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1. The Veda, which is partly a prose work, is




2. Nagarjuna is known as the Einstein of India because:




3. Which of the following is not matched correctly?




4. In which of the following sects was Bindusara interested?




5. The correct descending order of the Mauryan officers, at the district level, was




6. Harappan weapons were made of




7. Which one of the four varnas mentioned in the Purushasukta of the mandala X of the Rig Veda is referred in the other parts of Rig Veda in the sense of a Varna?




8. Which of the following Gupta emperors is represented his coins as playing the lute or Veena?




9. Who is the author of Vikramakacharita?




10. Consider the following statements: I. The Ikshvaku rulers of southern India were antagonistic towards Buddhism. II. The Pala rulers of eastern India were patrons of Buddhism.Which of these statement (s) is/are correct?




11. With reference to the invaders in ancient India which one of the following is the correct chronological order?




12. The system of philosophy with which the name of Kapila is prominently associated is:




13. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature?




14. The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the




15. The Badami rock inscription of Pulakesin-I is dated in Saka Year 465. If the same work to be dated in Vikram Samvat, the year would be




16. Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?




17. The origin of Indian music can be traced to which of the following Vedic Samhitas?




18. The first elaborate description of Upanayana Sanskar is found in the




19. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?




20. Which one of the following sources states that Srinagar was built by Ashoka?




21. Which one of the following pairs does not belong to the same category?




22. Patanjali, the second great grammarian of Ancient India, was a contemporary of




23. Who was the founder of the Satavahana dynasty?




24. Who was the founder of the Kanva dynasty?




25. Who started the Saka Era and when?




26. The famous Buddhist scholar Ashvaghosha was a contemporary of which one of the following?




27. Assertion (A): The Gupta period is often called the Golden Age of ancient India. Reason (R): The Gupta rulers issued gold coins. Codes :




28. Assertion (A): Nalanda was the centre of Buddhist learning in the post-Gupta period. Reason (R): It was patronised by the Pal a rulers. Codes




29. Assertion (A): In the beginning, only high caste Kshatriya communities adopted Jainism. Reason (R): Vardhaman Mahavira belonged to a well-known Kshatriya community. Codes




30. Assertion (A): Chandragupta Maurya failed in his first campaign against Magadha. Reason (R): He did not begin with the frontiers, but invaded the heart of Magadha. Codes




31. Assertion (A): The jainas follow the practice of worshipping images of tirthankaras. Reason (R): They denied the existence of a Supreme Being. Codes




32. Assertion (A): The Kushanas issued a large number of gold coins. Reason (R): The period was marked by flourishing trade. Codes




33. Assertion (A): There is no conclusive proof of the presence of temples or public places of worship in the Indus civilization. Reason (R): To the Harappans, religion was perhaps more a personal and a private matter than a public affair. Codes:




34. The Harappan civilizations do not have homogeneity or uniformity in




35. A prominent Harappan site, being surrounded by flood barriers in order to protect it with the aid of UNESCO funds, is




36. The people of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro culture belonged to the




37. The Kailasha temple is located in the caves of




38. The words Satyameva Jayate in the State Emblem adopted by the Government of India have been taken from which Upanishad?




39. Who among the following rulers was first to embrace Buddhism?




40. Who among the following Gupta rulers faced invasion of Hunas?




41. How did the Maurya Empire finally end?




42. The building of the famous Kailasa temple at Ellora was executed under the Rashtrakuta king




43. The Rathas of Mahabalipuram, the rock- cut architecture, were built by a king of the dynasty of




44. The famous Harappan site of Lothal is situated in




45. The Vedic term vrihi stands for




46. Who was the patron of the 3rd Buddhist council?




47. Which of the following pairs of persons are� correctly matched?1. Chandragupta-II : Fa-Hien 2. Skandagupta: I-tsing 3. Harsha : Hiuen Tsang Select the correct answer using the codes given below:




48. Which of the following could be associated with Buddhism? 1. Rejection of the authority of Vedas 2. Denial of God 3. Belief in the categories of jiva and ajiva 4. The concept of nirvana 5. Theory of prakriti and purusha Select the correct answer using the codes given below:




49. The famous rock-cut temple of Kailasa is at




50. Which one of the following places has yielded earliest Stupa railing?