UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2022 (General Studies) | Ancient History Question 9 | History of India

UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2022 (General Studies)

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

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With reference to Indian history, consider the following pairs:

	Historical person	Known as
1.	Aryadeva	Jaina scholar
2.	Dignaga	Buddhist scholar
3.	Nathamuni	Vaishnava scholar

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

None of the pairs

Only one pair

Only two pairs

All three pairs

UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2022 (General Studies)

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

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According to Kautilya's Arthashastra, which of the following are correct?

1. A person could be a slave as a result of a judicial punishment.

2. If a female slave bore her master a son, she was legally free.

3. If a son born to a female slave was fathered by her master, the son was entitled to the legal status of the master's son.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

1 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2022 (General Studies)

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

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Consider the following pairs:

	*Site of Ashoka's major rock edicts*	*Location in the State of*
1.	Dhauli	Odisha
2.	Erragudi	Andhra Pradesh
3.	Jaugada	Madhya Pradesh
4.	Kalsi	Karnataka

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Only one pair

Only two pairs

Only three pairs

All four pairs

UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2022 (General Studies)

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

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Which one of the following statements about Sangam literature in ancient South India is correct?

Sangam poems are devoid of any reference to material culture.

The social classification of Varna was known to Sangam poets.

Sangam poems have no reference to warrior ethic.

Sangam literature refers to magical forces as irrational.

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