Ancient Indian History Test 36

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Which of the following is true about Guru Govind Singh?

A
He was a Sikh guru

B
He founded Khalsa in 1699 at Anandpur Sahib

C
He created a compact brotherhood in faith and in arms

D
All of the above

Solution

Guru Govind Singh, born in Patna, was the 10th and the last Guru in Sikhism. He formed the religious organization called Khalsa in 1699 and established the brotherhood among the different orders of Khalsa. He also introduced the Panj Kakke (5 Ks) and the Kurahits or the prohibitions. He believed in the principle of Dharamyudh and led the Sikhs in fourteen wars. So all the statements are true and the correct option is D.
Question 2
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Which of the following Ashokan inscription is in Kharosthi Script?

A
Kalsi

B
Girnar

C
Shahvajgadi

D
Meerut

Solution

The Kharosthi script is an ancient script used in ancient Gandhara and ancient India (primarily modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan) to write the Gandhari Prakrit and Sanskrit. It was popular in Central Asia as well. Kharosthi script has been used in the inscriptions found at Shahvajgadi (in Mardan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan) and Manshera (in Pakistan).
Question 3
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Which of the following was not a capital of Magadh empire?

A
Girivraja

B
Rajgriha

C
Pataliputra

D
Kosambi

Solution

The earliest reference to the Magadha people occurs in the Atharvaveda, where they are found listed along with the Angas, Gandharis and Mujavats. The core of the kingdom was the area of Bihar south of the Ganges; its first capital was Rajgriha (modern Rajgir), then Pataliputra (modern Patna). Girivraja was another name for Rajgriha. Kosambi was not the capital of the Magadhan empire.
Question 4
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Kumargupta I assumed which of the following titles?
1) Mahendraditya 2) Mahendrasinha 3) Asyamedha Mahindra
Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?

A
Only 1

B
Only 2

C
1 and 2

D
All of these
Question 5
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Which of the following Purans give us the information about genealogy of the Gupta?
1) Vayu Puran 2) Matsya Puran
3) Vishnu Puran 4) Bhagwata Puran
5) Skanda Puran 6) Brahmin Puran
7) Markandeya Puran
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

A
1, 2 and 3

B
3, 4, 6 and 7

C
2 and 3

D
All of these
Question 6
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Which of the following is the work of Hiuen-Tsang?

A
Wen-Heint-ung ka

B
Fa-Yuan, Chan-lin

C
Chiku-chin totas Inn Heng

D
Ta tang hsi yu chi
Question 7
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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

A
Hoysals : Dwarasam udra

B
Pallavas : Vatapi

C
Pandyas : Madurai

D
Yadavas : Devagiri
Question 8
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Which one among the following statements about the coins of the Gupta rulers is correct ?

A
The obverse and reverse, both had only the king's portrait and date.

B
The obverse and reverse, both had only an image of a deity and date.

C
The obverse generally had king's portrait and reverse had an image of a deity or a motif.

D
The obverse generally had king's portrait and reverse always had a date.
Question 9
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Which Sikh guru was given land by Akbar for construction of Harmandir Sahib (Golden temple)?

A
Guru Angad

B
Guru Amardas

C
Guru Ramdas

D
Guru Arjun Dev

Solution

Guru Ramdas (1534-1581) was the fourth of the ten Gurus in Sikhism. He acquired the land for the construction of the Harmandir Sahib or the Golden Temple, the holiest Gurudwara and the most important pilgrimage site of Sikhism. The land for the temple was believed to be donated to Guru Ramdas by the then Mughal emperor Akbar.
Question 10
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Which of the following are the factors responsible for the disintegration of Gupta Empire?
1) Federalisation of administrative structure resulted in the weakness of control over its feudatories.
2) Problem of succession in the dynasty led to weakening of the king's authority.
3) The growing practice of land grants resulted in huge loss of revenue to the state.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

A
Only 1

B
1 and 2

C
1, 2 and 3

D
None of these

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Question 1

He was a Sikh guru

He founded Khalsa in 1699 at Anandpur Sahib

He created a compact brotherhood in faith and in arms

All of the above

Solution

Question 2

Kalsi

Girnar

Shahvajgadi

Meerut

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Question 3

Girivraja

Rajgriha

Pataliputra

Kosambi

Solution

Question 4

Only 1

Only 2

1 and 2

All of these

Question 5

1, 2 and 3

3, 4, 6 and 7

2 and 3

All of these

Question 6

Wen-Heint-ung ka

Fa-Yuan, Chan-lin

Chiku-chin totas Inn Heng

Ta tang hsi yu chi

Question 7

Hoysals : Dwarasam udra

Pallavas : Vatapi

Pandyas : Madurai

Yadavas : Devagiri

Question 8

The obverse and reverse, both had only the king's portrait and date.

The obverse and reverse, both had only an image of a deity and date.

The obverse generally had king's portrait and reverse had an image of a deity or a motif.

The obverse generally had king's portrait and reverse always had a date.

Question 9

Guru Angad

Guru Amardas

Guru Ramdas

Guru Arjun Dev

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Question 10

Only 1

1 and 2

1, 2 and 3

None of these

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