General Studies Mock Test 16

🟥 General Studies Mock Test 16

🟥 QUESTIONS : 50

🟥 TIME : 75 MINS

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1) Mimansa was initiated by

A) Kanad

B) Vasistha

C) Vishwamitra

D) Jaimini

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2) Author of ‘Nyaya Darshan’ was

A) Gautama

B) Kapila

C) Kanad

D) Jaimini

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3)

The Nyaya Philosophical system
was propagated by

A) Charvaka

B) Gautama

C) Kapila

D) Jaimini

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4)

‘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

A) Kapalika Sects

B) Sunyavada of Nagarjuna

C) Ajivikas

D) Charvakas

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5) The founder of school of NavyaNyaya was

A) Raghunath Shiroman

B) Gangesh

C) Sridhara

D) Udayana

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6)

The writer of Mahabhashya
‘Patanjali’ was contemporary of

A) Chandragupta Maurya

B) Ashoka

C) Pushyamitra Shunga

D) Chandragupta I

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7)

Which one of the following is not
part of ‘Ashtangayoga’?

A) Anusmriti

B) Pratyahara

C) Dhyana

D) Dharana

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8) The inventor of Yoga was

A) Aryabhatta

B) Charaka

C) Patanjali

D) Ramdeva

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9) Who propagated ‘Yoga Darshan’?

A) Patanjali

B) Gautam

C) Jaimini

D) Shankaracharya

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10)

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?

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

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11) ‘Sankhya’ Philosophy is propounded by

A) Gautam

B) Jaimini

C) Kapila

D) Patanjali

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12)

The system of philosophy
propounded by Kapila Muni is

A) Purva Mimansa

B) Sankhya Philosophy

C) Nyaya Philosophy

D) Uttar Mimansa

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13)

Whose contribution is there in
ancient Sankhya Darshan?

A) Kapila

B) Gautam

C) Nagarjuna

D) Charvak

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14)

‘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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15)

The game of ‘Chess’ is said to have
originated in

A) China

B) Iran

C) Indonesia

D) India

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16)

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.

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

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17)

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 tribes

D) The court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta Maurya

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18)

Chinese traveller ‘Sungyun’ was
came in India in

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.

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19)

Who amongst the following had
defeated Huna ruler Mihirakula?

A) Budhagupta

B) Yashodharman

C) Shashanka

D) Prabhakaravardhana

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20)

Tormad was from the racial group
of

A) Sithian

B) Huna

C) Yaochi

D) Saka

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21)

In 3rd A.D., Warangal was famous
for

A) Copper pots

B) Gold Jewelleries

C) Iron implements

D) Elephant-teeth work

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22)

In ancient India, the irrigation tax
was called

A) Bidakabhagam

B) Hiranya

C) Udranga

D) Uparnika

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23)

Which type of land was called
‘Aprahat’?

A) Without cultivated forest land

B) Irrigated land

C) Dense forest land

D) Cultivated land

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24)

The Gupta Empire granted taxfree agrarian land to which of the
following?

A) Military officials

B) Civil officials

C) Brahmins

D) Courts scholars

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25)

What is the valid tax according to
Hindu law?

A) Half of the yields

B) One-sixth of the yields

C) One-third of the yields

D) One-fourth of the yields

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26)

What is the land revenue rate in
religious books?

A) 1/3

B) 1/4

C) 1/6

D) 1/8

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27)

What was the land revenue rate in
Gupta age?

A) Fourth part of the production

B) Sixth part of the production

C) Eighth part of the production

D) Half part of the production

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28)

During which age did women enjoy
equality with men?

A) Gupta age

B) Mauryan age

C) Cholas

D) Vedic age

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29)

In ancient India, which dynasty’s
rule is considered as the Golden
Age?

A) Mauryan

B) Shunga

C) Gupta

D) Magadha

30 / 50

30)

Which ruling dynasty donated
maximum villages to temples and
Brahmins?

A) Gupta Dynasty

B) Pala Dynasty

C) Rashtrakut

D) Pratihara

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31)

The gradual decline of towns was
an important feature of which
period?

A) Gupta period

B) Pratihara era

C) Rashtrakut

D) Satavahana era

32 / 50

32) Who established Gupta Samvat?

A) Chandragupta-I

B) Srigupta

C) Chandragupta-II

D) Ghatotkacha

33 / 50

33)

The first inscriptional evidence
of the Satipratha has been found
from

A) Eran

B) Junagarh

C) Mandsaur

D) Sanchi

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34)

In Sanskrit plays written during the
Gupta period women and Sudras
speak

A) Sanskrit

B) Prakrit

C) Pali

D) Sauraseni

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35)

Who of the following was the first
Gupta ruler to issue coins?

A) Chandragupta-I

B) Ghatotkacha

C) Samudragupta

D) Srigupta

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36)

The silver coins issued by the
Guptas were called

A) Karshapana

B) Dinara

C) Rupaka

D) Nisc

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37)

Which (among these) are Gupta’s
gold coins?

A) Kaudi

B) Dinara

C) Nishka

D) Pan

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38) Kalidas was in the ruling period of

A) Samudragupta

B) Ashoka

C) Chandragupta-I

D) Chandragupta-II

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39)

Who of the following among the
Nine Gems of Chandragupta was
associated with Astrology?

A) Vararuchi

B) Sanku

C) Kshapanak

D) Amar Singh

40 / 50

40)

Who among the following is not
associated with medicine in ancient
India?

A) Dhanvantri

B) Bhaskaracharya

C) Charaka

D) Susruta

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41)

Who among the following is
known for his Ayurvedic thematic
composition during Gupta period?

A) Saumilla

B) Shudraka

C) Shunaka

D) Sushruta

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42)

Which one of the following ports
handled the North Indian trade
during the Gupta Period?

A) Bhadoch

B) Kalyan

C) Cambay

D) Tamralipti

43 / 50

43)

Centres located in Gujarat, Bengal,
Deccan and Tamil Country during
the Gupta period were associated
with which of the following?

A) Textile manufacture

B) Gems and precious stones

C) Handicrafts

D) Opium cultivation

44 / 50

44)

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?

A) As compared to other countries, India had a better shipbuilding 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 convincing explanation in this context

45 / 50

45)

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

A) Tamralipti

B) Bhadoch

C) Kalyan

D) Cambay

46 / 50

46)

From the third century A.D.
when the Huna invasion ended
the Roman Empire, the Indian
merchants relied more and more
on the

A) African trade

B) Western-European trade

C) South-East Asian trade

D) Middle-Eastern trade

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47)

Who was the first Gupta ruler to
issue silver coins?

A) Chandragupta-I

B) Samudragupta

C) Chandragupta-II

D) Kumargupta

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48) Who is known as ‘Sakaconqueror’?

A) Chandragupta-I

B) Samudragupta

C) Chandragupta-II

D) Kumargupta

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49)

There were different causes for the
downfall of the Gupta Empire.
Which one among the statements
given below was not the cause?

A) Huna invasion

B) Feudal set-up of administration

C) Acceptance of Buddhism by the later Guptas

D) Arab invasion

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50)

From which inscription it is known
that Skandagupta defeated Hunas?

A) Bhitari Pillar Inscription

B) Allahabad Pillar Inscription

C) Mandsaur Inscription

D) Udayagiri Inscription

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