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This section includes 5672 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UPSC IAS Exam knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 2701. |
………………. is an important treatise on the administrationof the Mauryan times. |
| A. | arthasastra |
| B. | indica |
| C. | harsha charitha |
| D. | si yu ki |
| Answer» B. indica | |
| 2702. |
Who overthrew the Nanda dynasty |
| A. | chandragupta maurya |
| B. | asoka |
| C. | aswaghosha |
| D. | nagarjuna |
| Answer» B. asoka | |
| 2703. |
Magadha has risen to authority during the reigns of Bimbisara and Ajatashatru of ……. Dynasty. |
| A. | shishunaga |
| B. | nanda |
| C. | mauryan |
| D. | gupta |
| Answer» B. nanda | |
| 2704. |
The term ‘Gahapathi’ seen in the …………….. literature in the sense of the head of ahousehold. |
| A. | vedic literature |
| B. | sangam literature |
| C. | buddhist |
| D. | jain literature |
| Answer» B. sangam literature | |
| 2705. |
Buddhism spread far and wide under the patronage of ……… |
| A. | samudra gupta |
| B. | chandra gupta maurya |
| C. | bindusara |
| D. | asoka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2706. |
Buddha preached his followers the ……………. ‘Noble Truths’ |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» B. 6 | |
| 2707. |
Gautama Buddha passed away at the age of 80 at |
| A. | kapilavasthu |
| B. | magadha |
| C. | gaya |
| D. | kusi nagara |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2708. |
Digambaras and Swethambaras are sections in the |
| A. | hinduism |
| B. | buddhism |
| C. | jainism |
| D. | zorastrianism |
| Answer» D. zorastrianism | |
| 2709. |
After becoming a …….monk, Chandra Gupta Maurya attained Nirvana |
| A. | jain |
| B. | buddhist |
| C. | hindu |
| D. | parsi |
| Answer» B. buddhist | |
| 2710. |
Who taught tri-ratnas. |
| A. | mahavira |
| B. | asoka |
| C. | parswanath |
| D. | sidharth |
| Answer» B. asoka | |
| 2711. |
Vardhamana Mahavira attained Nirvana at |
| A. | anga |
| B. | pava |
| C. | ujjain |
| D. | kosala |
| Answer» C. ujjain | |
| 2712. |
Vardhamana Mahavira was married to…… |
| A. | madhavi |
| B. | yesodha |
| C. | kannaki |
| D. | saradha |
| Answer» C. kannaki | |
| 2713. |
Vardhamana Mahavira was born at |
| A. | kundala |
| B. | amaravati |
| C. | rupar |
| D. | pataliputra |
| Answer» B. amaravati | |
| 2714. |
Parswanath was the fore- runner of |
| A. | rishaba |
| B. | mahavira |
| C. | chandra gupta |
| D. | sidharth |
| Answer» C. chandra gupta | |
| 2715. |
The 23rd Thirthankara was |
| A. | parswanath |
| B. | mahavira |
| C. | sidharth |
| D. | rishaba |
| Answer» B. mahavira | |
| 2716. |
The …………. as priests and teachers claimed the highest status in society. |
| A. | shudras |
| B. | brahmins |
| C. | kshatriyas |
| D. | vyshyas |
| Answer» C. kshatriyas | |
| 2717. |
The first reference of varna system was found in |
| A. | kavya |
| B. | aranyaka |
| C. | purana |
| D. | purusha-sukta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2718. |
Ajatasatru was succeeded by his son |
| A. | udayan |
| B. | bimbisaran |
| C. | harshan |
| D. | bindusaran |
| Answer» B. bimbisaran | |
| 2719. |
Magadha came into prominence under the leadership of |
| A. | rama |
| B. | harsha |
| C. | bimbisara |
| D. | samudra gupta |
| Answer» D. samudra gupta | |
| 2720. |
When did Mahajanapadas were flourishing in North India. |
| A. | buddha period |
| B. | gupta period |
| C. | vedic period |
| D. | maurya period |
| Answer» B. gupta period | |
| 2721. |
By the …………….. Century B.C. the use of iron had become widespread in India |
| A. | first |
| B. | second |
| C. | fourth |
| D. | sixth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2722. |
‘Janapatha’ derived from |
| A. | gana |
| B. | kula |
| C. | janaka |
| D. | jana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2723. |
The …………were engaged in trade and agriculture. |
| A. | vyshyas |
| B. | brahmins |
| C. | kshatriyas |
| D. | sudras |
| Answer» B. brahmins | |
| 2724. |
Which is the transformation period of the pastoral society to a sedentary agrarian society? |
| A. | later vedic |
| B. | vedic |
| C. | harappan |
| D. | pre-harappan |
| Answer» B. vedic | |
| 2725. |
Which was a tribute eventually became a tax on land. |
| A. | dakshina |
| B. | sutlej |
| C. | bali |
| D. | dana |
| Answer» D. dana | |
| 2726. |
The earliest reference of Dana and Dakshina is seen in the ‘Dana Stuti’ hymns of ……….. |
| A. | budhist literature |
| B. | sangam literature |
| C. | rigveda |
| D. | jain |
| Answer» D. jain | |
| 2727. |
The gift giving to the performer of the sacrifice. |
| A. | dakshina |
| B. | sutlej |
| C. | bali |
| D. | dana |
| Answer» B. sutlej | |
| 2728. |
Bali is a tribute given to |
| A. | mantri |
| B. | raja |
| C. | senani |
| D. | priests |
| Answer» C. senani | |
| 2729. |
Who was the storm god. |
| A. | rudra |
| B. | vayu |
| C. | ushas |
| D. | agni |
| Answer» B. vayu | |
| 2730. |
Who was the Sky god. |
| A. | vayu |
| B. | varuna |
| C. | ushas |
| D. | rudra |
| Answer» C. ushas | |
| 2731. |
The term used for the tribal unit or clan |
| A. | ‘vis’ |
| B. | jana |
| C. | gana |
| D. | kula |
| Answer» B. jana | |
| 2732. |
The term ‘Shudra’ is mentioned in the ………… book of Rigveda, which was a lateraddition. |
| A. | first |
| B. | third |
| C. | seven |
| D. | ten |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2733. |
The learned women like Apala, Ghoshala,Lopa mutra, Vishwara etc. were mentioned in |
| A. | the rig veda |
| B. | mahabharatha |
| C. | ramayana |
| D. | mahabharatha |
| Answer» B. mahabharatha | |
| 2734. |
In the vedic period ‘gavishti’ means |
| A. | war |
| B. | yaga |
| C. | trade |
| D. | pooja |
| Answer» B. yaga | |
| 2735. |
The ‘Battle of Ten Kings’ mentioned in the …………. |
| A. | rig veda |
| B. | upanishads |
| C. | sangam literature |
| D. | ramayana |
| Answer» B. upanishads | |
| 2736. |
The ……………. were dark-complexioned, snub-nosed, worshippers of the phallus,rich in cattle and lived in fortified strongholds known as pura. |
| A. | visigoths |
| B. | aryans |
| C. | dasas |
| D. | rakshasa |
| Answer» D. rakshasa | |
| 2737. |
In their migration to the east and south-east the …………. came into conflict with theDasas or Dasyus. |
| A. | aryans |
| B. | dravidians |
| C. | sudras |
| D. | vaisyas |
| Answer» B. dravidians | |
| 2738. |
………….. contains both hymns and commentaries. . |
| A. | atharva veda |
| B. | rigveda |
| C. | samaveda |
| D. | yajurveda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2739. |
The word Veda is derived from the word |
| A. | ved |
| B. | dev |
| C. | vid |
| D. | vadam |
| Answer» D. vadam | |
| 2740. |
Black and Red Ware (BRW) have been found at |
| A. | atranjikhera |
| B. | alangirpur |
| C. | hasthinapuri |
| D. | lothal |
| Answer» B. alangirpur | |
| 2741. |
The male god with three faces in Yogic pose surrounded by four animals depictedon the harappan seals is identified as |
| A. | pasupati |
| B. | rudra |
| C. | indra |
| D. | brahma |
| Answer» B. rudra | |
| 2742. |
Harappan seals have been discovered in |
| A. | america |
| B. | mesopotamia |
| C. | japan |
| D. | china |
| Answer» C. japan | |
| 2743. |
Kalibangan site was excavated by …………… |
| A. | |
| Answer» B. | |
| 2744. |
The dried up river in the Indus valley civilization |
| A. | ganga |
| B. | sindhu |
| C. | ghagger |
| D. | ravi |
| Answer» D. ravi | |
| 2745. |
The excavations at …………… was first started in 1922 by Sir John Marshall withR.D. Banerji. |
| A. | kalibangan |
| B. | lothal |
| C. | mohenjodaro |
| D. | banwali |
| Answer» D. banwali | |
| 2746. |
The city of Harappa had existed on the banks of the river …………. |
| A. | ravi |
| B. | narmada |
| C. | brahmaputhra |
| D. | ganga |
| Answer» B. narmada | |
| 2747. |
Which was the large city of the Harappan civilization. |
| A. | mohenjodaro |
| B. | lothal |
| C. | kalibangan |
| D. | rupar |
| Answer» B. lothal | |
| 2748. |
Dayaram Sahni, M.S.Vats and Mortimer Wheeler excavated the city |
| A. | harappa |
| B. | madras |
| C. | bombay |
| D. | bengal |
| Answer» B. madras | |
| 2749. |
Which was the indivisible factor of the Harappan Culture. |
| A. | rivers |
| B. | villages |
| C. | mountains |
| D. | planned cities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2750. |
A glorious civilization flourished in the valley of the river Indus and its neighbouringregions prior to the rise of the Chalcolithic Age. |
| A. | harappan |
| B. | maghadan |
| C. | vedic |
| D. | later vedic |
| Answer» B. maghadan | |