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attempted out  MCQs based on NCERT Class XII each Domain
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 Medium of Exam : 13 Languages (Tam il, Telugu, Kannada,
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SAMPLE PAPER

CUET (UG) – History ........................................................................................................... 1-4

SECTION-II: DOMAIN SPECIFIC SUBJECT

 HISTORY
(Multiple Choice Questions) ........................................... 1-116
Ancient India—The Story of the First Cities Harappan Archaeology; Political and Economic
History: How Inscriptions Tell a Story; Social Histories Using the Mahabharata; A History
of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa.

Medieval India—Agrarian Relations The Ain-i-Akbari; The Mughal Court: Reconstructing

Histories through Chronicles; New Architecture: Hampi; Religious Histories: The Bhakti-
Sufi Tradition; Medieval Society Through Travellers’ Accounts.

Modern India—Colonialism and Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports;

Representations of 1857; Colonialism and Indian Towns: Town Plans and Municipal
Reports; Mahatma Gandhi through Contemporary Eyes; Partition Through Oral Sources;
The Making of the Constitution.

Passage Based Questions

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CUET-UG

HISTORY*
SECTION-II : DOMAIN SPECIFIC SUBJECT
1. Who among the following was the author of book B. Mahnavami Dibba was a part of Sacred centre.
‘The Story of Indian Archaeology’? C. Mahnavami Dibba was a ‘Counselling Hall’
A. R.E.M. Wheeler B. John Marshall D. Mahnavami Dibba was a “Discussion Hall’
C. S.N. Roy D. Rakhal Das Bannerjee
10. Krishnadeva Raya belonged to which of the following
2. Which one among the following religious practices dynasties?
was seemed to be unfamiliar and unusual with the A. Sangama B. Tuluva
Harrapan culture? C. Aravidu D. Suluva
A. Mother Goddess B. Priest King
C. Yogic posture seal D. Sanskritic Yajnas 11. Who among the following Gurus of Sikhs compiled
‘Guru Adi Granth Sahib’?
3. Which of the following is the oldest stupa in India A. Guru Teg Bahadur B. Guru Arjan Dev
and was commissioned by the Mauryan King Ashoka? C. Guru Nanak Dev D. Guru Gobind Singh
A. Shanti Stupa B. Amaravati Stupa
C. Sanchi Stupa D. Nagarjuna Konda Stupa 12. Why is the Harappan script called enigmatic?
Choose the correct reason from the following options:
4. Which one of the following aspects describe the A. It resembles the Hieroglyphic script of Egypt.
meaning of ‘Tirthankaras’ in Jainism? B. It had too many symbols, between 600 and 1000
A. Supreme Being who is the incarnation of God in number.
B. Those who guide men and women across the river C. It was written from left to right.
of existence. D. Its script remains undeciphered till date
C. Those who follow the path of Vedanta asceticism
D. Those who know the ultimate truth and dharma 13. Who among the following was the best-known ruler
of the Satavahana dynasty?
5. Which of the following empire issued gold coins for A. Yagnasri Satakarni B. Simuka Satakarni
the very first time in first century CE? C. Gotamiputra Satakarni D. Vasisthaputra Satakarni
A. Gupta Empire B. Maurya Empire
C. Kushana Empire D. Yaudheya Empire 14. Who among the following was the author of the book
‘Arthashastra’?
6. Which of the following city of the Harappan Civiliza- A. Bimbisar B. Ajatshatru
tion was exclusively devoted to craft production of C. Chanakya D. Bindusar
Shell objects?
A. Kotdiji B. Kalibangan 15. Which of the following languages were spoken by
C. Manda D. Chanhudaro Rayas and Nayakas in the Vijayanagar empire?
A. Malayalam and Telugu
7. The composition of the Mahabharata has been B. Kannada and Telugu
traditionally attributed to a Rishi. Identify his name C. Tamil and Telugu
from the following options. D. Sanskrit and Telugu
A. Rishi Kanada B. Rishi Kapil
C. Rishi Agastya D. Rishi Vyasa 16. Who among the following Begums provided money
for the preservation of the Sanchi stupa?
8. Who among the following travelled in Vijayanagar A. Shahjehan Begum B. Nur Jahan Begum
Empire in the fifteenth century and was greatly C. Rukaiyya Begum D. Nur-un-Nissa Begum
impressed by the fortification of the empire?
A. Duarte Barbosa B. Abdur Razzak 17. Which of the following options given in Sangam text
C. Colin Mackenzie D. Domingo Paes accurately describes ‘Vellalar’ and ‘Adimai’, as two
categories of peasants in south Indian villages.
9. Which of the following statement is correct regarding A. Vellelar, a ploughman and adimai as landowner
Mahnavami Dibba? B. Vellelar a landowner and adimai a peasant
A. Mahnavami Dibba was part of ‘The King’s Palace C. Vellelar a Peasant and adimai a land lord
Complex’. D. Vellelar a landowner and adimai a slave

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18. Which of the following pairs associated with Buddha’s 24. With which Mughal Emperor can we associate
symbolic representation is incorrect? ‘Alamgir Nama’?
A. Empty seat – Meditation of Buddha A. Aurangzeb B. Shah Jahan
B. Wheel – Sermon of Buddha C. Humanyun D. Jahangir
C. Bodhi Tree – Birth of Buddha 25. Match the following:
D. Stupa – Mahaparinibbana List-I List-II
19. Two statements are given in the question below as (a) Delhi (i) Birjis Qadr
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements (b) Kanpur (ii) Kunwar Singh
and choose the appropriate option. (c) Arrah (iii) Bahadur Shah
Assertion (A) : From c. 500 BCE norms were compiled (d) Lucknow (iv) Nana Sahib
in Sanskrit texts known as the Dharmasutras and Codes:
Dharmashastras. (a) (b) (c) (d)
Reason (R) : Brahmanas laid the codes of social A. (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
behaviour for the society in general. B. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
C. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Options: D. (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
A. Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct
explanation of (A) 26. Mahatma Gandhi illustrated his tactical wisdom by
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the picking on salt monopoly. Which of the following
correct explanation of (A) statement (s) is/are correct to prove this?
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false 1. State monopoly over salt was deeply unpopular.
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true 2. People were forbidden from making salt for even
domestic use.
20. He was called as ‘Devenampiya and Piyadassi’. He 3. Salt was not an essential item.
ruled the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE. Choose the correct option:
He is remembered for the propagation of Dhamma. A. (1) and (2) only B. (2) and (3) only
Who among the following ruler has been described in C. (1), (2) and (3) D. (2) only
the above information?
A. Ashoka B. Chandragupta Maurya 27. Who among the following declared—Separate
C. Samudra Gupta D. Ajatshatru Electorate was a ‘poison that has entered the body
politic of our country’?
21. Match the following: A. G.B. Pant B. Sardar Patel
Archeologist Role/Contributions C. R.V. Dhulekar D. Begum Aizaz Rasul
(a) Alexander (i) Discovered seals at Harappa
Cunningham 28. Ibn Battuta informs that the Sultan had fixed
(b) Daya Ram Sahil (ii) First Director General of Wednesday for freeing male slaves, Friday for freeing
ASI female slaves and Saturday for marrying men slaves
(c) John Marshall (iii) Brought a military to female slaves. Identify the Sultan.
Precision in archaeology A. Balban
(d) R.E.M. Wheeler (iv) Announced the discovery B. Alauddin Khalji
of a new civilization C. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Codes: D. Firuz Shah Tughlaq
(a) (b) (c) (d) 29. In the Bayana Hoard, coins of which Gupta ruler have
A. (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) been found in the highest number?
B. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) A. Chandragupta-I B. Samudragupta
C. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) C. Chandragupta-II D. Kumaragupta-I
D. (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
30. Given below are two statements : One is labelled as
22. Which of the following was the capital of Magadh? Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
A. Avanti B. Rajgir Assertion (A) : When the All India Women’s Con-
C. Ujjain D. Taxila ference began their campaign in support of the Child
23. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Marriage Res-traint Bill (1929), Sister Subbalakshmi
Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). gave evidence before the Joshi Committee about
Assertion (A) : Archaeologists suggest that in the north- the harmful effects of youthful marriages.
Reasons (R) : Mithuben Petit, a social worker who
eastern corner of the urban core rich traders lived.
became leading trade unionist, organized the Seva
Reason (R) : Numerous tombs, mosques, and fine Chinese
Mandir to work among the poor.
porcelain have been found here.
A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct In the light of the above statements, choose the most
explanation of (A) appropriate answer from the options given below:
B. Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct
correct explanation of (A) explanation of (A)
C. (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct B. Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the
D. (R) is correct, but (A) is not correct correct explanation of (A)
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C. (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct Assertion (A) : It was within the political and
D. (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct cultural framework that Bharatendu Harishchandra
31. Who was the first elected president of the All India created and developed his own brand of nationalist
Depressed Classes Association formed in 1926? thinking and writing.
A. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Reason (R) : Being a subject of the British raj,
B. Rao Bahaddur M.C. Rajah Bharatendu Harishchandra saw no contradiction in
C. Bhaskarrao Jadhav the co-existence of loyalty to the rulers and fierce
D. Jagjivan Ram patriotism.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most
32. Poems classified as upadesha rupaka (didactic appropriate answer from the options given below:
metaphors) in Marathi bhakti poetry were known as: A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct
A. Bharud B. Abhang explanation of (A)
C. Palana D. Vachana B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the
33. Which one of the following statements is not correct? correct explanation of (A)
A. Colonial sources cited the Rebellion of 1857 as C. (A) is true, but (R) is false
‘sepoy mutiny’ D. (A) is false, but (R) is true
B. Syed Ahmad Khan focussed on the loyalty of
40. Given below are two statements : One is labelled as
Muslims towards British rulers in the 1857
Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Rebellion
C. The English ‘Free Traders’ supported the East India Assertion (A) : Colonial Science was inextricably
Company’s monopoly in India and condemned the woven into the whole fabric of colonialism.
Indian chieftains for rebelling against the company Reason (R) : Colonial Science did not come in a neat
D. R.C. Majumdar refused to accept the 1857 package; the claims of univer-sality and the utility
Rebellion as the ‘First War of Independence’ of Science messed up its identity.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most
34. Who was the first president of the All India Trade appropriate answer from the options given below:
Union Congress founded on 31 August, 1920? A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct
A. Lala Lajpat Rai B. Diwan Chaman Lal explanation of (A)
C. Joseph Baptista D. N.M. Joshi B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the
35. Digambar Biswas and Bishnu Biswas led which of the correct explanation of (A)
following movements in 1859-60? C. (A) is true, but (R) is false
A. Munda Rebellion B. Kuka Revolt D. (A) is false, but (R) is true
C. Indigo Revolt D. Faraizi Movement Directions (Qs. No. 41-43): Read the following excerpt
36. Who among the following was not associated with from the Prayaga Prashasti carefully and answer any three
the Lahore resolution adopted by the Muslim League questions:
on 23 March, 1940? This is an excerpt from the Prayaga Prashasti:
A. Khizar Hayat Khan B. Sikandar Hayat Khan He was without an antagonist on earth; he, by the
C. Fazlul Huq D. Khaliquzzaman overflowing of the multitude of (his) many good qualities
37. In 1936, which of the following created an ‘Anti- adorned by hundreds of good actions, has wiped off the
imperialist Peoples Front’ within the Congress? fame of other kings with the soles of (his) feet; (he is)
A. R.P. Dutt and Ben Bradley Purusha (the Supreme Being), being the cause of the
B. Subhash Chandra Bose prosperity of the good and the destruction of the bad (he
C. Sixth Comintern Congress is) incomprehensible; (he is) one whose tender heart can be
D. Phillip Spratt captured only by devotion and humility; (he is) possessed
of compassion; (he is) the giver of many hundred-thousands
38. Match List-I with List-II: of cows; (his) mind has received ceremonial initiation for
List-I List-II the uplift of the miserable, the poor, the forlorn and the
(Newspaper) (Editor) suffering; (he is) resplendent and embodied kindness to
(a) Free Hindustan (i) Shyamji Krishna Verma mankind; (he is) equal to (the gods) Kubera (the god of
(b) Indian sociologist (ii) Annie Besant wealth), Varuna (the god of the ocean), Indra (the god of
(c) New India and (iii) Tarak Nath Dutt rains) and Yama (the god of death).
Commonweal
(d) Bombay Chronicle (iv) B.G. Horniman 41. This inscription is known as a prashasti because:
A. it is composed in praise of its patron
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: B. it is composed by a court poet
(a) (b) (c) (d) C. it is treasured as an important account of its patron
A. (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) D. it is composed in Sanskrit
B. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
C. (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) 42. This excerpt mentions (he is) equal to (the Gods)
D. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) ……… This projects what element of kingship?
A. means of claiming high status by identifying with
39. Given below are two statements : One is labelled as a variety of deities
Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). B. means of claiming themselves god like
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C. means of claiming a number of titles C. Roshanara spent a large part of her income in
D. All of the above building of a caravanserai
D. Roshanara made a huge profit from the lucrative
43. Choose the correct option. overseas trade
Assertion (A) : He is possessed of compassion.
Reason (R) : He is the giver of many hundred- 45. Mughal queens and princesses were able to participate
thousand cows; his mind has received ceremonial in economic activities despite being confined to the
initiation for the uplift of the miserable, the poor, harem because:
the forlorn and the suffering… A. Male slaves helped them in the economic activities
A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct B. Slave eunuchs acted as agents for them
explanation of (A). C. Mansabdars were deputed to help them in these
B. Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the activities
correct explanation of (A). D. Female slaves helped them in the economic activities
C. (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct. 46. “Jahanara Begum defied all stereotypes associated with
D. (R) is incorrect, but (A) is correct women.” Which of the following statement justifies this?
Directions (Qs. No. 44-47): Read the following text and A. She took complete charge of the Mughal household
answer the following questions: B. She participated in domestic conspiracies
Apart from wives, numerous male and female slaves C. She commissioned and participated in many
populated the Mughal household. The tasks they performed architectural projects in Shahjanabad
varied from the most mundane to those requiring skill, tact D. She controlled significant financial resources
and intelligence. Slave eunuchs (khwajasara) moved 47. In what way(s) did Jahanara contribute towards the
between the external and Apart from wives, numerous male growth of trade?
and female slaves populated the Mughal household. The (i) By building the port city of Surat
tasks they performed varied from the most mundane to (ii) By helping Shahjahan in building his capital at Agra
those requiring skill, tact and intelligence. Slave eunuchs (iii) By building a double storeyed caravanserai in Delhi
(khwajasara) moved between the external and internal life (iv) By designing the Chandini Chowk market
of the household as guards, servants, and also as agents for Choose the correct option:
women dabbling in commerce. A. Only (i) B. Only (i), (ii)
After Nur Jahan, Mughal queens and princesses began C. Only (iii) and (iv) D. Only (iii)
to control significant financial resources. Shah Jahan’s
daughters Jahanara and Roshanara enjoyed an annual 48. Choose the correct option:
income often equal to that of high imperial mansabdars. The European traveller who has given a detailed
Jahanara, in addition, received revenues from the port city description of the practice of Sati.
of Surat, which was a lucrative centre of overseas trade. A. Jean Baptiste Tavernier B. Manucci
C. Francois Bernier D. Roberto Nobili
Control over resources enabled important women of
the Mughal household to commission buildings and 49. Find out from the following pairs which one is
gardens. Jahanara participated in many architectural projects correctly matched:
of Shah Jahan’s new capital, Shahjahanabad (Delhi). Among A. Akbar Nama : Abdul Hamid Lahori
these was an imposing double-storeyed caravanserai with a B. Badshah Nama : Zahiruddin Babur
courtyard and garden. The bazaar of Chandni Chowk, the C. Humayun Nama : Gulbadan Begum
throbbing centre of Shahjahanabad, was designed by Jahanara. D. Babur Nama: Abul Fazl Allami
44. “Mughal Empire was very prosperous during the reign 50. Consider the following events:
of Shah Jahan.” Which of the following statement 1. Cabinet Mission 2. Cripps Mission
justifies it? 3. Khilafat Movement 4. Pakistan Resolution
A. Nur Jahan began to have control over financial The correct chronological order of these events is:
resources A. 4, 3, 2, 1 B. 4, 3, 1, 2
B. Jahanara and Roshanara had a very high annual C. 3, 4, 1, 2 D. 3, 4, 2, 1
income

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C D C B C C D B A B
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
B D C C B A D C A A
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
A B B A B A B C C C
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
B A C A C A A C A A
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
A A A D A A D C C D
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ANCIENT INDIA History

The Story of the First Cities Harappan Social Histories Using the
Archaeology Mahabharata
Political and Economic History: How A History of Buddhism:
Inscriptions Tell a Story Sanchi Stupa

SET-1

1. Who were the first people to paint the pottery of Indus 8. The humped Ox or Brahmani bull in the Indus valley
Valley Civilisation? was:
A. Chalcolithic B. Mesolithic A. a monster B. a beast of burden
C. Iron Age men D. Neolithic C. a sacred animal D. an unknown animal
2. The races are arranged taking into account their arrival 9. What made the Harapans more away from urban
in India. Pick out the chronologically correct sequence: settlements?
A. Aryan, Dravidian, Proto Australoid, Negrito A. Foreign invasion B. Demographic factors
B. Negrito, Aryan, Proto Austrolaid, Dravidian C. Ecological changes D. Hydrological changes
C. Negrito, Proto Australoid, Dravidian and Aryan 10. Which crop was the earliest to be cultivated by the
D. Dravidian, Aryan, Proto Australoid, Negrito people of Indus Valley?
3. Which one of the following may be regarded as a A. Wheat B. Rice
remote possibility for the origin of the Indus Culture? C. Cotton D. Rye
A. Kulli Culture 11. The Harappan Civilisation was chiefly concentrated
B. Nal Culture in:
C. Sumerian Culture A. Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat
D. Culture of the Village People of the Punjab B. Sindh, Punjab and Rajasthan
C. Haryana, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu
4. Who was the archaeologist who came upon a seal with
D. Punjab, Rajasthan and Assam
pictographic writing while excavating a Buddhist
establishment at Mohenjo-daro? 12. The mature phase of the Harappan culture spanned
A. R.D. Banerjee aproximately:
B. N.G. Majumdar A. 500 years B. 700 years
C. 300 years D. 1000 years
C. Alexander Cunningham
D. Daya Ram Sahni 13. Indus valley skeletons reveal that the Harappans
probably did not belong to one of the following races:
5. What was the political structure of the Indus Valley?
A. Mongoloid B. Alpine
A. Oligarchy B. Federalism
C. Somite D. Proto-Austroloid
C. Autocracy D. Theocracy
14. Which is controversial with regard to the granary in
6. Identify the one that is common between Indus and Harappa?
Mesopotamian civilisations among the following: A. The urban non-agricultural population was fed on
A. Cylindrical seals it.
B. Bronze Age Culture B. Suggest private ownership.
C. Planning towns with chess board system C. It indicated that there was surplus production.
D. Knives with ribs in the middle D. The whole affair was looked after by an agency.
7. Which of the following was not known to the Indus 15. “They (the Indus valley people) were not on the whole
valley people? an artistic people”. It has been commented by:
A. Seasum B. Cotton A. Dr. Romila Thapar B. Dr. A.D. Pusalkar
C. Potato D. Wheat C. Dr. R.D. Mazumdar D. Dr. A.L. Basham

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16. “Sindon” was the name given by the Greeks to one of 27. The first excavation in the Indus valley at Mohenjo-
the following items. Which one was it? daro was carried out in the years:
A. Jute B. Wool A. 1909 A.D. B. 1920 A.D.
C. Cotton D. None of these C. 1922 A.D. D. 1955 A.D.
17. The Indus valley people were: 28. Which of the following is not a characteristic feature
A. Vegetarian of the Indus valley pottery?
B. Non-vegetarian A. Red and black polished ware
C. Both non-vegetarian and vegetarian B. Painted black designs
D. Were not beef eaters C. Vegetal and geometric patterns
D. None of the above
18. The Indus valley people were worshippers of:
A. Shiva B. Mitra 29. Well planned cities with all their common feature
C. Varuna D. Mother Goddess throughout Harappa suggest:
A. A single centralised state
19. Pre-Harappan settlement was discovered in 1981 at the
B. Oligarchic commercial republic
foot of the Bolan pass on the Bolan river at one of the
C. Theoratic state
following places. Identify it;
D. Free community
A. Mansa B. Manda
C. Mehergarh D. Alamgirpur 30. Kagzi refers to:
A. polychrome pottery B. egg-shell pottery
20. One thing is common among the following between
C. perforated pottery D. special paper for writing
the Indus and Mesopotamian civilisation. Identify:
A. Larger urban complex 31. Which of the following statement on the Harappan
B. Seals rolled on clay tablets civilisation is controversial?
C. Ornamental architecture A. Harappan civilisation may be called peasant urban
D. Use of potter’s wheel B. It is not certain whether there was any closeness
between the Indus urban areas and the country-side
21. Which among the following is not the distinctive peasants.
pottery of the Indus people? C. Indus cities depended on their existence on food
A. Black and Red ware B. Glazed and raw material obtained from the country-side.
C. Painted Grey ware D. Poly chrome D. Indus cities provided marketing centres.
22. What is the approximate area which covered the Indus 32. Which statement on the Harappan culture is incorrect?
civilisation? A. The antiquities in all the seven layers at Mohenjo-
A. 1,300,000 square kilometres daro are homogeneous.
B. 600,000 square kilometres B. There is no deterioration of masonary in the later
C. 600 square kilometres occupation of the cities.
D. 6000 square kilometres C. It is essentially a riverine culture.
23. The metal which perhaps not known to the Indus D. Discovery of weapons in the later levels of
valley people was? Mohenjo-daro points to threat to life.
A. Copper B. Iron 33. The jewellers of the Harappan civilisation primarily
C. Tin D. Gold and Silver used two metals:
24. Which of the following reasons was not a purpose of 1. Bronze 2. Silver
the Great Bath at Mohenjodaro? 3. Copper 4. Gold
A. community bathing Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
B. water sports and exercises A. 1 and 2 B. 2 and 3
C. to store water during draughts C. 3 and 4 D. 2 and 4
D. used during Rituals and Sacrifices 34. The first concern of the Harappan town planners was:
25. Which one of the following items was not used by the A. to protect their cities from frequent floods
Indus valley people as their staple diet? B. to make citadels to protect themselves from the
A. Dairy Products B. Dates enemies
C. Wheat D. Refined Sugar C. to produce enough food surplus to feed towns
26. How many of the known 250 Indus Valley sites can be D. to develop sea-borne trade
classified as cities? 35. Which of the the following statement on the men and
A. Eight B. Six women of the Indus valley is Not correct?
C. Hundred D. Seven A. Men wore long hair.
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B. Men wore robes but left one shoulder bare. C. religion was more personal and private affair.
C. Women wore large necklaces but very light bangles. D. they were sceptical in disposition.
D. The coiffeurs of women-were often elaborate. 45. Which one of the following is false with regard to
36. Most unique feature of the Indus valley civilisation, Harappan people?
the like of which has not yet been found in any other A. The statues of Mother Goddess were crudely
city of the same antiquity is: fashioned.
A. weights and measures B. drainage system B. Tiny monkeys and squirrels were used as pinhead
C. cultivation of land D. double-story houses beds.
37. Strike out which is not an important feature of C. The statues of women were fully clothed with
Harappan culture. elaborate head-dresses.
A. Horse racing D. For children they made monkeys sliding down a
B. Peace-loving community string, whistles and gods were made like birds etc.
C. Efficient civic organisation 46. Which West Asian site is associated with the discovery
D. Love for indoor hobbies, jewellery and cosmetics, of a bale of cloth evidently an export from Harappan
dancing India?
38. The most intriguing thing about the Indus valley A. Ur B. Umma
women is: C. Susa D. Lagash
A. their jewellery 47. Evidence of the horse comes from which of the
B. their foundness for handicrafts following Harappan sites?
C. their vanity A. Harappa, Lothal, Kalibangan
D. the care they bestowed on children B. Lothal, Surkotada
39. Which one of the following arts and crafts was not C. Mohenjo-daro, Lothal, Banwali
practised by the Harappans? D. Banwali, Ropar, Surkotada
A. Masonry B. Seal cutting 48. The Indus valley people do not use one of the
C. Carpentry D. Iron-mongering following weapons. What is that?
40. Paint out the incorrect statement: A. Swords B. Spears
A. Harappan probably did not practise canal irrigation C. Arrow-heads D. Axes
B. Whether or not the plough was used is controversial 49. Which cults did the Harappan practise?
C. Pesticides were invariably used 1. Fire 2. Female diety
D. Enough surplus food was produced to feed the town 3. Fertility 4. Fetism
dwellers A. Only 2 and 3 B. Only 1 and 2
41. Which of the following was not an item of import for C. 1, 2 and 3 D. All of these
the Indus people? 50. The discovery, in the upper levels of a Harappan site,
A. Tin B. Copper of human skeletons lying bell-mell, with a skull having
C. Textile D. Lapis Liazuli injury mark, shows the invasion and massacre. What is
42. The Harappan culture belongs to the Bronze Age. that site?
Which two metals are mixed to make this alloy? A. Mohenjo-daro B. Harappa
1. Copper 2. Zinc C. Banawali D. Kalibangan
3. Brass 4. Tin 51. The main food crops of the Harappan were:
A. 1 and 2 only B. 1 and 3 only A. Wheat and Barley B. Wheat and Bajra
C. 4 only D. None of these C. Maize and Wheat D. Wheat and Rice
43. Which of the following was not a feature of internal 52. Dwellers of Mohenjo-daro:
trade at the Harappans? A. were utilitarians
A. Trade was multifaceted. B. were expert in carpenter’s crafts
B. It was opened on regional and inter-regional levels. C. were aesthetes
C. It was purely a barter-trade. D. loved ideas of luxury
D. It was a guild system coupled with nomadic people. 53. Which expression does not apply to the Harappan
44. No temples, or public places of worship, or monumental culture?
sculptures have been found at Harappan cities. This A. Standardisation
indicates that: B. Materialistic achievements
A. religion was a state or public affair. C. Homogeneity
B. the Harappans were atheists. D. Desire to emulate others
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54. One feature of the Indus valley civilisation was not 65. The Indus valley people were not familiar with:
rivalled by any other civilisation till the time of the A. Cotton B. Barley
Romans. Indentify it. C. Tobacco D. Wheat
A. The Great Bath B. Sewage system
66. Where is Lothal situated?
C. Use of cosmetics D. Worship of some dieties
A. Pakistan B. Gujarat
55. What is special about the Indus valley urban centres C. Rajasthan D. Haryana
discovered in Saurashtra, Gujarat and Kathiawar?
A. horse known 67. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
B. discovery of wood-works A. The Indus valley people worshipped linga and yoni
C. ship-building was known B. The Indus valley people worshipped the pipal tree
D. cross influence between Harappan culture and local C. The Indus valley people worshipped Mother
cultures of Chalcolithic nature. Goddess
D. The Indus valley people performed horse sacrifices
56. Absence of windows in the Harappan houses implied
that Harappan women were kept in strict seclusion is: 68. Mohenjo-daro is situated in:
A. Proved fact B. Disproved A. Sindh province of Pakistan
C. Controversial D. None of these B. Gujarat State of India
57. That the Indus women used rouge and Lipstick is: C. Afghanistan
A. Proved B. Disproved D. Punjab State of India
C. Debatable D. None of these 69. At one of the sites of the Indus valley civilisation a
58. The Harappan cultivated the Land with: dockyard has been discovered. Which is that site?
A. hoe A. Rangpur B. Kalibangan
B. plough share C. Lothal D. Ropar
C. hoe and plough share 70. Which one of the following is not one of the Harappan
D. either hoe or plough share or some other tool not sites related to the maritime activities of the Harappan
known to us people?
59. Which was not a Harappan port? A. Sotka Koh B. Desalpur
A. Balakot B. Sutkagendor C. Balakot D. Lothal
C. Sotka Koh D. Kalibangan
71. The social group in which the Indus valley people
60. The Indus valley belonged to: lived were:
A. Mediterranean race A. Peasants, hunters, traders and labourers.
B. Proto-Astraloid race B. The learned ones, warriors, traders, artisans and
C. Tibetan Mongoloid race manual workers.
D. Alpine race C. Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas and Sudras
61. The important public place discovered at Mohenjo- D. None of these
daro was:
72. At how many places have the Indus valley finds been
A. the great bath B. the great granary
discovered?
C. the great cementery D. the acropolis
A. 250 sites B. 2 sites
62. Kalibanga is situated in: C. 10 sites D. 50 sites
A. Madhya Pradesh B. Rajasthan
C. Karnataka D. Baluchistan 73. Which among the following is common design between
Mohenjo-daro and Baluchistan pottery?
63. Lothal in the Indus valley was famous as a/an: A. Animal designs
A. port B. Geometrical design
B. administrative centre
C. Floral designs
C. place where graneries have been found
D. Svastika
D. religious centre
74. Which among the width of the widest streets of the
64. The concept of decimal system as a measuring unit of
length was: Mohenjo-daro is correct? (Approximately)
A. Known to the Indus valley people due to their A. 10 metres B. 20 metres
contacts with the Egyptians. C. 15 metres D. 8 metres
B. known to the Indus valley people, and was not 75. Some of the streets of the Indus cities ran straight even
borrowed. upto:
C. not known to the Indus valley people A. 200 metres B. 800 metres
D. none of the above C. 400 metres D. 600 metres
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76. Which kind of bricks is not found among the Indus 88. Who is considered as father of Indian Archaeology?
cities? A. Alexander B. Lord Curzon
A. Sawn bricks B. Rectangular C. Mortimer Wheeler D. John Marshall
C. Wedge shaped D. Square
89. The Indus people were probably ruled by:
77. Where was the vanity case found? A. Kings
A. Harappa B. Lothal B. Priests
C. Kot Diji D. Mohenjo-daro C. Merchants
78. One of the following structures is not found in Harappa. D. An assemble of elected elders
Identify it:
90. Which of the following statement regarding the Indus
A. Granary B. Citadel
valley people is very revealing?
C. Storied houses D. Great bath
A. Their script remain unchanged throughout their
79. The local name of Mohenjo-daro is: history.
A. mound of the living B. mound of the great B. They were in contact with Mesopotamia.
C. mound of the dead D. mound of bones C. Their civilisation was possibly theocratic just like
80. Which statement on Kalibangan is Not Correct? the Egyptains and Mesopotamians.
A. Pre-Harappan phase here shows that fields were D. They learnt nothing from Mesopotamia.
ploughed in Rajasthan.
91. The terracotta figures of men and women squatting
B. It is only here that fire-altars belonging to Harappan
period have been discovered. with their arms folded round their knees and wearing
C. The lower Harappan town at Kalibangan is fortified. round caps on their heads were probably those of:
D. Drying of the river Ghaggar caused its decline. A. Prisoners B. Slaves
C. Labourers D. Cultivators
81. In 1958 a cursory digging extended Harappan frontiers
in the east upto a place near to Meerut in UP. Identify 92. ‘Swastika’ is symbol of:
the place: A. Sangam origin B. Indus valley origin
A. Alamgirpur B. Banwali C. Aryan origin D. None of the above
C. Ropar D. Sutkagendor 93. Which was the backbone of the Indus economy?
82. The Harappans imported Lapis Lazuli, jade and A. agriculture B. trade
turquoise from: C. carpentry D. wheel made pottery
A. Khetri and Kolar 94. Crude ochre colour pottery (though its origin is
B. Mesopotamia uncertain), discovered from the Yamuna-Gangetic
C. Badakshan, the Pamirs and Khorasan
Doab, has been associated with:
D. Khorasan and Khetri
A. the migrant Harappans
83. A terracotta model of ship with a stick impressed socket B. the early Aryans
for the mast and eyeholes for fixing come from: C. the later Aryans
A. Lothal B. Surkotada D. the Mauryas
C. Harappa D. Mohenjo-daro
95. The most popular form of burial at Mohenjo-daro was:
84. “The enemy of the Harappans was nature .............. India A. complete burial B. fractional burial
and the barbarians hordes are exonerated”. Whose view
C. post cremation burial D. cremation
is this?
A. M. Wheeler’s B. G.F. Dale’s 96. The disapearance of Indus valley civilisation was most
C. Marshall’s D. Mackey’s probably because of:
A. diverse reasons B. the floods of the Indus
85. The birds worshipped by the Harappans were:
A. dove and pigeon C. Aryan invaders D. unknown invaders
B. dove and peacock 97. One possible factor you may not accept as responsible
C. pigeon and peacock for the ‘eclipse’ of the Indus civilisation is:
D. pigeon, dove and peacock A. over population
86. A scale has been found at which of the Harappan sites? B. over cultivation hence decrease in fertility
A. Harappa B. Lothal C. fluctuations of salinity because of shift of the
C. Mohenjo-daro D. Surkotada riverine situation
87. In which age were the Copper and Stone implements D. deforestation
used? 98. According to Dr. S.R. Rao, the Indus script, originally
A. Neolithic B. Chalcolithic a mixed writing of 62 signs including pictures was
C. Microlithic D. Mesolithic disciplind into an alphabetic script of:
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A. 22 signs B. 26 signs 100. Indus seals:

C. 30 signs D. 24 signs A. were purely secular in character
99. Indus script is: B. were used as means of exchange by Harappans
A. bonstrophedon B. indeographic C. reveal their religions character
C. cuneiform D. logographic D. were exported in big numbers

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A C C A D B C C D C
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A C C A A C C D C D
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
C A B C D B C D A B
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
B B B A C B A C D C
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
C B C C C B B A D A
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
A A D B D C A C D A
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
A B A B C B D A C B
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
A A D A B D A D C B
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
A C A B A B B A C D
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
B B A A A A A B D B

SET-2
1. Who applied the name India to our country? 5. Who gave the Siva Cult to India?
A. Aryans B. Persians A. Mongoloids B. Proto-Australoids
C. Greeks D. English C. Dravidians D. Aryans
2. What is Avesta? 6. Who among the following was the first to suggest the
A. It is a name of Vedic God similarity between Sanskrit language of Aryans, Greeks
B. It is a place in Iran and Latin?
C. It is the religious book of the ancient Iranians
A. Sir Williams Jones B. Monier Williams
D. It is a place in Central Asia
C. Max Muller D. None of the above
3. The main source of livelihood of the Rigvedic people
7. Which was not the cause of Aryans Victory over the
was?
A. Agriculture B. Cattle breeding Dasas or Dasyus?
C. Poultry D. Animal husbandry A. use of chariots in war
B. use of horses in war
4. The word “Aryan” derived are in the vedic period
C. use of metal armours and helmets
meant:
A. superior D. use of elephant in war
B. cultured 8. Marriage by Purchase was called:
C. foreigners or strangers A. Paisach B. Rakshasa
D. noble C. Asura D. Gandharva
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9. Initially the Aryans cleared the land by means of: A. She had to perform Symbolic self-immolation at
A. fire B. bronze axe the death of her husband.
C. iron axe D. wooden plough B. She enjoyed an honourable position.
10. “The country that lies North of the ocean and south of C. She had to burn herself on her husband’s pyre.
the snowy mountains is called Bharata. From which D. She received education.
text is this description taken? 20. The Rig-vedic society was mainly:
A. Rig-Ved B. Ramayana A. a pastoral society B. a food gathering society
C. Mahabharata D. Vayu Purana C. a migrating society D. a tribal society
11. In which records do you find the use of the word Hindu
21. The two epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata are
for Sindhu?
concerned with events which took place between:
A. Greeks B. Persian
A. 300 and 100 B.C. B. 700 and 300 B.C.
C. Sumerian D. Egyptian
C. 1000 and 500 B.C. D. 1000 and 700 B.C.
12. Probably slavery originated in:
A. Rig vedic period B. Later vedic period 22. Which of the following was not one of the distinguished
C. Mauryan period D. Post-Mauryan period tribes of the later vedic-period?
A. Videhas B. Kurus
13. The discovery of inscriptions at Bogazkoi in Asia
C. Bharatas D. Panchalas
Minor is not about.
A. The treaty between the kings of the Hitties and the 23. The source of income of the Rig-vedic ruler was
Mitanis. primarily:
B. The vedic gods Indra, Mitra, Varuna and the Asvins A. Tributes B. Spoils of war
who are invoked to uphold the treaty. C. Agriculture taxes D. Pasturage tax
C. determining the age of Rig-veda. 24. Chariot racing formed an important element of which
D. description of gods worshipped by later vedic age. one of the following sacrifices?
14. What is the importance of Avesta for vedic period? A. Rajasuya B. Vajapeya
A. The words, phrases, stanzas, myths and legends in C. Ashvamedha D. Agnihotra
it suggest the similarity between Rig veda and
25. The important characteristics of the vedic religion
Avesta and that the ancestors of the Hindus and the
were:
Persians had lived together for a long time.
B. It has no importance to understand vedic culture. 1. Goddess like ‘prithvi’, ‘Aditi’ and ‘Usha’
C. It shows the culture exchange between ancient 2. Goddess are co-equal to their male-partners
Iranians and Rig-vedic people. 3. Predominance of male dieties.
D. It shows close similarity between the physical 4. Worship of nature.
features of the Iranians-Aryan and the vedic-Aryan. Code:
A. only 3 and 4 B. only 2 and 4
15. The Brahmis spoke a language similar to the language
spoken by: C. only 1 and 4 D. only 1 and 3
A. Khasis B. Dravidians 26. Which of the following statement is not correct
C. Aryans D. Bhutiyas regarding Indra?
16. Upanayana, the ceremony of initiation started during: A. He was the god exclusively associated with
A. Later vedic-period B. Rig-vedic period sacrifices.
C. The Maurya period D. The Pallava period B. He was known as ‘Purandara’
17. The caste-system became rigid with the stringent laws C. He killed the evil dragon ‘Virata’
on the Shudras which meant restrictions on— D. He was the god of Thunder
A. the right to learn vedas 27. Which of the following was not a factor responsible
B. the sacred thread ceremony for the proliferation of castes in ancient India?
C. the right to own property A. Guilds
D. the right to engage themselves in trade and B. Development of new crafts
commerce C. Tribal affiliations
18. The varna-based social division first appeared in: D. To maintain social purity
A. 300 BC – 100 BC B. Later vedic period 28. Which of the following are known as Brahmanas?
C. Rig-vedic period D. Mauryan period A. The original texts of the vedas
19. Which points regarding Rigvedic woman is not B. Explanatory prose manuals relating to prayer and
correct? sacrificial ceremony
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C. Commentaries appended to the Aryans dealing with C. Indo-Aryans made spiritual conquest of the south.
philosophic questions. D. By peaceful penetration and not by sword, they
D. Books dealing with worship and contemplation succeeded in carrying their ideas and civilization
meant for wood dwelling hermits. to the farthest Corners of the south.
29. Which one of the following abstract deities of the vedic 38. The vedic mountain “Mujavant” was the home of:
religion has been admired most in the Rig-veda? A. all gods
A. Sraddha (faith) B. Indra
B. Apsaras (water-nymphs) C. Soma
C. Gandharvas (aerial spirits) D. herbs and medicinal plants
D. Usha (goddes of dawn)
39. Which of the following region was called “Aryavarta”?
30. Which of the following statements about the vedic- A. From Yamuna upto West Bengal
king is correct? B. Punjab and Delhi Region
A. The Mantri Parishad exercised check over the C. The whole of northern India
authority of the king. D. The region beyond Vindhya mountain
B. Samiti and Sabha exercised check over the authority
40. In India Varna law enjoyed:
of the king.
A. Legal Sanction only
C. There was no check on the authority of the king.
B. Religions Sanction only
D. The people directly exercised control over the king.
C. Economic Sanction only
31. In which veda do we find reference to locked waters D. The Sanction of both the state and religion
and water wheels?
A. Rig-veda B. Yajur-veda 41. Which of the following god was borrowed by the
C. Sam-veda D. Atharva-veda Aryans from the Indus valley civilization?
A. Pashupti B. Hanuman
32. The battle of ten kings is mentioned in which of the C. Ganesh D. Kartikeya
chapters of Rig-veda?
A. Book VII B. Book III 42. Which of the following is an Upanishad?
C. Book I D. Book X A. Dhammapada B. Mahabhashya
C. Svetasvatar D. Milindapandha
33. Among amusements the Aryans gave first place to:
A. Dice B. Chariot-race 43. What was the common form of Govt. during the
C. Music D. Dance Rigvedic period?
A. Parliamentary form of government
34. “In the utmost need I cooked the entrails of a dog
B. Presidential form of government
among the gods I found no protection, I held my wife
C. Military Dictatorship
in degradation” who said this in the Rig-vedic period?
D. Hereditary Monarchy
A. a brahmin B. a kshatriya
C. a vaishya D. a non-Aryan 44. The Purusha-Sukta of the Rigveda contains:
35. The charioteers or sutas are thought to have spring A. Mantras in praise of Rudra
from the marriage of: B. Mantras in praise of Usha
A. Shudras and Brahmin women C. Rules of horse sacrifice
B. Kshatriyas and Brahmin women D. Mantras about the creation of the universe
C. Vaishyas and Kshatriyas women. 45. Which of the following statements about the teaching
D. Vaishyas and Brahmin women. of the Upanishad is incorrect?
36. Which of the following propounded the theory of a A. They believe in the existence of a supreme all
doubled invasion of India by Aryans at different pervading universal soul.
periods of history? B. They believe in rebirth.
A. Dr. Giles B. Dr. Hoernle C. They believe that moksha can be achieved by means
C. Sir George Grierson D. C.V. Vaidya of the knowledge of the ultimate reality.
37. Which of the following is not correct about Aryan D. They believe that moksha can be achieved by means
movement towards South? of animal sacrifices.
A. Indo-Aryan conquest of northern India never 46. Which of the following is correct?
affected peninsular portion of the country. A. The Upnishads denied the existence of an all
B. According to tradition, it was the vedic sage pervading supreme universal soul.
Agastya, who introduced Aryan ideas to the B. The Upanishads believed in the transmigration of
Dravidians. soul.
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C. The Upanishads believed in animal sacrifices as 57. Which Veda mentions the following terms: garments
means to attaining salvation. (dursa), coverlets (pavasta), barter (prapana), sale
D. The Upanishads did not believe in the theory of (Vikraya), exchange of merchandise (partipana)?
karma. A. Rigveda B. Samveda
47. The vedic God in charge of right, truth and moral order C. Yajurveda D. Atharvaveda
(Rita) was: 58. The change of “Aryanism” from the “Vedic” stage to
A. Varuna B. Indra Brahamanic stage, was marked by:
C. Dyaus D. Prajapati A. Incorporation of non-aryan features into Aryan
48. What was the centre of Aryan civilization during the society
later vedic-age? B. Evolution of Caste hierarchy
A. Karnataka C. Transformation from semi-nomadic pastoral
B. Sindhu economy to settle agrarian economy
C. Rajasthan D. All of the above
D. The territory between the Saraswati and Ganga 59. The bards or magadhas descended from:
49. What was the name of the king to whom all the early A. Shudra fathers and brahman mothers
Aryan dynasties traced their origin? B. Kashtriya fathers and brahman mothers
A. Parasuram B. Sri Krishna C. Vaishya fathers and kashtriya mothers
C. Sri Ram Chandra D. Manu – Vaivaswata D. Shudra fathers and kashtriya mothers
50. The term Sudra is mentioned in the Rig-Veda only 60. Which was not a primary duty of every Aryan?
once. How many times does the term ‘Vaisya appear A. Adhyayana B. Yajna
in the Rig Veda? C. Dan D. Tapa
A. 9 times B. 10 times 61. Which of the following had the most esteemed place
C. 3 times D. Only once in vedic village life and economy?
51. Which musical instrument was not known to the A. Carpenter B. Bronze-Smith
Aryans? C. Potter D. Weaver
A. drum B. tabla 62. Who was the second in importance during the later-
C. flute D. harp vedic period?
52. The Caste System was prevalent in the vedic age. A. Carpenter
Which of the following shows the four-fold division B. Metal-worker or iron-smith
of the society? C. Tanner
A. Satpatha Brahmana D. Weaver
B. Atharvaveda 63. The initiation of a brahman boy ordinarily took place
C. Purush-Sukta of Rigveda in his:
D. Yajurveda A. 6th year B. 8th year
53. The term “Jana” is used 275 times in the Rigveda. C. 10th year D. 12th year
How many times the term “Janapada” is used in the 64. The concept of Karma, in course of time, meant
Rigveda? maintenance of the:
A. 275 times B. 300 times A. Dharma B. Natural laws
C. only twice D. Not even once C. Social order D. Caste Laws
54. Bali was the name of the voluntary offering during 65. Which one of the feminine institutions was not rejected
Rigvedic period but when it became the compulsory by the Aryans?
tax? A. Matriarchy B. Polyandry
A. Sangama Period B. Buddhist Period C. Worship of goddesses D. None of the above
C. Later Vedic Period D. Mauryan Period 66. Among the Hindus, marriage is:
55. The institution of “gotra” appeard in: A. a sacrament
A. Rigvedic period B. Buddhist period B. a contract
C. Mauryan period D. Later vedic period C. a sacrament as well as a contract
56. Which of the following vedas refers to the roat ‘Kri’ D. violable
(to purchase) and ‘Vanija’ (to merchant) and also 67. The ‘Rajan’ or king during early vedic period could
mentions haggling in the market? NOT claim or receive.
A. Rig Veda B. Sam Veda A. regular taxes
C. Yajur Veda D. Atharva Veda B. portain of war booty
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C. voluntary gifts A. Central Asia B. Tibet

D. None of the above C. Arctic region D. Kashmir
68. Who was Ganapati in the vedic period? 80. Brihadaranyaka is:
A. a god B. priest A. A Smriti
C. head of Aryan group D. a demi-God B. An Upanishada
C. A treatise on Political Science
69. According to the vedic texts like the Rig-Veda and
D. A Mahakavya
Atharvaveda the king was:
A. Elected B. Chosen by lots 81. Which of the following are not included in the Vedic-
C. Hereditary D. Victor in a great battle literature?
A. Samhitas B. Aranyakas
70. In the Rig-Vedic Society, gopa or gopati was the epithet C. Smritis D. Upanishadas
given to the:
A. king B. head of the family 82. Which of the following is correct?
C. wealthy man D. brahmana A. According to the vedic thinkers, monarch was the
ultimate source of law
71. Abhiseka ceremony replaced which one of the B. According to the vedic thinkers, people were the
following rites in due course of time? ultimate source of law
A. Asvamedha B. Vajapeya C. According to the vedic thinkers, the nature was the
C. Rajasuya D. None of the above ultimate source of law
72. With whom did the people in later vedic period deposit D. According to the vedic thinkers, Dharma, which
the taxes? sustained the world, was the ultimate source of law.
A. Bhagadugha B. Gramani 83. The concensus among historians that the vedic age
C. Sangrihita D. Prajapati began earliest in:
73. The doctrine of royal divinity was explicitly A. 1200 – 1000 BC B. 2500 – 800 BC
proclaimed for the first time in: C. 2500 BC D. 1000 BC
A. Epics B. Manu-Smriti 84. Which of the following failed to develop into a city
C. Vedas D. Six Darshana during later vedic age?
A. Indraprastha B. Mathura
74. During the later vedic period the eastern kings were
C. Prayag D. Kashi
known as:
A. Samrats B. Rajas 85. The most widely accepted dates of the composition of
C. Bhojas D. Virats Rig-Veda is:
A. 1500 BC to 1000 BC B. 1500 BC
75. The salient feature of the Rig-vedic civilization was C. About 45000 BC D. 100 BC
the worship of:
A. Nature B. Mother Goddess 86. According to Bhagavatism, there are ......... incarnations
C. Trinity D. Pashupati of Vishnu:
A. six B. eight
76. The chief impact of the vedic culture of Indian History C. ten D. twelve
was:
87. The oldest Indian linguistic text is:
A. Progress of philosophy and religion
A. Mahabharat B. Ashtadhyayi
B. Rise of other wordly outlook
C. Ramayana D. Nirukta
C. Rise of democratic theories
D. Growth of Sanskrit-literature 88. “War begins in the minds of men.” In which of the
following books the above statement is stated?
77. The metals which were used by the later vedic Aryans A. Mundaka Upanishad
were: B. Atharvada (Atharvaveda)
A. Silver, gold-copper, iron and brass C. Samaveda
B. Silver, gold and copper only D. Rigveda
C. Silver and gold only
89. The Caste System during the early vedic age:
D. Silver and copper only
A. Prohibited only interdining but not intermarriage
78. The Aryans came to India from outside and first settled B. Prohibited interdining and intermarriages
in: C. Did not prohibit interdining and intermarriages
A. Punjab B. U.P. D. None of these
C. Delhi D. Panchala 90. The philosophy of Upanishads emphasis on:
79. The original home of the Aryans, according to A. Bhakti B. Gyan
Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak was: C. Karma D. Tapa
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91. Who was the first poet of India? “Simanton-nayana” to ensure the safety of the child
A. Valmiki B. Vyasa in the womb.
C. Kalidas D. Vashishta B. The birth ceremony or the “Jatakarma” took place
92. The most common crime during the vedic period was: before the cutting of the unbilical cord.
A. theft, particularly cattle-stealing C. Usually during the six months of the child the
B. murder ceremony of (annaprasana) feeling of solid food
C. highway robbery was celebrated while the tonsure (culakarma) took
D. rakshasa marriage place in the third year for only boys.
D. All of the above.
93. The scared thread which the Brahman wore was made
97. Which practices were not in existence during the Rig-
of
vedic period?
A. Silk B. Wool
A. Dowry B. Child-marriage
C. Hemp D. Cotton
C. Divorce D. Widow-marriage
94. Which statement about an asceticism is correct?
98. What is the name of that God, who is known by the
A. The Atharva Veda after refers to ascetics as Vratyas
name of ‘Asura’ and is possibly the same as Ahura
B. By the time of the Upanishads, asceticism was
Mazda in the Zoroastrian religion?
widespread
A. Agni B. Varuna
C. Vratya was a priest of non-vedic fertility cult which
C. Prajapati D. Rudra
involved ritual dancing and flagellation
D. All of the above 99. Gold, copper and bronze were found during the
Rigvedic age. Which of the following was also known
95. The speculation of the upanishads centre around one during that age?
word of the Rig veda which one is that? A. Nishka B. Satmana
A. Prajapati B. Varuna C. Suvarna D. Krishnala
C. Brahman D. Indra
100. A God who is described amoral, and object of fear
96. Which statements on the status and bringing up of archer God whose arrows caused disease, connected
children in ancient India is correct? with the storm, and the guardian of healing herbs is
A. Three personal ceremonies were performed before known as:
birth “garbhadhana” to promote conception, A. Yama B. Varuna
“Pumsavama” to procure a male child, and C. Indra D. Rudra

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C C C D C A D C A D
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
B A D A B A B B C B
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
D C B B A A D B D B
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
A A B A B B A C B D
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
A C D D D B A B D D
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
B C D C D A D D C D
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
A B B D C A A C A A
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
C A A A A A A A C B
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
C D D A A C D B C B
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
A A D D C D B B A D
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SET-3
1. According to the Buddhist traditions the four great 10. Which of the following has the bull capital?
signs transformed the life of Gautama. Which one of A. Rampurva B. Sarnath
the following is known as the “Four Great Signs”? C. Lumbini D. Amaravati
A. The “four noble Truths”. 11. Name the Greek ambassador at the court of Bindusara.
B. The sights of old age, disease, death and a medicant. A. Megasthenes B. Heliodorus
C. The four heavenly signs which accompanied the C. Diamaehus D. Menander
birth of the Buddha.
12. Where is the Lomasa Rishi Cave?
D. None of these. A. Barabar Area B. Ellora
2. Who said this: “The Buddha would have made a good C. Bhaja D. Amaravati
general if he had not become a monk”? 13. Who said that the Indians did not drink (liquor) in the
A. Charles Eliat B. Vincent Smith age of the Mauryas?
C. Rhyas Davids D. Romila Thaper A. Megasthenes B. Arrian
3. What was the name given to those who gave a C. Strabo D. Pliny
demonstration of the incidents mentioned in the plays? 14. Where is the finest of the toranas found?
A. Sobhanikas B. Ganikas A. Kerala B. Sanchi
C. Sthanikas D. Granthikas C. Bedsa D. Nagarjuni hills
4. What does the Stupa symbolise? 15. Which one of the following has the quadripartite semi-
A. Evanescence of this world lions on top?
B. Piety of the Buddha A. Rampurva B. Lauriya Nandangarh
C. Sanctity of the Buddha C. Sarnath D. Amaravati
D. Bhakti 16. Name the inscription in which the name of the
5. Mahayana Buddhism originated in: contemporary rulers of the west are given.
A. Andhra Pradesh, 1st Century B.C. A. Rock Edict XIII B. Rock Edict IX
B. Bihar, 1st Century A.D. C. Pillar Edict VII D. Bhabra Edict
C. Kashmir, 3rd Century B.C. 17. Mahayanism has faith in:
D. Bengal, 2nd Century A.D. A. Defication of the Buddha and icon worship.
6. Where has the Rummindei Pillar been erected? B. Elaborate rituals
A. The birth place of the Buddha C. The Boddhisattavas and devotion to them
B. The place where he preached his eirmon first D. All of the above
C. The place where the Buddha died 18. Which one of the following councils made Sanskrit
D. The place where he attained enlightenment the vehicle of Buddhist scriptures?
7. The third Buddhist council was held at Patliputra A. first B. second
during the reign of Ashoka, 236 years after the death C. third D. fourth
of Buddha to revise the Scriptures. Which of the 19. Who is regarded as the founder of “Shunyavad”?
following Pitaka was added to the existing two in this A. Vasumitra B. Nagarjuna
council? C. Ashvaghosha D. Upali
A. Sutta Pitakas B. Abhidhamma Pitakas 20. Which element of Mahayana Buddhism particularly
C. Vinaya Pitakas D. None of these distinguishes it from the Hinayana?
8. Which of the following is not one of the “Four Noble A. Liberal attitude B. Bodhisattava ideal
Sentiments” that a person aspiring for ‘nirvana’ should C. Absolutist philosophy D. Divinity of Buddha
cultivate? 21. The Buddhist doctrine of “Pritityasamut Pada” or
A. Karuna of Compassion dependent origination contained in the second Noble
B. Metta or Universal love Truth explains.
C. Mudita or Sympathetic joy A. The path which leads to cessation of suffering.
D. Upekkha or equanimity B. The interconnection between desire, suffering and
9. Who said this—“Karma acts as a very pragmatic God”. rebirth.
A. The Buddha B. Mahavira C. The momentariness of all worldly things.
C. Parsva D. Upnishads D. The eight fold path very clearly.
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22. Who has called Bindusara as Amitrachates? 33. Why are the majority of Buddhist caves in India to be
A. Athenaeus B. Justin found in Western Maharashtra?
C. Strabo D. Pliny A. The caves in this region provided a safe sanctuary
23. Match the following : away from the marauding hordes of foreign-
(a) Vijnanavada 1. Hinayana invaders.
(b) Shunyavada 2. Madhyamika School B. There was a long-standing tradition in this region
(c) Syadvada 3. Yogachara of royal patronage to rock-cut architecture.
(d) Sthavirvada 4. Sapta-bhanginaya C. The Sahayadri mountain in western Maharashtra
(a) (b) (c) (d) with its hard trap was best suited for rock-cut
A. 3 2 4 1 architecture.
B. 3 4 2 1 D. None of these.
C. 1 2 3 4
34. Name of the greatest Buddhist Commentator of the
D. 2 1 3 4
Buddhist Cononical literature who wrote
24. Who were described as the Pancha-ratrikas? Visuddhimagga, the first famous systematic and
A. Bhagbatas B. Pasupatas philosophical treatise on Buddhist doctrine.
C. Digambaras D. Hinayanists A. Vasumitra B. Nagarjuna
25. What word was used in the 6th century B.C. for a man C. Buddhaghosha D. Ashvaghosha
who attained full holiness?
35. The Buddha had accepted the invitation to dinner from
A. Svargi B. Nirvani
one of the following in preference to that of the
C. Arhant D. Buddha
lichchavis. Identify:
26. Which one of the following was added to Buddhist A. Ajatsatru B. Ambapali
canonical texts by the fourth council? C. Khema D. Visakha
A. Jatakas B. Vibhashas
C. Dhammapada D. Kathavatthu, Prakarna 36. Match the following:
(a) Kanda 1. Sidhhartha’s horse
27. Early Schism in Buddhism divided the Buddhist order
(b) Channa 2. Siddhartha’s Charioteer
into:
(c) Udraka 3. Chief disciple of the Buddha
A. Sthavirvadins and Mahasanghikas
(d) Ananda 4. Second teacher of Siddhartha
B. Mahasanghikas Sunyavadins
(e) Kauthaka 5. The Smith who served the last
C. Sunyavadins and Sarvastivadins
D. Sthavirvadins and Sarvastivadins meal to Buddha
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
28. The Bhabru Edict records Ashoka’s faith in: A. 5 2 4 3 1
A. Tisaranam
B. 1 2 3 4 5
B. Toleration
C. 2 3 5 1 4
C. Dharmaviiya
D. 5 2 3 1 4
D. Solicitude for the Welfare of the people
36. Match the following:
29. The term ‘Piyadassi’ occurring in Mahavamsa is
identified with Ashoka. It is also identified with another (a) Sutta Pitaka 1. A collection of religious
ruler. Identify. discourses of the Buddha
A. Bindusara B. Samprati (b) Vinaya Pitaka 2. Contains rules of Monastic
C. Salisuka D. Chandragupta discipline
(c) Abhidhamma 3. Consists of meta physical
30. Which God was called Herakles by the Greeks?
Pitaka disquisitions
A. Krishna B. Indra
(a) (b) (c)
C. Rudra D. Brahma
A. 2 3 1
31. Which of the following Buddhist text declares the B. 1 2 3
cattle to be of food, beauty and happiness (Annada, C. 3 1 2
Vannada, Sukhada), and thus pleads for their protec- D. 2 1 3
tion?
A. Suttanipata B. Kathavathonu 38. Mahavira gave up worldly life at the age of:
C. Milindapanho D. Mahavamsa A. 30 B. 29
C. 40 D. 25
32. Among which of the communities did Jainism spread
rapidly? 39. Who of the following wrote Madhyamika Karika?
A. Trading Community B. Agrarian tourists A. Nagarjuna B. Vasubandhu
C. Craftsmen D. Warriors C. Buddhaghosa D. Adhvaghosa
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40. How many years did the Buddha wonder before the 51. Who built the fort at Palaligram (Palimbothra) where
enlightenment? the city of Pataliputra grew?
A. Seven B. Six A. Ajatsatru
C. Twelve D. forty-five B. Bimbisara
41. Which one of the following is considered the most C. Chandragupta Maurya
important vehicle of Buddhist ethical teachings? D. Dhanananda
A. Sutta Pitakas B. Jatakastories 52. One of the three Pitakas which deals with the Buddhist
C. Vinaya Pitakas D. Abhidhamma Pitakas Curch discipline is known as:
42. Who headed the Jaina exodus to the Mysore Country? A. Vinaya B. Sutta
A. Chandragupta B. Bhadrabahu C. Abidhamma D. None of the above
C. Sthulabhadra D. Jamali 53. Which statement on Buddhists in the second half of
43. How many years did Mahavira spend as a religious the first millennium is not correct?
teacher? A. Buddhist monks took part in Hindu processions.
B. Buddhist families relied on the services of
A. 30 B. 40
Brahmanas at births, marriages and deaths.
C. 35 D. 25
C. Buddhism denied the validity of the vedas.
44. Which was the name of the son of the Buddha? D. Buddhism did not develop its own metaphysics and
A. Rahula B. Mara tratricism, as Hinduism.
C. Jamali D. Sidhartha
54. Which feature of Buddhism gave it an edge over
45. Mahavira practised severe penance for: Aryanism?
A. 30 years B. 6 years A. Absence of Godhead
C. 10 years D. 12 years B. Acceptance of the cycle of birth and death
46. Who was the first pontiff of Jainism after Mahavira? C. Homely message
A. Sudhaman B. Jamali D. The jataka stories
C. Sthulabhadra D. Bhadrababu 55. Which country still possesses a branch of the original
47. Which one of the following places can be regarded as pipal tree, under which the Buddha had received
the largest monastic establishment in western India enlightenment?
(containing 130 caves)? A. Indonnesia B. China
A. Kanheri C. Ceylon D. Afghanistan
B. Junnair (Near Nasik) 56. Which statement on the similarities between Buddhism
C. Ajanta (Near Aurangabad) and Jainism is not correct?
D. Karle A. Both Buddhism and Jainism denied the authority
48. Which one of the following statement correctly of the vedas and opposed animal sacrifices and the
describe the difference between chaitya and a stupa? performance of rituals and ceremonies.
A. Chaityas represented Mahayanism and stupas B. Both the Buddha and Mahavira belonged to
Hinayanism princely families and both taught in the language
B. Chaityas were constructed by the manasteries while of the common people.
stupas were constructed by the kings and the rich C. Both of them admitted diciplines from all castes
merchants. and from both sexes.
C. Chaitya is a place of Prayers/Worship while stupa D. Both spread in various parts of the world
is a movement. extensively.
D. Chaitya is a religious term, while stupa is an 57. True goal of Mahayana follower is the achievement
architectural term for a mend containing a relic of of:
the Buddha and later on of leading Buddhist saints. A. Arhantship B. Supreme Buddhahood
49. Who of the following was the most renowned Buddhist C. Perfection D. Bodhisattvahood
scholar of Indian origin to propagate madhyamika 58. Who was/were not a Zealous follower(s) of Buddhism?
Buddhism in China? A. Pala kings of Bengal B. Sungas
A. Fa-hiean B. Kumarjiva C. Ashoka D. Harsha
C. I-tsing D. Huen-Tsang 59. The charvakas, or Lokayat school of materialist
50. About 600 B.C. which one of the following was not a philosophy did not believe in one of the following.
republic? Identify
A. Sakyas B. Koliyar A. Peraption (Pratyaksha) is the only means of valid
C. Mallas D. Panchala knowledge. All interference is invalid.
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B. Earth, Water, Finole and Air are the only elements. 71. Which statement regarding Buddha is true?
C. There is other world. A. He was born on the day of full moon.
D. Sensual pleasure is the summum bonum of life: B. His birth and death took place on the day of full
enjoyment is the only end of human existence. moon.
60. The angas literature is associated with: C. His birth, death and awaking — all the three took
A. Vaishnavism B. Saivism place on the day of full moon.
C. Jainism D. Buddhism D. He became enlightened on the day of full moon.
61. The mother of Mahavira was: 72. Which of the following Buddhist philosophers is said
A. Mahamaya B. Trishala to have visited Nepal in the 4th century in order to
C. Yasoda D. Yasodhara propagate his own doctrine?
A. Acharya Vasubandhu B. Acharya Shantharakshita
62. The event of the fight of Mohammed in 622 A.D. is C. Acharya Kamlashila D. Acharya Aitsha
known as Hijrat. What is Gautam’s “Great going forth”
(His leaving his father’s palace) known as? 73. Who of the following monarchs of Tibet is credited
A. Mahabhiniskramana B. Parinirvana with introduction of Buddhism in Tibet in the 7 th
C. Mahaparinirvana D. Nibbana-yatra century A.D.?
A. Dpal—hkhor—btsan
63. Who wrote Jaina Kalpasutra? B. Khri—ide—sren—btas
A. Bhadrabahu B. Sthulbahu C. Mu—ne—btsan—po
C. Mahavira D. Parsvanath D. Sron—btsan—Sangam—po
64. Which one forms a bridge or rather a half way house 74. The Shailendra kings of Indonesia were followers of
between the old Buddhism and Hinduism? Mahayana Buddhism. They establish monesteris at
A. the Hinayana School B. The Mahayana School Nalanda and Nagapatinam and the Pala and the Chola
C. the Vajrayana School D. None of the above emperors granted village for their maintenance. Which
65. Whose relation with the Buddha began with enmity one of the following stupas built by them in Java is
and ended in complete dexotion? most renowned?
A. Bimbisara’s B. Ajatasatru’s A. Singasari B. Borobudur
C. Devadatta’s D. Pradyota’s C. Mendut D. Kalasan
66. Which one of the following has been the richest source 75. Which one of the following nurtured as individualistic
of the well known smooth images in black state and traditions in Buddhism?
has also yielded an extensive series of Buddhist 1. Shudras asseting their rights
bronzes? 2. Growing Urbanisation
A. Amaravati B. Tanjore 3. Decaying Brahmanism
C. Nalanda D. Kurkihar 4. Republican background
67. At which one of the following places the earliest A. only 2 and 4 B. only 1 and 3
example of the Buddhist stupa architecture has been C. only 1, 3 and 4 D. All the four
found? 76. Which one of the following constitutes the chief
A. Sarnath B. Sanchi significance of Korean Buddhism?
C. Lumbini D. Bodha Gaya A. The role it played as an intermediary between China
68. To which one of the following school of art do the and Japan
earliest images of Buddha in human form belong? B. The unique synthesis of the orthodox and the
A. Mathura B. Gupta Tantric Schools of Buddhism
C. Gandhara D. Amravati C. The preservation of Mahayana Buddhism in its
purest from
69. The best images of Prajnaparamita, belongs to:
D. None of the these
A. Sumatra B. Java
C. China D. India 77. When was Buddhism (Mahayana School) First
introduced in Japan?
70. Name the place where the Colossal figures of the
A. 1st Century A.D. B. 3rd Century A.D.
Buddha modelled on an earlier Gandhara type,
C. 6th Century A.D. D. 8th Century A.D.
belonging to the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. has been
found. 78. Which factor disabled Buddhism from the very
A. Bamiyan, Afghanistan beginning to emerge as the triumphant religion of
B. Chinese Turkistan India?
C. Burma (new Myanmar) A. Lack of clarity regarding life after death.
D. Sri Lanka B. Pride born out of Royal patronage.
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C. Acceptance of some of the well known concepts of B. The Bhagvata religion is also known as Vaishnava
Aryanism. Dharma.
D. Division of Buddhist ranks immediately after the C. Buddhist cannos of the first century B.C. mentioned
death of Buddha. the worshippers of Vasudeva.
79. In the field of religion every major religion of the world D. The worship of Vishnu was certainly known to
is represented in India with the exception of: Megasthenes.
A. Confucianism B. Zoroastrianism 89. Which statement on Bhagavatism is not correct?
C. Judaism D. Latin Chriotianity A. It did not encourage image worship among the
80. The 57-foot high statues of Gomateshware at Sravana higher sections of the orthodox Indian people.
Belgola in Mysore was erected in about 981 A.D. by B. The Vishnu images of the early post. Christian era
the Ganga minister. are mostly to be found in the Mathura regions.
A. Chamundraya B. Rachamal C. The Bhagavata Shrines are mostly built by
C. Rishala D. Bharata foreigners as the one referred to in the mora
81. According to Buddhist tradition, who instigated inscription.
Ajatsatru to kill his father Bimkisara? D. A few fragments of the mora shrines are now to be
A. Buddha’s cousin Devadatta found in the Mathura Museum.
B. Bimbisara’s wife Chellana 90. Amongest the following who contributed most to the
C. Bimbisara’s wife Khena
Bhagavat cult?
D. Ajatsatru’s wife Padmavati
A. Indo-Greeks B. Seythians
82. One of the earliest references to Krishna as human hero C. Parthians D. Kushans
is to be found in the:
91. Theist religion means:
A. Chhandogya Upanishad
B. Ghata Jataka A. belief in one God
C. Jaina text Uttradyanana Sutra B. the God would reveal himself to the devotees
D. Jaina Aupapatrika Sutra C. the opposite of montheism
D. the opposite of pontheism
83. To the classical i.e. Greek writers, Lord Krishna was
known as: 92. The Gita steers a middle course between the two ideals
A. Heracles B. Souraseni of nivritti and pravritti:
C. Androkottas D. Sandro Kottas A. correct B. incorrect
84. “Para” means: C. controversial D. Do not know
A. the highest aspect of Lord Vasudeva 93. Which one is known as the layman’s upnishad?
B. the emanatory form of Vasudeva A. The Ramayana B. The Gita
C. the incarnatory form of Vasudeva C. Mahabharata D. The Jataka Stories
D. Vasudeva as the inner Controller of the actions of 94. Which practice of early Buddhists largely enabled
every individual
Buddhists to become a popular religion?
85. The fact that Jainas included Vasudeva and Baladeva A. Preaching in Pali and the simplicity of the doctrine.
among the 63 Solaka ----- Purushas or eminent B. The personality of the Buddha
Personalities, who influence the history of the world C. Acceptance of worship of trees and funerary
in various ways is: practices.
A. true B. false D. The simplicity of the doctrine.
C. not likely D. disputed
95. The system that must have become the basic doctrine
86. Who was considered as the 9th Avatar of Vishnu? of Buddhism is the:
A. Kapila B. Dattatreya
A. Nyaya system B. Sankhya system
C. Vyasa D. the Buddha
C. Uttar-Mimamsa D. None of these
87. The monolithic column at Besnagar in honour of
96. Who listened to the first serman of the Buddha?
Vasudeva was erected by Heliodorus in the:
A. 2nd Century B.C. B. 1st Century B.C. A. The five as ascetics or monks
C. 1st Century A.D. D. 2nd Century A.D. B. Sujata
C. Angulimala
88. Which statement on Vaishnavism is not correct? D. Upali
A. Vasudeva — Krishna came to be gradually
associated with the vedic deity Vishnu and this 97. Symbol of Buddhism is:
process was completed by the time the Bhagvat A. four-spoked wheel B. eight-spoked wheel
Gita was composed. C. ten-spoked wheel D. Not known
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98. The future Buddha may be an incarnation in: 109. The only incarnation of Lord Siva as suggested in the
A. Human form B. Semi-human form Vayu and Linga Puranas is that of:
C. Animal form D. Acquastic animal form A. Kakulin B. Basava
99. Who was/were not a zealous follower(s) of Buddhism: C. Gosala D. Shankaracharya
A. Harsha B. Kanishka 110. Which was the earliest of the saiva seets?
C. Pala kings of Bengal D. Sungas A. Kalamukhas B. Kapalikas
100. “Buddhayana” refers to the: C. Pasupata D. Lingayatas
A. First “Vehicle” B. Second “Vehicle” 111. The Garuda Pillar erected by the foreigner is at:
C. Third “Vehicle” D. None of the above A. Besnagar B. Allahabad
101. Which sect is similar in thinking or indentical to that C. Sanchi D. Ujjain
of the lokayatas? 112. Who said: “When religion declines and evil-doers are
A. Jains B. Charavakas to be destroyed, I shall be born, at different periods”?
C. Brahmanas D. Sharamanas A. Krishna B. The Buddha
102. Who said, “Don’t ask the caste, ask the deeds C. Rama D. Mahavira
whosoever does the right deals attains nirvana”? 113. The first successful invador who annexed the Punjab
A. Krishna B. Yajuavalkya territories to his empire was:
C. Mahavira D. Gautama A. Cyrus I B. Darius I
103. Which evidence does not reveal Ashoka’s interest in C. Alexandar D. Darius III
Buddhism? 114. Chandragupta Maurya liberated one of the following
A. 6th major pillar inscription parts of India from Selukos. Which one was that:
B. Schism edicts A. North-Western B. South-Western
C. Nigalisagar pillar inscription C. South-Eastern D. Western
D. Rumindei’s pillar inscription 115. Who said “Indians do not know the art of writing?
104. One statement on charavaka philosophy is not correct. A. Kautilya B. Pliny
Identify that one. C. Megasthenes D. Plutarch
A. Enjoyment is the only end of human life. 116. Who was referred to as “Vrishala” and “Kulahina”:
B. Gods do not exist. A. Ashoka
C. Besides perception there are other means of valid B. Harsha
knowledge, important among them being inference. C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. The Lokayat philosophy stated that everything, that D. Chandragupta
exists, is experienced by sensory organs.
117. During the reign of Chandragupta Maurya the Sudarsan
105. Which statement on the sect of the Ajivikas is wrong? lake near Girnar was constructed by?
A. It attracted only men of humble origin. A. Suvisakha B. Pushyagupta
B. It found fault with Bhramanas interpretation of C. Tushapa D. Parnadatta
Karma doctrine.
C. It criticised the caste-structure. 118. Tishyarakshita, who opposed the extraordinary
D. Gosala was its founder. generosity of Ashoka to the Buddhist, was:
A. the queen B. a sister
106. When did China received Buddhism?
C. a daughter D. a grand-daughter
A. Second century B.C. B. First century B.C.
C. First century A.D. D. Third century A.D. 119. Who was welcomed by these word: “We neither oppose
the prince, nor the king but the wicked ministers who
107. Which one of the following works of Ashvaghosha is
oppress us”?
considered to be the oldest dramatic work extant in
A. Bindusara B. Samprati
Sanskrit literature?
C. Kunala D. Jaluka
A. Shariputraprakarana B. Buddhacharita
C. Samanta Pasadika D. Saundarananda 120. How many nights did A shoka spend on his
“dhammayatras” (Pilgrimage tours)?
108. Which one expression for describing the under-current
A. 240 B. 256
of Indian History is more true than the others?
C. 120 D. 280
A. The story of Hinduism
B. Exploitation of the rural areas 121. Who saw Ashoka’s statue dressed in a monk’s robe?
C. Frequent invasions by foreigners A. Fahien B. Huen Tsang
D. Elusive search for political unity C. I-tsing D. Alberuni
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122. The essence of Law of Piety or Dhamma is: A. Democratization

A. Layman’s version of Buddhism B. A central organisation of Sanghas
B. Ashoka’s version of religious consciousness C. Separate Sanghas for Nuns (women)
C. Porana Pakiti D. Separate Sanghas for the followers of Hinayana and
D. An ideology to indotrinate people Mahayana sects
123. Which points does Not show that Ashoka was against 132. Which one of the following title was not used for
Bramhanism? Buddha?
A. He looked down supon Sacrifice A. Sakyamuni B. Tathagata
B. He had something against the Devas C. Jina D. Nayaputta
C. He equalted brahmanas with Ajivikas
133. About whom Max Mullar called, “the greatest
D. He held that the goal for people was “Swarga”
grammarian the world has ever known”?
124. Who was the only Mauryan Successor whose name A. Nagarjana B. Ashvaghosha
appears in an inscription as the donor of a cave in C. Panini D. Nayaputta
Barabar Hills near Gaya?
134. To which of the following countries Ashoka did not
A. Dasaratha B. Sampati
send his missionaries?
C. Kunala D. Jaluka
A. Egypt B. Sri Lanka
125. The “Vayu Purana” mentions the total number of kings C. China D. Burma
after Ashoka as:
135. By what name did the Greek writers call to the city
A. Six B. Ten
C. Seven D. Eight commissioners?
A. Agronomoi B. Astynomoi
126. Which of the following did for Buddhism in Japan, C. Sthanika D. Srenis
what Ashoka had done for it in India?
A. Heina B. Prince Shotoku 136. What is the ancient name for East Bengal?
C. Emperor Suiko D. Kamakura A. Samatata B. Dhauli
C. Svarnagiri D. Gandhara
127. The stupa constructed at which one of the following
places in southern India is not only earliest but also a 137. Which of the Greek writers refers to taking of image of
Mahastupa enshrining the mortal remains of the Bud- Heracles in front of the Paurava army?
dha? A. Curtius B. Justin
A. Jaggayyapeta B. Amaravati C. Strabo D. Measthenes
C. Nagarjunakonda D. Bhattiprolu 138. Who is described as the Indian Machiavelli?
128. The serman of the Turning of the wheel of law was A. Bimbisara B. Chanakya
preached by the Buddha after his enlightment. Which C. Bana D. Kalidasa
statement on it is not correct? 139. Into how many books is Arthasastra divided?
A. It was preached in the Deer Park at Sarnath. A. 15 B. 20
B. It is the basic teaching of all the Buddhist sects. C. 25 D. 150
C. The five monks, Kondana, Vappa, Bhadiya,
140. Which one of the following statem ents about
Mahanama and Assagi listened to it.
Yogachara (Founded by Maitrey-anatha), the other
D. That was his first and last Serman.
branch of Mahayanism, is not correct?
129. The turning of the wheel of law was the centre of A. It recognises three degrees of knowledge Parikalpila
Buddhist teaching. Which of the following is not (illusory), Paratantra (empirical), and Parinishpanna
correct? (absolute).
A. Four noble truths B. The school is also known as Vijnanavada on
B. Eight fold path account of the fact that it holds Vijnaptimatra
C. Belief in Bodhisattavas (nothing but consciousness) to be the ultimate
D. The middle path reality.
130. A Boddhisattva in Hinayana Buddhism is: C. As against the qualified realism of Madhyamika
A. A being of immeasurable charity and compassion School it advocates absolute realism.
B. The previous incarnation of Buddha D. It emphasises the practice of Yoga (Meditation) as
C. A dissident monk the most effective method for the attainment of the
D. The God on the earth in human form highest truth (bodhi).
131. Which among the following was absent from the 141. Who of the following Mahayanist Buddhist writers is
organisation of Buddhist Sanghas? regarded as the Kant of India by Dr. Stcharbatoky?
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A. Dignaga B. Asanga 148. Assertion (A): The rise of hetrodox religions in the
C. Dharmakirti D. Vasubandhu 6th century B.C. was the outcome of a desire to have
142. Ashoka’s Coronation took place in: an intelligible easy, and less expensive way to
A. 261 BC B. 273 BC salvation.
C. 264 BC D. 250 BC Reason (R): The Buddha and Mahavira introduced
143. Tantrik-Sect first grew within: those changes in the old religious system as were
A. Jainism B. Buddhism necessary to satisfy this yearning.
C. Hinduism D. Bhagavatism Codes:
A. (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct
144. Which of the following was not one of the schools of explanation of (A).
Tantric-Buddhism? B. (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct
A. Pratyeka-Buddhayana B. Mantrayana explanation of (A).
C. Vijrayana D. Sahajayana C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
145. Which one of the following Buddhist scholars has been D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
described as “Poet, Musician, Preacher, Moralist, 149. Assertion (A): The rise of Buddhism was the result of
Philosopher, Play-writer, tale-teller and inventor in all the introduction of nees agricultural economy based
these arts .............. he recalls Milton, Goethe, Kant and in the use of the cattle.
Voltaire”? Reason (R): The Buddha was opposed to sacrifice.
A. Vasubandhu B. Asanga or Aryasanga Codes:
C. Ashvaghosha D. Nagarjuna A. (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct
146. Which one of the following Buddhist scholar enjoys explanation of (A).
great celebrity all over the Buddhist world as B. (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct
grammarian, philosopher and poet? explanation of (A).
A. Vasumitra B. Santideva C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
C. Chandragomin D. Panini D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
147. Assertion (A): The rise of Buddhism was protest 150. Assertion (A): Mahavira was only a reformer.
movement against the Aryan-dominated Varna System. Reason (R): Jaina ideas were there even before his
Reason (R): The Buddha was a Kshatriya. advent.
Codes: Codes:
A. (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct A. (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct
explanation of (A). explanation of (A).
B. (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct B. (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct
explanation of (A). explanation of (A).
C. (A) is true but, (R) is false. C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true. D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B A A A A A B C A A
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
C A A C C A D D B D
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
B A A A C B A A D A
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
A A C C B A B A A B
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
B B A A D A B D B D
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
A A D C C D D B C C
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
B A A B B C A C B A
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71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
C A D B A A C C A A
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
A A A A A D A D A A
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
B A B A B A B C D C
101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
B D A C A C A A A C
111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
A A B A C C B A C B
121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130
C C D A B B D D C B
131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140
B C C C B A A B A C
141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150
C B C A C C D D A A

SET-4

1. Manimekalai is considered: 6. The earliest Tamil literature is termed as Sangam

A. The idyllic of Tamil Poetry literature because it was:
B. The odyssey of Tamil Poetry A. a joint creation of one school of scholars.
C. The Mahabharata of Tamil B. Patronized by the rulers of the Sangam dynasty.
D. The Ramayana of Tamil C. Standardized by an academy (Sangam) of Scholars
2. The beginning of civilized communities in southern and poets maintained by Pandya rulers at Madurai.
India was not because of one of the following. Identify. D. Created at the Sangam of three South Indian rivers.
A. The megalithic people moved from upland area into 7. Contracts between northern Aryans and Tamils is
fertile river basins.
conveyed in the tradition of:
B. The coming of Jaina and Buddha missionaries made
A. Valmiki B. Agastya
them aware of Northern material culture.
C. Vishwamitra D. Vashishta
C. The history of early south India witnessed caste
system of the northern type. 8. Sangam literature was written in:
D. Roman contacts. A. Avadhi B. Tamil
3. By how many Pandyan kings was the first Sangam C. Maithili D. Malayalam
patronised? 9. The radiating point for civilization in the land south
A. 89 B. 59 of Narmada was:
C. 49 D. 79 A. Godavari delta
4. Which one of the following statements about the B. Kaveri delta
religious life of the Sangam age is not correct? C. Tungabhadra and Krisha region
A. During the early Sangam age the Brahmanic vedic D. Pannar river
rituals had taken deep routs. 10. Which one of the following is false with regard to the
B. Chola kings patronised expensive sacrificial rituals. religious practices of the Sangam Age?
C. The Samskaras, including the upnayan (Sacredthread
A. Banyan tree was considered to be the abode of God.
ceremony) were not followed.
B. People worshipped the local God Murugan, who
D. Amongst the higher classes (including merchants)
marriages were solemnised according to the vedic later came to be known as Subramaniam.
rites. C. The kings performed vedic sacrifices.
D. The people had no faith in omens and astrology.
5. There was an administrative unit under cholas name
“Kuram”. What did it mean? 11. Where was the first Sangam held?
A. A gram B. A tehsil A. Madurai B. Kanchipuram
C. A district D. A group of village C. Mahabalipuram D. Kaveri Pattanam
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12. The Sangam age dates back to: A. The widows had to cut off their hair, discard all
A. 1200 BC – 1100 AD B. 900 BC – 500 AD ornaments and eat only the plainest food.
C. 500 BC – 500 AD D. 280 BC – 185 AD B. Civil and military offices were held by the rich
13. Which Sangam work extols the virtuous wife? peasants called velalas.
C. Caste distinction existed.
A. Silapappadikaram B. Manimekalai
D. Talkappiar calls the commercial community as
C. Jivakachintamani D. Kundala Kesi
vaisigas.
14. The literature of the Sangam age was mostly in the
24. Which one of the following statement on Sangam
form of :
literature is not correct?
A. Prose B. Poetry
A. It enables us to trace a connected political history
C. Drama D. None of the above
of Tamil Kingdom.
15. Which one of the following statements on the Cheras B. It sheds light on socio-religious aspects of Tamil-
is not correct? Kingdom.
A. The first Chera monarch Uidyanjeral was called C. It sheds light on trade relations with “Yavanas”.
Imayavaramban. D. It sheds light on the pronounced fusion that had
B. Their greatest ruler was San-u-Guttuven or Red occurred between the Sanskrit and the Tamil
Chera. culture.
C. They used modified version of Tamil. 25. Who wrote Talkappiyam?
D. They were in alliance with the Pandyas. A. Tolkappiyar B. Ravivarman
16. Which one of the following statements regarding C. Kamban D. Deva Raya I
Sangam age is not correct? 26. What find help us to determine the date of the third
A. Madurai is the Tamil word for Mathura. Sangam?
B. Sangam literature is not logically connected. A. Arikkamedu B. Adichhanallur
C. Sangam literature refers to 2 or 3 Pandyan kings. C. Paiyampali D. Lothal
D. The chola kings patronized the Sangam poetry. 27. Pick-out the one which dose not go with the others:
17. What is the acceptable date of the third Sangam? A. Kuruntogai B. Ahananura
A. 7th Century AD C. Paripadal D. Pattinappalai
B. 500 BC 28. Of the three Tamil monarchies of South India, the
C. 8th century AD Pandyas occupied:
D. Ist three centuries of the Christian era. A. the extreme south
18. Which among the following was not included as a seat B. the Kaveri region
of learning of the Sangams: C. western coastal strip
A. Kanchi B. Madurai D. undermarcated vast territories
C. Mahabalipuram D. Kaveripattanam 29. The political and cultural centre of the Pandyas was:
19. What is the name of the Chola king who defeated the A. Vengi B. Madurai
Pandya and Chera kings in the famous battle of Venni? C. Kanchipuram D. Mahabalipuram
A. Karikala 30. Which dynasty did not exist during the Sangam age?
B. Vijaya A. Chalukyas B. Chera
C. Nendunjehyan C. Chola D. Pandya
D. Tondaiaman Ilandiraiyan 31. For which line of rulers can we construct anything like
20. Who was the king who formed the third Sangam? a continuous geneology with the help of Sangam
A. Mudattiruraman B. Ugrapperuvaludi Literature?
C. Nedunehelian D. Kadungan A. Cheras B. Pandyas
21. Which one of the following works belong to the third C. Cholas D. Satyaputras
Sangam? 32. Which of the attributes does not refer the megalithic
A. Pari Padal B. Kali graves of Southern India?
C. Gita Govinda D. Rajatarangini A. Graves were encircled by big pieces of stone.
B. Alongwith the skeletons, objects of daily use were
22. Where did the second Sangam function from?
also buried.
A. Madurai B. Puhar
C. Arrowheads, spearheads, hoes and sickles were also
C. Kapatapuram D. Kanchi
found in the graves.
23. Which one of the following statement on the social D. The only iron implement found in the graves was
life in the Sangam era is not correct? the plough
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33. Match three Sangams with the number of Pandyan (a) (b) (c) (d)
Kings they were patronized: A. 2 3 4 1
(a) First Sangam 1. 49 B. 1 2 3 4
(b) Second Sangam 2. 59 C. 3 2 1 4
(c) Third Sangam 3. 89 D. 4 1 3 2
(a) (b) (c) 40. Match the following regions and the people who lived
A. 1 2 3 there:
B. 3 2 1 (a) Marudam 1. Ayars
C. 2 1 3 (b) Mullai 2. Kuravas
D. 3 1 2 (c) Kurinji 3. Panadavars
(d) Neydal 4. Ulavars
34. Which statement on economic activity of ancient India Codes:
projected the changing social life of the day? (a) (b) (c) (d)
A. The Sangam poems often referred to Yavanas. A. 4 1 2 3
B. The Greeks settle in large numbers at Kaveripattnam B. 1 2 3 4
C. The foreigners, in course of time, were known as C. 2 3 4 1
fallen Kashatriyas D. 3 4 1 2
D. The presence of foreigners wielding political and 41. Who was the president of the first Sangam?
economic power posed a threat to castesystem A. Valmiki B. Vedavyas
35. Which one of the following statements on Sangam age C. Janaka D. Agastya
is not corrected? 42. The last authology or group of Sangam literature known
A. Madurai, the capital city of Pandyas, was the centre as, “Ten Idylls” is:
of this literacy activity. A. Kural B. Tolkappiyam
B. The main function of the Sangam was to bring C. Pattupattu D. Manimekalai
together the leading poets, scholars and thinkers 43. In all, there were/was:
for the creative and critical literary works. A. four Sangams B. three Sangams
C. The term Sangam was popularised in the Tamilkam C. two Sangams D. one Sangams
by the Jaina and Buddhist ascenities. 44. Among the following major epics of Tamil literature
D. The name of the North Indian Sage Agastya was which one was produced during the age of the third
not referred to in the Sangam Literature. Sangam?
36. Which of the following works of the Sangam age is A. Silappadikaram B. Jinak Chintamani
considered to be the greatest literary works of ancient C. Valayapti D. Kundoolkeri
Tamil Literature? 45. South Indians maintained a favourable trade with the
A. Tolkappiyam Roman empire up to the:
B. Ettutogai (eight authologies) A. 2nd Century A.D. B. 3rd Century A.D.
C. Perunga dai C. 2nd Century A.D. D. 3rd Century B.C.
D. Muttollayiram 46. The main items of export during Sangam was/were:
37. Which of the following statements about the maugram, A. Medicinal herbs B. Pearls
the Sabha of this period, is not correct? C. Black peppar D. All the above
A. It was the highest court of Justice. 47. Primary items of import was/were:
B. It was the comman meeting place in the village. A. Gold B. Wine
C. According to rural, it was a general assembly C. Horses D. All the above
dealing with all affairs. 48. What are the major epics of the Sangam age?
D. It served the purpose of political gathering. A. Silappadikaram, Manimekhalai, Jivak-chintamani,
38. Pick out the one which does not go with the others. Valayapati, Kundalakasi
B. Manimekhalai, Kavyam, Nalavenba
A. Mullaippatu B. Nedunalvadai
C. Naladiyar, Silappadikaram, Palamoli, Nilkasi
C. Paripadal D. Kurunjippattu
D. Pattinappalai, Nedunalvadai, Mullai-prathu
39. Match of the following works and groups to which
49. Which of the following was the great custom port and
they belong: artificial harbour?
(a) Narrinai 1. Epic A. Paduca
(b) Maduraikanchi 2. Ettuthogoi B. Uraiyur
(c) Thirukkural 3. Pathupattu C. Puhar or Kaviripattinam
(d) Silappadikaram 4. Padiven Kilkanakku Nool D. Tyndis
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50. Which of the following was the important port of 59. Who spoke of Pandya Kingdom being ruled by a
Eastern coast in the Sangam age? woman in Sangam period?
A. Colchi B. Tyndis A. Megasthenes B. Kautilya
C. Muziris D. Naura C. Panini D. Patanjali
51. What was the important port on the Western Coast in 60. The greatest Pandya ruler was:
the Sangam, age? A. Nedunjeliyan B. Peruvaludi
A. Poduca B. Colchi C. Ilandiraiyan D. Mudikudumi
C. Balita D. Sopatma 61. Which statement on the different eco-types (tinai)
52. Which of the following was a great centre of cotton refferred to in Sangam Literature is wrong:
trade? A. The mountainous region (Kurinci) was the habitat
A. Korkai B. Muziris of hunters and food gatherers like the tribes of the
C. Balita D. Uraiyur Kuruvars.
53. Which Roman wrote: “In no year does India draw our B. The tribes of herdsmen like the Ayar lived in the
empire of less than five hundred and fifty millions of forest (mullai).
sesterces”? C. Robbers withdrew the barren land (Palai).
A. Pliny B. Strabo D. People made a living by fishing in the marutam
C. Justin D. Plutarch area.
54. On which of the following imports from India the 62. Karikala’s greatest achivement was:
Roman senate laid an embargo as it was a menace to A. Victory over the Pandya and the Chera King at
the city’s morals? Venni
A. Saffron B. Wine B. Conquest of Ceylon
C. Pepper D. Muslin C. Building of the city of Puhar at the mouth of Kaveri
D. Pioneering of the Grand Aricut at Srirangam.
55. The existence of the monsoon winds, blowing across
the Indian ocean was discovered by: 63. Which of the statements on Sangam period is incorrect?
A. Hippalus in 45 A.D. B. Plutarch in 78 A.D. A. Monarchy was the prevalent form of Government.
C. Strabo in 56 B.C. D. Pliny in 58 A.D. B. The Tamil kings looked after their country like
nurses tending children in their charge an ideal put
56. The Tamil poetry in Sangam period was divided into before them by Ashoka the great.
two main groups, namely. C. “Chakravartin” ideal was dear to the Tamil Kings.
A. Palai and Mullani B. Kurinji and Aham D. Brahmin advisers were not known to Tamil Kings.
C. Marudam and Puram D. Agam and Puram
64. What was the emblem of the Sangam-Cholas?
57. Match the following regions and their Gods: A. the tiger B. the “Bow”
(a) Marudam 1. Mayen C. Eight-spoked wheel D. Garuda
(b) Mullai 2. Indran
(c) Kurinji 3. Varuna 65. Two of the most recurring causes of warfare in Sangam
(d) Neydal 4. Seyon period were:
Codes: 1. Cattle lifting
(a) (b) (c) (d) 2. refusal to give princesses in marriages
A. 2 1 4 3 3. smuggling
B. 1 2 3 4 4. family feuds
C. 3 4 2 1 Codes:
D. 4 3 1 2 A. 1 and 2 B. 1 and 3
C. 2 and 3 D. 4 and 1
58. Match the following regions and the occupation of
the people who lived there. 66. Which one is supposed to be the fifth veda?
A. Trittondar Puranam B. Akkatiyam
(a) Marudam 1. Fishing
C. Jivak Chintamani D. Tiru Kurul
(b) Mullai 2. Cultivation
(c) Neydal 3. Hunting 67. Which of the statements regarding the art of warfare in
(d) Kurinji 4. Rearing cattle and sheep Sangam period is incorrect.
Codes: A. Methods of fortification, and of assaulting and
(a) (b) (c) (d) defending fortrsses appear to have been fairly well-
A. 2 4 1 3 developed
B. 1 2 3 4 B. The traditional four-fold army-chariots, elephants,
C. 3 4 2 1 cavalry and infantry was in use.
D. 4 1 3 2 C. Body armour made of tiger-skin was in use.
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D. Women captured in war were-returned to their C. The wife was considered the luminary of the home.
parents or husbands. D. Sangam women led a secluded life.
68. Match the following: 74. Match the following places and the cause of their fame:
(a) Arikamedu 1. Broach (a) Kanchi 1. Cotton weaving
(b) Colchi 2. Korkai (b) Uraiyur 2. Silk weaving
(c) Tyndis 3. Panuai or Tondi (c) Korkai 3. Seat of Sangam
(d) Baryagaza 4. Cannanore (d) Madurai 4. Port facilities
(e) Naura 5. Pondichery Codes:
Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) A. 2 1 4 3
A. 5 2 3 1 4 B. 1 2 3 4
B. 5 3 2 4 1 C. 3 4 2 1
C. 2 1 3 4 5 D. 4 3 1 2
D. 5 3 4 2 1
75. Match the following dynasties and the rulers to which
69. Megasthenes refers to the rule of Heracles (Vasudeva they belong:
Krishna’s) daughter who was assigned villages to rule (a) Cholas 1. Gajabahu
in Southern region, and who was probably the founder (b) Cheras 2. Karikala
of Pandya kingdom. Identify her? (c) Pandyas 3. Senguttuvan
A. Pandia B. Panlavi (d) Ceylonese 4. Nedunchelian
C. Maitri D. Pandara Codes:
70. Match the following: (a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) Puram 1. Pre-marital love A. 2 3 4 1
(b) Marudam 2. Post-marital love B. 1 2 3 4
(c) Kurinji 3. Marital heroism C. 3 1 2 4
(d) Mullai 4. The Lamentation of separated D. 4 2 1 3
lovers 76. Pick out that which is false:
(e) Neydal 5. The wife’s patient suffering A. Monarchy was the prevalent form of government
during her lord’s separation, among the Sangam people.
longing for his returns B. Succession was determ ined by the law of
Codes: perimogeniture.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) C. The king was assisted by ministers.
A. 4 3 2 1 5 D. The Sangam works refer to the existence of
B. 3 2 1 5 4 Enberayan collective responsibility.
C. 2 3 1 4 5
77. Match the following according to the author of the
D. 4 3 1 2 5
works:
71. Say which is false among the following? (a) Nedunavadai 1. Kapilar
A. There were slave markets in Tamilkam in the (b) Maduraikkanchi 2. Nathathanar
Sangam age. (c) Sirupanatruppadai 3. Maruthanas
B. Kalingam was a famous variety of cotton cloth. (d) Kurinchippattu 4. Nakkirar
C. Bull fighting was a common pastime of the Sangam (a) (b) (c) (d)
people. A. 4 3 2 1
D. Sangam people used tali as a symbol of marriage. B. 4 3 1 2
72. Pick out that which is false among the following: C. 3 1 2 4
A. Madalerudal was a practice connected with lovers D. 1 2 3 4
B. There was neither prohibition nor licensing of 78. Which one of the following Tamil Kings have sent the
prostitution. earliest embassy, (According to strabo) which was met
C. Pulippal tali was wrong as an ornament by boys by Augustus at Athens about 20 B.C.?
and girls. A. A Chola King B. A Chera King
D. Sati was unknown to the Sangam people. C. A Pandya King D. A Pallave King
73. Pick out that which is correct. 79. Which of the following kings made a grand anicut on
A. Widows were permitted to remarry in the Sangam the Kaveri, the water of which is now-a-days drawn off
Age. through a new channel called vennar?
B. Sangam women had no right to choose their A. Karikala B. Peruvaludi
partners. C. Ilandiraiyan D. Nendunjeliyan
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80. Which one of the following Chera king is the brother A. Marandai B. Saliyar
of Ilango, the author of the Sangam epic C. Kaveripattinam D. Ponnani
“Silappadikaram”? 89. Identify the Ceylonese king who was a contemporary
A. Nedunjeral B. Karikala of the Chera king Senguttuvan and who was present
C. Nedunjjelian D. Senuguttuvan in the Chera kingdom at the time of the establishment
81. What are the “ma” and “vedi” in Sangam period? of the Pattini cult by the latter.
A. The taxes of the period A. Gajabahu B. Paranar
B. The coinage of the time C. Tissa D. Meghavarman
C. The measures of land 90. Who among the Chera monarchs is said to have fed
D. The words for love and war. sumptuonsly both the armies at Kurukshetra?
82. The division of Sangam society was made according A. Udiyanjeral B. Nedunjeral Adam
to the region of the Tamil land to which the poem C. Senguttuvan D. Anduvan
referred. Match the Tamil words with the regions they 91. Who among the chera monarchs took the lead in
are associated with: organising the cult of Pattini, the Divine chaste wife,
(a) Palai 1. The jungle and wood land and was supported in his effort by the centemporary
(b) Mullai 2. The hills rulers of the Pandya and Chola countries and of
(c) Kurinji 3. The dry lands Ceylon?
(d) Neydal 4. The Coast A. Senguttuvan B. Udiyanjeral
(e) Marudam 5. The cultivated plains C. Nedunjeral Adam D. Anduvan
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
A. 3 1 2 5 4 92. Which of the statements on the social life in the
B. 3 1 5 2 4 Sangam era is NOT correct?
C. 2 3 1 4 5 A. Civilian and military offices were held by the rich
D. 2 1 3 4 5 peasants called vallalars.
B. Agriculture was carried out by lower class women.
83. Which one the following is NOT the meaning of the C. There were several outcastes.
word Karikala? D. Caste distinctions existed.
A. ‘the man with the charred leg’
B. ‘death to Kali’ 93. Which of the statements on Sangam people is
C. ‘death to the enemy (elephants)’ incorrect?
D. ‘Incarnation of death (Jama)’ A. They used starch for stiffening clothes.
B. Their children wore necklaces of tiger teeth.
84. Who were the first to establish their ascendency in the C. They enjoyed the eating of betel leaves with nuts.
south? D. Only women wore ornaments.
A. Cholas B. Pandyas
C. Cheras D. Satyaputras 94. Which of the statements on “Sangam” woman is
incorrect:
85. Who had a mastery of the seven notes of Music? A. Women enjoyed much freedom of movement in
A. Samudragupta B. Harsha Society.
C. Karikala D. Chandragupta II B. ‘Sati’ system was much disliked.
86. Basic objects of the conflict among the three Sangam C. The lot of widows was hard.
kingdoms were: D. Widows preferred “Sati” to widowhood
1. Control over the fertile deltas. 95. The most important industry in Sangam period was:
2. access to the important trading stations along the A. raising of sugar cane B. raising of pepper
coasts.
C. production of cloth D. arms manufacturing
3. desire to become Chakravartin Kings i.e. digvijaya.
4. desire to increase the number of woman folk thus 96. Match the following:
increase in population. (a) Baryagaze 1. Broach
Codes: (b) Naura 2. Cannanore or Mangalore
A. only 1 and 2 B. only 2 and 3 (c) Tyndis 3. Korkai
C. only 3 and 4 D. only 2 and 4 (d) Arikamedu 4. Pondicherry
(e) Colchi 5. Ponnani or Tondi
87. What was the Capital of the Sangam Chera?
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
A. Vanji B. Madurai
A. 1 2 5 4 3
C. Uraiyur D. Tiruchirappalli
B. 1 2 3 4 5
88. What was the Capital of the Chera King Nedunjeral C. 3 1 2 5 4
Adam? D. 4 3 1 2 5
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97. Match the following: (a) (b) (c) (d)

(a) Camara 1. Pondicherry A. 1 2 3 4
(b) Poduca 2. Chaul B. 2 3 4 1
(c) Semylia 3. Cranganore C. 3 4 1 2
(d) Muziris 4. Kaveripatinam D. 4 1 2 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A. 4 1 2 3 99. The Tamil name of the Vishnu is:
B. 1 2 3 4 A. Tirumala
C. 3 4 1 2 B. Virkal
D. 2 3 4 1 C. Subramaniam
D. Skanda
98. Match the names of the Sangam ports with their new
or other names given in the second column. 100. Who was euraged widow who caused the destruction
(a) Balita 1. Verkalai of the city of Madurai by plucking off her breast and
(b) Poduca 2. Pondicherry Arikamedu hurling it over the town?
(c) Sopatma 3. Markanam A. Kannagi B. Madhavi
(d) Camara 4. Kaveripattinam C. Sita D. Savitri

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B C A B D C B B B D
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A C A B D D D D A A
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
A C D A A A D A B A
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
A D A D D B D C D A
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
D C B A A D D A C A
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
C D A D A D A A A A
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
C D D A A D D A A B
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
D D C A A D A C A D
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
C A D A C A A A A A
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
A D D B C A A A A A

SET-5

1. What is pranaya? 3. Which statement on Arthashastra is not correct?

A. benevolences B. forced labour A. The Arthashastra devised the manufacture of liquor
C. marriage rites D. prayer in government controlled breweries and gave
2. The officer-in-charge of survey and settlements under several brief and cryptic recipes.
Ashoka were: B. It suggests the appointment of a superintendent of
A. Dharma Mahamatya B. Samahartas liquor to control the scale of alcoholic drinks and
C. Rajukas D. Prati-Vedakas also organise their manufacture.
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C. Tavernkeepers should be instructed to make their 3. Provincial administration
establishment well furnished and comfortable. 4. Village administration
D. It does not recognise drinking as an evil. Codes:
4. Who was Samaharta? A. 1 and 2 only B. 1, 2 and 3 only
A. Collector General B. Treasurer C. 1, 2 and 4 only D. 2 and 3 only
C. Auditor General D. Magistrate 17. The term ‘ahara’ as an administrative united appears
5. The first to issue the coins in India were: in:
A. the Greeks B. the Mauryas A. Arthashastra B. Ashokan inscriptions
C. the Janapadas D. the Nandas C. Rig Veda D. Epics
6. During whose time differences arose between the King 18. Match the officers with their functions:
and the Parishad in the Mauryan period? (a) Samaharta 1. Chief Collector
A. Chandragupta Maurya (b) Sannidhata 2. Chief Treasurer
B. Samprati (c) Sandhivigrahika 3. Minister of Peace and war
C. Ashoka (d) Pradvivaka 4. Chief Judge
D. Bindusara (e) Uparka 5. Governor
7. What was the copper coin of Mauryan times? (f) Rajjuka 6. Land Surveyor or revenue
A. Mashaka B. Nishka officer
C. Suvarna D. Pana Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
8. Among the virtues of royalty, Kautilya accords first
A. 1 2 3 4 6 5
place to:
A. danda-niti B. practice of Dharma B. 1 2 6 3 5 4
C. self control D. clan C. 1 3 2 4 5 6
D. 1 2 3 4 5 6
9. Which one of the following group of people were not
exempt from taxes in the Mauryan period? 19. In which of the following do we find the rates of
A. Brahmins B. Hermits interest and regulations governing debt and mortgages
C. Generals D. Priests for example the sliding scale of interest according to
the caste of debtor.
10. Which one is not a division of the provinces in the
A. Panini’s Asthtadhayayi
Mauryan period?
B. Arthashastra
A. Janapadas B. Pradeshes
C. Indica
C. Ahars D. Vigitas
D. Epics
11. What was the standard of Mauryan times?
20. The Arthashastra for the first time gives enormous
A. Pana B. Mashaka
importance to:
C. Nishka D. Suvarna
A. Political state craft
12. What was the language of administration in Mauryan B. Diplomacy
times? C. Origin of kingship
A. Prakrit B. Sanskrit D. Regulation of economic activity
C. Ardhamagadhi D. Kharoshti
21. Which statement on Mauryan architecture is not
13. What was the other name that used for the Parishad in correct?
the Mauryan period? A. Mauryan stone-building were modelled on wooden
A. Sabha B. Rajyasabha original.
C. Mantri Prishad D. Pratinidhis B. Megasthenes mentions that the palace of
14. What is Vishti? Chandragupta Maurya was built of carved and
A. benevolences B. forced labour gilded wood.
C. marriage rites D. a district C. It was during Ashoka’s reigon that stone in
15. What is Kara? buildings was used on a greater scale.
A. forced labour B. a special harsh tax D. Mauryan architectural traditions contained for long
C. benevolences D. a bangle of India.
16. During the Mauryan period committees were set up in 22. In the times of emergency, peasants in the Mauryan
administration which ones? period were compelled to:
1. Military A. Raise more crops B. Join the army
2. Municipal Corporations C. Pay more taxes D. None of the above
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23. Punishment was severe during the reign of the: A. Ceylonese Chronicles B. Pali Canon
A. Mauryas B. Guptas C. Indika D. Rock Edicts
C. Sungas D. Chalukyas 34. Who said this “All Indians were free and none of them
24. Which edicts of Ashoka are sometimes called ‘separate was a slave”. (In Mauryan age):
rock edicts’? A. Strobo B. Pliny
A. The two Kalinga Edicts C. Justin D. Arrian
B. The Minor Rock Edicts 35. Chandragupta belonged to the Moriya tribe of:
C. The Edicts at Shahbazgarhi and Mansehra A. Brahmanas B. Kshatriyas
D. None of the above C. Vaishyas D. Shudra
25. Arthasastra, composed by Kautilya, is a treatise on: 36. Who said “Indians do not know the art of writing”?
A. Economics B. Polity A. Kautilya B. Pliny
C. Commerce D. Numismatics C. Megasthenes D. Plutarch
26. Which Ashokan Pillar bears the figure of a peacock, 37. Which one of the following is considered to be a
pointing to the association of Mauryan with it? controversial part of the treaty of 303 B.C. between
A. Nandangarh B. Sarnath Chandragupta and Seleucus?
C. Allahabad D. Rummindei A. Seleucus surrendered a large territory including,
27. To what primary cause w ould you assign the according to some historians’ Paropanisadia
responsibility for the decline of Mauryan empire after (Kabul), Aria (Herat); Archosia (Quandhar) and
Ashoka? Gedrosia (Baluchistan).
A. Pacifism of Ashoka B. Chandragupta made a gift of 500 elephants to
B. Over centralisation Seleucus.
C. Economic crisis C. Seleucus gave his daughter in m arriage to
D. Brahmanical reaction after Ashoka’s death Chandragupta
28. Which factor or forces strengthened and supported most D. A Greek envoy (Megasthenes) was accredited to
the imperial system of the Mauryas? the Mauryan Court at Pataliputra.
1. a settled agrarian village economy 38. Among the following, which one is false. Indentify?
2. improvement in trade A. Chandragupta Maurya concluded a favourable
3. trade with the Roman World treaty with the Greeks.
4. material advancement of the Vaisyas B. Chandragupta became a Jain.
Codes: C. Chandragupta got the help of Alexander.
A. only 1 and 2 B. only 1, 2 and 3 D. Chankya assisted Chandragupta in w inning
C. all the four D. only 1, 2 and 4 Magadha.
29. “In the happiness of the subjects lay his happiness and 39. “All Indians are free and not one of them is a slave”?
in their troubles lay his troubles.” In which book does who said?
the statement appears? A. Itsing B. Fahien
A. Indica B. Arthashastra C. Megasthenes D. Huein Tsang
C. Mudra Rakshasa D. Mritcmakatika 40. Who conquered Deccan?
30. Who is described as the Indian Machiavelli? A. Ashoka B. Dasratha
A. Bimbisara B. Chanakya C. Samprati D. Bindusara
C. Bana D. Kalidasa 41. Chandragupta Maurya liberated one of the following
31. Which one of the following was not a function of the parts of India from Seleucus. Which one was that?
Parishad in the Mauryan period: A. North-Western B. South-Western
A. To keep a check on the whole of administrative C. South-Eastern D. Western
system. 42. Where is the Lomasa Rishi Cave?
B. To implement the king’s orders. A. Barabar Area B. Ellora
C. To keep a watch on the conduct of wars. C. Bhaja D. Amaravati
D. To decide matters in the absence of the kings.
43. After abdication, Chandragupta Maurya probably left
32. Chandragupta Maurya was: for:
A. an autocrat B. a statesman A. Modern Andhra Pradesh
C. a liberal D. an enlightened despot B. The white Jain tank
33. The most reliable source for fixing the date of Ashoka C. Chandragiri Hills
is: D. The modern City of Chikmagalur
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44. Chandragupta Maurya defeated Seleucus in 305 B.C. A. Kautilya’s guidance
and presented him: B. Brilliant generalship
A. 500 war elephants B. 50 war elephants C. Greek aid
C. 100 war elephants D. 200 war elephants D. Weakness of the Nanda ruler
45. Which point on the imperial palace of Chandragupta 56. Who was Sandrokottos?
Maurya is not correct? A. Chandragupta B. Dasarath
A. It was close to the modern village of Kumaharahar. C. Ashoka D. Amitraghata
B. It was designed in inmitation of the Persian palace 57. What is the number of Vrishiniviras?
at Persepolis. A. Five B. Three
C. The gilded pillars were adorned with golden vines C. Ten D. Four
and silver birds. 58. Who said that the Indians did not drink (liquor) in the
D. It has a natural cooling system. age of Mauryas?
46. Who said this? “The Buddha would have made a good A. Megasthenes B. Arrian
general if he had not become a monk”. C. Strabo D. Pliny
A. Charles Eliot B. Vincent Smith 59. Who was the author of Indica?
C. Rhys Davids D. Romila Thapar A. Kautilya B. Seleucus
47. Who was Justin? C. Ashoka D. Megasthenes
A. A Greek Poet B. Greek Writer 60. Which God was called Herakles by the Greeks?
C. Greek Philosopher D. A Greek King A. Krishna B. Indra
48. According to Kautilya, King: C. Rudra D. Brahma
A. Should be highly educated 61. One of the following occupations was not common
B. Should be a person of integrity between the Sudras and Vaishyas in the Mauryan
C. Should save himself from hist, anger, greed etc. period:
D. All the above. A. agriculture B. rearing cattle
C. trade D. teaching
49. Who were described as the Pancharatrikas?
A. Bhagavatas B. Pasupatas 62. “The evil of evils is the poverty of the people”, who
C. Digumbaras D. Hinayanists said this?
A. Mahavir B. Buddha
50. Which among the following is the incorrect match? C. Megasthenes D. Kautilya
A. Chandragupta — Vrishala
B. Bindusara — Amitraghata 63. For how many years did Megasthenes stay in India?
A. Two B. Five
C. The Nandas — Kulahinas
C. Ten D. Fourteen
D. Mahavira — Arihant
64. Which of the following was not a part of
51. Whom did Ashoka send to conduct missionary work
Chandragupta’s Empire?
in Ceylon?
A. Kashmir B. Kathiawar
A. Mahendra B. Aniruddha
C. Kalinga D. Afghanistan
C. Mahanaman D. Jamali
65. Metals most frequently used during Chandragupta
52. Who founded Mauryan dynasty? reign in minting the coins, were:
A. Chanakya B. Chandragupta Maurya A. Gold and Silver B. Silver and Copper
C. Ashoka D. None of the above C. Copper and Bronze D. Gold and Copper
53. According to Brahmanical tradition Chandragupta 66. Ashoka’s coronation took place in:
Maurya was born of: A. 261 BC B. 273 BC
A. Sudra Woman B. Brahman Woman C. 264 BC D. 250 BC
C. Kshatriya Woman D. Vaishya Woman
67. When did Chandragupta Maurya ascend the Throne?
54. About the qualities of the ministers Kautilya lays down A. 321 BC B. 322 BC
that they should be: C. 323 BC D. 324 BC
A. Men of high character 68. Punishment was severe during the reign of the:
B. Loyal A. Mauryas B. Guptas
C. Wise and brave C. Sungas D. Chalukyas
D. All the above
69. Who wrote “Mudrarakshasa”?
55. Which was not responsible for Chandragupta’s A. Kautilya B. Megasthenes
success? C. Vishakhadatta D. Vishnu Sharma
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70. Which inscriptions mention the pilgrimages of the A. Hinduism B. Jainism

emperor to the holy places of Buddhism? C. Buddhism D. Bhagavatism
A. Major Rock Edicts 82. When did Alexander die?
B. Bhabru Edicts A. 320 BC B. 321 BC
C. Cave inscriptions C. 322 BC D. 323 BC
D. Rummindei and Nigliva
83. During whose reign did the Buddhist Church
71. Under the Mauryan administration: underwent recognisation?
A. Pataliputra was the capital A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Administration was carried on by six committees B. Bindusara
C. Each committee consisting of five members C. Ashoka
D. All are correct D. Dasratha
72. The espionage system was very extensive under: 84. The Kalinga war was fought in:
A. Mauryas B. Cholas A. 261 BC B. 273 BC
C. Cheras D. Priest C. 218 AD D. 288 AD
73. Who was the first ruler of the world to issue a no war 85. Who was the last Mauryan King?
declaration? A. Bindusara B. Kanishka
A. Chandragupta Maurya C. Ashoka D. Dasratha
B. Alexander 86. Who was the immediate heirs of what remained of the
C. Seleucus Mauryan empire?
D. Ashoka A. Shungas B. Chalukyas
74. Who was Chandragupta’s successor? C. Huns D. Rashtrakutas
A. Bindusara B. Ashoka 87. Image worship started during the Maurya Period
C. Dasratha D. Bimbisara among:
75. Where did Chandragupta Maurya met Alexander? A. The Hindus
A. Greece B. Magadha B. The Buddhist
C. Punjab D. None of the above C. The Jains
D. None of the above
76. The key note of Ashoka’s policy of Dhamma was:
A. Charity B. Kindness 88. Who has described the killer of Brihadratha as anarya?
C. Self Control D. Moderation A. Kalhana B. Bana
C. Kautilya D. Visakadatta
77. Who is the first Indian king to speak directly to the
people through his inscriptions? 89. What was the strong hold of the Digambaras?
A. Chandragupta Maurya A. Gujarat B. Rajasthan
B. Bindusara C. Karnataka D. Kathiawar
C. Ashoka 90. One of the following occupations was not common
D. Dhana Nanda between the Sudras and Vaisyas in the Mauryan period:
78. Which was the most im portant city under A. agriculture B. rearing cattle
Chandragupta Maurya? C. trade D. teaching
A. Pataliputra B. Kausambi 91. Match the coins with the dynasties which issued them:
C. Ujjain D. Taxila (a) Mauryas 1. Silver, Karshapana, Gold,
79. The administrative system of Chandragupta consisted Suvrana
of: (b) Indo-Bactrian 2. Silver Pana, Ardha Pana,
A. Autonomous king Pada
B. Decentralisation (c) Satavahnas 3. Gold Double dinara
(d) Kushans 4. Gold stalor, Silver tetra-
C. Centralised bureaucracy
drachm and didrachm
D. Mantri Prishad that had the right to over rule King’s
(e) Guptas 5. Gold Suvarna
decision.
Codes:
80. The palace of Chandragupta was constructed of: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
A. Brick B. Stone A. 2 4 1 3 5
C. Wood D. Mud B. 1 2 3 4 5
81. Which religion did Chandragupta Maurya adopted C. 2 4 1 5 3
during last year of his reign? D. 4 1 3 2 5
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92. The earliest evidence of the practice of Sati dated 510 96. Which among the following was used in most of
A.D. is from the: Ashoka’s inscriptions?
A. Aihole Inscription A. Kharoshti B. Armaic
B. Airan Inscription C. Brahmi D. Greek
C. Nasik Inscription 97. Who was the first Shaka King in India?
D. Hathigumpha Inscription A. Pushyamitra B. Moga
93. Who was the author of Kalpasutra? C. Menander D. None of the above
A. Bhadrabahu B. Panini 98. Who came to India in search of the great wealth of
C. Subandhu D. Patanjali knowledge and literature in ancient times?
A. Sakas B. Greeks
94. To whom does Hathigumpha inscription of Orissa C. Parthians D. Chinese
belong? 99. In which of the three Pitakas are the Jatakas included?
A. Ashoka B. Bindusara A. Sutta B. Vinaya
C. Kanishka D. Kharavela C. Abhidhamma D. None of these
95. One of the following places was not noted for fine 100. Which among the following was not a seat of learning
cotton fabrics in Mauryan times. Identify. during the age of the Maurya?
A. Varanasi B. Vanga A. Patliputra B. Taxila
C. Madurai D. Karle C. Ujjain D. Varanasi

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A C C A C A A C C D
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A A C B B A B D B D
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
D A A A B A B A B B
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
C D D D B C C C C D
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
A A C A D A B D A C
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
A B A D C A A A D A
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
D D B C B B D A C D
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
D A D A C D C A C C
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
B D C A D A D B C D
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
A B A D D C B D A A

SET-6
1. During the pre-Gupta age, the foreign trade was most 2. What was the name of South Indian Money Lenders?
extensive with: A. Seths B. Banjaras
A. China C. Chettis D. Panis
B. Roman Empire
C. South-East Asian Countries 3. What is not true about the functions of guilds?
D. Central Asia A. Organization of production.
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B. Guilds controlled the prices of manufactured articles. B. The circulation of money expanded extensively.
C. Guilds were politically amibitious and therefore C. On account of development of roads, the use of
played an important role in the Political arena. rivers as trade-routes declined.
D. In several cities they seem to have issued coins. D. Sale of certain commodities was subject to strict
4. What is not true of the guild system of the period: state control and there was royal monopoly in
A. The vast majority of artisans joined the guilds, since certain items of trade.
it was difficult for them to complete as individuals 13. What was the Characteristic of pottery of this period?
against the guilds A. Northern black polished ware
B. Guilds offered the artisans social status and a degree B. Red ware with a brownship slip
of general security. C. Painted grey ware
C. Guilds could change their location without the D. Yellow and red
permission from the local authority. 14. Which one of the following was not a feature of the
D. Some guilds began to employ hired labour and industrial life of the Gupta period?
slaves to meet the growing demand of their A. The artisans were held in high esteem.
products. B. There were also royal foundries.
5. Which of the following is incorrect? C. Liquor was produced throughout the country.
A. There was no compound interest in pre-Gupta D. Bonded labourers were also employed in the
period. industries.
B. A debtor could sell his personal belonging for debt 15. Who were Sarthavata?
in pre-Gupta period. A. They were caravan traders
C. Loan were given on security of ornaments or B. They were grain merchants
debtor’s personal property in pre-Gupta period. C. They were money lenders
D. Money-lending was not in practice in pre-Gupta D. They were brokers.
period.
16. Roman trade declined after 3rd century AD and with
6. The guilds during the Gupta age were under the control the Hun invasion of the Roman empire it came to an
of: end. In which direction did the Indian Traders turn for
A. the king directly B. autonomous bodies business activities?
C. provincial governors D. Vishayapati A. Africa B. China
7. What was the main reason for the expansion of internal C. Sri Lanka D. South-East Asia
trade during the Gupta period? 17. Which of the following was not the commercial centre
A. Greater prosperity of the people connected with Gupta rulers?
B. Maintenance of law and order and strong Central A. Calcutta B. Banaras
rule C. Kausambi D. Pataliputra
C. Technological progress
D. Better organisation guilds. 18. Which one of the following Indian commodities was
not exported to Rome?
8. The most famous city for the production of cotton cloth A. Pepper
during the period of the visit of Hiuen Tsang was: B. Indian animals such as lions, tiger, apes
A. Banaras B. Pataliputra C. Ivory
C. Surat D. Mathura D. Wine
9. Among the previous stones, the most extensive foreign 19. Which of the following was not the port of east coast
trade during the Gupta age was in that of: which handled South-East Asian Trade?
A. Ruby B. Diamonds A. Chaul B. Tamralipti
C. Pearl D. Sapphire C. Ghantashala D. Kadura
10. Which of the following regions was most famous for 20. The merchant group of which one of the following
pearl trade during the Gupta period? towns did not issue coins?
A. Gujarat B. Pandya Country A. Tripuri B. Kashi
C. Andhra Pradesh D. West Bengal C. Vidisa D. Magadha
11. Imported coins were mostly used as: 21. In which metal, was Karshapana coins issued?
A. items of jewellery B. bullion 1. Gold 2. Silver
C. foreign exchange D. currency of circulation 3. Copper 4. Lead
12. Which one of the following statements regarding the Codes:
trade and commerce of the Gupta period is not correct? A. 1 and 2 B. 1, 2 and 3
A. The Ganga valley was the principal trade area. C. 3 and 4 D. All four
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22. Which one of the following was the most commonly 33. Which one of the following towns was not connected
used coin? by land route from India?
A. Nishka (Gold) B. Shatamana (Silver) A. Alexandrea B. Susa
C. Kakini (Copper) D. Karshapana C. Persepolis D. Seleucia
23. The trade and Industry during the pre-Gupta age were 34. What became prominent in military tactics during
well organised into: Gupta period?
A. Srenis B. Eathavana A. Chariots B. Archery
C. Jethaka D. Karshapana C. Horse archery D. None of the above
24. The earliest reference to some sort of guild organisation 35. Main aim of Samudragupta in attacking the states of
in ancient India is found in: South India was:
A. Epics B. Smriti literature A. Annexation
C. Prasastis D. Vedic literature B. Plunder
25. Which empire opened the Red-Sea trade route of C. Extension of his sphere of influence
Greeks and Indians? D. Acceptance of his suzerainty by their rulers
A. Greek B. Roman 36. The first Christian missionary entered India in the:
C. Muslim D. None of these A. 1st Century BC B. 1st Century AD
26. The king who captured the famous silk route of Central C. 2nd Century AD D. 3rd Century AD
Asia was: 37. Who was the author of Natyashastra?
A. Kanishka B. Harsha A. Vasumitra B. Nagarjuna
C. Ashoka D. Menander C. Asvagosha D. Bhasa
27. Which was not the cause of general stagnation and 38. Who among the following was the author of
decline in trade and commerce between the seventh Mrichhakatika?
and tenth centuries in Northern India? A. Bhasa B. Sudraka
A. Collapse of the Roman empire in the West. C. Nagarjuna D. Gargacharya
B. Rise of Islam and the Collapse of old empires such 39. The earliest paintings of Ajanta caves date back to:
as the Sassanid (Iranian) empire. A. 1st Century BC B. 1st Century AD
C. Political confrontation among different dynasties C. 2nd Century AD D. 3rd Century AD
and lack of uniform administration in India.
40. Choose the wrong one. During pre-Gupta and Gupta
D. Decline of the guilds.
period:
28. The behaviour of the guild members was controlled A. Attitudes of the people in general were liberal
through: B. State and people enjoyed prosperity during the rules
A. Council of senior member of Satavahanas
B. The Elder C. Agriculture and trade were the main professions of
C. Specially appointed supervisors people
D. Guild Court D. The king mostly encouraged Tamil language.
29. Which of the following was not one of the leading 41. Choose the wrong one. During pre-Gupta and Gupta
guilds of the period? period:
A. Leather workers B. Metal workers A. The society was divided into four castes
C. Potters D. Carpenters B. It was divided on the basis of profession
30. Which one of the following rules were not fixed by C. Women commanded good respect in the society
the guilds? D. Inter-Caste marriage were not permitted
A. Work B. Price 42. Which of the following was called Yavanapriya in
C. Distribution D. Social conduct Sanskrit?
31. Which one of the following was the most advanced A. Ivory B. Indian pepper
industry of the period? C. Indian Cotton D. Pearls
A. Metal work B. Jewellery 43. Which was the most important item of export from
C. Textile D. Minting of coins India to the Roman Empire?
32. Which of the following was not one of the varieties of A. Spices B. Pearls
textiles produced during the period? C. Muslin D. Precious stone
A. Cotton B. Velvet 44. What was the major item of import from Roman Empire
C. Wool D. Muslin to India?
36 History

A. Metal B. Pottery A. Pottery B. Carpentry

C. Wire D. Coins C. Cloth weaving D. Ivory work
45. Which one of the following were the main items of 55. In the pre-Gupta times the Ships heading for the Burma
trade with the Roman Empire? Coast and South India began their voyage at:
A. Industrial raw materials A. Tamralipti (Tamluk) B. Bharukaccha
B. Luxury goods C. Barbaricum D. Sopara
C. Agricultural commodities 56. Which of the following is said to have introduced
D. Furniture goods Indian Culture in Cambodia?
46. Which one of the following acted as intermediaries in A. Kaundinya B. Kharavela
East Roman Trade? C. Fa-hsien D. Kshemeshvara
A. Iranian merchants 57. In the pre-Gupta period the ships heading for Burma
B. Arabs Coast and South India began their voyage at:
C. Roman Merchants settled in India A. Tamralipti (Tamluk) B. Bharukachha
D. Indian merchants C. Patala D. Sopara
47. What is “periplus of the Erythrean Sea”? 58. Who designated Samudragupta as “Indian Nepoleon”?
A. The name of a book A. R.C. Majumdar B. Vincent Smith
B. The name of a Greek town C. Max Mueller D. H.C. Raychaudhri
C. The name of a Central Asian Tribe
D. The name of a Greek God 59. Who is depicted in the coins of Gupta dynasty as sitting
cross legged on the couch playing the lute (vina)?
48. Where was the port of Barbasicum situated? A. Srigupta B. Skandagupta
A. At the mouth of Ganga C. Ramagupta D. Samudragupta
B. At the mouth of Cauvery
C. On the West Coast 60. Who is the author of Allahabad pillar inscription?
D. On the Indus Delta A. Sudaraka B. Bana
C. Harisena D. Patanjali
49. At which one of the following ports a sizable Roman
settlement and a Roman factory have been discovered? 61. When was Gupta era started?
A. Tamralipti B. Barygaza A. 319-20 AD B. 315-16 AD
C. Kaveripattinam D. Arikamedu C. 319-20 BC D. 335-36 AD
50. When did Saka era begin? 62. Arrange the following in an order:
A. 58 BC B. 78 BC 1. Chandragupta I
C. 58 AD D. 78 AD 2. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
3. Samudragupta
51. One of the most noticeable feature of the religious life
4. Kumaragupta
of the Gupta period was:
Codes:
A. the growing importance of idols in Puja
A. 1, 2, 3, 4 B. 1, 3, 4, 2
B. listening to discourses on the Upanishadas
C. 1, 4, 2, 3 D. 1, 3, 2, 4
C. recitation of the Vedas
D. acceptance of the Ahimsa concept 63. Who was Prabhavati?
A. Samudragupta’s daughter
52. One of the most flourishing marts during the Gupta
B. Samudragupta’s wife
times was:
C. Chandragupta’s wife
A. Praithar B. Ujjain
D. Chandragupta’s daughter
C. Vaishali D. Tamralipti
64. Which was the most important town during the pre-
53. Decentralisation of administrative authority in the
Gupta and Gupta period?
Gupta period was caused by:
A. Pataliputra B. Ujjain
A. increased in grants of land and villages with fiscal
C. Gandhar D. None of the above
and administrative immunities to priests and
temples. 65. During Gupta period land tax collected varied from:
B. preponderant authority of provincial governors. A. One third to one fourth
C. weak authority of general government. B. One fourth to one sixth
D. the belief of the Guptas in provincial autonomy. C. One third of the produce
D. One fourth of the produce
54. Out of the following which one was the most
extensively practised industrial activity in the pre- 66. Who adopted the title of Vikramaditya amongst the
Gupta period? Gupta Kings?
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 Wie zerschlagen kam er nach Hause. Adele hatte bereits den
Besuch zweier Lehrerfrauen gehabt. Sie war in Tränen aufgelöst und
hatte das Dienstmädchen zu Luise geschickt, um sie zu holen. Denn
Luise mußte helfen, mußte raten. Luise war so klug! Und Alwin ...
nein, wie hatte Alwin sich so vergessen können! ... Luise kam. Alwin
Maurer wurde richtig ins Verhör genommen. Der Aufsatz wurde laut
gelesen — jeder Satz doppelt und dreifach ausgelegt. Es war
fürchterlich, was er da alles geäußert hatte! Umstürzlerische Ideen
waren das! Er erschütterte die Grundfesten deutscher
Jugenderziehung ... er war ein Revolutionär, ein Sozialdemokrat! ...
Das war damals noch ein Schimpfwort, und Adele hob
beschwörend die Hand:
„Nicht zu weit gehen, Luise!“
Aber Luise schob sie aus dem Zimmer. Schließlich brauchte die
Frau nicht dabei zu sein, wenn sie ihren Mann abkanzelte, wenn er
so dastand, richtig wie ein dummer Junge, der was ausgefressen
hatte! Und als der Schwager ihr endlich sein Aneinandergeraten mit
dem Direktor berichtete und daß das Ministerium „Material“ über ihn
verlangt hatte, da schrie Luise Altmann verzweifelt, unter Tränen:
„Revoziere! ... Revoziere!“ ...
Adele wurde gerufen. Sie weinte mit und schrie mit: „Revoziere!
Revoziere!“
Die Kinder wurden hereingeschleppt, die „unschuldigen Würmer“.
Die heulten auch mit, ohne zu wissen, warum. Es war ein
Höllenlärm. Dr. Alwin Maurer, der nichts hatte wissen wollen von
irgendwelcher Zurücknahme seiner Worte, fühlte die zerrenden
Finger seines kleinen Mädchens, seines Jungen ... Um seine Ohren
gellte das Schreien der Kinder, das Jammern der Frauen.
„Revoziere! Revoziere!“ ...
Adelens nasse Wangen lagen an den seinen. Luise drückte
krampfhaft seine Hand, zeigte pathetisch auf das schwarzgerahmte
Bild der Mutter:
 „Wenn sie das erlebt hätte — sie, die so viel von dir gehalten!“
Zeigte die alten, gediegenen Möbel, die einst der Inbegriff allen
Behagens für ihn gewesen: „Wovon lebt Ihr denn, wenn du deine
Stellung verlierst, wenn du versetzt wirst? ... Dann kannst du alles
für ein paar Groschen verschleudern ....“
Die Angst kroch langsam aus Alwin Maurers verborgensten
Herzenswinkeln heraus:
„Aber,“ ... stammelte er, „aber“ .... Nichts anderes.
Er ließ sich zu seinem Schreibtisch schleifen. Die Frauen
standen ihm zur Seite: rechts Luise, links Adele. Sie beugten ihre
Köpfe über seine Mappe; die eine reichte ihm Briefpapier, die andere
tauchte seine Feder in die Tinte.
„Revoziere!“
Ihm war, als hätten sie ihm sein Gehirn aus der Schale gelöst
und stocherten mit ihren Fingern darin herum .... Er hatte keinen
Gedanken mehr, kein Gefühl .... Nicht für das Tragische seiner Lage,
nicht für das Lächerliche.
Er schrieb, strich aus — fing wieder an.
„Ich kann nicht so ....“
Sie nahmen ihm den Atem, die beiden Frauen.
„Wir sehen nicht hin ... schreib nur.“
Aber ihre Körper lehnten an den Ecken seines Tisches, und der
Dunst ihrer Tränen umhüllte ihn.
So revozierte er feige, erbärmlich. „Aus den Zuschriften, die er
erhalten, hätte er ersehen, daß seine Worte mißverstanden worden
wären.“
Behauptung für Behauptung nahm er zurück, Wort für Wort. Der
Schweiß sickerte in dicken Tropfen unter dem leicht gekrausten
blonden Haar hervor, rann die Schläfen entlang.
Jetzt noch die Unterschrift.
„Aber das geht doch nicht ... ich kann das doch nicht.“ ...
 Luise Altmann legte ihre feste, hagere Hand auf seinen linken
Arm. Adele schluchzte noch einmal drängend auf.
Und dann schrieb er: Dr. Alwin Maurer. Luise faltete das Papier,
schrieb die Adresse des Blattes auf den Umschlag.
„Ich bringe den Brief selbst in die Redaktion. Morgen früh muß
der Brief in der Zeitung stehen.“
Adele war damals ihrer Schwester um den Hals gefallen. Und sie
beide waren aus dem Zimmer gerannt, als könnte Alwin Maurer
ihnen noch im letzten Augenblick den Brief aus den Händen reißen.
Aber er dachte nicht daran.
Wie erschlagen lag er im Sessel. Und nur seine Augen
wanderten voll Ekel von einem gediegenen Möbelstück zum andern.
Altem Plüsch und morschem Holz hatte er seine Überzeugung
geopfert — der Speisekammer seiner Frau und dem
Autoritätenglauben seiner Schwägerin. Er riß die Schreibtischlade
auf und zerfetzte die Seiten des nächsten Artikels, den er bereits
begonnen hatte. Zerfetzte den Traum, den ein paar Glas Wein ihm
eingegeben und den zu verwirklichen er vielleicht das Talent gehabt
hätte. Und er weinte.
Weinte bitterlich, wie ein kleiner Junge weint, dem die Hand
eines Großen sein Schaukelpferd zertrümmert.
Die Zeitung brachte den Widerruf, mit einigen spöttischen Worten
verbrämt. Der Schuldirektor klopfte ihm auf die Schulter:
„War das einzig Vernünftige, lieber Doktor!“
Die Klasse aber mußte wegen groben Unfugs während seines
Unterrichts zwei Stunden nachsitzen.
Adele kochte ihm eine Woche lang seine Lieblingsgerichte, und
Luise Altmann brachte ihm eine Kiste mit fünfundzwanzig Zigarren,
das Stück zu fünfzehn Pfennig.
Das Leben in der Culmstraße ging weiter, sättigend und
behaglich. Luise „verbesserte“ sich. Sie kam als Erzieherin in ein
reiches Haus, hatte gutes Gehalt und unterstützte nach wie vor den
Haushalt der Schwester.
Jedes Jahr um Palmarum kam Ernst Altmann.
Die Schwestern fühlten sich verpflichtet, dem „Zigeuner“
gegenüber ihre makellose Bürgerlichkeit stark zu betonen. Aber
Adele war nicht unempfänglich für die Theaterbilletts, die sie durch
ihn bekam. Auch war er immer bereit, die Kinder auszuführen, in den
Zirkus oder eine Klassikervorstellung am Nachmittag.
Mit Dr. Maurer hatte er wenig Berührungspunkte, oder
wenigstens nicht viel mehr, als ein gemeinsamer Bierabend ergibt.
Dem Pastorensohn aus den schlesischen Bergen war die
Kulissenwelt fremd, kaum reizvoll. Immerhin brachte Altmanns
alljährliches Erscheinen in Berlin eine kurze, willkommene
Abwechslung in die starre Regelmäßigkeit der Lebensführung.
Einmal nahm Altmann seinen Schwager zu einem Rennen mit
nach Karlshorst. Keiner von beiden setzte, aber Dr. Alwin Maurer
kam wie berauscht nach Hause. Er hatte Frauen gesehen, wie er sie
nur für möglich gehalten im Schimmer des Rampenlichts. Vor seinen
weltfremden, erstaunten Augen hatte sich ein Stück
gesellschaftlichen Lebens abgerollt, wie er es nur in dem einen oder
andern Roman geschildert gefunden und als unwahrscheinlich
abgelehnt hatte.
Das Lehrerlein in dem engen schwarzen Rock, mit dem Zylinder
auf dem krausen Blondkopf, mochte wohl eine recht komische Figur
abgegeben haben in dem schillernden Bild des grünen Rasens. Eine
Dame, von deren sich ziemlich deutlich äußerndem Beruf Alwin
Maurer nur dunkle theoretische Kenntnis besaß, warf ihm im
Vorbeigehen lachend ihr Veilchensträußchen ins Gesicht. Gar zu
herausfordernd naiv sah er aus.
Altmann war froh, als er den sehr widerstrebenden Schwager
glücklich wieder nach Hause bugsiert hatte. Am anderen Tage
mußte er aber Adelens bitterste Vorwürfe über sich ergehen lassen.
Auch Luise schrieb ihm einen empörten Brief. Was war ihm denn
eingefallen? Alwin in solche Umgebung zu bringen! Wollte er
durchaus den Frieden des Hauses zerstören, indem er Alwin
Einblick in eine äußerlich vielleicht verlockende, gewiß aber
verderbte Welt gewährte, indem er ihn mitschleifte dorthin, wo „sich
das nackte Laster und alle verbotenen Leidenschaften die Hand
reichten“?
Der Satz war aus Luisens Brief.
Altmann wurde vorsichtiger. In seiner ernsten Verehrung für die
Schwestern fand er kaum ein Lächeln für diese übertriebene Angst.
Nein, gewiß, von ihm brauchten sie für Alwin nichts zu fürchten,
obwohl er nicht glaubte, daß der gute Alwin ...
So? Das glaubte er nicht ...? Na, dann sollte er nur hören!
Bei geschlossenen Türen suchte Adele den Zeitungsartikel
heraus. Nun ... was sagte er jetzt? ...
Altmann fand den Artikel ausgezeichnet. Er selbst hatte das
humanistische Gebüffel nicht ertragen und war darum
durchgebrannt. Sehr vernünftig von Alwin, er wollte ihm die Hand
schütteln! So viel Mut hatte er ihm gar nicht zugetraut ...
Erst nach einer ganzen Weile begriff er, daß der Schwager gar
nicht das Recht gehabt hatte, so zu schreiben. Daß es ein Verrat
gewesen war an Frau und Kind, nur entschuldbar durch Alwins
Feuertemperament. Aber wie hatte er sich bezwungen ... mit
welchem Opfer hatte er die Ruhe des Hauses erkauft ... Und Adele
legte dem Bruder den Widerruf vor.
Irgend etwas behagte Altmann nicht daran. Aber er mußte es
dem Schwager doch danken, daß er Adele vor Kummer und Sorgen
bewahrt hatte. Ja ... vielleicht war das eine größere Tat, als wenn er
darauflos seine Überzeugung herausgeschrien hätte ... Die
Schwestern wollten jedenfalls, daß er das so ansah ...
Und mit den Jahren kam es auch so weit, daß er nicht zu sagen
gewußt hätte, ob Alwin Maurer ein Held oder ein Waschlappen
gewesen war. Gewiß ein Held — weil er Adelens Mann war. Und
noch mehr wurde er in dieser Annahme bestärkt, als der Zufall das
Gespräch einmal auf den Mut der Überzeugung brachte. Da sagte
Dr. Alwin Maurer, und seine Stimme war dabei ein wenig belegt:
 „Es kann sein, daß der größte Mut darin besteht, sich zu einer
entgegengesetzten Überzeugung zu bekennen.“
Adele und Luise drückten ihm darauf die Hand. Aber er stand
vom Tisch auf und kam den Abend über nicht mehr aus seinem
Zimmer heraus.
„Man darf gar nicht daran rühren“, sagte Adele.
Es gefiel ihr eigentlich, daß es in dem glatten, nichtssagenden
Leben ihres Mannes eine wunde Stelle gab.
In wortloser Übereinstimmung hatten die Schwestern aus jenem
Vorfall das „große Erlebnis“ gestaltet, ohne das vielleicht kein Mann
auskam! Aber nun hatte er es. Nun sollte er daran leiden und sich
aufrichten ...
So dachten die Schwestern noch heute, nachdem zehn Jahre
vergangen waren.
Dr. Alwin Maurer hatte jetzt eine Art kleiner Tonsur in seinem
blonden Lockenkopf, und sein Gesicht war blaß und
verschwommen. Adele und Luise sahen einander auch heute noch
zum Verwechseln ähnlich. Nur wer genauer hinsah, bemerkte weiße
Silberfäden in Luisens dunkelblondem Scheitel und kleine Fältchen
um Adelens Augen. Sie hatten beide die schmalen Altmannschen
Lippen, die geraden dunklen Brauen und zogen in harter Linie die
Mundwinkel herab, wenn sie auch nur innerlich etwas ablehnten.
Ihres Bruders Heirat lehnten sie beide ab. Aber sie waren
wohlerzogen und höflich. So warteten sie in der Wohnstube, in
schwarze Seide gekleidet, auf das Läuten an der Korridortür.
Dr. Alwin Maurer, im Bratenrock, der an den Nähten spannte,
ging auf und ab, mit auf dem Rücken verschlungenen Händen.
Der Duft des Kalbsbratens umwehte verheißungsvoll seine
empfindsamen Nüstern. Er blickte öfters auf den Regulator. Wenn
sie nur zur Zeit kamen, und das Essen nicht verdarb!
Schließlich war das bißchen „Fraß“ doch das einzige, was das
Leben lebenswert machte ...
 Die Klingel schrillte durch die Wohnung ... Dr. Maurer stürzte im
letzten Augenblick in eine Ecke des Zimmers und warf den hellen
Rohrstock, mit dem er am heutigen Vormittag seinen Stammhalter
verdroschen, unter das braunrote Plüschsofa.
 arla machte kaum den Mund auf. Sie war gesellschaftlich
noch ungewandt, und die frostige Freundlichkeit der fremden
Verwandten ließ sie zu Eis erstarren.
Luise Altmann fand, daß sie sich bei Tisch nicht recht benehmen
konnte, denn sie schnitt die Kartoffeln mit dem Messer durch und
trank, bevor sie den Bissen im Munde heruntergeschluckt hatte!
Auf das verwandtschaftliche „Du“ wurde bei der Zitronenspeise
eine Flasche deutschen Sekts geleert. Altmann hatte eine elegante
Art, die Serviette um den Flaschenhals zu schlagen und die Gläser
nur bis zur Hälfte vollzuschenken.
Karla bewunderte ihn sehr in dieser Tätigkeit, und verträumt
versetzte sie sich an ihre Hochzeitstafel zurück in der „Krone“.
Schön war das damals gewesen — und lustig! Wie die Kollegen sich
gefreut hatten! So viel Liebes hatten sie alle gesagt, und so hübsche
Trinksprüche waren gestiegen. Nach dem Kaffee hatte man auch
noch ein bißchen gesungen, vorgetragen und sogar getanzt ...
Der Kalbsbraten und die Zitronenspeise waren gewiß gut
geraten, aber es wollte ihr nichts so recht durch die Kehle rutschen.
Der Altmannsche Typus in seiner dreifachen Spielart bedrängte
sie. Die Vornehmheit und Schönheit ihres Mannes verloren ihren
Wert, da sie sie in den beiden Schwestern wiederfand. Diese
Gleichheit reizte sie. Sie bekam einen roten Kopf.
„Wie fühlst du dich, Karla, hm?“
Es war klar, daß Altmann den Ausdruck innigsten Entzückens für
selbstverständlich hielt. Darum wartete er die Antwort gar nicht erst
ab, sondern sprach weiter mit seinen Leuten — über die Kredenz, an
die der Vater noch selbst eine Leiste angeklebt und die sich so
prachtvoll erhalten, über Luisens Stellung im Hause der englischen
Familie, über den voraussichtlichen Beruf von seinem Neffen Fritz.
„Dem Jungen mußte ich heute auf Spanisch Mores lehren,“ sagte
Dr. Maurer, „glaubst du es, daß der vierzehnjährige Bengel alte
Schulbücher verkloppt hat, um sich Zigaretten zu kaufen?“
Karla lachte plötzlich los.
 Altmann sah sie befremdet und zurechtweisend an.
„Was ist denn so Belustigendes daran?“
Dr. Maurer war in seiner Pädagogenwürde leicht verletzt, aber er
war nicht unempfänglich für das wundervolle Lachen und die
blitzenden Zähne seiner jungen Schwägerin.
„Findest du das etwa in der Ordnung?“
Er lächelte unwillkürlich, beugte sich über den Tisch und
bemerkte dabei, daß sie wunderhübsche, junge, braune Augen
hatte, unter kaum angedeuteten, hilflos und drollig geschwungenen
Brauen.
„Nimm dich zusammen“, flüsterte Altmann streng.
Sie kämpfte noch immer mit dem Lachen, das sie schüttelte, wie
ein boshafter Protest gegen all die steife Würde an diesem Tisch.
„Ihr müßt es mir nicht übelnehmen, aber wie der ... der ...“
„Alwin“, soufflierte Dr. Maurer.
„Ja also, wie der Alwin erzählte, daß sein Junge Bücher verkloppt
hat für Zigaretten, da mußte ich an meinen Verehrer denken ... weißt
du, Ernst, den kleinen Korbach. Der brachte mir wochenlang gefüllte
Malz- und Honigbonbons an den Bühneneingang. Ich wußte immer
nicht, wo der Junge das viele Geld dafür hernahm. Wußte auch
nicht, wie er heißt. Bis er eines Abends — ich hatte gerade
Schnupfen und Husten, und der Regisseur ließ das Publikum um
Nachsicht bitten — mit Chininpulver in Oblaten anrückte, am
nächsten Tage eine Flasche Emser Krähnchen bei meiner Wirtin
ablud und am dritten Tage Rizinuspillen brachte ...“
Sie schüttelte sich wieder vor Lachen, und Dr. Alwin Maurer, der
strenge Pädagoge, stimmte ein.
„Apothekersohn? Was?“
Karla nickte.
„Ja ... dreizehn Jahre war das Kerlchen! Saß abends, wenn ich
sang, auf dem Olymp und klaute, was er konnte, um mir seine Liebe
zu zeigen ...“
„Empörend!“ sagte Luise Altmann.
„Schrecklich! ... Ja, das Theater ...“, meinte Adele.
Dr. Maurer fuhr sich mit der sehr vollen, kurzfingerigen Hand (ein
Erbteil seines Vaters) durch das Haar.
„Na ... da wird wohl der Junge auch seine Tracht Prügel
bekommen haben ...“
„Das hoffe ich“, warf Adele rasch ein. „Du hast doch den Vater
aufgeklärt?“
Karla nickte vergnügt.
„Gewiß. Ich habe den Jungen bei der Hand genommen, bin mit
ihm zu seinem Vater ’rüber, und wie der von Hauen und so
gesprochen, da hab’ ich gebeten, er möchte das lassen, und hab’
ihm dafür was vorgesungen. Er war sehr musikalisch, der Korbach ...
nicht wahr, Ernst, du hast doch auch von ihm gehört? ... Fast eine
Stunde haben wir zusammen musiziert. Zum Schluß haben wir das
Duett aus ‚Carmen‘ gesungen ... der Kleine hat uns begleitet ...
famos war das! Von Hieben war natürlich keine Rede mehr. Und zu
Weihnachten, da schickte mir Herr Korbach eine Reiseapotheke.
Riesig praktisch. Ernst benutzt sie auch sehr gern.“
Karla war losgelassen.
Die Schwestern wechselten einen Blick.
‚Unmöglich‘, sagte der. Karla war unmöglich. Jedenfalls in ihren
bürgerlichen Kreisen. Adele dachte an ihre Bekannten: die Frau
Lehrer Wagner, die Frau Oberlehrer Lange, die Frau Rechnungsrat
Florian ... Nein, mit dem besten Willen konnte sie Karla nicht bei den
Damen einführen.
„Machst du Handarbeiten?“ fragte sie, mit einem letzten Versuch,
irgend eine ernste Eigenschaft an der Schwägerin zu entdecken.
„Karla hat wenig Zeit gehabt bisher“, meinte Altmann und dann
mit einer jäh erwachten Hoffnung zu seiner Frau gewendet:
 „Oder solltest du doch vielleicht ...?“
Es war verzeihlich. Er war ja erst einige Monate verheiratet.
Aber nein. Karla gestand schamlos, daß sie gar keine
Handarbeiten machen könne; auch mit dem Nähen hapere es.
„Wenn ich erst Geld verdiene, dann halte ich mir eine
Flickschneiderin.“
Adele zog die Mundwinkel ein. Eine verheiratete Frau, die von
„Verdienen“ sprach, verletzte alle ihre Begriffe. Wenn nur um Gottes
willen der arme Ernst in dieser unseligen Ehe nicht jedes „Gefühl für
Anstand und Schicklichkeit verlor!“
Altmann faßte seine Frau unter das Kinn.
„Sie ist noch eine kleine Wilde“, sagte er versöhnlich.
Karla wurde ärgerlich. Was hatten sie hier alle an ihr
herumzukritisieren?!
„Warum bin ich eine Wilde?“
Dr. Maurer hob die Tafel auf.
„Na, Kinder, nur immer ruhig. Ärger nach Tisch gibt rote Flecke
im Gesicht.“
Es wurde Kaffee in die Wohnstube gebracht, Bier und Zigarren
für die Herren.
„Ach ja, richtig — du rauchst ja nicht“, sagte Alwin Maurer zum
Schwager und qualmte seine „Imitierte“ genüßlich an.
„Willst du nicht ein bißchen singen, Karla?“ fragte Luise Altmann.
Karla sah zu ihrem Mann herüber. „Bitte nicht“, schienen ihre
Augen zu sagen. Sie war, weiß Gott, nicht in der Stimmung! Die steif
an die Wand gelehnten braunroten Plüschmöbel, die starren,
schwarzen Seidenkleider und die geraden Brauen schienen ihr eine
unüberwindliche Feindseligkeit auszuströmen.
„Ja, natürlich, sing’ doch ein bißchen was“, munterte Alwin
Maurer auf.
 Ein paar nette, warme Töne mußte sie — ihrem Lachen nach zu
urteilen — im Leibe haben. Er sang selbst gerne, war eine Zeit lang
Mitglied eines Männergesangvereins gewesen und begleitete Luise
Altmann oft in die Konzerte, zu denen ihre Herrschaft ihr zeitweilig
ihre Plätze überließ.
„Alwin versteht sehr viel“, flüsterte Adele, laut genug, daß Karla
es hörte.
„Ich kann heut’ nicht singen ... nein ... wirklich nicht ....“
Man nahm es als übliche Ziererei und beachtete es nicht. Alwin
Maurer räumte das Stehalbum und die zwei Vasen mit künstlichen
Blumen von dem schwarzen Pianino.
„Soll ich die Kerzen anzünden? ... Nein ... das Gas brennt wohl
hell genug ....“
Er blies Karla den Rauch seiner Zigarre ins Gesicht, ohne es zu
merken.
„Ich will doch nicht singen“, murmelte sie.
Wie konnte ihr Mann sie zwingen! Nie hätte sie das von ihm
gedacht — nie!
„Komm, komm ....“
Und er schlug leicht gegen das Klavier. Anders hätte er auch
einen Hund nicht herangelockt. Alwin Maurer blätterte in den
angegrauten Notenheften. Da fehlte die erste — da die letzte Seite.
„Tja .. ich sehe, unser Bestand ist erneuerungsbedürftig. Aber —
da ... Schubert ... Frauenliebe und Leben — hm? Wie wär’s?“
Karla war keine Liedersängerin. Die kleine, geschlossene Form
lag ihren breit ausladenden Mitteln nicht.
„Nein ... keine Lieder ... die mag ich nicht.“
„Schubert magst du nicht?“
Luise Altmann hob die Augen zur Decke. Nette Sängerin war
das! Armer Ernst ... Was hatte er sich da aufgeladen!
 „Habt Ihr nicht etwas von Wagner ... dann ...“
Um Gottes Willen — Wagner! War ja ganz schön im Opernhause.
Aber im Zimmer — da zerriß er einem ja die Ohren.
Doch Alwin Maurer wühlte weiter in den Noten. Ja ... doch ... ein
Lohengrin-Auszug ... der mußte da sein. Den hatte er vor einigen
Jahren gekauft, um eine kleine Lohengrin-Parodie für ein Vereinsfest
zu verfassen. Wo war er denn nur ....?
„Da ....“
Eigentlich machte es ihm uneingestandenen Spaß, daß seine
Damen sich ärgerten.
„Los, Kinder, los ...“
Altmanns Finger schlugen hart und trocken auf die Tasten.
Karla stand leicht zurückgebeugt mit unter der Brust
verschlungenen Händen, wie es ihre Art war beim Singen, am
Klavier.
Das Gaslicht fiel grell und schonungslos auf ihr
zusammengestecktes Kleid und den unverhältnismäßig breiten
Hüftenumfang.
Die Schwestern stießen sich an, und Adele flüsterte:
„Du, ich glaube gar ...“
„Mir scheint auch ...“
Sie waren beide ein bißchen blaß geworden. Das hatte noch
gefehlt — ach, du lieber Himmel!
Ein ganz leises Mitgefühl für Karla regte sich in ihnen. Aber ein
noch größeres für den Bruder. Nicht einmal eine Wohnung, ein Heim
hatten solche Leute. Sie tuschelten leise: Ob schon für das Kind
vorgesorgt war? ... Ob es Wäsche vorfand — einen Wagen? ...
Adele rechnete nach, was ihr von der Ausstattung ihrer Kleinen übrig
geblieben war. ... Acht Windeln, fünf Hemdchen, neun
Sabberlätzchen mochten sich noch erhalten haben! ... Dazu der
Kinderwagen; nur neue Vorhänge waren nötig — die schnitt man
einfach aus den ausgemusterten Gardinen der guten Stube
heraus ....
„Wenn sie Pflege braucht, so bitte ich um Urlaub ... Man kann
das Wurm doch nicht verkommen lassen ...“
Mit dem Wurm meinte Luise Altmann das Kind, für das die
Schwestern jetzt schon eine gewisse Zärtlichkeit empfanden, weil es
ihnen den Bruder näher brachte.
In ihrem Getuschel entging es ihnen völlig, daß Karlas Stimme
nach dem sechsten Takte umkippte.
„Macht nichts, macht nichts“, beruhigte Dr. Alwin Maurer
gutmütig. „Vielleicht hat dich mein Rauch gestört.“
Er legte die Zigarre aufs Fensterbrett.
„Nur keine Gêne ... fang’ ruhig wieder an!“
Altmann war rasend. Sogar das Tuscheln der Schwestern
entging ihm vor Arger über Karla.
„So paß doch auf!“
Wie ein ungezogenes, durch zu viel Freiheit verzogenes Kind war
sie, das nach den ersten Schulferien kaum noch die Buchstaben
erkennen will. Er schlug den Takt mit dem Fuß, Alwin Maurer mit der
Hand ...
Karlas Augen füllten sich mit Tränen ohnmächtiger Wut.
„Nein ... so kann ich nicht ... so sing’ ich nicht.“
„Quäl’ sie doch nicht“, rief Luise Altmann herüber.
Altmann warf den Auszug in kalter Wut auf das Notengestell
zurück.
„Gut, lassen wir’s bleiben!“
Diese Bockigkeit verzieh er Karla nicht so bald! ...
Alwin Maurer schenkte die Biergläser voll.
„Mensch, ärgere dich nicht! Erzählen wir uns lieber was. Waren ja
lange genug nicht beisammen ... Na, Prost! Karla, gebt euch einen
Kuß ...“
„Willst du die Wohnung sehen, Karla?“ fragte Adele.
Die Schwestern erhoben sich, Karla folgte ihnen, froh, aus dem
Bereich von Altmanns dunklen Blicken zu kommen. Innerlich
frohlockte sie, daß sie nicht hatte singen brauchen und war gern
bereit die Küche zu bewundern, in der vom Abendbrot noch alles
kunterbunt und ungesäubert durcheinander stand, und die
selbstgehäkelten Kanten.
Im Schlafzimmer nahmen die Schwestern sie ins Gebet.
„Ja — merkt man es denn wirklich schon so sehr?“ fragte Karla.
Sie war unbändig stolz. Und gleich darauf wurde sie redselig.
Schrecklich war das Verheiratetsein, ohne ein Kind zu haben!
Man kam sich eigentlich gar nicht recht verheiratet vor! Ein bißchen
was mußte man doch voraushaben vor denen, die sich
zusammentaten, weil sie gerade auf ein paar Jahre an derselben
Bühne engagiert waren! Wenn’s nach ihr ging, würde sie ein
Dutzend Kinder haben wollen. Aber das ginge wohl nicht, wegen
ihrer Stimme. Schreckliche Angst hatte sie, die Stimme zu verlieren!
Dann lieber gar kein Kind! Wenn das passierte — dann ... ja, gewiß,
dann würde sie ihr Kind nicht mehr ansehen können — na, und
liebhaben schon gar nicht! Aber sonst — auffressen würde sie es vor
Liebe! Keinen Augenblick würde sie es allein lassen. Sie würde es
sich schon so einrichten, daß sie es in ihre Garderobe mitnehmen
könnte! Mitten auf den Schminktisch würde sie es legen, und da
sollte es ruhig strampeln. Die Ankleidefrau würde schon aufpassen,
so lange sie draußen war! ...
„Nun, ich hoffe, Ernst wird so vernünftig sein, daß er diesen
Unfug untersagt“, meinte Adele.
Und Luise Altmann fügte hinzu:
„Wir werden mit Ernst sprechen.“
Karlas kurzes Frohgefühl erlosch. Hätte sie doch nichts gesagt!
... Das hatte sie nun davon! Aber schließlich war sie die Mutter. Sie
hatte doch allein das Bestimmungsrecht. Ihr Mann ... ja gewiß. Aber
was verstand der von kleinen Kindern, von Mutterangst! ...
Mißmutig und mit halbem Ohr hörte sie auf die Aufzählung der
Wäschestücke, die zu einer vollständigen Kleinkinderausstattung
gehörten.
„Ja ... na, das sagt man uns schon im Geschäft.“
„Nein, Karla. Das mußt du selbst nähen“, erklärte Adele. „Ich
habe eine Nähmaschine und will dir gern dabei helfen.“
„Die erforderlichen Spitzen und Stickerei bekommst du von mir“,
setzte Luise hinzu.
Karla dankte nicht. Ihre runden, jungen, hübschen Augen blickten
ganz starr.
Lieber Gott — warum waren sie nach Berlin gegangen? ...
Luise sagte:
„Du kannst dir ein Beispiel an Adele nehmen. Sie ist eine
vorzügliche Mutter und wird dir von gutem Rat sein ...“
„Wo sind denn deine Kinder?“ fragte Karla mit grollendem
Unterton.
„Die schlafen, liebe Karla. Wenn ihr das nächste Mal am Tage
kommt, werdet ihr sie sehen.“
In Dr. Maurers Haushalt war alles aufs Genaueste ausgerechnet.
Der stete Heißhunger der Kinder ließ sich nicht mit teurem
Kalbsbraten stillen.
Luise Altmann nickte.
„Kinder gehören abends ins Bett und nicht unter Erwachsene!“
Die Damen kehrten zurück zu den Herren.
„Wir gehen“, sagte Altmann und stand auf.
Er hatte immer noch sein kaltes, beleidigtes Gesicht.
„Nimm meinen Arm“, sagte er auf der Straße.
 Aber seine Stimme klang messerscharf. Szenen machte er nicht.
Aber es konnte gut sein, daß er acht Tage mit demselben beleidigten
Gesicht an ihrer Seite ging.
Karla schluckte ihre Tränen herunter. Ein grauenhafter Abend
war das gewesen! Nur gut, daß sie nicht gesungen, daß sie ihre
liebe, schöne, jubelnde Stimme diesen Menschen nicht hergegeben
hatte!
Morgen ging sie zum Papa! Auf den freute sie sich. Auf ihren
zierlichen, eleganten, feinen Papa ...
Altmann mußte ihr die Nadeln aufmachen. Er tat es, als ob er ein
gleichgültiges Paket aufschnüre.
„Luft“ war Karla heute für ihn ... Luft! Und nicht heute bloß. Es
sollte ihr nicht so bald einfallen, sich derartig widerspenstig zu
benehmen. — — —
„Na ... was sagst du?“ fragte Adele im ehelichen Schlafzimmer
ihren Mann.
Er zuckte die Achseln:
„Verrückt! Hätte deinen Bruder für keinen solchen Phantasten
gehalten. Wenn man ihn hört, so gibt es nächst der Lucca kein
solches Genie wie seine Frau! So weit ich urteilen konnte ... ganze
hübsche Töne ... aber — es war doch kläglich. Weder Breite noch
Schwung, und kaum klettert sie in die Höhe, kippt sie um, kiekst.
Wenn sich der gute Ernst nur nicht verrechnet!“
Adele bürstete ihr recht spärlich werdendes blondes Haar.
„Wenn man für Ernst irgend etwas finden könnte ... irgendeine
sichere Stellung. Denn jetzt, wo noch Familie kommt ...“
„Au weh! Das ist unter Umständen bitter!“
Er dehnte sich behaglich in seinem Bett. Immerhin —
unmittelbare Not hatte er nicht kennengelernt, in der sicheren
Umfriedung seiner bürgerlichen Genügsamkeit.
„Wer nimmt denn einen Schauspieler? Wo bringt man den
unter?“
 Adele schlug mit der Bürste heftig auf ihren kleinen Frisiertisch.
„Wenn ich nur wüßte, was er an der gefressen hat ... wenn ich
das nur wüßte ...“
Dr. Maurer erstickte mit der kaum entfalteten Abendzeitung die
Kerzenflamme und drehte sich auf die andere Seite.
„Da fragst du viel ...“, sagte er gähnend.
Aber die Frage ließ ihn doch nicht gleich einschlafen. Sie
erweckte ein wunderschönes, junges Lachen in seinem Ohr und
zauberte ihm das Blitzen prachtvoller Zähne zwischen frischen, roten
Lippen vor die Augen.
 apa hatte einen allerliebsten Teetisch vorbereitet. Über dem
weißen Tischtuch lag dämpfend ein bläulicher, silbergestickter
Gazeschal. Die ganz feinen Meißener Tassen hatte er aus
dem Glasschrank geholt und das schwere Silberkörbchen für
das Gebäck von Kranzler: kleine, zuckerbestreute Küchelchen, die
auf der Zunge schmolzen.
In einer Kristallflasche schillerte topasfarbiger Wein, der in den
Fassetten der geschliffenen Gläser auffunkelte. Die
Nachmittagssonne spielte auf den Goldfransen der buntseidenen
Kranzschleifen, die zwischen goldgerahmten Photographien hingen.
Es waren viele Berühmtheiten darunter: große Sänger, Sängerinnen,
Schauspieler, Tänzer und Tänzerinnen. Den Ehrenplatz nahm das
Bild des berühmten Schachspielers Anderssen ein, mit einer
Widmung in verblaßter Tinte aus dem Jahre 1860.
Vor dem breiten Fenster, umflossen von Sonne, erhoben sich
zierlich geschnitzte Figuren auf einem Schachtisch, und auf einem
Stehbücherbrett häuften sich gebundene und ungebundene
Jahrgänge der Deutschen Schachzeitung sowie einschlägige Werke,
wie „Theorie und Praxis der Endspiele“ von J. Berger, Cordels
„Führer durch die Schachtheorie“, das „Lehrbuch“ von Lange und
andere.
Es roch gut bei Papa — nach sehr feinen Zigaretten und
irgendeiner Essenz, die Karla noch nicht kannte.
Papa kam ihnen entgegen in einem knappen, grauen Gehrock,
zu dem er eine weißseidene Lavallièrekrawatte trug. Er hatte eine
gepflegte kleine Hand, deren linken Zeigefinger ein länglicher, von
Rauten umgebener Emaillering zierte. Seine Füße staken in
tiefausgeschnittenen Lackschuhen, die den hechtgrauen Florstrumpf
sehen ließen.
Unter silberweißem gelockten Haar sprühten kluge, runde,
braune Augen hervor. Er war ungemein zierlich und behende, und
nur ein rasch unterdrücktes Verziehen der Lippen deutete auf
zeitweilige Schmerzempfindung.
 „Das freut mich, daß ihr endlich da seid ... das freut mich.
Willkommen, lieber Schwiegersohn; machen Sie sich’s bequem ...
Sie müssen vorlieb nehmen. Ein alter Garçon, da haperts überall.“
Karla war befangen. Die Wohnung war ihr fremd und die Art ihrer
Einrichtung. All die von der Mutter kostbar gehüteten und im
Glasschrank verwahrten Nippsachen standen offen herum. Die
Bezüge waren von den Stühlen entfernt, so daß die ehedem so
streng verwahrte Pracht leichtfertig ihren verblaßten Glanz zeigte.
Karla wagte es kaum, sich auf den gelbseidenen Sessel zu
setzen.
Aber Papa tätschelte ihren Arm.
„Na ... Kleine ... erkennst du nichts mehr? Das ist doch Adolar ...“
Nun lachte Karla. Richtig, Adolar ... der Sessel, mit dem sie ihre
Liebesszenen gespielt, den sie hatte umfangen, vor dem sie hatte
knien müssen.
„Adolar ... du Guter!“
Sie hatte ihn nur unter grauem Bezug gesehen und fühlte die
Ohrfeige noch heute, die die Mutter ihr verabreicht, als sie in
Backfischübermut den Bezug einmal abgenommen, um zu
probieren, „wie es sich auf Seide sitzt“.
Mutters Geist hatte jetzt zu herrschen aufgehört. Das sah sie an
dem Gebrauch des kostbaren Teeservices, an der Nutzbarmachung
aller einst so geschonten Gegenstände. Aber wie gut auch der Papa
da hineinpaßte! ...
Er schenkte den Tee ein, die Sahne, mit anmutig wippenden
Bewegungen, reichte das Silberkörbchen herum in schwebendem
Gleiten seines gerundeten Armes.
Karla streifte ihren Mann mit einem zagen Seitenblick. Wie ein
Denkmal saß er da in seiner steifen Unbeweglichkeit, mit seinem
schönen, starren Gesicht.
„Besten Dank, Papa ... bitte bemühen Sie sich nicht ...“