DPPH: 25 February
1. Consider the following statements;
1. Mansab fixed the status of a mansabdar in official hierarchy but not his sallary.
2. Mansab did not fix the number of armed retainers the mansabdar was supposed to maintain.
3. Mansabdari was a single service combining both civil and military responsibilities.
4. All holders of mansab were called amir-i azam.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 2 and 3 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 .and 4
(d) 4 only
2. Consider the following statements:
1. The Cabinet Mission recommended a basic framework for the constitution of India.
2. The Cabinet Mission laid down the procedure to be followed by the Constitution-making body.
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
3. Consider the following statement :
1. Akbar prohibited sati-the immolation of widow on husband’s pyre.
2. Akbar discouraged child marriage and encouraged widow remarriage among the Hindus.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither I nor 2
4. Match the List-I and the List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List-I List-II
(Literary work) (Author)
(a) Mrichchhakatika 1. Kalidasa
(b) Ritusamhara 2. Sudraka
(c) Kiratarjuniya 3. Magha
(d) Sisupalavadha 4. Bharavi
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 3 1 4 2
5. Consider the following statements:
1. The Bardoli Resolution of 1922 asked the peasants not to pay taxes, and the tenants not to pay rents.
2. The Akali movement for wrestling the control of Gurudwaras from the corrupt Mahants was a part of the general movement of Non-cooperation.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
6. Which one of the following is not a scene depicted on the famous site of Mamallapuram ?
(a) Siva disguised as a kirata
(b) Descent of the Ganges
(c) Draupadi’s disrobing
(d) Arjuna’s penance
7. Who among the following Indian leaders attended the first Session of the Round Table Conference in 1930?
(a) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(b) Madan Mohan Malviya
(c) Motilal Nehru
(d) Muhammad Ali
8. At which one of the following sites, the boar incarnation of Vishnu has been depicted in sculpture ?
(a) Udaygiri Cave, Vidisha
(b) Ellora Cave, Aurangabad
(c) Hathigumpha Cave, Bhubaneswar
(d) Elephanta Cava, Mumbai
9. After the 1857 revolt, who announced at a darbar at Allahabad the assumption of the Government of Indiaby the Sovereign of Great Britain?
(a) Lord Auckland
(b) Lord Canning
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) Lord Hardinge
10. For organising which Satyagraha was Vallabhbhai Patel conferred the title of Sardar?
(a) Kheda Satyagraha
(b) Salt Satyagraha
(c) Individual Satyagraha
(d) Bardoli Satyagraha
Mains Type Question:
Q. Write a critical note on: Importance of the Opium War in the history of China.
Q. “Japanese policy in relation to Manchuria reacted back upon Japan affecting her both economically and politically.” Comment.