INDIAN CULTURE
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. When were the bow and arrow added in the equipment of hunters for the first time ?
(1) Lower Palaeolithic period
(2) Neolithic period
(3) Mesolithic period
(4) Chalcolithic period
2. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) and select your correct answer from the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : The upper palaeolithic people at Bhimbetka practiced the art of painting.
Reason (R) : They painted the various animals whom they might have known.
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.
3. The most common form of Harappan seals is
(1) Cylindrical
(2) Rectangular
(3) Round
(4) Square
4. Which animal finds the largest number of mention in the Rigveda ?
(1) Cow
(2) Horse
(3) Bull
(4) Buffalo
5. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) and select your correct answer from the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : The Sulvasutras prescribe various kinds of measurements for the construction of sacrificial altars.
Reason (R) : The ritual of sacrifice had become popular.
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.
6. Space is categorised in Jainism as :
(1) Jiva
(2) Ajiva
(3) Samvara
(4) Nirjara
7. Of the following, which was not a sect of Theravada Buddhism ?
(1) Sarvastivada
(2) Sammitiya
(3) Gokulika
(4) Mahishaska
8. In which inscription does Ashoka make a reference to the forest tribes ?
(1) Sarnath pillar edict
(2) Bhabru inscription
(3) Rock-Edict – XIII
(4) Roopnath minor edict
9. What did Greeks mean by Strategos ?
(1) Governor
(2) Priest
(3) Village headman
(4) Monk
10. Which of the following law-giver allows a woman to sell and mortgage her movable and immovable property ?
(1) Manu
(2) Āpastamba
(3) Vishnu
(4) Katyayana
11. Which of the following is not correct about the Sangam literature ?
(1) It refers to many settlements such as Kaveripattanam.
(2) It refers to the Yavana traders coming to South India with their own ships to take pepper.
(3) It refers to some South Indian dynasties.
(4) Sangam was the name of a ruling dynasty of South India.
12. Which is not correct about the Sarnath school of art ?
(1) The treatment of Buddha’s eyes adds to his serenity.
(2) The rounder face gives him the extra grace.
(3) The transparent drapery makes the Buddha’s figure impressive.
(4) There is absence of mudras.
13. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R), and select your correct answer from the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : The Gupta period witnessed the growth of lot of scientific literature.
Reason (R) : The scientists were paid rich amount by the state for the task.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is 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.
14. Which is not correctly taken from the description of Hiuen – Tsang ?
(1) He praises the king of Jalandhar.
(2) He compliments for the Hindu ruler of Ujjain for bravery and learning.
(3) His appreciation for the non-Buddhists of Matipura.
(4) He praises the Buddhist ruler of Vallabhi, who was the son-in-law of King Harsha of Kanauj.
15. Which is not correct about the interpretation of Sankara’s Vedant philosophy ?
(1) The reality is advaita.
(2) Upanishdic relation between brahm and atman is rejected.
(3) The world is illusion.
(4) Asceticism is advocated for the control of senses.
16. Which work criticizes the foul practices of the Buddhists and the Kapalikas ?
(1) Gaudavaho
(2) Chandisataka
(3) Mattavilasa Prahasan
(4) Prithviraja Vijaya
17. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
18. Which of the following was the prominent Art-centre of the Rashtrakutas ?
(1) Ellora
(2) Salsette
(3) Elephanta
(4) Badami
19. Which of the following is not the work of Kshemendra ?
(1) Bodhisattvavadana
(2) Brihatkatha manjari
(3) Bala Ramayana
(4) Ramayana manjari
20. Which Chola King granted land to the Sailendra King of Sri Vijaya for the construction of a Buddhist monastery at Nagapattinam ?
(1) Rajaraja I
(2) Rajendra I
(3) Rajendra II
(4) Rajadhiraja
21. Which of the following statement/statements is/are correct about Indian trade with China ?
(i) Sadiduddin Awfi mentions Irani merchants who settled down in Cambay, carried on trade between India and China.
(ii) The Taj-ul Ma‘asir mentions that Chinese mirrors and silk were in demand in the Indian markets.
(iii) Ibn Battuta records the availability of Chinese silk such as Khuz, Diba, Shir, and Qasab.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii)
(2) (ii) and (iii)
(3) (i) and (iii)
(4) (i), (ii) and (iii)
22. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Shaikh Fariduddin (Baba Farid) left Delhi and settled at Ajodhan.
Reason (R) : Baba Farid decided to leave Delhi when his fame became an obstacle to his prayers.
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 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.
23. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Match the following Persian works with their authors :
24. The Batihagarh inscription mentions the construction of a gow math (cow temple) by the order of which Sultan ?
(1) Alauddin Khalji
(2) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(3) Firoz Tughlaq
(4) Ibrahim Lodi
25. The Sharqi kingdom of Jaunpur was founded by a eunuch who was in the service of sultan Firoz Tughluq.
Identify the eunuch from the following :
(1) Malik Sarwar
(2) Abu Bakr Shah
(3) Muhammad Shah
(4) Mir Hajib Sultani
26. Chronologically arrange the following monuments of Akbar’s reign :
(i) Humayun’s Tomb
(ii) Shaikh Salim Chishti’s Tomb
(iii) Buland Darwaza
(iv) Agra Fort
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(1) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(2) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(3) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
(4) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
27. Identify the pair of the emperors in their period tobacco come into use in Northern India and it was banned within twenty years.
(1) Humayun and Akbar
(2) Akbar and Jahangir
(3) Jahangir and Shah Jahan
(4) Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb
28. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
29. From the following, point out the incorrect pair :
(1) Rajatarangini – Sanskrit
(2) Humayunama – Turkish
(3) Baburnama – Turkish
(4) Chachnama – Arabic
30. Arrange the following manuscript illustrations of the Mughal atelier in chronological order :
(i) Anwar-i Suhaili
(ii) Razmnama
(iii) Hamzanama
(iv) Tarikh-i-khandan-i-Timuria
Select your answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(1) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(2) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(3) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(4) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
31. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
32. Who among the following pursued European fashions construction of their buildings ?
(1) British
(2) Dutch
(3) French
(4) Portuguese
33. Mughal nobles were honoured in many ways. Which one of the following did not fall into the category of royal honours bestowed upon the nobles ?
(1) Khila’t
(2) Sarpech
(3) Sar-o-pa
(4) Nisar
34. “As regards myself, my liking for painting and my practice in judging it has arrived at such a point that when any work is brought before me, either of deceased artists or of those of the present day, without the names being told me, I say on the spur of the moment that it is the work of such and such a man.”
In the above statement which of the following emperor is applanding his painting skills ?
(1) Babur
(2) Akbar
(3) Jahangir
(4) Shahjahan
35. A whole body of literature on etiquette known as Akhlaq developed in India and Iran during the medieval period. Which of the following is/are correct about Akhlaq literature ?
(i) Akhalaq-i-Nasiri of Nasir al-Din Tusi was the earliest work produced in Iran on etiquettes in the first half of the thirteenth century.
(ii) In India Fatwa-i-Jahandari of Ziauddin Barani was the first treatise on Akhalaq genre.
(iii) Akhlaq-i-Jahangiri was the first major work on etiquettes complied under the Mughals by Nur-al-din Qazi al-Khaqani.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii)
(2) (ii) and (iii)
(3) (i) and (iii)
(4) (i), (ii) and (iii)
36. Chronologically arrange the following legislations on the basis of the year of their enactment :
(a) Charles Metcalfe’s Act XI that liberated the Press in India.
(b) India Act V that made slavery illegal in India.
(c) Regulation XVII that made sati illegal in Bengal Presidency.
(d) Regulation III that declared infanticide to be treated as murder.
Codes :
(1) (d) (c) (a) (b)
(2) (b) (a) (c) (d)
(3) (c) (b) (d) (a)
(4) (c) (d) (b) (a)
37. Identify which one of the following does not belong to Serampore missionaries :
(1) William Carey
(2) Joshua Marshman
(3) Charles Grant
(4) William Ward
38. Identify which one of the following statement is wrong :
(1) Orientalists made an attempt to learn about Indian culture through a study of texts in Sanskrit and Persian languages and use that knowledge in matters of governance.
(2) Utilitarians believed in appropriate social engineering and authoritarian reformism.
(3) Evangelists argued about the necessity of government intervention to liberate Indian’s from their religions that were full of superstitions, idolatry and tyranny of the priests.
(4) Free trade thinkers believed that a free Indian economy would ensure a free flow of trade from the shackles of tradition and without government intervention.
39. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
40. On whose suggestion Dayananda Saraswati started recording his ideas that formed the content of Satyartha Prakash ?
(1) Swami Vijayananda
(2) Devendranath Tagore
(3) Raja Jai Kishan Das
(4) Lala Hans Raj
41. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
42. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
43. Which one of the following literary works was not authored by Bankim Chandra Chatterji ?
(1) Meghnadbadh
(2) Durgeshnandini
(3) Kamalakanta
(4) Anandmath
44. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
45. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Ramkrishna Paramhansa’s teachings emphasized the universality of all religious – all were true and led to God.
Reason (R) : Vivekananda’s vision of Hinduism was deeply divided between its glorious past and degenerate present.
In the light of above statements which of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is 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.
46. Who said :
“I want to be in my country not as outlander but as master in the same sense that an Englishman is a master in his own country and in the colonies.”
(1) B.C. Pal
(2) B.G. Tilak
(3) M.K. Gandhi
(4) Lala Lajpat Rai
47. Who was the moving spirit behind the founding of Indian Social Conference in 1887 ?
(1) Beheramji M. Malabari
(2) Surendra Nath Banerjee
(3) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(4) Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar
48. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
49. Who amongst the following was not an eminent orientalist ?
(1) Dr. Bhau Daji
(2) Dr. R.G. Bhandarkar
(3) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(4) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
50. Who wrote the song ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ during the Swadeshi Movement, that later inspired liberation struggle of Bangladesh and was adopted as their national anthem ?
(1) Kazi Nazrul Islam
(2) Rajani Kant Sen
(3) Syed Abu Mohammed
(4) Rabindranath Tagore
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