INDIAN CULTURE
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. One of the following Harappan culture sites is noticed in the Gangatic Doab :
(A) Kalibangan
(B) Alamgirpur
(C) Ropar
(D) Lothal
2. The mention of the city named Ayodhya occurs for the first time in
(A) Rigveda
(B) Atharvaveda
(C) Yajurveda
(D) Samaveda
3. During the period of sixteen Mahajanpadas Sothavatinagri was the capital of
(A) Vajji
(B) Surasen
(C) Vatsa
(D) Chedi
4. Which of the following physicians was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha ?
(A) Charaka
(B) Sushena
(C) Jivaka
(D) Vag Bhatt
5. Which source of Mauryan history informs that there was no slavery in India ?
(A) Asokan Rock Edict – II
(B) Megasthenes’ Indica
(C) Mudrarakshasa
(D) Dipavamsa
6. In which of the following inscriptions Asoka propagated the idea of Dharma vijaya ?
(A) Rock Edict – III
(B) Rock Edict – XIII
(C) Rock Edict – XII
(D) Rock Edict – V
7. Who among the following Kings made a request to a foreign King for figs, wine and Sophist ?
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Dasaratha
(D) Bindusara
8. Which of the following texts mentions Guna-Karm theory regarding Varna system ?
(A) Atharvaveda
(B) Chhandogya Upanishad
(C) Bhagvadgita
(D) Abhijnanasakuntala
9. Which one of the following dynasties is not mentioned in the Sangam Literature ?
(A) Chola
(B) Pallava
(C) Chera
(D) Pandya
10. Arrange the following stupas in chronological order :
i. Bharhut
ii. Amaravati
iii. Dhamek
iv. Bodhgaya
Select your correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) i, ii, iii, iv
(B) ii, i, iv, iii
(C) i, iv, ii, iii
(D) iv, iii, i, ii
11. The mention of coin Karshapan occurs in the following inscription :
(A) Hathigumpha Inscription
(B) Rummindei
(C) Naneghat Inscription
(D) Junagarh Inscription
12. Who among the following was an Alwar Saint ?
(A) Appar
(B) Kulasekhar
(C) Sambandar
(D) Sundarar
13. Durjanpur Trithankar images were carved during the time of which ruler ?
(A) Chandragupta – I
(B) Ramagupta
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Purugupta
14. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Chandragupta – II married his daughter with Vakataka ruler Rudrasen – II.
Reason (R) : This relation could help him in uprooting the Sakas from Western India.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following 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.
15. Which one was a prominent centre of sculptural art during the Gupta period ?
(A) Amaravati
(B) Mathura
(C) Sanchi
(D) Gandhara
16. Where did Virasena, who accompanied Chandragupta – II in his military expedition, excavate a cave in honour of Shiva ?
(A) Eran
(B) Kausambi
(C) Sanchi
(D) Udaigiri
17. Which one of the following places is known for rock-cut temple architecture ?
(A) Kanchipuram
(B) Mamallapuram
(C) Thanjavur
(D) Gongaikonda Cholapuram
18. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
19. In which of the following inscriptions Kalidas and Bharvi both are referred together ?
(A) Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta
(B) Mehroli Iron Pillar Inscription of Chandra
(C) Junagarh Inscription of Skandagupta
(D) Aihole Inscription of Chalukya Pulkesin – II
20. The site representing the renowned educational centre Vikramashila Mahavihara is to be located in the region of
(A) Bhagalpur
(B) Gaya
(C) Rajagrih
(D) Vaishali
21. The most gigantic rock-cut Bahubali image is located in
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) Kerala
22. The gajahasta posture is associated with
(A) Shiva
(B) Vishnu
(C) Buddha
(D) Ganesha
23. Which of the following inscriptions informs us the provision made for the treatment for men and animals by Asoka ?
(A) Rock Edict – XII
(B) Rock Edict – II
(C) Rock Edict – XIII
(D) Rock Edict – V
24. Which of the following Chandella temple was originally a Vishnu temple but later converted to a different deity ?
(A) Lakshaman temple
(B) Chaturbhuj temple
(C) Chitragupta temple
(D) Devi Jagdambi temple
25. Natraj bronze images were cast during the period of
(A) Chandellas
(B) Cholas
(C) Pallavas
(D) Rashtrakutas
26. Which of the following temples Natya Mandap and Bhog Mandap are the architectural parts ?
(A) Chola temple
(B) Chalukya temple
(C) Orissan temple
(D) Parmar temple
27. In which of the following temples Gopuram is the architectural part ?
(A) Chandella temple
(B) Chola temple
(C) Parmar temple
(D) Pratihar temple
28. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :
29. Who profounded the theory that Brahma is true Jagat is false ?
(A) Ramanuja
(B) Sankaracharya
(C) Vallabhacharya
(D) Nibarakacharya
30. Kayotsarga posture is associated with the image of
(A) Vishnu
(B) Buddha
(C) Tirthankar
(D) Shiva
31. Which among the following works is not the work of Amir Khusaro ?
(A) Qiran-us-Sádain
(B) Nuh Sipehar
(C) Miftah-ul-Fatuh
(D) Khair-ul-Majlis
32. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the list :
33. Which tradition of music flourished during the period of Akbar and has contributed significantly to Indian Classical Music ?
(A) Ast chhap
(B) Tilak chhap
(C) Kirtan chhap
(D) Gun chhap
34. Paintings showing women working in building construction at Agra are extant in
(A) Akbarnama
(B) Alamgirnama
(C) Iqbalnama-i-Jahangiri
(D) Marwar-re-Pargana-ri-vigat
35. Which of the following fort is known as ‘Katargarh’ ?
(A) Kumbhalgarh
(B) Rohtashgarh
(C) Gwalior Fort
(D) Chittorgarh
36. Who is the author of the ‘Vijaypal Raso’ ?
(A) Jagnik
(B) Nalha Singh
(C) Narpat Nath
(D) Sarangdhar
37. Who among the following acquired the title of ‘Haindav- Dharmoddharak’ ?
(A) Shivaji
(B) Sawai Jai Singh
(C) Mirza Raja Jai Singh
(D) Jaichand
38. Shariat means
(A) Revenue laws
(B) Sufi way of life
(C) Islamic laws
(D) State laws
39. In the second half of the 18th century the Journal ‘Asiatic Researches’ was started by whom ?
(A) William Jones
(B) James Mill
(C) V. Smith
(D) W. Irvine
40. A foreign traveller of the Vijaynagar Empire was also an Ambassador of his country :
(A) Farnow Nooniz
(B) Domingo Paes
(C) Abdur Razzaq
(D) Nicoli Conti
41. The term Qaum refers to
(A) Community based on common descent
(B) Local Muslim association
(C) Muslim respectable class
(D) Custodians of Sufi shrines
42. The Act which allowed the Missionaries to preach religion and start education in India for the first time, was
(A) The Pitt’s India Act, 1784
(B) The Charter Act, 1813
(C) The Charter Act, 1833
(D) The Charter Act, 1853
43. Who was the founder of the Widow Marriage Sangh in 1861 ?
(A) Devendranath Tagore
(B) Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Ram Mohan Roy
(D) M.G. Ranade
44. Arrange the following in chronological order from their foundation and select the answer from the codes given below :
i. The Indian Patriotic Association
ii. The Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College
iii. The Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental Defence Association
iv. The Mohammadan Anglo- Oriental Educational Conference.
Codes :
(A) ii, iv, i, iii
(B) ii, iii, i, iv
(C) i, iv, iii, ii
(D) i, iii, iv, ii
45. Arrange the following in chronological order of their occurrence :
i. Lord Macaulay’s Minutes on Indian Education
ii. Vernacular Press Act to control seditious publications
iii. Foundation of Asiatic Society of Bengal
iv. Abolition of Sati.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) iv, iii, ii, i
(B) iii, i, ii, iv
(C) iv, i, iii, ii
(D) iii, iv, i, ii
46. Who launched the self-respect movement in South India for the uplift of the dignity of the lower castes ?
(A) E.V. Ramaswamy
(B) Jyotiba Phule
(C) Bhim Rao Ambedkar
(D) C. Rajagopalachari
47. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : The Constitutional Reforms of 1909 provided to the Indian Muslims an official legitimacy to their minority
status.
Reason (R) : Muslim identity from minority status to nationhood took a long time.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following 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.
48. Consider the following statements concerning the Peasant Movements of the colonial period.
i. The movements that took place after 1857 were mainly localized or isolated but had wider impact.
ii. The Indian agrarian society which had a complex class structure had its bearing on the movement.
iii. The movements often cut across the cultural categories of religion and caste.
iv. It was not so easy to mobilize the peasantry along with their religious or caste identity.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) i and ii are correct only.
(B) ii and iii are correct only.
(C) i, ii and iii are correct only.
(D) ii, iii and iv are correct only.
49. Who started the paper ‘Voice of India’ ?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) V.D. Savarkar
(C) Motilal Nehru
(D) Subhashchandra Bose
50. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
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