ANCIENT HISTORY MOCK TEST 3

🟥 QUESTIONS : 20

🟥 TIME : 20 MINS

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1) The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt has its subject on:

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 .

D) the court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta

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2) In ancient Indian Buddhist monasteries, a ceremony called Pavarana used to be held. It was the:

A) occasion to elect the Sanghparinayaka and two speakers one on Dhamma and the other on Vinaya

B) confession by monks of their offences committed during their stay in the monasteries during the rainy season

C) ceremony of initiation of new person into the Buddhist Sangha in which the head is shaved and when yellow robes are offered

D) gathering of Buddhist monks on the next day to the full-moon day of Ashadha when they take up a fixed abode for the next four months of the rainy season

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3) Which one of the following statements is not correct?

A) The statue of Gomateshwara at Shravana Belagola represents the last Tirthankara of Jains.

B) India's largest Buddhist monastery is in Arunachal Pradesh.

C) Khajuraho temples were built under Chandela kings.

D) Hoysaleswara temple is dedicated to Siva.

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4) Match List-I (Ancient site) with List-II (Archaeological finding) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I List-II

(Ancient site) (Archaeological finding)

A. Lothal. 1. Ploughed field

B. Kalibangan. 2. Dockyard

C. Dholavira. 3. Terrcotta replica of a plough

D. Banawali 4. An inscription comprising ten large sized signs of the Harappan script

A) A – 1; B – 2; C – 3; D – 4

B) A – 2; B – 1; C – 4; D – 3

C) A – 1; B – 2; C – 4; D – 3

D) A – 2; B – 1; C – 3; D – 4

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5) Which one of the following animals was not represented seals and terracotta art of the Harappan culture?

A) Cow

B) Elephant

C) Rhinoceros

D) Tiger

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6) Who among the following presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir ?

A) Parsva

B) Nagarjuna

C) Sudraka

D) Vasumitra

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7) Which one of the Chola kings conquered Ceylon?

A) Aditya-I

B) Rajaraja-I

C) Rajendra

D) Vijayalaya

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8) Assertion (A): Harshavardhana convened the Prayag Assembly .

Reason (R): He wanted to popularize only the Mahayana form of Buddhism.

A) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A

B) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

C) A is true but R is false

D) A is false but R is true

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9) In which one of the following cities is the Lingaraja Temple located?

A) Bhubaneswar

B) Bijapur

C) Kolkata

D) Shravananbelagola

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10) Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

A) The Harappan civilization – Painted Greyware

B) The Kushans – Gandhra School of Art

C) The Mughals – Ajanta Paintings

D) The Marathas – Pahari School of Painting

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11) Hoysala monuments are found in:

A) Hampi and Hosper

B) Halebid and Belur

C) Mysore and Bangalore

D) Sringeri and Dharwar

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12) Which one of the following dynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander's invasion?

A) Nanda

B) Maurya

C) Sunga

D) Kanva

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13) The practice of military governorship was first introduced in India by the:

A) Greeks

B) Shakas

C) Parthians

D) Mughals

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14) Assertion (A): Ashoka annexed Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire.

Reason (R): Kalinga controlled the land and sea routes to South India.

A) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A

B) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

C) A is true but R is false

D) A is false but R is true

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15) Assertion (A): The origin of feudal system in ancient India can be traced to military campaigns.

Reason (R): There was considerable expansion of the feudal system during the Gupta period.

A) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A

B) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

C) A is true but R is false

D) A is false but R is true

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16) Assertion (A): The emphasis of Jainism on non-violence (ahimsa) prevented agriculturalists from embracing Jainism.

Reason (R): Cultivation involved killing of insects and pests.

A) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A

B) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

C) A is true but R is false

D) A is false but R is true

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17) Assertion (A): The Aham and Puram poems of the Padinen Kilukanakku group formed a continuation of the Sangam composition.

Reason (R): They were included under the post-Sangam works as against the Sangam works proper.

A) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A

B) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

C) A is true but R is false

D) A is false but R is true

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18) Which one of the following ports handled the North Indian trade during the Gupta period?

A) Tamralipti

B) Broach

C) Kalyan

D) Cambray

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19) The term 'Aryan' denotes:

A) an ethnic group

B) a nomadic people

C) a speech group

D) a superior race

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20) The Indo-Laws Kingdom set up in north Afghanistan in the beginning of the second century B.C. was:

A) Bacteria

B) Scythia

C) Zedrasia

D) Aria

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