UPSC HISTORY QUESTION BANK - SCORER SERIES for IAS PRELIMS CSAT PAPER-I: Compiled by Civil Services Toppers by Publishers Rainbow

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Part 13. HISTORY QUESTION BANK

Q1. Match the dances and the States of their origin in the following list LIST-I : LIST-II

A. Kathakali : 1. Orissa

B. Odissi : 2. Kerala

C. Bharatanatyam : 3. Tamil Nadu

D. Kuchipudi : 4. Andhra Pradesh

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A B C D

(a) 2 1 4 3

(b) 1 2 3 4

(c) 2 4 1 3

(d) 2 1 3 4

Ans: (d)

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Q2. Which one among the following pairs is not properly matched?

(a) Megasthenes : Indica

(b) Ashvaghasa : Bddha charita

(c) Panini : Mahabhashya

(d) Vishakhadatta : Mudrarakshasa

Ans: (c)

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Q3. Which of the following is untrue about Ambedkar’s differences with Gandhi?

(a) Gandhi upheld the caste system while Ambedkar condemned it.

(b) Ambedkar was opposed to Gandhi because Gandhi called untouchables “Harijans”.

(c) Ambedkar condemned Gandhian programme related to dalit emancipation because it could never improve economic social and political existence of dalits.

(d) Unlike Gandhi, Ambedkar stood for political solution through access to education employment and political representation.

Ans: (b)

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Q4. Which of the following statement(s) regarding the decline of Delhi Sultanate is/are found to be true?

I. The Sultanate became too vast and could not be controlled effectively.

II. The number of slaves increased to 180,000 in Firoz Shah’s time, which was a burden on the treasury.

III. Despotic and military type of governments that did not have the confidence of the people.

(a) All are correct

(b) All are incorrect

(c) I and II

(d) I and III

Ans: (a)

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Q5. With reference to the Jambudvipa, consider the statements

1. Bharatvarsha was also called Jambudvipa.

2. Early Buddhist evidence suggests that Jambudvipa was a territorial designation from the third century BC.

Which of the above is / are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: (c)

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Q6. Consider the following professions:

1. Spinning

2. Weaving

3. Weeding and transplanting

4. Rubble making and carrying bricks and plaster materials

Which of the above professions were largely carried on by women workers in Mughal India as is evident from the Mughal miniatures and Glossaries?

(a) 1, 3 and 4

(b) 1 and 4

(c) 1, 2 and 3

(d) 3 and 4

Ans: (c)

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Q7. Who among the following were famous jurists of medieval India?

1. Vijnanesvara 2. Hemadri

3. Rajasekhara 4. Jimutavahana

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(c) 1, 2 and 4

(d) 1 and 4

Ans: (c)

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Q8. The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined

(a) the separation of power between the judiciary and the legislature

(b) the jurisdiction of the central and provincial governments

(c) the powers of the Secretary of State for India and the Viceroy

(d) None of the above

Ans: (b)

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Q9. Consider the following statements about the Ahmedabad Mill Strike of 1918

1. It was related to a dispute between the workers and the European mill owners regarding hours of work.

2. Gandhiji advised the workers to go on strike.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2

(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: (b)

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