INSTITUTE OF BASIC EDUCATION (IBE) TEST SERIES 2024
Question Booklet Series
ROLL NO GS (Prelims) Module
im = Test-1
HISTORY
Maximum Marks : 200
Hours
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES
1. Immediately after the commencement of the Examination, candidate should check that this Booklet
DOES NOT have any unprinted, torn or missing pages etc. If any defectis detected, getit replaced by
‘a Complete Question Booklet.
2, Encode and fill in the Roll No. and Question Booklet Series carefully and without air omission or
discrepancy at the appropriate places in the OMR-Answer Sheet. Any omissior discrepancy will render
the OMR Answer Sheet liable for rejection.
2. Enter correct and entire digits of your Roll No:in the appropriate boxes and darken the corresponding
bubbles in the OMR ANSWER SHEET:
3. DO NOT handle your OMR ANSWER SHEET in such a manner as to mutilate, fold ete.
4. This Question Booklet contains 100 questions carfying 2 (two) marks each. Each question contains
four responses. Choose only one response/answer for each question and darken the appropriate
bubble on the OMR ANSWER SHEET.
5. Candidates are strictly prohibited to possess any book, riotebook or loose paper, calculator, mobile
Phone, electronic gadgets etc, inside the Examination Hall, except his/her Admit Card and writing
materials only.
6. Immediately after the final bell, indicating the closure of the Examination, stop marking. Be seated tll
the OMRANSWER SHEET is collected, After handing over the OMR ANSWER SHEET to the Invigilator
and after you have been permitted by the Invigilatorto leave, you may leave the examination hall.
7. There will be penalty for wrong answer marked by a candidate in the objective type question paper.
For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-third of the marks
assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
8. Ifa candidate gives more than one answer for each question, itwill be treated as a wrong answer even
if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above to that
question,
NB: CANDIDATES ARE ALLOWED TO TAKE THIS QUESTION BOOKLET ONLY AFTER,
COMPLETION OF EXAMINATION TIME
@ scanned with OKEN Scanner10.
n.
The cultivations of cereals first started in- |
(2) Neolithic age (b) Mesolithicage | 12
(c) Palaeolithic age (d) Proto-Historic age |
Megaliths have been identified as— |
(a) Caves for hermits (b) Burial sites !
(c) Temple Sites (d) None of the above |
(0) Treta, Dvapara, Kali and Krita
.. The ancient place where the narration of entire
Mahabharata was read in the conference of
60,000 hermits
(a) Ahichhatra
(c) Kampilya
(b) Hastinapur
(0) Naimisharanya
The important reason to keep Indus-Valley Civi- | 13. Which Buddha text has described 16
lization before Aryan civilization is 1
Mahajanapads of 6th century B.C.?
(a) Script (b) Town Planning | — (a)Digha Nikaya (b) Tripitaka
(c) Copper (d) Potteries 1 (c) Deepavansh (d) Anguattar Nikaya
Indus Valley Civilization, which was placed on | 14. What was the name of the dynasty of
the banks of the river, they were? | Ajatashatru?
4. Sindhu 2. Chenab 1 (a)Maurya (b) Haryanka
3. Jhelum 4.Ganga | (@)Nanda (@) Gupta
Choose the correct answer from the code given | 15.
below: i
Cod
(@) 1 and2 (b) 1, 2and3
(©)2,3and4 (6) Allfour
|
I
|
is aname for— i
(2) Three Vedas ‘ I
(b) Dharma, Sangha and Buddha i
(c) Three Gods in Hindu Pantheon - !
(d) Three seasons mI
Give the name of the tribe which is not related |
to the ‘Panchjana’ of the Rig Veda Aryans: |
(@) Yadu (Pure 1
(©) Turvasa _@kikat |
|
|
1
|
|
|
!
|
|
!
17.
Who was Alara Kalama?
(©)Adisciple of Buddha 1¢
(b)A distinguished Buddhist monk) ci
(c) Aking of Buddha's times
(@)Ateacher of Buddha ere
Which of the following Buddhists texts contains
the rules of Monastic life? -
(@) Digha-Nikaya
(b) Vinaya Pitaka
(c) Abhidhamma Pitaka
(2) Vibhasha Shastra
Which of the following rel
in the concept of ‘inal annihilation of the world’?
(a) Buddhism (b) Jainism
(c) Hinduism (6) Islam 120.
Which ofthe following Jain texts describes the |
number of religious movements? I
(a) Sutrakritanga (b) Nyayavtara !
(c) Dravyasamgraha —_(d) Kalpasutra |
According to ancient Indian cosmogonic ideas, |
I
|
|
|
|
18,
19.
the sequential order of the cycle of four epochs
(yugas) is
(@) Dvapara, Krita, Treta and Kali
(b) Krita, Dvapara, Treta and Kali
(©) Krita, Treta, Dvapara and Kali
Rajjuka’s were:
(@) Traders in the Chola Kingdom
(b) Officers in the Mauryan Administration
(c) Feudal Lords in the Gupta empire
(d) Soldiers in the Saka army
16.. Which of the following sources gives a detailed
account of city administration of the Mauryas?
(a) Kautilya's Arthashashtra
(b)Megasthenes’ Indica
(c) Mudrarakashasa of Vishakha Datta
(d) Inscription of Ashoka
From which’ of the following months did the
Mauryan fiscal year use to begin?
a) Pausa-Magha (January-February)
b) Phalgun'(March)
) dyestha (June)
~d) Asadtia (uly)
Invanciént India, the term Kataka and
‘Skandavaras were related to which of the fol-
lowing?
a) Administrative officer b) Merchant guilds
¢) Military camps d) Land units
Where are the four monasteries established
by Adi Shankaracharya’ situated?
(a) Sringeri, Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayaga
(b) Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayaga, Kanchi
(©) Joshimath, Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri
(d) Puri, Sringeri, Dwarka, Varanasi
Match List-|with List-ll and choose the answer
according to the code-
List List
(Courtier poet) (King)
‘A.Amir Khusro 1.Chandraguptat!
B. Kalidas 2. Samudragupta
C. Harisena 3. Harshvardhan
D. Banabhatta 4. Allauddin Khili
Code:
A B oc oD
@ 1 2 3 4
@ scanned with OKEN Scanner() la-eie He 3 B. Vatsyayana 2. Rajatarangini
|
ase | C.Chanakya 3. Ashtadhyayi
@ 2 4 41 3 | D.Kathana 4. Arthashastra
24. In which region, the Chola empire was ex-| Code:
panded? | A B ¢c oD
(@) Vijayanagara Area lo @ 3 1 4 2
(b) Malabar Coast no) 4 1 2 3
(©) Hoysala I @ 2 3 1 4
(d) Coromandel Coast and some region ofDeccan |_(d) 1 2 3 4
22. Which of the following was special feature of | 30, In India, from which rock-shelter, pictures has
Chola administration: | | been found most?
(@) Division of empire into mandalam | (@Ghagharia (b) Bhimbetka
(b) Autonomy of village administration 1 (e)Leknahia (a) Adamgath
(c) Full powers to Ministers of State | 31. Who among the following Maratha women led
{G) Cheap and proper tax collection method | struggles against the Mughal Empire from 1700
23. Why was ‘Uraiyur' famous in Sangam Era? | A.D. onwards?
(a) An important trade centre of spices | @Ahilya Bai (©) Mukta Bai
(b) An important trade centre of cotton | (c) Tara Bai (d) Rukmini Bai
(c) An important centre of foreign trade |.32,_ Arrange the following in the chronological order
(@)An important centre of domestic trade |, _ of theirrule:
24, Match item of List-! with List-Il and select your | 4, Bajirao. 2. Balaji Bajirao
correct answer from the codes given\below in’! 3. (Balaji Vishwanath 4. Madhavrao
the lists: f | Select:the correct answer using the codes
List Listal | given below.
‘A. Thirukural 4. Love Story | Code:
B. Tolkappiyam 2.Philosophy || (a) 4,3, 152 (0) 1,.2,3,4
C. Silapadikaram jerchant Story! (c) 3, 1, 2.4 (d)2, 14,3
D. Manimekalai 4,.Grammar 133, Khalsa Panth was created by Guru Gobind
Code: Singh in,which year?
A B ‘osy.D cent pofa) 1599 (b) 1707
(@ 1 2 4 8) “bh ©) 1699 (d) 1657
(b) 2 3 | 34. The city of Amritsar in Punjab was established
(c) 4 2 | by:
@ 2 4
I
A B c D |
(@) 1 4 see) |
(b) 3 1 482 i
(c) 4 2 1 3
@ 2 3 |t4 |
38. Arrange the following four foreign invasions in |
chronological order and find the correct answer |
from the codes given below: . aa
1. Ahmad Shah Abdali by). ool
2. Genghis Khan Bo |
3. Nadir Shah Tes |
4. Timur . I
Code: |
(a) 1,2,3,4 (b) 4,3,,2,4 !
(2)2.4,3,1 (0)2,4,1,3 |
38. Which ofthe following is not correctly matched? |
Books Writers |
(a) Tabaqat-i-Nasiri Minhaj-i-Siraj- |
Juzjani !
(b) Tarikh-i-Firuzshahi Shams-i-Siraj-Afit |
(0) Tughlugnama Ibn Battuta !
(@) Humayun Nama Gulbadan Begum |
40. Who was the last ruler of the slave dynasty? |
(a) Nasiruddin Mahmood |
(b) Bahram shah !
(©) Kaiqubad !
(d) Kayumars \
|
|
|
|
4
4
4a
46.
4,
45,
6.
7,
4
2.
3.
Which one of the following emperors had the
highest number of Hindu Generals in the
Mughal army:
(a) Humayun (b) Akbar
(©) Nizamuddin (a) Aurangzeb
The battle of Dharmat was fought between:
(a) Muhammad Ghori and Jai Chand
(©) Babur and Afghans
(c) Aurangzeb and Dara Shukoh
(a) Ahmad Shah Durani and the Marathas
‘Who among the following Mughal emperor was
coronated twice?
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir
(0) Shah Jahan (a) Aurangzeb
Which Sufi Saint was called 'Mehboob-e-llahi?
(a) Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti
(b) Baba Farid
(©) Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
(@) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
Who among the following was the author of the
book ‘Kitab--Nauras'?
(@)lbrahimAdil Shah Il (b) AliAdil Shah
(c)QuiiQutab Shah (d) Akbar
‘Who among the following is known as the 'Fa-
ther of Hindi Khari Bol’?
(a) Amir Khusrau
(b) Malik Muhammad Jaisi
(c) Kabir
(d) Abdur Rahim-Khan-e-Khanan
|. Which medieval king of India introduced the ‘iqta
system:? >
(a) itutmish (b) Balban
(©)Alauddin Khali (@) None of these
| The battle Talikota was fought between
(a) Akbar and Sultan of Malwa
(b) Vijayanagara and the Bahmani Kingdom
(©) Vijayanagara and combined forces of
Bijapur, Ahmadnagar and Golconda
(a) Sher Shah and Humayun
). Which Sultan of Delhi had levied ‘Jizya’ on
Brahmins?
(a) Balban
(b) Firuz Tughluq
(0)Alauddin Khalji
(d) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
. January 26, 1950 was chosen for the
enforcement of the Constitution because;
a) This was an auspicious day
b) ‘Quit India Movement’ was begun on this
date in 1942.
) Congress had celebrated 26, January,
1930 as the first Independence
4d) None of the above
@ scanned with OKEN Scanneruy 20} ayerg APEITS 10} ESE, BOA
posn Auewud pey Buoyoy Sy CUOUIE
peseig E1RUSEEN
1 SeMery
(8 Reset Quouistep Lene SS ese Sy) te
@ scanned with OKEN ScannerS|UOWA}EIS 849 MO}EG
tuan6 sapoo ay) wou Jamsue 3981109 241 }09I8S
{UOISSIWUWOD LOWS au InoGe
‘ang aie sqUaUlae}s BUIMO|]O} 24) JO YOIYM
Zr6l (P) 6e61 (9)
6261 (a) 6461 (e)
seak ty ul Ssai6u09 a/04e7
ur passed sem fevemg-eung Jo fesodoud ays
‘yose uensapad e sayj@Boye sem (p)
aioysees
auiie wes pasedaid 1ypues euneyew (0)
eas aun apisaq
Bein © ipueg ve payeumuia) yovew aus (q)
weIysy NewHedes wos payeis sent] (e)
EUDIEW IpueQ S,flupuED noge 192100
Jou si sjuawajeys BuMO}O} au) Jo OUO YOIyAA
ppue g'2 (p Ao e (9
wypuez") (a Ayo | (&
=moreg
uani6 poo ayy Bulsn JaMsue yoa1I00 ay D9/eg,
‘s0ugj0IA yim paBieyo Jou aeMh
‘oym ssauosud asoyy AlUd $0 @SeaIay
ssaoxe aoijod oquyfuinbue
40} uogsaBBns s,iypues jo eauejdeooy ©
quawianoy
‘s0ualpsqosig IIAID 24) YA Uol}OeUUCD Uy
payeBynuosd seoueUIpiC Jo [EMEIPUAINN °Z,
20uasajU09 @/qeL_ Punoy au)
Hed 0} ssei6u0D o} UOneNNU
eBuynoyo}
‘ayy Jo YoIly papnjoul eq UMUI-YPUED BULL
JeWIEWUIUD (P)
quesag eluuy (9)
nudeg snpeyeg [a1 (q)
nuyen remnow (e)
ened
uyrajsypues ul soyeIpeus jo ojos ayy paXeld oun
bz'v'e(p bz'e'v(o
rez vez
pop
ped UMUFIUpUeD “y
Bus yeBeug jo uonnoex3 *¢
‘ONIJo UoISsag 1yoeIeY, Z
ousseju0D @/9e] Punoy puodes “|
“no}9q uani6 apoo a4) wo4 eouepuadepUt JO}
2/66nys seipuy yy pa}2auU0D S]UAN2 BuIMo}|O}
241 Jo sapio yea|Bojouosyo jo21109 eu) 199I0S
epuez‘t(p e pue | (9
epuez(q Zpue | (e
qpaui09
S28! onoge uani6 sjuawiale}s 84) JO YOIUN
S2uarayuo9 ajqey punoy pulys aun ui wed
“®1 lou pip ssasBuog jeuoneN UeIpUl SUL “EC
pews 210m S291t10s INO pue S91POq [e90] 24}
Uujajdoad passaidap aig jo uonequesaidey
40} suoisiaoud jevoads "Jed euoog ayp Ul °Z
“1a | sessepe passeudep oun 10} saesoioo%>
ajeredas papuewiep Jeypequiy
1g ‘aouasajuog 2/92] PUNOYS IS} 244 UI “|
:s]wausaye}s BuImo|}o} Au) JepIsuoD
iypueo eweyeni (P
ueysejedobeles ‘9 (0
AINE URYOW UEPEW (9
Jeypaquiy °° (
| éze6} Jo Wed Cudog
| leouoisiy uo ubis you pip BuIMo}O} 47 JO YOIUM
ainyd eqnofr euneyey (P)
sexjosley “S'N (2)
‘6L | wey uemil6er nqeg (4)
I seypoquiy “Y'a 10 .
{ pousiiqeyse sem onbee7 sassei9 passexdeg,
peseid espualey 1G pue eIyaN xOUsY (P
100
[LepuareN ekve4yoy pue uexeseN yseyesdKer (9
> «[uekeren useseidter pue riyen reyeyemer (q
[7 © eneus eqoun pue niyo jeueyemer (e
:Aq yesh
Lu, papunoy sem Aued ysiJe100g ss215U05 SyL
z pue | (p) vy pue ¢ (0)
| epuez (a) pue | (e)
I j ‘mojaq
| Veni apoo tg ui04 Jomsue yoeu100 a4) 1919S
8. gelung"y ebusa"e
eSsu0 2 ana
22861 Ul Ansiuiw e wo} 10u pip ssai6u09
| 1euoheN uerpuy auj a1eymasouy Asuap! pue eIp
J -UL Ysa¥g Jo Seouinoid Buynoyo} a4y sepIsuED
| uoissag ennojeg (p ——uoyssag unduy (0
uoisses seupew (q —_uolssag enduey (2
| dau puooas ou 10} uapisaig se payoaja
| Sem as0g expueyo yseyang ‘sse.Bu09 |euon
| -2N Ue}pul jo uoIssas BuIMo}]O} 24) Jo YoIy UW}
i SIUAWLIAADD [eIOUIAOI
ue Jes)U99 84) Jo UONOIPSUIN{ au auyaq (p)
I e1pu 104
| e1eig Jo Areio100g ay) Jo siomod ayy auyaq (0)
| __ sseud jeuojeu uo diysiosuas asoduy (q)
| seleis uerpuy ou pue e1pu jo yrauiusanog
92 | AU} UBEMYaq diysuoNe|a: ayy anosduuy (e)
| 0)
| sem 2261 Jo oamuuwod sonng 219 jor20Iq0 94)
I ‘@noge au) jo auON (p)
| saouinoid au Ul
| e9uainqiny jeunuiwod Yon 00} sem azayy (0)
| YOUIIED AUN 10} 10M 0} a\qissodu
LL
“SL
Wh
eL
uw
We
OL
69
@ scanned with OKEN ScannerJeyeNU aun avs
Lz 'y'e (P)
v'e'z'b(@) | a1d pue aieiorare ayeredas puewap OL '€
| ‘yat00s WISIN BU W052) OL
quawanopi uoneedoo9-UON "y | pu Jo WSR
yelbemesepauy ce | SN BuOWIE s6uyjoa) ysuernue 2sno1 OL *F
ayuis qn pegepawuy % “_quausenowy 1epeUUD SIO
ypubenes uesedweud “| SanHoalao Ye uj arom BuMno}o} JO HUM “98
‘souaseuog ajgeL pundy Bund (P)
quupueg euney |
-eyy so ayy feomyod aug ut syuane Buymotio} OMT
yo 2ouanbas jeaiBojouosyo yo109 aun SHEN “68 |
uownow eouarpaqosig vo Buna (°)
uowanowy uosexedo0o-uON Bund (9)
‘yoiew ipued Buna (e)
uejeduy exveuov(P) — |
epynug seuny (eed (2) eseoke
eyuig uekexen yeuBnuy (@) | ui feveMs.40 uebois aun aniByiypuen PIPUSUM "SB
pesesg espualers (2) 1 seq "yO (P)
gueredwieyg u sjuesead o1PUL quesag aluuy (0)
yo Syd aun oj uonuene suypueys mer OUM “26 | ed ‘0'8
nag espuaien ekieuoy(P) | efinjew ueyon UePeW (©)
20261 ul ssesSuoo jeuoneN weIPUl 2ut3®
nemseses pueueleyes wems (9)
‘wonnjoses uonesedo-0O
uoissas ndBen ou Ul!
pedupooquen SWS (9) |
Morey ON(e) | woNeupanow peu Buumo yay BuoWe UM “8
gee) ul mouyon7 ye eUdeS: ues | ypue ct (P) ¢ pue z‘} (0)
pul ry Jo wapIserd IS4y Otn PAPAS SeEMOUM "16 Zpue | (a) 1 Aquo (e)
rusor W'N (P) eipem aa (9) >> -) :9p09
ula WA) sbueq'v'S(e)— [7 _vonensuupe: yo soueusedxe auf P22}
gy s20h ay) ])PInoUs AeunTetn SUEIP HL ot ‘kqpanaljed $111"
‘Aquorssaudew "€
ur eipuy ui pepunoy sere uotun @pexL 154y AL. “06 quawusanog Ysnue ou
yom Wau} 191
ein uo steunvo senn puONA pues nd (P) |
'speli jo souzjed, aiqeunoneye ane (0) | WAP hq 616) J010¥&.21PUl JO aU
sominnoy | 249 uogoasel pue [UNC ‘au ul Suaqua Z
‘Asuonnjoney pue jeuonen suHeHNO() | upues ewreyewy Aq WusWAAO
Suuojey uevesByinoqe Bug (2) | ‘uojesed000-UON JO MESPUUNA “
0 passed ser yoy HEIMOY oul “68 -eipul ul papuno) Aued [eremS
‘guosedsuosees Bulmo|jo} Ou JO YOIUM 404 “EB
jedefeg 1G pue NIU VIPPTIES. ag (P) 1.
pezywejey nay pue lypues eUeueH 1 ‘Anjunos ayy yo uonmued
uewuir ain parsaBns Uo|ssiuNuog LOWS aU (P)
spy pewmeuow pue efinen UEHON uepew (4) | UOISSIWWOD
or mseuzey pue pueueyppesusiuens (©) | UOUls ayy ul Jaquiew uerpuy ou sem aay (0)
yo ysoue aup ysuleBE SeOuInold
ysejoid 01 6164 “EL Udy UO seswuy ye 4YBER | ‘ayy ut (Ayose1g) AyoseAg Jo uonNOge
Semuewer xq ui paveure® pisos pauueun ‘aly papuewUOdel UOISSILULIOD UOWUIS (a)
eBrei e “2isenas wopesy} uerpul ain Gund “88 | Maeiyes ptade
ruyaneinow(p) —|-_—=«« 4g Malnal ay SJUEN J8AaU sueipul (e)
my ieyneys eueinew (2) SNEIEY UOISSIWWOD Ut
oun
yevupiypewmeyoyi(q) —_| eae aun suieBe pareybe e1pul yo arload 9 ce
iypueg ewneyew (2) | anoqe aunty (P) y pue ¢ * O <
corer uisouarajuog reset | couse (a) z.(0)
espa ny aun jo wopisard Se pa2aI@ SEM OUN “18 | Zpue | (e)
ypue | (P) vy pue ¢ (2) — :@pop,
epuez (a) zpuetle) | Peal uelpul au fa pevon sem
“x0 no
scyea ng uy ounse pauesen sere | uouiguras pepuounuozer
uyor sis Aq papeat *
ype OUI peay Sema
q PY6LEL eNJ0
anseseid pue auidwia uet 1
ydwe UeWONO BY} aAeS OL “y —_| BujJOM a4) ojU! auInbuB 0} payulodde semy} “|
@ scanned with OKEN ScannerEr
200 a as
aes aa on
vee oe
Sis bu au
vos Sue ae
Vee Sn soe
Sis vs Sa
ste “aw oat
be aus au
os vae ast
Ste Sas ast
es an
oe. ae
vie a: ae
ase 8: os
as) vat
ave es
ae ae |
ow; au
ave a3
aoe v3
| Sets Bt
; ae fae
aut ae,
Ee OWS
AMOLSIH‘80S:
T-ISALATNGOW ‘Sats LSaL
ATAUAMSNY,
ooo
wepowywal) | epeued jo aBefon jo diysyencu y (0)
Bulg ye6eus (0) feuryg jo s9p29] yslunutu09 weseed (A)
‘asog espueug yseyans (4) ‘venue. ul paseq Aued jeomiiod y (e)
uekeven usexedg !er (e) {UeUUeJeBLWUE>| SEA EY “LE
“sem huuly ueatiqnday 1S12!90S ‘anoge au} Jo BUON (p)
uersnpuyy aun jo s1@pe8 JePUNO} au Jo SUO"0OL ‘80g BupueyD YSEUANS (0)
‘sg Heyag Sey (9)
sig peseid wey (P) |
uag eking (9) | deqeig wipuoyen (e)
ye? espualey (9) epeoige woUUIENE9 Ue:
emnbejusy(e) |