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P - I (1+1+1) G / 20 (N) / SUP

2020

HISTORY (General)Paper Code : I-A & B

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Write Subject Name and Code, Registration number, Session and Rollnumber in the space provided on the Answer Script.Example : Such as for Paper III-A (MCQ) and III-B (Descriptive).

Subject Code : III A & B

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Candidates are required to attempt all questions (MCQ). Below eachquestion, four alternatives are given [i.e. (A), (B), (C), (D)]. Only oneof these alternatives is ‘CORRECT’ answer. The candidate has to writethe Correct Alternative [i.e. (A)/(B)/(C)/(D)] against each Question No.in the Answer Script.Example — If alternative A of 1 is correct, then write :

1. — A There is no negative marking for wrong answer.

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Paper Code : I-AFull Marks : 50 Time : One Hour

Choose the correct answer.

Each question carries 1 marks.

1. Who described India as an ethnological museum ?

(A) Vincent Arthur Smith

(B) Sir Thomas Roe

(C) Captain Hawkins

(D) Dr. R. C. Majumdar

1Ð ¦þyîû“þî¡ìÅöì„þ ö„þ ò ,̃“þöìcîû ëy”%‡îûó îöìœöìŠé˜ Ú

(A) !¦þ˜öì¢rÝþ xyíÅyîû !ßþ¿í

(B) ¢Äyîû Ýþ›y¢ öîûy

(C) „þÄyöì²Wz˜ £!„þª

(D) vþƒ xyîû. !¢. ›‹%›”yîû

2. Who was the male God worshipped by the Indus people ?

(A) Vishnu

(B) Pashupati

(C) Indra

(D) Brahma

2Ð !¢õ%þîy¢#îûy ö„þy˜ þ™%îû&¡ì ö”î“þyîû vþzþ™y¢˜y „þîû“þÚ

(A) !î¡%Œ

(B) þ™Öþ™!“þ

(C) £zw

(D) îÊáþy

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3. Which one of the following metals was not known to the Indus Valley people ?

(A) Copper

(B) Bronze

(C) Tin

(D) Iron

3Ð !¢õ%þ vþzþ™“þÄ„þyîy¢#öì”îû „þyöìŠé !˜öìÁ¬îû ö„þy˜ •y“%þ!Ýþ x‹y˜y !ŠéœÚ

(A) “þy›y

(B) öîÊyO

(C) !Ýþ˜

(D) öœy£y

4. Which animal was not known to Indus people ?

(A) Buffalo

(B) Horse

(C) Pig

(D) Sheep

4Ð ö„þy˜ þ™Ö!Ýþ £îû̄ yîy¢#öì”îû „þyöìŠé x‹y˜y !ŠéœþÚ

(A) ›!£¡ì

(B) þö‡yvþüy

(C) Ÿ)„þîû

(D) ö›‡

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5. Kalhana wrote —

(A) Allahabad Prasasti

(B) Rajtarangini

(C) Arthashastra

(D) Indika

5Ð „þœ£˜ !œöì…öìŠé˜ éôôôé

(A) ~œy£yîy” ²ÌŸ!hßþ

(B) îûy‹“þîû!D’#

(C) xíÅŸyßþf

(D) £z!uþ„þy

6. Purusha Sukta is a part of which Vedas ?

(A) Rigveda

(B) Yajurveda

(C) Atharvaveda

(D) Samaveda

6Ð þ™%îû&¡ì ¢)_« ö„þy˜ öîöì”îû x‚ŸÚ

(A) }„þöìî”

(B) þë‹%öìîÅ”

(C) xíîÅöìî”

(D) ¢y›öìî”

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7. The king who convened the Second Buddhist Council ?

(A) Kanishka

(B) Ashoka

(C) Kalashoka

(D) Bimbisara

7Ð !m“þ#ëû öîïkþéôé¢öìÁ¿œ˜ ö„þ xy£´y˜ „þöìîû̃ Ú

(A) „þ!’Üñ

(B) þxöìŸy„þ

(C) „þyœyöìŸy„þ

(D) !î!Áº¢yîû

8. In which dynasty Bimbisara belonged?

(A) Harjanka

(B) Maurya

(C) Nanda

(D) Gupta

8Ð !î!Áº¢yîû ö„þy˜ î‚öìŸîû îûy‹y !Šéö윘Ú

(A) £ëÅBþ

(B) ö›ïëÅ

(C) ˜¨

(D) =®

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9. In which language Tripitaka was written ?

(A) Magadhi

(B) Prakrit

(C) Pali

(D) Sanskrit

9Ð !e!þ™Ýþ„þ ö„þy˜ ¦þy¡ìyëû îû!‰þ“þþÚ

(A) ›y†•#

(B) þ²Ìy„,þ“þ

(C) þ™y!œ

(D) ¢‚ßþ,ñ“þ

10. Which one is non-monarchical mahajanapada?

(A) Abanti

(B) Kashi

(C) Vriji

(D) Gandhar

10Ð ö„þy˜!Ýþ xéôéîûy‹“þy!sþf„þ ›£y‹˜þ™”þÚ

(A) xî!hsþ

(B) „þyŸ#

(C) î,!‹

(D) †yõþyîû

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11. Who was the last king of Nanda dynasty ?

(A) Dhana Nanda

(B) Rama Nanda

(C) Mahapadma Nanda

(D) Mahananda

11Ð ˜¨ î‚öìŸîû öŸ¡ì îûy‹y ö„þ !Šéö윘Ú

(A) •˜˜¨

(B) þîûy›y˜¨

(C) ›£yþ™p˜¨

(D) ›£y˜¨

12. Who declared that there were no slaves in India?

(A) Kautilya

(B) Megasthenes

(C) Patanjali

(D) Fa-Hien

12Ð ö„þ ö‡y¡ì’y „þöìîû!Šéö윘 öë– ò¦þyîûöì“þ ö„þy˜ e«#“þ”y¢ ö˜£zó Ú

(A) ö„þï!ÝþœÄ

(B) þö›†y!ßþi!˜¢

(C) þ™“þO!œ

(D) šþyéôé!£öìëû˜

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13. Who first deciphered the Ashokan inscriptions ?

(A) James Princep

(B) William Jones

(C) Vincent Smith

(D) Dr. R. C. Majumdar

13Ð ö„þ ²Ìí› xöìŸyöì„þîû !Ÿœyö윅=!œîû þ™yöìàþykþyîû „þöìîû!Šéö윘Ú

(A) ö‹›¢ä !²Ìöìªþ™

(B) vþz£z!œëûy› ö‹y˜¢ä

(C) !¦þ˜öì¢rÝþ !ßþ¿í

(D) vþƒ xyîû. !¢. ›‹%›”yîû

14. Who was the writer of “Milind Panho” ?

(A) Ballal Sen

(B) Nag Sen

(C) Basu Mitra

(D) Patanjali

14Ð ò!›!œ¨ þ™y˜£ó „þyîû öœ…yÚ

(A) îÍÔyœ ö¢˜

(B) ˜y† ö¢˜

(C) î¢% !›e

(D) þ™“þO!œ

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15. What was the religion patronized by Kanishka ?

(A) Jainism

(B) Buddhism

(C) Hinduism

(D) Ajivika

15Ð „þ!’Üñ ö„þy˜ •öì›Åîû þ™,Ûþöìþ™y¡ì„þ !Šéö윘Ú

(A) ÷‹˜•›Å

(B) þöîïkþ•›Å

(C) !£¨%•›Å

(D) xy!‹!î„þ

16. Who was the founder of Satavahana dynasty ?

(A) Simuk

(B) Goutami Putra

(C) Satkarni

(D) Nahapan

16Ð ¢y“þîy£˜ î‚öìŸîû ²Ì!“þÛþy“þy ö„þ Ú

(A) !¢›%„þ

(B) ö†ï“þ›#þ™%e

(C) ¢y“þ„þ’#Å

(D) ˜£þ™y˜

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17. Who was the founder of Gupta dynasty ?

(A) Srigupta

(B) Chandragupta - I

(C) Ramagupta

(D) Samudragupta

17Ð =® î‚öìŸîû ²Ì!“þÛþy“þy ö„þÚ

(A) ×#=®

(B) þ²Ìí› ‰þw=®

(C) îûy›=®

(D) ¢›%o=®

18. Who wrote “Allahabad Prasasti” ?

(A) Kalhana

(B) Rabikirti

(C) Harisen

(D) Banbhatta

18Ð òò~œy£yîy” ²ÌŸ!hßþóó ö„þ îû‰þ˜y „þöìîû̃ Ú

(A) „þœ£˜

(B) îû!î„þ#!“Åþ

(C) £!îûöì¡ì’

(D) îy’¦þR

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19. Who was the author of the drama “Mudrarakshasa” ?

(A) Sudrak

(B) Kalidas

(C) Astadhayi

(D) Bishakh Datta

19Ð ò›%oyîûyÇþ¢ó ˜yÝþöì„þîû îû‰þ!ëû“þy ö„þÚ

(A) Ÿ)o„þ

(B) „þy!œ”y¢

(C) xÜTykþyëû#

(D) !îŸy… ”_

20. Shashanka was a worshipper of —

(A) Shiva

(B) Buddha

(C) Vishnu

(D) Brahma

20Ð ŸŸyBþ vþzþ™y¢„þ !Šéö윘 éôôôé

(A) !Ÿöìîîû

(B) î%öìkþîû

(C) !î¡%Œîû

(D) îÊáþyîû

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21. In which year Harshavardhana took the throne ?

(A) 506 AD

(B) 606 AD

(C) 706 AD

(D) 806 AD

21Ð £¡ìÅî•Å˜ „þ“þ …Ê#ÜTyöì· !¢‚£y¢öì̃ îö좘Ú

(A) 506 …Ê#ƒ

(B) 606 …Ê#ƒ

(C) 706 …Ê#ƒ

(D) 806 …Ê#ƒ

22. Which one of the famous port of Bengal in Pal and Sen Age ?

(A) Sonar gaon

(B) Dhaka

(C) Tamralipta

(D) Hoogli

22Ð þ™yœ ç ö¢˜ ë%öì†îû îy‚œyîû ö×Ûþ î¨îû ö„þy˜!Ýþ Ú

(A) ö¢y˜yîû †y¤ç

(B) ‘þy„þy

(C) “þyÁË!œ®

(D) ý†œ#

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23. What was the name of famous king of Rashtrakuta dynasty ?

(A) Gobinda III

(B) Dhruba

(C) Rajendra

(D) Devpal

23Ð îûyÜTÉ„)þÝþ î‚öìŸîû !î…Äy“þ ˜îûþ™!“þîû ˜y› !„þþÚ

(A) “,þ“þ#ëû ö†y!î¨

(B) þ•Ê&î

(C) îûyöì‹w

(D) ö”îþ™yœ

24. What was the title of Rajendra Chola ?

(A) Deviputra

(B) Devanamapriya

(C) Amitraghata

(D) Gangaikonda

24Ð îûyöì‹w ö‰þyöìœîû vþzþ™y!• !„þ !Šéœ Ú

(A) ö”î#þ™%e

(B) ö”î˜y›!²Ìëû

(C) x!›ey‡y“þ

(D) †Dy£zöì„þy[þ

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25. Who was the founder of Pallava Dynasty ?

(A) Simhavishnu

(B) Mahendravarman

(C) Narasimhavarman

(D) Mahendravarman - II

25Ð þ™ÍÔî îûy‹î‚öìŸîû ²Ì!“þÛþy“þy ö„þ !Šéö윘 Ú

(A) !¢‚£!î¡%Œ

(B) þ›öì£wî›Å̃

(C) ˜îû!¢‚£î›Å˜

(D) !m“þ#ëû ›öì£wî›Å˜

26. Who built Brihadeshwara temple at Tanjore ?

(A) Rajendra Chola - I

(B) Raja Raja - I

(C) Parantaka - I

(D) Vijayalaya

26Ð “þyöìOyöìîûîû î,£öì”Ù»îû ›!¨îû ö„þ !˜›Åy’ „þöìîû˜þÚ

(A) ²Ìí› îûyöì‹w ö‰þyœ

(B) þ²Ìí› îûy‹îûy‹

(C) ²Ìí› þ™îûyhsþ„þ

(D) !î‹ëûyœëû

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27. Who was the last king of Sen Dynasty of Bengal ?

(A) Gopal Sen

(B) Samanta Sen

(C) Lakshman Sen

(D) Bijay Sen

27Ð îy‚œyîû ö¢˜ î‚öìŸîû öŸ¡ì îûy‹y ö„þ !Šéö윘 Ú

(A) ö†yþ™yœ ö¢˜

(B) þ¢y›hsþ ö¢˜

(C) œÇþ’ ö¢˜

(D) !î‹ëû ö¢˜

28. When the first battle of Tarain was fought ?

(A) 1191 A.D.

(B) 1192 A.D.

(C) 1291 A.D.

(D) 1292 A.D.

28Ð „þ…˜ “þîûy£zöì̃ îû ²Ìí› ë%kþ ¢‚†!àþ“þ £ëûþÚ

(A) 1191 …Ê#ƒ

(B) 1192 …Ê#ƒ

(C) 1291 …Ê#ƒ

(D) 1292 …Ê#ƒ

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29. Who wrote “Tahqiq-i-Hind”?

(A) Abu Naser

(B) Al-biruni

(C) Amir Khusrow

(D) Minhaj

29Ð ò“þ£!„þ„þéôé£zéôé!£¨ó „þyîû îû‰þ˜y Ú

(A) xyî% ˜yöì¢îû

(B) xyœéôé!îîû&’#

(C) xy!›îû …¢îû&

(D) !›˜£y‹

30. Who wrote the book “Tughlaqnama” ?

(A) Hasan Nizami

(B) Amir Khusrow

(C) Abul Fazl

(D) Ibn Batuta

30Ð ò“%þ‡œ„þ˜y›yó @ùÌsþi!Ýþ ö„þ îû‰þ˜y „þöìîû̃ Ú

(A) £y¢y˜ !˜‹y›#

(B) xy›#îû …¢îû&

(C) xyî%œ šþ‹œ

(D) £zî˜ î“%þ“þy

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31. The Sultan who has the title “Zil-i-ilahi” ?

(A) Iltutmish

(B) Alauddin Khalji

(C) Balban

(D) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

31Ð ö„þy˜ ¢%œ“þy˜ ò!‹!œÍÔy£ó vþzþ™y!• @ùÌ£’ „þöìîû!Šéö윘 Ú

(A) £zœ“%þê!›¢

(B) þxyœyvþz!j˜ !…œ!‹

(C) îœî˜

(D) ›£Á¿” !î˜ “%þ‡œ„þ

32. Who introduced ‘Nauroz’ festival in India ?

(A) Alauddin Khalji

(B) Iltutmish

(C) Firoj Tughlaq

(D) Balban

32Ð ¦þyîûöì“þ ò˜çöìîûy‹ó vþzê¢î ö„þ ‰þyœ% „þöìîû̃ Ú

(A) xyœyvþz!j˜ !…œ!‹

(B) þ£zœ“%þê!›¢

(C) !šþöìîûy‹ “%þ‡œ„þ

(D) îœî˜

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33. Who was the last Sultan of Slave dynasty ?

(A) Nasiruddin Mahmud

(B) Balban

(C) Kaikubad

(D) Iltutmish

33Ð ”y¢ î‚öìŸîû öŸ¡ì ¢%œ“þy˜ ö„þ !Šéö윘þÚ

(A) ˜y!¢îûvþz!j˜ ›y›%”

(B) îœî˜

(C) „þyëûöì„þyîy”

(D) £zœ“%þê!›¢

34. In whose reign Ibn-batuta came in India ?

(A) Iltutmish

(B) Balban

(C) Md. Bin Tughlaq

(D) Khijir Khan

34Ð £zî˜î“%þ“þy „þyîû îûy‹c„þyöìœ ¦þyîûöì“þ xyö좘þÚ

(A) £zœ“%þê!›¢

(B) þîœî˜

(C) ›£ƒ !î˜ “%þ‡œ„þ

(D) !…!‹îû …¤y

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35. Who was the first Muslim invader of Bengal ?

(A) Alauddin Khalji

(B) Bakhtiyar Khalji

(C) Jalaluddin Khalji

(D) Sher Shah

35Ð îy‚œyîû ²Ìí› ›%¢!œ› xye«›’„þyîû# ö„þ !Šéö윘þÚ

(A) xyœyvþz!j˜ !…œ!‹

(B) þî…!“þëûyîû !…œ!‹

(C) ‹yœyœvþz!j˜ !…œ!‹

(D) öŸîû Ÿy£

36. The Sultan who shifted the capital from Delhi to Agra?

(A) Sikander Lodi

(B) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

(C) Firuz Tughlaq

(D) Alauddin Khalji

36Ð ö„þy˜ ¢%œ“þy˜ !”ÍÔ# öíöì„þ xy@ùÌyöì“þ îûy‹•y˜# ßþiy˜yhsþ!îû“þ „þöìîû!Šéö윘þÚ

(A) !¢„þ¨îû öœy”#

(B) þ›£Á¿”éôé!î˜éôé“%þ‡œ„þ

(C) !šþöìîûy‹ “%þ‡œ„þ

(D) xyœyvþz!j˜ !…œ!‹

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37. Who was the founder of the Bahamani kingdom ?

(A) Ismail Mukh

(B) Alauddin Hasan

(C) Muhammad Shah - II

(D) Gangoo

37Ð îy£›!˜ ¢yÁËy‹Ä ö„þ ²Ì!“þÛþy „þöìîû̃ Ú

(A) £z¢›y£zœ ›%…

(B) þxyœyvþz!j˜ £y¢y˜

(C) !m“þ#ëû ›£Á¿” Ÿy£

(D) †yD%

38. Who was the founder of Vijaynagar kingdom ?

(A) Harihar and Bukka

(B) Krishnadeva Raya

(C) Narasimha Varman

(D) Raja Raja

38Ð !î‹ëû̃ †îû ¢yÁËy‹Ä ö„þ ²Ì!“þÛþy „þöìîû̃ Ú

(A) £!îû£îû ~î‚ î%Eþy

(B) „,þ¡Œöì”î îûyëû

(C) ˜îû!¢‚£ î›Å’

(D) îûy‹îûy‹

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39. Who was the Delhi Sultan at the time of Timur’s invasion on India ?

(A) Firuz Tughlaq

(B) Balban

(C) Nasiruddin Muhammad

(D) Sikandar Lodi

39Ð ÷“þ›%öìîûîû ¦þyîû“þ xye«›’ „þyöìœ !”!ÍÔîû ¢%œ“þy˜ ö„þ !Šéö윘þÚ

(A) !šþöìîûy‹ “%þ‡œ„þ

(B) þîœî˜

(C) ˜y!¢îûvþz!j˜ ›£Á¿”

(D) !¢„þy¨yîû öœy”#

40. Who was the famous king at Medieval Bengal ?

(A) Ilius Shah

(B) Hasan Shah

(C) Husen Shah

(D) Mobarak Shah

40Ð ›•Äë%öì† îy‚œyîû ¢îÅöì×Ûþ ˜îûþ™!“þ ö„þÚ

(A) £z!œëûy¢ Ÿy£

(B) þ£y¢y˜ Ÿy£

(C) ýö좘 Ÿy£

(D) ö›yîyîû„þ Ÿy£

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41. Who was the famous Sultan of Bahmani Kingdom ?

(A) Jafar Khan

(B) Firoj Shah

(C) Husen Shah

(D) Ilius Shah

41Ð îy£›˜# îûyöì‹Äîû ö×Ûþ ¢%œ“þy˜ ö„þþÚ

(A) ‹yšþîû …¤y

(B) !šþöìîûy‹ Ÿy£

(C) ýö좘 Ÿy£

(D) £z!œëûy¢ Ÿy£

42. Who was the famous king of Vijaynagar Kingdom ?

(A) Ramdev Raya

(B) Krishnadev Raya

(C) Bishnudev Raya

(D) Sadashib Raya

42Ð !î‹ëû̃ †îû îûyöì‹Äîû !î…Äy“þ îûy‹y ö„þþÚ

(A) îûy›öì”î îûyëû

(B) „,þ¡Œöì”î îûyëû

(C) !î¡%Œöì”î îûyëû

(D) ¢”y!Ÿî îûyëû

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43. When was the First Battle of Panipat fought ?

(A) 16th April 1526

(B) 21st April 1526

(C) 22nd April 1526

(D) 24th April 1526

43Ð þ™y!’þ™öìíîû ²Ìí› ë%kþ „þöìî ¢‚‡!Ýþ“þ £öìëû!ŠéœÚ

(A) 16£z ~!²Ìœ 1526

(B) 21öŸ ~!²Ìœ 1526

(C) 22öŸ ~!²Ìœ 1526

(D) 24öŸ ~!²Ìœ 1526

44. Who was the author of ‘Humayunnama’ ?

(A) Abul Fazl

(B) Humayun

(C) Gulbadan Begam

(D) Al-biruni

44Ð òý›yëû%˜ ˜y›yó ö„þ îû‰þ˜y „þöìîû̃ Ú

(A) xyî%œ šþ‹œ

(B) þý›yëû%˜

(C) =œî”˜ ö

(D) xyœéôé!îîû&’#

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45. Who was the writer of ‘Tujuk-i-Babri’ ?

(A) Babur

(B) Gulbadan Begam

(C) Abul Fazl

(D) Badauni

45Ð ò“%þ‹%„þéôé£zéôéîyî!îûóéôéîû öœ…„þ ö„þ þÚ

(A) îyîîû

(B) =œî”˜ ö

(C) xyî%œ šþ‹œ

(D) îy”yvþz!˜

46. When Battle of Khanua was fought ?

(A) 15th March 1527

(B) 16th March 1527

(C) 9th April 1527

(D) 17th March 1527

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(B) 16£z ›y‰Åþ 1527

(C) 9£z ~!²Ìœ 1527

(D) 17£z ›y‰Åþ 1527

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47. What was the name of Sher-Shah in childhood ?

(A) Farid Khan

(B) Juna Khan

(C) Sher Khan

(D) Aga Khan

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48. When the Battle of Talikota was fought ?

(A) 1565 AD

(B) 1665 AD

(C) 765 AD

(D) 865 AD

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(B) þ1665 …Ê#ƒ

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(D) 865 …Ê#ƒ

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49. What was the name of the 2nd Guru of Sikhs ?

(A) Guru Nanak

(B) Govinda Singh

(C) Arjun

(D) Angad

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(C) x‹%Ř

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50. Name one preacher of Bhakti Cult of Northern India.

(A) Shankardev

(B) Chaitanyadev

(C) Kabir

(D) Namdev

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(A) ŸBþîûöì”î

(B) þ÷‰þ“þ˜Äöì”î

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P - I (1+1+1) G / 20 (N) / SUP

2020

HISTORY (General)Paper Code : I-B[New Syllabus]

(Supplementary)

Full Marks : 100 Time : Three Hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Category - I

Answer any three questions (Each within 550 words) : 15×3=45

1. Write an essay on the literary sources for the study of ancient Indian history. 15

2. Discuss the socio-economic life of the Indus Valley Civilization. 15

3. Review the socio-economic background of the rise of Buddhism and Jainism inIndia. 15

4. What were the basic principles of Asoka’s Dhamma ? How far were they influencedby Buddhism ? 10+5

5. Who were Indo Greeks ? Assess their cultural contribution in Indian history. 5+10

6. Analyze critically the administrative and economic measures of Alauddin Khalji. 15

Category - II

Answer any three questions (Each within 300 words) : 10×3=30

7. What was the position of women in the Rig-Vedic society ? 10

8. What does ‘Sixteen Mahajanapadas’ mean? Indicate two main reasons for thesuccess of Magadhan ascendancy. 5+5

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9. Write a note on Mauryan Art. 10

10. Write a note on Muhammad Ghori. 10

11. Discuss the significance of the Hussain Shahi rule in Bengal. 10

12. Write a short essay on Bhakti Movement. 10

Category - III

Write short notes on any five of the following (Each within 50 words) : 5×5=25

13. Kautilya’s Arthashastra

14. Drainage system of the Indus cities

15. Atish Dipankar

16. Milindo-Panho

17. Sabha and Samiti

18. Middle Path

19. Ziauddin Barani

20. Al-biruni

21. Mahmud Gawan

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