INDIAN CULTURE
Paper – III
Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. Consider the following materials :
1. Charcoal 2. Bone
3. Wood 4. Shell
Which can be used in C-14 dating ? Select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
Codes :
(A) 4 only
(B) 2 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
2. ‘Potin’ used for minting some ancient Indian coins is an alloy of the following :
(A) Copper, Tin and Lead
(B) Copper, Tin, Zinc and Lead
(C) Copper, Tin, Zinc and Silver
(D) Copper, Tin, Lead and Silver
3. Jhukar culture was discovered at which one of the following sites ?
(A) Rana Ghu ai
(B) Kull
(C) Chanhu-daro
(D) Anjira
4. From which one of the following sites pre-Harappan remains have not been found ?
(A) Harappa
(B) Kalibangan
(C) Rangpur
(D) Kot Diji
5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
6. ‘Sulagava’ sacrifice was performed for the propitiation of which deity ?
(A) Agni
(B) B haspati
(C) Indra
(D) Rudra
7. Head of the family in the Rgvedic period was known as
(A) Kulapa
(B) Kulapati
(C) G hapati
(D) Hota
8. A reference to the expansion of Aryan culture in the east beyond Sadan ra (Gandak) occurs in
(A) Aitareya Brahmana
(B) Gopatha Brahmana
(C) Pa cavis sa Brahmana
(D) Satapatha Brahmana
9. Who was the learned lady who could debate on higher knowledge in the assembly of Philosophers ?
(A) Apala
(B) Garg
(C) Ghosa
(D) Visvavara
10. What was the occasion of Sitayajña ?
(A) Tilling a field
(B) Kanyadana in marriage
(C) Laying foundationof a temple
(D) Preparing for Rajasuya
11. Which of the following Samsakaras were pre-natal ?
1. Sahadharma-Charini Samyoga
2. S mantonnayana
3. Pu savana
4. Garbhadhana
Select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
Codes :
(A) 1, 2 and 4
(B) 1 and 2
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1 and 4
12. The famous ‘Gayatri Mantra’ is addressed to which one of the following deities ?
(A) Savit
(B) Visnu Urukrama
(C) Mitra
(D) Pusan
13. ‘Snana’ was another name of which Samsakara ?
(A) Chudakarma
(B) Kesanta
(C) Mauñj bandhana
(D) Samavartana
14. According to the Dharmasutras Upakurvana Brahmacaris were those, who
(A) Took life long studentship.
(B) Became a student temporarily.
(C) Became a student of a non- Brahmanna.
(D) Became a student of a woman teacher.
15. Arrange the following grammarians in their chronological order :
1. Hemachandra 2. Katyayana
3. Patañjali 4. Yaska
Select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
Codes :
(A) 4, 2, 3, 1
(B) 2, 3, 4, 1
(C) 1, 4, 2, 3
(D) 3, 1, 2, 4
16. Major part of Buddha’s postenlightenment time was spent at
(A) Bodhagaya
(B) Sarnath
(C) Sravast
(D) Vaisal
17. Who preached the doctrine of determinism in the sixth century B.C. ?
(A) Ajita Kesakambali
(B) Makkhali Gosala
(C) Niga ha Nataputta
(D) Pakhudha Kaccayana
18. One among the following is believed to be the Adi Buddha :
(A) Ak obhya
(B) Amitabha
(C) Vajradhara
(D) Vajrapani
19. A reference to the Mahabharata war occurs in the
(A) Nagarjun Hill cave inscription of Darsaka
(B) Aihole inscription of Pulakesin-II
(C) Poona Copper Plate of Prabhavati gupta
(D) Damodarapur Copper Plate of Kumaragupta-I
20. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : By the time of Grammarian Panini language had virtually reached its classical form in India and it developed little thereafter, except in its vocabulary.
Reason (R) : It was after the time of Panini that language began to be called Sanskrit as opposed to Prakritas.
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.
21. The date of which one of the following authors is approximately certain ?
(A) Bana
(B) Kalidasa
(C) Kau ilya
(D) Visakhadatta
22. Two relic caskets inscribed with the names of Sariputra and Maha Maudgalyayana, the disciples of Buddha were found at
(A) Piprahwa
(B) Sañch
(C) Takshasila
(D) Sarnath
23. Arrange the following art objects in their chronological order :
1. Buddha Images of Gandhara school.
2. D darganj Yaksi
3. Buddhist sculptures of Sanch
4. Sultanganj Buddha statue
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Codes :
(A) 3, 2, 4, 1
(B) 1, 4, 3, 2
(C) 3, 1, 2, 4
(D) 2, 3, 1, 4
24. Satavahana coins with the representation of double mast ship were found from which of the following areas ?
(A) Nanaghat and Junnar
(B) South-West Maharashtra
(C) Krisna-Godavar Valley
(D) Coromandal Coast
25. The rock-cut Chaitya hall, which has a circular plan, is located at ?
(A) Ajanta
(B) Junnar
(C) Ellora
(D) Karle
26. Which early Tamil work is believed to have been written as a sequel to ‘Silappadigaram’ ?
(A) Kural
(B) Tirumurai
(C) Manimegalai
(D) Sivaga-sindamani
27. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
28. Tolakappiam is a text on which one of the following ?
(A) Architecture
(B) Grammar
(C) Astronomy
(D) Polity
29. The remains of loftiest Buddhist structure have been found at
(A) Bharhut
(B) Kausambi
(C) Nalanda
(D) Sravast
30. All the three important religions of ancient India – Hindu, Bauddha and Jaina – are represented in the art of
(A) Elephanta
(B) Ellora
(C) Ajanta
(D) Bagh
31. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
32. By which name was the ancient port of ‘Kaveri pattana’ known to the authors of the Sangam literature ?
(A) Kondunglur
(B) Nelakinda
(C) Poduke
(D) Puhar
33. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Kakatiyas – Dorasamudra
(B) Chalukyas – Kalyan
(C) Pallavas – Kañc puram
(D) Mauryas – Konka
34. Which king queen of Kashmir had built a dam in the river Vitasta (Jhelum) to save Kashmir from the devastating floods of Mahapadma lake ?
(A) Avantivarman
(B) Lalitaditya Muktapida
(C) Harsa
(D) Didda
35. Padmapani Avalokitesvara has been portrayed in which cave of the Ajanta art ?
(A) Cave no. 1
(B) Cave no. 5
(C) Cave no. 8
(D) Cave no. 24
36. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
37. Vimana style is the distinguishing feature of
(A) Dravidian temple
(B) Orissan temples
(C) Gupta temples
(D) Pratihara temples
38. Which of the following ruling families had the custom of marriage with the daughter of father’s sister ?
(A) Kadamba
(B) Aulikara
(C) Visnukundin
(D) Ikshvaku
39. One of the following temples was constructed during the time of the Solankis :
(A) Surya temple of Modhera
(B) Siva temple of Bhumara
(C) Visnu temple of Tigawa
(D) Mahakalesvara temple of Ujjayini
40. Which one of the following is not correctty matched ?
(Text) (Author)
(A) Kuvalymala Udyotana
(B) Padmapurana Ravisena
(C) Yasastilakacampu Siddharsi
(D) Dravyapariksa Thakkura Pheru
41. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
42. The B hadisvara temple at Tanjavur was built by the
(A) Chalukyas
(B) Cholas
(C) Pallavas
(D) Pandyas
43. The coins of the Cholas have
(A) Garu a lañchhana
(B) Si ha lañchhana
(C) Varaha lañchhana
(D) Vyaghra lañchhana
44. The Pandyan style of temple archi-tecture reached its culmination at
(A) Kañc puram
(B) Pattadakala
(C) Badam
(D) Madurai
45. Which of the following languages was/were patronised under the Vijaynagara empire ?
1. Telugu 2. Kannada
3. Sanskrit 4. Tamil
Select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
Codes :
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
46. In 1512-13 AD Miyan Bhuwah wrote a treatise in Persian, which was
(A) Tibb-I Firuzshahi
(B) Ma¢danush Shifa-i Sikandershahi
(C) Chikitsamrita
(D) Hikmat-i Yunan
47. ‘Bani-Thani is a well known artifact of Painting of the medieval style of
(A) Mewari style
(B) Kishangarh style
(C) Hadoti style
(D) Bikaneri style
48. The title of ‘Gun-Samudra’ was conferred upon the famous Drupad Singer of the Mughal period :
(A) Govind Swami
(B) Sursen
(C) Lal Khan
(D) Sukhsen
49. Which Ruler of Vijaynagar had built the HajaraRam Temple ?
(A) Harihar-II
(B) Deo Rai-II
(C) Krishna Deo Rao
(D) Venkat-II
50. Sadashiv Rao, the Ruler of Vijay Nagar Empire exempted the occupational tax to whom of the following ?
(A) Musicians
(B) Prostitutes
(C) Barbers
(D) Goldsmiths
51. Who popularised the script Gurumukhi ?
(A) Guru Angad
(B) Guru Amar Das
(C) Guru Ram Das
(D) Guru Arjun
52. The theory of ‘Sanskritization’ was propounded by
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Max Weber
(C) Max Muller
(D) M.N. Srinivas
53. The word ‘Urdu’ or ‘Ordu’ meant, a military camp site and it is taken from one of the following languages i.e.
(A) Persian
(B) Arabic
(C) Turki
(D) Ujbek
54. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled s Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : The bilingual coins of Mahmood were struk in indigeneous weights which bore icons of ox and horse and also contained Sanskrit language.
Reason (R) : These coins were floated to facilitate the Hindus of the area.
In the context of the above two statements.
Which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(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.
55. Though professionally he was not a physician but began to practice in India as doctor; he was
(A) Fryer
(B) Tavernier
(C) Niccolao Manucci
(D) Bernier
56. The women of the Vijaynagar Empire were engaged in the jobs :
(A) Accounts Services
(B) Royal Body Guards
(C) Guards of the Palaces
(D) All of the above
57. The book which provides references of Private practising physicians is
(A) Sat Sai
(B) Ardh Kathanak
(C) Rajtarangini
(D) Shahjo Risalo
58. A Noble Prize winner Ronald Ross believed that the British were
“Superior to subject people in natural ability, integrity and Science …. .
They (had) introduced Honesty, Law, Justice, Order, roads, Posts, Railways, Irrigation, Hospitals …. and what was
necessary for civilization, a final superior authority”.
In the light of the above statement consider the following below :
(i) It is a false perception.
(ii) It shows racial superiority.
(iii) It is a colonial mind set.
(iv) It is a irrational culture superiority.
Codes :
(A) (i) and (ii) are true.
(B) (ii) and (iii) are true.
(C) (iii) and (iv) are true.
(D) None of the above is true.
59. Jesuit Fathers who came to India can be placed in one of the following categories :
(A) Traders and Merchants
(B) Christian Missionaries
(C) Social workers
(D) Teachers
60. In the Sufi terminology ‘Wilayat’ means
(A) Foreign country
(B) Welfare state
(C) Spiritual territory
(D) Madad-i-Ma’ash territory
61. Arrange the following Associations in chronological order :
(i) Madras Mahajan Sabha
(ii) Bombay Presidency Association
(iii) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
(iv) Indian Association
Select your answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(C) (iii), (iv), (i) (ii)
(D) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
62. Which of the following was not the feature of the Young Bengal Movement ?
(A) It got inspiration from the principles of liberty and equality of French Revolution.
(B) It had the impact of Maizini’s ‘Young Italy’.
(C) It was against the traditional society.
(D) It wanted to collaborate with all the Political and Social oganisations of the time.
63. Arrange the launching of the following News Agencies in chronological order :
(i) The Reuter
(ii) The United Press of India
(iii) The Associate Press of India
(iv) The Free Press News Service
Select your answer from the code given below :
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(B) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)
(C) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
(D) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
64. Identify the work which was not written by Sayyid Ahmad Khan :
(A) Asbab-i-Baghavat-i-Hind
(B) Loyal Muhammadans of India
(C) History of the Revolt in Bijnor
(D) Life of Muhammad
65. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Gandhi was the most unhappy man on the eve of Indian Independence.
Reason (R) : His dream of unified India was shattered.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(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.
66. Match List-I (Authors) with List-II (Works) and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
67. When did B.R. Ambedkar form the Scheduled Castes Federation ?
(A) 1945
(B) 1948
(C) 1951
(D) 1954
68. The Age of consent bill in 1891 sought to increase the age of marriage for women from :
(A) 8 to 10
(B) 10 to 12
(C) 12 to 14
(D) 14 to 16
69. Concerning socio-religious movements which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(A) In Hindusim the Brahmos saw the Upanishads as the legitimate source of religious authority.
(B) The Ramakrishna Mission did not add anything new to Hinduism.
(C) The Arya Samaj launched a ritual of Shuddhi by which any one could become a Hindu.
(D) The Radhaswami Satsangis transformed the traditional religious centres into model religious cities.
70. Who was the founder of Prarthana Samaj in Maharashtra ?
(A) R.G. Bhandarkar
(B) B.G. Gokhale
(C) Bal Shastri Jambekar
(D) Atmaram Pandurang
71. The poet prince who wrote verses in praise of Krishna under the name of Nagri Das, was
(A) Raja Sawant Singh
(B) Raja Chhattar Singh
(C) Raja Umed Singh
(D) Raja Ram Singh
72. With the writing of which of the following was Ram Mohan Roy not associated ?
(A) Samvad Kaumudi
(B) Mirat-ul-Akhbar
(C) Precepts of Jesus
(D) A Nation in the making
73. Who founded the Forward Bloc, which was a wing within the congress ?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Sardar Patel
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) Jai Prakash Narayan
74. Which of the following Newspapers was started first by Mahatma Gandhi ?
(A) Indian Opinion
(B) Young India
(C) Navjivan
(D) Harijan
75. When was the All India Women’s conference founded ?
(A) 1925
(B) 1926
(C) 1927
(D) 1928
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