61. In pre-Gupta times, a large number of lead coins were issued by the
(A) Satavahanas
(B) Shakas
(C) Kushanas
(D) Mauryas
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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62. The decline of the Mauryan Empire was largely due to the economic consequences of Ashoka’s policy. Who believed in this fact?
(A) Romila Thapar
(B) D. N. Jha
(C) V. A. Smith
(D) H. C. Raychaudhuri
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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63. Who was the author of the famous Allahabad Prasasti?
(A) Kalidasa
(B) Harisena
(C) Ravikirti
(D) Shudraka
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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64. Barabudur is the most wonderful Stupa in the world and its images and sculptures are the finest examples of
(A) Indo-Tibetan Art
(B) Indo-Cambodian Art
(C) Indo-Champan Art
(D) Indo-Javanese Art
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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65. “His theory of kingship was based on the principles of prestige, power and justice.” Who said these words about Balban?
(A) A. B. M. Habibullah
(B) Zia-ud-din Barani
(C) Stanley Lane-Poole
(D) R. P. Tripathi
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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66. “Thus to Ala-ud-din belongs the credit of being the first Turkish Sultan of Delhi to bring the church under the control of the state and to usher in factors that might make the state secular in theory.” Who wrote these words?
(A) Wolseley Haig
(B) K. S. Lal
(C) A. L. Srivastava
(D) Zia-ud-din Barani
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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67. “After uniting India, he wanted to unite the Mid-East and Western Asia with him as a very important step towards the establishment of a world empire.” R. P. Tripathi wrote it about which ruler of Mughal India?
(A) Babur
(B) Sher Shah Suri
(C) Akbar
(D) Aurangzeb
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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68. “No government not even the British has shown so much wisdom as this Pathan.” Who wrote these words about Sher Shah Suri?
(A) H. G. Keene
(B) K. R. Qanungo
(C) W. H. Moreland
(D) V. A. Smith
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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69. Who earned the title of ‘Recruiting Sergeant of the British’ for his support to the government during the First World War?
(A) Motilal Nehru
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(D) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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70. Who wrote the book, India Divided ?
(A) Rajendra Prasad
(B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Penderel Moon
(D) Amba Prasad
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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71. “… the turning point in Jawaharlal’s ‘mental development’ came with his active participation in the Brussels Congress against colonial oppression and imperialism in February 1927.” Who wrote these words?
(A) S. Gopal
(B) B. R. Nanda
(C) Michael Brecher
(D) B. N. Pandey
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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72. “The offer of Cripps really gave us nothing. If we accepted the offer, we might have to rue in the future …. War had given India an opportunity for achieving her freedom. We must not lose it by depending upon a mere promise.” Who wrote these words?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Subhas Chandra Bose
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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73. Which incident/incidents shocked British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, who had to declare that the edifice of the British imperialism had suffered a severe jolt?
(A) Failure of the Cabinet Mission
(B) Revolt of the Royal Indian Navy
(C) Rejection of the Cripps Mission
(D) Campaign of the INA and Revolt of the Royal Indian Navy
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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74. Who hailed free India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as an outstanding leader of courage and vision?
(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Lord Mountbatten
(C) Sardar Patel
(D) Clement Attlee
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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75. The Third Buddhist Council was presided over by
(A) Mahakassapa
(B) Vasumitra
(C) Ashvaghosha
(D) Moggaliputta-Tissa
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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76. What was the force behind Firuz Shah Tughluq’s policy of granting Jagirs?
(A) Triumph of the Ulemas
(B) Yielding to the traditional elites
(C) A clever change of policy
(D) Exigencies of the day
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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77. When was the Province of Bihar added to the Province of Bengal?
(A) 1731 AD
(B) 1732 AD
(C) 1733 AD
(D) 1734 AD
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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78. Which British officer reported to the Government of India that the Muslims of Patna were in correspondence with 64th Native Infantry near Peshawar and urged it to revolt against the British?
(A) Robert Montgomery
(B) John Lawrence
(C) Charles Metcalfe
(D) General Van Cortlandt
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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79. Which Raja rendered a very valuable assistance to the Indian National Congress for holding its Fourth Session at Allahabad in 1888?
(A) Raja of Bhinga
(B) Raja of Benares
(C) Raja of Darbhanga
(D) Raja of Jagdishpur
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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80. Who led the Quit India Movement in Patna city on 11th August, 1942?
(A) Zamindars
(B) Chieftains
(C) Ricksha pullers and Ekka drivers
(D) Subaltern sections of the city
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
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