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| 1. |
Not included in the three jewels of Buddhism |
| A. | Buddha |
| B. | religion |
| C. | Federation |
| D. | the middle class |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Pluralism is the core (central) theory and philosophy of which of the following? |
| A. | Buddhism |
| B. | Jainism |
| C. | Sikhism |
| D. | Vaishnavism |
| Answer» C. Sikhism | |
| 3. |
Who was the Guru of Gautam Buddha? |
| A. | panini |
| B. | alar kalam |
| C. | Kapil has |
| D. | Patanjali |
| Answer» C. Kapil has | |
| 4. |
What is the spiritual Buddhist literature which deals with the stories of different births of Buddha? |
| A. | Vinay Pitaka |
| B. | Sutta Pitak |
| C. | Abhidhamma Pitak |
| D. | native |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Which Prakrit has been used uniformly by Ashoka in all his inscriptions? |
| A. | Ardhamagadhi |
| B. | Shourseni |
| C. | Magadhi |
| D. | Angika |
| Answer» D. Angika | |
| 6. |
According to Jain philosophy, the creation and upbringing of the universe - |
| A. | by universal legislation |
| B. | from universal truth |
| C. | from universal faith |
| D. | from the universal spirit |
| Answer» C. from universal faith | |
| 7. |
Jains believe that Jainism is the result of the teachings of twenty four Tirthankaras. In the light of this statement, which one of the following is true about Vardhaman Mahavira - |
| A. | He was the first Tirthankara and the founder of Jainism |
| B. | He was the twenty-third Tirthankara, while the first twenty-two Tirthankaras were considered mythical. |
| C. | He was the last and twenty-fourth Tirthankara who was not considered the founder of this new religion but was considered a reformer of the current religious sect |
| D. | He was not one of the twenty-four Tirthankaras - |
| Answer» D. He was not one of the twenty-four Tirthankaras - | |
| 8. |
The great religious eventMahamastakabhishekais related to which of the following and for whom - |
| A. | bahubali |
| B. | Buddha |
| C. | Mahavir |
| D. | Nataraja |
| Answer» B. Buddha | |
| 9. |
Which of the following Buddhist holy site is situated on the Niranjana River? |
| A. | Bodhgaya |
| B. | kushinagar |
| C. | Lumbini |
| D. | Rishipattan |
| Answer» B. kushinagar | |
| 10. |
Ashoka the Great had adopted which of the following religions after the conquest of Kalinga? |
| A. | Judism |
| B. | Buddhist |
| C. | Hindu |
| D. | Jain |
| Answer» C. Hindu | |
| 11. |
Who among the following is compared with the Prince of Machiavelli? |
| A. | Kalidasa's Malavikagnimitra |
| B. | Kautilya's economics |
| C. | Vatsyayana's Kamasutra |
| D. | Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural |
| Answer» C. Vatsyayana's Kamasutra | |
| 12. |
Another name of Chanakya was |
| A. | Bhatt Swami |
| B. | Vishnugupta |
| C. | rajasekhar |
| D. | Visakhadatta |
| Answer» C. rajasekhar | |
| 13. |
Who among the following was the wife of Emperor Ashoka who influenced him? |
| A. | Chandalika |
| B. | Charulata |
| C. | gautami |
| D. | Karuwaki |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Where did Bindusara send Ashoka to crush the rebels? |
| A. | swarnagiri |
| B. | Takshshila |
| C. | Ujjain |
| D. | Vaishali |
| Answer» C. Ujjain | |
| 15. |
Whose Prime Minister was Kautilya / Chanakya? |
| A. | Chandragupta - II |
| B. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| C. | Ashok |
| D. | ajatshatru |
| Answer» C. Ashok | |
| 16. |
The author ofArthashastrawas contemporary - |
| A. | of Ashoka |
| B. | of Chandragupta |
| C. | of Chandragupta Vikramaditya |
| D. | of Samudragupta |
| Answer» C. of Chandragupta Vikramaditya | |
| 17. |
The famous ruler of ancient India who adopted Jainism in the last days of his life - |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| B. | Ashok |
| C. | Samudragupta |
| D. | Bindusara |
| Answer» B. Ashok | |
| 18. |
What was the name of the currency prevalent in Mauryan society? |
| A. | But |
| B. | weigh |
| C. | Kankani |
| D. | dinar |
| Answer» B. weigh | |
| 19. |
Who founded the Maurya Samaj? |
| A. | Bindusara |
| B. | Chandra Gupta Mourya |
| C. | Ashok |
| D. | Bimbisar |
| Answer» C. Ashok | |
| 20. |
Who was the successor of Ashoka among theMudrakshasa- |
| A. | ashvaghosh |
| B. | Visakhadatta |
| C. | Kalidas |
| D. | Bhasa |
| Answer» C. Kalidas | |
| 21. |
The subject matter of Visakhadatta's ancient Indian playMudrakshasais - |
| A. | About the conflict between gods and demons in ancient Hindu mythology |
| B. | About the love story of an Aryan prince and a tribal woman |
| C. | About the story of the struggle for power between two Aryan tribes |
| D. | About the conspirators in the court during the time of Chandragupta Maurya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Who founded the dynasty on the threefold basis of tolerance, generosity and compassion? |
| A. | Ashok |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Ranjit Singh |
| D. | Shivaji |
| Answer» B. Akbar | |
| 23. |
The source, in which the description of the administration of Pataliputra is available, is - |
| A. | donation |
| B. | Economics |
| C. | indica |
| D. | Ashoka's inscriptions |
| Answer» D. Ashoka's inscriptions | |
| 24. |
The most famous center of education during the Maurya period was |
| A. | Vaishali |
| B. | Nalanda |
| C. | Takshshila |
| D. | Ujjain |
| Answer» D. Ujjain | |
| 25. |
The language used in the inscriptions of Ashoka is - |
| A. | Sanskrit |
| B. | Prakrit |
| C. | lobe |
| D. | Hindi |
| Answer» C. lobe | |
| 26. |
Which of the following cities does not have inscriptions of Ashoka? |
| A. | Girnar |
| B. | Kandahar |
| C. | Patna |
| D. | topra |
| Answer» D. topra | |
| 27. |
Which ruler won Malwa, Gujarat and Maharashtra for the first time? |
| A. | Joy |
| B. | Skandagupta |
| C. | Vikramaditya |
| D. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
What was the name of the book of Megasthenes? |
| A. | Economics |
| B. | Rigveda |
| C. | Puranas |
| D. | indica |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
In whose book Chandragupta Maurya has been described in a special way, that is - |
| A. | Bhasa |
| B. | Shudraka |
| C. | Visakhadatta |
| D. | ashvaghosh |
| Answer» D. ashvaghosh | |
| 30. |
Which aspect is highlighted in Kautilya's Arthashastra? |
| A. | economic life |
| B. | political policies |
| C. | religious life |
| D. | social life |
| Answer» C. religious life | |
| 31. |
Who used the caves of Barabar (Gaya district) as a shelter? |
| A. | by livelihood |
| B. | Tharus |
| C. | Jains |
| D. | the tantriks |
| Answer» B. Tharus | |
| 32. |
When did Chandragupta Maurya defeat Seleucus? |
| A. | 325 AD Poo. In |
| B. | 305 AD Poo. In |
| C. | 173 AD Poo. In |
| D. | 261 AD Poo. In |
| Answer» C. 173 AD Poo. In | |
| 33. |
The only pillar in which Ashoka refers to himself as the emperor of Magadha is - |
| A. | Muskie's Pillar |
| B. | rummindei pillar |
| C. | queen pillar |
| D. | Bhabru Pillar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
An inscription of Ashoka is located in Uttaranchal - |
| A. | in Devprayag |
| B. | in kalsi |
| C. | in Kedarnath |
| D. | in Rishikesh |
| Answer» C. in Kedarnath | |
| 35. |
The first Indian Empire was established in - |
| A. | by Kanishk |
| B. | by Harsh |
| C. | by Chandragupta Maurya |
| D. | by Samudragupta |
| Answer» D. by Samudragupta | |
| 36. |
Chandragupta's palace located in Pataliputra was mainly built on - |
| A. | of bricks |
| B. | of stone |
| C. | wooden |
| D. | Of clay |
| Answer» D. Of clay | |
| 37. |
Which inscription proves that the influence of Chandragupta was extended to western India? |
| A. | Kalinga inscription |
| B. | Girnar inscription of Ashoka |
| C. | Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman |
| D. | Sopara inscription of Ashoka |
| Answer» D. Sopara inscription of Ashoka | |
| 38. |
In whose court did the famous Greek ambassador Megasthenes come to India? |
| A. | Ashok |
| B. | Harshavardhana |
| C. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| D. | hemu |
| Answer» D. hemu | |
| 39. |
Who was the first Englishman to read the inscriptions of Ashoka? |
| A. | john tower |
| B. | Harry Smith |
| C. | Charles Metcalf |
| D. | James Princess |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
In which language and script are most of Ashoka's inscriptions? |
| A. | Prakrit and Brahmi |
| B. | Sanskrit and Brahmi |
| C. | Pali and Brahmi |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Sanskrit and Brahmi | |
| 41. |
The inscriptions of Ashoka that tell us about the state of Sangam include - |
| A. | 1st and 10th |
| B. | 1st and 11th |
| C. | 2nd and 13th |
| D. | 2nd and 14th |
| Answer» D. 2nd and 14th | |
| 42. |
In which text the wordVrishal(lower family) has been used for Chandragupta Maurya? |
| A. | brahmin literature |
| B. | Jain literature |
| C. | currency monster |
| D. | Buddhist texts |
| Answer» D. Buddhist texts | |
| 43. |
In which of the following mandates, the personal name of Ashoka (Ashok) is mentioned - |
| A. | Kalsi |
| B. | Rummindei |
| C. | Special Kalinga Mandate |
| D. | Moscow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Ashoka in 261 AD. Poo. What did I do after conquering Kalinga? |
| A. | increased the border of his state |
| B. | World - set out to conquer |
| C. | Seeing the heavy blood pressure abandoned the policy of war forever |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 45. |
Which one of the following kings was often in contact with the public? |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| B. | Ashok |
| C. | Chandragupta Vikramaditya |
| D. | Point by point |
| Answer» C. Chandragupta Vikramaditya | |
| 46. |
In which book the wordAryais used for Shudras? |
| A. | Economics |
| B. | currency monster |
| C. | Ashtadhyayi |
| D. | brihatkathamanjari |
| Answer» B. currency monster | |
| 47. |
Which Sri Lankan ruler tried to mold himself according to the ideals of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka? |
| A. | Mahabali |
| B. | Veersinghe |
| C. | Tiss |
| D. | Ranasinghe |
| Answer» D. Ranasinghe | |
| 48. |
From which month did the fiscal year of Maurya begin? |
| A. | Falgun (March) |
| B. | Ashadh (July) |
| C. | Eldest (June) |
| D. | Poush - Magh (January - February) |
| Answer» C. Eldest (June) | |
| 49. |
Which one of the following statements is incorrect about the stone pillars of Ashoka? |
| A. | these have great polish |
| B. | it is monolithic |
| C. | The shaft of the pillars is conical |
| D. | It is part of the architectural structure |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Who was calledAgronomaiin Mauryan period? |
| A. | building construction officer |
| B. | road construction officer |
| C. | agriculture department official |
| D. | Measurement - Weight officer |
| Answer» C. agriculture department official | |