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 (a) classical Sanskrit literature patronised by
the Guptas
PRACTICE EXERCISE (b) Pali literature dealing with the history of
the sanghas
Q 1. Match the following (c) early Tamil literature attributed to the first
List I List II 3 centuries of the Christian era
(Places of (Located in the (d) Sanskrit works of Puranic nature dealing
Historical Country) with the sanctity of the place where there is
Movements) confluence of rivers in Prayaga
Answer- (c)
A. Angkorwat 1. Afghanistan
B. Borobudur 2. Sri Lanka Q 5. The nation of saptanga that was
C. Barmiyan 3. Java introduced in the Arthashashtra includes
D.Anuradhapuram 4. Cambodia (a) kings, territory, administration andtreasury
5. Nepal (b) music, dance, ragas and wrestling
(c) ministers, civil servants, subalterns and
Codes those involved in espionage
ABCD ABCD (d) aristocrats, acharyas, traders and monks
(a) 2 3 4 1 (b) 4 3 1 2 Answer- (a)
(c) 3 4 1 3 (d) 5 4 3 1
Answer- (b) Q 6. Who was Paura during the Maurya
Empire?
Q 2. Which of the following statements (a) Chief Judge
regarding temples/monuments are correct? (b) Dandapal
1. Brihadeswara temple is located at (c) Governor of the city
Thanjavur in the state of Tamil Nadu. (d) Mantri
2. Dilwara temple is located in Answer- (c)
state of Rajasthan.
3. Lingraja temple is located in State of Q 7. Consider the following statement(s) and
Odisha. which among them is correct statement?
4. Hampi monument are found in the state of (a) First Buddhist council took place in
Karnataka. Saptaparni cave near Rajgriha.
Select the correct answer using the codes (b) Second Buddhist council was held at
given below. Kashi under the Kala Ashoka.
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 3 and 4 (c) Third Buddhist council was held at
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) All of these Patliputra.
(d) Fourth Buddhist council was held by
Answer- (d) Kanishka at Kashmir.
Q 3. Which of the following statements Answer- (b)
regarding ancient kingdoms and capitals is
incorrect? Q 7. Consider the following statements and
(a) Mahishmati was capital city ofAvanti find the incorrect statements.
kingdom. 1. Abhidhamma pitaka discusses about
(b) Capital of Vatsa kingdom was at philosophical principle of Buddhism.
Kausambi. 2. Milindapanho discusses dialogues
(c) Viratnagri was capital city of ancient between Meander and Nagsena.
kingdom matsya. 3. Suttapitaka deals with rules and regulation
(d) Badami was capital city of Satavahana for Buddhist monks.
kingdom. 4. Vinaya pitaka deals with religious
Answer- (d) discourses of Buddha.
Which of the statements given above are
Q 4. ‘Sangam literature’ is correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2, 3 and 4 (a) They were primary communities in the
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) All of these hilly and riverine areas
Answer- (a) (b) They mostly used stone and copper
objects and occasionally low grade bronze
Q 9. Match the following (c) A large number of them appeared after
List I List II the end of the bronze Harappan culture
(Schools of (Persons) (d) They were restricted to the Ganga,
Thought) Yamuna doab and foothills of the Himalayas
Answer- (d)
A. Mimansa 1. Aksapada
Gautama Q 13. Which one of the following is the most
B. Nyaya 2. Isvarakrishna fundamental difference between Mahayana
C. Sankhya 3. Jaimini Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism?
D. Vedanta 4. (a) Emphasis on Ahimsa
Shankaracharya (b) Casteless Society
(c) Workship of Gods and Goddesses
Codes (d) Worship of the Stupa
ABCD ABCD Answer- (c)
(a) 3 1 2 4 (b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 3 4 2 1 (d) 2 1 3 4 Q 14. Match the following
Answer- (a) List I List II

Q 10. Match the following A. Practice of fire 1. Lothal

List I List II cult
(Ancient Names (Modern Names B. Granary 2. Kalibangan
of the Rivers) of the Rivers) C. Great Bath 3. Mohenjodaro
D. Shipbuilding 4. Harappa
A. Vitasta 1. Chenab
B. Asikini 2. Beas Codes
C. Parushni 3. Jhelum ABCD ABCD
D. Vipasa 4. Sutlej (a) 2 4 3 1 (b) 1 4 3 2
5. Ravi (c) 2 1 3 4 (d) 1 3 4 2
Answer- (a)
Codes
ABCD ABCD
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1 Q 15. Who amongst the following Chola king
(c) 3 1 5 2 (d) 5 4 3 2 fought against the Shailendra king of Shri
Answer- (c) Vijaya and defeated him?
(a) Parantaka I (b) Sundar Chola
Q 11. Which one of the following inscriptions (c) Rajaraj Chola I (d) Rajendra Chola I
mentions Pulakesin II’s military success Answer- (d)
against Harashavardhana?
(a) Allahabad Pillar inscription Q 16. Arrange in chronological order the
(b) Aihole inscription following foreign invasions.
(c) Damodarpur Copperplate inscription 1. Indo Greek 2. Shakas
(d) Bilsad inscription 3. Parthians 4. Kushans
Answer- (b) Codes
(a) 2, 1, 3, 4 (b) 4, 3, 2, 1
Q 12. Which one of the following statements (c) 3, 4, 1, 2 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4
is not true about the Chalcolithic cultures of Answer- (d)
India?
Q 17. Arrange the following events in Q 21. The earliest Buddhist literature which
chronological order. deal with the stories of the various birth of
1. Reign of Kanishka Buddha are
2. Visit of Hieun Tsang (a) Vinaya pitakas
3. Alexander’s invasion (b) Sutta pitakas
4. Ashoka’s Kalinga War (c) Abhidamma pitakas
Codes (d) Jatakas
(a) 2, 1, 3, 4 (b) 1, 3, 4, 2 Answer- (d)
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2 (d) 3, 4, 2, 1
Answer- (c) Q 22. The Jainas believe the Jainism is the
outcome of the teachings of 24 tirthankaras.
Q 18. Match the following In the light of this statement, which one
List I List II among the following is correct of
Vardhamana Mahavira?
A. Hinduism 1. Eight Fold (a) He was the first tirthankara and the
B. Jainism Path founder of Jainism
C. Buddhism 2. Monotheism (b) He was the 23rd tirthankara, the first 22
D. Islam 3. Divinity tirthankaras being considered legendary
4. Three Fold (c) He was the last and 24th tirthankara, who
Path was not considered as the founder of the new
faith but as a reformer of the existing religious
Codes sect
ABCD ABCD (d) He was not one of the 24 tirthankaras
(a) 2 1 4 3 (b) 2 4 1 3 Answer- (c)
(c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 3 4 2 1
Answer- (c) Q 23. Which of the following statement is/are
regarding “Uparika tax”?
Q 19. Consider the following statement(s) 1. It is an additional and oppressive tax.
related to life events of Buddha is incorrect? 2. It is the tax paid by cultivators.
(a) Buddha was born at Lumbini and he was 3. It is an extra tax levied on all subjects.
younger contemporary of Mahavira. 4. It was a land tax on cultivators.
(b) Buddha got enlightenment under Peepal Select the correct answer using the codes
tree at Bodh Gaya. given below.
(c) Buddha delivered his first Seromon at (a) Only 1 (b) 1, 2 and 3
Rajgir. (c) 3 and 4 (d) 2 and 4
(d) Death of Buddha or Mahaparinirvana took Answer- (c)
place at Kusinagar.
Answer- (c) Q 24. Which one among the following
statements about Ashokan edicts is correct?
Q 20. Which one among the following is not a (a) The Pillar edicts were located in all parts
characteristic of Rig Vedic Aryans? of the empire
(a) They were acquainted with horses, (b) The edicts give details of his personal
chariots and the use of bronze concerns but are silent on events of the
(b) They were acquainted with the use of iron empire
(c) They were acquainted with the cow, which (c) The subject of inscribed matter on Rock
formed the most important form of wealth edicts differs completely with that of the Pillar
(d) They were acquainted with the use of edicts
copper and the modern ploughshare (d) The Greek or Aramaic edicts are versions
Answer- (b) or translations of the texts used in other
edicts
Answer- (a)
Q 25. Which one of the following statements
regarding Harappan civilisation is correct? Q 30. What are the great epics that help to
(a) The standard harappan seals were made know the Sangam Age?
of clay (a) Silappadikaram and Manimekalai
(b) The inhabitants of harappa had neither (b) Ramayana and Mahabharatha
knowledge of copper nor bronze (c) Illiad and oddessey
(c) The Harappan civilisation was rural based (d) Psalms and Proverbs
(d) The inhabitants of Harappa grew and
used cotton Answer- (a)
Answer- (d) Q 31. The style in which Tamil and Sanskrit
mixed is called
Q 26. In Buddhism, what does “Patimokkha (a) Malayalam (b) Creyole
stand for”? (c) Manippravalam (d) Thulu
(a) A description of Mahayana Buddhism Answer- (c)
(b) A description of Hinayana Buddhism
(c) The rules of Sangha Q 32. The ruins at harappa were
(d) The questions of king mehander professionally examined for the first time by
Answer- (c) (a) Sir John Marshall
(b) Cunningham
Q 27. Consider the following passage and (c) Mortimer Wheeler
identify the three tribal principalities referred (d) Bishop Caldwell
to there, in using the codes given below. In Answer- (c)
the early history of the far South in India,
three tribal principalities are mentioned in Q 33. Which of the following statement(s)
Ashokan inscriptions of the 3rd century BC is/are correct about Jainism.
and in Kharavela inscription of the 1st century 1. Rig Veda mentions two Tirthankaras-
BC. Rishabh Dev and Arishtanemi
(a) Vakatakas, Cholas and Satvahanas 2. The 24th Tirthankara was Vardhaman
(b) Cholas, Pandyas and Cheras Mahavira (Emblem-lion)
(c) Ikshvakus, Vakatakas and Pandyas 3. The sacred books of Jainas are written in
(d) Pallavas, Cholas and Pandyas Pali language.
Answer- (b) Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
Q 28. The Ashtadhyayi of Panini, the (a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 3
Mahabhasya of Patanjali and the Kashika (c) Only 2 (d) All of these
Vritti of Jayaditya dealwith Answer- (a)
(a) Principles of Law
(b) Principles of Phonetics Q 34. Consider the following statement(s)
(c) Principles of Grammar regarding Sankhya school
(d) Principles of Linguistics 1. Sankhya does not accept the theory of
Answe- (c) rebirth or transmigration of soul.
2. Sankhya holds that it is the self-knowledge
Q 29. Fa-Hien’s mission to India was to that leads to liberation and not any exterior
(a) learn about the administrative system of influence or agent.
the Gupta kings Select the correct answer using the codes
(b) understand the social position of women given below.
during the Gupta period (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) visit the Buddhist institutions and to collect (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
copies of Buddhist manuscripts Answer- (c)
(d) get full knowledge about the condition of
peasants during the period of Gupta kings Q 35. Who among the following is known to
Answer- (c) have maintained the Silk Route and trade?
(a) Ashoka (b) Kanishka (d) Hala
(c) Vima Kadphises (d) Vasudeva Answer- (d)
Answer- (b)

Q 36. The ruler of Kushan dynasty, Kanishka

was the follower of Q 42. “Heliodorus" a greek ambassador of
(a) Jainism (b) Hinayanism the Indo-Greek king was sent to the court of
(c) Hinduism (d) Mahayanism which ruler?
Answer- (d) (a) Bhagbhadra (b) Devabhuti
(c) Pushyamitra (d) Ghosha
Answer- (a)
Q 37. The famous book ‘Brihat Katha’ was
written by Q 43. Which among the following rulers is
(a) Gunadhya (b) Panini often described as “the first empire builder of
(c) Sarva Varman (d) Radhagupt Indian History”?
Answer- (a) (a) Dhanananda
(b) Bimbisara
Q 38. Which of the following inscription are (c) Mahapadmananda
related to Satavahana period? (d) Chandragupta Maurya
(a) Nanaghat (b) Nasik Answer- (c)
(c) Paithan (d) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
Answer- (d) Q 44. Who was the author of the book
‘Silappadikarma’?
Q 39. Consider the following place(s) (a) Ilango Adigal
1. Ajanta Caves (b) Perudevanar
2. Lepakshi Temple (c) Seethalai Saathanaar
3. Sanchi Stupa (d) Tiruttakrdeva
Which of the above places is/are also known Answer- (a)
for mural paintings?
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2 Q 45. Which among the following is/are the
(c) All of these (d) None of these terms used for coins of the Gupta period?
Answe- (b) 1. Dinara 2. Dramma
3. Rupaka 4. Suvarna
Q 40. Who among the following were Select the correct answer using the codes
teachers of Gautama Buddha given below.
before his enlightenment? (a) Only 4 (b) 2 and 3
1. Alara Kalama (c) 1 and 4 (d) All of these
2. Rudraka Ramputra Answer- (d)
3. Makkhali Gosala
4. Nigantha Nataputta Q 46. Statement I Virasen was the
Select the correct answer using the codes Commander-in-chief of Samudragupta during
given below. Northern campaign. Statement II
(a) 1 and 4 (b) 4 and 2 Samudragupta’s arms reached as far as
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 2 Kanchi, Tamil Nadu, where the Pallavas were
Answer- (d) compelled to recognise his suzerainty.
Codes
Q 41. Which of the following ruler of (a) Both the statements are individually true
Satavahana Empire composed and Statement II is the correct explanation of
Gathasaptashati? Statement I
(a) Simuka (b) Both the statements are individually true,
(b) Pulumayi but Statement II is not the correct explanation
(c) Gautamiputra Satkarni of Statement I
(c) Statement I is true, but Statement II is 1. The Mahajanapadas bear the names of the
false dominant Kshatriya lineage in most cases.
(d) Statement I is false, but Statement II is 2. People in the 6th century BC did not know
true the use of iron.
Answer- (b) 3. By the 6th century BC a class of free
peasants and merchants had emerged.
Q 47. Which of the following marriage is 4. Private property in the form of animals,
especially practised by warriors? land and its produce had emerged by the 6th
(a) Daiva (b) Pisaka century BC.
(c) Rakshasa (d) Gandharva Which of the statement(s) given above is/are
Answer- (c) correct?
(a) Only 2 (b) 3 and 4
Q 48. In which of the following inscriptions (c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) Only 4
Ashoka made his famous declaration, “All Answer- (b)
men are my children”?
(a) Minor Rock Edict (Ahravra) Q 52. Consider the following statements with
(b) Pillar Edict VII regard to the Vedic texts.
(c) Separated Kalinga Rock Edict I 1. Brahmanas deal with metaphysical
(d) Lumbini Pillar Edict problems.
Answer- (c) 2. Upanishad deal with methods of
performing Vedic rituals.
Q 49. Rajashekhara was the teacher of which 3. Atharva Veda documents folk tradition.
of the following ruler? 4. Rig Veda carries linguistic similarities with
(a) Bhoj the Avesta.
(b) Vijayalya Which of the statements given above are
(c) Mahendrapala correct?
(d) Gopal (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
Answer- (c) (c) 3 and 4 (d) All of these
Answer- (d)
Q 50. Statement I Harsha is called the last
Great Hindu Emperor of India, but he was Q 53. In the context of later Vedic age, read
neither a staunch Hindu nor the ruler of the the following statement(s) and select those
whole country. Statement II that may not be correct?
Harsha defeated Pulakesin-II, the 1. It cannot be said that the Vedic society
maitraka ruler of Vallabhi. shifted to East.
Codes 2. The Vedic society used iron technology
mostly for weapons of war.
(a) Both the statements are individually true 3. In agriculture only labour intensive
and Statement II is the correct explanation of technology was used.
Statement I 4. People married outside their ‘gotra’.
(b) Both the statements are individually true, Select the correct answer using the codes
but Statement II is not the correct explanation given below.
of Statement I (a) 2 and 3 (b) Only 1
(c) Statement I is true, but Statement II is (c) Only 3 (d) Only 2
false Answer- (b)
(d) Statement I is false, but Statement II is
true Q 54. The following statement(s) provide
Answer- (c) interesting information on the rulers/dynasty
of the ancient period.
Q 51. Read the following statement(s) with 1. Surya Varman II built the temple of Angkor
reference to the 6th century to 4th century Vat.
BC.
2. Aphsad inscription throws light on later C. Rangpur 3. Gujarat
Guptas. D. Banawali 4. Sindh
3. Hathigumpha inscription provides
information on Kharavela. Codes
Select the correct answer using the codes ABCD ABCD
given below. (a) 2 4 3 1 (b) 2 4 1 3
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) 3 4 2 1 (d) 4 2 1 3
(c) Only 3 (d) All of these Answer- (a)
Answer- (d)
Q 59. The early Buddhism incorporated pre-
Q 55. With regards to the early ancient Indian Buddhist elements, as is best demonstrated
monuments and sculpture and their patrons, (a) in the worship of Buddha as icons
identify the correct pairs. (b) by the presence of large standing Yaksas
1. Amaravati : Satavahana and Yaksis
2. Cave shrines at Barabar hills : Ashoka (c) in the elaborate narrative scenes from the
3. Kailash temple at Ellora : Rashtrakutas life of Buddha and from the Jatakas which
4. Stupa at Shahji ki dheri near Peshawar : reveal a strong ethical bias
Kanishka (d) in the incorporation of non-Buddhist
Codes deities and mythical concepts
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2 Answer- (c)
(c) 3 and 4 (d) All of these
Answer- (b) Q 60. The available information on the later
Vedic age comes from different sources,
Q 56. Regarding the early Vedic age, which including excavations, these have yielded
of the following statements is correct? archaeological evidence of different types at
(a) The purohita or priest had no special different places. Examine the following
place in the society statement(s).
(b) The ‘Sabha’ and ‘Samiti’ had no power in 1. Iron axe at Noh.
the selection of the Raja 2. Iron ploughshare at Jakhera.
(c) Religion was not based on magico-ritual 3. Bones of cattle at Hastinapur and
formulae Atranjikhera with indications that these were
(d) Gods were worshipped for the spiritual used as a source of food.
upliftment of the people Select the correct answer using the codes
Answer- (c) given below.
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
Q 57. The Atharvaveda informs us about (c) All of these (d) None of these
1. the folk traditions of later Vedic period. Answer- (b)
2. the elite traditions of later Vedic society.
3. the socio-religious conditions of the Q 61. The Sun temple of Konark was built by
common people of Vedic society. Select the Narasimhadeva I. To which dynasty did he
correct answer using the codes given below. belong to?
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2 (a) Somavamsi dynasty
(c) Only 3 (d) 1 and 3 (b) Imperial Ganga dynasty
Answer- (a) (c) Suryavansi Gajapti dynasty
(d) Bhoi dynasty
Q 58. Match the following Answer- (b)

List I List II Q 62. In the context of later Vedic period,

(Harappan Sites) (States) what may not be correct?
(a) Mixed farming which included cultivation
A. Kalibangan 1. Haryana and herding were the main subsistence
B. Mohenjodaro 2. Rajasthan activity
(b) The importance of both Sabha and Samiti C. Dead body in 3. West Indian
declined East-West Chalcolithic
(c) Public and private sacrifices became very Portion 4. East Indian
important D. Dead body in Chalcolithic
(d) The important Later Vedic and Early Vedic North-South
Gods were different Portion
Answer- (b)

Q 63. With reference to Prehistoric India, Codes

which of the following statements may not be ABCD ABCD
correct? (a) 4 1 3 2 (b) 2 1 4 3
(a) It can be said that the Harappan people (c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 4 3 2 1
inherited the knowledge of wheat, barley and Answer- (b)
cotton cultivation from the earlier inhabitants
of Mehragarh Q 67. Consider the following statements
(b) Excavations at Belan valley sites have regarding Vedas
helped us in determining the nature of the 1. Rig Veda consists of hymns and prayers.
transition from food gathering to food 2. Musical hymns are found in Yajur Veda
producing stage while Sam Veda comprises of rituals.
(c) The earliest crop cultivated in South India 3. Charms and spells are mentioned in the
was millets Atharva Veda.
(d) Excavations at Cachar hills have yielded Which of the statements given above are
no traces of Neolithic culture correct?
Answer- (d) (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All of these
Q 64. Which one of the following is not an Answer- (d)
important factor in the Mauryan decline?
(a) Increase in imperial expenditure 68. Which of the following were the
(b) Weakening of state control yajnas that were performed during the Vedic
(c) Inactivity of the army age?
(d) Invasion by foreign powers 1. Vratyastama yajna
Answer- (c) 2. Asvamedha yajna
3. Rajasuya yajna
Q 65. Which of the following statements Select the correct answer using the codes
regarding Ashoka’s Dhamma is not correct? given below.
(a) Rock edict XIII is of paramount (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
importance in the understanding of Ashokan (c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these
policy of Dhamma. Answer- (a)
(b) The fifth Rock edict introduces the
institution of Dhamma maha-mattas. Q 69. Who were Tirthas in the Mauryan
(c) Ashoka’s Dhamma could not survive him. period?
(d) The policy of Dhamma was an attempt at (a) Highest category of officials and they were
founding a new religion. 14 in number
Answer- (c) (b) Concerned with economic functions
(c) Military head
Q 66. Match the following (d) Had administrative and judicial powers
List I List II Answer- (b)

A. Fractional 1. Maharashtra Q 70. Consider the following statements

Burial Chalcolithic regarding Indus Valley Civilisation and its site
B. Complete 2. South Indian 1. Evidence of dockyard was found at Lothal.
ExtendedBurial Chalcolithic
2. An inscription comprising ten large sized (c) Vishnu (d) Pashupati
signs of the Harappan script was found at Answer- (d)
Banawali.
3. Replica of plough and evidence of Q 76. Mohenjodaro is also known as
ploughed field were found at Dholavira and (a) mound of the great
Kalibangan respectively. (b) mound of the survivors
Which of the statements given above are (c) mound of the living
incorrect? (d) mound of the dead
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 Answer- (d)
(c) 1 and 2 (d) None of these
Answer- (a) Q 77. Which of the following animals were
domesticated by the Harappans?
Q 71. The main characteristic of the Indus (a) Goat, oxen, pig, buffalo
Valley Civilisation was (b) Oxen, elephant, horse, pig
(a) town planning (c) Buffalo, sheep, dog, pig
(b) drainage system (d) Camel, oxen, buffalo, pig
(c) well laid out roads Answer- (c)
(d) pucca houses
Answer- (a) Q 78. Consider the following animal(s), with
reference to the Indus Valley Civilisation
Q 72. Consider the following statement(s) 1. the bull
1. The people of Harappan culture used 2. the elephant
themselves in gambling. 3. the rhinoceros
2. The Aryas at first settled in Western Uttar The figure(s) of which of the above animal
Pradesh. is/are found on the Indus seals?
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are (a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
correct? (c) 2 and 3 (d) All of these
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 Answer- (d)
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer- (d) Q 79. In Ashoka’s administration, Rajukas
looked after
Q 73. Which one of the following pairs is not (a) religious matters
correctly matched? (b) collection of taxes
(a) Birth : Lotus and seal (c) municipal administration
(b) Mahabhiniskramna (d) administration of justice
(renunciation) : Horse Answer- (d)
(c) Nirvana (Enlightment) : Bodhitree
(d) Mahaparinirvana (Death) : Wheel Q 80. Match the following
Answer- (c) List I List II
(Works) (Authors)
Q 74. Which one of the following pairs is
correctly matched? A. Manimekalai 1. Puhalend
(a) Bhavabhuti : Kiratarjuniya B. Maduraikanji i2. Thiruvalluvar
(b) Bharavi : Mehmadhava C. Kural 3. Konnguvelir
(c) Banabhatta : Harshacharita D. Perungadai 4. Mangudi
(d) Bhartuhari : Geet Govinda Marudan
Answer- (c) 5. Sittalai and
E. Nalavenba Sattanar
Q 75. The God with there heads and horns,
surrounded by animals, represented on a
seal from Mohenjodaro is said to be Codes
(a) Varuna (b) Indra ABCDE
(a) 1 2 3 4 5 (b) 2 4 5 1 3 (b) Ashoka
(c) 3 1 5 2 4 (d) 5 4 2 3 1 (c) Pushyamitra Sunga
Answer- (d) (d) Susarman Kanva
Answer- (c)
Q 81. Which of the following is the correct
chronological order? Q 85. Match the following
(a) Kushans, Guptas, Sungas, Mauryas List I List II
(b) Mauryas, Sungas, Kushans, Guptas (Important Finds) (Sites)
(c) Guptas, Kushans, Mauryas, Sungas
(d) Sungas, Mauryas, Guptas, Kushans A. Dockyard 1. Harappan
Answer- (b) B. Ploughed 2. Lothal
Field 3. Kalibangan
Q 82. Match the following C. Horse 4. Sarkotda
List I List II D. Great Bath 5. Mohenjodaro

A. Chaitya 1. Amravati Codes

B. Stupa 2.Shravanabelagola ABCD ABCD
C. Gomateswara 3. Karle (a) 1 4 2 5 (b) 2 3 4 5
D. Brick temple 4. Rajgir (c) 4 3 5 1 (d) 2 5 4 3
5. Halebid Answer- (b)

Codes Q 86. Consider the following persons

ABCD ABCD 1. John Marshall
(a) 3 1 4 2 (b) 1 2 3 4 2. SR Rao
(c) 3 1 2 4 (d) 3 1 2 5 3. RD Bannerjee
Answer- (c) 4. Dayaram Sahni
Who among these were associated with the
Q 83. Match the following first excavations carried out at Harappa and
List I List II Mohenjodaro?
(Temples) (Built by) (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 4
A. Khajuraho 1. Thirumalai Answe- (c)
temples Nayak
B. Dilwara 2. Chandellas Q 87. Consider the following statements
temple at Mount and which are correct ones?
Abu 3. Chalukyas 1. Kushana minted the gold coins of very high
C. Jagannath quality.
temple at Puri 4. Anantavaram 2. Satavahanas minted the lead coins.
D. Vithalaswami Choda Ganga 3. Shakas minted the bronze coins.
temples 5. Vijayanagara Codes
rulers (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All of the above
Codes
ABCD ABCD Answer- (a)
(a) 2 1 5 3 (b) 4 5 3 2
(c) 3 4 5 2 (d) 2 3 4 5 Q 88. Indus Valley Civilsation is also known
Answer- (d) as Harappan culture because
(a) the site of the Harappa is six times larger
Q 84. The great grammarian Patanjali of than the Mohenjodaro site
ancient India was whose contemporary (b) The Indus Valley Civilisation is considered
among the following? the elementary/initial stage of vedic culture
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
and the Harappa is believed to be the same
as the Harappa mentioned in the Vedas
(c) the Harappa was the first site to be
excavated in the Indus Valley
(d) the most important evidence of the
achievements of this civilisation have been
excavated from Harappa
Answer- (c)
Q 89. The 9th mandala of the Rig Veda
samhita is devoted wholly to
(a) Urvashi and the Heaven
(b) ‘Soma’ and the God who is named after
the drink
(c) Indra and his elephant
(d) Gods related to plants and drugs
Answer- (b)
Q 90. The main cause of the tribal wars
among the early Aryan settlers, the most
famous of which mentioned in Rig Veda as
‘Battle of Ten Kings’, was
(a) cattle and land disputes
(b) foreign invasions
(c) showing supremacy
(d) intrigues of the leaders
Answer- (a)
Q 91. According to the Dharmashastras,
‘Anuloma’ is a marriage between a
(a) higher caste man and a lower caste
woman
(b) lower caste man and a higher caste
woman
(c) man and a woman of the same caste
(d) man and a woman of the same gotra
Answer- (a)
Q 92. Which of the following can definitely be
said to be the beliefs and the practices of the
Indus people?
1. Worship of nature.
2. Phallic and Yonic worship.
3. Belief in ghosts and spirits.
4. Belief in life after death.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) All of these
Answer- (d)
Q 93. Consider the following statements
regarding sites of Indus Valley Civilisation
1. Mohenjodaro was situated on the bank of
river Indus.
2. Harappa was located on the Bank of river
Ravi.
3. Kalibangan was located on the bank of
river Ghaggar.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are
correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2 (d) All of these
Answer- (d)
Q 94. In which among the following sacrifices,
the sacrificial material used was sura in vedic
era?
(a) Rajasurya (b) Agnistoma
(c) Sautramani (d) Vajapeya
Answer- (b)
Q 95. The head of a district (Ahara), the
principal coordinator of the revenue and the
officer incharge of general and military
functions in his jurisdiction during Mauryan
empire was known as
(a) Krori (b) Rajuka
(c) Foujdar (d) Chirastadar
Answer- (b)
Q 96. Which of the following causes have
been attributed to the eclipse of the Indus
Valley Civilisation?
1. Frequency of floods.
2. Foreign invasions.
3. Onset of the drought conditions.
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below.
(a) 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these
Answer- (d)
Q 97. Indus Valley Civilisation is called
Harappan Civilisation because
(a) Harappa was six times larger than
Mohenjodaro
(b) Harappa has more features
(c) Harappa was excavated first
(d) Indus Valley Civilisation was believed to
be early Vedic Civilsation, hence it is named
after Mythological World Harappa
Answer- (c)
Q 98. Consider the following statement(s)
1. The Harappan people did not know the art
of writing.
2. The period when man began to use metal
is called the Neolithic age.
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below.
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer- (d)
Q 103. Which of the following works and
authors is/are correctly matched?
1. Kiratarjuniya : Bharavi
2. Panchatantra : Shudraka
3. Kumarsambhava : Kalidasa
4. Surya Sidhanta : Varahamihira
Codes
(a) Only 2 (b) 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 4
Answer- (c)

Q 99. Match the following Q 104. Match the following

List I List II List I List II

A. Kosala 1. Sravasti A. First Sangam 1. Madurai

B. Avanti 2. Mahishamati B. Second 2. Tenmadurai
C. Vatsa 3. Kausambi Sangam 3. Kavatupram
D. Lichchhavi 4. Vaishali C. Third Sangam
Codes
Codes ABC ABC
ABCD ABCD (a) 3 1 2 (b) 1 2 3
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 3 4 1 (c) 2 3 1 (d) 3 2 1
(c) 2 3 1 4 (d) 4 3 1 2 Answer- (c)
Answer- (a)
Q 105. Consider the following statements
Q 100. Which of the following pairs are regarding authors and their creations
correctly matched? 1. Megasthenese wrote Indica and
1. Allahabad Prashasti : Samudragupta Vishakhadutta wrote Mudrarakshasa.
2. Aihole inscription : Pulakesin II 2. Kautilya wrote Arthashastra.
3. Gwalior Prashasti : Devapala 3. Banbhatta wrote Ratnavali.
4. Hathigumpha inscription : Rudradaman Which of the statements given above are
Codes correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1 and 2 (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4 (c) 2 and 3 (d) All of these
Answer- (b) Answer- (a)

Q 101. Which one of the following was Q 106. Match the following
0initially the most powerful city State of India List I List II
in the 6th century BC?
(a) Gandhara (b) Kamboj A. Dhanvantri 1. Chandragupta
(c) Kashi (d) Magadh Vikramaditya
B. Banabhatta 2.
Answer- (d) C. Harisena Harshavardhana
Q 102. An example of the Dravida style of D. Amir Khusrau 3. Samudragupta
architecture is provided by the 4. Alauddin Khilji
(a) Kailashanatha temple, Kanchipuram 5. Kanishka
(b) Lingaraja temple, Bhubhaneshwar
(c) Sun temple, Konark Codes
(d) Kandariya Mahadeva temple, Khajuraho ABCD ABCD
Answer- (a) (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 3 4 5
(c) 3 5 2 1 (d) 4 1 3 5
Answer- (a)
 2. Alberuni came to India at the time of
Q 107. Kanishka was a great patron of art Mahmud of Ghazni.
and literature, which of the following 3. Fa-Hein visited India during the days of
personalities adorned his court? Samundragupta.
(a) Aswaghosa Parsva, Vasumitra and Which of the statements given above are
Charaka incorrect?
(b) Aswaghosa, Nagarjuna, Nagasena and (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
Vasumitra (c) 2 and 3 (d) All of these
(c) Aswaghosa, Parsva, Hemachandra and Answer- (b)
Nagarjuna
(d) Aswaghosa, Vasumitra, Asanga and Q 112. Which one of the following pairs is
Hemachandra correctly matched?
Answer- (a) (a) Harappan Civilisation : Painted Grey Ware
(b) The Kushans : Gandhara School of Art
Q 108. Who among the following was the (c) The Mughals : Ajanta Paintings
author of Abhidhamma treatise Kathavatthu? (d) The Marathas : Pahari School of Painting
(a) Maha Kassapa Answer- (b)
(b) Mahindra
(c) Milinda Q 113. Match the following
(d) Moggaliputta Tissa List I List II
Answer- (a) (Dynasities) (Kingdoms)

Q 109. Which of the following features are A. Chalukyas 1. Kanchipuram

common to Jainism and Buddhism? B. Pallavas 2. Badami
1. Denial of the authority of the Vedas. C. Pandyas 3. Vengi
2. Condemnation of animal sacrifice. D. Satavahanas 4. Madurai
3. Pursuing severe ascetism.
4. Existence of a soul. Codes
5. Rejection of existence of God. ABCD ABCD
Select the correct answer using codes given (a) 2 1 4 3 (b) 2 4 1 3
below. (c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 3 1 4 2
(a) 1, 4 and 5 (b) 1 and 2 Answer- (a)
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 5 (d) All of these
Answer- (b) Q 114. Consider the following statement(s)
1. In Deccan, the first iron object appears
Q 110. Consider the following statements after the late Jorwe Chalcolithic phase (900
about the events and their time of occurence. BC-800 BC).
1. Somnath Temple was plundered in 1026 2. The sites in Deccan such as Nevasa,
AD. Chandoli, Inamgaon, Prakash show continuity
2. Saka era commenced in 78 AD. between the iron phase and the Chalcolithic
3. Death of Harshavardan and birth of phase.
astronomer Aryabhatta took place in 476 AD. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are
Which of the statements given above are correct?
correct? (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) 1 and 2 (d) All of these Answer- (c)
Answer- (c)
Q 115. Mahavir Swami belonged to which
Q 111. Consider the following statements clan?
1. Hieun-Tsang visited India in the days of (a) Kosala (b) Huna
Chandragupta II. (c) Jantriak (d) Sakya
Answer- (c)

Q 1. The only inscribed stone portrait of
Emperor Ashoka has been found at
(a) Sanchi (b) Amaravati
(c) Kanaganahalli (d) Ajanta
Answer- (c)
Q 2. Which one of the following statements
about Rig Veda is not correct?
(a) Deities were worshipped through prayer
and sacrificial rituals
(b) The Gods are presented as powerful,
who could be made to intervene in the world
of men via the performance of sacrifices
(c) The Gods were supposed to partake of
the offerings as they were consumed by the
fire
(d) The sacrifices were performed in the
temples
Answer- (d)
Q 3. Consider the following statement(s)
1. The Jains believed that Mahavira had
twenty-three predecessors.
2. Parshvanatha was twenty-third
Tirthankara.
3. Rishabh was immediate successor of
Mahavira.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 2 (d) Only 3
Answer- (a)
Answer- (d)
Q 6. Which of the following characteristic(s)
describes the nature of religion according to
the Rig Veda?
1. Rig Vedic religion can be described as
naturalistic polytheism.
2. There are striking similarities between the
Rig Vedic religion and the ideas in the Iranian
Avesta.
3. Vedic sacrifices were conducted in the
house of the priest who was called yajaman.
4. Vedic sacrifices were of two kinds — those
conducted by the householder and those that
required ritual specialists.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
(a) Only 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) All of these
Answer- (c)
Q 7. Patanjali was
(a) a philosopher of the ‘Yogachara’ school
(b) the author of a book on Ayurveda
(c) a philosopher of the ‘Madhyamika’ school
(d) the author of a commentary on Panini’s
Sanskrit grammar
Answer- (d)
Q 8. Match the following
List I List II
(King) (Region)

Q 4. Which one of the following statements A. Shashanka 1. Assam

about ancient Indian Mahajanapadas is B. Kharavela 2. Maharashtra
correct? C. Simuka 3. Odisha
(a) All Mahajanapadas were oligarchies D. Bhaskara 4. Bengal
where power was exercised by a group of Varman
people Codes
(b) All Mahajanapadas were located in ABCD ABCD
Eastern India (a) 4 2 3 1 (b) 1 3 2 4
(c) No army was maintained by the (c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 1 2 3 4
Mahajanapadas Answer- (c)
(d) Buddhist and Jaina texts list sixteen
Mahajanapadas Q 9. In ancient India, the ‘Yaudheyas’ were
Answer- (d) (a) a sect of the Buddhism
(b) a sect of the Jainism
Q 5. The Fourth Buddhist Council was held in (c) a republican tribe
Kashmir under the leadership of (d) vassals of the Cholas
(a) Bindusara (b) Ashoka Answer- (c)
(c) Kunal (d) Kanishka
Q 10. Who among the following Q 15. The Agrahara in early India was
archaeologists was the first to identify (a) the name of a village or land granted to
similarities between a pre-Harappan culture Brahmins
and the mature Harappan culture? (b) the garland of flowers of Agar
(a) Amalananda Ghosh (c) the grant of land to officers and soldiers
(b) Rakhaldas Bannerjee (d) land of village settled by Vaishya farmers
(c) Daya Ram Sahni Answer- (a)
(d) Sir John Marshall
Answer- (c) Q 16. Consider the following statement(s)
about votive inscriptions in the 2nd century
Q 11. Consider the following statement(s) BC
1. Abhinavagupta wrote a comprehensive 1. They record gifts made to religious
treatise called the Tantraloka which institutions.
systematically presents the teachings of the 2. They tell us about the idea of transference
Kula and Trika systems. of the meritorious results of the action of one
2. The Samaraichchakaha by Haribhadra Suri person to another person.
written in Gujarat around the 8th century is Which of the statement(s) given above is/are
technically not a tantric work but is saturated correct?
with tantric ideas and practices. (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
correct? Answer- (a)
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2 Q 17. Which of the following statement(s)
(c) Both 1 and 2 is/are true?
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 1. Faxian’s Gaoseng Faxian Zhuan was the
Answer- (c) earliest first-hand Chinese account of
Buddhist sites and practices in India.
Q 12. Which one among the following was 2. Faxian was only 25 year old at the time of
not an attribute of Samudragupta described in writing the text.
Prayag Prashasti? 3. Faxian’s main aim in coming to India was
(a) Sharp and polished intellect to obtain and take back texts containing
(b) Accomplished sculptor monastic rules.
(c) Fine musical performances Select the correct answer using the codes
(d) Poetical talent of a genius given below.
Answer- (b) (a) Only 3 (b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these
Q 13. Kamandaka’s Nitisara is acontribution Answer- (c)
to
(a) Logic and Philosophy Q 18. The site of Harappa is located on
(b) Mathematics the bank of river
(c) Political morality (a) Saraswati (b) Indus
(d) Grammar (c) Beas (d) Ravi
Answer- (c) Answer- (d)

Q 19. Ashokan inscriptions of Mansehra

and Shahbazgadhi are written in
Q 14. The Lilavati of Bhaskara is a standard (a) Prakrit language, Kharoshthi script
text on (b) Prakrit language, Brahmi script
(a) Mathematics (b) Surgery (c) Prakrit-Aramaic language, Brahmi script
(c) Peotics (d) Linguistics (d) Aramaic language, Kharoshthi script
Answer- (a) Answer- (d)
Q 20. Who among the following Chinese 1. The Kumaramatyas were the most
travellers visited the Kingdoms of important of the and they were appointed
Harshavardhana and Kumar directly by the king in the home provinces.
Bhaskar Varma? 2. The village headmen lost importance and
(a) I-Tsing (b) Fa-Hien of the transactions began to be effected
(c) Hiuen Tsang (d) Sun Shuyun without their consent.
Answer- (c) Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
Q 21. Which one among the following (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
Indus cities was known for water (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
management? Answer- (a)
(a) Lothal (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Harappa (d) Dholavira Q 26. Which among the following materials
Answer- (d) were used for minting coins during the rule of
the Mauryas?
Q 22. Who among the following scholars (a) Gold and Silver
were contemporary of Kanishka? (b) Silver and Copper
1. Ashvaghosa 2. Nagarjuna (c) Copper and Bronze
3. Vasumitra 4. Chanakya (d) Gold and Copper
Select the correct answer using the codes Answer- (b)
given below.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 and 4 Q 27. What was the Kutagarashala literally, a
(c) 2 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3 hut with a pointed roof?
Answer- (d) (a) A place where animals were kept
(b) A place where intellectual debates among
Q 23. The polity of the Harappan people, as Buddhist mendicants took place
derived from the material evidence, was (c) A place where weapons were stored
(a) secular-federalist (d) A place to sleep
(b) theocratic-federalist Answer- (b)
(c) oligarchic
(d) theocratic-unitary Q 28. The Dhamma propagated by Ashoka
Answer- (c) was
(a) the tenets of Buddhism
Q 24. Silk routes are a good example of (b) a mixture of the philosophies of Ajivikas
vibrant pre-modern trade and cultural links and Charvakas
between distant parts of the world. Which one (c) a system of morals consistent with the
among the following is not true of silk routes? tenets of most of the sects of the time
(a) Historians have identified several silk (d) the religious policy of the state
route over land and sea Answer- (c)
(b) Silk routes have linked Asia with Europe
and Northern Africa Q 29. Which one among the following
(c) Silk routes existed before the Christian era pairs is not properly matched?
and thrived almost upto 15th century (a) Megasthenese : Indica
(d) As a result of silk route trade, precious (b) Ashvaghosa : Buddhacharita
metals like gold and silver, flowed from Asia (c) Panini : Mahabhashya
to Europe (d) Vishakhadatta : Mudrarakshasa
Answer- (a) Answer- (c)

Q 25. Which among the following statements Q 30. In the Gupta age, Varahamihira
regarding the Gupta Dynasty is/are correct? wrote the famous book, ‘Brihat Samhita’. It
was a treatise on
(a) astronomy
(b) statecraft
(c) ayurvedic system of medicine
(d) economics
Answer- (a)
Q 31. Which of the following was/were
not related to Buddha’s life?
1. Kanthaka
2. Alara Kalama
3. Channa
4. Goshala Maskariputra
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below.
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 4
(c) 1 and 2 (d) 3 and 4
Answer- (b)
Directions (Q. Nos. 31-33) The
following questions consist of two
statements, Statement I and
Statement II. You are to examine
these two statements carefully and
select the answer to these questions
using the codes given below.
Codes
(a) Both the statements are true and
Statement II is the correct explanation of
Statement I
(b) Both the statements are true, but
Statement II is not the correct
explanation of Statement I
(c) Statement I is true, but Statement II is
false
(d) Statement I is false, but Statement II is
true
Q 32. Statement I There was great exodus of
Jaina monks under the leadership of
Bhadrabahu to the Deccan following severe
famine in the Ganga valley towards the end
of Chandragupta’s reign. Statement II
Chandragupta Maurya joined the Jaina order
as a monk.
Answer- (b)
Q 33. Statement I Mahavira initially joined a
group of ascetics called Nirgranthas.
Statement II The sect was founded 200 years
earlier by Parsva.
Answer- (b)
Q 34. Statement I Kali age reflects the
presence of deep social crisis characterised
by varnasankara i.e. intermixture of varnas or
social orders.
Statement II The Vaisyas and Sudras
(peasants, artisans and labourers) either
refused to perform producing functions or pay
taxes or supply necessary labour for
economic production resulting in weakening
of Brahminical social order and social
tension.
Codes
(a) Both the statements are true and
Statement II is the correct explanation of
Statement I
(b) Both the statements are true, but
Statement II is not the correct explanation of
Statement I
(c) Statement I is true, but Statement II is
false
(d) Statement I is false, but Statement II is
true
Answer- (a)
Q 35. Among the precious stones, the most
extensive foreign trade during the Gupta age
was that of
(a) diamonds (b) ruby
(c) pearl (d) sapphire
Answer- (d)
Q 36. Which of the following statement(s)
is/are not correct about Bhakti tradition in
South India?
1. Earliest Bhakti Movements in India were
led by Alvar and Nayanar saints.
2. Naalayira Divya Prabandham, frequently
as Tamil Veda is an anthology of
compositions by the Alvars.
3. Karaikkal Ammaiyar, women Alvar saints,
supported patriarchal norms.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 3
(c) Only 2 (d) All of these
Answer- (b)
Q 37. Sangam literature formed a very
important source for the reconstruction of the
history of South India. It was written in
(a) Tamil (b) Kannada
(c) Telugu (d) Malayalam
Answer- (a)