(A) Shankaracharya

(B) Ramanujacharya

(C) Bhaskaracharya

(D) Madhvacharya

102. Purushasukta is found in the—

(A) Bhagavad Gita

(B) Manusmriti

(C) Rigveda

(D) Atharva Veda

103. Mughal painting flourished during the reign of—

(A) Akbar

(B) Jahangir

(C) Shahjahan

(D) Aurangzeb

104. The Indus Valley civilization specialized in—

(A) Town planning

(B) Architecture

(C) Craftsmanship

(D) All of these

105. Shivaji was crowned in the year—

(A) 1664

(B) 1666

(C) 1670

(D) 1674

106. Buddhism was introduced in China in the—

(A) Third century B.C.

(B) First century B.C.

(C) First century A.D.

(D) Third century A.D.

107. Where is well-known Dilwara temple located ?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Gujarat

(D) Rajasthan

108. Who was the founder of Brahma Samaj ?

(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(B) Arvind Ghosh

(C) Vivekanand

(D) Swami Dayanand Sarswati

109. When was Islam founded ?

(A) 7th century

(B) 5th century

(C) 3rd century B.C.

(D) 5th century B.C.

110. Who among the following was endowed with Naval power ?

(A) Badami Chalukya

(B) Bengi Chalukya

(C) Chola

(D) Rashtrakoot

111. Who was the last king of Maurya dynasty ?

(A) Brihadrath

(B) Kunala

(C) Samprati

(D) Salisuka

112. Who was not a member of cabinet mission ?

(A) Pathic Lawrance

(B) John Siman

(C) Stafford Cripps

(D) A.V. Alexander

113. Who was the founder of Prarthna Samaj ?

(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(B) Devendranath Tagore

(C) Atmaram Panduranga

(D) Dayanand Saraswati

114. Who founded ‘Anushilan Samiti’ ?

(A) Pulin Bihari Das

(B) Pramatha Nath Mitra

(C) Swami Saradanand

(D) Barindra Kumar Ghosh

115. Who wrote the Song ‘Sare Jahan Se Achchha’ ?

(A) Ghalib

(B) Iqbal

(C) Kaifee Azmi

(D) Sahir Ludhianvi

116. Who abolished the ‘Iqta’ system ?

(A) Babur

(B) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

(C) Iltutmish

(D) Alauddin Khilji

117. Who was the founder of ‘Atmiya Sabha’ ?

(A) Raja Rammohan Roy

(B) Rabindranath Tagor

(C) Swami Vivekananda

(D) Aurobinda Ghosh

118. Sudraka's Mrichchhakatikam' is a—

(A) Drama

(B) Novel

(C) Poem

(D) Shrot Story

119. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order ?

(A) Kumar Gupta — Samudra Gupta Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya

(B) Kumar Gupta — Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya, Samudra Gupta

(C) Samudra Gutpa—Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya — Kumara Gupta

(D) Samudra Gupta — Kumara Gupta — Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya

120. The battle of Kanwaha was fought between—

(A) Humayun and Mahmud Lodi

(B) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi

(C) Babur and Rana Sougha

(D) Humayun and Sher Khan

121. In which century was the ancient Vijayanagar city founded ?

(A) 17th century

(B) 16th century

(C) 15th century

(D) 14th century

122. Consider the following statements—

1. The British crown had assumed direct rule in India before the sepoy mutiny.

2. Lord Canning was made the first viceroy and Governor General after the end of the rule of the East Indian Company.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(A) 1 only

(B) 2 only

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 nor 2

123. With reference to Lord Cornwallis's permanent settlement, which one of the following, Statements is not correct ?

(A) It created a limited proprietary right of Zamindars on the land

(B) It had taken away the Magisterial powers of Zamindars

(C) It had left no police work for Zamindars

(D) It recognized the right of tenants due to which land lords could never oust them

124. Which of the following Mughal Emperors built the Jama Masjid of Delhi ?

(A) Humayun

(B) Akbar

(C) Jahangir

(D) Shahjahan

125. Nadir Shah attacked Delhi during the reign of—

(A) Ahmad Shah

(B) Farrukh Siyar

(C) Jahandar Shah

(D) Muhammad Shah

Answers :

101. (A) 102. (C) 103. (B) 104. (D) 105. (D) 106. (C) 107. (D) 108. (A) Raja Rammohan Roy had founded the Brahma Samaj in 1828 in Kolkata. 109. (A) 110. (C) 111. (A) 112. (B) The Cabinet Mission, which came to India in March 1946, consisted of three ministers of the New British Cabinet Lord Pethick Lawrance, Secretary of State for India, Siv Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade and Mr. A.V. Alexander, first Lord of the Admiralty. The main purpose being—
(a) Preparatory discussions with elected representative to secure agreement on framing a constitution.
(b) Setting up a constituent assembly.
(c) Setting up of viceroy's executive council with support of the main Indian parties. John Simen was the Chairman of Indian Statutory Commission popularly known as Simon Commission appointed in November 1927. In May 1930 Simon Commission report was published.

113. (C) 114. (B) 115. (B) 116. (D) Iqtas were land granted to followers and officers casually military. Alauddin Khilji (1296- 1316) abolished Zamindari in Khalisa land and no Iqta was allotted in the Doab area. Land revenue was fixed on the basis of measurement of land and fixed. 1/5th of the produce. During Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq (1325-51) Kharaj (10% of produce), Zakat calone for Muslims), Jaziya, Khans (20% of spoils of war) and Sharb (irrigation tax) were levied. Iltutmish (1210-36) Babur (1526-30).

117. (A) ‘Atmiya Sabha’ was founded by Raja Rammohan Roy in 1815 in Kolkata. He was also the founder of Brahma Samaj in 1828 in Kolkata. Swami Vivekananda founded Ramkrishna Mission in 1897 in Belur. Ravindranath Tagore opened a residential School in 1901 at Balepur. Swami Vivekananda established Vedant Samaj. Aurobinda Ghose (1872-1950) was alleged to be guilty in Alipore conspiracy case. He setted at Puducherry and founded an Ashram at Auroville.

118. (A) 119. (C) 120. (C) 121. (D) 122. (B)123. (D) 124. (D) 125. (D)