Ancient History of India

- Sangan Kallu (Bellari, Karnataka)

Stone Age ¾ Bhimbetka is famous for - Rock Paintings
¾ Most rock-shelter pictures in India have been
¾ Robert Bruce Foote was an found at - Bhimbetka
- Geologist and Archaeologist ¾ Out of the given places namely:- Ajanta,
¾ Father of Indian pre-history is known as Bhimbetka, Bagh and Amravati which is famous
- Robert Bruce Foote for pre-historic paintings - Bhimbetka
¾ The three-age system, divided into stone, bronze ¾ The caves of Bhimbetka are situated at
and iron from the collection of Copenhagen - Abdullahganj- Raisen (M.P)
Museum was coined by - Thomson ¾ The Indian Archaeologists who first visited
¾ The first evidence of the domestication of animals 'Bhimbetka Caves' and discovered prehistoric
is found in - Mesolithic Period significance of its rock paintings is - V.S.
¾ In Mesolithic context, evidence of animal Wakankar
domestication has been found at - Adamgarh ¾ The Ochre-coloured Pottery (O.C.P) was
(Narmadapuram, M.P.) & Bagor (Bhilwara, christened at - Hastinapur
Rajasthan) ¾ In the Chalcolithic period people of Maharashtra
¾Bone ornaments in the Mesolithic context in India buried their dead under the floor of their houses
have been obtained from in - North to South Orientation
- Sarai Nahar Rai and Mahadaha ¾ Out of the given sites namely: Brahmagiri,
¾Arrangement of Mesolithic sites geographically Burzahom, Chirand and Maski that has yielded
from west to east is skeleton of the dog buried along with human
- Mahadaha, Lekhahia, Paisra, Birbhanpur skeleton is
¾ Three human skeletons in a single grave were - Burzahom (J&K)
recovered at - Damdama (Pratapgarh, UP) ¾ The evidence of pit dwelling has been obtained
¾ The cultivation of cereals first started in from - Burzahom (J&K)
- Neolithic Age ¾ The rock shelter of Vindhyas where a maximum
¾ The earliest evidence of man in India is found in number of human skeletons have been found at
- Narmada Valley - Lekhahia
¾ The first cereal used by man was - Barley ¾ Out of the given departments/ministries namely
¾ The earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian : Culture, Tourism, Science and Technology,
subcontinent comes from - Lahuradeva Human Resource and Development that deals with
¾ Out of the given options namely:- Old Stone Age, the Archaeological Survey of India as an accessory
Neolithic Age, Copper Age, Iron Age which is office is - Ministry of Culture
known as Chalcolithic Age - Copper Age ¾ The father of Indian archaeology and first Director-
¾ The cultural remains from Stone Age to Harappan General of Archaeological Survey in 1871 is
Civilization have been obtained from which given
- Alexander Cunningham
sites of Amri, Mehrgarh, Kotdiji, Kalibangan
¾ National Museum of Mankind which was renamed
- Mehargarh
as Indira Gandhi National Human Museum is
¾ Navdatoli was excavated by - H.D. Sankalia
situated at - Bhopal
¾ Navdatoli is located at - Madhya Pradesh
¾ Megaliths have been identified as - Burial sites Indus Valley Civilization
¾ Out of the given sites: Budihal, Sangana Kallu,
Koldihwa, Brahmagiri which ash mound is ¾ Human Society is unique because it depends
associated with the Neolithic site mainly on - Economy

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¾ Harappa Civilization is also known as ¾ The Harappan Civilization site mandi is situated in
- Indus Valley Civilization - Uttar Pradesh
¾ Indus Civilization existed in - Proto-historic age ¾ The correctly matched pairs are
¾ Indus Valley Civilization was Non-Aryan because Ancient Site - Archaeological finding
- It was an urban civilization
Lothal - Dockyard
¾ According to Chachnama, the capital of the Indus
Kalibangan - Ploughed field
Country in the 6th and 7th centuries was - Arod
Dholavira - An inscription comprising
¾ The important reason to keep Indus-Valley
ten large sized signs of the
Civilization before Aryan civilization is
Harappan script
- Potteries
Banawali - Terracotta replica of a
¾ The Indus Valley civilization was different from plough
the Vedic civilization because
¾ The correctly matched pairs are :
- It had the amenities of developed city life.
Harappa - Cemetry R-37
- It has pictographic script.
Lothal - Dockyard
- It lacked knowledge of iron
Kalibangan - Furrowed land
¾ The source of knowledge about the Harappan
Mohenjo-Daro - Dancing Girl Statue
Civilization - Archaeological excavations
¾ The correctly matched pairs are :
¾ The correctly matched pairs are :
Harappa - Ravi river
Indus Valley Civilization - Urban
Hastinapur - Ganga river
Later Vedic Society - Agrarian
Nagarjuna Konda - Krishna river
Rigvedic Society - Pastoral
Paithan - Godavari river
Medieval Period - Land Lordism
Kalibangan - Ghaggar
¾ The main source of knowledge about the
inhabitants of the Indus Valley Civilization is the Lothal - Bhogava
discovery of - Seals Ropar - Sutlej
¾ The correct match regarding the origin of Harappan ¾ Historical Place Well-known for
civilization is - Burzahom Neolithic site
E.J.H. Mackay - Migration of people Chandraketugarh Terracotta craft
from Sumer
Ganeshwar Copper manufacturing culture
Mortimer Wheeler - Migration of idea of
civilization ¾Shape of this tree is found in the seals from the
Amalananda Ghosh- Pre-Harappan culture Indus civilisation - Pipal
matured to make ¾ The Great Bath was found at the archaeological
Harappan civilization site of - Mohenjodaro
¾ The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in ¾ The other name of the Indus Valley Civilization
the - Harappan civilization
is - Bronze-Age-Civilization
¾ The colour which was commonly used in the
¾ The correct statement about the Indus civilization
Harappan pottery - Red
is - They were unknown to iron
¾ The beginning of idol worship is to be considered
¾ Indus Valley civilization is known for
in - Pre-Aryan age
- (1) Its town planning
¾ Out of the given animals namely - Cow, Elephant,
(2) Mohenjodaro and Harappa
Rhinoceros, Tiger which was not represented
on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan (3) Their agricultural work
civilization - Cow (4) its industrialization

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¾ The correctly matched pairs are : ¾ The largest site of the Harappan civilization in
Alamgirpur - Uttar Pradesh India is - Rakhigarhi
Lothal - Gujarat ¾ The Harappan site 'Desalpur' is located in
Ropar - Punjab - Kutch region of Gujarat
Banawali - Haryana ¾ Among, Sindhu, Jhelum, Chenab and Ganga, rivers
Daimabad - Maharashtra that are associated with Indus Valley Civilisation
Rakhigarhi - Haryana - Jhelum, Chenab, Sindhu
Manda - Jammu and Kashmir
¾ The people of Indus Valley believed in
Balu - Haryana
- Mother Goddess
Padri - Gujarat
¾ The Indus Valley people worshipped
Hulas - Uttar Pradesh
- Pashupati Shiva, Mother
¾ The sites of Harappan culture which are located in
Goddess, Linga, worship of plants, trees and
Sindh - Mohenjodaro, Chanhudaro, Amri,
snakes (nagas), worship of 'Linga and yoni'.
Kotdiji, Ali Murad
¾ The director of the archaeological excavation that
¾ Excavation at Chanhudaro was directed by led to the discovery of Harappa and Mohenjodaro
- E.J.H. Mackay - Sir John Marshall
¾ Out of the given sites namely - Kalibangan, ¾ Two Indians who were associated with the
Harappa, Lothal, Alamgirpur which is now in discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization, are
Pakistan - Harappa - Rakhal Das Banerjee (Mohenjodaro),
¾ Rangpur, where the contemporary of Harappan Dayaram Sahni (Harappa)
civilization was found, is located in ¾ The correctly matched pairs are :
- Saurashtra (Gujarat) Harappa - Dayaram Sahni
¾ Dadheri (Kotla Dadheri) is a later Harappan site Hastinapur - B.B. Lal
in - Punjab Takshashila - John Marshall
¾ The terracotta of 'plough' was found from Kaushambi - N.G Majumdar
- Harappan site 'Banawali'
Lothal - S.R Rao
¾Figures or modals of boats are found in these
Surkotada - J.P Joshi
archaeological sites of Indus Valley
¾ Dholavira was excavated by - R.S. Bisht
- Mohenjodaro and Lothal
¾ The first archaeologist who excavated Harappa,
¾ Out of the given sites namely: Harappa,
but could not recognize its significance, was
Mohenjodaro and Lothal which is located in India
- A. Cunningham
- Lothal (Gujarat)
¾ The Harappan city represented by the ¾ Out of the given names viz. R.D Banerjee, K.N.
archaeological site of Lothal was situated on the Dikshit, M.S. Vats, V.A. Smith who was not
river - Bhogva associated with the excavation of Harappa and
¾ The port city of Indus valley civilization is
- Lothal Mohenjodaro - V.A Smith
¾ The most significant feature of the Indus valley ¾ The correct chronological order is (in terms of
civilization is - Burnt brick buildings appearance in India)
¾ Out of the given cities namely: Kalibangan, Ropar, - Urban culture, Iron plough, Punch-marked
Pataliputra, Lothal which is not a site of Indus silver coins, Gold coins
Valley civilization - Pataliputra ¾ The first metal used by man was - Copper
¾ Out of the given sites namely: Chanhudaro, ¾ An ivory scale in Harappan context was found at
Kotdiji, Sohgaura, Desalpur which is not a - Lothal
Harappan site ¾ The metal that has so far not been discovered in
- Sohgaura (Uttar Pradesh) Harappan sites - Iron
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¾ Out of the given sites namely : Alamgirpur, Lothal, ¾ A horned deity engraved on a terracotta cake has
Mohenjodaro, Banawali which is located in the been recovered from - Kalibangan
valley of Ghaggar and its associate rivers ¾ The civilization which flourished on the bank of
- Banawali River Nile - Egyptian Civilization
¾ The correct statements are ¾ The correct North-South sequence of the
- Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Ropar and Kalibangan civilizations is - Aztec-Maya-Mochica-Inca
are the main sites of Indus Valley civilization. ¾ The first ancient civilization to develop the art of
- People of Harappa developed the road, writing in a proper system was - Sumerian
proper housing and drainage system ¾ According to the report of IIT Kharagpur study
¾ The correct statements are- group, continuous low rainfall for how many
- Mohenjodaro and Harappa cities are dead years was the cause of fall of the Indus Valley
now. civilization - 900 years

- They were discovered during excavations. ¾ With reference to the Ahar civilization, the correct
statements are
¾ Dholavira is located in the state of - Gujarat
-The natives of Ahar knew copper smelting.
¾ The place where the evidence of rock-cut
architecture was found, with reference to Harappa - Rice was known to them.
civilization - Dholavira - Metal work was one of the means of economy
¾ A highly advanced water management system of of the Ahar.
Harappan times has been unearthed at- Dholavira - Mostly black-red coloured pottery decorated
¾ Out of the given sites namely:- Kuntasi, Dholavira, with white geometric designs have been found
Lothal, Kalibangan which has yielded evidence of in the Ahar civilizaiton.
a double burial - Lothal and Kalibangan
¾ Recently, from excavations of Harappan site Vedic Age
Sinauli what was found - Human burials ¾ The term 'Aryan' denotes - A superior race
¾ For clothing, cotton was first introduced in - India ¾ Meaning of the term 'Arya' in classical Sanskrit is
¾ The correct statements regarding the Indus Valley - A Nobleman
Civilization are ¾ The oldest Veda is - Rig Veda
- It was predominantly a secular civilization ¾ 'Trayi' is a name for - Three Vedas
and the religious element, though present did
¾ The Vedic text in which the term 'Varna' is found
not dominate the scene.
referred for the first time, that is - Rig-Veda
- During this period, cotton was used for
¾ The 'Purush Sukta' related to Varna System was
manufacturing textiles in India.
originally found in - Rig Veda
¾ The correct statement regarding the people of
¾ The correctly matched are -
Indus Civilization is
Atharvaveda - Medicine
- They worshipped both male and female deities.
Rig Veda - God's Grace
¾ Out of the given sites namely: Harappa,
Yajurveda - Sacrifice process
Chanhudaro, Lothal and Mohenjodaro from where
the famous bull-seal of Indus Valley civilization Samaveda - Music
was found - Mohenjodaro ¾ The correctly matched are :

¾ The animals which are depicted on the Harappan Rig Veda - Hymns and prayers
seals - Bull, Elephant, Sheep Yajurveda - Hymns and rituals
¾ Remains of which animal has not been discovered Samaveda - Musical hymns
in the Indus Valley civilization - Lion Atharvaveda - Charms and spells

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¾ In Rig Veda, number of hymns are Vipasha and Shutudri which river indicate the
- 1028 (10552 verses) relations of Aryans with Afghanistan
- Kubha, Kramu
¾ The Rig Veda is the - Collection of hymns
¾ Vedic Rivers Modern Name
¾ In Rig Veda, Mandals are - 10
Kubha - Kabul
¾ The correctly matched are :
Parushni - Ravi
Rig Veda - Aitareya
Sadaneera - Gandak
Samaveda - Panchvisha
Shutudri - Sutlej
Yajurveda - Shatpatha ¾ In the period of Mahabharata, the name of
Atharaveda - Gopath Mahanadi was - Chitrotpala
¾ In Rig Veda, verses are - 10552 ¾ The 'Dharma' and 'Rita' depict a central idea of
¾ Out of the given options namely: Vajasaneyi, ancient Vedic civilization of India. In this context,
Maitrayani, Taittiriya, Kathak, which is a Samhita the correct statements are
of Shukla Yajurveda - Vajasneyi 1. 'Dharma' was conception of obligations and
the discharge of one's duties to oneself and to
¾ The Mandala of Rig Veda which is completely
others.
dedicated to 'Soma' is - Ninth Mandala
2. 'Rita' was the fundamental moral law
¾ The ninth mandala of the Rig Veda is devoted governing the functioning of the universe and
wholly to - 'Soma' the god who is named after all it contained.
the drink ¾ Out of the given Vedic deities namely: Agni,
¾ Rights and rituals related to Yajnas are mentioned Brihaspati, Dyaus, Indra which was believed to be
in - Yajurveda their priest - Brihaspati
¾ The shortest among all the four Vedas is ¾ During the post-Vedic Period, the prevalent system
- Samaveda 'Chatushtaya' :
¾ The earliest evidence of the use of iron in India has Four Purushartha - Dharma, Artha, Kama and
been discovered from - Ataranjikhera Moksha
Four Ashramas - Brahmacharya, Grihastha
¾The correctly matched list is
ashramas, Vanaprastha
Vrihi - Rice and Sanyasa
Mudga - Mung bean ¾ During the Rig Vedic period, Nishka was an
Yava - Millet ornament of - Neck
Ikshu - Sugarcane ¾ 'Nishka' in ancient India was
- Gold Ornament
¾ The main theme of Upanishads is - Philosophy
¾ During Rigvedic Period word 'Nishka' was used
¾ Out of the given Vedic literature namely: Rig for Jewellery but in later periods it was used for
Veda, Later Samhitas, Brahmins and Upanishads the meaning of - Coin
which talk about salvation - Upanishads ¾ Boghaz-Koi inscription of 14th century is important
because
¾ The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and
Yama is mentioned in - Kathopanishad - The names of Vedic Gods and Goddesses are
mentioned
¾ King Asvapati of the Upanishadic period, was the
ruler of - Kekaya ¾ That inscription which tells about the movement
of Aryan from Iran to India
¾ The river mentioned most in early Vedic Literature
- Boghaz-Koi
is - Sindhu
¾ Vedic river Askini is identified with the river ¾ Out of the given names: Sankaracharya, Annie
- Chenab Besant, Vivekanand, Bal Gangadhar Tilak who
wrote on the original homeland of the Aryans
¾ Out of the given rivers mentioned in the Rig-Veda
namely : Askini and Parushni, Kubha and Kramu, - Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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¾ The priest associated with king Videgha Madhava ¾ The War-God in the Rig Veda is regarded - Indra
referred in Shatapatha Brahmana was ¾ The correct statements about the Vedic God Indra
- Rishi Gautama Raghugana are - 1. He was the God of thunder.
¾ In the post-Vedic Period, Mahajanpad which was 2. He was the God of rain.
considered the axis of Aryan Culture, was
¾ 800 B.C. to 600 B.C. is related to the era
- Kuru, Panchala - Brahmin era
¾ The word Gotra occurs for the first time in
¾ Gayatri Mantra is found in the book
- Rig-Veda
- Rig-Veda
¾ In the Rigvedic period, people believed mainly in
¾ 'Gayatri Mantra' was composed by - Vishwamitra
- Sacrifice (Yajna) and rituals
¾ Sarga, Pratisarga, Vansa, Manvantara and
¾ Famous battle of 'Ten Kings' was fought on the
Vanshanucharita are the indicators of - Puranas
bank of the river - Purushni (Ravi)
¾ The number of Puranas are - 18
¾ The religion of early Vedic Aryanas was primarily
of - Worship of nature and Yajnas ¾ 'Shrimad Bhagvad Gita' was originally written in
¾ Out of the given tribes namely: Yadu, Puru, - Sanskrit
Turvasa, Kikat which is not related to the ¾ Originally the Mahabharata was known as
'Panchjana' of the Rig Veda Aryanas - Kikat - Jayasamhita
¾ Out of the given rivers viz; Sindhu, Saraswati, ¾ The Shatasahasrai-Samhita that is known as the
Vitasta, Yamuna, which is referred as 'Matetama', nickname of - Mahabharata
'Devitama' and 'Naditama' in the Rig Veda ¾ According to Hindu mythology, the serpent which
- Saraswati offered himself as a rope for churning the ocean
¾ The 'Panchjana' of the Rig Vedic Aryanas' were is - Vasuki
- Yadu, Puru, Turvasa, Anu, Druahya ¾ The concept of untouchability was put clearly in
¾ In the ancient period main livelihood of the - Dharmashastra phase
Aryanas was - Agriculture ¾ The word 'Satyameva Jayate' has been taken from
¾ The word 'Yava' mentioned in Rig Veda is used for - Mundakopanishad
'agriculture product' - Barley
¾ 'Satyamev Jayate' that is taken from
¾ The Rigvedic 'Pani' that belong to class of citizens, 'Mundakopanishad' is engraved on
is - Traders
- Indian Emblem
¾ The System of Governance prevalent in the Vedic
¾ The statement 'Tamsoma Jyotirgamaya was
era was - Descended Monarchy
originally mentioned in
¾ 'Sabha' of Vedic era was - Council of Ministers
- Brihadaranyaka Upanishada
¾ Sabha and Samiti are called two daughters of
Prajapati in the Vedas, that is - Atharvaveda ¾ That Upanishads which has the literal meaning of
¾ The Rigvedic tribal assembly associated with white horse is - Shvetashvatara Upanishad
judicial functions was - Sabha ¾ Fundamental or basic script of the Rig Veda' was
¾ 'Ayurveda' that is 'Science of Life' appeared first - Brahmi
in - Atharvaveda ¾ In the Vedic rituals 'HOTA' is associated with the
¾ Rig vedic religion was - Polytheistic - Rig Veda
¾ The largest number of Rigvedic hymns are devoted ¾ There is a similarity between Avesta and the Rig
to - Indra Veda. Avesta is related to the region of - Iran
¾ The second largest number of the Hymns in Rig ¾ During the Vedic period, the word Aghanya' is
Veda belongs to - Agni mentioned for - Cow
¾ The most popular God of the early Vedic Aryanas ¾ The correctly matched are:
was - Indra Indus Valley Civilization - Urban

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 Later Vedic Society - Agrarian ¾ Out of the given kingdoms namely: Avanti,
Rig-Vedic Society - Pastoral Gandhara, Kosala and Magadha which were
Medieval Era - Landlordship associated with the life of the Buddha
(Zamindari) - Kosala and Magadha
¾ In the early Rigvedic period, what was considered ¾ The last person to get enlightenment from Gautam
to be the most valuable property is - Cow Buddha was - Subhadda
¾ Total number of Sanskaras are - 16 ¾ The ruler of Suvarnabhumi who founded a
¾ Out of the given terms namely: Kula, Vansha, Buddhist monastery at Nalanda and requested
Kosa, Gotra which does not belong to the category Devapala through his ambassador to grant, five
of the other three is - Kosa villages for its maintenance was - Balaputradeva
¾ In the context of Indian culture, 'Rit' means ¾ Buddha resided during the last rainy season of his
- Natural law life in - Vaishali
¾ The teacher who taught 'Ved-Vedanga' for ¾ The last person converted by the Buddha was
livelihood was called - Upadhyaya
- Subhadda

Buddhism ¾ In Buddhism, the concept of Nirvana is best

described as - The extinction of the flame of
¾ Gautama Buddha was born on - 563 B.C. desire
¾ The event of Buddha's life which is known as ¾ Alara Kalama was - A teacher of Buddha
Mahabhinishkramana ¾ Mahatma Buddha gave his first
- His departure from home 'Dhammachakkapavathana' in - Sarnath
¾ The clan which was related to Gautam Buddha's ¾ Gautam Buddha gave the maximum sermons at
mother was - Koliya clan - Shravasti
¾ Gautam Buddha was born at - Lumbini ¾ Buddha had visited Kaushambi during the reign
¾ The childhood name of Gautam Buddha was of - Udayana
- Siddhartha ¾ First Buddhist conference after the death of
Buddha was presided over by - Mahakashyapa
¾ The inscriptions of the given dynasties viz
Mauryan, Shung, Satvahana, Kushan which tells ¾President of the first Buddhist Council was
Lumbini was the Buddha's birthplace, is - Mahakashyapa
- Mauryan ¾ During the reign of Kanishka in Kashmir, the
¾ Out of the given inscriptions of Ashoka viz; Basarh Buddhist council was held under the presidency of
Pillar Inscription, Nigali Sagar Pillar Inscription, - Vasumitra
Rampurwa Pillar Inscription, Rummindei Pillar ¾ The fourth Buddhist Council was held at
Inscription that confirms the tradition that Gautam - Kundalvana (Kashmir)
Budha was born in Lumbini is
¾ Out of the given options viz:- Buddhism, Nyaya
- Rummindei Pillar Inscription
philosophy, Yoga philosophy and Jainism which
¾ Out of the given king's inscriptions namely : accepts Triratna is - Buddhism
Ashoka, Kanishka, Harsha and Dharmapal which
¾ 'Mahayana' sect of Buddhism emerged during the
gives information that Sakyamuni Buddha was
reign of - Kanishka
born in Lumbini - Mauryan king Ashok
¾ The correct chronological order of holding the
¾ Mahatma Buddha's 'Mahaparinirvana' took place first, second, third, fourth Buddhist council is
in - Kushinagar (Capital of Republic of Malla)
- Rajgriha, Vaishali, Patliputra, Kundalvana
¾ Gautam Buddha attained 'Mahaparinirvan' in the
¾ The first Buddhist council was held during the
kingdom of
reign of - Ajatshatru
- The capital of Malla Republic, Kushinagar
¾ Mahaparinirvana Temple is located at ¾ Second Buddhist council was organised by
- Kushinagar - Kalashoka

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¾ Four important events of Buddha's life and thereby ¾ After the Mahaparnirvana of Lord Buddha, the
related four places are mentioned below :- first Buddhist council was held at
Events - Places - Rajgriha (Rajgir)

Birth - Lumbini ¾ The concept of Eight fold path forms the theme
of - Dharma Chakra Pravartana Sutta
Enlightenment - Bodh gaya
¾ The true statements about Gautam Buddha are :
First Preaching - Sarnath 1. He believes in "Karma".
Death - Kushinagar 2. He believes in rebirth.
¾ The event of Buddha's life that is represented by 3. Attaining Nirvana.
the wheel with deer in Indian Art is ¾ The entry of women as a "Bhikshuni" into the
- First Preaching Buddhist Sangha was allowed by Gautam Buddha
¾ The correctly matched list is as follows- at - Vaishali
Sign - Meaning ¾ 'Adi Shankaracharya' is called
Birth - Lotus
- Crypto-Buddhist
First Sermon - Dharma Chakra
¾ "Tripitaka" is
Enlightenment - Bodhi Tree
- Collection of the preachings of Buddha
Great-Departure - Horse
¾Author of 'Visuddhimagga' is
¾ Karmapa Lama belongs to this sect of Tibetan
Buddhism - Kangyupa - Buddhaghosa
¾ The correct statements about Lord Buddha are ¾ Out of the given religions namely : Vedic religion,
1. He was born in Kapilvastu. Buddhism, Jainism and Shaivism; Tripitaka text is
2. He attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya. related to
- Buddhism
3. He discarded the Vedic Religion.
¾ The Buddhist text that contains the rules of
4. He preached noble truths.
Monastic life, is - Vinaya Pitaka
¾ Mahabodhi Temple has been built at Bodh Gaya
¾ The Buddhist literature that contains the Buddha's
where
sermons on matters of ethics and doctrine, is
- Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment
- Sutta Pitaka
¾ The 'Bodhi Vriksha' situated in Bodh Gaya is
¾ "Yamaka" belongs to this Buddhist "Pitaka"
- The fifth generation of its family
- Abhidhamma
¾ Out of the Buddhist sacred places namely:
¾ In ancient Indian Buddhist monasteries, a
Bodhgaya, Kushinagar, Lumbini and Rishipattan ceremony that used to be held where confession
that is situated on the Bank of River Niranjana is by monks of their offences committed during
- Bodhgaya their stay in the monasteries in the rainy season, is
¾ The teachings of Buddha are related to called
- Purity and holiness of conduct - Pavarana ceremony

¾ In Bodhgaya, 'Bodhi Vriksh' was destroyed by ¾ Ashokaram monastery was situated at

- Pataliputra
- Shashank
¾ The highest in the world 'Vishwa Shanti Stupa' is
¾ The person who wanted to become the leader of
located at
the Sangha even during the lifetime of Budha is
- Rajgir (Bihar)
- Devadatta
¾ The Giant Buddha statue of 80 feet at Bodhgaya
¾ The person whom Gautam Buddha nominated for
the leadership of Buddhist Sangha after his death was constructed by
is - None - Japanese

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¾ The word 'Stupa' has been used for the first time in ¾ The capital of Malla Republic was
- Rigveda - In Pava and Kushinara
¾ Out of the given Stupa sites namely: Sarnath, ¾ Out of the given emperors namely: Ashok,
Sanchi, Bodhgaya and Kusinara that is not Kanishka, Harshvardhan, Pushyamitra Shung;
connected with any incident of Lord Buddha's life, is who contributed to the expansion of Buddhism
- Sanchi - Ashok, Kanishka and Harshvardhan
¾ 'Neo-Buddhism' is advocated by - Ambedkar ¾ The correctly matched pairs are -
¾ 'World is unstable and transient' that is related to Lothal - Ancient dockyard
- Buddhism Sarnath - First sermon of Buddha
¾ Also known as 'Light of Asia' Nalanda - Great seat of Buddhist learning
- Gautam Buddha ¾ In the Mahayan Buddhism, the Bodhisattva
¾ Sir Edwin Arnold's book 'The Light of Asia' is Avalokitesvara was also known as
based on - Padampani
- Lalitvistar ¾ The correct statements are -
¾ The fundamental difference between Hinayana 1. Lokottaravadin sect was an offshoot of
and Mahayana sects of Buddhism is Mahasanghika sect of Buddhism.
- Worship of lord Buddha as a God 2. The deification of Buddha by Mahasanghikas
¾ Gautam Buddha was elevated to the position of fostered the Mahayana Buddhism.
God during the period of ¾Historical Person Known as
- Kanishka Aryadeva Buddhist Philosopher
¾ The first human statue worshipped in India was of Dignaga Buddhist Scholar
- Buddha Nathmuni Vaishnava Scholar
¾ The oldest sculpture of Buddha is made in ¾ The features of Mahayana Buddhism are -
- Gandhara Style 1. Deification of the Buddha
¾ The religion that laid the foundation of idol 2. Treading the path of Bodhisattvas
worship in the country is 3. Image worship and rituals
- Mahayan Buddhism ¾ With reference to the religious history of India, the
¾ The 'Mudra' which is represented by the Gandhara following are correct-
Buddha image of Sarnath's first sermon, is 1. Bodhisattva is a compassionate one on his
- Dharm Chakra
way to enlightenment.
¾ The standing statue of Gautam Buddha was built
2. Bodhisattva delays achieving his salvation to
in - Kushan Period
help all sentient beings on their path to it.
¾ Lord Buddha's image is sometimes shown with the
¾ The largest and the most evolved rock-cut Chaitya
hand gesture called 'Bhumisparsha Mudra', which hall of the Hinayana phase is situated at
symbolizes
- Karle
- Buddha's calling of the Earth to witness his purity
¾ The Indian Buddhist monk who had been sent to
and chastity despite the temptations of Mara China in the first century AD, was
¾ Sarnath Buddha image of Bhumisparsha Mudra - Nagarjuna
belongs to - Gupta period
¾ Buddhist Centre of Learning is
¾ The correctly matched pairs are -
- Vikramshila
Parivrajaka - Renunciant and wanderer ¾ The Doctrine of void (Shunyata) was propounded
Shramana - Monk by the Buddhist philosopher
Upasaka - Lay follower of Buddhism - Nagarjuna

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¾ Nagarjuna belongs to the Buddhist School of 2. The cause of suffering
- Madhyamika 3. A cessation of suffering
¾ Odantipur Education Centre was situated in 4. A path leading to the cessation of suffering
- Bihar
¾ Both Jainism and Buddhism believed that
¾ Vallabhi University was situated in - Philosophy of Karma and transmigration of
- Gujarat soul.
¾ Nalanda University was founded during the ¾ The correct statements about Buddhism are
dynasty of - Gupta Dynasty
1. It did not reject caste and class.
¾ The founder of Nalanda University was 2. It challenged the highest social ranked
- Kumargupta Brahmins.
¾ The reasons included in the expansion of Buddhism
are
1. The simplicity of religion
Jain Religion
2. Special appeal towards Dalits
¾ The originator of the Jain Religion was
3. Missionary concept of religion
- Rishabh Dev
4. Regional language
¾ Buddhism started declining in India in the early ¾ The first Tirthankara of the Jain Religion was
medieval times, as - Buddha was by that time - Rishabh Dev
considered as one of the incarnations of Vishnu ¾ Parshvanath, the Jain 'Thirthankara' was associated
and thus became a part of Vaishnavism. with - Varanasi
¾ Some Buddhist rock-cut caves are called chaityas, ¾ The correct chronological order of Jain
while others are called Viharas. The difference 'Tirthankara' is
between both is
- Abhinandan (4th), Padamprabhu (6th), Vimal
- Chaitya is a place of worship while Vihar is a Nath (13th), Munishubratha Nath (20th)
dwelling place.
¾ Mahavira Swami was born at
¾ The prominent form of Buddhism during the
Sultanate period was - Vajrayana - Kundagram (Kundalpur)
¾ The future Buddha who is yet to come to save the ¾ Mahavira Jain breathed his last at - Pavapuri
world will be - Maitreya ¾ The word 'Tirthankara' is related to - Jains
¾ The early chaityagrihas and viharas of Guntuphalli ¾ The last one, in order of Jain Tirthankaras was
which are rock-cut in nature are located at - Mahavira
- Guntupalli Village in Andhra Pradesh
¾ Mahavira Swami attained enlightenment on the
¾ Nalanda University was famous in the world bank of - Rijupalika river
because of
¾ The salvation place of Mahavirji, the originator of
- Buddhist Religious Philosophy
Jain religion is located at
¾ 'Nav Nalanda Mahavihar' is famous for
- Pali Research Centre - Pavapuri (near Rajgir, Bihar)

¾ The common feature between Buddhism and ¾ Tirthankar Nirvan place

Jainism was Rishabhanath Ashtapad
- Ahimsa, Indifference to Vedas, Rejection of Vasupujya Champapuri, Bihar
Rituals  Neminath Urjayanta
¾ The doctrine of momentariness has been  Mahavira Pavapuri
propounded by
¾ Tirthankara Cognition
- Buddha
Parshvanath Snake
¾ The four noble truths of Buddhism in chronological
order are Adinath Bull
1. Suffering Tirthankara Mahavir Lion

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¾ Place Related Tirthankar ¾ The doctrine of three jewels-Right faith, Right
Shravasti Sambhavnath action and Right knowledge is related to
Kakandi Suvidhanath - Jainism
¾ The theory of Anuvrata was advocated by
Ayodhya Rishabhnath
- Jainism
Pabhosa Padmaprabhu
¾ Syadvad is a doctrine of - Jainism
¾ Out of the given religions namely: Buddhism,
¾ The Jain philosophy holds that the world is created
Jainism, Hinduism, Islam that does not trust in the and maintained by - Universal law
concept of 'final annihilation of the world' is ¾ Out of the given scriptures viz: Therigatha,
- Jainism Acarangasutra, Sutrakritanga and Brihatkalpasutra
¾ The basic point of Jainism is - Non-violence which is not a part of early Jain literature
¾ Yapaniya was the sect of - Jainism - Therigatha
¾ With reference to the religious practices in India, ¾ The founder of the Shwetambar creed during the
the "Sthanakvasi" sect belongs to first partition of the Jain creed was - Sthulabhadra
¾ The first disciple of Lord Mahavir was
- Jainism
- Jamali
¾ Out of the given options viz: Twelve Angas,
¾ Svetambara Agama was finally edited at which
Twelve Upangas, Fourteen Purvas, Fourteen
Jain Council - Patliputra
Uppurvas which is the earliest book of Jain
¾ First Jain Council was held at
- Fourteen Purvas
- Patliputra
¾ The earliest Jain Literature was compiled in the
¾ The correct statements are :
language of
- 1. The Shvetambara canon included the 12
- Ardh-Magadhi Angas.
¾ Out of the given places namely: Champa, Pava, 2. According to Shvetambara tradition, the
Sammed Shikhar, Urjyant that is known as a Angas were compiled at a council held at
place of pilgrimages because of being related to Patiliputra
Parshvanath, ¾ The correct statements are :
- Sammed Sikhar 1. Gautam Buddha's mother was a princess
¾ Out of the given name Chandraprabhu, Nathamuni, from the Koliyan dynasty.
Nemi, Sambhav who was not a Jain Tirthankara 2. Parshvanatha, the twenty-third Tirthankara,
- Nathamuni belonged to Banaras.
¾ Prabhasgiri is a pilgrim spot of ¾ According to Jain doctrine, these statements are
correct :
- Jains
1. The surest way of annihilating Karma is to
¾ In the Jain religion, the word that is used for
practice penance
'Complete Intellect' is
2. Every object, even the smallest particle has a
- Kaivalya
soul.
¾ The Doctrines associated with Jainism are
3. Karma is the bone of the soul and must be
- Anekantavada and Syadvada ended.
¾ These are correctly matched : ¾ "Samadhi Maran" (Sallekhana) is related to the
Tirthankaras Cognizance philosophy, that is - Jain philosophy
Adinath - Bull ¾ 'Ajivaka' sect was founded by
Mallinath - Water Jar - Makkhali Gosala
Parshvanath - Snake ¾ The sect which believed in abiding nature of
Sambhavanath - Horse destiny is - Ajivakas

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¾ Out of the given options namely : Jains, Buddhists, ¾ Ardhanarishwar, a figure of half Shiva and half
Aajivakas, Mimansakas which rendered that "Fate Parkrati represent
assigns everything, human is incapable - Union of God with his Shakti
- Aajivakas ¾ 'Nayanars were' - Shaiva
¾ The correctly matched list is as follows : ¾ Out of the given persons namely : Poigai, Tirugyan,
Acharya Doctrine Pudam, Thirumangai who was not an Alwar saint
Lakulisa - Pasupat - Tirugyan
Nagarjuna - Sunyavad ¾ Most contribution given in the development of
Bhadrabahu - Jain Bhagavata sect is by
Gosala - Ajivaka - The kings of Gupta Dynasty.
¾ Those who used the caves of Barabar as their ¾ The originator of Bhagavata Religion was
shelter-house, are - Ajivakas - Krishna
¾ The true statements related to Barabar hill caves ¾ The epic which has primarily mentioned Krishna
are as son of Devaki is
1. These are four caves on the Barabar hill - Chhandogya Upanishad
2. Inscriptions of Ashoka are found on the walls ¾ The first to worship Vasudeva Krishna was
of three caves - Bhagavatas
3. These inscriptions inform us about the ¾ The diety which is represented in art as holding
dedication of these caves to the Ajivakas the plough is - Balarama
¾ The famous pilgrimage of Buddhists as well as of ¾ The number of forms of Bhakti in the Bhagwata
Jains in Uttar-Pradesh is at cult is -9
- Kaushambi ¾ The Besanagar inscription of Heliodorous is
¾ The "Gommateshwara" statue at Sravanbelagola associated with - Vasudev
was built by ¾ The earliest archival evidence related to Bhagavat
- Chamundraya Religion is
¾ The Hoyseleswara temple is dedicated to - Besnagar inscription of Heliodorous
- Lord Shiva ¾ The earliest known epigraphic evidence of
¾ India's largest Buddhist monastery is in Bhagavatism is - Garuda Pillar at Besanagar
- Arunachal Pradesh ¾ Heliodorous of Besanagar inscription was a
¾ The Khajuraho temples were built under resident of - Takshila (Taxila)
- Chandela Kings ¾ The incarnation of Vishnu that is depicted as
¾ Mahamastakabhisheka, a great religious event, is saving the Earth from the sea is - Varaha
associated with- Bahubali ¾ With respect to 6 B.C; the distinctive features of a
¾ Bahubali is regarded as the son of nastika and astika system in India is
- First Tirthankar Rishabh Dev - Belief in the authenticity of Vedas
¾ As a means of liberation that gives equal
Shaiva, Bhagavata importance to Gyan,Karma, and Bhakti is
- Bhagavad Gita
Religion ¾ The main education of Gita is
- Niskama Karma yoga
¾ According to ancient Indian cosmogenic ideas,
¾ The doctrine of Apurva is related to - Mimamsa
the sequential order of the cycle of four epochs
(yugas) are - Krita, Treta, Dvapara, Kali ¾ The correctly matched list is as follows:-
¾ Out of the given sects namely: Ajivika, Ashtadhyayi - Panini
Mattamayura, Mayamata, Isanasiva gurudeva Mahabhasaya - Patanjali
Paddhati which was a Shiva sect Nirukta - Yaska
- Mattamayura Varttika - Katyayan

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¾ The correctly matched list is as follows :- ¾ King Capital
Ballabhacharya - Pusti marg Ang Champa
Ramanuj - Vishistadwait Kosal Saket, Shravasti
Madhvacharya - Dwaitvad Vats Kaushambi
Shankar - Adwaitvad Matsya Viratnagar
¾ Lokayata Darshan is called ¾ The name of the ruler of Kosala in Samudragupta's
- Charvaka Philosophy 'Prayag Prashasti' is - Mahendra
¾ 'In Prasthantrayi' which included ¾ The epigraphical evidence reveals that under the
- Upanishad, Brahma Sutra, Bhagvad Gita instructions of a Nanda king, a canal was dug in
¾ The ancient place where the narration of entire - Kalinga
Mahabharata was read in the conference of 60,000
hermits - Naimisharanya ¾ The ancient name of Ujjain was - Avantika
¾ Kalika Purana is associated with - Shaktism ¾ Matsya Mahajanapada of 6 th
century B.C was
¾ The Kand of Ramayana which describes the first located in - Rajasthan
meeting of Rama and Hanuman ¾ The ancient cities mentioned in the Mahabharata
- Kishkindha Kand and Mahabhashya both are
¾ Correct match is as follows – - Madhyamika and Viratnagar
God Symbol ¾ Pataliputra was founded by - Ajatshatru
Shiva Trident ¾ Out of the given rulers namely: Chandragupta
Vishnu Chakra Maurya, Ashok, Chandragupta Vikramaditya,
Ganesh Rope or noose Kanishka who had made Patliputra the capital of
Saraswati Veena his empire first time - Chandragupta Maurya
¾ The Rathyatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of ¾ The legend of Udayan - Vasavadatta is related to
- Lord Jagannath (Hindu deity)
- Ujjain
¾ Kumbh Mela at Nasik is held on
¾ The first Magadhan empire rose in
- The bank of Godavari River
¾ Out of the given names viz: Shiva, Krishna, Kama, - Sixth century B.C
Laxman who is called Ananga in context of Indian ¾ The first republic of the world which was
culture, is - Kama established in Vaishali -Lichchhavi
¾ The correctly matched pairs are given :- ¾ The first republican system of the world during 6th
Religion - Holy place century B.C. was located at - Vaishali
Jainism - Pavapuri ¾ Out of the given Buddhist texts namely: Digha
Hinduism - Varanasi Nikaya, Tripitaka, Deepavansh, Anguttar Nikaya
Which has described 16 Mahajanapads of 6th
Islam - Madina
century B.C - Anguttara Nikaya
Christianity - Vatican
¾ 16 Janapadas of the age of Mahajanapada have
Sixth Century B.C.E.- often been mentioned in the Buddhist literature.
Out of the given Janapadas namely: Magadh,
Political Condition Ashmak, Kamboj, Chedi, Vatsa which have been
mentioned by Panini in his Ashtadhyayi
¾ The earliest extant coins of India were of - Magadh, Ashmak, Kamboj
- Silver ¾ Out of 16 Mahajanapadas, 8 were present in
Modern Uttar Pradesh. These are
¾ King State
- Kuru (Meerut, Delhi and Thaneshwar),
Pradyot Avanti Panchala (Bareily, Badauh), Shurosena
Udyan Vatsa (Brajmandal area), Vatsa (Prayagraj and
Banda), Koshal (Awadh Area), Malla
Prasenjit Kosala
(Kushinagar, Deoria area), Kashi (Varanasi)
Ajatashatru Magadha and Chedi (Eastern Bundelkhand area)

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¾ Ashoka won the Avanti Mahajanpad and merged ¾ The founder of Nanda Dynasty in Magadha was
it into the Mauryan empire during Bindusara rule. - Mahapadmananda
This is written by Buddha Ghosh in the text of ¾ The reason for the rise of Buddhism are:-
- Samant Pasadika - The sixth century B.C was a period of great
¾ According to Mahabharata the capital of North religious upheaval in all parts of the world
Panchal was - Ahichhatra -The Vedic religion had become very complex
¾ Champa was the capital of - Anga ¾ Jivaka, the famous physician of the time of
¾ Kushinagar and Pawa were the twin capital of Mahatma Buddha was associated with the court of
- Malla - Bimbisara

¾ Suktimati / Sotthivati was the capital of - Chedi ¾ The town of Kalpi is situated on the bank of the
river - Yamuna
¾ During the period of 16 Mahajanapadas, Mathura
¾ Ancient places of U.P Capital
was the capital of - Surasena
Kuru Indraprastha
¾ The capital of Magadha was - Rajgriha Panchal Ahichhatra
¾ Mahajanapada which was situated on the bank of Kosala Saket
river Godavari was - Asmaka Vatsa Kaushambi
¾ The initial capital of Magadh was - Girivraja ¾ The correctly matched are :-
¾ The town configuration of ancient Shravasti is Mahajanpadas Capitals
- Crescentic Matsya Virat Nagar
Kuru Indraprastha
¾ Out of the given cities namely : Girivraja, Rajgriha,
Sursena Mathura
Pataliputra, Kaushambi which was not a capital of
Asmak Potan
Magadhan Empire - Kaushambi
Kosala Saket/Shravasti
¾ The initial ruler of Magadha who killed his father
¾ Out of the given texts namely : Anguttara Nikaya,
for enthroning and also was killed by his son for
Bhagvati Sutra, Arthashastra, Digha Nikaya
the same reason - Aajatshatru which lists the sixteen-great states (Shodasa
¾ The name of the dynasty of Ajatshatru was Mahajanpadas) of ancient India
- Haryanka - Anguttara Nikaya and Bhagavati Sutra
¾ The founder of the Karnata dynasty was
¾ The Prince who was responsible for the death of
- Nanyadeva
his father was - Ajatshatru, Udayin
¾ The last king of the Karnata dynasty was
¾ Power of Magadha was extended over the Malwa - Harisimha Dev
region during the reign of - Shishunaga ¾ Aahat coins or Punch Marked coins were made up
¾ The dynasty which ruled over Magadha after of - Silver
Nanda Dynasty - Maurya ¾ The capital of the Karnata dynasty was - Simraon
¾ The true Statements about Shreni in ancient India
¾ The inscription which is the evidence of Nanda
are :-
rulers - Hathigumpha inscription of Kharvel
- The Shrenis were an organisation of merchants
¾ The correct chronological order of Magadhan and artisans
dynasties is - The quality of produced goods and their
price were determined by the Shrenis
- Haryankas, Shishunaga, Nandas, Mauryas,
- The Shrenis also controlled the conduct of its
Shungas
members,
¾ The king of Magadha who is also known as - The prevalence of Shrenis is mentioned in
Aparoparashurama - Mahapadmananda north as well as south India.
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