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Question 1

Consider the following statements

1. Exchanges were regulated by a precise system of weights with precise markings.

2. A large building found at Mohenjodaro was labelled as a palace.

3. The frontiers of the Harappan civilisation have little or no connection with present-day national boundaries.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Question 2

Which of the following kings is referred to as Piyadassi – meaning “pleasant to behold”?

Question 3

Which of the following inscriptions gives a detailed account of the achievements of Samudragupta?

Question 4

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Question 5

Which of the following taxes were imposed during Maratha rule?

1. Chauth was the claim to one-tenth of the standard land revenue imposed on the entire population of the villages or towns.

2. Sardeshmukhi was levied by Chhatrapati Shivaji Bhosle I which was one-fourth of the tax that was given by the people of the Deccan or the Mughal kingdoms.

3. Tarai Tax was collected on irrigation.

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Question 6

Consider the following, with reference to the development of Civil Services in India:-

1. The Islington Commission recommended that 50% of the higher posts be filled by Indians.

2. The Aitchison Committee recommended that the Imperial Indian Civil Services Exam be held in both India and England.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Question 7

Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress:

1. The first Muslim President of the Congress was Badruddin Tyabji.

2. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress,

3. The first Britisher to become the President of the Congress was A O. Hume.

4. William Wedderburn was the President of the Congress in 1894

Which of these statements are correct?

Question 8

Consider the following events, which are associated with the tenure of Viceroy Lord Wavell?

1. August Revolution

2. Cabinet Mission

3. Direct Action day

Select the events associated with the tenure of Viceroy Lord Wavell, using the code given below.

Question 9

Consider the following statements about the development of Education before independence:-

1. Wood’s Dispatch recommended vernaculars at school level as a medium of instruction.

2. The Sadler Commission suggested Secondary education to be controlled by a Board of Secondary Education.

3. A Department of Education at the central level was established on the recommendation of the Raleigh Commission.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question 10

Consider the following statements about the Indian Councils Act of 1892:

1. It empowered legislative councils to make new laws and repeal old laws with the permission of the Governor-General.

2. The Legislative Councils could discuss the Budget and ask supplementary questions.

3. In the Imperial Legislative Council, it increased the number of additional or non-official members.

4. It made a beginning of representative institutions by associating Indians with the law-making process.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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