1
UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2023 (General Studies)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.66
Change Language

With reference to ancient India, consider the following statements :

1. The concept of Stupa is Buddhist in origin.

2. Stupa was generally a repository of relics.

3. Stupa was a votive and commemorative structure in the Buddhist tradition.

How many of the statements given above are correct? 

A
Only one
B
Only two
C
All three
D
None
2
UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2023 (General Studies)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.66
Change Language
With reference to ancient South India, Korkai, Poompuhar, and Muchiri were well-known as 
A
capital cities
B
ports
C
centres of iron-and-steel making
D
shrines of Jain Tirthankaras
3
UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2023 (General Studies)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.66
Change Language
Which one of the following explains the practice of 'Vattakirutal' as mentioned in Sangam poems?
A
Kings employing women bodyguards
B
Learned persons assembling in royal courts to discuss religious and philosophical matters
C
Young girls keeping watch over agricultural fields and driving away birds and animals
D
A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death
4
UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2023 (General Studies)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.66
Change Language

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? 

A
Only one
B
Only two
C
Only three
D
None
EXAM MAP
Medical
NEETAIIMS
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
GATE CSEGATE ECEGATE EEGATE MEGATE CEGATE PIGATE IN
Civil Services
UPSC Civil Service
Defence
NDA
Staff Selection Commission
SSC CGL Tier I
CBSE
Class 12