1. Consider the following statements and
select the correct answer from the codes given below:
i The provinces of the Gangetic plain,
during the 17th century showed substantial rise in the lands classified as
zabt.
ii The zabt expansion increased the
ability of the administration to deal directly with village elite.
iii Steady growth in the measured area
helped the Mughal
State to keep pace with
rising agricultural production over the country.
iv The cultivators turned to more
valuable cash crops such as sugarcane or cotton.
Codes:
(A) i and ii
(B) ii and iii
(C) ii, iii and iv
(D) i, ii, iii and iv
2. Abdur Rahim Khan-i-khanan made
important architectural
contributions at
(A) Burhanpur
(B) Kabul
(C) Lahore
(D) Agra
3. Match the List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List –
I List – II
(Monument) (Place)
a. Tomb of Rabia Daurani i. Agra
b. Tomb of Safdar Jung ii. Sikandra
c. Tomb of Akbar iii. Delhi
d. Tomb of Fatehpuri Begum iv. Aurangabad
Codes:
a b
c
d
(A) i
ii
iii
iv
(B) ii
iii
iv i
(C) iv
iii
ii
i
(D) iii
iv
i
ii
4. Arrange the following monuments in
chronological order of construction and select the correct answer from the
codes given below:
i Jama Masjid, Delhi
ii Tomb of Humayun, Delhi
iii Badshahi Masjid, Lahore
iv Taj Mahal, Agra
Codes:
a
b c
d
(A) i
ii
iii
iv
(B) ii
iv
i
iii
(C) iii
i
ii
iv
(D) iv
iii
ii
i
5. Regarding the nature of the late
medieval rural society of India
which one of the following is correct?
(A) The rural society of the medieval
period was highly stratified in nature.
(B) Natural calamities, wars and local
oppression often contributed to the shifting of rural people from one village
to the other.
(C) The social structure of the village,
old or new, reflected almost the same nature.
(D) All of the above
6. Given below are two statements, one
labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The focal points in the
Maratha political system was the institution of hereditary Peshwas.
Reason (R): Baji Rao changed the
character of Maratha movement from struggle for national survival to empire
building.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following codes is correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is
the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is
not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
7. Which one of the following was the
leader of Wahabi Movement?
(A) Syed Ahmad of Rai Bareilly
(B) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(C) Muhammad Abdul Wahab
(D) Waliulla
8. The Blue Water Policy was associated
with:
(A) Vasco Da Gama
(B) De Almeida
(C) Albuquerque
(D) Alfonso de Souza
9. Which one of the following statements
is correct concerning the Mughal theory of kingship?
(A) The Mughal theory of kingship was an
admixture of Turkish, Mongol and Islamic ideals.
(B) There was a conceptual change in the
theory of kingship advocated by the Delhi
sultans and the Mughals.
(C) The Mughal theory of kingship evolved
gradually and obtained final shape during the reign of Akbar.
(D) All of the above.
10. Match the
List – I with List – II and select the right answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
Founder Theories
a.
Bhandarkar i. Origin of Rajputs from Kshatriyas
b.
Chandabardai ii. Foreign origin of Rajputs
c. Colonel
Tod iii. Origin of Rajputs from Agni-Kunda
d.
GaurishankarOjha iv. Huna origin of Rajputs
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) i iii iv ii
(D) i ii iv iii
11. Which of the following social reforms
was not introduced by Akbar?
(A) Legalization of widows remarriage
(B) Registration of marriage
(C) Total ban on the practice of sati
(D) The age of circumcision was raised to
twelve
12. Who separated
the office of the Wali and Amir?
(A) Balban
(B)
AlauddinKhalji
(C) Ghiyasuddin
Tughlaq
(D) Muhammad
Tughlaq
13. In the Mughal System of
administration, Mir Bakshi was
(A) Commandar-in-chief of the Mughal army
(B) Incharge of the imperial mint
(C) Minister-in-charge of Treasury
(D) Paymaster General
14. Cannon and
muskets in warfare in India
were introduced by
(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin
Khalji
(C) Babur
(D) Akbar
15. Tulsidas was the author of which
book?
(A) Kavitawali
(B) Ramacharitamanas
(C) Gitawali
(D) All of the above
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