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University Grants Commission
Model Question Paper
PAPER-II
Indian Culture

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Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions, each question carrying two (2) marks. Attempt all the questions.

1. Which of the Harappan sites had bipartite division-high citadel and lower town ?
1. Harappa 2. Mohenjodaro
3. Kalibangan 4. Surkotda
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 3 (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

2. Who among the following is known to have performed four Asvamedha sacrifices ?
(A) Pushyamitra
(B) Pravarasena I
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Chandragupta II

3. Which one of the following was a Mahanagara during the time of Gautama Buddha ?
(A) Champa (B) Kapilavastu
(C) Kusinagara (D) Pataliputra

4. During the Mauryan period Pautavadhyaksha was an officer in charge of
(A) Ferries
(B) Weights and measures
(C) Royal Kitchen
(D) Pasture Lands

5. Jaziya and pilgrimage taxes were abolished by
(A) Firoz Tughlaq
(B) Sikandar Lodi
(C) Akbar
(D) Aurangzeb

6. In which of the following buildings, was the ‘True Arch’, based on Roman principles, introduced ?
(A) Balban’s Tomb
(B) Alai Darwaja
(C) Tomb of Feroz Shah Tughlaq
(D) Tomb of Sikandar Lodi

7. Which one of the following Mughal Painters was an expert in caricature painting ?
(A) Abul Hasan (B) Dashwant
(C) Basawan (D) Miskin

8. Who of the following was not associated with the widow remarriage movement ?
(A) Rammohan Roy
(B) Iswarchandra Vidyasagar
(C) Vishnushastri Pandit
(D) Veerasilingam Pantulu

9. Which of the following parts were situated on the East Coast of India ?
1. Kaveripatanam 2. Korkai 3. Musiri 4. Tondi
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4 (D) 1, 2 and 3

10. Which of the following was a land measurement ?
(A) Adhaka (B) Dharaka
(C) Karsha (D) Nivartana

11. Ramayana Scenes emerged for the first time in Indian Art at
(A) Bhumra
(B) Nachna Kuthara
(C) Eran
(D) Vidisa

12. Which of the following had been the chief centre of casting bronze images during the Pala period ?
1. Kurkihar 2. Nalanda 3. Rajagrih 4. Sarnath
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4 (D) 1, 2 and 3

13. In which form of marriage there was a condition of paying a pair of cows to the father of the bride ?
(A) Arsha (B) Brahma
(C) Daiva (D) Prajapatya

14. The Pietra dura method of inlay in the Mughal architecture was applied in the building called
(i) Birbal’s Palace
(ii) Tomb of Itnad-ud-Daula
(iii) Taj Mahal
(iv) Wazirkhan’s Mosque
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i) and (iv) are correct.
(B) (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (i) and (iii) are correct.

15. The salient features of the Mughal Architecture are as under :
(i) The Tomb of Khan-i-Jahan Telangani is octagonal in planning.
(ii) Taj Mahal was the first building entirely built by the white marble.
(iii) The Volute Brackets were used for the first time in the buildings of Jahangir.
(iv) Bulbous Double Dome were used in the buildings of Shahjahan.
Find the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i) and (iv) are correct.
(B) (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (i) and (ii) are correct.

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Which one of the following mughal painters was a caricaturist (A)Basawan (B)Manohar (C)Miskin (D)Abul hasan ?