ANCIENT INDIA MCQS SET 47

ANCIENT INDIA MCQS SET 47

1. A 'Sabha' in the Vedic period was a/an
(a) Institution of professional men in villages
(b) Royal Court
(c) Mantri Parishad
(d) National Assembly of all Citizens of the State.
Ans: (d)

2. The last in the succession of Jaina Tirthankaras was
(a) Parsvanatha
(b) Rishabha
(c) Mahavira
(d) Manisubruta
Ans: (c)

3. The Indus Valley Civilisation type was found in
(a) Sumer
(b) Egypt
(c) China
(d) All the three
Ans: (d)

4. In Jainism, 'perfect knowledge' is referred to as
(a) Jina
(b) Ratna
(c) Kaivalya
(d) Nirvana
Ans: (c)

5. The Buddhist sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of
(a) Ajatashatru
(b) Ashoka
(c) Dharmapala
(d) Kanishka
Ans: (d)

6. Aryabhatta and Varahamihira lived during the
(a) Maurya Period
(b) Gupta Period
(c) Nanda Period
(d) Sunga Period
Ans: (b)

7. Earlier mathematicians (i.e. those who came before medieval Indian mathematicians) had taught that ; who among the following proved that it was infinity?
(a) Aryabhatta
(b) Bhaskara
(c) Brahmagupta
(d) Mahavira
Ans: (b)

8. Who among the following is known for his work on medicine during the Gupta Period?
(a) Saumilla
(b) Sudraka
(c) Shaunaka
(d) Susruta
Ans: (d)
9. Kapilavasthu is associated with
(a) Emperor Ashoka
(b) Sri Krishnadeva Roya
(c) Lord Mahavira
(d) Lord Buddha
Ans: (d)

10. The ninth incarnation (Avtar) of Vishnu was
(a) Parasurama
(b) Buddha
(c) Krishna
(d) Rama
Ans: (b)