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Q1Consider the following statements: 1. Two rock inscriptions near Bairat indicate Ashokan rule over the area in the 3rd century BCE. 2. Bairat is in north-central Rajasthan. 3. The inscriptions near Bairat indicate Kushana rule in the 1st century CE. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: Britannica places Bairat in north-central Rajasthan and says two 3rd-century BCE rock inscriptions indicate Ashoka's rule. Statement 3 is incorrect because it changes both the dynasty and century from the cited fact.
Q2Consider the following statements about early epigraphic sources of Rajasthan history: 1. The Ghosundi inscription records a stone enclosure called Narayana-vataka for Sankarshana and Vasudeva. 2. The Ghosundi inscription is written in Kharosthi script. 3. The Barnala Yupa inscriptions of Jaipur district record Vedic sacrificial rituals. 4. Yupa pillars were erected mainly to commemorate royal coronations. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is true: Ghosundi records a Narayana-vataka connected with Sankarshana and Vasudeva. Statement 2 is false because the cited fact gives Brahmi, not Kharosthi, as the script. Statement 3 is true: the Barnala Yupa inscriptions record Vedic sacrifices. Statement 4 is false because Yupa pillars commemorated Vedic sacrifices, not coronations.
Q3Dayaldas's Rath Vigat provides the history of which princely state?
Dayaldas wrote 'Bikaner ra Rathoran ri Khyat' (also known as Rath Vigat), which provides a detailed history of the Rathore rulers of Bikaner. It is an important source for the history of Bikaner state.
Q4Muhnot Nainsi's 'Marwar Ra Pargana Ri Vigat' is often called:
Muhnot Nainsi (1610-1670), the diwan of Maharaja Jaswant Singh I of Jodhpur, wrote 'Marwar Ra Pargana Ri Vigat'. It is treated as a gazetteer of Marwar because it provides detailed pargana-wise statistical and geographical information. His other work 'Nainsi Ri Khyat' contains the history of various Rajput states.
Q5Which Rajasthan site is known for major rock phosphate mining and is linked with the state's mineral strength highlighted in SMRI 2025 Category A?
Jhamarkotra in Udaipur district is a major rock phosphate mining area operated by Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Ltd. The Ministry of Mines' SMRI 2025 placed Rajasthan among the top three Category A mineral-endowed states, so Jhamarkotra is the correct site among the options.
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6F. Kielhorn, the German Indologist, made a major contribution to the study of Rajasthan's history by:
71. Al-Biruni was a Central Asian scholar who came to India with Mahmud of Ghazni. 2. Padmavat was composed by Malik Muhammad Jayasi in Awadhi in 1540 CE and narrates the legend of Rani Padmini and Alauddin Khilji's siege of Chittorgarh. 3. Colonel James Tod served as Political Agent for the Western Rajput States and wrote Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan. 4. Rajputana was the post-independence official name adopted after the merger of princely states between 1949 and 1956. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements about text-author pairs in Rajasthan history: 1. Vamsh Bhaskar was composed by Suryamall Mishran. 2. Surjan Charit was composed by Chandra Shekhar. 3. Dayaldas ki Khyat is associated with Dayaldas and is a primary source for Bikaner. 4. Jodhpur Rajya ki Khyat is attributed to Muhta Nainsi. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9The Ranakpur Prashasti (1439 CE) found in the Chaumukha temple provides information about:
10Which statement about Colonel James Tod's Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan is NOT correct?
11Consider the following statements about Jaipur-region and early historic sources: 1. The Bhabru or Bairat edict was discovered by Captain Burt in 1840. 2. The Bhabru edict lists seven Buddhist texts and directly mentions Buddhism. 3. The Barnala Yupa inscriptions of Jaipur district record Vedic sacrificial rituals. 4. Yupa pillars were erected to commemorate royal coronations. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Consider the following statements about archaeological sources in Rajasthan: 1. Ahar is a chalcolithic site near Udaipur and belongs to the Ahar-Banas Culture. 2. Kalibangan is located in Hanumangarh district on the ancient Ghaggar river. 3. Ganeshwar is located near the Kantli river in Sikar district and yielded more than 1000 copper objects. 4. Bairat is primarily associated with the Harappan civilisation, not Mauryan or Buddhist remains. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements about the authorship controversy of Prithviraj Raso: 1. G.H. Ojha argued that Chand Bardai never existed and the text was entirely fabricated in the 15th century. 2. The text exists in multiple recensions of vastly different lengths (from ~1300 to ~16,000 verses), which itself is evidence of extensive interpolation. 3. Minhaj-i-Siraj's Tabaqat-i-Nasiri, a contemporary source, corroborates all the major events described in Prithviraj Raso. 4. Colonel James Tod accepted Prithviraj Raso uncritically as a reliable historical source. Which of the above statements are correct?
14Consider the following statements about Dingal, Pingal and Raso traditions: 1. Dingal is associated with western Rajasthan or Marwari and Charan poets. 2. Pingal is the eastern Rajasthani tradition influenced by Brajbhasha. 3. Tabaqat-i-Nasiri corroborates all major episodes of Prithviraj Raso. 4. Prithviraj Raso survives in multiple recensions ranging from about 1300 to about 16000 verses. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements about archaeological sites as sources for Rajasthan history: 1. Ganeshwar is located in Neem Ka Thana tehsil of Sikar district near the Kantli river. 2. Ganeshwar yielded more than 1000 copper objects and is dated approximately 2800-2200 BCE. 3. Ahar, also called Tambavati Nagari, is near Udaipur and belongs to the Ahar-Banas Culture. 4. Ahar is primarily known as a Mauryan Buddhist site with Ashokan edicts. Which of the statements given above are correct?