Important MCQs for History NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc. Part 37
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Q. Sankaracharya was:
(I) An exponent of Advaitavada,
(II) A believer in ‘sauna Brahman’ .
(III) One of the first Indian philosophers to discard the theory of infallibility of the Vedas.
(IV) A profounder of the ‘Janamarga’ as one of the three ways to salvation.
(a) All of them are true
(b) I & II are true
(c) I & III are true
(D) III & IV are true
Answer: D
Q. Which one of the following pairs correctly matched?
(a) Simhavishnu – Vatapikonda
(b) Mahendravarman I – Mathavilasa
(c) Narasimhavarman I – Jayasimha
(d) Narasimhavarman II – Avanisimha
Answer: B
Q. Which of the following pairs are incorrectly matched?
(I) Bharati – Vikramankacharita
(II) Dan din – Dasakumaracharha
(III) Balham – Kiratajuniya
(IV) Mahendravarman I – Mathavilasprahasana
Select the answer from the codes below:
(a) I & II
(b) I & III
(c) II & IV
(d) III & IV
Answer: B
Q. Match the following:
List I | List II |
---|---|
I. Sarasin | A. Bihar |
II. Arhar Magadha | B. Berar |
III. Magadha | C. Mathura and its surroundings |
IV. Maharashtra | D. Oudh and Bundelkhand |
E. Bengal |
Codes: I II III IV
(a) C D A B
(b) D C E A
(c) A E C D
(d) B A D C
Answer: A
Q. Which one of the following does not belong to Jain philosophy?
(a) Syadvada
(b) Nevada
(c) Anekantavada
(d) Theravada
Answer: D
Q. Which one of the four Arya satyrs (Noble Truths) of Buddhism contains the doctrine of patichchha sanruppada or dependent origination?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
Answer: B
Q. What was varnasamkara?
(a) Illegitimate child
(b) Outcaste
(c) Mixed – caste
(d) Foreigner
Answer: C
Q. Which was the oldest Smriti?
(a) Manu Smriti
(b) Nerada Smriti
(c) Brihaspati Smriti
(d) Yajnavalkya Smriti
Answer: A