Consider the following statements about the travellers who visited India:

1. Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi from Herat visited Delhi and Daulatabad.
2. Ibn Battuta provides detailed accounts of both Delhi and Daulatabad.
3. According to Francois Bernier there was no private property in land in Mughal India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• 1 only

• 1,2 and 3

• 1 and 3 only

• 2 and 3 only

Which of the following statements about hill stations of colonial India is/are correct?

1. The architecture of hill stations sought to recreate the European style
2. Hill stations were developed as sanitariums where soldiers were treated for illness
3. Shimla became the official residence of the Commander in Chief of the Indian Army
4. In 1864, Shimla had to be evacuated because of a Typhoid epidemic

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1 only

• 1,2 and 3

• 3 and 4

• 2 and 3 only

Match List-I with List-II

List I (Dynasty)

1. Chalukyas
2. Hoysalas
3. Pandyas
4. Eastern Gangas

List II (Architecture)

1. Sun Temple, Konark
2. Pattadakal Temples
3. Kesava Temple, Somnathpur
4. Eastern gopura of Chidambaram Temple

• (a) - 1, (b) - 3, (c) - 2, (d) - 4

• (a) - 1, (b) - 2, (c) - 3, (d) - 4

• (a) - 2, (b) - 4, (c) - 3, (d) - 1

• (a) - 2, (b) - 3, (c) - 4, (d) - 1

The Senia tradition is:

• musical tradition that emerged from the colonial army (Sena)

• dance drama written by Keshab Chandra Sen

• textile tradition of eastern UP

• musical tradition that invoked the name of Tansen, the celebrated musician of Akbar's Court

Who among the following founded the Rajahmundri Social Reform Association in 1878 in support of widow remarriage?

• Vishanshastri Pandit

• Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

• Pandita Ramabai

• Veeresalingam Pantulu

The 19 Century Faraizi Movement in eastern Bengal developed under the leadership of

• Titu Rai

• Haji Shariatullah

• Shah Sayyid Ahmad

• Dudu Miyan

Which ofthe following statements about the Progressive Writers' Association, which created a generation of creative people, is/are correct?

1. I thought critically about the poverty and hunger of the Indian people.
2. It brought out the positive developments of colonialism.
3. Its creative pursuits began with a critical evaluation of Gandhian politics.
4. It planned India's development model.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

• 1 only

• 2 and 3

• 1 and 4

• 1 and 3

E.V. Ramaswami Naicker was associated with

1. reforming Brahminism
2. the Self-Respect Movement
3. the Low Caste Movement
4. the Communist Movement

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

• 1, 2, 3 and 4

• 1 and 3 only

• 1 and 4 only

• 2 and 3 only

Gandhiji's 'Harijan Campaign' sought to

1. attack caste system as a whole
2. open wells. roads, temples, etc., to Harijans
3. encourage social work among Harijans

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

• 1 and 2

• 2 and 3

• 1 and 3

• 3 only

The Salt Satyagraha called by Mahatma Gandhi saw the

1. violation of salt laws along coastal India
2. participation of women
3. upward swing when it came to the working class joining in

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

• 1 and 3 only

• 2 only

• 1 and 2 only

• 1, 2 and 3