Practice

Question 101

Who coined the terms ‘great’ and ‘little’ traditions?

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Correct answer: (C) Robert Redfield

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Question 102

How did the process of integration of cults function during medieval times?

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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above

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Question 103

Bhakti traditions have been classified into which broad categories?

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Correct answer: (A) Saguna and Nirguna

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Question 104

Alvars and Nayanars worshipped which gods, respectively?

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Correct answer: (C) Vishnu and Shiva

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Question 105

Nalayira Divya Prabandham is an anthology of the compositions of which of the following?

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Correct answer: (B) Alvars

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Question 106

Andal was the worshipper of which god?

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Correct answer: (A) Vishnu

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Question 107

Karaikkal was the worshipper of which god?

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Correct answer: (B) Shiva

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Question 108

Brahmana Basavanna is famous for the emergence of which of the following movements?

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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above

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Question 109

Sharia means

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Correct answer: (B) the laws governing the Muslim community

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Question 110

Which ruler conquered Sind in 712 AD?

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Correct answer: (C) Muhammad Bin Qasim

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Question 111

Silsilas are

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Correct answer: (A) Sufi lineages

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Question 112

Akbar was responsible for the construction of which of the following at the Chishti dargah at Ajmer?

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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above

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Question 113

Padmavat is a form of

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Correct answer: (C) Prem-akhyan

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Question 114

Nizamuddin Auliya was also known as

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Correct answer: (C) Sultan-ul-Mashaikh

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Question 115

In the Adi Granth, the sayings of whom among the following saints have been compiled?

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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above

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Question 116

Which of the following is famous for ‘Ulatbansi’ compositions?

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Correct answer: (C) Kabir Das

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Question 117

Which of the following is not a Sagunamargi Bhakti saint?

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Correct answer: (A) Kabir

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Question 118

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above

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Question 119

Ruins of Hampi were brought to light by

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Correct answer: (A) Colin Mackenzie

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Question 120

Rulers of Vijayanagara were in conflict with the rulers of which of the following regions?

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Correct answer: (B) Gajapati rulers of Orissa

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Question 121

Which of the following kingdoms is also known as Karnataka Samrajyamu?

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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

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Question 122

Who visited the Vijayanagara Empire in the 15th century?

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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

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Question 123

Hampi is located on the banks of which river?

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Correct answer: (C) Tungabhadra

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Question 124

On the walls of Hazara Rama Temple, stories from which of the following are depicted?

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Correct answer: (B) Ramayana

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Question 125

Which of the following temples has a chariot sculpted in stone?

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Correct answer: (B) Vitthala Temple

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Question 126

Ain-i-Akbari, written by Abul Fazl, contains information pertaining to

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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above

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Question 127

Francis Buchanan is associated with which of the following?

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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above

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Question 128

“The commercialization of Indian agriculture benefited the British capitalist class but not the Indian peasantry.” Who wrote this?

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Correct answer: (A) Rajani Palme Dutt

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 129

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above

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Question 130

Which of the following pairs is incorrect?

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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

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Question 131

What do you understand by Ricardian ideas?

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Correct answer: (A) The landowner should claim only the ‘average rent’ prevailing at a given time.

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Question 132

Why did the British pass the Limitation Law stating that loan bonds signed between moneylenders and ryots would be valid for only three years?

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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

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Question 133

Which of the following leaders is not associated with the Revolt of 1857?

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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

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Question 134

Which of the following causes is not associated with the onset of the Revolt of 1857?

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Correct answer: (C) The British were protectors of the peasantry

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Question 135

Who among the following was Gujarati and a trained lawyer in London?

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Correct answer: (B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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Question 136

Who among the following is not known as Lal, Bal, Pal?

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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

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Question 137

Members of the Constituent Assembly were elected on the basis of which of the following electorates?

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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

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Question 138

Who among the following is associated with the Act of 1919 introduced by the British Government in India?

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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above

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Question 139

Who is regarded as the founder of modern China?

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Correct answer: (C) Sun Yat-sen

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Question 140

Why was Mesopotamia important to Europeans?

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Correct answer: (B) It has references in the Old Testament.

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Question 141

Mesopotamian civilization is related to which of the following rivers?

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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above

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Question 142

What was the unique feature of cylindrical stone seals found in Mesopotamian civilization?

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Correct answer: (B) They could create a continuous picture.

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Question 143

What did herders exchange in return for grains?

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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above

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Question 144

The Gilgamesh Epic was originally written on

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Correct answer: (C) twelve tablets

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Question 145

Constantinople is located on the banks of the

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Correct answer: (C) Black Sea

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Question 146

Saint Augustine was the Bishop of the

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Correct answer: (B) North African city of Hippo

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Question 147

What led to the decline of silver-based currencies during the later Roman Empire?

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Correct answer: (C) Spanish silver mines were exhausted

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Question 148

What constitutes the ‘Three Orders’ of medieval France?

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Correct answer: (A) Clergy, Nobility, Peasantry

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Question 149

When did the White Australia Policy end?

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Correct answer: (A) 1973

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Question 150

What is the Great Leap Forward, and when and where was it introduced?

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Correct answer: (C) A policy to galvanize the country to industrialize rapidly, China—1958

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

TRE2 — Language General Studies And History