Indian History PYQ – Change & Continuity In The Socio-Cultural History Of India

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Indian History PYQ – Change & Continuity In The Socio-Cultural History Of India – 14 questions, subject: History. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
VAS AHGS – 2020
What is the Ideology of oriental despotism?

Correct Answer: D [Unchanging society]

Explanation:

Oriental despotism is the European idea that Asian societies were ruled by absolute despots and therefore remained static and unchanging.

2.  
AGGS – 2021
The Nagara, the Dravida and the Vesara are the

Correct Answer: C [Three main style of Indian temple architecture]

Explanation:

Nagara, Dravida and Vesara are the three main styles of Indian temple architecture.

3.  
GROUP 4 – 2022
Assertion (A): The Indian heritage advocates hospitality, charity, friendship, love, respect for parents and elders and tolerance.
Reason (R): All these help the people to live in unity.

Correct Answer: A [Both (A) and (R) are true (R) is the correct explanation of (A)]

Explanation:

Indian heritage stresses hospitality, charity, friendship and tolerance, and these values help people forget differences and live in unity, so the reason explains the assertion.

4.  
PSY – 2022
Konark Sun Temple is also called as ________.

Correct Answer: C [Black Pagoda]

Explanation:

The Konark Sun Temple in Odisha was called the Black Pagoda by European sailors, while the Puri Jagannath temple was the White Pagoda.

5.  
FA – 2022
Which of the following deals with the study of living people and their material culture?

Correct Answer: A [Ethno Archaeology]

Explanation:

Ethno-archaeology studies living people and their material culture, such as tools, pots and houses, to help interpret ancient remains.

6.  
JAILOR – 2022
Which country other than Indian Sub-continent has numerous Sanskrit inscriptions?

Correct Answer: D [South-East Asian countries]

Explanation:

Numerous Sanskrit inscriptions are found in South-East Asian countries like Cambodia, Vietnam (Champa) and Indonesia, where Indian culture spread through sea trade.

7.  
BURSAR – 2023
Which is not in the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram in Tamilnadu?

Correct Answer: D [Aayi Mandapam]

Explanation:

Aayi Mandapam is a French-era monument in Puducherry and not part of the Mahabalipuram group, which includes Arjuna's Penance, the Five Rathas and the Shore Temple.

8.  
FISHERY DEPT INSPECTOR – 2023
'Razmnama' was a

Correct Answer: A [The Persian translation of Mahabharata.]

Explanation:

Razmnama, meaning Book of Wars, was the Persian translation of the Mahabharata made on Akbar's orders.

9.  
FISHERY DEPT INSPECTOR – 2023
The well-known painting "Bani Thani" belongs to the

Correct Answer: D [Kishangarh Schools]

Explanation:

The famous Bani Thani painting, painted by Nihal Chand under King Sawant Singh, belongs to the Kishangarh school of Rajasthan.

10.  
FISHERY DEPT INSPECTOR – 2023
'Indian Society of Oriental Art' was founded by

Correct Answer: C [Abanindranath Tagore]

Explanation:

The Indian Society of Oriental Art was founded in Calcutta in 1907 by Abanindranath Tagore and his brother Gaganendranath.

11.  
COMBINED TECHNICAL SERVICES (ITI POST) – 2024
The world famous Khajuraho temple was built by ________.

Correct Answer: C [Chandelas]

Explanation:

The Khajuraho temples were built in the Nagara style by the Chandela rulers of Bundelkhand in the 10th-11th centuries CE.

12.  
GROUP 2 & 2A MAINS (ரத்தான தேர்வு) – 2026
________ represents acquiring and modifying the culture of a group through contact with one or more other cultures.

Correct Answer: B [acculturation]

Explanation:

Acculturation is the process by which a group acquires and modifies its culture through contact with one or more other cultures.

13.  
GROUP 1 – 2026
Which of the following is correctly paired?
(1) 1964 - National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA)
(2) 1971 - National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
(3) 1972 - Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)
(4) 2007 - National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA)

Correct Answer: D [(3) and (4) are correct]

Explanation:

The ICHR was founded in 1972 and the National Mission for Monuments and Antiquities in 2007, while NGMA dates from 1954 and NCERT from 1961, so only (3) and (4) are correct.

14.  
ACF – 2023
Indian traders sailed to the region stretching from Burma to Indonesia called

Correct Answer: A [Suvarnabhumi]

Explanation:

Ancient Indian texts called the region from Burma to Indonesia Suvarnabhumi, the land of gold, which Indian traders visited.

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