INDIAN CULTURE
Paper – III
Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. A bone object, which is believed to be Mother Goddess, has been found from which of the following areas ?
(1) Chambal Valley (Madhya Pradesh)
(2) Belan Valley (Uttar Pradesh)
(3) Godavari Valley (Maharashtra)
(4) Krishna valley (Andhra Pradesh)
2. Antiquities identified as a necklace and earrings have been recovered from which of the following Mesolithic sites ?
(1) Adamgarh
(2) Bagor
(3) Damdama
(4) Mahadaha
3. Bead making factories with tools, furnaces and beads in various stages of preparation have been found at which of the following Harappan sites ?
(i) Bhirrana
(ii) Chanhudaro
(iii) Lothal
(iv) Rakhigarhi
Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii)
(2) (i) and (iii)
(3) (ii) and (iii)
(4) (iii) and (iv)
4. Which Harappan settlement was destroyed due to recurrent floods ?
(1) Harappa
(2) Mohenjodaro
(3) Kalibangan
(4) Kotdiji
5. Which of the following archaeological sites provide evidence of late Harappan culture followed by the habitation of P.G.W. culture with an intervening break between the two ?
(i) Ropar (Punjab)
(ii) Daulatpur (Haryana)
(iii) Hulas (U.P.)
(iv) Kalibangan (Rajasthan)
Codes :
(1) (i) only
(2) (i) and (ii) only
(3) (i), (ii) and (iii) only
(4) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
6. Which one of the following is a Brahmana of the Rigveda ?
(1) Gopatha Brahmana
(2) Kaushitaki Brahmana
(3) Panchavimsa Brahmana
(4) Satapatha Brahmana
7. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The ‘Dasarajna Yuddha’ (Battle of Ten Kings) of the Rigvedic period was fought on the banks of river Parushni.
Reason (R) : This fierce battle was fought mainly between the Aryans and the non-Aryans.
In the context of the above two statements which of the following is correct ?
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
8. Which learned women are mentioned in the Upanishads ?
(i) Apala
(ii) Ghosha
(iii) Gargi
(iv) Maitreyi
Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii) only
(2) (i) and (iii) only
(3) (ii) and (iii) only
(4) (iii) and (iv) only
9. Women who remained lifelong students of theology were called :
(1) Brahmavadini
(2) Proshitapatika
(3) Punarbhoo
(4) Sadyodvaha
10. The legendary battle of Kurukshetra lasted how long ?
(1) Seven days
(2) Eighteen days
(3) Six months
(4) Twelve years
11. Which section of the Mahabharata contains extensive material on Rajadharma ?
(1) Bhismaparva
(2) Dronaparva
(3) Santiparva
(4) Virataparva
12. In which regional language of India the Ramayana of Valmiki was translated for the first time ?
(1) Assamese
(2) Bangla
(3) Kannada
(4) Tamil
13. Which of the following texts permits the coronation of a daughter in the absence of a male successor ?
(1) Arthasastra
(2) Mahabharata
(3) Nitisara
(4) Yajnavalkyasmriti
14. Who among the following religions – preachers permitted the use of iron or clay (Ayopatto, Mattikapatto) alms-bowl ?
(1) Buddha
(2) Mahavira
(3) Makkhali Goshala
(4) Parsvanatha
15. Which among the following is not correctly matched ?
(Tirthankara) (Cognizance)
(1) Adinatha Elephant
(2) Chandrabrabha Moon
(3) Parsvanatha Snake
(4) Santinatha Deer
16. In the art of the great stupa of Sanchi which of the following contemporary rulers are depicted as going in a procession to pay regard to Buddha ?
(i) Ajatasatru
(ii) Bimbisara
(iii) Prasenjit
(iv) Udayana
Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii) only
(2) (i) and(iii) only
(3) (ii) and (iii) only
(4) (ii), (iii) and (iv) only
17. Which of the following Buddhist texts provides a list of several ancient Indian scripts ?
(1) Anguttara Nikaya
(2) Dipavamsa
(3) Mahavastu
(4) Sutta Nipata
18. Which among the following are Buddhist Jatakas ?
(i) Baveru Jataka
(ii) Laghu Jataka
(iii) Sivi Jataka
(iv) Yavana Jataka
Codes :
(1) (i) and (iii)
(2) (ii) and (iii)
(3) (i) and (iv)
(4) (iii) and (iv)
19. Which of the following was the principal city of Asmaka Mahajanapada ?
(1) Dantapura
(2) Mahishmati
(3) Potana
(4) Sotthavatinagari
20. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : According to the Greek historian Herodotus the Persian emperor received the largest tribute from its Indian possessions and it amounted to more than that collected from all other provinces put together.
Reason (R) : By the time of Alexander’s invasion (327-326 B.C.) the Persian impact on India had vanished completely.
In the context of the above statements which of the following is correct ?
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
21. Arrange the following texts in the chronological order :
(i) Ashtadhyayi of Panini
(ii) Mahabhasya of Patanjali
(iii) Nirukta of Yaska
(iv) Yajnavalkyasmriti
Codes :
(1) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(2) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(3) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(4) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
22. Arrange the following Greek sources of Indian history in the chronological order :
(i) Hecataeus
(ii) Herodotus
(iii) Ktesias
(iv) Skylax
Codes :
(1) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(2) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)
(3) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
(4) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
23. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists :
24. “The men who have written on India were a set of liars – Deimachus holds the first place in the list, Megasthenes comes next…” who hads made this observation ?
(1) Arrian
(2) Justin
(3) Plutarch
(4) Strabo
25. A Yaksha image bearing the name of Manibhadra has been found from which of the following ?
(1) Mathura
(2) Patna
(3) Sanchi
(4) Sarnath
26. Who among the following did not write a commentary on the Manusmriti ?
(i) Medhatithi
(ii) Kulluka
(iii) Vijnanesvara
(iv) Visvarupa
Codes :
(1) (iii) only
(2) (i) and (ii)
(3) (ii) and (iii)
(4) (iii) and (iv)
27. Which among the following ports on the Bay of Bengal were situated at the mouth of sacred rivers of ancient India ?
(i) Kanayakumari
(ii) Podouke
(iii) Puhar
(iv) Tamralipti
Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii) only
(2) (i), (ii) and (iii) only
(3) (ii), (iii) and (iv) only
(4) (iii) and (iv) only
28. On the Girnar rock, beside the so-called Junagarh Inscription of Rudradaman, which other epigraphs are inscribed ?
(i) Fourteen Rock Edicts of Asoka
(ii) Minor Rock Edicts of Asoka
(iii) An inscription of Skandagupta
(iv) Two inscriptions of Skandagupta relating to two issues
Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii) only
(2) (ii) and (iii) only
(3) (i) and (iv) only
(4) (ii) and (iv) only
29. Siddhamatrika Script is known by which other names ?
(i) Grantha Script
(ii) Kutila Script
(iii) Sarada Script
(iv) Vikata Script
Codes :
(1) (i) and (iii)
(2) (i) and (iv)
(3) (ii) and (iii)
(4) (ii) and (iv)
30. Who among the following was the famous ancient Indian author of a book on veterinary science ?
(1) Atreya
(2) Chakrapanidatta
(3) Jalhana
(4) Salihotra
31. The Sangam literature provides useful information about the far south with regard to which of the following ?
(i) Economic life
(ii) Social conditions
(iii) Religious beliefs
(iv) Details of contemporary dynasties
Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii) only
(2) (i), (ii) and (iii) only
(3) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(4) (i), (iii) and (iv) only
32. Surya-Siddhanta, a well-known work of Indian astronomy, was written by
(1) Aryabhatta I
(2) Bhaskaracharya II
(3) Brahmagupta
(4) None of them
33. 9270 silver coins of Saka-Kshatrapa Nahapana, counter-struck by Gautamiputra Satakarni, have been found from which of the following regions ?
(1) Nanaghat
(2) Nashika
(3) Paithan
(4) Ujjayini
34. Which notable poets among the following are the authors of inscriptions ?
(i) Bharavi
(ii) Kubja
(iii) Harisena
(iv) Vatsabhatti
Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii) only
(2) (iii) and (iv) only
(3) (i), (ii) and (iii) only
(4) (ii), (iii) and (iv) only
35. Which Chinese traveller took the sea route both ways while visiting India ?
(1) Fa-hien
(2) Hiuen-Tsang
(3) I-tsing
(4) None
36. Which of the following is the oldest Prakrit work ?
(1) Gaudavadha
(2) Karpuramanjari
(3) Saptasataka (Gahasatsai)
(4) Setubandha
37. Which among the following is not correctly matched ?
(Teacher ) (Philosophical School)
(1) Asanga – Yogachara
(2) Gautama – Nyaya
(3) Jaimini – Vaisesika
(4) Sabarswamin – Purva Mimamsa
38. Where in South India was the medical school situated of which the syllabi included the teaching of texts like Charaka Samhita and Ashtangahridaya Samhita ?
(1) Kanchipuram
(2) Tirumukkudal
(3) Tiruvaduturai
(4) Tribhuvani
39. Which of the following texts illustrates the rules of grammar while narrating the life of Rama ?
(1) Balacharita
(2) Ravanavadha
(3) Ramacharita
(4) Setubandha
40. Which Sanskrit play claims that its author was a king ?
(1) Karpuramanjari
(2) Pratimanataka
(3) Mrichchhakatika
(4) Mudrarakshasa
41. The Huna princess Avalladevi was the queen of which one of the following ?
(1) Gangeyadeva
(2) Karna
(3) Dharmapala
(4) Lakshmanasena
42. Which one of the following is the smallest Pallava ratha temple ?
(1) Arjuna ratha
(2) Dharmaraja ratha
(3) Draupadi ratha
(4) Sahadeva-Nakula ratha
43. In which royal family men usually followed Brahmanical religion and women were Buddhists ?
(1) Ikshvaku
(2) Pandya
(3) Pallava
(4) Chola
44. Match List – I with List –II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists :
45. Who among the following Chalukya rulers is said to have forbidden animal sacrifice in Gujarat ?
(1) Bhima
(2) Siddharaja
(3) Kumarapala
(4) Ajayapala
46. In the Sufi terminology a grant of authority by a master Sufi to his disciple to enrol murids in the silsilah was known as :
(1) Khilafatnama
(2) Sajjada
(3) Fiqh
(4) Tafsir
47. ‘While extremely punctilious in the performance of prayers and other religions rites enjoined by Islam, the Sultan was, at the same time, equally tolerant of other creeds and could participate in their religions ceremonies and festivals. He used to participate in the Hindu festival of Holi.”
Identify the Sultan from the following :
(1) Iltutmish
(2) Balban
(3) Muhammad-bin Tughluq
(4) Sikander Lodi
48. Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Choose your answer from the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Throughout the happy regions of Hindustan, the cow is considered auspicious, and held in great venetation.
Reason (R) : By means of this animal, tillage is carried on, the sustenance of life is rendered possible and the table of the inhabitant is filled with milk, butter milk, and butter.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(3) Both (A) and (R) true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(4) (A) is false and (R) is true.
49. Who gave the following arguments for undertaking his work Ma‘danu’sh Shifa-i Sikandar Shahi ?
‘First, that the Greek medicine did not suit the climate of India, and secondly, that the medicinal plants mentioned in that system were either unidentifiable or unobtainable in India.’
(1) Milhana
(2) Mir Masum
(3) Miyan Bhuwah
(4) Ali Muhammad Khan
50. “Point out the state whose ruler used the title ‘Sultan over Hindu chiefs’ and also adopted the features of Iqta in the Nayankara system.
(1) Amber
(2) Jodhpur
(3) Vijayanagara
(4) Bahmani
51. In Krishnadevaraya’s court Telugu literature found its glorious expression, which one of the following works and composers is not matched correctly ?
Composer Worker
(1) Allasāni Peddana – Manu-Charita
(2) Pingali Sūrana – Kalapurnodayamu
(3) Bhattu Murti – Kavyalankarika Sangraha
(4) Vinkayya – Yakshaganas
52. Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Sultan Zami-ul Abidin of Kashmir (1420-1470 A.D.) was undoubtedly the greatest. His subjects called who called him Badshah or the Great King, a name by which he is remembered even today by the people of Kashmir.
Reason (R) : The Sultan ushered in a period nearly half a century of peace, prosperity and benevolent rule for his people. He introduced many arts and crafts for which Kashmir has become famous even since. He promoted learning, music and painting, and made Kashmir, the centre of a great culture. He won the loyalty and affection of
his subjects.
Choose your answer from the codes indicated below :
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
53. Below are given two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : In Northern India cumulative impact of the Buddhist Sahajiyas, Tantrics and Nath Yogis led to the development of the North Indian Sant traditions.
Reason (R) : In the tenth-eleventh centuries mystic songs, Charyapadas, were developed in the North Indian dialects which are a curious mixture of a late Mahayana Buddhism and Tantric and Nath cult beliefs.
In the light of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
54. The temple of Govind dev at Vrindavan was built in 1590 by
(1) Birbal
(2) Raja Man Singh
(3) Todar Mal
(4) Bir Singhdeo Bundila
55. Which of the following statements about slaves during Akbar’s reign is/are correct ?
(i) Important military commanders under Akbar were slaves.
(ii) The position of trust in the Mughal royal household were given to slaves exclusively.
(iii) Akbar employed a slave contingent called Chelas as foot soldiers.
(iv) In 1562 Akbar abolished the practice of taking the wives and children of defeated rebels as captives/slaves.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii)
(2) (ii) and (iii)
(3) (iii) and (iv)
(4) (i) and (iii)
56. Which of the following are correct ? Choose your answer from the codes given below :
(i) Abdur Samad and Mir Sayyid Ali, the painters of Iran came to India with Humayun.
(ii) Akbar established a larger atelier that under-took the illustration of Hamzanama in the 1560’s.
(iii) Jahangir was especially interested in portraits of individuals and the depictions of birds, animals, trees and flowers.
(iv) In Rajasthan and Western Himalayas, the Rajput and Pahari Schools of Paintings came into existence with secular vision and devotional faith.
Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii) only
(2) (ii) and (iii) only
(3) (iii) and (iv) only
(4) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
57. “His Majesty went to village Lalna in the jurisdiction of Palam (near Delhi) for hunting and spent the night in the house of Bhura, the headman of that village. He went on to hunt in the morning, and ordered that whichever headman obtains such privilege (of having his Majesty as his guest). The land cultivated by his family should be reported by the news writer to His Majesty so that some grant be made to him, the farmans for this to be
prepared by the news-writer himself.”
Identify the emperor who spent the night in the house of Bhura.
(1) Babur
(2) Akbar
(3) Jahangir
(4) Shah Jahan
58. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists :
59. Tanzeb was a kind of flowered Muslim chiefly produced at-Jais in the Rai Bareli district.
Which of the following statement/s is/are correct about Tanzeb ?
(i) According to tradition the art of weaving Tanzeb originated in the reign of Asaf al-Daulah in the second half of the eighteenth century.
(ii) The industry got real boost under Nawab Sa‘adat-Ali Khan who invited artificers from Dacca and Banaras.
(iii) The credit of its origin goes to weaver Bhika who wove the name and praises of the Nawab into a Kurta and a turban.
(iv) Verses in Arabic and Devanagari scripts weve also sometimes used as motifs.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii)
(2) (ii) and (iii)
(3) (i) and (iv)
(4) (i), (iii) and (iv)
60. Guna Begum, wife of Ghaziuddin Khan Imad-ul Mulk, Wazir of Ahmad Shah and Alamgir II composed verses in Urdu with the pen name :
(1) Minnat
(2) Makhfi
(3) Zeenat
(4) Mushafi
61. Which historian made the following comment ?
“The Derozians were never able to organise anything like a real campaign on any social reform issue; for that Bengal had to wait for Vidyasagar.”
(1) R.C. Majumdar
(2) Sushobhan Sarkar
(3) Sumit Sarkar
(4) Ranajit Guha
62. Who wrote Mother India and The Face of Mother India that made most denigrating criticism against Indian culture and civilization ?
(1) Cornelia Sorabji
(2) Margarett Cousins
(3) Katherine Mayo
(4) Mrs. Annie Besant
63. ‘Drink not, serve not and produce not liquor.” Who gave this slogan from among the following ?
(1) Mahatma Jyotirao Phule
(2) Swami Narayanguru
(3) Bagyareddy Varma
(4) Periyar Ramaswamy
64. Who was the first Indian President of the Theosophical society ?
(1) Diwan Bahadur Raghunath Rau
(2) J. Krishnamurthy
(3) C. Jinarajadasa
(4) G.N. Chakravarthy
65. Identify the disciple of Ramakrishna Paramhansa who recorded conversations of his teacher till his Guru’s death ?
(1) Swami Vivekananda
(2) Swami Brahmananda
(3) Swami Chinmayananda
(4) Mahendranath Gupta
66. Which historian made the following comment ?
“With few exceptions, history-writing on Rammohan and on the entire Bengal renaissance has remained prisoner to a kind of ‘false consciousness’ bred by colonialism which needs to be analysed overcome, in the interest of both historical truth and contemporary progress.”
(1) J.N. Farquhar
(2) Bipan Chandra
(3) Sumit Sarkar
(4) Kenneth W. Jones
67. Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : No other leader succeeded so much in arousing and mobilizing the depressed classes for their own development as Dr. Ambedkar, for he gave them a sense of their own identity.
Reason (R) : Dr. Ambedkar’s whole being rose in articulate protest against a social order which condemned him and his people to a life of social ostracism, material deprivation and psychological injury and insult.
In the light of above statements, which of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, (R) is true.
68. Which one of the following statements regarding Jotiba Phule’s ideals of ‘Universal Humanism’, is not correct ?
(1) His humanism was universal, claiming equal rights for all and exclusion of all discriminatory distinctions.
(2) He believed that the caste system was introduced by Crafty Brahmin priests.
(3) He worked for a new social structure built on equality and rationality.
(4) He believed in the reformed Varna system.
69. Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding James Mill’s History of British India ?
(1) Mill’s aim in writing this book was to provide a historical and philosophical foundation for the attitudes and activities of liberals and utilitarians in India.
(2) It was published in the year 1818 and was the first comprehensive historical account of India.
(3) Mill’s periodization of Indian history in this book, paved way for later communalism.
(4) Mill made an attempt in his book to analyse India’s glorious past and her achievements.
70. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
71. In which year was the Sangeet Natak Academy established in New Delhi as the national academy for performing arts ?
(1) 1953
(2) 1954
(3) 1956
(4) 1957
72. Who said : “This retention of Rowlatt legislation in the teeth of universal opposition is an affront to the nation. Its repeal is necessary to appease national honour.”
(1) Lokmanya B.G. Tilak
(2) Mahatma M.K. Gandhi
(3) Dr. Annie Besant
(4) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
73. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
74. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
75. Which architect designed the Victoria Memorial Hall in Calcutta, in Indo-Islamic features ?
(1) William Emerson
(2) George Gilbert Scott
(3) Le Corbusier
(4) Ebenezer Howard
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