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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by which of the following epithets?
1. Nayaputta
2. Shakyamuni
3. Tathagata
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Consider the following information :
Archaeological Site | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Chandraketugarh | Odisha | Trading Port town |
Inamgaon | Maharashtra | Chalcolithic site |
Mangadu | Kerala | Megalithic site |
Salihundam | Andhra Pradesh | Rock-cut cave shrines |
In which of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
Consider the following statements :
1. There are no parables in Upanishads.
2. Upanishads were composed earlier than the Puranas.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following dynasties :
1. Hoysala
2. Gahadavala
3. Kakatiya
4. Yadava
How many of the above dynasties established their kingdoms in the early eighth century AD?
With reference to ancient Indian History, consider the following pairs:
Literary work |
Author |
|
(1) |
Devichandragupta |
Bilhana |
(2) |
Hammira-Mahakavya |
Nayachandra Suri |
(3) |
Milinda-panha |
Nagarjuna |
(4) |
Nitivakyamrita |
Somadeva Suri |
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
With reference to Indian history, consider the following texts:
1. Nettipakarana
2. Parishishtaparvan
3. Avadanashataka
4. Trishashtilakshana Mahapurana
Which of the above are Jaina texts?
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?
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?
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?
With reference to the history of ancient India, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Mitakshara was the civil law for upper castes and Dayabhaga was the civil law for lower castes.
2. In the Mitakshara system, the sons can claim right to the property during the lifetime of the father, whereas in the Dayabhaga system, it is only after the death of the father that the sons can claim right to the property.
3. The Mitakshara system deals with the matters related to the property held by male members only of a family, whereas the Dayabhaga system deals with the matters related to ‘the property held by both male and female members of a family.
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Consider the following pairs:
(Historical Place) : (Well known for)
1. Burzahom : Rock cut shrines
2. Chandra ketugarh : Terracotta art
3. Ganeshwar : Copper artefacts
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
From the decline of Guptas until the rise of Harshavardhana in the early seventh century, which of the following kingdoms were holding power in Northern India?
1. The Guptas of Magadha
2. The Paramaras Malwa
3. The Pushyabhutis of Thanesar
4. The Maukharis of Kanauj
5. The Yaduvas of Devagiri
6. The Maitrakas of Valabhi
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