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HISTORY

1. The kings of which of the following dynasties issued bilingual and bi-script coins in India

for the first time ?

(a) Indo-Greeks (b) Kushana

(c) Shaka (d) Parthian

2. The oldest coin found in the Indian sub-continent is known as

(a) Nishka (b) Punch-marked

(c) Dinar (d) Kauri

3. The oldest surviving Tamil grammar book is known as

(a) Tolkāppiyam (b) Silappadikaran

(c) Manimekalai (d) Ettutokai

4. Who wrote ‘Prakritaprakasha’ ?

(a) Patanjali (b) Panini

(c) Vararuchi (d) Amar Singh

5. Who was the writer of ‘Mandsor Prashasti’ ?

(a) Harishen (b) Vatsbhatti

(c) Vasul (d) Ravikirti

6. Who was the administrator of Bhukti in the Gupta period ?

(a) Bhokta (b) Uparik

(c) Ayukta (d) None of the above

7. The main feature of Neolithic period is/are

(a) Domestication of animals (b) Agriculture

(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above

8. In which language Kalinga King Kharvel’s Hathigumpha Prashasti’ is inscribed ?

(a) Pali (b) Sanskrit

(c) Tamil (d) Prakrit

9. Cemetery ‘H’ is associated with

(a) Early Harappan culture

(b) Mature Harappan culture

(c) Mature and late Harappan culture

(d) Late Harappan culture

10. What was the rate of land revenue during Maurya period ?

(a) 1

4 to

1

6 of produce (b)

1

2 to

1

4 of produce

(c) 1

8 to

1

10 of produce (d)

1

10 to

1

16 of produce

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1. ?

(a) - (b) (c) (d)

2. ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

3. (a) (b) (c) (d)

4. ‘’ ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

5. ‘ ’ ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

6. ‘’ ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

7. / : (a) (b)

(c) (a) (b) (d)

8. ‘ ’ ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

9. ‘’ : (a) (b)

(c) (d)

10. ?

(a) 1

4

1

6 (b)

1

2

1

4

(c) 1

8

1

10 (d)

1

10

1

16

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11. Which of the following books was written by Jain scholar Haribhadra Suri ?

(a) Kuvlayamala (b) Kathakoshprakaran

(c) Adi Purana (d) Samradityakatha

12. Basadh can be identified with which of the following ?

(a) Old Vaishali (b) Old Anga

(c) Old Bundelkhand (d) Old Malwa

13. Which Vakataka ruler assumed the title of ‘Maharaj’ ?

(a) Vindyashakti (b) Haritiputra Parwarsen

(c) Sarvasen (d) Rudrasen

14. The philosophy of the Upnishads is mainly concern with

(a) Yagnavad (b) Devvad

(c) Bhagyavad (d) Brahmagyan

15. Which among the following Kings constructed the Kailash temple of Ellora ?

(a) Dhruv (b) Krishna I

(c) Amoghvarsh (d) Krishna II

16. Chinese traveller ‘Sung-Yun’ visited Gandhar sometimes between

(a) C. 515 A.D. to 522 A.D. (b) C. 525 A.D. to 529 A.D.

(c) C. 545 A.D. to 552 A.D. (d) C. 592 A.D. to 597 A.D.

17. According to Baudhayana Sutra, the King was to protect his subjects for which he received

from the subjects :

(a) Fifth part of their produce (b) Third part of their produce

(c) Sixth part of their produce (d) Seventh part of their produce

18. The most famous ruler of the Shaka Kardramaka Kshatrapas was

(a) Chastana (b) Rudrasimha I

(c) Rudradama (d) Rudrasimha III

19. The Greek’s invasion of Saket and Madhyamika is mentioned in

(a) Yuga Purana and Mahabhashya (b) Only in Mahabhashya

(c) Milindapanha (d) Manjushrimulkalpa

20. The Satvahanas are also addressed as Andhrabhritya in

(a) Manusmriti (b) Mahabhashya

(c) Mrichkatikam (d) Puranas

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11. ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

12. ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

13. ‘’ ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

14. : (a) (b) (c) (d)

15. ?

(a) (b) I (c) (d) II

16. ‘’ (a) 515 . 522 . (b) 525 . 529 .

(c) 545 . 552 . (d) 592 . 597 .

17. (a) (b)

(c) (d)

18. (a) (b)

(c) (d)

19. (a) (b) (c) (d)

20. (a) (b) (c) (d)

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21. Which Gurjar Partihara King is mentioned as the destroyer of the Mlechhas in Gwalior

Prashasti ?

(a) Nagabhatta I (b) Harichandra

(c) Mihirbhoja (d) Nagabhatta II

22. Who is known as ‘Purandar’ in Vedic literature ?

(a) Agni (b) Varun

(c) Mittra (d) Indra

23. Which metal was called as democratic metal by V. Gordon Childe ?

(a) Copper (b) Iron

(c) Tin (d) Bronze

24. Which age is known as transitional age ?

(a) Neolithic (b) Mesolithic

(c) Paleolithic (d) None of the above

25. Who was the ruler of Mathura at the time of Mahmud of Gaznavi’s invasion ?

(a) Kulchand (b) Mulchand

(c) Trilochan (d) Bhim Dev

26. How many dynasties of Rajputs are mentioned in Rajatrangini and Kumarpal Charit ?

(a) 32 (b) 38

(c) 40 (d) 36

27. Jeetal coin was made of

(a) Iron (b) Copper

(c) Gold (d) Silver

28. Who was the Sultan of Delhi at the time of Timur’s invasion ?

(a) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq Shah II (b) Abu Bakr Shah

(c) Khizr Khan (d) Nasiruddin Mahmud Tughlaq

29. Which sultan assumed the title of ‘Sikandar Sani’ ?

(a) Balban (b) Firoz Tughlaq

(c) Alauddin Khalji (d) Sikandar Lodi

30. The sultan who established the city of Agra

(a) Qutubuddin Aibak (b) Khizr Khan

(c) Firoz Tughlaq (d) Sikandar Lodi

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21. - ?

(a) I (b)

(c) (d) II

22. ‘’ ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

23. . ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

24. ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

25. ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

26. ?

(a) 32 (b) 38

(c) 40 (d) 36

27. (a) (b) (c) (d)

28. ?

(a) II (b) (c) (d)

29. ‘ ’ ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

30. (a) (b) (c) (d)

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31. In which year Iltutmish was adorned with the title of ‘Nasir-Amir-ul-Momenin’ ?

(a) 1228 (b) 1229

(c) 1230 (d) 1232

32. Group of Turki Ameers organised by Iltutmish was called

(a) Nayab (b) Taimuri Turk

(c) Afghani (d) Chahalgani

33. The longest ‘Grand Trunk’ road was got constructed by

(a) Akbar (b) Shahjahan

(c) Jahangir (d) Sher Shah Suri

34. Which Sultan established ‘Madrasa’ for the first time ?

(a) Qutubuddin Aibak (b) Iltutmish

(c) Nasiruddin Mahmud (d) Balban

35. ‘Vijak’ contains the teachings of

(a) Guru Nanak (b) Dadudayal

(c) Raidas (d) Kabir

36. Which ruler of Vijaynagar empire appointed the Muslims in his army on large scale ?

(a) Dev Rai I (b) Dev Rai II

(c) Krishna Rai (d) Harihar II

37. Sher Shah was appointed as ‘Ataliq’ in his early life under

(a) Bahar Khan (b) Jalal Khan

(c) Jamal Khan (d) Taj Khan

38. Sayyid Brothers who have been referred in Mughal politics were

(a) Hussain Ali and Abdullah Khan

(b) Hussain Khan and Muhammad Khan

(c) Abdullah Khan and Muhammad Khan

(d) Hussain Khan and Ahmadullah

39. The term ‘Khalq’ in medieval society was used for

(a) The higher section of the society

(b) The masses

(c) The religious people

(d) The unislamic gathering

40. Ain-i-Dahsala also known as Zabti System became operative in

(a) 1582 A.D. (b) 1579 A.D.

(c) 1583 A.D. (d) 1581 A.D.

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31. ‘---’ ?

(a) 1228 (b) 1229

(c) 1230 (d) 1232

32. (a) (b) (c) (d)

33. ‘ ’ ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

34. ‘’ ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

35. ‘’ (a) (b) (c) (d)

36. ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

37. ‘’

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

38. , : (a) (b) (c) (d)

39. ‘’ (a) (b) (c) (d) -

40. -- , (a) 1582 (b) 1579 (c) 1583 (d) 1581

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41. Select the correct statement out of the following :

(a) Shahjahan dug the Western Jamuna Canal and named it Nehr-i-Bahist.

(b) Shahjahan reduced the land revenue from 1

2 to

1

3.

(c) Shahjahan repaired the Western Jamuna Canal and renamed it as Nehr-i-Bahist.

(d) The condition of peasantry improved during Shahjahan reign.

42. How many climates of India have been mentioned by Babar in Tuzuk-i-Babri ?

(a) Four (b) Three

(c) Five (d) Eight

43. In how many Sarkars (districts) Sher Shah divided Bengal ?

(a) 27 (b) 52

(c) 47 (d) 45

44. Who patronised the painters Mir Sayyad Ali and Daswanth ?

(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir

(c) Shahjahan (d) Nurjahan

45. Where was Jahangir buried ?

(a) Delhi (b) Agra

(c) Lahore (d) Burhanpur

46. When did the Battle of Buxar take place ?

(a) 15 October, 1764 (b) 19 October, 1764

(c) 22 October, 1764 (d) 24 October, 1764

47. “Akbar was the real founder of Mughal Empire.” Who said it ?

(a) V.A. Smith (b) Stanley Lanepool

(c) Edward Garret (d) Irfan Habib

48. Which Mughal prince sought refuse in the Court of Raja of Garhwal ?

(a) Khurram (b) Khusro

(c) Murad (d) Sulaiman Shikoh

49. Which ruler of Kumaun visited the court of Shahjahan ?

(a) Rudra Chand (b) Bazbahadur Chand

(c) Gyan Chand (d) Kirti Chand

50. In which year the Darul Uloom Deoband School was established ?

(a) 1862 A.D. (b) 1866 A.D.

(c) 1868 A.D. (d) 1875 A.D.

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41. : (a) --

(b) 1

2

1

3

(c) -- (d)

42. -- ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

43. () ?

(a) 27 (b) 52

(c) 47 (d) 45

44. ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

45. ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

46. ?

(a) 15 , 1764 (b) 19 , 1764

(c) 22 , 1764 (d) 24 , 1764

47. “ ” ?

(a) .. (b)

(c) (d)

48. ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

49. ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

50. ?

(a) 1862 . (b) 1866 . (c) 1868 . (d) 1875 .

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51. Who was the Hero of Peshwar incident ?

(a) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (b) Mukundilal

(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (d) Chandra Singh Garhwali

52. Who was the Hero of Dola Palki movement ?

(a) Khushiram (b) Hariprasad Tamta

(c) Saraswati Tamta (d) Jayanand Bhartiya

53. Who did participate in Dandi March from Uttarakhand ?

(a) Hargovind Pant, Mukundilal

(b) Kesher Singh Rawat, Mohan Singh Mehta

(c) Govind Ballabh Pant, Khushiram

(d) Jyotiram Kandpal, Khadagbahadur Singh

54. Who propounded the structural theory of History ?

(a) Herbert Spencer (b) Ibnkhaldun

(c) Spengler (d) Croche

55. ‘Each History is the History of thought.’ Whose statement is this ?

(a) H.L. Fisher (b) Croche

(c) Karl Marx (d) R.G. Collingwood

56. The Peshwa who has been described as “the greatest exponent of Gurrilla tactics” after

Shivaji was

(a) Balaji Baji Rao (b) Baji Rao I

(c) Baji Rao II (d) Balaji Vishwanath

57. Guru Gobind changed his name as Guru Gobind Singh after which incident ?

(a) When he convened a large assembly of the Sikhs at Anandpur in 1699 A.D.

(b) After he held a magnificent darbar at Keshgarh.

(c) After the first battle of Anandpur.

(d) After he received Khande Ka Pahul from the hands of Panj Pyaras.

58. Which of the following Governors General/Viceroy showed keen interest in preservation

of archaeological remains ?

(a) Lord Ripon (b) William Bentinck

(c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Dufferin

59. Who among the following was defeated in Porto Novo ?

(a) Nizam (b) Tipu Sultan

(c) Hyder Ali (d) Peshwa Baji Rao I

60. About which of the following it is said that he/she planted the ‘Tree of Liberty’ in his

kingdom ?

(a) Tipu Sultan (b) Balaji Vishwanath

(c) Ranjit Singh (d) Rani Laxmibai

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51. ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

52. ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

53. ?

(a) , (b) , (c) , (d) ,

54. ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

55. ‘ , ’ ?

(a) .. (b) (c) (d) ..

56. “ ” ?

(a) (b) I (c) II (d)

57. ?

(a) 1699 . (b) (c) (d)

58. / - ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

59. ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

60. ‘ ’ ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

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61. Puran Chand Joshi, a left leader from Uttrakhand, later became General Secretary of which

of the following political parties ?

(a) Communist Party of India (Marxist)

(b) All India Forward Block

(c) Revolutionary Socialist Party

(d) Communist Party of India

62. Who among the following called Gandhiji’s activities as ‘Political Blackmail or Ransom’ ?

(a) Lord Irwin (b) Lord Wavell

(c) Lord Reading (d) Lord Linlithgow

63. During Anti partition of Bengal Movement Carlyle Circular was related to

(a) Transport (b) Industry

(c) Educational Institutions (d) None of the above

64. After which event Rabindranath Tagore denounced Knighthood ?

(a) Partition of Bengal (b) Declaration of First World War

(c) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (d) None of the above

65. In Avadh ‘EKA’ organisation belonged to

(a) Zamindars (b) Farmers

(c) Traders (d) Priests

66. Who founded ‘United Patriotic Association’ ?

(a) Sir Sayyed Ahmad Khan (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) Lala Lajpat Rai

67. Which of the following Viceroy started to confer the title of Rai Bahadur and Khan

Bahadur to Indians ?

(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Lytton

(c) Lord Mayo (d) Lord Dufferin

68. ‘Neeldarpana’ was related to

(a) Cotton planters (b) Farmers

(c) Indigo planters (d) Tea planters

69. The first textile mill was started by Cowasjee Nanabhoy in 1853 A.D. at

(a) Bombay (b) Surat

(c) Pune (d) Rishra

70. Which of the following presided over the session of the Indian National Congress twice ?

(a) M.K. Gandhi (b) William Wedderburn

(c) Subash Chandra Bose (d) Henry Cotton

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61. , , ?

(a) () (b)

(c) (d)

62. ‘ ’ ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

63. (a) (b) (c) (d)

64. ? (a) (b) (c) (d)

65. ‘’ (a) (b) (c) (d)

66. ‘ ’ ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

67. ‘’ ‘ ’ ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

68. “” (a) (b) (c) (d)

69. 1853 . (a) (b) (c) (d)

70. ?

(a) .. (b) (c) (d)

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71. To whom Lord Wellesley sent in the Court of Shah-i-Iran as his envoy ?

(a) Rahmat Ali Khan (b) Mehandi Ali Khan

(c) Sadakat Ali Khan (d) Rafaquat Ali Khan

72. What name Subhas Chandra Bose gave to Andaman Island ?

(a) Vatan (b) Shivaji

(c) Shaheed (d) Azad

73. Which of the following Viceroys was a literator and was famous as ‘Owen Meredith’ in

the literary world ?

(a) Lord William Bentinck (b) Lord Ripon

(c) Lord Reading (d) Lord Lytton

74. In which year was the Indian Universities Act passed ?

(a) 1900 A.D. (b) 1904 A.D.

(c) 1909 A.D. (d) 1912 A.D.

75. Which one of the following commission was not concerned with the development of

education in India ?

(a) Simon Commission (b) Kothari Commission

(c) Hunter Commission (d) Sadler Commission

76. Which is said to be first walled Proto-city of the world ?

(a) Damascus (b) Oman

(c) Jericho (d) None of the above

77. Which metal was first mixed with Tin ?

(a) Iron (b) Copper

(c) Bronze (d) None of the above

78. In which type of society the concept of Mother Goddess was predominantly prevalent ?

(a) Industrial Society (b) Agrarian Society

(c) Handicraft Society (d) None of the above

79. Find out the incorrect statement out of the following :

(a) The first step towards Athenian democracy was taken by Draco.

(b) Draco was a King of Athens.

(c) Draco was a Noble.

(d) Draco drew up a code of law.

80. What was the basic difference between Fief and Vassalage under feudalism ?

(a) The Fief was a personal element and Vassalage was a property element.

(b) The Fief was a property element and Vassalage was a personal element.

(c) The Fief was the person who surrounded the property and Vassalage was the

surrendered property.

(d) Vassal was more important than Fief.

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71. ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

72. ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

73. ‘ ’ ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

74. ?

(a) 1900 . (b) 1904 . (c) 1909 . (d) 1912 .

75. ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

76. ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

77. : ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

78. : ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

79. : (a) (b) (c) (d)

80. () () ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

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81. By which name the people of Mesopotamia knew Indus state region ?

(a) Sindh (b) Dilmun

(c) Hindu (d) Melukhkha (Meluha)

82. Opium Wars were fought between

(a) Japan & China (b) China & England

(c) China & Russia (d) China & America

83. On which date was the famous ‘Long March’ of Mao-Tse-Tung started ?

(a) 2nd

October, 1934 A.D. (b) 10th

October, 1934 A.D.

(c) 16th

October, 1934 A.D. (d) 24th

October, 1934 A.D.

84. Who facilitated the formation of the ‘First International’ ?

(a) Robert Owen (b) Lenin

(c) Hegel (d) Karl Marx and Engels

85. The Divine Comedy was written by

(a) Boccaccio (b) Petrarch

(c) Medici (d) Dante

86. Who said, ‘we cannot manufacture the great historical event’ ?

(a) Bismarck (b) Napoleon

(c) Metternich (d) Lenin

87. Which one of the following is not associated with the American War of Independence ?

(a) Benjamin Franklin (b) Thomas Paine

(c) George Washington (d) Abraham Lincoln

88. Which dynasty was dislodged in Russia by the 1917 A.D. Revolution ?

(a) Romanov (b) Bourbon

(c) Hapsburg (d) Hanovar

89. The Great Economic Depression started from 24th

October, 1929 A.D. What is this date

called ?

(a) Black Monday (b) Black Tuesday

(c) Black Thursday (d) Black Friday

90. Who was the organiser of ‘Kuomintsang Party’ ?

(a) Mao-tse Tung (b) Sun Yat Sen

(c) Chyang-Kei-Shek (d) Yuanshikai

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81. ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d) ()

82. ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

83. -- ‘’ ?

(a) 2 , 1934 . (b) 10 , 1934 . (c) 16 , 1934 . (d) 24 , 1934 .

84. ‘ ’ ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

85. (a) (b) (c) (d)

86. , ‘ ’ ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

87. ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

88. 1917 . ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

89. 24 , 1929 . ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

90. ‘ ’ ?

(a) - (b)

(c) -- (d)

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91. Who among the following is connected with the ‘Positivist’ Concept of History ?

(a) Hegel (b) August Comte

(c) Toynbee (d) Karl Marx

92. Which one of the following is not a ‘Subaltern Historian’ ?

(a) Ranjit Guha (b) Ranabir Chakravorty

(c) Gyan Pandey (d) Irfan Habib

93. Nelson Mandela led which movement among the following ?

(a) Communalism (b) Apartheid

(c) Nationalism (d) Fascism

94. Which Political Party in India was the first to break the monopoly of the Congress to form

the first Non-Congress Government in a State ?

(a) Communist Party of India Marxist

(b) Samta Party

(c) Communist Party of India

(d) Bharatiya Janata Party

95. Which among these are not related to Non-Aligned Movement ?

(a) Marshal Tito (b) Col. Nasir

(c) J.L. Nehru (d) M. Gorbochov

96. Who among the following was the founder of ‘Happy Club’ ?

(a) Gobind Ballabh Pant (b) Jwala Dutt Joshi

(c) Jyoti Ram Kandpal (d) Bhawani Singh

97. In which country Menshevik Revolution took place ?

(a) Great Britain (b) Germany

(c) Russia (d) America

98. In which year Karl Marx and Frederick Engels wrote Communist Manifesto ?

(a) 1848 A.D. (b) 1850 A.D.

(c) 1890 A.D. (d) 1905 A.D.

99. The ‘Sedan War’ was fought between

(a) France & Prussia (b) Austria and France

(c) Prussia & Austria (d) Russia & Prussia

100. Who wrote ‘Social Contract’ Book ?

(a) Quesne (b) Rousseau

(c) Voltaire (d) Montesquieu

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91. ‘’ ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

92. ‘ ’ ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

93. ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

94. - ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

95. ?

(a) (b) (c) .. (d) .

96. ‘ ’ ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

97. ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

98. ?

(a) 1848 . (b) 1850 . (c) 1890 . (d) 1905 .

99. ‘ ’ ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

100. ‘ ’ ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

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