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Question Booklet Subject: History (Code:8)

Booklet Series: A Question Booklet No. 183961


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Duration of Exam.: 2 hours Max. Marks: 200
The Question Booklet consists of 200 multiple choice questions as per the details given below:
Paper Description Medium
Objective
type Paper
200 questions.

There are three sections A, B & C.
Section-A (Languages): 40 questions
Hindi - 20; General English - 20
Respective
language
Section-B: 80 questions
Gen. Awareness-30;Gen.Intelligence,Numerical
Ability& Reasoning-30; &Teaching Aptitude-20.
English and
Hindi
Section-C: (Knowledge of the Subject):
80 questions
English and
Hindi

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In case there is any discrepancy/doubt in Hindi Version, please consult the English
Version.

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Section A (Languages)
i a: + += -
A) r B) +=+ C) +: D)
z 'a4= =4+ += m4' +++ + ,+ ++=,
A) asr+= B) +:++= C) ++= D) ++=
s ' r+ +=' - ,+ ++=,
A) ++ B) aa++ C) + D) +-+
: +-+ a a+++ +++ + ++ +a, -
A) a +rn +r+ , + m4 +:+ B) +:+ mr + 4+
C) ++ r ++ + +: + a++ D) +rn +++ a==+ +-+ +r+
s 'm: + a' +r + m- -
A) +ar +++ B) =+ +++ C) m+-+ +++ D) m+-++ +++
- 'r +r +:+ +:+' + m-
A) +a a =+ B) +r a+ C) +++ + + D) +u+ +
'cc-r + ar = + +=' + m- -
A) + + =, a+ + + B) 4a +++ + ar +r a4-u+ += =4+
C) +-+= m++: +++ + u+ =+ D) m++ +++ + mc + =+
s '+' +a - +
A) + B) a++ C) + D) m4a
- a+ + +-+- + ++ + =+, +- + a+ -
A) +-a B) +-+ C) a D) a+r
i: '+ r a +r 4+'- :a +++ 'a' ++-a +r+
A) ++ B) + C) +r D) m++
ii +-+=+ a ++a a a+ -=4 ++++ +
A) + B) +a C) +: D) 4:
iz +-+=+ a-+ a: ++-a a + -
A) +-+= B) ++-+++ C) m-m D) ++-+++
is 'a-r' + -+++ a
A) a-r+ B) a-+ C) ++= A D) A + B +
i: '+ + 4a' + au -
A) +4a B) 4a C) 4a D) +: +
is +u+ +r+ += + ++ ++=++= +a ++
A) a B) a++ C) + D) ++-+


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i- 'a: + ar aa +r a +' +++ 'a: + ar' ++
A) aur ++ B) +u+ +-+r+ C) ++ +a+ D) +: +
i - + a+a c: :+: -
A) B) C) + D) +: +
is m++a+ +a+ ++-a +
A) +4 + +-r B) +4 + +++r C) +4 + - +a+ D) +4 + +r
i- +++ + : a ++-a a
A) a-+a B) a++a C) a-+a D) a++a
z: +-+=+ a ++ a +++ a
A) 4+ + +ar+ +r+ B) 4+ + + +r r
C) 4+ + m-+a +r r D) 4+ + ++ +r r

Directions Qs.21-24: Mark the correct opposites, out of the four choices given, of the following words :-
21. Adroit
A) Clumsy B) Clever C) Awakened D) Inaudible
22. Adventitious
A) Defiant B) Planned C) Snobbish D) Ruthless
23. Convalesce
A) Visible B) Brittle C) Deteriorate D) Scattered
24. Exasperation
A) Agony B) Capability C) Bravery D) Pleasure

Directions Qs.25-28: Mark, out of the four given choices, the correct meaning of the italicized idioms/
phrases:-
25. Beyond the black stump:-
A) beyond the limits of settled, and therefore civilized, life B) beyond the limits of tolerance
C) beyond ones ambitions D) beyond ones capabilities
26. Chickens come home to roost
A) a state of indecisiveness
B) ones past mistakes or wrongdoings will eventually be the cause of present troubles
C) a state of extreme tiredness
D) a state of certainty.
27. Dip ones pen in gall
A) seek support from others by ones writings
B) take decisive action to put an end to an undesirable situation
C) write spitefully
D) stay calm despite provocations
28. A Judas kiss :
A) affirmation of friendship despite differences
B) neutralized propaganda
C) a day dream
D) act of betrayal especially one disguised as a gesture of friendship

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Directions Qs. 29-32:Choose the correct preposition, out of four options , to be filled in the blanks of the
following sentences :-
29. Saina Nehwals performance is not consistent __her talent.
A) with B) for C) at D) into
30. Indias economy is, at present, infested__ problems
A) to B) with C) in D) about
31. He should not be covetous ___ others riches.
A) on B) off C) of D) for
32. Satishs errors may be ascribed __ his carelessness.
A) at B) with C) for D) to

Directions Qs. 33-36: Choose the correct synonyms of the following words:-
33. Contagion
A) Infection B) Container C) Capacity D) Inability
34. Conspectus
A) Suspense B) Summary C) Clarity D) Callousness
35. Grotto
A) Grotesque B) Opponent C) Cave D) Criticism
36. Insouciant
A) Irreverent B) Irrelevant C) Impatient D) Indifferent

Directions Qs. 37-40: Choose the correct form of the following words, out of four given options, as the
given part of speech in the sentences:-
37. Up as adverb:-
A) Prices are up. B) Let us go up the hill
C) The next up train will leave soon. D) We should not be afraid of ups and downs in life.
38. Well as adverb:-
A) Let well alone. B) Well begun is half done.
C). I hope you are now well. D) Well, who would have thought it?
39. Still as noun:-
A) With his name the mothers still their babies. B) Still waters run deep.
C) Sitas sobs could be heard in the still of night. D) He is still in business.
40. All as noun
A) He lost his all in speculation. B) All men are mortal.
C) He was all alone when I saw him. D) All spoke in her favour.

Section B
41. Acid rain is caused due to pollution of atmosphere by
A) Carbon Dioxide B) Methane Gas
C) Ozone & Carbon Dioxide D) Nitrous Oxide & Sulphur Dioxide
42. Longitude measures the angular distance, expressed in degrees of a point on the Earths surface:
A) east or west of prime meridian B) north or south of the equator
C) only east of prime meridian D) only west of the prime meridian
43. The filament of an electric bulb is made of
A) iron B) nichrome C) tungsten D) graphite


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44. Which of the following vitamins is considered to be a hormone?
A) A B) B C) C D) D
45. The technique used to transmit audio signals in television broadcasts is
A) Amplitude Modulation B) Frequency Modulation
C) Pulse Code Modulation D) Time Division Multiplexing
46. Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?
A) Jawahar Lal Nehru B) B.R. Ambedkar C) B.N. Rau D) Mahatma Gandhi
47. National song has been taken from
A) Bharat Vidhata article written by B.C. Chatterjee B) Totva-Bodhini Patrika edited by Tagore
C) Novel Durgesh Nandini by B.C. Chatterjee D) Novel Anand Math by B.C. Chatterjee
48. Which data input method do banks mainly use for processing bank cheques?
A) OMR B) Bar Code Reader C) MICR D) Light Pen
49. Which of the following has been appointed as brand ambassador of the Gujarat State Election
Commission?
A) Amitabh Bachan B) Cheteshwar Pujara C) Ravinder Jadeja D) Irfan Khan
50. Which of the following movies has won the Golden Peacock Award (2013) for the Best film
category in the 44
th
International Film Festival of India (IFFI) held at Goa ?
A) 12 Years a slave B) Dallas Buyers Club C) Gravity D) Beatrizs War
51. What is the rank of India in Global Corruption Perception Index 2013, according to Transparency
International ?
A) 94
th
B) 77
th
C) 104
th
D) 116
th

52. Which one is not a constituent of Human Development Index ?
A) Life expectancy B) Infant mortality rate
C) Real per capita income D) Adult literacy rate
53. Which of the following is a port town of Indus Valley Civilization?
A) Harappa B) Alamgirpur C) Banawali D) Lothal
54. The first electronic computer in the world was
A) UNIVAC B) EDVAC C) ENIAC D) none of the above
55. Which of the following railway platforms located in India has recently been declared as the Largest
Railway Platform in the world?
A) Kharagpur B) Sonpur C) Bombay V.T. D) Gorakhpur
56. Who of the following women became the first woman chairperson of State Bank of India?
A) Naina Lal Kidwai B) Chanda Kochar C) Shikha Sharma D) Arundhati Bhattacharya
57. Tax Administration Reform Commission has been set up under the Chairmanship of :
A) Parthsarthi Shome B) Kaushik Basu C) Y.V. Reddy D) Vijay Kelkar
58. What is true about Bitcoin ?
A) It is currency with high intrinsic value
B) It is currency with no intrinsic value
C) Bank of Thailand accepted it as legal
D) Since its inception the price of Bitcoin has always been lower than Dollar
59. Bermuda Triangle extend upto which of the following places?
1. Southern Florida 2. Puerto Rico 3. Hawaii Islands
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct ?
A) 1,2 and 3 B) 1 and 2 only C) 2 and 3 only D) 1 and 3 only



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60. The famous book, Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer is written by:
A) Vikram Seth B) Kuldeep Nayar C) Arundhati Roy D) Cyrus Mistry.
61. Which of the following countries has won the Mens Hockey Asia Cup 2013?
A) South Korea B) Pakistan C) Malaysia D) India
62. Which country has qualified for the first time to play in the 11th ICC Cricket World Cup?
A) Nepal B) Afghanistan C) Netherland D) UAE
63. Which of the following languages has recently been approved as the sixth classical language of
India by the Union Cabinet?
A) Malayalam B) Kannada C) Odia D) Telugu
64. Which of the following writers was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award 2013 in English?
A) Ruskin Bond B) Temsula Ao C) Vikram Seth D) Ramchandra Guha
65. Name the Indias nuclear-capable strategic missile, with a strike range of about 4000 km tested
successfully
A) Akash B) Prithvi-II C) Agni-IV D) Trishul
66. World Intellectual Property Day is observed on :
A) 24th December B) 26th April C) 29th June D) 26th June
67. 23 December 2013 was observed across India as :
A) Working Womens Day B) Rashtriya Sadbhavana Diwas
C) Rashtriya Vigyan Diwas D) Kisan Diwas
68. Which of the following cities has bagged the Best Heritage City award for 2012-13 ?
A) Jaipur B) Tirupathy C) Udaipur D) Hyderabad
69. Which of the following personalities was awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2013?
A) M.S. Swaminathan B) Angela Merkel C) Chandi Prasad Bhatt D) Medha Patekar
70. Who among the following was crowned Miss Earth 2013?
A) Bea Rose Santiago B) Maria Gabriela Isler C) Megan Young D) Alyz Henrich
71. Duma is related to Russia in the same way as Knesset is related to :
A) Malaysia B) Afghanistan C) France D) Germany

Direction: (Q.Nos. 72-73) Choose the one of the four given alternatives that shows the same
relationship as is found between the two words/ numbers to the left of the sign::
72. Contamination : Food :: Infection : ?
A) Germs B) Disease C) Body D) Medicine
73. 42 : 56 :: 110 : ?
A) 132 B) 136 C) 140 D) 120
74. Select the pair of words that has the same relationship as in the given pair:
Hymn : Praise
A) Dirge : Grief B) Prayer : Congregation C) Liturgy : Rite D) Lullaby :Child
75. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that
does not belong to the group?
A) Volume B) Size C) Large D) Shape
76. Which of the following does not fit in the letter number series ?
A) DG2 B) EK5 C) JR6 D) PY8
77. If BRIGHTEN is written as HJSCMDSG. How is COMPLETE written in that code ?
A) DSDKQNPD B) QNPDDSDK C) QNPDFUFM D) OLNBFUFM


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78. In a certain language, min fin bin gin means trains are always late; gin din cin hin means
drivers were always punished; bin cin vin rin means drivers stopped all trains and din kin fin
vin means all passengers were late. The Drivers were late would be written as :
A) min cin din B) cin din fin C) fin din gin D) gin hin min
79. YPCUIAT are jumbled letters of a meaningful word. Rearrange these letters and select from the
given alternatives, a word which is opposite in meaning to the rearranged word:
A) Surplus B) Scarcity C) Presence D) Richness
80. If stands for greater than; stands for addition; + stands for division; stands for equal to; >
stands for multiplication; = stands for less than; < stands for minus, then which of the following is
correct:
A) 3 + 2 < 4 6 >3 2 B) 32 < 4 6 + 3 < 2
C) 3 > 2 < 4 6 3 2 D) 324 = 6 + 3 < 2

Direction (Q. Nos. 81-83) : Ten students A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J are sitting in a row facing
west. B and F are not sitting on either of the edges; G is sitting to the left of D and H is sitting to
the right of J. There are four persons between E and A. I is to the north of B and F is to the South
of D. J is between A and D and G is between E and F. There are two persons between H and C.
81. Who among the following is definitely sitting at one of the ends?
A) C B) H C) E D) None of above
82. Who are the immediate neighbours of I?
A) B and C B) B and H C) A and H D) B & C or B & H
83. If G and A interchange their positions then who become immediate neighbours of E ?
A) G & F B) F only C) A only D) F & A
84. In a class of boys and girls, Ajays rank is 12th and Anus rank is 8th, Ajays rank among boys is
6th and Anus rank among girls is 3rd. In the class, Anus rank is 52nd from the other end. From
the other end, Ajays rank among the boys is 26th. Which of the following is Anus rank among
girls from other end?
A) 23rd B) 28th C) 26th D) None of the above
85. Pointing to a lady in the photograph, Rekha said, Her sons father is the son-in-law of my mother.
How is Rekha related to that lady?
A) Aunt B) Sister C) Mother D) Cousin
86. If A B means that A is sister of B, A B means that A is daughter of B, AB means that A is
son of B. Then how is P related to S in the relationship PQ R S?
A) Brother B) Son C) Grandson D) Daughters son
87. Ram drives 10 Kms towards South from his house and turns left and drives another 10 Kms. He
again turns left and drives 40 Kms. straight, then he turns right and drives for another 5 Kms to
reach the bank where he works. How far and in which direction is Rams bank from his house?
A) 33 Kms. North East B) 45 Kms. North C) 65 Kms. East D) 39 Kms. North West
88. At the end of a business conference, 10 people present shake hands with each other once. How
many hand shakes will be there all together ?
A) 20 B) 45 C) 55 D) 90

Direction (Q. Nos. 89-90): Read the pattern of letters/ numbers/terms and find the missing term
from the given alternatives:
89. IAZ, KEB, ? , OOF, QUH
A) MDD B) MII C) MIO D) MID

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90. 266, 339, 528, ?
A) 630 B) 730 C) 830 D) 930
91. In the following series some letters are missing which are given in that order as one of the
alternatives below it. Choose the correct alternatives:
aac_a_cbab_b_accab_ba_cb
A) bcacba B) acbaba C) cbcacb D) cabcab
92. A person was asked to state his age in years. His reply was, take my age three years hence,
multiply it by 3 and then subtract three times my age three years ago and you will know how old I
am. What was the age of the person?
A) 18 years B) 20 years C) 24 years D) 32 years

Direction (Q.Nos. 93-94): 120 candidates appeared for examination in three subjects, namely,
English (E), Maths(M) and Science (S). The number of candidates who failed in E, M and S are
shown in the diagram given below:









93. The number of candidates who failed in at least one subject is :
A) 25 B) 30 C) 60 D) None of the above
94. The percentage of candidates who failed in at most two subjects is :
A) 20.83 B) 25 C) 45.83 D) 95.83
95. How many triangles are there in the following figure?






A) 17 B) 16 C) 19 D) 21
96. A painter has painted a cubical box with six different colours for different faces of the cube.
Red face is between yellow and brown faces. Green face is adjacent to the silver face. Pink face is
adjacent to the green face. Brown face is at the bottom. Silver and pink faces are opposite to each
other. The face opposite to red will be:
A) Yellow B) Green C) Pink D) Silver
97. A clock seen through a mirror shows quarter past three. What is the correct time?
A) 9.45 B) 9.15 C) 8.45 D) 3.15
98. A train X starts from A at 4 PM and reaches B at 5 PM. While another train Y starts from B at 4
PM and reaches A at 5.30 PM. Two trains will cross each other at:
A) 4.36 PM B) 4.42 PM C) 4.48 PM D) 4.50 PM

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Direction (Q. No. 99-100) : Five members A,B,C,D and E of a family eat Grapes, Apple,
Watermelon, Pomegranate and Pineapple one by one after their lunch from Tuesday to Saturday.
Each of them eats only one fruit a day. No two members eat the same fruit on a day. Neither B
nor E eats watermelon or grapes on Wednesday. A eats pomegranate on Thursday. D eats apple on
Tuesday. E does not eat pineapple on Tuesday. B eats pomegranate on Friday. C eats grapes on
Saturday. A eats watermelon on Tuesday. D eats pineapple on Wednesday.
99. Which fruit does E eat on Friday?
A) Grapes B) Watermelon C) Apple D) Pomegranate
100. On which day does D eat watermelon?
A) Wednesday B) Friday C) Saturday D) Thursday
101. If students do not understand what is taught in the classroom, the teacher should:-
A) Explain it in a different way B) Feel terribly bored
C) Feel that he is wasting time D) Pity the students
102. Which of the following will not hamper effective communication in the classroom?
A) A lengthy statement
B) A precise statement
C) An ambiguous statement
D) A statement which allows the listener to draw her/his own conclusions.
103. With specific reference to classroom environment , all except one of the major components of
listening is:-
A) Hearing B) Being attentive
C) Answering D) Understanding and remembering.
104. In order to modify the undesirable behaviour of a student, the most effective method is:-
A) To punish the student
B) To bring it to the notice of parents
C) To make her/him conscious of the consequences of her/his actions
D) To find out the reasons for her/his undesirable behavior and provide remedies.
105. If students are not able to follow the topic which is being taught in the classroom, the teacher in the
classroom should:-
A) Illustrate the topic with suitable examples. B)Give them prompt reply.
C) Change the contents of the topic. D) Punish them.
106. The most important indicator of quality of education in an educational institute is :-
A) Infrastructural facilities of a school. B) Student achievement level.
C) Textbook and teaching-learning material. D) Classroom system
107. Kothari Commission Report on Education was entitled as :-
A) Learning to be B) Diversification of Education
C) Education and National Development D)Education for all.
108. Integral Education Concept is propounded by:-
A) M.K.Gandhi B) S.Radhakrishnan C) Swami Dayananda D) Sri Aurobindo
109. Navodaya Schools have been established to:-
A) Provide good education in rural areas. B) Increase number of schools in rural areas.
C) Complete Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan D) Check wastage of education in rural areas.
110. Kindergarten system of education was constituted by
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111. The main purpose of the new education policy is:-
A) To provide equal opportunity of education to all. B) To link education with employment
C) To improve the whole education system D) To spiritualize the education system
112. Family is the main agency of :-
A) Formal education B) Technical education C) Secular education D) Informal education
113. The aim of education should primarily be:-
A) To prepare the students to face the challenges of practical life
B) To develop vocational skills of the students
C) To prepare the students for examinations
D) To inculcate in them a spirit of cut-throat competition.
114. The quality of school level education primarily depends on :-
A) International collaboration B) The quality of teachers education
C) Financial provisions D) Infrastructural facilities.
115. One of the important theories of moral developments was proposed by:-
A) Louis Fischer B) Erik Fromm C)Laurence Kohlberg D) Bertolt Brecht
116. The name of Yashpal Committee Report (1993) is:-
A) I.C.T. in Teacher Education B) Learning through Moral Values
C) Learning through Broadcasting D) Learning without Burden
117. The term kindergarten means:
A) Childrens playground B) Childrens school
C) Childrens home D) Childrens theatre
118. Spare the rod and spoil the child- this assumption is related to the type of discipline which has been
advocated :-
A) By naturalist philosophy B) In Victorian Era
C) By pragmatist philosophy D) In Democratic Era
119. The heuristic approach is based on :-
A) Rote memorization B) Home work C) Spirit of Inquiry D) Pleasure-seeking
120. Symposium is a type of :-
A) Discovery method B)Lecture method C)Demonstration method D)Discussion method

Section B (Hindi Version)
:i ++:= + + + +r m-= +: +a ar + a+
A) +++ ::m+a:: B) -+ 4a
C) ma+ mr +++ ::m+a:: D) +::a m+a:: mr a-=r ::m+a::
:z -+r ++ r + ++ aa + +-+ + a+ +r +- + :4+ +++ ++ a+
A) m-r + ++ m-+ + B) -+r + +-r m-+
C) m-r + ++= ++ D) m-r + ++= +
:s +a= + +-+ + ==-: +a + ++ +
A) = B) +:+ C) :4-:+ D) 4=::
:: +a +:+ + + + a+
A) A B) B C) C D) D
:s :=+a+ +ar m:+ a+= + a+ + =, ++++ ++++
A) m+ ++ B) m+- ++ C) +-a +: ++ D) a+ +-a+ ++u+r


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:- a+u+ + :+:4 a+ + m4 +-+++ +a + +-+++ + -
A) a+r == +- B) + mr m+:+r C) + ,+ r+ D) - 4u
: r:+ 4+ + a =+ 4+
A) + a :a ar r+ -r+ +u+ ++-u B) :4r ar a++ ++ +-+-+u+
C) + a :a + ++-+a 4 +-+ D) + a :a + ++-+a m+ s
:s ++ ++ ++ + + +aa4 +a :: :-+: +u + ++4 +r+
A) OMR B) +r +: r:r C) MICR D) =:: ++
:- 4ar+ r++ +++ m+4 + +: ,+a:r +a + ++++ ++ 4+
A) m+- ++ B) ++r +ar C) r+r a:a D) :r=+
s: 4+ , -r+ + ::-+ m+rr:+ =- +-a+ (IFFI) ns =- + +: 4-:+ +++ +r-+r
(z:is) +a =- + + 4+
A) 12 Years a slave B) Dallas Buyers Club
C) Gravity D) Beatrizs War
si +r4 m+rr:+ a-- (Transparency International) + m+ar, ++ -:r +-+ a++ z:is
-r+ + r+ ++
A) -:-+ B) -+ C) i::-+ D) ii--+
sz ++ ++a a++ + :+ ++-a +
A) a++ +-+ B) -+ r
C) +-+++ ++ +++ m+ D) +: ar+ r
ss a-u : a-++ + +r4 r ++-a
A) :-+ B) m=4r+r C) +++= D) =-=
s: ++ += :=+:++ +-+:r -
A) UNIVAC B) EDVAC C) ENIAC D) :+ a +: - +
ss -r+ --+ +a r=+ -=:= + = ++ a+ a +: r=+ -=:= + ++ 4+
A) :4+r B) a++r C) +-+: + : D) 4r+r
s- -:: ++ m= :-:+ + += = m+ + +
A) +++ == ++: B) - +c: C) D) m-+u+ -::+
s +r +a+ aur m+4 +a + m++ --++ ++ 4+
A) +-a- a B) ++ +a C) +: + r:: D) +a+ +=+r
ss +:+:+ + +r a ++
A) + + m+r+ -+ +
B) + +a - m+r+ -+ + +
C) -:=: + ++ + :a +u + -- -++r ++
D) :a+ mr- a =+r +:+:+ + ++ :=r a + r
s- +: -a +a a4 ++ a+
i +=r: z -+: r+ s +: a+
+++++ +-+ a ++ aa a
A) i,z mr s B) ++= i mr z C) ++= z mr s D) ++= i mr s

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-: +aa +-++ Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer + =+ ++
A) ++ as B) +=+ ++r C) m--u+ r+ D) a+ra -
-i +a + +r + + ,+ ++ z:is a+
A) +r+ B) ++-++ C) =+ D) -r+
-z +a + ii-+ ICC ++: ++ ++ += +r =+ + m+ +-+ +
A) ++= B) m=4+--+ C) +r=: D) UAE
-s +a - + +-+ -:= + = -r+ + cs +=a+ - -++r ++
A) =+= B) +-+: C) m:+ D) +=4
-: +a =+ + m4a z:is + a-+ m+ +r-+r ++ ++ 4+ -
A) r-++ +-: B) +a= mm C) ++ as D) r- 4
-s -r+ + +r-++ r+++ m- + + ++m aa + ::::km +r +ra + a==++++ +r
++ 4+
A) m+ B) +-+-II C) m+-IV D) =
-- ++ +a+ a-+- +a ++ ++ a+
A) z: a+r B) z- m+= C) z- a+ D) z- a+
- zs a+r z:is + a+ -r+ +a + -- ++ 4+ -
A) +++r = +a B) r:+ a-++ +a
C) r:+ ++ +a D) +a+ +a
-s +a r + z:iz-is + =, a+- +ra+ +r-+r +-+ ++
A) a++r B) +-+- C) +++r D) r+
-- +a +++ + z:is + =, 4u -+ +r-+r + 4+ -
A) , ,a -++-+ B) ,-a= +=
C) -: +a -:: D) u +:+r
: +a + a m- z:is + +a +++ 4+ -
A) +m ra a:m4 B) r+ 4+r= :-=r C) 4+ +4 D) ,=a ++
i Duma '-a' a +a +r a+u+ aa Knesset_____ a a+u+
A) =+ B) m=4+-++ C) =a D) a+

|a+ . (+a - tz-t:) . |+ o r |+-+ e n + |+-+ + a sn n + +a s
|-s : : + s r + -+7ne e s.
z a mr : : a+
A) r4 B) r4 C) rr D) +:
s :z s- ii:
A) isz B) is- C) i:: D) iz:
: +a -a: + + aa + + a+u a , 4, a:
-a+ -++
A) +4+ + B) +-+ a- C) ++a+ +a+ m+s+ D) =r +

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s +-+++ r a ++ +a +r+ a a+ mr :a=, ,+ a +++ + ,+ ++-a a :a
a a a+u+ +
A) +-+ B) m+r C) +: D) --
- mr a+ m++ ++-a =: + +
A) DG2 B) EK5 C) JR6 D) PY8
+ BRIGHTEN + HJSCMDSG = a+ , + +a +: COMPLETE + +a = a+
A) DSDKQNPD B) QNPDDSDK C) QNPDFUFM D) OLNBFUFM
s ,+ + - min fin bin gin + +=+ trains are always late; gin din cin hin + +=+
drivers were always punished; bin cin vin rin + +=+ drivers stopped all trains mr din
kin fin vin + +=+ all passengers were late. Drivers were late + +a = a,4
A) min cin din B) cin din fin C) fin din gin D) gin hin min
- YPCUIAT ,+ m-+ + == mr :+ mr + ++ ++a +r mr , 4, ++-+ a
+a + + a ++ ++a a m- +ra-+
A) Surplus B) Scarcity C) Presence D) Richness
s: + + +=+ 'a ++'; + +=+ 'a'; + + +=+ '-4'; + +=+ '+r+r' ; > + +=+
'4'; = + +=+ 'a +'; < + +=+ '+--'; + +-+++ a ++-a a
A) 3 + 2 < 4 6 > 3 2 B) 3 2 < 4 6 + 3 < 2
C) 3 > 2 < 4 6 3 2 D) 3 2 4 = 6 + 3 < 2

|a+. (+a a si-s:). A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I r J +n |n +|e + |+ e es +r +
+|a e e si B r F |+n + |nr +r as e s, G, D + s r r H, J + +s r e si E
r A + +r|ea r |a e si I, B + s+r + r r F, D + +| + ar+ e s i J, A
r D + +r|ea s r G, E r F + +r|ea si H r C + +r|ea + |a e si
si +-+++ a ++ ++ -- ,+ ar +r +s
A) C B) H C) E D) :+ a +: - +
sz I + +-+= a- ++ +s
A) B mr C B) B mr H C) A mr H D) B mr C m-+ B mr H
ss + G mr A m++ --+ ,+ ar a += =, + E + +-+= +a ++
A) G mr F B) ++= F C) ++= A D) F mr A
s: =:+ mr =:++ + + ma+ + r+ iz-+ mr m + r+ s-+ =:+ ma+ + r+
--+ mr =:++ m + r+ +ar + , ar ar a m + r+ sz-+ =: + , ar
ar a ma+ + r+ z--+ ar ar a =:++ m + r+ +++
A) zs-+ B) zs-+ C) z--+ D) :+ a +: - +
ss +a+r ,+ = + mr :r +r+ ,, r + +; '+a + +: + ++ r + + ' r
+ +a = a ++ r+
A) m: B) ++ C) + D) +a+
s- + A B + +=+ + A, B + ++ , A B + +=+ + A,B + +: , AB +
+=+ + A, B + +: , + P Q R S + r+ P + S a ++ r+
A) -: B) +: C) ++ + D) +: + +:

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s r m++ r a 4: 10 kms + +r= a+ , +, :+ mr 10 kms mr a+ + +: mr
:+ mr au 40 kms a+ , =r : mr :+ mr ++ ++ + + + =, 5 kms a+ a
+ + +r+ r + ++ +a+ r a +++ r +r mr +a
A) 33 kms, +-r ++ B) 45 kms, +-r C) 65 kms, ++ D) 39 kms, +-r +
ss ,+ +r+r a-=+ , ++--+ i: =4 ,+ ar a ,+ +r - =+ += +++ - =, 4, 4
A) z: B) :s C) ss D) -:

|a+ (+a a sz-za) . r7ne7++ + +ea + +c r |a-a|+a |+-+ e n o ++
ene +r.
s- IAZ, KEB, ? , OOF, QUH
A) MDD B) MII C) MIO D) MID
-: z--, ss-, szs,
A) -s: B) s: C) ss: D) -s:
-i +-+++ =: +c mr 4++ a +a + ,+ ++-+ + -- + , 4, a ++-+ +
+
aac_a_cbab_b_accab_ba_cb
A) bcacba B) acbaba C) cbcacb D) cabcab
-z ,+ ++- + +a + m+ + a= +++ + =, + 4+ - +a + +-r -, 'r ++ a= + +
+ m+ + =, +a + s a 4 +r mr r ++ a= += + m+ + s 4 +r :a a :,, + m+
+ ++ = a,4 + r m+ +++ +++ + m+ ++ -
A) is a= B) z: a= C) z: a= D) sz a=

|a+ (+a a z:-z+). iza |n o (E) o|a (M) r |na (S) aa | e +r e ei
|n E, M r S e +n s sa + ne + a |+ o re|> e |+e o







-s a +- + a + ,+ ++ == ,, +++ a+
A) zs B) s: C) -: D) :+ a +: - +
-: a +- mu+ a mu+ ++ == ,, ++ + ++++
A) z:ss B) zs C) :sss D) -sss





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-s + , r +++ -a




A) i B) i- C) i- D) zi
-- ,+ +:r + ,+ + ++a + :a + +--+ + c --+ r4 a +: ++ == += mr -r
+ r++ r ra+ + ma-+ 4=+ r + ma-+ -r + ra+
mr 4=+ ,+ ar + a+ == + a+ + 4
A) += B) r C) 4=+ D) ra+
- + : a+ ++ +a a +++ ++
A) -:s B) -is C) s:s D) sis
-s ,+ r=4: X, A a : +a =+ mr B +r s +a ++ a++ ,+ ar r=4: Y, B a
: +a =+ mr A +r ss: +a + a+ + r=4:+ ,+ ar + ++ +a +r4
A) :s- B) ::z C) ::s D) :s:

|a+ (+a a zz-iaa) . + +|rr + + n+r A,B,C,D, r E eonr n |ar a+ ++sr +
ea + + + + +r or, n, ar, ar r a-an ea si +s + n+r + s +n +
+ |+a e as eai a B r a s E r + ar or ea si A o=r + ar ea si
D eonr + n ea si E eonr + --an as eai B or + ar ea si C |ar
+ or ea si A eonr + ar ea si D r + --an ea s i
-- E ++r + ++-a == +
A) m4r B) +r+a C) a+ D) m+r
i:: D +a + +r+a +
A) +u+r B) ++r C) ++r D) 4-+r
i:i + + a +c +:+ a r , + +- + a= + m r , + m+++ +
A) :a + ar +r+ a ++ +r+ , B) m+ mu+ +r+ + ,
C) + aa +r+ , + + a+ ++ +r r D) +-+ +r +ra + ,
i:z + +-++r ar ++ +u + 4
A) =-+ +-+ B) a++ +-+
C) m-+: +-+ D) + +-+ a n+m + m++ m++ +r ++=+ + = +
i:s + + = + + a- , a++ + ,+ + m+++
A) n+ B) ,+4 r+ C) +-r + D) a=+ mr + r+
i:: +- + m+-a++ ++r + -++r+ +r+ + =,, m+mu+ +-++r +u
A) +- + aa +
B) +-++ + +:a =+
C) +a + +a + ++ + =, a+u+ +r+
D) +a+ m+-a++ ++r + +r + = +r+ mr :=a +r+

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i:s + +- + +:, a r ++ + a= + + r , + m+++ + +
A) ++ + +++++ +r a a=+ , B) +++ +r-+ +-r + ,
C) ++ + ar+-+ + += =+ , D) ++ + aa + ,
i:- a-- + 4+ + -++ a+++
A) -+= + mur-+-ar+ + a+u, B) +- + ++=u -+r
C) +s++-++ mr m+++-mu4 a4 D) + ++--
i: +r +sr m+4 r+: + + ++ -
A) -+ mu4 B) + ++u+r C) mr r:+ ++a D) a+
i:s a+=+ m+ur +a + +-++ +
A) , + 4u B) ,a ru++ C) -+ ++ D) n mr+
i:- +++ -+= + a--++ +a + =, ++ 4+
A) 4 mc ++ +r+ + =, B) 4 -+= + a+ +:+ + =,
C) 'a+ m-++' + a+ +r+ + =, D) 4 + ++ + r++ + =,
ii: + +:r4:+ += +a ar a:+ + 4: -
A) : + ++ B) =+= C) -+-ar D) -:ar
iii +: ++ + + ++a+
A) a- + + a+ m+ar ++ +r+ B) + ra4r a a:+
C) a+ ++-- aur =+ D) ++-- + m+-+r +r+
iiz +r+r +a + + ,a-a
A) m+r+ B) ++++ C) u-+r+ D) m++r+
iis + =+ ++ + ,
A) +-+ + ++r+ a++ + +++ + a+ +r+ + =, ++r +r+
B) +-+ + ++a++ +=+m + ++a+ +r+
C) +-+ + +rm + =, ++r +r+
D) ++ + + ++ +++4+ + -++ + +s+
ii: -+= -+r + + 4+ ++ +a +r +-r +r+
A) m+rr:+ a+4 B) m+++ + + 4+
C) +-+ ++u+ D) mur-+-ar+ + a+u,
iis +++ ++a + ,+ -++ aa-+ + +a + +-++ ++ -
A) =:a =r B) ,r+ + C) =ra +=+4 D) ++-+ ++
ii- ++= a+ r+: (i--s) + +
A) m+++ I.C.T. B) +++ -+ ar -+-+
C) +ar ar -+-+ D) -r-++ -+--
ii '+:r4:+' + + m-
A) + + = + + B) + + -+=
C) + + r D) + + r4=



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iis 'mu+ =:--+r + + +4: + '- + -++ m+a+ + ,+ ++r a a+u+ aa + a-+
A) ++++ + + ++ B) +:r+ +4 ++ 4+
C) ++r+++ + + ++ D) =+++ +4 ++ 4+
ii- m-+ ++4 +a +r mur+
A) r:+ +s--+r B) 4 ++ C) +c-+c -++ D) a +-+
iz: +r +a + ++r
A) a +u B) =+r +u C) ++ +u D) +r-+ +u

Section C (Subject Knowledge)
121. Which of the following is not one of the Harappan sites related to the maritime activates of the
Harappan people?
A)Lothal B)Balakot C) Sokta kob D) Desalput
122. Which of the following finds helps us most to understand the religious and social life of the Indus
Valley age?
A) Burial grounds B)Terracotta figures and seals
C) Furniture and pottery D)Remains of houses and other buildings
123. Which of the following was not a religious belief of the Harappan people?
A)Belief in evil spirits and life hereafter B)Cult and fire
C) Adoration of trees and animals D)Erection of large prayer houses
124. Evidence of ploughing the land is found from:?
A)Rang pur B)Harappa C) Kalibangan D) Ropar
125. Which one of the following is not true about Janapada?
A) Its literal meaning is the place where people place their feet
B) A janapada was essentially an agricultural settlement
C) The janapadas were often named after the dominant Kshatriya clans.
D) The establishment of janapada show that trade had become the most important factor in the
contemporary life.
126. Which of the following archaeological cultures formed the material background of the sixteen
mahajanapadas?
A)PGW pre-iron phase culture B)Copper-hoard culture
C)NBPW culture D)PGW iron phase culture
127. Which of the following texts gives a list of mahajanapadas?
A) Anguttara B)Mahabharta C)Jatakas D)Therigatha
128. Which one of the following cities had the largest city area in the second urbanization?
A) Shravasti B)Patliputra C) Rajagriha D) Kausambi
129.What does term Panchayam stand for?
A) Five elements B)Five rules C) Five books D)Five jewels
130. One taking entry in Buddha Sangha was called:
A)Upasampada B)Bhikkshu C)Shraman D) Anusavan


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131. The first sermon of Buddha is called:
A)Mahabhiniskrama B)Dharma chakra pravartan
C)Dhamma ghos D) Mahaparinirvana
132.Ten sheel prescribed by Buddha did not include:
A)Satya B)Ahimsa C) Self study D)Asteya
133. One of the edicts discovered in 1915,which gave the name of its author as king Asoka Priyadarsi is:
A)Mansehra edict B)Girnar C)Maski edict D)Sarnath inscription
134.Which of the following inscriptions proves Chandragupta Mauryass conquest of Western India?
A) Junagarh Rock Edict of Rudradaman B) Girnar Rock Edict of Asoka
C) Sopra Rock Edict of Asoka D) Separate (Kalinga) Rock Edict
135. Which of the following does not constitute the doctrinal aspects of Asoka dhamma?
A)Non-Injury B)Restraint in behaviour
C) Equal treatment to all D)Fear of sin
136 Which of the following supposed causes of disintegration of the Mauryan Empire is the least likely
one ?
A)Succession of weak kings after Asoka
B)Military inactivity on account of Asokas pacifist policies
C) Brahminical revolt against the pro-Buddhist policy of Asoka
D)Absence of national consciousness and representative institutions
137 With which one of the following isThe Allahabad Pillar inscription associated ?
A)Mahapadama Nanda B) Chandra Gupta Maurya C)Asoka D)Samudra Gupta
138 Name the earliest example of a Panchayatana composition in Indian temple architecture:
A)The Dashavatara temple at Deogarh B)The Parvati temple at Nachna Kuthara
C) The Laxman temple at Sirpur D)The Kankali temple at Tigawa
139 . Which of the following cities was regarded as the best silk cloth producer during the Gupta period?
A) Varanasi B)Prayag C)Ujjain D)Pataliputra
140. The term Nigama stood for a:
A) Corporation of guild B) Group of merchants
C) Group of inhabitants of the same town D) Group of Artisans
141 Which animal is declared as Aghanyain Regveda?
A)Horse B)Goat C)Cow D)Sheep
142. What is not correct about later Vedic Age?
A)they had knowledge of iron B)they did not know about glass manufacturing
C)Agriculture was the main occupation D)Kingship was becoming hereditary
143 Vanijya' word has been used in:
A)Taittriya Brahmana B)Satpatha Brahmana
C)Gopath Brahmana D)Aitreya Brahmana
144. The first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire was:
A)Alam Shah B)Iltutmish C)Nasiruddin Mahmud D)Balban
145. The Sultan who refused to recognize the authority of the Calif was:
A)Alauddin Khalji B)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq D)Qutbuddin Mubarak
146. A Persian historian of the Sultanate period who accompained Alauddin Khalji on his expedition to
Chittor was:
A)Amir Khusrau B)Minhaj-us-Siraj C)Ziauddin Barani D)Shams-i-Siraj Afif

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147. Which of the following Sultan tried to organize the army on the decimal system, on the Mongol
Pattern?
A)Ghiyasuddin Balban B)Alauddin Khalji
C)Muhammad bin Tughluq D)Firuz Tughluq
148. Abwabs were:
A) Religious taxes such as zakat
B)Toll taxes
C)Miscellaneous kinds of taxes like the house Taxes, grazing Tax, Irrigation Tax etc.
D)Taxes on merchandise and custom duties
149. Who said the Universe is the Vedas, the Creation is the Quran?
A)Kabir B) Bulle Shah C)Rajjab D)Guru Nanak
150. A great Sufi Saint who was a bitter critic of the all other Scriptures, was:
A)Mian Mir B)Bulle Shah C)Yari Sahib D)Shah Karim
151. What is meant by the doctrine of fana preached by The Sufi Saints?
A)Transcendental meditation
B)Communion with God through love
C)Annihilation of human attributes through union with God
D)Inflaming the fire of love through sama to achieve the supreme state of ecstasy
152. After recapturing Delhi and his second coronation in Delhi, Humayun could only rule for:
A)six months B)two and a half years C)two years D)fourteen months
153. The Jesuit missionary who held personal discussion with Akbar and has written interesting account
of him, was:
A)Sir Thomas Roe B)Antony Monserrate C) Rudolf Aquaviva D)Francis Henriquez
154. A contemporary Mughal historian who prepared a list of charges against Akbar and called him the
enemy of Islam, was:
A) Badauni B)Niamtullah
C)Abbas Khan Sarwani D)Nizamuddin Ahmed
155. Which of the following land revenue system in operation during Mughal times is associated with
Raja Todarmal and is sometimes called Todarmals bandobast?
A) Batai B)Jarib C)Kankut D)zabti
156. Mughal architecture reveals a happy blending of:
A)Turkesh and Persian style B) Turkish and Afghan style
C)Persian and Indian style D)Timurid and Indian style
157. The Mughal emperor who was an excellent connoisseur of paintings was:
A)Akbar B)Jahangir C) Shah Jahan D)Humayun
158 . French East India Company was founded by:
A) Colbert B) De La Haye C) Duplex D)Dumas
159 . On which occasion did the Portuguese hand over Mumbai to English ?
A)marriage of Charles II with the Portuguese princess Catherine of Bragana
B)by the treaty of Ax la Chapelle
C)as a result of Portugals independence from the control of Spain
D)the defeat of Spanish Armada by the English
160. Name the state which granted the Golden Farman to Holland to trade freely on payment of 500
PAGODAS a year as duty was:
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161. The commercial objective of the Portuguese in India was to:
A)Capture territories on the western coast
B)Capture trade of textile and spices
C)Oust Arabs and the Persians from Indias maritime trade
D)Capture trade of pepper and other superior spices
162. Which one of the following is true about the position of the French company in India in the 18
th
century?
A)it was a private company
B)it was a private company supported by the French government
C)it was essentially a state enterprise
D)it was controlled by the French merchants doing trade in India
163.The Carnatic wars were fought between the:
A) British and the Nawab of Carnatic B)French and the Nawab of Carnatic
C) British and the Portuguese D)British and the French
164. In 18
th
century the economy of which province was controlled by Jagat Seth?
A)Bengal B)Gujrat C)Rajasthan D)Orissa
165. Sir John Shores policy in India is described as:
A)Active Interference B) Aggressive friendship
C) Policy of appeasement D) Non-interference
166. Which of the following acts ended the trading rights of East India Company?
A)Regulating Act of 1773 B)Charter Act of 1813
C)Charter Act of 1833 D)Charter Act of 1853
167. A state annexed by the Doctrine of Lapse was:
A)Seringapatam B)Jaitpur and Sambhalpur C)Coimbatore D)Vellore
168. Consider the following:
1. Annexation of Udaipur 2. Annexation of Jhansi
3. Annexation of Punjab 4. Annexation of Oudh
The correct chorological sequence of these events is:
A)3-4-2-1 B)2-1-3-4 C)2-4-3-1 D)3-1-2-4
169. Who among the following was the leader of the Revolt of 1857 in Rohilkhand?
A)Hasan Khan B)Pir Ali C)Khan Bahadur Khan D)Kunwar Singh
170. Which of the following remained loyal to the British during the 1857 revolt?
1.Sikander Begum of Bhopal
2. Diwan Maniram Dutta of Assam
3. Maharaja Gulab Singh
4. Sir Jang Bahadur,Prime Minister of Nepal
A)1-2-3 B)2-3-4 C)3-4-1 D)1-2-4
171. Which of the following leaders and their areas of tribal unrest is wrongly matched?
A) Rani Gaidinlu Assam
B)Alluri Sitaramaraju---Rampa region
C)Roop Singh-----Panch Mahal
D)Birsa Munda----Chhota Nagpur
172. The Father of Muslim renaissance in Bengal was:
A) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan B)Ameer Ali
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173. Which of the following Social-Religious movements raised the slogan: India for Indian?
A)Brahmo Samaj B)Prathana Samaj C)Arya Samaj D)Satya Shodhak Samaj
174. Who said one religion, one caste and one God for mankind?
A)Sri Narayan Guru B)Ramaswamy Naicker C)Jotiba Phule D)Mahatma Gandhi
175. Which famous social reformer wrote the book Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga and Raja Yoga?
A) Swami Vivekananda B)Ranade
C)Raja Ram Mohan Roy D)Ramakrishna Paramahansa
176. The Monotheism and social reform movement preached by Sapha Har Movement(1870) turned into
a:
A)Violent movement against the Zamindars
B)Peasant movement demanding reduction in rent
C)Campaign against revenue settlement
D)Movement for a separate state
177. Who talked of the Economic drain theory for the first time?
A)Gopal Krishan Gokhale B)Mohammad Ali jinnah
C)Dada Bhai Naoroji D)Shyamiji Krishna verma
178. The British Economic policy in India was laid down:
A)For the Industrialisation of India
B)To bring India at par with the Western countries
C)For the material development of the Indians
D)To convert India into rural economic dependence
179. Delhi became the capital of India in :
A) 1910 B) 1911 C) 1916 D) 1923
180. Which of the following Acts introduced the Principle of the Constitutional autocracy?
A)The Indian Council Act of 1909 B)Government of India Act of 1919
C)The Act of 1935 D)Indian Independence Act of !947
181. The epic of the Gilgamesh, one of the greatest contribution of the Babylonians, is about:
A)Mesopotamian kings who experiences many adventures
B)About the religion of the Mesopotamian people
C)The hardship of the people during that very period
D)Secrets of immortality of the king
182. One of the most important codification of Mesopotamia was accomplished during the reign of :
A)Nebuch Advezzar B)Akhenahon C)Sargon I D)Hammurabi
183. The Ancient Athenians are credited with :
A) Inventing and using wheel
B) Eliminating slavery
C) Establishing government that had a democratic element
D) Inventing the printing press
184. Which ancient civilization established the basis of Western democracy?
A) Phoenician B)Egyptian C)Mesopotamian D)Greek
185. Which societal condition was basic to the development of Greek Philosophy ?
A)Rigid social classes B)Emphasis on individualism
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186. The ancient city of Sparta was:
A) primarily concerned with the health of their people
B) a powerful military state
C) granted universal suffrage to their people
D) placed great emphasis on literature and art
187. Mansa Musas journey to Mecca in the 1300s indicates that:
A)The Crusades had a great influence on western Africa
B)Most of the African leaders were educated in Middle East
C)European culture was superior to the culture of western Africa
D)Islam has a major influence on the Mali Empire
188. Which activity occurred during the golden age of Muslim culture ?
A) writing of books containing Greek and Romantic ideas
B) beginning of pilgrimages to Mecca
C) opposition to freedom of thought to foreign ideas by Muslims
D) major discoveries in mathematics and science
189. Which factor helps in explaining the scientific and literary achievements of the Muslims during their
Golden age?
A) Expansion of Trans Atlantic trade
B) Innovations introduced by the Europeans during the Renaissance
C) Cultural diversity accepted by many Islamic governments
D) Legal equality of all people in the Islamic empire
190. The Prophet Muhammad was forced to flee Mecca because:
A)He sought to convert the merchants there to polytheism
B) He threatened the economy of the city by attacking the Kabba
C) His aristocratic origin posed a threat to the Arabs who had settled in the city
D)The materialism he taught was unacceptable to the city leaders
191. Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
A)John Key the Flying Shuttle in 1733 A.D.
B)Arkwright-----the Water Frame in 1769 A.D.
C)Samuel Crompton-----invented a steam engine in1705 A.D.
D)Edmund Cartwright---the Power Loom in 1785 A.D.
192. Who introduced the Penny Postage System ?
A) George Stephenson B) Rowlatt Hill C) Abraham Darby D)John Macadam
193. Which of the following factors is not responsible for the decline of feudalism in western Europe?
A)Rise of cities and towns B)Crusades
C)Rise of Capitalistic Economy D)Village self-sufficient economy





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194. Which one of the following is not feature of Manor?
A)Manor is the economic basis of feudalism in Western Europe
B) Manor played a decisive role in the decline of western feudalism
C) Each manor had its own court presided over by the Lord
D) Feudal Lord often possessed a number of Manors
195. Which one of the following is not the cause of the Renaissance?
A) Invention of the printing Press
B) Decline of feudalism in Western Europe
C) Emergence of a new concept Humanism
D) Decline of urbanization in Western Europe
196. Which one of the following is not the religious effect of the Reformation?
A)New faith in Christianity
B)Forced the Catholics to reform their own faith
C)Origin of feudalism in Germany
D) Improvement in the character of clergy
197. Co-hung means:
A) A group of Chinese traders recognized by the government and consisted of 13 traders
B) White Lotus Society
C) Association of worshipping Gods
D) Process of modernization
198. The Red Army was formed by:
A) Chiang-Kai-Shek B)Mao-Tse-Tung C)Zhen Duxiu D)Sun Yat Sen
199. Which one of the following is not true about the Shintoism?
A)Shintos worshipped all forms of nature
B)Shintoism preached loyalty to the Emperor
C)It was the state religion under the Mejia
D)It supported feudalism in Japan
200. Anglo- Japanese Alliance was signed in :
A) 1912 A.D. B) 1894 A.D. C) 1902 A.D. D) 1908 A.D.

Section C (Subject Knowledge)
izi :-+ =4 + a 4++u+ a a+u+ ++-a :-+ --= +
A) =-= B) +=+: C) a++ ++ D) a=+:
izz a-u : += + u+ mr aa+ a++ + a=+ + =, ++-a ++=u a+ a mu+ a++
+r+
A) ++-++ B) :r+: ++ mr r
C) =r+r mr :: + +r++ D) ++ mr m-+ :r+ + m+



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izs :-+ =4 + u+ ++a ++-a + -
A) :-m mr +r=+ + a++ ++a B) ++a+ +a+ mr m+
C) + mr +m + mru+ D) += +-+ --+ + +
iz: - + a+: + + + a =+
A) r4+r B) :-+ C) +=+4 D) r-:
izs a++ + a+u ++-a +-+ a +
A) :a + + m- + --+ a =4 m++ +r r+
B) a++ +-++ ,+ + +-+ -
C) a++ + + m+ar +-+ ++ + +r r a+ -
D) a++ + --++ + + ++r a+=+ a++ + m+ -++ +r+ ++ 4+ -
iz- +a +r+-+ a-++ + a= a++ + -++ +r++ + +++ -
A) PGW =-++ ++-- a-++ B) ++ a+ a-++
C) NBPW a-++ D) PGW = ++-- a-++
iz ++-a =+s a++ + a ++ +r+
A) m4::r B) -r+ C) a++ D) -r4-
izs ar r+r +a r + a a mu+ +4r -
A) n+-+ B) +:=+ C) ra4 D) +a+
iz- '++' + + ++ m-
A) + +-+ B) + ++ C) + 4-- D) + r-+
is: +a a ++ +r+ += + ++ -
A) ++a+ B) - C) n D) m+a++
isi +a + += ++ + ++
A) -+-+ B) u + ++++ C) u- a D) +r++
isz +a ar +ur+ a = ++ = + -
A) a-+ B) ma C) -+++ D) m-++
iss i-is m+++ ,+ =r+ ++, aa +r :a + =+ + + ra m+ -, +
A) +ar =r+ B) 4r+r C) -+ =r+ D) ar+- ==
is: ++-a == 4-+ + + + -r+ +r +a+ + aa +r+
A) -+ + a+4: = =r+ B) m+ + 4r+r = =r+
C) m+ + a+ = =r+ D) +: (+=4) = =r
iss m+ u- + ++-a aa-++ += +
A) m+ B) ++r a+ C) a- + =, a+ ++r D) ++ + -+
is- + a++ + +:+ + + a+ +r + + a + a-++ +a+
A) m+ + ++ +ar ram + m++
B) m+ + ++ +++ + +r a++ ++++
C) m+ ++-+a ++ + +ra + +
D) r:+ ++ mr +++u a--m + m-+

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is :=+ + -+-- == + +a a a+u+ ++ a+
A) + + B) 4-+ + C) m+ D) a 4-+
iss -r++ -r +-++= +++ '++++' r+ + +
A) +4: + ++r -r B) ++ +sr + +++ -r
C) ar+r + =c+ -r D) +4+ + ++= -r
is- 4-++= +a r + r + ++: + a+- +-++ + -- + a+ -
A) +ra B) ++4 C) ++a+ D) +:=+
i:: '+4' + + m- -
A) 4-: + +4 B) a4r + a C) +a r + ++a+ + a D) +r4r + a
i:i ++ +a + + m-+ + ++ a+
A) m+ B) ++r C) 4+ D) -:
i:z +-r-++ += + +r ++ a +
A) +++ = + + - B) +++ + + + a++r + -
C) + + ++a+ - D) ra-+ m+++ r -
i:s '+++' + ++4 +a ++ 4+
A) ++ + B) a-+- + C) 4+- + D) m+ +
i:: -= + += a=++ aa+ ++++ ar + mr -= + m++ a++ + rau+ + ++,
+ -
A) m= B) :=++ C) +a-+ D) +=++
i:s aa a=++ + == + a- + ++ a :++r ++ -, + -
A) m=++ =a B) 4+a:+ +4=+ C) - ++ +4=+ D) +++:+ +r+
i:- a=+++ += + =ra :+a+r, aa + m=+:+ =a + +: + a+ a- + -, + -
A) mr ar B) +a-+a-ra C) a++:+ +r+ D) a-:-ra m==
i: +a a=++ + 4= +:+ +r =+ += + mur +r a+ + a4s+ +r+ + ++a ++ -
A) 4+a:+ +=++ B) m=+:+ =a C) - ++ +4=+ D) =ra +4=+
i:s m++ (Abwabs) -
A) u+ +r aa a++ B) rr
C) =:+r +- + +r aa 4 +r, r: +r, a: +r :-+ D) ++r+ = +r +r mr a-+
i:- + +a+ + '+: + , a: +r+ '
A) ++r B) +-= C) r+a+ D) 4r +++
is: + a= =+r, a m-+ a- 4-- + +: m=+ -, + -
A) + r B) +-= C) +r a+ D) +r


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isi a= a+ + '=+m' + aa aa-- + +r ++, +a + +=+ ++
A) m+-+++ ++ B) + ar :+r a a++
C) :+r a +--+ ar ++ 4 + ++
D) m+ + +r m+-- +-+ +r+ + =, 'am' ar ++ + +++=+ +r+
isz -= +r +r +a +r+ mr -= +a+ + +, + ++= +++ r ++ a+ +r a+ -
A) c + B) m:: + C) + D) +
iss aa:: +r, a m++r a +++ +r+ r mr aa+ +a+ +r =-+ ++r = , + -
A) ar -a r, B) ,-:+ -ar: C) -:-= ,++++ D) =aa +++a
is: a+=+ 4= :+a+r aa+ m++r + == mr+ + =r-+ ++r + mr +a + :-= +
+ +, + -
A) +++ B) +m+-= C) m+a ar++ D) +a:+ m
iss ++-a =4ar ++--, a 4= += =4 -, +a ra ::r= a a: a+ mr +- +- :a
::r= + ++-+ + a+
A) +:: B) ar+ C) ++++ D) a+
is- 4= +-++= +a + a n + +
A) ++ mr =ra = B) ++ mr m=4+ =
C) =ra mr -r++ = D) +r mr -r++ =
is 4= + a + +:+ +r+ -, + -
A) m++r B) a4r C) a D) +
iss =aa :-: ::+ +++ + a--++ -
A) +-+: B) = + C) :-=+a D) a
is- +a m+ar +r ++4=+ + +: + m4a + += +r + -
A) =a II + +4+ + ++4= ra+r +-r+ a + a+
B) ,+a = += + a-u ar
C) -++ + ++ a ++4= + -+++ + +r--+-+
D) m4a ar -++ aa +: + r + a+
i-: +a r++ + + ++, aa + =: + + '-+ =r+' + - + + -+ + -- s:: +4:
+++ +r -++ -- ++r +r a++
A) 4=+: B) +a+r C) +rr D) m+4r





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i-i -r+ ++4= + ++r+ +:+ -
A) + +: +r +r +a +r+
B) ++: mr a= + ++r +r +a +r+
C) mr+ mr =ra+ + -r+ + a ++r a +r ++=+
D) mr m-+ +:+ a= + ++r +r +a +r+
i-z is-+ + -r+ + =aa +++ + --+ + +r ++-a +-+ a
A) + 4r ar+r +++ - B) + =aa ar+r ar a-+ 4r-ar+r +++ -
C) + +-++ r++ +u - D) -r+ ++r + r+ + =aa a4r + ++ -
i-s +:+ +a ++ + r++ =: 4, -
A) +: mr +:+ + +++ B) =aa mr +:+ + +++
C) +: mr ++4= D) +: mr =aa
i-: is-+ + +a +-+ + m-++-- a4+ as + ++ -
A) +4= B) 4ar+ C) ra--+ D) +:a
i-s -r+ ar a+ r + ++ + +a +r ++ ++ a+
A) a++ -++ B) m++ + C) +:+r ++ D) m-++
i-- +a mu++ + :-: :-:+ +++ + ++r+ mu+r + - ++ -
A) is + +++ mu++ B) isis + :r mu++
C) isss + :r mu++ D) isss + :r mu++
i- r++ m+r ++ ar mu+a r++ -
A) ar4+:: B) a++r mr a-=+r C) +:+:r D) +=r
i-s +-+++ +r +r +r
i +++r + m++u+ z =a + m++u+ s +a+ + m++u+ : m+u + m++u+
:+ :+m + a +=++ m++
A) s-:-z-i B) 2-i-s-: C) z-:-s-i D) s-i-z-:
i-- r=: iss + + + ++ ++ -
A) a+ B) +r m= C) + +r D) ++r a
i: iss + + a+ +: + +=r ++ r -
i -+= + a+r +4 z ma + ++ + r - s ra 4=+ a
: ++= + +u+ -, ar a4 +r
A) i-z-s B) z-s-: C) s-:-i D) i-z-:
ii +a ++ mr +a + a+a++ ++ + + =+ a +
A) r+ 4:+= - ma B) ,=r a+rra - r-+
C) -- a - + = D) +ra -:- c: +4+r

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iz +4= -=+ ++a4r + ++ -
A) ar a+ m B) mr m= C) +++ m+= =+= D) +++ a+-=
is +a aa+-u+ m=+ + + +r + - '-r+ -r++ + =,'
A) + aa B) +-+ aa (Prathana Samaj) C) m+ aa D) a-+ u+ aa
i: + +a + , '+++ + =, ,+ u, ,+ a+ mr ,+ +r-'
A) ar +r+ 4- B) r-+ +++r C) a++ == D) - 4u
is +a aa aur+ + + +-++ = - Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga and Raja Yoga
A) -+ ++++ B) r+: C) ra r + r+ D) r+ +ra
i- -= r (Sapha Har) m=+ (is:) ar +r+ ,++r+ mr aa aur + m=+ +a +=
4+ -
A) ar + == ma-+ m=+ B) =4+ +:+ + =, +a+ m=+
C) =4ar ++-+ D) +-+ r++ + =, m=+
i +a + += +r 'm-+ ++a+ aa-+' + ++ +
A) 4+= + 4= B) - m= a-+ C) -: +ra D) + a + +
is -r+ +: m-+ ++ +a =, +ur+ + 4: -
A) -r+ + +4+r + =, B) -r+ + + + +r+r =+ + =,
C) -r++ + -++ ++a + =, D) -r+ + 4 m-+ +-r+ +=+ + =,
i- -= -r+ + rau+ ++ ++
A) i-i: B) i-ii C) i-i- D) i-zs
is: +a mu++ + 'a+u++ +r++' + aa-+ + a: -
A) i-:- + -r++ +r mu++ B) i-i- + -r+ ar+r mu++
C) i-ss + mu++ D) i-: + -r+ -+++ mu++
isi ++=++ + ++ +4+ 4=4 + ++ +a + +r
A) a+:+ + + a-+ m++ aa+ ++ + m+-+ -
B) a+:+ + =4 + u + +r
C) +a += =4 + += + +r
D) + + m++++ + ra + +r
isz a+:+ + ,+ m +:+r +a + a+ +r ++ 4+ -
A) ++ ,:+ar B) ,+++ C) a4+ I D) -r+
iss ++ ,--a + +a + n+ a+
A) +, + m++r mr ++4 +r+ B) a+ + - +r+
C) +a ar+r + --++ +r+ aa =+++ m D) +a + m++r +r+
is: +a ++ a-++ + + =++ + mur + --++ ++ -
A) =+++ B) n C) a+:++ D) +++


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iss +++ +- + ++a +++ aa+ ++-- ++-a -
A) +sr aa+ +4 B) ++++ +r += C) u+ ,+ a++ D) a+
is- a+r: + ++ +4r -
A) m++ =4 + -+--+ a ++ a-+a B) ++= a++ r++
C) m++ =4 + a+a++ +u+r + D) a-+ mr += +r m+mu+ += +
is is::-+ ++ + =, -a a + a=r + a++ +r+ +
A) a + m=+ +r mu+ +-+ -
B) mu+ m=+ ++m + + ++ 4 + -
C) +r++ a-++ + m=+ + a-++ a ns -
D) :-= + = a++ +r mu+ +-+ -
iss a=+ a-++ + -+ +4 ++-a 4++u :+ : -
A) +++ +r mr r+ +r += +-++ + =+
B) ++ + =, +-+ + mr-
C) a=+ ar + +r + =, ++ + -+++ + +ru
D) 4+++ mr ++ + a
is- a=+ + m++ -+ +4 +++ +++ mr a-++ ++=u+ + ++ +r+ ++-a +r+
a++ +r+
A) +r-m:=:+ ++r + +-+r B) ++a4r + a+ +r++ ar +, ++++ ++
C) mu+ a=+ ar+r ar a-+++ ++u+ + -+++
D) a=+ a++ a+ =4 + +++ a++
i-: +4-+r - + ++ a +=++ +r+ +: - +++
A) +-+ + + a4r + +++ +=+
B) +-+ ++ +r m+ ar +4r + m--++-- + u+
C) ++ + +=+ += + ++ mr+ + =, a : +r + a +a r + ++a -
D) aa -+++ + +-+ ++ +, + +4r + =4 + ar + -
i-i ++-a a: + =+ a +
A) a+ + ---- iss :a+ The Flying Shuttle
B) m+r::-- i-- :a+ The Water Frame
C) a+= +-+:+-- i:s :a+ -+ :a+ + m++r ++
D) ,:: +:r::--- iss :a+ The Power Loom
i-z ++ :+--+ += +a + mr- +
A) aa -:=+a+ B) r=: = C) m+ :+ D) a+ +:
i-s ++-a +r+ + +r+ a-++ + +++ + =, a-r +
A) +4r mr r + ++ B) a
C) +a+ m-++-- + ++ D) 4 m-+-r m-+--




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i-: a+ + = ++-a +
A) a+ + +r+ a-++ + m-+ mur
B) a+ + + a-++ + +++ +++ -+ +-:
C) r+ a+ + m++ m=+ - aa + m+ =: + -
D) a+ =: + mu+ +: a+ + -
i-s ++a4r + +r ++-a +
A) +a + m++r B) + +r+ a-++ + +++
C) +++ + +: m+ur + ++ D) + +r+ r+r + +++
i-- u-aur + u+ +-+ ++-a +
A) :a:++ ++ u B) +-=+ + m++ u + aur+ + =, a+r ++
C) a+ a-++ + +-+- D) +r-+4 + -+-- aur
i- +-4 + +=+
A) + ++r+ + ,+ a aa ar+r ar -++ +-+ - mr aa is ++r = -
B) a= =:a aa::
C) +r- + +a +r+ += + a--
D) mu+++r + +++
i-s == a+ + +a + +++ -
A) m4-+:-+ B) m-a-+4
C) ++ :+ D) a+ ++ a+
i-- + u + +r ++-a a +
A) + +++ + a- -+ + ++a+ +r+ -
B) + u a: + ++ +=r + +r +r+ -
C) + a+ + mu+ r++ u -
D) :a + a++ a-++ + a-+ ++ -
z:: m=-a++ +r ++ -+r +, 4, -
A) i-iz :a+ B) is-: :a+ C) i-:z :a+ D) i-:s :a+





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ROUGH WORK


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Instructions :
1. Write your roll number on the Question Booklet and also on the OMR Answer Sheet only in the space
provided and nowhere else.
2. Enter the Question Booklet Number and Series on the OMR Answer Sheet by darkening the corresponding
bubbles with Black/Blue Ball Point Pen only.
3. To open the Question Booklet, remove the Staple Pin gently.
4. Check that the Question Booklet contains 200 Objective Type questions with multiple choice answers. In
case of any discrepancy, inform the Invigilator within 10 minutes of the start of test.
5. Each question has four alternative answers A, B, C & D, of which only one is correct. Darken only one
bubble A, B, C or D, whichever you think is the correct answer, on the OMR Answer Sheet with
BLACK/BLUE BALL POINT PEN only.
6. All questions are of 1 mark each. THERE IS NEGATIVE MARKING. 1/4 marks will be deducted for
every wrong answer.
7. Rough work is to be done on the question booklet only.
8. Do not make any identification mark on the OMR Answer Sheet or Question Booklet.
9. The Answer Sheet is designed for computer evaluation. If the instructions are not followed properly, the
candidate alone shall be responsible for the resultant loss so caused.
10. After the test, hand over the Question Booklet and OMR Answer Sheet to the Invigilator on duty.
11. Telecommunication equipments, such as calculators, pager, cellular phone, wireless & blue tooth devices
etc. and weapons are not permitted inside the examination hall.
12. Nothing is to be copied/noted from the given OMR Answer Sheet and Question Booklet, and be taken out
of the Examination Hall. Any candidate found doing so would be expelled from the examination.
13. A candidate who creates disturbance of any kind or changes his/her seat, or is found in possession of any
paper possibly of any assistance, or found giving or receiving assistance, or found using any other unfair
means during the examination will be expelled from the examination. The decision of the Observer shall be
final.
14. The candidates will not be allowed to leave the Examination Hall before the expiry of time.


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Key PGT(HISTORY-8) 1.6.2014
Q.No. Ans. Q.No. Ans. Q.No. Ans. Q.No. Ans. Q.No. Ans.
1
B
41
D
81
C
121
D
161
D
2
D
42
A
82
D
122
B
162
C
3
A
43
C
83
C
123
D
163
D
4
B
44
B
84
C
124
C
164
A
5
D
45
C
85
B
125
D
165
D
6
B
46
A
86
D
126
C
166
C
7
D
47
D
87
A
127
A
167
B
8
A
48
C
88
B
128
B
168
D
9
C
49
B
89
D
129
C
169
C
10
D
50
D
90
A
130
A
170
C
11
C
51
A
91
C
131
B
171
A
12
D
52
B
92
A
132
C
172
B
13
D
53
D
93
C
133
C
173
C
14
B
54
C
94
D
134
A
174
A
15
D
55
D
95
A
135
D
175
A
16
B
56
D
96
B
136
D
176
C
17
C
57
A
97
C
137
D
177
C
18
D
58
B
98
A
138
A
178
B
19
A
59
B
99
B
139
A
179
B
20
C
60
D
100
D
140
C
180
C
21
A
61
A
101
A
141
C
181
A
22
B
62
B
102
B
142
B
182
D
23
C
63
C
103
C
143
A
183
C
24
D
64
B
104
D
144
B
184
D
25
A
65
C
105
A
145
D
185
D
26
B
66
B
106
B
146
A
186
B
27
C
67
D
107
C
147
C
187
C
28
D
68
B
108
D
148
C
188
C
29
A
69
C
109
A
149
C
189
C
30
B
70
D
110
B
150
B
190
B
31
C
71
B
111
C
151
C
191
C
32
D
72
C
112
D
152
A
192
B
33
A
73
A
113
A
153
B
193
D
34
B
74
A
114
B
154
A
194
B
35
C
75
A
115
C
155
D
195
D
36
D
76
C
116
D
156
D
196
C
37
A
77
B
117
A
157
B
197
A
38
B
78
B
118
B
158
A
198
B
39
C
79
A
119
C
159
A
199
D
40
D
80
B
120
D
160
A
200
C