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1. The outbreak of five famines in India during the first quarter of the Nineteenth Century was due to
1. decline of Indian industries
2. immobility of agricultural labour
3. failure of monsoons
4. import of manufactured goods
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 1 2 and 3
(d) 2,3 and 4
2. In the Nineteenth Century, there was a phenomenal increase in the pressure of population on land because the
(a) introduction of commercial crops attracted the peasantry to agriculture
(b) ruin of handicrafts and village industries drove the population to agriculture (c) fall of native Governments had reduced the avenues of employment (d)urban population began to migrate to the rural areas or reasons of security
3. The term ‘Dustak’ implies
(a)free pass or duty-free trade
(b) a riot
(c) a port near Hooghly
(d) market place
4. Which of the following is/are associated with the Megalithic culture of South India ?
1. Burials enriched by boulders of stone.
2. Use of black and red ware.
3. Introduction of punch-marked coins.
4. Urban settlements.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 4 only
5. Consider the following statements : Ruse of Magadha to imperial power was mainly due to its
1. position of strategic importance surrounded by five hills 2. position in a richly fertile zone and good communication channel 3. aggressive imperial policy of the rulers 4. association with the activities of Mahatma Buddha
Which of these are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 4
Answers:
  1. c
  2. b
  3. a
  4. b
  5. c
 


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