ANCIENT INDIA MCQS SET 41

ANCIENT INDIA MCQS SET 41

1. The Buddha has been eulogized as an ocean of wisdom and compassion in
(a) Buddha-Charita
(b) Jataka tales
(c) Amarakosa
(d) The Light of Aisa
Ans: (c)
 
2. Who among the following is referred to as the 'Sadhu from the west'?
(a) Thomas of Cannan
(b) St Thomas
(c) St Bartholomew
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)
 
3. Which of the following periods is referred to as the period of Hindu revival or renaissance?
(a) Period of Harsha
(b) Kushan Period
(c) Gupta Period
(d) Mauryan Period
Ans: (c)

4. Who among the following had popularized the theory of the Arctic region as the original home of the Aryans?
(a) BG Tilak
(b) Max Muller
(c) GK Gokhale
(d) Dr S Radhakrishnan
Ans: (a)

5. The famous vedic saying "war begins in the minds of men ____ " is contained in the
(a) Mundakopanishad
(b) Mahabharata
(c) Rig Veda
(d) Atharva Veda
Ans: (d)

6. Which of the following rivers does not find frequent mention in Rigvedic Hymns?
(a) Ganges
(b) Sindhu
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Saraswati
Ans: (c)
 

7. The philosophical essence, "The world is but God manifest and God is my own soul" may be traced to the
(a) Vedas
(b) Upanishadas
(c) Puranas
(d) Manusmriti
Ans: (b)

8. The most commonly used coin during the Mauryan period was
(a) Karashopana
(b) Nishka
(c) Suvarna
(d) Kakini
Ans: (a)
 
9. The Arab conquest of Sind in 712 AD had taken place under the leadership of
(a) Mohammed of Ghazni
(b) Mohammed-bin-Qasim
(c) Mohammed of Ghori
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)

10. The reverential title of 'The Liberator' had been earned by
(a) Alexander
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Ashoka
(d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Ans: (c)