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INDIAN CULTURE
PAPER-II
Note:
This
paper
contains
fifty
(50)
multiple-choice questions
each
question
carrying
two 2) marks_
Attempt all of them_
1. What s the chronological
order of
four
main ages of
the earth with
reference to
life-- velopment ?
(a) Palaeozoic
b)
Cainozoic
(c)
Mesozoic
(d) Azoic
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Code:
A) (a)
C)
c)
c)
~ )
b)
d)
d)
(a)
B)
d)
(a)
D) a) c)
(c) b)
d) b)
2. What
is the
chronological
sequence of the
following Bronze Age cultures
of
Sindh-Baluchistan?
(a) Amri-Nal
b) Kulli
c) Quetta
(d) Zhob
Select
the correct
answer
from the codes
given
below
:
~
~ )
~
B) ~ ) 0)
C) ~ )
~
D)
~
(a)
3. Harappan civilization had trade
contacts
with the following:
(a) North-Westem India
b) Centralindia
(c)
South India
(d)
All the
three
Select the correct answer from the codes
given
below :
Code:
A)
a)
nly
C)
b) and c)
B) (a)
and
b)
D) d)
nly
4. Which
weapon was
not
used by the Harappans?
(A)
Bow
and
Arrow B) Sword
C)
Spear (D) Mace
5. Which
Rigvedic
deity does not figure in the
Boghazkoi
Inscription?
(A)
Agni
B)
Indra
C)
Mitra
D)
Varona
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(iv)
lii)
(i)
ii)
C) ii)
i)
(iv)
(iii)
(D)
i)
ii)
(iii) (iv)
Buddhism was
introduced
into tina by :
(A) Aryadeva B)
Ka5yapa Mii.triga
Paramartha
Q KurrillrajTva
(D)
8. Consider
the
following statements :
Assertion A) : Buddhism disappeared from
India
in the medieval period.
Reason
(R) : Buddhism
was
essentially a monastic religion
Now select
the
correct answer from
the
codes given below :
Code:
(A) Both
A)
and
(R)
are true
and
(R)
is
the
correct explanation
of
A)
B) Both A)
and
R) are true but R) is not the correct explanation of A)
(Q
(A)istruebut(R)isfalse
(D) A) is false but (R) is true
9. Consider
the following
rulers as
sympath:isers of
the
Ajivaka
sect :
Aj]:taSatru
~
Bindusara
c) .ASoka
(d)
oaSaratha
Select
the
correct
answer
from the codes
given
below :
Code:
(A) (a) b)
and
c)
(Q (a) only
B) b) (c)
and
(d)
(D)
(d) only
10. Yavanani the script of the yavanas
has
been mentioned in:
(A) Ashtadhyayi
(Q .ASokan Edicts
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B)
ArthaSastra
(D)
lv ilindapraSna
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11.
Who
among the
following foreign
writers is the
first to notice
the use
of
iron by
Indians ?
(A)
Herodotus B) Megasthenes C) Plutarch (D) Pliny
12. Emperor
.ASolds spirit
of catholicity
and
religious
toleration
is
clearly reflected
in his:
(A) J\.finor Rock Edicts
B)
Rock
Edict II
C)
Rock Edict XII
(D)
Rock Edict XIII
13.
l\1atch
Ust
I
with Ust II and
select the correct
answer
from
the codes
given
below
:
List
I
List
Author Work
Bhadraba lU
i)
VajrasU:chi
~
Gun8:"dhya
ii)
Gatasaptasati
c)
Hala
(iii) KalpasTitra
(d) ASvaghosha
(iv)
Brihat Katha
Code:
~
c) (d)
A)
(iii) (iv)
ii) i)
~
ii)
(lii) (i) (iv)
C)
(iv) ii) (iii) i)
(D)
i)
(lv) (iii)
ii)
14. Consider
the
following
epigraphic and
literary
sources
regarding India s
trade
contacts
with China,
the
Hellenic world, Ceylon
and
Farther India during the early centuries of
the Onistian
era :
(a) Nag8:"rjunikonda
Inscription
b)
Nan8:"ghat
Inscription
(c) lv ilindapraSna
(d) Mahabh8:"shya
Now
select the correct
answer from
the
codes
given
below
:
Code:
A) a) and c)
C) b) and
c)
15.
Consider
the
following
ststements
:
~
(D)
(a)
b)
and
c)
b)
(c)
and
(d)
Assertion A) At
Gandh8:"ra Indo-Greek
artists contributed
to
the
development of art, which came
to
be
popularly
known as
Graeco-Buddhist art.
Reason R)
t
is a
westem
expansion of
Indian
culture.
Now
select
the
correct
answer from the codes
given
below
:
Code:
(A) Both
A) and
(R) are
true and
(R) is
the
correct explanation of
A)
B)
Both
A) and R)
are true
but R)
is
not
the correct
explanation
of
A)
C)
(A)istruebut(R)isfalse
(D)
A) is
false but (R) is true
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16.
l\1atch
Ust
I
with Ust II and
select the correct
answer
from
the codes
given below :
List I List II
Kingdom
(a) Andhra
b)
Pandya
(c)
Chera
(d) Chola
Code:
A) iii)
B) i)
C) ii)
D)
(iv)
~
(iv)
ii)
lii)
lii)
c)
>)
(iv)
(iv)
ii)
d)
ii)
iii)
i)
i)
Capital
i)
Uraiyur
ii) Tiru Vanjikalam
iii) l\1adura
(iv) Dharinl
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20.
The
institution
of gold coinage by the KushS:naswas due
to
the :
A) Roman trade B) Olinese trade
(Q South-east Asian trade
D)
Discovery of Kolar gold mines
21. Which of the following deities have been shown on the reverse of Kanishka's gold
coina. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
a) Greek Helios Sun God)
b)
Iranian
Mithra and
J\.fanS:-
bago
Moon God)
c) Saka-l\1ana-Bouda (Buddha
Sakyamuni)
d) Hindu Siva,
Uma and Skanda
Code:
A) c) only
B)
b)
and
c)
(Q a),
b)
and
c)
D)
a),
b),
c)
and
d)
22.
Kushana period saw the
rise
of l\1ahayana Buddhism. Which of the following started
to
be
worshipped
by
its followers
?
Select the correct
answer from
the codes
given
below:
a) Gautam Buddha
b) The previous
human
Buddhas
c) The
DhyanT
Buddhas
of
four quarters
d)
The
Bodhisattvas
Code:
A)
a)
only
B) a) and
d)
(Q a) c) and
d) D)
a)
b)
c) and
d)
23.
Under
the patronage
of
the
Kushan as Buddha images were carved in large numbers
at different centres. Identify the correct centres with the help of codes given below :
GandhS:ra
~
l\1athura
c) samath
d)
Amara
vat
Code:
A) a) and b)
~
a) b) and c)
Q
a) only
D)
a) b) c) and d)
24.
Which Indian ruler was approached by a ing of Ceylon for pennission to construct a
Buddhist
monastery
at Bodh-Gaya
?
A) A,;oka
B) Kanishka
C) Samudragupta
D)
Harshavardhana
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25.
l\1atch
Ust
I
with Ust II and
select the correct
answer
from
the codes
given below :
List
I
List II
King Kingdom
Svamidatta
i) Kurala
~
l\1antaraja
ii) KJrtch\
c) Vislmugopa
iii) Avamukta
d) Nilari) ii)
26. Consider
the
following
Sanskrit
works
as sources furnishing
refereru:es to
Brahmanas
and Kshatr:iyas
some times marrying outside
their
castes and even
slave girls and
courteasans
:
a) RaghuramSa
b) Klimasiitra
c) ]l..frlchchakstika
d)
Da5akumiiracharita
Select
the
correct
answer
from the codes
given
below :
Code:
A) a)
and
b) B) c)
and
d)
Q
b),
c)
and
d)
D)
a),
b) and
c)
27. Vishnu
is
mentioned in the Gupta
inscriptions
by the
following name s) :
a) Chakrabhrit
b) Chakrapani
c)
Chakraswlimf
d) All
the three
Select
the
correct
answer
from the codes
given
below :
Code:
A) a)
and b)
Q d) only
28. Consider the
following
statements
:
B) b) only
D) b) and
c)
Assertion A)
Harshavardhana
was
a great
patron
of
learning and
literature.
Reason
R)
He
is ascribed
three
dramatic
plays-Ratnaviiti,
PriyadarSika
and
Nagananda
Now
select
the
correct
answer from the codes
given
below
:
Code:
A) Both A)
and R) are true and
R) is the correct
explanation
of
A)
B)
Both
A) and R) are
true
but R) is not
the
correct explanation
of
A)
Q
A)istruebut R)isfalse
D)
A)
is false
but R)
is true
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29. Which of the following statements were
made
by
A l
Beruni in his
ki tah u l h ind?
a) The
contemporary Hindus
were full ofrel igious prejudices, insularity, exclusiveTif)
iv)
iv)
d)
i)
ii)
ii)
iii)
(Ruler
in
whose
reign
it
was
built)
i)
Harihara
II
ii)
Devraya I
iii)
Devraya II
iv)
Achyutaraya
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33. Whlch of the followllig
pairs
is NOT correctly matched?
(A) Shaikh Faridudcl in J\.fasud
B) Shall
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39.
Consider the following
statements :
Assertion A) Akbar set
up
a translation bureau
to
translate works
in Sanskrit,
Arabic, Greek etc. into
Persian.
Reason
R)
Akbar's
object
was
to
create
a
better
understanding
of
different
religions among
the subjects.
Now
select
the
correct
answer from the codes
given
below :
Code:
A) Both
A)
and
R) are true
and R) is
the
correct explanation
of A)
B)
Both
A)
and
R) are true but R) is not the
correct explanation
of A)
(Q (A)istruebut(R)isfalse
D)
A) is false
but
R)
is
true
40. The author of Brahm
Prakash
Niras a work
on Astronomy
written during Sawai jai
Singh's period was:
A) Samrat jagannath
(Q
Kewal am
B) Ratnakar Pundarika
D) janardhan Bhatt
41. In the
context
of mis-govemaru:e of Indian affairs by the
East
India
company,
who in
1772 claimed
that
it
was
the province and
duty of
Parliament to
superintend
the
affairs
of this company .
A) Warren Hastings
(Q Edmund
Burke
42. Sir VIT:illiam jones was
associated
with:
B) Lord Oive
D) Henry Dundas
A) BegiruUng of
the
Orientalist tradition
B) Study of Indian
languages,
forgotten culture and
legal system
(Q Establishment of linguistic connection between
Sanskrit,
Greek
and
Latin
D)
All
of the above
43. Fort
VIT:illiam
College at Calcutta was established
in
1800 in order
to
:
a)
Train
civil servants
in
Indian languages
and
tradition
b)
Prevent
the spread of the ideas of freedom preached
by
the French Rf
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44.
The
Charter Act
of 1813 was associated with:
(A) Allowllig of Oniatian Missionaries to enter India
without
restrictions
B) Evangelist Gtarles Grant
presided over
the passage
of
the act
(Q
Completely
removed East India Company s monopoly
rights
over
Indian
trade
(D) Giving greater say to
missionaries
located
in
South India
45.
Which of the below are correct?
(a) The
Indian
intellectuals
strove to
formulate and implement
an
alternative
based
on
scieru:e
and mass education through the medium
of Vernacular languages.
b) Akshay
Kumar Dutt,
totally rejected the traditional system of education.
(c) Sayyid Ahmad Khan saw traditional system of Muslim education a great way to
progress
(d) Keshub Chandra Sen
considered the
absence of
the
scientific pursuit as
the major
draw
back
of
the
British
education
in
India.
Select the correct answer from the code
given
below :
Code:
A) a), b) and d)
(Q
b),
c)
and d)
46. Consider the
following
statements :
B) (a), b) and c)
D) (a),
c) and
(d)
Assertion
(A) In colonial India, the cultural concem was most strongly
expressed whenever religious
beliefs
and practices
were
perceived to be violated
by
the administrative measures.
Reason
(R) 1lds resulted
inactive Indian
intellectual involvement in colonial
legislative interventions in social matters.
Select the correct
answer from the codes given below
:
Code:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct
explanation
of (A)
(Q (A)istruebut(R)isfalse
(D) (A)
is
false but (R) is true
47. The
o
Brahman movement started
inJ\.faharashtra
by
jyotiba
Phule was
associated
with
(a) Satyasodhak Samaj in 1873
b)
Mobilisation
of
the
Kunbi
peasantry
(c) Turning the
Orientslist
theory of
Aryanisation
of India
upside
down
(d)
Initiated
a search for traditions
outside
the Brahmanical and the textual
Select the correct answer from the code
given
below :
(A) (a), c) and (d) B) c) and (d)
(Q
(a), b) and (d) D) (a),
b), c) and
(d)
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the
following :
List
l ist
The Montagu- Gtelmsford Report
i)
Indian
Association
in Bengal
~
S_N_
BaTif)
ii)
~
ill)
iv)
>)
ii)
C)
ii)
lii)
iv)
i)
D)
ii)
i) ill)
iv)
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