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PREVIOUS YEAR’S EXAM QUESTIONS (2013 14) IN 11 20

11.       Who among the following presided over the fourth Buddhist council?

a)      Ashvaghosha

b)      Vasumitra

c)       Ashoka

d)      Kanishka

12.       Which one of the following inscriptions relates to the Chalukya king, pulakesin II?

a)      Hathigupha

b)      aihole

c)       Nasik

d)      Maski

13.       Which ancient Indian kingdom is wrongly matched below with its capital?

A)     Maurya : pataliputra

B)      Pandya :Madurai

C)      Pal lava: Vellore

D)     Kakatiya : Warangal

14.       The script of the Indus valley civilization is

a)      Brahmi

b)      Tamil

c)       Kharosthi

d)      Undeciphered

15.       Match the following.

List I
List ii
a.       Rig-Veda
1.       Gopatha
b.      Samaveda
2.       Shatpatha
c.atharvaveda
3.  aitariya
c.       Yajurveda
3.       Panchvisha

                   Codes
                                   A   B   C   D 
a)      4   2   3    1
b)      2   4   3    1
c)       3   4   1    2
d)      1   2   4    3

16.       Which one of the following pair is correctly matched?

a)      Parsvanath       : janatrika

b)      Bindusara          : shakya

c)       Skandagupta    : maurya

d)      Chetak               : licchhawi

17.       Which of the following inscriptions of ashoka bans animal sacrifice on certain festive gathering that probably included a ban on animal killing as well?

a)      Rock Edict I

b)      Pillar Edict V

c)       Rock Edict IX

d)      Rock Edict XI

18.       When the Portuguese salied around the cape of good hope and entered the Indian Ocean in the late 15th century, the found.

a)      A region defended and patrolled by fleets of the Chinese navy

b)      /a region where sea trade had blot yet developed

c)       Numerous ports under the control of merchants from Genoa

d)      A network of long distance trade routes dominated by Muslim merchants.

19.       Which one of the following pairs of king of ancient and medieval periods of history and the worked authored by them is correctly matched?

a)      Krishnadevaraya –samaranganasutradhra

b)      Mehendravarman –mattavilasaprahasana

c)       Hbojadeva – kanasollasa

d)      Someswara – Amuktamalyada

20.   Which chola king successfully led expedition to the north to capture territories up to river Ganges?

a)      Vijayalaya

b)      Adiya I

c)       Rajendra Chola I


d)      Rajaraja Chola I 

ANSWERS 

11.B
12.B
13.D
14.D
15.C
16.D
17.A
18.D
19.B
20C