General Studies Mock Test 15
🟥 General Studies Mock Test 15
🟥 QUESTIONS : 50
🟥 TIME : 75 MINS
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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.
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Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below.
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.
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below. (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
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below. List-I (Emperor) (a) Ashoka (b) Samudragupta (c) Chandragupta-II (d) Skandgupta List-II (Titles) 1. Parakramank 2. Priyadarsin 3. Kramaditya 4. Vikramaditya
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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 quadrilaterals was known in A.D. seventh century. Select the correct answer using the code given below
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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.
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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
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Which of the following is not included in Chardham?
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Where are the four monasteries established by Adi ‘Shankaracharya’ situated?
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Adi Shankar who later became Shankaracharya was born is
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Which one of the following statements is not true for Shankaracharya, Saint of the 8th century?
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he Chinese Pilgrim who visited India in the early 6th century was
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During Post Gupta Period, main business centre was
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15) Nalanda is located in
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The most ancient monastery in India is
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17) Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by
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Nalanda University was destroyed by
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Chinese writers mention India by the name of
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Chinese traveller I-Tsing was on the tour of Bihar in about
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The famous Travelogue ‘Si-Yu-Ki’ is linked with
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The Chinese traveller who visited Bhinmal was
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The major reason behind remembering Hiuen-Tsang is
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Chinese traveller Hiuen-Tsang studied at the University of
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The term ‘Kausheya’ has been used for
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During Hiuen Tsang tour in India most famous city for the production of cotton clothes was
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27) Hiuen-Tsang was contemporary of
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Which Chinese traveller visited India during Harshavardhana’s rules?
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In whose reign-period the Chinese Traveller Hiuen-Tsang visited India?
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30) Poet Bana was inhabitant of
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The Chalukyan ruler Pulakeshin’s victory over Harsha was in the year
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Among the following rulers who had defeated Harshavardhana?
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Emperor Harsha’s Southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by
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The place in U.P. where Harsh Vardhana organised the Buddha mega convention
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Harshavardhan organised two great religious conventions in
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Emperor Harsha had shifted his capital from Thaneshwar to
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37) The capital of Harsha’s empire was
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Who has written the ‘Harshacharita’?
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Information regarding time of Harsha is contained in the books of
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40) The capital of Maukharri was
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According to Puranas, the prime place of Chandravansh’s ruler was
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A Chalukya inscription is dated in the year 556 of the Saka era. It is equivalent to
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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
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Who among the following is called founder of Indian Atomism?
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Who among the following is not related to the Philosophy of Vedanta?
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By which of the following according to Advaita Vedanta, Mukti can be obtained?
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The Founder of Advait Philosophy is
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Which one of the following pairs does not form part of the six systems of Indian Philosophy?
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Which of the following schools of philosophy is of the opinion that Vedas contain the eternal truth?
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The theory of Karma is related with
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