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51. Which of the following is not correct about sabha and samithi in the Vedic age? women continued to take part in the assemblies during later Vedic period

52. Which of the following is false? royal coronation Ashvamedha

53. With regard to the position of women during the Vedic age, which one of the following statements is not true? the practice of sati was unknown during the later Vedic period

54. In the Vedic age - widow could remarry

55. Which of the following factors was not responsible for encouraging the practice of caste system during the later Vedic period? social inequalities

56. The Painted Grey Ware (PGW) belong to the Vedic age

57. Which of the following statements is false? Hiranyagarbha - a title given to varuna

58. Identify the metal which was not mentioned in the Rig-Veda Lead

59. Match the following

A. kshattri 1.Chamberlain

B. Bhagdugha 2.Collector of Taxes

C. samgrahitri 3.Treasurer

D. senani 4. Provincial governor

E. sthapati 5. Commander-in-Chief

A-1, B-2, C-3, D-5, E-4

60. Match the following.

A. Rigveda 1.Aitareya Brahmana

B. Samaveda 2. Jaminiya Brahmana

C. Yajurveda 3. Gopatha Brahmana

D. Atharvaveda 4. Taittiriya Brahmana

A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3

61. Match the following

A. Patanjali 1. Niyaya Philosophy

B. Gautama 2. Sankhya Philosophy

C. Kapila 3. Yoga Philosophy

D. Kanda 4. Uttara Mimamsa Philosophy

E. Vyasa 5. Vaisheshika Philosophy

A-3, B-1, C-2, D-5, E-4

62. Which of the following kingdoms is not mentioned in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata? - kausambi

63. Which of the following is/are matched correctly?

I. Samaveda – melody

II. Atharvaveda – mainly magic spells

III. Aranyakas – forest books

IV. Srauta Sutra – ceremonies of domestic life

1, 2, 3

64. Which of the following are manuals of instruction in the form of brief rules?

Sutras

65. Which of the following is/are associated with Dharma sutras?

1. Gautama 2. Apasthamba 3.Vasishtha 4. Baudhyana

66. Which of the following wrote the Smritis pertaining to the Dharmasashtra?

Yajnavalkya

67. Which of the Vedangas gave rise to Dharmasutra?

Kalpa

68. Who does the ‘Gayatri mantra’ in the Rigveda address?

Savitri

69. The mediator between man and gods according to the Vedic people was Agni

70. Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

1. Mitra – Sun’s beneficent energy

2. Parjanya – god of cloud and rain

3. Maruts – storm gods

4. Varuna – sky and water

71. Which of the following changes took place in the later Vedic period vis-à-vis the Rig Vedic period?

The king’s rule became territorial.

Tribe pastoralists became peasants

72. What was the nishka? –A gold coin

73. Why was a guest in the Vedic period known as goghna?

He was fed on cattle

74. the battle which is the story of Mahabharata most probably took place around 1000 BC

75. The Bhagavad-Gita and Santiparva are part of the Mahabharata

76. Iron came to be used by the Vedic people in around 1000BC

77. Which of the following gives the correct chronological order of the Vedas? R S Y A

78. The ashrama system gained importance in the post Vedic period of the Dharmasashtras. The four ashramas in right order are

Brahmachari, Grihastha, Vanaprastha, and Sanyasi.

79. The ‘Battle of Ten Kings’ was fought on the banks of Parushni

80. The learned lady who is said to have debated with famous law – giver Yajnavalkya was Gargi

81. Which of the Vedas was divided into ‘White’ and ‘Black’ parts Yajurveda

82. Which of the following is not matched correctly? Ayuveda – Magic

83. What was the main cause for the rise of large states during and after the sixth century BC? wide spread use of iron in parts of and Bihar

84. The modern location of some old states are given below which is/are correctly matched?

1. Anga : Bhagalpur and Monghyr

2. Magadha : Patna and Gaya

3. Kosala : Avadh

4. Panchala : Badaun, Bareilly

5. Matsya : Allahabad

1,2,3,4

85. Which of the following old states and their capitals is/are correctly matched?

1. Anga : Champa

2. Vatsa : Saket

3. Panchala : Kanyakubha

4. Magadha : Girivraja

1, 4

86. Tradition has it that Ajatasatru was instigated to muder his father by Devadatta

87. the founder of the Nanda Dynasty was Mahapadma

88. Who is often described as the second ‘Parasurama’ or ‘the exterminator of the entire Kshatriya race’? Mahapadma

89. Which of the following caused the success of Magadha?

Magadha enjoyed an advantageous geographical position in the Iron Age, as

the most of the deposits were located there

II. The ruler of this state had very good weapons

III. No other power at that time had the courage to attack it

90. The first foreigner to invade India was Darius I

91. The founder of the Achaemenian dynasty was Cyrus

92. “Of all the nations that we have known, it is India which has the largest population”. Who said these lines? Herodotus

93. Which of the following was not a result of the Iranian contact? Indian grammar was influenced to a large extent

94. In which battle did Alexander defeat Porus? Hydaspes

95. On the banks of which river were Alexander and Porus involved in a grim battle? Jhelum

96. Alexander died at Babylon

97. Which of the following was not a result of Alexander’s invasion he made India a province of Greece

98. Which of the following factors was responsible le for the rise of different religious sects during the 6^th century BC?

The domineering attitude of the brahmanas towards the common people

Growth of untouchability and rigidity of the caste system

The indiscriminate killing of cattle was ruining the concept of new agriculture

99. the original names of the sect which later came to be know as ‘Jaina’ was Trithankaras

100. Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Mahavira’s?

views? Rituals had nothing to do with the purification of souls

119. Match the following events in the life of Buddha and the places

A. Birthplace 1.Kusinagar

B. Attained enlightenment at 2.Sarnath

C. Delivered first sermon at 3. Bodhgaya

D. Attained nirvana at 4. Pataliputra

A-4, B-3,C-2, D-1

120. Match the following

A. Birth place of Mahavira 1.Pava

B. Enlightenment of Mahavira 2.Jrimbhikagrama

C. Mahavira’s nirvana 3.Kundapura

D. Place of first Jain Council 4. Pataliputra

A-, B-,C-,D-.

121. Identify the wrong statement

Sthaviravada is an orthodox school of Jainism

122. Milinda – Panho explains the disputed points of Buddhism in the form of a dialogue between the Indo - Greek king Menander and the Buddhist priest,

Nagasena

123. Parsvantha’s teachings were enlarged by Mahavira with the principle of

Chastity

124. Which of the following is not a correct match?

(a) Lingayata : Bijjala

(b) Lokayata : Ajita Kesakambalin

(c) Ajivika : Gosala Maskariputra

(d) Shumyavada : Nagarjuna

125. Of the following which one is not Bodhisattva?

Avichi

126. Which of the following is/are associated with Nagarjuna?

Madhyamika school of Buddhism

Shunyavada – the world is a mere illusion

127. Jataka stories are included in the Nikaya – Khuddaka

128. Which of the following places is not connected with the important events in the Buddha’s life? – Pavapuri

129. Which of the following schools of philosophy was the main offshoot of Bhagavatism? – Isipatana

130. The practice of image worship began among the followers of Brahmanism with the emergence of - Bhagavatism

131. Which of the following ideas is not shared by Bhagavatism and Buddhism? Stress upon devotion or Bhakti

132. the earliest known Greek follower of Bhagavatism was – Heliodorus

133. Buddhist tradition considers Chandragupta to have belonged to a Moriya tribe of – kshatriyas

134. Which of the following Books describes the revolt of Chandragupta Maurya’s with the help of Kautilya against the Nanda king? Visakhadatta’s Mudrarakshasa

135. Which one of the following factors was not responsible for Chandragupta Maurya’s success against the Nanda kings? Military assistance provided by Greek rulers

136. Which of the following kings made a request to a foreign king for figs, wine and sophists to be sent to India? Bindusara

137. What does the word ‘Asoka’ literally means? – Bereft of sadness

138. In which of the following books does the statement “In the happiness of the subjects lay his happiness and in their troubles lay his troubles” appear? Arthashastra

139. What is the importance of the Kalinga war in Indian history? It brought about a marked change in the foreign policy of Asoka.

140. Which of the following statements are true with regard to the Arthashastra?

I. It is a treatise on kingship, statecraft and diplomacy.

II. It lays down several rules for the management of the king’s farms based on developed agricultural techniques like the use of manure

III. It suggested the appointment of a superintendent

141. Which one of the following is not a contribution of Asoka to Indian polity and culture? – Reform in criminal justice and revolutionary change in the social system

142. The inscriptions of Asoka are written in 1.Greek 2. Kharosthi 3. Aramic

143. ‘Dharma’ or ‘Law of Piety’ had the essence of all religions

144. The ‘Dhamma’ is a Prakrit word

145. Which of the following is not correct with regard to social life during the Mauryan period? – Slavery was not in vogue

146. Which of the following are true with regard to art and architecture during the Mauryan period?

Mauryan art was influenced by Persian and Greek art

The most striking feature with regard to the pillars was its polish

It was influenced by Buddhism to a great extent.

147. What was the most likely cause which led to the dismemberment of the Mauryan Empire? Successors of Asoka were weaklings

148. Which of the following regions was/were not in Asoka’s kingdom? – Tanjore

149. Match the following

A. Rajuka 1. Provincial revenue collector

B. Sthanik 2. Collector – general of revenue

C. Vrajabhumik 3. Gatekeeper

D. Pratihara 4. Public works

E. Samaharta 5.District officer

A-1, B-5, C-4, D-3, E-2.

150. Which of the following Asokan inscriptions mention the Kalinga war?

13th Rock Edict

151. Which of the following is false

Envoy to Bindusara’s court - Dionysios

152. With which one of the following did Asoka not maintain diplomatic relations

Antiochus I soter of Syria

153. The edicts of Asoka emphasis

Pronouncements of policy

154. The oldest surviving Indian written record of historical significance belongs to the time of – Asoka

155. The king of the mauryan times was called Dharmapravartaka by Kautilya

156. The mauryan punch – marked silver coins did not carry the symbol of - cow

157. Which of the following sites, where the Asokan pillars exits, has the bull capital? - Ramapurva

158. The term not mentioned in the Asokan inscriptions is Cheras

159. Which of the following is not one of the animals carved on the Sarnath pillar? Deer

160. Which of the following was not one of the main purposes for which money was used in the Mauryan times? Taxes

161. With which of the following castes do we associate the Shungas - Brahmanas

162. Pushyamitra sunga – was a persecutor of Buddhism according to the Divyavadana

163. With which of the following regions can the Satavahanas be identified? Andhra

164. Which of the following is true regarding the Satavahanas?

165. Which of the following inscriptions describes the achievements of Kharavela, king of Kalinga? Hathigumpha inscription