Question 1

The first reference of varna system was found in

Accepted Answer

A)  kavya
B)  aranyaka
C)  purana
D)  purusha-sukta D

Question 2

The …………. as priests and teachers claimed the highest status in society.

Accepted Answer

A)  shudras
B)  brahmins
C)  kshatriyas
D)  vyshyas B

Question 3

Vardhamana Mahavira was married to……

Accepted Answer

A)  madhavi
B)  yesodha
C)  kannaki
D)  saradha B

Question 4

After becoming a …….monk, Chandra Gupta Maurya attained Nirvana

Accepted Answer

A)  jain
B)  buddhist
C)  hindu
D)  parsi

Question 5

Magadha has risen to authority during the reigns of Bimbisara and Ajatashatru of ……. Dynasty.

Accepted Answer

A)  shishunaga
B)  nanda
C)  mauryan
D)  gupta

Question 6

………………. is an important treatise on the administrationof the Mauryan times.

Accepted Answer

A)  arthasastra
B)  indica
C)  harsha charitha
D)  si yu ki

Question 7

The first attempt of Chandragupta towards political integration was his war with ………..

Accepted Answer

A)  nagarjuna
B)  aswaghosha
C)  scleucus nikator
D)  vasubandhu

Question 8

Megasthenese stayed at the …………… court of Pataliputra

Accepted Answer

A)  mauryan
B)  gupta
C)  vijayanagara
D)  bhamini

Question 9

Who appointed 'Dharma Mahamatras'to propogate Dharma among the people

Accepted Answer

A)  asoka
B)  mortimer wheeler
C)  megasthenes
D)  bindusara

Question 10

'Indica' is the accounts on India prepared by …………….

Accepted Answer

A)  chandragupta maurya
B)  megasthenese
C)  seleucus nikethor
D)  kautilya

Question 11

Vardhamana Mahavira was born at

Accepted Answer

A)  kundala
B)  amaravati
C)  rupar
D)  pataliputra

Question 12

Digambaras and Swethambaras are sections in the

Accepted Answer

A)  hinduism
B)  buddhism
C)  jainism
D)  zorastrianism

Question 13

The 23rd Thirthankara was

Accepted Answer

A)  parswanath
B)  mahavira
C)  sidharth
D)  rishaba

Question 14

Who overthrew the Nanda dynasty

Accepted Answer

A)  chandragupta maurya
B)  asoka
C)  aswaghosha
D)  nagarjuna

Question 15

The term 'Gahapathi' seen in the …………….. literature in the sense of the head of a household.

Accepted Answer

A)  vedic literature
B)  sangam literature
C)  buddhist
D)  jain literature

Question 16

The Jain tradition regards ………….. as the founder of Jainism.

Accepted Answer

A)  rishaba
B)  mahavira
C)  sidharth
D)  parswanath

Question 17

Vardhamana Mahavira attained Nirvana at

Accepted Answer

A)  anga
B)  pava
C)  ujjain
D)  kosala

Question 18

Buddhism spread far and wide under the patronage of ………

Accepted Answer

A)  samudra gupta
B)  chandra gupta maurya
C)  bindusara
D)  asoka

Question 19

Who conducted 'Dharma Yathras' to propagate Dharma.

Accepted Answer

A)  asoka
B)  megasthenes
C)  chandragupta
D)  samudra gupta

Question 20

The institution of the Dharma Mahamatras was started by ………...

Accepted Answer

A)  kumara gupta
B)  megasthenes
C)  samudra gupta
D)  ashoka

Exam 2: Ancient Indian History and Civilization: Part B