HISTORY { ANCIENT INDIA }

51. Brahmanas are books that deal with

a) the Bhakti theory 

b) ritualism 

c) yoga

d) meditation

52. The First permanent home of the Aryans in India was:

a) Baluchistan

b) Sindh

c) Uttar Pradesh 

d) Punjab

53. Which of the following is not considered on Indo-Aryan language?

a) Avesta 

b) English

c) Arabic

d) Persian

54. The oldest among the spoken literary languages of south India is ?

a) Tamil 

b) Telugu

c) Kankoni

d) Malyalam

55. The oldest kingdom of South India was:

a) Chola 

b) Chera

c) Pandya

d) None of these 

56. The word "Sangam" in the early history of South India denotes:

a) Academy of learned men 

b) Assembly of poets 

c) Collection of scholarly works 

d) Scholarly debates

57. During the Sangam Age, Madurai was the Capital of the:

a) Cholas

b) Pandays

c) Cheras 

d) Pallavas

58. Which of the following was not a ruling dynasty of the Sangam Age:

a) Pandya 

b) Chera

c) Chola

d) Pallava

59. The greatest Chola king of the Sangam Age was:

a) Vijayalaya

b) Karikala

c) Nedunjehiyan

d) Nediyon

60. Match list I with list II and select the correct answer form given codes:

       List I                        List II 

     (Kingdom)                (Capitals)

A. Cholas                       1. Tanjavur

B. Cheras                       2. Uraiyur

C. Pandyas                    3. Vanji

D. Pallavas                    4. Madurai

Codes:   A     B     C     D    
a)            1     2      3     4     
b)            2     3      4     1     
c)            3     2      4     1     
d)            2     3      1     4     

61. The Chola Capital Uraiyur during the Sangam Age was famous for:

a) Snake skins 

b) Leather goods

c) Wood and ivory works

d) Pearls and fine muslin

62. The Chola age was most famous for

a) village assemblies

b) war with the Rashatrakutas 

c) trade with Ceylon

d) advancement of Tamil culture

63. The Indian bird or animal most widely exported to the Roman world was: 

a) Monkeys 

b) Peacocks

c) Tiger

d) Deer

64. The Chief centre or meeting point of the Indo Roman Trade was:

a) Arikamedu

b) Alexandria

c) Madurai

d) Maziris

65. The most famous god of the Tamils during the Sangam age was:

a) Indra

b) Murugam

c) Tirumal

d) Varuna

66. The earliest Tamil  grammar is known as:

a) Tolkappiyam

b) Silappadikaram

c) Manimekalai

d) Agattiyam

67. Buddha preached his first sermon at 

a) Lumbini 

b) Sarnath 

c) Sanchi

d) Gaya

68. Tripitakas are the sacred books of the

a) Jains

b) Hindus

c) Muslims

d) Buddhists

69. Budda's preachings were mainly related to:

a) belief in one God

b) practice of rituals

c) purity of thought and conduct

d) Idol worship 

70. In the 6th centuary B.C Buddhism was a revolt against:

a) Hinduism

b) Brahminical supremacy 

c) The Vedus and Upanishads

d) Wide spread violence

71. According to the Budda, we can rid ourselves of life's sorrows only by

a) practising sevare penance 

b) following rituals

c) eliminating all desires

d) going on pilgrimages

72. The first Tirthankars of Jain was:

a) Rishabhanath 

b) Parshavanath

c) Arishtonemi

d) Mahavira

73. Mahavira was born in village Kundagrama in district Muzzaffarpur, Bihar in a Kshatriya family in:

a) 600 B.C

b) 599 B.C

c) 580 B.C

d) 570 B.C

74. Mahavira attained Kaivalya at Pavapuri near Patna in

a) 530 B.C

b) 528 B.C

c) 527 B.C

d) 525 B.C

75. Gautam Budda was born in 

a) 563 B.C

b) 570 B.C

c) 573 B.C

d) 583 B.C

ANSWERS 

51 b), 52 d), 53 c), 54 a), 55 b), 56 c), 57 a), 58 a), 59 b), 60 b), 61 d), 62 a), 63 b), 64 b), 65 b), 66 a), 67 b), 68 d), 69 c), 70 b), 71 c), 72 a), 73 b), 74 c), 75 a)

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