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Administration and Economy 202

• The words 'kamin', 'mehin', 'kirpas' and 'khana chaap' are associated with which of the following?
• Match List I (Maratha officer) with List II (responsibility). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following statements are true about Shivaji's administration? Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• Which term is not associated with the Mansabdari system of the Mughals?
• In order of higher claims to land and its production, who was not an owner of the land…
• Who was the first Wazir under Akbar?
• What type of instrument was Dandal?
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Match List I (officer) with List II (work). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• According to the book Mirat-i-Ahmadi, what was the Persian word for Hundi?
• Which of the following statements are correct in the context of trade and commerce in the medieval period?…
• In the context of the Chola state, the distinction between ceremonial sovereignty and actual political control is indicative…
• During the Mughal period, the ministry of 'Diwan-i-Buyutat' was concerned with which of the following?
• Mark the odd word from the following:
• Match List I (position) with List II (description). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following statements are correct regarding the mansabdari system? Choose the correct answer from the options…
• Which of the following statements are correct regarding karkhanas in the Delhi Sultanate? Choose the correct answer from…
• Match List I (eight chief officers) with List II (ministers during Shivaji's reign). Choose the correct answer from…
• Which of the following statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• During the Chola period, 'Irivirapattan' meant:
• Which of the following is not one of the salient features of Indian Feudalism?
• Which out of the following terms referred to officials? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• How many grades had Akbar created in his Mansabdari system?
• Under the Delhi Sultanate one silver Tanka was fetching how many Jitals?
• Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). In the…
• Whom did Akbar appoint to the post of Wakil immediately after the downfall of Bairam Khan?
• Which of the following statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• What do you understand by the term 'iqta'?
• Which Rajput ruler held the highest Mansab under Akbar?
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• What does the administrative unit 'Venthe' refer to?
• What does the word 'Mashrut' refer to?
• Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from…
• The Chelas during Akbar's period referred to:
• Which of the following statements is/are correct? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following statements is/are true? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following statements is not correct?
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which one of the following officers was not associated with the administration of cities in Mughal India?
• Which of the following statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following statements is/are correct? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
• Which out of the following is NOT correct?
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Akbar inherited a large range of artillery that included the following. Choose the correct answer from the options…
• The term Khurak-i-Dawwab stands for:

Colonial Economy 260

• Match List I (author) with List II (composition). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Arrange the following organizations in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Who among the following started the weekly Saddharma Pracharak?
• Match List I (author) with List II (book/pamphlet). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• In what year did the Imperial Bank of India come into existence?
• Arrange the following events related to the Ryotwari Settlement in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the…
• Who among the following started the first newspaper of the Arya Samaj in 1882?
• Which of the following statements are true regarding the Indigo Revolt of 1859 in Nadia, Murshidabad and Pabna?…
• Identify the true statements about the Vernacular Press Act, 1878. Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Arrange the beginnings of the following newspapers in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• Arrange the following in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Who was appointed as the first Visitor of the Hindu College at Calcutta?
• Match List I (act/event) with List II (year). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• In which year was a Gold Standard Reserve formed out of the profits of the coinage of rupees,…
• Consider the following statements about the railways in India and select the true ones. Choose the correct answer…
• Consider the following organisations and arrange them in chronological order of their year of establishment, starting from the…
• In which year was the Indian Official Secrets Act passed restricting the freedom of the press?
• In which year was the famous novel Anandmath of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee published?
• Who among the following became one of the first two graduates of Calcutta University?
• Consider the following statements about famines in India and choose the correct ones. Choose the correct answer from…
• Consider the following statements about land revenue settlements during the British period and find out the true ones.…
• The College of Fort William in Calcutta continued as a mere language school for Bengal civil servants. In…
• The rise of modern industry during British rule led to the rise of Parsi and Marwari families in…
• Urdu poetry has been responsive to all phases of national historical development. Which of the following poets expressed…
• The film 'Bhakt Vidur' (1921) was released under what new name after much censorship and banning?
• Which of the following reports pointed out that indebtedness ultimately leads to the transfer of land from the…
• Based on Wood's Education Despatch (1854), which of the following universities were established on the model of the…
• Who was the author of the famous literary epic 'Meghanadvad Kavya' (1861), in which Rama and Lakshmana are…
• In 1861, Robert Knight merged three newspapers to form the Times of India in Bombay. These three newspapers…
• Whose book 'Kali Mata' influenced the great artist Abanindranath Tagore to paint 'Bharat Mata'?
• Match List I (internationally renowned persons) with List II (areas of excellence). Choose the correct answer from the…
• Match List I (film) with List II (director). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Who among the following remarked in the early nineteenth century, 'A Hindu woman can go anywhere alone, even…
• Due to the military reorganization after 1857, how much increase was recorded in defence expenditure as a share…
• When the laying of railway lines in India was beginning in 1853, who among the following remarked, 'This…
• Who among the following painted a watercolour Sarang for Lady Impey?
• Which of the following statements are true about the Justice Party? Choose the correct answer from the options…
• Match List I (legislation/Act) with List II (provision). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Arrange the establishment of Indian universities in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Consider the following statements about the growth and development of painting in the 19th and 20th centuries. Choose…
• Which three of the following statements are correct regarding famine? Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• Match List I (farmers' movement) with List II (leader). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Arrange the following movements in chronological order (from first to last). Choose the correct answer from the options…
• In 1855-56, the ___ tribe of Bihar and Bengal, armed with axes and bows and arrows, temporarily overthrew…
• Consider the following statements about the development of education in India in the 19th century. Choose the correct…
• Match List I (educational institutions) with List II (founders). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Match List I (real name) with List II (popular name). Choose the correct answer from the options given…

Emergence of Regional Kingdoms 139

• Which of the following statements is true about the temple?
• Arrange the following events related to the Cholas in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options…
• Arrange the following events during the Pala reign in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options…
• Which of the following statements are true? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following statements are true about the Chauhanas or Chauhans? Choose the correct answer from the…
• Arrange the following Parmar rulers in chronological order according to their reign. Choose the correct answer from the…
• Which of the following are true? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Among the following, which regions were conquered by the Chola King Rajendra-I? Choose the correct answer from the…
• The main reason for the Chola penetration into Kalinga was:
• Arrange the following officers mentioned in Aparajitapraccha in ascending order based on the number of villages controlled by…
• Arrange the following rulers in the correct chronological order according to their accession to the throne. Choose the…
• Which of the following kings donated five villages to Nalanda Mahavihara at the request of Balaputra Deva of…
• Which of the following inscriptions bears the signature of Harshavardhana?
• According to Katyayana, Vidyadhan (wealth acquired through learning) includes which of the following? Choose the correct answer from…
• King Kharavela of Kalinga was an ardent follower of which religion?
• The intricate carvings of Kakatiya art are the continuation of which of the following? Choose the correct answer…
• Agrahara is the village given as a gift to which of the following? Choose the correct answer from…
• Which of the following books is not written by Kamban?
• Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
• Who among the following Pallava rulers was defeated by the Chola king Aditya I?
• Which of the following regions was ruled by the Western Ganga dynasty?
• 'Tondaimandalam' in the passage refers to which of the following?
• Who among the following was NOT a Rashtrakuta king?
• The beginning of the conflict between the Pallavas and Western Chalukyas is traced to the reign of which…
• Who among the following invited Harshavardhana to accept the crown after the death of his brother?
• Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). In…
• Gandaraditya was a:
• Which out of these are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Ottakkuttan did not write about which of the following kings?
• Which Indian king expanded the Hindu empire in Swarnadweep?
• The temples of the Chola period are famous for their craftsmanship and grandeur. The chief sculptor of the…
• Arrange the following events under the successive Chola rulers in the correct order. Choose the correct answer from…
• What did Kuddapah Kar and Samba Peshnam denote in the context of agricultural production in South India?
• Viravalanjigar was:
• Which of the following statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the…
• On the island of Java in Southeast Asia, which of the following statements are correct? Choose the correct…
• In the context of the history of art, arrange the following in chronological order, starting from the earliest.…
• Arrange the following Chola kings in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Ishvarakrishna was:
• Which of the following statements is/are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following Sailendra rulers are known to have had friendly relations with their contemporary Indian kings?…
• The debate as to whether the Indian economy under British rule was characterised by growth, stagnation or progressive…
• Which one of the following revenue grants was NOT granted to the religious intelligentsia?
• An inscription of 1121 A.D. refers to a medical school teaching the Charaka Samhita and the Ashtanga-Hridaya of…
• Match List I (Writer) with List II (Patron King) and select the correct answer from the codes given…
• The Ghatiyantra was used in early medieval India for:

From State to Empire 368

• Which of the following of Ashoka's inscriptions mentions the Kalinga victory?
• According to the Arthashastra, the Kupyadhyaksha was in charge of which of the following?
• What are the Satavahanas called in the Puranas?
• Udayana, a contemporary of the Buddha, belonged to which of the following dynasties?
• Which of the following statements are true about Samudragupta's Prayag Prashasti? Choose the correct answer from the options…
• Which of the following statements are true? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• 'The friendship of a gentleman is like the beauty of a good book. It never loses its freshness…
• Emperor Asoka refers to having made provisions for medical treatment and the planting of beneficial medicinal herbs, roots…
• Who, besides Charaka and Sushruta, is counted as the 'brihat-trai' (big three) of Ayurveda?
• The process of the transition of the Sanakanikas from non-monarchical to neo-monarchical group began under:
• Arrange the following kings in chronological sequence. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
• By the beginning of the Christian era, the most preferred stone for the construction of the stupas in…
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Arrange the following Mahajanapadas from north to south. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following statements regarding Asoka's 'dhamma' policy are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options…
• Which of the following Puranas provides the list of 30 Satavahana rulers with a total chronological range of…
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Kanchi was a major city, which had its inland riverine port of:
• Which of the following places was famous for jewels and jewellery craftsmanship in the Sangam texts?
• Which of the following kings is not mentioned among the emperors of Aryavarta in line 21 of the…
• Which of the following statements about the Sangam Age are true? Choose the correct answer from the options…
• Arrange the following Greco-Bactrian rulers in the correct chronological order according to their accession to the throne. Choose…
• Match List I (minister/officer) with List II (work). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following Ajanta caves depicts Indra and his entourage flying while greeting Lord Buddha in the…
• Which of the following trade items was not imported into India from the Western world?
• Which of the following books states that 'the king's status was similar to that of the soldiers; both…
• Match List I (name) with List II (region associated). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Arrange the following in ascending chronological order (from earliest to later). Choose the correct answer from the options…
• Arrange the seaports mentioned in post-Mauryan sources in the Indian subcontinent from north to south. Choose the correct…
• Identify the items exported from India to Rome during the post-Mauryan period. Choose the correct answer from the…
• Varahamihira's Brihat Samhita describes which of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following is not associated with Magadha?
• In which of the following places is a major Rock Edict available?
• Name the first capital of King Bimbisara:
• King Karikala belonged to which dynasty?
• Which of the following are the classes specified by Megasthenes? Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• Which out of the following were the administrative units? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• The queen Nayanika is associated with which of the following dynasties?
• Which of the following is not a Mahajanapada?
• Which of the following is not associated with the main tasks of spies under the Mauryan administration?
• Who were known as 'Vindhya Sakti'?
• Arrange the following Kushana kings in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Arrange the Andhra or Satavahana kings in chronological order as given in the Matsya Purana. Choose the correct…
• Match List I (designation of army officials during the Mauryan period) with List II (salary amount). Choose the…
• Which of the following works belongs to the second Sangam?
• Who were the 'Satavahanas'?
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Historical Method and Historiography 278

• Match List I (book) with List II (author). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which historian wrote this about the Revolt of 1857? 'The misery and bloodshed of 1857-58 were not the…
• Who commented on the introduction of the 'Government of India Act 1858' and the 'Empress's Proclamation': 'At the…
• Which of the following authors wrote the book 'Foreign Notices of South India'?
• Match List I (book) with List II (author). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Match List I (scholars) with List II (statements). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Pick the correct author-book matches from the list given below. Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• Match List I (author) with List II (books). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following statements is not true for post-modernist historiography?
• Arrange the following trends in the writing of Indian history from the earliest to the latest as they…
• Which of the following historians admitted to the use of imaginary speeches in his historical writings?
• Pick the books not written by W.H. Moreland. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which are the correct author-chronicle/book combinations? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following books have been authored by Karl Popper? Choose the correct answer from the options…
• Which of the purposes is not served by footnotes used for history writing?
• Which of the following points have been conventionally used to draw a fundamental distinction between history and science?…
• Match List I (author) with List II (book). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following developments in history writing introduced a critical examination of the primary sources?
• Match List I (thinker) with List II (concept of historiography). Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• The word 'positivism' is originally derived from 'positivist philosophy' formulated by:
• In which country did historicism develop in the nineteenth century as a theory that held that history is…
• Who said, 'The great man of his time is he who can put into words the desire of…
• Which of the following statements are true? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Arrange the following chapters in E.H. Carr's book 'What Is History' in chronological order. Choose the correct answer…
• According to R.G. Collingwood's theory of history, which of the following statements are true? Choose the correct answer…
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following is not true about Ranke?
• Which of the following statements are true about the patriarchal-bureaucratic empire model? Choose the correct answer from the…
• Arrange the following historians in chronological order according to their year of birth. Choose the correct answer from…
• Which of the following is emphasized by postmodernism? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Who among the following said that history is only science, nothing more and nothing less?
• Which of the following statements are correct about the Great War of 1857? Choose the correct answer from…
• The spirit of the Renaissance had a profound impact on history writing. Which of the following is not…
• 'The Caesars and Pest History' presents history as which of the following?
• Arrange the following Persian texts in chronological order of their completion (from first to last). Choose the correct…
• Plagiarism cannot be detected by the following:
• The meaning of the 'Cleopatra's Nose' principle in history is:
• Who propagated the concept of 'Total History'?
• In historiography, Ranke's approach to history emphasizes which of the following?
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• The statement below is attributed to which historian? 'St. Augustine looked at history from the point of view…
• Who among the following scholars is associated with the statement 'The documents are liars'?
• Who stated, 'The craving for an interpretation of history is so deep-rooted that, unless we have a constructive…
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which out of the following are chapters in the book titled 'What is History' by E.H. Carr? Choose…
• Which out of the following were autobiographies? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Negotiating the Sources 443

• Who wrote the Yadavabhyudaya, on the life of Lord Krishna?
• Which of the following is not included in the seven books (Sattaparakarana) of the Abhidhamma Pitaka?
• Who was the author of the Sanskrit play Swapnavasavadatta?
• Which of the following is not considered a 'Mahayajna'?
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• In which language is Raghavanka's Harishchandrakavyam written?
• Which of the following statements are true about guilds and corporate bodies in ancient India? Choose the correct…
• The Neolithic site of T. Narsipur is located in which of the following states?
• Which of the following statements are correct in the Puranic ethics? Choose the correct answer from the options…
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following statements are true about water supply and management in the Indian subcontinent in ancient…
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following statements are true regarding Jainism? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Who was the author of the Mahabhashya?
• The earliest reference to the ideal-type of a civil hospital in Indian history can be had from:
• Which scholar was the earliest to suggest that the Harappan state was ruled by autocratic priest-kings?
• Which of the following Harappan sites has yielded a terracotta model of a plough?
• What can be inferred in the context of Mesopotamian links to the Harappan civilization in the light of…
• Which historian has argued that the decline in the lapis lazuli trade with Mesopotamia was a factor in…
• Which of the discoveries from Mohenjodaro are comparable to the discoveries from Tell Asmar in Mesopotamia?
• Match List I (site) with List II (archaeological evidence). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which among the following sites are associated with ancient Deccan? Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• The author of Tattvartharajavarttika was:
• Which of the following does not refer to a form and style of megalithic burials?
• Which of the following 'Samskaras' were performed before birth? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which Jain tirthankara was associated with Krishna in Jainism?
• Who wrote the text Karpuramanjari?
• Which of the following is an early Neolithic site?
• The Ajanta art depicted the mother of Buddha in the form of:
• Which of the following Bodhisattvas represents compassion?
• Which of the following statements are correct about the 'ganas' or 'sanghas' of ancient India? Choose the correct…
• Who was the patron of the author of the book?
• Which region does the author belong to?
• Which of the following works was also written by the same author?
• Which text is this passage referring to?
• Who is the author of the text?
• In the Harappan context, at which of the following sites have cylindrical stone drills been found? Choose the…
• Arrange the following eras (Samvats) in the correct chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• Arrange the following rituals in the correct chronological order of their performance. Choose the correct answer from the…
• Which of the following statements are true about the Mahayana or Great Wheel? Choose the correct answer from…
• Which of the following inscriptions mentions the distribution of two sums of money to two classes of weavers…
• What is a megalithic trench tomb with a single large vertical stone slab called?
• Which of the following items was not commonly found in copper hoards or assemblages?
• Match List I (book) with List II (author). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Match List I (words in the chronogram) with List II (the numbers they represent). Choose the correct answer…
• Which of the following is identified with the Nasatyas of the Rigveda?
• The above passage is about which of the following?
• The early Dharmasutras note that 'the king is essentially a servant, and the tax is his remuneration.' The…

Rise of Indian Nationalism 479

• Which of the following was not a Vishnukundina emperor?
• Match List I (author) with List II (work). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following nationalist leaders made the following statement during a court trial on charges of treason…
• Who among the following founded the 'Indian Home Rule Society' in London?
• In his autobiography, Mahatma Gandhi describes the magical effect of this book on him thus: 'I woke up…
• Who published a Punjabi weekly, 'Swadesh Sewak', in the Gurmukhi script?
• Arrange the following in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Who played a key role in arranging the meeting between Rash Behari Bose and Sun Yat-sen in Japan?
• Sampurnanand published a pamphlet in April 1934 proposing the formation of the All India Socialist Party. Which of…
• At which session of the Muslim League were the Ulema invited and given public prominence?
• What was the name of the operation conducted by the Indian Army in September 1948 to restore peace…
• Match List I (party) with List II (founder). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Arrange the following organizations chronologically according to their formation between 1876 and 1885. Choose the correct answer from…
• Which of the following statements is true regarding the ideas of revival preached by the Hindu Mahasabha and…
• According to whom is Vasudev Balwant Phadke considered the 'father of revolutionary nationalism in India'?
• Which of the following statements are true about the Wavell Plan and the Shimla Conference? Choose the correct…
• Identify the city being spoken about by Fa Hsien in the given passage.
• Which of the following is not covered under the Ministry of AYUSH?
• Match List I (events/organisation) with List II (year). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Consider the following nationalist activities and find out the true ones. Choose the correct answer from the options…
• Arrange the following works in chronological sequence. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
• Which commission advised against the creation of linguistic states at the time, for it might threaten national unity…
• Consider the following statements related to the Indian National Congress and select the correct answer. Choose the correct…
• Consider the following statements regarding activities of B.G. Tilak and arrange them in chronological order starting from the…
• Which organization was V.D. Savarkar associated with in London?
• Which organization of V.D. Savarkar is being discussed in the article?
• Savarkar translated the biography of which personality into Marathi, selling 2,000 copies in three months?
• Which member of the society mentioned in the paragraph was sent to Paris to learn the art of…
• Which college did V.D. Savarkar graduate from?
• Which of the following are true about the Panchsheel? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Arrange the following events in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Arrange the following events in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Who delivered the presidential address at the Cow Protection Conference in December 1924?
• Which of the following are true about the Provisional Azad Hind Government? Choose the correct answer from the…
• Where was Mitra Mela launched by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in 1900?
• To achieve the objective of India's political independence, the 'Mitra Mela' advocated which of the following paths?
• 'Abhinav Bharat' was:
• Which of the following members of 'Abhinav Bharat' was sent to Paris to learn the art of bomb-making…
• Who among the following is not referred to as the 'Chapekar brothers'?
• Between whom and when was the Sikandar-Jinnah Pact signed?
• Against which of the following princely states did the independent Republic of India launch 'Operation Polo'?
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• In which month and year was the All India States People's Conference founded?
• Where is the Tamil inscription, which records the construction of a temple to Lord Shiva by a merchant…
• Who among the following is not a leader of the Indian National Army?
• The author of the book 'Indian War of Independence, 1857' is:
• Arrange the following in chronological order (from first to last). Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• Arrange the following in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Society and Culture 353

• Who among the following built the temple described here?
• Which of the following statements is true?
• Which of the following statements is true regarding this temple?
• Which of the following temples is being referred to in the paragraph?
• What is Ramanujacharya's commentary on the Vedanta Sutra, which propounded the Vishishtadvaita philosophy, called?
• Which of the following statements are true about Indian music? Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• Which of the following statements are true regarding the Ajivikas? Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• Match List I (garden) with List II (custodian). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• During the reign of which of the following rulers was the famous musical work 'Tuhfat-ul-Hind' composed?
• Which of the following statements are true about Bhakti worship? Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• Which of the following buildings/places is not associated with Jahangir?
• Which of the following painters was not associated with Jahangir?
• Choose the correct ruler-building pairs from the options. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Point out the wrong match from the options given below.
• Pick the two correct matches from the options given below. Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• Pick the wrong matches from the following options given below. Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• Which of the following were not constructed in the Delhi Sultanate period? Choose the correct answer from the…
• Which of the following painters graced Jahangir's court? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which painter founded the Kishangarh school of painting?
• Match List I (temple) with List II (place). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Arrange the following Sikh Gurus in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Who among the following is not associated with the Warkari movement in Maharashtra?
• Which of the following statements are correct about the Chausath Yogini Temple? Choose the correct answer from the…
• In which region was the Kubrawiyya Silsila active?
• Who among the following was the Acharya of the Ajivika sect? Choose the correct answer from the options…
• Match List I (Akbar's fort) with List II (year). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Who wrote 'Chaitanyacharitamrita', a biography of the Vaishnava saint Chaitanyadeva?
• Which of the following statements about Vallabhacharya are true? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Match List I (Sufi saint) with List II (centre of activity). Choose the correct answer from the options…
• Which of the following singers was given the title of 'Gunsamundar' by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan?
• Which of the following Sufi saints called Hindus 'Ahle Kitab' and the Vedas 'God-ordained (revealed) book'?
• Match List I (famous Mughal paintings) with List II (painter). Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• Which of the following statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following statements are correct regarding the status of women? Choose the correct answer from the…
• Match List I (Vaishnava sects of the medieval period) with List II (founder). Choose the correct answer from…
• Which of the following texts contain the earliest evidence of Radha as Krishna's devoted beloved? Choose the correct…
• The author of the book 'Nyaya Tatva', which elaborates on the philosophy of the Vishishtadvaita school, is:
• Traditionally, the number of Alvars and Nayanars is:
• Which of the following Sufi saints translated 'Amrit Kund' under the name 'Bahrul Hayat'?
• Which of the following statements are correct regarding the incident of 'strike' by merchants and artisans in the…
• Arrange the following saints in chronological order (from first to last). Choose the correct answer from the options…
• A teacher who developed Ramanuja's doctrine and taught in the 13th century was:
• Who among the following was the God Ramanuja spoke about?
• According to Ramanuja, the best means of salvation is:
• Which of the following is not written by Ramanuja?

Sources of Medieval Indian History 627

• Arrange the following events of the 15th century in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options…
• Arrange the following events of Akbar's reign in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• For what purpose did Firoz Shah Tughlaq develop the Dar-ul-Shafa in Delhi?
• Arrange the travels of the following European travellers to India in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from…
• Which of the following statements about the Nayaks are true? Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• What was Ganj-i-Sawai?
• During the First Anglo-Maratha War in 1780, when the British decided to invade Malwa, which Maratha leader came…
• In which of the following places was Shivaji's mint located?
• Match List I (traveller) with List II (nationality). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• What does the word 'Sondhar' mean?
• How many hill forts were there in Shivaji's administrative branch province, Panhala, located in the western part of…
• Which of the following cities was renamed Sultanpur by Muhammad bin Tughlaq?
• Who among the following mentions about Deva Raya II that 'this later prince had under his control three…
• Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi at the Battle of Panipat due to which of the following reasons? Choose the…
• Arrange the following events in chronological sequence. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
• Siri, one of the capital cities in Delhi, was built by which of the following rulers?
• Who among the following is said to have caused wanton destruction of the universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila?
• Which of the following was not associated with the prerogative of a Sultan in the Delhi Sultanate?
• Who from the list given below did not belong to the Mughal royal household? Choose the correct answer…
• Pick the two right combinations from the list given below. Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Consider the following Maratha leaders and arrange the associated deaths in chronological order starting from the earliest. Choose…
• Match List I (ruler) with List II (action). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Pick the match which is incorrect from the options given below.
• Who of the following rulers had ruled between 1296-1316 CE in the Delhi Sultanate?
• Identify the regions conquered by the Chandelas and the Kalachuris in the 9th century CE. Choose the correct…
• Who among the following is the author of the book 'The Bahmanis of the Deccan'?
• Why may we consider the Nayaka system under the Vijayanagara as feudal?
• Puran Chand, a Hindu, was the Diwan under which of the following rulers?
• Arrange the following Mughal rulers in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Match List I (Peshwa) with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following sixteenth-century narrators stated that the dominion of the last Sayyid ruler, Ala-al-Din Alam Shah,…
• Which of the following were military outposts under the Delhi Sultanate to protect the northwestern border during the…
• Sher Shah was given the responsibility of governing which of the following parganas during the lifetime of his…
• Which of the following statements is true about Tughlaq architecture? Choose the correct answer from the options given…
• The renowned scholar Yamin al-Din Abul Hasan is also known by which of the following names?
• Arrange the following Delhi Sultans in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• By what name were self-cultivating farmers known in Rajasthan?
• Which of the following foreign travellers described Krishnadeva Raya as 'of medium height, fair complexion and well-built, though…
• The main source for the Arab invasion of Sindh in the early eighth century is:
• Arrange the following Sultans of the Qutb-Shahi dynasty of Golconda in ascending chronological order (from first to last).…
• Which title did Shivaji not assume at the time of his coronation?
• Which of the following rulers of Mewar wrote three books on the science of music, namely Sangeet Raga,…
• Arrange the following mosques built by the Delhi Sultans in ascending chronological order (from first to last). Choose…
• By 1800, the Maratha Empire had become a confederation of five major chiefs. Who were these five major…
• Which of the following statements are correct regarding Akbar's religious policy? Choose the correct answer from the options…
• During whose reign did the Battle of Kovilakonda between Vijayanagara and the Bahmani kingdom take place?
• Arrange the arrivals of the following foreign travellers during the Mughal period in ascending chronological order (from first…

Sources of Modern Indian History 293

• This article is attributed to which of the following thinkers?
• Who is the author of the book 'Ancient Wisdom'?
• Which of the following is not a book written by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan?
• Why is the author of the paragraph optimistic about the 'Hindu solution' to religious conflict?
• Who said, 'I feel proud to belong to a nation that has given shelter to the oppressed of…
• Arrange the following events in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Arrange the following changes in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following acts incorporated the demands of free traders, Benthamist reformers and evangelicals?
• Which of the following statements are true about the Indian Councils Act 1861? Choose the correct answer from…
• How many businessmen signed the Bombay Declaration (1936), which was an open indictment of Nehru's socialist teachings?
• Arrange the following activities of European commercial enterprises in India in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from…
• Which British Governor wrote in a minute in 1859 'Divide et Impera was the old Roman motto and…
• Who was the first Indian who entered as a law member into the Viceroy's Executive Council?
• Consider the following and arrange them in chronological order starting from the earliest. Choose the correct answer from…
• Consider the following rebellions during the British period before 1857 and arrange them in chronological order starting from…
• In which year did the British Parliament pass an Act for establishing High Courts of Judicature in India?
• Who drafted the Objectives Resolution of the Indian Constitution, which spelt out the philosophy and basic features of…
• By which of the following Acts was an Indian for the first time made a law member on…
• Consider the following statements about the Revolt of 1857 and choose the correct answer. Choose the correct answer…
• Arrange the following events in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Who wrote a thesis titled 'The Problem of the Rupee' for the University of London?
• Arrange the following events in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following statements are true? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Arrange the following in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Match List I (political causes of the 1857 revolution) with List II (area). Choose the correct answer from…
• The Pax Britannica policy adopted by the British during the first half of the 19th century did not…
• Arrange the following in the correct chronological order (from first to last). Choose the correct answer from the…
• Who among the following captured the British factory at Kasim Bazar during the Calcutta campaign and captured Fort…
• Arrange the following in sequence (from first to last). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• By 1623, the English East India Company had established factories (trading posts) in which of the following places?
• Which Indian city did the 'Spanish Flu' first reach in 1918?
• Consider the following statements about the rise of British rule in Bengal. Choose the correct answer from the…
• Arrange the following in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which Act separated Burma from India and suggested the creation of two new provinces of Sind and Orissa?
• What were the unfortified trading outposts which also served as strategic bases for the naval fleet of the…
• Arrange the following in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
• Which of the following is not correct about the widespread outrage that arose against the annexation of Awadh?
• What does 'Din Din' mean? Tick the correct option.
• Which amongst the following was the moving cause of the Revolt as commonly but misleadingly stated?
• Who gave the call to the Hindus and the Muslims to rise together for Swaraj?
• Which is incorrect about the history writing of the Revolt?
• Who is critical of Carlyle's account of the French Revolution?
• The total number of Charter Acts introduced by the British in India was:
• Arrange the following in the ascending chronological order of their establishment. Choose the correct answer from the options…
• The statement 'The only foe worthy of British steel' was given by a British magistrate about which leader…
• Which of the following statements about India's constitutional development are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options…
• The 25th and 42nd Amendments of 1971 and 1976 gave precedence to:
• At the behest of Warren Hastings a digest of Hindu laws was compiled. Which of the following are…

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