41. 6th century B.C. was an age of –
- Reasoning
- Intellectual awakening
- Political unrest
- Religious ferment
Answer: D.Religious ferment
Explanation: The 6th century B.C was an age of religious ferment in the world. In India, it witnessed the birth of Buddhism and Jainism. It was in the same period that Heraclitus preached his new doctrines in the Greek island of Ionia; Zoroaster launched his protest against the prevailing religious superstitions in Iran and Confucius showed a new way of life in China.
42. Which one of the following tribal assemblies was normally involved in the election of the tribal chief?
- Samiti
- Gana
- Sabha
- Vidata
Answer: A.Samiti
Explanation: Several tribal assemblies, such as sabha, samiti vidatha, and gana mentioned in the Rig Veda exercised deliberative, military and religious functions. But from the political point of view important were the sabha and Samiti. We have also some traces of the election of tribal chiefs by the tribal assembly called the samiti.
43. Varahamihira is an/a
- Astronomer
- Astronaut
- Space Shuttle
- Power Station
Answer: A.Astronomer
Explanation: Varahamihira (400 AD) was Indian astronomer mathematician and philosopher. He was one of the nine gems in the court of Gupta ruler Chandragupta Vikramaditya.
44. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?
- The Pottery
- Seals
- The boats
- The houses
Answer: B.Seals
Explanation: The seals of the Indus Valley Civilization have beern of the major sources for information about the period. Apart from giving plethora of information about the social and religious life of the period, they give insight into the economic activities. The economy of the Indus civilization was based on a highly organized agriculture, supplemented by an active commerce, probably connected to that of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia. Trade amongst the civilizations is suggested by the finding of hundreds of small seals, supposedly produced by the Indus peoples, at the excavation sites of ancient Mesopotamian cities that were existent around the same time. Some of the seals mention the rulers of different countries.
45. The capital of Pallavas was –
- Arcot
- Kanchi
- Malkhed
- Banavasi
Answer: B.Kanchi
Explanation: Located on the banks of river Vegavathy, Kanchipuram served as the capital city of the Pallava Kingdom during the 4th to 9th century A.D.
46. The capital of Kanishka was:
- Purushapura
- Benares
- Allahabad
- Sarnath
Answer: A.Purushapura
Explanation: The Kushan king Kanishka, who reigned from at least 127 AD, moved the capital from Pushkalavati (now called Charsadda in the Peshawar valley) to Purushapura (Peshawar) in the 2nd century AD. Following this move by the Kushans, Peshawar became agreat center of Buddhist learning even though Zoro astrianism, Hindusim and animism seem to have survived in the majority population.
47. The art style which combines Indian and Greek features is called
- Sikhara
- Verna
- Nagara
- Gandhara
Answer: D.Gandhara
Explanation: Gandhara art is the style of Buddhist visual art that developed in what is now northwestern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan between the 1st century B.C and the 7th century A.D. The style, of Greco Roman origin, seems to have flourished largely during the Kushan dynasty and was contemporaneous with an important but dissimilar school of Kushan art at Mathu ra.
48. The Indus people knew the use of Weights and Measures, which is proved by the discovery of the seal at
- Kalibangan
- Harappa
- Chanhudaro
- Lothal
Answer: B.Harappa
Explanation: The people of the Indus Civilization achieved great accuracy in measuring length, mass, and time. They were among the first to develop a system of uniform weights and measures. Their smallest division, which is marked on an ivory scale found in Lothal, was approximately 1.704 mm, the smallest division ever recorded on a scale of the Bronze Age.
49. Identify the Buddhist Literature from the following
- Tripitakas
- Upanishads
- Angas
- Aranyakas
Answer: A.Tripitakas
Explanation: Tripitaka is a traditional term used by various Buddhist sects to describe their various canons of scriptures. As the name suggests, a Tripitaka tradi tionally contains three “baskets” of teachings: a Sutra Pitaka, a Vinaya Pitaka and an Abhidharma Pitaka. Tripitaka is the three main categories of texts that make up the Buddhist canon.
50. In which state was the Nalanda University located in India?
- Bengal
- Bihar
- Orissa
- Uttar Pradesh
Answer: B.Bihar
Explanation: Nalanda was an ancient center of higher learning in Bihar, India. It was a Buddhist center of learning from the fifth or sixth century CE to 1 197 CE. Nalanda flourished between the reign of the Chakraditya (whose identity is uncertain and who might have been either Kumara Gupta I or Kumara Gupta II) and 1197 CE, supported by patronage from the Hindu Gupta rulers as well as Buddhist emperors like Harsha and later emperors from the Pala Empire.
