Q81. With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by which of the following epithets? 1. Nayaputta 2. Shakyamuni 3. Tathagata Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A 1 only B 2 and 3 only C 1, 2 and 3 D None of the above are epithets of Gautama Buddha
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Correct answer: 2 and 3 only
Q82. Consider the following information: Archaeological Site: State: Description 1. Chandraketugarh: Odisha: Trading Port town 2. Inamgaon: Maharashtra: Chalcolithic site 3. Mangadu: Kerala: Megalithic site 4. Salihundam: Andhra Pradesh: Rock-cut cave shrines In which of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
A 1 and 2 B 2 and 3 C 3 and 4 D 1 and 4
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Correct answer: 2 and 3
Q83. Who of the following rulers of medieval India gave permission to the Portuguese to build a fort at Bhatkal?
A Krishnadevaraya B Narasimha Saluva C Muhammad Shah III D Yusuf Adil Shah
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Correct answer: Krishnadevaraya
Q84. Consider the following statements: 1. There are no parables in the Upanishads. 2. Upanishads were composed earlier than the Puranas. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A 1 only B 2 only C Both 1 and 2 D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: 2 only
Q85. Which one of the following was the latest inclusion in the Intangible Cultural Heritage List of UNESCO?
A Chhau dance B Durga puja C Garba dance D Kumbh mela
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Correct answer: Garba dance
Q86. Which one of the following is a work attributed to playwright Bhasa?
A Kavyalankara B Natyashastra C Madhyama-vyayoga D Mahabhashya
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Correct answer: Madhyama-vyayoga
Q87. Sanghabhuti, an Indian Buddhist monk, who travelled to China at the end of the fourth century AD was the author of a commentary on:
A Prajnaparamita Sutra B Visuddhimagga C Sarvastivada Vinaya D Lalitavistara
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Correct answer: Sarvastivada Vinaya
Q88. Consider the following properties included in the World Heritage List released by UNESCO: 1. Shantiniketan 2. Rani-ki-Vav 3. Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas 4. Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodhgaya How many of the above properties were included in 2023?
A Only one B Only two C Only three D All four
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Correct answer: Only two
Q89. With reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the following statements: 1. Under the Ryotwari Settlement of revenue collection, the peasants were exempted from revenue payment in case of bad harvests or natural calamities. 2. Under the Permanent Settlement in Bengal, if the Zamindar failed to pay his revenues to the state, on or before the fixed date, he would be removed from his Zamindari. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A 1 only B 2 only C Both 1 and 2 D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: 2 only
Q90. Consider the following pairs: Party: Its Leader 1. Bharatiya Jana Sangh: Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee 2. Socialist Party: C. Rajagopalachari 3. Congress for Democracy: Jagjivan Ram 4. Swatantra Party: Acharya Narendra Dev How many of the above are correctly matched?
A Only one B Only two C Only three D All four
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Correct answer: Only two
Q91. With reference to the Government of India Act, 1935, consider the following statements: 1. It provided for the establishment of an All India Federation based on the union of the British Indian Provinces and Princely States. 2. Defence and Foreign Affairs were kept under the control of the federal legislature. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A 1 only B 2 only C Both 1 and 2 D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: 1 only
Q92. In which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourished as a prominent Buddhist centre under the Mahasanghikas, located?
A Andhra B Gandhara C Kalinga D Magadha
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Correct answer: Andhra
Q93. With reference to ancient India, consider the following statements: 1. The concept of Stupa is Buddhist in origin. 2. The stupa was generally a repository of relics. 3. The stupa was a votive and commemorative structure in Buddhist tradition. How many of the statements given above are correct?
A Only one B Only two C All three D None
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Correct answer: Only two
Q94. With reference to ancient South India, Korkai, Poompuhar, and Muchiri were well known as
A capital cities B ports C centres of iron-and-steel making D shrines of Jain Tirthankaras
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Correct answer: ports
Q95. Which one of the following explains the practice of Vattakirutal' mentioned in Sangam poems?
A Kings employing women bodyguards B Learned persons assembling in royal courts to discuss religious and philosophical matters C Young girls keeping watch over agricultural fields and driving away birds and animals D A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death
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Correct answer: Kings employing women bodyguards
Q96. Consider the following dynasties: 1. Hoysala 2. Gahadavala 3. Kakatiya 4. Yadava How many of the above dynasties established their kingdoms in the early eighth century AD?
A Only one B Only two C Only three D None
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Correct answer: None
Q97. With reference to ancient Indian History, consider the following pairs: Literary work: Author 1. Deuichandragupta: Bilhana 2. Hammira-Mahakauya: Nayachandra Suri 3. Milinda-panha: Nagarjuna 4. Nitiuakyamrita: Somadeva Suri How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
A Only one B Only two C Only three D All four
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Correct answer: Only two
Q98. Souls are not only the property of animal and plant life, but also of rocks, running water and many other natural objects not looked on as living by other religious sects." The above statement reflects one of the core beliefs of which one of the following religious sects of ancient India?
A Buddhism B Jainism C Shaivism D Vaishnavism
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Correct answer: Jainism
Q99. Who among the following rulers of the Vijayanagara Empire constructed a large dam across the Tungabhadra River and a canal-cum-aqueduct several kilometres long from the river to the capital city?
A Devaraya I B Mallikatjuna C Vira Vijaya D Virupaksha
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Correct answer: Devaraya I
Q100. With reference to Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were associated with
A archaeological excavations B establishment of the English Press in Colonial India C establishment of Churches in the Princely States D construction of railways in Colonial India
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Correct answer: archaeological excavations