JKPSC: Paper-I Head 2. History of India and Indian National Movement

The comic book 'India's Women Unsung Heroes' released by the Ministry of Culture depicted the stories of unsung women heroes. Which of the following is / are NOT correctly matched? Names – State i) Rani Abbakka – Karnataka ii) Matangiri Hazra – Gujarat iii) Velu Nachiyar – Tamil Nadu The answer is;

Assertion(A): In Ashoka’s time, Bherighosa was replaced with Dhammaghosha Reason(R): After Ashoka acceded to the throne, Ashoka fought a major war called the Kalinga War. Choose the correct one

Match the following: 1. Vellanvagai – (a) Land gifted to temples 2. Shalabhoga – (b) land gifts to non-brahmana peasents 3. Devadatta – (c) land gifted to Jaina institutions 4. Pallichchhandam – (d) land gifed to schools Correct match is 1 2 3 4

In the entire history of the Delhi sultanate, there was only one Sultan who voluntarily abdicated his throne and moved to a small town away from Delhi Which one of the following personalities is related to this context?

Consider the following statements regarding Kushanas; 1. The founder of the Kushana dynasty was Kadphises I 2. The Kushanas were a branch of the Yuchi Tribe 3. They issued gold coins with the title of “Lord of the whole world” The correct statement/s is/are

Consider the following Statements regards ‘Judicial organisation’ in the time of the British; 1. Cornwallis established Courts of the Circuit which were formed to deal with civil cases only. 2. William Bentinck abolished the Circuit courts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following events happened during the period of Lord Warren Hastings? 1. Treaty of Salbai 2. Eyre Coote defeated Haider Ali at Porto Novo 3. Treaty of Seringapatnam Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Sangam literature can be divided into two groups named Narrative and Didactic. In this context, consider the following Statements. 1. The narrative texts are called Kilkanakku or Eighteen minor works. 2. The Didactic texts are called Melkannakku or Eighteen major works. The correct statement/s is/are

With reference to Gupta Land Administration, the terms “maru” and “pankila” denote

Consider the following statements regarding Mughal period paintings; 1. Daswant and Baswan were two of the famous painters of Akbar’s court. 2. During Shah Jahan’s reign, Mughal paintings reached their zenith. The correct statement/s is/are

The early medieval Saint Basavanna belonged to:

The idea of Swadeshi and the boycott of foreign goods spread all over the country. In this context consider the following statements; 1. The Indian National Congress took up the Swadeshi call-in Banaras session which was presided by Surendranath Banerjee. 2. The movement was presided over in Bengal by Syed Haider Raza. The correct statement/s is/are

Which of the following statement is true with respect to Lex Loci Act, 1850?

Match List – I and List - II and select the correct answer: List – I (Ancient Sites): a. Lothal b. Kalibanga c. Dohlavira d. Mohenjodaro List – II (Archaeological Finding): 1. Ploughed Field 2. Dockyard 3. The Dancing Girl 4. An inscription comprising ten large sized signs of the Harrappan script Codes: a b c d

Consider the statements below: 1. Arthasashtra by Kautilya is a major source for the study of Mauryan Age 2. The information given in Indica by Megesthnes is supplemented with Arthashastra 3. The Arthashastra does not contain any references to the Maurya’s, their empire, Chandragupta, or Pataliputra Which of the above statements/statement is/are correct?

What set of three texts did Shamkaracharya called Prasthanatrayi?

Consider the following statements about ‘the Charter Act of 1813’: 1. It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India except for trade in tea and trade with China. 2. It asserted the sovereignty of the British Crown over the Indian territories held by the Company. 3. Christian Missionaries were allowed to enter in India Which of the statements given above are correct?