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Ancient India 1 DOWNLOADED FROM : WWW.IASEXAMPORTAL.COM Ancient India 1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: List-I (Sites) List-II (Artefacts/objects discovered) A. Banawali 1. Barley B. Lothal 2. H-cemetry C. Kalibangan 3. Horse Terracotta D. Harappa 4. Ploughed field Codes: A B C D a) 1 3 2 4 b) 1 3 4 2 c) 3 1 2 4 d) 3 1 4 2 Ans: b 2. Which of the following statements is/are wrong in context of Harappan civilization? 1. The Harappans were known for making efficient weapons 2. They were the first bronze users of the subcontinent and hence they started using metal money 3. The terracotta pieces represent the sophisticated artistic works of Harappans Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: a) 1 and 2 b) 1 and 3 c) 1, 2 and 3 d) 2 and 3 Ans: c. Harappa did not make any efficient weapons. Metal money came to usage from Buddha age. Terracota pieces are crude artistic works. 3. Consider the following statements: 1. The difference between the Aryans and Dasyus lies in phallus worship and cattle keeping 2. Trasadasyu was the chief of non-Aryans who was captured by Aryan Chief Divodasa Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) Only 1 b) Only 2 c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2 Ans: a 4. “Sangrihitri”, during the Vedic age was a) Purohit b) Commander of Militia DOWNLOADED FROM : WWW.IASEXAMPORTAL.COM Courtesy:NCERT DOWNLOADED FROM : WWW.IASEXAMPORTAL.COM c) Treasurer d) Officer of Fort Ans: C 5. Consider the following statements: 1. Jainism recognized the existence of the goods but placed them lower than the Jina 2. Jainism did not condemn the varna system Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2 Ans: C 6. Consider the following statements: 1. ‘Basadis’ in Jainism refer to the temple of Tirthankaras 2. Although Jainism didnot receive much patronage from kings as the Buddhism, yet its art and architecture was rich than that of Buddhists Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) Only 1 b) Only 2 c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2 Ans: d 7. Jainism and Buddhism differ in their approach with regard to 1. Prescription of strict austere life and penance 2. Accepting the existence of soul 3. Belief in the theory of Karma 4. Accepting the existence of God Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: a) 1, 2 and 4 b) 2, 3 and 4 c) 1 and 3 d) Only 1 Ans: a. Buddhism didn’t recognize soul and god. Jainism – strict austerity 8. Which of the following is wrong in context of Mahavira and Jainism? a) Mahavira was born in 540 BC in Kundagrama near Vaishali b) His father Siddhartha was the head of Jnatrika clan c) His mother Trishala, was the daughter of the Lichchhavi Chief Chetaka d) Mahavira attained Kaivalya at the age of 42 Ans: c. Trishala – sister of Chetaka 9. Which of the following statements is wrong in context of Buddha and Buddhism? DOWNLOADED FROM : WWW.IASEXAMPORTAL.COM Courtesy:NCERT DOWNLOADED FROM : WWW.IASEXAMPORTAL.COM a) Buddha attained Nirvana at the age of 42 at Bodh Gaya b) Buddha delivered his first Sermon at Sarnath c) Buddha passed away at a place called Kusinagar d) Buddha was related to Koshalan dynasty Ans: a. Buddha attained Nirvana at 35 10. Which of the following statements is/are wrong in context of Mauryan age? 1. Slaves were not employed in commercial activities 2. Most of the officials were paid in cash and some were paid through land grants 3. Sannidatta was the chief custodian of state treasury 4. The Mauryan government had equal control over all the regions of its empire Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: a) Only 1 b) 1 and 2 c) 2, 3 and 4 d) 1, 2 and 4 Ans: d 11. Consider the following statements: 1. At the time of ‘Satavahanas’, all the inscriptions were composed in Prakrit language and written in the Brahmi Script 2. The famous stupa ‘Nagarjunakonda’ prospered most in the second-third centuries under the patronage of the ‘Satavahanas’ Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) Only 1 b) Only 2 c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2 Ans: a. Nagarjunkonda – under patronage of Ikshvakus. 12. Match List-I (Terms in Sangam Age) with List-II (Their meanings) and select the correct answer using the codes given below in the lists. List-I List-II A. Enadi 1. The lowest class B. Pariyar 2. The Ruling class C. Arasar 3. Rich peasants D. Vellala 4. Agricultural Labourers 5. Captains of the army Codes: A B C D a) 5 4 2 3 b) 3 4 5 2 c) 3 1 4 2 d) 5 1 4 3 Ans: a DOWNLOADED FROM : WWW.IASEXAMPORTAL.COM Courtesy:NCERT DOWNLOADED FROM : WWW.IASEXAMPORTAL.COM 13. Which of the following is/are true about the Gupta period? 1. In Guptas system of Administration the throne did not always go to the eldest son 2. For the first time civil and criminal laws were clearly demarcated 3. In Gupta period, land taxes increased in number, and those on trade and commerce decreased Select the correct answer from the codes given below: a) 1 and 2 b) 2 Only c) 1 and 3 d) All the above Ans: d 14. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: List-I (Authors) List-II (Books) A. Ashvaghosha 1. Kamasutra B. Vatsyayana 2. Gatasaptasati C. Hala 3. Milinda Panho D. Nagasena 4. Buddha Charita Codes: A B C D a) 4 1 2 3 b) 4 1 3 2 c) 1 4 2 3 d) 1 4 3 2 Ans:a 15. Which of the following statements is/are wrong in context of the Guptan period? 1. Most of the plays written during this period were comedies 2. The higher classes speak Sanskrit whereas the lower classes use prakrit 3. Amarakosha written during this period was a Sanskrit lexicon Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: a) 1, 2 and 3 b) 1 and 2 c) Only 3 d) None Ans: a 16. Which of the following statements about Tantricism is not correct? a) Tantricism admitted both women and shudras into its ranks b) Tantricism permeated Jainism, Buddhism, Shaivism and Vaishnavism c) Tantricism intended to satisy the spiritual desires and worked to raise the masses to a state of spiritual ecstasy d) Tantricism arose as result of the large scale admission of the aboriginal peoples in brahmanical society DOWNLOADED FROM : WWW.IASEXAMPORTAL.COM Courtesy:NCERT DOWNLOADED FROM : WWW.IASEXAMPORTAL.COM Ans: c 17. Consider the following statements: 1. With the rise of ‘Mahayana School of Buddhism’, in the early centuries of the Christian era, Buddha had begun to be worshipped as a god 2. The ‘Pala rulers’ and ‘Chalukyan rulers’ were the great patrons of Jainism Which of the following statements is/are correct? a) Only 1 b) Only 2 c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2 Ans:a 18. Which of the following animals surround the Yogic figure of Pasupati Mahadeva seal, that was unearthed at Mohenjodaro 1. Buffalo 2. Rhino 3. Elephant 4. Tiger 5. Bull 6. Lion Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: a) 2, 3, 4 and 5 b)3, 4 and 5 c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 d) 1, 3, 4 and 5 Ans: c 19. Which of the following is wrongly matched? Term Marriage type a) Brahma : Marriage between girl and boy of same class b) Arsa : Bride bought from her father c) Gandharva : Love marriage d) Prajapati : Marriage without dowry Ans: d 20. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II A. Shiksha 1. Metrics B. Kalpa 2. Phonetics C. Vyakarana 3. Grammar D. Chhanda 4. Ritual Codes: A B C D a) 2 4 3 1 b) 2 4 1 3 c) 4 2 3 1 DOWNLOADED FROM : WWW.IASEXAMPORTAL.COM Courtesy:NCERT DOWNLOADED FROM : WWW.IASEXAMPORTAL.COM d) 4 2 1 3 Ans: a 21. Which of the following is correctly matched? Buddhist councils : Place a) First : Vaishali b) Second : Pataliputra c) Third : Rajgriha d) Fourth : Kashmir Ans: d 22. Which of the following Buddhist texts are called Ceylonese chronicles? 1. Dipavamsa 2. Milinda Panho 3. Divya Vadana 4. Mahavamsa Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: a) 1 and 4 b) 1, 2 and 3 c) 2, 3 and 4 d) 1, 3 and 4 Ans: a 23. Which of the following was the contribution of Mahavira to Jainism? a) Ahimsa : Non injury b) Asateya : Non-stealings c) Aparigraha : Non possession d) Bramacharya Ans: d 24. The Second Jaina Council was headed by a) Devaradhi Kshamasramana b) Prachyapatha c) Sthalabahu d) Bhadrabahu Ans: a 25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II (Official) (Supervisor of) A. Sitaadhyaksha 1. Weights and measures B. Samsthadhyaksha 2. Market DOWNLOADED FROM : WWW.IASEXAMPORTAL.COM Courtesy:NCERT DOWNLOADED FROM : WWW.IASEXAMPORTAL.COM C. Pauthavdhyaksha 3. Mines D. Akaradhyaksha 4. Agriculture Codes: A B C D a) 4 2 3 1 b) 4 2 1 3 c) 2 4 3 1 d) 2 4 1 3 Ans: b 26.
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