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Q1. Which one of the following is not true about the Rummindei Pillar Inscription of Asoka?
- It is located at Lumbini a place Asoka had visited personally.
- It commemorates his visit to pay reverence to the Buddha Konakamana.
- Asoka made the village Lumbini free of the bali payments.
- He reduced its land revenue to one eighth.
Answer: B
Q2. Who visited the court of Bindusara as an envoy of the Syrian emperor?
- Claudias
- Deimachus
- Diodorus
- Dionysus
Answer: B
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
List-I List-II
(Missionaries deputed (Respective Areas)
by the third Buddhist
Council)
(a) Majjhantika (i) Kashmir and Gandhara
(b) Maharakshita (ii) Maharashtra
(c) Mahadhar marakshita (iii)Suvarnabhumi
(d) Sona and Uttara (iv) Yona
Codes
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(B) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Ans. (B)
The Mauryan army was comprised of :
(i) Infantry (ii) Cavalry
(iii) Chariots (iv) Elephants
Codes
(A) (i) and (ii) only
(B) (i) and (iii) only
(C) (i), (ii) and (iii) only
(D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Ans. (D)
- Which of the following Tamil poets were associated with Kanchi?
(i) Appar (ii) Paranar
(iii) Mamulanar (iv) Sundaramurti
Codes
(A) (i) and (ii) only (B) (i) and (iii) only
(C) (i) and (iv) only (D) (iii) and (iv) only
Ans. (C)
- Harishena, the author of Prayaga Prasasti held which of the following offices?
(i) Khadyatapakika
(ii) Kumaramatya
(iii) Mahadandanayaka
(iv) Sandhivigrahika
Codes
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (i) and (iii)
(C) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Ans. (D)
Q7. Which among the following is the biggest jaina image?
- Monolithic image of Gommata at Shravanabelagola
- Parsvanatha image of Gwalior
- Jaina image in the Udaygiri caves
- Parsvanatha image of Bhojapur
Answer: A
Q8. Which among the following temples has a Dravidian type of Sikhara?
- Ananta Vasudeva temple, Bhubanes-wara
- Kandariya Mahadeva temple, Khaju-raho.
- Lakshman Temple, Sirpur
- Teli ka Mandir, Gwalior
Answer: D
Q9. Which dynasty of South India claimed that its ancesters had ruled at Ayodhya?
- Chalukyas of Kalyani
- Cholas
- Pallavas
- Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta
Answer: A
Q10. Sri Jaya Indravarman Maharaj adhiraja of the Bhrigu family was the ruler of :
- Champa
- Java
- Kambuja
- Pagan on lrawadi
Answer: A
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