HISTORY MCQS SET 95

HISTORY MCQS SET 95

941) Which of the following is not true about Shankaracharya?
A) The ultimate reality, according to the Advaita Vedanta philosophy of Shankaracharya, is Brahmin
B) The world as a whole, according to him, shows signs of purposnveness intelligence and organisation and therefore presupposes a creator and a Governor. This creator is God or a cosmic form of the absolute Brahmin
C) The God, according to him is a second reality to the Brahmin
D) The ultimate self the atman of the individual, is the same as the absolute Brahmin, the ultimate foundation of the cosmos
Answer: The God, according to him is a second reality to the Brahmin
   
942) Consider the following statement and mark the correct answer from the codes.
1. Shankaracharya's metaphysical system is influenced by Buddhism.
2. Vaishnavas were opposed to Shankaracharya.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
   
943) Which one of the Chola kings conquered Ceylon?
A) Aditya I
B) Raiaraja I
C) Rajendra
D) Vijayalaya
Answer: Raiaraja I
   
944) Shankaracharya sent his four disciples to the Mathas in four quarters. List I consists of the four principle Mathas and List II that of their heads. Match them and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
List I      List II
A. Govardhana      1. Totakacharya
B. Sringeri      2. Padmapada
C. Sharda      3. Hastamalaka
D. Badari      4. Vishvarupa (Sureshvara)
Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 4 1 2 3
B) 2 3 1 4
C) 2 3 4 1
D) 3 2 1 4
Answer: 2 3 4 1
   
945) Which one of the following is not true about the trade during the early medieval period?
A) Commerce with China and South East Asia seems to have been mainly in the hands of Arabs
B) Decline of trade led to the decay of urban centres which had flourished in Western and Northern India during the post Mauryan and early Gupta periods .
C) Despite decline of trade, the crafts and the artisans flourished during the early medieval period
D) Decline of trade and urban centres created conditions for the rise of self Sufficient regional production units
Answer: Despite decline of trade, the crafts and the artisans flourished during the early medieval period

946) The place (1) shown on the map belongs to which dynasty?
A) Kalyanis Chalukyas
B) Rashtrakuta
C) Eastern Chalukyas
D) Devgiri Yadus
Answer: Kalyanis Chalukyas
   
947) Which one of the following is not true about the varna/caste situation during the early medieval India?
A) The number of castes increased manifold
B) The guilds of artisans were gradually hardened into castes for lack of mobility in post Gupta times
C) The absorption of the tribal people added to the variety of the Shudras and so called mixed castes
D) The distance between the Vaishyas and Shudras increased during this period
Answer: The distance between the Vaishyas and Shudras increased during this period
   
948) Who among the following were famous jurists of medieval India?
1. Vijnanesvara
2. Hemadri
3. Rajasekhara
4. Jimutavahana
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 2,3 and 4
C) 1, 2 and 4
D) 1 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
   
949) Which one of the following Statements about Upanishads is not Correct?
A) Brihadaranyak and Chandogya Upanishads are in prose
B) Katha upanishad is one of the earliest upanishadas
C) Upanishads proclaim Salvation by knowledge rather than by faith
D) Upanishads do not consider a life of asceticism as absolutely neeessary for salvation
Answer: Katha upanishad is one of the earliest upanishadas
   
950) Which one of the following is not true about the art and architecture of early medieval India?
A) Art and architecture was marked by regional style in sculpture and construction of temples
B) The post Gupta iconography prominently displays a divine hierarchy reflecting the pyramidal ranks in society
C) The post Gupta iconography shows the reinvention of many Vedic Gods who webackground in the Mauryan and Gupta periods
D) The art forms became very simplistic during this period
Answer: The post Gupta iconography shows the reinvention of many Vedic Gods who webackground in the Mauryan and Gupta periods