1. Who is known as the Napoleon of India? [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009 Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2005 UPPCS (Pre) 1990]
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Chandragupta-II Vikramaditya
(C) Great Ashoka
(D) Samudragupta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Samudragupta
2. Who among the following Gupta Kings had another name Devagupta? [UPPCS (Mains) 2007]
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Chandragupta-II
(C) Kumargupta
(D) None of the above
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Chandragupta-II
3. Gupta dynasty ruled during [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2003]
(A) 319-500 A.D.
(B) 319-324 A.D.
(C) 325-375 A.D.
(D) 566-597 A.D.
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) 319-500 A.D.
4. Who of the following rulers had performed four Ashwamedhas? [UPPCS (Mains) 2003, 2011]
(A) Pushyamitra Shunga
(B) Pravarasena-I
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Chandragupta-II
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Pravarasena-I
5. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of ‘Param Bhagavata’ was [UPPCS (Pre) 2009]
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Srigupta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Chandragupta-II
6. The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following? [IAS (Pre) 2006]
(A) Mahapadma Nanda
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Ashoka
(D) Samudragupta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Samudragupta
7. The Ashoka Pillar at Allahabad provides information about the reign of [UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2004]
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Chandragupta-I
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Samudragupta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Samudragupta
8. Prayag Prashashti tells about the military campaign of [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Kumaragupta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Samudragupta
9. An inscription by which of the following is found on the pillar containing Prayag Prasasti of Samudragupta? [UPRO/ARO (Pre) 2016]
(A) Jahangir
(B) Shahjahan
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Dara Shikoh
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Jahangir
10. ‘Prithivyah Pratham Veer’ was the title of [UPPCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Rajendra-I
(C) Amoghavarsha
(D) Gautamiputra Shatkarni
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Samudragupta
11. The iron column, located in the courtyard of Delhi’s Quwwat-ul- Islam Mosque is a retention of [Orissa PSC (Pre) 2016]
(A) Ashok
(B) Chandra
(C) Harsha
(D) Anangpal
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Chandra
12. Which dynasty was distracted the most by the Hunas invasion? [UPPCS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Maurya
(B) Kushan
(C) Gupta
(D) Shunga
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Gupta
13. The Hunas invaded India during the reign of [UPPCS (Mains) 2006]
(A) Chandragupta-II
(B) Kumaragupta-I
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Budhagupta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Skandagupta
14. Who among the following Gupta Rulers conquered Hunas? [UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2004]
(A) Chandragupta-II
(B) Kumaragupta-I
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Bhanugupta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Skandagupta
15. From which inscription it is known that Skandagupta defeated Hunas? [UPRO/ARO (Pre) 2014]
(A) Bhitari Pillar Inscription
(B) Allahabad Pillar Inscription
(C) Mandsaur Inscription
(D) Udayagiri Inscription
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Bhitari Pillar Inscription
16. There were different causes for the downfall of the Gupta Empire. Which one among the statements given below was not the cause? [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2012]
(A) Huna invasion
(B) Feudal set-up of administration
(C) Acceptance of Buddhism by the later Guptas
(D) Arab invasion
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Arab invasion
17. Who is known as ‘Sakaconqueror’? [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2010]
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Kumargupta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Chandragupta-II
18. Who was the first Gupta ruler to issue silver coins? [UP UDA/LDA (Spl)(Mains) 2010]
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Kumargupta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Chandragupta-II
19. From the third century A.D. when the Huna invasion ended the Roman Empire, the Indian merchants relied more and more on the [IAS (Pre) 1999]
(A) African trade
(B) Western-European trade
(C) South-East Asian trade
(D) Middle-Eastern trade
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) South-East Asian trade
20. Which one of the following ports handled the North Indian trade during the Gupta period? [IAS (Pre) 1999]
(A) Tamralipti
(B) Bhadoch
(C) Kalyan
(D) Cambay
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Tamralipti
21. India maintained its early cultural contacts and trade links with South-East Asia across the Bay of Bengal. For this pre-eminence of the early maritime history of Bay of Bengal, which of the following could be the most convincing explanation/explanations? [IAS (Pre) 2011]
(A) As compared to other countries, India had a better shipbuilding technology in ancient and medieval times
(B) The rulers of Southern India always patronised traders, brahmin priests and Buddhist monks in this context
(C) Monsoon winds across the Bay of Bengal facilitated sea voyages
(D) Both (A) and (B) are convincing explanation in this context
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Monsoon winds across the Bay of Bengal facilitated sea voyages
22. Centres located in Gujarat, Bengal, Deccan and Tamil Country during the Gupta period were associated with which of the following? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2010]
(A) Textile manufacture
(B) Gems and precious stones
(C) Handicrafts
(D) Opium cultivation
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Textile manufacture
23. Which one of the following ports handled the North Indian trade during the Gupta Period? [UPPSC (RI) 2014]
(A) Bhadoch
(B) Kalyan
(C) Cambay
(D) Tamralipti
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Tamralipti
24. Who among the following is known for his Ayurvedic thematic composition during Gupta period? [UP Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2002 IAS (Pre) 1996]
(A) Saumilla
(B) Shudraka
(C) Shunaka
(D) Sushruta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Sushruta
25. Who among the following is not associated with medicine in ancient India? [IAS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Dhanvantri
(B) Bhaskaracharya
(C) Charaka
(D) Susruta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Bhaskaracharya
26. Who of the following among the Nine Gems of Chandragupta was associated with Astrology? [UP Lower Sub. (Spl)(Pre) 2008]
(A) Vararuchi
(B) Sanku
(C) Kshapanak
(D) Amar Singh
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Kshapanak
27. Kalidas was in the ruling period of [MPPCS (Pre) 1990]
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Ashoka
(C) Chandragupta-I
(D) Chandragupta-II
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Chandragupta-II
28. Which (among these) are Gupta’s gold coins? [UPPCS (Pre) 1992]
(A) Kaudi
(B) Dinara
(C) Nishka
(D) Pan
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Dinara
29. The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called [IAS (Pre) 1996 UP Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2002]
(A) Karshapana
(B) Dinara
(C) Rupaka
(D) Nisc
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Rupaka
30. Who of the following was the first Gupta ruler to issue coins? [UPPCS (Mains) 2010 UPPCS (Pre) 2011]
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Ghatotkacha
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Srigupta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Chandragupta-I
31. In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period women and Sudras speak [IAS (Pre) 1995]
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Prakrit
(C) Pali
(D) Sauraseni
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Prakrit
32. The first inscriptional evidence of the Satipratha has been found from [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
(A) Eran
(B) Junagarh
(C) Mandsaur
(D) Sanchi
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Eran
33. Who established Gupta Samvat? [MPPCS (Pre) 1991]
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Srigupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Ghatotkacha
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Chandragupta-I
34. The gradual decline of towns was an important feature of which period? [40th BPSC (Pre) 1995]
(A) Gupta period
(B) Pratihara era
(C) Rashtrakut
(D) Satavahana era
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Gupta period
35. Which ruling dynasty donated maximum villages to temples and Brahmins? [39th BPSC (Pre) 1994]
(A) Gupta Dynasty
(B) Pala Dynasty
(C) Rashtrakut
(D) Pratihara
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Gupta Dynasty
36. In ancient India, which dynasty’s rule is considered as the Golden Age? [UPPCS (Spl)(Pre) 2004]
(A) Mauryan
(B) Shunga
(C) Gupta
(D) Magadha
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Gupta
37. During which age did women enjoy equality with men? [UPPCS (Pre) 1994]
(A) Gupta age
(B) Mauryan age
(C) Cholas
(D) Vedic age
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Vedic age
38. What was the land revenue rate in Gupta age? [42nd BPSC (Pre) 1997]
(A) Fourth part of the production
(B) Sixth part of the production
(C) Eighth part of the production
(D) Half part of the production
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Sixth part of the production
39. What is the land revenue rate in religious books? [Andhra Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2018 40th BPSC (Pre) 1995]
(A) 1/3
(B) 1/4
(C) 1/6
(D) 1/8
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) 1/6
40. What is the valid tax according to Hindu law? [UPPCS (Pre) 1992]
(A) Half of the yields
(B) One-sixth of the yields
(C) One-third of the yields
(D) One-fourth of the yields
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) One-sixth of the yields
41. The Gupta Empire granted taxfree agrarian land to which of the following? [MPPCS (Pre) 2014]
(A) Military officials
(B) Civil officials
(C) Brahmins
(D) Courts scholars
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Brahmins
42. Which type of land was called ‘Aprahat’? [60th to 62nd BPSC (Pre) 2016]
(A) Without cultivated forest land
(B) Irrigated land
(C) Dense forest land
(D) Cultivated land
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Without cultivated forest land
43. In ancient India, the irrigation tax was called [UPPCS (Mains) 2009]
(A) Bidakabhagam
(B) Hiranya
(C) Udranga
(D) Uparnika
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Bidakabhagam
44. In 3rd A.D., Warangal was famous for [Telangana PSC (Pre) 2019 UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2001]
(A) Copper pots
(B) Gold Jewelleries
(C) Iron implements
(D) Elephant-teeth work
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Iron implements
45. Tormad was from the racial group of [IAS (Pre) 1995]
(A) Sithian
(B) Huna
(C) Yaochi
(D) Saka
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Huna
46. Who amongst the following had defeated Huna ruler Mihirakula? [UPPCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Budhagupta
(B) Yashodharman
(C) Shashanka
(D) Prabhakaravardhana
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Yashodharman
47. Chinese traveller ‘Sungyun’ was came in India in [60th to 62nd BPSC (Pre) 2016]
(A) 515 A.D. to 520 A.D.
(B) 525 A.D. to 529 A.D.
(C) 545 A.D. to 552 A.D.
(D) 592 A.D. to 597 A.D.
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) 515 A.D. to 520 A.D.
48. The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt has its subject on [Kerala PSC (Pre) 2018 IAS (Pre) 2002]
(A) A conflict between Gods and Demons of ancient Hindu lore
(B) A romantic story of an Aryan prince and a tribal woman
(C) The story of the power struggle between two Aryan tribes
(D) The court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta Maurya
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) The court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta Maurya
49. Read the following statements carefully
1. Gupta Emperors claimed divine rights for themselves
2. Their administration was highly centralised
3. They extended the tradition of land grants
Answer on the basis of following code. [Tripura PSC (Pre) 2019 Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2008]
(A) 1, 2 and 3 are true
(B) 1 and 2 are true
(C) 1 and 3 are true
(D) 2 and 3 are true
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) 1 and 3 are true
50. The game of ‘Chess’ is said to have originated in [UP Lower Sub. (Spl)(Pre) 2004]
(A) China
(B) Iran
(C) Indonesia
(D) India
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) India
51. ‘Mrichchhakatika’ an ancient Indian book written by Shudraka deals with [IAS (Pre) 2003]
(A) The love affair of a rich merchant with the daughter of a courtesan
(B) The victory of Chandragupta II over the Shaka Kshatrapas of Western India
(C) The military expeditions and exploits of Samudragupta
(D) The love affairs between a Gupta King and a Princess of Kamarupa
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) The love affair of a rich merchant with the daughter of a courtesan
52. Whose contribution is there in ancient Sankhya Darshan? [MPPCS (Pre) 1997]
(A) Kapila
(B) Gautam
(C) Nagarjuna
(D) Charvak
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Kapila
53. The system of philosophy propounded by Kapila Muni is [UPPCS (Pre) 1998]
(A) Purva Mimansa
(B) Sankhya Philosophy
(C) Nyaya Philosophy
(D) Uttar Mimansa
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Sankhya Philosophy
54. ‘Sankhya’ Philosophy is propounded by [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
(A) Gautam
(B) Jaimini
(C) Kapila
(D) Patanjali
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Kapila
55. With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consider the following statements regarding Samkhya School.
1. Samkhya does not accept the theory of rebirth or transmigration of the soul.
2. Samkhya holds that it is the self-knowledge that leads to liberation and not any exterior influence or agent.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Only 2
56. Who propagated ‘Yoga Darshan’? [UPPCS (Pre) 1997, 2007 UP Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2002, 2003]
(A) Patanjali
(B) Gautam
(C) Jaimini
(D) Shankaracharya
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Patanjali
57. The inventor of Yoga was [Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Pre) 2007]
(A) Aryabhatta
(B) Charaka
(C) Patanjali
(D) Ramdeva
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Patanjali
58. Which one of the following is not part of ‘Ashtangayoga’? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2015]
(A) Anusmriti
(B) Pratyahara
(C) Dhyana
(D) Dharana
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Anusmriti
59. The writer of Mahabhashya ‘Patanjali’ was contemporary of [UPPCS (Pre) 2011]
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Ashokav
(C) Pushyamitra Shunga
(D) Chandragupta I
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Pushyamitra Shunga
60. The founder of school of Navya- Nyaya was [UPPCS (Pre) 1995]
(A) Raghunath Shiromani
(B) Gangesh
(C) Sridhara
(D) Udayana
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Gangesh
61. ‘Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by borrowing, for once cremated, there is no return.’ This rejection of afterlife is an aphorism of the [IAS (Pre) 1994]
(A) Kapalika Sects
(B) Sunyavada of Nagarjuna
(C) Ajivikas
(D) Charvakas
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Charvakas
62. The Nyaya Philosophical system was propagated by [UPPCS (Pre) 2005 UPPCS (Mains) 2005]
(A) Charvaka
(B) Gautama
(C) Kapila
(D) Jaimini
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Gautama
63. Author of ‘Nyaya Darshan’ was [UPPCS (Mains) 2005]
(A) Gautama
(B) Kapila
(C) Kanad
(D) Jaimini
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Gautama
64. The founder of Nyaya Philosophy was [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Kapil
(B) Kanad
(C) Gautam
(D) Jaimini
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Gautam
65. Mimansa was initiated by [Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Pre) 2007]
(A) Kanad
(B) Vasistha
(C) Vishwamitra
(D) Jaimini
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Jaimini
66. The theory of Karma is related with [UPPCS (Pre) 1997]
(A) Nyaya
(B) Mimansa
(C) Vedanta
(D) Vaisheshika
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Mimansa
67. Which of the following schools of philosophy is of the opinion that Vedas contain the eternal truth? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Sakhya
(B) Vaisheshika
(C) Mimansa
(D) Nyaya
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Mimansa
68. Which one of the following pairs does not form part of the six systems of Indian Philosophy? [IAS (Pre) 2014]
(A) Mimansa and Vedanta
(B) Nyaya and Vaisheshika
(C) Lokayata and Kapalika
(D) Sankhya and Yoga
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Lokayata and Kapalika
69. The Founder of Advait Philosophy is [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2014]
(A) Sankaracharya
(B) Ramanujacharya
(C) Madhvacharya
(D) Mahatma Buddha
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Sankaracharya
70. By which of the following according to Advaita Vedanta, Mukti can be obtained? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2015]
(A) Gyana
(B) Karma
(C) Bhakti
(D) Yoga
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Gyana
71. Who among the following is not related to the Philosophy of Vedanta? [MPPCS (Pre) 2014]
(A) Shankaracharya
(B) Abhinav Gupta
(C) Ramanuja
(D) Madhava
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Abhinav Gupta
72. Who among the following is called founder of Indian Atomism? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Maharshi Kapil
(B) Maharshi Gautam
(C) Maharshi Kanad
(D) Maharshi Patanjali
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Maharshi Kanad
73. The Badami rock inscription of Pulakesin I is dated in the Saka year 465. If the same were to be dated in Vikrama Samvat, the year would be [IAS (Pre) 1997]
(A) 601
(B) 300
(C) 330
(D) 407
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) 601
74. A Chalukya inscription is dated in the year 556 of the Saka era. It is equivalent to [Kerala PSC (Pre) 2018 UPPCS (Mains) 2002]
(A) 478 A.D.
(B) 499 A.D.
(C) 613 A.D.
(D) 634 A.D.
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) 634 A.D.
75. According to Puranas, the prime place of Chandravansh’s ruler was [Telangana PSC (Pre) 2019 UPPCS (Pre) 2009]
(A) Kashi
(B) Ayodhya
(C) Pratishthanpur
(D) Shravasti
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Pratishthanpur
76. The capital of Maukharri was [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2011]
(A) Thaneshwar
(B) Kannauj
(C) Purushpur
(D) None of these
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Kannauj
77. Information regarding time of Harsha is contained in the books of [UPPCS (Pre) 1995]
(A) Harisena
(B) Kalhan
(C) Kalidasa
(D) None of these
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Kalhan
78. Who has written the ‘Harshacharita’? [47th BPSC (Pre) 2005]
(A) Aryabhatta
(B) Banabhatta
(C) Vishnugupta
(D) Parimalgupta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Banabhatta
79. The capital of Harsha’s empire was [UPPCS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Kannauj
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Prayag
(D) Thaneshwar
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Kannauj
80. Emperor Harsha had shifted his capital from Thaneshwar to [UPPCS (Pre) 1992]
(A) Prayag
(B) Delhi
(C) Kannauj
(D) Rajgriha
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Kannauj
81. Harshavardhan organised two great religious conventions in [Mizoram PSC (Pre) 2016]
(A) Kannauj and Prayag
(B) Prayag and Thaneshwar
(C) Thaneshwar and Vallabhi
(D) Vallabhi and Prayag
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Kannauj and Prayag
82. The place in U.P. where Harsh Vardhana organised the Buddha mega convention [U P Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]
(A) Kashi
(B) Prayag
(C) Ayodhya
(D) Sarnath
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Prayag
83. Emperor Harsha’s Southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by [IAS (Pre) 2003]
(A) Pulakeshin-I
(B) Pulakeshin-II
(C) Vikramaditya-I
(D) Vikramaditya-II
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Pulakeshin-II
84. Among the following rulers who had defeated Harshavardhana? [UPPCS (Mains) 2016]
(A) Kirtivarman II
(B) Vikramaditya II
(C) Pulakeshin-I
(D) Pulakeshin-II
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Pulakeshin-II
85. The Chalukyan ruler Pulakeshin’s victory over Harsha was in the year [Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) 612 A.D.
(B) 618 A.D.
(C) 622 A.D.
(D) 634 A.D.
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) 618 A.D.
86. Poet Bana was inhabitant of [41st BPSC (Pre) 1996]
(A) Pataliputra
(B) Thaneshwar
(C) Bhojpur
(D) None of these
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) None of these
87. In whose reign-period the Chinese Traveller Hiuen-Tsang visited India? [UPPCS (Mains) 2012]
(A) Chandragupta-II
(B) Harsh
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Chandragupta-I
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Harsh
88. Which Chinese traveller visited India during Harshavardhana’s rules? [56th to 59th BPSC (Pre) 2015]
(A) Fa-Hien
(B) Hiuen-Tsang
(C) I-Tsing
(D) Taranath
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Hiuen-Tsang
89. Hiuen-Tsang was contemporary of [UPPCS (Pre) 2007]
(A) Taai-Sunga
(B) Tung-Kuaan
(C) Ku-Yen-Vu
(D) None of these
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Taai-Sunga
90. During Hiuen Tsang tour in India most famous city for the production of cotton clothes was [41st BPSC (Pre) 1996]
(A) Varanasi
(B) Mathura
(C) Pataliputra
(D) Kanchi
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Mathura
91. The term ‘Kausheya’ has been used for [UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2008]
(A) Cotton
(B) Flax
(C) Silk
(D) Wool
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Silk
92. Chinese traveller Hiuen-Tsang studied at the University of [UPPCS (Pre) 1995 46th BPSC (Pre) 2003]
(A) Taxila
(B) Vikramshila
(C) Magadh
(D) Nalanda
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Nalanda
93. The major reason behind remembering Hiuen-Tsang is [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1992]
(A) Respect for Harsha
(B) Study in Nalanda
(C) Trust in Buddhas
(D) Composition of Sei-Yu-Kei
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Composition of Sei-Yu-Kei
94. The Chinese traveller who visited Bhinmal was [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2007]
(A) Fahien
(B) Sangyun
(C) Hieun-Tsang
(D) I-Tsing
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Hieun-Tsang
95. The famous Travelogue ‘Si-Yu-Ki’ is linked with [UPPCS (Mains) 2016]
(A) Fahien
(B) Al Biruni
(C) Megasthenes
(D) Hiuen-Tsang
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Hiuen-Tsang
96. Chinese traveller I-Tsing was on the tour of Bihar in about [40th BPSC (Pre) 1995]
(A) 405 A.D.
(B) 635 A.D.
(C) 637 A.D.
(D) 672 A.D.
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) 672 A.D.
97. Chinese writers mention India by the name of [UPPCS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Fo-Kwo-Ki
(B) Yin-Tu
(C) Si-Yu-Ki
(D) Sikia-Pono
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Yin-Tu
98. Nalanda University was destroyed by [43rd BPSC (Pre) 1999]
(A) Muslims
(B) Kushans
(C) Sythians
(D) Mughals
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Muslims
99. Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by [60th to 62nd BPSC (Pre) 2016]
(A) Bakhtiyar Khalji
(B) Qutubddin Aibak
(C) Muhammad Bin Tuglaq
(D) Alauddin Khalji
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Bakhtiyar Khalji
100. The most ancient monastery in India is [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1992]
(A) Nalanda
(B) Udantpuri
(C) Vikramshila
(D) Bhaja
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Nalanda
101. Nalanda is located in [MPPCS (Spl) (Pre) 2003]
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Bihar
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Bihar
102. During Post Gupta Period, main business centre was [Andhra Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2018 RAS/RTS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Kannauj
(B) Ujjain
(C) Dhar
(D) Devgiri
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Kannauj
103. The Chinese Pilgrim who visited India in the early 6th century was [Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Ywan Chwang
(B) Fahien
(C) Sung Yun
(D) I-Tsing
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Sung Yun
104. Which one of the following statements is not true for Shankaracharya, Saint of the 8th century? [UPPCS (Pre) 2005]
(A) He established four religious centres in different parts of India
(B) He countered the spread of Buddhism and Jainism
(C) He named Prayag as Teerthraj
(D) He propagated Vedanta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) He named Prayag as Teerthraj
105. Adi Shankar who later became Shankaracharya was born is [Andhra Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2017 UPPCS (Pre) 1999]
(A) Kashmir
(B) Kerala
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) West Bengal
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Kerala
106. Where are the four monasteries established by Adi ‘Shankaracharya’ situated? [Punjab PSC (Pre) 2019 UPPCS (Pre) 2006]
(A) Sringeri, Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag
(B) Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag, Kanchi
(C) Joshimath, Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri
(D) Puri, Sringeri, Dwarka, Varanasi
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Joshimath, Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri
107. Which of the following is not included in Chardham? [MPPCS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Puri
(B) Dwarka
(C) Mansarovar
(D) Rameshwaram
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Mansarovar
108. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [UPPCS (Pre) 1997]
(A) Ravi Kirti - Pulakeshin II
(B) Bhavabhuti - Yasovarman of Kannauj
(C) Harisena - Harsha
(D) Dandi - Narasimha Varman
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Harisena - Harsha
109. With reference to the guilds (Shreni) of ancient India that played a very important role in the country’s economy which of the following statement is/are correct?
1. Every guild was registered with the central authority of the state and the King was the chief administrative authority on them.
2. The wages, rules of work, standard and prices were fixed by the guild.
3. The guild had judicial powers over its members.
Select the correct answer using the code given below. [IAS (Pre) 2012]
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 3
(C) Only 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Only 2 and 3
110. With reference to the scientific progress of ancient India, which of the statements given below are correct?
1. Different kinds of specialised surgical instruments were in common use by A.D. first century.
2. Transplant of internal organs in the human body had begun by the beginning of A.D. third century.
3. The concept of the sine of an angle was known in A.D. fifth century.
4. The concept of cyclic quadrilaterals was known in A.D. seventh century.
Select the correct answer using the code given below. [IAS (Pre) 2012]
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) 1, 3 and 4
111. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below. [UPPCS (Re. Exam) (Pre) 2015]
List-I (Emperor)
(a) Ashoka
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta-II
(d) Skandgupta
List-II (Titles)
1. Parakramank
2. Priyadarsin
3. Kramaditya
4. Vikramaditya
Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 4 3 2 1
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) 2 1 4 3
112. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below. [IAS (Pre) 1995]
List-I (Eras)
(a) Vikrama era
(b) Saka era
(c) Gupta era
(d) Kali era
List-II (Reckoned from)
1. 3102 B.C.
2. 320 A.D.
3. 78 A.D.
4. 58 B.C.
5. 248 A.D.
Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 5 1
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 4 5 2 3
(D) 4 3 2 1
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) 4 3 2 1
113. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below. [UPPCS (Pre) 2011]
1. Vikram Samvat began in 58 B.C.
2. Saka Samvat began in 78 A.D.
3. Gupta era began in 319 A.D.
4. The era of Muslim rule in India began in 1192 A.D.
Code
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
114. The Chinese traveller Yuan Chwang (Hiuen Tsang), who visited India recorded the general conditions and culture of India at that time. In this context, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The roads and river-routes were completely immune from robbery.
2. As regards punishment for offences ordeals by fire, water and poison were the instruments for determining the innocence or guilt of a person.
3. The tradesmen had to pay duties at ferries and barrier stations.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below. [IAS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Only 1
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 3
(D) All of these
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) 2 and 3
115. Assertion (A): The main feature of the agrarian structure in the Pre- Gupta period was the development of feudalism.
Reason (R): Land owner middle class and a dependent peasant class came into existence in this period.
Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 2004]
Code
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
116. With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential element/elements of the feudal system? [IAS (Pre) 2015]
1. A very strong centralised political authority and a very weak provincial or local political authority.
2. Emergence of administrative structure based on control and possession of land.
3. Creation of lord-vassal relationship between the feudal lord and his overlord.
Code
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Only 2 and 3
117. Consider the following statements. 1. The Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien attended the fourth Great Buddhist Council held by Kanishka.
2. The Chinese pilgrim Hiuen- Tsang met Harsha and found him to be antagonistic to Buddhism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS (Pre) 2004]
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Neither 1 nor 2
118. Match List-I with List-II and choose the answer according to the code. [UPPCS (Pre) 2003]
List-I (Courtier poet)
(a) Amir Khusro
(b) Kalidas
(c) Harisena
(d) Banabhatta
List-II (King)
1. Chandragupta II
2. Samudragupta
3. Harshvardhan
4. Alauddin Khalji
Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 2 4 1 3
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) 4 1 2 3
119. Match the following and select the correct answer from the code given below. [MPPCS (Pre) 2008]
List-I
(a) Bhoj
(b) Durgawati
(c) Samudragupta
(d) Ashok
List-II
1. Ujjain
2. Vidisha
3. Dhar
4. Gondwana
Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 3 4 2 1
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) 3 4 2 1
