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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) .
| 151. |
The Hinayanists followed the original teachings of ………….. without any fundamental change. |
| A. | islam |
| B. | jainism |
| C. | hinduism |
| D. | buddhism |
| Answer» D. buddhism | |
| 152. |
The ……………. are a collection of philosophical texts which form the theoretical basis for theHindu religion. |
| A. | upanishads |
| B. | rigveda |
| C. | yajuveda |
| D. | samaveda |
| Answer» A. upanishads | |
| 153. |
The term ‘Gahapathi’ occurs in the …………….. literature in the sense of the head of a household. |
| A. | vedic literature |
| B. | sangam literature |
| C. | buddhist |
| D. | jain literature |
| Answer» A. vedic literature | |
| 154. |
The …………… ‘Anguttara Nikaya’ describes the society consisting of three states; Brahmana, Kshatriya and Gahapathi. |
| A. | budhist |
| B. | vedic |
| C. | sangam |
| D. | jain |
| Answer» A. budhist | |
| 155. |
The word ‘Gramani’ appears in both …………. and early Pali literature. |
| A. | vedic |
| B. | sangam literature |
| C. | buddhist |
| D. | jain literature |
| Answer» A. vedic | |
| 156. |
‘Vanik’ is the ………….. word for the traders in ancient India. |
| A. | hindi |
| B. | malayalam |
| C. | urudu |
| D. | sanskrit |
| Answer» D. sanskrit | |
| 157. |
The French Revolution was in the year of .................. |
| A. | 1789 |
| B. | 1798 |
| C. | 1879 |
| D. | 1898 |
| Answer» A. 1789 | |
| 158. |
The original belief that one who is sick cannot cure others came to be radically transformed by the bodhisattva ideal, which appeared in the later phase of Buddhism known as ……………. |
| A. | mahayana buddhism |
| B. | hinayana buddhism |
| C. | swedambaras |
| D. | digambaras |
| Answer» A. mahayana buddhism | |
| 159. |
Magadha has risen to authority during the reigns of Bimbisara (544 to 491 BC) and his son Ajatashatru (491 to 460 BC) of ……. Dynasty. |
| A. | shishunaga |
| B. | nanda |
| C. | mauryan |
| D. | gupta |
| Answer» A. shishunaga | |
| 160. |
Bimbisara ruled his domain from the city of Rajagriha, now known as Rajgir, near Gaya in the state of ………………... |
| A. | bihar |
| B. | bengal |
| C. | assam |
| D. | orissa |
| Answer» A. bihar | |
| 161. |
……………..was the last powerful king of Shishunaga Dynasty who established a fort at Pataliputra now known as Patna. |
| A. | ajatashatru |
| B. | dharmakirti |
| C. | asoka |
| D. | bindusara |
| Answer» A. ajatashatru | |
| 162. |
Udayan was the last noticeable but not so powerful king of ……….. |
| A. | magadha |
| B. | kasi |
| C. | kosala |
| D. | vrjji |
| Answer» A. magadha | |
| 163. |
The Nandas were the successors of the ……………... |
| A. | sisunagas |
| B. | nanda |
| C. | pala |
| D. | sena |
| Answer» A. sisunagas | |
| 164. |
The founder of the …………. dynasty was Mahapadma Nanda. |
| A. | pala |
| B. | sisunagas |
| C. | mauryan |
| D. | nanda |
| Answer» D. nanda | |
| 165. |
Mahapadma Nanda was described as the son of the last ……… king Mahanandin by a sudra woman. |
| A. | sisunaga |
| B. | nanda |
| C. | gupta |
| D. | sena |
| Answer» A. sisunaga | |
| 166. |
The last of ruler of the Nanda dynasty was ………….., a contemporary of Alexander. |
| A. | chandragupta maurya |
| B. | mahapadma nanda |
| C. | dhana nanda |
| D. | mortimer wheeler |
| Answer» C. dhana nanda | |
| 167. |
……… who overthrew the Nanda dynasty with the help of a crafty Brahmin statesman, Kautilya. |
| A. | chandragupta maurya |
| B. | asoka |
| C. | aswaghosha |
| D. | nagarjuna |
| Answer» A. chandragupta maurya | |
| 168. |
Maurya Dynasty was ruled into the state of Magadha from the capital |
| A. | nalanda |
| B. | pataliputra |
| C. | vidramasila |
| D. | kapilavastu |
| Answer» B. pataliputra | |
| 169. |
The Mauryan dynasty had disintegrated in ………… by Pushyamitra Sunga. |
| A. | 175 bc |
| B. | 185 bc |
| C. | 189 bc |
| D. | 195 bc |
| Answer» B. 185 bc | |
| 170. |
………………. is an important treatise on the polity and administration of the Mauryan times written by Kautilya who was also known as Chanakya. |
| A. | arthasastra |
| B. | indica |
| C. | harsha charitha |
| D. | si yu ki |
| Answer» A. arthasastra | |
| 171. |
……… was a friend, guide and philosopher to Chandra Gupta Maurya. |
| A. | kautilya |
| B. | athula |
| C. | nagarjuna |
| D. | vasubandhu |
| Answer» A. kautilya | |
| 172. |
‘Indica’ is the accounts on India prepared by ……………. |
| A. | chandragupta maurya |
| B. | megasthenese |
| C. | seleucus nikethor |
| D. | kautilya |
| Answer» B. megasthenese | |
| 173. |
Megasthenese stayed at the …………… court and noted down his reflections on the then Indian society. |
| A. | mauryan |
| B. | gupta |
| C. | vijayanagara |
| D. | bhamini |
| Answer» A. mauryan | |
| 174. |
The Brahmi script which was a riddle for a long time was deciphered by ……………… in 1837. |
| A. | james princep |
| B. | mortimer wheeler |
| C. | john marshal |
| D. | w.c.banerji |
| Answer» A. james princep | |
| 175. |
James Princep was a civil servant of the English East India Company in ………….. and the secretary of the Asiatic society. |
| A. | bengal |
| B. | bihar |
| C. | orissa |
| D. | ahmmedabad |
| Answer» A. bengal | |
| 176. |
Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan dynasty overthrew the last Nanda king and occupied his capital …………. in 321 B.C. |
| A. | pataliputra |
| B. | kasi |
| C. | kosala |
| D. | vrjji |
| Answer» A. pataliputra | |
| 177. |
The first attempt of Chandragupta towards political integration was his war with ………….., the ruler of the area, west of the Indus. |
| A. | nagarjuna |
| B. | aswaghosha |
| C. | scleucus nikator |
| D. | vasubandhu |
| Answer» C. scleucus nikator | |
| 178. |
The statement about the abdication of the throne by Chandragupta and his migration to Sravanabalgola in ………….. as a Jaina Monk, shows the influence of the Mauryas in the South. |
| A. | bombay |
| B. | kerala |
| C. | karnataka |
| D. | gujarat |
| Answer» C. karnataka | |
| 179. |
………………, the son and successor of Chandragupta is said to have subjugated kings and Nobles of about 16 cities and became the master of the territory which lay between Eastern and Western sea. |
| A. | dharmakirti |
| B. | chandra gupta maurya |
| C. | bindusara |
| D. | asoka |
| Answer» C. bindusara | |
| 180. |
Since ………….. is credited to have conquered Kalinga only, extension of the Mauryan Empire beyond river Tungabadra is done by his predecessors. |
| A. | chandra gupta maurya |
| B. | bindusara |
| C. | asoka |
| D. | samudra gupta |
| Answer» C. asoka | |
| 181. |
The Mauryan control of Deccan and Mysore Plateau must have been made a reality by …………... |
| A. | bindusara |
| B. | aswaghosha |
| C. | nagarjuna |
| D. | vasubandhu |
| Answer» A. bindusara | |
| 182. |
The process of political integration was completed with the conquest of Kalinga by …………. and thus the Mauryan empire was formed. |
| A. | dharmakirti |
| B. | asoka |
| C. | bindusara |
| D. | kumara gupta |
| Answer» B. asoka | |
| 183. |
……………. (322-298 B.C.) was the founder of the Mauryan Empire. |
| A. | asoka |
| B. | mortimer wheeler |
| C. | chandragupta maurya |
| D. | bindusara |
| Answer» C. chandragupta maurya | |
| 184. |
With the help of his Prime Minister Kautilya, ………… reorganized the whole administration. |
| A. | chandragupta |
| B. | asoka |
| C. | samudra gupta |
| D. | vishnu gupta |
| Answer» A. chandragupta | |
| 185. |
As regards the legislative functions, the king has been described by ……………… as “Dharma Parivartak”. |
| A. | kautilya |
| B. | megasthenes |
| C. | kalhana |
| D. | athula |
| Answer» A. kautilya | |
| 186. |
The Greek Ambassador ……… had given a very detailed description of the Mauryan Municipal arrangement, which was very excellent. |
| A. | megasthenes |
| B. | mortimer wheeler |
| C. | kalhana |
| D. | fahien |
| Answer» A. megasthenes | |
| 187. |
The institution of the Dharma Mahamatras was started by ………... |
| A. | kumara gupta |
| B. | megasthenes |
| C. | samudra gupta |
| D. | ashoka |
| Answer» D. ashoka | |
| 188. |
The ‘Arthasastra’ of ………… and several other ancient Indian texts put forward the ‘Saptanga theory of state’. |
| A. | kautilya |
| B. | aswaghosha |
| C. | nagarjuna |
| D. | vasubandhu |
| Answer» A. kautilya | |
| 189. |
…………. policy of Dhamma or Dharma had earned him the credit of being considered as one of the greatest kings of the ancient world. |
| A. | kumara gupta’s |
| B. | chandragupta’s |
| C. | samudra gupta’s |
| D. | asoka’s |
| Answer» D. asoka’s | |
| 190. |
………… had appointed a special group of officers called ‘Dharma Mahamatras’to propogate Dharma among the people including women. |
| A. | asoka |
| B. | mortimer wheeler |
| C. | megasthenes |
| D. | bindusara |
| Answer» A. asoka | |
| 191. |
………….. conducted ‘Dharma Yathras’ in the empire along with his officials in order to propagate Dharma. |
| A. | asoka |
| B. | megasthenes |
| C. | chandragupta |
| D. | samudra gupta |
| Answer» A. asoka | |
| 192. |
…………., the emissary said to have been sent by Asoka to Sri Lanka and converted the ruler of that country into Buddhism. |
| A. | mahendra |
| B. | chandragupta |
| C. | sidharth |
| D. | samudra gupta |
| Answer» A. mahendra | |
| 193. |
Buddhist texts mentioned about the visit of …………., the daughter of Asoka to Sri Lanka for the spread of the principle of Dharma. |
| A. | mithula |
| B. | madhavi |
| C. | praveena |
| D. | sangamitra |
| Answer» D. sangamitra | |
| 194. |
The last Mauryan ruler ………. was murdered by his Brahmin general Pushyamitra Sunga, who founded the Sunga dynasty in 184 B.C. |
| A. | brihandratha |
| B. | aoka |
| C. | chandra gupta maurya |
| D. | bindusara |
| Answer» A. brihandratha | |
| 195. |
…………. were the huge stone slabes erected over the burials. |
| A. | paleolithic |
| B. | vedic |
| C. | harappan |
| D. | megalithic |
| Answer» D. megalithic | |
| 196. |
The culture in which huge stone slabes were used encircle burial places was called the ……………… culture. |
| A. | megalithic |
| B. | vedic |
| C. | harappan |
| D. | mughal |
| Answer» A. megalithic | |
| 197. |
In the ……………… age Kerala was a part of Tamilakam. |
| A. | mauryan |
| B. | jainist |
| C. | buddhist |
| D. | sangam |
| Answer» D. sangam | |
| 198. |
The Sangam literature divided the land into …………. regions or Tinai on the basis of soil formation and Topography. |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» A. 5 | |
| 199. |
…………. was Hilly and Forest regions. |
| A. | kurinchi |
| B. | neythal |
| C. | mullai |
| D. | palai |
| Answer» A. kurinchi | |
| 200. |
………….. was pastoral and jungle areas. |
| A. | mullai |
| B. | kurinchi |
| C. | neythal |
| D. | palai |
| Answer» A. mullai | |
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