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1. |
Who founded “MATHAS’ in the four corners of India? |
A. | Madhavacharya |
B. | Shankaracharya |
C. | Bhaskaracharya |
D. | Ramanujacharya |
Answer» B. Shankaracharya |
2. |
Who was the founder of the Gupta Dynasty? |
A. | Chandragupta |
B. | Samudragupta |
C. | Kumaragupta |
D. | Maharaja Sri Gupta |
Answer» A. Chandragupta |
3. |
The number of Vedas is |
A. | Eight |
B. | Four |
C. | Ten |
D. | Two |
Answer» B. Four |
4. |
Indus Valley Civilisation became known from excavations at |
A. | Mohanjodaro |
B. | Ropar |
C. | Harappa |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Harappa |
5. |
In which year did Alexander invade India? |
A. | 623 BC |
B. | 236 BC |
C. | 326 BC |
D. | 362 BC |
Answer» C. 326 BC |
6. |
Who was the founder of Saka Era? |
A. | Kanishka |
B. | Chandragupta Maurya |
C. | Samudragupta |
D. | Chandragupta Vikramaditya |
Answer» A. Kanishka |
7. |
During the early Vedic period, the society was based on |
A. | Birth |
B. | Wealth |
C. | Religion |
D. | Occupation |
Answer» D. Occupation |
8. |
Which line of rulers succeeded the Maurayas in Magadh? |
A. | Sungas |
B. | Kushan |
C. | Vardhanas |
D. | Guptas |
Answer» A. Sungas |
9. |
Which of the following is the oldest monument? |
A. | Qutub Minar |
B. | Ajanta Caves |
C. | Taj Mahal |
D. | Khajuraho |
Answer» B. Ajanta Caves |
10. |
Which of the following ‘Veda’ deals with medicine? |
A. | Atharva Veda |
B. | Yajur Veda |
C. | Sama Veda |
D. | Rig Veda |
Answer» A. Atharva Veda |
11. |
The god of war of the Rigvedic Aryans was |
A. | Varuna |
B. | Indra |
C. | Mitra |
D. | Rudra |
Answer» D. Rudra |
12. |
Which, among the following, is the oldest dynasty? |
A. | Maurya |
B. | Gupta |
C. | Vardhana |
D. | Kushan |
Answer» A. Maurya |
13. |
Swetambara and Digambara are the sects of which religion |
A. | Hinduism |
B. | Buddhism |
C. | Jainism |
D. | Zorastrians |
Answer» C. Jainism |
14. |
Monuments containing relics of Buddha are called |
A. | Viharas |
B. | Chaityas |
C. | Stupas |
D. | Sanghas |
Answer» C. Stupas |
15. |
Charak was the court physician of |
A. | Chandragupta |
B. | Kanishka |
C. | Harsha |
D. | Ashoka |
Answer» B. Kanishka |
16. |
The Buddhist Sangha was divided into two sects-the Hinayana and the Mahayana during the reign of |
A. | Harsha |
B. | Ashoka |
C. | Dharampala |
D. | Kanishka |
Answer» D. Kanishka |
17. |
Megasthenes was at the court of |
A. | Kanishka |
B. | Ashoka |
C. | Chandragupta Maurya |
D. | Harsha |
Answer» C. Chandragupta Maurya |
18. |
The Indus Valley Civillisation reached its zenith in ………. BC: |
A. | 3500 |
B. | 2500 |
C. | 1700 |
D. | 500 |
Answer» B. 2500 |
19. |
Which is the oldest known civilization in India? |
A. | Vedic |
B. | Eipc |
C. | Puranic |
D. | Indus Valley |
Answer» D. Indus Valley |
20. |
Which of the following is the oldest dynasty? |
A. | Maurya |
B. | Chola |
C. | Chalukya |
D. | Nanda |
Answer» D. Nanda |
21. |
Puranas date back to the age of |
A. | Guptas |
B. | Cholas |
C. | Mauryas |
D. | Mughals |
Answer» A. Guptas |
22. |
Eighfold Path (Ashtmarg) for elimination of human misery was prescribed by |
A. | Mahavira |
B. | Buddha |
C. | Jesus Christ |
D. | Krishna |
Answer» B. Buddha |
23. |
Which language did Buddha preach in? |
A. | Pali |
B. | Magadhi |
C. | Prakrit |
D. | Sauraseni |
Answer» A. Pali |
24. |
Original name of Lord Buddha was |
A. | Vardhamana |
B. | Sidhartha |
C. | Kumara |
D. | Bhodrabahu |
Answer» B. Sidhartha |
25. |
The last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha, was killed by |
A. | Pushuamitra |
B. | Vishwamitra |
C. | Sangamitra |
D. | Vishumitra |
Answer» A. Pushuamitra |
26. |
Who is regarded as the greatest law giver of ancient India? |
A. | Megasthenes |
B. | Panini |
C. | Manu |
D. | Kautilya |
Answer» C. Manu |
27. |
Buddha delivered his first sermon at which place |
A. | Sarnath |
B. | Lumbini |
C. | Bodh Gaya |
D. | Vaishali |
Answer» A. Sarnath |
28. |
Ajanta caves were built during whose period? |
A. | Gupta |
B. | Kushan |
C. | Maurya |
D. | Chalukya |
Answer» A. Gupta |
29. |
Fa-Hein visited India during the reign of |
A. | Chandragupta II |
B. | Ashoka |
C. | Chandragupta Maurya |
D. | Harshvardhana |
Answer» A. Chandragupta II |
30. |
The rock-cut temples of Mahabalipuram were built by |
A. | Cholas |
B. | Pallavas |
C. | Chalukyas |
D. | Rastrakutas |
Answer» B. Pallavas |
31. |
Lord Buddha was born in |
A. | Vaishali |
B. | Lumbini |
C. | Kashi |
D. | Patliputra |
Answer» B. Lumbini |
32. |
________ did the maximum for the spread of Buddhism in foreign lands: |
A. | Ashoka |
B. | Kanishka |
C. | Raj Raja Chola |
D. | Harshvardhana |
Answer» A. Ashoka |
33. |
Vedic Culture was a gift of the |
A. | Mauryas |
B. | Guptas |
C. | Indus Valley People |
D. | Aryans |
Answer» D. Aryans |
34. |
Which is the oldest Veda? |
A. | Yajurveda |
B. | Samaveda |
C. | Atharaveda |
D. | Rigveda |
Answer» D. Rigveda |
35. |
Hampi was the capital of whose empire? |
A. | Kushari |
B. | Pallava |
C. | Vijaynagar |
D. | Chola |
Answer» C. Vijaynagar |
36. |
Buddha denounced |
A. | Jainism |
B. | Nature Worship |
C. | Humanism |
D. | Brahminism |
Answer» D. Brahminism |
37. |
Which of the following Vedas is rendered musically? |
A. | Samaveda |
B. | Yajurveda |
C. | Rigveda |
D. | Atharvaveda |
Answer» A. Samaveda |
38. |
When was the Battle of Kalinga fought? |
A. | 540 AD |
B. | 273 BC |
C. | 262 BC |
D. | 712 AD |
Answer» C. 262 BC |
39. |
Name the four volume book written by Megasthenes, the Greek diplomat giving account of India? |
A. | Indica |
B. | Ancient India |
C. | Glimpses of Maurian Empire |
D. | Travelogues to India |
Answer» A. Indica |
40. |
Chandragupta Maurya built the first great empire in India with the help of |
A. | Seleucus |
B. | Mahapadmananda |
C. | Bindusara |
D. | Kautilya |
Answer» D. Kautilya |
41. |
Whose philosophy is called the Advaita? |
A. | Ramanujacharya |
B. | Shankaracharya |
C. | Nagarjuna |
D. | Vasumitra |
Answer» B. Shankaracharya |
42. |
The Jains believe that Mahavira was the last of the |
A. | Teachers |
B. | Monks |
C. | Prophets |
D. | Tirthankaras |
Answer» D. Tirthankaras |
43. |
On the banks of which river did Alexander fight Porus? |
A. | Sutlej |
B. | Ravi |
C. | Jhelum |
D. | Chenab |
Answer» C. Jhelum |
44. |
Sidhartha attained his enlightenment at |
A. | Benaras |
B. | Sarnath |
C. | Kushinagar |
D. | Gaya |
Answer» D. Gaya |
45. |
Allahabad Pillar inscription (originally erected by Ashoka provides information about the reign of |
A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
B. | Chandragupta |
C. | Samudragupta |
D. | Chandragupta II |
Answer» C. Samudragupta |
46. |
Iron Pillar at Mehrauli was built by the |
A. | Guptas |
B. | Mauryas |
C. | Nandas |
D. | Khiljis |
Answer» A. Guptas |
47. |
Gupta dynasty was famous for |
A. | Art and Architecture |
B. | Imperialism |
C. | Revenue and Law Reforms |
D. | Patronage of Literary Works |
Answer» A. Art and Architecture |
48. |
Prophet Mohammad was born in |
A. | 570 AD |
B. | 622 AD |
C. | 1215 AD |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. 570 AD |
49. |
‘Chaityas and Viharas’ are associated with which of the following religions? |
A. | Jainism |
B. | Brahminish |
C. | Buddhism |
D. | Non- Brahmin Hinduism |
Answer» C. Buddhism |
50. |
‘Bauddhacharita’ was written by an eminent philosopher, poet and dramatist of the court of |
A. | Ashoka |
B. | Aswaghosha |
C. | Pushyamitra |
D. | Samudargupta |
Answer» B. Aswaghosha |
51. |
Chanakya, also known by the name of Kautilya, was the Prime Minister during the reign of |
A. | Ajatasatru |
B. | Bimbisara |
C. | Chandragupta Maurya |
D. | Chandragupta 1 |
Answer» C. Chandragupta Maurya |
52. |
The principal difference between Buddhism and Jainism hinges upon |
A. | value of rituals and superstitions |
B. | impact of right action |
C. | means towards salvation |
D. | role of the Vedas as the religious texts |
Answer» C. means towards salvation |
53. |
Who, among the following, was the first Tiranthkar of Jainism? |
A. | Sidharath |
B. | Rishabdev |
C. | Vardhman |
D. | Parsvnath |
Answer» B. Rishabdev |
54. |
The Aryans came from Central Asia to India about |
A. | 8000 B.C. |
B. | 6500 B.C. |
C. | 1500 B.C. |
D. | 2000B.C. |
Answer» C. 1500 B.C. |
55. |
Mahavira was born at |
A. | Pataliputra |
B. | Sravasti |
C. | Vaishali |
D. | Rajagriha |
Answer» C. Vaishali |
56. |
Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Buddha, is in |
A. | Bihar |
B. | Sikkim |
C. | Nepal |
D. | Gujarat |
Answer» C. Nepal |
57. |
Harishena, who wrote the Allahabad Pillar inscription, was the court poet of |
A. | Chandragupta I |
B. | Samudragupta |
C. | Mahendradutya |
D. | Skandagupta |
Answer» C. Mahendradutya |
58. |
The Saka are commenced in which of the following centuries? |
A. | 1st century B.C. |
B. | 1st century A.D. |
C. | 2nd century B.C. |
D. | 2nd century A.D. |
Answer» B. 1st century A.D. |
59. |
Which of the following rulers is generally referred to as the ‘Indian Napolean’? |
A. | Ashoka |
B. | Harshvardhana |
C. | Sumduragupta |
D. | Kanishka |
Answer» C. Sumduragupta |
60. |
The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at |
A. | Ujjain |
B. | Vaishali |
C. | Patalipuna |
D. | Ayodhya |
Answer» A. Ujjain |
61. |
Who, amongst the following, is credited by a Chinese pilgrim with having built the ancient city of Rajagriha, the modern Rajgir in Patna district? |
A. | Ajatasatru |
B. | Bimbisara |
C. | Udayi |
D. | Prasenajit |
Answer» B. Bimbisara |
62. |
An overwhelming majority of the images at Ajanta are those of |
A. | Jiva |
B. | Vishnu |
C. | Budha |
D. | Durga |
Answer» C. Budha |
63. |
Who was the Hindu king shown playing on the Veena on ancient coins? |
A. | Shivaji |
B. | Samudragupta |
C. | Ashoka |
D. | Vikramaditya |
Answer» B. Samudragupta |
64. |
Which of the following Buddist Councils was held during the reign of Kanishka? |
A. | First |
B. | Second |
C. | Third |
D. | Fourth |
Answer» D. Fourth |
65. |
The ultimate goal of which of the following religions is ‘nirvana’? |
A. | Buddhism |
B. | Hinduism |
C. | Jainism |
D. | All of these |
Answer» A. Buddhism |
66. |
Nalanda University was a great centre of learning especially during |
A. | Buddhism |
B. | Jainism |
C. | Vaishnavism |
D. | Tantraism |
Answer» A. Buddhism |
67. |
The Indus Valley Civilisaion pertains to |
A. | Old Stone Age |
B. | New Stone Age |
C. | Copper Age |
D. | Iron Age |
Answer» C. Copper Age |
68. |
The Buddhist monk who converted Ashoka into Buddhism after the Kalinga War was |
A. | Udayana |
B. | Upagupta |
C. | Prasenjit |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Upagupta |
69. |
To which country Emperor Ashoka deputed his son Mahendra and daughter Sanghamitra to propagate Buddism? |
A. | China |
B. | Korea |
C. | Egypt |
D. | Ceylon (Sri Lanka) |
Answer» D. Ceylon (Sri Lanka) |
70. |
Who, among the following eminent literary figures, was patronized by Emperor Harshvardhana? |
A. | Kalidas |
B. | Banabhatta |
C. | Asvaghosha |
D. | Bhavabhuti |
Answer» B. Banabhatta |
71. |
The founder of Vikramsila University was |
A. | Devapala |
B. | Harshvardhana |
C. | Sasanks |
D. | Dharmapala |
Answer» D. Dharmapala |
72. |
“Strict moral code and virtuous life is the way to salvation”. This theory belongs to |
A. | Buddhism |
B. | Jainism |
C. | Hinduism |
D. | Islam |
Answer» C. Hinduism |
73. |
The great Bath of Indus Valley Civilisation belonged to |
A. | Kalibangan |
B. | Harappa |
C. | Mohenjodaro |
D. | Ropar |
Answer» C. Mohenjodaro |
74. |
Sarnath’s Lion Capital is attributed to |
A. | Kaniska |
B. | Harshvardhana |
C. | Ashoka |
D. | Chandragupta |
Answer» C. Ashoka |
75. |
What was Mahavira’s name before enlightenment? |
A. | Vardhamana |
B. | Anshumana |
C. | Sudhakar |
D. | Somdutta |
Answer» A. Vardhamana |
76. |
The tools and weapons of Harappan civilisation were mostly made of |
A. | stone only |
B. | stone and copper |
C. | copper, bronze and iron |
D. | copper, tin and bronze |
Answer» D. copper, tin and bronze |
77. |
Traces of which of the following has not been found in the Indus Civilisation? |
A. | Barley |
B. | Sesamum |
C. | Mustard |
D. | Sugarcane |
Answer» D. Sugarcane |
78. |
The Indus Valley Civilisation was discovered in |
A. | 1902 |
B. | 1912 |
C. | 1922 |
D. | 1932 |
Answer» C. 1922 |
79. |
Indications of pre- Harappan civilisation have come from the archaeological excavations at |
A. | Ropar |
B. | Kalibangan |
C. | Lothal |
D. | Kunal |
Answer» C. Lothal |
80. |
The Indus Valley Civilisation was spread over |
A. | Indo- Gangetic divide and upper Gangetic plain |
B. | Punjab, Sind, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Baluchistan |
C. | U.P., Haryana and neighbouring parts of Punjab and Rajasthan |
D. | banks of river Indus, Punjab, Sind and Baluchistan |
Answer» B. Punjab, Sind, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Baluchistan |
81. |
Rice cultivation is associated with the Harappan site of |
A. | Harappa |
B. | Mohenjodaro |
C. | Kalibangan |
D. | Lothal |
Answer» D. Lothal |
82. |
Mohenjodaro is also known as |
A. | Mound of the Great |
B. | Mound of the Survivors |
C. | Mound of the Living |
D. | Mound of the Dead |
Answer» D. Mound of the Dead |
83. |
Which of the following elements of Hinduism were practised in the Indus Valley Civilisation? |
A. | Cult of Shiva |
B. | Idol worship |
C. | Worshipping cows |
D. | Wearing sacred threads |
Answer» A. Cult of Shiva |
84. |
Gandhara School of Art was established in |
A. | Eastern India |
B. | Southern India |
C. | North-western India |
D. | Western India |
Answer» C. North-western India |
85. |
Which of the following archaeologists initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of Indus Valley Civilisation? |
A. | Daya Ram Sahni |
B. | Rakhal Das Banerjee |
C. | Sir John Marshall |
D. | Sir Martimer Wheeler |
Answer» B. Rakhal Das Banerjee |
86. |
Which of the following is not related to Gandhara School of Art? |
A. | Elephanta |
B. | Khajuraho |
C. | Ellora |
D. | Ajanta |
Answer» D. Ajanta |
87. |
Who among the following popularised the theory of ‘Arctic Region’ as the original home of Aryans? |
A. | Macdonell |
B. | Max Muller |
C. | B.G.Tilak |
D. | . Keith |
Answer» C. B.G.Tilak |
88. |
Who among the following was a Brahmavadini who composed some hymns of the Vedas? |
A. | Savitri |
B. | Gargi |
C. | Leelavati |
D. | Lopamudra |
Answer» B. Gargi |
89. |
Which of the following rivers is not mentioned frequently in Rig Vedic hymns? |
A. | Ganges |
B. | Brahmaputra |
C. | Sindhu |
D. | Saraswati |
Answer» B. Brahmaputra |
90. |
Upanishads also known as the Vedantas are ______ in number. |
A. | 96 |
B. | 105 |
C. | 108 |
D. | 112 |
Answer» C. 108 |
91. |
The famous Vedic saying “War begins in the minds of men”, is stated in |
A. | Rig Veda |
B. | Atharva Veda |
C. | Sama Veda |
D. | Mundaka Upnishad |
Answer» C. Sama Veda |
92. |
Which of the following statements is not correct? |
A. | The Rig Vedic people worshipped nature. |
B. | The Rig Vedic Aryans were by and large urban people. |
C. | The Rig Vedic family comprised parents and other kith and kin apart from husband and wife. |
D. | The Rig Vedic women were highly; respected and that most of the religious ceremonies’ wereconsidered incomplete unless wives joined their husbands |
Answer» B. The Rig Vedic Aryans were by and large urban people. |
93. |
Codes of conduct of the Vedic Society are laid down in |
A. | Puranas |
B. | Vedas |
C. | Brahmanas |
D. | Smritis |
Answer» D. Smritis |
94. |
Which of the following was not one of the distinguished tribes of the later Vedic period?’ |
A. | Videhas |
B. | Bharatas |
C. | Panchalas |
D. | Kurus |
Answer» B. Bharatas |
95. |
In Rig Vedic period, the most important functionary after the king was |
A. | Purohita |
B. | Senani |
C. | Law Officer |
D. | Tax Collector |
Answer» A. Purohita |
96. |
The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called |
A. | Kara |
B. | Varman |
C. | Bali |
D. | Vidatha |
Answer» C. Bali |
97. |
In the Vedic Society, the term used to denote a group of families was |
A. | gotra |
B. | jana |
C. | vish |
D. | grama |
Answer» B. jana |
98. |
The Puranas are ........ in number. |
A. | 18 |
B. | 25 |
C. | 52 |
D. | 108 |
Answer» A. 18 |
99. |
Which of the following Vedangas contains the Srautra, the Grihya and the Dharma Sutras? |
A. | Nirukta |
B. | Shiksha |
C. | Chhandas |
D. | Kalpa |
Answer» D. Kalpa |
100. |
Which one of the following is the earliest school of Indian philosophy? |
A. | Vaisesika |
B. | Samkhya |
C. | Yoga |
D. | Karma mimamsa |
Answer» A. Vaisesika |
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