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Plus One Public Official Model Question 2019

11th Standard

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Time : 02:30:00 Hrs
Total Marks : 90
    20 x 1 = 20
  1. The Indus civilisation declined from about _____

    (a)

    1800 BCE

    (b)

    1900 BCE

    (c)

    1950 BCE

    (d)

    1955 BCE

  2. Bhagavatisutra is a_________text.

    (a)

    Buddhist

    (b)

    Jaina

    (c)

    Ajivika

    (d)

    Vedic

  3. A comprehensive historical chronicle in Pali from Sri Lanka serving as an important source for the Mauryan Period is ___________

    (a)

    Mahavamsa

    (b)

    Deepavamsa

    (c)

    Brahmanas

    (d)

    Mudrarakshasa

  4. The regular interchange of ambassadors and correspondence ______

    (a)

    affected the regular trade from India to the West

    (b)

    facilitated regular trade from India to the West

    (c)

    facilitated regular trade from India to the East

    (d)

    none of the above

  5. ___________, a Chinese traveller, presented an idyllic picture of Indian society in the fifth century CE.

    (a)

    Itsing

    (b)

    Hieun-Tsang

    (c)

    Fahien

    (d)

    Wang-Hieun-Tse

  6. ____________ is a religious centre established by Jains

    (a)

    Saravanabelgola

    (b)

    Madurai

    (c)

    Kanchi

    (d)

    Kalugumalai

  7. The world famous Khajuraho temple was built __________

    (a)

    Rashtrakutas

    (b)

    Tomaras

    (c)

    Chandelas

    (d)

    Paramaras

  8. "Kedah” is in_________

    (a)

    Malaysia

    (b)

    Singapore

    (c)

    Thailand

    (d)

    Cambodia

  9. Ibn Battutah was a ________ traveller

    (a)

    Moroccan

    (b)

    Venetian

    (c)

    Portuguese

    (d)

    Chinese

  10. Fakir is the term used for__________.

    (a)

    Muslim saint

    (b)

    Buddhist

    (c)

    Hindu ascetic

    (d)

    Sikh guru

  11. Ramanujar expounded the philosophy known as________.

    (a)

    Darmasena

    (b)

    parapakkam

    (c)

    Vishistadvaita

    (d)

    Sufis

  12. _________is the first known person in the world to have devised the 'ship's camel', a barge on which a ship is built.

    (a)

    Akbar

    (b)

    Shah Jahan

    (c)

    Sher Shah

    (d)

    Babur

  13. Akbar defeated ________ of Kabul with the help of Raja Man Singh and Bhagwan Das

    (a)

    Sher Shah

    (b)

    Mirza Hakim

    (c)

    Mansabdar

    (d)

    Tauhid-i-Ilahi

  14. The Council of Ministers of Shivaji was known as ______

    (a)

    Ashta Pradhan

    (b)

    Astadiggajas

    (c)

    Navarathnas

    (d)

    Panchapandavas

  15. Maratha rule in Thanjavur which started from 1674 continued until the death of ______ in 1832

    (a)

    Peshwa

    (b)

    Konkan

    (c)

    Serfoji II

    (d)

    Shivaji

  16. __________region was famous for its painted (Kalamkari) fabrics which had designs drawn on the clothes and then dyed.

    (a)

    Kanara

    (b)

    Malabar

    (c)

    Konkan

    (d)

    Coromandel

  17. _____________ was the first Viceroy and Governor General of India accountable to the British Parliament.

    (a)

    Cornwallis

    (b)

    Canning

    (c)

    Wellesley

    (d)

    Hastings

  18. _____________ was introduced in 1833 during the period of William Bentinck.

    (a)

    Warren Hastings

    (b)

    Nawab of Bengal

    (c)

    Pitt India Act

    (d)

    Mahalwari

  19. ___________defeated Nana Sahib's forus during the 1857 Rebelliion

    (a)

    Henry Lawrence

    (b)

    Major General Havelock

    (c)

    Sir Hugh Wheeler

    (d)

    General Neill

  20. "The Father of Indian Renaissance" was________

    (a)

    Swami Vivekananda

    (b)

    Swami Vivekananda

    (c)

    Raja Rammohan Roy

    (d)

    Atmaram Pandurang

  21. 7 x 2 = 14
  22. Write about the Zend Avesta.

  23. What are the features of a centralised state?

  24. Explain the contribution of merchants to the expanding trade and commerce.

  25. Highlight the significance of Nalanda University during the Pala dynasty

  26. Musical instruments brought by Muslim musicians.

  27. Name the founders of city of Vijayanagar. How did it get its name?

  28. How did Akbar deal with Bairam Khan?

  29. Island of Bombay

  30. What do you know of “Pagoda”?

  31. What are the division of brahmo samaj?

  32. 7 x 3 = 21
  33. What are the border settlements of the Indus civilisation?

  34. Explain the features of the monarchies or kingdoms on the Gangetic plains.

  35. Patronage of Rashtrakutas to Jains.

  36. Write about the social hierarchy under Cholas.

  37. Battle of Rakshasi – Tangadi (1565)

  38. Point out the impact of the Bhakti Movement.

  39. What do you know of Din-i-llahi ?

  40. Write a note on Cavalry

  41. How did the Zamindars acquire hereditary rights over the lands assigned by the Government?

  42. Swami Vivekananda

  43. 7 x 5 = 35
  44. Describe pre-historic India.

  45. Give an account of Ajivikam and its spread in India.

  46. Sangam polity should be considered pre-state chiefdom. Give your reasons in support of or against this statement?

  47. Describe the land classification and land tenures followed in Guptas times.

  48. Estimate the rule of Firuz Tughlaq

  49. Justify the statement “Temple was a social institution”.

  50. Write about Mohamed Gawan.

  51. Explain the impact of Sufism.

  52. “Sher Shah was the forerunner of Akbar in revenue administration” – Explain.

  53. Highlight the sources of revenue under the Peshwas.

  54. Highlight the causes for the Anglo–French rivalry in the Carnatic region.

  55. Explain Famines and Indentured labour.

  56. Discuss the causes and results of Great Rebellion of 1857.

  57. Write the issues of Phule

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