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DSSSB PGT History Exam Question Paper
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29th September 2014, 10:41 AM
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Re: DSSSB PGT History Exam Question Paper
Here is the list of few questions of DSSSB PGT History Exam Question Paper which you are looking for . 1. The most common shape of Harappan seal is (A) square (B) round (C) rectangular (D) oval. 2. In which part of India did the 'Nagara' style of architecture develop ? (A) North-East India (C) East India (B) South India (D) North India. 3. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ? I. Lothal - Ancient Dockyard 11. Sarnath - First sermon of Buddha 111. Rajgir - Lion capital of Ashoka IV. Nalanda - Great seat of Buddhist learning. Select the correct answer from the codes given below : (A) I, 11, I11 and IV (C) I, I1 and IV (B) I11 and IV (D) I and 11. 4. Read the following statements carefully : i. A large number of seals discovered from almost all the Harappan sites were used for ritualistic purposes. ii. A large number of seals discovered from almost all the Harappan sites were used for symbolic purposes. iii. A large number of seals discovered from almost all the Harappan sites were used for familial traditions. iv. A large number of seals discovered from almost all the Harappan sites were used for diplomatic purposes. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are not correct ? (A) i and ii (B) ii and iii (C) iii only (D) iii and iv. 5. Buddha gave his first sermon in (A) Bodh Gaya (C) Sarnath (B) Pataliputra (D) None of these. 6. Given below are two statements - one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : Of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, Magadha alone grew up into an empire. Reason (R) : Magadha was ideally located. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ? (A) Both (A) and (R) are true but. (R) does not explain (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A] (C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) only partially explains (A) (D) (A) is true, but (R) is false. 7. In which of the following Edicts is Ashoka's name found ? (A) Rock Edict XI1 (B) Pillar Edict VII (C) Maski Edict (D) Minor Pillar Edict I. 8. Consider the following statements : i. The Greeks were the earliest foreigners to invade India. ii. The Huns were the earliest foreigners to invade India. iii. The Parthians were the earliest foreigners to invade India. Which of the above statements islare false ? (A) ii only (B) ii and iii (C) iii only (D) None of these 9. Choose the correct statement by using the codes : i. Held at Rajagriha, the Second Buddhist Council was important for editing his sermons. ii. Held at Vaishali, the Second Buddhist Council marked the division of the Buddhist Order. iii. Held at Rajagriha, the Second Buddhist Council led to the emergence of Mahayana and Hinayana. Codes : i ii iii (A) True False True (B) False True True (C) False True False (D) False False True. 10. Match List I with List I1 correctly and select your answer using the codes given below List I List I1 i) Satavahana a) Maues ii) Shunga iii) Saka iv) Tocharian Codes : i ii iii iv b) Pushyamitra C) Simuka d) Kujula Kadphises. 11. Given below are two statements - one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : The City of Taxila revolted twice during the Mauryan period. Reason (R) : The Mauryan emperors were despots. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ? (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 12. Which one of the following statements is not true about Samudragupta ? (A) He built the most extensive empire after Ashoka (B) A poetical work called the Krishna Charitam is attributed to him (C) He is also known as Kaviraja (D) He sent an embassy to China. 13. Select the correct statement using the codes : i. Kumarasambhava is an epic poem and Raghuvamsha is a drama. ii. Both Kumarashambhava and Raghuvamsha are dramas. iii. Both Kumarashambhava and Raghuvamsha are epic poems. iv. Kurnarashambhava is a drama and Raghuvamsha is an epic poem. Codes : i ii iii iv (A) True False False False (B) False True False True (C) False False True False (D) False False False True. [ P.T.O. ( Works ) i) Mrichchhakatika ii) Mudrarakshasa iii) Kamasu tra iv) Ritusamhara. 0810-11 14. Match the following : ( Authors ) a) Kalidasa b) Shudraka C) Vishakhadatta d) Vatsayana Codes : a b c d (A) iv i ii iii (B) i ii iii iv (C) iv i iii ii (D) iv iii ii i. 15. Who among the following did visit India during the reign of Chandra Gupta I1 ? (A) Fa Hien (B) Hiuen Tsang (C) Megasthenes (D) None of them. 16. What is the language of the Sangam literature ? (A) Tamil (B) Prakrit (C) Pali (D) Sanskrit. 17. Who among the following visited the court of Deva Raya I1 of Vijayanagar ? (A) Al-Beruni (B) Ibn Batuta (C) Marco Polo (D) Abdur Rajak. 18. Match the following ruling dynasties with their capitals by using the codes given below : a) The Chalukyas of Gujarat I. Tripuri b) The Kalachuris of Chedi 11. Ahilwad C) The Paramaras of Malwa 111. Ajmer d) The Chahamans of Sakambari IV. Dhara. Codes : a b c d (A) I I11 I1 rv (B) I1 I IV I11 (C) I1 111 IV I (Dl IV I I1 111. 19. Joydev's Gita Govinda deals with the cult of (A) Rama (C) Shakti 20. Amritsar was founded by (B) Siva (D) Krishna. (A) Guru Nanak (B) Teg Bahadur (C) Guru Ram Das (D) Guru Govind Singh. 2 1. Raja Krishnadeva Raya belonged to the (A) Sangama dynasty (B) Saluva dynasty (C) Tuluva dynasty 22. The Divine Right means (D) Aravidu dynasty i. the right to pursue one's religion ii. the right to impose majority religion over the rest iii. the unquestionable authority of the king to rule iv. the right of the state to usurp the private property. Codes : i ii iii iv (A) False False False True (B) True True False False (C) False False False True (D) False False True False. 23. Given below are two statements - one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : The Portuguese introduced violence in Asian waters. Reason (R) : The Portuguese motive was to control the major sea lanes of Asian trade. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is true ? (A) (A) is true, but (R) is false (B) Both (A) and (R) are true (C) (A) is false, but (R) is true (D) Both (A) and (R) are false. 24. Who among the following was deported to Rangoon ? (A) Shah Jahan I11 (B) Shah Alam I1 (C) Akbar I1 (D) Bahadur Shah 11. 25. Who among the following did take away Jagir from the nobles ? (A) Humayun (C) Jahangir (B) Akbar (D) Shah Jahan 26. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (A) Jahangir - William Hawkins (B) Akbar - Thomas Roe (C) Shah Jahan - Travernier (D) Aurangzeb - Manucci. 27. What was the Jajmani system ? (A) A revenue system in which revenues of different units of land were assigned to officials in lieu of salaries (B) An administrative system in which ranks in terms of numbers were assigned to nobles, military commanders and other prominent people for placing them in the official hierarchy (C) A reciprocal system that existed in rural India between the peasantry and other occupational groups (D) A commercial system that developed in urban India facilitating commercial transactions on a large scale. 28. Which among the following statements is false ? (A) The English East India Company was founded by a royal charter on 3 1 st December 1600 as a Joint Stock Company (B) In 161 7 Jahangir received Sir Thomas Roe as a resident English envoy in his court (C) The East India Company formally started trading in India from 1640 after settling scores with the French (D) The East India Company enjoyed monopoly of all trade in India. 29. Ashtapradhan was associated with (A) Shivaji (B) Aurangzeb (C) Ranjit Singh (D) Akbar 30. The English Governor in Bengal at the time of the Battle of Buxar was (A) Robert Clive (B) Henry Verelest (C) Vansittart (D) Cartier. 31. The Commander-in-Chief of the Maratha troops in the Third Battle of Panipat was (A) Vishwas Rao (B) Sadashiv Rao Bhau (C) Malhar Rao Holkar (D) Dattaji Sindhia. 32. Who among the following had allied with the French against the British ? (A) Hyder Ali (B) Tipu Sultan (C) Nizam of Hyderabad (D) None of them. 33. Lord Macaulay was associated with (A) Reforms in army (B) Abolition of Sati (C) Codification of laws (D) Permanent Settlement. 34. Given below are two statements - one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : The revolt of 1857 was neither a national war of independence nor a mu tiny. Reason (R) : The newly educated middle class did not participate in it. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is true ? (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is only a partial explanation of (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are false (C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A) (D) (A) is true, but (R) is false. 35. Sidhu and Kanhu were the leaders of the (A) Kol uprising (C) Rangpur Dhing (B) Munda uprising (D) Santal Hul. 36. Who were the constituent powers of a Triple Entente ? (A) England, Austria, Germany (B) England, France, Russia (C) Austria, Italy, France (D) Russia, England, Germany. 37. What is the correct sequence of the following events ? i) Tilak's Home Rule League ii) Kamagatamaru incident iii) Mahatma Gandhi's arrival in India. Codes : (A) i, ii, iii (B) iii, ii, i (C) ii, i, iii (D) ii, iii, i. 38. Swarajya Party was formed after the failure of (A) Quit India Movement (B) Satyagraha Movement (C) Non-Cooperation Movement (D) Civil Disobedience Movement. 39. Given below are two statements - one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : Partition of Bengal in 1905 brought an end of Moderates' role in Indian freedom movement. Reason (R) : Surat session of the Indian National Congress separated the Extremists from the Moderates. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is true ? (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 40. Consider the following statements about the early Indian National Congress : i) The early Congress leaders were great admirers of the English system of government ii) The Congress did not take note of the growing poverty of the peasants. iii) The Congress demanded Indianization of the superior grades of administrative services. Select the correct answer from the codes given below : (A) (i) and (iii) (B) (ii) only (C) (i) and (ii) (D) all of these. 41. Given below are two statements - one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : The anti-Partition agitation failed in Bengal because of the repressive measures of the colonial state Reason (R) : The anti-Partition agitation failed because of some inner weaknesses. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is true ? (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) only gives a partial explanation of (A) (B) (R) is true, but (A) is false (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false (D) Both [A) and (R) are true, and (R) is not the correct explanation of [A). 42. Given below are two statements - one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : The commercialization of agriculture did contribute to differentiation within the peasantry. Reason (R) : The commercialization led to general agricultural growth. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is true ? (A) Both (A) and (R) are false (B) Both (A) and (R) are true (C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) does not explain (A) (D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A). 43. Given below are two statements - one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : The textile centres of India underwent a decline in the last years of the eighteenth century. Reason (R) : The decline was the result of the company's de-industrialization policy. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is true ? (A) Both (A) and (R) are true (B) (A) is true, but (R) is false (C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is a partially valid explanation of (A) (D) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). 44. Match List I with List I1 correctly and select your answer using the codes given below : List I List I1 a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 1 ) Punarvivah Mandal b) Jamna La1 Bajaj 2) Indian Boy Scouts Association c) Mrs. Annie Besant 3) Gandhi Seva Sangha d) Gopal Hari Deshmukh 4) Samaj Samta Sangha 5) Indian Women's Association. Codes : a b c d (A) 4 3 2 + 5 1 (B) 4 3 2 1 + 5 (C) 2 3 4 5 (Dl 1 2 3 + 5 4. 45. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (A) Satish Chandra Samanta - Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar (B) Narendra Dev - Congress Socialist Party (C) Chandrashekhar Azad - Forward Bloc (D) Muzaffar Ahmed - Communist Party of India. 46. What is the correct sequence of the following events ? i) The August offer ii) I.N.A. Trial iii) The Quit India Movement iv) The Royal Indian Naval Ratings Mutiny. Select the answer from the codes below : (A) i,iii,ii,iv (B) iii, i, ii, iv (C) i, iii, iv, ii (D) iii, i, iv, ii. 47. Given below are two statements - one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : The Partition of India in 1947 led to large scale displacement of population. Reason [R) : The Partition was ill-conceived and irrational. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is true ? (A) Both (A) and (R) are false (B) Both [A) and [R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (C) [A) is true, but (R) is false (D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is a partial explanation of (A). 48. At the time of Indian Independence, who was Maharaja of Kashmir ? (A) Hari Singh (B) Karan Singh (C) Shalkh Abdullah (D) Trailok Singh. 49. Which one of the following Acts gave female children equal claims with male siblings to inherit paternal property ? (A) A Hindu Marriage Validating Act 1949 (B) The Constitution of India 1950 (C) The Hindu Succession Act 1956 (D) The Declaration of the Emergency in 1975. 50. Choose the correct statement by using the codes : Judith Brown used the term 'sub-contractor' to denote : i. The people in charge of construction work in British India ii. The regional leaders following Gandhian programme of mass movement iii. British officials following Gandhi. Codes : i ii iii (A) False True False (B) False False True (C) True True False (D) False False True. |
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Re: DSSSB PGT History Exam Question Paper
Sir I am looking for the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board DSSSB PGT History Exam questions so can you please provide me the same
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3rd March 2016, 12:03 PM
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Re: DSSSB PGT History Exam Question Paper
Hi friend below I am giving you the DSSSB PGT History Exam questions 1. The statue of Gomateshwara at Sravanabelagola was built by— Chandragupta Maurya Kharvela Amoghavarsha Chamundaraya Ans : (D) 2. ‘Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by borrowings, for once cremated, there is no return’. The rejection of after life is an aphorism of the— Kapalika sect Sunyavada of Nagarjun Ajivikas Charvakas Ans : (D) 3. Which one of the following usages was a post-Vedic development ? Dharma-Artha-Kama-Moksha Brahmana-Kshatriya-Vaishya-Shudra Brahmacharya-Grihasthashrama-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa Indra-Surya-Rudra-Marut Ans : (C) 4. The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was— Amritsar Patiala Lahore Kapurthala Ans : (C) 5. In the Gandhara sculptures the preaching mudra associated with the Buddha's First Sermon at Sarnath is— Abhaya Dhyana Dharmachakra Bhumisparsa Ans : (C) 6. The name of the poet Kalidas is mentioned in the— Allahabad pillar inscription Aihole inscription Alapadu grant Hanumakonda inscription Ans : (B) 7. Zero was invented by— Aryabhatta Varahamihira Bhaskara I An unknown Indian Ans : (D) 8. Which one of the following important trade centres of ancient India was on the trade route connecting Kalyana with Vengi ? Tagara Sripura Tripuri Tamralipti Ans : (A) 9. The first Indian ruler who joined the subsidiary Alliance was— The Nawab of Oudh The Nizam of Hyderabad Peshwa Baji Rao II The king of Travancore Ans : (B) 10. Vidhushaka, a common character in Sanskrit drama is invariably a— Brahmana Kshatriya Vaishya Shudra Ans : (A) 11. Toramana belonged to the ethnic horde of the— Scythians Hunas Yue-chis Sakas Ans : (B) 12. Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans ? Ziauddin Barani Shams-i-siraj Afif Minhaj-us-siraj Amir Khusrau Ans : (D) 13. The first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state was— Alauddin Khilji Feroz Tughlaq Akbar Aurangzeb Ans : (C) 14. Who among the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal period ? Gulbadan Begum Noorjahan Begum Jahanara Begum Zebun-nissah Begum Ans : (A) 15. The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the— Portuguese Dutch French Danish Ans : (B) 16. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are— Buddhist Buddhist and Jain Hindu and Jain Hindu, Buddhist and Jain Ans : (D) 17. The significance of the Bengal Regulation of 1793 lies in the fact that— It provided for the establishment of the Supreme court It restricted the application of English law to Englishmen only It accommodated the personal laws of Hindus and Muslims It provided for the appointment of the Indian Law Commission Ans : (C) 18. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in— Afghanistan Turkey Mongolia Persia Ans : (C) 19. Which one of the following monuments has a dome which is said to be one of the largest in the world ? Tomb of Sher Shah, Sasaram Jama Masjid, Delhi Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tuglaq, Delhi Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur Ans : (D) 20. Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers— In the Gupta administration In the Chola administration In the Vijaynagar administration In the Maratha administration Ans : (D) 21. The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by— Mahayana Buddhism Hinayana Buddhism Jainism The Lokayata School Ans : (C) 22. Which one of the following territories was not affected by the revolt of 1857 ? Jhansi Jagdishpur Lucknow Chittor Ans : (D) 23. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ? Battle of Buxar— Mir Jafar Vs Clive Battle of Wandiwash—French Vs East India Company Battle of Chelianwala—Dalhousie Vs Marathas Battle of Kharda—Nizam Vs East India Company Ans : (B) 24. The word ‘Hindu’ as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by— The Greeks The Romans The Chinese The Arabs Ans : (A) 25. Hughly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by— The Portuguese The French The Danish The British Ans : (A) |