1. Match the following:
List-I List-II (a) Delhi (i) Birjis Qadr (b) Kanpur (ii) Kunwar Singh (c) Arrah (iii) Bahadur Shah (d) Lucknow (iv) Nana Sahib Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d)

2. Match the following:
Archeologist Role/Contributions
(a) Alexander (i) Discovered seals at Harappa Cunningham
(b) Daya Ram Sahil (ii) First Director General of ASI
(c) John Marshall (iii) Brought a military Qrecision in archaeology
(d) R.E.M. Wheeler (iv) Announced the discovery of a new civilization
Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d)

3. Which one among the following religious practices was seemed to be unfamiliar and unusual with the Harrapan culture?

4. Consider the following events:
1. Cabinet Mission
2. Cripps Mission
3. Khilafat Movement
4. Pakistan Resolution

The correct chronological order of these events is:

5. Which of the following pairs associated with Buddha's symbolic representation is incorrect?

6. Which of the following options given in Sangam text accurately describes 'Vellalar' and 'Adimai', as two categories of peasants in south Indian villages.

7. Who am ong the following declared—Separate Electorate was a 'poison that has entered the body politic of our country'?

8. Who among the following was not associated with the Lahore resolution adopted by the Muslim League on 23 March, 1940?

9. Ibn Battuta informs that the Sultan had fixed Wednesday for freeing male slaves, Friday for freeing female slaves and Saturday for marrying men slaves to female slaves. Identify the Sultan.

10. Who among the following travelled in Vijayanagar Empire in the fifteenth century and was greatly impressed by the fortification of the empire?

11. With which Mughal Emperor can we associate 'Alamgir Nama'?

12. Who among the following was the author of the book 'Arthashastra'?

13. Which of the following city of the Harappan Civilization was exclusively devoted to craft production of Shell objects?

14. 'Mughal Empire was very prosperous during the reign of Shah Jahan.' Which of the following statement justifies it?

15. Given below are two statements, one labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Archaeologists suggest that in the northeastern corner of the urban core rich traders lived.
Reason (R) : Numerous tombs, mosques, and fine Chinese porcelain have been found here.

16. In 1936, which of the following created an 'Antiimperialist Qeoples Front' within the Congress?

17. Why is the Harappan script called enigmatic?
Choose the correct reason from the following options:

18. Which of the following languages were spoken by Rayas and Nayakas in the Vijayanagar empire?

19. This excerpt mentions (he is) equal to (the Gods) ……… This projects what element of kingship?

20. Given below are two statements : One is labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : It was within the political and cultural framework that Bharatendu Harishchandra created and developed his own brand of nationalist thinking and writing.
Reason (R) : Being a subject of the British raj, Bharatendu Harishchandra saw no contradiction in the co-existence of loyalty to the rulers and fierce patriotism.
I. the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

21. In what way(s) did Jahanara contribute towards the growth of trade?
(i) By building the port city of Surat (ii) By helping Shahjahan in building his capital at Agra (iii) By building a double storeyed caravanserai in Delhi (iv) By designing the Chandini Chowk market
Choose the correct option:

22. Poems classified as upadesha rupaka (didactic metaphors) in Marathi bhakti poetry were known as:

23. Choose the correct option: The European traveller who has given a detailed description of the practice of Sati.

24. Which of the following empire issued gold coins for the very first time in first century CE?

25. This inscription is known as a prashasti because: