Q.➤ 1. Who is known as the Napoleon of India? [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009 Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2005 UPPCS (Pre) 1990]
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Chandragupta-II Vikramaditya
(C) Great Ashoka
(D) Samudragupta
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 2. Who among the following Gupta Kings had another name Devagupta? [UPPCS (Mains) 2007]
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Chandragupta-II
(C) Kumargupta
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 3. Gupta dynasty ruled during [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2003]
(A) 319-500 A.D.
(B) 319-324 A.D.
(C) 325-375 A.D.
(D) 566-597 A.D.
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 4. Who of the following rulers had performed four Ashwamedhas? [UPPCS (Mains) 2003, 2011]
(A) Pushyamitra Shunga
(B) Pravarasena-I
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Chandragupta-II
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 5. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of ‘Param Bhagavata’ was [UPPCS (Pre) 2009]
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Srigupta
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 6. The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following? [IAS (Pre) 2006]
(A) Mahapadma Nanda
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Ashoka
(D) Samudragupta
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 7. The Ashoka Pillar at Allahabad provides information about the reign of [UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2004]
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Chandragupta-I
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Samudragupta
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 8. Prayag Prashashti tells about the military campaign of [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Kumaragupta
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 9. An inscription by which of the following is found on the pillar containing Prayag Prasasti of Samudragupta? [UPRO/ARO (Pre) 2016]
(A) Jahangir
(B) Shahjahan
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Dara Shikoh
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 10. ‘Prithivyah Pratham Veer’ was the title of [UPPCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Rajendra-I
(C) Amoghavarsha
(D) Gautamiputra Shatkarni
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 11. The iron column, located in the courtyard of Delhi’s Quwwat-ul- Islam Mosque is a retention of [Orissa PSC (Pre) 2016]
(A) Ashok (B) Chandra
(C) Harsha (D) Anangpal
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 12. Which dynasty was distracted the most by the Hunas invasion? [UPPCS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Maurya
(B) Kushan
(C) Gupta
(D) Shunga
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 13. The Hunas invaded India during the reign of [UPPCS (Mains) 2006]
(A) Chandragupta-II
(B) Kumaragupta-I
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Budhagupta
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 14. Who among the following Gupta Rulers conquered Hunas? [UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2004]
(A) Chandragupta-II
(B) Kumaragupta-I
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Bhanugupta
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 15. From which inscription it is known that Skandagupta defeated Hunas? [UPRO/ARO (Pre) 2014]
(A) Bhitari Pillar Inscription
(B) Allahabad Pillar Inscription
(C) Mandsaur Inscription
(D) Udayagiri Inscription
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 16. There were different causes for the downfall of the Gupta Empire. Which one among the statements given below was not the cause? [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2012]
(A) Huna invasion
(B) Feudal set-up of administration
(C) Acceptance of Buddhism by
the later Guptas
(D) Arab invasion
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 17. Who is known as ‘Saka- conqueror’? [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2010]
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Kumargupta
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 18. Who was the first Gupta ruler to issue silver coins? [UP UDA/LDA (Spl)(Mains) 2010]
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Kumargupta
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 19. From the third century A.D. when the Huna invasion ended the Roman Empire, the Indian merchants relied more and more on the [IAS (Pre) 1999]
(A) African trade
(B) Western-European trade
(C) South-East Asian trade
(D) Middle-Eastern trade
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 20. Which one of the following ports handled the North Indian trade during the Gupta period?
[IAS (Pre) 1999]
(A) Tamralipti (B) Bhadoch
(C) Kalyan (D) Cambay
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 21. India maintained its early cultural contacts and trade links with South-East Asia across the Bay of Bengal. For this pre-eminence of the early maritime history of Bay of Bengal, which of the following could be the most convincing explanation/explanations? [IAS (Pre) 2011]
(A) As compared to other coun-
tries, India had a better ship-
building technology in ancient
and medieval times
(B) The rulers of Southern India
always patronised traders,
brahmin priests and Buddhist
monks in this context
(C) Monsoon winds across the
Bay of Bengal facilitated sea
voyages
(D) Both (A) and (B) are convinc-
ing explanation in this context
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 22. Centres located in Gujarat, Bengal, Deccan and Tamil Country during the Gupta period were associated with which of the following? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2010]
(A) Textile manufacture
(B) Gems and precious stones
(C) Handicrafts
(D) Opium cultivation
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 23. Which one of the following ports handled the North Indian trade during the Gupta Period? [UPPSC (RI) 2014]
(A) Bhadoch (B) Kalyan
(C) Cambay (D) Tamralipti
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 24. Who among the following is known for his Ayurvedic thematic composition during Gupta period? [UP Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2002 IAS (Pre) 1996]
(A) Saumilla (B) Shudraka
(C) Shunaka (D) Sushruta
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 25. Who among the following is not associated with medicine in ancient India? [IAS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Dhanvantri
(B) Bhaskaracharya
(C) Charaka
(D) Susruta
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 26. Who of the following among the Nine Gems of Chandragupta was associated with Astrology? [UP Lower Sub. (Spl)(Pre) 2008]
(A) Vararuchi (B) Sanku
(C) Kshapanak (D) Amar Singh
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 27. Kalidas was in the ruling period of [MPPCS (Pre) 1990]
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Ashoka
(C) Chandragupta-I
(D) Chandragupta-II
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 28. Which (among these) are Gupta’s gold coins? [UPPCS (Pre) 1992]
(A) Kaudi (B) Dinara
(C) Nishka (D) Pan
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 29. The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called [IAS (Pre) 1996 UP Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2002]
(A) Karshapana (B) Dinara
(C) Rupaka (D) Nisc
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 30. Who of the following was the first Gupta ruler to issue coins? [UPPCS (Mains) 2010 UPPCS (Pre) 2011]
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Ghatotkacha
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Srigupta
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 31. In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period women and Sudras speak [IAS (Pre) 1995]
(A) Sanskrit (B) Prakrit
(C) Pali (D) Sauraseni
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 32. The first inscriptional evidence of the Satipratha has been found from [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
(A) Eran (B) Junagarh
(C) Mandsaur (D) Sanchi
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 33. Who established Gupta Samvat? [MPPCS (Pre) 1991]
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Srigupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Ghatotkacha
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 34. The gradual decline of towns was an important feature of which period? [40th BPSC (Pre) 1995]
(A) Gupta period
(B) Pratihara era
(C) Rashtrakut
(D) Satavahana era
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 35. Which ruling dynasty donated maximum villages to temples and Brahmins? [39th BPSC (Pre) 1994]
(A) Gupta Dynasty
(B) Pala Dynasty
(C) Rashtrakut
(D) Pratihara
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 36. In ancient India, which dynasty’s rule is considered as the Golden Age? [UPPCS (Spl)(Pre) 2004]
(A) Mauryan (B) Shunga
(C) Gupta (D) Magadha
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 37. During which age did women enjoy equality with men? [UPPCS (Pre) 1994]
(A) Gupta age (B) Mauryan age
(C) Cholas (D) Vedic age
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 38. What was the land revenue rate in Gupta age? [42nd BPSC (Pre) 1997]
(A) Fourth part of the production
(B) Sixth part of the production
(C) Eighth part of the production
(D) Half part of the production
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 39. What is the land revenue rate in religious books? [Andhra Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2018 40th BPSC (Pre) 1995]
(A) 1/3 (B) 1/4
(C) 1/6 (D) 1/8
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 40. What is the valid tax according to Hindu law? [UPPCS (Pre) 1992]
(A) Half of the yields
(B) One-sixth of the yields
(C) One-third of the yields
(D) One-fourth of the yields
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 41. The Gupta Empire granted tax- free agrarian land to which of the following? [MPPCS (Pre) 2014]
(A) Military officials
(B) Civil officials
(C) Brahmins
(D) Courts scholars
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 42. Which type of land was called ‘Aprahat’? [60th to 62nd BPSC (Pre) 2016]
(A) Without cultivated forest land
(B) Irrigated land
(C) Dense forest land
(D) Cultivated land
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 43. In ancient India, the irrigation tax was called [UPPCS (Mains) 2009]
(A) Bidakabhagam
(B) Hiranya
(C) Udranga
(D) Uparnika
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 44. In 3rd A.D., Warangal was famous for [Telangana PSC (Pre) 2019 UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2001]
(A) Copper pots
(B) Gold Jewelleries
(C) Iron implements
(D) Elephant-teeth work
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 45. Tormad was from the racial group of [IAS (Pre) 1995]
(A) Sithian (B) Huna
(C) Yaochi (D) Saka
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 46. Who amongst the following had defeated Huna ruler Mihirakula? [UPPCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Budhagupta
(B) Yashodharman
(C) Shashanka
(D) Prabhakaravardhana
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 47. Chinese traveller ‘Sungyun’ was came in India in [60th to 62nd BPSC (Pre) 2016]
(A) 515 A.D. to 520 A.D.
(B) 525 A.D. to 529 A.D.
(C) 545 A.D. to 552 A.D.
(D) 592 A.D. to 597 A.D.
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 48. The ancient Indian play Mudra- rakshasa of Visakhadutt has its subject on [Kerala PSC (Pre) 2018 IAS (Pre) 2002]
(A) A conflict between Gods and
Demons of ancient Hindu lore
(B) A romantic story of an Aryan
prince and a tribal woman
(C) The story of the power struggle
between two Aryan tribes
(D) The court intrigues at the time
of Chandragupta Maurya
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 49. Read the following statements carefully 1. Gupta Emperors claimed divine rights for themselves 2. Their administration was highly centralised 3. They extended the tradition of land grants Answer on the basis of following code. [Tripura PSC (Pre) 2019 Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2008]
(A) 1, 2 and 3 are true
(B) 1 and 2 are true
(C) 1 and 3 are true
(D) 2 and 3 are true
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 50. The game of ‘Chess’ is said to have originated in [UP Lower Sub. (Spl)(Pre) 2004]
(A) China (B) Iran
(C) Indonesia (D) India
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 51. ‘Mrichchhakatika’ an ancient Indian book written by Shudraka deals with [IAS (Pre) 2003]
(A) The love affair of a rich
merchant with the daughter of
a courtesan
(B) The victory of Chandragupta II
over the Shaka Kshatrapas of
Western India
(C) The military expeditions and
exploits of Samudragupta
(D) The love affairs between a
Gupta King and a Princess of
Kamarupa
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 52. Whose contribution is there in ancient Sankhya Darshan? [MPPCS (Pre) 1997]
(A) Kapila (B) Gautam
(C) Nagarjuna (D) Charvak
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 53. The system of philosophy propounded by Kapila Muni is [UPPCS (Pre) 1998]
(A) Purva Mimansa
(B) Sankhya Philosophy
(C) Nyaya Philosophy
(D) Uttar Mimansa
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 54. ‘Sankhya’ Philosophy is propoun- ded by [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
(A) Gautam (B) Jaimini
(C) Kapila (D) Patanjali
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 55. With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consider the following statements regarding Samkhya School. 1. Samkhya does not accept the theory of rebirth or transmigration of the soul. 2. Samkhya holds that it is the self-knowledge that leads to liberation and not any exterior influence or agent. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 56. Who propagated ‘Yoga Darshan’? [UPPCS (Pre) 1997, 2007 UP Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2002, 2003]
(A) Patanjali
(B) Gautam
(C) Jaimini
(D) Shankaracharya
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 57. The inventor of Yoga was [Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Pre) 2007]
(A) Aryabhatta (B) Charaka
(C) Patanjali (D) Ramdeva
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 58. Which one of the following is not part of ‘Ashtangayoga’? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2015]
(A) Anusmriti (B) Pratyahara
(C) Dhyana (D) Dharana
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 59. The writer of Mahabhashya ‘Patanjali’ was contemporary of [UPPCS (Pre) 2011]
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Ashoka
(C) Pushyamitra Shunga
(D) Chandragupta I
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 60. The founder of school of Navya- Nyaya was [UPPCS (Pre) 1995]
(A) Raghunath Shiromani
(B) Gangesh
(C) Sridhara
(D) Udayana
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 61. ‘Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by borrowing, for once cremated, there is no return.’ This rejection of afterlife is an aphorism of the [IAS (Pre) 1994]
(A) Kapalika Sects
(B) Sunyavada of Nagarjuna
(C) Ajivikas
(D) Charvakas
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 62. The Nyaya Philosophical system was propagated by [UPPCS (Pre) 2005 UPPCS (Mains) 2005]
(A) Charvaka (B) Gautama
(C) Kapila (D) Jaimini
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 63. Author of ‘Nyaya Darshan’ was [UPPCS (Mains) 2005]
(A) Gautama (B) Kapila
(C) Kanad (D) Jaimini
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 64. The founder of Nyaya Philosophy was [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Kapil (B) Kanad
(C) Gautam (D) Jaimini
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 65. Mimansa was initiated by [Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Pre) 2007]
(A) Kanad (B) Vasistha
(C) Vishwamitra (D) Jaimini
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 66. The theory of Karma is related with [UPPCS (Pre) 1997]
(A) Nyaya (B) Mimansa
(C) Vedanta (D) Vaisheshika
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 67. Which of the following schools of philosophy is of the opinion that Vedas contain the eternal truth? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Sakhya (B) Vaisheshika
(C) Mimansa (D) Nyaya
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 68. Which one of the following pairs does not form part of the six systems of Indian Philosophy? [IAS (Pre) 2014]
(A) Mimansa and Vedanta
(B) Nyaya and Vaisheshika
(C) Lokayata and Kapalika
(D) Sankhya and Yoga
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 69. The Founder of Advait Philosophy is [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2014]
(A) Sankaracharya
(B) Ramanujacharya
(C) Madhvacharya
(D) Mahatma Buddha
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 70. By which of the following according to Advaita Vedanta, Mukti can be obtained? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2015]
(A) Gyana
(B) Karma
(C) Bhakti
(D) Yoga
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 71. Who among the following is not related to the Philosophy of Vedanta? [MPPCS (Pre) 2014]
(A) Shankaracharya
(B) Abhinav Gupta
(C) Ramanuja
(D) Madhava
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 72. Who among the following is called founder of Indian Atomism? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Maharshi Kapil
(B) Maharshi Gautam
(C) Maharshi Kanad
(D) Maharshi Patanjali
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 73. The Badami rock inscription of Pulakesin I is dated in the Saka year 465. If the same were to be dated in Vikrama Samvat, the year would be [IAS (Pre) 1997]
(A) 601 (B) 300
(C) 330 (D) 407
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 74. A Chalukya inscription is dated in the year 556 of the Saka era. It is equivalent to [Kerala PSC (Pre) 2018 UPPCS (Mains) 2002]
(A) 478 A.D.
(B) 499 A.D.
(C) 613 A.D.
(D) 634 A.D.
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 75. According to Puranas, the prime place of Chandravansh’s ruler was [Telangana PSC (Pre) 2019 UPPCS (Pre) 2009]
(A) Kashi
(B) Ayodhya
(C) Pratishthanpur
(D) Shravasti
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 76. The capital of Maukharri was [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2011]
(A) Thaneshwar (B) Kannauj
(C) Purushpur (D) None of these
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 77. Information regarding time of Harsha is contained in the books of [UPPCS (Pre) 1995]
(A) Harisena (B) Kalhan
(C) Kalidasa (D) None of these
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 78. Who has written the ‘Harshacharita’? [47th BPSC (Pre) 2005]
(A) Aryabhatta (B) Banabhatta
(C) Vishnugupta (D) Parimalgupta
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 79. The capital of Harsha’s empire was [UPPCS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Kannauj (B) Pataliputra
(C) Prayag (D) Thaneshwar
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 80. Emperor Harsha had shifted his capital from Thaneshwar to [UPPCS (Pre) 1992]
(A) Prayag (B) Delhi
(C) Kannauj (D) Rajgriha
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 81. Harshavardhan organised two great religious conventions in [Mizoram PSC (Pre) 2016]
(A) Kannauj and Prayag
(B) Prayag and Thaneshwar
(C) Thaneshwar and Vallabhi
(D) Vallabhi and Prayag
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 82. The place in U.P. where Harsh Vardhana organised the Buddha mega convention [U P Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]
(A) Kashi (B) Prayag
(C) Ayodhya (D) Sarnath
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 83. Emperor Harsha’s Southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by [IAS (Pre) 2003]
(A) Pulakeshin-I
(B) Pulakeshin-II
(C) Vikramaditya-I
(D) Vikramaditya-II
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 84. Among the following rulers who had defeated Harshavardhana? [UPPCS (Mains) 2016]
(A) Kirtivarman II
(B) Vikramaditya II
(C) Pulakeshin-I
(D) Pulakeshin-II
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 85. The Chalukyan ruler Pulakeshin’s victory over Harsha was in the year [Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) 612 A.D. (B) 618 A.D.
(C) 622 A.D. (D) 634 A.D.
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 86. Poet Bana was inhabitant of [41st BPSC (Pre) 1996]
(A) Pataliputra (B) Thaneshwar
(C) Bhojpur (D) None of these
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 87. In whose reign-period the Chinese Traveller Hiuen-Tsang visited India? [UPPCS (Mains) 2012]
(A) Chandragupta-II
(B) Harsh
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Chandragupta-I
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 88. Which Chinese traveller visited India during Harshavardhana’s rules? [56th to 59th BPSC (Pre) 2015]
(A) Fa-Hien (B) Hiuen-Tsang
(C) I-Tsing (D) Taranath
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 89. Hiuen-Tsang was contemporary of [UPPCS (Pre) 2007]
(A) Taai-Sunga (B) Tung-Kuaan
(C) Ku-Yen-Vu (D) None of these
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 90. During Hiuen Tsang tour in India most famous city for the production of cotton clothes was [41st BPSC (Pre) 1996]
(A) Varanasi (B) Mathura
(C) Pataliputra (D) Kanchi
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 91. The term ‘Kausheya’ has been used for [UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2008]
(A) Cotton (B) Flax
(C) Silk (D) Wool
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 92. Chinese traveller Hiuen-Tsang studied at the University of [UPPCS (Pre) 1995 46th BPSC (Pre) 2003]
(A) Taxila (B) Vikramshila
(C) Magadh (D) Nalanda
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 93. The major reason behind remembering Hiuen-Tsang is [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1992]
(A) Respect for Harsha
(B) Study in Nalanda
(C) Trust in Buddhas
(D) Composition of Sei-Yu-Kei
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 94. The Chinese traveller who visited Bhinmal was [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2007]
(A) Fahien (B) Sangyun
(C) Hieun-Tsang (D) I-Tsing
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 95. The famous Travelogue ‘Si-Yu-Ki’ is linked with [UPPCS (Mains) 2016]
(A) Fahien (B) Al Biruni
(C) Megasthenes (D) Hiuen-Tsang
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 96. Chinese traveller I-Tsing was on the tour of Bihar in about [40th BPSC (Pre) 1995]
(A) 405 A.D. (B) 635 A.D.
(C) 637 A.D. (D) 672 A.D.
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 97. Chinese writers mention India by the name of [UPPCS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Fo-Kwo-Ki (B) Yin-Tu
(C) Si-Yu-Ki (D) Sikia-Pono
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 98. Nalanda University was destroyed by [43rd BPSC (Pre) 1999]
(A) Muslims (B) Kushans
(C) Sythians (D) Mughals
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 99. Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by [60th to 62nd BPSC (Pre) 2016]
(A) Bakhtiyar Khalji
(B) Qutubddin Aibak
(C) Muhammad Bin Tuglaq
(D) Alauddin Khalji
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 100. The most ancient monastery in India is [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1992]
(A) Nalanda (B) Udantpuri
(C) Vikramshila (D) Bhaja
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 101. Nalanda is located in [MPPCS (Spl) (Pre) 2003]
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Bihar
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 102. During Post Gupta Period, main business centre was [Andhra Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2018 RAS/RTS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Kannauj (B) Ujjain
(C) Dhar (D) Devgiri
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 103. The Chinese Pilgrim who visited India in the early 6th century was [Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Ywan Chwang
(B) Fahien
(C) Sung Yun
(D) I-Tsing
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 104. Which one of the following statements is not true for Shankaracharya, Saint of the 8th century? [UPPCS (Pre) 2005]
(A) He established four religious
centres in different parts of
India
(B) He countered the spread of
Buddhism and Jainism
(C) He named Prayag as Teerthraj
(D) He propagated Vedanta
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 105. Adi Shankar who later became Shankaracharya was born is [Andhra Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2017 UPPCS (Pre) 1999]
(A) Kashmir
(B) Kerala
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) West Bengal
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 106. Where are the four monasteries established by Adi ‘Shankaracharya’ situated? [Punjab PSC (Pre) 2019 UPPCS (Pre) 2006]
(A) Sringeri, Dwarka, Joshimath,
Prayag
(B) Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag,
Kanchi
(C) Joshimath, Dwarka, Puri,
Sringeri
(D) Puri, Sringeri, Dwarka,
Varanasi
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 107. Which of the following is not included in Chardham? [MPPCS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Puri
(B) Dwarka
(C) Mansarovar
(D) Rameshwaram
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 108. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [UPPCS (Pre) 1997]
(A) Ravi Kirti - Pulakeshin II
(B) Bhavabhuti - Yasovarman of
Kannauj
(C) Harisena - Harsha
(D) Dandi - Narasimha Varman
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 109. With reference to the guilds (Shreni) of ancient India that played a very important role in the country’s economy which of the following statement is/are correct? 1. Every guild was registered with the central authority of the state and the King was the chief administrative authority on them. 2. The wages, rules of work, standard and prices were fixed by the guild. 3. The guild had judicial powers over its members. Select the correct answer using the code given below. [IAS (Pre) 2012]
(A) Only 1 and 2 (B) Only 3
(C) Only 2 and 3 (D) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 110. With reference to the scientific progress of ancient India, which of the statements given below are correct? 1. Different kinds of specialised surgical instruments were in common use by A.D. first century. 2. Transplant of internal organs in the human body had begun by the beginning of A.D. third century. 3. The concept of the sine of an angle was known in A.D. fifth century. 4. The concept of cyclic quadri- laterals was known in A.D. seventh century. Select the correct answer using the code given below. [IAS (Pre) 2012]
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 3 and 4
(C) 1, 3 and 4 (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 111. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below. [UPPCS (Re. Exam) (Pre) 2015]
List-I (Emperor)
(a) Ashoka
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta-II
(d) Skandgupta
List-II (Titles)
1. Parakramank
2. Priyadarsin
3. Kramaditya
4. Vikramaditya
Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 4 3 2 1
Correct Answer (C)
Q.➤ 112. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below. [IAS (Pre) 1995]
List-I (Eras)
(a) Vikrama era (b) Saka era
(c) Gupta era (d) Kali era
List-II (Reckoned from)
1. 3102 B.C. 2. 320 A.D.
3. 78 A.D. 4. 58 B.C.
5. 248 A.D.
Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 5 1
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 4 5 2 3
(D) 4 3 2 1
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 113. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below. [UPPCS (Pre) 2011]
1. Vikram Samvat began in 58 B.C.
2. Saka Samvat began in 78 A.D.
3. Gupta era began in 319 A.D.
4. The era of Muslim rule in India
began in 1192 A.D.
Code
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3 (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 114. The Chinese traveller Yuan Chwang (Hiuen Tsang), who visited India recorded the general conditions and culture of India at that time. In this context, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The roads and river-routes were completely immune from robbery. 2. As regards punishment for offences ordeals by fire, water and poison were the instruments for determining the innocence or guilt of a person. 3. The tradesmen had to pay duties at ferries and barrier stations. Select the correct answer using the codes given below. [IAS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Only 1 (B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 3 (D) All of these
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 115. Assertion (A): The main feature of the agrarian structure in the Pre- Gupta period was the development of feudalism. Reason (R): Land owner middle class and a dependent peasant class came into existence in this period. Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 2004]
Code
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation
of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true,
but (R) is not the correct
explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Correct Answer (A)
Q.➤ 116. With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential element/elements of the feudal system? [IAS (Pre) 2015]
1. A very strong centralised
political authority and a
very weak provincial or local
political authority.
2. Emergence of administrative
structure based on control and
possession of land.
3. Creation of lord-vassal
relationship between the
feudal lord and his overlord.
Code
(A) Only 1 and 2 (B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 3 (D) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 117. Consider the following statements. 1. The Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien attended the fourth Great Buddhist Council held by Kanishka. 2. The Chinese pilgrim Hiuen- Tsang met Harsha and found him to be antagonistic to Buddhism. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS (Pre) 2004]
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer (D)
Q.➤ 118. Match List-I with List-II and choose the answer according to the code. [UPPCS (Pre) 2003]
List-I (Courtier poet)
(a) Amir Khusro (b) Kalidas
(c) Harisena (d) Banabhatta
List-II (King)
1. Chandragupta II
2. Samudragupta
3. Harshvardhan
4. Alauddin Khalji
Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 2 4 1 3
Correct Answer (B)
Q.➤ 119. Match the following and select the correct answer from the code given below. [MPPCS (Pre) 2008]
List-I
(a) Bhoj
(b) Durgawati
(c) Samudragupta
(d) Ashok
List-II
1. Ujjain 2. Vidisha
3. Dhar 4. Gondwana
Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 3 4 2 1
Correct Answer (D)