46TH B.P.S.C. (PRE) EXAM - 2004

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1. “When he attained kingship, he was quite independent of rules and orders of Shariat.”  For which Sultan did Baruni make this statement? 

  • A
  • Iltutmish

  • B
  • Balbun

  • C
  • Alauddin Khilji

  • D
  • Mohammad Tughalaq

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Correct Answer : C [ Alauddin Khilji ]

2. In the Mughal administration “Madad-i-Mash” indicatedIn the Mughal administration “Madad-i-Mash” indicated

  • A
  • Toll tax

  • B
  • Revenue free land given to learned persons

  • C
  • Pension to army person

  • D
  • Cultivation tax

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Correct Answer : B [ Revenue free land given to learned persons ]

3. Who illustrated “Dastan-IAmir Hamza”?

  • A
  • Abdus Samad

  • B
  • Mansur

  • C
  • Mir Sayyid Ali

  • D
  • Abul Hasan

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Correct Answer : A [Abdus Samad ]

4. In the sultanate time, the highest rural authority for land revenue was   

  • A
  • Chaudhary

  • B
  • Rawat

  • C
  • Malik

  • D
  • Ratwari

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Correct Answer : A [Chaudhary ]

5. Where was the seat of the first Republic of the world in the sixth century B.C.?        

  • A
  • Taxila

  • B
  • Vikramshila

  • C
  • Sparta

  • D
  • Magadh

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Correct Answer : A [Taxila ]

6. Chinese traveller Hiuen-Tsang studied at university  

  • A
  • Taxila

  • B
  • Vikramshila

  • C
  • Magadh

  • D
  • Nalanda

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Correct Answer : D [Nalanda ]

7. Chandragupta Maurya figures prominently in the book of   

  • A
  • Bhasa

  • B
  • Sudraka

  • C
  • Vishkhadatta

  • D
  • Ashwaghosa

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Correct Answer : C [Vishkhadatta ]

8. The description of the administration of Patliputra is available in         

  • A
  • Divyavadan

  • B
  • Arthashastra

  • C
  • Indica

  • D
  • Ashoka’s inscriptions

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Correct Answer : C [ Indica ]

9. Where was the third Buddhist council held?  

  • A
  • Vatsa

  • B
  • Patliputra

  • C
  • Kaushambhi

  • D
  • Kashmir

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Correct Answer : B [Patliputra ]

10. By which ruler was Patliputra chosen for the first time as a capital?  

  • A
  • Ajatashatru

  • B
  • Kalashoka

  • C
  • Udayin

  • D
  • Kanishka

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Correct Answer : C [Udayin ]

11. Language used in the inscriptions of Ashoka is 

  • A
  • Sanskrit

  • B
  • Prakrit

  • C
  • Pali

  • D
  • Hindi

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Correct Answer : C [Pali ]

12. Who amongst the following Mauryan rulers conquered the Deccan?          

  • A
  • Ashoka

  • B
  • Chandragupta

  • C
  • Bindusara

  • D
  • Kunal

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Correct Answer : B [Chandragupta ]

13. In how many categories did Megasthenes divide the Indian society?  

  • A
  • Four

  • B
  • Five

  • C
  • Six

  • D
  • Seven

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Correct Answer : D [Seven ]

14. The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in         

  • A
  • Mahabharat

  • B
  • Anguttar Nikaya

  • C
  • Chhandogya Upanishad

  • D
  • Samyukta Nikaya

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Correct Answer : B [Anguttar Nikaya ]

15. ‘Sita’ land in Arthashastra stands for 

  • A
  • Uncultivated waste land

  • B
  • Land owned by the Brahmanas

  • C
  • Land cultivated by tribes

  • D
  • Forest land

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Correct Answer : C [Land cultivated by tribes ]

16. An advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at     

  • A
  • Dholavisa

  • B
  • Lothal

  • C
  • Kalibangan

  • D
  • Alamgirpur

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Correct Answer : A [Dholavisa ]

17. At the time of the transfer of power, one of the following states possessed a well-developed Congress Party Organization, it was 

  • A
  • Hyderabad

  • B
  • Awadh

  • C
  • Mysore

  • D
  • Junagadh

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Correct Answer : B [Awadh ]

18. The Congress in Travancore launched a Civil disobedience Movement against the autocratic government of the Dewan of Travancore State, the name of the Dewan was 

  • A
  • C.P. Ramaswami Iyer

  • B
  • J. Krishnaswamy

  • C
  • P. K. Warner

  • D
  • K. Kelappan

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Correct Answer : A [C.P. Ramaswami Iyer ]

19. The 1937 session of the Indian National Congress was held in Bihar at 

  • A
  • Haripura

  • B
  • Patna

  • C
  • Ranchi

  • D
  • Bhagalpur

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Correct Answer : A [Haripura ]

20. Which one of the following was not a dominant caste in Bihar during the pre-independent period?  

  • A
  • Bhumihar

  • B
  • Rajputas

  • C
  • Kayasthas

  • D
  • Kurni

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Correct Answer : D [Kurni ]
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