326. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is presently in Pakistan?
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Harappa
(c) Alamgirpur
(d) Lethal
Ans: (b)
327. The Harappan site that had a dock is
(a) Alamgirpur
(b) Harappa
(c) Lothal
(d) Mohenjo-Daro
Ans: (c)
328. Which one of the Chola Kings conquered Ceylon?
(a) Aditya I
(b) Rajendra
(c) Rajaraja I
(d) Vijayalaya
Ans: (d)
329. Which of the following was not an Indus Valley site?
(a) Pataliputra
(b) Rangpur
(c) Sukatagendor
(d) Lothal
Ans: (a)
330. The Vedic deity Indra was the god of
(a) Fire
(b) Rain and Thunder
(c) Eternity
(d) Wind
Ans: (b)
331. The Atharva Veda does not discuss the ideal of
(a) Karma
(b) Jnana
(c) Upasana
(d) Moksha
Ans: (d)
332. The institution of varna appeared in the
(a) Rigvedic period
(b) Later vedic period
(c) Period of the Manava Dharm Shastra
(d) Period of consolidation of text of the Mahabharata
Ans: (a)
333. The Aryans did not practise the craftsmanship of
(a) Blacksmithry
(b) Pottery
(c) Jewellery
(d) Carpentry
Ans: (c)
334. The only Veda to have been rendered musically is
(a) The Rig Veda
(b) The Sama Veda
(c) The Yajur Veda
(d) The Atharva Veda
Ans: (b)
335. What is the first discourse that the Buddha had delivered at the Deer Park in Sarnath called?
(a) Mahaparinirvana
(b) Mahamastabhisheka
(c) Mahabhiniskraman
(d) Dharmachakrapravartan
Ans: (d)
336. Name the ruler whose patronage had been enjoyed by Jainism.
(a) Kanishka
(b) Kharavela
(c) Pushyamitra Sunga
(d) Samudragupta
Ans: (b)
337. The famous Indo-Greek king to embrace Buddhism was
(a) Alexander
(b) Strato I
(c) Menander
(d) Democritus
Ans: (c)
338. To whom is the introduction of Buddhism into China traditionally attributed?
(a) Nagarjuna
(b) Samprati
(c) Vasubandhu
(d) Kashyapa Matanga
Ans: (d)
339. Name the ruler whose reign was a witness to both Vardhaman Mahavira and the Buddha preaching their respective doctrines?
(a) Udayin
(b) Bimbisara
(c) Ajatashatru
(d) Harshvardhana
Ans: (b)
340. Where was Mahavira born?
(a) Sravasti
(b) Vaishali
(c) Rajagriha
(d) Pataliputra
Ans: (b)
341. The oldest Jain scriptures are regarded to be the
(a) Fourteen Purvas
(b) Twelve Upangas
(c) Twelve Angas
(d) Fourteen Uparvas
Ans: (c)
342. Who among the following rulers had embraced Jainism?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Bindusara
(c) Ajatashatru
(d) Pulakesin
Ans: (a)
343. The original teachings of Mahavira are contained in the
(a) Jatakas
(b) Tripitakas
(c) Purvas
(d) Angas
Ans: (c)
344. Which of the following rulers did not enter the Buddhist Cold?
(a) Harsha
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Kanishka
(d) Ashoka
Ans: (b)
345. In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period, women and Sudras speak
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Pali
(c) Prakrit
(d) Sauraseni
Ans: (c)
346. According to tradition, a mighty king In India in the fourth century BC had been raised to power by a Taxila brahmin, named
(a) Chanakya
(b) Patanjali
(c) Pushyamitra
(d) Manu
Ans: (a)
347. Who had established the four Mathas or Monastic seats in the four corners of India?
(a) Madhavacharya
(b) Shankaracharya
(c) Bhaskaracharya
(d) Ramanujacharya
Ans: (b)
348. The term used to denote a group of families in the vedic society was
(a) Vish
(b) Jana
(c) Grama
(d) Gotra
Ans: (b)
349. The Svetambaras and Digambaras refer to two sects of
(a) Saivism
(b) Buddhism
(c) Vaishnavism
(d) Jainism
Ans: (d)
350. According to the Mimansa School of Philosophy, liberation is possible through
(a) Yoga
(b) Bhakti
(c) Karma
(d) Jnana
Ans: (c)
