Vishnucitta, his exposition of Vaishnava philosophy and the love between his foster daughter Goda and God Ranganatha?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

B. Barid Shahi C. Imad Shahi D. Nizam Shahi E. Qutb Shahi | 1. Ahmadnagar 2. Berar 3. Bidar 4. Bijapur 5. Golconda |

Consider the following statements :

1. Raja Bhagvan Das's army fought the battle at Haldighati in 1576 against Maharana Pratap
2. In 1586, Man Singh successful persuaded Yusuf Khan, the ruler Kashmir, to surrender to Akbar. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Who was the author of the chapter on “Objectives of Planned Development” for the Third Five Year Plan?

In the context of Indian freedom struggle, the organisation of an army called “Vidyut Vahini” was associated with which one of the following?