1. Match the List–I with List–II and select the right answer from the codes given below: List–I List–II Founder Theories
A. Bhandarkar i. Origin of Rajputs from Kshatriyas
B. Chandabardai ii. Foreign origin of Rajputs
C. Colonel Tod iii. Origin of Rajputs from Agni-Kunda
D. Gaurishankar iv. Huna origin of Ojha Rajputs Codes: A B C D

2. Which one of the following was the revenue officer of the Chola dynasty?

3. Which Indian revolutionary abroad handed over command of the I.N.A. to Subhas Chandra Bose in 1943?

4. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: List-I List-II (Authors) (Works on Law)
A. Jimutavahana i. Manutika
B. Govindaraja ii. Smritichandrika a shrine dedicated to Dadhikarna, the lord of the Nagas

5. Award of title to a noble was a part of political culture in medieval India. Title show the noble's sociopolitical status in the Mughal India. Keeping in view the above statement choose from the below to whom the title of 'farzand' (son) was awarded to:

6. Chronologically arrange the following legislations regarding Indian press:
(i) Official Secrets Act (ii) The Indian Press Act (iii) Registration of the Press – Act XI (iv) The Indian Press (Emergency Powers) Act Select the correct answer from the code given below: Code:

7. Identify among the following who was not an Orientalist?

8. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Jharokha darshan was an innovation of Akbar and was designed to establish a personal bond between the ruler and his subject. Reason (R): As Akbar's prestige rose some people made a rule not to eat or drink till they had the darshan of the king. In the context of the above two statements which of the following is correct?

9. Who among the following Gupta ruler issued gold coins with the lowest percentage of gold?

10. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: List–I List–II
(A) Punjab Land (i) 1900 Alienation Act
(B) Central (ii) 1879 Provinces Land Alienation Act
(C) North West (iii) 1904 Provinces Land Alienation Act
(D) Deccan (iv) 1916 Agricultural Relief Act Codes: A B C D

11. A young Maharashtrian who joined the revolutionary movement in Punjab was:

12. Who among the following historians is well known for his contributions to subaltern studies?

13. The beginning of the Great Depression is related to

14. In the context of history of art arrange the following in chronological order, starting from the earliest:
(A) Bhumara
(B) Bharhut
(C) Jaggeyapeta
(D) Tanjavur Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

15. Who among the following scholars argues that the pre-colonial Indian economy was progressing towards capitalism?

16. Which inscription of Ashoka gives an account of Kalinga War?

17. Arrange the following Dharmasastra writers in a chronological order beginning with the earliest:
i. Chandesvara ii. Hemadri iii. Lakshmidhara iv. Mitramisra Choose the correct answer from the codes below: Codes:

18. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): In the course of his Indian tour in the 5th century Fahsien reported that no respectable person ate meat in this country. Reason (R): Ashoka, who himself was a strong believer in the doctrine of non-injury to men and animals (ahimsa), had banned animal sacrifices and regulated the slaughter of animals for food. In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct?

19. Match List–I (Harappan Burial System) with List–II (Site). List–I List–II
(A) Coffin-burial (i).Harappa
(B) Extended-burial (ii).Lothal
(C) Joint burial (iii).Mohenjo- .daro
(D) Urn-burial (iv).Sanauli Select correct option: A B C D

20. Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:

21. Consider the names of the following cities of Delhi:
(i) Jahanpanah (ii) Siri (iii) Tughluqabad (iv) Khizarabad Which among the following sequences represent the correct chronological order of foundation?

22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: List-I List-II
A. Jacob i. The Society Burckhardt of Jesus
B. Ignatius of ii. Critique of Loyola Pure Reason
C. John Calvin iii. The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
D. Immanuel iv. Institutes of Kant the Christian Religion Codes: A B C D

23. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: List-I List-II
A. Collins, Larry i. Satanic and Lapierre Verses
B. Judith Brown ii. The Great Divide: Britain- India- Pakistan
C. Salman Rushdie iii. Freedom At Midnight
D. H.V. Hudson iv. Gandhi's Rise to Power Codes: A B C D

24. Who wrote the following comments regarding social change in the nineteenth century? 'All progress in social liberation tends to be a change from the law of status to the law of contract from the restraints of family and caste customs to the self-imposed restraints of the free will of the individual'

25. In the Mauryan administration the reporters were called