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1. Which of the following pairs does not match ?
(A) Trans Siberian Railway—Moscow to Vladivostok
(B) Canadian Pacific Railway—Halifax to Vancouver
(C) Orient Express Railway—Paris to Istanbul
(D) Cape Cairo Railway—Warsaw to Madrid
2. Which is the largest canal of the world ?
(A) Suez canal
(B) Panama canal
(C) Kra canal
(D) Bhakra canal
3. Which of the following are connected by Suez canal ?
(A) Red Sea and Dead Sea
(B) Red Sea and Arabian Sea
(C) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
(D) Red Sea and Black Sea
4. Which of the following ports is not situated at Pacific coast ?
(A) Vancouver

(B) Los Angeles
(C) San Francisco
(D) Miami
5. Which of the following airports is not situated at New York-Tokyo air route ?
(A) London
(B) Paris
(C) Rome
(D) Panama
6. Which of the following occupations is not related to tertiary economy ?
(A) Transport
(B) Hunting and gathering
(C) Trade
(D) Communication
7. In which region of the world are nights the winters ?
(A) Tundra region
(B) Mediterranean region
(C) Tropical desert region
(D) Equatorial region
8. Which of the following is not the most developed part of the world ?
(A) Most of the Western Europe
(B) Japan

(C) Nepal
(D) South-East Australia
9. The school of Environmental Determinism was born in—
(A) Germany
(B) India
(C) England
(D) France
10. Who was the father of the school of possibilism ?
(A) Davis
(B) Chisolm
(C) Vidal-de-la-Blache
(D) Aristotle
11. Which of the following is secondary consumer ?
(A) Goat
(B) Lion
(C) Reindeer
(D) None of these
12. How much is the area of India ?
(A) 32,87,263 sq. km
(B) 99,76,140 sq. km
(C) 95,97,000 sq. km
(D) 31,40,200 sq. km
13. Which is the southern-most point of India ?
(A) Kanyakumari

(B) Goa
(C) Indira point
(D) Rameshwaram
14. From economic point of view, the most important rocks are—
(A) Dharwar
(B) Gondwana
(C) Vindhyan
(D) Cuddapah
15. The stretch of the Himalayas between the Indus and the Sutlej rivers is called—
(A) The Assam Himalayas
(B) The Punjab Himalayas
(C) The Nepal Himalayas
(D) The Kumaon Himalayas
16. The flood plain along river banks formed by newer alluvium is called—
(A) Bhabar
(B) Khadar
(C) Tarai
(D) Bangar
17. Which river is known as the 'Sorrow of Bihar' ?
(A) Kosi
(B) Chambal

(C) Gandak
(D) Son
18. In which state are the Mahadeo hills located ?
(A) Bihar
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Chhattisgarh
19. The 'Kalabaisakhis' originate during—
(A) Winter season
(B) Rainy season
(C) Period of retreating monsoon
(D) Summers
20. What type of forests are the 'Sunderbans' ?
(A) Tidal forests
(B) Monsoon forests
(C) Tropical Evergreen forests
(D) Temperate Evergreen forests
21. The 'Regur' soil is—
(A) Red soil
(B) Black soil
(C) Alluvial soil
(D) None of these

22. Which river basin has the maximum amount of water available for irrigation ?
(A) The Ganga
(B) The Indus
(C) The Brahmaputra
(D) Mahanadi
23. Which state of India is the largest producer of Iron ore ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Orissa
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Madhya Pradesh
24. Which mineral is known as 'Black Gold' ?
(A) Iron ore
(B) Bauxite
(C) Coal
(D) Manganese
25. Which food grain occupies the largest cropped area in India ?
(A) Maize
(B) Wheat
(C) Rice
(D) Sugarcane

26. Which of the following states is the largest producer of wheat ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Haryana
(D) Madhya Pradesh
27. The leading jowar (Sorghum) producing state in India is—
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) Bihar
28. Which of the following is a cash crop ?
(A) Rice
(B) Wheat
(C) Jowar
(D) Sugarcane
29. Which of the following is a fibre crop ?
(A) Sugarcane
(B) Jute
(C) Wheat
(D) Maize
30. Which of the following states is the leading producer of sugarcane in India ?

(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Punjab
(D) Bihar
31. Which Indian state has the highest per hectare production of cotton ?
(A) Haryana
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Punjab
32. Which state is the largest producer of tea in India ?
(A) Assam
(B) West Bengal
(C) Kerala
(D) Karnataka
33. Which of the following is a basis to divide agriculture into different types ?
(A) Cropping system
(B) Water supply and moisture
(C) Availability of land
(D) All of these
34. In India, the local name of shifting cultivation is—
(A) Jhum

(B) Kumari
(C) Penda
(D) All of these
35. Which city of Madhya Pradesh, as per census of 2001, is most populated ?
(A) Jabalpur
(B) Mandsaur
(C) Bhopal
(D) Indore
36. What is the problem faced by Indian farmers ?
(A) Small and fragmented land holdings
(B) Lack of capital
(C) Faulty marketing system
(D) All of the above
37. Which of the following is not a merit of green revolution ?
(A) Increase in agricultural production
(B) Reduction in the import of food grains
(C) Prosperity of the farmers
(D) Regional imbalance
38. What is National Water Grid Plan ?
(A) To link the Himalayan rivers with peninsular rivers
(B) To link east and west flowing rivers of the peninsular

(C) To link the rivers of India with the rivers of Pakistan
(D) None of the above
39. Which of the following is called the 'Cottonopolis' of India ?
(A) Kanpur
(B) Agra
(C) Mumbai
(D) Ahmedabad
40. After crushing the sugarcane, the left over baggasse is used as :
(A) Fuel
(B) Mixed with jaggery ('gur')
(C) Mixed in sugar
(D) None of the above
41. Which of the following raw materials is needed for the manufacturing of cement ?
(A) Limestone
(B) Sea shells
(C) Slag from steel plant
(D) All of the above
42. Which of the following cement plants is located in Madhya Pradesh ?
(A) Satna
(B) Durg
(C) Narnaul

(D) None of these
43. Which of the following factors is responsible for regional disparities in India ?
(A) Regional variations in relief
(B) High incoherence of temperature in different parts of India
(C) Regional variations in the availability of minerals
(D) All of the above
44. Which of the following is not an area of the highest agricultural productivity ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Western Uttar Pradesh
45. Who used the method of ranking coefficient for the first time in India in order to calculate agricultural
productivity ?
(A) Prof. Mohammed Shafi
(B) Prof. Jasbir Singh
(C) Prof. M.G. Kendall
(D) Prof. Dudley Stamp
46. Which of the following is a method to eradicate poverty ?
(A) More investment in productive activities
(B) Increased savings
(C) Population control
(D) All of the above

47. Which is the period of rapid growth of India's population ?
(A) 1901–1921
(B) 1921–1951
(C) 1951–1981
(D) 1981–2001
48. Which of the following is an effect of globalization on India ?
(A) Increase in foreign trade
(B) Increase in the number of foreign banks
(C) Direct foreign investment
(D) All of the above
49. Which of the following is a result of 'Green House Effect' ?
(A) Rise in temperature
(B) Industrial development
(C) Population growth
(D) None of these
50. Which disease is not caused by drinking polluted water ?
(A) Cholera
(B) Diarrhoea
(C) Jaundice
(D) AIDS

51. Which of the following states of India has the highest sex ratio ?
(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Nagaland
52. Which one of the following Indian cities has population more than 50 lakh, as per the census of 2001 ?
(A) Rajkot
(B) Ludhiana
(C) Jaipur
(D) Hyderabad
53. Which of the following states does not have common boundary with Madhya Pradesh ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Bihar
54. Which of the following landforms is not found in Madhya Pradesh ?
(A) Betul Plateau
(B) Pulicat Lake
(C) Bharner Mountain Range
(D) Kaimur Hills
55. The 'Bad land' landform is found in—

(A) Thar desert
(B) Chambal valley
(C) Sundarban delta
(D) Gulf of Kachchh
56. Which state of India is the largest producer of diamond ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Rajasthan
57. Which of the following pairs is not correct ?
(A) Assam—Magh Bihu
(B) Haryana—Tea Festival
(C) Punjab—Hola Mohalla
(D) Madhya Pradesh—Fair of Nagaji
58. Which state is the only producer of tin in India ?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Assam
(D) Madhya Pradesh
59. The total number of districts in Madhya Pradesh is—
(A) 25

(B) 48
(C) 47
(D) 37
60. What is the name of handicrafts emporia centres of Madhya Pradesh ?
(A) Koel
(B) Mayur
(C) Kingfisher
(D) Mriganayanee
61. Which ocean, according to Wegener, surrounded Pangaea on all sides ?
(A) Panthalassa
(B) Indian Ocean
(C) Atlantic Ocean
(D) Arctic Ocean
62. Many island arcs and peripheral trenches of the Pacific Ocean are the result of—
(A) The convergence of two continental plates
(B) The convergence of a continental plate and an oceanic plate
(C) The convergence of two oceanic plates
(D) None of the above
63. Exfoliation is most active—
(A) in regions where frost occurs regularly
(B) in limestone areas

(C) at high altitudes
(D) in arid or semi-arid regions, which have a large diurnal range of temperature
64. Which of the following landforms is not formed by weathering ?
(A) Rift valley
(B) Crevasses
(C) Talus
(D) Yardang
65. Which of the following is not a process of river erosion ?
(A) Hydraulic action
(B) Deflation
(C) Corrosion
(D) Attrition
66. Which of the following landforms is formed by glacier ?
(A) Tarn
(B) Lagoon
(C) Lappies
(D) Doline
67. With what are the Inselberg and Hamada associated ?
(A) Glacial erosion
(B) Wind erosion
(C) River erosion

(D) Wind deposition
68. Which of the following is a Caldera lake ?
(A) Lake Chilka
(B) Lake Pulicat
(C) Lake Toba
(D) None of these
69. Which instrument is used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake ?
(A) Seismograph
(B) Hythergraph
(C) Altimeter
(D) None of these
70. Which of the following pairs is correct ?
(A) Alfred Wegener—Plate Tectonics
(B) Archdeacon pratt—Continental Drift Theory
(C) William Moris Davis—Geographical Cycle of Erosion
(D) Walter Penck—Theory of Isostasy
71. Which of the following is an example of volcanic mountains ?
(A) Rockies
(B) Fujiyoma
(C) Salt range
(D) Caucasus

72. The example of an intermontane plateau is—
(A) The Plateau of Bolivia
(B) The Plateau of Antrim
(C) The Deccan Plateau
(D) The Plateau of Pantagonia
73. Monadnocks are situated in—
(A) Mountain
(B) Fold mountain
(C) Peneplain
(D) Loess plain
74. That layer of the atmosphere, where ozone gas is found—
(A) Troposphere
(B) Stratosphere
(C) Mesosphere
(D) Thermosphere
75. Radiant energy from the sun that strikes the earth is called—
(A) Solar constant
(B) Insolation
(C) Heat budget
(D) Terrestrial radiation

76. The maximum annual range of temperature occurs over—
(A) Poles
(B) Near the equator
(C) Coastal regions
(D) Asia and North America at latitude 60°N
77. Which of the following are horse latitudes ?
(A) 30°to 35°latitudes in both the hemispheres
(B) 10°North latitude
(C) 60°latitude
(D) None of the above
78. Which of the following statements is not true ?
(A) When the temperature of air increases, the pressure of air decreases
(B) When the temperature of air decreases, the pressure of air increases
(C) A rising thermometer shows a falling barometer
(D) When air rises, the pressure of air increases
79. Which pair is incorrect ?
(A) Fohn—Dry and warm wind
(B) Chinook —Snow eater
(C) Mistral —Winter season
(D) Bora —North America
80. Which of the following is not a cyclone ?

(A) Tornado
(B) Hurricane
(C) Typhoon
(D) Sirocco
81. Which one of the following is not erosional landform of wind ?
(A) Cirque
(B) Inselberg
(C) Mushroom rock
(D) Zeugen
82. Which type of rainfall occurs over north-west India during winter season ?
(A) Cyclonic rainfall
(B) Orographic rainfall
(C) Convectional rainfall
(D) Anticyclonic rainfall
83. In which of the spheres of the atmosphere temperature decreases at the rate of 6.5°centigrade with a
height of one thousand metres ?
(A) Mesosphere
(B) Ionosphere
(C) Ozonosphere
(D) Troposphere
84. Ratio between water and land on the earth is —
(A) 78 : 22

(B) 71 : 29
(C) 80 : 20
(D) 20 : 80
85. The northern hemisphere is called as—
(A) The land hemisphere
(B) The water hemisphere
(C) Water planet
(D) None of these
86. The ocean's greatest depth is—
(A) Aleutian Trench
(B) Japan Trench
(C) Mariana Trench
(D) Java Trench
87. The zone of highest salinity is—
(A) The tropical zone of the sea
(B) The temperate zone of the sea
(C) The polar zone of the sea
(D) None of the above
88. Which one of the following is a warm ocean current ?
(A) Kurushio current
(B) California current

(C) Okhotsk current
(D) Falkland current
89. Which one of the following is an example of coral island ?
(A) Ellice
(B) Barren
(C) Krakatao
(D) Sandwich
90. Which one of the following is an activity of the Eskimos and Lapps ?
(A) Agriculture
(B) Plantation agriculture
(C) Hunting and fishing
(D) None of these
91. Bushman is associated with—
(A) Kalahari desert
(B) Congo basin
(C) Himalaya mountains
(D) Malwa plateau
92. Which one of the following is not a habitat of the Santhals ?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Orissa
(C) Jharkhand

(D) Punjab
93. Which state of India has the highest percentage of scheduled tribe population ?
(A) Mizoram
(B) Nagaland
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Assam
94. Which continent has the highest growth of population ?
(A) Africa
(B) South America
(C) Europe
(D) Asia
95. Which is not a sparsely populated area ?
(A) Cold Polar Region
(B) Sahara
(C) South-Eastern Asia
(D) Kalahari
96. Which one of the following has maximum farm-houses ?
(A) India
(B) United States of America
(C) China
(D) Japan

97. Which one of the following is a mining city ?
(A) Kalgoorlie
(B) Oxford
(C) Singapore
(D) Islamabad
98. Which one of the following pairs is correct ?
(A) Concentric Zone Theory—E.W. Burgess
(B) Sector Theory—Alfred Weber
(C) Multi-Nuclei Theory—Homer Hoyt
(D) Fused Growth Theory—Griffith Taylor
99. The largest producer of rice in the world is—
(A) India
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) China
(D) Bangladesh
100. Which one of the following geographical conditions is not favourable for wheat cultivation ?
(A) 10°celcius temperature at the time of sowing
(B) Loamy soils
(C) More than 250 cm annual rainfall
(D) Level land

101. Which of the following is also grown as a 'Zaid' crop ?
(A) Sugarcane
(B) Cotton
(C) Maize for fodder
(D) Jute
102. Tea can be grown on—
(A) Hill slopes
(B) Plains
(C) Swamps
(D) None of these
103. Which of the following is a plantation crop ?
(A) Wheat
(B) Maize
(C) Barley
(D) Coffee
104. Which of the following is not a rubber producing country ?
(A) Thailand
(B) India
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) None of these
105. Which of the following statements is correct in relation to cotton production ?

(A) Cotton is grown in tropical areas
(B) Sri Lanka is the largest exporter of cotton
(C) Cotton is a dominant crop in areas of over 1000 cm annual rainfall
(D) Cotton can also be grown in Tundra region
106. Which state of India has the largest area under forests ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Bihar
107. Grand Bank is a major producer of—
(A) Rice
(B) Marine fisheries
(C) Iron ore
(D) Tea
108. Which of the following is a type of iron ore ?
(A) Anthracite
(B) Lignite
(C) Peat
(D) Limonite
109. Manganese is used for making—
(A) Iron and steel

(B) Paint
(C) China clay
(D) In all these
110. Which state of India is the largest producer of copper ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Assam
111. Bauxite is used for making—
(A) Coal
(B) Gold
(C) Aluminium
(D) None of these
112. Which continent of the world has the maximum known coal reserves ?
(A) North America
(B) South America
(C) Australia
(D) Africa
113. Which of the following pairs is correct ?
(A) Jharia coalfield—Jharkhand
(B) Girdih coalfield—West Bengal

(C) Korba coalfield—Madhya Pradesh
(D) Umaria coalfield—Chhattisgarh
114. In which rocks are the oil reserves mainly found in India ?
(A) Igneous
(B) Sedimentary
(C) Metamorphic
(D) None of these
115. Which of the following pairs does not match ?
(A) Lower Sileru—Andhra Pradesh
(B) Nagarjun Sagar—Karnataka
(C) Koyna—Maharashtra
(D) Pong—Punjab
116. Which of the following pairs is not correct ?
(A) Jog—Waterfall
(B) Ankleshwar—Mineral oilfield
(C) Bokaro—Gold mine
(D) Paradwip—Iron and steel plant
117. Not related to textile industry is—
(A) Spinning
(B) Weaving
(C) Jute

(D) Pulp
118. Which is India's first oil refinery ?
(A) Digboi
(B) Panipat
(C) Trombay
(D) Vishakhapatnam
119. Manchester is known for—
(A) Silk Industry
(B) Woollen Textile
(C) Cotton Textile
(D) None of these
120. Which is the most universal mode of transport ?
(A) Road Transport
(B) Rail Transport
(C) Ocean Transport
(D) None of these


ANSWERS
1. (D) 2. (D) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (D) 6. (B) 7. (C) 8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (C) 11. (D) 12. (A) 13. (C) 14. (A) 15. (B) 16. (B) 17.
(A) 18. (C) 19. (D) 20. (A) 21. (B) 22. (B) 23. (B) 24. (C) 25. (C) 26. (B) 27. (A) 28. (D) 29. (B) 30. (A) 31. (D) 32.
(A) 33. (D) 34. (D) 35. (D) 36. (D) 37. (D) 38. (D) 39. (C) 40. (A) 41. (D) 42. (A) 43. (D) 44. (C) 45. (C) 46. (D) 47.
(C) 48. (D) 49. (A) 50. (D) 51. (B) 52. (D) 53. (D) 54. (B) 55. (B) 56. (A) 57. (B) 58. (D) 59. (B) 60. (D) 61. (A) 62.
(B) 63. (D) 64. (A) 65. (B) 66. (A) 67. (B) 68. (C) 69. (A) 70. (C) 71. (B) 72. (A) 73. (C) 74. (B) 75. (B) 76. (D) 77.
(A) 78. (D) 79. (D) 80. (D) 81. (A) 82. (A) 83. (D) 84. (B) 85. (A) 86. (C) 87. (A) 88. (A) 89. (A) 90. (C) 91. (A) 92.
(D) 93. (A) 94. (A) 95. (C) 96. (B) 97. (A) 98. (A) 99. (C) 100. (C) 101. (C) 102. (A) 103. (D) 104. (D) 105. (A) 106.
(B) 107. (B) 108. (D) 109. (D) 110. (B) 111. (C) 112. (A) 113. (A) 114. (B) 115. (B) 116. (*) 117. (D) 118. (A) 119.
(C) 120. (A)


1. Where is the Indus Civilization city Lothal?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Punjab
(D) Haryana
2. Mohenjo Daro is situated in -
(A) Sindh Province of Pakistan
(B) Gujarat
(C) Punjab
(D) Afghanistan
3. Which deity was not worshipped by the Vedic Aryans?
(A) Indra
(B) Marut
(C) Varun
(D) Pashupati
4. The Vedanga consists of the-
(A) Kale, Shiksha, Nirukta,Vyakaran, Chhanda, Jyotish
(B) Kalp, Shiksha, Brahman,Vyakaran, Chhanda, Jyotish
(C) Kalp Shikshaz Nirukta, Aranyak, Chhanda, Jyotish
(D) Kalp Upanishad, Nirukta,Vyakaran, Chhanda
5. The earliest available work of the Sangam R’amils is-
(A) Pattinappalai
(B) Tirumurugarruppadai
(C) Maduraikanchi
(D) Tolkappiyam
6. The Mahavir belonged to the clan-.
(A) Kalams
(B) Shaggy
(C) Lichhivis
(D) Bulls
7. The Jain text which contains the biographies of the Tirthankaras is known as-
(A) Bhagwatisutra
(B) Uvasagadasao
(C) Adi Purana
(D) Kalpasutra
8. The first Buddhist Sangeeti (conference) was held at-
(A) Vaishali
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Rajgriha
(D) Ujjain
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Re: Last year question papers of Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission Prelims

9. The propounder of the Madhyamika Philosophy was-
(A) Bhadrabahu
(B) Parshwanath
(C) Sheelbhadra
(D) Nagarjuna
10. The rules of Buddhist monistic life are laid down, primarily, a-
(A) Tripitaka
(B) Vinayapitaka
(C) Abhidhammapitaka
(D) Suttapitaka
11. The battle between Alexander and Porus took place on the bank of river-
(A) Sutlej
(B) Ravi
(C) Jhelum
(D) Ganga
12. The first Persian ruler who occupied part of Indian Territory alas–
(A) Cyrus
(B) Darius J
(C) Cambyses
(D) Xerxes
13. Alexander remained in India for-
(A) 29 months
(B) 39 months
(C) 19 months
(D) 10 months
14. Gedrosia correspond modern-
(A) Baluchistan
(B) Lahore
(C) Multan
(D) Peshawar
15. Which of the following statements is not true?
(A) Formal accession of Asoka was very probably delayed
(B) The fifth rock edict proves the existence of Harems of Asoka’s brothers
(C) Asoka held tike viceroyalty of Taxila and Ujjain in the reign of Bindusara
(D) Asoka was the younger brother of Bindusara .
16. The nirvasita (excluded) and anirvasita (not excluded) Shudras have been referred to-
(A) in the Nirukta of Yaska
(B) in the Ashtadhyayi of Panini
(C) in the Arthashastra of kautilya
(D) None of the above
17. The first translator of Mahabharata into Tamil was-
(A) Perundevanar
(B) Kamban
(C) Sundramurthi
(D) Bharavi
18 Which one of tbe following inscriptions of Asoka refers to the grant of concession in land
revenue to a village?
(A) Lumbini Pillar edict
(B) Sarnath Pillar edict
(C) Girner Rock edict
(D) Sanchi Pillar edict
19. Who of the following was not a patron of Jainism?
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Kharvela
(C) Kanishka
(D) Chandragupta Maurya
20. Who was the ambassador in the Court of Bindusara?
(A) Machiavelli
(B) Megasthenes
(C) Deimachus
(D) Antiochus I
21. To propagate his Dharma, Asoka used the services of-
(A) Rajukas
(B) Pradeshikas
(C) Yuktas
(D) AII of these
22. The last king of Mauryan Empire was-
(A) Devavarman
(B) Brihadrath
(C) Kunala
(D) Shalishuk
23. The historian Kalhan was-
(A) Buddhist
(B) Brahmin
(C) Jain
(D) None of these
24. Founder of the Satvahana dynasty was-
(A) Shatkarni I
(B) Simuka
(C) Shatkarni II
(D) Rudradaman I
25. Yen-Kao-chen generally known as-
(A) Kadphises I
(B) Kadphises 11
(C) Kanishka
(D) Vasishka
26. The writer of the ‘Kalpasutra’ was-
(A) Simuka
(B) panini
(C) Bhadrabahu
(D) Patanjali
27. The writer of the ‘Brihatkatha’ was-
(A) Dattamitra
(B) Gudadhya
(C) Bhadrabahu
(D) sarvavarman
28. According to tradition Kashyapa Matanga introduced Buddhism to-
(A) China
(B) Kashmir
(C) Ceylon
(D) Gandhar
29. Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of era in India?
(A) Gupta-Harsha-vikram-Shaka
(B) Vikram-Harsha-gupta-Shaka
(C) Gupta-shaka-vikram-Harsha
(D) Vikram-shaka–.gupta-Harsha
30. During Pre-Gupta period what was Kahapan?
(A) An office
(B) A luxury item
(C) A coin
(D) A port
31. Which port was known to the author of ”Periplus of the Erithrian sea” as Padouke?
(A) Tamralipti
(B) Arikamedu
(C) Broach
(D) Cochin
32 Chandragupta-ll married daughter Prabhavati to-
(A) Rudrasena-l
(B) Rudrasena-ll
(C) Agnimitra
(D) Nagsena
33. Which of the following law givers of the post-Gupta period declared that Sudras were not
slaves by nature?
(A) Medhatithi
(B) Vigynaeshwar
(C) Narad
(D) iirnueivahan
34. Who was the founder of Gahadwala dynasty who made Kannauj the main centre of his
power?
(A) Jaichandra
(B) Vijaychandra
(C) Chandradev
(D) Govind
35. Which of the following Rashtrakut kings defeated the Pratihar ruler Nagabhatta I?
(A) Indra 11
(B) Krishna I11
(C) Amoghvarsha I
(D) Govind 111
36. Who among the following rulers patronized Jayadev, the composer of ‘Geetgovinda’?
(A) Laxman Sen
(B) Khatvel
(C) Kumarpala
(D) Shashank
37. Who out of the following ousted Jainism from Mysore?
(A) Naynars
(B) Lingayats
(C) Alwars
(D) shankaracharya
38. Which was the word used for the royal military troops of the Cholas?
(A) Kattupaddi
(B) Kaikkolar
(C) Bhrtaka
(D) Kadgham
39. The Chola rulers undertook extensive land survey to ascertain-
(A) Right of ownership
(B) Government’s share of revenue
(C) Production of grains
(D) Limit of the sources of irrigation
40. Which of the following taxes of Chola period was for educational Purpose?
(A) Devadana
(B) Salabhoga
(C) Brahmadeva
(D) Sarvamayna
41. The writer of Tabqat-i-Nasiri wss-
(A)Barani
(B) Nizamuddin
(C) Minhaj-us-siraj
(D) Isami
42. The following works were written by Ziauddin Barani-
(A)Tarikh-i-Firozshahi and Qiranussadain
(B) Fatwa-i-Jahandari and Ashiqa
(C) Tarikh-i-Firozshahi and Fatwa-i-Jahandari
(D) Futuhus-salatin and Tarikhi-Firozshahi
43. Which of the following books were written by Amir khusro?
(A) Ashiqa, Qiranussadain Khazain-ul-Futuh
(B) Qiranussadain, Ashiqa,Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi
(C) Khazainul Futuh, Tarikh-i-Mubarakushahi,Ashiqa
(D) Tarildt-i-Mubarakshahi,Nuh-i-siphr Ashiqa
44. Who wrote ‘Qanun-i-Humayuni’
(A) Gulbadan Begum
(B) Yahya
(C) Khwandmir
(D) Nizamuddin
45. Which of the following books was written by Ishwardas Nagar?
(A) Futuhat-i-Almagiri
(B) Bir Binod
(C) Chhatra Prakash
(D) Ahkam-i-Alamgiri
46. With whom of the following Muhammad Ghori aligned against Khusrau Shah?
(A) King of Gujarat
(B) King of Multan
(C) King of Peshawar
(D) King of Jammu
47. At the time of Muhammad Ghori’s invasion against Prithviraj Chauhan who of the following
ruled Kannauj?
(A) The Chandellas
(B) The prathihars
(C) The Palas
(D) The Gahadwalas
48. Who of the following contested with Qutubuddin Aibak for Punjab?
(A) Ikhtiyaruddin
(B) Tajuddin Yaldauz
(C) Nasiruddin Qubacha
(D) None of these
49. Who were the Nav Musalmans of the following?
(A) Descendants of Mongols who settled near Delhi and embraced Islam
(B) Hindu converts to islam
(C) Khalji Sultans
(D) llbari sultans
50. Who was appointed as ambassador to China during the time of Mohammad bin Tughlaq?
(A) Barbosa
(B) Barani
(C) Ibn Batutah
(D) Abdur Razzak
51. Bahlul Lodi’s significant achievement was the successful war against tie underwritten
kingdom of -
(A) Mewat
(B) Jaunpur
(C) Chandwar
(D) Sambhal
52. Rulers of which kingdom built Atala Masjid and Lal Darwaza Masjid?
(A) Bengal
(B) Khandesh
(C) Malwa
(D) Jaunpur
53. Rai Bharmal wrote on Muslim Literary traditions in the following language.-
(A)Persian
(B) Sanskrit
(C) Arabic
(D) Turkish
54. ‘Chaitanya Charitramrita’ was authored by-
(A) Wasweshwara
(B) Madhav
(C) Ramanand
(D) Krislmadas Kaviraj
55. Who succeeded Nizamuddin Aulia?
(A) Sheikh Farid
(B) Sheikh Nasiruddin Chiraghi-Delhi
(C) Sheikh Salim Chishti
(D)) None of the above
56. Raidas, Sena and Kabir were the followers of-
(A) Namdeo
(B) Ramanuj
(C) Vallabhacharya
(D) Ramanand
57. When was Wjayanagar visited by Abdurrajjak?
(A) 1443
(B) 1433
(C) 1423
(D) 1427
58. Tuluva dynasty was founded by-
(A) Narasa Nasyaka
(B) Immadi Narsimha
(C) Vir Narsimha
(D) None of these 4
59. Who founded the independent Bahamani kingdom in South India?
(A) Abu Muzaffar Alauddin Bahmanshah
(B) Mujahid Shah
(C) Muhammad Shah I
(D) Adil Shah
60. Who founded the independent Muslim kingdom of Malwa?
(A) Hoshangshah
(B) Mahmudshah
(C) Nasiruddin
(D) Dilawarkhan
61. Babur had three wives. Which one of the following was not his wife?
(A) Maham
(B) Gulrus
(C) Gulbadan
(D) Dilbar
62. Who was Mehdi Khwaza?
(A) Ruler of Bihar
(B) Prime Minister of Ibrahim Lodi
(C) Brother-in-law of Humayun
(D) Brother of Babur
63. Humayun ascended the throne at Agra on-
(A) 7th January 1530
(B) 29th December 1530 ‘
(C) 23rd September 1530
(D) 16th February 1530
64. Which of the following statements is true of the Sher Shah Suri?
(A) He was a fanatic Muslim
(B) He was a staunch Muslim but not a fanatic
(C) He was a staunch Muslim and ill-treated Hindus
(D) He was intolerant towards E of other religions
65. Which out of the following was ‘ not one of the purposes of ‘Sarais’ built during Sher Shah?
(A) Post-house
(B) For travellers
(C) For officers,
(D) Warehouse for arms and ammunition
66. Who was not appointed as Vazir a during Akbar’s reign?
(A) Bhadurkhan Uzbeg
(B) Shamsuddin Atkakhan .
(C) Todarmal
(D) Nizamuddin Khalifa
67. Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
(A) Akbar-Ralph Fich
(B) Darashikoh-manucci
(C) Jahangir-sir Thomas Roe
(D) ShahJahan-Jourdon
68. Which of the following stale- I meats is true of Akbar’s policy towards the I’Iindus?
(A) He abolished the pilgrim tax but not the Jaziya
(B) He abolished the Jaziya, but not the pilgrim tax
(C) He abolished both the Jaziya and the pilgrim tax
(D) He neither abolished the pilgrim tax
69. Who was the author of ‘Nushka-Dilkusha’?
(A) Khafi khan
(B) Murshidkuli Khan
(C) Abul Fazl
(D) Chicken Burhanpuri
70. Guru Govind Singh was killed in 1708 at-
(A) Amritsar
(B) Keeratpur
(C) Nanded
(D) Anandpur
71. Mir Sayyed Ali and Abdusamad were the court painter during the time of-
(A) Humane Akbar
(B) Akbar, Jahangir
(C) Jahangir, Shah Jahan
(D) Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb
72. Which of the following elements was not found in Akbar’s architecture? (A) Use of red
sandstone
(B) Hindu elements
(C) Foliated arches
(D) Charbagh surrounding the tombs
73. Who composed ‘Gangs Lahri’?
(A) Tulsidas
(B) Surdas
(C) Panditraj Jagannath
(D) Haridasa
74. Thicket of the following was not a silver coin during Akbar?
(A) Jalal
(B) Dam
(C) Darab
(D) Pandau
75. Which of the following revolts had agrarian causes at its root?
(A) Rajput revolt
(B) Satnami and Jat revolt
(C) Sikh revolt
(17) Maratha revolt
76. From whom Shahji received the jagir of Poona?
(A) Mughals
(B) Adilshah
(C) Nizamshahi
(D) Portuguese
77. What is ‘Mokasa’?
(A) Jagir
(B) Religious practice
(C) Cavalry
(D) Religious endowment
78. Who was not alive at the time of Shivaji’s Coronation?
(A) Ganga Bhatt
(B) Tttkaram
(C) Ramdas
(D) Dadaji Konddeva
79. Which of the following Peshwas is connected with the treaty of Sagola?
(A) Balaji Bajjrao
(B) Balaji Vishwanath
(C) Bajirao I
(D) Bajirao II
80. In which year Ahilyabai Holkar breathed her last?
(A) 1792
(B) 1793
(C) 1794
(D) 1795
81. The French East India Company was formed in-
(A) 1664 AD
(B) 1660 AD
(C) 1656 AD
(D) 1680 AD
82. La Bourdonnais was the Governor of-
(A) Madras
(B) Pondicherry
(C) Mauritius
(D) None of these
83. Mir Kasim removed his court from Calcutta to-
(A) Patna
(B) Dacca
(C) Monghir
(D) Purnea
84. The battle of Wandiwash was fought between-
(A) English and the French
(B) English and the Marathas
(C) English and the Nawab of Carnatic
(D) English and Hyderali
85. At the battle of Biddera the English crushed the power of-
(A) French
(B) Dutch
(C) Portuguese
(D) Danes
86. The Treaty of Surat was concluded by the British with the following Maratha chief-
(A) Narayan Rao
(B) Madhav Rao
(C) Nana Phadnvis
(D) Raghoba
87. The triple alliance against Tipu was formed by Cornwallis consisted of the following-
(A) The English, Nizam’ and the Marathas
(B) The English, Nizam and Awadh
(C) The English, Nizam and Carnatic
(D) The English, Mrathas and Carnatic
88. In the Second Sikh War the decisive battle was fought at-
(A) Chilianwala
(B) Peshawar
(C) Gujarat
(D) Multan
89. In the Third Maratha War, the English defeated Peshwa Bajirao II at-
(A) Mahidpur
(B) Sitabuldi
(C) Kirki
(D) Bassein
90. The Treaty of Shrirangpattam took place in-
(A) 1791
(B) 1792
(C) 1793
(D) 1794
91. Which of the following states was not annexed to British Empire by Dalhousie under the
doctrine of Lapse?
(A) Baghat
(B) Nagpur
(C) Sambalpur
(D) Benaras
92. Which one of the following rebellions is associated with Sidhu and Kanhu?
(A) Munda Rebellion
(B) Kole Rebellion
(C) Santhal Rebellion
(D) Big Rebellion
93. The following officer was connected with the suppression of ‘I’hugee.
(A) Hastings
(B) Sleeman
(C) Bentinck
(D) Aukland
94. Which of the following British Officers was not in favour of annexation of Awadh?
(A) Outram
(B) Napier
(C) Hugh Rose
(D) Sleeman
95. Charles Metcalf was the Governor General of India during-
(A) 1835-36
(B) 1839-40
(C) 1837-38
(D) 1832-33
96. Sjndh was invaded during the following Governor General’s one-
(A) Lord Aukland
(B) Lord Ellenborough
(C) Lord Hardinge
(D) Lord Dalhousie
97. The Second Burmese War was fought in the year-
(A) 1849
(B) 1850
(C) 1851
(D) 1852
98. Which one of the following Acts abolished the trading rights of the East India Company?
(A) Regulating Act of 1773
(B) Charter Act of 1813
(C) Charter Act of 1833
(D) Garter Act of 1853
99. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Ryotwari Settlement: Madras
(B) Talukdari Settlement: Bombay
(C) Permanent Settlement: Bengal
(D) Mahalwari Settlement: North-Western Province
100. The gradual increase in rural indebtedness in India under the British rule was due to-
1 Fragmentation of Land-holdings
2. Decline of cottage industries
3. Lack of development of h’z.igational facilities
4. Introduction of cash crops wincing of these are correct?
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2 and 4
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) 1 2, 3 and 4
101. At Lucknow the revolt of 1857 broke out on-
(A) May 30, 1857
(B) June 4, 1857
(C) May 15, 1857
(D) June 15, 1857
102. The Asiatic Society of Bengal in Calcutta was founded by-
(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(B) Sir Williams Jones
(C) Warren Hastings
(D) Keshabchandra Sen
103. The Theosophical Society allied itself to the..-.
(A) Christian revival movement
(B) Islamic revival movement
(C) Hindu revival movement
(D) All of these
104. Which of the following statements about the Ramakrishna Mission is wrong?
(A) It held the pure Vedantic doctrine as its ideal
(B) It aimed at the development of the highest spirituality in man
(C) It prohibited the worship of images
(D) It recognised modern developments in Science and Technology
105. Fifth Session of the Indian National Congress was held in 1889 at-
(A) Calcutta
(B) Madras
(C) Bombay
(D) Dacca
106. The moderates and extremists were united in the Congress
Session of-
(A) Lahore
(B) Bombay
(C) Allahabad
(D) Luclnow
107. Who among the following was not in Khilafat Committee?
(A) Majhar ul Haq
(B) Hasrat Mohani
(C) Maulana Shauqat Ali
(17) Hakim Azmalkhan
108. Who among the following was the president of All India Trade Union Congress in 1929?
(A) M.N. Roy
(B) N. M. Joshi
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Jayaprakash Narayan
109. Swaraj Party was formed by-
(A) C. R. Das
(B) Motilal Nehru
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru
110. ‘Luck-now Pact’ was concluded between-,
(A) Congress and the British Government
(B) Muslim League and the ’1 British Government
(C) Congress and the Muslim in League
(D) Congress, the Muslim League and the British Government
111. An AII Party Conference appointed a sub-committee with Ali Imam, Tejbahadur Sapru and
Subhash Bose. Who was presiding this subcommittee?
(A) Maulana Azad
(B) wallaby Bhai Patel
(C) Madan Mohan Malviya
(D) Motilal Nehru
112. Who among the following particiated in all the three Round Table conferences?
(A) Madan Mohan Malviya
(B) B. R. Ambedkar
(C) Sardar patel
(D) None of these
113. Which of the following pairs is correct?
(A) Ramprasad Bismil: Lahore conspiracy case
(B) Surya Sen : Chatgaon Case
(C) Bhagat singh : Kakori conspiracy Case
(D) Chandrashekhar Azad: Delhi Bomb Case
114. When were the Congress Governments formed in even out of eleven provinces?
(A) July 1935
(B) July 1936
(C) July 1937
(D) July 1938
115. Which of the following pairs is correct?
(A) Chelmsford: Rowlatt Act
(B) Lord Reading: Delhi Darbar
(C) Lord Willington: Arriving of Prince of Wales in india
(D) Lord Hardinge: II Round Table Conference
116. Subhash Chandra Bose inaugurated the government of Free india at..
(A) Burma
(B) Japan
(C) Germany
(D) Singapore
117. In December 1931 two school girl students killed the District Judge in koala by shooting-
(A) Suniti Choudhary and Bina Das
(B) Shanti Ghosh and suniti Choudhry
(C) Bina Das and Kalpana Datta
(D) Kalpana Datta and Shanti Ghosh
118. Which of the following pairs is correct?
(A) Chuar Revolt: Orissa
(B) Sanyasi Revolt; Bihar
(C) Parlakhemundi Revolt: Orissa
(D) Rampa Revolt: Kxarnatsk
119. The following countries under- took the responsibility of organizing the Bandung
Conference-.
(A) Indonesia, Burma, Cambodia (B) India, Burma, Indonesia
(C) Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Cambodia (D) Chinw Japan, Thailand
120. Which of the following Articles of Indian Constitution declares it is a primary duty of the
state to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of leaving of its people and the ”Improvement
of the Public Health’’?
(A) Article 46 (B) Article 47
(C) Article 48 (D) Article 49


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