TGPSC MPSO / ASO · Paper I · Topic 10

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10.1Ancient TelanganaNotesPractise this chapter · Set 1 free

  1. Q1 Paper I Mock 1, Q71

    Match the theory of the Satavahana home with a scholar who proposed it:

    List I:

    • A. Telangana
    • B. Coastal Andhra
    • C. Maharashtra
    • D. Vidarbha

    List II:

    • 1. V.V. Mirashi
    • 2. R.G. Bhandarkar
    • 3. P.T. Srinivasa Iyengar
    • 4. P.V. Parabrahma Sastry
    1. AA-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
    2. BA-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
    3. CA-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
    4. DA-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
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    Answer A. A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1

    Telangana - Parabrahma Sastry; Coastal Andhra - Bhandarkar; Maharashtra - Srinivasa Iyengar; Vidarbha - Mirashi.

  2. Q2 Paper I Mock 1, Q72

    Which of the following titles appear in the Nasik inscription for Gautamiputra Satakarni?

    1. Ekabrahmana

    2. Kshaharata-vamsa-niravasesha-kara

    3. Navanagaraswami

    4. Benakatakasvami

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

    1. A1 and 2 only
    2. B1, 2 and 4 only
    3. C2, 3 and 4 only
    4. D1, 2, 3 and 4
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    Answer B. 1, 2 and 4 only

    Ekabrahmana, Kshaharata-vamsa-niravasesha-kara and Benakatakasvami are Gautamiputra's; Navanagaraswami is Pulumavi's.

    Source: Nasik cave inscription of Gautami Balasri (Epigraphia Indica; D.C. Sircar, Select Inscriptions)

  3. Q3 Paper I Mock 1, Q75

    Match the term with its meaning:

    List I:

    • A. Epigraphy
    • B. Numismatics
    • C. Palaeography
    • D. Microlith

    List II:

    • 1. Study of old scripts
    • 2. Tiny stone tool
    • 3. Study of inscriptions
    • 4. Study of coins
    1. AA-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
    2. BA-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
    3. CA-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
    4. DA-1, B-4, C-3, D-2
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    Answer A. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

    Epigraphy - inscriptions; numismatics - coins; palaeography - old scripts; microlith - tiny stone tool.

10.2Medieval Telangana: Kakatiyas to Qutb ShahisNotesPractise this chapter · Set 1 free

  1. Q4 Paper I Mock 1, Q73

    Consider the following statements about the Deed of Submission (1636):

    I. Golconda agreed to pay annual tribute to the Mughals.

    II. The khutba was to be read in the Shah of Persia's name.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    1. AOnly I
    2. BOnly II
    3. CBoth I and II
    4. DNeither I nor II
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    Answer A. Only I

    Golconda paid tribute and read the khutba in the Mughal emperor's name instead of the Persian Shah's.

    Source: H.K. Sherwani, History of the Qutb Shahi Dynasty (1974)

  2. Q5 Paper I Mock 1, Q76

    Consider the following statements:

    I. The Bayyaram tank was built by Mailamba.

    II. Mailamba was Ganapatideva's daughter.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    1. AOnly I
    2. BOnly II
    3. CBoth I and II
    4. DNeither I nor II
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    Answer A. Only I

    Mailamba built the Bayyaram tank; she was Ganapatideva's sister, not his daughter.

    Source: TOSS Intermediate History (2024) ch.25

10.3Asaf Jahis and the Nizam's HyderabadNotesPractise this chapter · Set 1 free

  1. Q6 Paper I Mock 1, Q74

    Arrange the following in chronological order:

    1. Andhra Mahila Sabha begins its work

    2. Sarojini Naidu goes to England on the Nizam's scholarship

    3. Jagirs abolished

    4. Mahbubia Girls School founded

    1. A4, 2, 1, 3
    2. B2, 1, 4, 3
    3. C2, 4, 3, 1
    4. D2, 4, 1, 3
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    Answer D. 2, 4, 1, 3

    Nizam's scholarship to Sarojini Naidu (1895), Mahbubia (1907), Andhra Mahila Sabha (1930), jagir abolition (1949).

  2. Q7 Paper I Mock 1, Q77

    Consider the following statements:

    I. The revenue of sarf-e-khas villages went to the state treasury.

    II. Paigah jagirs were granted to maintain troops.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    1. AOnly I
    2. BOnly II
    3. CBoth I and II
    4. DNeither I nor II
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    Answer B. Only II

    Sarf-e-khas revenue went to the Nizam personally; paigah jagirs maintained troops.

    Source: TOSS Intermediate History (2024) ch.28 (28.5.1, revenue reforms)

10.4Social, cultural and political awakening (to 1947)NotesPractise this chapter · Set 1 free

  1. Q8 Paper I Mock 1, Q78

    Consider the following statements:

    I. The first Andhra Mahasabha met at Jogipet under Suravaram Pratapa Reddy.

    II. The second met at Devarakonda under Burgula Ramakrishna Rao.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    1. AOnly I
    2. BOnly II
    3. CBoth I and II
    4. DNeither I nor II
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    Answer C. Both I and II

    Both are correct: Jogipet 1930 (Suravaram) and Devarakonda 1931 (Burgula).

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