ANCIENT HISTORY MOCK TEST 2

🟥 ANCIENT HISTORY

🟥 QUESTIONS : 20

🟥 TIME : 20 MINS

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1) There are only two known examples of cave paintings of the Gupta period in ancient India. One of these is paintings of Ajanta caves. Where is the other surviving example of Gupta paintings?

A) Bagh caves

B) Ellora caves

C) Lomas Rishi cave

D) Nasik caves

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2) Anekantavada is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following?

A) Buddhism

B) Jainism

C) Sikkhism

D) Vaishnavism

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3) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I (Famous temple) List-II (State)

A. Vidyashankara temple. 1. Andhra Pradesh

B. Rajarani temple 2. Karnataka

C. Kandariya Mahadeo 3. Madhya Pradesh temple

D. Bhimesvara temple. 4. Orissa

A) A – 2; B – 4; C – 3; D – 1

B) A – 2; B – 3; C – 4; D – 1

C) A – 1; B – 4; C – 3; D – 2

D) A – 1; B – 3; C – 4; D – 2

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4) What does Baudhayan theorem (Baudhayan Sulva Sutras) relate to?

A) Lengths of sides of a right angled triangle

B) Calculation of the value of pi

C) Logarithmic calculations

D) Normal distribution curve

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5) The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following?

A) Mahapadma Nanda

B) Chandragupta Maurya

C) Ashoka

D) Samudragupta

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6) Consider the following statements:

1. The Ikshvaku rulers of Southern India were antagonistic towards Buddhism.

2. The Pala rulers of Eastern India were patrons of Buddhism.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/ are correct?

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

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7) With reference to the invaders in ancient India, which one of the following is the correct chronological order?

A) Greeks-Sakas-Kushanas

B) Greeks- Kushanas-Sakas

C) Sakas-Greeks- Kushanas

D) Sakas-Kushanas-Greeks

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8) Between which of the following was the ancient town of Takshasila located?

A) Indus and Jhelum

B) Jhelum and Chenab

C) Chenab and Ravi

D) Ravi and Beas

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9) Who among the following laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire?

A) Amostghavarsha I

B) Dantidurga

C) Dhruva

D) Krishna I

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10) Who among the following was not a contemporary of the other there?

A) Bimbsara

B) Gautama Buddha

C) Milinda

D) Prasenjit

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11) Consider the following princely States of the British rule in India:

1. Jhansi

2. Sambalpur

3. Satara

The correct chronological order in which they were annexed by the British is:

A) 1, 2, 3

B) 1, 3, 2

C) 3, 2, 1

D) 3, 1, 2

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12) Which one of the following sequences indicates the correct chronological order?

A) Shankaracharya–Ramanuja–Chaitanya

B) Ramanuja–Shankaracharya–Chaitanya

C) Ramanuja–Chaitanya–Shankaracharya

D) Shankaracharya–Chaitanya–Ramanuja

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13) Which one of the following four Vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells?

A) Rigveda

B) Yajurveda

C) Atharvaveda

D) Samaveda

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14) With reference to ancient Jainism, which one of the following statements is correct?

A) Jainism was spread in South India under the leadership of Sthalabahu

B) The Jainas who remained under the leadership of Bhadrabahu were called Shvetambaras after the council held at Pataliputra.

C) Jainism enjoyed the patronage of the Kalinga king Kharaavela in the first century BC.

D) In the initial stage of Jainism, the Jainas worshipped images unlike the Buddhist.

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15) 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?

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

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16) Consider the following statements:

1. The last Mauryan ruler, Brihadratha was assassinated by his commander-in-chief, Pushyamitra Sunga.

2. The last Sunga king, Devabhuti was assassinated by his Brahmana Minister Vasudeva Kanva who usurped the throne.

3. The last ruler of the Kanva dynasty was deposed by the Andhras.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

A) 1 and 2

B) Only 2

C) Only 3

D) 1, 2 and 3

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17) Consider the following statements:

1. Vardhaman Mahavira's mother was the daughter of Lichchhavi chief Chetaka

2. Gautama Buddha's mother was a princess from the Koshalan dynasty

3. Parshvanatha, the twenty-third Tirthankara, belonged to Benaras

Which of these statements is/are correct?

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) 2 and 3

D) 1, 2 and 3

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18) Mrichchhakatika' an ancient Indian book written by Shudraka deals with:

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

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19) Consider the following statements:

1. The Cholas defeated Pandya and Chera rulers and established their domination over peninsular India in the early medieval times.

2. The Cholas sent an expedition against Sailendra empire of South-East Asia and conquered some of the areas.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

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20) Emperor Harsha's southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by:

A) Pulakesin-I

B) Pulakesin-II

C) Vikramaditya-I

D) Vikramaditya-II

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