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| 1. |
Who among the following is the author of Silent Spring? |
| A. | ramachandra guha |
| B. | rachel carlson |
| C. | john muir |
| D. | j. c. kumarappa. |
| Answer» B. rachel carlson | |
| 2. |
Who wrote the book Economy of Permanence? |
| A. | m.k.gandhi |
| B. | sundarlal bahuguna |
| C. | j.c. kumarappa |
| D. | k.m.munshi |
| Answer» C. j.c. kumarappa | |
| 3. |
In which year the Chipko Movement began? |
| A. | 1970 |
| B. | 1982 |
| C. | 1992 |
| D. | 1973 |
| Answer» D. 1973 | |
| 4. |
In which year the Government of India liberalised its economy? |
| A. | 1995 |
| B. | 1991 |
| C. | 1969 |
| D. | 1951 |
| Answer» B. 1991 | |
| 5. |
Project Tiger was launched in the year |
| A. | 1973 |
| B. | 1965 |
| C. | 2004 |
| D. | 1999 |
| Answer» A. 1973 | |
| 6. |
According to C.A.Bayly, groups having allegience to a powerful patron is called |
| A. | subaltern |
| B. | subgroup |
| C. | connexions |
| D. | contributors |
| Answer» C. connexions | |
| 7. |
According to the Cambridge interpretation, the roots of politics lay in |
| A. | localities like district, the municipality, the village. |
| B. | intellectual forums |
| C. | consciouness of the people |
| D. | history |
| Answer» A. localities like district, the municipality, the village. | |
| 8. |
Who is the author of The Emergence of Indian Nationalism: Competition and Collaboration in the Later Nineteenth Century |
| A. | john gallaghar |
| B. | ronald robinson |
| C. | anil seal |
| D. | gordon johnson |
| Answer» C. anil seal | |
| 9. |
Who among the following is associated with Cambrodge School of Histroiography? |
| A. | ranajith guha |
| B. | r.s. sharma |
| C. | anil seal |
| D. | rachel carlson |
| Answer» C. anil seal | |
| 10. |
Who are the subaltern? |
| A. | any people with hegemonic power |
| B. | any person of south asian descent |
| C. | people relegated to inferior rank or status |
| D. | historians |
| Answer» C. people relegated to inferior rank or status | |
| 11. |
In which year the firsr edited volume of subaltern studies came out? |
| A. | 1982 |
| B. | 1987 |
| C. | 1996 |
| D. | 2001 |
| Answer» A. 1982 | |
| 12. |
Subaltern studies first appeared as a revision of the historical narratives of which country? |
| A. | afghanistan |
| B. | vietnam |
| C. | india |
| D. | chile |
| Answer» C. india | |
| 13. |
Who is the author of the book An Introduction to the Study of History ? |
| A. | d.d.kosambi |
| B. | r.s.sharma |
| C. | romila thapar |
| D. | james mill. |
| Answer» A. d.d.kosambi | |
| 14. |
Who is the author of The Agrarian System of Mughal India ? |
| A. | irfan habib |
| B. | d.n.jha |
| C. | r.s.sharma |
| D. | romila thapar. |
| Answer» A. irfan habib | |
| 15. |
GHG stands for |
| A. | green house grant |
| B. | green house gas |
| C. | geographical house grant |
| D. | green hosting gear |
| Answer» B. green house gas | |
| 16. |
According to Aryan Invasion Theory, where did the Aryans initially settled in India? |
| A. | bihar |
| B. | punjab |
| C. | gujarat |
| D. | u.p |
| Answer» B. punjab | |
| 17. |
According to Aryans, the indegenous people of india were |
| A. | rakshasa |
| B. | dasas and dasyus |
| C. | dravida |
| D. | kshatriya |
| Answer» B. dasas and dasyus | |
| 18. |
Which among the following was regarded as a form of wealth during the vedic age? |
| A. | gold |
| B. | vedas |
| C. | cattle |
| D. | land. |
| Answer» C. cattle | |
| 19. |
Which among the following languages is not a member of Indoeuropean category? |
| A. | english |
| B. | italian |
| C. | german |
| D. | tamil |
| Answer» D. tamil | |
| 20. |
Who coined the term Hydraulic civilisations? |
| A. | karl marx |
| B. | e. h. carr |
| C. | karl wittfogel |
| D. | arnold toynbee. |
| Answer» C. karl wittfogel | |
| 21. |
Which among the following is true about a Hydraulic Society? |
| A. | societies with lucid social bonds |
| B. | societies based on large scale irrigation |
| C. | liberal society |
| D. | society inclined towards criminality |
| Answer» B. societies based on large scale irrigation | |
| 22. |
Which historian brought out the interdisciplinary method to study ancient indian history? |
| A. | r.c. majumdar |
| B. | d.d. kosambi |
| C. | r.s.sharma |
| D. | d.n.jha |
| Answer» B. d.d. kosambi | |
| 23. |
According to D.D.Kosambi, interpretation of myths is , in order to study early cultures. |
| A. | unnecessary |
| B. | irrelevant |
| C. | necessary |
| D. | a burden |
| Answer» C. necessary | |
| 24. |
Who wrote Urban Decay in India? |
| A. | r.s.sharma |
| B. | ranajith guha |
| D. | n.jha d. romila thapar |
| Answer» A. r.s.sharma | |
| 25. |
Who is the author of Asoka and the Decline of Mauryas ? |
| A. | bipan chandra |
| B. | r. c. majumdar |
| C. | romila thapar |
| D. | satish chandra |
| Answer» C. romila thapar | |
| 26. |
which of the following distinguish the Vedic Aryans form the Indus people? |
| A. | belief in supernatural powers |
| B. | cultivation of land |
| C. | domestication of animals |
| D. | use of iron |
| Answer» D. use of iron | |
| 27. |
Mandala IX of Rigveda is dedicated to which God? |
| A. | soma |
| B. | agni |
| C. | indra |
| D. | varuna |
| Answer» A. soma | |
| 28. |
When was the Asiatic Society of Bengal was formed? |
| A. | 1784 |
| B. | 1788 |
| C. | 1885 |
| D. | 1761 |
| Answer» D. 1761 | |
| 29. |
Author of Harshacharita ? |
| A. | harsha |
| B. | kalidasa |
| C. | bana bhatta |
| D. | vagbhata |
| Answer» C. bana bhatta | |
| 30. |
Who among the following is a nationalist historian? |
| A. | k. p. jayaswal |
| B. | irfan habib |
| C. | bipan chandra |
| D. | d. n. jha |
| Answer» A. k. p. jayaswal | |
| 31. |
Which historian among the following was a member of Indian Civil Services? |
| A. | r.c. majumdar |
| B. | r. c. dutt |
| C. | irfan habib |
| D. | d. n. jha |
| Answer» B. r. c. dutt | |
| 32. |
The Indus Valley Civilisation is a civilisation. |
| A. | iron age |
| B. | palaeolithic |
| C. | bronze age |
| D. | mesolithic |
| Answer» C. bronze age | |
| 33. |
Who is the father of Indology? |
| A. | james mill |
| B. | jonathan duncan |
| C. | william bentick |
| D. | anil seal |
| Answer» A. james mill | |
| 34. |
What was the nationality of max muller? |
| A. | french |
| B. | english |
| C. | german |
| D. | polish |
| Answer» C. german | |
| 35. |
Who is the author of Asoka: The Buddhist Emperor of India? |
| A. | william jones |
| B. | alexander cunningham |
| C. | v. a. smith |
| D. | herman hesse |
| Answer» C. v. a. smith | |
| 36. |
Feristha serves as a historian under the . a. Khiljis b. Lodis c. Mughals d. Adil Shahis. 37. who wrote the Vikramangadevacharita ? |
| A. | kalhana |
| B. | sudraka |
| C. | bilhana |
| D. | atula. |
| Answer» D. atula. | |
| 37. |
Which Magadhan ruler is known as Amitrochates ? |
| A. | samudragupta |
| B. | bindusara |
| C. | asoka |
| D. | chandragupta |
| Answer» B. bindusara | |
| 38. |
who is the author of Pritvirajavijaya? |
| A. | kautilya |
| B. | jayanaka |
| C. | amarasimha |
| D. | kalhana |
| Answer» B. jayanaka | |
| 39. |
Who is known as the “father of qawwali”? |
| A. | ferishta |
| B. | amir khusro |
| C. | al beruni |
| D. | ibn batuta. |
| Answer» D. ibn batuta. | |
| 40. |
Author of Gendering Caste through a feminist Lens is |
| A. | romila thapar |
| B. | uma chakravarti |
| C. | annie besant |
| D. | sarojini naidu |
| Answer» B. uma chakravarti | |
| 41. |
The Indus people achieved maximum amount of standardization in |
| A. | pottery |
| B. | seals |
| C. | sculpture |
| D. | bricks |
| Answer» D. bricks | |
| 42. |
How many times did the term Jana occur in Rigveda? |
| A. | 275 |
| B. | 300 |
| C. | 250 |
| D. | 400 |
| Answer» A. 275 | |
| 43. |
The sulva sutras deal with |
| A. | medicine |
| B. | astronomy |
| C. | geometry |
| D. | chemistry |
| Answer» C. geometry | |
| 44. |
The origin of Indian music can be traced into . |
| A. | rigveda |
| B. | samaveda |
| C. | atharvaveda |
| D. | yajurveda |
| Answer» B. samaveda | |
| 45. |
Who was the Vice President of the International Commission for s History of the Scientific and cultural development set up by UNESCO ? |
| A. | r. c. majumdar |
| B. | irfan habib |
| C. | r. c dutt |
| D. | satish chandra. |
| Answer» A. r. c. majumdar | |
| 46. |
Which one of the following vedic tribal assemblies involved in the selection of the tribal chief? |
| A. | sabha |
| B. | samiti |
| C. | vidata |
| D. | gana |
| Answer» B. samiti | |
| 47. |
The Rig, yajur, sama vedas are together known as |
| A. | samhita |
| B. | sruti |
| C. | trijana |
| D. | tri veda |
| Answer» D. tri veda | |
| 48. |
Which of the Vedas is partly in verse and partly in prose? |
| A. | rig |
| B. | sama |
| C. | yajur |
| D. | atharva |
| Answer» C. yajur | |
| 49. |
Whose work is Shudras in Ancient India ? |
| A. | romila thapar |
| B. | r. s. sharma |
| C. | ranajit guha |
| D. | kancha illaiah |
| Answer» B. r. s. sharma | |
| 50. |
Which of the following regions were not known to even the later vedic people? |
| A. | the kaveri delta |
| B. | the two seas |
| C. | the entire gangetic valley |
| D. | the vindhyas |
| Answer» A. the kaveri delta | |
| 51. |
Which of the following falls into the category of quasihistroy? |
| A. | ballads |
| B. | epics |
| C. | annals of rulers |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 52. |
The 'logographers” are associated with |
| A. | indian historiography |
| B. | cambridge historiography |
| C. | greek historiography |
| D. | nationalist historiography |
| Answer» C. greek historiography | |
| 53. |
Who called Heradotus the father of history? |
| A. | cicero |
| B. | thucydides |
| C. | aristotle |
| D. | plato |
| Answer» A. cicero | |
| 54. |
Author of The early History of Deccan |
| A. | r. g. bhandarkar |
| B. | r. c. majumdar |
| C. | neelakants sastri |
| D. | e. sreedharan |
| Answer» C. neelakants sastri | |
| 55. |
Aryans cleared the forests in the initial stages using |
| A. | copper axe |
| B. | iron axe |
| C. | fire |
| D. | animals. 57.who is the author of historical work the cholas? |
| Answer» C. fire | |
| 56. |
Who is the founder of the Nanda dynasty? |
| A. | dhana nanda |
| B. | mahapadma nanda |
| C. | mahipala |
| D. | marthanda |
| Answer» B. mahapadma nanda | |
| 57. |
“Abundance of source material and absence of histories “ is told about |
| A. | ancient indian history |
| B. | greek hisory |
| C. | chinese history |
| D. | roman history |
| Answer» A. ancient indian history | |
| 58. |
Who is the author of Mrichakatika |
| A. | bharavi |
| B. | sudraka |
| C. | bhasa |
| D. | bana bhatta. |
| Answer» B. sudraka | |
| 59. |
Thervada is a branch associated with |
| A. | jainism |
| B. | hinduism |
| C. | buddhism |
| D. | islam |
| Answer» C. buddhism | |
| 60. |
Which sect of Bhudhism flourished in Ceylon? |
| A. | mahayana |
| B. | hinayana |
| C. | vajrayana |
| D. | mahayana and hinayana equally flourished |
| Answer» A. mahayana | |
| 61. |
Which of the following languages were patronised by the jainas to preach their doctrines? |
| A. | prakrit |
| B. | sanskrit |
| C. | dravidian |
| D. | pali |
| Answer» A. prakrit | |
| 62. |
The place were Bhudha was enlightened |
| A. | kundagrammam |
| B. | deer park |
| C. | gaya |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. gaya | |
| 63. |
One of the most important kings who followed Buddhism |
| A. | chandra gupta |
| B. | ashoka |
| C. | bindusara |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. ashoka | |
| 64. |
Lumbini the place at which Bhudha was born is located in |
| A. | nepal. |
| B. | bihar |
| C. | sikkim |
| D. | west bengal |
| Answer» A. nepal. | |
| 65. |
.The earliest of the Vedas |
| A. | rig veda |
| B. | yajur veda |
| C. | sama veda |
| D. | atharva veda |
| Answer» A. rig veda | |
| 66. |
The Tripitakas are written in the language of |
| A. | sanskrit |
| B. | prakrit |
| C. | pali |
| D. | hindi |
| Answer» C. pali | |
| 67. |
The Mahabharata war was fought on the plains of …...... |
| A. | meerut |
| B. | afghanistan |
| C. | kurushetra |
| D. | lothal |
| Answer» C. kurushetra | |
| 68. |
The word Veda derived from the word |
| A. | ved |
| B. | dev |
| C. | vadam |
| D. | vid |
| Answer» A. ved | |
| 69. |
The Ramayana was composed by the great saint |
| A. | brahma |
| B. | vasisht |
| C. | bana |
| D. | valmik |
| Answer» D. valmik | |
| 70. |
The 23rd Thrithankara was |
| A. | parswanath |
| B. | mahavira |
| C. | sidharth |
| D. | rishaba |
| Answer» B. mahavira | |
| 71. |
Who among the following was not an eminent Orientalist? |
| A. | dr bhahudaji |
| B. | dr r g bhandarkar |
| C. | balagangadhar tilak |
| D. | gopal krishna gokhale |
| Answer» A. dr bhahudaji | |
| 72. |
Who Coined the term Hydraulic Society |
| A. | prof max muller |
| B. | karl august wittfogel |
| C. | james mill |
| D. | karl marx |
| Answer» B. karl august wittfogel | |
| 73. |
Who among the following Scholar declared that “Sapt Sindhava” region was the home land of Aryans |
| A. | dr a. c. das |
| B. | prof. maxmuller |
| C. | prof. penka |
| D. | dr k. k. sharma |
| Answer» A. dr a. c. das | |
| 74. |
Genealogy, mythology,and historical narratives are the three main constituents of …................tradition |
| A. | ithihasapurana |
| B. | aranyakas |
| C. | vedas |
| D. | samhitas |
| Answer» A. ithihasapurana | |
| 75. |
How many puranas are there? |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» B. 18 | |
| 76. |
Which Purana contains the information about the Sathavahanas |
| A. | vayu purana |
| B. | bhavishya purana |
| C. | matsya pura |
| D. | shiva purana |
| Answer» C. matsya pura | |
| 77. |
Historical writings of vamsa charitas were started in which century ? |
| A. | seventh century |
| B. | eighth century |
| C. | tenth century |
| D. | ninth century |
| Answer» A. seventh century | |
| 78. |
Harsha Charita is written by which writer |
| A. | bilhana |
| B. | bana |
| C. | jayanga |
| D. | athulya |
| Answer» B. bana | |
| 79. |
…......is considerd as the first historcal chronicle of Kerala |
| A. | rajatarangini |
| B. | harsha charita |
| C. | prithvirja vijaya |
| D. | mushakavamsa kavya |
| Answer» D. mushakavamsa kavya | |
| 80. |
Mushakavamsa kavya deals with the dynastic history of the rulers of which region? |
| A. | valluvanadu |
| B. | thiruvitamkur |
| C. | kolathunadu |
| D. | venadu |
| Answer» C. kolathunadu | |
| 81. |
Rajatarangini is the Chronicle on the kings of …...... |
| A. | kashmir |
| B. | kerala |
| C. | delhi |
| D. | karnataka |
| Answer» A. kashmir | |
| 82. |
'only a poet can bring the past with eye of this mind by divine institution ' who statement is this |
| A. | bana |
| B. | jayanga |
| C. | kalhana |
| D. | athula |
| Answer» C. kalhana | |
| 83. |
Ziauddin Barani served as an adviser to Sultan |
| A. | firoshah tuglaq |
| B. | jalaudhin khalji |
| C. | ghiyasudhin thuqlaq |
| D. | muhammad bin thuglaq |
| Answer» D. muhammad bin thuglaq | |
| 84. |
Fatwa i Jahandari is written in which language ? |
| A. | arabic |
| B. | hindi |
| C. | persian |
| D. | sanskrit |
| Answer» C. persian | |
| 85. |
Abul Fazl was a historian in the court of |
| A. | khalji |
| B. | mughals |
| C. | satavahanas |
| D. | mauryas |
| Answer» B. mughals | |
| 86. |
The book Akbarnama was written by |
| A. | abul fazal |
| B. | athula |
| C. | kalhana |
| D. | bana |
| Answer» A. abul fazal | |
| 87. |
AinIAkbari is the ….......... part of Akbarnama |
| A. | first |
| B. | second |
| C. | third |
| D. | fourth |
| Answer» C. third | |
| 88. |
Which author translated Bhagawad Gita from Sanskrit to Persian ? |
| A. | bana |
| B. | abul fazl |
| C. | dara shikoh |
| D. | vyasa |
| Answer» C. dara shikoh | |
| 89. |
Taikh iFerishta was written as per the instruction of which ruler ? |
| A. | nizam shah |
| B. | muhammad bin tuglaq |
| C. | akbar |
| D. | ibrahim adil shah |
| Answer» B. muhammad bin tuglaq | |
| 90. |
Romila Thaper was the student of …........ |
| A. | basham |
| B. | bipan chandra |
| C. | eric hobsbawn |
| D. | kosambi |
| Answer» A. basham | |
| 91. |
Which group of scholars described the Indian post as oriental despotism ? |
| A. | indian |
| B. | colonial |
| C. | arab |
| D. | cambridge |
| Answer» A. indian | |
| 92. |
Which among the following is not a work of Romila Thaper? |
| A. | past and prejudice |
| B. | lineage to state |
| C. | knowing india |
| D. | indian numismatics |
| Answer» A. past and prejudice | |
| 93. |
Mushakavamsa Kavya was written in |
| A. | 10th century |
| B. | 11th centur |
| C. | 12th century |
| D. | 9th century |
| Answer» B. 11th centur | |
| 94. |
Who among the following have written the medieval legendary and historical chronicle of the northwestern subcontinent ,Rajatarangini ? |
| A. | megasthenese |
| B. | kalhana |
| C. | albiruni |
| D. | herodotus |
| Answer» B. kalhana | |
| 95. |
In which of the following years the Asiatic Society of Bengal was established |
| A. | 1684 |
| B. | 1784 |
| C. | 1884 |
| D. | 1984 |
| Answer» B. 1784 | |
| 96. |
Who among the following historians does not belong to the Marxist School of thought |
| A. | d. d. kosambi |
| B. | r . c majumdar |
| C. | romila thaper |
| D. | irfan habib. |
| Answer» B. r . c majumdar | |
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