Ancient India: practice set 2

Consider the following statements:

I. Pali texts contain the first definite references to coins, e.g., kahapana, nikkha, kamsa, and kakanika.

II. The literary evidence from Pali texts is corroborated by archaeological evidence of punch-marked coins from many sites, most of them made of silver.

The above statements have been associated with which of the following?

1. 1.Emergence of urban life
2. 2.Transition to money economy

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Consider the following statements about the archaeological findings in Harappan towns:

I. There is wide occurrence of spindle-whorls in the houses but absence of spinning wheels.

II. Weights and measurement scales, complete with graduations have been discovered.

III. There are houses built in large part with baked bricks, around relatively spacious courtyards, with their own wells, bathing platforms, and large rooms.

Which of the following inferences can be drawn from the above statements?

1. 1.Statement I suggests that spinning was a laborious activity done at home.
2. 2.Statement II suggests the extent of the scientific knowledge that the Harappans possessed.
3. 3.Statement III suggests the emergence of a common property system.

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Which of the following pairs of ancient and modern names of rivers is/are correctly matched?

1. 1.Vitasta: Chenab
2. 2.Asikni: Jhelum
3. 3.Parushni: Ravi
4. 4.Yavyavati: Beas

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Which of the following pairs of the king and his dynasty in early historical Tamilakam is/are not correctly matched?

1. 1.Senguttuvan: Chera
2. 2.Udiyanjeral: Chola
3. 3.Nedunjeliyan: Pandya

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Fa-hien (Faxian), the Chinese pilgrim, travelled to India during the reign of

With reference to ancient India (600–322 BC), consider the following pairs:

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Ashokan inscriptions suggest that the 'Pradeshika', 'Rajuka' and 'Yukta' were important officers at the

With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by which of the following epithets?

1. 1.Nayaputta
2. 2.Shakyamuni
3. 3.Tathagata

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Consider the following information:

In which of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

In which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourished as a prominent Buddhist centre under the Mahasanghikas, located?

With reference to ancient South India, Korkai, Poompuhar and Muchiri were well known as

"Souls are not only the property of animal and plant life, but also of rocks, running water and many other natural objects not looked on as living by other religious sects."

The above statement reflects one of the core beliefs of which one of the following religious sects of ancient India?

Consider the following pairs:

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Which one of the following statements about Sangam literature in ancient South India is correct?

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements:

1. 1.Sthaviravadins belong to Mahayana Buddhism.
2. 2.Lokottaravadin sect was an offshoot of Mahasanghika sect of Buddhism.
3. 3.The deification of Buddha by Mahasanghikas fostered the Mahayana Buddhism.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the history of India, the terms "kulyavapa" and "dronavapa" denote

With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following pairs:

1. 1.Parivrajaka — Renunciant and Wanderer
2. 2.Shramana — Priest with a high status
3. 3.Upasaka — Lay follower of Buddhism

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

With reference to the period of Gupta dynasty in ancient India, the towns Ghantasala, Kadura and Chaul were well known as

In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is 'Ranyo Ashoka' (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?

The word 'Denisovan' is sometimes mentioned in media in reference to

With reference to the religious practices in India, the “Sthanakvasi” sect belongs to

With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements:

1. 1.Sautrantika and Sammitiya were the sects of Jainism.
2. 2.Sarvastivadin held that the constituents of phenomena were not wholly momentary, but existed forever in a latent form.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?