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Q 1 - Consider the following statements:
1. The most popular deity of Sangam period was Murugan.
2. Murugan is also named as Karthikeya, the son of Lord Siva.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer : C
Q 2 - Mahavira attained his supreme knowledge under a .
Answer : A
Explanation
Mahabira attained his supreme knowledge at the age of 42.
Q 3 - Who among the following said that the native place of Aryans was Arctic Region?
Answer : A
Explanation
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, an Indian nationalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer, and an independence activist, said that the homeland of Aryans was Arctic Region.
Q 4 - Consider the following statements:
1. Milind-Panha is written by Nagasen.
2. Milind-Panha is originally written in Pali language.
Choose the correct answer from the given codes:
Answer : C
Explanation
Milind-Panha deals with the conversation that took place between Sage Nagasen and King Milind in the form of questions and answers.
Q 5 - Who among the following first noticed the close affinities between Sanskrit and some European language?
Answer : D
Explanation
It was Filippo Sasetti who first discovered the close relationships between Sanskrit and the European languages.
Q 6 - In reference to Mauryan empire, consider the following statements:
1. Date was stamped on the manufactured goods in order to differentiate between old and new items.
2. Prices were controlled to avoid high profit on the part of the merchants.
Choose the correcr answer from the codes given below:
Answer : C
Q 7 - In reference to Sangam period, the term Mallar represents
B - The hill people who gather hill products
Answer : A
Answer : B
Explanation
Huns were primitive pastoralists.
Q 9 - In reference to Mahaviras teaching and knowledge, Shruta jnana refers
A - Perception through activity of sense organs
Answer : B
Q 10 - Gandhara Grave Culture belongs to
Answer : A
Explanation
The Neolithic graveyards and associated settlements of Kashmir valley has been categorized as Gandhara Grave Culture.
Q 11 - Which one of the following defines the origin of Indian Medicine?
Answer : B
Explanation
Atharva Veda Samhita describes the origin of Indian Medicine.
Q 12 - In reference to Jainism, Nirgrantha refers
Answer : C
Explanation
Nirgrantha is a popular name of Mahabir Jaina.
Q 13 - During whose period, the Goddess Parvati got associated with the Lord Shiva?
Answer : C
Explanation
Kumaragupta I ruled between the period 415 and 455 AD.
Q 14 - Which among the following is incorrectly matched?
Answer : D
Explanation
Bhoja belongs to Southern King.
Q 15 - The term Monotheism refers
C - Belief in single gods, each in turn standing as the highest
D - Doctrine seeking to explain varied phenomena by a single principle
Answer : A
Explanation
The doctrine of monotheism believes in only one god.
Q 16 - Who among the following had written the book Kiratarjunyam?
Answer : D
Q 17 - In reference to Buddhist symbolism, the Victory Banner refers
Answer : D
Q 18 - In reference to Buddhist period, the riderless horse represents
Answer : C
Q 19 - In reference to Buddhhist Literature, Abhidhamma Pitaka refers
Answer : C
Q 20 - Consider the following statements:
1. The relationship between the soul and karma is explained by the likeness of gold.
2. Gold is not found in purity rather mixed with impurities in its natural state.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer : C
Explanation
he purpose of comparing the soul with gold is as gold not found in purity (rather mixed with impurities) similarly, soul is not pure, but rather mixed with the impurities of karma.