RAS 2007 SOLUTION
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1
The Sikh Kingdom of Punjab was annexed by the English East India Company in
1849
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2
The Kol Uprising of 1831 started in
Chota Nagpur
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3
Who led the Revolt of the Bareilly troops in 1857 ?
Bakht Khan
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4
Who among the following leaders of the Revolt of 1857 declared himself to be the Governor of Bahadur Shah ?
Nana Saheb
Though the real control was in hands of Bakht khan but It was Nana Saheb who declared himself representative of Bahadur shah. NCERT XII (Adhunik Bharat) P.No. 101
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5
The first Indian Factories' Act was passed in
1881
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6
Which of the following was not a consequence of the British Land Revenue Policy in India ?
The ruin of artisan industries
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7
The Archaeological Survey of India was set up during the Viceroyalty of
Lord Curzon
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8
Who was known as 'The Grand Old Man of India' ?
Dadabhai Naoroji
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9
The most important Pre-Congress Nationalist Organisation was
The Indian Association of Calcutta
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10
Who among the following was a leader of Prarthana Samaj ?
R.G. Bhandarkar
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11
All India Women's Conference was founded in
1927
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12
Who among the following opposed the Age of Consent Bill of 1891 ?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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13
The worst famine in India under the British rule occurred in
1876-78
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14
The first mill was started in Bombay in the year
1853
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15
Abhinava Bharat organised in 1904 was
a secret society of revolutionary activists
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16
A newspaperAl Hilal was brought out in 1912 by
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
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17
The cancellation of the partition of Bengal was announced in
1911
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18
Who criticised Indians for having lost touch with the rest of the World ?
Vivekananda
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19
All India Harijan Sangh was founded by
Mahatma Gandhi
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20
Who among the following was not a leader of militant nationaism ?
Shashipad Benarjee
Rajnarayan bose was extremist leader in Bengal & VS Chiplunkar in Maharashtra [NCERT XII (Adhunik Bharat) P.No. 168-169]
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21
Who among the following was the leader of Bihar Kisan Sabha ?
Sahajanand Saraswati
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22
Who became the Vice-Presidnet of the Viceroy's Council in the Interim Govt. of 1946-47 ?
Jawahar Lal Nehru
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23
Who among the following woman social reformers was called 'Pandita' ?
Ramabhai
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24
Who was the leader of No Tax Campaign of the peasants organised in 1928 ?
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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25
The Second Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in
1931
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26
An All India Strike by Postal and Telegraph Workers started in
1946
(11 july)
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27
Samhita is
Collection of hymns
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28
Which of the following statements is not true about Rigvedic Aryans ?
They did not know gambling
Polygamy was not uncommon in Aryas. JHA & SRIMALI 2001 edition (P.No. 128)
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29
Early Vedic society was organized in
Janas
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30
Who was the author of Astadhyayi ?
Panini
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31
Which of the following metal was not used by the people of the Indus Civilization ?
Iron
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32
Which of the following Harappan sites is located in Gujarat ?
Surkotada
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33
The hallmark of Vedic religion and culture was
Yajna
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34
Under whose patronage was the Sangam literature composed ?
Pandyas
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35
What is the language of the Sangam literature ?
Tamil
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36
Which of the following ideas is not associated with Buddhism ?
Pitru
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37
The highest goal in Buddhism is
Nirvana
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38
The Third Buddhist Council was convened at
Pataliputra
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39
Who among the following scholars wrote 'History of Dharam Sastra' ?
P.V. kane
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40
Who among the following argued that the Aryans came from Central Asia ?
Brandensein
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41
According to tradition, how many Sangam were held ?
Three
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42
Which of the following terms denotes a market centre ?
Nigama
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43
Which of the following denotes a land revenue term ?
Bhaga
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44
Which of the following officers according to Arthasastra was entrusted with the collection of revenue ?
Samahartta
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45
Megasthenes divided Indian society into
Seven groups
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46
The Mauryan King Bindusara faced the rebellion of the people of
Takshasila
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47
Which sect was initially called Nirgrantha ?
Jaina
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48
Which of the following is regarded as the early Jaina Text ?
?
49
Which of the following is a Harappan port ?
Lothal
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50
The commnest term for peasatry in early medieval North India is
Kutumbin
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51
By Mauryan times the main sea-port of the Ganges basin was
Tamralipti
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52
Which of the following is not an Antyaja ?
Yavana
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53
Buddhism was introduced into Tibet from
?
54
Which of the following statements is not true of Ashoka's Dhamma ?
Capital punishment was discontinued
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55
Which of the following commodities was a major item of export trade in the Kusana period ?
Cotton textiles
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56
Who among the following is described as a fabulously rich merchant in Buddhist Jatakas ?
Sarthavaha
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57
Alberuni's account of India is
Kitab-ul-Hind
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58
Wali under the Sultans of Delhi was
Provincial Governor
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59
Amir Khusro describes the military campaigns of Jalal-ud-din Khalji in his work
Mifta-ul-Futuh
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60
The most powerful Kings of Northern India in the 9th and 10th Centuries were
The Gurjara Pratiharas
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61
Who declared that there were no slaves in India ?
Megasthenes
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62
The view that the Rajputs were descendents of the Vedic Aryans is expressed by
CV Vaidhya
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63
Which Sultan replaced the system of measurement of land by crop sharing in the Khalisa areas ?
Ghiya-ud-din Tughlaq
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64
Who among the following Vijayanagara rulers bore the title of Gajabentakara ?
Deva Raya II
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65
Which Vijayanagara ruler sent an embassy to China ?
Bukka I
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66
The Sultan Ghari was built as the mausoleum of
Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
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67
The first Madrasa at Delhi namely "Madrasea Muizz" was established by
Iltutmish
68
Officer in-charge of royal household under the Sultans of Delhi was designated
Wakil-i-dar
This is sultanate terminology.
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69
The Chishti Saint who founded a branch of Chishti Silsilah in Gulbarga was
Gesy Daraz
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70
Who among the following was not a Nirguni Bhakti Saint ?
Shankardev
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71
Bhramar Geet were composed by
Surdas
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72
Select the correct chronology of dynasties that ruled Vijayanagara ?
Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva, Aravidu
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73
The largest administrative division in Vijayanagara was
Rajyam
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74
Pushit Marg was founded by
Vallabhacharya
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75
Which of the following rulers of Bikaner was deposed by Jahangir ?
?
76
Who is the author of Safinat-ul-Aulia ?
Dara Shukoh
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77
Who made the Madad-i-maash grants completely hereditary ?
Aurangzeb
78
The Ibadatkhana was closed in the year
1582
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79
Who among the following Mughal Emperors made serious attempt to annex Trans-Oxiana ?
Shahjahan
80
Cultivation of tobacco was introduced in India during the reign of
Jahangir
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81
In 1585 Akbar shifted his capital to
Lahore
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82
Nasaq during the Mughal Period was
A system of land revenue assessment
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83
Which of the following mosques is entirely made of marble ?
Moti Masjid in the Agra Fort
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84
Who among the following is the first comprehensive historian of the Marathas ?
James Cunningham grant duff
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85
Who among the following rulers patronized musician Lal Khan Gun Samudra ?
Shahjahan
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86
Dastan-i-Amir-i-Hamza was illustrated during the reign of
Akbar
some historians consiider it humayun But According to Harish chand verma Vol II (P.No. 511-512) and modern historians it is Akbar
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87
The English East India Company obtained the lease of Madras in
1639
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88
Who among the following was imprisoned by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir ?
Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi
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89
In 1739 the Portuguese lost their possessions of Salsette and Bassein to
The Marathas
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90
Lohgarh Fort was build by
Banda Bahadur
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91
In 1585-86 the only Rajput who held the mansab of 5000 was
Raja Bhagwant Das
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92
Who introduced the Mughal land revenue system in the Deccan ?
Murshid Kuli Khan
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93
Which one of the following according to Bernier was the owner of land in India ?
The King
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94
Haidar Ali established his authority over the State of Mysore in
1761
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95
In 1751 the Nawab of Bengal ceded Orissa to
The Marathas
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96
Which Peshwa started a long campaign against the sidis of Janjira ?
Baji Rao I
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97
Who was the founde of the Widow Remarriage Association in the 19th century ?
Vishnu Shastri Pandit
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98
Shahu was granted the Chauth and Sardeshmukhi of the Deccan during the reign of
Farukh Siyar
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99
Farrukh Siyar was deposed and killed by
The Sayyed Brothes
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100
The founder of the autonomous kingdom of Avadh was
Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk
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