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1. Which among the following is a martial dance ?
(A) Kathakali
(B) Bamboo dance of Meghalaya
(C) Chhau of Mayurbhanj
(D) Bhangra of Punjab
Ans : (C)

2. Where did the dance form ‘Mohini Attam’ develop ?
(A) Manipur 
(B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka 
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (B)


3. Kabir was a pupil of which personality ?
(A) Vallabhacharya 
(B) Ramanand
(C) Chaitanya 
(D) Madhvacharya
Ans : (B)

4. India and Pakistan were partitioned under which of the following plans of the British colonial government ?
(A) Mountbatten Plan
(B) Cripps Plan
(C) Chelmsford Plan
(D) Wavell Plan
Ans : (A)

5. With which of the following religions are monastries, temples and stupas associated ?
(A) Buddhism 
(B) Jainism
(C) Hinduism 
(D) Christianity
Ans : (A)


6. Which of the following works of historical significance was composed by Kautilya ?
(A) Arthasastra 
(B) Darshanshastra
(C) Samajsastra 
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

7. Which of the following musical instruments is a wind instrument ?
(A) Sitar 
(B) Shehnai
(C) Santoor 
(D) Veena
Ans : (B)8. Which of the following is a fundamental tenet of Buddhism ?
(A) Right conduct
(B) Idol worship
(C) Belief in one God
(D) Right knowledge
Ans : (A)

9. Two principal monuments of Ala-ud-din Khilji’s reign the Jamaat Khana Masjid and Alai–Darwaja were constructed at—
(A) Hyderabad 
(B) Mysore
(C) Delhi 
(D) Agra
Ans : (C)

10. Which of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacture of Harappan seals ?
(A) Teeracotta 
(B) Bronze
(C) Copper 
(D) Iron
Ans : (A)

11. Which type of ancient script did the Harappans use ?
(A) Pictographic 
(B) Linear
(C) Hieroglyphic 
(D) Symbolic
Ans : (A)

12. In which state is the ‘Modhera’ sun Temple located ?
(A) Gujarat 
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra 
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Ans : (D)

13. At which of the following places, the Buddhist council was not held ?
(A) Vaishali 
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Rajagriha 
(D) Kannauj
Ans : (D)

14. Who among the following has composed the song ‘Ay Mere Watan Ke Logon’ ?
(A) Jai Dev 
(B) Anil Biswas
(C) C. Ramchandra 
(D) Madan Mohan
Ans : (C)

15. Who was the founder of sultanate of Gujarat ?
(A) Ahmad Shah
(B) Muhammad Shah
(C) Dilawar Khan
(D) Zafar Khan
Ans : (D)

16. The ‘Ajivikas’ were a—
(A) Sect contemporary to the Mahavira
(B) Breakaway branch of the Buddhists
(C) Sect founded by Charvaka
(D) Sect founded by Shankaracharya
Ans : (A)

17. The Indian Universities were first founded during the time of—
(A) Macaulay
(B) Warren Hastings
(C) Lord Canning
(D) Lord William Bentinck
Ans : (C)

18. The most important sufi shrine in India is located at—
(A) Pandua 
(B) Bidar
(C) Ajmer 
(D) Shahjahanabad
Ans : (C)

19. Which of the following is associated with Sufi Saints ?
(A) Tripitaka 
(B) Dakhma
(C) Khanqah 
(D) Synagogue
Ans : (C)

20. Which of the following treaties brought an end to the independent existence of Peshwa Baji Rao II ?
(A) The Treaty of Purandhar
(B) Convention of Wadgaon
(C) Treaty of Bassein
(D) Treaty of Salbai
Ans : (C)