UPSC Ki Taiyari

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The proceedings of the Third Buddhist Council led to the issue of Edict? A) Sanchi B) Sarnath✓ C) Bhabra D) Kalinga Q-2. Which of the following is not the name of Kautilya? A) Chanakya B) Vishnugupta C) Dramindacharya D) Devaputra✓ Q-3. Kautilya hailed from ______. A) Taxila✓ B) Srinagar C) Pataliputra D) Nepal Q-4. Buddha has been described as 'an ocean of wisdom and compassion' In A) The Light of Asia B) Amarakosa✓ C) Buddhacharita D) Jatak Tales Q-5. The most important Pahlava ruler was ______. A) Mues B) Gondophemes✓ C) Menander D) Darius

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Under Mauryas each province was placed under a__. A) Prince✓ B) Commander C) Council D) Minister Q-2. Chandragupta Maurya was__. A) A benevolent despot✓ B) Autocrat C) Democrat D) A pious ruler Q-3. The mother of Vardhamana Mahavira was a A) Lichavi Princess✓ B) Maurya Princess C) Saka Princess D) Not a member of the royal family Q-4. Buddha delivered his first sermon at ______. A) Sanchi B) Sarnath✓ C) Kapilvastu D) Vaisali Q-5. The Buddha attained nirvana at ______. A) Bodh Gaya B) Sarnath C) Sanchi D) Kusinagara✓

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Which of the following is not included in triratna of Jainism? A) Right Knowledge B) Right Conduct C) Right Faith D) Creator✓ Q-2. The Harappans did not know the use of A) Copper B) Bronze C) Gold D) Iron✓ Q-3. Ajivikas were _____. A) A monastic sect✓ B) A sect to Barbarians C) Soldiers D) Spies Q-4. Dharmamahamatras were ______ during the Mauryans. A) Officials✓ B) Buddhist Monks C) Jain Monks D) Soldiers Q-5. During the period of Sungas there was a revival of ______. A) Jainism B) Buddhism C) Brahminism✓ D) Zoroastrianism

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Megasthanese was a Greek Ambassador sent to the court of ______. A) Ashoka B) Chandragupta Maurya✓ C) Kanishka D) Porus Q-2. Mudra Rakahasa was written by A) Kalidasa B) Visakadatta✓ C) Bana D) Bharavi Q-3. The Indus Civilisation is noted for its A) Art B) Scientific Advance C) Town Planning✓ D) Military Organisation Q-4. The language which contributed to the spread of Buddhism was A) Sanskrit B) Pali✓ C) Tamil D) Greek Q-5. Which of the following was the cause of the decline of Buddhism? A) Buddhism was founded by a prince B) Corruption crept into Buddhist monasteries✓ C) Buddha and Mahavira were contemporaries D) Buddha preached non-violence

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The religious movements of Buddhism and Jainism were led by A) Sudras B) Kshatriya Princes✓ C) Vaisyas D) Brahmins Q-2. Whom can we call the first national ruler of India? A) Chandragupta Maurya✓ B) Kanishka C) Harsha D) Ajatasatru Q-3. The salient feature of the Rig Vedic religion was worship of A) Nature✓ B) Pasupati C) Trimurti D) Mother Goddess Q-4. The 'Brahmanas' deals with A) The Bhakti Theory B) Yoga C) Ritualism✓ D) Meditation Q-5. Which of the following Gods lost his importance as the first deity during the later Vedic period? A) Varuna✓ B) Agni C) Vishnu D) Rudra

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The Eight-fold path was enunciated by A) The Buddha✓ B) Mahavira C) Nehru D) Mahatma Gandhi Q-2. The Svetambara Jains were A) clad in white✓ B) clad in black C) clad in red D) saffron clad Q-3. The Buddha A) rejected the theory of Karma B) was non-committal on the theory of Karma C) believed in the theory of Karma✓ D) suggested an alternative to the theory of Karma Q-4. The Buddhist Doctrines were written in A) Sanskrit B) Pali✓ C) Tibetan D) Not written in any language but orally transmitted Q-5. The first Buddhist Council was held at A) Lumbini B) Kapilavastu C) Rajagriha✓ D) Avanti

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas? A) Sama Veda B) Atharva Veda C) Yajur Veda D) Rig Veda✓ Q-2. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was A) Patrilineal B) Patriarchal✓ C) Matriarchal D) Matrilineal Q-3. Gautama Buddha was brought up by A) Mahaprajapati✓ B) Mayadevi C) Kundavi D) Sangamitra Q-4. Mahavira was A) the 20th Tirthankara B) the 21st Tirthankara C) the 23rd Tirthankara D) the 24th Tirthankara✓ Q-5. The Phrsae the 'Light of Asia' is applied to A) Alexander B) Chandragupta Maurya C) Mahavira D) The Buddha✓

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Match the events of the Buddha's life with the place a of their occurrence: List-1                                                    List-2 A. Birth                                         (i)Kusinagar B. Attainment of knowledge    (ii) Sarnath C. First Sermon                           (iii) Bodh-Gaya D. Death       ...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Who among the following used to hold a religious assembly at Prayag every five year? A) Ashoka B) Harshvardhana✓ C) Kanishka D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya Q-2. Gautam Buddha as a prince was known as A) Gautam B) Siddhartha✓ C) Rahul D) Suddhodhana Q-3. The Jatakas are a collection of stories A) Meant for children B) Based on pet Hindu myths C) About Jains saints D) Pertaining to several different earlier births of the Buddha✓ Q-4. Architectural developments In India manifested themselves In their full glory during the period of the A) Guptas✓ B) Nandas C) Mauryas D) Cholas Q-5. The deep transforming effect that the Kalinga War had on Ashoka has been described in A) Archaeological excavations B) Rock edicts✓ C) Coins D) Pillar edicts

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Ashoka has been particularly Influenced by the Buddhist monk A) Ambhi B) Upagupta✓ C) Asvaghosha D) Vasubandhu 2. During Kanishka's reign, the centre of political activity shifted from Magadha to A) Delhi B) Ayodhya C) Kannauj D) Purushapura (Peshawar)✓ Q-3. Which of the following Sanskrit language? A) Kushanas B) Mauryas C) Guptas✓ D) Indo-Greeks 4. Who had got the Konark Sun Temple constructed? A) Kanishka B) Ashoka C) Narasimha Deva II✓ D) Rajendra Chola Q-5. Which one of the following sculptures invariably used green schist as the medium? A) Maurya sculptures B) Mathura sculptures C) Bharhut sculptures✓ D) Gandhara sculptures