An early translation of Bhagavat into Bengali was commissioned by Husain Shah. Who undertook the translation work?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Terms) List-II (Usage) A. Dal al-shifa 1. Open area for equestrian exercises B. Furusiyya 2. A hospital C. Maydan 3. Imperial camp D. Urdu-i Mualla 4. Open area for military parade A B C D

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Terms) List-II (Usage) A. Dal al-shifa 1. Open area for equestrian exercises B. Furusiyya 2. A hospital C. Maydan 3. Imperial camp D. Urdu-i Mualla 4. Open area for military parade A B C D

What did Nania and Malangi castes specialize in?

The rulers of Deccan adopted istava measures in the medieval period. What did it mean?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Terms) List-II (Meanings) A Ayagars 1. Village servants B. Karnam 2. Policeman C. Maniyam 3. Accountaint D. Talaiyari 4. Headman A B C D

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Terms) List-II (Meanings) A Haqq-i Shurb 1. Loans to peasants B. Qismat 2. Water tax C. Taqavi 3. Agrarian cesses D. Uslub 4. Regulations A B C D

Who among the following recognised the important role played by women in family and society in his preachings?

Consider the following statements:

1. Naval expeditions of Rajaraja - I occupied parts of Burma, Malaya and Sumatra.
2. Rajendra I conquered Ceylon.
3. The Cholas held northern Ceylon until they were expelled by Vijayabahu I.
4. The Cholas fell in the 13th century when their territory was shared by the Hoysalas and Pandyas. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (King) List-II (Dynasty) A. Bhoja of Malwa 1. Chandela B. Jayachandra 2. Gahadavala C. Mihira Bhoja 3. Paramara D. Paramardideva 4. Pratihara A B C D

In which one of the following temples did Ramanuja teach?

Consider the following statements:

1. There are no remains of free-standing Hindu temples erected before the Gupta period.
2. All the cave at Ellora are of Hindu gods and goddesses.
3. The great temple of Shiva at Tanjore was built by Rajaraja, the Great. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Consider the following statements:

1. During the Mughal period Mysore was the premier centre of silk production and supplied the demands of both European and Indian merchants.
2. There was no ship-building industry in India during the Mughal period as Europeans supplied ships to the Indians.
3. During the Mughaf period, saltpetre was exported from India by Dutch and English traders. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Which one of the following groups represents the correct composition of Vijayanagar territory of Pondimandalam ?

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Which one of the following poets wrote poems hailing the Russian Revolution of 1917 ?

Consider the following statements:

1. Although the First Five-Year Plan gave priority to Agriculture but there was hardly any increase in the agricultural production at the end of the Plan period.
2. The iron and steel plants at Bhilai, Rourkela and Durgapur were set up during the First Five-Year Plan. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Though the Constitution of India states that India is a union of states, the terms 'federal' and 'federation' are used in reference to India at several places in the Constitution of India.

2. The First Schedule as adopted by the Constituent Assembly and incorporated in the Constitution of India mentioned three categories of states and territories, i.e. Princely States, British Indian Provinces, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Several of the Fundamental Rights incorporated in the Nehru Committee Report appeared in the Constitution of India substantially unchanged.

2. Several of the social and economic rights mentioned in the 1931 Karachi Resolution found expression in the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution of India.

Who of the following was not included in the first Interim National Government announced in August, 1946?

With reference to the Home Rule Movement during the Indian freedom struggle, consider the following statements:

1. In his Home Rule Movement, Tilak linked up the question of Swaraj with the demand for the formation of linguistic States and education in the vernacular.
2. At Allahabad, Jawaharlal Nehru joined Annie Besan:'s Home Rule League. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

With reference to the Swadeshi Movement during the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct ?

In order to advance the cause of English education in India, who among the following introduced the regulation that all public s'ervices were to be filled by an open competitive examination held by the Council of Education, preference being given to the knowledge of English?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. As per the Indian High Courts Act, High Courts were created in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras by the amalgamation of the Supreme Court and the Sadar Diwani Adalat in 1861.

2. A Code of Civil Procedure and a Code of Criminal Procedure were promulgated in 1867.

Which one of the following Muslim leaders joined the Home Rule League founded by Annie Besant?

Who among the following introduced a scheme of administration which centered around a class of officials called Commissioners, each of whom was placed in charge of a division comprising several districts?

Which one of the following was not included in the terms of the Gandhi- Irwin Pact?

In February 1943, while in jail, why did Gandhiji declare 21 days' fast?

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Sauraseni was the official language of the Mauryan court.
2. Apabhramsa was used in the Middle Ages by Jaina writers in Gujarat for composing poetry.
3. Telugn was the court language of Vijayanagar under Krishna Devaraya. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Agnimitra known from the Kalidasa's drama MaJavikagnimitra was a king of which one of the following dynasties?

What was upavasatha in the Buddhist order?

Consider the following Bhakti Saints:

1. Dadu Dayal
2. Guru Nanak
3. Tulsidas

Who among the above was/were preaching when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over?

What is the ideological approach of Jainism ?

Who was Alara Kalama?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

1. In Rig Vedic time, the purohita was the foremost among the functionaries of a king.
2. In Rig Vedic time, the king was the absolute owner of the land.
3. The system of espionage was not known to the kings of the Rig Vedic time. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following statements is not correct ?

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Which one of the following texts contains the earliest evidence on Indian mathematical writings?

Which Indus Valley site has yielded evidence of use of a wooden coffin in burial?

Match list-I (Ancient Finding)with list-II (Place of Finding) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: list -I list-II A. Bronze dancing girl 1. Harappa B. Persian gulf seal 2. Lothal C. Grey stone male dancing figure 3. Mohenjodaro D. Rows of fire altars 4. Kalibangan A B C D

Where has the prehistoric cultivated field been discovered in India?

Which one of the following Harappan sites has yielded evidence of a signboard inscription?

Which one of the following denotes a garment not prevalent during the medieval period?

What is the Mitakshara of Vijnaneswar?

he earliest Persian work on Indian Music - Ghunyat-ul-Munya was written in the Court of Akbar.

1. Sangitopanishad Sarodhara - a treatise on music and dance was written by a Jain scholar of Gujarat. Which of the statements 'given above is/are correct ?

What did the concept of Wahadat-al Wujud as supported by Akbar signify ?

Collection of which one of Man Kautuhal ?

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of setting up of English factories in India?

What was the main content of the Treaty of Deogaon concluded at the end of 1803 ?

Consider' the following statements with reference to British rule in India:

1. In 1780, the manufacture of salt was directly taken up by the Government.
2. In 1786, the Collector in each District of Bengal was made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it
3. In 1790, the Decennial Settlement of land revenue was declared permanent. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?

1. Battle of Bedara : Rear Admiral Boscawen
2. Battle of Wandiwash : General Coote
3. Battle of Buxar : Major Hector Munro Select the correct answer using the codes given below

Who among the following was India's Defence Minister when the Chinese invaded the northern part of India in 1962?

Consider the following statements:

1. In Bombay. S. A. Dange published a pamphlet 'Gandhi and Lenin' and started the first socialist weekly 'The Socialist'.
2. In Bengal, Muzaffar Ahmed brought out 'Navyug' and later founded the 'Langal' with the cooperation of the poet Nazrul Islam. .
3. In Madras, M. Singaravelu founded the 'Labour-Kisan Gazette'. . Which of the statements giver above are correct?

Which Session of the Indian National Congress approved the 'Gandhi-Irwin Pact'?

Consider the following:

1. Asaf Ali 2. Bhulabhai Desai
2. Jawaharlal Nehru 4. Tej Bahadur Sapru Who among the above took up the defence of the lNA prisoners in the court at the Red Fort trials?

Which one of the following statements is correct?

What was Ganj-i Sawai ?

Consider the following statements:

1. It was from Pala Empire that Buddhism was introduced into Tibet. .
2. The Senas of Bengal were anti-Buddhist.
3. The Solankis who ruled Gujarat, patronized Jainism. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Assertion (A): The Tamil literary works had a prosperous period during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Reason (R) : Vijayanagar rulers had a special preference for the Tamil language and literature.

Assertion (A): Azam Shah requested Shahu to take charge of Narmada region during his absence from Maharashtra. Reason (R) : It was felt that Shahu's presence in the region would weaken Tarabai and safeguard Mughal possessions during Azam's absence.

Assertion (A): In medieval India, screw making was undertaken by soldering a piece of wire on an iron nail. Reason (R) : The technology of lathe-work was not known to the Indians.

Assertion (A): Akbar removed Adham Khan from his office and appointed Pir Muhammad in his place as Governor of Malwa. Reason (R): Adham Khan did not send the spoils of the conquest to Akbar.

Assertion (A): Haji Iliyas of Bengal was defeated by Firuz Shah Tughlaq but the Sultan returned to Delhi without annexing Bengal. Reason (R): There was a sudden invasion of Mongols on the North-West Frontier

Assertion (A): The Cabinet Mission rejected the Muslim League's demand for a separate State of Pakistan. Reason (R):The Cabinet Mission felt that a separate State of Pakistan would contain a large proportion of non-Muslim population, and a sizeable population of Muslims would be left in India.

Assertion (A): On the death of Qutb-ud-din Aibak, Aram Shah proclaimed himself as the Sultan of Delhi by suppressing the other contenders to the throne. Reason (R): There were no fixed rules governing the succession to the Crown in the Turkish system

Assertion (A): At the height of the Swadeshi Movement, communal riots broke out in Bengal Reason (R): Nawab Salimullah of Decca led the Muslim' peasantry of Bengal against the Hindu Zamindars.

Assertion (A): Within half a century of the Battle of Plassey, the phenomenal prosperity of Bengal suffered a serious setback. Reason (R): The manufacture of cotton goods, the most important commodity of export from India, increased in other parts of India while it declined in Bengal.

Assertion (R): The English Company was granted Diwani Rights of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa in 1765 but the actual collection of revenue for the first few years was left in the hands of Indians. Reason (R): The English lacked the knowledge of revenue matters in India.

Consider the following statements:

1. Brahmans were exempted from execution or death penalty in all the ancient Indian scriptures, texts and law books.
2. Dayabhaga, a treatise on inheritance was writtett by Jimutavahana of 12th century.
3. The Arthashastra deals with crime and punishment and suggests many forms of execution. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Gautamiputra Satakarni is known largely because of the inscriptions recorded by his mother. Which one of the following is the associated place?

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Which one of the following is the correct statement about the Sangam society of ancient South India?

Which one among the following is the oldest stupa ?

Who was the hero of the literary work Silappadikaram ?

Kanishka convened the Fourth Buddhist Council which prepared an encyclopaedia of the Buddhist philosophy. What was this known as?

Who among the following left an inscription which records reconstruction of a great artificial lake in Kathiawar?

Which Indo-Greek ruler is referred to in the Besanagar (Vidisha) Pillar inscription?

Who among the following was a renowned Pasupata Acharya ?

Which one of the following epigraphs is significant for the history of Bhagavatism ?

Which one of the following is the correct chronological sequence?

According to I-tsing, where did Sri Gupta construct a temple for the Chinese Buddhist pilgrims?

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Consider the following:

1. Kalidasa, 2. Bharvi
2. Bhasa Who among the above belong to gupta age?

Consider the following statements:

1. Sikandar Lodi changed his residence from Delhi to Agra.
2. The personal retainers of the great Amirs were appointed by Sikandar Lodi himself.
3. Sikandar Lodi abolished duties on crop of corn. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Match List-I (Literary Work) with List-II (Scholar)and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I. List2 A. Hammir Rasau 1. Allasani Peddana B. Pampa Ramayana 2. Jayadeva C. Prasanna Raghava 3. Naga D. Sarvochisa Mancharitra 4. Chandra Sarangadhara A B C D

What was the duty assigned to Mustakharaj under Alaud-din Khalji ?

Match List-I (Officials of Delhi Sultanate) with List-II (Duties/Jobs) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List II A Barid-i Mumalik 1. Dealing with royal correspondence B. Dabir-i Khas 2. Commanding Sultan's bodyguards C. Sar-i Jandar 3. Heading the State news and Information agency D. Wakil-I Dar 4. Controlling and supervising the royal household A B C D

Who among the following wrote the drama Usparinaya which describes the marriage of Usha with Aniruddha?

With reference to the Mughal administration, which ('De of the following statements is not correct ?

Which one of the following buildings is not located in Fatehpur Sikri?

What was the function of the official called Karori under Akbar's administration?

Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?

Which one of the following is not connected with the description of the Vijayanagar Kingdom?

Who among the following rulers of Gujarat was treacherously drowned by the Portuguese when he was on board his ship?

Who among the following founded the city of Jaunpur?

Who among the following introduced the dahsaJa system of land revenue collection for the first time?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Ancient Town) List-II (Modern State) A. Ajayameru 1. Assam B. Bhrigukaccha 2. Gujarat C Pragjyotisa 3. Orissa D. Sisupalgarh 4. Rajasthan A B C D

Which one of the following deals with the schemes of Chanakya to foil the designs of a minister of the last of the Nandas, and to place Chandragupta Maurya on the throne?

What was the reason for Gandhiji to organize a Satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of Kheda ?

Consider the following statements:

1. In 1918, Tilak and Gandhi toured villages to raise money and men for the British World War effort.
2. By the Lucknow Pact, the Muslim leaders accepted under-representation in Muslim majority areas in return for overrepresentation in some provinces. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

With reference to the Indian Councils Act of 1909, Consider the following statements:

1. The Act formally introduced for the first time the principle of elections to the legislative councils.
2. The Government of India was given general power of disallowing politically dangerous candidates.
3. The income qualifications for the Muslim voters were lower than those for the Hindus. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

Which one of the following first suggested boycott of the British goods in Bengal?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Consider the following statements: Count de Lally, the French commander failed against the English in India because

1. the home authorities in France did not recognize the importance of securing political power in India.
2. the French were inferior to the English in naval strength.
3. there was discord between the French commanders of land and sea forces.
4. the English heavily bribed some important French officers. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

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

In the context of 1857 Revolt, the causes that led to the Sepoy Mutiny were

1. the disparity in number of European and Indian troops in the British Indian Forces.
2. the General Service Enlistment Act ordering all recruits to the Bengal Army to be ready for service both within and outside India.
3. the introduction of the Enfield rifle. Which of the above are correct?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Person) List-II (Work) Madhusudan Dutt 1. Meghnad-badh Kavya Bankim Chandra 2. Devi Chaudhurani Dinabandhu Mitra 3. Neeldarpan 4. Grammar of Bengali Language A B C

Consider the following statements:

1. The cancellation of regulations concerning Indian Press by Sir Charles Metcalfe liberated it from official control during the period 1835-1857.
2. Under the Newspaper Act of 1908, the District Magistrate was empowered to confiscate the printing press where a newspaper containing an incitement to violence was printed.
3. The Indian Press Act of 1910 was suspended by the Government of India during the World War I, so as to seek cooperation of Indian nationalists for war efforts. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Who among the following was in the forefront of making efforts leading to making the Age of Consent Act, 1891 ?

Consider the following statements with reference to Wood's Despatch:

1. Institution of a regular system of scholarship to enable meritorious students to pursue the higher courses of study.
2. Helping the educational institutions founded by private efforts to obtain grants from government funds.
3. Provision of moral and religious education as an important component of curriculum. Which of the above were the features of Wood's Despatch?

Who among the following was a founder of Widow Marriage Association in 1861 ?

Match List-I (Commission/Act/Despatch) with List-II (Year) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List- II A. Wood's Despatch 1. 1919 B. Hunter Commission 2. 1904 C Universities Act 3. 1882 D. Sadler Commission 4. 1854. A B C D

Consider the following statements:

1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy opposed the Permanent Settlement in Bengal.
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy advocated the substitution of Persian for English as the official language of the courts of law. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements: Under Todar Mal's bandobast in Akbar's administration

1. the State was to advance loans to the cultivators which could be paid in easy annual installments.
2. remissions of revenue were granted in bad season.
3. the revenue collectors were required to write officially annual reports about the work, character and integrity of their subordinates.
4. the accounts were to be kept in Hindi. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. By Pitt's India Act, the members of the Governor-General's Council were reduced to three.
2. Pitt's India Act abolished the monopoly of the Company's Indian trade.
3. By Pitt's India Act, through a supplementary Act, the Governor General was empowered to hold the office of Commander-in Chief in special cases. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following is not correct regarding the chief clauses of the Regulating Act of 1773 ?