DPPH: 22 February
1. The Chinese traveller Yuan Chwang (Hiuen Tsang) who visited India recorded the general conditions and culture of India at that time. In this context, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The roads and river-routes were completely immune from robbery.
2. As regards punishment for offences, ordeals by fire, water and poison were the instruments for determining the innocence or guilt of a person.
3. The tradesmen had to pay duties at ferries and barrier stations.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Q 2.Consider the following Bhakti Saints:
1. Dadu Dayal
2. Guru Nanak
3. Tyagaraja
Who among the above was/were preaching when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over?
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 2
Q 3. With reference to the religious history of medieval India, the Sufi mystics were known to pursue which of the following practices?
1. Meditation and control of breath
2. Severe ascetic exercises in a lonely place
3. Recitation of holy songs to arouse a state of ecstasy in their audience
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
4. Match the following:
List I List II
(School of Thought) (Person)
A. Mimansa 1. Aksapada Gautama
B. Nyaya 2. Isvarakrsna
C. Sankhya 3. Jaimini
D. Vaisesika 4. Uluka Kaunda
Code:
A B C D
(a) 3 1 2 4
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 2 1 3 4
5. Who among the following rulers was the builder of Jahan-Panah, Delhi’s fourth city ?
(a) Sultan Shamsuddin Iltutmish
(b) Sultan Alauddin Kbalji
(c) Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(d) Sultan Sikandar Lodi
6. Which one of the following Acts removed the legal recognition of slavery in India ?
(a) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
(b) The Charter Act, 1833
(c) The Act XI of 1835
(d) The Act V of 1843
7. With reference to the Ghadar movement, consider the following statement`s :
1. The first issue of the newspaper Ghadar’ was published in the Gurumukhi script
2. The organizers of the Movement asked the Sikh soldiers to revolt against the British
3. Sat Sri Akal was the rallying cry of the Ghadar Movement
Which of the statement given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 3
8. Match the List-1 and the List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List-I List-II
(Party) (Leader)
(a) Praja Party 1 . Fazlul Huq
(b) Congress Socialist Party 2. Sahajanand Saraaswati
(c) All India Kisan Sabha 3. Sir Sikander Hyat Khan
(d) Unionist Party 4. Minoo Masani
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 1 3 2 4
9. Consider the following statements with reference toPitt’s India Act:
1. Pitt’s India Act 1784 provided that only covenanted servants were in future to be appointed members of the Council of theGovernor-General
2. The Pitt’s India Act 1784 prohibited all aggressive wars in India and all treaties of guarantee with the Indian Princes
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
10. Match List I (Ancient Kingdom) with List l1 (Capital) and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I List II
(Ancient Kingdom) (Capital)
A. Anga 1. Champa
B. Vatsa 2. Kausambi
C. Matsya 3. Viratanagar
D. Surasena 4. Mathura
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 1 4 3 2
(d) 3 2 1 4
Mains Type Questions:
Q. The current practice of categorization of ‘Early Modern India’ is based on a shift from the old imperialist periodization of ‘Muslim India’ – ‘British India’ to the more secularist one of ‘Medieval India’ – ‘Modern India’, which puts Indian history in a universalist chronological Structure.” Critically evaluate. (200 words)
Q. What was the Anglicisit-Orientalist controversy about? How was it resolved and with what results? (250 words)
