Arrange the following social reforms by the British government in chronological order :

(i) Regulations against infanticide

(ii) Regulations declaring Sati illegal

(iii) Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act

(iv) Abolition of slavery

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

• (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
• (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
• (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
• (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Solution
Correct Option: B  [ (i), (ii), (iv), (iii) ]

Explanation:

Match the associations (List-I) with the years of their establishments (List-II):

	List-I		List-II
a.	East India Association, London	1.	1852
b.	Bombay Association	2.	1866
c.	Madras Mahajan Sabha	3.	1876
d.	Indian Association, Bengal	4.	1884

• a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
• a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3
• a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
• a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
Solution
Correct Option: D  [ a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3 ]

Explanation:

Find the correct chronology of the following Governor Generals of India :

(i) Sir John Macpherson

(ii) The Earl Cornwallis

(iii) Sir Alured Clarke

(iv) The Earl of Mornington

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

• (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
• (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
• (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
• (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
Solution
Correct Option: A  [ (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) ]

Explanation:

The verses of which of the following Sufi saints are found in the Adi Granth of the Sikhs?

(i) Nizamuddin Auliya

(ii) Farid-ud-Din

(iii) Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti

(iv) Bakhtiar Kaki

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

• Only (1)
• Only (ii) and (iii)
• Only (iv)
• Only (ii)
Solution
Correct Option: D  [ Only (ii) ]

Explanation:

For which of the following items, Alauddin Khilji sought to fix the cost?

(i) Sugarcane

(ii) Diamond

(iii) Grain

(iv) Fish

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

• Only (ii) and (iii)
• Only (i) and (ii)
• Only (i), (iii) and (iv)
• (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Solution
Correct Option: C  [ Only (i), (iii) and (iv) ]

Explanation:

Consider the following statements about Vedic literature :

(i) Vedic literature is broadly divided into two parts : Shruti and Smriti.

(ii) The language used in four Vedas is classical Sanskrit.

(iii) The Ramayana and the Mahabharata are two major important components of Vedic literature.

Select the correct statement(s) using the codes given below.

• Only (i)
• Both (i) and (ii)
• Both (ii) and (iii)
• (i), (ii) and (iii)
Solution
Correct Option: A  [ Only (i) ]

Explanation:

Consider the following pairs:

Places : Events in the life of Buddha

(i) Lumbini : Birth

(ii) Sarnath: Dharmachakrapravartana

(iii) Kushinagar : The Enlightenment

(iv) Benaras : The Miracles

Select the correctly matched pairs using the codes given below.

• (i) and (iv) only
• (i) and (ii) only
• (i) and (iii) only
• (i), (ii) and (iii) only
Solution
Correct Option: B  [ (i) and (ii) only ]

Explanation:

Consider the following events pertaining to the Freedom Movement of India :

(i) Mountbatten Plan

(ii) Quit India Movement

(iii) Wavell Plan

(iv) Royal Indian Navy Mutiny

Select the correct chronological order of these events using the codes given below.

• (ii)-(iii)-(iv)-(i)
• (ii)-(i)-(iii)-(iv)
• (ii)-(iv)-(i)-(iii)
• (ii)-(i)-(iv)-(iii)
Solution
Correct Option: A  [ (ii)-(iii)-(iv)-(i) ]

Explanation:

With reference to the Khajuraho Group of Monuments, consider the following statements:

(i) The temples at Khajuraho were built during the Chandella dynasty.

(ii) The temples at Khajuraho are associated with Hinduism and Jainism.

(iii) The temples were built in Dravidian-style architecture.

(iv) These are situated in Chhatarpur district of Maharashtra.

Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below.

• (i) only
• (i) and (ii) only
• (i), (ii) and (iii) only
• (i) and (iv) only
Solution
Correct Option: B  [ (i) and (ii) only ]

Explanation:

Consider the following developments pertaining to the history of modern education in India:

(i)Sadler University Commission

(ii) Lord Macaulay's Minute

(iii) Raleigh Commission

(iv) Wood's Dispatch

Select the correct chronological order of these developments using the codes given below.

• (i)-(iii)-(ii)-(iv)
• (ii)-(iii)-(i)-(iv)
• (ii)-(iv)-(iii)—(i)
• (i)-(ii)-(iii)-(iv)
Solution
Correct Option: C  [ (ii)-(iv)-(iii)—(i) ]

Explanation: