Vedas and literature

 1. Consider the following statement (S) related to the Ancient Indian Literature

I. Vedas, Puranas, Kautilya’s Arthashastra, and other literature besides foreign accounts are only available literary sources that restructure the Ancient Indian History

II. The archaeological sources like epigraphic, numismatic and architectural remains besides archaeological explorations and excavations also help in restructuring Ancient Indian History.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I and II

D. Neither I nor II

Ans: C

2. Consider the following statement (s) regarding Ancient Indian Literature that helps in restructuring of Indian history

I.  Ancient literature is religious in nature, and contain exaggerated mythical story without any chronology i.e., puranic and epic literature

II. A large number of inscriptions, coins and local chronicles do indicate an effort towards history writing.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I and II

D. Neither I nor II

Ans: C

3. Consider the following statements regarding the Vedic literature available for reconstructing the ancient Indian history:

I. Vedic literature, mainly the four Vedas i.e. Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva Vedas, are entirely in a different language, which can be called the Vedic language.

II. The vocabulary of Vedic literature contains a wide range of meaning and at times different in grammatical usages.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I & II

D. None of the above

Ans: C

4. Which of the following statement is/are correct?

I. Panini's Ashtadhyayi, book on grammar in eight chapters is the final culmination of this excellent art of writing in sutra (precepts) in which every chapter is precisely interwoven.

II. The Brahmanas elaborates vedic caste system of the society.

Code:

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I & II

D. None of the above

Ans: B

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5. Select the correct language in which Jain and Buddhist literature were written?

A. Prakrit

B. Pali

C. Sanskrit

D. Both A & B

Ans: D

6. Consider the following statement(s) regarding the Dharmasutras and the Smritis:

I. Texts were considered as the rules and regulations for the general public and for the rulers.

II. Dharmasutras and the Smritis can also be termed in the modern concept as the constitution and law books for the ancient Indian polity and society.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

A. Only I

B. I and II

C. Both I & II

D. None of the above

Ans: C

7. Consider the following statement (s) related with the Kautilya’s Arthashastra:

I. Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a book on statecraft was written in Gupta Period.

II. Arthashastra was written in the fourth century B.C. by Kautilya, from which it appeared a tradition of writing on and teaching of statecrafts because Kautilya acknowledges his debt to his predecessors in the field.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I & II

D. None of the above

Ans: B

8. Who among the following has written the play of Mudrarakshasha (narrates the ascent of the king Chandragupta Maurya)?

A. Kautilya

B. Vishakhadatta

C. Kalidasa

D. Panini

Ans: B

9. Who among the following has written Malavikagnimitram?

A. Pusyamitra Sunga

B. Banabhatta

C. Kautilya

D. Kalidasa

Ans: D

10. Which of the following statement (s) is/are not correct about the Sangam literature?

A. The Sangam literature describes many kings and dynasties of South India.

B. The Sangam literature describes many kings and dynasties of North India.

C. Sangama is compilation of poems by group of poets of different times patronised by many chiefs and kings.

D. Both  B & C

Ans: B

ancient history

1. The greatest Chola king in the dynasty of the Cholas of Thanjavur was

A. Parantaka

B. Rajaraja-I

C. Rajendra-I

D. Kulottunga

ANS B

2. The main focus of the Rigvedic culture was

A. Indo-Gangetic Valley

B. Punjab and Delhi region

C. Indus Valley

D. Region between the Swat and the Indus

Ans C

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

A. Atharvaveda

B. Samaveda

C. Yajurveda

D. Rigveda

Ans C

4. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:

List-I                                  List-II

A. Nyaya                           1. Jaimini

B. Vaisheshika                    2. Badarayana

C. Sankhya                        3. Gautam

D. Yoga                             4. Kanada

E. Purva Mimamsa               5. Kapila

F. Uttara Mimamsa              6. Patanjali

Codes:

       A  B  C  D  E  F

(a)  5  6  4  1  2  3

(b)  4  3  2  1  5  6

(c)  3  4  5  6  1  2

(d)  1  2  3  4  5  6

Ans C

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

A. Like Einstein he had a rare insight into the nature of the universe.

B. He was one of the greatest physicists of all time.

C. He propounded the theory of Shunyavada similar to Einstein's theory of Relativity.

D. He was a great dialectician.

Ans C

6. Which of the following is not matched correctly?

A. Vardhamana Mahavira's father-Siddhartha

B. Vardhamana Mahavira's mother- Trisala

C. Vardhamana Mahavira's wife-Yashoda

D. Vardhamana Mahavira's daughter-Cheiiana

Ans D

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

A. Buddhism

B. Jainism

C. Ajivakas

D. Lokayata

Ans C

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

A. Rajuka, pradeshika, yukta

B. Yukta, rajuka, pradeshika

C. Pradeshika, yukta, rajuka

D. Pradeshika, rajuka, yukta

Ans D

9. Harappan weapons were made of

A. stone

B. copper

C. bronze

D. all the above

Ans D

10. 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?

A. Brahmanas

B. Kshatriyas

C. Vaishyas

D. Shudras 

Ans  D

history bahmani and vijaynagar kingdom

 1. Who among the following was the founder of the Vijaynagar Kingdom and the city according to the Kapaluru and Begepalli grants?

A. Saluva Narsimha

B. Vir Narsimha

C. Tirimala

D. Hari and Bukka

Ans: D

2. Who became the King of Tuluva Dynasty after the assassination of Immadi Narasimha?

A. Saluva Narsimha

B. Vir Narsimha

C. Tirimala

D. Krishna Deva Raya

Ans: B

3. Consider the following statement (s) related to the features of Vijaynagar Empire.

I. It was monarchy

II. Land tax was an important source of revenue for the empire.

Select the correct statement (s):

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I & II

D. Neither I nor II

Ans: C

4. Who was the following Bahmani King married to the daughter of Dev Raya I?

A. Sultan Quli Hamadani or Quttbul Mulk

B. Yusuf Adil Khan

C. Ahmad Shah I

D. Firoz Shah Bahmani

Ans: D

5. How many kingdoms ruled over Vijaynagar?

A. Four

B. Five

C. Six

D. Seven

Ans: A

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6. Who among the Vijaynagar ruler adopted the 'Gajabetekara (the elephant hunter)'?

A. Deva Raya I

B. Deva Raya II

C. Harihar

D. Bukka

Ans: B

7. Which of the following foreign travellers visited in the court of Harihara I?

A. Ibn Batuta

B. Nicolo de Conti

C. Abdur Razzak

D. Domingo Paes

Ans: A

8. Which of the following foreign travellers visited in the court of Deve Raya II ?

A. Ibn Batuta

B. Nicolo de Conti

C. Abdur Razzak

D. Domingo Paes

Ans: C

9. Which Vijaynagar ruler followed Vaishnavism?

A. Krishna Dev Ray

B. Vir Narsimha

C. Tirumala

D. All of the above

Ans: D

10.  Who among the ruler of Vijaynagar maintained friendly relations with Albuquerque, the Portuguese Governor and granted him permission to build fort at Bhatkal?

A. Krishna Dev Ray

B. Vir Narsimha

C. Tirumala

D. All of the above

Ans: A