STONE AGE

1) Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time

taken by the earth to orbit the sun
List-I List-II
hundreds of years before the astronomer
A. Time taken by 1. Aryabhatta
Smart. His calculations were – Time taken
the Earth to orbit
the sun by earth to orbit the sun (5th century):
B. Calculation of 2. 365.258756484 days.
the value of π (pi) Bhaskaracharya The value of Pi was first calculated by
C. Invention of 3. Budhayana Budhayana, and he explained the concept
the digit Zero
of what is known as the Pythagorean
D. The game of 4. Gyanadev
Theorem.
snakes & ladders
Codes: A B C D The game of snakes and ladders is most
popular in almost all houses and across all
a) 1 3 2 4
countries of the world. The credit for the
b) 2 4 1 3 game should go to the 13th century
Marathi saint-poet composer Gyanadev,
c) 2 3 1 4
Jnanadeva, also known as Jnanashwar.
d) 1 4 2 3 When the saint invented the game it was
called Mokshapat.

Answer: (c)
2) Which one of the following is not a
The correct match list is: part of early Jains literature?
1) Aryabhatta — Invention of the a) Acaranga sutra
digit zero.
2) Bhaskaracharya — Time taken by b) Therigatha
the earth to orbit the sun.
c) Sutrakritanga
3) Budhayana — Calculation of the
value of π (Pi) d) Brihat kalpasutra
4) Gyandeva — The game of snakes
and ladders
5) Zero was invented in India by Answer: (b)
Indian mathematicians dating as
early as the 5th century. They
widely used it in calculations, 3) The ancient Indian play
astronomy, and astrology. Zero Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt has its
was spread by Arabians to Europe subject on:
and thereon it was spread all over.
a) a romantic story of an Aryan prince and
The famous Hindu mathematician, a tribal woman
Bhaskaracharya, in his treatise Surya
Siddhanta, calculated the time taken for b) a conflict between Gods and Demons of
the earth to orbit the sun to nine decimal ancient Hindu lore
places (365.258756484 days). c) the story of the power struggle between
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d) the court intrigues at the time of 3) Critical of Mahmud Ghaznavi’ s
Chandragupta plundering raids of India.
4) Mainly a study of India’s
cultural, social and intellectual
Answer: (d) history.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are
correct?
4) Which of the following pairs
indicating the contents of the sacred a) 1 and 4
Buddhist Pitakas is not correctly
b) 1, 3 and 4
matched?
c) 2 and 4
a) Abhidhamma Pitaka — philosophical
development of the Buddha’s teachings d) None
b) Vinaya Pitaka — rules of monalstic
discipline
Answer: (b)
c) Suttra Pitaka — Stories of the Buddha’s
previous births (Jataka stories)
7) The first cereal used by man was
d) Dhammapada — The original sermon
of the Buddha of Sarnath a) Wheat
b) Rice
Answer: (d) c) Barley
d) Sorghum
5) Which one of the following periods is
also known as Chalcolithic Age?
Answer: (c)
a) Old Stone Age
b) New Stone Age
8) The earliest evidence of Silk in India
c) Copper Age comes from the archaeological site of
d) Iron Age a) Nevasa
b) Bhagwanpura
Answer: (c) c) Rangpur
d) Ropar
6) Consider the following statements:
Al-Beruni’s Kitab-ul-Hind is
Answer: (a)
1) A sympathic study of Indian
civilization.
2) Mainly a political history of 9) Which of the following Brahmana
India. texts belongs to Atharvaveda?

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a) Aitareya b) Kile Gul Mohammad
b) Shatpatha c) Kalibangan
c) Gopatha d) Mehrgarh
d) Panchavinsh
Answer: (d)
Answer: (c)
The Gopatha Brahmana is the only 13) The famous dialogue between
Brahmana, a genre of the prose texts Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in
describing the Vedic rituals, associated the :
with the Atharvaveda.
a) Mundakopnishad
b) Chhandogyopanishad
10) Most of the Upanishads seem to
c) Kathopanishad
have been composed by whom?
d) Kenopanishad
a) Kshatriyas
b) Brahmins
Answer: (c)
c) Buddhists
The famous dialogue between Nachiketa
d) Non-aryans
and Yama about transmigration of soul is
mentioned in the Kathopanishad.
Answer: (a)
14) The earliest evidence of Silk in India
comes from the archaeological site of
11) Who wrote a book ‘Return of the
Aryans’ ? a) Nevasa
a) L.D. Kalla b) Bhagwanpura
b) Bhagvan Das Gidvani c) Rangpur
c) Avinash Chandra Das d) Ropar
d) D.S. Trivedi
Answer: (a)
Answer: (b)
15) Mrichchhakatikam, written by
Shudraka deals with
12) Name the site which has revealed the
earliest evidence of settled life? 1) The love affair of a rich
merchant with the daughter of a
a) Dholavira
courtesan.

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 2) The military expedition of c) Science and Technology
Samudragupta.
d) Human Resource and Development
Which of the above is correct?
a) 2 only
Answer: (a)
b) 1 only
c) Both 1 and 2
18) The earliest Buddhist literature
d) Neither 1 nor 2 which deal with the stories of the
various birth of Buddha are
a) Sutta pitakas
Answer: (b)
b) Vinaya pitakas
Mrichchhakatikam is attributed to Sudraka
it is a ten act drama. It deals with the love c) Abhidamma pitakas
story of a rich merchant with the daughter
d) Jatakas
of a courtesan.

Answer: (d)
16)
Jatakas are the stories that tell about the
List-I (Author) List-II (Work)
previous lives of the Buddha, in both
A. Sudraka 1. Mrichhakatikan
human and animal form.
B. Visakhadatta 2. Mudrarakshasa
C. Kalidasa 3. Vikramorvasiyam
D. Bhavabhuti 4. Uttara
Ramacharita 19) The earliest inscriptions were
Codes: A B C D written in which language?

a) 2 3 1 4 a) Prakrit

b) 1 2 3 4 b) Pali

c) 4 2 3 1 c) Sanskrit

d) 3 1 4 2 d) Tamil

Answer: (b) Answer: (a)

17) Which of these 20) From which one of the following

departments/ministries deals with sites bone implements have been found?
Archaeological Survey of India as an a) Chopani Mando
accessory office?
b) Kakoria
a) Culture
c) Mahadaha
b) Tourism

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d) Sarai Nahar Rai d) Tokwa

Answer: (c) Answer: (b)

21) With reference to the Jambudvipa, 24) Which one of the following is not a
consider the statements part of early Jains literature?
1) Bharatvarsha was also called a) Acaranga sutra
Jambudvipa.
b) Therigatha
2) Early Buddhist evidence suggests
that Jambudvipa was a c) Sutrakritanga
territorial designation from the
third century BC. d) Brihat kalpasutra

Which of the above is / are correct?

a) 2 only Answer: (b)

b) 1 only Therigatha was a part of the Buddhist

literature.
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
25) Which of the following does the
Puranas contain?
Answer: (c) a) Hymns in favour of the Gods
b) Laws of Manu and the history on
various dynasties
22) ‘Bhimbetka’ is famous for
c) Thoughts on the mystery of life and
a) Rock Paintings
universe
b) Buddhist Statues
d) Mythology
c) Minerals
d) Origin of Son River
Answer: (d)

Answer: (a)
26) Robert Bruce foote, who discovered
first palacothic tool in India, was
originally a
23) The earliest evidence of agriculture
in Indian sub-continent comes from a) Geologist
a) Koldihwa b) Palaeobotanist
b) Lahuradeva c) Archaeologist
c) Mehrgarh d) Historian

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Answer: (a) d) Neither 1 nor 2

27) The earliest evidence of man in Answer: (b)

India is found in
Agam Literature-This consists of original
a) Nilgiri Hills scriptures compiled by Gandharas and
Srut-kevalis. They are written in the
b) Shiwalik Hills
Prakrit language.
c) Nallamala Hills
Non-agam Literature-This consists of
d) Narmada Valley commentary and explanation of Agam
literature and independent works,
complied by elder monks, nuns, and
Answer: (d) scholars.
They are written in many languages such
as Prakrit, Sanskrit, Old Marathi, Gujarati,
28) Bone ornaments in the Mesolithic Hindi, Kannad, Tamil, German, and
context in India have been obtained English.
from
a) Sarai Nahar Rai
30) The Sangam text Tolkappiyam is a
b) Mahadaha work on
c) Lekhahia a) Grammar
d) Chopani Mando b) Astronomy
c) Music
Answer: (b) d) Medicine

29) Consider the following statements Answer: (a)

relating to Jain literature :
1) The sacred books of the Jainas
are known as Siddhanta or 31) Which one of the following places is
Agama. famous for pre-historic paintings?
2) The language of the earliest Jain a) Ajanta
texts is an eastern dialect of Pali
known as Ardha Magadhi. b) Bhimbetka
Which of the statements given above c) Bagh
is/are correct?
d) Amravati
a) 2 only
b) 1 only
Answer: (b)
c) Both 1 and 2

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32) The expounder of Yoga philosophy 35) Consider the following statements :
was :
1) Historians use the word source to
a) Shankaracharya refer to the information found
from manuscripts, inscriptions
b) Patanjali
and archaeology.
c) Jaimini 2) Ramayana and Mahabharata are
also important source of ancient
d) Gautam Indian history.
Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: (b) a) 2 only
The ancient Sage Patanjali was an b) 1 only
expounder of the Yoga Sutras one of the
most important text of yoga covering all c) Both 1 and 2
aspects of life. Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras
d) Neither 1 nor 2
describe the working of the mind and
emotions.
Answer: (c)
33) Which of the following does the
Puranas contain?
36) Who among the following teachers
a) Hymns in favour of the Gods was visited by Siddhartha Gautama in
the quest for knowledge before his
b) Laws of Manu and the history on
enlightenment?
various dynasties
1) Alara Kalama
c) Thoughts on the mystery of life and
2) Udraka Ramaputra
universe
3) Makkhali Gosala
d) Mythology 4) Nigantha Nataputta
Indicate your answer from the codes
given below:
Answer: (d)
a) 4 and 2
b) 1 and 4
34) The evidence of pit dwelling has
been obtained from c) 2 and 3

a) Burzahom d) 1 and 2
b) Koldihwa
c) Brahmagiri Answer: (d)

d) Sanganakallu
37) The objects like pottery, tools and
ornaments that humans made in the
Answer: (a) past are called

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a) Coins List I List II
A. Abhidhamma 1. Matters of
b) Monuments doctrine Pitaka and
c) Inscriptions ethics
B. Sutta Pitaka 2. Rules of monk
d) Artifacls order
C. Vinaya Pitaka 3. Members of great
community
Answer: (d) D. Mahasanghika 4. Matters of
psychology and
metaphysics
38) Codes: A B C D

List-I List-II a) 3 1 4 2
A. Tirukkural 1. Ilangoadigal b) 2 4 1 3
B. Shilpadikaram 2. Sattanar
C. Manimakhlai 3. Tolkappiyar c) 2 1 4 3
D. Tolkappiyam 4. Tiruvalluvar d) 4 1 2 3
Codes: A B C D
a) 1 4 3 2
Answer: (d)
b) 4 1 2 3
c) 4 1 3 2
41) Who among the following is known
d) 1 4 2 3
to have regulated the course of Vitasta
in Kashmir by his engineering
operations?
Answer: (b)
a) Damodargupta
b) Vajraditya
39) In the Chalcolithic period people of
Maharashtra buried their dead under c) Sura
the floor of their houses in the following
d) Suyya
orientation
a) North to South position
Answer: (d)
b) East to West position
c) South to North position
42) The earliest inscriptions were
d) West to East position
written in which language?
a) Prakrit
Answer: (a)
b) Pali
c) Sanskrit
40)
d) Tamil

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Answer: (a) B. Shilpadikaram 2. Sattanar
C. Manimakhlai 3. Tolkappiyar
D. Tolkappiyam 4. Tiruvalluvar
43) Megaliths have been identified as Codes: A B C D

a) Caves for hermits a) 1 4 3 2

b) Burial sites b) 4 1 2 3

c) Temple sites c) 4 1 3 2

d) None of the above d) 1 4 2 3

Answer: (b) Answer: (b)

Correctly matched pairs are:

44) The earliest Buddhist literature • Tirukkural — Tiruvalluvar

which deal with the stories of the • Shilpadikaram — Ilangoadigal
various birth of Buddha are • Manimekhalai — Sattanar
• Tolkappiyam — Tolkappiyar
a) Sutta pitakas
b) Vinaya pitakas
47) From among the following, which
c) Abhidamma pitakas
pair is not matched?
d) Jatakas
a) Hala – Gatha Saptshati
b) Patanjali – Mahabhashya
Answer: (d)
c) Bhadrabahu – Brihat Katha Manjari
d) Ashvaghosa – Harsh Charit
45) Robert Bruce Foote, who discovered
first Palaeolithic tool in India, was a/an
Answer: (c)
a) Geologist
b) Archaeologist
48) The cultivation of cereals first
c) Paleobotanist
started in
d) Both (A) and (B)
a) Neolithic Age
b) Mesolithic Age
Answer: (d)
c) Palaeolithic Age
d) Proto-Historic Age
46)
List-I List-II
Answer: (a)
A. Tirukkural 1. Ilangoadigal

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49) The objects like pottery, tools and c) Son valley
ornaments that humans made in the
d) Belan valley
past are called
a) Coins
Answer: (d)
b) Monuments
Mother goddess of bone has been obtained
c) Inscriptions
from the upper Palaeolithic level of the
d) Artifacls Belan valley.

Answer: (d) 53) The evidence of burying the dog

with human body is found from which
of the following places?
50) The Ochre-coloured Pottery
a) Burzahom
(O.C.P.) was christened at
b) Koldihwa
a) Hastinapur
c) Chaupani
b) Ahichhatra
d) Mando
c) Noh
d) Red Fort
Answer: (a)

Answer: (a)
54) The earliest evidence of agriculture
in the Indian Sub-continent has been
51) Navdatoli was excavated by obtained from
a) K.D. Bajpai a) Brahmagiri
b) V.S. Wakankar b) Burzahom

c) H.D. Sankalia c) Koldihwa

d) Mortimer Wheeler d) Mehrgarh

Answer: (c) Answer: (d)

52) An upper Palaeolithic Mother 55) Where are the caves of Bhimbetka
Goddess made of bone has been situated?
obtained from
a) Bhopal
a) Narmada valley
b) Pachmarhi
b) Godavari valley
c) Singrauli

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d) Abdullahganj-Raisen c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (d)
Answer: (b)
56) The Third Tamil Sangam was held
at
59) Who among the following teachers
a) Madurai were visited by Siddhartha Gautama in
the quest of knowledge before his
b) Tanjore
enlightenment?
c) Kanjeevaram
1) Alara Kalama
d) Mahabalipuram 2) Udraka Ramaputra
3) Makkhali Gosala
4) Nigantha Nataputta
Answer: (a) Indicate your answer from the codes
given below:

57) Which of the following sites has a) 4 and 2

yielded skeleton of the dog along with b) 1 and 4
human skeleton in burial?
c) 2 and 3
a) Brahmagiri
d) 1 and 2
b) Burzahom
c) Chirand
Answer: (d)
d) Maski
Gautama studied under various teachers
and followed their practices until he
Answer: (b) mastered them all. His first teacher was
Alara Kalama who taught a form of
meditation leading to an exalted form of
58) Mrichchhakatikam, written by absorption called “the state of
Shudraka deals with nothingness”, a state without moral or
cognitive dimension. Gautama saw this
1) The love affair of a rich was not going to solve suffering, and
merchant with the daughter of a continued his search.
courtesan.
2) The military expedition of The next teacher was Udraka Ramaputra
Samudragupta. who taught him meditative absorption
leading to “the state of neither perception
Which of the above is correct? nor non-perception”. Again, Gautama
a) 2 only realized this was not the state he was
looking for. (Both Alara and Udraka are
b) 1 only

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by some scholars considered to be Jain c) Buddhists
followers.)
d) Non-aryans

60) The famous Vedic saying, “War

Answer: (a)
begins in the minds of men”, is stated in
the :
a) Atharvaveda 63) Who wrote a book ‘Return of the
Aryans’ ?
b) Upanishad
a) L.D. Kalla
c) Samaveda
b) Bhagvan Das Gidvani
d) Yajurveda
c) Avinash Chandra Das
d) D.S. Trivedi
Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)
61)
The book ‘Return of the Aryans’ was
List-I List-II
written by Bhagvan S. Gidvani. This book
A. Time taken by 1. Aryabhatta
the Earth to orbit tells the epic story of the Aryans – a
the sun gripping tale of kings and poets, seers and
B. Calculation of 2. Bhaskaracharya gods, battles and romance and the rise and
the value of π (pi) fall of civilizations.
C. Invention of the 3. Budhayana
digit Zero
D. The game of 4. Gyanadev 64) The Sangam text Tolkappiyam is a
snakes & ladders work on
Codes: A B C D
a) Grammar
a) 1 3 2 4
b) Astronomy
b) 2 4 1 3
c) Music
c) 2 3 1 4
d) Medicine
d) 1 4 2 3

Answer: (a)
Answer: (c)
The Tolkappiyam is a work on the
grammar of the Tamil language and the
62) Most of the Upanishads seem to earliest extant work of Tamil literature
have been composed by whom? written by Tholkappiyar.

a) Kshatriyas
b) Brahmins

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65) The earliest evidence of agriculture 68) Consider the following statements
in Indian Sub-continent is found at relating to Jain literature :
a) Lothal 1) The sacred books of the Jainas
are known as Siddhanta or
b) Harappa
Agama.
c) Mehrgarh 2) The language of the earliest Jain
texts is eastern dialect of Pali
d) Mundigak known as Ardha Magadhi.
Which of the statements given above
Answer: (c) is/are correct?
a) 2 only

66) Ash mound is associated with the b) 1 only

Neolithic site at c) Both 1 and 2
a) Budihal d) Neither 1 nor 2
b) Sangana Kallu
c) Koldihwa Answer: (b)
d) Brahmagiri

69) Which of the following pairs

Answer: (b) indicating the contents of the sacred
Buddhist Pitakas is not correctly
matched?
67) With reference to the Jambudvipa, a) Abhidhamma Pitaka — philosophical
consider the statements development of the Buddha’s teachings
1) Bharatvarsha was also called b) Vinaya Pitaka — rules of monalstic
Jambudvipa. discipline
2) Early Buddhist evidence suggests
that Jambudvipa was a c) Suttra Pitaka — Stories of the Buddha’s
territorial designation from the previous births (Jataka stories)
third century BC. d) Dhammapada — The original sermon
Which of the above is/are correct? of the Buddha of Sarnath

a) 2 only
b) 1 only Answer: (d)

c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2 70) The expounder of Yoga philosophy
was :
a) Shankaracharya
Answer: (c)
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c) Jaimini Codes: A B C D
d) Gautam a) 3 1 4 2
b) 2 4 1 3
Answer: (b) c) 2 1 4 3
d) 4 1 2 3
71) The Third Tamil Sangam was held
at
Answer: (d)
a) Madurai
The Abhidhamma Pitaka is the last of the
b) Tanjore three Pitakas constituting the Pali Canon,
the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism.
c) Kanjeevaram
Abhidhamma has been variously described
d) Mahabalipuram as philosophy, psychology, metaphysics,
etc.
Sutta Pitaka matches with matters of
Answer: (a) doctrine and ethics. The Vinaya Pitaka is a
Buddhist scripture, one of the three parts
that make up the Tripitaka.
72) In India, from which rock-shelter,
pictures has been found the most? Its primary subject matter is the monastic
rules for monks and nuns. Mahasanghika
a) Ghagharia matches with members of a great
b) Bhimbetka community.

c) Lekhahia
d) Adamgarh 74)
List-I (Author) List-II (Work)
A. Sudraka 1. Mrichhakatikan
Answer: (b) B. Visakhadatta 2. Mudrarakshasa
C. Kalidasa 3. Vikramorvasiyam
D. Bhavabhuti 4. Uttara
73) Ramacharita
Codes: A B C D
List I List II
A. Abhidhamma 1. Matters of a) 2 3 1 4
doctrine Pitaka
and ethics b) 1 2 3 4
B. Sutta Pitaka 2. Rules of monk c) 4 2 3 1
order
C. Vinaya Pitaka 3. Members of d) 3 1 4 2
great community
D. Mahasanghika 4. Matters of
psychology and Answer: (b)
metaphysics

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The Correct match list of author and their 76) An upper Palaeolithic Mother
works are: Goddess made of bone has been
obtained from
Author & Work
a) Narmada valley
• Sudraka - Mrichhakatikam
• Visakhadatta - Mudrarakshasa b) Godavari valley
• Kalidasa - Vikramorvasiyam c) Son valley
• Bhavabhuti - Uttara Ramacharita
d) Belan valley
Sudraka’s Mrichhakatikam (The little clay
Cart) is unquestionably a masterpiece in
the realm of ancient Sanskrit drama. If we Answer: (d)
expect literature of the time to faithfully
represent the age then the little clay cart
has achieved this criterion more than any
77) Consider the following statements :
other plays of ancient Sanskrit tradition.
1) Historians use the word source to
The Mudrarakshasa (“Signet Ring of the
refer to the information found
Rakshasa, the Chief Minister of the last
from manuscripts, inscriptions,
Nanda King”), a historical play in Sanskrit
and archaeology.
by visakhadatta (4th century CE) narrates
2) Ramayana and Mahabharata are
the ascent of king Chandragupta Maurya
also an important sources of
to power in Northern India with the aid of
ancient Indian history.
Chanakya, his Guru, and Chief Minister.
Which of the above is/are correct?
Vikramorvasiyam (Urvasi won Through
valor) is based on the old legend of the a) 2 only
love of the mortal Pururavaas for the
b) 1 only
heavenly damse Urvasi.
c) Both 1 and 2
Uttara Ramacharita ( The story of Rama’s
later life), depicts Rama’s coronation, the d) Neither 1 nor 2
abandonment of Sita, and their reunion.

Answer: (c)
75) Three human skeletons in a single
grave were recovered at
a) Sarai Nahar Rai 78) The cultural remains from Stone
Age to Harappan civilization have been
b) Damdama obtained from which one of the
following ancient sites?
c) Mahadaha
a) Amri
d) Langhnaj
b) Mehrgarh
c) Kotdiji
Answer: (b)
d) Kalibangan

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Answer: (b) c) 2 and 4
d) None
79) In Mesolithic context, evidence of
animal domestication has been found at
Answer: (b)
a) Langhnaj
b) Birbhanpur
82) The famous Vedic saying, “War
c) Adamgarh begins in the minds of men”, is stated in
the :
d) Chopani Mando
a) Atharvaveda
b) Upanishad
Answer: (c)
c) Samaveda
d) Yajurveda
80) Which of the following Brahmana
texts belongs to Atharvaveda?
a) Aitareya Answer: (d)
b) Shatpatha
c) Gopatha 83) The three-age system, divided into
stone, bronze and iron from the
d) Panchavinsh
collection of Copenhagen museum was
coined by

Answer: (c) a) Thomson

b) Lubbock
81) Consider the following statements: c) Taylor
Al-Beruni’s Kitab-ul-Hind is
d) Childe
1) A sympathic study of Indian
civilization.
2) Mainly a political history of Answer: (a)
India.
3) Critical of Mahmud Ghaznavi’ s
plundering raids of India. 84) In which state, the Navdatoli is
4) Mainly a study of India’s located?
cultural, social and intellectual
history. a) Gujarat

Which of the above statement(s) is/are b) Maharashtra

correct? c) Chhattisgarh
a) 1 and 4 d) Madhya Pradesh
b) 1, 3 and 4

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Answer: (d) c) Kathopanishad
d) Kenopanishad
85) Who among the following is known
to have regulated the course of Vitasta
Answer: (c)
in Kashmir by his engineering
operations?
a) Damodargupta 88) Where is the National Human
Museum situated?
b) Vajraditya
a) Guwahati
c) Sura
b) Bastar
d) Suyya
c) Bhopal
d) Chennai
Answer: (d)
Suyya is known by his engineering
operations regulated the course of the Answer: (c)
Vitasta in Kashmir, thereby arresting the
devastating periodical floods and
consequent famine and promoted irrigation 89) Which of the following statements is/
and agricultural operations over an are correct?
extensive area.
1) Early Buddhist literature is
generally composed of the
86) Robert Bruce foote, who discovered canonical text.
first palacothic tool in India, was 2) The Buddhist schools classify
originally a their canonical literature as only
the Pitakas.
a) Geologist
Select the correct answer using. the code
b) Palaeobotanist given below:
c) Archaeologist a) 2 only
d) Historian b) 1 only
c) Both 1 and 2
Answer: (a) d) Neither 1 nor 2

87) The famous dialogue between Answer: (c)

Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in
the :
a) Mundakopnishad 90) The ancient Indian play
Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt has its
b) Chhandogyopanishad subject on:

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a) A romantic story of an Aryan prince and 93) Which of the following statements is/
a tribal woman are correct?
b) A conflict between Gods and Demons 1) Early Buddhist literature is
of ancient Hindu lore generally composed of canonical
text.
c) The story of the power struggle between
2) The Buddhist schools classify
two Aryan
their canonical literature as only
d) The court intrigues at the time of the Pitakas.
Chandragupta
Select the correct answer using. the code
is given below:
Answer: (d) a) 2 only
The Mudrarakshasa (“The Signet of the b) 1 only
Minister”), a historical play in Sanskrit by
c) Both 1 and 2
Vishakhadatta (4th century CE) narrates
the ascent of the king Chandragupta d) Neither 1 nor 2
Maurya to power in Northern India.

Answer: (c)
91) From among the following, which
Canonical texts are those that are linked to
pair is not matched?
Gautama Buddha in one way or another.
a) Hala – Gatha Saptshati
Canonical texts comprise three different
b) Patanjali – Mahabhashya kind of texts -
c) Bhadrabahu – Brihat Katha Manjari 1) the sutras (discourses),
2) vinaya (discipline), and
d) Ashvaghosa – Harsh Charit
3) abhidharma(analyticaltexts)
together they are called the ‘Three
Baskets’ or Tipitaka (in Pali
Answer: (c) language) and Tripitaka (in
Sanskrit).

92) From which rock shelter of

Vindhyas, a maximum number of 94) According to the excavated
human skeletons have been found? evidence, the domestication of animal
a) Morahana Pahar began in

b) Ghagharia a) Lower Palaeolithic period

c) Baghahi Khor b) Middle Palaeolithic period

d) Lekhahia c) Upper Palaeolithic period

d) Mesolithic period

Answer: (d) Answer: (d)

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