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UPSC History sample 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the oldest Veda?

a)

Rigveda

b)

Samaveda

c)

Yajurveda

d)

Atharvaveda

2.

In which language is ‘The Rigveda’ written?

a)

Vedic Hindi

b)

Vedic Sanskrit

c)

Vedic Tamil

d)

None of these

3.

Which of the two rivers are studied in the Rigveda?

a)

Beas and Sutlej

b)

Ganga and Yamuna

c)

Saraswati and Brahmaputra

d)

All of these

4.

Which of the following is wrong in context of Mahavira and Jainism?

a)

Mahavira attained Kaivalya at the age of 42

b)

His mother Trishala, was the daughter of the Lichchhavi Chief Chetaka

c)

Mahavira was born in 540 BC in Kundagrama near Vaishali

d)

His father Siddhartha was the head of Jnatrika clan

5.

The Second Jaina Council was headed by

a)

Prachyapatha

b)

Sthalabahu

c)

Bhadrabahu

d)

Devaradhi Kshamasramana

6.

The Bronze image of Buddha that was recovered from Sultanganj belongs to

a)

Mauryan period

b)

Post-Mauryan period

c)

Guptan period

d)

Early Medieval period

7.

Which of the following is not a poetic work of Kalidasa?

a)

Meghadootam

b)

Ritu Samhara

c)

Kumara Sambhava

d)

Abhijyana Shakunthalam

8.

Pampa, Ponna and Ranna contributed to the development of

a)

Kannada literature

b)

Tamil literature

c)

Telugu literature

d)

Malayalam literature

9.

A new kind of art in which images of Buddha were made in the Graeco-Roman style represents which of the following Schools of Art?

a)

Mathura School of Art

b)

Central Asians School of Art

c)

Gandhara School of Art

d)

Amravati School of Art

10.

Match the art and architecture of Mauryan empire:

A. Ashokan Pillar 1. Lauriya-Nandangarh

B. Bull Capital 2. Rampurva

C. Lomarishi caves 3. Barabar hils

D. Ringed soak-wells 4. Ropar

a)

2 1 4 3

b)

3 4 2 1

c)

1 2 3 4

d)

4 3 1 2